Month: June 2015
The News (Really) Bytes – June 2015
Jeb Bush announces candidacy for President – The head political office of the U.S. is now going back to the Bush Leagues. Rachel Dolezal, a white person, pretended to be black and became head of the Spokane Washington NAACP and…
Fox News Forge Anti-Labour Party Screed (1/2)
Fox News has recently directed an audacious and highly compassionate act of humanitarian interventionism towards the UK. Yes; they have tried to (further?) discredit the Labour Party by concocting a document by Harold Wilson that appears to demonize his own…
Australia’s Latest Doggygate Scandal: A Land Without Biebers (2/2)
Welcome back, cobber! Remember last time? Strewth, mate! Yurl need to ‘ave ten tons ah Frosty Jacks when you ‘ear what ‘appens next! *** The moment Fatima and Bieber landed in Alessi Exile Airport in Bishop’s Kennedy, Queensland… A lawless…
Australia’s Latest Doggygate Scandal: A Land Without Biebers (1/2)
A few days ago, Johnny Depp finally threw his cutlass out of the pram about being threatened last month by the unaccountable Canberra/E-Street/Ramsay Street/Ramsbottom Street/Summer Bay/Richmond Hill regime: http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/johnny-depp-amber-heard-avoid-australia-after-dog-threat-n379546 Unanticipated, obscurely tedious Australian soap opera references? Well, you can’t say…
9/12/2001 – The Days After The Unimaginable Happened – Part 7 – the Iraq Factor
9/12/2001 – The Days After The Unimaginable Happened – Part 7 – The Iraq Factor (A serial book excerpt) After President Bush is killed when Flight 93 strikes the White House on 9/11, Vice President Cheney ascends to the throne….
Racist Murders at Charleston: All in This Together? (2/2)
Last time, I acknowledged that all forms of prejudice are complex, and cannot be seen as corresponding one-to-one with each other. However, while making these qualifications, I also took the risk of drawing an analogy between racism and sexism. And…
Racist Murders at Charleston: All in This Together? (1/2)
One look at the US media, including the comments sections, will show you that something disturbing is happening. Something which has also been happening in many other countries for a long, long time. I speak of an abstract “humanity-centred” moralism that only…
Weird Al Sings Love-Lorne Rhapsody
NEW YORK CITY – Weird Al Yankovic is respected worldwide for his funny and sometimes daring song parodies. The singer has been going strong for over 35 years, but it appears as if he ran into a bit of trouble…
Glossy News Podcast Comes 7/27/15, and I Need Your Help
Some have called him “funny,” “awesome,” and “kind,” but as kind as they are, my kids won’t be able to listen to my podcast for adult language and themes. On July 27th, the Glossy News podcast will launch with five…
Governor Haley Proposes Replacing Confederate Flag with Dukes of Hazzard Flag
Republican Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the Confederate flag in the capital of South Carolina Monday, after pressure from many who called the flag racist and divisive. The pressure was mounting, after a white supremacist opened fire…