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Sun, 16/03/2025 - 04:59
In trying to understand US President Donald Trump, the proposition has been put that he is sultanistic. In many respects, Trump’s second presidency does appear to be “sultanistic”. Sultanism requires all individuals, groups and institutions to be subject to what appears to be the unpredictable and despotic intervention of the ruler who does not operate Continue reading »
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Sun, 16/03/2025 - 04:57
Governments and corporations have been tricking the public by focusing emissions reduction attention on net, rather than real, zero. Reducing methane emissions would reduce global warming quickly and cheaply. Bring back our swamps. Climate bureaucracy salad You are perhaps aware that Australia has a Climate Change Authority (CCA) if only because our federal Labor Government Continue reading »
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Sun, 16/03/2025 - 04:51
Recently, the media has reported several cases of serious “adverse events”, where babies, children and an adult experienced harm and ultimately died while receiving care in separate Australian hospitals. When a serious adverse event occurs, hospitals investigate what happened and why, and propose recommendations to reduce the risk of similar harm occurring again. About 1600 patient safety investigations are undertaken each year. Continue reading »
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Sat, 15/03/2025 - 10:54

This food timeline started as a way to explore the revolution in Australian food that has occurred during the baby-boomers’ lifetime, but has since expanded to include more about the previous decades (and century) as well. Also included are overseas events and trends that had an impact here. The entries are brief, but there are lots of links if you want more information.

Egg shortages in supermarkets

It seems periodic egg shortages are something we may have to get used to. The main culprit is avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. Ironically, the increasing preference for free-range eggs in the name of animal welfare makes hens more susceptible to the pathogens carried by migratory birds and therefore more likely to contract […]

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Sat, 15/03/2025 - 04:58
The results of the Western Australian election on Saturday give credence to the latest opinion polling showing a trend back towards Labor in the past few weeks. Until mid-February the polls were suggesting the Coalition would have sufficient support to form (at least) a minority government. Making generalisations about national trends based on the WA Continue reading »
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Sat, 15/03/2025 - 04:57
I Sveriges vassaste ekonomipod — Starta pressarna — diskuterades igår socialdemokraternas utspel om att inrätta en ny ‘Totalförsvarsfond’ om minst 250 miljarder kronor som ska göra det möjligt att tidigarelägga investeringar och påskynda utbyggnaden av Sveriges försvar. På många sätt är detta så klart ett bra förslag — men också lite sorgligt att det skulle […]