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Quotable Quotes.

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Sat, 02/07/2022 - 07:26

“I don’t know how they want to get undressed, above or below the waist, but I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case”, Volodya Pew-teen, as quoted by AP.

I’m just a low-income, sort-of white, ageing, male, semi-educated Aussie worker: a pleb. To rub shoulders with such VIPs is not one of my many privileges, so I have no direct, personal knowledge on those matters and it’s impossible for me to say either way.

Thank goodness!

What I can say with absolute certainty is that this is how people imagined the previous White House tenant:

The English Revolution is Being Televised (Updated).

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Mon, 18/07/2022 - 19:23

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The Inmates do Run the Asylum (Updated).

http://aussiemagpie.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-inmates-do-run-asylum.html

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Thu, 04/08/2022 - 06:32

Maybe my GP is right. I might be worrying too much. I shouldn’t follow the news so closely.

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The Bad and the Good Foreign Interference.

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Fri, 09/09/2022 - 04:09

Australia was sidelined by the US. America completely disregarded the concerns of its supposed ally under the Anzus Treaty, Australia was treated with contempt … And the end result of this war was that Australia lost 41 soldiers killed, 241 wounded and over 500 who have since committed suicide, for the Taliban to be replaced with the Taliban” – Hugh Poate, whose son, 23-yo Robert Poate, was murdered in Afghanistan by an Afghan National army soldier in 2012. Our American “friends” let the murderer go without even warning their Australian vassals mates.

We’re on a Roll: three Niñas, One After the Other!

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Tue, 13/09/2022 - 20:27

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Quotable Quotes: Zelensky and Biden.

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Sun, 09/10/2022 - 06:46

A small nuclear explosion: only 23 kilotons. [A]

Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

http://aussiemagpie.blogspot.com/2022/11/between-rock-and-hard-place.html

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Sat, 12/11/2022 - 08:07

I couldn’t suppress a smile when I saw this:

CEPR Spotlight: Unions

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Wed, 21/12/2022 - 01:45

CEPR’s researchers continue to lead the charge on tracking unionization in the US and outlining the many benefits it has, particularly for marginalized workers. Research Associate Hayley Brown has analyzed the importance of unionization in improving working conditions and increasing pay for disabled workers and young workers. Her report last month showed how Hispanic workers […]

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CEPR Spotlight: Private Equity

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Sat, 10/12/2022 - 00:58

Your donation to CEPR will help us continue to speak out against the bad actors and hold powerful PE firms accountable.

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U.S. CPI: Ouch

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Wed, 14/09/2022 - 22:41

The CPI report in the United States was a horror show for Team Transitory. Although there were other areas with jumpy prices (e.g., food prices), I think that the housing component (above) is the part I am most concerned about in the near run.