Category Archives: International

Trump v Biden Debate Open Thread

Posted on 11:45 am, October 23, 2020 by Sinclair Davidson
Posted in Elections, International, Politics | 367 Comments

“Don’t cry for me New Zealand”. Jacinta Ardern as a Latin American populist

Posted on 7:13 am, October 22, 2020 by Rafe Champion

The Labour Party has secured the first absolute majority since the misguided Conservative PM Bolger introduced proportional representation and torpedoed the promising possibilities that were available in the wake of the Roger Douglas reforms and a good Conservative agenda with … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Rafe | 23 Comments

Remember Rudi Giuliani is a grub

Posted on 3:00 pm, October 21, 2020 by Sinclair Davidson

This news is breaking in the US: Rudy Giuliani announced Wednesday that he turned the hard drive reportedly left abandoned by Hunter Biden, son of Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, at a Delaware repair shop over to State Police due … Continue reading →

Posted in Fake News, International, Rule of law, Taking out the trash | 127 Comments

Pell money trail: AUSTRAC gives ‘information’ to VicPol, Feds

Posted on 1:55 am, October 21, 2020 by currencylad

Would AUSTRAC bother if there is nothing conceivably actionable involved? Police handed information on claims Vatican sent $1m to Australia in relation to George Pell sexual abuse trial. The financial crimes regulator has passed information to police about allegations of … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Tough on Crime, tough on criminals | 44 Comments

Threat of Energy War in Europe

Posted on 10:04 pm, October 19, 2020 by Rafe Champion

UPDATE. More about the function of the interconnections and the fragility of the British power system. Blackout fears over National Grid cables from the Continent _ Business _ The Times Britain’s electricity system is sufficiently fragile at certain times of … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Power and Energy, International, Rafe | 45 Comments

Operation Overbite

Posted on 12:03 pm, October 18, 2020 by currencylad

Jacinda Ardern led New Zealand through a terrorist attack, a volcanic eruption and COVID-19. Now her toughest challenge begins.

Posted in Elections, International | 34 Comments

Feminist super-spreaders kill people for Joe Biden. Right?

Posted on 11:41 am, October 18, 2020 by currencylad

The ABC recently ‘reported’ that Secret Service agents would die, thanks to Donald Trump’s Walter Reed drive-by. This morning the ABC reports on an anti-Trump swarm that’s totally safe: US Women’s March organisers exhort women to vote for change at … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Hypocrisy of progressives, International | 14 Comments

A Flop Bop-A-Lu

Posted on 9:15 pm, October 13, 2020 by currencylad

LAST week the wrestling sensation in the Catholic Church was Becciu vs. Pell. This week, it’s Zen vs. Parolin. If this keeps up, Vince McMahon could emerge as a favourite for the next papal conclave. It would be very difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics and morality, International, Market Economy | 26 Comments

Gategate

Posted on 10:45 pm, October 8, 2020 by currencylad

DAYS after the unsatisfactorily nebulous claim that disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s Vatican department transferred $A1 million dollars to an “Australian account” in 2017 – allegedly to bankroll ‘witnesses’ testifying (falsely) against Cardinal George Pell (or for a tangential purpose) – … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Story, International, Rule of law | 46 Comments

Breaking: Nuncio linked to Get Pell cash is old mate of Becciu

Posted on 1:20 pm, October 6, 2020 by currencylad

George Pell’s bond cleaning of his Vatican apartment is leaving no old cushion unturned: NCR: Pope Francis Meets With Australian Nuncio, Amid 700k-Euro Bank Transfer Allegation.   Incidentally, a nuncio being “received in private audience” by the Supreme Pontiff – … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Tough on Crime, tough on criminals | 56 Comments