Essays
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When Tyranny Is in Vogue
By Margaret Anna Alice Dedicated to Dr. Jackie Stone (1965–2024) “If it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see, at any…
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The reductive friction of fear
By Ray Wilson After leaving the A303, our road to the sun is narrower and calmer, more indicative of earlier times—more suited to a horse and cart rather than a motorised vehicle. Our motorcycle combination purrs along the lanes, weaving through the picturesque countryside as we soak in the peaceful surroundings. We are staying in…
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Ask Ella – Torment of a smartphone addict
By Tinderella Our Agony Aunt is here to help readers navigate the choppy waters of modern society. Today’s torment comes to us from a smartphone addict. Dear Ella, My last phone was driving me crazy, losing files, running slow, turning on its torch while in my pocket and burning my thigh, setting off its alarm…
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The fight for cash – Australian Parliament
One Nation MLC Sarah Game’s “crusade for cash” hit SA Parliament this week when she introduced a Bill to protect the right of South Aussies to pay in cash, rather than be forced into electronic banking. Ms. Game’s Public and Audit (Cash Payments) Amendment Bill 2024 aims to compel designated authorities, including SA’s 68 councils,…
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Walking in the woods one day
By Ray Wilson “I think I’ve got chemtrail sniffles,” my missus tells me. “You had better start…” I begin. “On the Suramin, every hour on the hour, I know I started on it,” she interjects. I leave the missus to recuperate. It’s dank; a cloying greyness hangs over the forest. My hound sniffs at the…
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Do they want to stop us from sending letters?
Sending off a letter doesn’t grant complete protection of your data and privacy. Nowadays it is quite normal to have a camera watching you as you send off letters and packets at a Royal Mail post office – look up from where you’re standing and no doubt, you will discover a surveillance camera above your…
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The persecution of Dr Reiner Fuellmich
Dr Reiner Fuellmich – a political prisoner By Cynthia Salatino and Seba Terribilini Well-known attorney Reiner Fuellmich is being detained under terrible conditions for reasons that have nothing to do with what he is accused of. He had the courage to speak out on the truth and he is now paying for that courage. He…