putinorama

Vladimir Putin wants to reclaim Russia’s former glory, and he expects the support of Russians across the globe, wherever they may live. 

A Four Corners investigation has uncovered the activities of a cluster of dedicated pro-Russian nationalist groups operating here.

Some are explicit about their mission — to wage a propaganda war to help further the Kremlin’s global agenda — prompting analysts to warn Australia that it should be paying close attention.

babel

the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 

father's day...Our Father, which art in heaven,  Hallowed be thy Name. 

dogz

reset

Scott Morrison is confident the momentum of Australia’s economic recovery from recession that started last year will continue over the course of 2021.

mitt

 

 

Mitt Romney’s the name,

Removing Trump from my face

top goon

Sovereignty isn’t going to be protected by everyone joining hands and singing Danger Zone in the face of an advancing enemy. But Morrison makes a mockery of reality.

 

 

 

Scott Morrison’s danger zone

 

 

maga

Cyberspace Plus Trump Almost Killed Our Democracy. Can Europe Save Us?

tonio

Here is the portrait of Lord Tonio Abbattoir (aka Tony Abbott), painted by the famous portrait artist and occasional cartoonist, Sir Gus de Leon-y-après-ski.

 

Sir Gus de Leon-y-après-ski's influence has been enormous — revolutionising contemporary portrait painting with the inclusion of shitty props. Not only did the three-quarter pose become the standard, but Sir Gus de Leon-y-après-ski’s preliminary drawings encouraged other artists to make freer studies for their paintings and stimulated connoisseurs to collect those drawings. All these Sydney-esque works have so far been rejected by contemporary, classical, underground, Chinese and modern galleries alike… 

 

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hats...

Already, around the circuit of well-intended thinkers on the left, many think that Albo left his run too late… Well not his particularly, but Labor with Albo... Who knows. Now Albo is introducing his vision. We need to be careful. He needs to be careful. 

 

 

elon

Elon Musk recently said that he aims to get humans to Mars by 2026, which is seven years before NASA aims to land astronauts there.

rushmoreI wish Bruce Petty was “out of retirement”. At 92 "years of age”, he may deserve to be left alone with the petunias of his garden… But I would have liked to see His cartoons on the Covid situation. Publishers?

nsw...

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has said Sydney’s Harbour’s iconic beauty is holding the city back as he called on people to shun mediocrity in reshaping the metropolitan landscape.

europe

From Brussels to the Rest of the World

 

How Europe Became a Model for the 21st Century

 

 

An Essay by Ullrich Fichtner

 

Despite its long list of crises in recent years - including the most recent vaccine snafu - the European Union has become a global pacesetter. Its laws and regulations have established global norms. This has made the bloc a 21st century model.