The election thread - Two middle-late aged white men trying to be blokey and convincing..., same old shit, FFS.

[johnny]

Julian Assange’s temporary reprieve means Australia must now work aggressively to ensure his release | Greg Barns

There is only political upside for Albanese in picking up the phone to Biden, not waiting for an appeal to wend its way through the UK courts

www.theguardian.com

I don't want journalism to be undermined by the efforts to prosecute Assange, he's already done enough damage as it is.

Bloke is getting all the shit he deserves, anyone who thinks that he's some kind of crusader needs to take an objective look at the guy and see the amount of harm he has done vastly outweighs the bit of good he has done.

 

[ForkinGreat]

I don't want journalism to be undermined by the efforts to prosecute Assange, he's already done enough damage as it is.

Bloke is getting all the shit he deserves, anyone who thinks that he's some kind of crusader needs to take an objective look at the guy and see the amount of harm he has done vastly outweighs the bit of good he has done.

Sure, I'm sure he's done some harm, maybe even a lot of harm, but he also exposed US warcrimes, and 'most people' only remember that, and in the process of wanting to get their hooks into Assange, the USA, and the UK, has made him somewhat of a martyr, and symbol of US Oppression.

Please refresh my memory on the damage Assange has done, and to whom. some links would be handy. Not taking the piss, just not quite sure what to search for.

 

[oldcorollas]

‘Humility keeps you real’: Scott Morrison tells podcast he was always wary of power

Former PM, who took on five extra ministries in secret, tells Olympian Sam Fricker that listeners might say ‘Oh, I didn’t think you were that humble’

www.theguardian.com

the cockwomble is saying humility is important....
but also is not claiming to even a shred of it...

 

[ForkinGreat]

the cockwomble is saying humility is important....
but also is not claiming to even a shred of it...

The hypocrisy is so thick and hot it could cook one of ScrotuMo's infamous raw curries.

 

[johnny]

Sure, I'm sure he's done some harm, maybe even a lot of harm, but he also exposed US warcrimes, and 'most people' only remember that, and in the process of wanting to get their hooks into Assange, the USA, and the UK, has made him somewhat of a martyr, and symbol of US Oppression.

Please refresh my memory on the damage Assange has done, and to whom. some links would be handy. Not taking the piss, just not quite sure what to search for.

Yeah, I think that's a pretty clear-eyed view of things.

About to go do other things, but for the time-being:
* he refused to host leaks from Russia on Wikileaks
* he coordinated DNC hack and leak ops with Russia and team Trump
* he participated in the Stratfor hack (he framed them as an unacountable contractor when they are plainly no different to the economist and part of the media landscape he claims to be part of)
* his hack and dump operations haven't redacted names and methods and have resulted in innocent people being physically harmed and disappearing.

 

[pink poodle]

I don't want journalism to be undermined by the efforts to prosecute Assange, he's already done enough damage as it is.

Bloke is getting all the shit he deserves, anyone who thinks that he's some kind of crusader needs to take an objective look at the guy and see the amount of harm he has done vastly outweighs the bit of good he has done.

You need to tow the party line here @johnny . He is both a hero, icon, freedom fighter and above all else...good comrade.

 

[The Duckmeister]

You need to tow the party line here @johnny . He is both a hero, icon, freedom fighter and above all else...good comrade.

Toe, not tow.

 

[Dales Cannon]

Toe, not tow.

He is out the front, tugging.

 

[Jabubu]

He is out the front, tugging.

Shame he hasn't been extradited to Baltimore.

 

[pink poodle]

Shame he hasn't been extradited to Baltimore.

It's really not my kind of place.

 

[Jabubu]

It's really not my kind of place.

A bridge too far?

 

[pink poodle]

Now that is a great film.

A bridge too far?

 

[Dales Cannon]

Pretty sure I have travelled that route. It was a real clusterfuck around Baltimore. Worser now but at least the Republicans are supporting an emergency Bill to rebuild the bridge as a matter of urgency. What's that? Trump said no so they arent? Ah yes.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Yeah, I think that's a pretty clear-eyed view of things.


* his hack and dump operations haven't redacted names and methods and have resulted in innocent people being physically harmed and disappearing.

The courts in Australia pretty much do the same thing, it's why many people refuse to give evidence in courts.

 

[rockmoose]

The whole gym industry is full of scams, crooks, and bodgy dealings. If this goes through, do we also get to claim subsidies for our bike related purchases?

Should you get a tax perk to go to the gym? This group reckons it would help the health system

Rent rises and cost-of-living pressures have seen more people cancelling their gym memberships. One fitness group thinks making gym sessions tax-deductible will keep more Australians healthy and is lobbying the government to get on board.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Stredda]

The whole gym industry is full of scams, crooks, and bodgy dealings. If this goes through, do we also get to claim subsidies for our bike related purchases?

Should you get a tax perk to go to the gym? This group reckons it would help the health system

Rent rises and cost-of-living pressures have seen more people cancelling their gym memberships. One fitness group thinks making gym sessions tax-deductible will keep more Australians healthy and is lobbying the government to get on board.

www.abc.net.au

How many gym memberships out there that people never use? Probably as many as bikes that hang up in the garage and never get ridden.

 

[rockmoose]

How many gym memberships out there that people never use? Probably as many as bikes that hang up in the garage and never get ridden.

Have you seen the drama people have, trying to cancel their membership? Straight up crooked industry.

 

[boyracer]

If this gets up ( the Tax deducible bike related expenses bit) it would most likely cause something like the problems in UK with ride to work scheme...

 

[rockmoose]

If this gets up ( the Tax deducible bike related expenses bit) it would most likely cause something like the problems in UK with ride to work scheme...

Yes. No doubt it would be a bureaucratic dumpster fire, with just the right loopholes for the grifters to make plenty of bank, while squandering any chance of actually implementing benefits for the masses.

 

[Haakon]

Yes. No doubt it would be a bureaucratic dumpster fire, with just the right loopholes for the grifters to make plenty of bank, while squandering any chance of actually implementing benefits for the masses.

It's the Australian way. So many lifters...