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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones…

by Kym Robinson | Jul 30, 2024 | Featured Articles

“Fire, Fire, Fire...” Christopher Hitchens says to his audience, a reference to Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes claim that by shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre one is misusing free speech. As Hitchens in his 2006 talk went on to explain, Holmes used this in his defense of the U.S. government’s arrest and jailing of writers of Yiddish anti-war pamphlets that challenged American entry into the First World War. A crisis, especially war, gives government and those who fear dissent or offensive opinions the justification to muzzle mouths and padlock a writer's keyboard. It seems absurd that...

‘Extremist Material’

by Kym Robinson | Jul 22, 2024 | Featured Articles

The South Australian police on the fourth of July arrested a thirteen-year old youth for possession of “extremist material." The content and nature of the material is unknown. The "autistic" boy was held in police custody; bail was set and his mother collected him, his electrical devices having been collected. Due to his autism it is alleged that he may be easily influenced by the material. The boy and his mother will go to court soon, where his condition shall be reviewed. Two years ago a fifteen-year old male was arrested for the possession and “distribution” or information that may be...

What a strange fetish it all is…

by Kym Robinson | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog

Is it a fetish? There are some fascinating memes and clips doing the rounds of Trump lately. The populist appeal has become silly. The trouble is that some supposedly serious people are unironically aroused by it all. Then again, maybe it’s just for the LOLs? Grown men reliving the great Tumblr vs 4chan war, now those veterans find themselves on X and TikTok waging battle against the evil globalists or lizards or satanists or deep state. The forces of Zuck, Obama and Biden. Only one man can save them, Donald Trump. When Shia Lebouf did his anti-Trump art piece, “he will not divide us!”...

The Family Will Never Get Over It – Anti-War Blog

by Kym Robinson | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog

The Middle East Eye reports of desperate screams as Muhammad Bhar, a 24-year old Palestinian man with down syndrome was attacked by Israelil military dogs. The IDF soldiers watched on as the animals mauled the helpless Muhammad. He was then left to die from his wounds. Those close to Muhammad said that he was mentally “one years of age.” To those who set their dogs onto him, he was just a Palestinian. Muhammad another victim of the Israel government as it executes its 21st century settler colonialism. Dogs mauling the innocent as their handlers watch on is not new, in fact it’s ancient. It...

Assassin Murders Bystander

by Kym Robinson | Jul 14, 2024 | Blog

Twenty Year old Thomas Mathew Crooks murdered a bystander and injured others in an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Trump suffered, a bullet injuring his ear. The killer was shot dead by a secret service counter sniper. The crowd cheered, “USA, USA!” once Trump raised his fists in defiance, proof of life. A relief for his supporters. Those shot and close to the dead and wounded struggled with life and death in desperate and confused moments. Though history will now relegate them as props to an event of significance, as human beings they lived a life. In...

They Will Want Boys and Men again… Anti-War Blog

by Kym Robinson | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog

The war pigs mount one another in squeals calling for blood as the drums of death beat to their cries. They want your boys and men...again. As war looms and imperial ambitions swell, the non-binary, obese, depressed, expecting mothers (or baby carrying persons) and furies never swelled to the recruitment centres, despite expensive advertisement campaigns. That was for the sort of peaceful times, the progressive facade of corporate government. Technology is not quiet there for the machines to operate themselves or a full force of distant controllers manipulating drones. Meat in uniforms and...

About Bloody Time They Let Him Go…BUT…

by Kym Robinson | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog

“About Bloody Time,” the common Aussie utters to the news that Assange is now free. They are letting Assange go free, to return to Australia. The condition was that he had to reach a plea deal. Admit he was guilty. A compromise that removes a man from his legal limbo, releases him from the worst of British prisons and allows him to be with his family. What does it mean for the future of journalism? Can a government now pick and choose which authors, podcasters, journalists it likes and seeks to prosecute under its own laws. Let’s not forget that Assange is an Australian citizen, being...

Are You a ‘Legitimate Target’?

by Kym Robinson | Jun 24, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In some troubled and dangerous parts of the world right now, any gathering of males inside a designated area could be deemed a legitimate target composed of "fighting age males" or "suspects." The fact that men, or boys for that matter, had come together is enough for a drone operator to kill them from afar. Should the footage of their bodies blown to pieces go viral for a few minutes, it would be asked, “what were they doing there?” As though guilt is determined by mere existence itself. Artificial intelligence and automated systems are now being used by the allies of democracy and freedom...