Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Goblin Mode: Why do people hate billionaires?

 “Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does” 

– Steuart Henderson Britt


The suggestion that bloggers assisted The dictionary to get Goblin Mode ahead of Metaverse is not exaggerated 😎

Ever woken up on the couch at an ungodly time, only to shuffle to the kitchen in a dirty shirt to fix yourself a snack of shredded cheese eaten straight from the bag?

Then you, my friend, might have just gone goblin mode.


Radio program like no other: I go to sleep with Phil Adams: 


Last night on St Mikulas was grand final.. a double act with Laura Tingle and Nikki Savva. We kick off at 10


Humour via abc:

UK - Adelaide of Europe


Chair of Australia’s job services inquiry questions privatisation, likens compliance to Squid Game


“A well-known definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. Yet this is what Australia has done for decades now with the employment services system. This has led to a system which failed to effectively invest in Australian jobseekers and to support people into sustainable employment, and which has failed to engage and assist the vast majority of employers.

Workforce Australia Employment Services inquiry calls for “honest, direct and bold” submissions


 Ukraine Hits Airbase 600 Kilometers Inside Russia.“Ukraine’s ever-increasing range puts a whole lot of Russian infrastructure (military and otherwise) under potential threat.”


Why do people hate billionaires? The Week 


As a member of the community, how do you access government information? As Australia’s FOI Act turns 40, here is a handy overview.


Fintechs Made “Massive Profits” on PPP Loans and Sometimes Engaged in Fraud, House Committee Report Finds


Key robodebt documents won't be released


Last week, a NSW court jailed me for 15 months for a peaceful climate protest. Hear my Violet Coco story


‘Publishing isn’t a crime’: Media outlets call to end Julian Assange prosecution for disclosing secrets Le Monde


Tax Attorneys Indicted for Fraudulent Tax Shelter and Related Conduct

DOJ announced indictments in a press release, here, titled as follows: Tax Attorneys and Insurance Agent Indicted for Promoting and Selling Fraudulent Tax Shelter. The indictment is here CL).

The charges are

  • defraud conspiracy 18 USC 371 (Count One),
  • aiding and assisting 7206(2) (Counts Two through Twelve and Eighteen through Twenty-two), 
  • tax perjury via false tax return 7206(1) (Counts Thirteen through Seventeen), and 
  • wire fraud 18 USC 1343 (Count Twenty-Three). 

NY Times: Verdict In Trump Organization Tax Trial Could Come Down To 3 Little Words


The Media’s Deranged Hysteria Over Elon Musk’s Promised Restoration of Free SpeechGlenn Greenwald


5 Billion People Will Face Water Shortages by 2050, U.N. Says Scientific American

 

What’s wrong with Lake Mead, summed up in a single chart AZ Central and Colorado River users, facing historic uncertainty, are set to meet in Las Vegas next month Nevada Independent

 

Following The Colorado River Story: A Primer On Water Terminology Arizona Department of Water Resources. From March, still germane.