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China has come down hard on its non-government TV network with censorship. Lisa Dempster rode her bike amazing distances. A bomb went off in a market in Pakistan and killed about 35 people. Mashable...
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Possibly one of the most horrific stories I’ve heard about the actions of an Australian media outlet. Gay marriage is the topic of the day for USA election chatter. An eye-witness account of American...
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Friday (night) news picks
An SBS reporter gives the story from inside Australia’s Villawood detention centre. Brisbane City Councillors are in a tizzy about an art installation that looks like a bus stop seat and tips people...
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Criticising a woman does not equal sexism. A rundown of criticism vs actual sexism. This town seems to be the centre of America’s war on gay people. Starting with kids. A worker at Foxconn, the...
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Cubans are beginning to inject money into the island’s ragged real estate. LA might decide that good graffiti art is not crime. The government talked about doing things to the health system. Some...
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Hermit crab shells are running out. Luckily we have 3D printers! An amazing, dreamy iPad book. Some scientors grew a flower from one that’s been frozen for 32,000 years. Property foreclosures are...
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A baby star spouted two jets of colourful gas. Canadians are so cash-strapped that 52% of them didn’t make any super contributions. J Edgar Hoover’s role in the Nixon Whitehouse. Two American NATO...
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A study found the depressing result that women are happier when their male partners are unhappy. Wayne Swan said the super-rich should contribute to society. He got bagged, apparently by people who...
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A selection of the things I read this week. — Lady Annie Mine in Queensland released toxic waste into waterways and got caught. Scientists are studying Arctic sea ice trying to figure out the causes...
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Damn you, internet
I blame globalisation and the internet. The number of appalling situations or events are brought to my attention by organisations like Change.org, SumOfUs.org and GetUp is starting to make me sick....
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Friday News Picks
Until a couple of years ago, each Friday I posted links about news items from the week. People told me they missed them so I’m starting up again. I usually choose things that are weird or...
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