Ballad of Fentanyl and Shadow Files
Come gather round, ye people all, and hearken to this song, Of troubled times in distant lands and power running wrong. The orange king upon his throne looked southwards in…
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December 18, 2025
Between Two Nothings
I often write reflections here, but today I offer something different – a lyrical composition meant to be read aloud, breathed in, and carried with you. It is a song…
December 17, 2025
Understanding Hate: From Islamophobia to the Illogic of Faith
Hate is learned and hence, can be unlearned by disarming the illogical arguments of those who seek to control and divide.
December 16, 2025
Bondi Sands Run Red With The Fallout From Hate
Sydney’s sun beat down – Bondi alive with summer’s promise. Laughter leapt from sandcastles, Waves carried the shouts of children, The first day of Chanukah, Light kindling hope above picnic…
December 16, 2025
From the Sands of Bondi: A Cry Against the Poison of Hate
Bondi has always been a place of light for me – the sea’s steady breath, the gulls’ persistent cries, the slow, consoling rhythm of waves that has read people in…
December 14, 2025
Allegations of Mishandling in AFP Investigations: Scandals and Whistleblower Protections
Whistleblower protections and independent reviews are essential to addressing scandals in the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
December 13, 2025
American Buffoon
Born in Queens and coiffed in gold, Little Donny wasn’t shy or cold. Nickels clinked inside his shoe, Dreams of towers, world askew.Primed at school – military “brat” – Said…
December 12, 2025
Genocide in Gaza? Policy and the Legacy of Zionist Settler Colonialism
Avi Shlaim views Israel's Gaza policies as settler-colonialism leading to ethnic cleansing & genocide, rooted in Zionism's history of displacement.
December 11, 2025
The Great Disjuncture: How Power, Propaganda and Habit Obstruct Reality
Perception is power, but is it reality? Disjunctures in propaganda, religious and law enforcement narratives indicate otherwise.
December 10, 2025
The Whiniest Bitch in America, Part 2: The FIFA Peace Prize
I want a peace prize, I deserve a peace prize, Nobody’s ever worked for peace like me, I stopped eight wars, nine, possibly fifty— (But just up here, in the…
December 7, 2025
Eternal Witness
I am the atom, silent seed— Born in the first bright thunder, I’ve spun through stars in endlessneed, And watched their dust go under. When Earth was fire and cooling…
December 6, 2025
The Hoopoe’s Cry in Orwell’s Shadow: Truth, Lies and the Collapse of Society
The folly of seeking comfort at the expense of truth is an inevitable path to civic destruction.
December 5, 2025
Res Gestae Divi Trumpi
1. At seventy – my prime! (Believe me, it’s true!) Not like some sleepy grandpas who trip on their shoe. I launched a campaign – so “yuge”’ so exciting –…
December 4, 2025
Woke: Australia’s War on Minorities and Anti-Woke Media
Issues of social justice that are cast as "woke" entrench the very disadvantage and shame that efforts at equality endeavour to eradicate.
December 3, 2025
Eroding the American Dream: Contemporary Developments and Core Western Values
Democratic decline can only be arrested through protection of the institutions and the suspension of near-sighted political ambitions.
December 2, 2025
The Whiniest Bitch in America
Behold the bitch with golden straw for hair, Not silver, mind you, golden everywhere. Born into towers gilded, sleek and tall, Each childhood tear was crying over gall, For all…
November 30, 2025
Silent Killer: Mediocrity, Eroding the Foundations of the West
Populism feeds resentment in the west, underscoring anto-intellectual values that result in the abandonment of merit for the mediocre.
November 29, 2025
Echoes of Erasure: Wired for Hatred – From Tulsa to Gaza and Myanmar
From Tulsa's 1921 massacre to Gaza's siege & Rohingya exile in Myanmar's purges, regimes fuse nationalism & faith to mask atrocities, suppress justice.
November 27, 2025
The Tulsa Race Massacre: A Century of Devastation and Resilience
In eighteen hours of depraved terror, Tulsa Oklahoma was the scene of a massacre of mostly Black people, for which survivors and their descendants still seek accountability.
November 26, 2025
Dog Whistles: Criticisms of Australia’s Immigration Policies Masked as Racism
We cannot afford to let veiled racism dictate public policy.
November 25, 2025