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DETOX BENEFITS Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters gathered outside Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp Sydney offices and dumped large amounts of ‘bullshit’ last Thursday. Similar protests were held in Brisbane over the corporation’s climate change denialism, support of the 45th US president, and its umbilical cord to the Liberal-National governments. Photo XR Your local democratic rights have been deferred – Council elections across NSW should be occuring this week, but a virus got in the way. Instead, there’s another year of champagne leadership by the executive staff, current mayor and eight councillors. See page 12 comment. Q Q Q Q
The removal of a beautiful, large fig tree in Mullum near the pool has understandably upset residents, yet Council said it was unfortunately needed, owing to a fungal infection that posed dangers for traffic beneath. Asked if other figs in the area are similarly affected, Council staff replied, ‘Not that we know of’. Q Q Q Q
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One of the last places anyone should look for reliable information or news is Facebook. It is now threatening to remove its largely fake news service if it is forced to comply with tough new proposed federal laws. Weakening the power of a foreign organisation that spreads disinformation as its business model isn’t a bad thing, right? AFR (Nine) reported in June that Facebook paid just under $17m tax on $674m in Australian profits.
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Here’s a familiar opening scene to a zombie movie – a willing stoopified public eagerly accepts an untested vaccine against a global virus. Those few who question the government – which is compromised by big pharma’s desire for profits ahead of safety – become outcasts in a desolate barren planet stripped bare by unnecessary polluting industries. The movie could just be called 2020. Q Q Q Q
Recently, US protesters set up a guillotine outside the mansion of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. His net worth is now at US$200 billion, making him the largest hoarder of capital on the planet. Or put another way, his piggy bank holds $200,000,000,000. At this milestone, surely he will now reinvest into his Amazon slave workforce? That’s what conservative political actors say always happens when the wealthiest pay less tax. In 2018, CNBC reported Amazon paid $0 in US federal income tax, on more than $11 billion in profits.
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