The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 38.20 – October 25, 2023

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Letters The Great Reset

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Patrick Lenfesty in Italy – the latest Echo destination.

Feros residents Go Feros Byron Bay residents! Great to have our local Echo to hear from both sides. I hope that you get your coffee machine back, however I suspect there may well be several donated coffee machines on your doorstep before long. Looking forward to ‘Byron Feros the Musical’! Phoebe Havyatt Byron Bay

Russell Brand Boohoo! Russell Brand, his life is now in total ‘upheaval’ (Letters, 11 October). Really? For crying out loud, he’s a celebrity who

has made millions and he was lucky enough to have once been married to Katy Perry – who I’m not sorry to say, actually has human decency and a whole lot more personality and talent. As for the women he allegedly sexually assaulted, it’s their lives that would be in turmoil. As most people should now understand, for victims of sexual assault to report a crime, it can take a lot of time, courage, energy and pain to come forward and speak up – a measure not taken lightly. Kim Hamill Ocean Shores

RFS thanks Our RFS fire truck was in Brunswick Heads on 17 October protecting properties from the incoming Byron bush fire. We'd used a lot of fuel during the day so we called into the Ampol servo. As we were retrieving the PIN for the fuel card an announcement came over the servo's PA to say someone had already paid our bill (quite a large sum). We were so pleased to be appreciated. We hope the person reads this so that we can thank them for the pleasure he brought us. RFS Federal Brigade Cat 7 Crew

As a Yes23 campaigner I encountered many ‘Great Reset’ conspiracists expressing blanket distrust of the WEF (World Economic Forum), the UN, WHO and anything to do with all levels of government. I even saw its message of fear and distrust written over the body of a car parked in Brunswick Heads, starting with ‘Wake up Australia!’ The following link is to ISD Global, or the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, ‘an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide’: https://www. isdglobal.org/digital_ dispatches/the-great-resetconspiracy-in-australia/. In my conversations with these conspiracists, I got the impression that Sky News is playing an integral part in the spread of misinformation, in particular, Outsiders host, Rowan Dean. Murdoch’s news outlets and social media have helped in the

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