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Illegal tariffs, tax cuts for the wealthy, and an unauthorised war - Part one US courts have ruled Trump's tariffs were illegal – yet the money has not been returned and was used to justify sweeping tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy.

The Trumpian lies are far from just performative theatre. They are a devastation wrought on American citizens, & the world. A great article that gives simple perspective to the frauds committed by a probable psychopath & his flunkies johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Why patriotism should worry us more than it does Often treated as an unquestioned virtue, patriotism can easily slide into nationalism, exclusion and hostility towards others.

Good onya Chas, well said. Patriotism is indeed 'the last refuge of a scoundrel' - an unthinking unlearning scoundrel, where it conceals many horrendous prejudices & quite often unbridled hatred johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Going for the jugular – the energy shock is coming The Strait of Hormuz carries the lifeblood of the global economy – and war with Iran risks turning a geopolitical conflict into a worldwide economic shock.

Trumpian US-Zionista lunacy: "Drill-baby-drill" in USA a dry, economic & ecologic stupidity. The lunatics now blowing Middle East oil & gas to smithereens, depleting reserves & infrastructure, sending smoke into atmosphere, & spraying depleted uranium everywhere johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

If China is Iran's 'most powerful ally,' then Australia must be China's A media analysis asks why China hasn’t defended Iran. But the real puzzle is why anyone assumes Beijing has a military obligation to do so.

Oz MSM, including the ABC, are so stupid in setting up scenarios that don't exist, & stand little scrutiny to be completely debunked. It's at it again with illogical outstretch from the US-Zioinsta war against Iran & potential for China to become militarily involved johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

At odds with Europe: Why is Spain saying ‘no’ to US-Israeli war on Iran? Spain's socialist president is locked in a war of words with Washington, which has threatened to cut trade ties.

Example of US Trumpian behavior - usual coercion. Good on Spain, albeit it has security of EU membership behind it. If Oz mimicked Spain's stand, without the backing of a bloc like EU, what would Trump do to Oz? Try to force the pull-out of US investments etc? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Is the CIA planning to arm Kurdish forces to spark an uprising in Iran? Such a plan could further destabilise Iran rather than promote peace in the country, experts say.

US insurgency ops, an ongoing history of failure & devastation. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

What the conflict in Iran means for Putin and Ukraine The Russian leader will be angry at the assault on a Russian ally, but American involvement in a conflict in the Middle East for now will play to his advantage in Ukraine.

Bankrupt Trumpian schema, madmen with sticks & turds, no cogent plans except personal enrichment, just splattering shit everywhere. The rest of the world knows & forced to make difficult but important decisions that may smash the covert model of old imperialism theconversation.com/what-the-con...

In a ‘ruptured’ world order, here’s how Australia can forge new middle-power partnerships Even before Trump’s return to power, Australia has been building stronger mini-groupings and bilateral ties in the region.

It's not about olde worlde imperialism, bombs & bloody might. In fact it is the opposite of that, but still mindful of those matters, whilst exerting influence against it, & accounting for the fragilities that prevail. We must press on. theconversation.com/in-a-rupture...

As the planet warms, more girls are being born New research suggests rising temperatures may be skewing birth ratios towards females in overheated regions. At the same time, declining fertility and male-dominated industries driving climate change ...

As the men refuse to learn & listen, not only are they crushing the world, but they are the architects of the doom of males johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

'Rude, arrogant and entitled’: ex-Prince Andrew’s arrest is the inevitable conclusion to a sordid royal tale of privilege and protection The arrest of ex-Prince Andrew over alleged misconduct is not an isolated scandal but the product of a system that shields the royal family from scrutiny. Without transparency and accountability, priv...

At the coronation of Charles, the huge gathering of international fawners can now be explained. The British Monarchy, despite collapse of the empire, still holds sway via a massive network 'unspeakable'. Coercion & inculcated dependency via covert means - Beware! johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course This begins with an honest recognition of the changing direction of US policy, stated plainly and directly to the Australian people.

Since Vietnam war, & Ronald Reagan, USA has become more war mongering, utterly corrupted by domestic & global thievery, top-down, & nationalist Christo/Zionist fascism as it dwindles into moral & financial bankruptcy. Oz must adjust its geo-strategic alignments theconversation.com/australia-ca...

You don’t have to like Iran’s government to oppose this war After the killing of more than 150 schoolchildren in southern Iran, memories of a visit to Isfahan in 2018 return with painful clarity for Eugene Doyle. Beyond governments and geopolitics are ordinary...

I have also met many fine Iranians in my travels in the 70s & 80s. Their governments have been savaged by Anglo-America for ~100 years, and now by the US-Zionista. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Good grief… Jesus freaks taking over military indoctrination By Walt Zlotow As a non-theist I both respect freedom of religion and demand separation of church and state. Most violations of the latter concern relatively minor infractions such as school prayer or...

Truly sad, mad and dangerous.
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We have been here before – and we never learn From Afghanistan to Iraq and Libya, repeated military interventions have weakened rather than strengthened US power. With new strikes on Iran launched without congressional authorisation, the pattern ...

Morally & financially bankrupt America never learns. It manifests a den of thieves. Thieves at the top, thieve from ordinary folk, who then thieve from one another - they all practice profligacy, or drown in a dismal sea of drugs & try it on the rest of the world johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Australia’s carbon markets risk penalising Indigenous stewardship RMIT University Media Release Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalising long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature Cli...

What about indigenous stewardship? “What we are seeing is climate finance systems built on good intentions backfiring because they fail to recognise stewardship, care and long-term ecosystem protection as legitimate climate action.” “Clearly, something needs to change.” theaimn.net/australias-c...

From Vietnam war to Gaza genocide. Where have all the unions gone? - Michael West Sixty years on from the union-led anti-Vietnam War marches, Australian union bosses are absent from protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The unions adopted the dirty games of the 'white collar' brigade. Now they're being smashed to pieces by the 'white collar' brigade who remain immune to politically manipulated institutions who benefit from corporate largesse. michaelwest.com.au/from-vietnam...

We’re going to need a bigger boat. Jim Chalmers' tax reform fishing not serious  - Michael West Treasurer Chalmers is floating tax reform balloons ahead of the May budget, like CGT, but he’s fighting the last war. The next one is nuclear.

Beware fiddling-around-the-edges tax reform, a furphy. Be really really aware of the huge dangers looming from the imposition of rampant AI, the greed weapon of choice by the US-based 'western' hyper-liberalism juggernaught that has well & truly captured Oz. michaelwest.com.au/were-going-t...

"Pack of Mongrels". Politics beats extinction of Maugean Skate - Michael West A decision brief on protecting the threatened Maugean Skate shows that the Labor Government puts wildlife extinction second to politics.

Hyper-liberalism at play in Oz in the foulest of examples. An utter disgrace. michaelwest.com.au/pack-of-mong...

Judge takes pity on BHP in case against injured coal miner - Michael West BHP has had almost an entire court case muzzled and a coal miner's case struck out without even filing a defence. Stephanie Tran reports.

They bag the CFMEU & associated labour hire firms. Beware! Duress & sophistication runs to Oz & global giants vs the precariat who when seeking redress, have natural justice smashed by legal droogs using Machiavellian device in an adversarial judicial system michaelwest.com.au/judge-takes-...

Australia and the "Epstein Coalition". Invasion of Iran a disaster - Michael West It’s only Day Five of the war but surely the epic stupidity of Australia so cravenly backing the US Israeli invasion of Iran is evident by now

More of the way it is vs the propaganda pumped by the 'captured' and sensation seeking mainstream media. michaelwest.com.au/australia-an...

When did we forget who we are? Australia did not become itself by accident. We are one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world. Walk through any suburb in Melbourne or Sydney and you will hear languages from eve...

Who are we?
Surely not a lot as described and pumped by the 'captured' and sensation seeking mainstream media. theaimn.net/when-did-we-...

Jeffrey Sachs: 'PSYCHOPATH' Trump Makes Bibi's FANTASY Come True YouTube video by Breaking Points

Some people say it as it is. He is more than most in a position to know. He has been saying it unambiguously for years. Now he is pissed-off and saying it in strident terms - thank goodness. youtu.be/V13sGGF3bU8?...

THE PETRI DISH AT THE GATES OF EUROPE: How Gaza's Environmental Collapse is Breeding the Next Pandemic - and Why the West is Blind to It Introduction: A Statement, a Warning, a Countdown On 2 March 2026, the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Ireland issued a formal statement. It documented something that should have been front-page ...

The Trumpian US-Zionista scourge:
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Royal Commission gets off on the wrong foot The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has begun by adopting the IHRA definition as uncontroversial. Yet that definition – and its application to criticism of Israel – remains hotl...

Albo's Royal Commissioner, Bell, launched headlong into a morass of disputed definitions & historical joustings by declaring she'd adopt the IHRA definition of anti-semitism - which IHRA definition? This will not go unchallenged. The divisive nightmare continues johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

War is the opiate of the Israeli masses Israel has once again entered war to solve its “existential problems once and for all”. History suggests those promises of total victory rarely survive contact with reality.

'Opiate'. Indeed the 'west' tried it via 'Opium Wars' on the 'east' & in time failed. US-Zionistas are utterly acculturated by dim-witted zombies clawing for false paradises. Fed superstitious dross & warrior ethos as opiates, they sleep as they head for oblivion. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

The US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations The US–Israel war on Iran is a direct breach of the UN Charter and a blow to international law. But the attempt to impose global hegemony and hollow out the UN will ultimately fail in a multipolar wor...

Falling apart at the seams, Trumpian US-Zionistas have succeeded in terrifying much of the so-called democratic world. The world will suffer enormously, until ultimately incremental push-backs succeed. In the meantime dwindling US 'friends' need be very cautious. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Going Native in the Trump Jungle: How it became Legal to Attack Iran The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President Donald J. Trump. While we keep hearing about how awful Russia’s war against ...

'Legal' & 'Lawful'; words bandied about with reckless abandon. Forget US Congress, Trump has sidelined it by 'Executive Orders', or just because he 'feels like it'. The US Constitution & electoral system were set-up to be corrupted, so be it, he's on a roll - Look out! theaimn.net/going-native...

How US/Israeli Iran Strikes Will Penalize Global Prospects By Dr Dan Steinbock The US/Israel strike against Iran aims at regime change in Tehran, control its energy resources and restructure the Middle East. But it will amplify risks, disrupt energy markets a...

Whoa, what an article. Follow the embedded URLs into US dark-side PPPs. theaimn.net/how-us-israe...

Punishment without crime: bypassing the law to criminalise dissent A withdrawn charge is not a conviction. Yet across Australia, discontinued allegations are appearing on police checks, leaving individuals to defend themselves long after a case has collapsed.

A disgraceful situation. A fascist oppression against the innocent. The practice should immediately be stopped & outlawed. A despicable over-reach by policing / prosecutorial bodies, & parliaments must put a stop to it. It even smashes double jeopardy safeguards johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

Exclusive: Government spends $41m on consent education with no framework Four years after promising a framework on consent education in schools, the government is still sitting on a key report and its working group has lost half its members.

Avoiding 'backlash' is really important. But, is this policy really progressing as Jason Clare says, in all states and territories? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...