Author Archives: andrew

Mainstream media’s three big failures that haunt the West

Posted on July 8, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban So Joe Biden identifies as a black woman? In his first radio interview in the wake of his disastrous June 27, 2024, debate performance, on July 5, 2024, Joe Biden proclaimed he was “proud” to be the … Continue reading →

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Serves you right, Democrats

Posted on July 4, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Today’s Democrats are too stupid to be trusted with the powers of the Presidency.  The dumb bell started ringing with Democrat-adjacent MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow; as soon as the US Supreme Court 6:3 decision outlining Presidential immunity … Continue reading →

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Australia – King of Climate Lawfare

Posted on July 3, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban On a per capita basis, we have the most climate lawsuits in the world. Activists launched 127 climate lawsuits in Australia from the 1990s to 2022, according to new research by the Menzies Research Centre. In Australia, … Continue reading →

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A doom foretold

Posted on June 29, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  The die was cast in the dodgyfication of the 2020 election, and as I anticipated back in November 2023, the shoehorning of Joe Biden into the White House is a chicken now coming home to roost.  In … Continue reading →

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The (2nd) greatest mass delusion in history

Posted on June 24, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The anthropogenic global warming scenario was launched 36 years ago this month, on June 23, 1988, in the US Senate committee with the testimony of James Hansen of NASA.  To emphasise the ‘warming’ at the congressional session, … Continue reading →

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Are Palestinians destined for eternal misery?

Posted on June 21, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban It was a sad, depressing sight; a Gazan man was leading a donkey-drawn cart along a dusty, broken Gazan street, his son and furniture piled high. The image was short lived in the news report, but we … Continue reading →

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The Global Peace Summit hurt not helped Ukraine

Posted on June 17, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Neighbours from all over gathered after a violent house invasion and wrung their hands. There were 90 of them. They tut-tutted. Shook their heads in disapproval. The invaders were refusing to leave, so the neighbours spoke of … Continue reading →

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The sins of current affairs shows

Posted on June 12, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  I’m talking to the TV screen. To be accurate, I’m swearing at the show. Sometimes I even switch off or switch channels to stop the irritation. And I’m usually pretty calm. But my response isn’t prompted by … Continue reading →

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The Sneering Hubris Awards aka The SMUGGIES

Posted on June 11, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The Sneering Hubris Awards, nicknamed the SMUGGIES, were announced in the wake of the King’s Birthday Honours where the Companion of the Order of Australia awards list included Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan, former premiers of Victoria and … Continue reading →

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His story as history – Oleg Vidov

Posted on June 5, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Q: What do Succession star Brian Cox and Australia’s filmmaker Nadia Tass, of Malcolm* and Amy* fame, have in common? A: Oleg Vidov. Cox narrates Tass’ 97 minute documentary about the late Oleg Borisovich Vidov (1943-2017), once … Continue reading →

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