The John James Newsletter 103 6 February 2016 Politics is always a contest between competing narratives and governments muster all resources to keep their story in their possession. Iva Chermus CSIRO job cuts to ‘gut’ climate science unit “Climate will be all gone, both the Prime Minister and Christopher Pyne have signed off on the Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 102 30 January 2016 The Roman Empire had no need for diplomacy. Nor does the US. Power is enough. Only the weak rely on it Boutros Boutros-Ghali Terrorism is the war of the poor. War is the terrorism of the rich Leon Uris The Zika virus foreshadows our climate future I’ve Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 101 23 January 2016 Government is the Entertainment Division of the military-industrial complex Frank Zappa Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 100 26 December 2015 I am taking a break for the next few weeks (unless something urgent emerges). Completing a century in less than two years has not been easy, but always exhilarating. While I am basking in the sun would you please let me know how you would like the Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 99 – drumming up WWIII? 19 December 2015 Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other Anon At the heart of racism is the assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 98 – post COP21 15 December 2015 This deal puts the fossil fuel industry on the wrong side of history Kumi Naidoo Paris Climate Conference 2015: Well done on the deal, but the real test still to come “I’m totally frustrated,” a European negotiator told me after talks on the crucial Continue Reading →