Opinion Dominion

Friday, April 24, 2026

Odd things at X

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Speaking of social media, as I was in the last post, I mainly look at X to see what the mad Right (and the appalling Elon Musk) is telling i...
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Random entertainment stuff

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*   Ooh!  A couple of years ago I posted about enjoying following Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox on Youtube, and even said that I c...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Local homeless history

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I didn't realise that the housing situation in Brisbane at the end of WW2 was as dire as this article at The Conversation indicates , wi...
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Monday, April 20, 2026

Highly dubious treatment endorsed by President we can only wish would rise to the level of "highly dubious"

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Joe Rogan will probably start gushing over Trump again because he got him to sign a (possibly fairly meaningless?) directive to get his for...
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Rice and meat - a recipe note

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I haven't tried a new recipe for a while, and I liked the look of a Middle Eastern dish called chicken or beef kabsa.  As one site says:...
Friday, April 17, 2026

So many things I don't know much about

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Two examples: I learned this morning from watching a Youtube video (by someone I don't recall watching before) a succinct history of the...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

More cannabis takes from American MSM

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This article at the Washington Post is of interest:  The surprising ways cannabis may affect the ageing brain. I thought it read as relative...
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Markets and premature optimism

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This is quite odd: The S&P 500 hit a fresh record high on Wednesday, reflecting investors’ optimism that a peace deal would be reached b...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

MOND is back...again?

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That was an interesting video from Sabina Hossenfelder today, in which she notes that a new calculation of how much "normal" matt...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Trump as Jesus

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I was annoyed last night when I found that the Washington Post, New York Times and even the Guardian all had reports on Trump's Truth So...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

A surprising problem in South Korea

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According to the New York Times , South Korea has a pretty stupid system for hospital emergencies: Despite being one of the wealthiest count...

The fundamental problem

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I'm not sure whether this theory has been specifically addressed in the reporting on how Trump got talked into attacking Iran: but it...
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Thank heavens you're here

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That's Artemis II I'm referring to, which returned to Earth at a very convenient time (around 10 am on a Saturday morning) for viewe...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2026

What a bunch of headlines

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They are from the Washington Post. As some online are arguing, Trump is employing the "madman" theory of international diplomacy, ...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2026

The unserious Right wing media

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Reaction to Trump's rant on Iran over the weekend included this: Yes.  The Right wing "journalist"/influencer job is one for c...
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