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Thoughts from the abyss on politics, current affairs, culture, news and other ephemera from The Brown Note radio show presented by Julian Brown, recorded unscripted, unedited and live. Full show with music at https://www.mixcloud.com/julian-brown/ YouTube version - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSju31TDdZd7KZWwbwOwg4A
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Linda Reynolds - Have You No Shame?
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Linda Reynolds, the former Liberal government defense minister, just got told by a judge, a young female staffer under her care, Brittany Higgins, was raped by her senior advisor, Bruce Lehrmann, in her own office. Most of us in her position would feel intense guilt and responsibility for such an event occurring under their watch - any CEO would resign in tears. Not Linda. Linda is forcing Brittany to court for a third time, despite the previous two times result in serious mental health concerns for already deeply traumatized Brittany. Linda Reynolds have you no shame?
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
From Brittany Higgins To Bondi
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
In reflection on my piece last week, celebrating Brittany Higgins victory in court, raped in her bosses office by another member of staff, and put through hell for years. Even though that piece got a paltry number of views, it got nearly the same number of comments, not one in support of a woman a judge just agreed was raped, none in criticism of Bruce Lehrmann, the man a judge just said raped her. Given this coincided with the mass murder aimed at women in Bondi Junction and another young woman's death at the hands of ex-partner, does Australia have a massive problem with women?
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Hero Brittany Higgins Defeats The Villain Bruce Lehrmann
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
It gives me so much pleasure to finally be able to call Bruce Lehrmann a rapist, just as a judge did in court. And how wonderful would it have been, for Brittany Higgins to finally hear those words, in the only judgement handed down on the matter, after so many years of trauma an abuse. A look at the defamation trial and its aftermath, the biggest own goal in the history of own goals for rapist Bruce Lehrmann. I'm so happy to have been on the right side of history (after dozens of posts on the matter and likely political coverup, over the last few years) but were you? So many in Australian politics, media and the public, naturally sided against a raped young woman and with her rapist, and still do today. What does that say about us? Brittany Higgins - you are a legend.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Viva Mazatlán!
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
A few years back, on a trip through Mexico, I found one of my favorite places on earth - Mazatlán. Though well known in Mexico, I've never met a single other person who has even heard of it. The recent eclipse saw Mazatlán in the news as the first place in the America's to see it. So a shout out celebration to one of the greatest and most unsung beach side cities in the world, forget Cabos, its garbage compared to the epic majesty of Mazatlán.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
The Irony Of Hunter Schafer - Trans Actor
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Trans actor Hunter Schafer - most famous for the TV show Euphoria - has come out and stated she no longer wants to play trans roles and that's all she gets offered. It feels like a watershed moment that hasn't quite hit yet. A look at the numerous elements around what roles, what actors are allowed to play, including the impact of only allowing trans actors to play trans roles - which I went through a couple of years back on another post - combined with the hypocrisy of celebrating the recasting of other roles, based on gender, race or sexuality, but only if it's the right way round.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Ukraine: Why Is Putin Blaming Ukraine For The Terror Attack
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Even though it was remarkably obvious to the entire world, who carried out the recent Moscow concert hall terror attack, Russian state media has continued to push the lie that Ukraine were responsible- and there's an obvious reason why.
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Why John Howard Is The Worst Prime Minister In Australian History
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
John Howard did what Margaret Thatcher did in the UK - reshaped the country for worse forever, the awful impact of his terrible economic and cultural legacy shapes us to this day.
Posted in response to Greg Jericho's excellent article on the evil of this man - https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2024/mar/26/blaming-john-howard-is-easy-but-his-government-helped-shape-the-world-we-live-in-now-and-for-future-generations
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
A Campaign To Stop Dan Andrews Going To Israel
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Ex Australian state leader, Dan Andrews, is a hero of mine, no-one has stuck their middle finger up to the Murdoch press and the populist right quite like Dan. They never landed a blow on him through years of abuse, he just laughed in their faces. Unfortunately he shares the Achilles heel of UK and Australian Labor parties, by being an beholden to the Israel lobby. Him going to a back slapping business trip to Israel in the middle of the Gaza war and what many are calling genocide, is an utter, unconscionable disgrace.
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Ukraine: The Pope's White Flag
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Having posted many times about seeking peace and not just piling arms into this conflict, I again find myself on the same side as the Pope (?!) but this time Ukraine has a terrifying window of opportunity, with an American election only half a year away, and the prospect of a Putin loving puppet in the White House, the strength of their hand is shrinking rapidly.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Eurovision Or Bust
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Even FIFA don't seem quite as hypocritical as The Eurovision Song Contest - the most preachy of all major events when it comes to exclusivity for all, tolerance and promoting rights. They took a "principled" stand and immediately banned Russia from competing, to uphold "ideals of democracy" but maintain they are non-political (I guess upholding democracy isnt political?!) and wont ban Israel, because it's different. I guess the Palestinians have enough democracy? No-one is buying this, but Eurovision has deservedly set itself up for the biggest global protest against Israels mass-murder in Gaza yet. And Eurovision, stop waving that rainbow flag in my face whilst you enable genocide.