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- Report: Rabbi Eliyahu Haimof, Accused in Lawsuit of Sexually and Physically Abusing Child, Threatens ZA’AKAH with Lawsuit, Then with Din Torah
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Category Archives: Australia
Theater Thursday: The Death Of Stalin (2017)
MP3: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593/theater-thursday-the-death-of-stalin * Steve Sailer on The Death of Stalin. More. * Millennial Couple Bikes Near ISIS Territory to Prove ‘Humans Are Kind’ and Gets Killed * Full text: Senator Fraser Anning’s maiden speech * How Trump Radicalized ICE * … Continue reading
NYT: Is Australia’s Media Too Prudish for a Sex Scandal?
Amelia Lester writes in the New York Times: Barnaby Joyce was probably the last politician average Australians would expect to be embroiled in a sex scandal. A comparison to Mike Pence isn’t so far-fetched: They’re both second in charge of … Continue reading
The Hottest Bird On The Planet
At the end of the Austalian ABC miniseries on the Easybeats, the manager says: “Our little Jehovah’s Witness [Dick Diamonde] just bagged the hottest bird on the planet.” According to Wikipedia: “By October 1969 the Easybeats had disbanded and according … Continue reading
The Guardian: ‘The rise of antisemitism in Australia has a distinctly American tone’
The Guardian: A few years ago, I sat in the office of a rabbi in Perth discussing the state of the local Jewish community. The rabbi spoke with effusive pride at the academic success of the city’s Jewish high school, … Continue reading
Dissident Dispatches: An Alt-Right Guide to Christian Theology
I just interviewed the author Andrew Fraser by Skype. He’s based in Australia and in July published this new book (reviewed by Roger Devlin). His magnum opus, The WASP Question, came out in 2011. If you read just one of … Continue reading
The Case For Gladstone
In 1989, I was living in Brisbane with my sister before moving to the Gladstone area to live with my brother. My doctor told me to be careful of Gladstone girls. They might give me a disease. Comment: “Please explain … Continue reading
Are There Fewer Jokes These Days?
A mate of mine in Australia says: “I’ve been enjoying all these old James Bond movies. I enjoy the sexism and racial stereotyping that prevailed in the early Bond movies. It’s a breath of fresh air. There was one set … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: ‘Washington Post Runs 1200 Words on Minneapolis Police Shooting, But No Mention of Shooter’s Name, Immigrant Status, Color, Ethnicity, or Affirmative Action Pokemon Points’
Steve Sailer writes: “A blonde lady in her pajamas explaining to the police car driver about suspicious noises she’d heard was shot dead by Mohamed Noor, a black Muslim Somali immigrant diversity role model cop with a bad record, who … Continue reading
What Is A ‘Bogan’?
Who’s behind Urban Dictionary? Aaron Peckham. Jewish? Urban Dictionary: A fascinating beast. The majority of the species are hideously repugnant and unintelligent, and yet they manage to breed in ever-increasing numbers and populate an area known as the outer west. … Continue reading
Australia: The Madness Continues
From the Gatestone Institute: “While terrorism’s origins have many factors, Islamic terrorists, as heinous as their acts are, they are often merely doing what the scriptures are telling them.” — Tanveer Ahmed, Muslim psychiatrist. In Australia, according to judges, women … Continue reading