Austin G. Mackell
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me on twitter…
- RT @tm_cat: @austingmackell only 30 record highs were broke today. In PA it was only 2 degress hotter than since-records-were-kept, today. 2 hours ago
- Setting an Example: Why We Must Defend SAWCSydney.org/2013/05/settin… 15 hours ago
- RT @CassPF: Alexa O'Brien shortlisted for the Martha Gelhorn Prize for Journalism 2013 wikileaks-forum.com/index.php/topi… Bloody brilliant @carwinb #Ma… 15 hours ago
- @ButtonsJean sure.... but this is a big big win. 15 hours ago
- It's a bit evil, but a part of me is glad America, the worlds top polluter, is feeling the effects of extreme weather. There might be hope. 15 hours ago
Blogroll
- Acitv8Change The fantastic and fiery Kate Ausburn’s blog
- Antony Loewenstein One of Australia’s best and most critical intellectuals
- Disgruntled Biped “23 year old curmudgeon. Serial pessimist. Born in Jesusland, raised in Redneck Wonderland… suffice to say that both these experiences damaged me profoundly. Much happier now in the Inner West.”
- Inner West Live A community of blogger/journo/food-reviews/catlovers from around the Inner West (The Cool Part) of Sydney
- Lorenzo Tugnoli An amazing Italian photojournalist.
- Patch Galey A very sharp young British journalist based in Beirut and working at the Daily Star (also once my flat-mate)
- Penultimo A blog about my neighbourhood run by Jesse Stein and Erin Riley… Coz I still got love for the streets.
- Richard Hall Another fine young Daily Star Journo, writing from Beirut about the Middle East and beyond.
- Sam Tarling English Photojournalist bouncing round the Middle East. In Cairo (in the thick of it) last I checked.
- The Review of The New York Review of Books A side project of mine, featuring meta-reviews (reviews of reviews), video digests, and comment pages for the NYRB
- The Tongue Are you ready for a taste of the realness?
- The Tracy and The John “the men danced the dance of the gays”
- Two Bullets an anonymous insider from the Sydney music scene
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Sydney Rally in support of Wikileaks
Yesterday (14 Dec 2010) at Sydney Town Hall, protests were held at what they see as the persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and at their own governments complicity in it. One of several rallies around the country held that … Continue reading
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Tagged Antony Loewenstein, Internet freedom, Julia Gillard, Julian Assange, Kiraz Janicke, Police Violence, Stuart Rees, Sydney, Wikileaks
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A Screen-Shot to Remember
I’m posting this because I think in the future it will be considered valuable – like the menus aboard the Titanic or an original poster promoting Woodstock – as a slice of reality from a historic moment. Continue reading
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Tagged #cablegate, #iamwikileaks, Anon, Bolivia, Tad Tietze, US foreign policy, Wikileaks
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Assange and Asylum Seekers Share Corporate Warden?
There has been speculation that Serco, the company which runs Australia’s “immigration detention centres” (and various other facilities for incarceration around the world), will play a role in holding or transporting the now incarcerated Julian Assange. The speculation began following the … Continue reading
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Tagged #cablegate, Jullian Assange, political prisoners, refugees, Serco, Wikileaks
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The Secret Shame of Jon Ungoed-Thomas
-when moral midgets pretend to understand men of substance, then need telling to go fuck themselves.
Jon Ungoed-Thomas’s daddy didn’t love him and he has insecurity issues about it. He was also unpopular in high-school and, some speculate, suffered from terrible acne and premature ejaculation. Continue reading
Q:Why does China still support North Korea?
A: Because the United States has bases in South Korea. If North and South Korea were reunified, American troops would likely have free access right up to their border. Air bases and listening posts may be established. This would bother any … Continue reading
