Can someone please explain to Albo and Ley that any "action on antisemitism" would have had zero effect on Daesh members. Daesh/IS aren't just antisemitic, they are fascists. They want to kill everyone.

Jews, Christians, Muslims who don't support them, everyone, because they're fascist Muslims.

The only acts that could have prevented the terrorist attack are stricter gun laws and security services that aren't completely feckless

#auspol #Bondi

OFFICER: The victims were dismembered and sacrificed on an altar made of antlers

DETECTIVE: Dear god

OFFICER: Most likely yes

So Australia's now got a supermarket duopoly. Coles and Woolies, with IGA, Aldi and Costco fighting over the crumbs.

In turn, this has given the big two the market power to squeeze supply chains, including farmers, workers, and suppliers. In many product categories, the big supermarkets now only stock their store brand and one other brand.

It didn't have to turn out this way. We used to have many grocery store chains in this country. But for the most part, the toothless ACCC just waived through the takeovers by the big supermarket chains.

Among many others, there used to be:

SSW: https://youtu.be/zqrX2EhYTUM
Tuckerbag: https://youtu.be/LQSKbRNtb5Q
Foodtown: https://youtu.be/-KNLd-V0DVs
Festival: https://youtu.be/H0cs-T8RLhA
Franklin's: https://youtu.be/CETBdaP7vIA
BiLo: https://youtu.be/CzDKJq9yWjs
Safeway: https://youtu.be/e1HAO5zdB5w
Roelf Voss: https://youtu.be/8V-WTXkOTGM
Rite-Way: https://youtu.be/Glm7z26xVXQ
Action: https://youtu.be/YVY9KPrkq8Q
Arrow: https://youtu.be/-G_LvjHGzNk

Who's interests have really been served by this consolidation?

And, unlike the EU or the US, we don't have a regulator with strong anti-trust powers to break up the big two. Is it time for a rethink?

#auspol #politics #australia #coles #woolworths #aldi #shopping #supermarkets #ausbiz #competition #policy #economy #economics #business #sydney #melbourne

Today is the Day of Remembrance for the Japanese American community. 81 years ago today, when I was just a boy of four, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, setting in motion the evacuation of people of Japanese descent from the West Coast and our long years of internment inside ten barbed wire prison camps.

We must never let such a thing happen again in America, and and we must strive everywhere to prevent the forced relocation and mass incarceration of innocent people. #NeverForget #NeverAgain

Had a bittersweet #aviation moment today. Was flying to Rochelle, IL (KRPJ) for breakfast. In route found out the winds were too high so I diverted to Madison (KMSN) to have breakfast at The Jet Room. Got to park right out in front of the restaurant.

After I was seated, I heard a kid behind me get all excited that the #pilot who had just landed was sitting near them in the restaurant. But then I heard them ask their mom "Girls can fly airplanes too?".

While I was thrilled the just my simple visibility caused so much excitement for this child, I was also sad. It's depressing that thanks to only 7% of pilots being female, this kid didn't even know it was a possibility. Well, one life changed for the better, I hope.

Government funding for the state’s private and Catholic school students increased at a faster rate than for children enrolled in NSW public schools over the past decade.

A new Productivity Commission report found federal and state money going to:
- NSW non-government schools grew by 27.2%
- public school students increased by 23.9%
over the 10 years to 2021.

#auspol #education
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/funding-for-private-schools-grows-faster-than-for-state-schools-20230206-p5cic7.html