Dr Peter Vella is an Australian scientific researcher living and working in Sweden. This article appeared in Crikey as a suggestion for his hime town of Sydney. Valkommen to Swedish Rent Control In 2014 I left Australia to work in Sweden – little did I know of the difficulties in finding an apa[...]
Archive for July, 2015
July 19th, 2015 - 3:49 pm § in Misc., Saudi Arabia
4700 ISIS Collaborators arrested in snap raids across the US. America Panics!
KEEP VERY CALM Actually that is the proportion (based on THEIR) population of Saudis just arrested for collusion wth ISIS. Last Saturday in Riyahd, Saudi Arabia announced it has broken up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom and arrested more than 400 suspects in an anti-terrorism swe[...]
July 19th, 2015 - 12:10 pm § in Politics
Why we can’t afford public services
(Click here for source.) [...]
July 19th, 2015 - 10:19 am § in The Ave Scene
A Community Activist Explains His Support of HALA
Alan Durning, a member of the HALA Committee, has an OPED in today’s Seattle Times. Some quotes: “First, the purpose of changing single-family zoning is to welcome families who aren’t rich. It’s to enable the Travanas and Meaghans to live in these neighborhoods, too, renting[...]
July 19th, 2015 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
The New Iran
“We will never stop supporting our friends in the region and the people of Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain and Lebanon. Even after this deal our policy towards the arrogant U.S. will not change,” Ayotollah Khamaeini commenting on signing the Nuclear Deal. In the 21st century, e[...]
[...] July 19th, 2015 - 4:06 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 76: THE Ave Challenge: Found in the pile
So who is this? Found in some old newspapers. As time goes on the memories will be lost. Who do you suppose this baby might be? A. Goering’s only child. B. Winner, ideal Aryan contest. C. Hitler’s baby picture. D. Baby Jew who later ended up in Buchenwald E. Baby picture of Angela [...]
July 19th, 2015 - 3:42 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: from Conan O’Brien
I’m Gonna Go To Hell When I Die I’m Gonna Go To Hell When I Die I’m Gonna Go To Hell When I Die I’m Gonna Go To Hell When I Die I can’t be saved, it’s too late for me I’m going to H-E Double L when I D-I-E You could say I’m messed […][...]
July 18th, 2015 - 8:27 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: The Warren McCain Bill?
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Angus King (I-Maine) have re-introduced what they call the “21st Century Glass-Steagall Act,” a bill that would reintroduce the separation between commercial and investment banking. The bill is aimed at “redu[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 8:08 pm § in The Ave Scene
FYI: Sawant’s $80,000 Charity: Where Does it Go?
Financial data from her SA Party website. The most obvious question here is what is her total income. Given her other costs (housing, cabs, food, and travel she is unlikely to be living on $40,000. One source tells me that she also pays her housemate $25,000. If that is true, these data say[...]