The unimportant news thread

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After receiving an instant hit of approval ratings from Baby Boomers who are blaming the hedonistic Australian youth for the imminent crash of their unsustainable housing bubble, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has decided to take it one further, by exploring the idea of banning the airplay and promotion of any musical acts that play the type of music that mix well with recreational drugs.
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Berejiklian says she's certain that banning 95% of all genres of music will be the key to stop alcohol fuelled violence and drug use amongst the four-million young people in New South Wales.

Well the aussies did ban Cannibal Corpse for 10 years.  It's a failing of the UK and Commonwealth constitutions that they don't have speech protections hard coded like the US does.

[Karl Henning]

After receiving an instant hit of approval ratings from Baby Boomers who are blaming the hedonistic Australian youth for the imminent crash of their unsustainable housing bubble, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has decided to take it one further, by exploring the idea of banning the airplay and promotion of any musical acts that play the type of music that mix well with recreational drugs.
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Berejiklian says she's certain that banning 95% of all genres of music will be the key to stop alcohol fuelled violence and drug use amongst the four-million young people in New South Wales.

The All-Lawrence-Welk-All-the-Time policy has been an unqualified success.

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The All-Lawrence-Welk-All-the-Time policy has been an unqualified success.

Karl, its Australia - the policy is All-Air-Supply-All-The-Time

[Karl Henning]

Karl, its Australia - the policy is All-Air-Supply-All-The-Time

Ouch!

[knight66]

Does this mean banning Berlioz Symphonie? Chopin used opium, if we can't tell which pieces were drug inspired, will it be a total ban for him?

Mike

[Ken B]

I've never had pot, but I get the impression it mixes well with every kind of music. Even Webern.

[Karl Henning]

Far out.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

The SEC seeks to remove Elon Musk as CEO of Tesla due to allegations of securities fraud.

I think Musk is paralleling the life trajectory of his hero Tesla, the final phase where Tesla lost his marbles and sunk his fortune into creating the worlds largest van der Graf generator to make artificial lightning....

[Karl Henning]

The SEC seeks to remove Elon Musk as CEO of Tesla due to allegations of securities fraud.

I rather wondered if this is not where that would all wind up.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

I don't seek out this kind of tripe, but I noticed it on some dumb news site:

Noted dumbass and terrible musician Kayne West is appearing on Saturday Night Live tonight (or soon). Just what we need.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

I don't seek out this kind of tripe, but I noticed it on some dumb news site:

Noted dumbass and terrible musician Kayne West is appearing on Saturday Night Live tonight (or soon). Just what we need.

You care who appears on Saturday Night live?

[Ken B]

You care who appears on Saturday Night live?

A rather large segment of the American public admits they get most of 5heir news from comedy shows.

It shows ...

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There is no news anymore, just politics

[hpowders]

Wow! Judge Brett Kavanaugh threw some ice at someone when he was in High School. Definitely warrants an FBI investigation. 

[Karl Henning]

Inequality is worse than we know. The super-rich really do avoid a lot of taxes.

As bad as you might think inequality is, the reality is it's even worse for a very simple reason: Taxes really are only for the little people.

[ritter]

....Taxes really are only for the little people.

Oh...the  infamous phrase coined by Leona Helmsley... What ever happened to her?

[Todd]

How to shop amid a trade war

[knight66]

How to shop amid a trade war

Advice that could have been provided in one sentence.

Trout! It reminds me of the UK importing Indian lager in heavy glass bottles, madness.

Mike

[Ken B]

Advice that could have been provided in one sentence.

Trout! It reminds me of the UK importing Indian lager in heavy glass bottles, madness.

Mike

As an admirer of British beer, I think importing beer to Britain a bit daft even without the heavy bottles. It's Germany that desperately needs to import beer!

[Sydney Nova Scotia]

Don't worry will send you some more Fosters