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Trump Fibs about Panama

December 29, 2024 by Peter Holding

President elect Trump has complained that the US is being “ripped off” at the Panama Canal, and that US ships are being charged outrageous amounts that are highly unfair. He has also alleged that the canal was “falling into the wrong hands,” implying Chinese involvement. Trump is attempting to bully Panama into moving away from […]

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My songs- mostly political satire

December 28, 2024 by Peter Holding

This is a collection of songs I’ve written over there years where I give new words to existing tunes to parody or satirise the existing song or the person it is about. ‘Hallelujah’– Tony Abbott This song relates to the period before Abbott toppled Malcom Turnbull. It alludes to Abbott’s comments in favour of virginity, […]

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The Ring- A True Story

December 24, 2024 by Peter Holding

    Pete couldn’t remember why he went there. He must have been under six at the time because his family was still living in Hawthorn. They moved to Richmond when he was six. He went out the back gate and walked the short distance down the lane to his Nana’s house. Nana was his […]

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The Correlation Effect

December 13, 2024 by Peter Holding

The relationship between politics and the economy, particularly who people blame for the economic problems that affect them, is complex. Many things may effect voter’s views- media being the most obvious. But there is also an underlying tendency for voters to mistake correlation in time with causation. In other words, save for relatively short “honeymoon” […]

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Trump’s Promised Mass Deportation- not a first for USA

December 1, 2024 by Peter Holding

When Donald Trump executes his mass deportation of unauthorised migrants to the US it will not be the first mass deportation to occur in US history. Between 1929 and 1939, it is estimated that anywhere from 500,000 to 2 million people of Mexican descent were deported or pressured to leave the United States. This included […]

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