#thepoint — Public Fediverse posts
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By all means read it. You’ll learn about #Japanese #GunLaws and even get a statistic out of it… about #Japan. What you wil not get is how #Australian gun laws work (whatever their merits). Nor will you learn a lot about the facts purportedly supporting statements made by the author of the article (I am assuming the author can back up all his claims here - innocent until proven … well you know the rest).
From my perspective, the more we talk/read/hear about gun laws in Australia the better informed we’ll all be. And that makes all the difference when it comes to deciding what our polies ought to do about it and where our votes should go. But, it must be *informed* discussions, not dubious opinions. Facts. Facts matter here because gun ownership is a most serious issue for society. False comparisons, cherry picking, innuendo(s), appeals to emotions, hidden agendas, and unsubstantiated statements simply won’t do if one intends to inform the reader.
TBH, I am surprised the Australian Insitute allowed this poorly written piece get published, lacking bio info about the author — where does his writing come from, what are the biases we should be made aware of? Etc. Come on *The Point* editor(s), lift your game up, please. I would’ve left a comment had this been enabled. Instead, I’m tooting it. You’re welcome.
#AustralianInstitute #ThePoint #Journalism #OpinionArticle #GoodWritingThisIsNot #ThisIsNotJournalism #AusPol #ThePoint
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260811-australia-should-follow-japans-gun-laws
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#AmyRemeikis says is all. #Labor polies need a jolt to wake them up and read the room.
“The view from Amy
The main takeaway from the mainstream on the Newspoll is that Labor is at a 10-year low – that it hasn’t been this unpopular (as a government) since Julia Gillard’s government. Which, yes. But also what is happening is that the Coalition is at 18%. It is also at historical lows, it’s vote continues to crater and One Nation is the beneficiary of that.I spent the five week break talking to more politicians than anyone ever needs to and I am unhappy to report, that most of Labor’s backbenchers still believe that Albanese’s incrementalism is what is going to get them over the line. The main view is that the electorate will “see sense” once it gets closer to an actual election. Almost all of them point to this time in the last election cycle when Dutton’s Coalition was ahead and say ‘see, and then we got a historic majority’.
What they are not looking at, is what happened in the US a few years ago, where fear of the status quo, was, as Richard Denniss and Emma Shortis have said multiple times, greater than the fear of Donald Trump.
It’s not even necessarily One Nation that people want – it’s a change. Labor doesn’t seem to have grasped that. The Coalition certainly haven’t. This is unchartered waters and they are trying to apply the old way of doing things. It is not going to work. Whether or not they work that out in time is questionable.”
Source:https://live.thepoint.com.au/ 2 hrs ago#AusPol #AlboPM #PHON #LNP #FederalPolitics #Parliament #ThePoint #FederalElections2028 #LaborIncrementalism
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The Point!
The story of Oblio, the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village, where by law everyone + everything must have a point. It was the 6th studio album by Harry Nilsson, released in 1970. The animated film adaptation aired in February 1971
#thepoint #harrynilsson #cartoon #music #theseventies #the70s #animation
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Does knowledge by aquisition trump knowledge by acquaintance? The point being pointed to does not depend on Euclid’s definition of it having no parts; if the reason for its being means it cannot exist without dimensions, properties and dispositions. #Euclid #Acquisition #Acquaintance #Philosophy #ThePoint #DialecticPrinciple #Oppositions https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/bookI/bookI.html
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Well, it’s almost time for game 2 of Stanley Cup Finals.
Game 1 was fun, will game 2 live up to the hype?
#ThePoint #StanleyCup #Postseason #Game2 #CupFinal #VGKvsCAR #NHL #Hockey #Sports #CarolinaCulture #ForgedInGold
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The Studio crew of Steve Levy, Mark Messier and PK Subban will keep you guys company heading to the puck drop.
#ThePoint #StanleyCup #Postseason #WestFinal #COLvsVGK #NHL #Hockey #Sports
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This, from #ThePoint earlier (https://thepoint.com.au/).
I was in Narrandera just under 2 weeks ago and their water was brilliant! What is this really about then? 🤔 #auspol
A note that McCormack is the member for Riverina. Narrandera is in the seat of Farrer, which is up for a byelection on 9 May. -
Happy St. Valentine's Day!
#Love is the point. ❤️Much more photography across years and geography, in my collection of albums on Flickr @
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fenichel/albums#Fenfotos #ValentinesDay #photography #sunset #PalmTrees #ThePoint
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"Me and My Arrow" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter #HarryNilsson for his 1970 album #ThePoint It was also released as a single in 1971, reaching number 34 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number 3 on the #AdultContemporary chart. The song was composed as the theme for The Point, an animated television show about Oblio, the pointless boy, and his dog Arrow.
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I'm following #auspol and the parliamentary sitting week with the amazing Amy Remeikis, on the #AustraliaInstitute's new live blog #ThePoint if you'd like to join in, the link is:
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Well, meanwhile on NHL side, it's time for must win battle for both teams.
Studio crew are ready. (surprised ESPN didn't send them to location)
#ThePoint #NHLonESPN #StanleyCup #WestFinal #EDMvsDAL #NHL #Hockey #Sports #LetsGoOilers #TexasHockey #HNOM #NHLonMastodon @nhl @hnom
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Most #corporations are a clear and present danger to Public Safety and National Security. The threat to #Democracy is just their survival tactic.
Attacking governance isn't a Bug. It's a Feature of most corporations.
Corporations and democracy are inherently incompatible because governance and rules of law that protect people are direct threats to the charters and purpose of for-profit organizations.
Nothing personal, but the greed and immorality of out-of-control capitalism is #ThePoint
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Most corporations already are a clear and present danger to Public Safety and National Security. The threat to Democracy is just their survival tactic.
Attacking governance isn't a Bug. It's a Feature of most corporations.
Governance and rules of law that protect people are direct threats to the charters of for-profit organizations.
The greed and immorality of out-of-control capitalism is #ThePoint
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"You just gotta go and play" - Adam Henrique
#ThePoint #NHLonESPN
#EDMvsFLA #StanleyCup #NHL #Hockey #Sports #LetsGoOilers #HNOM @nhl @hnom -
The legendary Charles Barkley of TNT Sports on the set right now.
God I'm going to miss him on Inside the NBA after next season.
#ThePoint #NHLonESPN
#EDMvsFLA #StanleyCup #NHL #Hockey #Sports #LetsGoOilers #HNOM @nhl @hnom -
The threat of #violence is #thepoint
#GOP #Republicans #criminals #thugs #terrorists
“What Kari Lake said could result in people getting hurt or killed.”
... or intimidated and made to fear going to vote.
This is the Republican Strategy, intimidate minorities and marginalized people into feeling threatened. GOP, acting just like the #Fascists they are.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/05/mark-kelly-kari-lake-comments-people-hurt-killed-00156164
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Meanwhile on ESPN, another season of The Point starts now to kick off the new NHL Season.
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The East Link was up today as I was coming from the Southside, heading Northbound. #Bridge #DrawBridge #EastLink #Dublin #ThePoint #River #Boat #Port #Liffey #Ireland #Mastodaoine #photography #photo #foto
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Leafs skate.
Believe it or not, Mitch Marner has a beard going on.
#ThePoint #StanleyCup #NHL #Sports #FLAvsTOR #StanleyCup #HNOM #LeafsForever
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The countdown before the storm.
#ThePoint #LeafsForever #TimeToHunt #FLAvsTOR #StanleyCup #HNOM #NHL #Sports
