The Gravy Train

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by John Gottman (by PiPhD)

Read down this article a little and you get to the meat of the issue, chemical and GE farming kills natural systems you &*%^&% morons - if greed didnt make them so blind they would see it as plainly as the rest of us (via Honeybee problem nearing a ‘critical point’ | Environment | guardian.co.uk)

Ohhh aaahhh - re-use porn, tis nice … (via Industrial Piping, Recycled Into One of a Kind Shelving : TreeHugger)

Bill Maher throws his hat in the Occupy ring with this nice monologue on The Wealth Gap in America and the World 12-03-2011 (by CromwellAmun)

(via Hey, electric cars don’t totally suck: A realistic sort-of rebuttal - Boing Boing)

Wow … Whales Give Dolphins a Lift (by AMNHorg)

I despise advertising, but Catvertising just might be ok (via catvertizing is the answer | Aide-Memoire)

Chris Middendorp makes some good points about our PM in this smh article (via Grace under pressure)

lovely way to brak up a garden or hide a fence! (via Top 20 Projects of 2010)

The Hamster Wheel: Lord Monckton (by chaserhq)

My delightful friend Lanie Lane has a new album out which is also delightful and is in the smh today … go Lanie! (via Lanie Lane | To the Horses | Hitting her stride)

I wrote this on my Facebook wall the other day and people seemed to like it so I’m reposting here :

ok so I read a few dismissive updates from people on the occupy Sydney thing and feel I need to respond so here goes:

1. yes the US is further along the destructive path of rampant consumer capitalism but have no doubt Australia is on that same path. Just look at the latest ABS report … The wealthiest 20% of Australian households have increased their average net worth 15% since 2005-06 (CPI adjusted), while the poorest 20% of households saw only a 4% rise.

2. Our banks may not have been bailed out by our govt with our money but they don’t need too - they gauge us directly and skip the middle man making billion dollar profits while still charging massive ATM and other fees that the yanks wouldnt dream of paying (see Bank of Americas saga over introducing monthly fees)

3. Our democracy is not working too well im sorry to inform the patriotic souls who thought that we have it pretty much right. My evidence? haaa, well its hard to pick the most compelling proof from so many but how about the astounding way in which a few companies with deep pockets were able to depose a Prime Minister, outspend and out strategize a government and hold it ransom to their demands to pay less tax? Doesnt the mining super profit tax fiasco make you question who’s governing the country, really?

4. There’s a whole swag of reasons why Aussies should be calling for radical overhauling of our systems of government and resource allocation to respond to myriad of local issues but beyond that anyone who thinks that what happens overseas in the US and elsewhere doesnt concern us is perhaps not paying enough attention to be commenting. we’re connected like never before through complex financial, political, technological and physical systems no one understands. So beyond the moral obligation to act in support of those less fortunate than us there is a very practical and even selfish one, we are part of the SAME SYSTEM.

So of course this isn’t comprehensive but theres a few quick reasons why we should not only support the occupy movement, but join it. A better world is not only possible it’s manifesting right now.

Saw this at the Bicycle Film Festival last night. It was moving, inspiring and lots of fun. If we could all be half as passionate at what we do as Bill Cunningham!

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer (by SwankConsultingFirm)

You are not Stuck in Traffic. YOU ARE TRAFFIC.

Good summary of the protests taking place on Wall Street (via Righteous anger fuels Wall Street uprising)