Thinking of Linking

This week I have been mostly reading...

Australia:

Joe Hockey either doesn't understand how tax works or he is deliberately misleading the public

Abbott's billboard diplomacy will not improve Victoria's traffic, says premier

Forensically examining the reek of their own brain farts

Don’t panic: the ‘ice pandemic’ is a myth

'Labor dysfunction' fears: Bill Shorten fails to cut through with middle-Australia 

In Praise of the Strange Virtue of People Smuggling

Significant victory for the charities sector

The Faulkner papers a rich treasure trove for the National Archives

US:

Dick Cheney’s Biggest Lie 

The Right and Wrong Questions About the Iraq War The simple version of the above

Mind the gap: US and European train safety

US readies air patrols in search for Rohingya boat people Your court, Tony.

UK:

Secrets of the Tories' election 'war room'

World:
Wealthy businessman buys $8 million rescue boat and saves thousands of migrants in makeshift vessels

Philippines offers refuge to desperate migrants trapped on boats  Think about that for a moment.

Media:
Bill O’Reilly Accused of Domestic Violence in Custody Battle So on the one side, you have an (alleged) wife beater and drug abusers, on the "liberal" emessem side, you have a guy who exaggerated his war zone experiences and another who donated to the Clinton campaign. Yeah sure, they're each as bad as the other.

Scott McIntyre sues SBS for discrimination over 'political' sacking for Anzac Day tweets

The New Mad Max Film Is So Feminist My Scrotum Killed Itself

It was only today that you realized Mark Halperin is an idiot?

6 Reasons Modern Movie CGI Looks Surprisingly Crappy

Music:
Spandau Ballet, Melbourne

Daniel Johns On Writer’s Block, Grieving Silverchair, And Never Satisfying Fans

The Eurovision drinking game

Humour and satire:
The Good News (conditions apply) Kudelka at his best

Not One Drop Bear Cub Snopes actually needed to do this?

Science:
The Lone Genius Hypothesis 

Air Pressure on the ISS is Maintained by These Two Tiny O-Rings

Mental health:
Men do cry: one man’s experience of depression (Trigger warning: discusses suicide)

History:
Two US Navy ships located, Sunk During D-Day Rehearsal – Killing Hundreds of Americans

I got stupid on me and I need to wipe it off on you:
Labor’s British blues

Almost everything that is wrong with the internet in one short "news" story

Clickbait of the week:
10 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True

5-year-old convinces mom to buy homeless man a meal at Waffle House

The least boring photo on my camera roll: