Daniel Peterson-English’s arrest made headlines after disturbing footage showed him being tackled to the ground at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station by acting sergeant Beau Barrett in September 2021. The 32-year-old’s head could be heard hitting the hard floor.

According to a caption written by the woman who initially posted the video, the man was knocked unconscious and there was “blood and urine everywhere”.

“This poor guy was calm, he was just talking to the police. You can see it in the video then he gets thrown to the ground. You can hear his face hit the tiles.”

You can't get colder, harder evidence of state brutality (against Freedom Protesters) than actual footage.

Sgt Beau Barrett walks up behind a non-threatening, totally unaware person ... then sling tackles his head into the concrete.

Charges were laid, but in 2023, same year Andrews resigned in disgrace, Magistrate Rob Stary ruled:

It may be that the arrest was executed in a way that is not in strict accordance with the manual, but whether it could be said to be unlawful and whether it could be said to be done without any regard to the probable consequences and criminal intent, in my view a jury properly instructed could not convict A/SGT Barrett of those offences.

Mr Peterson-English acts in a manner that is entirely provocative.

That's like he's pre-programmed to write the total opposite of the video evidence. Only reason that slimy weasel didn't want it anywhere near a jury was coz he knew they'd be sickened - then righteoously find Andrews proxy police-state actor guilty as sin.

If anything it's a reminder that even though Andrews is disgraced/immortalized as the most draconian Covid Ruler in the known universe, the deep-state judicial/bureaucratic appointments he made linger on.

There will be no real accountability until henchmen like Magistrate Rob Stary, & other Andrews appointees, are held accountable.

It's not clear how Daniel Peterson-English, a guy with some existing, non-violent mental health conditions, died, but he suffered documented trauma from the incident, as you would. It's not a long bow to draw the connection. Pretty short bow - at close range. With Magistrate Rob Stary loosing the string. Then moving onto his next target.

No doubt they'll be banning masks in NYC soon! And maybe in the financial districts of major cities worldwide!

This is exactly how freedoms get eroded. Take it from the government that set a bunch of world record crackdowns during Covid. Selectively platform a scary Devil Image, then enact laws to keep us safe from that. Which always involve freedom curtailing.

The lead story is how certain flags will be banned. Pretty sure the Nazi flag was already banned, so what's the latest crackdown on protests from Vic.Gov really about?

(F)ace masks and balaclavas at protests will also be banned because people are using them to conceal their identities and "shield agitators from crowd control measures like capsicum spray", a statement from the Victorian government said.

We were joking on the CEO Murder thread that we might be looking at a total flip-a-rooney to the point where Covid masks are banned. To keep us safe. It's no surprise that Vic.Gov, having gone harder than any government in the known universe to enforce mask wearing (lockdowns, vax mandates, vilification of dissenters, etc), is now the first in the world to introduce a law to ban them.

Meanwhile, Covid happily rolls on, still killing the over 85s with co-morbidities in their droves, same way it always was, but nobody gives a shit now, coz we needed to move on (lest the cause became public).

The take-away is - Covid masks do seem to fuck up facial-rec-tech. The irony is delicious. Part of the highly successful globo-control op, enforced wearing of masks, has now become a bug in the system to be stamped out coz they can "shield agitators (including those protesting The War on Freedom) from crowd control measures".

I acknowledge mistakes were made, i will learn lessons from that and become an even better leader going forward.

Poor old Steve didn't get away with that line, but many higher-ups do. That's why they call em higher-ups. Classic example today. Police officer (Kristian White - appropriate name at least) was called to a nursing home, whereupon he tasered (to death) a 95 year-old dementia patient. White's final words before zapping her were: Bugger it!

Colonial Australia was founded as a police state. That formative shit doesn't evaporate. Either it's overthrown, or (more likely) it becomes entrenched.

Covid, in the modern era, enabled a great leap forward in that entrenchement.

Aus became the most draconian Covid regime on the planet, topping even CCP. Set a bunch of world records.

Dan Andrews was the highest-profile advocate of this crackdown on Freedom in Australia. Several acts of disturbing police brutality have been posted on this thread under his extremist rise to fame.

In my opinion, the surge in this police-stateness can be linked to the cultural shift Andrews championed. How-the-fuck-else does a trained police officer think that tasering a 95 year-old is a reasonable thing to do? Something is wrong with the training.

Golden rule: When something is wrong with management, use the Steve Smith Defence

Police Commissioner Karen Webb: I could've done things differently but I can't change that now, really I'm looking forward, already thinking about what are out areas of focus for 2025.

They love looking forward - God forbid the area of focus be to examine wtf just happened there under your watch? Can't go there coz that would make us accountable. That's not how it works in the real world. Instead Karen identified cracking down on domestic violence and gang violence as the emerging focus areas.

That's fine, but where's the crackdown on the government training program that resulted in an Aus police officer tasering a 95 year-old? Or the thinking that produced this notorious incident from Andrews' dark ages. https://formosahut.com/forum/index.php?id=3844

As Joe Rogan pointed out - Aus Gov never would have dared to institute such an autocratic Covid-rule if it's citizens still had guns to resist it. At least pose that perception.

It's a thorny question - i can see both sides - but can you trust the government to be the only ones armed? Once you give that shit up - you never get it back. The Taiwan Indigenous wars with the Japanese were fought over that same power shift.

It's just unbelievable that there's not an international, daily debate about this. Oh, wait, debate has never been part of the covid movie, has it.

No, we jumped straight from: now's not the right time to talk about it ... to: we've all moved on.

Re the rent situation in Australia:

News: The ANZ CoreLogic Housing Affordability report found that the median income household would need to spend 30.8 per cent of its income on rent nationally, and for lower income levels an “unmanageable” 51.6 per cent would be required.

Andrews's plan to pay for his disastrous Covid measures is to pile more pain on the above. Well, at least he got his little-Hitler rocks off ...

This is the economic crash coming home to roost, but again, as Dan noted with lockdowns, it won't be the GODS who have to endure it - in fact they will keep getting richer.

As studies emerge about how damaging/counter-productive lockdowns were - confirming common-sense concerns - Andrews has announced a Covid-tax to pay for his world-record draconianism. It entails a tax on those with a second house - which sounds ok on the surface, but the first thing landlords will do is pass it straight onto renters. In effect, it's a tax on the poor.

And keep in mind that the GODS where never locked down. They flitted about as they wished.

It's too bad most people won't read this article or have any serious discussion about the long lasting negative effects of the covid response.

Previously anticipated negative effects now borne out in the scientific literature include “a rise in non-Covid excess mortality, mental health deterioration, child abuse and domestic violence, widening global inequality, food insecurity, lost educational opportunities, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, social polarisation, soaring debt, democratic backsliding and declining human rights”.

“Excess non-Covid mortality is predicted to remain elevated in the years ahead for many conditions, including anticipated increases in cardiovascular disease and cancer,” the paper said.

It's just unbelievable that there's not an international, daily debate about this. Oh, wait, debate has never been part of the covid movie, has it.

Cath Evans, Property Council of Australia: Lowering the tax threshold will of course cause increased stress and pressure for those land holders to maintain those properties, and it does become a risk that those costs get passed onto renters, and of course adding to what is already a significant challenge in our rental market here.

Meanwhile, corporate Australia made RECORD PROFITS ... due to Covid. Why don't they fucking well pay?

Maybe they have something on him? Caught with a live boy or dead girl? Or perhaps they're just greasing his palms more than he can resist, or maybe a bit of both.

I don't think he's interested in Australia. What's he hiding? Why all the secrecy?

Worryingly, there's a long history of Aussie politicians cosying-up with the CCP, so although i wouldn't discount a honey-trap with Andrews as part of the mix (due to the extremist nature of his cosying), i'd guess it to be mainly a combination of ideology, money & old-fashioned flattery.

The ideology stems from the rise of economic rationalism in Australia in the late 80s. Under the direction of Paul Keating (treasurer then PM), economic rationalism became the sovereign thinking on ... everything. Under Keating's predecessor, Bob Hawke, Australia was poised to become a leader in reducing reliance on fossil fuels but Keating's thinking was (i'm paraphrasing):

Why on earth would be do that? We've got a lot of fossil fuel resources & our main industry (mining) is fossil fuel intensive - why do we need to be ahead of the curve on this issue? We'd only be negating our economic strength? It doesn't make economic sense.

As a result all Hawke's plans were shutdown - along with the sliding-doors moment where Australia could have gotten out ahead of the world by becoming a hub of renewable energy tech (a space now dominated by China, ironically). It also shut-down thoughts about developing any new industries, such as computers/computer chips (taken up by Taiwan) coz why would you spend all that money on R&D, infrastructure when you can just keep digging up minerals & oil?

This is the fatal flaw of economic rationalism - it's too myopic - it's only short to medium term. Its adherents are also utterly convinced that it is right - on everything - coz it's rational - which is very dangerous.

The same thinking was used when Australia outsourced its economy to China. Why spend money on manufacturing anything in Australia when we can get it all done in China at a cheaper price?

Initially, it seemed like great idea, to politicians & corporations (the public has always been against itbut it happened mostly out of sight) - Wow, look at all that extra money we're raking in! Any questions about the ethics of handing over our economic independence to a totalitarian regime were swept under the carpet. Ethics was considered an outdated concept that some old philosophers talked about (now outright new-normal banned in Australia - philosophy degrees were made prohibitively expensive - with zero jobs for graduates) - everything was made secondary to economic rationalism. Besides, what's best for the economy is best for everyone - that's all the ethics we need to think about.

Over time, this thinking became institutionalized, in both parties - multiplied by an active, long-term strategy by the CCP to slowly gain economic control over countries such as Australia. It was a perfect storm. Leaving us where we are today - hopelessly dependent on China - with no easy road back. Here again, economic rationalism will tell you there's nothing you can do about it. The disruption to the economy that will result from trying to wean ourselves off China is too great - better to just accept it & carry on. The fact that the fat-cats in Australia all keep getting fatter from this thinking only further entrenches it. It's kinda like what Dan says about the money-printing - the only solution they can come up with to the problems caused by money-printing is to : print more money.

Hence the conga-line of suck-holes from Australia heading off to kow-tow to the CCP ...

Yep, they can play the long game seeing as they don't have to worry about elections. They make inroads on a few key people, and they can parlay that into a much larger influence. Maybe they have something on him? Caught with a live boy or dead girl? Or perhaps they're just greasing his palms more than he can resist, or maybe a bit of both.

I don't think he's interested in Australia. What's he hiding? Why all the secrecy?

United Front Work Dept's operations in Aus go back several decades. It has been chronically overlooked as a malevolent force despite its widespread infiltration of Australian society - which i guess explains why it's chronically overlooked.

Xi Jinping doesn't underestimate its value though - he calls it: an important magic weapon for realising the China Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.

In fact it's classic Sun Tzu warfare - know your enemy as well as you know yourself - the ideal result being to bring your enemy to its knees without needing to fire a shot. With operatives embedded in every facet of Australian society, the CCP knows/influences Australia to a frightening degree. Meanwhile the Aussie experts know jackshit about China - they literally installed Chinese spyware in every government office - the excuse was 'well, it was way cheaper - & we didn't know Chinese companies are bound by Chinese law to allow the government access to all their data!'

Horrifyingly, that defense (either corrupt or stupid) is accepted, time after time. No-one ever gets investigated, much less fired or imprisoned.

In Daniel Andrews's case, the UFWD ties run deep. (note: i was about to delve into this a couple of years ago but got waylaid by some bigger Covid Conspirator fish - still want to get back to it one day, but here's the basic info).

The Australian: A staffer in Daniel Andrews’s office has been linked to China’s United Front organisation, which co-ordinates Beijing’s overseas influence operations, amid growing criticism of the Victoria Premier’s decision to sign up to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Mr Andrews’s adviser Marty Mei was named a “special consultant” to the Shenzhen Association of Australia, which is part of a network of organisations in Australia that is guided by the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department.

The association was opened in November 2016 by a senior Communist Party official, Ma Yongzhi, who is vice-minister of the United Front Work Department of Shenzhen.

Mr Mei, a former multicultural adviser and now media adviser to the Premier, has travelled several times with Mr Andrews to China and claimed at last year’s World Chinese Economic Summit in Malaysia to have “played a key role in the development of Victoria’s New China Strategy”.

So, a top UFWD operative inside the Premier's office - literally advising him on China relations!

But still, nobody cares. That's the real beauty of the UFWD's work. It all happens quietly, just below the surface (not too far below) as it spreads its insidious influence. The more influence it spreads, the less people there are to raise objections against it.

One person who has long raised the alarm is Prof Clive Hamilton - a guy i had some communication with re Pangolin Paper author Ian Lipkin's involvement with the CCP.

Hamilton: It is extremely revealing that a senior Communist Party official arrived in Melbourne to oversee the inauguration of this United Front group

There was no attempt to conceal the direct link between the Shenzhen Association of Australia and the party’s United Front network. With the signing of the Belt and Road MOU, Victoria has succumbed to Beijing’s divide and rule tactics.

So hiding in plain-sight. Confident it has enough power/influence to combat any efforts to expose its operatives. Which it does have. Evidenced by our Premier going off to China on an opaque mission to further entangle Victoria/Australia with the CCP.

In fact, the UFWD's links to the Victorian Labor party pre-date even Andrews. Ex-premiers are on this or that China-Victoria Friendship societies & have long functioned as CCP-cheerleaders. John Brumby, for example, was actually Director of Huawei in Australia, whilst also serving as President of Australia – China Business Council!

As such, it has transcended individuals to established Org levels. As we discovered with your investigation of the GODS, once a thought-system gets its tendrils into a powerful Org, it's almost impossible to get it out.

The thing about the CCP, it's never just about the money - it's about the influence. The more they worm their way into a foreign economy, the more they control it. When it comes time to invade Taiwan, then they know that that influence is there, ready to be called in.

Yep, they can play the long game seeing as they don't have to worry about elections. They make inroads on a few key people, and they can parlay that into a much larger influence. Maybe they have something on him? Caught with a live boy or dead girl? Or perhaps they're just greasing his palms more than he can resist, or maybe a bit of both.

At a time when Australia is already absurdly dependent on a totalitarian regime - when we must start disentangling - we have guys like Dan Andrews selling us even further into vassal-state territory.

I don't think he's interested in Australia. What's he hiding? Why all the secrecy?

Weirdly, he is going alone - supposedly to discuss trade & the return of Chinese students to Melbourne - but both the trade & education ministers have been excluded from the trip. As have all journalists.

Andrews flew out this morning having only announced that he was going to China on Sunday (two days ago). This will be his seventh trip to China.

As to which CCP officials he is meeting in China - that's all a secret.

The most disturbing part is that hardly anyone cares. The Premier of an Australian state, who signed a BRI contract with China just before Covid, is off on a secret trip to meet officials of a fascist regime. The plan is to beg China to resume their money-pipeline for Victoria's non-essential products - in return for what? Something. CCP doesn't give away money for nothing.

Given the BRI signing & the fact that the major infrastructure project in Melbourne (the Yarra river tunnel) was handed to a China-state-company, you'd imagine that it's more of the same.

The thing about the CCP, it's never just about the money - it's about the influence. The more they worm their way into a foreign economy, the more they control it. When it comes time to invade Taiwan, then they know that that influence is there, ready to be called in.

At a time when Australia is already absurdly dependent on a totalitarian regime - when we must start disentangling - we have guys like Dan Andrews selling us even further into vassal-state territory.

When both sides of US politics are looking for ways to disentangle from China - Australia is running the other way. Shows you how deeply the CCP has its claws into Aussie politicians/media.

Vic Gov spokesperson: Since coming to government we've strengthened our ties with Victoria's largest trading partner (the CCP, a totalitarian regime). We don't always agree on everything, but we have a genuine relationship built upon strong social, cultural and economic bonds.

The thing is, i think they do agree on everything. Certainly never heard a word of reproach ever coming from Andrews's mouth.

We all know about the strong economic bonds - Australia would collapse overnight if there was a war with Taiwan due to economic dependence - but why do we have strong social & cultural ties with a fascist regime?

At least that explains Andrews' world-record draconian Covid restrictions on all basic freedoms - straight out of the CCP's cultural playbook.

In that report, the police claimed the poor fella had been 'taunting' them. Well, taunt him the fuck back, but don't break his skull. How hard could it be for a big, burly, testosterone infused bully like that police bloke to simply arrest the guy?

The good news is that Australians will feel very much at home in the US! Well, bring a gun.

Remember the case of the Vic police officer (Beau Barret) who approached a peaceful protester (Daniel Peterson-English) from behind as he chatted to other officers, then slammed his head into the concrete (causing brain damage)?

All charges have now been dismissed by a judge (Rob Stary). Didn't even get to trial before a jury!

9 News: A police officer who was filmed slamming a man to the ground at a Melbourne train station has had the criminal charges against him dropped.

Magistrate Stary: Mr Peterson-English's behaviour can only be described as threatening and abusive in which he taunted police continuously.

Threatening & abusive?! Ok, so what did he say? No mention - that's all hush-hush. If you look at the footage of him talking to police officers, there's nothing threatening or abusive in his body language - everything looks calm. Even if he was abusive (of which there's no evidence), that doesn't justify sneaking up behind him & slamming his head into the the concrete. He definitely wasn't exhibiting any signs of physically abusing anyone - totally non-violent protester. If police really felt compelled to arrest him, then do it in a humane way.

Magistrate Stary: It may be that the arrest was executed in a way that is not in strict accordance with the manual. But whether it could be said to be unlawful and whether it could be said to be done without any regard to the probable consequences and criminal intent, in my view a jury properly instructed could not convict Mr Barrett of those offences.

May be not in strict accordance with the manual? It's straight out sickening thuggery - caught on camera for all to see. There's no maybe about it. Barret lost control & showed zero regard to the consequences as he executed a cowardly attack on a un-armed, passive civilian.

The last part is the most revealing - a jury properly instructed could not convict Barret - this is Stary's main concern.

Key point is: don't let this case get anywhere-the-fuck-near a jury. Once normal people take a look at that video, there's no way that Barret gets off. So it's imperative to kill this case before that happens.

So chilling. This sends a green-light to the police to commit whatever kind of illegal brutality they like against Freedom protesters. To keep us (the lying elites) safe.

It's worth noting that Australia's public funded broadcaster, ABC, has censored any mention of this case despite its newsworthiness. Nothing when it happened - nothing re the above development. Censorship is a form of lying - why do i have to pay for that?

video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1440715488821055489

With regards to the fake two-party system (which is really one corporate party), Biden recently struck down a rail strike.

This exemplifies the extent to which there is only one party in the US, the Corporate Party.

That's the key-point - the two-party system is a charade. They are both machines - it's machine politics - un-moored from what's true or not - the only concern is: Is it good for the machine?

Covid brought this into sharp relief. In the Victorian election both machines were united in their condemnation of the the various independents that opposed lockdowns & the general war on freedom - they were painted almost as terrorist organizations.

The main thing is to maintain the established order - an order in which they get to play 'swap's every few years - to the exclusion of all others. MSM, of course, loves this self-contained eco-system & does everything possible to protect it.

As for the US, i was horrified to find that independents barely exist. I tried searching for their poll numbers but couldn't find anything - the idea of an 'independent' in US politics seems to be someone who hasn't decided yet whether they will vote Dems or Republican.

It was a very similar result to the federal election - both major parties lost support, but LNP lost even more than Andrews' ALP.

It's clear that the media is heavily invested in the 2-party system and does its best to prop it up by never reporting on any of the independents, even though they won 40% of the primary vote. We're talking about the lowest primary vote for the major parties in history but never a word in the media about that - i guess to reduce vaccine hesitancy or some such crap.

Independents got 40%? That's astounding. It's way ahead of what's happening in the US, but then so many people in the US have just given up entirely.

Andrews' delivered a few more entrants into his 'World's most risible man' highlights reel along the way - the best of which came in the debate - talking about his draconian, CCP-style response to Covid in which Andrews set a global-record for longest lockdowns whilst having people arrested in their homes for opposing his radical crackdown on freedom. Paraphrasing:

During Covid, I was prepared to make the tough, unpopular decisions to keep all the citzens of this great state safe. Leadership is a not about doing what is popular, it's about doing what's right.

This is a bit off-topic, but with regards to the fake two-party system (which is really one corporate party), Biden recently struck down a rail strike.

This exemplifies the extent to which there is only one party in the US, the Corporate Party.

Shortly following Biden's statement, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced her chamber will move this week to take up legislation requiring rail workers to accept the tentative deal and denying them their right to strike. Without a contract deal or congressional action, a strike could begin early next month.

All they wanted was sick days. Sick days.

For a start, lockdowns were wildly popular in Victoria (and other states). Having whipped people up into a state of constant fear and vilified (a) anyone suggesting Covid was caused by the experts & (b) the vaccine/lose-all-my-freedoms hesitant, Andrews succeeded in creating a Danimal Farm mentality. Under this mass-formation psychosis, the more jackboot the premiers became, the more popular they became - a fact that was lost on none on them - it spurred Andrews onto setting the above mentioned lockdown records. At the height of it, Andrews popularity was in the 80% range - that's by far the most popular he's ever been - it's an insane level for one person in a democracy - naturally that is going to go to your head and drive you to become even more fascist-like. We've mentioned this before, but a key point that both Orwell & Huxley made is the 'mob-mentality' that serves as driver for totalitarian regimes. That 80% is the key number - once you've got that then you simply round up the rest - ban/jail them.

That's right. Go against the grain at your own peril.

Entrant 2 comes from Andrews victory speech:

Andrews: This (Covid) was a one-in-100 year event and because of the tough decisions that we made, and … the fact that Victorians stuck together … we went out and got vaccinated. Because vaccines work.
As a community we were not, as some would say, divided. We were instead united in our faith in THE science.

Firstly, Covid was a lab-leak event caused, then covered-up by THE Science.

Secondly, the vaccines didn't work - let's not forget that AZ was the only vax administered in the initial roll-out - it's now banned coz it doesn't work & the adverse-effects were too dangerous. The others supposedly worked for a few months - none of them work against Omicron. The only thing that ended the pandemic was the milder strain of Omicron.

Funny, I got the J&J initially, then a booster, free from the US Govt. Then they quit giving it because they decided it wasn't safe enough. Now, if I want a booster, I'd have to get the other type. No thanks. I'm not anti-vax, I'm just careful. I am around covid positive people all day, every day in enclosed spaces. I was sitting with a kid just last week within 16 inches of his face as he coughed all over me as I showed him shit on his computer. Then three days later he tested positive. This shit happens every week for me, literally. We've all been exposed to this virus. It's everywhere. So what. Get a vaccine when I've had kids literally spewing this shit in my face for the last year? Why? I've gotten the best vaccine possible already! Spit in my face!

Thirdly, we're not united - we're divided - like never before. Andrews, quite deliberately, achieved this state by whipping up hatred for anyone questioning the experts re the origin of Covid, the War on Freedom, & the vax-hesitant.

Divide and conquer. Oldest strategy in the book.

Fourthly, Faith in THE Science, which he trumpets as his big achievement, has been the most dangerous sociological development i've witnessed in my lifetime. Science is not supposed to be a religion - science is not a matter of Faith! It's no coincidence that the cultural stranglehold held by THE Church has now been replaced by THE Science. It's used brazenly to spread lies & vilify/ban anyone questioning it - when questioning is meant to be a core pillar of scientific endeavor.

That's right! The new religion. Just as we couldn't question the priests, we can now now question the scientists. Fuck them all.

Interesting, isn't it, that somehow humans managed to survive for hundreds of thousands of years without priests or scientists.

At the end of the day Andrews probably won the election by promising to spend his way out of Covid like a drunken sailor - which means even more Belt & Road projects for Victoria sponsored by the CCP - which means even more entanglement with the CCP. It's no coincidence that Andrews Covid power-grab/crackdown on freedom is straight out of the CCP's playbook.

That spending is also what's causing our current round of inflation. It must be nice to be able to print money.

A lot going on in this post. It would make a good summary of the larger picture internationally of the covid mess and also of the last hundred and fifty years.

It's clear that the media is heavily invested in the 2-party system and does its best to prop it up by never reporting on any of the independents, even though they won 40% of the primary vote. We're talking about the lowest primary vote for the major parties in history but never a word in the media about that - i guess to reduce vaccine hesitancy or some such crap.

Andrews' delivered a few more entrants into his 'World's most risible man' highlights reel along the way - the best of which came in the debate - talking about his draconian, CCP-style response to Covid in which Andrews set a global-record for longest lockdowns whilst having people arrested in their homes for opposing his radical crackdown on freedom. Paraphrasing:

During Covid, I was prepared to make the tough, unpopular decisions to keep all the citzens of this great state safe. Leadership is a not about doing what is popular, it's about doing what's right.

For a start, lockdowns were wildly popular in Victoria (and other states). Having whipped people up into a state of constant fear and vilified (a) anyone suggesting Covid was caused by the experts & (b) the vaccine/lose-all-my-freedoms hesitant, Andrews succeeded in creating a Danimal Farm mentality. Under this mass-formation psychosis, the more jackboot the premiers became, the more popular they became - a fact that was lost on none on them - it spurred Andrews onto setting the above mentioned lockdown records. At the height of it, Andrews popularity was in the 80% range - that's by far the most popular he's ever been - it's an insane level for one person in a democracy - naturally that is going to go to your head and drive you to become even more fascist-like. We've mentioned this before, but a key point that both Orwell & Huxley made is the 'mob-mentality' that serves as driver for totalitarian regimes. That 80% is the key number - once you've got that then you simply round up the rest - ban/jail them.

Entrant 2 comes from Andrews victory speech:

Andrews: This (Covid) was a one-in-100 year event and because of the tough decisions that we made, and … the fact that Victorians stuck together … we went out and got vaccinated. Because vaccines work.
As a community we were not, as some would say, divided. We were instead united in our faith in THE science.

Firstly, Covid was a lab-leak event caused, then covered-up by THE Science.

Secondly, the vaccines didn't work - let's not forget that AZ was the only vax administered in the initial roll-out - it's now banned coz it doesn't work & the adverse-effects were too dangerous. The others supposedly worked for a few months - none of them work against Omicron. The only thing that ended the pandemic was the milder strain of Omicron.

Thirdly, we're not united - we're divided - like never before. Andrews, quite deliberately, achieved this state by whipping up hatred for anyone questioning the experts re the origin of Covid, the War on Freedom, & the vax-hesitant.

Fourthly, Faith in THE Science, which he trumpets as his big achievement, has been the most dangerous sociological development i've witnessed in my lifetime. Science is not supposed to be a religion - science is not a matter of Faith! It's no coincidence that the cultural stranglehold held by THE Church has now been replaced by THE Science. It's used brazenly to spread lies & vilify/ban anyone questioning it - when questioning is meant to be a core pillar of scientific endeavor.

At the end of the day Andrews probably won the election by promising to spend his way out of Covid like a drunken sailor - which means even more Belt & Road projects for Victoria sponsored by the CCP - which means even more entanglement with the CCP. It's no coincidence that Andrews Covid power-grab/crackdown on freedom is straight out of the CCP's playbook.

suffered serious spinal injuries, six broken ribs, and collapsed lungs

No way six broken ribs can happen there. I don't even know the story.

Andrews: I've got a briefcase in one hand, I've got an overnight bag in the other and I walked out the front door.

The door slams behind me, I take two steps on the porch… and as I put my left foot on the step - it just slid straight off it. It's like it is in slow motion. I thought 'I am in trouble here'.

I got airborne, bang, and then the leading edge of the porch hit me square across my shoulder blades. I could hear it, and it was not a pleasant sound.

Not sure that being laden-down with bags and getting airborne is physically possible - not to say you couldn't slip & fall, even on those tiny steps, but it's something we usually manage to navigate every day without mishap . If it was an accident, it was a freak one.

Andrews: Can anyone tell me what the point of the story is? Anyone? Are you going to interview the stairs? People can go as low as they want. I'm not going there with them.

The point is: you have a long, documented history of information manipulation, so it's normal that people are suspicious. Maybe you are telling the truth - but it's a cry-wolf situation - you can't blame people for doubting you. Especially when those stairs were so small.

Frederick booted a career-best three goals in the win over the Lions, but 'fell short of team standards' after drinking alcohol on a six-day break ahead of this week's clash against Hawthorn.

The leadership group imposed a one-match ban, making the 22-year-old unavailable for both AFL and WAFL.

Peter Bell, GM Freemantle FC: Michael is remorseful and makes no excuses for his actions.

Sounds eerily similar to a totalitarian-state forced-confession.

The club is proud of the culture it has built in recent years and that is mainly due to the strong commitment to the trademark that the players and staff adhere to every day.

The club will continue to support Michael so he is equipped to make better decisions in the future.

That could be a line from Dan's The Refuser. As could this:

Michael is an outstanding young man who has made an error, but we are really confident that he will learn from this experience. We look forward to a demonstration of his commitment to our trademark moving forwards.

The guy had a drink after a great game. So what? Would i want my stars going out on all-night benders? No way. But there's no suggestion that's what happened. It's the same as the Dissent rule - it's a bracket creep thing - with the end-game being total-control.