ThunderIdeal Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) (the makers are from Brisbane. it's a self payout. Brisbanes mediocrity is what makes it the best) LNP hat-trick! and a look at the fairly bland G20 uniforms. i reckon they could have shelled out an extra couple or ten mil' on the design! as a brisbane resident i don't want any part in G20, but i am following the happenings rather enthusiastically, and that probably sums up the attitudes of most brisbane residents. one thing that pleases me is the idea that brisbane will be a ghost town. fuck i hope that happens, and i think it will. the mayor is trying to get people into the CBD (come for the cultural activities, stay for the cavity searches!) but 18 months of hearing about how tightly secured and frankly inconvenient the place is going to be over the weekend, i think brisbane folk are humble enough just to say "you know what? you want our cbd for the weekend, have it, i'll do something else". i'll spare the forum from too many of my thoughts but update this post with some news items perhaps. most of the articles will likely be from brisbanetimes.com.au who are hosting the most stories on the topic at least according to google. i'll also try to leave out the stuff about russia and relations with russia which i've been reading about too. there is too much misrepresentation about that stuff going around and some of the articles about the russian warships in the pacific are just... ugh our media is full of fucking bozos. -video projectors disguised as CCTV cameras designed to project anti-G20 slogans and images on to nearby surfaces installed around southbank weeks before G20 but discovered by police http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-g20/clandestine-artists-claim-responsibility-for-fake-g20-cctv-cameras-20141113-11m7z3.html -ghost town with pics/comments http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/g20-brisbane-2014-this-is-what-a-ghost-town-looks-like/story-e6frflo9-1227122713748 -unbelievable list of banned items http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/kites-clowns-and-crocs-banned-from-g20-security-zones-20141107-11gnia.html -nasty-ass heatwave strikes SEQLD on G20 weekend http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/11/g20-sunday-forecast-hottest-on-record/ -staging point for aboriginal protesters conveniently closed for asbestos removal days before G20 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-04/indigenous-locked-out-of-hall-for-g20/5866564 -aboriginals win their hall back for G20 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-06/jagera-hall-back-down-a-win-for-indigenous/5872854 i think support for aboriginal causes will be quite strong around G20 at least i hope so, and from what i've heard of their plans they aren't going to push their luck and don't want anybody to get hurt/sunburnt/billy-clubbed/imprisoned from any of these links you can forage your way into additional G20 news stories Edited November 15, 2014 by ThunderIdeal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-YT- Posted November 14, 2014 awww i wanna hear your thoughts! yeah i dunno if i would want a free cavity search either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) some of the TV coverage, in brisbane at least (does TV still work like that?) is pretty hilarious in a sad way. i'm not sure if their on-location reporters are trying to hype up the excitement of watching a car with a little flag drive past to help organisers lure people into the event, to make the news seem exciting, or because they're personally bored out of their minds. can something be a spectacle if nobody is there to see it? are we "put out" or imposed upon if we just go somewhere better instead? it's HOT. i bet the uniformed security are sweating their balls off. i hope they hide in the shade, allowing a protester to sneak in and fart next to somebody important. tony scores an own-goal http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-14/cassidy-how-a-shirtfront-became-an-own-goal/5889054 If anyone is acting suspiciously in the restricted area, it will be very obvious as they will be the only person in the area. http://mashable.com/2014/11/14/ghost-town-brisbane-g20/ US ospreys blanket highway with dust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkFcwKVpyl8 nice t-shirts some protesters signs (the person wearing the gas mask was probably arrested but at least some anon in guy fawkes masks on their backheads were allowed to keep them) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-15/signs-of-g20/5894234 warning: actual news while i'm following the summit itself i seem to only be posting links of surrounding dramas or stories that are belittling of our leaders or the overall effort, so here's an interesting development from the talks http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/15/g20-summit-new-agency-tackle-energy-security-fears Edited November 16, 2014 by ThunderIdeal 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Heheh, turns out the Russian fleet was probably trying to evesdrop communications from the visiting leaders! When our navy approached with signal-jamming aircraft the Russian fleet just turned around and left. Edited November 20, 2014 by ThunderIdeal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
