The UK prosecutes citizens for online speech, but political insiders remain untouchable. Speech laws aren’t enforced equally — they’re enforced selectively.
Tony Blair’s sister-in-law can make inflammatory statements about October 7 and no one seriously believes she’ll ever see the inside of a prison cell. Don’t be ridiculous. There’s a class system in how laws are enforced — one rule for them, another for everyone else. And while 8 billion people on this planet are expected to comply, self-censor, and obey, a tiny political class operates above consequence. Imagine if the many stopped accepting that.
CBMK 11 Jan 2026
No 29

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If accountability actually mattered, why was Barack Obama never held to account?

Under Obama, the United States carried out more bombings and airstrikes than any modern U.S. president, across multiple countries, many without declared wars, many with civilian casualties, and with virtually no transparency or consequences.

Entire regions were bombed.
Millions of lives were destabilised.
And nothing happened. No tribunals. No arrests. No accountability.

So here’s the uncomfortable question no one wanted to ask:
Was Obama shielded from criticism because he was the first Black president — and no one wanted to be called racist?

Because let’s be honest — isn’t it strange that it took a Black president to bomb seven predominantly non-white countries, many of them in the Middle East and Africa, and yet he’s still hailed as a hero?

If we’re going to be real, I’d call that black-on-black violence — carried out with drones, missiles, and silence from the so-called human-rights crowd.

Yet when Donald Trump conducts targeted actions — an airstrike in Iran that removed a specific target, or extracting a foreign leader without flattening an entire country — he’s instantly labelled a criminal.

That’s the hypocrisy.

Trump didn’t carpet-bomb nations.
He didn’t wipe out cities and call it “liberation.”
He extracted what he needed to extract, dealt with it, and moved on.

So ask yourself this:

Why was Obama celebrated for mass destruction —
while Trump is condemned for doing less, not more?

The difference isn’t law.
It isn’t morality.
It’s politics.
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Billy Joel, We Didn’t Start the Fire, history timeline, generational conflict, political events, cultural history, Cold War, social change, world events, historical commentary, generational responsibility, inherited chaos, global tension, 20th century history, protest music, political instability, pop culture history, war and peace, societal change, historical awareness, lyrical storytelling, music and history, political song, cultural reflection, historical legacy, world conflict, time and change, collective memory, modern history, protest anthem

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We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel is a rapid-fire timeline of major political, social, and cultural events from 1949 to 1989. The message is simple but sharp: each generation inherits chaos it didn’t create. The “fire” represents ongoing conflict, tension, and instability — it keeps burning regardless of who’s in charge, because history doesn’t stop.

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Power, Deterrence, and the End of Automatic Alliances

Donald Trump’s remarks after Venezuela weren’t random. They raise a bigger question: was this chaos, or calculated strategy playing out in real time?

Because when you listen carefully, what he’s describing isn’t a rush toward war — it’s a reordering of priorities. He talks about control, stability, feeding people, restoring industry, removing criminal networks. That language matters. It suggests a belief that failed states are no longer just humanitarian tragedies — they are strategic threats. And that tolerating collapse creates openings that hostile powers are only too happy to fill.

That’s not theory. Russia, China, and Iran already have footholds in Venezuela — economically, politically, and strategically. When rival powers embed themselves in a collapsing country inside the Western Hemisphere, neutrality disappears. From that perspective, intervention stops being ideological and starts being defensive.

This is also where the confusion around “war crimes” and “acts of war” needs clarity. War crimes apply to conduct during armed conflict. What Trump is describing is being framed as detention and intervention tied to criminal allegations and state failure, not a battlefield campaign. That doesn’t make it uncontroversial — but it places the argument in the realm of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and power, not indiscriminate warfare.

And that’s precisely why this is bigger than Venezuela.

Because once the United States acts without waiting for approval, it quietly challenges the post-World War II assumption that American power must always be exercised through allies, consensus, and inherited charters. Britain’s immediate insistence that it “had nothing to do with this” wasn’t just distancing — it sounded like divergence. A sign that old alliance reflexes may no longer apply in the same way.

If Europe is determined to escalate with Russia, why should the United States automatically underwrite the risk, especially when its own security concerns are shifting closer to home?

Seen through that lens, Venezuela looks less like a one-off and more like a signal. A statement that America’s priority is now its own hemisphere, its own borders, and its own people — and that helping neighbouring countries function is being reframed as national defence, not charity.

So the real question isn’t whether this is uncomfortable. It is.

The question is whether this is the beginning of a world where the United States no longer asks permission, no longer carries everyone else’s burden, and no longer treats post-war agreements as unbreakable vows.

Is this interference — or a reset?
Is it overreach — or deterrence?
And if America steps back from underwriting Europe’s risks, what does that leave everyone else with?

That’s the question Trump has put on the table — whether anyone likes his tone or not.

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In this episode of Code Black, Madison King investigates allegations that Annika Wells has used Australian tax dollars to fund personal parties and vacations. Through independent journalism, she examines accountability, government spending, and ethical considerations in public office. This episode highlights the importance of transparency, challenges misuse of public funds, and encourages informed discussion on political responsibility and citizen oversight.

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In this episode of Code Black, Madison King examines the role of the ABC in shaping public narratives and unpacks the growing national conversation around reparations. Through an independent journalism lens, she explores media bias, accountability, historical context, and the impact of government-funded broadcasting on public opinion. This episode challenges mainstream narratives and invites critical thinking, open dialogue, and informed debate on some of Australia’s most divisive social and political issues.

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Donald Trump is suing the BBC for five billion dollars.

Not only does the case allege defamation against President Trump, it also serves as a clear and prominent signal that the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is at its lowest point in decades.

This is not a routine legal dispute.
It reflects a deeper breakdown — political trust, media credibility, and alliance cohesion between two nations that once described themselves as inseparable partners.

That breakdown didn’t happen overnight.
It began with Trump’s first election, continued through his removal, and has worsened again with the current presidency. Across that period, America’s supposed allies — particularly the UK and Australia — didn’t just distance themselves.

They put knives in his back.
Politically. Publicly. Strategically.

And yet, despite undermining the US presidency, those same countries still expect the United States to come to their defence — to spill American soldiers’ blood on British soil or Australian soil if conflict erupts.

Why should America be asked to do that?

Why should American men and women die for governments that not only undermine the US presidency, but fail their own people?

Look at the United Kingdom right now.

The UK government is urging its citizens to prepare for war with Russia.
Put your hand up. Enlist. Defend the nation.

But defend what, exactly?

A country where citizens are arrested and imprisoned for Facebook posts.
Where mothers, fathers, and even children are dragged into the criminal system over speech.
Where large sections of the population feel like outsiders in their own homeland.
Where public consent has been replaced with pressure and fear.

Why would anyone fight for a country that no longer listens to them?

Australia is no different.

Under Anthony Albanese, and under governments before him, the same pattern repeats:
Loyalty demanded.
Compliance enforced.
Accountability absent.

Australia, like the UK, expects protection from the United States while simultaneously undermining the leadership and interests of the very country it expects to bleed for it.

These are not the actions of stable allies.
They are the symptoms of alliances breaking apart.

Trump suing the BBC for five billion dollars isn’t just about defamation.
It’s a warning flare.

When the media, the political class, and the alliance framework all collapse at once, what follows is not unity — it’s fracture.

Everything after that — the speeches, the slogans, the calls for sacrifice — is theatre.

The structure is already failing.
And no amount of propaganda can hide it.

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Political Language Is the Problem. Band-Aid Solutions Are the Result

For more than four decades, Australians have seen terrorist ideology openly displayed in this country — on our streets, online, and in public forums. ISIS flags, extremist slogans, and hate speech have not been hidden. They have been filmed, photographed, shared on social media, and reported by mainstream media.

Yet successive Australian governments have failed to act.

Despite clear evidence — including police intelligence, court proceedings, and publicly available footage — laws have not been enforced in a way that matches the seriousness of the crimes. Judges routinely fail to apply full sentences to individuals involved in terrorism-related offences, illegal gun manufacturing, or hate speech directed at Australians.

Now, instead of addressing this long-standing failure, the government has announced a gun buyback scheme.

This misses the point entirely.

Terrorists do not rely on lawful gun ownership. If firearms are unavailable, they will use bombs, vehicles, knives, or any other means necessary. The threat is not the tool — it is the ideology.

As shown in this video, everything discussed here exists in the public domain. This information has not been hidden. It has been visible for decades. It has also been reported by mainstream media — yet too often without facts, context, or accountability. Media outlets have chosen emotional language over factual reporting, prioritising offence avoidance over public safety.

Australia does not need more symbolic policy announcements.
It needs:
• laws that match the crimes,
• enforcement without political fear,
• full sentencing applied by the courts,
• and factual reporting without ideological language.

The issue is terrorism — not guns.

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