As relevant now as it was in 63BCE when Cicero denounced the Cataline conspiracy, an attempt to destroy the already weakening Roman Republic, a mission the more subtle Augustus would achieve decades later.

I think we can all agree that day has well and truly arrived.

I can't wait. Streamers and balloons at the ready.

Exactly! Where the fuck is Australia on the world stage? NOWHERE We stand for nothing. Were the compliant camp followers of America trying to dismantle global institutions Ideology delivers nothing Vote for community based solutions - not betrayal by politicians

Dear U.S. cousins: if you learn one thing from 45-47, learn this 👇

You are not alone.

Their 'founding fathers' shouldn't have used the Roman republic's constitutional arrangements as their model, for we know where that eventually led. Then again, what other potentially viable model was there to follow?

Pray we don't take their (relatively) easy worksite jobs (eg: traffic lollipop girls) that pay similarly to the dangerous worksite jobs almost always filled by men.

Dear U.S. cousins: if you learn one thing from 45-47, learn this 👇