narratives of crisis triennial enticements coal-faced liars climate deniers nail & splinter cliques manipulation of the meek budget hide ‘n’ seek victim of the week midnight laws history wars ballot dinosaurs facts on all fours estimates poker pornographic mediocre free the stock broker the apathetic voter advance australia fair carceral wear ‘n’ tear pork barrels everywhere #theforeignministershair dog-whistle tour deception couture middle-aged manure border force majeure sordid democracy coked kakistocracy southern cross hypocrisy blue-tie motherfucracy sulphurous shock-jocks mendacious ex-cops bubbles un-popped liberties/garotte
trickle-down
–collapse
fleas ticks gnats
(deadly bureaucrats)
electoral
alley-
cats
dignity cull
rule of law null
cruelty cabal
bystander banal.