Morten Morland.

Patrick Blower #2.

A.F. Branco.

Matt Margolis.

Gary Varvel.

Dilbert 2

Tim Blair:

In order to save the planet, ­climate-crazed politicians want Australians to endure seismic change.

They want entire vital industries to be fundamentally altered in the cause of reduced emissions.

They want your jobs to be erased or decarbonised.

They want you to swap your ­affordable petrol-powered cars and reliable coal-generated electricity for expensive electric vehicles and power that is delivered at the whim of wind or sunshine.

They want Australia’s economy to be rebuilt as a shrine to the climate gods. It must be, if we are to reach their goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

All of that will impose massive changes upon our population. But what of these politicians themselves? What examples do they set? What changes and sacrifices are they prepared to make?

None. At. All.

This became clear during a Sky News debate last week between the sitting member for the wealthy Sydney seat of Wentworth, Dave Sharma, and his “independent” Climate 200 opponent Allegra Spender.

Audience member John, who described himself as an “environmentally aware, environmentally conscious elector”, put this question to both candidates: “Do you have solar panels on your house and how many electric vehicles are in your garage?”

Sharma, who told the crowd he was one of several moderate Liberals “who convinced our party to support net zero by 2050”, answered first.

“I live in a terrace house and I don’t have solar panels on the roof,” Sharma said.

“And I don’t have an electric vehicle in my garage.”

Instead, Sharma drives around in a petrol car supplied by the Commonwealth vehicle scheme.

“My family’s got one car between the five of us,” he added, as though that’s an issue in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, with its abundant public transport.

“I’ve also got a little scooter, a Vespa, a 125cc thing. That’s what we get by with.”

The poor bloke. He’s open to using an electric vehicle, however – but on one condition. “If an electric vehicle is offered under the Commonwealth vehicle scheme, I would take it,” Sharma said.

So he’ll drive an EV if the government gives him one. That’s about it for Sharma’s personal commitment to the climate-saving cause.

Remarkably, Allegra Spender’s answer was even more embarrassing.

Remember, climate change is the be-all and end-all of her campaign. But just like Sharma, Spender doesn’t have a single solar panel or EV to her name.

“I tried very hard to get solar panels on my house,” Spender told her audience, “but I’m in a strata area and I couldn’t in relation to what was happening with neighbours.”

Damn neighbours. Eastern suburbs types talk a big environmental game, but they ditch all of that if something threatens views or property values.

So, what’s Spender’s EV situation?

“I can’t have an electric vehicle because I don’t have a garage and I don’t have a driveway,” she said. “So I’ve got a hybrid and I also have a diesel car actually, and we use those really separately.”

Sharma can’t install solar panels because he lives in a terrace house. Spender can’t get an electric car ­because she doesn’t have a garage.

Here’s an idea for these advocates of wholesale, nationwide change: try a little change yourselves. Move somewhere that allows solar panels and has EV-friendly off-street ­parking.

To hear Sharma and Spender describe it, their circumstances are unable to be altered in any way.

It’s not their fault they live in joints that don’t allow any sort of significant carbon-cutting. That’s just how things are.

But what these two are really saying is that they don’t want to change. They enjoy living in the fancy eastern suburbs and are disinclined to move.

And who could blame them? Why would anyone give up nice restaurants, dinner parties and harbour access just for the sake of something trivial like, I don’t know, principles and beliefs?

Here’s the thing, though. Other Australians don’t much care for change either.

They don’t want to change their jobs in mining, power production, transport, building and other carbon-intensive industries.

They don’t want to surrender the freedom and versatility of petrol-powered cars. They don’t want to be penalised for flying.

And they don’t want to be pushed around by the likes of former diplomat turned net zero scooter boy Sharma or multi-millionaire Carla Zampatti heiress Spender.

I am writing a book at the moment and after researching latest psychological findings on subject , received an email from a dating site that I had never heard of before . I have counselled many a woman who got caught up in disasters on these sites . Claimed it matched by psychological profiling. . Cut a long story short when they offered low cost joining fee, joined . Describe myself as tall with own teeth don’t wear glasses nor hearing aids with a couple of degrees and have a received a lot of offers for coffee and chat Very interesting would not have thought that so many men out there of a mature age looking but perhaps a consequences of lockdowns in Melbourne , 2 years our demographic has been isolated not often even able to see family . Now thinking of starting a meeting group as I have many women friends like me , single but don’t want to be a nurse with a purse. who twould not dream of going on such a site.

The independent challenging Josh hasone policy that she bas no idea about , Refusing to debate him in a debate sponsored by msn . She drives a Mercedes SUV with ski racks on to, all class . Unfortunately conning those who react on emotions and don’t think.

Asking for a friend.

As you can’t buy new GSX250s in Australia – only 125s, would it be worth having them blueprinted and chipped/remapped?

Not me. I’d never waste money on something frivolous like that.

The ultimate control mechanism for control freak governments has been launched in Italy! Social credit system to make people behave in more climate conscious ways. Victoria next?
Or are we going to say it couldn’t happen here?
But not long ago the police forces of all states were used to enforce crazy restrictions on our personal freedoms.
Gateway Pundit

Here’s the Twitter story:

Elon Musk TAKES OVER Twitter – billionaire agrees historic deal with social media giant (25 Apr)

ELON MUSK has reached a deal with Twitter to buy the social media platform in a $44 billion deal.

The news follows talks between the world’s richest man and Twitter’s board, that began on Sunday, April 24, and ended this morning (April 25). Musk has made clear his intention to improve the platform’s relationship with free speech.

Twitter shares spiked by around six percent following the news.
In a statement, Musk said: “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.”
…
Just hours before the deal was confirmed, he further signalled his dedication to free speech in a post on Twitter, noting: “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.”

Someone said that the Twitter directors have very few shares between them. That would focus their minds, since if they rejected a fair offer they’d be sued to Mars and beyond. Sounds like they elected to take the safer personal option…although now they may have to avoid raging lefty kiddies doxxing them and trying to burn their houses down.

NSW is a fascist shithole.

You can’t buy a 600 etc off the bat because of the learner rules.

Neu Stasi Weimar as it is known officially.

Best outcome of all would be if Musk shut down Twitter, but he loves it. Second best outcome would be to sell a minority interest to Trump and make him co-chair of the board of directors or US equivalent.

Bike CCs is like a drug habit.
Everyone starts small but the need for speed grows.

The ultimate control mechanism for control freak governments has been launched in Italy!

I’ll pass on that one thanks, they can take their social credit score and shove it up their arse

History isn’t a strong point with woke lefties.

Irish Minister Denounces Nationalism on Anniversary of Rebellion Against Britain (25 Apr)

A senior Irish politician has decried nationalism, apparently without irony, on the anniversary of his own country taking up arms against Britain in the hopes of becoming independent.

Ireland’s deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar took to social media on Sunday evening to decry nationalism exactly 106 years to the day since his own countrymen took up arms in the hopes of becoming independent of Britain.

Varadkar made the denunciation in response to the victory of Europhile French President Emmanuel Macron over his populist rival Marine Le Pen, congratulating the incumbent head of state in what the Irish politician saw as a victory for Europe.

The DUP should frame his words and bring them out again every time a Dublin pollie demands Northern Ireland be handed over to them.

Greens push to sue coal, gas companies

Coal and gas companies could be sued for climate-fuelled flood damage under legislation promised by the Greens.

Greens leader Adam Bandt will join the party’s candidate Mandy Nolan for the flood-affected region of Richmond, on the NSW upper north coast, to announce the policy on Tuesday while offering extra support for flood victims.

Palluders will be sued for contravention of the excitingly Stalinist new Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2021.

The Bill provides:

• Major Emitters are guilty of causing climate change;
• They are liable for damages back to 1990;
• There is a wide range of specified damages – including the cost of caring for people with “psychological harms” – but the Court can make up more if it wishes;
• No Evidences are required “historical experience” will do, or a “balance of probability”;
• Penalties apply regardless of whether what the Emitter was doing was legal at the time, or even “required by law”.

These people walk amongst us.
They will likely control the next Australian government.

Vote your sitting member last if you are in the Division of Melbourne.

Otherwise vote Greens last.

Adam Creighton (Paywallian):

The world’s richest man Elon Musk has pulled off an extraordinary buy-out of Twitter, taking the social media giant private in an against-the-odds, $US44 billion ($61bn) deal that will take the company private and prompt major changes in the platform’s rules.
Less than two weeks after announcing a plan to buy the entirety of Twitter, the favoured social media platform for politicians, journalists and opinion influencers, the company’s board announced it had accepted Mr Musk’s offer unconditionally.
“The Twitter Board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon’s proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing. The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter’s stockholders,” said Twitter’s Independent Board Chair in a statement.
The turnabout on Twitter’s part comes after Elon Musk met privately on Friday with several shareholders of the company to extol the virtues of his proposal.
The announcement ended speculation about Mr Musk’s bid after the company, whose management and senior staff were reportedly opposed to the sale, enacted a “poison-pill’’ to make it more difficult for Mr Musk to increase his stake.
South African-born Mr Musk, 50, whose net wealth exceeds $US230bn, mainly owing to his holdings in Tesla, bought 9 per cent of Twitter in early April after weeks of criticising the San Francisco social media platform for being too censorious.
Twitter, which founder Jack Dorsey left last year, has frozen or deleted the accounts of doctors, journalists, politicians, from author Naomi Wolf to pop star Nicki Minaj, for transgressing its “hate speech” and “misinformation” policies, which includes voicing criticism of Covid-19 vaccines, lockdowns, masks.
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Mr Musk said in a statement.
“I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans,” he said.
Mr Musk’s buyout bid valued the company at $US54.20 a share, a 38 per cent premium to where the shares were trading in New York on April 1st, the day before Mr Musk announced his 9 per cent stake.
He accepted and then declined a seat on the Twitter board after his minority stake emerged, foreshadowing a plan to buyout the entire company.
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The purchase will add fuel to a fiery debate about free speech on social media platforms, coming a few days after former president Barack Obama called for greater regulation of social media platforms to stamp out so-called misinformation and disinformation.
Biden administration officials were reportedly concerned Twitter under Mr Musk’s stewardship would permit the return of Mr Trump, although the former president appeared to rule that out earlier on Monday.
“I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on TRUTH,” he told Fox News, referring to Truth Social, a social media platform linked to the former president, whose shares fell 13 per cent on Monday after the Twitter buy-out announcement.
Mr Musk has had a rocky relationship with the Biden administration, urging Congress to vote against the White House’s Build Back Better legislation, which included subsidies for electric car purchases only if built with unionised workers (therefore excluding Tesla).
Mr Musk was also an outspoken critic of the Biden administration’s response to Covid-19, repeatedly arguing that Sweden was “right” to avoid lockdowns. He has moved Tesla’s headquarters from California to Texas, citing restrictive tax and pandemic rules.
“No matter who owns or runs Twitter, the president has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday.
Congress is considering a series of bills, most with bipartisan support, to rein in the power of big tech platforms through greater regulatory oversight
Social media erupted in a mix of celebration and condemnation after the buyout announcement. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” Mr Musk tweeted a few hours before the announcement.

Dotsays:
April 26, 2022 at 7:28 am
NSW is a fascist shithole.

You can’t buy a 600 etc off the bat because of the learner rules.

que? It was 250cc a long time ago, but the rules are much more sensible now. Plenty of 650’s on this list. Admittedly, they’re often restricted ‘LAMS’ versions.

https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/documents/reg-docs/approved-motorcycles-for-novice-riders.pdf

The ABC would get $8 million a year to deliver Australian content to Pacific nations under a Labor plan to lift engagement and challenge China’s expansionism.

Under Labor’s Pacific broadcasting and publishing content into the region will promote “Australian identity, values, and interests”, while partnerships and training with Pacific journalists will be strengthened.

Their ABC’s version of “Australian identity, values, and interests” might not match the version held by the majority of Australians.

The lefty liberal exodus from Twitter will have a short term impact but they’ll be back like drunks to a bar.
The desperate need to “fight Tories” and preen to the masses is too hard for the Trotsky toddlers to resist.

The Red Bull “swap airplanes in mid air” stunt didn’t work out.

Been a bit of this stuff. Some guy crashed a plane into a mountain the other day just so he could go viral on YouTube. He jumped out before it hit. I don’t think the FAA will look on this fad with much amusement somehow.

YouTuber who jumped from plane caused it to crash in order to record video of it, FAA says (22 Apr)

Sad to see beautiful birdies destroyed for such stupid reasons.

Cassie: as i understand it, re Tim Smith, he was one of the partyroom voices arguing against raising a fuss about the Pell travesty. The logic held that “pell is a divisive figure” and there was no percentage in demanding VicPol and the courts be held to account. He was not alone, this being the overwhelming view of his Liberal colleagues.

There has been only one genuine opposition in Victoria these past two years: the pair of LDP members in the upper house.

The Liberals, they’re worse than Labor because they recognise the evil but go along to get along anyway.

Under Labor’s Pacific broadcasting and publishing content into the region will promote “Australian identity, values, and interests”, while partnerships and training with Pacific journalists will be strengthened.

Their ABC’s version of “Australian identity, values, and interests” might not match the version held by the majority of Australians.

No, and it won’t gell with Pacific Islanders (see Folau, Israel) either.

Impassioned pleas for government funded sex change operations will go down like a lead balloon.

Sharri Markson (Paywallian):

Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles praised China’s record on human rights, credited Xi Jinping with being a “deeply impactful President” and said Australia should stay out of contested disputes in the South China Sea, echoing a sentiment uttered by then senator Sam Dastyari a year earlier.
Mr Marles, Labor’s defence spokesman at the time, made the unscripted remarks, at odds with party policy, in a Q&A session following a speech at Oxford University in October 2017.
In a video recording of the previous unpublished remarks obtained by The Australian, Mr Marles praised China’s human rights contribution and described it as a “force for good”.
“You can make an argument that it’s as big a contribution to human rights in terms of the alleviation of poverty that comes from it that we have seen in our lifetimes,” he said.
A mention of violations came in a sentence that drew an equivalence with Australia’s record of abuses. “And so while there will be criticisms, you know, of China’s human rights record here and there, as there will be criticisms of Australia’s, it’s important to really recognise what contribution China has made, and it’s huge.”
Mr Marles claimed that while Australia and China “have different political systems, China is, on balance, unquestionably a force for good”.
He also spoke about the “really significant contribution that China is making to humanity, which as I described, is the single biggest alleviation of poverty in human history”.
“In every speech I make in mentioning China, I always mention that. Not everyone does,” he said.
In the speech before his Q&A session, Mr Marles said a starting point to forging a friendship between Australia and China “is to acknowledge China’s considerable humanitarian achievements”.
Responding to questions on the comments on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Deputy -Opposition Leader said “there are countless examples of ministers of the Morrison government saying positive things about China”.
“Unlike those ministers, Richard Marles went to China and criticised China in China for their human rights abuses,” she said.
Mr Marles argued that the rise of China “needn’t be worrying, necessarily”.
“China is not the Soviet Union. It does not seek to export an ideology, to supplant our political system and replace it with their own,” he said.
“While Australia may lie within a region China sees as being its domain, there is no fear that China would ever imagine forcing upon us an abandoning of our liberal democracy.”
At the time Mr Marles made these comments, ASIO had for two years warned political parties about foreign interference and foreign donations from figures linked to the Chinese Communist Party seeking to interfere in our democracy.
In the Q&A session, Mr Marles made similar remarks to former Labor senator Sam Dastyari, who had been dumped from the frontbench more than a year earlier in part because he said Australia should respect China’s position on the South China Sea.
Labor’s policy position, stronger than the Coalition’s at the time, was that Australia should oppose China’s claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea.
Former Labor defence spokesman Stephen Conroy had accused China of bullying and aggressive conduct.
The Australian Financial Review reported in August 2016 that Mr Dastyari had said at a press conference two months earlier: “The South China Sea is China’s own affair. On this issue, Australia should remain neutral and respect China’s decision.”
Fourteen months after the controversy erupted, Mr Marles made similar remarks, arguing that Australia shouldn’t take a stance on disputes.
He also said the disputes were “not an issue for Australia” and downplayed how the emerging threat would affect our national interest.
“There are sovereignty disputes between countries bordering the South China Sea and China which Australia doesn’t take a position on and we shouldn’t,” Mr Marles said.
“We have a neutral position in relation to that, and however those sovereignty issues between the contesting nations and China is resolved is ultimately not an issue for Australia and is not about our national interest.
“So it is important to clearly articulate what is Australia’s national interest and it’s also important that we are acting solely in respect of that. So we don’t take a position in relation to those sovereignty disputes.”
The defence white paper released by the Australian government in 2016 noted competing territorial claims in the South China Sea “raise tensions in the region” and did pose a national security threat to Australia.
Mr Marles also said China’s building of artificial islands did breach the UN Convention of the law of the sea and China’s actions in the South China Sea “are a cause for anxiety” and he did not agree with them.
“The attempt to grow sovereignty over the South China Sea by changing the facts on the ground does suggest a reliance on the power of occupation rather than the rule of law,” he said.
“And make no mistake this matters deeply to Australia. By some estimates, as much as 60 per cent of our trade goes through the South China Sea. Any diminution of our ability to enjoy freedom of navigation in the South China Sea would have a significant impact on our economy.”
Military co-operation
Mr Marles spoke at length about his desire to see more military co-operation between Australia and China, claiming it “gives countries a much greater understanding of how you operate”.
“It reduces risks of miscalculation, for example, and it affords opportunities,” he said.
“I mean there may be a whole lot of opportunities that come from engaging with China in terms of potentially providing joint security and I think ultimately that’s not something to be ruled out.
“Getting to know China better matters, and that’s why I think there is nothing kind of more intimate, if you like, for a country to do than co-operate in military endeavours, even if we are talking about exercises.”
Mr Marles said while there was often an anxiety about managing the duality of the business and political relationship with China, “we need to grow that political relationship as well and as I say for it to be meaningful, military exercises should form a part of it.”
Asked about Xi Jinping’s plans to remain leader indefinitely and how this might change the calculus for Australia in the Asia-Pacific, Mr Marles described the Chinese President as a “deeply impactful president of China in terms of China’s projection and stance as an international player”.
He noted his “more assertive focus” in East Asia and the South China Sea and then went on to praise the Belt and Road ¬Initiative.
“The Belt and Road initiative, which is very much his baby – it’s on a gigantic scale in terms of what it is seeking to achieve and there will be a whole lot of good that comes from it, no question,” he said.
“I mean the building of infrastructure around the region stands to benefit a whole lot of economies.
“We don’t rule out the potential, for example, that it can improve our economy as well.”
Chair of the joint parliamentary committee on intelligence and security James Paterson said the speech provided yet more evidence that “far from being some sort of national security hawk, Richard Marles has for many years consistently advocated accommodating the Chinese Communist Party with weak policies that fail to stand up for Australia’s national interest”.
“He’s downplayed the threat the CCP poses to our country,” Senator Paterson said.
“In uncertain times, we need a strong national security team – not one that flip-flops.”
Video of the event was posted to YouTube by the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and had been viewed only 200 times at the time of writing.
The revelations follow The Australian’s reports over the past week that Mr Marles had cleared a separate pro-China speech with the Chinese embassy in Canberra prior to delivering it in Beijing in September 2019. The speech at the Beijing Foreign Studies University had been organised by the Chinese embassy. On the trip, Mr Marles also met with a senior Communist Party official.
The Australian has also revealed that Mr Marles had welcomed Chinese investment in the Pacific as recently as August 2021 when he argued that Australia had no expectation for exclusive access to the region.

Missed… by that much. Tom got there first.

Mrs TE’s microwave has blown up. Unfortunately it’s a convection model, the most expensive one, as Sharp. You’d think it would last longer than 2 years and 10 months, especially as it was over a grand.

Funny thing – going on the Choice website it comes out as the most expensive by a very long way, but is about number 9 in rating.

really significant contribution that China is making to humanity, which as I described, is the single biggest alleviation of poverty in human history

thats called capitalism

In the speech before his Q&A session, Mr Marles said a starting point to forging a friendship between Australia and China “is to acknowledge China’s considerable humanitarian achievements”.

humanitarian aid like cheap organ harvesting

Someone upthread posted this link to an interview with Douglas Murray about his new book, The War on the West.

Excellent, as usual. I don’t usually listen to long interviews (1hr 20 mins) but this one is well worth it – includes a couple of funny skits by his interviewers.

One thing that made it different from the usual stuff is the discussion of how the right wing has been divided by successive issues like the correct response to COVID and now, Ukraine.

Also, Douglas points out that some sections of the Right have adopted the language and beliefs of the Left in trashing their own countries. We have seen that here with the lamentable ‘Australia is a shit stained toilet bowl’ rhetoric, which has fortunately declined recently.

There is a good discussion about why that is happening.

He really is a treasure – clear thinking, articulate and entertaining. My only beef is that he is gay, so those genes are going to waste unless he donates a bit of his life-giving essence to a woman of impeccable conservative credentials who needs it. 🙂

But he has no substance, no fibre, no moral backbone.

Written by notafan…..!

He just wanted lockdown lite.
Only decent Victorian liberal is Bernie Finn.
Limbrick and Quilty, as you say areff, stood tall during lockdown.
Why I’m going to give LDP a few hours of my precious time this federal election.

I bet they’re wrapped.

Zipstersays:
April 25, 2022 at 8:55 pm
Brigitte Bardot – Mambo Italiano

I’ll see your Mambo Italiano and raise you with (in the spirit of MotorBike discussions)

brigitte bardot – harley davidson

or perhaps

Serge Gainsbourg et Brigitte Bardot “Bonnie and Clyde”

TE, convection microwaves are a classic example of trying to do two disparate things and doing neither of them very well.

I’ve had my Panasonic microwave for 20 years now, and it still works perfectly well. It wasn’t the cheapest one on the market, but it has ended up costing me about 50c a week on the purchase price.

It is possible that there are convection microwaves that work as advertised, are reliable for say, ten years, and don’t cost far more than the basic model.

Me, I’m a horses for courses girl. 🙂

From the first ‘Related Tweet’ below Locototi’s linked Globe and Crown article:

Aaron Hoyland
@aaronhoyland
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10h
It’s hard to overstate the moral vacuum required to have $43 billion available to you and decide to use it to purchase a social media platform to ensure you’re allowed to shitpost without consequences instead of addressing poverty, climate change, or public health initiatives.

Shitposting is a Human Right, Hoyland.

Always Was, Always Will Be.

Humourless little squit…

Unvaccinated disproportionately risk safety of those vaccinated against COVID-19, study shows

If you don’t find this insane, you have problems.

Practically all bikes are simultaneously too fast for most road speed limits and in excess of most riders skill sets.

Agreed. It’s pretty easy to get a bike that will exceed the open speed limit in first or second gear these days. But they sure are a bunch of fun.

lotocotisays:
April 26, 2022 at 10:26 am
Wait.
What?

“Models” and “simulations”. We actually have data from disparate jurisdictions all round the world for about a year and a half as to what, if any, effects vaccination has had on transmission. How do the models and simulations match up against the reality? Strangely the article doesn’t say.

Typical Rosie, acts nothing like a Christian but goes to church.
Acts nothing like a Libertarian but stands out there passing out how to vote cards for them.

And not an ounce of introspection………………………………….

“Authors of the modelling study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…”

Yeah right, the same people who are still pushing a “vaccine” made for the long gone Wuhan variant. Why would anyone put any faith in what they have to say?

HB, love the Tassie idea, always thought some sort of aussie Nürburgring would be a winner. Trouble is we need laws that really limit liability when the correct waivers etc are signed. I raced solos and sidecars in the 70’s, early 80’s a couple of rides in the 90’s, I never go fast on a public road, way too dangerous. Now an aussie ‘Ring’ would be great.

All the ponces who sneered that if conservatives didn’t like Twitter etc. they should create their own platforms (and then campaigned vociferously to get credit card companies etc. to boycott any such platform) are now whining that Twitter shouldn’t be allowed to become something they don’t like.

Similar to how “journalists” pontificated that retrenched blue collar workers should “learn to code”, but when “journalists” started getting laid off “learn to code” was blocked as “hate speech”.

Although I’ll believe that Musk wants Twitter to be genuine free speech when it happens. I’ve got great respect for him as a businessman but that doesn’t mean I need to trust everything he says.

Geert Vanden Bossche explaining about shorter omicron waves

I am told that centimetric wavelengths were a right bastard for the Kriegsmarine after 1943.

So I suspect that omicron probably won’t appreciate it much, either…

/Shitpost 😀

Rogersays:
April 26, 2022 at 8:26 am
Their ABC’s version of “Australian identity, values, and interests” might not match the version held by the majority of Australians.

The only preaching they appreciate is from the pulpit of a Sunday morning.

Absolutely.
Devout Christian Polynesians and Melanesians may not react as seems to be expected to news about Australia’s unstinting support for fisting, reacharounds and penis tucking.

Just saw in Erindale Drive Canberra new ads for David Poocock, with his shirt pulled open with a Greens T-shirt underneath. Whoever did it deserves a pat on the back. Had one of his supporters handing out flyers, she offered me one, I said “you are joking”. Noticed a lot of political signs pulled out.

Speaking of motor racing – am just getting into Murray Walker’s autobiography. He spent the last couple of years of WWII in tanks, not an easy gig.

I didn’t know that his father was not only a top notch motorcycle racer but also a long standing commentator on the BBC. Murray admits that he was not a patch on the Old Man – as a competent motorcycle racer who won a few prizes. He is modest enough not to mention that he far exceeded The Old Man in the scope and reach of his commentary.

After the war he went into advertising. As someone who has worked in the business, I can attest that it sure has changed. It was very stuffy and boring in Britain in the 40s and 50s. But, Walker kept doing commentaries for motor racing on the side. He had grown up with it, loved it to pieces, would have done it for nothing.

That’s as far as I’ve got.

Only just emerged from Billy Thorpe’s (of The Aztecs) book Sex ‘n’ Thugs ‘n’ Rock ‘n’ Roll which is about his life in Kings Cross in 1963-64.

While it’s not exactly a literary masterpiece, and apparently aims to copy Barrett’s style by throwing in lots of sex scenes, it is interesting in terms of the history of rock music in Australia and of the Cross. I didn’t realise just how quickly Forpie & Co went from obscurity to superstardom in Australia, or that he was an experienced showbiz kid who had been performing since he was ten.

His description of the cops at Darlinghurst Police Station (which he deliberately misnames) and of the disappearance of his friend Natalie is chilling. And, meeting his old girlfriend from a strip club as the wife of a wealthy cockie in a posh hotel in Europe is priceless.

I gather that there is a second instalment, will keep an eye out.

I live in Indi, heard the greens candidate on radio this morning, said the greens are running so as to send preferences to Helen Haines the ‘Independent’ member but one of the Climate 200 candidates. Says it all.

Nice to see you back Cassie.

Timothy Neilsonsays:
April 26, 2022 at 10:57 am
lotocotisays:
April 26, 2022 at 10:26 am
Wait.
What?

“Models” and “simulations”. We actually have data from disparate jurisdictions all round the world for about a year and a half as to what, if any, effects vaccination has had on transmission. How do the models and simulations match up against the reality? Strangely the article doesn’t say.

Facts? Data? Don’t waste my time with facts and data when I can get a lucrative grant to do some modeling that will produce a result conforming to my prejudices!

I’ve never played The Sims on my PC, which is a good thing since if I did I’d be a Nazi.

Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt (25 Apr, via Instapundit)

Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of “The Sims” video games that some speculate were mistaken by Kremlin officers for SIM cards.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation released the bizarre photos Monday and announced that police had arrested six neo-Nazis plotting to kill Russian TV Host Vladimir Solovyov in Moscow.

In other news the Russians are now saying the CIA wants to assassinate Mr Solovyov.

Putin claims CIA behind assassination plot of pro-Kremlin TV host (Israel National News, 25 Apr)

Perhaps they should all adjourn to World Of Warcraft and have it out with each other. Obviously someone has it in for Mr Solovyov, although whether they’re real or virtual isn’t clear yet.

Rex Angersays:
April 26, 2022 at 11:56 am
I’ve got a crazy idea that I’d love to go for a fang round the Isle of Man one day, preferably at TT time.

Guy I used to know got killed during the TT years ago. He was crazy fast. Made a mistake on one corner , paid for it on the next. Apparently that’s what happens to most of the deaths. Another mate was going home to see his mum there, he said he was going for a drive around the Island, she wanted to know where he was going to stay overnight as it was inconceivable to go round in one day.