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“The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”. Apart from the original by Eric Bogle there’s been some good renditions of this song.…
Although its a genuine grassroots part of the canon, and the contention around South Vietnam conscription, I don’t think A…
Not feeling it
fetal alcohol syndrome
So a political organization funding a hit job against an opposition politician is the new normal in Austfailure then??
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/12/climate-200-fundraising-to-help-cover-alex-greenwichs-costs-in-legal-action-against-mark-latham
Climate 200, the campaign group behind the rise of the teal independents, is fundraising to help cover the costs of New South Wales independent MP Alex Greenwich’s legal action against Mark Latham.
Last Monday Greenwich gave the NSW One Nation party leader a two-week deadline – until 17 May – to publicly and unreservedly apologise for homophobic comments he made before facing a defamation action in which “maximum damages” will be sought.
Latham has refused to apologise for a graphic tweet he posted and deleted on 30 March, which Greenwich described as “defamatory and homophobic” and attracted widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum.
Greenwich, the MP for Sydney, said Climate 200’s support was consistent with the group’s focus on integrity in politics and equality.
The initial fundraising target is $100,000 to cover legal fees but Greenwich said this could increase.
“Climate 200’s support in this important legal battle will help me stand up to Mr Latham’s homophobic attacks, seek justice, and send a clear message that LGBTQIA+ Australians shouldn’t have to put up with vilifying abuse,” he said.
“This is a serious matter, [which] will be costly financially [and] emotionally, and their support helps provide me with the strength and encouragement to keep me going.”
If Greenwich’s claim is successful, his legal team believes Latham would be forced out of parliament under NSW law
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.Prof Graeme Orr, an expert in parliamentary law at the University of Queensland, said Climate 200’s fundraiser was unlikely to be considered a political donation under the NSW electoral funding act because the benefit was not substantially for Greenwich’s election or duties as MP.
Orr said Greenwich would be required to disclose the source of the fundraiser on the pecuniary interest register but not the amount.
Anyone notice anything cooking OUTSIDE of their microwave?
If your dog mate doesn’t pay I wouldn’t be at all amazed if one morning he found that his pipes were again blocked, but this time by a bag of rapid set in the IO.
Well said.
These types count on tradesmen writing bad debts off rather than chasing them up.
Hey Mr Bowen get in here and tell us what this story means!
Hydrogen Fraud? The Newest Twist in Australia’s Renewable Energy Insanity (10 May)
This is going to be funnier than government attempts to contain European carousel fraud.
The other aspect is that green hydrogen producers will be holy to Gaia and the Left, so there will be zero scrutiny from the MSM or the authorities. It’ll be rorter heaven.
If you can’t get either a quote OR an hourly rate + call out fee advice then don’t engage him.
After all, he could charge $3k or anything he likes otherwise.
Just had Fun Filling out this Survey & re covering it with 1st Nation Art – went to town saying sick and tired of being welcomed to my own country – we spend $30 Billion on Indigenous and have not soleved the Indigenous Problems in Kununurra, Alice Springs, Darwin, Dubbo, Townsville etc etc and why are we creating Apartheid
Plus added https://www.zerohedge.com/political/net-zero-grid-batteries-alone-would-bankrupt-america
and asked what the Cost Benefit Analysis was & what was the Disposal Plan when the Batteries Carked it
https://yoursay.ausgrid.com.au/sharedbatterywarriewood
When my fridge broke down last year the mechanic who came to fix it said that it would cost more to fix it than to buy a new one. I even got a coupon to use towards a new fridge if I bought the same brand. The cost of the coupon was the same as the call out fee. I hadn’t meant to use it and then found that what I wanted was the same brand after all.
Only 15.2% Of The World’s Population Condemns Russia… (But, 60% Of Its GDP)
The following infographic, via Statista’s Anna Fleck, reveals greater insight into who it is that supports and condemns Russia.
The left chart considers global GDP, also known as gross domestic product, which is a measure used to look at a country’s (or countries’) economic health.
It shows that the owners of nearly two thirds (60.1 percent) of the world’s wealth condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. This majority of wealth mostly comes from the U.S. and countries in Europe.
The right hand chart, however, indicates the share of people worldwide that live in a country that condemns or supports Russia.
Here, the largest group is ‘neutral’. According to the EIU, several countries, including Colombia, Turkey and Qatar, who were previously Western-aligned, have moved into the neutral category as their governments are “seeking to reap economic benefits from engaging with both sides.”
The EIU based their research on policies around the world, assessing the enforcement of sanctions, UN voting patterns, domestic political trends, official statements, as well as economic, political, military and historical ties.
Woman thinks men should be more like bower birds..
Because they dont put in any effort when the slut-swipe you on tinder.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/12/classic-first-date-stuff-what-men-could-learn-from-bowerbirds-and-their-courting-efforts
While watching the cute profiles of various bird species that all incorporate dance into their mating schemes, I cleverly noticed a running theme. In each case, when it came to the effort of courting and relationships, it was exclusively the male birds that had to put in the work.
We know that male birds are often the more flashy and colourful but these little guys also put in the physical and emotional labour, and none more so than the MacGregor’s bowerbird. To impress the female MacGregor’s enough to even be considered as a mate, the male bowerbirds have to build, decorate, clean and maintain an elaborate tall structure made of twigs and various nature items. *
The MacGregor’s bowerbird featured in the documentary works for seven years (!) on his bower and builds a structure more than one metre tall, beautifully and specifically decorated with sap. It isn’t the end of the effort though – that is all just to entice his crush to come near, the first step in his plan. He then takes her through a meticulously planned series of events. He puffs out his colourful chest, impressing her with his plumage. He displays his nimbleness and his hopping dance moves by instigating a fun game of hide and seek around a tree stump. That would be enough to woo any creature but he doesn’t stop there. He wraps up the events by putting on a final big display, showing off his incredible mimicry skills. These birds can mimic other birds but our guy in the documentary could also do the sounds of wood chopping, dogs barking and children playing. Classic first date stuff. After all of that effort, if the lady bird is impressed enough, he gets his reward – two seconds of bird copulation.**
*Men buy houses.
** About the same return some blokes get slut swiping on tinder…
Top Ten Moments From Trump’s CNN Town Hall; AOC And Jake Tapper Livid
Trump was… Trump – an unapologetic steamroller who didn’t let Collins bully him into admitting that he lost the 2020 election (and called Collins a “nasty person” at one point). Here are the top 10 moments from last night;
Monash University tutor returns to classroom after n-word slur
A Monash University tutor who allegedly used a racial slur during a cultures class has been cleared of any wrongdoing, under the guise of “academic freedom”.
Teaching associate Dr Gary Lacey was accused of using the n-word in the “From Freud to Friends: Ethnic Identity in Popular Culture” tutorial in February.
It’s understood Mr Lacey repeatedly said the slur for the “purpose of analysis” and argued that his wife was Kenyan so he was “allowed” to say it.
An alternative tutor was allocated to the unit while the university investigated the incident at the Clayton campus.
In an email to students on Thursday, unit co-ordinator David Slucki said the incident “fell within the remit of academic freedom”.
“The matter has now been fully investigated by the university,” he said.
“The outcome of that investigation is that Dr Lacey did not engage in serious misconduct or misconduct and has not breached university policy around behaviours in the workplace and integrity and respect.
“The investigation concluded that the incident fell within the remit of academic freedom.”
Mr Slucki said Mr Lacey would return to the classroom “effective immediately”.
“As such Dr Lacey has been reinstated to his role, effective immediately,” he said.
“As of today, Dr Lacey will be teaching his regularly scheduled tutorials … and will be fulfilling other duties such as marking as originally planned.”
Students took to social media to vent their frustration about the decision.
“The chief examiner has been taking most of his replacement classes which has been really great, considering it’s been 10 weeks since it occurred, I’m sure most students would rather the same tutors they have had the whole time,” one woman said.
“Its pretty disappointing result for the students affected, especially considering the class content is about racial and ethnic representation.”
Another student, who was in Mr Lacey’s tutorial on Thursday night, said it was “very awkward”.
“We had created a great relationship with the tutor who had been taking his class for the past 10 weeks, so we were all very disappointed,” she said.
“He brought cookies and crackers for us, which seemed a little odd. A group of us has organised to attend another tutorial as there is a participation grade.”
Monash University was contacted for comment.
Russian Media Says Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Begun Amid Conflicting Reports
Russian media as well as some Western reports are saying the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun. This comes the day after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner Group, blasted regular Russian forces for retreating from parts of the Bakhmut front.
Prigozhin also claimed that Russia’s 72nd Separate Motor-rifle Brigade has given up its positions along the town’s southwest edge, also while pleading for more ammunition to go to Wagner fighters. Importantly, in a late Thursday report Russian state media is citing a prominent war correspondent to say the much-touted spring offensive has arrived, even though Ukrainian leaders on the same day said it is still stalled and they are “waiting” – also for more weapons from the West.
Russia’s RT cites the war journalist as follows: “Ukrainian forces have breached Russian defenses northwest of the city of Artyomovsk in Donbass, Russian war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny reported on Thursday evening. He believes it’s the beginning of Kiev’s much-touted spring offensive.”
“The attackers appear to have launched a series of simultaneous strikes north and south of Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut, several other Russian war reporters added,” the report continues. “The city has been the scene of intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops for months.”
And more from the state media report:
In addition, Kiev’s troops have reportedly used tanks to strike the city of Soledar. Located northeast of Artyomovosk, it was captured by Russian troops after heavy fighting in January.
Meanwhile, in Zaporozhye Region, Kiev’s troops have reportedly attacked Russian positions near the city of Guliay-Pole. They are seeking to break through the Russian forces’ first defensive line, Poddubny explained.
However, the defense ministry was quick to contradict some of these claims, also downplaying the severity of fighting in these locales:
If you can’t get either a quote OR an hourly rate + call out fee advice then don’t engage him.
Meanwhile the blockage means that no taps can be used in the house until
it’s fixed.
Plumber has no idea what the problem really is until he gets to site, if he can’t fix it there and then the best he can do is charge a nominal fee for diagnosis of the problem.
Meanwhile he’s spent an hour getting to the job at 7:30 at night and might still have more jobs to attend to.
Ukraine’s counteroffensive has begun – media
Kiev’s troops have reportedly struck Russian positions northwest of the city of Artyomovsk in Donbass
Ukrainian forces have breached Russian defenses northwest of the city of Artyomovsk in Donbass, Russian war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny reported on Thursday evening. He believes it’s the beginning of Kiev’s much-touted spring offensive.
The attackers appear to have launched a series of simultaneous strikes north and south of Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut, several other Russian war reporters added. The city has been the scene of intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops for months.
In addition, Kiev’s troops have reportedly used tanks to strike the city of Soledar. Located northeast of Artyomovosk, it was captured by Russian troops after heavy fighting in January.
Meanwhile, in Zaporozhye Region, Kiev’s troops have reportedly attacked Russian positions near the city of Guliay-Pole. They are seeking to break through the Russian forces’ first defensive line, Poddubny explained.
A large column of heavy military equipment was also allegedly spotted moving towards the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia’s Belgorod Region in the northeast.
On Thursday evening, the Russian Defense Ministry said the “general situation in the area of the special military operation was under control.” Denying the reports of any “breakthroughs,” the ministry did note there was a pitched battle near the hamlet of Malo-Ilyinovka, northwest of Artyomovsk.
Kiev has not commented on Thursday’s movements so far. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed his military still needed more time to prepare before the attack.
The country’s forces were generally “ready” for the operation, he told a collection of Western state media outlets, adding, however, that the cost of the offensive would probably be too high at the present moment. “We can go forward, and, I think, be successful,” Zelensky said. “But we’d lose a lot of people. I think that’s unacceptable. So we need to wait.”
The long-awaited attack was originally expected to start in the spring – even as early as late winter – but has been repeatedly postponed by Kiev, which cited unfavorable weather conditions and the need to stockpile more Western weapons and equipment before the operation.
Earlier this week, German Armed Forces chief General Carsten Breuer also said that the conditions for a massive operation in Ukraine were “not in place.”
US ‘should be in the dock’ – China
Washington is “in no position to point fingers” at Beijing, Foreign Ministry official Wang Wenbin has argued
The US has blatantly violated international law while imposing its own rules upon the world by force, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has claimed. The comments followed reports that Washington and its allies are planning to use an upcoming G7 summit to demand that China “act responsibly.”
During Wang’s regular press briefing on Thursday, a journalist with China’s Global Times mentioned speculation that G7 leaders will ask Beijing “to abide by international rules” when they meet in Japan later this month.
Issuing a lengthy response, Wang began by asserting that “for the overwhelming majority of countries in the world” the term “international rules” means the basic standards of relations enshrined in the UN Charter.
“However, when the G7 talk about international rules, they mean the Western rules,” he continued.
“Those rules serve the vested interest of very few countries, including the G7, rather than the common interests of the international community.”
While asking China to abide by these rules, the US has walked away from 17 international organizations and treaties, “spied indiscriminately” on its allies and enemies alike, “strong-armed countries diplomatically, and applied economic coercion and military interference,” Wang contended.
“The US has blatantly invaded Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, and other countries that are smaller and weaker than the US, killing and displacing tens of millions of innocent civilians,” the official added.
“When it comes to international rules, the US’s place is in the dock. It is in no position to point fingers at other countries.”
It is unclear which report the Global Times journalist was referring to. However, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported last week that the G7’s joint communique – usually released following summits – would include an entire section urging China to “act responsibly” regarding its claim to Taiwan and its relationship with Russia.
The communique’s language will likely mirror that of a joint statement by G7 foreign ministers released last month. In that statement, the ministers accused Beijing of human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet, denounced its claims in the South China Sea, and demanded that it act “as a responsible member of the international community.”
Chinese officials have repeatedly dismissed such messages from the West, and Wang has previously declared that Beijing will not listen to accusations from a country that commits “war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Groogs knows plumbing. You don’t put femurs down the sink.
Fr Tony Percy leads Calvary campaign: ‘We will not be lying down’
Former Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn Vicar General Fr Tony Percy is taking the fight to the ACT Government over the compulsory takeover of Calvary Public Hospital, Bruce.
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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has also weighed in on the Calvary takeover, calling it “overbearing and arrogant.”
“What on earth is happening to our country when a perfectly well run hospital can be nationalised at whim without discussion and without any real notice?” he wrote on Twitter.
“Quite apart from being evidence of overbearing and arrogant government this looks like yet another assault on the Church.”
***Men are meant to be clowns to entertain women too, who cannot be interesting themselves unless constantly wowed by court jesters. All women are “tens” these days, so they don’t need to cultivate their own personality or interests. All you need is vanity and social media and the desire to be constantly given attention. But it is the men who are boring.
Epic – Congressman Byron Donalds Drops the Atomic Sledgehammer of Truth on CNN Panel
May 11, 2023 – Sundance
Congressman Byron Donalds represents Southwest Florida CD-19; he comes from good stock. After the CNN attack townhall in New Hampshire last night, Donalds appeared on a CNN panel to discuss.
Prior to Donalds joining the panel, the six other panelists were echo-chambering their narrative talking points without rebuttal. Donalds put that nonsense to rest. However, beyond the epic pushback, notice how the panel reacts to having their narrative challenged; this should be very familiar to people.
Notice how when confronted by an opposing viewpoint the panel uses a familiar tactic. Instead of discussing the policy points, the issues at the heart of the policy positions, the panel instead begins to question the person confronting them. “Do you want Ukraine to win,” is one question. “Do you accept the results of the 2020 election” is another.
The CNN panel approach is to make the person pushing back become the issue, because the points raised are antithetical to their belief system. This method of distraction is straight from the Alinsky rulebook about debating opposition. Byron Donalds succeeds because he doesn’t engage the nonsense. WATCH:
Watch to 3 Mins 30 Secs – Excellent
US Failure to Recognize Natural Immunity Negatively Affected Pandemic Response: NIH Scientist
” his legal team believes Latham would be forced out of parliament under NSW law”
And that’s the goal, it has nothing to do with a supposed “offensive tweet”, the aim is to force Latham from parliament and it’s the same with the disgusting Faruqi and her legal action against Hanson. The goal is to remove One Nation from parliament, to deprive ordinary Australians of political representation.
I do hope Pauline, who joined in the condemnation of Latham over his factually correct tweet, now regrets joining in the pile on.
Just don’t say that sex is binary, the reef isn’t dying, or that CO2 causes minor, and beneficial temperature rises.
Rita Panahi:
What about Victorian cops beating up autistic people going for a walk in the midst of an authoritarian police state (which has technically not gone away) to “protect” us from a variant of the common cold?
Trump’s ’Nut Job’ Accuser Helped Get Law Passed That Allowed Her to Sue Him
BY MATT MARGOLIS
On Tuesday, a jury simultaneously rejected E. Jean Carroll’s allegations of rape against Donald Trump but held him responsible for sexual misconduct and defamation.
One of the more curious aspects of this case was that the only reason Carroll was even able to sue Donald Trump was because of a law passed in New York in 2022 called the Adult Survivors Act.
This legislation, signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, introduced a “one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual assault” to legally pursue their alleged abusers, irrespective of when the abuse took place.
Many argued it was passed specifically to let Carroll take her absurd allegations to court and punish Trump
It turns out those claims weren’t mere conspiracy theories. In a surprising revelation, E. Jean Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, acknowledged that Carroll played a role in advocating for the passage of the aforementioned law.
“The fact that New York passed this law, the Adult Survivors Act,” CNN’s Poppy Harlow said while interviewing both Carroll and Kaplan. “They passed it just a few years ago. Were it not for that law, you never would have been able to bring this case.”
“Exactly. This would never — I would never have this window, this year of having the ability to bring a lawsuit for rape,” Carroll responded, then pointed to her attorney and said. “Robbie can explain it better.”
“Well, E. Jean actually helped to get that law passed,” Kaplan admitted.
“It passed last year. We filed – it was Thanksgiving Day, the first day you could sue. We filed it just after midnight on Thanksgiving. And there are a lot of other women throughout the state and, hopefully, throughout this country, that they will get other laws like this passed in other states.
And New York women should use this law while it’s still around, which is until next Thanksgiving.”
This is interesting. Her attorney admitted on national television that E. Jean Carroll actively participated in advocating for the passage of the law, which ultimately allowed her to file a case against Trump in November, mere days after he announced his presidential campaign.
It’s also worth noting here that that lawsuit was reportedly funded by billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman.
So not only was the civil suit a politically motivated attack, but it was also an attack that required an act of the Democrat-controlled New York State legislature and the Democrat governor of New York to make it possible.
Does that sit well with you? Just how corrupt is this conspiracy to get Trump? Among other things, we’ve seen the Russian collusion hoax, two impeachments, the bogus Bragg case, and now this.
But he probably has a use for the acetabulum.
Leaked Emails Show Biden Administration Protected China During Spy Balloon-gate
A recent report from Reuters alleges that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has already been implicated in several scandals, was purportedly prioritizing the interests of the Chinese Communist Party.
The report, supported by leaked emails and inside sources, proves what many on the right feared all along: Joe Biden was far more concerned about not offending China than our national security.
“When an alleged Chinese spy balloon traversed the United States in February, some U.S. officials were confident the incursion would galvanize the U.S. bureaucracy to push forward a slate of actions to counter China,” reports Reuters. “Instead, the U.S. State Department held back human rights-related sanctions, export controls and other sensitive actions to try to limit damage to the U.S.-China relationship, according to four sources with direct knowledge of U.S. policy, as well as internal emails seen by Reuters.”
Despite the State Department’s expression of dissatisfaction regarding the spy balloon incident, which led to the postponement of Blinken’s intended visit to Beijing, an internal communication within the State Department, examined by Reuters, reveals that senior U.S. officials deliberately delayed planned measures against China.
Rick Waters, the deputy assistant secretary of State for China and Taiwan, who oversees the Office of China Coordination (“China House”), conveyed in an email to the staff on Feb. 6, which has not been previously disclosed: “Guidance from S (Secretary of State) is to push non-balloon actions to the right so we can focus on symmetric and calibrated response. We can revisit other actions in a few weeks.”
The sources said many measures have yet to be revived. The decision to postpone export licensing rules for telecom equipment maker Huawei and sanctions against Chinese officials for abuses of Uyghurs has damaged morale at China House, they said.
President Joe Biden’s administration has sought to prevent a further deterioration in ties with China’s Communist government, which many analysts say have hit the lowest point since they began in 1979.
So, rather than punishing China for its flagrant violation U.S. airspace, Blinken instructed his subordinates to temporarily halt significant measures concerning human rights and trade. This included not only halting previously planned sanctions on Chinese tech companies like Huawei, but also addressing China’s persecution of the Uyghur population.
According to sources who spoke to Reuters and who requested anonymity due to concerns about potential consequences, Blinken has largely entrusted the responsibilities of shaping China policy to his Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman.
Sherman is the second-highest-ranking diplomat in the United States and was a key player in the Biden administration’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
Perhaps those vicious little thugs could be taught to treat each other and their neighbours decently, and discover what it means to be fully human. Eh Aunty Megan?
For Farmer Gez – Exclusive
Work shut down on Australia’s biggest wind farm
Mark Ludlow and Liam Walsh
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s signature renewable energy project, the $3 billion Clarke Creek wind farm in central Queensland, has been put on hold and workers on site told to “demobilise”.
Touted as the largest renewables project in the southern hemisphere, the 450-megawatt wind farm – which includes 100 turbines – is being built by Dr Forrest’s private company, Squadron Energy.
Contractors and subcontractors working on the site, 150 kilometres north-west of Rockhampton and 150 kilometres south of Mackay, were told on Wednesday night to stop work and take equipment from the site.
A source with knowledge of the project said the move was related to “a change in strategic direction”, with Squadron Energy taking over as project manager from Windlab.
It is understood there was a clause in the contract that allowed Windlab to be dismissed as project manager without a “just cause”. The purchase of CWP Renewables last year has given Squadron Energy the expertise to take control of construction of the project, which would involve a change in personnel.
The source rejected suggestions the shutdown was related to safety or cultural heritage, saying there would not be a significant delay to the project, which is expected to export power to the grid by 2025.
Still, the move to change contractors mid-project is unusual. One industry source said the call to demobilise was significantly different from a temporary stand-down.
Trial run
Dr Forrest became one of Australia’s biggest owners of renewable energy assets last year with the aquisition of CWP, giving Squadron massive reach into NSW and adding to renewable assets that already have 2.4 gigawatts of capacity and an Australian development pipeline of 20GW.
Dr Forrest is also a 75 per cent owner of Windlab.
Earlier this month, Squadron Energy undertook a trial run of moving the 76-metre, 100-tonne turbines from the Port of Gladstone to Marlborough – a 300-kilometre journey.
Squadron Energy, Dr Forrest’s private company, bought the Clarke Creek wind farm off Goldwind and Lacour last year.
The Fortescue Metals founder is keen to build a clean energy hub in central Queensland which will also link to the $1 billion electrolyser factory which one of his other companies, Fortescue Future Industries, is building in Gladstone.
After the purchase last year, Dr Forrest said the Clarke Creek hub would be the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere, producing enough wind, solar and battery energy to power more than 660,000 Queensland homes, and would export lower-cost electricity directly into the National Electricity Market.
“It’s a significant new power source and that’s going to increase the supply and push down power prices for every single Queenslander,” Dr Forrest told The Australian Financial Review in February last year.
Dr Forrest said the project was a critical part of the nine-fold increase in wind and solar capacity that was needed to help Australia reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Construction of the project started last year, with the stage one to have a total capacity of 450MW and include 100 turbines.
It is aiming to start exporting electricity by 2025, with a 15-year power purchase agreement to supply 346.5 MW to state-owned energy company Stanwell Corporation.
The project is being built on the land of the Barada Kabalbara Yetimarala people, with 76,300 hectares across eight private landholdings.
Heritage issues have popped up elsewhere for Dr Forrest.
Fortescue Metals Group has been entangled in a legal dispute with some traditional owners about its creation of the Solomon iron ore mining hub in Western Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara.
Traditional owners represented by the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation have argued they suffered hurt and loss by what they allege was Fortescue destroying significant sites.
Fortescue has instead supported a breakaway traditional owner corporation there, while negotiating agreements with other traditional owner groups in the Pilbara on the basis of non-exclusive rights.
Russian military clarifies frontline situation in Ukraine
Moscow has denied earlier social media reports of Kiev’s advances
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied rumors of a large-scale Ukrainian counterattack, noting in a statement late on Thursday that the situation along most of the frontline appeared to be relatively calm, with the only heavy fighting in and near Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut.
“Reports by certain Telegram channels of ‘breaches of defenses’ in several places along the line of contact are not accurate,” the ministry said around 11 pm Moscow time. “The general situation in the area of the special military operation is under control.”
According to the Russian military, the last remaining part of Artyomovsk was being stormed with air force and artillery support, while there was an “ongoing battle” to repel the attack of Ukrainian units in the direction of Malo-Ilyinkovka, northwest of the city, with “heavy enemy casualties in lives and equipment.”
Eight Ukrainian attacks and three attempts at reconnaissance in force were repelled on the Donetsk front, the Russian military said. Russian forces continue efforts to take all of Marynka and blockade Avdeevka.
Ukrainian troops attempted two company-sized attacks towards Kremennaya but were repulsed. Three scouting parties were defeated further north, near Kupyansk. The ministry first said there had been no “active operations” on Kherson or Zaporozhye fronts in the south, but later published a list of Ukrainian losses on the Kherson front from Russian artillery, and reported shooting down 12 HIMARS rockets and a Su-25 ground attack jet.
Earlier in the day, multiple military correspondents had reported that the Ukrainian counter-offensive might have started, with a “breakthrough” near Artyomovsk and several attacks all along the frontline. One reporter cited military sources to claim the Ukrainians had used chemical weapons at a stretch of the Zaporozhye front as well.
Kiev has not commented on Thursday’s movements so far. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed his military still needed more time to prepare before the long-awaited spring attack.
The fake “hybrid warfare” of the Censorship Industrial Complex
By Jo Nova
Matt Taibbi and a team of writers have created a 70 page report on the “information cartel” — the new conglomerate cabal of Big Money, Big Government and Big Tech that wants to censor and nudge you into servitude and obedience.
Facebook promptly censored his report on censorship. Taibbi tweeted that out, and Facebook realized they were proving his point, and reversed it. It was “just a bug” said a Facebook executive, unconvincingly.
Pretty sure my microwave oven doesn’t come with a Safe To Rotate key.
https://joannenova.com.au/2023/05/the-fake-hybrid-warfare-of-the-censorship-industrial-complex/
From the Comments
– David, many moons ago I was an avid reader of the US edition MAD magazine.
In one edition as I recall they had some stickers, one that stood out for me was a two liner (paraphrased).
First line in very large font
THERE IS NO MAFIA
Second line smaller font
And we will kill anyone who says there is
– David,
Even the teaching of Maths in Australia smells of built in bias.
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
First mission statement in the footer:
AAMT acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.
And by the way:
AAMT supports educators and learners to achieve excellence in mathematics teaching and learning.
How to handle the new technologies:
As more digital learning materials are developed that contain ‘stealth’ assessments of learning, an evidence-based
approach to weaving assessments directly into learning environments,
equity of access to the software, and to professional learning to ensure
appropriate interpretation and use of such resources, will increase
in importance.
Let’s not forget the critical areas:
Be fair to students
Many of the expectations of teachers about fairness in assessment are
also applicable to the programs of education authorities. Minimising
gender bias and bias related to students’ social and cultural backgrounds are critical areas for these programs to address, and it needs
to be seen that they are being addressed. The contexts used in assessment items should be accessible to students through their own “local”
familiarity, or as a result of explicit teaching that ensures appropriate
familiarity. In addition, programs should also take account of the likely
literacy levels of students and provide access to the mathematics
of the tasks without having unrealistic expectations of the student
literacy levels.
And here was me believing assessment of mathematics at these levels was a right or wrong answer with potentially part marks for the workings.
So the question is how does this manufactured ‘tripe’ infest an organisation and dominate the structure of its website and the direction of its discussion.
A bit of pushback on some Bar Associations support for the Voice. Not widespread but it is there. I suspect most will just leave it for the ballot box.
During short car trip heard two ads.
One was read out by Ray Hadley about anti virals. The ad was sponsored by MSD which is Merck. Although they did not mention which anti viral it would have to be Molnupiravir which has been shown to be ineffective. If I am right who would still be issuing scripts for it and why promote it.
The other was Federal Health pushing latest Vax update.
I love the Dr Forest moniker, as if it gives him gravitas. Well, honorary gravitas anyway. I think I’ve done more marine biology than he has, in fact I know I have. I liked when Billy Connelly got his honorary PHD he said to his wife Pamela Stephenson, who has a PHD in psychology that “it didn’t seem too hard”.
Unless political argy bargy is part of your day job (and you would probably give j’ismists and some academics a pass here) I’m not sure why you would take a public position on anything.
I’m not sure if stockbrokers or former stockbrokers can ever have gravitas. At best you can say it’s not real estate.
For the record, we love stockbrokers. Especially when you need spread.
Got to get all their ducks in a row.
Deep State Technocrats Convene in D.C. Spy Museum, Collude to Rig 2024 Election (10 May)
Pfizer Australia publicly endorses the Voice to Parliament
Just in case you need another reason to vote no.
You drink Woodstock, which is much worse!
If Deeming expulsion motion is successful, she should join the Lib Dems and sit with Limbrick.
At 11 am this morning there was only 2% wind energy being generated in Victoria and 10% solar. Brown coal generated 80%. Replacing coal with wind is a recipe for disaster.
A Few Thoughts about the CNN townhall with Trump
Few of his supporters were surprised to learn that Trump was going to do a sit-down in New Hampshire for CNN.
The man does not shy away from potential political disasters; he thrives on them, runs straight at them, unafraid.
Why? Because he always comes out of these things having won bigly.
Not only is he quick thinking and knowledgeable when it comes to the facts on all the relevant issues, he is gloriously entertaining, verbally and visually. His facial expressions and gestures say as much he does with words.
The CNN sit-down Wednesday night was no exception. Host Kaitlan Colllins clearly thought she would have the upper hand.
Coming from the bubble of leftist propaganda that is CNN’s principal reason for being, of course she believed she would be the hero of the event.
But she got her comeuppance within the first few minutes. She acted the fool and Trump does not suffer fools, he eviscerates them with a smile on his face.
He certainly got the better of Kaitlan Collins despite her rude, smug arrogance. She set a new record for dismissive interviews. She forgot that Trump has had years and years of experience with boorish and ignorant pretend journalists who hate, loathe and despise him.
She clearly has no experience with an outlier with so many IQ points on her.
With each question she aimed to embarrass him, to humiliate him. But she had no actual facts, not when it came to protecting schools, the Second Amendment, the documents stored at Mar-A-Lago, the event of January 6, 2021, the border wall, school shootings (she exaggerated wildly), etc.
She had what she thought were facts but were just Democrat talking points. For example, Trump noted that the man who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, Michael Byrd, bragged about having done it, which he did. He said that killing her saved lives! Collins tried to deny that fact.
She accused Trump of not keeping his promise to build the wall! He did, despite the Democrats’ fevered attempts to stop it. It stopped the day Biden took office, as did the new pipelines and drilling that had provided energy independence for us.
In short, Collins was overconfident, prepared to crush the man, but he crushed her with some delightful facial mockery and without lifting his little finger. Collins is the new Candy Crowley of CNN. It was a very entertaining interview.
Every time Trump mentioned the 2020 election, she interrupted to say words to the effect of, “There was no fraud Mr. President.” There was, of course, but she, like the rest of the left, has avoided looking at the volumes of evidence from the beginning. It’s a safe bet that Collins has never read the Navarro Report or any of the other countless reports that prove fraud, the same forms of fraud that affected the 2022 elections. Katie Hobbs, for example, did not win the governorship of Arizona. At one point, Trump looked at her and told her she is a “very nasty person.” She was indeed.
There was tremendous satisfaction in watching him vanquish her while she still thought she had the upper hand.
Ah, the hubris of youth. So robbed of critical thinking skills, without any wisdom that comes with age, blinded by their own self-importance, they don’t see their defeat until it buries them. Kaitlan Collins got buried tonight.
Needless to say, the audience loved Trump. He took some very good questions from the audience, each of them more thoughtful than any Collins asked.
Given Trump’s age, she perhaps expected a man with Biden’s impaired abilities and assumed she could and would mortify Trump with her meant-to-embarrass questions and mis-statements of fact.
She failed. He embarrassed her. He got a standing ovation at the end, which he certainly deserved.
It was clear from the outset that Collins was outmatched. Even AOC saw that it was trainwreck. She tweeted early in the hour:
They have lost total control of this “town hall” to again be manipulated into platforming election disinformation, defenses of Jan 6th, and a public attack on a sexual abuse victim. The audience is cheering him on and laughing at the host.
Old mate is measuring EMF power density and Hmm?-ing the risks to be the same.
However, EMF health risk is proportional to frequency. For any given level of radiated power, the higher the frequency of the magnetic field the higher the health risk.
Microwave ovens operate at about 2.4 GHz (2.4 billion Hz) – a frequency specifically chosen to stimulate water molecules, and thus likely to be harmful to carelessly exposed human beans.
By contrast, systems within EV’s emit EMF at a variety of frequencies – measured in the range of 10 Hz to 300 Hz.
Thus for the same level of radiated power as a microwave oven, an EV is a teeny weeny fraction as harmful.
Or, not harmful at all.
Verdict: Trusted Blogger status confirmed.
How dare you!
Barnaby Joyce makes clear the dangers of Albanese’s Vanity Voice
Rita Panahi interviewing Barnaby Joyce on Voice – 3 mins 47 Secs – Well Worth Watchning
Highlights package from President Trump’s CNN Town Hall
Hilarious Memes from President Trump Supporters After He Embarrasses CNN
Trump supporters on social media, though, loved every minute of the townhall and shared epic memes of CNN’s humiliation on their home turf.
Some of the best:
Trump buried CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
RIP CNN
CNN last night
Wow.
Trump got CHEERED on CNN.
You okay, hun?
Paul Joseph Watson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTakuYq5R9k
MRIs don’t seem to do much damage, less even than PETs or simple X rays. A MRI is putting yourself through an enormous electromagnetic field (up to 7 T) which is so strong it flips the atomic nuclei in your body over onto their sides. Then when the nuclei flip back they radiate photons, which are what are turned into the image.
(I used nuclear magnetic resonance a lot in my postgrad work. It’s really cool! I’m still alive, also.)
Being “economists” such as Perfesser von Wrongsolen, Andrew Leigh, “Whyalla Wipeout” Emerson, Daniel Mulino, Andrew “Parramatta is my spiritual home” Charlton and of course, Dim Chambers.
In other words, an abomination of keynesian clowns.
Yes rabz, but Keynes wasn’t that dumb. He just had a bad idea about business cycles.
Poor guy. His name is mud.
Had the misfortune to hear some that interview last night, where the Beetrooter stated, “I genuinely believe, blah blah blah …”.
You don’t genuinely believe in anything, you expedient, hypocritical amoral tomato faced twat.
Rightfully.
Sofronoff inquiry: ACT DPP Shane Drumgold denies claiming political conspiracy over Bruce Lehrmann
Scathing letter alleging police and political interference in Bruce Lehrmann trial made public
11/12/22
An Australian based furniture retailer called Coco Republic (never heard of them) is closing its ‘flagship’ San Francisco store:
It’s like watching the sacking of Rome. 🙁
If someone could postthis OZ Article would be grateful
Unaffordable, unwelcoming: NZ now land of mediocrity
The land of the long white cloud could have been the rising star of the 21st century. Instead, today’s New Zealand feels like a country that has conspired to make itself poorer at every opportunity.
Here’s something for all you Perthites. Make sure you have the sound on.
META is an evil, fraudulent company.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12065277/WhatsApp-engulfed-privacy-firestorm-users-report-app-recording-SLEEP.html
WhatsApp engulfed in privacy firestorm as users report app was recording them – but “Android bug was to blame”
word
Plumbing blockages.
Don’t use the half flush. Always use full flush. Think of it as keeping your pipes lubricated.
Don’t be a victim. Build dams.
You don’t genuinely believe in anything, you expedient, hypocritical amoral tomato faced twat.
Well said, Rabz.
The compulsory acquisition of Calvary Hospital by the ACT made the front page of the Canberra Times.
There is no place in the ACT for people who oppose baby murder.
Inclusive.
Eurovision 2023: Ukraine’s President Zelensky Banned From Addressing Contest Audience Of Millions
Ukraine was unable to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest due to the war taking place inside the country. Now President Zelensky has been banned by event owners from addressing the huge audience at the event.
The Times reports that the Ukrainian president had asked to make an appearance during the Grand Final on Saturday May 13th, but his request has been rejected.
The paper reports that Zelensky had been expected to press for international support for his country in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion, but that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has always insisted that no political statements be made during the performances – something enforced by the EBU’s ‘Reference Group’ – and this extends to speeches beyond the music.
An EBU spokesperson said:
“The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show and governed by strict rules and principles which have been established since its creation. As part of these, one of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event.
“This principle prohibits the possibility of making political or similar statements as part of the contest. The request by Mr Zelensky to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, whilst made with laudable intentions, regrettably cannot be granted as it would be against the rules of the event.”
From the Comments
– Wise decision. Eurovision is about bringing countries together. Not warmongering and begging for even more cash and weapons.
– Good. This clown needs to reach a peace deal and stop the PR antics.
True.
And the magnetic field strength immediately beside a domestic microwave over is perhaps 200 microT.
Would it be so hard for Rita Panahi to speak like a normal person (if such a thing still exists in the media). Viewers could also do without the childish sneering and laughing. Same goes for that Rowan chap.
Sofronoff inquiry: ACT DPP Shane Drumgold denies claiming political conspiracy over Bruce Lehrmann
As Les Patterson was won’t to say, Drumgold is all over the place like a mad woman’s sh#t.
Wont not won’t.
It’s a glorified local council with some authority over dams, the Feds don’t trust them to run their own cops, the NCA can always pull rank; this is purely about bullying people who are opposed to abortion.
The only thing that needs an abortion is the “Territory” government.
johanna says:
May 12, 2023 at 11:36 am
An Australian based furniture retailer called Coco Republic (never heard of them) is closing its ‘flagship’ San Francisco store:
johanna,
in Sydney – https://www.cocorepublic.com.au/store-locator
Funnily, you suspect he is half right. But not alone. In the ACT at least.
Vic Libs expel Moira.
Are they advised by the producers to ham it up because they think it makes good television?
I find it annoying.
They’re not Tucker Carlson.
The vote was 19-11. Hardly a ringing endorsement of the leader who is dead in the water.
San Fran enforced low flow toilets and their entire sewer system clogged up. They had to put 4,000 tons of bleach into it to kill the smell. It was epic!
Low Flow Toilets Equals No-Flow Sewers In San Francisco (2011)
I’m amused that the White House First Vegetable is now enforcing dishwashers to use less water and energy. The problem of course is they won’t then clean the plates and cutlery. So punters will of course run the dishwasher twice, thereby using more of Gaia’s holy water and electrons than if they just had the original dishwashers.
Biden Energy Department Starts Crackdown On Dishwashers (9 May)
Gaia doesn’t like dishwashers. You heard it here first.
The Libs have a women problem.
I have an Asko dishwasher, always get Asko to service it.
Last one was free and an expensive part replaced for free (just) outside the warranty period.
For my Smeg oven will do same.
Other trades, it’s mates of my son.
A couple of days ago, Cats were wondering at the appointment of a notorious straight-shooter like Sofronoff.
Looking at Drumgold unravelling, I’m now thinking the ALP/Green ACT government must be kicking themselves.
Back then it must have looked like a satisfying political bear hunt for Peter Dutton – who was fingered by Brinny during the trial as a terrifying eminence grise, then controversially in cahoots with the AFP as the Minister in charge:
Be a real shame if it turned out that Brinny had been worded up on the Dutton Gestapo, say by an ALP handler, possibly traceable back to a Mean Girl.
The left ‘boycott’ a product (or send emails or whatever else) if the company does not inject politics. All the right wants is for companies to leave politics out.
Which customers do they think they will have the easiest relationship with. Once you have bent over and taken the left’s pineapple that is not the end. They are forever pushing more politics. They always have more pineapples. You will pay forever.
All you have to do to win conservatives is have a good product.
What do these businesses think will happen if they don’t festoon their businesses with tranny flags, or images of that strange, twisted, Dylan creature. Nothing. No one expects to find stuff like that on a can of beer, or a pizza carton, or on the floor of Dan Murphys. Inject politics and you have pissed off half your base – or more, in the case of Bud Light, as I suspect not many drag queens and trannies drink it.
It used to be understood as good manners not to raise politics in casual conversation because it is polarising. And it went without saying that you didn’t also demand that everyone agree with you or else they are literally Hitler.
I have great faith in our businesses in Australia. Faith that they will not learn this lesson at all.
Andrews must be licking his chops at the ACT precedent and looking at ‘acquiring’ Mercy Maternity etc.
I wonder how low they can get their primary vote down to.
Teens maybe?
The authority on political inquiries is and will always be Yes Minister.
WA Lieborals have set the low bar. Next step oblivion.
When I am receiving junk mail from my local Liar member it can’t be far off.
The money they save on floor space in their much diminished existence can be used to buy more advertising on the networks. It is a masterstroke!
Liberty quote.
Worrying sign Australia’s housing crisis is about to deepen
It’s a small detail in Labor’s budget, but this number could set the path for Australia’s housing crisis and it’s a worrying forecast.
While the nation hand-wrings over one of the worst housing shortages in history, buried in the appendix of Budget Paper 3 was the Federal Government’s official net overseas migration (NOM) forecast, which has been aggressively increased.
Below is the NOM table from the October 2022 federal budget, which forecast 235,000 NOM each year over the four-year forward estimates:
And here is the revised NOM forecast from Tuesday’s federal budget:
NOM is now expected to hit a record high of 400,000 in 2022-23 before falling to 315,000 in 2023-24. Then it will fall to 260,000, where it will stay over the forward estimates.
Thus, the latest budget has locked in a permanently higher NOM that is 25,000 higher than the 235,000 projection contained in the previous budget, the 2021 Intergenerational Report, and the 2023 Population Statement.
For all the claims made by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil that Labor is not delivering a ‘Big Australia’, the federal budget’s latest forecasts certainly say otherwise.
This projected long-term NOM of 260,000 is 40,000 higher than the ‘Big Australia’ immigration the nation experienced in the 15 years leading up to the pandemic, which averaged around 220,000 a year:
This ramp-up in immigration has been engineered by the Albanese Government via:
• extending the number of hours students can work and the length of their stay in Australia after graduation
• employing 500 people to clear the “one million” visa backlog as quickly as possible
• lifting the annual permanent non-humanitarian migrant intake to a record high of 195,000 (from 160,000)
• easing entry requirements for Indian students and workers
Five Canberra’s worth of population in five years
The absurdity of Australia’s housing predicament is neatly encapsulated by the federal budget’s population forecasts, which are outlined in the table below:
Australia’s population is officially projected to increase by 2.18 million people in the five years to 2026-27, or by an average of 435,200 people each year.
I like a guy who obviously loves doing what he does.
2GB radio host Ray Hadley signs new contract worth $10 million as he looks forward to commentating more rugby league games and 2024 Paris Olympics (Sky News, 12 May)
Good. There’re a lot worse on the airwaves (many of which are denizens of the ABC, which I’m forced to pay for, unlike 2GB.)
A great loss to the taxi driving community.
Correct.
Half flush is for mincers and/or dilettantes only.
Bear – I listen to 2GB when driving along Pennant Hills Rd. Which isn’t often, but is an excellent cultural window into the world of Synny outside of the soy latte suburbs.
Mr Panzer at 8.37:
What? Outrageous!
If I didn’t have four-foot replicating copper wires wedged in my arteries, I’d…..
I’ve a mind to give you a bunch of fives, Sir!
America Continues Down the Drain – American Amish at Work
Four teens ‘looking for victims’ charged with the murder of Chicago police officer
Chicago has some serious problems. This story involves four teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 who went out looking for people to rob one night and wound up murdering a 24-year-old police officer named Aréanah Preston – American Amish.
“These individuals went out looking for victims in the overnight hours of Friday into Saturday morning and are connected to multiple robberies and a motor vehicle theft earlier that morning,” said Interim Chicago Police Supt. Eric Carter.
Preston, who was still in uniform following her shift, was returning home just after 1 a.m. in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue.
That’s when police alleged at least three of the four teens got out of a stolen vehicle and ran towards the officer while armed.
One person allegedly began shooting and Preston returned fire.
Preston was hit twice and the teens stole her gun and fled the scene. The city’s ShotSpotter picked up the gunshots but for some reason it took half an hour for police to respond.
Anthony Riccio, the retired first deputy police superintendent, said it appears there was a backlog of calls and “the dispatcher didn’t have a car to assign to the ShotSpotter alert.”…
“Had somebody gotten there sooner,” he added, “it may have had a different outcome certainly.”
The ShotSpotter alert came in at 1:43 a.m., and a dispatcher alerted officers over police radio that nine rounds had been detected in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue.
Nearly 20 minutes later, a dispatcher came over the radio to report that an Apple Watch had alerted a traffic crash in the same block. The watch belonged to Preston, sources said.
Ultimately it was a traffic cop responding to the report of a car accident who discovered Preston’s body.
It’s not clear if she was still alive after the shooting but a 30 minute delay certainly seems like too long for an injured person to wait.
Police later learned the identities of the killers when the 16-year-old bragged to a friend about the murder.
The teens had been out trying to rob people because one of their girlfriends wanted to buy a barbecue grill.
They had apparently robbed five other people before they encountered Officer Preston. The 16-year-old claimed that they had sold Preston’s gun.
They’re sitting at just under 30%, so they’ve a way to go, although they seem determined to get there.
Apparently a weakness identified after the 2022 loss was a failure to appeal to young women.
One should move among the people. My regular train trips are sufficient I feel. East Vic Park helps me stay grounded.
Oakland Baker and Activist Jen Angel Dies After Being Injured During a Violent Robbery
Jen Angel, a local activist and the owner and baker of Angel Cakes, believed in a world that was safer and fairer for all
Jen Angel, owner and operator of Oakland bakery Angel Cakes, died on February 9 due to injuries sustained in a violent robbery.
Angel was known not only as a maker of outstanding pies and treats, but also as a longtime organizer of the Anarchist Book Fair and a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The East Bay activist, writer, anarchist, and entrepreneur was declared to have lost all brain function by her medical team at Highland Hospital in Oakland on February 9. She was 48 years old.
In a statement on a GoFundMe launched to raise funds for medical costs,
Angel’s family says that because of her political beliefs, they do not feel she would have wanted to see the people who attacked her prosecuted with a crime. Restorative justice, a framework Angel supported, is based on the idea that victims and perpetrators of harm should arbitrate and mediate to determine appropriate atonement and amendment, rather than defaulting to traditional forms of punishment including incarceration.
In the statement, the family asks supporters to not “advance putting public resources into policing, incarceration, or other state violence that perpetuates the cycles of violence that resulted in this tragedy.”
Angel was attacked and injured on February 6 as she was running errands in her car in Oakland. Two thieves blocked her car’s way out of a Wells Fargo parking lot and reached into her vehicle, stealing her property through the window. Angel gave chase on foot and in the ensuing scuffle her clothing got stuck in the thieves’ car door. The San Francisco Chronicle reports she was dragged more than 50 feet and sustained serious injuries to her brain.
KD – better avoid Teh Paywallian puff piece on the Ranga and Candice’s new house. I would drop him for that alone. Pup’s legacy is alive and well.
Merely Gillardian. And now they are in Government.
China’s mysterious space plane returns to Earth after 9-month orbital mission
The robotic vehicle stayed aloft for 276 days on its second orbital flight.
The second orbital mission of China’s robotic space plane has come to a close.
The mysterious reusable vehicle touched down Monday (May 8) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, wrapping up a 276-day mission to Earth orbit, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.
“The success of the experiment marks an important breakthrough in China’s research on reusable spacecraft technologies, which will provide more convenient and affordable round-trip methods for the peaceful use of space in the future,” Xinhua wrote in a brief update on Monday(opens in new tab).
The space plane launched from Jiuquan on Aug. 4, 2022, kicking off a mission short on details but long on intrigue.
On Oct. 31, for example, the vehicle ejected something into orbit. Some experts speculated(opens in new tab) that the object was a service module, possibly indicating that the space plane was getting ready to return to Earth.
Others posited that the new free flyer was a small satellite(opens in new tab) designed to monitor the Chinese space plane — perhaps the correct guess, given how much longer the robotic spacecraft stayed aloft.
The Chinese space plane’s first orbital mission, which took place in September 2020, lasted just two days.
Western experts think the vehicle is roughly similar to the U.S. Space Force’s robotic X-37B, which is about 29 feet (8.8 meters) long. The U.S. military is similarly tight-lipped about the X-37B, which has flown six orbital missions to date, the longest of which lasted 909 days.
Re the microwave ovens and trusted bloggers.
Have they spared a thought for what “fields” are emitted from an induction cooktop?
Vic Libs just did this to themselves.
Sydney talkback radio and a handful of Western Sydney electorates exert a near mythical hold over Australian politics.
C.L. has a wonderful post on this at his place.
We need a laugh.
The modern ‘Danegeld’?
And the Libs thought it was a smart idea to attack anyone opposed to this and call them Nazis. They are not useless, they are actively assisting left-liberals because that is what they are.
In the 2024 election, guard the dinosaurs.
Yes, I mean dinosaurs.
Really.
Culprit behind destruction of New York’s first dinosaur museum revealed (Phys.org, 11 May)
A new paper from the University of Bristol rewrites the history of the darkest, most bizarre event in the history of paleontology.
In New York, in May of 1871, the partially built, life-size models of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures destined for a prestigious new museum in Central Park were totally destroyed in a violent act of malicious vandalism by a gang of thugs with sledgehammers. The shattered pieces were carted away and buried somewhere in the park, never to be seen again.
Until now, the heinous act had been attributed to former American politician William “Boss” Tweed.
But now, a new paper from Victoria Coules of Bristol’s Department of History of Art and Professor Michael Benton of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences sheds new light on the incident and, contrary to previous accounts, identifies who was really behind the order and what drove them to such wanton destruction—an odd man known as Henry Hilton, the Treasurer and VP of Central Park.
So as you do I looked up Henry Hilton. There’s a wiki:
Yep, he and Boss Tweed were Democrat Party rivals in Tammany Hall, which stole elections for decades. For some reason they didn’t like dinosaurs. I have no idea why.
Pogria says:
May 12, 2023 at 12:46 pm
We need a laugh.
Thanks Pogria,
took me a second look to realise it was a belt, as I obvioulsy thought it was a Snake- Great Trolling
The Victorian Liberals make me physically sick.
From The Oz
Wow, they’re trying to gag Renee Heath. What do the Victorian Liberals say to pesky conservative women, “know thy place woman”, how biblical.
Moira Deeming has officially been expelled from the Victorian parliamentary Liberal Party, and Renee Heath has confirmed she is no longer party secretary.
Ms Heath was among a group of Deeming supporters who were the first to emerge from the party-room meeting.
She did not comment other than to confirm she is no longer secretary.
The motion to expel Ms Deeming passed 19 votes to 11, as did the motion concerning Heath.
Tennis player-turned-MP Sam Groth says today’s vote has offered “a real chance to draw a line in the sand for the party now.”
“We’ve had a meeting. We’re going to move forward. We’re going to get behind John and I think it’s a chance for us now, as I’ve said, right from the start of this whole drama, it’s time for the Liberal Party to start being a viable option … and a different alternative government for Victoria, and it’s time the party becomes united and we gather behind John today and do what is best for the state.”
Moira to Johnny…..”see ya in court”.
My message to Moira….join the Lib Dems.
“And the Libs thought it was a smart idea to attack anyone opposed to this and call them Nazis. They are not useless, they are actively assisting left-liberals because that is what they are.”
Correct, which is why I cannot and will not vote for them.
Sancho Panzer:
Perhaps if you posted something that may be of interest to a few people, you might get a reputation worth something more than “Klass Klown”.
For Some of the Cat Dilettantes
Man, 30, dies with ping pong ball up his bum after being electrocuted while pleasuring himself
EXCLUSIVE: The man was electrocuted by an electric massage device
Medics also found an object around 9cm in length lodged in his rectum
same here – its the only dishwasher brand I’ll buy from now on. Got it on word-of-mouth recommendation almost ten years ago, and its been flawless. Also very good at cleaning (which is somewhat important), unlike some other brands I’ve used.
Be interesting to see where this goes, if anywhere.
Dai Le, Frank Carbone form own political party to target western Sydney (8 May)
Knocking off KKK was a fine feat! Defeating Minns the Merciless will be harder, but I wish them well in their quest.
They try to buy in their gravitas by the pound.
A family acquaintance was in the broking world for years.
Pom.
Plummy accent, old school tie, might have even had a minor title of some description.
I think his sole job was to lunch with those who might be impressed by that.
The sort of chap who could have tipped Malcolm Fraser into Lloyds.
It’s almost as though a possible benefit of genuine public education is that the masses might start thinking for themselves and challenge their status as a dependent, mendicant child!
Noooooooo!
Really? You must be dead by now.
I have mentioned before your propensity to use Leftist tear-jerkers, And gut-jerkers.
Lift your game.
Why be a slave to big alliance when you have born to do the job.
Apparently a weakness identified after the 2022 loss was a failure to appeal to young women.
Correct.
The messages young women were getting were:
#1. From Bernie Finn:
Don’t even think about getting an Abortion, girlie!
#2. From Moira Deeming:
Trannys in the Netball dressing rooms is the most important issue facing young women, apart from identifying with Lesbians.
No wonder they didn’t do any good.
And 11 of them still voted to keep Moira Deeming?
Extraordinary.
Jarryd Hayne.
Three years in the sin bin.
I don’t think I’m going too much out on a limb here…they’re not left-liberals; they’re empty suits pretending to be left-liberals because they think it’s a better “brand” that the public might buy.
Trap for young players.
Lobsters are killing the planet.
Study shines spotlight on threats from lost fishing gear (Phys.org, 11 May)
Team members, who published their findings in Marine Pollution Bulletin, also collected almost 5,000 kilograms of assorted gear from seven shoreline searches. Of this, lobster traps made up 68 percent and dragger cable constituted 12 percent. [The graph is fun!]
“Ghost gear continues to degrade the environment through marine pollution, but it also poses threats to target and non-target species, including those at risk,” says co-author Dr. Tony Walker, an associate professor in Dal’s School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
…
The researchers stress that ghost gear may be intentionally dumped, but that much of it is likely caused by accidental loss following storms or gear failures.
During 997 tows, the team also brought in buckets, party balloons, a chain, a bicycle tire, an engine block, a fan belt, and an aquaculture net and one of its weights. They also found aquaculture netting, “ultimately informing us that they can also be major contributors to the marine debris problem,” says Fulton.
Not sure how you can use engine blocks and bicycle tyres to catch lobsters. But, then, I’m not Canadian.
Poor Johanna, she can’t help being nasty. I pity her.
Oh, and I think my game here scrubs up okay.
Flyinduk:
Link to your American Thinker article.
Chilling.
I’m reminded of the wave scene in ‘Interstellar’.
Counting down to the minute Persecutto falls on his sword. Let the lawsuit roll!
“Let the lawsuit roll!”
Yep.
This is why the Liberal party machine is trying to get control of the pre-selection process.
The membership keeps throwing a spanner in the worlds by selecting candidates with convictions.
works
So VicLib have fallen for the old fake Nasties at a pro women rally trick?
All I see is a Charlie Chaplin skit.
Poor Johanna, she can’t help being nasty. I pity her.
She called you out on your constant hysteria about even the most unimportant issue.
And it’s hard to go past Trannies in the Under 12 Netball dressing rooms as one of the most trivial National Issues imaginable.
I don’t know about being sick. They certainly give me the sh*ts.
Whatever they are, they’re toxic.
” They certainly give me the sh*ts.”
Careful now calli, the site censor might admonish you for your propensity to use leftist tear-jerkers, and gut-jerkers.
Musical instrument shop I’ve patronised in the past is exiting the retail sector, citing post-covid business conditions as the cause. They’ve been in business for 19 years and establsihed a national profile via their online presence, but this would be the first downturn they’ve experienced. They’ll continue as a repair shop in smaller premises.
Dot:
How can a plumber give a quote when he has no idea what is wrong with the job you want him to deal with?*
Would you – or anyone else on this blog – give one?
*And “There’s water all over the place ….squeal….” is not something you can quote on.
Bloody Hell – some people have completely forgotten that little jobs can hide REALLY big problems that you have no idea of until the corpse is opened up.
“…Gutfeld especially is showing no restraint:
for himbiden is a completely corrupt, senile, sexual pervert.”FIFY
Nobody in the Liberal party machine talks policy anymore.
It’s all about “marketing the brand.”
Consequently, they’re like an untethered baloon blown this way and that by the prevailing winds.
A worthy candidate for a Darwin Award. Posthumous, of course.
“…Gutfeld especially is showing no restraint: for him biden is a completely corrupt, senile, sexual pervert.”
Speaking of the old reprobate…he’s scheduled to be in Sydney on 24 May for a Quad meeting.
I was trying to explain the Proscuitto/Deeming imbroglio yesterday to the Slovak chick I work with, but I kept bursting out laughing while attempting to do so. The Wikipedia revelations on Crudlin being one such trigger.
That’s how pathetic the entire farce is.
The East Bay activist, writer, anarchist, and entrepreneur was declared to have lost all brain function by her medical team at Highland Hospital in Oakland on February 9. She was 48 years old.
If she was 48 and still believing in fantasies like functional anarchism, as well as non punishment for crimes, she was brain dead waaaay earlier than that.
It’s quite the metaphor for VicLib.
My local MP. Time to let him know that he lost a vote for the next election.
That is, I defy anyone to try and explain the Proscuitto/Deeming imbroglio (while also attempting to describe the Victoriastan gliberals as a concept) to a political novice while maintaining a straight face or not bursting into laughter.
Don’t be silly. The prevailing culture is left-liberal so we shouldn’t be surprised that they reflect the prevailing culture.
A Daily Mail Headline we’d like to see:
Because driving your BMW into some poor sap’s house fence while pissed as a newt is so last year.
Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra has the unique distinction of not having a rating on IMDB (the rating usually appears just to the left of the blue ‘Rate’ above the clip, and not having received a single audience review at Rotten Tomatoes (which need only be a couple of sentences and a score) despite the fact that it has invited such controversy.
Suddenly people have nothing to say?
Don’t be silly. That may describe the voters they’re seeking but these are not people of conviction. They are political pragmatists who’ll do “whatever it takes” to attain power. In fact, they spend so much time plotting that, that when they do attain power they’ve no idea what to do with it.
Pfft…conservatives are not the target demographic.
Yes, that’s actually how they talk.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Now calling criminals ‘convicts’ is ‘offensive’. Instead they must be called as ‘persons of lived experience’ – even if they are murderers. Welcome to Porridge, 2023-style…
Norman Stanley Fletcher, you have pleaded guilty to the charges brought before this court and it is now my duty to pronounce sentence.
‘You are an habitual person of lived experience, who accepts arrest as an occupational hazard and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner.
‘However, since the offences to which you have admitted guilt are all considered to be non-violent, I must pass the maximum term allowed. You are free to go.’
Welcome to Porridge, 2023-style. According to the woke bureaucrats at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) criminals must no longer be called ‘convicts’.
Apparently, the term is deemed offensive. The correct way to describe them is ‘persons of lived experience’, even if that lived experience involves everything from armed robbery to murder.
I rate pinpong ball man with the Vic opposition leader, and can only add this.
Because as we now all know, conservatives’ votes don’t matter.
The awe inspiring headline showing the racisty racist racists of Australia!!!
Racism is contributing to unsubstantiated child protection reports, Victorian commission hears
Department says only about 40% of notifications regarding First Nations people qualify for investigation
Lets play “the person reporting this is an innumerate buffoon, and the “comission” trumpeting it are a bunch of mongs who dont realise the evidence tendered shows the opposite of what they intend…
About 60% of child protection notifications for Victorian First Nations families are unsubstantiated, with the state’s department of families acknowledging racism is a contributing factor in some reports.
While the rate is comparable to non-Indigenous children, a senior department official told the state’s Indigenous truth inquiry that discrimination against Indigenous families contributed to notifications that did not meet the threshold for investigation.
The department’s figures showed there were over 11,000 reports of First Nations children to the department in the 2021-22 financial year. In the same time period 404 reports were made about unborn First Nations children.
The acting associate secretary at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Argiri Alisandratos, told the Yoorrook justice commission that about 40% of child protection reports about First Nations people in the 2021-22 financial year required action.
…..
For non-Indigenous children, 71% of notifications do not meet the threshold for investigation.
So higher reports, but the same % of substantiation seems to indicate that (to be blunt) Aboriginal people are 10 times worse than all others at looking after their kids.
Thats not me saying that, thats the evidence at their own commission which they wish to use to show racism.
11,000 reports with a substantiation rate of 40% is 4,400 potential (these are reports to the stage of investigation of some sort) neglected kids.
for the category “everyone else in Victoria” the numbers were 52,115 notifications, but I need to subtract the Aboriginal component out, so 41,000 reports (round figures)
Now this says there are 66,000 Aboriginal Victorians, or 1% of the population of the state. (6.681 million)
If I get the rate of reports vs the rate of the rest of the population as 40% (as they say themselves- similar substantiation of reports) then Aboriginals are (and if Im going to be accused as a group, Ill lash back at the group making the claims) about phenomenally more likely to abuse/neglect their kids.
Ive done a back of the envelope calculation of 400%, but that seems an incredible huge number
1% of the population making 40% of notifications is 40% x 100?
Or is my math failing me today?
More interesting….where is the paddle?
Who? Must have had a stellar career as a ball person.
Calli,
I’ll see your link and raise this.
Textor is the epitome of the new model Liberal.
Actually, I should correct myself…there are Liberal party machine operatives who have convictions. They generally belong to unique, non-geographical branch called ‘Liberal Pride.’
Some former tennis players turned gliberal politicians:
John Alexander
Joshi Frydchickenberger
Stan Groth
Are we detecting a pattern here, Cats?
The AFR View
Who can now say we don’t need a tax review?
When Dr Chalmers hints at ‘difficult decisions’ next year, that should be code not for tax increases but the comprehensive tax reform package that the Financial Review has long advocated.
Perhaps surprisingly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is rebuffing the temptation in his party to scrap some of the previous Coalition government’s legislated stage three tax cuts for a broad span of workers – cuts that Labor previously has vowed to honour.
Mr Albanese is right to do so. While damned by many left-progressives as an obscene gift to the undeserving wealthy, the tax cuts are not “cuts” at all. Mostly they return tax increases generated by stealth as inflation pushes more Australians into higher tax brackets.
Not correcting for this imposes higher incentive-blunting penalties on income generation.
That puts too much of the tax burden onto the “aspiration” that Mr Albanese says he wants to encourage, and which is needed to revive the economy’s productivity slowdown and pay for Labor’s social spending.
As the PM underlines, the stage three tax cuts apply to those earning as little as $45,000 a year.
In contrast, the Greens, some on Labor’s backbench and the welfare lobby are demanding that Mr Albanese revoke his tax pledge to middle Australia in order to fund out-of-control social programs that are crowding out the opportunity to protect the least advantaged from the cost-of-living squeeze.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ forecast $4 billion surplus, however temporary, has encouraged the idea that there is always more money to go round.
If not, then scrapping tax cuts for the so-called wealthy is just an extension of the budget’s tax slug on smokers, gas exporters, multinational companies and rich superannuants.
Dr Chalmers’ second budget already is floating in a sea of unexpected tax takings that would have delivered at least a one-off surplus even if the treasurer had not done anything in the past year.
Post-pandemic bonanza
Tuesday night’s budget estimates that the government this year will raise $636 billion, a whopping $150 billion more than forecast for 2022-23 in the October 2020 pandemic budget.
That’s $70 billion more than forecast even in the budget before the global pandemic hit. Along with bracket creep, it has been driven by post-pandemic labour shortages and a war-driven boom in coal and gas exports.
Forecast personal income tax collections have been revised up by $74 billion over the five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27, as overall tax receipts are set to hit the Morrison government’s cap of 23.9 per cent of GDP.
For the first time, individual taxpayers will foot more than 50 per cent of federal tax revenue.
The income tax bonanza wave drives home the point that tax reformers have been making for more than a decade: the tax system relies too much on taxing personal income and profits. Australia’s top marginal income tax rate of 45 per cent (plus the Medicare levy) is high by international standards. It kicks in at a relatively low income of $180,000.
Paul Keating, Labor’s most formidable treasurer, stressed the importance of incentive when he said that the top rate must not go higher than 40 per cent.
The political failure to front up to comprehensive tax reform that reduces the excess burden on income is undermining the economy’s capacity to generate income in the first place.
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says it’s worse than when he was commissioned more than a decade ago by Dr Chalmers’ political mentor, Wayne Swan, to head a tax review whose report was mostly shelved.
In October last year, Dr Chalmers flew a kite in support of scaling back the promised stage three tax cuts that, among other things, would leave the great bulk of Australian workers losing no more than 30 per cent of every extra dollar they earned to the Tax Office.
Mr Albanese indulged the argument for days before shooting down his treasurer’s kite, deciding it was too early to break a promise so soon after being elected.
When Dr Chalmers hints at “difficult decisions” next year, that should be code not for tax increases but the comprehensive tax reform package that The Australian Financial Review called for both parties to commit to before the election. That could make everybody better off.
Thing is people like Moira Deaming make one think about going back to the lieborals and then they treat her like that. So nah.
The Liberal Party is going/has gone the way of every institution.
All eventually forget the purpose for their existence.
Existence itself – perpetuating the life of the institution – becomes their purpose.
Just like NATO.
Gee whiz, I knew this plandemic and mRNA / gene-therapy was in development years prior, but damn, this is an eye-opener. The evil bastards have admitted it themselves in black and white for all to see. This is not speculation from Doc Martin.
And to think .Gov are still pushing “boosters” today after the damage already caused from the previous jabs. They can because the average punter ( not their fault ) is oblivious to the information such as the following pertained in the clip below. Good to read people are saying no more and the “booster” uptake is low. As for GP’s and Chelsea Clinton types disappointed with the decline in jab uptakes … f-off and die.
Disgusting.
____________
Stew Peters Show:
The model of the pathogen that would become Covid-19 was first described all the way back in 1965.
Dr. David Martin is here to talk about his lecture at the Third Annual European Parliament International Covid Summit.
The Virus that eventually became Covid-19 has a long history of being modified and made more deadly with each new generation.
In 2005, the U.S. government introduced a technology platform for biological weapons.
In 1967 the United States began collaborating with Great Britain to take pathogens across the Atlantic to infect British citizens.
In 1992, while at UNC Chapel Hill, Ralph Baric figured out how to modify viruses to target different kinds of tissue.
This eventually led to injections that would be advertised as vaccines but in truth would be used for genetic modification.
Experimental gene therapies are not authorized under the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and the PREP Act.
Covid-19 was an influenza like illness, wasn’t new, and has been known for decades.
Between 2016 and 2018 every study that was done by Ralph Baric on the Corona virus said vaccines were not effective at stopping the disease.
The World Economic Forum has a transhumanist agenda but they will ultimately fail because they are not God.
Eventually the truth will be revealed and we will find that the University of North Carolina’s “infectious replication defective clone” patent, which they filed in 2002, was nothing more than a fear tactic to get the public to accept a gene therapy.
Covid Intentionally MUTATED From Common Cold? Covid-19 Timeline Reveals BIOENGINEERING From 1960s
More and higher taxes is not “tax reform”. Imbeciles like Dim Chambers, Teats Peanuthead and Blackout Bowen (not to mention Luigi the Munificent*) will never be able to comprehend this.
*With OPM.
I’m guessing Pesutto won’t be doing any interviews with Rita.
Man, 30, dies with ping pong ball up his bum…
The ball was up shit creek without a paddle.
That they may not be left-liberals as a matter of principle and after careful consideration is neither here nor there. Their private opinions would match those of left-liberals. That is all that matters.
His death was not in vain.
The prospect of fat salaries and bloated super payments is, by my experience and contacts, the biggest driver.
That leads to the type of person we now see.
Independent MP Dai Le and Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone have set up their own political party in a bid to challenge the major parties in federal seats across western Sydney.
As a resident of Fowler the only times I’ve come across any mention of her since the election is a listing in Fairfield Council propaganda leaflets as a, current, FCC council member ..
I’d always thought we overpaid Federal MPs cos the trough feeding times are 24/7 …….
Rabz says:
May 12, 2023 at 2:31 pm
the comprehensive tax reform package that The Australian Financial Review called for both parties to commit to before the election
More and higher taxes is not “tax reform”. Imbeciles like Dim Chambers, Teats Peanuthead and Blackout Bowen (not to mention Luigi the Munificent*) will never be able to comprehend this.
*With OPM.
Rabz – Just for you
Cheers, Centrelink! ‘Struggling’ dad on welfare spends two hours relaxing in a café as he ‘doesn’t have the energy’ to work full-time – and mum drops daughter at $8,375-a-year private school
. Queensland couple receive welfare payments
. Neither have worked full-time in five years
. Peter Dutton called on Centrelink to ‘take action’
Cheers, Centrelink! ‘Struggling’ dad on welfare spends two hours relaxing in a café as he ‘doesn’t have the energy’ to work full-time – and mum drops daughter at $8,375-a-year private school
Queensland couple receive welfare payments
Neither have worked full-time in five years
Peter Dutton called on Centrelink to ‘take action’
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A couple who sparked outrage after appearing on national TV to complain about struggling on Centrelink have been spotted going about their leisurely daily routine.
Mark Goodrick, a chef who said there’s no point working full-time, looked relaxed on Thursday as he surfaced at 10.15am at his family’s luxury apartment block on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
After a 15-minute chat with a neighbour he then drove his Toyota HiLux ute – one of the family’s two cars – to a local cafe where he spent a leisurely hour-and-a-half reading at a corner table before returning home.
Earlier that morning his wife Jennifer Searson drove their 15-year-old daughter to her $8,375-year private school and was home again by 8.40am.
Ms Searson, a lab technician who is certified in education support and business administration, is on a carer’s payment because her daughter has autism.
This makes her eligible to receive a maximum of $971.50 a fortnight.
Mr Goodrick works casually at a service station and earns about $1,300 a fortnight. On top of that he gets $250 from Centrelink, bringing his fortnightly pay to nearly $1,600.
This week’s federal budget will see him receiving even more money, with JobSeeker increasing by another $40-a-fortnight, which is $2.86 per day.
Neither have worked full-time since moving from Sydney in 2018 in search of a more affordable life.
The Swiss People Vote Over The Ban on Cashless Society
Just like in Germany and Austria, cash is still important in Switzerland, although its share in transactions has decreased. However, soon the Swiss will have the opportunity to vote on whether to keep banknotes and coins in circulation permanently.
Last week, news emerged that received little attention outside of Switzerland. The media in the UK, USA, France, Germany, and Spain barely covered it.
The Swiss Freedom Movement announced last week that it had collected enough signatures – a total of 111,000 – to hold a referendum on whether to keep cash in Swiss society for future generations. If it passes, the government must ensure that banknotes and coins are always available in sufficient quantities. In addition, the draft bill proposes a vote on whether the government wants to replace the Swiss franc with another currency, possibly referring to the central bank’s digital currency, as reported by Naked Capitalism.
According to Reuters, “Swiss citizens will have the opportunity to ensure that their economy will never be cashless,” says the campaign group. “Enough signatures have been collected to hold a referendum on the subject on Monday.”
The Swiss Freedom Movement says that cash plays a diminishing role in many economies because societies are becoming increasingly digital, and mainly transfers are used, which makes it easier for the government to track the movement of citizens’ money.
The draft bill proposes adding a clause to the Swiss Currency Act, requiring the central bank and government to ensure an adequate supply of banknotes and coins and that they always remain in circulation.
Under the Swiss direct democracy system, if the draft bill is approved in the vote, it becomes law. However, the government and parliament can decide how to implement the law.
The importance of cash
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) points out that cash has three unique advantages.
Firstly,
cash makes managing money easy and clear. Controlling spending is easier with cash and coins. To assess whether you can make additional expenses, you just need to open your wallet. Parents give their children pocket money in cash, and there are good reasons for that. Using payment terminals, you only see how much money will be taken from your plastic card in the future.
Secondly,
cash is easy to use, allowing everyone to participate in the economy and social life. You do not need an account or mobile phone to pay with coins and banknotes. You also do not need to be familiar with digital technologies.
Thirdly,
when you pay in cash, you do not have to disclose your personal information, such as name or card number. With electronic payments, a person’s payment history is recorded.
More Budget 2023/24 news:
To help meet the cost of sustainably funding the biosecurity system, a new biosecurity protection levy on all domestic agricultural, fisheries and forestry producers will commence on 1 July 2024. This levy will collect an amount equivalent to 10 per cent of 2020-21 levy rates or another comparable metric where such levies are not in place.
A very modest contribution, almost nothing. Farmers will be happy to do the necessary additional paperwork and be audited accordingly.
Labor’s ‘fresh food tax’ on farmers is ‘pure insanity’
Swirling down the tubes…
“Your house like has 120 A supply at 220 V, or a potentially constant demand/supply of roughly 26 kW.”
If you stand in a 330kV/132kV substation about 3m from 300MVA transformer wearing rubber soled work boots, you can draw a continuous 1-2mm arc to the grounded metal fence. Plenty of people have spend 30+ year careers exposed to this level of EM field for several hours/day with no adverse effects.
How many people work or live underneath 330 or 132kV power lines? (the big “mechano set” towers) If you are close to one, try walking directly underneath it at night with a fluro tube in your hand – instant light saber!
I’d be much more concerned about the TV station transmitters myself – especially now they are digital. It’s odd – people are worried about mobile phone towers, but ignore the TV transmitter tower which pumps out 1,000 times as much power!
If you stand in a 330kV/132kV substation about 3m from 300MVA transformer wearing rubber soled work boots, you can draw a continuous 1-2mm arc to the grounded metal fence. Plenty of people have spend 30+ year careers exposed to this level of EM field for several hours/day with no adverse effects.
One of the Not Adverse Effects these workers experience is that their children are all girls.
Care to comment on that?
“Million to one shot doc”.
Just working my way through the list of Liberal idiots including Shadow Minister for Women, Cindy Mcleish, Persecutto and the Newbury turncoat: They will receive this:-
As a conservative voter my entire life and as a woman, I advise I WILL NEVER VOTE LIBERAL AGAIN whether or not Pesutto remains leader.
The Liberal Party in Victoria is devoid of credibility and proved today they are incapable of functioning as opposition to the worst State Government Victoria has had to suffer.
To the 19 bed-wetters, please resign immediately and join either Labor or the Greens because that is where you belong.
I know it won’t make a lick of difference but at least I am having a quiet vent!
My mother started life as a live in trainee nurse. The doctors loved those cases.
“And how do you think this might have happened Nurse?”
James Newburrie:
You can’t sue your boss and expect to keep your job.
Yeah, but saying that in public was a pretty dopey thing to do.
In Budget Alliteration news:
Hydrogen Headstart program
So, looks like half of that will go to enrichen Twiggy and his 500MW/70,000 tpa project in Brisbane. Just the ticket.
Technical Note: The Australian annual primary energy consumption is around 5,500PJ – most of which is derived from fossil fuels. The energy content in 70,000 tpa of glossy Green hydrogen is around 230PJ.
We’re going to need a bigger budget…
Kevini Rudd of the scores VD bonnet fame will have to go hard to match the diplomatic skills of corn poop Joe.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/12/unionists-angry-as-joe-biden-says-he-visited-northern-ireland-to-make-sure-the-brits-didnt-screw-around
An MP from Northern Ireland’s biggest pro-UK party has condemned Joe Biden after the US president made contentious remarks about his recent visit to the territory.
Biden said the purpose of his trip last month was “to make sure … the Brits didn’t screw around” with peace in Northern Ireland, and “didn’t walk away from their commitments”.
The comments, relayed in a White House transcript, came as Biden addressed a Democratic party gathering in New York on Wednesday.
He had visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which ended three decades of violence in the UK province.
…
During his visit to Ireland, Biden also congratulated an Irish rugby player – a distant relative – who he said had “beat the hell out of the Black and Tans”.
Biden meant New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team. The Black and Tans were a notorious British force that sought to quell Irish independence fighters in the early 1920s.
I’ll never give up meat, EVER! My only concern with meat is the antibiotics given and potential herbicide exposure. Find a reputable supplier.
As for Nicole Kidman is this clip … piss off! People will do anything for $$. You can bet she’d be back eating a steak real soon after she had a spew backstage. What a phoney.
Scientists Reveal Deadly ‘WEF Diet’ Will Drive Human Race to Extinction
Boston Doctor Behind Puberty-Blocking Drugs for “Transgender Children” Is Allied with Dangerous Groups
Indolent:
Just down from your tumor killer, was this.
It looks creepy* and the music is bloody annoying, but it’s an interesting development.
* see what I did there?
Two Youths Commit Suicide in Taxpayer-Funded Cross-Sex Hormone Study
The Black and Tans were a notorious British force that sought to quell Irish independence fighters in the early 1920s.
The Irish Independence fighters were assassinating Irishmen who had returned from WW1 in their homes at the time.
What better than watching Trump’s townhall speech again?
Watch it with the Crowder team!
https://youtu.be/6M-p_rn0MoQ
It is more of a crevasse than a creek.
That is not what happened though!
Have they finally finished kicking Drumgold? I bet private practice looks pretty good after this week. Take a few more years to upgrade the place on the South Coast.
Never Forget the CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Can someone post the list of yay and nay voters.
Okay, when do they start:
Punching
Slapping
Stomping
Kneeing
Elbowing
Headbutting
Bodyslamming
Tackling
Choking
Applying joint locks
Pressure points…
Rubber truncheons
Paper cuts
Car battery attached to unmentionables
Stuff him into a punching bag at a PCYC
Stuff him into a country rugby club’s tackling kit
Crash test dummy
“Innocent bystander” prop in SAS urban combat simulator
I’m just sure this guy knows so much truth he has to be questioned on and on and on so we can learn something from the inquiry and live in a much nicer country in the future.
The South Coast can wait. It can be called “The House that Truth Built”.
They missed the obvious one…
There’s a wild reason young Australians are still getting cash out (11 May)
Eventually Marty will work out that not be tracked for everything else as well is a good idea too.
Its interesting, GWB was pilloried (and much of it was fair enough) for mangling the english language, it was a staple of “comedians” for the time he was in office.
Corn poop Joe sharts sentences out wanders around like a befuddled tard and has prescreened Q&As given to him by the media complete with answers scripts and pictures of the questioner.
Comedians …. just starting to make jokes because they are worried Trump will get in again.
Kneel says:
May 12, 2023 at 3:02 pm
How many people work or live underneath 330 or 132kV power lines? (the big “mechano set” towers) If you are close to one, try walking directly underneath it at night with a fluro tube in your hand – instant light saber!
Many years ago (40) a mate of mine had his house very near one of those. Adelaide southern suburbs that were new and being opened up for development (south of Reynella). Anyway, he was one of those people with a great shed. A workshop where he would work on cars – a self-trained mechanic and fabricator and he was extremely good at it. It wasn’t his actual day job but at night he was always ‘in the shed’. I remember he installed fluros and voila…… permanent lights!!
Back then electricity was still cheap so I don’t think that was the driver for him but even so, considering how much time he spent in the shed and maybe also from a security perspective, it was very effective. And free.