First! Epic art, Dover. Lovin AppCat for that alone.
Open Thread – Wed 25 Oct 2023
1988. Enya: Enya – Orinoco Flow (Official 4K Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw
Neil Oliver: Evil, Evil Evil!
@ThrillaRilla369 Rand Paul: “The amount of money going to Ukraine in this Bill is more than we spend on the…
Will the Supreme Court Let This Crisis Go to Waste?
‘Just as Cruel as the Terrorists’: Many Ordinary Palestinians Joined in Hamas’s Atrocities Against Israel
Having just consulted the bookshelf, I found four of the wartime Milligan books:
Mussolini – His part in My Downfall
Monty – His part in my victory
Rommel? Gunner Who?
And as above, Adolf Hitler – My part in his downfall.
There are plenty more there, Mr B collected them. Titles include Small Dreams of a Scorpion and Wuthering Heights According to Sike Milligan.
I can never think of Spike without remembering the Goon Show line noting he was Spike Malligna, “the well-known typing error.”
We listened to every Goon Show ever aired I think, making it a ritual. At the time we met, that was Saturday lunchtime, more recently it was at 5:30 on a weekday morning (I forget which) and I could listen while getting ready for work. Other radio gems from those days include My Word, Hancock’s Half Hour, My Music.
Israel demands UN chief resign after he says Hamas attacks ‘did not occur in vacuum’
more than 50% of Palestinians want another armed intifada, according to polls.
Indolent I think Sophia Loren dying is fake news,
Don’t know about her dieing but about a fortnight ago she had a fall at home and was hospitalized .. broke something, leg/hip, and classed as serious but not life threatening because of her age ………
FYI UN
The Palestinian government is the terrorist organisation Hamas.
Israel ‘blockades’ Gaza because of constant attacks by the Palestinian government the terrorist organisation Hamas.
The Palestinian Government the terrorist organisation Hamas has spend millions, possibly billions on financing terror, constructing terror tunnels and terror rockets and paying hamas terrorists.
So how about dealing with the real cause of Gazan poverty, the Palestinian government the terrorist organisation Hamas.
UN report: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war
Roger Moore is dead to me as well.
A View to a Kill was an absolute stinker.
Lift your game Rog.
Andrew Bridgen
10 Minute Rule Bill – Parliamentary Sovereignty (Referendums) Bill
Brian Denehy got outed just after the first “Rambo” film was released. He had served in the United States Marine Corps, but his claim to have served in Vietnam was disproved.
Thanks HZ
. Many thanks. I did like the suggestions of “crow and humble pie served on a bed of wilted Greens.”
Andrew Bridgen’s speech should be rammed down Albanese’s throat. Truly epic.
Understanding the Timing Behind Hamas’s Invasion of Israel | Victor Davis Hanson
Bet no one saw this coming.
This is part of the previous interview.
Would Hamas have invaded under Trump? | Victor Davis Hanson
I have served in the war of the sexes. I’ve got my stripes.
(Meaning dash-cat).
Err, what took you so long?
The free-range anti-Semitism of Bird for the first two months of it’s existence wasn’t enough?
On This Day:
This magnificent achievement, which it was, was overshadowed by the following English activities:
1. The killing of prisoners instead of ransoming them, as was the custom of the time;
2. Incessant moaning about the weather and dysentery; and
3. A slew of complaints, apropos of the reported inability to get a decent kipper in France.
I think there’s about 4 people left commenting at the Lollipop Cat and mh is about 40% of the comments.
Someone referenced the Dash-Cat Queen earlier. Who’s that?
Went for dinner tonight, to the best hotel in town.
Had the smoked salmon sandwiches, with extra dill & cucumber.
Only had to walk downstairs to get there & was able to eat in my office. How convenient.
Followed it with an excellently drawn Ceylon tea, a fine red Christmas Tea.
And Sir Bobby Charlton.
(The Man United and Engerland player who was married to Pumpkin Spice).
AKA Chips Rafferty
I see your week of mourning is over, then.
That thesis is never getting done.
If it was government funded he would have to publish it somewhere as a (ahem) “public resource”.
He isn’t doing that for fear at least one fact-checker might pounce.
“Chips” Rafferty in “40,000 Horsemen” and “The Overlanders!” Classic!
Glen Iris!
Oh, the humanity!
I get a nosebleed if I have to venture anywhere East of Glenferrie Rd.
Chips Rafferty was a flamer.
You know Sanchez, I reckon Glen Iris is one of the prettiest middle burbs in the city. Some of the streets are gorgeous, tree lined with Edwardian homes. We first went to the restaurant with some friends, who live in Toorak. When I suggested it was the best looking burbs, they winced, horribly. Of course, they live in one of those massive, ugly french provincials. They have an incredible art collection though with a Picasso!
Toorak has become French provincial ugly. Every third home is now a frog copy monstrosity. Most of those lovely old time Toorak mansions are gonsky.
Drive along St. Georges Road Toorak and look out for a massive replica of Buck palace with a Greek flag hoisted on the roof. A few years ago, I read ,it was the most expensive build in the city on record having cost $50 million (construction alone).
Get a load of this thing. $50 million and zero taste to show for it.
Brahton is the same.
What is it with the faux chateaux?
They are invariably out of scale and context with their surroundings and usually not in proportion in themselves (they often have a third storey with those French dormer windows, but squished down to fit height restrictions).
Abominations.
Glen Iris does have some cracking old red brick Federation (and later) houses.
Sean Connery denies death rumours – says will play 007 again
Get a load of this thing. $50 million and zero taste to show for it.
I’d buy it and make Jane Austen movies there.
That’s a large single malt, and a new keyboard you owe me…
Are Edwardian and Federation, basically the same thing?
There is a very distasteful joke about having sexual relations with a glamorous actress, where the question of necrophilia comes up.
The reply is “How long has she been dead?”
But I won’t repeat it here.
Staring some of those muscled up cute owls, no doubt.
Indeed. It does seem rather extreme.
Staring some of those muscled up cute owls, no doubt.
Elizabeth, as written, is a very fit girl. This would be her getting ready to marry Darcy.
A bit loosey-goosey in some respects.
Victorian era goes to her death in 1901.
Edwardian is the reign of Eddie VII from 1901 until 1910.
Federation covers just before 1900 until post WW1.
It’s more about the style than strict delineation by build date.
(All three descriptions will trigger Noel from Noosa).
I think Federation might be used to describe something which had Australian features (e.g. native animals or flora in stained glass or plaster mouldings) whereas Edwardian might refer more to English styling.
But I’m not a God Oracle on the subject.
Cronkite.
Be honest, you wouldn’t be filming any Jane Austen in that house. You’d be filming mock Jane Austen porn movies for Porn Hub with that cute owl.
Should one get the driver to attach a water-bag to the front of the Daimler for such an undertaking?
Dog pool.
Grizzly, where did you live when you were here?
Dr Faustus
Your respect for the chicko roll can be taken to a higher level of consciousness but adorning your gorgeous body with these items of sartorial elegance.
https://kurly.com.au/collections/chikoman
Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog
The pro-Palestine marches are just BLM reincarnate. Literally the exact same people with the exact same objectives. Anti-west and anti-white.
It certainly warrants a porter. Give your man the evening off.
not just the EU and WHO, but any international agreement transferring decision making to a supranational body. Eg anything UN.
We could have a once a year referendum on international agreements.
ah yes, Tany Roberts as much more annoying than she was in Sheena, Queen of the Junglr.
But as for Roger Moore, I would have to say View to a Kill at least had a Duran Duran song attached. The absolute bottom of the bond franchise was Moonraker. The whole crew should have been taken out and given to a Hamas diplomatic team.
Maxwell fastest ton in world cup cricket.
I don’t think there are too many Edwardian bungalows.
In fact I doubt there is a verandah to be had (let’s not count porches on terrace houses which I would call Edwardian), let alone eaves in Edwardian architecture?
Would red brick be the only commonality
Mark Dice:
Never Fear, The Celebrities Are Here! Their New Plan to Save The World!
A family.
No words needed.
Avi:
DIRECT HIT! No other country would or should accept this
Absolutely!
“I’ve got me flaming foot caught in the flaming barbed wire!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sc6b-Kcxys
His name is Cash.
Cash 2.0 Great Dane meeting new people in Redondo Beach 25
How many of those who, a handful (?) of years ago, joined the pack in banishing Israel Folau from his career & country, are now frothing with indignation that the subhumans of homo h@m@s are being criticised for hunting & murdering hundreds of unarmed Israelis?
I cannot wrap my head around the moral decline of humanity. What must the ghosts of our ancestors be thinking of us now?
Muddy, the west is losing the battle of remembering over the seduction of forgetting. I’m basically winnowing my way through just about everyone I know, cos I have a good memory and a lack of tact when it comes to hitting people with reminders.
From my experience early twentieth
century houses seem to be called Federation in Sydney and Edwardian in Melbourne. Almost identical style and very lovely. WWI changed so many things.
Linda Burney in running for next Governor General! According to Daily Mail.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities – translation of a quote by Volataire. Seems relevant.
check out this shameless palliwood clip
Top Ender
Oct 25, 2023 10:52 PM
Sean Connery denies death rumours – says will play 007 again
And Bernard Lee will come down to play ‘M’ once more.
John Spooner.
Mark Knight.
Peter Broelman.
David Pope.
Christian Adams.
Michael Ramirez.
A.F. Branco. Brilliant.
Matt Margolis.
Henry Payne.
Tom Stiglich.
Lisa Benson.
Linda Burney in running for next Governor General! According to Daily Mail.
Oh dear. Failure has its rewards.
Article here. Gawd almighty
Quite amazing the digital dragnet the DOJ put around Chuck Grassley because he was investigating wrongdoing by the DOJ.
Almost worthy of a JR quote; “Only friends can betray you“.
the west is losing the battle of remembering”
Particularly when it’s about Jews. The dead of 7 October 2023 are already being forgotten.
I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.
– Elie Wiesel
Malcolm Turnbull has argument with self.
Sees sense eventually, but somehow he never learns.
Oh my word.
Footage on the picture wireless news of Elbow, as a Labor MP, both attending and speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally attended by the usual towelies, and adorned with the standard banners – i.e., ‘Free Palestine Now’ and ‘Stop Israel’.
If he thinks this is going away because he’s overseas, I would suggest Mr Modest And Generous is in for a bit of a shock.
I work for a multi-nat in Melbournes outer burbs. My employer has signed on to all the woke inclusive guff cos you know Europe knows best and all.
We have a chap who works in IT for another brand within out offices. Odd chap. Likes to wear circus pants. Large checks, bold designs, colourful. Looks ridiculous. Anywho yesterday he one upped himself. Came thru wearing a god awful skirt. I mentioned to my gobsmacked colleagues ‘ and so it begins!’.
I fear I am not long for this company for if he waltzes over my way I will be bound by mates code to say something.
Also We must no longer have a dress standard cos that too-too would not meet any standard.
Grotesque and deeply offensive fair shake. Actually it’s work place harrassment.
Anal statespersoning it up while he can
Latest lefty Instagram propaganda update.
“Israel told 1.3 million to flee south…
… and is bombing the south relentlessly”
They will believe anything.
Here we go. The Hun’s picked it up:
That was before he worked out the way to eternal gigantic pensions was to fence-sit. From his current US tour:
Elbow. Pick a team.
Listen to the effing portly prevaricating Portuguese popinjay, the socialist excrement risen to the top of the UN, portraying himself as a victim of misrepresentation now that he has been called on to resign over his repulsive moral bankruptcy when it comes to Israel and Hamarse
Gotta luv the hypocrisy! .. Qatar the “real” home of HAMAS complaining about Israel ..
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/qatar-says-an-israeli-land-incursion-into-gaza-will-complicate-efforts-to-get-hostages-home/ar-AA1iOxQc?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=fa881b832e2644dc82bcfbeb5d3b1827&ei=22
Black Ball. Re Burney. They really are going to punish us for saying no.
I guess Qantas will be the airline of choice over terror sponsor Qatar for discerning cats now.
Yep. More proof that representative government and democracy has been a joke for decades.
Neither Rosie. Qantas is dead to me.
Finally…some much needed rain here at the Bay – every time a passed the burned out swamp (given the magical title “wetland” on maps) I noticed it getting crispier and crispier. Last time is caught alight they were using our lakes to scoop up water for the helicopters. This time the lakes are so low they’d be lucky not to ground the bucket.
I see each-way Albo is trying to back both horses in the Israel conflict, reduced to that age-old euphemism “innocent civilians”. It was pretty obvious from the start that there are very few innocents on the Gaza side of the border. Pouring in after the killers and looting houses before the bodies are cold does not smack of “innocence”, nor does parading and cheering the corpses of dead women.
Picking sides this time is not difficult at all. That’s why our commentariat are twisting themselves into moral pretzels.
They can try. But it will be mana from heaven for the coalition and will guarantee a one term wonder neo-marxist government. Never interrupt the enemy when they are making mistakes.
Well we have a bad joke for a king so why not gg too.
Libs would extend Burney for a second term to try and attract the teal vote.
Maybe they wanted someone to demonstrate why it isn’t an irrational fear.
Maybe they wanted someone to demonstrate why it isn’t an irrational fear.
They just don’t care.
Sub-humans.
Mark Knight has been ‘on song’ of late. Clever.
Burney as GG
Smells like misdirection
Watch the other hand
I am surprised this Swedish central bank news isn’t getting more coverage.
It’s not so much about Sweden, it’s more about central banks that are in the same boat but don’t have the taxpayer base/resources to inject capital.
It’s interesting isn’t it, how footage has now come to light of Sleazy, the old Trot, attending and speaking at an anti-Israel protest, in the footage he’s frothing at the megaphone. He really is a lowlife. The piece in the Telegraph doesn’t say when the protest was, but it most certainly wasn’t footage dating from the 1980s, when Sleazy was an immature Trot from housing commission? No, no, no, it was far more recent, I reckon it’s from the last twenty or so years, so the sleaze bucket from Grayndler was by then in his late 30s or 40s, yet he’s caught on film attending a radical Jew hating protest where he screeches on a megaphone. It’s long been obvious that Sleazy the Trot never liked the sole Jewish state on the planet. Ho hum. But this creep is now PM, and the double standards stink, there’s never any f*cking accountability for those on the left. Just imagine if footage emerged of Dutton or Scumbag attending a League of Rights rally in the 1980s, or 1990s, or early 2000s. Ya reckon that that would have remained submerged for decades? I don’t think so.
Only two weeks ago one of the Slovenian hag’s staffers was caught on film attending the infamous “gas the Jews” protest. His name is Will Simmons (remember that, no doubt he’ll be vomited up for Labor preselection in the near future). Plibersek said he’d ‘apologised’ and that he was remorseful and that he’s only 22 years old……..blah, blah, blah. Firstly, I don’t accept his apology. Secondly, you don’t stand in a group of frenzied frothing people screeching “gas the Jews”, and pretend that there wasn’t something awfully wrong. Why didn’t Wee Willie walk away? Why didn’t Wee Willie go up to the NSWannsee police and ask that they arrest the protesters? Nah, you see, Wee Willie heard the screeches of “gas the Jews”, Wee Willie saw the people screech “gas the Jews”….and he did nothing. He only cared, he was only remorseful it was revealed that he was there.
Sleazy the Trot gets a free hand for his long history of Jew hatred, and here’s the thing, it is Jew hatred. The scab is off, he and others can’t hide behind the “anti-Zionism” label, it’s just good old fashioned Jew hatred, which is what it has always been. I have no doubt, no doubt whatsoever that Sleazy would agree with that Portuguese cockroach.
But nothing surprises me anymore, and anyway, Sleazy remains the immature Trot from housing commission.
Calli said ” … there are very few innocents on the Gaza side of the border. ”
Too true.
He really is a lowlife.
Is Albo:
a) that poorly read;
b) being an opportunistic politician;
c) actually supportive of Hamas.
Any or a combination of any are not ideal.
Oh, so THAT’S who funded the Pro Hamas “Insurrectionists” on Capitol Hill.
Quelle Surprise.
He is also the financier behind the Pro Palestine “Jewish” groups.
Political analyst Dr Faustus agreed that the staggering irony of appointing Linda Burney as Kings Representative, after mishandling a toxic debate on colonialism, would be a unifying ‘far queue’ to No and Yes supporters and the First Nations industry.
It would also debase the Constitutional system by making the GG position a dumping ground for incompetents who need a reward, irritate monarchists, and demonstrate what a politically-driven Republican model would look like.
Do it, Gnome.
Elbo is maturing nicely…like one of those super-stinky cheeses. No wonder he’s never in the country – he has so much appalling baggage, and it’s all on film (Smash ‘er!).
Having a makeover for teeth, hair, glasses and paunch – he thought these superficial changes would work…and they did, because people, by and large, are superficial in their thinking. Yet he still only managed 33% and has to be shored up by even more repugnant parties and individuals.
One of the remarkable things about conflicts in Israel is the revelatory aspect – tends to lift the nasty bit of decaying carpet to expose the ‘roaches beneath. And how they scuttle!
Wise words.
It would be a breathtakingly stupid appointment.
So possible, but likely to be another slightly less appalling choice who offers a better political payoff.
I have this vision of Linda at an official function frocked up in the Gucci possum skin cloke and ostrich feathers (emu notf lash enough) and the wet gum leaves smoking ‘cos the Redhead fire lighters haven’t kicked in yet and then trying to address the crowd in “traditional” language.
Punters may chortle a bit.
https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2088%20English%20full%20text%20June%202023.pdf
Will the yanks understand his twang?
Will the yanks understand his twang?
They’ll love his new teeth.
Can’t stop the Prof.
Will the yanks understand his twang?
To be fair to the yanks even I struggle to understand him.
Van Oscillate – always 2 bob each way.
Reckons someone from 3% of us would represent all of us. Good one.
He has, Elbow is Hamas’s man in Canberra.
There should be a push now to counter nominate Bess Price for next GG – compare the pair!
The aristocracy will get back the plebs by handing out awards to the Yes campaign leaders. GG is just the first of many. AOTY, music , literature, arts awards… just to let us know who holds the whip hand.
Bess Price.
News reports love their body counts because they can rely on there always being fewer Jewish that Arab, so they can use it like scoring a pub darts competition where the side with the greatest number of body bags can claim to be the moral winner. It’s already being trotted out in favour of Palestinians to overcome the handicap suffered by the momentary misbehaviour by Hamas on the first day. That’s how they view it. How can it be scored so Israel will be the loser.
Anal is just another poisonous, petulant, spoilt campus Marxist who’s happened to make it all the way. I had the opportunity to observe these people when I was a student. Human garbage, spoilt, zero accomplishments and full of hate. Accurately depicted in Malcolm Bradbury’s History Man. Bad people.
Snap Perfidious!
You beat me as I went off to see what Bess is doing – she’s teaching at an independent aboriginal school in Alice. I think that means she’d could take up the job. Jacinta is too busy.
Van Onselen, along with so many leftists, have this strange faith in the power of symbolic acts.
Might I point out the fatuous scribbler of fish wrapper articles that precisely the same ‘symbolic’ glow was supposed to emanate from the election of Obama which like a new dawn would steadily spread over the land until it had filled every corner, every crevice, every heart with light and warmth. The long night would be over and the rift in America’s soul healed.
Well, they got their Obama. How are race relations in the US now, Pete?
Here is an interesting bit of info I read the other day:
Muslim Population – around 1.2 billion.
Jewish Population – around 17 million?
How many noble prizes since its inception you wonder?
From the Muslim Population = 7 or there abouts
From the Jewish Population = 129 or there abouts
The world would be a much worse place without our Jewish brothers and sisters, it is certain.
Cassie, I vaguely remember a “contretemps” between the pallyweirdos and the Israelis around 2004-05, and discussing it with a mate around that time . All the screeching in the braindead lamestream meeja was about the Israelis responding in a “proportionate” manner to (yet more) murderous Pallyweirdo provocations (i.e. an “intifarter”).
That’s probably around the time video was recorded.
Albansleazey is an embarrassing incompetent lowlife piece of excrement (BIRM), who is barely capable of stringing a sentence together – and given labore is utterly incapable of addressing any of the real concerns of the populace, electoral poison.
I simply can’t see how labore could possibly cobble together any kind of functioning majority (even with those foul teal slags) after the next election, although a Gillard 2010 scenario remains the most likely (and worst possible) result.
Dr Mutton needs to grow a spine and go in hard on those disgusting collectivist cretins.
Uni is a great place to hang out if you don’t like real work.
If Burney is appointed, one could imagine that one of her first acts will be to insist that Mumu’s be described as Emumu’s when worn by her excellency…
He was “young and naive”?
It would be a breathtakingly stupid appointment.
Your just trying to tempt Luigi …….. he luvs a challenge ..!
Not to mention that the oceans would stop rising and the planet would stop boiling.
Ha! In my opinion, elevating Burney to GG would be both Stunning and Brave!
Do it…you know you want to.
Israel knows that it is in a fight for its life against Hamarse, its very existence.
If we do not destroy promotion and support of pure evil then eventually we will suffer the same fate.
Elbow’s seat of Grayndler — Green-voting property millionaires as far as the eye can see. It’s just a matter of time before the Filth claim their first lower-house federal seat in Sydney.
It would be poetic justice if it happens at the same election that removes his government, a la John Howard.
So they’d be happy with beheading babies and cutting out the hearts and livers of Gazans? That would be proportionate.
Hamas Terrorists Found with Instructions to Decapitate Jews and Remove Hearts, Livers (25 Oct)
The IDF will be more than proportionate, they’ll be civilized pest exterminators.
So now we’re chipping in $15mil for
humanitarian aidshelf restocking.
Pest implies a “minor irritant”.
Mike Johnson is the new Speaker.
Trump Calls on GOP to Unite and Vote Rep. Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House: “GET IT DONE, FAST!”
Mostly Peaceful Memes
@MostlyPeacefull
Best endorsement of @RepMikeJohnson I’ve seen yet
Albanese has always been an empty suit and a dedicated follower of fashion. I actually doubt he has any real commitment to the Palestinian cause, far less any sort of moral position on Israel’s righteous extermination of Hamas.
At the moment his main interest will be trying to skate through the conflicting internal ALP politics, with PM-ship intact, minimum public criticism, and without triggering the Western Sydney imams and the BDS push.
A banal little Man for All Seasons.
Remarkable Details – Matt Gaetz Gives Details of Backroom Machiavelli Tactics Triggered by Kevin McCarthy During House GOP Conference
Where House Speaker Mike Johnson stands on Ukraine, Israel
This is why the DOJ is investigating Grassley more than they are investigating Biden.
FBI received ‘criminal information’ from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-received-criminal-information-40-confidential-sources-joe-biden-hunter-jim-grassley
Great comments and analysis here this morning. Thanks to all.
Albo was a member of an organisation with a name like the Parliamentary (or Labor) Friends of Palestine for years. He must have thought that bit of info had gone to the forgettery but it’s terrific that the truth is coming out. I always thought he was one of the most dangerous liars politicians because of the toxic mix of ignorance, malevolence, immaturity, bigotry and low intelligence. Regrettably I was not wrong now that he’s made it to the top.
They never say what this reconciliation means. You could give them everything they want, they’d only be back wanting more.
Is Anal worse than the TLS? I’d rank them as equals.
Avi:
Update from Israel: Avi Yemini on Gaza invasion, Israel’s intel failure, US plans
Mother Lode and Rabz, re your excellent comments on the “rise” of Obama, Ace has been on fire today regarding the Great One.
“The Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failure Propagandizes for Hamas, Talking Up Alleged Civilian Casualties
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Obama pushes the idea that Israel is violating international law and wantonly killing civilians.
You’d think that America’s first gay president, the first president to have had a dick in his dick-shaped mouth, would oppose a group of anti-LGBT extremist terrorists.
Former U.S. President Obama expressed his concern that Israel’s blockade of Gaza could “harden Palestinian attitudes for generations,” weaken international support for Israel, and undermine efforts to achieve peace and stability” in the region.
Hey guys, Israelis’ actions may cause the Palestinian baby-murderers and child-rapists to have hard feelings about Jews.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu: ‘All Hamas men are dead men walking – in Gaza and abroad’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the press from the IDF central headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Bendigo RSL defaces the Remembrance Poppy. Lest We Forget.
Thank you to reader Andrew who writes, quite properly “Is nothing sacred?”
The Remembrance Poppy is what it is.
It’s a poppy with all red petals, commemorating all who served and dating back to the actual, real life poppies that ‘Grew in Flanders’ Fields’.
It’s not a “Generic lapel pin”.
It’s not an “Inclusion and Respect lapel pin”.
And it’s certainly not worn to commemorate “Serving with pride” or “Celebrating the incredible diversity of those who serve”
If you don’t believe an RSL could be so out of touch with its members as to deface this sacred symbol, here’s the link:
https://www.bendigorsl.com.au/product/inclusion-and-respect-poppy-lapel-pin-bn13577/
Tom, I lived in Grayndler for several years. Albansleazey’s equally stupid vile woife was the state member at the time (thanks labore, you inbred imbeciles!).
In 2010, I ended up inadvertently voting for Albansleazey due to the fact that there is no optional preferential voting in the lower house in feral elections. There were six candidates only one of which (the gliberal) wasn’t (presumably) a raving collectivist cretin. I put the greenfilth candidate last and Albansleazey second last.
Then the stupid bloody incompetent corrupt ALPEC decided to make it a runoff between Albansleazey and the greenfilth on preferences, so consequently, my vote went to Albansleazey. Had I realised this was a possibility I would not have cast a formal vote.
That is not democracy, but its antithesis. You’re basically forced to vote for some utter forkwit you wouldn’t willingly vote for in your entire lifetime.
Dover,
sorry for the rude words in my comment. I copied and pasted. Should I clean it a bit if I can while it is in moderation?
Aunty Gucci for Governor General! Another step in rendering Australia ungovernable, should the plebs ever elect another Liberal Government!
Netanyahu’s deal with Putin goes wrong.
Rabz I very often vote informal in the lower house state or ferral.
Albanese still hasn’t phoned Netanyahu.
If anyone can post this Article from the Front Page of The Australia would be appreciated
The all-up cost for Snowy 2.0 and its transmission connections is now approaching $25bn – an absurd amount for a 2200MW water battery
TED WOODLEY
Contributor
Here is an Article Dated 25 October 2023 under his name
Government snowed again, if it believes Snowy 2.0 is a commercial investment
Ted Woodley 25 October 2023
While this is only an indicative analysis (e.g. not correcting for $real), it demonstrates that the reset IRR extrapolates to well below Snowy Hydro’s stringent investment criteria of 8%, well below the reset’s estimate of 7.5%, and even well below the current bond rate of 4.5%.
Clearly, at such levels of IRR Snowy 2.0 would have a negative NPV and is far from being a commercial investment – no commercial board would ever approve such a project.
The actual IRR will probably be even lower than extrapolated, as it is almost certain there will be further cost blowouts and the reset cost probably still doesn’t include all project components (such as financing, design, project management, owner’s costs, exploratory and other works, the segment factory). Collectively, these missing components will add many $billions by the time the project is completed.
And of course there is over $10 billion of transmission lines being built primarily to connect Snowy 2.0 to Sydney and Melbourne (HumeLink, Sydney Ring South, VNI West).
The all-up cost for Snowy 2.0 and its transmission connections is now approaching $25 billion, an absurd amount for a 2,200 MW water battery – at such a cost the IRR would be nonsensical.
Also note that the $3 billion reset value is subject to two provisos – a $12 billion target cost and 2028 delivery – neither of which is achievable.
Further evidence that Snowy 2.0 couldn’t possibly attain a NPV of $3 billion is that, if so, this would result in a gross value of at least $15 billion [$3bn plus $12+bn].
This is $10 billion higher that the FID estimate of $4.3 to $6.6 billion, when the cost was $3.8 billion, and would mean that the value of Snowy 2.0 has somehow increased threefold since 2019.
How is it that every time Snowy 2.0’s cost blows out its value increases by a greater amount?
When will the government finally twig to the fact that not one of the estimates and claims for Snowy 2.0 over the past six and a half years has been anywhere near correct, and that this latest reset seems to be no different?
True reconciliation involves some degree of forgiveness, and I’ve never seen any gesture of such, just constant demands for more.
The Qld Police Union boss has been doing a bit of truth telling about the Voice, truth telling and treaties and reparations and Aboriginal crime. Been in Courier Mail since Tuesday and story still going.
Labor politicians very upset but public backing his view.
Unusual in that he has long been considered too pro Labor.
The Lakemba Muslim Association heartily agrees.
I don’t think he’ll be getting an invitation to return anytime soon.
More wise words.
This time around it looks like Israel will have to do the business.
Time to keep track of the roaches.
As Always right said Albanese did not phone Israeli PM after 7 Oct.
Is mentioned in the Palestinian protest article.
Yes, for starters treaties would likely see indigenous youth offenders ushered out of the colonial power’s system entirely.
A regressive step on several levels.
justice system
I believe Netanyahu hasn’t taken the call.
Speaks volumes.
wozen me Bourne, I was quoting someone else.
I am still continually amazed at people’s ignorance of how elections , and preferences work.
Your vote was always going to go to Sleazy unless the Green won. The “runoff” you refer to is when the AEC makes a guess as to which 2 candidates will get most votes. On election night ALL votes are counted. After that they do the “runoff” ( better known as the 2 party preferred vote) between those 2 nominated candidates so that a sense of the final result is known on election night. Occasionally the AEC gets it very wrong when it selects the 2 candidates whose preferences are counted.
In the real count, they do the the full preference distribution for each ballot paper.
Watch this 2 minute video to see how it works
https://youtu.be/W1MsyKazjRA?feature=shared .
Milt – I’ve voted informal in the lower house at every feral election since.
In which case, we should adopt FPTP and make voting non-compulsory.
I think the background to this story is that the Iranians and their proxies have been droning the cr@p out of the US bases in Syria and Iraq.
Israel Delays Ground Invasion Because US Is Unprepared to Defend Itself (25 Oct, via Lucianne)
Every time you think you’ve seen the lowest possible depth of Biden Administration incompetence along comes another even more ridiculous example.
Hear, hear!
AND put it to a referendum. Politicians should have no say in how they are elected.
OO – 404 on that one.
Maybe someone sensible applied Rule 303, but I hope someone’s getting reamed and dishonourably discharged.
It’s not ignorance, thanks. I know perfectly well how elections and preferences work, unlike the vast majority of the electorate.
My starting assumption was that the final runoff would be between albansleazey and the gliberal. My only miscalculation was underestimating how many greenfilth voting f*ckwits there were in Grayndler that election.
I fundamentally object to having to number every box in the lower house at feral elections. If we’re forced to do this there should at least be a “none of the above” option, although optional preferential voting makes the most sense.
Fury at Queen Rania of Jordan’s ‘grotesque’ CNN interview attacking US and Israel for Gaza strikes and questioning if Hamas killed babies – “Spare me Your Outrage while you live in Luxury and refuse to take refugees
. Queen Rania blasted Western support for Israel’s retaliatory strikes against Hamas
. She also questioned if there was proof of Hamas babies being butchered and beheaded
. While it remains unconfirmed that Hamas beheaded babies, one morgue worker told DailyMail.com a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were beheaded
. Other Israeli babies were shot and burned by Hamas militants on October 7
I suspect Putin has Bibi’s back more than Sleazy from Grayndler. There’s a delicate balancing act going on. But why hasn’t the member for Grayndler telephoned Bibi?
By the way, I’m still waiting for the source where Putin compared the current activities in Gaza to the siege of Leningrad.
Yes, Leavers’ earlier commentary was surprisingly forthright about the consequences of ‘Treaties’ and the actual problems in communities.
And despite the public anguish, there’s been no argued rebuttal of the factual points he made about the cultural helplessness of remote communities in the face of criminality by the few.
Stupid Politician #1:
Actually, if the QPS is an unlawful workplace, the Police Minister and Commissioner should be working the issue.
Stupid Politician #2:
Talking Head #1:
Talking Head #2:
So, no actual ‘truth’ Truth, then.
Leavers, on the response:
A Band-Aid ripped off.
I was solemnly assured by one of the “true believers” some years ago that “Oh, no, voting has to be compulsory, otherwise the Labor party would never be elected!”
By the way, I’ll take Putin any day over the grotesque lying fashionista slag Queen Rania.
And you thought Albanese had problems…
UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer met with his Muslim MPs and peers yesterday as he tries to defuse anger from pro-Palestinian backbenchers about his strong stance on the right to respond to Hamas terror attacks.
‘Long-standing tensions within Labour have flared since the atrocities in Israel, with a slew of councillors quitting and Left-wing MPs deeply unhappy.’
Labour in meltdown over backing for Israel
The Daily Mail
The death of Bill Hayden reminds us that the Liars (and Lieborals) have a rich history of rewarding people that they have dudded along the way. Burney would be most deserving of some largesse, although Albo will need something too down the track.
OldOzzie, your link doesn’t work….
Queen Rania of Jordan – her parents were Palestinian, yet she grew up in Kuwait. Oh, and Jordan isn’t accepting any Palestinian refugees.
The feckin’ Oirish couldn’t wait to escape The Crown.
Now they can’t wait for the EU’s Top Men to tell them
what is and isn’t true.
Support your local police union! (Best comment in bold)
Leavers doubles down, slams minister’s ‘vile’ criticism
The powerful union boss, who declared First Nations people were over represented in crime stats, insists he was sharing the views others were “too frightened” to share.
QLD police union boss calls out ‘inner-city latte sippers’ pushing treaty agenda
Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has responded to “vile” criticism directed at him from a senior minister after he said truth telling and treaty would give Indigenous people a free pass to commit crime.
The powerful union boss, who declared First Nations people were over represented in crime statistics, insisted he was sharing the views others were “too frightened” to share.
Those comments were slammed as “divisive and unhelpful” by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Government ministers on Wednesday lined up to distance themselves from the union boss’s claim that its Path to Treaty was a feel-good exercise that was anti-police.
Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Leavers’ comments about Indigenous people, published by The Courier-Mail, were wrong.
“Let me say I disagree with the comments the QPU president has said,” she said.
Mr Leavers doubled down on his comments on Wednesday, declaring he was saying the things “people want to”.
“There’s been Cabinet ministers have a go at me but that’s part of life, that’s water off a duck’s back to me, I’m used to that,” he said.
“A lot of people want to say things, but they are too frightened to because you’ve seen the vile and the personal attacks come my way today.
“The people I represent are on the front line.
“Not like the latte sippers in inner Brisbane who’ve never been to communities and see the violence and the mayhem and the destruction of lives that takes place.”
Do you agree with the view of Ian Leavers over the Treaty?
Yes 90 %
No 7 %
Not sure 3 %
3826 votes
Transport Minister Mark Bailey took aim at Mr Leavers, declaring his “ignorant and factually wrong diatribe is an embarrassment to the Queensland Police Union”.
“He should be working on rectifying the identified racism, misogyny and sexism in the force to make it an inclusive and lawful workplace,” Mr Bailey said.
Mr Leavers slammed the minister’s “vile” response.
“I don’t take anything Mark Bailey says takes seriously at all,” the union boss said.
Mr Bailey’s input on the issue, particularly his comment about fixing problems within the Queensland Police Service, forced Ms Palaszczuk to declare the “minister is not anti-police”.
Police Minister Mark Ryan said Mr Leavers had a right to express his views.
“I don’t agree with his comments today, and I’ve communicated that to the QPU,” he said.
Greens MP Michael Berkman offered a brief rebuke of the Queensland Police Union boss’s comments.
“Leavers’ unhinged rant doesn’t deserve to be published,” he said.
“He should resign.”
Change the Record national director Maggie Munn said Mr Leavers was playing with people’s lives.
“As a proud Gunggari person, I appeal to every Queenslander to see Ian Leavers’ comments for what they really are: a despicable power grab which divides and terrorises our communities,” she said.
“It’s clear to me that Ian is playing politics with people’s lives, our children’s lives – it’s a sad day when the pursuit of justice can become so politicised.”
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall said Mr Leavers comments would divert energy from work to close the gap.
“In the aftermath of a referendum debate which exposed Queensland’s First Nations communities to harmful levels of racist discourse, it is reprehensible to create further harm with such divisive and inflammatory language,” he said.
Courier-Mail with poll
Presumably Burney could continue to sign her name? Barring any 1975 type hijinks that is the extent of the GG role in day-to-day politics.
Here is one report. It was widely covered.
Not least because Russia is dependent on Iran for drones and seeking to expand the relationship.
Putin is a transactional politician; Russia “does not have allies, it has interests.”
“Putin is a transactional politician; Russia “does not have allies, it has interests.””
Yeah, no different to the USA which is now cautioning a nation that has seen over 1400 of its men, women and children butchered in cold blood.
The USA has zero moral authority.
And as for that report, Putin also said that Israel had a right to defend itself.
“It was widely covered.”
No, it wasn’t not widely covered.
Victoria Park is throwing up the challenge to Fremantle as swampy central. I did a couple of years there as part of my rehabilitation. Found a great cafe and go back every couple of months. A change from the vanilla anaemia of most of Perf.
Bailey led the push against Palaszczuk in caucus to re-affirm treaty after the referendum result and the LNP’s backtracking.
With Labor on 26% pf the primary vote according to their own pollsters, it’s going to be “interesting” to see how this plays out over the next 12 months.
Because Erdo?an controls the domestic media & has geo-blocked certain apps & websites, he can play his game of saying two things on the same day that are diametrically opposed.
They must colour code his speeches for which audience it’s going to.
Otherwise he say the “wrong” thing to the wrong people.
Shows why a genuinely free internet is paramount.
Sounds like Mr Leavers is representing his rank and file. The elite political class in the ALP is progressive uni graduates, and as we saw the Voice divide wasn’t left vs right it was progressives, Greens & Teals vs everyone else – including the industrial wing of the Labor Party.
I’m not going to argue with you, Cassie.
Worth checking the bio of pleasure chook’s transport Minister. Another teacha. More academic trash.
Certainly sounds like a few people are ruffling their feathers in the Chookhouse. Stay tuned.
That’s Erdogan.
How could you trust a guy that says Hamas interests have to leave Turkey in the morning & then supportive of the Hamas butchery in the afternoon.
It wasn’t widely covered.
That said, I would not envy having Iran on one of my borders.
Subcontract it to JC.
My response was measured.
Your response was passionate.
His response was an unhinged rant.