JC
 August 17, 2024 7:17 pm

Tickler
Ger well, quickly.

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No gout at my end. Psoriasis is the problem giving me grief.

Cheers.

The World Is Shocked at British Censorship & Lack of Free Speech and our Authoritarian Government

Does anyone know how the Tony Maddox of Toodyay’s case ended up?

https://toodyayherald.com.au/latest-news/magistrate-adjourns-waugal-case/

Last report I can find is that a hearing in April was scheduled but there seems to have been no further news.

Well, I think I can get past the “cold sore” diagnosis ..duuuh! .. Ended up in Fairfield hospital on an IV drip yesterday afternoon & starting to get the impression from the “none” answers that they aren’t sure what I’ve got but it’s way past your average “cold sore” stage ..
?Rather than stay O/N (I only live across the road) I took a heap of anti biotics & painkillers home ..
?Shocking night tho that might be cos spent most of yesterday sleeping and this morning’s sight of the mouth isn’t filling me with confidence .. Starting to look like my prostate/Cancer op scheduled for 27th is gonna be in doubt unless I have a very fast turn around in the next coupla dayz …
?Wasn’t sure whether to post a pix, cos once seen can’t be unseen, but it’ll give an idea of the “problem” .. Only good side is the pain factor has dropped to a dull, occasionally sharp, throbbing ……. woe is me …. sniffles, sniffles ………!

@ScottPresler

Anyone saying that there are empty seats at the Trump rally in Wilkes-Barre is fake news!

I’m here & every single gosh darn seat is filled.

They energy is unreal — it’s electric.

Pennsylvania

@w_terrence

Greg Gutfeld is on fire!

Take a listen and if you agree then let it be known!

Man who says he accompanied Walz on trip to China calls VP candidate ‘Maoist to the core’

Perusing the Herald Sun website:

Former prime minister and now Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd has been accused of turning the embassy into a “party house”, with internal department documents revealing how thousands of dollars have been spent on booze, butlers and a barbecue.

Invoices released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade show it cost $15,340 for a new barbecue.

Meanwhile, the embassy has received hundreds of thousands in corporate sponsorship from businesses to fund “a series of events.”

Emails between department officials reveal extensive discussions between September last year and April this year about the model of barbecue and whether modifications would need to be made to the embassy to ensure it did not pose a work, health and safety risk.

“Is it possible to visually confirm that the shop drawings match the as-built system, ie that there is no risk that setting off the sprinkler above the BBQ will result in saturating the Eddie Mabo Lounge?” one email said.

Separate invoices can be revealed for events at the embassy, including a dinner for 20 guests and a cocktail reception for 45 guests, both held in May.

Despite the massive guest list for the events, documents released by DFAT only show costs for $1100 and $540 for the two events.

The documents also reveal how, in the same month, just over $2000 was spent on 12 “butlers” from Nellys Professional Staff.

The receipts show an “Aus Res Butler Service” was engaged for four hours each, to serve food and drinks and undertake general duties.

A separate invoice for May was for 35 bottles of alcohol totalling $584, including bottles of Penfolds Max’s Chardonnay, Penfolds Max’s Shiraz Cabernet and Jansz Brut Cuvee.

DFAT has confirmed ACTU Secretary Sally McManus attended two events at the Ambassador’s Residence during her time in Washington DC, including a one-on-one meeting with Mr Rudd and an afternoon tea, costing $1764.

The Sunday Telegraph asked if these costs have all been paid for by the taxpayer, but a spokesman for Mr Rudd clarified that only a separate event – the inaugural “Embassy of Australia Awards” — was not paid for by the taxpayer and instead paid for by sponsorships.

The awards gala was held at the embassy in January at a cost of nearly $300,000, which included a payment of more than $25,000 to Channel 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs for her role as MC.

The receipts also included a fee of $24,000 paid to Creative Artists Agency, which represents Australian soprano Amy Manford for her singing performance on the night.

DFAT declared the cost for the event – attended by 200 – was drawn from a sponsorship fund for the embassy.

It said the embassy had received $US775,000 in sponsorship from a number of companies to specifically fund “a series of events to mark the opening of the new embassy”.

Opposition waste spokesman James Stevens said: “Kevin Rudd is having quite the time in Washington, turning the Australian Embassy into a party house … from pride parties to glitzy gala dinners, Rudd’s reputation for indulging in fun and frivolity is well and truly intact.”

Mr Rudd promoted the black-tie gala event on social media as the “first ever Australian Embassy Gala”, bringing “a taste of Australia to Washington DC”.

The former PM has been under fire for spending about $23,000 on a Pride party at his White Oaks residence, including on balloons, catering and two drag queens.

A DFAT spokesman said the Australian Embassy had been used for “public diplomacy events” under “all ambassadors” to “promote and build a better understanding of Australia and Australian government policies in the US”.

“Hosting events that draw attendance from diverse, influential stakeholders is a core part of diplomacy and advancing Australia’s policies, priorities and interests,” they said.

They said the barbecue had been a part of the building’s design since 2017. The BBQ was installed in July 2024.

They said Mr Rudd had been made aware of questions about the events.

Having phucking cocks in frocks is a part of diplomacy? FMD.

Tea tree oil is magical for skin complaints and wounds. A while back, I got that toenail fungus that you have to pay $95 a bottle to cure.

Vicks Vaporub will cure toenail fungus.

Peter Dutton has a piece in the Daily Telegraph:

The Nazis tried to conceal their crime of murdering six million Jews. Hamas felt no guilt when they carried out their terrorist attack on October 7. They invaded Israel with body cams and phones to film their butchery of 1200 people – the greatest loss of Jewish life on a single day since the Holocaust.

During my trip to Israel, I watched 47 minutes of horrific and uncensored footage of Hamas’s atrocities taken from these devices.

As Hamas slaughtered innocent adults and children, raped women, and mutilated their victims, the terrorists acted with glee. They called family members to boast about their cruelty. If there are shades of evil, Hamas is evil’s darkest shade.

Hamas’s intent has been clear from its Charter dating back to 1988 – the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews.

In a conflict zone, polling must always be questioned, but not ignored. Results of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research’s poll taken in June are telling: 57 per cent of Gazans surveyed support Hamas’s attack on October 7 (a figure that was 71 per cent in March); 64 per cent supported armed intifada. Only 32 per cent supported a two-state solution – the coexistence of a Jewish and Palestinian state.

We need to be clear-eyed about Palestinians in Gaza.

Some Gazans are Hamas terrorists. Some will have been accomplices in holding hostages.

Some may not be violent, but support Hamas – a declared terrorist organisation – and its use of violence. Some may have no fondness for Hamas, but will be anti-Semitic.

And some Gazans will be people of good character, potentially able and willing to integrate into a democratic nation and subscribe to its values.

After all, there will be Gazans who despise the terrorist regime under which they live. Hamas conceals its military headquarters and weapons in hospitals, schools and mosques. It uses Gazans as human shields. It discriminates against minorities and persecutes homosexuals.

But here’s the problem. We cannot tell who’s who, unless thorough background checks are done.

When I was home affairs minister, I granted humanitarian visas to some 12,000 Syrians and Iraqi refugees, including Yazidis, fleeing ISIS. I also granted humanitarian visas to Afghans who supported us in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Extensive vetting was undertaken. Checks were done by ASIO and against our allies’ intelligence data sets. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with individuals in third countries. In many cases, the process took 12 months. Only then did we admit people into our country. They have contributed to our nation in many fields of endeavour, like refugees before them.

This rigorous vetting process has been abandoned by Prime Minister Albanese. His hopeless former immigration minister, Andrew Giles, granted tourist visas to 3000 Gazans – an entirely inappropriate visa for people coming to Australia from a war zone and territory controlled by terrorists.

These visas were granted in 24 hours, on average. No face-to-face interviews have been conducted.

Of the 3000 visas granted to Gazans, 1300 people are already in Australia. About 500 people have already applied for protection, and could be here indefinitely.

This entire process has been negligent and without precedent.

The incompetent Andrew Giles is the same person who, as immigration minister, released more than 150 hardcore criminals from immigration detention into the community, many of whom have reoffended.

There’s a real possibility that the Albanese government has allowed Hamas sympathisers and anti-Semites into our country by failing to conduct necessary checks.

The fact that countries close to Gaza – Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and the Arab states – have all refused to accept any refugees reveals the risk in the Gazan cohort.

The Prime Minister misled the parliament by misquoting the director-general of ASIO in saying that all Gazans granted visitor visas are being security checked by ASIO. The truth is, they’re not.

In presiding over a rushed and reckless granting of visas to Gazans, Anthony Albanese has abrogated his first duty to this country: keeping Australians safe.

Instead of debating the facts, Labor, the Teals and the Greens accuse the Coalition of being “racist” and “heartless”.

When they do, they prove they are not only Hamas’s useful idiots, they also expose their complete disregard for our national security.

A truly great piece. Share far and wide kind reader.

One could almost, sort of suggest, that maybe, I dunno, maybe they are trying to shift the cost of storage on to private citizens.

Bingo!

Let’s all throw water balloons at the fat khunt.

Inflation is pretty much back to normal levels now, but there is an overhang in certain industries where megacorps are taking the piss. If the oligopolies result in a failed market, consumers should be protected from predatory price collusion.

Inflation is still well above the Fed’s target and much higher than the levels we we’ve seen in the past 15 years before it took off under Hiden.

Do you have a one bit of evidence showing price gouging by supermarket chains in the US.

Go!

Zat

Why is North Carolina even close according to some polls?

BobtheBoozer
 August 18, 2024 1:44 pm

 Reply to  132andBush

Trump is doing well so far, and his ridicule of the Looney Left is making them into forced errors.

The hysterical cat ladies of the Left have no sense of humour and it’s rattling them.

It might play well with his base and the fanboys but I’m betting it doesn’t sway one undecided voter. Not one.
Failure is not an option and if he can’t see that…

NY Times: Abortion Clinics Everywhere Are Going Broke

Fear in Chicago: Businesses Board Up, Dems Told to Use Aliases As Pro-Hamas Protests Expected at DNC