Open Thread – Weekend 26 Oct 2024


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Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:01 pm

I’d call past tomorrow but it’s the one day he’s not open.
Encouraging any cats who can to call in to Brunswick East Wine Bar and brighten up this poor man’s day.
Will make an effort to get there though.

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Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
October 27, 2024 1:15 pm

LNP won’t act on Labor’s ‘blatant mistruths’: Crisafulli

Queensland Premier-Elect David Crisafulli has held his first press conference since winning the state…
David Crisafulli has declared the Liberal National Party had secured a “good majority” and insisted the vote “exceeded our expectations”.
Mr Crisafulli said overturning the Labor government after nearly a decade in office had been a “big hurdle to overcome”.
“It was like climbing a mountain weighed down with a backpack and in the sleeting snow,” he said.
The LNP leader said he would remind the Labor party in future years about the scare campaigns and “blatant mistruths” that had run during the past four weeks.
“There’s robust debate and conflicts of ideas, and then there’s just out and out blatant mistruths, and the latter can’t become part of modern politics,” he said.
He pointed to the abortion debate, and allegations the LNP would privatise hospitals, as examples of the “mistruths”.
“We won’t do what the former government alleged we were going to, and that’s important,” he said.

Miltonf
Miltonf
October 27, 2024 1:18 pm

Net zero strategy for defence? Are they really that fuking stooped? Yes because they are canbra pubes.

Bourne1879
Bourne1879
October 27, 2024 1:24 pm

It is hilarious when you see Democrat supporters saying Kamala should go on Rogan.
Rogan won’t allow a teleprompter in the room and she would be hopeless in a 2-3 hour conversation.

She has more chance of picking up votes if she goes and “works” in a MacDonalds for 16 minutes.

Mak Siccar
Mak Siccar
October 27, 2024 1:27 pm

Oh dear oh bloody dear. I despair. Going the full Liebor Lite. From the Oz.

David Crisafulli has recommitted to Queensland’s target of net zero emissions by 2050, and said he would deliver a new plan for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics in 100 days.

Asked whether he would be more direct with Queenslanders as Premier than he was during the campaign – when he refused for weeks to say what his personal position was on abortion, or explain the state LNP’s rejection of nuclear power, or what option he’d prefer as a marquee Olympic stadium – Mr Crisafulli rejected the question.

Miltonf
Miltonf
October 27, 2024 1:31 pm

Yes as we feared. Time for advance to get to work.

Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:36 pm

“The wife of Max Chandler Mather (leader of the Queensland Greens) celebrated Hamas rape and slaughter on October 7 as “amazing and inspiring.” ”
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1850354056688254978?t=q99IgM_evA5j4xtI8tsZ4A&s=19

Indolent
Indolent
October 27, 2024 1:40 pm
Roger
Roger
October 27, 2024 1:40 pm

David Crisafulli has recommitted to Queensland’s target of net zero emissions by 2050…

It’s meaningless.
He knows he has to keep the coal and gas running indefinitely.

QLDers will not be forgiving if he breaks his promises on youth crime though.

Meanwhile, I’m hoping for a backbencher to introduce an abortion reform bill.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
October 27, 2024 1:41 pm

Biden’s apology to native Americans has been interrupted by a Gazan protester. Our grievances are more grievous than yours!

Not exactly the best way to win friends and influence people.

Miltonf
Miltonf
October 27, 2024 1:45 pm

Delaware should apologise to Americans for the old perv.

Dr Faustus
Dr Faustus
October 27, 2024 1:45 pm

Australian Defence Force Announces Net Zero Strategy

Zero emissions explosives and propellants.

Do you buy the certificates in advance, or after the battle? And how do you account for the emissions from your burning enemy?

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
October 27, 2024 1:47 pm

LNP’s youth crime policy to be law by Christmas: Crisafulli

Premier-elect David Crisafulli has refused to say whether his shadow cabinet ministers would remain in the same positions in his new Liberal National Party government, as he had promised during the campaign.
Mr Crisafulli said he wanted “the opportunity to speak directly” to future ministers.
“I think that’s important to do that,” he said.
He said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had been very generous with his time on Sunday morning and they had a 20 minute conversation. Mr Crisafulli said he had already brought up the federal government increasing its funding for infrastructure projects to 80-20, rather than the current 50-50 split.
Mr Crisafulli said there would be two parliamentary sittings before the end of the year, and said the LNP’s youth crime policy – including “adult time adult crime” – would be law by Christmas.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
October 27, 2024 1:47 pm

Roger, I think it will be Robbie Katter. He put a ch 7 reporter in her place by the looks of the article below:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14004279/Queensland-election-results-exit-polls-Crisafulli-Miles-live-updates.html

So by the bints logic being pregnant is code for shut you don’t have a say. He rightly asserts his opinion is different to hers and he’s allowed to have that.

Roger
Roger
October 27, 2024 1:48 pm

“The wife of Max Chandler Mather (leader of the Queensland Greens) celebrated Hamas rape and slaughter on October 7 as “amazing and inspiring.””

Stupid, vicious and heartless.

I fear the upbringing their baby will receive.

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Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:49 pm

And stupid female lefties pretend the US is going to go full handmaid’s tale under Trump.
https://x.com/WRNAfghanistan/status/1850281005229441044?t=poWkv2vlSDSCY3HLLnPzxA&s=19

Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:51 pm
Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:52 pm

So cute. I remember my youngest wanted vestments for Christmas when he was five. Absolutely no place to buy them.
https://x.com/Sachinettiyil/status/1850113049233146192?t=8kP8LN1QIBRrg0KRbpVLzg&s=19

Rosie
Rosie
October 27, 2024 1:56 pm
Barry
Barry
October 27, 2024 2:26 pm

“Advance” have been running a campaign against the Greens for some time now. Slogan is “The Greens are not who they used to be.”.

I didn’t think much of it, but maybe the idea is getting some traction.

I still prefer “Greens – as insane as they always were” and maybe some voters are recognising the fact.

bons
bons
October 27, 2024 2:28 pm

Completely off thread.

I was just chatting on the phone to a friend with whom I undertook the joys of National service. He reminded me of an incident that would have someone jailed these days.

We had been deployed to Canungra to do the pre-deployment course – the name escapes me but it wasn’t much fun.

As part of the Government’s failed attempt to convince the Indonedians to love us, a bunch of Indon generals were invited to tour Canungra. As their three limos filed through the main gate it was noted that the prefix of each of the three numberplates was ‘NOG’.

We almost forgot that we were not enjoying ourselves.

Farmer Gez
Farmer Gez
October 27, 2024 2:32 pm
Lee
Lee
October 27, 2024 2:33 pm

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Winston Smith
Winston Smith
October 27, 2024 2:47 pm

Iran: Tehran mural shows blood-spattered photos of hostages with Hebrew caption ‘No hostage will be released’

https://jihadwatch.org/2024/10/iran-tehran-mural-shows-blood-spattered-photos-of-hostages-with-hebrew-caption-no-hostage-will-be-released

Former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin, who worked toward the release of Gilad Schalit in 2011, told the Telegraph that Sinwar’s death could mean “A moment of doom because there are rumors that Sinwar instructed people holding hostages that, should he be killed, they should kill their hostages.”…

JC
JC
October 27, 2024 2:50 pm

Chris Rufo doesn’t stop.

How DEI ruined the NIH

Morsie
Morsie
October 27, 2024 2:51 pm

Fair dinkum the Herald Sun in Melbourne has a negative Trump story every day.Silent on Kamala.
J also see the Oz has a story by Nikki Gemmel on a new type of politician Tim Bloody Waltz fmd.

Bungonia Bee
Bungonia Bee
October 27, 2024 2:53 pm

Lidia Thorpe should be asked to “give back the money she stole from the taxpayer” on false pretences. She’s not even a kosher abo. Just a nutter.
Certainly not value as a senator. Thanks Greens, you idiots.

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Salvatore - Iron Publican
October 27, 2024 2:56 pm

Queensland is off to a good start!
Crisafulli sacked Mike Kaiser this morning. (He was head of the Qld public service)

Heh.

Morsie
Morsie
October 27, 2024 3:00 pm

Jacinta Allan Victoria is open for business.
In your dreams

H B Bear
H B Bear
October 27, 2024 3:03 pm

Knuckle Dragger

In the end it was all about children: feeding them sandwiches or locking them up.

Why not do both?

Oh come on
Oh come on
October 27, 2024 3:06 pm

Keep an eye on Jenrick. While Badenoch is the popular favourite for the leadership, Jenrick has more runs on the board.

Honestly I couldn’t despise that party more, including anyone who bothers to remain in it (with one or two honourable exceptions who aren’t able to effect any change and remain in it for old time’s sake or whatever). There are always those who talk a good game but they ultimately and uniformly end up Blairites when they’re in a position to put those big words into action. They are chameleons, quislings. Just flush the whole stinking turd. It is beyond saving and is a political and ideological enemy of conservatives and conservatism.

H B Bear
H B Bear
October 27, 2024 3:08 pm

LNP’s youth crime policy to be law by Christmas: Crisafulli

As has been noted, NT showing the way. By a leader with balls.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
October 27, 2024 3:09 pm

Minor parties go backwards in surprise election shockAll three of Queensland’s bigger minor parties have gone backwards in a shock result few saw coming, with One Nation’s future as a political force now in question.

Courier Mail – Katter’s Australia Party, One Nation and the vooking Greens..

Oh come on
Oh come on
October 27, 2024 3:10 pm

More like

Australian Defence Force Announces Net Zero Lethality Strategy

JC
JC
October 27, 2024 3:12 pm

but yesterday we learned that there are limitations to this capability.

As in the number of planes they can get in the sky at any time they want?

H B Bear
H B Bear
October 27, 2024 3:14 pm

Morsie at 3:00

Jacinta Allan Victoria is open for business.

In your dreams

This is the real problem. Investment and private construction dead for as far as the eye can see. Negative net migration. It will be ugly.

Vicki
Vicki
October 27, 2024 3:17 pm

I finally finished watching the 3 hr Rogan/Trump interview. It was worth it. I have now a better “handle” on the man than before. Of course he changes his demeanour and methodology with each interviewer he encounters. But he clearly respects Rogan, and vice versa. I heard details of Trump’s modus operandi during his Presidency that I had not heard before. His revelations about friends and foes were fascinating. Recommended for all those who do not trust the mass media, and still have enough of a faculty for critical thinking to be able to use this interview to further critique The Donald.

Oh come on
Oh come on
October 27, 2024 3:22 pm

Say what you like about Candace Owens but she has been putting out some very interesting stuff about Kamala Harris’s heritage recently. She’s presented credible evidence that Kamala isn’t black, as in has no Afro-Jamaican heritage at all. The woman Kamala claims as being her grandmother was actually the lifelong family help. Her daddy’s Irish-Indian (and I think there is some Jewish heritage in the mix too) who can pass as black, appearance wise. Candace brings receipts for all of this – there are substantial genealogical records and other historical records from Jamaica that support these claims.

More circumstantially, it seems her mother was born into a very elite and exclusive caste that would be extremely unlikely to permit a daughter to marry a black man.

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Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
October 27, 2024 3:22 pm
Vicki
Vicki
October 27, 2024 3:23 pm

One Nation’s future as a political force now in question.

At first sight – that is a great pity. Hanson has been a courageous and indefatigable advocate for Everyman in Oz. And she has grown wiser and even more courageous with the passing of time.

On the other hand, “keeping the bastards honest” may have had its day. Everyone knows there are a lot of bastards in that House – and we know who they are.

At the end of the day, giving one’s vote to One Nation just takes it away from the LNP who, as a primary Party, is the only chance Oz has got.

Mother Lode
Mother Lode
October 27, 2024 3:25 pm

I saw a clip on YouTube labelled ‘Beyonce Endorses Kamala Harris as Candidates Descend on Texas’. It was an ABC clip.

Against my natural aversion to anything ABC I girded my loins (and I bought brand new girdings and loins because I didn’t want to risk ‘loin-fatigue’ – many a man has been undone thus) to see if they were going to gloss over something worth noting: That while Kamala’s team had promoted the idea of a mini-concert at the rally, all Beyonce did was introduce Kamala. No singing. No wiggling her bott. Just introducing Kamala.

The ABC was thereby were able to ignore rally-goers leaving when they realised there was no show.

You would think people would be more circumspect after being duped by the promise that Taylor Swift would perform at a rally and she did not even turn up. But they are Democrat supporters so smart does not really appear anywhere on their resumes – unless it is the name of a font.

They then characterised Trump’s rally as somewhere he was going to try a new tactic to exploit anger at the border crisis.

And absolutely no mention of the fact that more than just a rally, Trump’s sit down with Joe Rogan currently stands at 23.8 million views at just YouTube to this moment, and that is not counting all the clips videos that legions of commentators have put up containing clips on this bit or other of the whole.

The ABC would have you think Harris is in a good, at least competitive, position making it seem she is attracting excitement and Trump is just trying his same boring tricks.

And, of course, being an ABC story the comments where all this might come out have been turned off.

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Oh come on
Oh come on
October 27, 2024 3:25 pm

Damn. Looks like the Greens are going to hold their one seat after all.

  1. I saw a clip on YouTube labelled ‘Beyonce Endorses Kamala Harris as Candidates Descend on Texas’. It was an ABC…

  2. Say what you like about Candace Owens but she has been putting out some very interesting stuff about Kamala Harris’s…

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