Open Thread – Weekend 30 Nov 2024


Morning in a Pine Forest, Ivan Shishkin, 1889

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Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
November 30, 2024 12:16 am

Tap, tap.
Is this thing on?

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
November 30, 2024 12:30 am
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 12:49 am

“Sliante’ to all you mob.

Reading George Victor’s excellent book on Pearl Harbor – rubbishing some of the more extreme of the conspiracy myths.

Seems the Dutch “Black Chamber ” in the Netherlands East Indies – now Indonesia – were reading the Japanese codes as early as 1935..”

Rufus T Firefly
Rufus T Firefly
November 30, 2024 9:26 am

I have not read that book, but I recall a documentary I saw about 20 years ago, I think it was called simply, Pearl Harbour.

An Australian Navy Leut. exchange officer at the time was interviewed. He worked for RAN Intell and was posted in San Diego, where the USN Intel HQ was located.

He stated that the USN knew an attack on Pearl Harbour was imminent by Nov 1941. (The attack was originally planned for Nov 30, but due to maintenance issues, had to be postponed to Dec 7).

He was asked why little to no action was taken by the US to ameliorate the damage from an attack, eg ships in harbour and aircraft lined up close together.
He said he could not answer that, but that he had advised Canberra of the attack in early Nov 1941.
He added, “if an Australian Leut knew of the impending attack, it is beyond reason to think that the US President did not know.

As history shows, General Short, (USAAF) and Admiral Kimmel, (USN), were scapegoated for the losses on Dec 7.
The US has a grand tradition of vindictiveness and sacrificing its own defence personnel for political purposes. It is about to happen again in Syria.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:25 am

Mind you, there’s a few who deserve a position in front of their own men. Milley and Lindeman just for starters. And there’s quite a few who have imposed the Woke culture on the armed forces, to its detriment.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 1:10 am

I acknowledge the traditional custodian of this blog …
I also demand reparations from insomnia.
Always was, always will be … Muddy.

Pogria
Pogria
November 30, 2024 1:22 am

Cinq. 😀

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 1:46 am
Reply to  Pogria

Kettle.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 1:29 am

Apparently First Nayshuns cryptanalysts broke the code between the Sirius and the Admiralty just three days before the Not-the-First-Fleet arrived, but the Nayshunal Navy’s only available capital ship, the aging battle cruiser Wunkanoo, was in drydock after a collision with a dugong. The rest, as they say, is yet-to-be-fabricated history.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 1:36 am

Warning: This blog may contain images and representations of people who are dead inside.

Black Ball
Black Ball
November 30, 2024 3:34 am

Trouble a the mill, Herald Sun:

A planned review by former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been canned after it was revealed delays in the review process meant he would not be able to take part.

In a statement on Friday the MSO also announced that chairman David Li and three fellow directors would be stepping down as part of “an orderly process of board renewal”.

It was also revealed that the MSO had reached a settlement with sacked managing director Sophie Galaise on Friday who had lodged a Fair Work complaint.

It is believed the complexities surrounding the claim with Ms Galaise had led to the reviews delay, which has now, in turn, led to Garrett stepping down from his role.

“The MSO intended that musician and former Federal Arts Minister the Hon Peter Garrett AM would lead the review,” the company statement read.

“Unfortunately, due to the delays in progressing the review arising from legal action commenced against the MSO, Mr Garrett is no longer available to lead the review because of pre-existing commitments.

“The MSO is deeply appreciative of Mr Garrett’s willingness to support this process.?

The review was ordered by the MSO board after they fired Ms Galaise following a chaotic reaction to onstage remarks by pianist Jayson Gillham.

Gillham accused Israel of deliberately killing Palestinian journalists which led to the MSO cancelling his remaining performances.

“Over the last 10 months, Israel has killed more than one hundred Palestinian journalists,” Gillham claims to have said.

“A number of these have been targeted assassinations of prominent journalists as they were travelling in marked press vehicles or wearing their press jackets.”

Gillham has since launched legal action against the Orchestra to defend artists rights to perform “without fear of censorship” and that the MSO had discriminated against his political views.

The dispute has now been resolved.

If ever Mr Gillham played again, I guess we can go to his performances and, ‘without fear of censorship’, give him a critique of his views?

Zippster
Zippster
November 30, 2024 8:38 am
Reply to  Black Ball

“Over the last 10 months, Israel has killed more than one hundred Palestinian journalists,terrorists” Gillham claims to have said.

FIFY

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:34 am
Reply to  Black Ball

Father Gilham to son Gilham*:
“I helped stop the murder of Hamas Terrorists Journalists during the ethnic cleansing of Gaza by the Jews.”
“Really Daddy? What did you do to stop the Jews?”
“I… umm… I refused to play the piano.”
*Some facts may not be as accurate as is required using scientific methodology. Like that used for Nut Zero.

Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:00 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:02 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:02 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:03 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:04 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:05 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:06 am
Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 4:06 am
Barking Toad
Barking Toad
November 30, 2024 4:36 am

Thanks Tom

KevinM
KevinM
November 30, 2024 5:04 am

Black Ball November 30, 2024 3:34 am

Trouble a the mill, Herald Sun:

Gillham has since launched legal action against the Orchestra to defend artists rights to perform “without fear of censorship” and that the MSO had discriminated against his political views.

Jayson Gillham is a passable pianist, good at some not so much at other pieces but that is besides the point. Still doesn’t give him any rights to offer his politics on stage.

He can do as he pleases privately or in interviews, who cares?

If I hire a carpenter or go to a concert, I pay my money to see or hear them perform, not to harangue me with their political views.

KevinM
KevinM
November 30, 2024 5:10 am

Huge machine, look at the size of it. There could be bigger, different tillers but it’s big enough to impress me.

The farmer says;

———————–
“Tilling in a drought killed, grazed cover crop. Northern Mallee region of South Australia.
14m wide, 12 km/hr using 3.1 l/ha.
Will use a rod weeder over summer then grow winter wheat on the low ground and cereal rye on the ridge.

Objective is to texture the surface so it doesn’t blow, mix in the sheep and cattle manure, level the surface and control weeds.

Ground was a perennial native grass pasture before the cover crop so the soil is sticky. This will go back to pasture after the cash crop.”

malle
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:37 am
Reply to  KevinM

I’d like to see those ploughshares beaten back into swords. Probably get a couple of APCs out of it.

Last edited 2 months ago by Winston Smith
KevinM
KevinM
November 30, 2024 5:11 am

Prudes I say.
Spoilsports.

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KevinM
KevinM
November 30, 2024 5:17 am

How did they translate this?
Is any of the 3 written languages from the 550 BC known or handed down?

A really beautiful work in gold, they knew how to impress.
All we put in time capsules is mostly crap and dig them up in less than a few decades.
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The gold foundation plaque of Darius the Great (550-486 BC) is a trilingual inscription in Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian.
The inscription, known as the DPh inscription, describes Darius’s empire and is written as follows:

Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries
Son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid
This is the kingdom which I hold, from the Sacae who are beyond Sogdia to Kush, and from Sind to Lydia

What Ahuramazda, the greatest of gods, bestowed upon me
May Ahuramazda protect me and my royal house

Gold foundation plaque of Darius the Great. Decades ago, 2 gold/2 silver plaques were found during excavations of Apadana Palace at #Persepolis-#Iran. They were buried intentionally in stone boxes along with coins as a time capsule from Ancient #Persia.
They’re currently in the National Museum of Ancient #Persia in #Tehran.

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Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 8:04 am
Reply to  KevinM

Would just love to see this precious relic but missed opportunities to go to Iran. We once drove through Turkey following the footsteps of Alexander the Great in his epic conquest. Had Arrian and Plutarch in my hands. But we stopped close to the Syrian border. He went on and we turned back.such an experience. But will never see the inner sanctum of the Persian Empire now.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:43 am
Reply to  Vicki

Seeing that Iran wants to impose on the world a dogma that Islam has been here forever, this piece of history is in great danger.
Why?
Because it is proof that Islam has not been here forever.

Megan
Megan
November 30, 2024 10:42 am
Reply to  KevinM

That’s just magical. Lucky to have survived at all.

duncanm
duncanm
December 1, 2024 9:13 am
Reply to  KevinM
shatterzzz
November 30, 2024 6:59 am

Oh dear! .. CentreLink at it .. AGAIN ..! It’s no wonder they’re (media) not allowing comments on this one .. LOL! .. and, of course, no public serpents were/will be harmed/affected by the publicity following the rip-off ………..! Tho, I have to wonder why 251s are never affected ..? cos if they were we’d have been hearing the bleating for weeks, months maybe years ,, but when it’s only “whitie”, apparently, so who cares … FFS!

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/millions-of-australians-charged-4-3bn-may-be-part-of-debt-miscalculation-controversy/ar-AA1uZ3Pi?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=394a95acc0fb4235bf11a8d539d2d873&ei=23

Zippster
Zippster
November 30, 2024 7:06 am

Kevin Roberts: Project 2025 is coming

**Summary:** In the interview on UnHerd, Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, discusses “Project 2025,” a comprehensive conservative initiative aimed at reshaping American governance and institutions. He emphasizes the urgency for conservatives to adopt aggressive tactics to reclaim control over institutions that he believes have been co-opted by the left. Roberts expresses a desire to dismantle certain institutions, such as the Department of Education and elite universities like Harvard, to realign them with conservative values. He argues for significant reforms in the Pentagon and FBI, insisting on prioritizing American interests in foreign policy while also critiquing the current leadership of these institutions. Ultimately, Roberts envisions a revitalization of the American dream rooted in a new conservative movement that distances itself from traditional, more complacent conservatism. **Key Points by Section:** 1. **Introduction (0:00)** – Kevin Roberts introduces Project 2025 and its impact on the conservative movement and upcoming Trump administration. 2. **The truth about Project 2025 (1:30)** – Project 2025 is described as a detailed policy and personnel database aimed at ending fractiousness within the conservative movement. – Over 110 organizations collaborated, leading to an overwhelming response with 20,000 applications for roles in government. 3. **How is it conservative to burn down institutions? (6:00)** – Roberts argues for a proactive conservatism that addresses the left’s co-opting of institutions, advocating for “controlled burns” to regenerate them. – Emphasizes that he loves institutions but calls for their renewal rather than preservation at all costs. 4. **Should US universities like Harvard be ‘destroyed’? (8:45)** – Harvard and other Ivy League schools are critiqued for perpetuating a “woke mind virus.” – Suggests seizing their endowments if they continue to rely on government funding while undermining conservative values. 5. **“I want to tear out the US Department of Education root and branch” (14:50)** – Advocates for dismantling the Department of Education due to poor educational outcomes since its establishment. – Proposes that state governments take over educational responsibilities. 6. **Is Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts a revolutionary? (18:40)** – Roberts identifies himself as part of a new conservative movement that seeks to refound institutions rather than merely reform them. – Emphasizes a peaceful yet firm approach to reclaiming governmental power. 7. **Should the Pentagon and the FBI be reformed? (22:12)** – Argues that both agencies need significant reform due to leadership failures. – Advocates for focusing on future threats rather than outdated military strategies. 8. **Donald Trump and the new conservative foreign policy (25:30)** – Roberts rejects the label of isolationism for the Trump administration; he advocates for prioritizing American interests while encouraging European allies to take more military responsibility. – Critiques European nations for not sufficiently contributing to their own defense while relying on the U.S. In summary, Roberts presents a vision for a new, more assertive conservative approach that challenges established institutions and aligns governance with conservative principles as the starting point for Project 2025.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:21 am

Is this working?

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:22 am
Reply to  Boambee John.

Seems so.

GreyRanga
GreyRanga
November 30, 2024 8:23 am
Reply to  Boambee John.

Pull my finger.

Megan
Megan
November 30, 2024 10:45 am
Reply to  GreyRanga

Not that sort of blog

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 8:28 am

Yeah usually by now Black Ball has posted some interesting articles. Boy am I pissed off with Dutton.

Megan
Megan
November 30, 2024 10:45 am
Reply to  Miltonf

Ditto, with bells on.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 1:41 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

I wish I could give a thousand upticks.

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 8:42 am

@Geiger_Capital

Holy. Shit.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just admitted that Western leaders have been running an “open borders experiment”…

“This happened by design, not accident. Immigration policies were reformed deliberately. It has been a failure. They pretended it wasn’t happening.”

Just Britain? Hardly.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:50 am
Reply to  Indolent

Confiscate the remuneration and taxpayer funded pensions of everyone responsible, politicians, their advisers, the senior (SES and above equivalent).

Use the money to fund repatriation to countries of origin.

Last edited 2 months ago by Boambee John.
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:52 am
Reply to  Indolent

So how are they going to fix this “Failed Experiment?”
How do they fix the Grooming Gang victims?
How do they bring back to life the British citizens murdered by their invaders?
How do they get back the Trillions of pounds/dollars/marks/francs thrown at the invaders in an attempt to pay the Danegeld.
Heads on Pikes Time.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 4:47 pm
Reply to  Winston Smith

Thanks to this, covid and all the other failures by governments, HOP time could result in no politicians or senior public servants.

I don’t see a downside so far.

Last edited 2 months ago by Perplexed of Brisbane
Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 8:43 am
Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 8:48 am

@RealMacReport

Gavin Newsom’s Thanksgiving Day message backfired on Thursday when many claimed his recent $9.1 million mansion purchase showed he was out of touch with everyday Golden Staters.

Newsom is moving his family into the new mansion while keeping the old $3.7 million mansion in Fair Oaks as well.

“Happy Thanksgiving! How’s the weather over there in the $9 million mansion? Will you be offering tours?”

Kel
Kel
November 30, 2024 8:48 am

Georgia (bordering Russia) is on my mind. 

On 26 October the Georgian people re- elected the Georgia Dream party to government. 

‘Making matters worse, the Georgia people voted to support a referendum that  requires any political activist group to make the source of their funding from foreign government a matter of public record. Georgia’s opposition political parties will now have to reveal if they get more than 20% of their activist funding from the USA (they do). This type of transparency makes a color revolution more difficult. Hence, the EU and USA are very angry.

According to the process, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili does not want expanded war with Russia. Therefore, just like Viktor Orban (Hungary), the prime minister of Georgia was targeted for removal and replacement with a pro-war leader.

Yes, if you want to have a Foreign Agent Registration Act in a nation where the United States is the foreign actor, then you must be a Kremlin stooge. So goes the argument. It would be a lot more difficult for the U.S. to meddle in foreign countries if the people receiving the money from the U.S. had to disclose it to their citizens.’

Election interference?
– Senior lawmakers from Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland came to Georgia to instigate the opposition to contest the election results.
– The deeply divided societies between the EU and Russia are forced to choose between “us” and “them”, and they must choose “correctly”.
– The Georgian government is not even “pro-Russian”, they merely do not want to be used as a pawn by becoming a frontline against Russia (like Ukraine).
– Imagine the uproar if Russian or Chinese officials would show up in the capital of other countries to contest their election results – with such an obvious bias. What are the rules of election interference?

Italians  and other EU citizens being paid to demonstrate:

https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1852259544413401303

Rufus T Firefly
Rufus T Firefly
November 30, 2024 9:32 am
Reply to  Kel

Yes, the hypocrisy here is monumental.
The US has that very act!

Black Ball
Black Ball
November 30, 2024 8:51 am

Here’s one miltonf. They want to intrude on every aspect of life. Get a load of this from the Daily Telegraph:

Booze bureaucrats want to police the flavour of premixed alcohol and ban drinks they deem “undesirable” – including anything too sweet, too fruity, or too tasty.

Flavoured vodka, alcoholic ginger beer, and bourbon mixed with cola are some of the products that could be in the sights of Liquor and Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) under extraordinary draft guidelines circulated to the industry.

The Saturday Telegraph can reveal that bureaucrats want to regulate the “taste profile” of mixed drinks on sale at the local bottle shop.

The industry has been warned that premixed drinks could be banned as “undesirable” if they taste too fun, particularly featuring “confectionary or dessert-based” flavours.

While the draft guidelines are intended to police drinks that might be attractive to kids, they could end up banning products that are popular among legal drinkers.

Alcoholic drinks that combine booze with prominent soft-drink brands are a specific target, “particularly if the taste of alcohol is masked, and the flavour of the non-alcohol branded product is prominent”.

The draft guidelines have sent shockwaves through the industry.

“This decision empowers unelected bureaucrats to become pseudo ‘taste police’ cruising the aisles of the local bottle-o and banning drinks they decide are too fun,” one industry source said.

The source said that there would be nothing stopping the regulator from appointing a quasi “assistant commissioner for taste” to “decide what’s in and what’s out”.

The wording of the draft regulations puts a whole range of drinks in the firing line.

They include Billson’s premixed vodka range, which offers flavours such as “Musk,” “Cake,” “Tangle,” “Twister,” and “Sunset Fizz”.

Baileys flavours like salted caramel, red velvet cupcake, or tiramisu could also fall foul of the regulator which believes “dessert-based” tastes are a high risk of appealing to children.

According to the guidelines, drinks that are too affordable could also be banned as appealing to minors.

The guidelines are the latest way the government intends to tackle an emerging market of premixed drinks, after Hard Solo was forced to rebrand as “Hard Rated”.

The regulations mean that while overseas drinkers can enjoy premixed Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola or an Absolut and Sprite collaboration, Australian drinkers could miss out.

Retail Drinks Australia CEO Michael Waters said the idea of policing “taste profile” was an area of “concern” for the industry.

“How a beverage ‘tastes’ is personal and subjective, making it difficult to establish any objective standards,” he said.

Asked for his reaction to the draft guidelines, Libertarian MP John Ruddick said they were the “absolute definition of the nanny state gone mad”.

“Regulating alcohol content is one thing, but these guidelines effectively prohibit properly labelled alcoholic drinks merely because they taste sweet,” he said.

The guidelines would directly impact the drinks popular with 22 year olds Grace O’Keeffe and Miranda Thomas.

“As someone who doesn’t often drink alcohol, having drinks that mask the flavour of alcohol is more enjoyable for me,” Ms O’Keeffe said.

Ms Thomas said everyone has different taste preferences.

“Unfortunately, people are going to drink regardless, and restricting their choice of drink based on “sweetness” is an odd thing to base a policy on,” she said.

A L & GNSW spokesman said that new guidelines are being developed to “ensure liquor products are being designed, packaged and promoted in compliance with NSW legislation and community expectations”.

“L & GNSW will consider feedback from consultation before finalising the guidelines.”

I believe that Billsons is no longer in operation.
But that doesn’t exclude the fact that this is a dingleberry that will do next to nothing except raise the ire of old mate who sees his Woodstock go begging.
I mean a taste commissar? To see what can be given the Khyber Pass? FMD

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 9:07 am
Reply to  Black Ball

promoted in compliance with NSW legislation and community expectations

Funny that, community expectations when most in the community couldn’t give a rats about alcopops. I used to be partial to Dark & Stromy’s at this time of year with the humidity & storms but can’t justify the price.

However with other community expectations say, when it comes to crime, sentencing, stopping ratbags intimidating people/interfering with transport, na too hard.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:01 am
Reply to  Rockdoctor

I would suggest – if they are suddenly so keen on policing ‘communidity expectayshuns’ that they have a referendum which is binding on Parliament.
Except we’ve seen how that works after the effort to enshrine race based favoritism has been a flop.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 9:11 am
Reply to  Black Ball

Thanks mate. Lord save us from pubic serpents.

alwaysright
alwaysright
November 30, 2024 9:17 am
Reply to  Black Ball

Neo Methodists

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 11:27 am
Reply to  Black Ball

I wonder if there will be a testing panel? Probably get paid 200 large to drink grog all day.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:53 am

Re Starmer’s admission that “open borders” was a political experiment, confiscate the remuneration and taxpayer funded pensions of everyone responsible, politicians, their advisers, the senior public servants (SES and above equivalent).

Use the money to fund repatriation to countries of origin.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 9:08 am

Law used as a cudgel to silence repugnant speech

Angela Shanahan, The Australian, 29th November, 2024

The recent ruling against Pauline Hanson by the Federal Court for an impulsive tweet deemed unlawful because it was insulting “at least in part because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the relevant person or group of people” and was not exempt as fair political comment has outraged many right-wing commentators by what they see as an assault on freedom of speech. Or at least it was a trivial matter blown up into a Federal Court case. But was it right?

And a more pertinent question is whether the “prohibition of certain types of speech in 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to offend, insult or humiliate certain people” is necessary and correct or a useless and even insidious attempt to legislate moral behaviour.

First, was the ruling right? In terms of the law, of course the tweet was sent because of the ethnic origins of Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. You don’t demand publicly in a tweet, “why don’t you pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan” without making insulting reference to that person’s ethnicity…

Well, actually…

“Pakistan” is not an ethnicity, it’s a nation state, with over a dozen major ethnicities making up its population, not all of whom get along with each other. The word itself was derived from the first letters of the three multi-ethnic geographical regions that were to constitute the new nation – Punjab, Afghania & Kashmir.

Telling someone to go back to their nation state of origin, Pakistan in this instance, is not necessarily an insulting reference to that person’s ethnicity, as it wasn’t when Hanson told another parliamentarian to “go back to New Zealand.”

This is not “splitting hairs”, it could be consequential in Hanson’s appeal, upon which more than this case alone turns.

Last edited 2 months ago by Roger
Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 9:48 am
Reply to  Roger

Stewart’s decision was flawed and clouded in bias. He’s got an adult son who is the posterchild (No pun intended) of trans issues NSW and his opening speech to the FC was full of platitudes on colonialism, gender and lefty clauses. I could only imagine his private conversations and tut tutting about Pauline.

Seems Pauline’s appeal seems to have more of a coherent strategy that her defence at the original hearing. Good luck to her but I think ultimately this will end up in the High Court. The FC will probably back their own.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 10:11 am
Reply to  Roger

Unless there was more to the tweet that I’m unaware of, I’m struggling to understand exactly which word/s were determined as insulting or derogatory. Where are the adjectives describing that state of origin, the perceived reason for her journey, or the manner of her journey?

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 10:44 am
Reply to  Muddy

The phrase has been deemed to be racist.

But where is the reference to Faruqi’s ethnicity or race?

If an Anglo- Australian told a whinging Pom to “go back to Blighty” is it racist?

The charge of racism, which rightly carries opprobrium, is being used as a legal cudgel to beat up anyone who deviates from what the ruling caste considers to be acceptable speech.

Last edited 2 months ago by Roger
Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 11:30 am
Reply to  Roger

Words can change their meaning dependent upon context. It would seem to me that the phrase ‘go back to’ has been removed from the tweet and placed in a context of the court’s choosing. Did the court infer intent – is ‘intent’ part of the legislation?

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beare
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beare
November 30, 2024 9:20 pm
Reply to  Muddy

I am deeply, deeply offended by Farqui’s terrible insult and slur on our dear departed Queen Elizabeth the Second, Head of the Australian State to which Farqui has sworn allegiance.

I very much would like this woman to return to a country more to her liking rather than accept the benefits granted to her by Queen Elizabeth’s Australian Senate. This desire I have is due to Farqui’s views and has nothing to do with her ethnicity, whatever that might be.

Who do I sue?

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 9:10 am
mem
mem
November 30, 2024 9:12 am

What dangerous creature am I describing in the following (rescued from a nested comment):
People often only realise the damage when the bite becomes infected. Prior to that it’s ‘Awww, wookat da widdle ting!’ (Something that harmless looking – mediocre even – can’t possibly hurt, can it?).

Possibly a tick?

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 10:51 am
Reply to  mem

Colloquially known as Legless Zombie Arachnids, the Chameleon (colour-shifting) Conservative Politician is a member of the reptilian-parasite family. For reasons probably linked to human pride and hubris, very few people admit to being bitten by one of these dull-looking creatures, therefore there are few reliable medical statistics. It is believed, however, that their slow-working venom, once in the bloodstream causes a type of hypnosis to occur in rational thinking part of the human brain, rendering it permanently flaccid.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 9:13 am

Open borders but gated estates for the new establishment . Also known as lennonism. Could never that drug addled sanctimonious prick. Violent too I believe.

Bazinga
Bazinga
November 30, 2024 1:05 pm
Reply to  Indolent

The condition is NATO accepting Ukraine. What’s to stop the war restarting (post Trump) at some point after acceptance with NATO ally member obligations?

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:26 am
Reply to  Indolent

Heartwarming stuff…

How many Americans want their children to study Latin, read the Old and New Testaments, and appreciate the High Art of the Renaissance? Couldn’t be too many, say intellectuals and educators on the left. Those enlightened practitioners can’t help assuming that a classical curriculum should turn people off, given the half-century of multiculturalist criticism of Western civilization and American exceptionalism, but apparently the long campaign to kill respect for the old lineage hasn’t succeeded.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 11:51 am
Reply to  Indolent

Good article. Thanks for the link.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
November 30, 2024 5:03 pm
Reply to  Indolent

The depressing thing here is that the Morrison government would have agreed with the leftist bureaucrats who oppose this curriculum. We had Stuart Robert as minister for tertiary education blowing adolescent raspberries at Shakespeare.

P
P
November 30, 2024 9:27 am

Georgia (bordering Russia) is on my mind.

Samantha Power, Team USA and The EU Fight Back in Tbilisi, Georgia
Sundance –November 29, 2024

The pragmatic and non-pretending people of Georgia saw what the U.S and EU did to Ukraine, and they want nothing to do with it. Georgians overwhelmingly voted to retain their sovereignty and right to self-determination. The Biden administration and the EU are furious about it, and immediately the U.S. State Department promised to organize every effort in their interventionist arsenal to challenge the election outcome.

Sundance -October 28, 2024

The nation of Georgia has learned from watching what the USA did in Ukraine; they want no part of it. The “Georgia Dream” party is essentially the Georgia equivalent of the U.S. MAGA party. Pragmatic, clear-eyed, nationalist-minded voters who do not want the CIA arm of USAID meddling in their affairs.

The majority of the people in Georgia do not support the continual bloodshed in Ukraine, they are pragmatic with their views toward Russia, and they don’t want the USA and Brussels determining their politics for them. Georgia Dream is like a Georgia-First party.  They had an election last weekend and retained control over parliament.

Bruce
Bruce
November 30, 2024 5:47 pm
Reply to  P

Georgians are right to be “circumspect”. After all, it was Georgia that gave the world Josef Djugashvili; AKA Josef STALIN, the poster “child” for socialism in all its murderous manifestations.

That aside, totalitarian sociopaths seem to appear in all manner of cultures and “ethnicities”.

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Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 9:45 am

Lizzie/Pogria.
Thanks for the kind offers, but Elsie is mine.
At least until late Jan/early February. She’s really no bother ( cough – cat fur – cough).
As for the brush, I’ve got one but the matting happened suddenly over nearly a week and is located only above her rump. By the time I noticed her chewing on the damn things it had (cough) gotten to the point of her not allowing me within brushing distance.
Her fur is incredibly fine – if I could collect it I’d get $500K per bale. It’d make the best quality (cough cough) Merino look like steel wool. I’ve had long haired cats before but Elsie is streets ahead in fineness, strength, and ability to find it’s way up nostrils.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 9:55 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

LOL the next door neighbours cat has taken a shine to me, not a problem because cats don’t bother me. Every time I’m out front I hear the meow then my legs are being attacked by rubs. She usually gets a scratch for her troubles so I don’t think I’m helping 🙂

My mrs however hates cats with a passion. Funny if both of us are outside the cat will make a beeline straight to her as if it knows she doesn’t like them.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:33 am
Reply to  Rockdoctor

I think cats have succeeded in their domestication of humans apart from one or two holdouts.
Mum used to loathe cats, and my two older sisters were the same. In fact I’m the only one who likes them. They all like dogs but only one has a dog – which is a nasty little whining rat dog – not a real dog at all – just a rat that was the subject of a failed radiological experiment. I’ve pointed this out to Sister sister on multiple occasions and warned her that the damn thing would wake her up one night, tearing at her jugular, but no – she won’t hear a word of it.

Rufus T Firefly
Rufus T Firefly
November 30, 2024 9:52 am

The king of Buffoons, Boris Johnson, has just given an interview on the Daily Telegraph UK podcast.
The inane ex PM just cannot help but put his foot into his sizeable mouth.

Saying the silent part, out loud, yet again, Boris stated:
“We are in a proxy war with Russia.”
He went on to declare that:
“The UK should send “Peacekeeping” troops to Ukraine” and
“Ukraine is not getting enough weapons, they should get everything (?) they need.”

Maybe Russia or China could send some weapons, because everyone in Europe, plus the US, have nothing more to give.

Continuing on the buffoon theme, ‘elensky has relocated the Rada, to a top secret Fuehrerbunker, in an attempt to avoid some of those Russian weapons, ……, that obviously don’t work.
Putin’s speech last week, has obviously caused great dismay to the cocaine snorting dolt in Kiev. Putin called him a usurper.

Clearly, Putin doesn’t understand that he HAD to postpone elections, indefinitely, to preserve democracy in Ukraine.
Just as he had to shut down radio and TV outlets, unfavourable to him and gaol political opponents, to protect free speech.

He IS a great leader, with a profound knowledge of military matters.
Just look at Kursk.

Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 9:54 am

No idea of the accuracy of this. But loading it for those interested.

“Nuclear bombs now redundant, Russia’s new, Mach 10 kinetic weapon is far more deadly”

Russia’s new deadly Hazelnut missile takes out an underground bunker at Dnipro used by NATO to assemble rockets fired into Russia. Cairns News received intel yesterday that Trump had invited the head of NATO to Mar-a-lago in Florida to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine 
From Cossack Colonel Yuri Komonyski

https://i0.wp.com/cairnsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/yuri.webp2_.webp?resize=572%2C572&ssl=1

The “Hazelnut” is a non-nuclear solid-fuel hypersonic medium range ballistic missile which travels at Mach 10-11, (2.5-3 klms/second) delivering a 50kt punch with a strike range of 5000 klm. Reportedly launched from Astrakhan it took less than 5 minutes to hit Yuzhmash (Dnipro) located 800 klm’s away.

It has a starting weight of 40-50 tons and is capable of delivering 4 separate combat units and can be potentially equipped with 4 individual thermonuclear warheads each with a capacity of 150-300 kt’s. Each missile may contain 3-6 warheads each with individual guidance accurate to within 50 metres.

These missiles are impossible to intercept and can hit anything in Europe, if they want to play catch. The weapon, based on the RD-20 has detachable warheads with eight kinetic munitions weighing 350-500 kg each that struck Yuzhmash (Dnipro). All of the buildings and bunkers were vaporised. It punched through 10’s of metres of concrete destroying subsurface workshops which were originally designed and built by the soviets to withstand a nuclear attack. Everybody needs to go back to the drawing board. Kinetic munitions are near impossible to counter.

The weapon is the equivalent of a nuclear device that pulverises the target yet does not cause a fireball or leave dangerous radiation. This missile can take out every European facility in minutes and it cannot be stopped. Local residents are reporting that the Yuzhmash is gone, nothing but dust remains.

Under the soviets Yuzhmash once employed 10,000 workers. Most of the Yuzhmash facility existed underground comprising at least 5 stories, 3 of them 6 metres high. This is where the unholy NATO command was helping the Ukro’s assemble short-range ballistic (500 to 1500 klm) missiles from NATO supplied equipment and parts, which they pretend to pass off as Ukrainian.

There was no big blast or explosion, there was a huge flash and subsequent elements striking targets. The huge bang was followed by what appeared to many to be an earthquake and then total silence, the entire facility was turned to dust. While this was just a conventional weapon, the impact was so powerful that buildings for several klm’s shook and suffered damage. Because the facility was underground, all the pipes for the water supply in the city have been destroyed. The Hazelnut system is to be integrated into the Russian military, mass production is to commence.

The RF estimates that the strike killed at least 50 senior NATO staffers that were hidden below ground. These Horde members were responsible for programming and controlling the targeting of the long-range missiles being provided to the Ukro’s by NATO. This intel was gleaned from Ukro communications intercepts. Approximately 1500 security personnel were based there and at least 200 military personnel were liquidated by the strike.

Bunkers are now rendered ineffective, leaving the Wests best hope in negotiations with Russia. The Ukro’s and their unholy NATO brethren assumed they were unassailable in this subsurface bunker. This was a warning against further NATO / US escalation. A Russian ICBM would take approximately 40 minutes to reach a US target. These missiles can strike any European country, estimated flight times: UK – 19 minutes, Poland – 8 minutes, Belgium – 14 minutes, Germany – 11 minutes. Russia clearly and repeatedly warned NATO about firing NATO missiles at Russia.

The US has confirmed that Ukraine can strike Russia using US ATACMS, launched and controlled by the unholy NATO. NATO is considering pre-emptive strikes to take place inside of Russia. The UK and France are considering deploying troops into Ukraine if Trump reduces Ukro support. UK long range missiles are also being fired into Russia, which has declared that the UK is now directly involved in a war.

France has given authorisation to use SCALP missiles to strike Russia. Russia is entitled to use weapons against military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against Russia, ie., US, UK, France. In lockstep the NATO Horde’s puppets Greece, Spain, and Italy are closing their embassies in Kiev. German Chancellor Scholz quickly called on the unholy alliance to seek de-escalation, stating Berlin will not supply Kiev with long-range Taurus missiles, but failed to comment on his secret plan in the event of war with Russia. US / EU propaganda outlets are discussing returning Ukraine’s nuclear status or deploying Western nuclear weapons on its territory, right now. Russia is on full nuclear alert as is the US. Biden is too incompetent to have control over launch codes.

Since the Ukro war began around 1.3 million Ukrainians are dead many more wounded. The RF is forecasting the east of Ukraine will be reincorporate into Russia, the central portion will have a pro-Russian government, and the residual will be “disputed territories” whose fate can be settled by Poland, Hungary, and Romania. The US is using Taiwan to provoke a crisis in the region while NATO continues pumping strike weapons banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty into Asia hoping to provoke China.

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Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 10:13 am
Reply to  Vicki

Be wary of Cairns News Vicki, some serious tinfoil hat sh&% there, about the only things they are worth looking at is that like the Noticer they don’t care about being sued so some of the juicy stuff the MSM won’t go near with our politicians they will.

I believe the above may have come from Russia Today or one of the Kremlin mouthpieces. Not discounting the effects of the new weapon but not out of character for eastern blocks, they do love their strategic rocket forces.

flyingduk
flyingduk
November 30, 2024 10:41 am
Reply to  Vicki

your move NATO

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 10:49 am
Reply to  Vicki

Please don’t post in bold. It makes it really hard to read.

Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 11:26 am
Reply to  Indolent

OK.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:36 am
Reply to  Vicki

50 Kt equivalent?
Bullshit.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:37 am
Reply to  Vicki

50 Kt equivalent?
Bullshit.
On stilts.

Kel
Kel
November 30, 2024 9:57 am
Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 11:09 am
Reply to  Kel

Wow.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 11:39 am
Reply to  Kel

The rapid blinking denotes a direct hit.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 10:01 am

This might have something to do with it.

Musk and Vivek are entitled to their opinions but this is now outside their remit. I’m sure Zelensky is aware of Trump’s plan, which is to make further aid conditional upon entering into cease fire negotiations. As for Putin, if he doesn’t come to the table in good faith Trump will back Ukraine to the hilt.

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 10:04 am
Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 10:06 am

Another banana sort of day.

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million (29 Nov)

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall — by eating the fruit.

At one of Hong Kong’s priciest hotels, Sun chomped down on a banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work as “iconic” and drew parallels between conceptual art and cryptocurrency.

“It’s much better than other bananas,” Sun said after getting his first taste.

“It’s really quite good.”

Bananas in Pyjamas kidnapped and held for ransom by mafia (30 Nov)

An Australian actor has revealed the Russian mafia stole the ABC’s iconic Bananas in Pyjamas costumes and held them for ransom. … Mr Radley said the theft happened when an ABC marketing boss took the costumes on a promotional trip overseas.

“Grahame Grassby was the head of marketing and franchising … and Grahame went all over the world with some banana suits to get photo opportunities at places like London Tower and the White House,” Mr Radley said.

“He took the suits to Moscow … and the suits were stolen, and there was a ransom note given to Grassby for $100,000 Australian dollars for the return of the suits.”

Inflation is getting really bad if you have to pay $6.2 million for one banana or $100,000 for two of them.

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 10:11 am
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 10:20 am

For agricultural Cats – after a rotten growing season, West Australian wheat growers are headed for the third largest harvest on record.

Chris
Chris
November 30, 2024 3:53 pm

And prices?
Laws of nature and economics suggest a great year may generate dismal net.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 10:38 am

Invoking the spirit of Comical Ali, Hezbollah’s leader has declared a “divine victory” over “the Zionist entity” as the group scurries north over the Leontes as dictated by the Franco-American terms.

They live to fight another day, I suppose, but will they dare venture south again when Trump is POTUS?

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 10:51 am

Speaking of my bleatings about missing rain last night well early hours it came down. 3.5″ along with the lightning & thunder. Gutters overflowing everywhere.

Beautiful dampish morning.

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Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 10:53 am
Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 10:54 am

Turkey apocalypse.

Bloomberg: American’s Thanksgiving Meal Is Destroying the Planet (28 Nov)

According to Bloomberg, the traditional Thanksgiving meal is destroying the planet. Yes, you read that right— mashed potatoes, ham, green bean casserole, and especially turkey are causing so-called “climate change.” In an article titled “Gobbling Meat Is Fueling a Climate Crisis,” authors Zahra Hirji and Olivia Rudgard claim that eating turkey, or just meat in general, has become excessive.

Ok I can see how turkeys might want revenge for all those Chrismasses and Thanksgivingses, but destroying the planet would be a bit over the top.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 1:42 pm

They should have followed Kemal Attaturk’s blueprint for a secular state. Instead they became a muslim state under Erdogan.

That could only bring trouble.

Oh, wrong Turkiye.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 10:55 am

‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegationsBy Nick McKenzieNovember 30, 2024 — 2.00am

The ex-soldier suspected of committing one of the most notorious alleged war crimes involving Australian special forces in Afghanistan will never face justice after an elite investigative agency concluded its case was too weak to put before a jury.
The Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) has told witnesses it will not charge the former Special Air Service Regiment sergeant suspected of brutally murdering an injured and unarmed Afghan farmer.

It is a decision that has shattered the Australian army medic who exposed the alleged crime and agreed to testify against the accused man.
It also highlights the failure of the OSI to achieve results almost four years after it was created by the Morrison government to investigate the Brereton inquiry’s findings that at least 39 Afghans may have been executed by about two dozen special forces soldiers.
Since its formation in early 2021, the OSI has charged only one ex-SAS soldier.
In November, the OSI advised witnesses assisting it in two separate major war crimes investigations that neither would proceed to prosecution based on internal legal advice. Witnesses had agreed to participate in the process often at great personal and professional cost.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 11:45 am

…that at least 39 Afghans may have been executed by about two dozen special forces soldiers.

So much certainty here.

… sergeant suspected of brutally murdering …

Not just murdered, but ‘brutally’. Not that the journalist was trying to curate the (somewhat fuzzy) facts and mislead the readers.

… will never face justice

The inference being …?

[All emphases mine].

dopey
dopey
November 30, 2024 11:53 am
Reply to  Muddy

The OSI made a decision not to proceed. That is facing justice.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
November 30, 2024 5:10 pm
Reply to  dopey

Exactly right, dopey. Another reason for the woke left to hate Mark Weinberg, I suppose; but any reasonable person would trust his judgment.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 11:45 am

I guess it is one thing to encourage whistle blowers but they also have to be sure of their man.

He would have known a soldier could go to jail for years if his accusation had got up.

He might be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life now. I don’t know if I’d want to p1ss off a SAS trooper without good cause.

I assume those soldiers found guilty by the media will be advising their lawyers accordingly.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 1:40 pm

If we didn’t have a lengthy list of reasons to despise that craven Morrison, this and covid are enough by themselves.

Chris
Chris
November 30, 2024 3:51 pm

Time a few journalists faced justice.

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
November 30, 2024 6:34 pm

Cut to it directly – Nick McKenzie is a useless turd. Nothing he writes says is believable.
effin adolescent – at best

Wally Dali
Wally Dali
November 30, 2024 10:57 am

ABC parasite takes kids’ charcter costume on business class junket to boomer landmarks… to… get LARP selfies.
That’s how your $1.2B p.a. gets p*ssed away, plebs.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 11:04 am

Bloomberg: American’s Thanksgiving Meal Is Destroying the Planet (28 Nov)

The killjoy haters were always with us; the climate change swindle gave them the opportunity to come out in the open and parade their misanthropy as though it was a virtue.

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bons
bons
November 30, 2024 11:05 am

There are certainly indicators that US culture has undergone a fundamental change since the election.

No pussy hats, no antifa, no arrogant MSM creeps announcing that they ‘control’ the political and social discourse.

My very favourite indicator is also a negative – no fashion designers announcing that they refuse to accept “bimbo” Melina as a customer – um. Ignoring the reality that Melina never wears Met Gala or Hollywood tartwear. Perhaps the accellerating crash of their customer base will see them undertaking the walk of tears to Mar-a-Largo begging for work.

Perhaps the most telling indicator is the inability of the MSM to generate insane TDS based false campaigns. It is entirely reasonable to predict that in future the only sites peddling baseless anti-Trump lies will be The View and ABC Australia. Being immune from market forces Sales and Furgeson will continue screaming their outrage over their irrelevance. Their fully owned clown William’s embarrasing Canuteish rant against social media is adequate evidence that they have no intention of ever reflecting Australia’s cultural and political beliefs.

cohenite
November 30, 2024 11:13 am

In other news slick willy, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, also did not have sexual relations on Epstein’s island:

Bill Clinton Claims He Knew Nothing About Epstein | Frontpage Mag

Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 11:18 am

The ex-soldier suspected of committing one of the most notorious alleged war crimes involving Australian special forces in Afghanistan will never face justice after an elite investigative agency concluded its case was too weak to put before a jury.

Repeat many times over ….”its case was too weak to put before a jury”.

H B Bear
H B Bear
November 30, 2024 11:27 am
Reply to  Vicki

elite investigative agency

The mind boggles. Presumably not 4 Corners.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 4:33 pm
Reply to  Vicki

In other words – no frigging evidence.
Will there be an apology?
No way.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
November 30, 2024 5:12 pm
Reply to  Vicki

Exactly, Vicki.

calli
calli
November 30, 2024 11:21 am

Taste Commissars. Coming to a Bottle-o near you.

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Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 11:40 am
Reply to  calli

That’s rather a lengthy name for a girl band. They could’ve shortened it to ‘A Mouthful.’

(I bet the chick in the middle is the drummer).

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Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 11:24 am

For agricultural Cats – after a rotten growing season, West Australian wheat growers are headed for the third largest harvest on record.

Wonderful.

Oz is, after all, fundamentally dependant on agriculture and mining in today’s world. The only things left that we produce in any meaningful amount. Otherwise, we are a service economy – dutiful servants (and consumers) of the rest of the world and what it produces.

Yet, in an epic example of self destruction, our eco-fanatics are even trying to destroy what is left that we produce.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 4:37 pm
Reply to  Vicki

The question to ask them is how many people would starve if we stopped producing food, and do these ecoworriers give a damn?

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Barking Toad
Barking Toad
November 30, 2024 11:26 am

Vicki:

Repeat many times over ….”its case was too weak to put before a jury”.

Its case was too weak because it didn’t fckun happen!

P
P
November 30, 2024 11:27 am

The facts don’t support Fatima Payman’s ‘nothing to see here’ attempt to brush off questions about her dual citizenship
Alexander Voltz – November 30, 2024
SkyNews.com.au Contributor and Political Commentator

Excerpts:

Indeed, the 2023–24 Budget, $10.8 million was allocated to “continue Australian diplomatic representation to Afghanistan from Australia’s interim mission in Doha”.  

We should remember that Payman lived in Australia for more than fifteen years as a dual citizen and only undertook to renounce her Afghan citizenship when a political opportunity arose and required her to do so – again, not a crime, but hardly a good look, either.  

Payman should clarify her position: with consular channels re-established, will she finalise the renunciation of her Afghan citizenship? 

Ultimately, when our politicians like Payman champion the objectives of foreign entities – that is, they chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – they undermine electoral confidence in what, exactly, their priorities are, especially if they are already burdened with dual citizenship complications.  

Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 11:28 am

DB – thanks for the tip re Scott Horton’s “Provoked”. Look forward to reading it.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 11:31 am

Wandered over to the SpaceX website to see what they’re doing.

This afternoon our time they’re launching two rockets in the space of 10 minutes, one from Florida and the other from California. Amazing.

The first one is being live broadcasted but not the second, which interestingly is launching one or more spy satellites plus 20 Starlink ones as well. Which is a fine way to get the most out of a rocket launch. I wonder how much they charged the Pentagon for this?

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 11:44 am

If Zelensky is offering territorial concessions for NATO membership…

I understand NATO membership is off the table.

Putin has outlined his least acceptable offer, if Trump offers less he’s already baked in that response given the outline.

That wouldn’t be coming to the table in good faith.

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JC
JC
November 30, 2024 11:49 am

Roger

November 30, 2024 11:04 am

Bloomberg: American’s Thanksgiving Meal Is Destroying the Planet (28 Nov)

The killjoy haters were always with us; the climate change swindle gave them the opportunity to come out in the open and parade their misanthropy as though it was a virtue.

Bloomberg’s homes and private jets alone are killing the planet.

NYC home

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 11:51 am

I don’t see any evidence of them leaving southern areas.

You took my turn of phrase too literally.

They have 60 days, obviously.

alwaysright
alwaysright
November 30, 2024 11:59 am

Why would they abandon areas that could not be taken by force?

Pagers.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:01 pm
Reply to  dover0beach

I very much doubt Putin would tolerate NATO on Russian borders. Remember that Russ has been attacked and has attacked from the West too many times to be happy with that coalition sitting on her front lawn.
Mind you, far too many of the nations on Russia’s western borders have had Russian troops murdering and raping their way across THEIR borders to be happy about any territorial losses to them.
I’d like to see a coalition of the intermediate states – sort of a Mittel Europa/Southern Europe excluding Germany, from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic and the Black Sea.
It would be strong enough to resist Russia and NATO if needs be.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 12:10 pm

will they (‘ezbollocks) dare venture south again when Fatty Trump is POTUS?

Gee, I hope so.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 12:15 pm

also highlights the failure of the OSI to achieve results almost four years after it was created by the Morristeen government to investigate the witch hunt’s findings that at least 39 taliban terrorists may have righteously had their pointless existences brough to a long overdue end

Yet another Goose Morristeen clusterfork.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 12:16 pm

I don’t think the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon will last long. The Hezbies have been breaking it over and over and Israel has been returning fire as they are allowed to do. But which has the Lebs crying Israel Bad.

On the other hand the fun in Syria right now might change things, since the Syrian Army is anemic and has been relying on Hezbie fighters to keep the Sunnis out. So there’s incentive for Hezbollah to switch fronts from the south to the north, if they can.

Syrian Jihadists Mount New Assault On Aleppo After Surprise Advance (30 Nov)

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 12:21 pm

What kind of people would seek to prosecute and incarcerate soldiers for doing their job- canbra pubes of course.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 12:21 pm

Local machinery dealer is handing out bumper stickers

“If you want to criticize farmers – don’t speak with your mouth full.”

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 12:23 pm

I still can’t figure out why a purveyor of hate and ugliness like Garret would have any relevance to the MSO.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 12:31 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

They both produce unlistenable music.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 12:36 pm

Oh so it’s not Beethoven and Brahms anymore? It’s a long long time since I’ve listened to MSO I must admit. Hiroyuki Iwaki was conductor back then.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 12:46 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

Probably Wagner given the proclivities of at least one of the orchestra musos.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 12:24 pm

they refuse to accept “bimbo” Melina as a customer

Ahem, bons – it is Melania, thanks very much. One of the designers whose creations Melania did wear, was Posh Spice, aka Victoria Beckham.

The Posh and Becks memes have been amusing of late as well.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 12:27 pm

Something about Belconnen- the Cameron orifices, the location of the PO Box for the OSI, Al Grassby. On the surface very bland but deep down very nasty.

Hugh
Hugh
November 30, 2024 12:57 pm

Don’t be slandering Belconnen there mate.
2615 or die! 😉

Top Ender
Top Ender
November 30, 2024 1:08 pm
Old School Conservative
Old School Conservative
November 30, 2024 1:25 pm
Reply to  Top Ender

Rear Adml Golding said he took responsibility for the crash.


All mouth and no trousers.
“Said” he took responsibility but no resignation, voluntary demotion, steps aside during investigation etc etc.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 1:32 pm
Reply to  Top Ender

Already furious argument on Kiwiblog’s open thread about this initial report.

So far and you may be able to inform me who exactly these people are likely to be. The officer in control of the ship, the officer supervising that person and the CO of the ship (Which google tells me is the Captain) are all under the microscope.

alwaysright
alwaysright
November 30, 2024 1:11 pm

Once upon a time warring opponents would perform leaflet drops.

I rooly like the idea of going electronic.
Let’s start with pagers.

With attached usage instructions.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
November 30, 2024 1:16 pm

Canadian cops are pathetic. I reckon most are following orders from Castro to save their jobs.

Long clip – 40 mins.

——-

Rebel News HQ:

Rebel News stands with David Menzies as police protect pro-Hamas thugs

2dogs
November 30, 2024 1:29 pm

Speaking of Canada, how will this work?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-singh-non-confidence-motion-1.7397379

From my reading of the motion, isn’t it not only a no confidence motion in Trudeau, but also a confidence motion in Jagmeet Singh to be his replacement as prime minister?

Wouldn’t Mary Simon just immediately appoint Singh as PM on reading this if its passes? That it wouldn’t necessarily trigger an election – it would be Singh’s decision as to whether or not to call one?

Lee
Lee
November 30, 2024 4:26 pm
Reply to  cohenite

“Numbers” does his block about this on Michael Smith’s blog, resorting to his usual ad hominem attack on Thornton and then he ignorantly conflates “climate change” with the methods of producing and disseminating energy:

If you can take anybody with a name like “Billy Bob” seriously, you will believe anything.

Having said that, six women did. He’s been married six times.

And he knows absolutely buggerall about the climate.

Obviously that qualifies him to preach about climate change.

Next he’ll be offering advice on marriage.

And there will be neanderthals who will listen to him.

Billy Bob Thornton is magnificent on the green energy delusion. Chris Bowen pay attention. – Michael Smith News

caveman
caveman
November 30, 2024 8:16 pm
Reply to  cohenite

Comes also with tits n arse. Some killin would be good. Just makes it an all round good series. I put it down on my watch list.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 1:37 pm

I haven’t logged in since that infamous night the traitors in Canberra stole more of our freedom. But, I hope all those who think the LNP is worth handing Govt to are suitably impressed with the total betrayal they have handed us.

What a disgusting, disgraceful bunch of weak kneed losers they are. NFW will they get my vote. Dutton is a UNiparty puppet and deserves nothing but my loathing.

Top Ender
Top Ender
November 30, 2024 1:43 pm

So far and you may be able to inform me who exactly these people are likely to be.

The CO always has ultimate responsibility (blame) in grounding/sinking/collision cases because he or she authorises the Officer Of the Watch to drive the ship.

If OOW is incompetent then why were they not removed?

Having said that a lot of court-martials of the CO do result in them being exonerated because the OOW was doing everything right and the accident occurred because of external factors beyond everyone’s control.

Old School Conservative
Old School Conservative
November 30, 2024 2:02 pm
Reply to  Top Ender

In the news conference, one of Chief of Navy or Minister of Defence said something along the lines of “Muscle memory should have kicked in and so-and-so reached over to check that “George” was off. That didn’t happen”

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:17 pm

In that case, the Captain hasn’t ordered enough drills. That should have been on a checklist that had been run multiple times. That’s why we do drills – so ALL the bases are touched, and everyone knows what they’re doing.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 2:26 pm
Reply to  Top Ender

Thanks.

P
P
November 30, 2024 1:46 pm

Zelenskyy Thinks He Has Options, While Putin Has an Undiscussed Weapon that Trump Will Navigate
November 29, 2024 – Sundance

In the world of geopolitics created by the U.S. Dept of State and CIA, the pretending is thick.

A recent report has Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy now offering to give up territory to Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for NATO membership for the remaining portion. The story is sold by western media as if Zelenskyy has options, he doesn’t. However, Putin has a very strong weapon that President Trump has to navigate with a team of people around U.S. policy that are tenuous at best.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 1:47 pm

At the spring, Boat Harbour, New South Wales, 1962 [picture]

Jeff Carter’s work really is magnificent- a lot of these pics were in his Outback in Focus which I loved when I was a kid.

P
P
November 30, 2024 2:36 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

Carter’s photographs are held by major institutions such as the Art Gallery of NSW, the National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, National Library of Australia, the art galleries of South Australia and NSW and in many private collections.
SMH

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 3:27 pm
Reply to  P

Many pictures of people making do with very little.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 1:56 pm
Reply to  dover0beach

Hopefully the MPs who voted for it will lead by example.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 1:53 pm

Vikpol tugging the heartstrings for sympathy from Viccos with kids and families at their Union get together, going for higher pay.

Words can’t express the contempt I have for all Vikpol after the way they zealously brutalized citizens during covid. They can all starve for mine.

Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 1:58 pm

Great article on Jo Nova’s blog regarding fightback against Big Business using collective muscle to increase their ability to dominate the energy sector and increase their market dominance.

Texas and 10 other US States have pressed the radioactive Antitrust legal button and filed against BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. The states claim the money managers bought up large stakes in coal companies and then colluded to promote ESG and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) goals that reduced coal output. The decreased supply of coal, in turn increased the cost of electricity to consumers. It was fundamentally anti-competitive behaviour. These three companies together have $26 Trillion dollars of assets under management. That’s only one trillion smaller than the entire US GDP.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 2:01 pm

Words can’t express the contempt I have for all Vikpol after the way they zealously brutalized citizens during covid. They can all starve for mine.

Nothing more contemptible than wining pubic serpents either. Add to that defacing publicly owned vehicles.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:28 pm
Reply to  John H.

And they’re doing what communist governments always do – they’re doubling down and pretending the problem doesn’t exist.
It’s what I’ve mentioned several times before – an authoritarianism sweeping through western society as well because they don’t understand that people have had enough.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 2:26 pm

The Lieboral Party certainly hasn’t had my vote in the Senate for yonks- I developed a deep dislike for Ryan and Fifield. Hume and Henderson are no better.

calli
calli
November 30, 2024 2:28 pm

News from the nest…getting bigger.

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Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:28 pm
Reply to  calli

Only two birdies?

calli
calli
November 30, 2024 5:45 pm
Reply to  Winston Smith

There are three chicks Winston. I expect the smallest will perish as the other two are very quick to take the food.

It’s raining quite heavily right now…little parent is sitting on them keeping them warm and dry while she gets soaked. I’d love to nip out and put an umbrella over them. The brugmansia is pretty full of leaf, so maybe they are a little better sheltered than they look.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beare
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beare
November 30, 2024 9:38 pm
Reply to  calli

I felt the same about protecting our little Currawong mum on the nest from the weather. She’d chosen to nest in a fairly unshaded area close to our verandah and was open to rain and sun. I used to spray her with a mist when it was stinking hot, but in the rain she was on her own, and valiant with spreading her wings to protect her chicks.

Life goes on, and it is wonderful to behold.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 2:28 pm
Vicki
Vicki
November 30, 2024 2:28 pm

A good point made by Dr. Phillip Altman:

POPULATION SCALE mRNA MANUFACTURING FOR AUSTRALIA
We can’t make cars anymore. We can’t make intravenous fluids for hospitals. We cannot even make printing paper……but we can make experimental mRNA injections for the whole population. 
?
CLICK HERE for a message from the Victorian State Government on mRNA manufacture. 

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Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 2:34 pm
Reply to  Vicki

Same with drugs. I can’t get one I need and wont be able to for the foreseeable future. Luckily it isn’t life threatening in the short term if I miss out for a bit.

However the TGA is mandated to keep a 6 mnth supply of it…

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 2:29 pm
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 2:43 pm

Appetite for disruption: We’ve got to talk about Lidia ThorpeThe independent senator’s week of agitation ended with her being booted from a Senate fed up with her antics. Can she come back?
By James Massola
November 30, 2024

Listen to this article
6 min
Even on her way out of Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport on Thursday night, Lidia Thorpe was still drawing attention to herself.
While the rest of the Senate sat late into the night in Canberra on Thursday, Thorpe had arrived on the Qantas shuttle to Melbourne at about 7.25pm.
As she made her way through the crowds in the terminal, the independent senator passed a member of the Australian Federal Police and then snapped.
According to a witness, Thorpe, still wearing her “Blackfullas Palestinians” tank top, turned to the officer and demanded to know if he was ready to use the weapon.
“A machine gun at the airport? For f—’s sake!” she shouted, and kept walking.
The officer said nothing (the AFP’s Counter-terrorist First Response team carries short-barrelled rifles at nine major airports around Australia, not machine guns). Passersby studied their feet, not sure what to make of the incident.

Before the flight to Melbourne, Thorpe had been spotted enjoying a drink with three companions in the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge in Canberra – one of the many perks of office available to all members of federal parliament – after spending hours on the lawn outside parliament at a rally denouncing what she called “colonial HQ”.
The AFP declined to comment about the incident. A spokesman for Melbourne Airport said no incident had been logged. Thorpe was contacted for comment.

cohenite
November 30, 2024 3:00 pm

No one protects standards or the values of the West: the liars and filth are up each other’s arse and the LNP are gutless chipmunks. So when a POS like thorpie or the muzzie hags comes along no one is going to stop the skanks from shitting all over our society. All that needs to happen is the next time thorpie opens her gob some one smashes her in the chops and then arrests the bitch. End of story.

Crossie
Crossie
November 30, 2024 3:17 pm

Thorpe was contacted for comment.

That’s what the whole episode was about. Everything she does is to make herself the centre of attention.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 4:11 pm

I’ve thought a 5.56mm in an airport overkill for a while, a la Lindt Cafe they can cause collateral damage. Seen plenty of guns in airports overseas, mostly 9mm MP5 type though. Only ones that seem to carry assault rifles like AK47’s seem to be basket cases of countries.

Thorpe is a rolled gold idiot though. What Crossie said.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:33 pm
Reply to  Rockdoctor

We’ve seen a few ballistic vests go missing last year, so perhaps 7.62 is more appropriate?
🙂

Dr Faustus
Dr Faustus
November 30, 2024 2:46 pm

Starting to warm to The Nightly:

BEN HARVEY: Albanese’s choice to champion cause of the Bali Nine drug dealers is proof he’s not a good leader

Good leaders can identify the issues that are important enough to justify running down their cache of power and influence.

Anthony Albanese’s decision to champion the cause of the last of the Bali Nine drug dealers is further proof he is not a good leader.

Of all the things the Australian Prime Minister needs to worry about on the world stage at the moment he chose to try to save five people so thick they thought it was a good idea to traffic narcotics in a country that is internationally renowned for having a death penalty for drug crimes.

Consider this snapshot of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s to-do list.

We’ve signed up to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu because the International Criminal Court reckons he’s a war criminal.

Kevin Rudd’s Twitter rant against Donald Trump has left relations with the US in the worst shape since Ben Lexcen unveiled his winged keel in 1983.

The AUKUS submarine deal — which is to say the entire national defence policy — is hanging by a thread.

We’ve got no Plan B there because the French hate us thanks to Scott Morrison’s decision to cross his fingers when he talked defence contracts with Emmanuel Macron.

The Chinese are making our Prime Minister look like some kind of Manchurian candidate by lavishing praise on him while eyeing Washington.

We’re offside with almost the entire world over a deal to make big multinationals pay minimum rates of tax.

And the world’s richest man hates us for trying to tame social media, which would ordinarily be a cause for cheer but when the world’s richest man is also a Trump whisperer, really is not.

Of all those things, we’ve chosen to waste intellectual and political effort on a handful of oxygen thieves who rolled the dice with the Indonesian constabulary and lost.

After 20 years of mediocrity and confusion, Australian government is plumbing surprising new depths under this strange little peanut.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 2:48 pm
Reply to  Dr Faustus

Aided and abetted by the SFL’s.

GreyRanga
GreyRanga
November 30, 2024 3:48 pm
Reply to  Dr Faustus

Mediocre would be a big step up for the useless f***s

Foxbody
Foxbody
November 30, 2024 5:46 pm
Reply to  Dr Faustus

The Higgins equivalents in the Labor machine must have convinced the peanut that there is a deep residual sympathy in the Australian voting population for the remnants of this gang of drug smuggling simpletons.Evidence for this sympathy has been well hidden for many, many years.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 2:49 pm

Has Thorpe got BPD?

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 3:01 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

She’s certainly showing all the signs.

Long Time Lurker
Long Time Lurker
November 30, 2024 3:21 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

Black Pig Disorder?

John H.
John H.
November 30, 2024 4:45 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

Not BPD, no sustained depression. Probably no psychopathology. She is behaving like an asshole because there haven’t been any consequences.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
November 30, 2024 2:51 pm

Before the flight to Melbourne, Thorpe had been spotted enjoying a drink with three companions in the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge in Canberra

What?

Enjoying colonial benefits for free?

Oh, Lidia.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 3:01 pm

I remember this day well. The TRUE face of Australia’s Govt. Let’s not forget, our Scummo stood by silent funding Andrews during covid while his black uniform thugs pulled this shyte. Dutton (ex-cop)was Minister for Home Affairs , no doubt cheering on; ” well done fellas! “.

Don’t you worry about that.

@Sauronlordking

These guys want a pay rise, as arresting pregnant women, in their pyjamas, in their kitchen, is bloody hard work.

https://x.com/Sauronlordking/status/1862630559526396053

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 3:03 pm

The tropical air coming down to Melb is due to a Low right over Deni.

Crossie
Crossie
November 30, 2024 3:13 pm

Thorpe, still wearing her “Blackfullas Palestinians” tank top, turned to the officer and demanded to know if he was ready to use the weapon.

“A machine gun at the airport? For f—’s sake!” she shouted, and kept walking.

The officer said nothing (the AFP’s Counter-terrorist First Response team carries short-barrelled rifles at nine major airports around Australia, not machine guns).

Thorpe is the greatest hypocrite Australia has ever known. Had her “Blackfullas Palestinians” staged a “kinetic protest” in the terminal she would be the first to demand that the AFP protect her with everything they had. She has such contempt for all of us but has no qualms in taking our money in the form of senatorial pay and benefits. I hope I live long enough to see her come up against poet justice.

Crossie
Crossie
November 30, 2024 4:06 pm
Reply to  Crossie

Ah duh, poetic justice. Should proof read before tapping on post comment.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
November 30, 2024 5:18 pm
Reply to  Crossie

I’ll think of Lydia next time I queue up for the Palestinian contribution to aviation – aka security screening.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 6:59 pm
Reply to  Crossie

The guns have stocks you know. One rammed into the back of her head would be enough to answer her question.

Lawgi Dawes-Hall
Lawgi Dawes-Hall
November 30, 2024 3:15 pm

Woes deepen for KTM as money problems are laid bare
Earlier this year KTM cited a change in demands from key markets and the recession in Germany as reasons for its declining financial health.”

Felt a bit sorry for Jack getting punted from KTM even though he falls off – and falls off the pace – too often. It’s beginning to look like a masterstroke, and I should be feeling sorry for Bastianini.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
November 30, 2024 3:23 pm

In all seriousness, if Lidia Thorpe feels so disenfranchised in this wide brown land she should piss off back to the land of her ancestors.

Ireland.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 4:34 pm

What have the Irish done to deserve HER back?

H B Bear
H B Bear
November 30, 2024 5:09 pm

Plenty of brown Irishmen about. They weren’t too fussy back in the day.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 8:14 pm
Reply to  H B Bear

Many oirish bimbos have jet black hair (which contrasts magnificently with their alabaster skin) due to the Spaniards who washed up there many moons ago after a certain unfortunate regrettable naval incident.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 5:10 pm

No colonisation, Lidia would not exist.

Elizur Wright
Elizur Wright
November 30, 2024 3:38 pm

Reflecting on last week’s Senate Hansard, I examined the upcoming expansion of the AML/CTF regime to include lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, precious stone dealers, and trust and company service providers. This initiative stems from a 2015 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report highlighting shortcomings in Australia’s AML/CTF framework.
The Explanatory Memorandum of the mendments projects annual costs of $1.88 billion, which businesses will inevitably pass on to individuals. The driving force behind this regulation appears to be the risk of “grey-listing,” with the government estimating potential economic and reputational damages to Australia of up to $10.7 billion over the next decade. This raises questions about what has been done since 2015 to address these issues—and why the rush now, just before Christmas 2024.
AUSTRAC’s 2014-15 Annual Report noted that the FATF recognised Australia’s mature AML/CTF regime but recommended improvements. However, over the past nine years, progress has been limited. AUSTRAC reports in 2016 show efforts focused on global initiatives, such as supporting other nations’ AML/CTF programs and contributing to FATF projects. Meanwhile, issues critical for Australia to be compliant like beneficial ownership rules (Trusts) remain unresolved, leaving Australia either “Non-Compliant” or “Partially Compliant” in key areas (Mutual Evaluation attributes R24 and R25).
For nearly a decade, AUSTRAC has seemingly accepted the risk of grey-listing, which could cost Australia $10.7 billion, while prioritising international contributions. Adding to the concern, a Henry VIII clause in the new legislation allows future amendments by legislative instrument, suggesting uncertainty about its adequacy.
Ultimately, Australians face $1.88 billion in annual costs for legislation that may still be unfit for purpose. This reflects poorly on both AUSTRAC and the parliament, which have delivered increased expenses without tangible improvements to our AML/CTF framework.

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
December 1, 2024 9:33 am
Reply to  Elizur Wright

Elizur, as an accountant the compliance is enormous and the change in interpretation is debilitating. The penalty of social shaming is enormous for the practitioner.Also it erodes trust between the two parties, something which underlies the relationship.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 4:00 pm

More on the Kiwi Naval ship run aground. If this commentator is right then the Captain should be screwed even if not on the bridge…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNx5V4GmSdE

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 4:03 pm

The new alter at Notre Dame;

AF Post

@AFpost

Notre Dame unveils new, modernized altar.

https://x.com/AFpost/status/1862650693452013589

A monstrosity.

The French deliberately fkd the Olympic ceremony, now this..

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 4:18 pm
Reply to  Makka

I have to say that looks fake.

The Frogs have done pretty well rebuilding Notre Dame.

Inspiring Pictures: Gleaming Notre Dame to Reopen for Christmas Over Five Years After Devastating Fire (29 Nov)

The old dame looks good in her new finery!

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 4:27 pm

Yes, that’s the externals and the building itself. Good restoration there.

The link below shows the alter. With the black and white checked tiles.

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Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 4:29 pm
calli
calli
November 30, 2024 4:35 pm
Reply to  Makka

Horrible. They just can’t help themselves.

There are any number of skilled masons and woodcarvers who could produce something of beauty and grace.

Instead the Faithful get IKEA.

Incidentally, Christians are permitted to produce likenesses of both the deity and the saints. The designer must have confused the design with another religion.

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Zippster
Zippster
November 30, 2024 6:11 pm
Reply to  Makka

looks like something you do ritual sacrifices on

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 4:44 pm

Anthony Albanese sells his house in Sydney – but there’s one reason he won’t be celebrating

  • Anthony Albanese sold his Dulwich Hill investement property
  • He hoped to sell it for $1.9m but had to settle for $1.75m

Daily Mail.

Pogria
Pogria
November 30, 2024 4:47 pm

I was driving through Mossvale a couple of hours ago. As I was slowing to stop at the lights, I noticed half a dozen goobers standing on the footpath holding placards. Then I noticed the black and white monkey scarves around their necks.
These retards were protesting the “genocide” in Gaza, of course.
I told them to eat a bag of dicks.

Muddy
Muddy
November 30, 2024 5:23 pm
Reply to  Pogria

Today’s ‘genocide’ doesn’t appear as productive as it used to be. Obviously the perpetrators have either let their work ethic drop, or the Hi-Viz Bde have culled (no pun intended) output. Either way, I’d be a tad embarrassed if I were them.

Pogria
Pogria
November 30, 2024 5:27 pm
Reply to  Muddy

To use the Gimp’s favourite line, they were seriously “low energy”.

What really peed me off was that they were out in a lovely country area. Keep the protesting ‘tards in the cities.

Pogria
Pogria
November 30, 2024 5:05 pm

Excellent News!
The fat, murdering hog that has been granted IVF treatment, has hit a colossal hurdle.
All Clinics, Private and Public, have said “no way”. Outstanding!

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 6:56 pm
Reply to  Pogria

What? So governments can force hospitals to perform abortions but can’t force them to do IVF?

I don’t disagree with her being refused IVF by the way.

It seems a bit hypocritical though.

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
November 30, 2024 5:19 pm

https://youtu.be/CfH2pCanQOw?si=kpUPOfytn4hFU9YD
this is the fist in my selection under the stool (soundtrack of our lives) genre.
these three songs are dedicated to the ultra masculine,physically majestic, brutal in combat an unsurpassed intellect and a herto sexual shagger that would never say that black girls have too much jam for him.
that’s right these next three songs are dedicated to Cohenitehttps://youtu.be/CfH2pCanQOw?si=kpUPOfytn4hFU9YD

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
November 30, 2024 5:22 pm
Louis Litt
Louis Litt
November 30, 2024 5:25 pm
Lawgi Dawes-Hall
Lawgi Dawes-Hall
November 30, 2024 6:14 pm
Reply to  Louis Litt

Saw that fella play – sans ponce hairdo I believe – at the Rivervale Hotel ’79-ish and thought 17 seconds was a killer song. Not that my musical ear rises above I like, I don’t like.

Rosie
Rosie
November 30, 2024 5:37 pm

The altar at Notre Dame is fine, the photo is weird. It’s a simple wide curved bronze shape.
I’ll be happy to attend mass there.

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 5:43 pm

If you’re not Catholic, it might just make you want to convert. It’s beautiful.
Restored Notre Dame

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 5:46 pm
Reply to  JC

A marvellous job.

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
November 30, 2024 8:05 pm
Reply to  JC

Yep ya gotta stick with the strength

calli
calli
November 30, 2024 5:55 pm

Notre Dame is fine, but I’m not. A year today I said goodbye to Dad.

I’ll view it through less jaded eyes tomorrow. And maybe visit in April when I’m in Paris. We were just going to pickup a car and bolt down to Beaune, but might pop into the city for a quick look.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 9:06 pm
Reply to  calli

We were just going to pickup a car and bolt down to Beaune, but might pop into the city for a quick look.

Go on…you’ll regret it if you don’t.

Kel
Kel
November 30, 2024 5:59 pm

Bruce 

Georgians are right to be “circumspect”. After all, it was Georgia that gave the world Josef Djugashvili; AKA Josef STALIN, the poster “child” for socialism in all its murderous manifestations.

Ummm….Stalin was born in Gori, Russia to a dirt poor Georgian family . 

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 6:09 pm

Talking about buildings— I went to lunch at a building owned by one of the largest tech companies in the U.S. They moved in about a year ago, and all I can say is… OMG, just amazing. It’s in an area of the west side of Manhattan called Hudson Yards. The walk from one end of the building to the other was enough to count as a daily stroll. 🙂
Inside, they have three “restaurants,” offering Asian, European/American, and, of course, vegan options—all free. Oh, and they also do dinner, which employees can take home. The fit out must’ve been a couple of bill. The employees looked so young.

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Tom
Tom
November 30, 2024 6:19 pm
Reply to  JC

LOL. All that tells me, JC, is that whoever they’re working for has an operating margin of 50%+ — i.e. money/profitability to burn. Nice scam if you can engineer it.

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 6:26 pm
Reply to  Tom

LOL. Tom, if that was any indication of the others—and this one isn’t even the biggest by market cap, though it’s up there—just wow. I won’t say who it is, but they make around US$7.25 million an hour.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
November 30, 2024 6:54 pm
Reply to  JC

One way of getting staff back in the office, free nosh.

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 6:16 pm

I just saw other people commenting about Notre D. I hadn’t seen the commentary before I posted my comment, and I just saw the pic of the alter. Taste is very personal. Obviously, it’s a contemporary design and interpretation. I think God would be happy.

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 6:34 pm

Horrible. They just can’t help themselves.

Exactly. The restoration work on the cathedral was well done. Thankfully. Then , that horrible alter. No doubt that ignoramus of a Pope gave it the tick of approval. I see Macron was there for the unveiling, the same clown who was so gushing about the disastrous Olympic opening by the trannie freaks.

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 6:38 pm

This is going to create some really good opportunities, I think.

Why Stocks Could Soon Trade Through the Night

The SEC has approved an application from 24X National Exchange that allows trading 23 hours a day, five days a week.

caveman
caveman
November 30, 2024 8:19 pm
Reply to  JC

Crypto already does.

JC
JC
November 30, 2024 10:42 pm
Reply to  caveman

24/7, but I’m not into crypto as I don’t understand it. Too old:

Makka
Makka
November 30, 2024 6:58 pm

There’s always that one dude…

https://x.com/TRKShady/status/1862470943202738201

bons
bons
November 30, 2024 8:01 pm
Reply to  Makka

Genius. If only I had that kind of originality.

Pogria
Pogria
November 30, 2024 7:18 pm

Daily Mail had a short blurb a few days ago about Clammy Ford starting an “Only Fans”, page.
Here is her first try.

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Barking Toad
Barking Toad
December 1, 2024 4:30 am
Reply to  Pogria

Oh Pogs, there are so many quips about tunnels that can be made.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 7:26 pm

The claim that the Hazelnut missile had equivalent to 15kT nuc destruction has been like a brainworm today so I decided to delve into some physics. Warning and feel free to pick apart. Physics wasn’t my strong point at Uni but here goes.

Google search shows a 15kT yield releases approx 62TJ of energy.

So lets just say the kinetic energy is 62TJ. Calculating kinetic energy is straight forward KE = 1/2M V^2 (M mass in kg, V velocity in m/s)

So we have the energy, velocity at approx Mach 10 or 3439m/s.

Plug all into the formula and we get a mass for the re-entry vehicle of around 10,000 tonnes.

Don’t doubt the speed or effectiveness of the missile but 15kT equivalent seems a stretch. The impact vehicle would have to be much less weight than that.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
November 30, 2024 8:16 pm
Reply to  Rockdoctor

Sounds about right. The Chelyabinsk bolide in 2013 yielded about 0.5 megatonnes and weighed roughly 9,100 tonnes. It was going faster though, at about 3 times orbital velocity.

Chelyabinsk meteor (wiki)

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:42 pm
Reply to  Rockdoctor

Do the hypervelocity KE MIRVs allow greater damage over a wider footprint than a single nuclear detonation, with its massive overkill at Ground Zero, reducing rapidly with the distance from GZ?

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Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 7:32 pm
Rabz
November 30, 2024 7:46 pm

I remember this day well. The TRUE face of Australia’s govt. Let’s not forget, our Scummo stood by silent, funding that grotesque deformed jug eared fascist imbecile during batflu, while the latter’s black uniformed thugs pulled this shyte. Dr Mutton (ex-pig) was Minister for Home Affairs cheering on …

Rowan Dean in an Outsiders editorial at the time sheeted the entire blame (rightfully) for that appalling incident back to goose morristeen.

Anyone who votes for the gliberals is a supporter of this sort of staggering hitlerist evil and incompetence.

In this supposedly free country (that my ol’ man risked his backside for in WW2) a pregnant woman was apprehended in her kitchen, in front of her husband and kiddies by the sort of monstrous gutless deadshits who would have been right at home at Babi-Yar or the Warsaw Ghetto, massacring defenceless civilians.

They exist among us, Cats – just waiting to be released from their figurative cages and let loose to run amok.

The bat flu insanity was a mere taster.

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Zafiro
Zafiro
November 30, 2024 8:39 pm
Reply to  Rabz

The bat flu insanity was a litmus test, bro. With 98% of the populace all getting around in masks and adhering to their ever-changing and purposefully confusing diktats about curfews and travelling etc. The Fiends would have considered it a massive success.

Zafiro
Zafiro
November 30, 2024 7:53 pm

Winterbottom Stakes soon to run in Perth. Three Eastern Staters dominating the market. Overpass is back there having won last time. J Mac is there riding Lady Laguna. Graeme Begg has taken Maharba over the Nullabor. He’s no mug.

I am on local beast Bravo Centurion Has won six in a row and keeps stepping up through the grades.

Zafiro
Zafiro
November 30, 2024 8:15 pm
Reply to  Zafiro

My horse was leading into the home turn

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 7:53 pm

Cornelious in his black outfit was/is truly grotesque.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 7:57 pm

I hope I live long enough to see her come up against poetic justice

Such as starring role in HOP Time.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 7:58 pm

Like something out of cabaret

Rabz
November 30, 2024 8:00 pm

Planet Cornelius in his black outfit was/is truly grotesque

You are sheltering some anti-quaccers, are you not?”

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Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 8:01 pm

One of the commissars was called Weimar iirc

Zafiro
Zafiro
November 30, 2024 8:13 pm
Reply to  Miltonf

Jeroen Weimar. Some creep that was part of Dan Andrews Tyranny Team during the Covid psyop.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 8:19 pm

A really sick time and we must never forget the evil that was visited upon us.

Rabz
November 30, 2024 8:21 pm

A really sick time and we must never forget the evil that was visited upon us

Indeed Milt, I certainly haven’t.

Miltonf
Miltonf
November 30, 2024 8:24 pm

One attack after another from the politico-meja class.

Eyrie
Eyrie
November 30, 2024 8:25 pm

Rockdoctor, I suspect you are correct about the mass needed at Mach 10. However if you are trying to take out a multi storey underground structure you could use a 15 Kt nuke but likely you’d need to ground burst it. Nasty fallout implications . Seems they took out the facility with 36 kinetic penetrators which did the mission so in terms of weapon effectiveness it likely was the equivalent of a 15 Kt nuke. Even if you want to take out a city, multiple small nukes is better than one big one adding up to the same yield.
Used to know a bloke at DSTO who was very keen on KE weapons although he was talking tank main gun rounds.
Then there is the SF concept of R bombs. Small masses moving at relativistic speeds. We don’t know how to do those yet. Mainly a space to ground weapon. See a couple of novels by Charles Pellegrino.

Rockdoctor
Rockdoctor
November 30, 2024 8:34 pm
Reply to  Eyrie

I actually curious to what they used as the penetrators. Tungsten is expensive, hence why AT rounds they were using depleted uranium at first.

Have to be something dense.

The first thing I noted from the footage was the lack of impact explosion so knew this was some sort of new weapon.

Interesting as I know about rods of god launched from orbit, Russians have worked out how to achieve this with ground based systems…

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:17 pm
Reply to  Rockdoctor

I understand that an air launched solid steel missile with strap ons – boosters, you dirty old man – can be launched at 40,000 feet and accelerate to 90,000 feet, turn, and continue to accelerate downhill to it’s target, and generate speeds in excess of Mach 18 – 20.
Something that came out of the Japanese reactor fire was that water had gotten into the containment building and been heated up to >3000 degrees centigrade where it underwent an Oxygen/hydrogen explosion that blew the lid off the building. I don’t have the physics to explain it but it sounds like a fuel air explosion using O/H instead of hydrocarbons.
I understand the US airforce were doing the impactor tests, trying to increase the yield while decreasing the cost of Rods From God in orbit.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:47 pm
Reply to  Eyrie

See also The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 8:29 pm

Apropos nothing in particular…

I’ve seen a few recent photos of Keir Starmer wearing a black North Face jacket.

Boambee John.
Boambee John.
November 30, 2024 8:48 pm
Reply to  Roger

Silver embellishments?

Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 8:54 pm
Reply to  Boambee John.

Iirc.

Barry
Barry
November 30, 2024 9:37 pm
Reply to  Roger

Doesn’t have quite the same menacing presence.

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Roger
Roger
November 30, 2024 8:40 pm

Why would they abandon areas that could not be taken by force?

Pagers.

Chuckle.

Self-preservation is a powerful motive.

Islamic military jurisprudence also favours the strategic withdrawal to fight another day rather than costly last stands.

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Eyrie
Eyrie
November 30, 2024 8:44 pm

Interesting as I know about rods of god launched from orbit, Russians have worked out how to achieve this with ground based systems…

The ground based systems can react far more quickly and at vastly reduced cost compared to orbital “Rods from God”. To get immediate coverage you would need many, many rods from God in polar orbits.
Nukes were from an era where “close” counts if the weapon is large enough or you deliver enough of them. Precision means you destroy the intended target not everything for kilometers around.

Arky
November 30, 2024 9:37 pm

Final fitting of Arky made splash guards to running boards.

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Sean
Sean
November 30, 2024 9:44 pm

9 gem is playing Spartacus. I’d forgotten there were two pairs at the start. Damn good movie though.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 9:55 pm

Neil Oliver exposes the alarming rise of censorship and the United Nations’ new push to censor climate change “disinformation” under their Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change. As Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer push their green agenda and the sustainable development goals, we explore how free speech is under threat, from Elon Musk’s fight for free expression on X to Ed Miliband’s ideas and Michael Shellenberger’s concerns of our free speech rights. Neil explains how the so-called climate emergency could now lead to prison if we don’t resist the growing power of censorship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ODHwJgeflU

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 9:58 pm

Fifty years since Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin? Stuff me with green apples!

Zafiro
Zafiro
December 1, 2024 1:27 am

Almost 50 years gun jumper.

Fun fact: Until 2008 it was the smallest recorded cyclone/hurricane. As in diameter. Not force. Bullseyed Darwin.

John H.
John H.
November 30, 2024 10:02 pm

Islam, one big happy family.

The most dangerous place on Earth?

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:30 pm
Reply to  John H.

Why don’t they all just drop dead?
Then everyone would be happy.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 10:25 pm
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
November 30, 2024 10:34 pm

We’re going to need a bigger helicopter fleet.

Zafiro
Zafiro
December 1, 2024 1:43 am

Like the covid tyranny, these are people you keep in your black book.

Indolent
Indolent
November 30, 2024 10:37 pm

@WallStreetMav

The FBI has lost so much credibility that Trump is not even using them for background investigations of his nominees.

Trump and his team are using private companies for background checks. He plans to override the usual process and grant security clearance his first day in office. Then once his own people are running the FBI, he will allow the FBI to do background checks.

The concern is that the current corrupted FBI, controlled by the deep state, will use their investigation process to nuke some of Trump’s nominees.

Until Trump has his own people in the FBI and can bring a stop to the political motivation to attack his nominees, Trump has cut the FBI out of the process.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
November 30, 2024 10:44 pm

Lindt Café siege hero revealed for the first time after triumphant court win

  • Officer A finally revealed to be Ben Besant

Daily Mail. Any of the bush lawyers on this blog help out? If his name had been revealed earlier, and he’d been bumped off by way of revenge by one of the followers of Morehammed, what would the resulting legal dogfight have looked like?

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
December 1, 2024 8:46 am

Was that heroic before or after the two hostages were killed?

Our law enforcement is so stupid, they can’t work out a terrorist act from a normal robbery. They wasted time and then wouldn’t let TAG East, the professionals, deal with the scum.

Yes, I know there was political pressure. I’m sure some senior cops were well rewarded for sacrificing their reputations and careers.

thefrollickingmole
thefrollickingmole
November 30, 2024 11:55 pm

Booze bureaucrats want to police the flavour of premixed alcohol and ban drinks they deem “undesirable” – including anything too sweet, too fruity, or too tasty.

H B Bear
H B Bear
December 1, 2024 12:43 am

Why wasn’t this done during the West Coast Cooler era?

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 6:24 am

Who asked them to interfere with my drinking habits?
Arrogant bastards.
It’s time to sack these lazy bludgers – they seem to think they’re in charge, and I’m the one to get the orders.

thefrollickingmole
thefrollickingmole
December 1, 2024 12:03 am

Can the diseased brains of our nannies get a different book to crib off?

The [Victory Gin] was like nitric acid, and moreover, in swallowing it one had the sensation of being hit on the back of the head with a rubber club. The next moment, however, the burning in his belly died down and the world began to look more cheerful.

George Orwell, 1984

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Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 1, 2024 12:50 am

Station Life – Prenti Downs. Most city people do not have a clue. I was one of them a year ago.

Jack Out The Back:

Putting the New Clipex Crush to Work – Part 2

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mc
mc
December 1, 2024 5:13 am
Reply to  Steve trickler

These are normally called SLIPex. First few seconds of the video confirms it

areff
areff
December 1, 2024 2:46 am

Steve T: Another interesting version of a Dylan song, Like a Rolling Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8ydF_TimU

Pete of Perth
Pete of Perth
December 1, 2024 3:00 am

Inside Hong Kong’s Coffin-Sized Apartments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6amK2BgjXk8

Tom
Tom
December 1, 2024 4:01 am
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 6:52 am
Reply to  Tom

Favourite:

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DrBeauGan
DrBeauGan
December 1, 2024 4:32 am

Thanx, Tom.

KevinM
KevinM
December 1, 2024 5:16 am

A Dutch windmill at Anna Creek Station in northern South Australia! In 1920!

An interesting design, looks like its sails are made up wooden slats?
Could be covered with cloth?

That windmill is now in the Penong Windmill Museum.

Incidentally, during the latest drought of 2007?, there were only 11 workers on the station including the cook, looking after maybe 1500 cattle.

Normally the 5 million + acres can safely raise 15000

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Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 6:54 am
Reply to  KevinM

I’ve never seen that design before.
It’s quite unusual. Do the sails change orientation when the wind is blowing?

KevinM
KevinM
December 1, 2024 5:19 am

Can anyone tell us where this was?
No prizes, it was in the sixties I believe and I have fairly good info as to the location, but if you can prove it wrong, fine.

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GreyRanga
GreyRanga
December 1, 2024 6:43 am
Reply to  KevinM

Looks like Manly, but since I’ve only been there 4 times I am probably wrong.

KevinM
KevinM
December 1, 2024 5:21 am

Must be a private job, no OHS inspector in sight.

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KevinM
KevinM
December 1, 2024 5:26 am

Interesting question, no offense intended.

Of course the list is not complete because there were many religions based on other than a single God, like worshiping the sun or the moon etc…

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DrBeauGan
DrBeauGan
December 1, 2024 5:44 am

Of course the list is not complete because there were many religions based on other than a single God, like worshiping the sun or the moon etc…

I note that the gold tablets of king Cyrus which were opened recently survived the great god AhuraMazda who is mentioned in them.

Gods come and Gods go. I can’t take any of them seriously.

You fooled me once with Father Christmas, you’re not going to do it again.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 6:58 am
Reply to  DrBeauGan

Doc Beau Ghan was scarred for life when he caught Father Christmas bonking his mum after they’d drunk the bottle of whisky and scoffed the hash bikkies left out for him.
Sad.
🙂

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Foxbody
Foxbody
December 1, 2024 10:52 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

….and it wasn’t even Christmas!

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
December 1, 2024 6:17 am

Interesting question

I’d say it’s the other way ’round: God made man in his image, man rejected God after the temptation and the fall, and humans have been trying to fill the God-shaped hole in their psyche ever since.

It’s quite amazing to see the progressives who walk away from Christianity immerse themselves in religiosity with great gusto. They’re often much more religious than church attendees are. The hole has to be filled: for whatever reason humans have been designed for religion.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 6:22 am

Comment to one of Indolents articles about President Trump refusing to use the FBI:

That’s what happens when you remember that they went through your wife’s underwear drawer.

calli
calli
December 1, 2024 6:46 am

This one never gets old (especially the depiction of Castro Jnr). Thanks Tom.

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calli
calli
December 1, 2024 6:50 am

Father Christmas isn’t REAL?

*sob*

I know the Tooth Fairy is real. I’ve been her deputy many times, most recently two months ago. She’s a really crummy reimburser but.

Speaking of fairies, the WIP Fairy Glinda meme is a cracker too.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 7:05 am
Reply to  calli

Horror is finding out you’ve both forgotten to take the tooth and replace it with a coin.
Relief is when the fruit of your loins believes “It’s probably her Rostered Day Off.”

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 7:08 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

I want the mint to put out a $5 coin with a central tooth logo. Not that it will do much except inhibit the tooth price inflation that’s costing Parents way too much.
There.
That’s my contribution to financial sanity for the day and it’s only 1 O’Coffee.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 7:26 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

So I just sent this email to the Royal Australian Mint:

I want a $5 coin with a central design like the $2 and $1 coins with a tooth fairy motif. It will set a price for frazzled parents, and stop the horrendous inflationary spiral that threatens the Fairy Piano sector.

When I was a lad, we only got 6 pence – and that was for a molar in good nick – and had to walk to a shop through a howling blizzard to cash it in for one lousy Choo Choo Bar.

Rosie
Rosie
December 1, 2024 7:14 am

Sunday mornings are perfect for stupid posts denying God’s existence.
Good luck with that.

Rosie
Rosie
December 1, 2024 7:15 am

No doubt the universe just created itself.

Damon
Damon
December 1, 2024 7:34 pm
Reply to  Rosie

If you hang around for countless millions of years, I guess anything is possible.

lotocoti
lotocoti
December 1, 2024 7:27 am
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 7:44 am
Reply to  lotocoti

That’s crap weather. Horizontal rain with sod all warning.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 7:53 am

Ellen DeGeneres’s UK mansion ‘floods’ just weeks after she fled the US ‘due to Donald Trump’s presidential win’
So sad.
Too bad.
Can’t be helped.

Nichevo ne podelaeetsya

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Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:01 am

This fits neatly with Rogan’s psy-op theme.

@alexbruesewitz

It’s absurd that Biden’s SecDef Lloyd Austin faced significantly less media scrutiny for the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the tragic loss of 13 American lives and billions worth of military equipment ending up in the hands of the Taliban, than Pete Hegseth is currently receiving for his years old personal relationship choices.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 8:55 am
Reply to  Indolent

Indolent, it’s also telling the Democrats priorities – 13 US soldiers lives are less than a fabricated story about a Presidential pick.

Mak Siccar
Mak Siccar
December 1, 2024 8:01 am

Apologies if already posted. Giving both barrels to Benny Pong. Good on you Brendan.

Penny Wong snubs Israel in its darkest hour of need
BRENDAN O’NEILL

Where I come from, if someone insults your mates, that’s fighting talk. And if they were to smear one of your friends as a low-key psycho, as someone so lacking in the basics of morality that they’re virtually indistinguishable from terrorists, it would be a case of: “Outside now.” 

No one with honour sits back as their pals are defamed. No one who knows what it means to have someone’s back, to be a true ally, would ever let a chum be set upon by badmouthers.

Well, except Penny Wong, it seems. Judging by the Foreign Minister’s response to the International Criminal Court’s outrageous issuing of arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, she adheres to a different moral code to most folk. 

When she sees a friend of Oz being grossly maligned on the global stage, her reaction is more a shrug of resignation than a scream of protest.

Worse, she joins in the maligning. Some mate she is.

It is hard to overstate the seriousness, and the shamefulness, of Wong’s response to the ICC’s arrest warrants. A long-time ally of Australia has been heinously branded a war crime suspect, and even likened to the worst terrorists on earth, and Wong goes along with it. With friends like her, Israel doesn’t need any more nutty enemies.

The ICC’s arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, and his former defence minister, Gallant, are an offence against reason and truth.

First, there’s the gross suggestion of moral equivalence between the leaders of this democratic nation and the army of anti-Semites that wishes to destroy that nation.

An arrest warrant was issued for Mohammed Deif too, the leader of Hamas’s military wing who is suspected of masterminding the fascistic pogrom of October 7 last year.

Many suspect his name was included only to add a gloss of impartiality to the ICC’s imperious urge to rap uppity Israel’s knuckles. After all, Israel says Deif is dead, killed by an airstrike in July. So maybe his inclusion on the rap sheet is a cheap stunt by ICC bigwigs who don’t want to give away their Israelophobic tendencies. 

Perhaps. But even worse is the sick implication that there’s a parity of evil between the nation that suffered such a barbarous onslaught on October 7 last year and the man who organised that carnival of rape and murder.

It’s as perverse as if we had put the elected leaders of the US in the dock with Osama bin Laden after 9/11. Or if Francois Hollande, who was president of France at the time, had been arraigned alongside the Islamic State barbarians who spilled the blood of so many innocents at the Bataclan in Paris in November 2015.

It is a testament to the moral rot in global institutions that a body such as the ICC can say the name Netanyahu and Deif in the same breath, as if the leader of the Jewish state is the same as the man who wishes to eradicate the Jewish state.

Wong should have protested in the strongest terms possible against this moral parallel between Jews and the killers of the Jews. That she didn’t is an obscene breach not only of diplomacy but of basic decency.

Then there’s the ICC’s hinting that Israel’s defence of its territory and its people from the fascists of Hamas is somehow a crime. Potentially the worst crime known to man: a crime against humanity.

This hyperbolic drivel threatens to set a dreadful precedent in world affairs.

Criminalising a state for fighting back against a terrorist army that raped, tortured and butchered more than 1000 of its citizens would send a chilling message to every nation: defend yourself at your peril. The truth is that Israel is not executing a genocide in Gaza – it is fighting a war. And like every war in history it is awful. 

But it’s a war Hamas started, with its anti-Semitic atrocities of October 7, and it’s a war Hamas now refuses to end by returning the hostages and laying down its arms.

Hamas was founded with the express intention of killing Jews. Muslims should “fight Jews and kill them”, said its 1988 charter. It has made good on that vile diktat many times, especially on October 7. And it longs to kill more Jews.

“We will do this again and again,” a Hamas leader said shortly after October 7.

Are we seriously going to criminalise the Jewish nation for pursuing this army of Jew-haters? Are we really going to make it an offence for the Jews to defend themselves against the closest thing we have to murderous fascism in the 21st century?

Here’s what Wong should have said in response to the ICC: “Australia supports Israel. Australia supports the right of the Jewish nation to fight back against terrorists who kill Jews. Australia will never accept the criminalisation of Jews for seeking to defeat modern-day fascism.”

That she didn’t is unforgivable. Her word salad about “act(ing) consistently with our obligations under international law” has excited Israelophobes across Oz.

“Arrest Netanyahu if he comes here,” they holler, because apparently being progressive now means dreaming that an unaccountable court will drag Jews off to jail for the crime of pursuing those who murder Jews. In the 20th century they had the socialism of fools – now we have the anti-imperialism of fools.

Wong is not alone in her moral abandonment of Israel. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy also has said he will abide by the ICC’s decision. So has Justin Trudeau in Canada.

One by one, as things hot up, Israel’s “friends” run away. They cower. They ditch an ally in the hope that doing so may win them some fleeting love from the legion of Israel-haters in the cesspit of chattering-class opinion. They call it adherence to international law – I call it moral cowardice.

So few of our leaders seem to appreciate what is at stake in the Israel-Hamas war. It’s not only the future existence of the Jewish state – a thing truly worth fighting for – but the values of Western civilisation itself.

The clash between Israel and Hamas is a clash between democracy and barbarism. Between reason and racism. Between a true friend of Enlightenment and Enlightenment’s most implacable foe – the radical Islamists of Hamas who loathe modernity almost as much as they loathe Jews.

That the political class cannot see this, and instead snubs the Jewish nation in its darkest hour of need, is horrifying. That’s what lies behind Wong’s deplorable equivocating: a glaring failure to understand that if Israel loses, we all lose.

Perplexed of Brisbane
Perplexed of Brisbane
December 1, 2024 8:31 am
Reply to  Mak Siccar

Apart from the natural inclination of communists to be anti semitic and anti God, there is the small matter of a few electorates they want to keep.

It would have been morally better to get rid* of anyone in those electorates who protested and did things to support terrorists (hello ASIO, are you there?).

Instead of supporting a friend in need, some of whose people have lived in Australia for decades and contributed greatly to our society, they back primitive welfare drains who would eliminate all of us in the pursuit of their islamic utopia.

Craven and gutless. Pretty much sums up most pollies in Oz.

*Deport (whole families), remove citizenship or residency, even if born here.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 8:59 am

I agree.
One cancer cell in a mans body is one too many.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:02 am

@Bubblebathgirl

Eugene Vindman appears on MSNBC to cry like a baby because @elonmusk correctly called him and his brother out for being traitors.

The twins are on Ukraine’s payroll, traitors to America, warmongers, and lied under oath about their military service.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 9:03 am
Reply to  Indolent

Good. They think that treason is a victimless crime and that they can just walk away with no consequences.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:03 am

@RealAlexJones

He has also called for using nukes on Russia. I have talked to him before and he is literally retarded. The character Penn plays in Fast Times at Ridgemont High is literally who he is.

Hugh
Hugh
December 1, 2024 8:05 am

for whatever reason humans have been designed for religion

Correct. As far as we can tell, humans have always had religion, and presumably always will have. Even today, atheists constitute only a very small proportion of humanity, and it would be close to impossible to find a human who does not hold some belief that is not supported by empirical evidence.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 9:17 am
Reply to  Hugh

I believe.
I believe I will have another drink.

Does this pass?

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:05 am

@WallStreetMav

This is so wrong.

The Republicans did NOT build an ecosystem of influencers. The conservative ecosystem of large account “influencers” happened organically DESPITE the Republican party.

The Democrats cannot fund or create this. They tried and failed with people like David Hogg. It has to happen organically to be effective.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:06 am
Crossie
Crossie
December 1, 2024 8:53 am
Reply to  Indolent

No more “you have to pass the law to find out what’s in it” as happened with the under-16s being banned from social media. I still insist that blocking these sites from kids phones is the only way to go. The other option of course is to get the kids basic phones or block internet on them altogether.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:08 am

@RepClayHiggins

Mr. Wray,

  Remain close to DC. Your presence will be commanded. Repeatedly.

  In this Holiest of seasons, as you box up your mementos of oppression, may visions of the thousands of American J6 families you’ve destroyed dance through your head. Merry Christmas.

  Higgins out.

And Epps, the instigator of much of it, walked with a slap on the wrist. I wonder who he reported to!

Crossie
Crossie
December 1, 2024 8:57 am
Reply to  Indolent

Nuclear bomb or population bomb? Hard to tell which is deadlier.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:11 am
hzhousewife
hzhousewife
December 1, 2024 10:03 am
Reply to  Indolent

Those women in the military who wish to go to the front line should first have to survive a bout in the ring with Imane Khelif.

Mak Siccar
Mak Siccar
December 1, 2024 8:13 am

The author is totally correct. Shame and disgrace on our politicians and police. Some excerpts follow – my bolding.

Australia lost this fight on the steps of the Sydney Opera House
Alan Howe

So on October 9 last year, as protesters made clear they would mass around the Sydney Opera House because it was to be illuminated in the colours of the Israeli flag – following the attacks by Hamas savages in which 1200 people were raped, burned alive, blown up, shot and decapitated – Sydney authorities knew what to expect. Violence was almost guaranteed.

Police must have considered some residents of Australia’s biggest city to be in mortal danger from this mob and urged Jews not to attend. In doing so, the NSW police were conceding they could not guarantee the safety of all taxpayers who funded them.

That is extraordinary, as was the decision to approve the protest – particularly after a rally in Lakemba the night before at which Sydney religious leader Sheik Ibrahim Dadoun, in a celebratory mood, declared: “I’m smiling and I’m happy. I’m elated, it’s a day of courage, it’s a day of pride, it’s a day of victory. This is the day we’ve been waiting for.”

The mob had been primed. The Opera House riot was inevitable. And what happened there – or, rather, what did not – was a green light for pro-Palestinian protestors across the country and has led directly to the firebombing and vandalising of MPs’ offices, attacks on Jews, and the illegal occupation at the University of Melbourne – perhaps the national headquarters of Jew-hating in Australia – and also the University of Sydney.

After NSW police paid for a lengthy and expensive analysis of the audio and video from the night, conducted by the National Centre of Biometric Science – and one may ask why – its experts declared no one had uttered “Gas the Jews”; rather, they had shouted “Where’s the Jews”. That’s OK, then; put away the canisters of Zyklon-B.

Dozens should have been arrested and faced court on charges of religious or racial vilification. In NSW you can be fined $100,000 on conviction. In other states you can be jailed. Nobody was. It also might have been opportune to check the criminal rioters’ visa status. 

It was Sydney’s night of shame. Others would follow. 

Minns, Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong all said the protesters’ behaviour was abhorrent and that there was no place for anti-Semitism in Australia. But that is not true: Jew-hating has found quite a home here and is well supported in some quarters. And that night we officially allowed it to flourish.

As Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin says, a society doesn’t just become violent and anti-Semitic. “It happens because there are people intent on making it so and the rest are too apathetic, too blind or too confused to stop it,” he tells Inquirer.

“This is what has been happening in our country for more than a year and, imperceptibly, for much longer. Eventually it will reach a tipping point when our country will be fundamentally changed and that will affect every Australian, not just Jewish Australians.

Zippster
Zippster
December 1, 2024 9:32 am
Reply to  Mak Siccar

hope and change!
Safe and effective!

Bluey
Bluey
December 1, 2024 9:52 am
Reply to  Mak Siccar

I’d say we are well beyond that point now, and have been for some time.

Black Ball
Black Ball
December 1, 2024 8:16 am

Duelling headlines from the Hun. First:

A Melbourne rabbi’s home has been vandalised amid a slew of disturbing ­attacks on Jews, with new figures revealing anti-Semitism continues to worsen.

Almost half of the 2062 – 905 – ­reported anti-Semitic incidents across the country in the past year have occurred in Victoria, according to the statistics, securing our reputation as the worst state for Jews in Australia.

The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal some Jewish parents are also moving their families to Israel or considering a “plan B” to leave Australia if incidents of hatred continue to grow.

Yes but but what about Islamophobia? None of course.
Then this:

A women’s safety advocate who dismissed violence against women during Hamas’ October 7 attack and excused Palestinian children calling for Jews to be stabbed was nominated by an Allan government minister for a prestigious award.

Former Multicultural Affairs Commissioner Dalal Smiley has denied Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation, supported their attacks on Israel and argued Palestinian kids expressing a desire to kill Jews are not brainwashed but instead forming the view based on their “lived experience”.

But with the help of Minister Gabrielle Williams she was inducted into the 2024 Women’s Honour Roll.

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Phuck me sideways.

Tom
Tom
December 1, 2024 8:47 am
Reply to  Black Ball

For lefty women, there are no feminist principles that can’t be ditched to prioritise the superior cause: upholding the power of the lefty tribe — however much violence that entails.

PS: women are the left’s ladies auxiliary. Male homosexuals wield the real tribal power as demonstrated by their violent “trans” trickery, which lefty “feminists” are required to approve.

Bluey
Bluey
December 1, 2024 9:53 am
Reply to  Black Ball

That’s Victoria for you.

Zippster
Zippster
December 1, 2024 10:16 am
Reply to  Black Ball

and these ugly c*nts vote

universal suffrage has been a catastrophic failure

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 8:16 am

Alternative for Germany (AfD) Defends Germany’s Exit From the European Union, Leaving the Euro and Establishing a National Currency in Its Election Program

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/panic-brussels-alternative-germany-afd-defends-germanys-exit/

2024 may well come to be known as the year that the European Union started to crumble apart.

Brexit was just the start, as more countries are facing existential challenges because of Brussels’ crippling Globalist policies and wondering if leaving the EU isn’t the best option.

It’s about time the EU crashed and burnt. Leave the mendicant states to fix their own problems and get rid of the policies that are destroying Germany.

Bungonia Bee
Bungonia Bee
December 1, 2024 8:50 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

Brexit may have been a start, but unfettered immigration has been important in causing the rightward swing.

Zippster
Zippster
December 1, 2024 9:45 am
Reply to  Winston Smith

the single currency was a deeply flawed project

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:18 am

I watched some of the U.S. networks’ coverage of the election and they were salivating about long voting lines in university cities, assuming they would all be voting blue.

How young voters showed up for Trump

Makka
Makka
December 1, 2024 8:21 am
GreyRanga
GreyRanga
December 1, 2024 8:45 am
Reply to  Makka

Where are the Chicken trucks when you need them.

Mak Siccar
Mak Siccar
December 1, 2024 8:55 am
Reply to  Makka

… and never forgive.

Indolent
Indolent
December 1, 2024 8:30 am
KevinM
KevinM
December 1, 2024 8:42 am

Winston Smith December 1, 2024 8:16 am

It’s about time the EU crashed and burnt. Leave the mendicant states to fix their own problems and get rid of the policies that are destroying Germany.

It will happen I think, but the timing is hard to predict.
But, empires start to disintegrate slowly at first and then all at once.

Crossie
Crossie
December 1, 2024 8:49 am

Indolent
 December 1, 2024 8:05 am

@WallStreetMav

This is so wrong.

The Republicans did NOT build an ecosystem of influencers. The conservative ecosystem of large account “influencers” happened organically DESPITE the Republican party.

The Democrats cannot fund or create this. They tried and failed with people like David Hogg. It has to happen organically to be effective.

As Joe Rogan said, they had him and then they drove him away. He simply followed his conscience, something Democrats, Labor and Greens, and left in general no longer have.

Just as influencers turned right despite the Republican Party so will our influencers despite the Liberals’ non-leadership. It is actually better that way, it becomes organic and not beholden to politicians.

The left fancy themselves as intellectuals yet they are not capable of recognising any social trends. In the 60s leftism, hippiedom and the peace movement were cool, it appealed to kids because their parents disapproved. Today climatism, bizarre leftist causes of all sorts and anti-semitism are approved of by almost the entirety of the middle and upper classes. To rebel their children have nowhere else to go but right therefore the right is now cool.

duncanm
duncanm
December 1, 2024 9:07 am
Reply to  Crossie

what I find ironic is that the left still calls itself the party of the people (proletariat / whatever).

Meanwhile, their actions are the complete antithesis, and have been for a long time; central control, bureaucracy, excessive regulation.

The young ‘right’, meanwhile, is trending to libertarianism (is it the ‘new anarchists’ ?)

Bungonia Bee
Bungonia Bee
December 1, 2024 8:54 am

A good summary of the demons at MSNBC, via America Thinker.
Why on earth does MSNBC keep Joy Reid? Why does MSNBC continue to exist? – American Thinker

Vicki
Vicki
December 1, 2024 8:55 am
Makka
Makka
December 1, 2024 8:56 am

It’s about time the EU crashed and burnt.

The EU turned into a massive gravy train full of parasites living high off the guilt shaming of Germany. Thanks to Merkel and the Green scammers, they have brought the country undone with shitholers and the AGW hoax. People are now waking up. Once Germany goes conservative, it’s a new Euro landscape. But, it may be too late unless the mass deportations start.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
December 1, 2024 9:42 am
Reply to  Makka

Makka, the parasites will leave Germany the day that Germany stops paying them. Imagine the flood across the borders to Poland, Czechia, Austria, the Low Countries, France and Italy.
France will be packing them into rubber boats and pushing them into the Channel to Britain, and the Labour Party will be welcoming them with open arms.
The Islamic Domino Effect in full flood, and it will only take ONE country to do it before Europe comes apart because no one will be able to cope with 44 million illegal migrants – yes there were 44 million Muslims in Europe in 2010, and projected to be 58 million by 2030.*
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Europe

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