Oh, I thought this had something to do with Gaza.
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Super has always been taxed at 15% going in. 15% on earnings. Tax free coming out. More or less. Currently…
Actually I think it was completely fake. The ambulance was quite intact except for having been shot up (for pallywood…
JD Vance is going to Europe? I hope he’s got his phrase-book ready. je m’en fiche vraiment, Margaret Es ist…
@NZFreeSpeech Feb 3 “Those who endorse authoritarianism… are laying a trap for themselves. If we look to the state to…
A carry over from the old thread.
Joe Rogan Experience #2223 – Elon Musk
Deuce.
Triple
Forth on the floor.
So, I seem to have a false memory that Maria Callas died following a botched nose job. I’ve had a dig around the few bio tomes which I got- seem to remember a Clive James piece- but I can’t put my finger on it.
Any thoughts, Cat brains?
Fiff
Crikey, some numpty complaining about “termites” in their room.
It’s always “termites” or “bedbugs”.
What we invariably actually find: Ants, of one form or another, & only a few. Usually because the occupant has left lamingtons out, or something similar.
Never had either. Likelihood: Low, never zero, but near enough to it.
Scare factor when someone cries “wolf”: Eleventy Eleven thousand percent.
yep .. If I don’t clean-up after the cats eat the ants swarm very quickly ..!
Products of poor education, upbringing.
Cannot tell the difference between ants, termites and bedbugs.
Sappada is a small settlement in the Carnic Dolomites, just East of the border with the Province of Belluno (in the Veneto region) and South of the Austrian border. Although Wikipedia mentions this area as German-speaking, all I heard on the day was clean, clear Italian (Friulans speak a different language, and therefore speak a phonetically clear Italian, without accent, unlike natives of Rome, Florence, Naples etc..).
After earlier dealing with the archetypal hag at the bus ticket office, the ride to Sappada was pleasant relief, reviving some happy, all-too-short childhood memories.
After the mid-point of Tolmezzo, the scenery changed to the truly alpine; small medieval villages dotting a winding, narrow road lined by green conifer forests, under granite or limestone crags, with peaks blanketed by fresh snow. The picture-perfect snow-covered pines in the shadowed valleys contrasted with green and winter-brown forests higher up, denuded of snow where, for some hours, the sun had already been peeking past the peaks.
The bus roared past the Giro d’Italia “monuments” of Monte Zoncolan and Monte Crostis (Lycra-clad cyclists would know what I mean..), on to several steep tornanti (switch-backs), tunnels and narrow torrenti (mountain streams), one of which was the nascent Piave, the longest river in Veneto, famous as a wide battlefront during WW1.
Sappada is in the middle of the Carnic Dolomites, with the Monte Siera (2443m) to the South-East, Torrione Prun (2430m) to the North, and Terza Media (2455m) to the West as the most impressive. Well worthy of heavy and inconvenient telescopic-lens photography.
The place was clear, sunny and utterly freezing (-4C). Blanketed in fresh powder, ski lifts working, snow-machines spewing, buzzing with XMAS tourists who, guessing from their spoken Italian, were mostly Friulans.
In contrast, in keeping with the consistent record of incompetence by the bus company TPL FVG, there are three, poorly sign-posted bus stops for the return trip to Tolmezzo. more than 1km apart and incorrectly labelled on the website. Hence I spent over 2 hours ensuring I found the right stop, so I wouldn’t miss the last service out (try running in slushy snow, with hiking boots, if you missed the exact spot..).
Naturally, instead of a single bus (as per the effing website), what one gets is 3 buses, breaking up the trip to Tolmezzo twice. Even the local co-passengers weren’t impressed.
Returning successfully to a hot shower in Udine was the very definition of ultimate relief.
John Spooner.
Mark Knight.
Peter Broelman.
Brett Lethbridge.
Michael Ramirez.
Al Goodwyn.
Tom Stiglich.
Al Goodwyn #2.
Lisa Benson.
Ben Garrison.
Anyone interested in my promised traveler’s report on Abu Dhabi, it is on the last page of the auld weekend thread. It’s long so I won’t put it up again.
Some truth in this.
Early cars were naturally based on horse-drawn vehicles, but this design takes that philosophy further than most.
The horses are here replaced by a 4-wheel tractor unit.
This remarkable vehicle has now been identified as the Landau of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, drawn by a Heilmann electric tractor, circa 1898.
Looks like one of them new fangled hybrid EVs
Memory lane.
Is not that a photo of a suburban street in the USA? Note the cars are parked on the right, and that’s an early model Mustang.
Could the photo be reversed and the car an import?
The sheilas orright but.
Reverse the photo? Are you having me on? Easy enough to do, given my technical illiteracy. The hardtop 65 or 66 Mustang is an unlikely import. See too the tail light of the car in front; it’s an American behemoth of the mid 60s.
Forgive me, but I must mention that I lived in Chicago mid66 to mid 67. My girlfriend was a tallish leggy blonde, and she drove a red 66 Mustang hardtop. Quite a change for an impecunious boy from Moorabbin.
LOL, the cycle of fear.
The king, the mice, and the cheese.
(Also on the old thread…)
Just finished the six part Wolf Hall: the Mirror and the Light, all about Cromwell’s later career serving Henry VIII.
Good performances all round; beautifully done sets and costumes.
However Mrs TE began pointing out the occasional black extra and it got to be very noticeable, I was of course upset not to see dwarves playing tall people; blokes not playing blokettes, and the complete absence of gay pride appearances.
Yes, I’ve also started watching the 2nd series of Wolf Hall, superbly written and acted but spoilt by the casting of a number of black actors in minor roles.
FFS they go to an inordinate amount of detail and accuracy re the sets, costumes and even the history only to have the authenticity spoilt.
It’s supposed to be a historical drama not Bridgerton.
NSW plod can’t hear/understand video wordz when it happens at the Opera House but can move mountains for a phone vid when the “nationality” is white .. FFS!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14218729/Zionist-attack-Kmart-Bankstown.html
Not allowing comments. Of course not!
This off another blog does a good “jerb” .. LOL!
Quite right. Just because someone wishes your destruction is no reason to be rude to them.
Wow! That was quick policing.
Anyone know if any of the “gas the Jews” chanters (all caught on film) at the OH have been rounded up yet?
How about any hate preachers? No?
How about that.
I’ve been thinking that one of the good things that has come out of the Pesutto matter is that we now know who most of the Liberal Party wets, two facers and wokesters are in the Vic Liberal party hierarchy. Now to deal with them before the next election. Any suggestions?
so who are they and what electorates?
when do you organise a coup?
set up a purge?
or does head office get to decide these things?
I don’t know, I’m not a member
Feed them ratsak?
NADT! (There’s an antidote.)
Denali is not a river in Egypt. And soon not to be a mountain in Alaska either.
Trump Vows to Rename Denali, North America’s Tallest Mountain, as Mt McKinley (22 Dec)
Can we have Stradbroke Island and Ayres Rock back now?
And Mt Wellington
It really irritates me when I’m doing a crossword puzzle and the clue sacred monolith in NT. Sacred to whom? Could it be to the creatures sucking up taxpayers’ funds?
They can keep K’Naaarm, tho
And kgali, back to Fraser Island?
Ayers Rock, if you want it back the way it was… 😉
“Intelligence is a concept alien to Australians.”
Obligatory opening thigh slapper for Intelligence briefings.
London: An Australian soldier fighting as part of Ukraine’s foreign legion has been captured by Russian forces in the Donbas region and paraded on social media as a Western mercenary.
Footage of 32-year-old Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, with his hands tied, was circulated on social media platform Telegram on Sunday. The footage shows Jenkins being slapped across the face by a man speaking in Russian.
Jenkins, speaking in both English and broken Ukrainian, gave his name and age, and said he was a biology teacher who had joined the armed forces because he wanted to help Ukraine.
Dressed in military camouflage clothing with dirt on his face, Jenkins underwent rapid-fire questioning from his captor about why he was in Kramatorsk, almost 700 kilometres east of Kyiv, and if he was being paid to fight.
“Where are you from?” said his captor in the video, a version of which was circulated with English subtitles. A confused Jenkins was then slapped across the face when he did not understand.
When asked his nationality, he replied: “I’m Australian.”
“Who the f— are you?” his captor asked, before saying “name?” in English.
“My name is Oscar Jenkins … 32 years old. Live in Australia and Ukraine.”
Speaking in Ukrainian, he then said he was a teacher and a soldier, before being slapped across the face again.
The footage of Oscar Jenkins, with his wrists bound, was shared widely by pro-Russian social media accounts.
This masthead has independently confirmed Jenkins’ identity. He is a former student at Melbourne Grammar, one of Victoria’s most prestigious schools. He graduated in 2010, studied biomedical sciences at Monash University and moved to China in 2015. Since 2017, he has been working as a lecturer at Tianjin college.
It is unclear when he left China and how long he has been fighting with Ukrainian forces on the frontline.
A school friend, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Jenkins was a good person – an intelligent, well-liked classmate who was a “great sportsman”.
Jenkins’ LinkedIn profile lists him as a former member of Toorak-Prahran Cricket Club.
The interrogation footage was first shared by Alexander Sladkov, a Russian propagandist and military correspondent for Russia 1 and Russia 24 TV channels.
He said the Australian would now face trial and prison, while adding Russians were actively hunting for foreign fighters, potentially to secure prisoner swaps. He said Ukrainian units were listed as targets if a foreign language was heard in the radio interception.
Under Russia’s criminal code “mercenarism” can attract up to 15 years in prison. The Kremlin is reportedly handling almost 600 criminal cases against foreign fighters – mostly citizens of the United States, Georgia, Great Britain, Canada, Lithuania and Latvia.
Dozens of Australians are believed to be fighting on the front lines in Ukraine’s war against Russia, but the federal government has not been able to provide figures.
At least eight Australians have been killed since Vladimir Putin’s troops launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, including Victorian man Joel Benjamin Stremski, and Queenslanders Brock Greenwood and Matthew Jepson, who died while holding off Russian troops in the country’s east.
However, Jenkins is the first Australian known to have been captured by Russian or Russian-aligned forces.
Jenkins’ school friend said he had become “sort of withdrawn” since moving to China and had recently deleted much of his social media.
A passionate vegan, he uploaded a single video to his YouTube channel last year titled: “I will force Chinese people to be vegan.”
“The only people who are friends with me anyway are vegans,” Jenkins says in the video. “If you’re not vegan, and you’re my friend then you’re going to be vegan soon, or we’re gonna fight … and my mum, I’m still talking to my mum. Otherwise, it’s quite limited. There’s some help from the outside from family wanting to do stuff.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Home Affairs have been contacted for comment.
hahahahahahaha.
Vegan. I’m surprised he was lost for words.
If he was fighting for Ukraine I’m a biolab
As its illegal for an Australian to fight for a foreign country how long will he be in prison when he finally returns to Australia?
They can keep him, we don’t want him back. We have plenty like him.
I take it the Chinese were unimpressed with his veganisms. Come to think of it, I don’t think he would be among vegans in either Ukraine or Russia. No wonder he was taken prisoner.
Mr Tedious is going to have to pass the cap around.
Report: Trump Transition Team Looks to Pull U.S. out of W.H.O. ‘On Day One’ (22 Dec)
Maybe they can ask Mr Xi nicely to cough up instead, especially given the havoc China has been causing healthwise lately.
8000 parasites
No. Intelligence is a concept alien to lawyers, economists, legacy journalists, canbra pubes and most pollimuppets
You have to say in defence of Victorian liberal party that they gave us Moira in the first place
This should have been done years ago, and not just in the U.S.
@KenPaxtonTX
BREAKING: Today, I sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) for engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by marketing sporting events as “women’s” competitions only to then provide consumers with mixed sex competitions where biological males compete against biological females. The NCAA is intentionally and knowingly jeopardizing the safety and wellbeing of women by deceptively changing women’s competitions into co-ed competitions. When people watch a women’s volleyball game, for example, they expect to see women playing against other women—not biological males pretending to be something they are not. Radical ‘gender theory’ has no place in college sports.
Whenever a ‘pre-word’ is added to a formerly ‘stand alone’ word, its a sure sign that the new hybrid word is an artificial construct …eg ‘biological-woman’, ‘african-american’, ‘social-justice’, ‘first-people’ ….etc etc etc
Great Train Journeys of the Word
Pulling out of Geelong station the first thing we come is the docks. Huge piles of wood chips ,storage yards and bulk loaders. Also where the ferry from Tasmania comes in .
Next we get a magnificent view of the oil refinery . Every pipe, burner and storage tank. Soon the industrial wasteland makes way for barren paddocks filled with rocks and thistles. Sad farms that could be abandoned or could be working, it was hard to tell.
A highlight was the station at Little River made from local bluestone, precisely cut and tuck pointed.
Soon the desolate farmland disappears to be replaced by desolate suburbia . Row after row of tiny houses with black roofs crammed together like ants in a nest. All with a view of …nothing. Huge diggers and rock breakers poised to transform more desolation .
The train driver proudly announces each stop .Tarneit, Wyndham Vale .New stations sort of finished but sort of not.
Soon it was on to the western suburbs we were familiar with .
Graffiti and abandoned factories. And some enormous high rise buildings in Footscray
All too soon the journey ended at Southern Cross station where they have cleverly built a roof to stop the diesel fumes escaping .
Toot toot
Post of the day.
Thank you.
Too accurate to laugh at.
Thanks!
Great piece, thanks.
Travelogue from Melbourne and very informative.
The Bee taking a good swing.
Candace Owens Horrified To Learn Christmas Was Started By Birth Of A Jew
Oh my sides! 😀
Sean Spicer’s Lost Court Case Sets Huge Precedent for 47: ‘Trump Can Go in and Fire Everyone’
Ha ha ha!
The conductor makes announcements not the driver. A working oil refinery is a very fine sight to behold. Without it much much will work.
Andrew Bolt on the Zionist Karen incident…….
The Daily Fail lets hatred off the hook in Bankstown
The Daily Mail mocked and pilloried a woman who confronted shoppers calling for Israel’s destruction, branding her a ‘Zionist Karen’, but it only served to highlight the Mail’s hypocrisy and that of Bankstown mayor Bilal El Hayek, writes Andrew Bolt.
How dare Jews argue back as people stroll through a Bankstown supermarket wearing slogans calling for Israel’s destruction “from the river to the sea”?
Shouldn’t they realise Bankstown, at least, is now virtually a Muslim colony, complete with a Muslim mayor and a Palestinian flag over the council’s office?
One woman, though, did protest at Bankstown Kmart, and is now being smashed for it, with Canterbury Bankstown mayor Bilal El Hayek even calling the police onto her.
Her sin was to confront a mother and daughter in matching shirts with a slogan many Jews understandably think is a call for the ethnic cleansing of the only Jewish nation, home to half the world’s Jews.
She gave them the middle finger, and roared: “Are you proud of wearing ‘From the river to the sea?’ … You are… get f… Allah.”
The T-shirt that offended the woman at Bankstown Kmart contained the “From the river to the sea” slogan, which calls for the destruction of Israel. Picture: Liam Kidston
Yes, that’s too abusive for me. That said, the provocation was great. Why does Kmart let in shoppers wearing slogans demanding the end of Israel? How offensive is that?
Not much, to judge from the Daily Mail’s coverage. It mocks the angry shopper as a “Zionist Karen” for her “rage”, her “shocking” words and “menacing” look.
But it had no criticism of the two women calling for Israel’s destruction and branding “Zionist Karen” a “rabid racist” and a “lunatic”, urging readers to help “find her”.
Even more worrying, Mayor El Hayek also had nothing to say about women wearing apparently genocidal slogans in Kmart, but plenty about the woman who took offence.
He’d contacted police, he said, and they were investigating this “deeply concerning incident”.
“We are committed to ensuring that everyone in Canterbury-Bankstown feels safe and respected,” he wrote on Facebook, in a post that didn’t seem to include the woman who felt unsafe from anti-Israel zealots in her shop.
“I am also deeply concerned about the alarming increase in Islamophobia,” he added, again forgetting to mention those slogans calling for Israel’s annihilation.
But El Hayek can be forgetful. Last October, he accused Israel of a “crime against humanity”, an “air strike” on Gaza’s Al-Ahli hospital which killed “more than 500 civilians” and left “many infants and elderly buried beneath the collapsed building”.
He forgot to say the blast was caused by a misfiring Islamic Jihad rocket which hit the car park, not any building, and killed about 200 people.
But who cares about such details when 26 per cent of Bankstown locals say they’re Muslim and 17 per cent say they’re Lebanese?
That’s why you can now go through a Bankstown shop calling for the death of the Jewish state and still claim to be the victim of a “racist”.
Ah yes, that old chestnut called ‘Islamophobia’.
Never mind the fourteen months of endless Jew hatred.
Never mind the time when we saw a so called ‘iman’ take to the streets in Sydney’s west to proclaim how ‘elated’ he was at news of the murders, this was only only hours after the massacres in Israel, when the raped and butchered corpses of Jews lying on the streets and in the fields of southern Israel were still warm Was this ‘iman’ tracked down, charged, arrested?
Never mind now the following night, Monday night 9 October, in an infamous episode that has permanently stained this country, hundreds of frothing and baying mobs of Muslim and leftist Nazis took to the streets of Sydney’s CBD, screaming, screeching and shouting vile Jew hatred, whilst the NSW Police stood by like cyber robots and did nothing.
Never mind that the Sydney Opera House is not cleansed of that disgraceful episode on Monday night 9 October 2023, the stench of Jew hatred still permeates the forecourt. You can smell it and you can feel it. Never mind that not one person from that night has ever been tracked down, charged and arrested, one being a Plibershit staffer, the other the son of a current NSW Labor minister
Never mind that our city’s CBDs are now ‘Judenfrei’ very Sunday, where week after week Muslim and leftist Nazis congregate and scream Jew hatred.
Never mind the convoys of cars, full of Muslim and leftist Nazis, driving through Jewish suburbs in Sydney and Melbourne, all sanctioned by NSW and Victorian police
Never mind the attacks in Woollahra, not once but twice.
Never mind the protests outside synagogues.
Never mind the vandalism of Sydney’s Great Synagogue
Never mind the torching of a synagogue.
Never mind the ‘protest’ outside a Jewish school in Perth, has anyone been charged? I understand no one has.
I could go, you get the drift, anyone wondering why I hold the NSWaffen Police in absolute contempt, along with this government, both federal and state, only needs to read the above and the above is a smidgen of the spiralling Jew hatred in this country. As for Chris Minns, he’s a ‘pretty face’, that’s all. He talks a good talk but little else. I despise him
Oh and the NSWaffen Police have consistently ‘declined’ to pursue and press charges against the hate clerics of western Sydney who have called people like me ‘monsters’ and ‘descendants of pigs and monkeys’, because they state that the words of these Nazis don’t meet the threshold of ‘hate’ but this same police force will track down and charge an elderly Five Dock woman for telephoning a mosque and telling them ‘to go back to where they came from’ and they’ll track down some ‘Zionist Karen’ for some rude words in a Bankstown store.
I need a bucket.
The legacy meja is beneath contempt.
And this adds to the ridiculousness of it all ..
Considering this occurred in Bankstown .. she should be up for a bravery award ……… FFS!
The woman was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Monday.
I grew up around Bankstown. I don’t recognise the place any more.
Just in time for a Christmas dose of whataboutist equivalency. Yuk.
It can’t come too soon. Do you think it might have something to do with that idiot predicting another pandemic on 21st January?
Trump to Pull U.S. out of WHO on FIRST DAY of Presidency
For an ‘Australian’, this bloke has a very distinct English accent.
Then again, he could be from Adelaide.
Would have to have been Mr ‘Oscar-Jenkins’ for that to hold.
Want to fight for the old country? Wait for the Australian Open tennis in January. If you’re still here.
Aye, some of my most embarrassing moments have been when I’ve assumed – based upon accent – that a South Australian is a Pom.
Trump and Musk Demolish the Obama Hallucinatory Permission Structure
Gibbeted for the encouragement of others
Dozens of Australians are believed to be fighting on the front lines in Ukraine’s war against Russia, but the federal government has not been able to provide figures.
The Russians would have to pay us a lot of money to take him back. Yeah, nah.
Vegan whackjob.
Teacher. Just sayin’.
Joe Biden Considers A Scorched Earth Policy On His Way Out The Door
I hope Trump brings both a gallows and a firing squad to Washington.
Considers? He (or whomever is pulling the strings) is already implementing it.
More crud in the Grampians. The fire grew to 100,000 acres overnight and the perimeter to 240km. What was meant to be a mild day saw multiple breakouts including one that ran 10km through scrub in light rain before we could stop it! Christmas day and Boxing day look like shockers, with extreme and catastrophic forecasts and hundreds of km of edges ready to push into the grasslands and towns to the South and East.
Take care of yourself duk.
Will do…. its a pity all the trucks are filled with 50+yo men, this would be excellent character building for the younger gen.
Out of curiosity when were the last fire reduction burns done in the area?
Had to look up what ASPI stands for in the Spooner cartoon. It’s the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Just in case others are a bit lost on the reference here it is https://www.aspi.org.au/about-aspi#:~:text=ASPI%20is%20an%20independent%2C%20non,to%20make%20better%2Dinformed%20decisions.
It seems that the Albanese government and Foreign Minster Wong are fiddling with the organizations funding which may affect its policy ambit. There is an article in The Oz but can’t access it.
The OZ has a piece on the lack of workers for the renewables pipeline over the next 4 years or so. It grates on me that people fail to understand that if all this installed kit makes money then electricity prices must be far higher. They are not coming down unless a lot of these plants go broke.
Yes, its sad to see all the ‘renewballs’ projects in Vic and understanding how much money and effort is being spent on actually ruining our once cheap reliable power system. It would have been better to burn the money than to use it to build liabilities.
As Rabz tells us, it’s not about replacing mass electrical production with boutique electricity – it’s about making sure there’s just enough for them and none for us.
Vote 1 Attila the Hun.
Nothing, wishy washy politicians like the Vik Liberals give you a clue to how the worst of the worst come to power.
The worst of evil is done by morwits who do nothing.
@Rainmaker1973
One bored fan made a paper airplane out of his match ticket during a UEFA Nations League match in a stadium in Germany.
The result was astounding.
I bet he gets 5 years in the pokey for having fun.
That was fantastic! If he had been closer to the field, instead of up in the skyline, the plane’s flight would never have been as dramatic. Well done that young man.
Am told quite a few ex-RAR boys made it over to Ukraine, most return after near death experiences. Apparently was similar with Iraq & private security.
There are a small amount that stay, friend knows of 2 whom he either commanded or was familiar with in the battalion. Both single with very little family left.
In any event this guy can kiss ever working in BRICs again good bye, that’s if he survives Russian detention. They won’t care about his vegan diet there.
@DC_Draino
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Trump: “Woke is Bullshit”
*Crowd erupts*
@EricLDaugh
BREAKING: Trump announces on day one, he will sign executive orders to “stop the transgender lunacy.”
“I will sign executive orders to end child s*xual mutilation. Get transgender out of our military – out of our elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.”
“And – we will keep men out of women’s sports.”
“It will be the official policy of the U.S. government that there are only 2 genders: male and female.”
Merry Christmas it seems….
Suspect that is Perth’s current weather. 40 degrees plus in the green leafy Western Suburbs. Tried watering the garden around 4:30pm but retreated inside till 6:30.
@DefiantLs
Their faces when they slowly realize how hypocritical they are.
From the Daily Mail article…
I’m sure the poor little innocent genocide promoting T-shirt wearers were quaking in their boots. There they were, in the safety of the Canterbury-Bankstown cultural fortress, being challenged by a lone female outsider.
The possibility of “physical harm” was nil to zero given the location. But what was “harmed”? Prestige and a cruel, hate-filled worldview.
Be careful now, anyone who supports Israel. You are now not allowed to shout back anything at those who promote the removal of every Jew from the Jordan to the Mediterranean. You must accept their wise and carefully nuanced recommendation of extermination.
Otherwise the new Rum Corps will come calling.
They can come and get me if they so wish. But if they think I will go quietly, they need to re examine that idea.
Was only so long they could keep the veneer on 2 tier policing in Oz that has been evident for a while.
Cassie’s point above nails it. The imams aren’t touched but this 39yo is in short order. It has taken a private prosecution by Jewish groups to bring these imams to court.
The only people so far that have been arrested with fanfare have been white men holding swastika signs or other non muslim supporters.
In the vein of that RACQ ad years ago substituted. Pulls bedsheet over head, arms out like a blind person. “Anti-Semitism?” what “anti Semitism”…
Thought this an excellent point. Given that tickets were sold to such an event under the description Women’s Volley Ball, could the organization be taken to court or Consumer Affairs for false advertising if it was not an all female match? Or should there be a compulsory caveat on advertising, such as on food products eg Warning. This product may contain nuts?
Just when you thought we had reached peak stupidity…. I took this pic in Colesworths a while back
@Rasmussen_Poll
UPDATE: 2020 Counterfeit Ballot Trucking
Background: 9 trucks, 1 – 1.5 million counterfeit 2020 mail ballots in each truck, USPS refused to say who paid for them, is withholding contents descriptions.
One mystery solved –
The USPS paid for the shipping themselves!
Aren’t they generous with taxpayer funds?
Now the lawsuits grind on to get the shipping manifests, contents descriptions bills of lading, etc.
Follow the @CFWBers for more updates.
Privatise the USPS.
Elon would buy it, and start using drones to deliver the stuff. I can imagine how he’d do it too – a personal ID beacon in someone’s backyard with a cleared area around it. Drone comes in, places parcel in your backyard and leaves.
No one can steal it off your front porch.
City dwellers can pick up from local Post Office.
The mills of God grind slow, but to the USPS union will come woe.
Lovely darts mem….
Warning. This product may contain nuts?
News.com.au a few weeks ago had some articles on an Aussie fighting in Ukraine. Then the guy stepped on an AP mine and had his leg blown off. He survived though.
Let’s hope they listen.
@WarlordDilley
I wanted to take a moment to explain a dynamic that most never Trump and democrats (as well as many Republican congress members) still don’t understand…
For decades, MAGA voters have felt totally unrepresented by Congress. Over the course of several elections, we voted countless different representatives in whom we hoped would go to DC and change that feeling, and none of them could do it (thus the historically low approval rating).
In 2016, we sent a man to Washington DC who had made promises, and he did a funny thing when he got there…he kept them. His name is Donald Trump.
Then, in 2021, that same Congress we had given our money, votes, and trust to went forward and certified a fraudulent election against the only person who actually kept his promises.
Over the course of the next four years, President Trump would find his home raided, his loyal staff and supporters locked up, investigated, and indicted.
He himself was also indicted numerous times, and eventually, he was also shot for his loyalty to the American people.
Despite all of the above, President Trump persevered and won back the whitehouse.
We don’t want a monarchy. We don’t have “blind loyalty.” President Trump has earned the loyalty he receives through sacrifice and his loyalty to us.
Thus, when President Trump asks Congress to vote on a bill and to trust his discernment on that bill, we expect them to do so. Virtue signaling about YOUR problems with that bill means jack shit to MAGA (especially when you’ve voted for those same types of bills countless times under Joe biden).
President Trump’s agenda is what we voted for in 2024, NOT the agenda of any particular Congress member. When you say, “I have an obligation to my constituents to vote a particular way,” that’s also a bullshit cop out.
You don’t have constituents. You have Trump supporters who ONLY voted for you because President Trump endorsed you, and we wanted to give him the support he needs during his next term. If you don’t believe me about this dynamic, go look at congresses approval rating.
We still don’t trust you, and we never will trust you until you start falling in line and supporting President Trump, not with your words but with your votes.
If you vote against President Trump’s request again, MAGA will vote you out on your ass during the next primary season.
Fine thoughts, Indolent.
Let’s hope it doesn’t get to the helicopter rides stage. But if the Communists continue to thwart the wishes of the electorate, we may just end up there.
Winnie, its only half a helicopter ride. We are past that time. The left are traitors.
Nature says: “if you do not burn undergrowth, I will do it for you.”
“at a time and place that probably doesn’t suit you.”
Yep, we should stop trying to suppress fires in national parks and instead let them burn naturally. And if you want to build ‘assets’ in grasslands which can burn, you need to be adult enough to do so in a way that will allow them to survive the passage of a grassfire intact. I use sheep, horses and common sense to manage my fire risk and fully expect to lose nothing but fences if/when the next grassfire runs through, even though I will probably be elsewhere on a truck. We should also stop telling people to evacuate whenever a flap is on … this increases the risk of loss of assets by up to 10x. By all means leave if thats your own decision, but our ever increasing ‘safety culture’ means people are increasingly schooled to avoid responsibility and ‘leave it to experts’ and we know how that goes.
Remember …. ‘houses are like trees … they grow back’
In the Oz paywalled…
Can anyone post the article? Would be appreciated.
n the midst of an already bitter legal battle, Brittany Higgins’ personal lawyer, Leon Zwier, lobbed a grenade at Lisa Wilkinson – the woman fighting to prove his client was a rape victim.
Andrew Lawrence
Magdeburg Lies
BOVAER update: ICELAND how to IDENTIFY dairy SOURCE using CODES
Is there a list for Australia?
Anyone want to sign up to be a fascist? No? Neither do I.
‘At breaking point’: Cop shortage threatens Xmas/new year (Tele, paywalled)
They lost trust with the law abiding through two tiered policing and over the top monstering of grannies and people in parks. Plus vaccine mandates for police. No thanks. I am totally not surprised they can’t get recruits.
As far as I can tell, Vicpol particularly were seen as corrupt until sometime in the 90’s their image was cleaned up, then for a couple of decades they actually built some trust in the community.
Only to promptly squander all of it and more during covid.
The utter disgust people have now that they’ll do industrial action for pay and conditions, vs. happily smash people protesting for the rights Australians are supposed to have is incredible.
They won’t get any level of trust back for a generation or more.
I think that lack of trust is already bleeding over to the other States.
I suggest the big wigs on Collins St. rue the day they approved her upper house candidacy.
Exhibition St iirc. Sorry to be a pedant! I think you’re right though. Trump effect from Melton- making phonies expose themselves.
If the Liberal Party has a future, it’s in places like Melton, not Hawthorn.
Doesn’t mUnturd live in or near Hawthorn?
Always pays to keep an eye on admissions at the club. And keep that black ball handy.
Agree it’s time to forget about places like mosman and killara. That’s why don’t think Bradfield is a good seat for Warren mundine to run in.
Great painting; it looks like a woman from a Virginia Woolf novel. In fact it looks like Virginia Woolf.
2 great shows to rewatch are:
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series 2005– ) – IMDb
Bad Cop, Bad Cop (TV Mini Series 2002–2003) – IMDb
They could not make those shows today.
Bad cop was a great series. The best bit was when the Glock went off accidentally. Don’t know why more weren’t made.
The Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby episode, where the Maori boys were in black face singing “co-n tunes”, is one of the funniest scenes ever on TV.
For military buffs and bibliophiles:
The Year in Military History, Peter Caddick-Adams
Or keep women out of sport?
Sport has it’s origin in rehearsal for war.
Men threw javelins and rehearsed archery or saw who was fastest, stronger, or later, who was best able to organise and motivate other men to action in the midst of chaos.
These were sports. They had a reason and meaning.
There is no reason for women to rehearse for war, because they don’t belong in war.
Now, admittedly, just because a thing has its origin in some particular meaning, doesn’t mean that over time the use can’t shift. Horses, for example, were originally for transportation, but now they are a means for the very rich to dispose of their wealth.
No one expects horses to be limited to transportation today, yet we are all aware that is what they were domesticated for.
Yet the sight of a pampered nag alone in a paddock awaiting the chance that the owner’s daughter may have time in her social calendar to plod the useless thing around for an hour or so…
So too with the sight of women, for whom sport should be social, recreational and healthy, much like for the majority of men today, being shoehorned into the activity as a competitive activity, with all the language, rules, bravado and accoutrements as if it has the original meaning of martial rehearsal is grating, ridiculous and stupid.
We might just as well have serious, professional sporting competitions for the grossly fat or congenitally clumsy.
A fine sport for women is netball, one which requires an unusual amount of cooperation to succeed, and is therefore more suitable for the nature of the female.
Female sports in general break down into two categories: those designed originally to allow low men to enjoy the spectacle of female displays: ballet, tennis and volleyball, and those designed to actually suit the female desire for cooperation and social affirmation: the aforementioned netball for example.
Of course women have a part in war. Who am I going to carry off as the spoils of war? Certainly not their goats.
That’s goatist.
Only if they’re ugly goats. Some are pretty.
Hang on, that’s camels.
Even Lizzie says so.
Who are you calling ‘low’?
I’ll have you know this is art.
I bet she don’t look like that now.
News from the nest…
The nest has been empty for about three weeks now, the fledgies having flown. I’ve seen them from time to time foraging around the garden. They disappeared for a while when the harriers took up temporary residence and were hunting anything that moved. My poor baby water dragon perished that way.
This morning, two of the kids, now fully grown, have been frolicking around the garden, hunting insects. The parents have revisited the nest, doing a bit of R&M presumably in anticipation of a second clutch.
Of the third baby, there is no evidence. It may be the eldest and Bolshiest of the crew and off looking for new territory. Or it may have come to grief.
On the subject of insects, a massive stick insect has taken up residence in the al fresco porch. It is about a foot long, too big for most predators. The Beloved, being an insectophobe, hates the thing. Naturally, I am fascinated by it, particularly its ability to camouflage itself against the dirty grey bricks.
Dirty grey bricks? What happened to the gerni?
They’re PGH “Northbridge”, selected to match the colour of the dirt.
I don’t like “look at me” houses. 😀
A foot long you say?
Perhaps the Beloved has size issues. 😀
I found a large stick insect with wings near the rear tyres of my car. I picked it up and flung it in the air with a blessing:- “there you are little fella, have your freedom.” As he flew away a butcher bird swooped down and snaffled him for morning tea.
I guess there is balance in the universe somewhere.
It could be worse…presently on high brown snake alert.
Daughter and grandson came across one whilst out walking yesterday. Both lots beat a hasty retreat.
Yes, you’d have to be very unfortunate or very silly to get bitten.
2 spotted in the yard so far, or possibly the same one hanging around.
I have to watch where I’m walking and scope out any garden beds before I go sticking my hands in there.
Roger,
when I have to work amongst shrubs or long grass pruning etc, I fire up the petrol mower and leave it running for a few minutes where I will be working.
Sends any creepy crawlies with nefarious thoughts a long way away from me.
I am still careful just in case. Never be complacent.
Good idea, Pogria.
I do make a lot of noise when I’m out and about in the yard at this time of year and I carry a garden stake to hit on the ground and make reverberations.
Can you grab a few for me, Roger?
I want to let a dozen or so loose in the Federal Parliament Building.
Nooo way am I grabbing a brown snake! 😀
Snakes should be on a code .410 alert.
My noisy miners tell me when there’s a snake in the front yard. Majority of Australian native plants – it’s bottlebrushes flowering first, then kangaroo paw and now the golden penda is just starting to flower. The miner’s calls get louder and higher in pitch. Oh boy do they kick up a fuss.
Trump Jr. Warns GOP Who Won’t ‘Get In Line’: ‘Start Primarying The Hell Out Of These People’
From the Age. An honorable discharge, from the military, on the grounds of your conscientious objection to war?
As the 16 year-old son of Leonard William Chalres Batty, DCM, I joined the R.A.A.F. to continue service to my country and to pursue my passion for electronics.
As 23 year-old A43908 Air Cadet Batty, I. C., I applied for and was granted an Honourable Discharge on the basis of my Conscientious Objection to our Nation’s unjusitifiable participation in the Vietnam War.
I don’t understand conscientious objection when you’ve already joined up.
Ranga,
the clue is in the words “to pursue my passion for electronics”.
Teach me what I want for free, but, fight for my country? Hell NO!
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UK Labor mob wantz to bring voting age down to 16 ..
Bit discriminatory, shirley ..!
If your old enuf to marry at 9 you should be old enuf to vote …….. LOL!
Your morning read over coffee.
The Reverse Tipster
Tin Blair
Monty has competition?
Great channel. No BS.
Australia’s Christmas Day weather + forecast to Sunday
A very good weather channel.
Thank you Steve.
Maybe they want us to ride bicycles.
It’s Not About the Climate: Activists Throw Paint on a Tesla to Stick It to Big-Oil or Something (21 Dec)
Painting an electric car orange because you are protesting fossil fuels is eccentric. Especially since it was a cybertruck, and a showroom person just came along and wiped the paint off the stainless steel with a towel.
As to the bicycles, yes, yes they do want us all to ride bicycles.
On Your Bike, Met Office! (22 Dec)
That would be the UK equivalent of BoM telling Poms to ride bicycles to stop bad weather. I hope BoM doesn’t get ideas from this, they’re insufferable enough already.
GreyRanga: December 23, 2024 10:37 am
Reply to Winston Smith
Five years ago, I was roundly condemned on these pages for even suggesting this, even though it is as obvious as dogs balls that this is the way we are heading.
5 years.
It didn’t take long for the situation to get to this point.
The same with Islam.
Some are not capable or willing to understand the threat until it knocks on their door. Even then they refuse to understand as if refusing to understand the tiger on the porch wants to eat them bestows some kind of virtue on the ignorant.
You reminded me of the line from Breaking Bad, my favorite line, “I am the one that knocks”. My wife is one of lifes innocents. She has no idea how horrible people can be. She judges others as if they were her.
Pesutto and his fourteen fellow travelers are not only moral cowards but have shown they couldn’t even read the politics of what was coming on the US front re gender issues. It’s not that Trump kept his policy directions secret. Deeming out-shone all of them.
Unicorn flatus news, Hun:
A gas plant run on diesel and will be for the foreseeable future. Bowen really has no interest in anything other than continuing to work the rough end of the pineapple straight up the Khyber Pass of this country.
Does Malcolm still have a financial interest or was that Forest? I find it hard to keep up with all the fingers in the pie.
Nope. It is the other end of the pineapple. The one that hurts when you extract it.
And if you really want a good laugh, there is plenty of gas just off the coast stretching between Manly and Stockton, an easy 50km at most of pipe from the coast.
Open cycle plant running on diesel about as bad as it gets for polar bears.
Mem, it’s not just Trump, it’s common sense.
True. All common sense. But Trump and Moira have shown the courage to stick to their principles and to push for common sense. Commonsense was there all the time but people have been avoiding it, all to demonstrate woke credentials.
Yes, moral cowardice, as you say.
I see the Indian cricket team are at their usual bad behaviour.
Some d-head on the news claiming to not speak English & did the interview in Hindi, spoken by about 50% of Indians.
What a load of it, English is in the constitution and widely taught. Official communication language of the Government.
Only way he wouldn’t speak it if he was from some backblocks village lower down the caste. Which he didn’t look.
Media should have called him out as he was being a p$#@, however they rolled over and got a tickle.
When it comes to Indians and cricket they are masters of teaching others to suck eggs. Particularly Whitey.
Climate drones.
Climate anger can lead to action—or curdle into despair: Researchers find out why (22 Dec)
If you think they’re angry now just wait until they realize the whole thing is a hoax and they’ve been fooled. Pitchforks and torches time. Here’s who these academics are:
Hey Mr Trump! Could we borrow Elon and Vivek from you after they’ve done their DOGE thing? We have a lot of dead wood we’d like removed also.
You should not need me to remind you that we lost the climate wars because the other side had all the money, power, media leverage, and the cli-sci sausage making factory. If the public were ever going to wake up it should have happened by 2017 (when we had 10 years of data to compare to AR4 models).
As long as TLT is still objectively warming it is hard to make people appreciate any more sophisticated arguments to the contrary.
Mr. Albanese says a lot of things; most of them turn out to be untrue…
Albosleazy tell an untruth?
Surely not!
Lying Liar lies. News at 11:00.
Hang on 80,000 new homes? And how many new immigrants?
Seven or eight times that number.
Housing Australia is now into double digit million dollars spending out of it’d allocated budget & NOT one home has been built .. All expenditure in that, catch-all. gummint column titled “administration” …..!
Hahaha!
Waymo Robotaxi Still Has Some Kinks To Work Out (23 Dec)
It looks very sad. Even funnier the robotaxi is an EV. I wonder what wet cement does to a battery pack?
So… there was a light dusting of snow at Perisher and Thredbo overnight.
You won’t see it on the news.
YMCA at ‘turning point” ..
https://youtu.be/r5siCtzH4vQ
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1870962656959692945
The man who set an innocent woman on fire on the New York Subway, Sebastian Zapeta, is a recent “MIGRANT” from Guatemala
The Biden regime REFUSED to deport him, and an innocent woman lost her life as a result.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gfb-np6WkAAtDl6?format=jpg&name=medium
Now are you starting to believe me when I say these people were allowed in to terrorise the people?
We are at that point.
Ragheads and Abos know they are untouchable.
Sadly, no Daniel Penny there to protect her.
The Australian press shouldn’t show up to the press conferences with Indian players or not ask questions when players from both teams are present.
The ICC should rule that all international press conferences will be conducted in English.
Bowen really has no interest in anything other than continuing to work the rough end of the pineapple straight up the Khyber Pass of this country.
Bowen was the megamong who turned the taps back on for illegal migration by boats during the Red witches reign of error.
his only claim to competence is inventing the double ended pineapple.
https://www.google.com/search?q=little+nicky+pineapple+scene&oq=little+nicky+pineapple&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIKCAgQABiiBBiJBdIBCTExODg2ajBqN6gCFLACAQ&client=ms-android-tcl-rvo2b&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:83ae772b,vid:4h77DUaAoYY,st:0
Bought the daughter tools for Christmas.
Boy, is she going to be disappointed.
I would be ecstatic if I received tools.
Especially power tools.
Not human tools, already had one of them.
Sure, but if I bought you what she wants, I bet you would be disappointed.
Unless you really want a capybara plushy.
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/living-nature-20cm-capybara-stuffed-animal-plush-kids-children-soft-toy-brown/p/9900075156?srsltid=AfmBOoo3G_17v8UKujTjHjP_yh8rSKWVnbyyhAw8aKoEjowY8zHW6h41yh0
Better option than the deddy bears my grandie is getting.
Let’s not forget his starring role as Bill Shorten’s Shadow Treasurer in the 2019 election campaign.
Not much talk of that around the Tree of Knowledge.
Today is the celebration of Festivus.
At the KD household later, traditional Airing of Grievances and Feats of Strength ceremonies will be observed.
Pictures, or we don’t believe you.
Don’t forget the aluminium pole/
Cute owl.
She’s real too.
WATCH: ‘Majestic’ Owl Comes Down Virginia Family’s Chimney to Perch on Christmas Tree (22 Dec)
A very handsome bird.
Until it starts leaving majestic-owl sized ‘messages’ indoors….
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Firearms Act: Gun owners shocked by ‘surprise’ ban on quick reloads
Ben HarveyThe West Australian
Mon, 23 December 2024 2:00AM
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Gun owners have been blindsided by a weekend update about what firearms will be banned under the Cook Government’s move to disarm WA.
More than 90,000 shooters across the State received text messages on Saturday morning alerting them to the long-awaited final details of the 2024 Firearms Act, which comes into full effect in March.
The 300-odd pages of regulations which dictate how the Act will work day-to-day contained several bombshell changes.
The regulations enshrine a wholesale ban on so-called lever-release or button-release guns which, while not semi-automatic, do allow shooters to quickly reload.
The bolts in those weapons recoil automatically and are re-engaged with the click of a button or the flick of a lever.
“They have been lying through their teeth to us about this issue,” Sporting Shooters Association WA president Paul Fitzgerald said.
“They were licensing these guns on Friday and then on Saturday let everyone know they would be illegal.
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Firearms Act: Gun owners shocked by ‘surprise’ ban on quick reloads
Ben HarveyThe West Australian
Mon, 23 December 2024 2:00AM
Dreyfus is absolute scum.
Former Top Gun pilot to be extradited to US over claims of illegal activity
And yet our government can’t/won’t deport the absolute scum of the earth.
This is a scandal.
Time for him to convert to Islam .. Neither the Fed or States gummints would dare extradite a musso .. anywhere …….. FFS!
Or a black or Asian man, as C.L. wrote on his blog before his disappearance.
I forgot to mention that he was detained without being charged!
Yet the arseholes went out of their way to bring drug dealing scum home frome Indonesia
https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2024/12/great-us-60-minutes-segment-on-the-mossads-hezbollah-explosive-pager-operation.html
How often do these fools have to be told? DON”T MESS WITH ISRAEL!
That ugly bitch liz cheney is in a lot of trouble:
Liz Cheney Predicted the Jan 6 Bomb Threat
To celebrate here is a cute owl going surfing, the perfect thing for all this global boiling:
Needs a few more kilos and some exercise or those legs are going to snap off and stick up her bum.
Cronkers, what happened : you couldn’t find a muscled up trannie pic?
First big wave and we have one mega wardrobe malfunction.
Roger
December 23, 2024 9:25 am
No doubt the subject of much acrimonious whispering over the Cognac at the Melbourne Club Christmas lunch.
Before driving into a fence on the way back to the electorate office. The Victoriastan Lieborals should be thought of a Marx Brothers film in a failed State. Then it all makes sense.
The driver returned to the scene:
6 injured after being struck by car at Ted Drewes
United States v. Wong Kim Ark is a case long forgotten that I’m guessing you’re gonna start to hear all about!!!
The case did not address the parents illegal status (and I’m not sure what happened to them…)
Thermo reads 43 degrees on the veranda…a thats in the shade.
10 litres of water down the hatch so far,
I just popped outside for a ciggy…. sheesh! Might be a few hours until my next one..
Currently 19 degrees here in outer eastern Melbourne.
Dreyfus is absolute scum.
factcheck: extremely true.
he really is a self serving pos.
?
The Brittany Blob should get him in 2025. (Ignore previous predictions)
Excellent news. The same must happen here in Oz and can only do so, of course, if products are suitably labelled.
Dairy Producer STOPS Using Bovaer After Boycott
Blogger John Leake makes this interesting observation about the connection between evil and stupidity:
Thinking about this makes me wonder if Dietrich Bonhoeffer was mistaken when he made a strong distinction between evil and stupidity in his famous essay “On Stupidity.”
Observing contemporary culture and politics, it occurs to me that stupidity is, in fact, the primary means through which evil acts in the world. Could it be that evil works by seducing the minds of ignorant people who are not in the habit of thinking seriously about anything?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/peter-sweden-big-win-dairy-producer-stops-using/
Consumers win. A dairy producer in Norway stops using Bovaer.
Great country we have. An Australian citizen can be grabbed off the street, thrown into solitary for well over a year, not charged and then deported to another country to be tried for something that was not a crime in Australia at the time.
We really are a US satrapy.
Remind me again how we’re better than China or Russia?
WA Labor “kicking goals:”
WA budget mid-year review: Iron ore drives even bigger surplus in WA, but not everyone is feeling it
Your political fortunes in WA are 99% bound-up by the aussie dollar, mining royalties and GST. Not much else.
Let’s not forget Barnett lost in 2017 because of economic (deficits) caused by a crappy GST deal that he renegotiated for Labor to be the huge benefactors.
Although, Kirkup lost in 2021 cos Covid and we’ve never had a Greens Premier; unlikely anytime soon.
Oh, and dodgy dealings with local maaaate millionaires is probably likely to cost you office, gaol… (Unless your name is Mark)
When we were consulting to a major corporatised government entity they were being pressured to increase their dividend by $20m because cash was so tight.
Trumpy:
Trump indicates he may be interested in buying Greenland — again
Meanwhile his spat with Panama grows, and WHO, UNRWA, Mountain renaming etc… making all the right decisions.
He could give every citizen of Greenland $2 million US each, man woman and child, and would still be well ahead. They could all retire in the lap of luxury. There’s only 55,000 of them.
I know what’s there.
My hope in the Duggan case is that the new administration is all over it and he walks free the moment he steps on US soil.
As a nice big fat rude finger to the slobbering Albanese invertebrates. They deserve it.
And that his family are fast tracked to US citizenship and live worthwhile, productive lives in a newly refashioned America.
Meanwhile the Bali Now Five can eke out a lifestyle of sorts on the social security teat in the crumbling edifice that was once Australia.
2019 Melbourne Cup winner nine-year-old gelding Vow and Declare has been retired after a magnificent racing career. Well done, old boy!
Didn’t look interested in The Pakenham Cup on Saturday. It was time.
Just watched that dummy Steggall flapping her wings in an attempt to solve Australia’s housing shortage.
Prefabrication! Like they do in Europe! In factories!
That would be nuclear powered factories in nuclear powered Europe, Zali.
if it quacks like a duck, and has the brains of a duck…it must be a Teal.
Breaking news out of the ME is Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have agreed to a ceasefire with Israel in exchange for not being dismantled by Iraqi government.
So? This tells me they still hate Israel and perhaps the Iraqi government was getting the better of them so best to lay low for a bit? Could be (?) further proof of just how weak Iran has become…
“Logic” and the ME isn’t my strong suit, or anyone’s evidently.
They want a ceasefire?
That’s because they’re losing. It’s the only reason a Muslim wants a ceasefire.
Maybe we can talk about it after ALL the hostages are returned.
Strong horse.
Lysander
December 23, 2024 4:41 pm
Reply to Steve trickler
I just popped outside for a ciggy…. sheesh! Might be a few hours until my next one..
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I’m sleeping outside tonight on a camping bed with a insect proof mesh.
The Eastern burbs of Perth reached 45.1 degrees today but, in other news, Christmas Day (at 24 degrees) will be coolest in 30 years.
Bayswater 44.7 in my yard.
That’s why you never leave the Western Suburbs.
41 in Hillarys
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Lysander
December 23, 2024 5:34 pm
The Eastern burbs of Perth reached 45.1 degrees today but, in other news, Christmas Day (at 24 degrees) will be coolest in 30 years.
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It’s always good when the trough moves inland.
45 ….F*ck!
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Just watched that dummy Steggall flapping her wings in an attempt to solve Australia’s housing shortage.
Saw that too, Calli. She just mouths platitudes. Ideologues do that. The woman fancies herself as an intellectual, and although she qualified as a barrister she doesn’t appear to be able to critically analyse data.
Sadly, because she is attractive, a sports star and appears to be smart, the gullible northside electorate, replete with not just “doctor’s wives, but self-flagellating Lefties, think she is a star.
I am hoping that the “quiet” conservative voters will ditch her at the coming election. Hope springs eternal.
Attractive? Looks like Alfred E Neuman in pompous glasses pretending to be bright.
+1 face like a smashed crab.
Crikey, there must be some hideously ugly bush pigs on the north shore if she is seen as attractive.
The Eastern burbs of Perth reached 45.1 degrees today but, in other news, Christmas Day (at 24 degrees) will be coolest in 30 years.
Probably an increased urban heat island effect over the last 60 years or so.
Just takes longer for the sea breeze to hit. Usually Rottnest,Swanbourne,Hillaries going east.
This is from plum in the mouth Lord Darroch.
Why is Lord Mandelson the ‘best choice’ to deal with Trump?
It was 43 degrees out at Cessnock last Tuesday. We had a couple of days over at the vineyards on one of those “Luxury Escapes”. If you are time rich (ie retired) I heartily recommend as prices and deals are very good. But I digress…
The heat out there was like a hammer on an anvil, even the tough little Hunter Valley birds were hiding in the trees. I spotted a single roo lolling back in the shade.
More hardy were the grounds staff – all out there mowing and trimming and working diligently. It recalled my own Christmases Past…out there in the baking sun finishing off. Only to have customers decide not to pay until February. Like Albo not taking calls because he was “in the car”, they decided the banks were incapable of remitting funds over Christmas.
The Emperor Has No Brain
So, I saw a report (which didn’t surprise me, but I can’t find the darn link now) that Palestine (“Narnia”) has still averaged around 5,000 births per month, which is not surprising for a population of 5M.
So, since October 7, ~60,000+ children have been born.
“Way to go Israel,” terrible at “genocide” lol!.
The report also cited a “natural death rate” in Narnia at 394 per 100,000 people which means around 45K people die annually of car accidents, cancer, heart attacks, drugs, alcohol etc.. The report claimed: Many, but not all, dead on the “civilian casualty list” either died of natural causes, some over ten years ago. Difficult to verify when Hamas run the statistics.
The two questions not a single reporter has asked (including Sharri and the like are):
1) Mr Netanyahu: Could Israel, by pressing one button, make Narnia glow in the dark for the next thousand years? Why not just get this “genocide” over with.
OR (probably smarter):
2) If the civilian death rate is so high, why aren’t/didn’t civilians moving away from conflict zones in Narnia. Wouldn’t you, as a loving parent warned by Israel that they were coming to blow your house up, leave for a humanitarian zone? Either you chose to stay (cos you fight) or you were forced to stay (cos you need to die).
So I think I know now how the Greens come up with their death figures; they take Hamas’ BS numbers, add the annual natural death rate and times it by two cos Narnians tend to die in doubles.
“Logic”
Caroline Markus on Sky echoing Dover’s painting…
Jews are like the canary in the coal mine
That disgusting display on the steps of Victoria Parliament…
There are just no words to describe it.
With CCTV everywhere these days, you’d think this one would be easy to solve.
I’m guessing those neo-Nazis demonstrating on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House are Vicpol’s Grampian Nazis — which explains why Vicpol was nowhere to be seen and evidently has no interest in the protest.
The words thst you seek are: never, ever vote Labor.
“Civilized men arrived in the Pacific, armed with alcohol, syphilis, trousers and the Bible.” Havelock Ellis, quoted in “Scorn with Extra Bile, Matthew Parris, Page 174.
If the “Grampian Nazis” love their country so much, why aren’t they out there fighting the bushfires?
Or are they a figment of someone’s imagination?
Perhaps the actual Nazis are a little closer to the Melbourne CBD.
Too busy fighting Jews.
JPost linky.
Or faking it, since they seem amazingly well organized, and well dressed with nary a Vicplod or Fed to do anything about them.
As Roger said above, it’d be easy enough to use their Chinese CCTV-esque System they have in Melbourne CBD to see if these nazis get on the V-Line or not.
Where’s Anthony “there’s no place for antisemitism in Australia” Albanese?
Why aren’t the resources of the AFP & ASIO being deployed?
“A triumph of modern science – to find the only part of Randolph that wasn’t malignant and remove it.” Evelyn Waugh, on Randolph Churchill, after Churchill had had a tumor removed from his lung. Scorn With Extra Bile, Page 136.
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The anatomy of the exploding pagers and walkie talkies by the US 60 Minutes. The walkie-talkies were apparently in ‘the field’ for around 10 years!
(length: 13:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLUUUZWjfGk
“But what about your moral reputation”?
Journos !!!
Caroline Marcus didn’t mince words tonight on the rampant Jew hatred in this country.
And kol hakavod to Caroline, she said something I’ve been saying for years now, that those far-right Nazis in Melbourne the other day who congregated on the steps of the Victorian state parliament to spew their Jew hatred are actually more honest about their Jew hatred than the Nazi scum on the left……and we know who they are, they hide behind their obscene words about ‘Zionists’ and ‘Israel’ when we know what they mean, they mean Jews. And who are those Nazis? They’re the leftists, the far-leftists, the Muslims, the grub from Grayndler, the Pong, the Islamist Husic, Burqa and all the rest of the scum.
We Jews had it good in the West after 1945. That ended on October 7 2023.
You still have it good, Cassie. This is an aberration.
The tumour has been located, isolated. It just needs to be cut out. And my privilege will be to have a part in that.
Those ASIO actors would be employed to take the heat off the Muslim and leftist jew haters.
James Macpherson describes Prosecuto’s (h/t Rosie) backflip as worthy of Nadia Comenich.
I disagree. It’s a poorly executed Olga Korbut deadloop.
More like Raygun’s antics.
😀
Surely not that bad! Have a heart man!
Ireland is Committing Genocide Against Itself – Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org
Brilliant and a cracking good read as usual. Ireland was the last place I would have expected this to happen. Belgium for sure but not Ireland. I suppose my idea of the country was somewhat idealized.
Continental European nationalism has been flying under the radar.
Saint Patrick needs to make an appearance and drive the mussie filth, and the colluding politicians into the Sea.
Irish are deadshytes. Fight over anything, crave validation, crave victimhood, mostly hate each other for stupid reasons and fall for every passing fad. Catholicism was the only thing that stopped them eating each other. And I’m Oirish.
We Jews had it good in the West after 1945. That ended on October 7 2023.
I will disagree, there is still a lot of goodwill and support within the west and also non-islamic asia.
This current situation has galvanised supporters of the jewish state and opposition to terrorism and wishes for something worse to finally stand up and be counted.
Agree- I’m not Jewish but I think I’m allowed to call myself a Zionist.
I’d say I’m one too.
Good to see you Carpe!
Merii Kurisumasu! To you and your family.
Carpe,
wot Calli said. 😀
Good to see you pop in on us poor plebs.
I would have a microscopic scintilla of respect for Prosciutto’s doggedness and commitment to his cause (albeit misguided) if he had stayed on the bridge as SS Prosecuto sunk beneath the waves.
The fact that he did a run for the lifeboats worthy of Captain Schettino of the Costa Concordia completely destroys any possible respect I could possibly muster.
Reliable sources opine that the change of heart came when his boss Andrews advised him that he vould no longer guarantee him membership of Kingston Heath.
We are going to stop the transgender lunacy.
Amen. Thank you, President Trump
Apparently the head of BOM has no respect for the senate estimates process – 08.11.24
A whistleblower from the BOM has come forward to criticise its managing director Mr Johnson over his poor leadership.
He has blew the whistle on his behaviour including his views which include:
“He has openly questioned why anyone with a life would watch Senate estimates. He sees these as an opportunity for Senators to big note themselves and hopefully get a sound bite on radio or TV.”
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Oversight of the Bureau of Meteorology is extremely important as it is responsible for reporting weather records.
It should not however amend prior records and then mislead the public into believing the fudged records are the real ones.
Had someone said to me years ago that it would be necessary to pull up our government for telling lies about our historical weather records I would never have believed them.
Yet here we are.
A government agency creating new records so it can push climate change lies onto the people of Australia.
Billions of dollars are being wasted on renewables because of these lies.
And with an attitude like that of the managing director it’s no wonder we need to drain the Billabong.
BOM is a joke.
I get all my tropical low data from the US JTWC or CIMSS. Streets ahead of what the BOM feeds us plebs. Am aware they have a paid service I have used when the client company pays for it that is a much better product. Most clients lately however have been using a Kiwi based meteorological service, very good product too.
As for tropical data, in the last few years the Asia MSLP synoptic (Good if you are looking for big picture dynamics with monsoons) has been discontinued, the weekly climate note has moved to fortnightly which is useless when we have a strong MJO combined with the Rossby wave in the northern areas as cyclones can spin up rapidly in a couple of days and now they have tinkered with that even further to remove the ENSO, MJO & other graphs from the now tropical note.
Radars/obs equip are now temperamental, some genius decided to tinker with the Townsville radar for the next 6 months. LOL in the middle of the wet when we need it most WTF! During extreme weather basic obs fail and we only have their word on what was observed…
Dutton needs to throw someone like Jen Marohasy or even Nick Cater in to clean the place up.
At half a billion a year, the joke is on us.
Don’t believe what he says and just watch how he votes. Featherbrain is as left as they come.
Netflix has better drama
Walking around, especially Midtown, and also seeing the evening pedestrian traffic walking home in the evening, I couldn’t figure it out as I thought the work from home caper was still having an impact. The city was packed. And now:
Of course, the Labor Parody in Victoria hasn’t changed a thing with the work from caper for the public sector. I read today that the NSW government has demanded its workforce head back to the office.
Not sure if there is any carry over to retail. The quality of tenants seems appalling.
Retail ‘For Lease’ signs are down about 80% by my estimate. Very few stores on Madison Avenue are empty. In fact, there seems to be a renovation boom underway, based on what I saw, with new retail tenants moving in.
Apparently, Google spent around 2 big ones on office space near the Hudson River.
For cohenite.
Some Cute Owls playing Christmas carols.
Happy Christmas friend, and may all your Christmases be a parliament.
Lefty identity-obsessed morons at the age have had to apologise for publishing a pic of Gout Gout that was in fact
Peter Bol. That’s gotta hurt. Chortle. Maybe their idiot editor in short pants will pen a thumb sucker about needing to do better! He did one not long ago if memory serves…
Well they do look alike. At least it wasn’t Martin Luther King. Getty Images – some black dude.
So, I’m in my local bottleshop, with a “Keep The Sheep” shopping bag, and I get an earful from one of the local Greenies…
the correct response is, “nobody cares about the crap in your head mate”
In 2016 I forgot to take off my Trump gardening tshirt and was getting petrol at one of those things on highway between Geelong and Melbourne. Blue haired lady was not happy and abused me from pump to pay. Was scared.
Winners are grinners.
correct response is, “stfu you silly mole”
I’ve been known to use the words “fat piece of sh!t”, but, so far, I haven’t encountered any Afrikaans speakers..
jou ma naai vir busgeld?
Why does this sort of opportunity never present itself to me?
No matter how hard I try, I haven’t bumped into any of the wokesters since 2003 or thereabouts.
I feel so underprivileged.
Poor me.
This district attracts a lot of “treechangers” and “weekenders” from Perth.
Wouldn’t want to be a Cth Liar out doorknocking in the bush.
The correct response is to strike with the bag. A bottle in it is poor form but a large packet of Nobby’s Nuts makes a useful point.
Mathew Parris’s book “Scorn, With Extra Bile” attributes “I must follow them:I am their leader” to one time Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law. Here was me thinking the author of that quote, was the script writer of “Yes Minister.”
Wasn’t it one of the opportunistic rabble rousers prominent during the French Revolution?
xx
I think it may have gone down to 7.
Means little. A Masjid (mosque) can be anywhere, a room or on the street. It doesn’t have to be a special building. As usual, the West mistake the concept of a consecrated church with a mosque.
Italians don’t muck about.
They don’t care about the rooms etc.
If a raghead states a building is a mosque, or they try to take over a street, the locals either drive a mob of pigs through the area/building, or chuck pigs heads onto the offending site.
Bravo!
Tee hee…
nice darts!
Are Aluminium Adjuvants in Vaccines Linked to Autism?
Malcolm Roberts
Aluminium adjuvants (preservatives) in vaccines are commonly blamed, at least in part, for the increase in autism. Recent work has been done that confirms this theory, so I asked the TGA about the subject. Research on aluminium was conducted on aluminium salts, but the jabs use a quite different type of aluminium which has not been safety tested. This is my exact question:
“A study published in September took biopsies from the brains of older children diagnosed with autism and found their brains contained significantly elevated levels of aluminium, especially aluminium hydroxide and aluminium phosphate, which are present in the hexa jabs. Has the health testing on aluminium build-up in our children’s bodies been done using water-soluble aluminium salts, which are not used in vaccine products, or has this research been done using the actual aluminium used in vaccine products, aluminium hydroxide and aluminium phosphate?”
This question was straightforward and simply put: have you tested the right type of aluminium for safety? The TGA feigned not understanding the question to avoid answering it. When pressed, they took the question on notice and then refused to provide further information, with Minister Gallagher covering for her bureaucrats. This is unbecoming for a senior bureaucrat and for the Minister.
Australians want an answer to this, and I will keep at the subject until I get one. The fact they are hiding from the question suggests the answer is as recent science is showing – aluminium preservatives in vaccines are causing autism in some children.
Minister Gallagher is a c*nt
Pretty funny.
The Best 30 Minutes of JD Vance & Joe Rogan’s Historic Podcast
Adam Bandt says Labor ‘slowly moving’ towards Greens’ position on Israel-Hamas warRosie Lewis
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Labor is “slowly moving” towards the Greens’ position on the Israel-Hamas conflict, the minor party’s leader Adam Bandt has declared, as he insisted the Albanese government had been “forced to admit that we were right all along” on Middle East policy.
In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Bandt refused to fully support the Australian Federal Police-led task force into anti-Semitism established by the government and hit back at the major parties’ attempts to isolate the Greens over their stance on Israel and Palestine.
After more than a year of domestic political debate about Middle East policy amid the war sparked by Palestinian terrorists killing more than 1200 Israelis and taking 251 hostage, Mr Bandt noted his party had called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire early on in the conflict and said Labor had agreed one was necessary after supporting a UN motion earlier this month for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire”.
Mr Bandt has also accused Labor of being complicit in genocide against Palestinians.
“The Greens called for an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire a year ago,” he said. “We knew that what was about to happen would lead to slaughter and was wrong and we said so at the time.
“Labor and Liberal then spent the best part of a year attacking us and people who pushed for peace but now Labor is being forced to admit the Greens were right all along. Labor is now slowly moving towards our position we’ve held now for a number of months.
“They attacked us at the time for it but now they are voting that way in the United Nations. They’re not yet prepared to put any real pressure on the extremist Netanyahu government to give effect to it and we continue to push for that.”
Filthy, F**king TURDS.
I am more than happy to rip these turds to pieces.
The Greens are the by product of the unloved, dirty, lice infested kids who used to piss themselves in the classroom at school.
I remember them, clearly.
Mr Bandt is this genocide you speak of in the room with us now?
Bandt is an evil bastard, hiding behind the usual Greens curtain of bullshit and lies.
Okay. I’ll say it.
It is less than 48 hours until Christmas music is verboten again for ten months.
Or nine months. Either way, I’m now looking forward to it.
I’m agreeing with a friend of mine, who says that the best day of Christmas, is Boxing Day.
Christmas decorations and songs and idiots lighting up their houses et al should only be permitted from 12 days before Christmas. Anything more than that cheapens and trivialises the thing. Supermarkets rolling out Christmas hype in early November etc needs to be outlawed. Same with promotion of Halloween and Diwali. Eff off with that.
Oh stop it!
The only Carol is Jingle Bell Rock, whilst watching Die Hard for the hundredth time.
Followed by Bad Santa, Scrooged and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
New Year’s Eve, Dinner for One and Back to the Future.
You watch. After our newly minted Day of Shame passes on Junuary 26th, there will be hot cross buns and Easter eggs on sale at Colesworths. This too needs to be outlawed for the aforementioned reasons.
https://mileswmathis.com/swifttime.pdf
Miles in fine form.
Sweet Angel.
“car ramming attack”
No, it was a terrorist attack.
Dear Mrs Gleissner;
You child was nothing more than a political statement waiting to be made.
Al Queda.
ALERT!!!
The Festivus Seinfeld episode has just started on Channel 93. 9 Go.
“Festivus is back! I’ll get the pole out of the crawl space.”
Seen it.
I see a woman was lit on fire in the NYC subway.
Some lunatic Guatemalan advantage taker of Biden’s open border.
But Kathy Hocus Pokus says it’s all going well.
A Sandgroperless evening it seems. Lazy so and so’s they are. Can’t wait to see Harley Reid in a Cats jumper in 2027. Take that to the bank.
Apropos to Tom’s mention of Vow and Declare being retired; There was a horse entered by the Hayes boys at the Pakenham Cup meeting last Saturday.
Global Harmony.
Ex Hong Kong racer (trained by the patriarch David, I assume) who was banned from Hong Kong for failing to jump out of the gates and race on two occasions.
He had a pretty good record in Hong Kong. 2 wins and 4 other placings from 10 starts or something. Was sent out a $3 equal favourite at Pakenham.
Race caller got into his stride, then mentioned that Global Harmony is mid-pack somewhere, then promptly reported that he can’t see the beast out there.
TV cameras showed it mid-race still in the gates refusing to participate ROFL
Chautauqua got away with that behaviour at the end of his distinguished career; I doubt this animal will be as fortunate.
To get that true spirit of Christmas bubbling up from your moist cockles…
https://youtu.be/PuRIJA7KyHE?si=K-JLzRd85tVO11P8
It’s the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas special.
Ranking only slightly behind bad Santa for cheer and bohonmie
Considering this occurred in Bankstown .. she should be up for a bravery award ……… FFS!
The woman was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Monday.
I would hope there is a huge queue of Pro Bono Jewish lawyers present to defend this person right up to the High Court if needed.
This is where we see how far this country has fallen
Swagging on the Kalgan- heavy ocean air is heaven after the traditional December Hot Week. Did a traditional yule-adjacent phonecall to my bro in Scotland, who does steel engineering and construction- he sez the UK is stuffed, France is pickled and Germany is a kraut-rammed turducken. But the house and dawgs are being looked after by some young Argentinas, and they’re in fine fettle, tails in the air.
Seen enough good turns of the earth this year to believe maybe, just maybe, we can escape the clutches of the Lizard People.
Merry Christmas, and god bless the lot of us.
Sooo seems like the NRL is squibbing out over Mam .. Instead of, at least, the full season (or life) they are only proposing a 9 weeks suspension ..
?Gutless mob but terrified of Newscorp who own the Broncos ….
?Something not coming out of the media .. He was driving a sponsor vehicle so given he was several months into his previous suspension both the Broncos & sponsor managements would have been well aware he wasn’t entitled to be driving but let him keep the car .. cos “stars” are “special” ………!
I cannot understand the judge saying that “He could have hurt someone”.
Excuse me, he broke a four year old girl’s hip.
Black Bronco with substance abuse problems.
See what a bogan unemployed whitey gets for a similar offence.
I hope the bastards come last if they are that desperate to fix up the problems of their “Stars”.
John Spooner.
Mark Knight.
Michael Ramirez.
A.F. Branco.
Chip Bok.
Al Goodwyn.
Thanks, Tom
Amazing, that armies in WWII still used horses for transport and cavalry.
There’s still a place for mounted infantry especially in Northern Australia for recon purposes.
A very high percentage of German military transport was horse drawn throughout the war. Not all bad in muddy conditions and later when fuel was critically short.
After Dunkirk the Germans were surprised to find the great number of trucks issued to British units.
The last ship sunk off the Aus coast in 1945 was US – and carrying 370 mules, would you believe.
What women do for fashion.
Look at their waists! Must have been torture.
It was. Not to mention difficult breathing, squashed organs and even broken ribs.
Aspiring to fashionable notions of beauty can be bad for your heath.
See also: foot binding.
Anyone remembers Woodstock?
I missed all the fun.
I remember hearing about it. seeing the movie and listening to the music. Some of the music was very good, but …
Couldn’t think of anything worse.
Had the opportunity to go to the Aquarius festival near Nimbin for free. Went to Sydney instead.
Hippies, mud, crowds, camping out, filthy toilets (if any) etc.
No thanks!
I left the USA for London just before Woodstock. I lived in the suburbs around Stanford in 67-68, and enjoyed the frequent smaller, free outdoor concerts in the Bay area, and particularly at the Panhandle adjacent to Haight-Ashbury. West Coast bands of quality often played. Similarly in NYC in the summer of 68. London offered big events too, but the weather put a dampener on them.
These events could not be replicated today.
In 2024, the war on Britain’s past became unhinged – spiked
Unis really have past their use by date.
The Legendary 1946 Dodge Power Wagon: America’s First Civilian 4×4 Truck
The 1946 Dodge Power Wagon holds a special place in automotive history as one of the first civilian trucks designed for rugged, off-road use. Born out of World War II, this iconic truck brought military-grade toughness to farms, ranches, and work sites across America. It wasn’t just a vehicle; it was a workhorse and a symbol of resilience for a country rebuilding after the war.
A Military Heritage
The Power Wagon traces its roots back to the Dodge 3/4-ton WC series of trucks used by the U.S. military during World War II. These military vehicles were known for their durability, ability to traverse rough terrain, and easy maintenance in the field.
Dodge took the lessons learned from these military trucks and applied them to a civilian model, creating a truck tough enough for any challenge.
Features That Made It a Standout
When it debuted in 1946, the Dodge Power Wagon was revolutionary for its time. Here’s what made it unique:
1. Four-Wheel Drive
The Power Wagon was America’s first civilian vehicle with factory-installed four-wheel drive, giving it exceptional off-road capabilities. Farmers, ranchers, and construction workers could now rely on a truck that could handle muddy fields, rocky trails, and steep hills with ease.
2. Powerful Engine
It came equipped with a 230-cubic-inch flathead inline-six engine, producing 94 horsepower and 185 lb-ft of torque. While those numbers might seem modest by today’s standards, they were more than enough to get the job done in 1946.
3. Heavy-Duty Design
The Power Wagon’s sturdy steel body, 126-inch wheelbase, and 8,700-pound gross vehicle weight rating made it one of the most robust trucks of its era. It could carry heavy loads and even pull stumps out of the ground—a feature that endeared it to farmers.
4. Winch and Power Take-Off (PTO)
Many Power Wagons came with a factory-installed front-mounted winch and PTO, which allowed the truck to power farm equipment, sawmills, or water pumps. This feature made it a versatile tool for those in agriculture or forestry.
5. Timeless Styling
With its flat, upright grille and fenders, the Power Wagon had a no-nonsense, utilitarian look. It wasn’t about style—it was about function. Yet, its rugged design has a charm that still captivates enthusiasts today.
The Dodge Power Wagon became a favorite among hard-working Americans who needed a reliable vehicle for tough jobs. Farmers used it to haul crops and livestock. Loggers used it to navigate remote forests. Construction crews relied on it to transport materials across rough terrain. It was even popular with adventurers and explorers who appreciated its ability to tackle the most challenging landscapes.
The Dodge Power Wagon remained in production for over 20 years, with only minor updates to its design. Its longevity is a testament to its exceptional engineering and practical utility. Today, the Power Wagon is a coveted collector’s item, with restored models often fetching high prices at auctions. Its legacy also lives on in the modern Ram Power Wagon, a direct descendant of the original truck.
Unis really have passed their use by date.
If the social so called sciences were all closed down on the basis that they are garbage and an intellectual disgrace, things might improve. But then where would most of the students go? It’s not as if they’d be capable of doing physics or chemistry or engineering or computing.
Yep way too many bludge courses
Maccas needs fry cooks.
DrBeauGan
December 24, 2024 4:46 am
In their current form and political outlook/affiliation they certainly have.
Reform is needed, is it coming?
Hardly likely.
Dec 16, 2024 •
A total of 249,700 people claimed some form of welfare in Switzerland in 2023, representing a social assistance rate of 2.8% – a level not seen since 2005.
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Compare that with OZ
“Including all income support payments, the share of the total population on payments fell from 24.6% to 23.4% between 2018 and 2023.
Including the age pension and all payments, around five million Australians receive some sort of income support. It’s a substantial proportion of the population, but it isn’t increasing.”
Thank God for that.
Reform is needed, is it coming?
Hardly likely.
If you want to look into the future of a nation, look at its education system. Our future is bleak. Our education system is run by inept fatheads.
Interesting about welfare and applying for citizenship In Switzerland.
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“Can I still become a Swiss citizen?
If you are receiving social welfare benefits, you are not eligible to apply for Swiss citizenship. At the federal level, you can’t have been on welfare in the past three years. Cantons Bern and Aargau have recently increased the waiting period to ten years.”
How about that?
If you are receiving social welfare benefits, you are not eligible to apply for Swiss citizenship.
So the Swiss are prepared to discriminate against losers. Not very inclusive of them, is it?
But what are you doing in the country as a non citizen bluging off the Swiss taxpayer in the first place?
Things that shit me.
The vacuous stupidity of BoM meteorologists and high heeled parrots on the news telling us a particular day is way above or just below the average of some mean constructed in hindsight.
There is no insight gained whatsoever for declaring a particular day varies from an average taken over a month since no recorded day could ever match the statistical average day in any case.
Switzerland – a flea taking credit for the dog.
The percentage isn’t increasing because half a million of incoming migrants are skewing the numbers.
This was meant to be in reply to KevinM’s comment at 5:39 am.
TheirABC has helpfully provided a list of foods that could be fatal to dogs:
Fatty meats such as pork, lamb and leg ham can upset dogs’ stomachs and potentially cause pancreatitis — particularly in some smaller breeds such as French bulldogs, schnauzers, cavalier King Charles spaniels, dachshunds and toy poodles.
“Because [some smaller breeds] have got such a poor ability to deal with fatty foods, it just overloads their pancreas and can lead to intractable vomiting and diarrhoea, which can make them very dehydrated and something as innocent as a bit of steak can cause it,” Dr Fairman says.
“Butter, cheese, fat from meat, olive oil — all of those things can cause gastrointestinal upset and inflame the pancreas similarly.”
The dogs I grew up with would all have died en masse every Christmas if this were true.
It may be that some inbred and overbred ‘dogs’ (term being used loosely) react badly to anything but chicken breasts, lightly poached, and designer pet food.
But a proper dog revels in a bit of fat in the meat or the leftovers, and as for not eating pig meat or sheep meat – what planet are these people living on?
Oh, and I doubt that dachshunds, a hunting breed, are allergic to any kind of meat.
Your taxes at work.
They may die but at least they die happy.
Not like vegan dogs.
No they die in excruciating pain. And no not just designer dogs. Worked at Vets part-time for several years while at uni and during uni holidays. Huge spike in dogs in pancreatic crisis/critical admissions during Xmas season. Guests feeding/slipping dogs turkey skin, ham fat, trifle and puddings. Children dropping/ feeding dogs fatty foods.
Also dogs getting chocolates leading to both heart attacks and pancreatic overload. Nuts can also bring on major crisis.
We’ve known this for years but somehow the media ran with it. I wonder why. Interesting historical review.
PROOF Obama’s Birth Certificate is Fake
Well done.
While people think that this is old news, it’s evidence of a two tier system that is being weaponised against President Trump.
It’s also proof of criminality and lies from the Democrats that is embedded within their organisation and needs removal.
@RitchieTorres
Bloody hell ..! get a gander of the sentence for the crime .. This outcome putz the, usual, “lettuce leaf” of Oz justice way behind in the “hold my beer” category ..
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gateshead-woman-who-defrauded-employer-30633812
A bloody disgrace.
I’ll hold up the local bank and claim I identify as ‘pregnant’.
That should get me off.
The Fairfax group using the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy to push their AGW propaganda.
In the closing credits there is this statement, “Fifty years on, natural disasters in Australia have increased five-fold”
No source given, just pure propaganda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWcuha2PGM
If anything the cyclones were more frequent and severe 20 years ago than today. Also my observation living at 19 deg south.
Seeing the Grampians on fire yet again makes me suspect that there’s no burn offs occurring during the cooler season and the powers that be are more interested in using myths to ban access and their time installing cameras.
All I ever see from the U.K. (apart from invective) is plans for new taxes.
UK economy had zero growth between July and September
Another camouflaged backstabber.
Trump declares WAR on Never Trump Republican Chip Roy…