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  • Rafe’s Roundup Sept 17

    James McPherson Report The disintegration of Russian/German economic affairs – first shots of a new trade war The Chinese fast trains trillion dollar debt disaster. Energy Matters Idiots guide to the Hydrogen Hype.  Pay attention Twiggy! The green energy transition has hit the wall. Save our Coal Power Stations! More Roundups from the archive Roundup…

  • What is happening and why

    Guest post from Cardimona There is not a shred of evidence that CO2 has the capacity to “trap heat” or affect the climate “dangerously”. No scientific research paper has ever empirically proven that oft-repeated assertion. It has always been based on faulty maths, contrived research, and propaganda. That’s why sea levels haven’t risen, cyclones aren’t…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 17 Sept 2022

  • Mater’s Musings #58: Does the Guardian write for the AMA?

    Or do they receive the same talking points?Or are they one and the same? The Guardian – 16 Feb 21 – Just days before the first vaccine was administered in Australia AMA’s Submission to the Independent Review of Australia’s COVID-19 response from 31 July 2022, a whole year and a half later and, one would…

  • Mater’s Musings #57 – Bing-Bong, You Were/Are Wrong!

    So lacking ‘fully approved’ vaccines, you happily started stabbing the community with a ‘provisionally approved’ version? Did you even inform them that was the case? Seriously, two peak professional bodies for the healthcare sector weren’t au fait with the approval process the vaccines were going though? No wonder I had stand up fights with several…

  • Weekday Reading #22

    Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Aris Roussinos discusses the mythic power of monarchy and the field of action available to King Charles III. Michael Anton looks at the The Godfather with the eyes of The Prince. Helen Andrews on Why Women Can’t Have it All. Edward Feser reflects on the political disorder that…

  • Open Thread – Tues 13 Sept 2022

  • Don’t judge our performance, we’re central bankers

    I see Philip Lowe didn’t resign. Said he’d no intention of resigning. Claimed credit for low unemployment. I would have thought Morrison might claim credit for that? In any event, whatever the Reserve Bank’s total mission in life we all know that keeping inflation in check is its raison d’être. All else is embroidery. Could…

  • Meme of the Day #55

  • Roundup 13 Sept

    Wind at 7 this morning. Across the NEM the wind is delivering 8% of demand at 20% of capacity (the average is 29%.). Victoria and Tasmania are deep in drought with practically no wind and Tasmania is burning diesel to protect the level of water in the dams. SA is exporting power to Victoria while…