Open Thread – April 2024

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  1. mh says:

    Courier Paywall

    Thousands riot at Sydney church after Bishop stabbed

    The stabbing of a prominent Christian leader and another man at an Assyrian church has led to an outbreak of total chaos in Sydney’s west, with police coming under attack from an angry mob gathered outside.


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  2. mh says:

    Even the term Zionist needs qualification. Zionism just means the right of the Jews to live peacefully in their traditional land, including those returning from the diaspora.

    So they are returning to Ukraine then.

    Maybe that’s why Blinken and Nuland want Ukraine depopulated first.


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  3. Cold-Hands says:

    Another stabbing attack in Sydney at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley about 7.15pm. Four injured, including the celebrant, His Grace Mar Mari Emmanuel (a Bishop of the Ancient Assyrian Church of the East). The lone assailant is in custody.

    As the Bishop livestreams his services (he has a big online following & is sometime known as the “TikTok bishop), the service was being live-streamed, so the attack is captured on video. The motive of the assailant is no mystery as the usual slogan was yelled by him during the attack.


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  4. mh says:

    Lee Fang
    @lhfang

    Pastor John Hagee this am says Iran’s missiles are the prophetic start of the “Gog and Magog” war from the Bible (that ends w/ Jesus returning and Jews killed or converted). Says he will travel to DC to lobby lawmakers not to “deescalate” and support Israel. Asks for money.

    https://x.com/lhfang/status/1779642902291116274


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  5. kaysee kaysee says:

    While the police try to work out the cause for the stabbing of Bishop Emmanuel, there is the speculation doing the rounds. It seems the stabber was a teenager, a recent convert to Islam (?) and was offended by questions that the bishop had raised on that topic.

    As we wait for answers ….

    Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel questioned Islam before Wakeley terror attack

    The high-profile Assyrian Christian orthodox leader stabbed during a live stream of his service has in the past vocally proclaimed support for Palestinian civilians and criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza, but has also said he had a “question mark with Islam”, as authorities scramble to investigate the motive for Monday’s terror attack.


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  6. kaysee kaysee says:

    Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

    1/
    Dec 2023
    Interview with PBD
    “Satan Has Engulfed the Churches”
    – Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel Reacts to the Woke Pope
    .

    2/
    (Date?)
    Talking about his trip to Gaza


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  7. kaysee kaysee says:

    Now that Justice Michael Lee has ruled on the Higgins-Lehrmann saga, there needs to be an investigation into why and how the Labor govt awarded millions of taxpayer dollars in compensation to a former employee who should not have been on the Parliament premises in the early hours of the morning.

    Why wasn’t a proper process followed? Why were some of those linked to the case not allowed to be present during negotiations?


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  8. kaysee kaysee says:

    J K Rowling has been a strong force against this transgenderism and how it affects women. She is right on that. In support of women’s rights, someone posted this.

    A male responded with a thought-provoking analysis. Instead of just posting the link, I’ll paste the entire post here.

    It’s been kind of amusing, from a distance, to watch @jk_rowling melt down over men in dresses invading women’s private spaces.

    She still doesn’t get it.

    She doesn’t understand that first they came for the men. Only then, much later, did they come for the women.

    She doesn’t understand that “transwomen” are simply doing to women what feminists did to men decades earlier.

    First feminists demanded inclusion in men’s private, unisex environments. Then they demanded that those spaces be changed to suit them. Then they demanded that no male-only space exist, anywhere.

    And the cosmic irony of all of this is that this is a large part of the reason why “transwomen” exist in the first place.

    Boys raised without any spaces or groups for boys. Raised without any acknowledgement, or accommodation, for the sex-specific needs of boys. Boys raised solely by women, in environments designed for girls, treated as defective girls, medicated into insensibility with modified methamphetamine if they dare to act like boys.

    And then told, from an age far too young for psychological self-defense, that men are responsible for all the world’s ills, and girls are wonderful and can do no wrong, and can do everything they can do, backwards and in heels.

    And still Rowling is surprised when some of them grow up wanting to be girls, and move into the women-only spaces, which were never abolished when the men-only spaces were?

    She was smart enough to write a really good series of children’s books, but not smart enough to understand the high-order consequences of her own ideology.

    It’s so incredibly, mind-bendingly delicious to watch. This feminist apocalypse is the result of a chain of events that feminists themselves set in motion, using the same tactics and arguments against them that they used against men.

    They are being punished not only for their sins, but by their sins.

    This would all be great except for the niggling little detail that not all women are feminists. There are a great many women who never went along with the insanity, but are nevertheless being hit just as hard by the effects.

    That’s not so funny.

    Worse yet, men have very little incentive to lift a finger to help them, since almost no one, man or woman, did a thing for them when they were little boys being attacked from every angle by adult feminists.

    If you make women into a privileged class…

    If you make women’s preferences into your society’s moral standards…

    If you tilt the playing field for the express purpose of making women exceed men in every measure of health, wealth, and social respect…

    If you strip your society’s art and culture of any image or aspect of positive masculinity…

    Then men will grow up wanting to be women.


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  9. Old bloke says:

    So they are returning to Ukraine then.

    The eastern European Jews (the Ashkenazi) are the descendants of the Jews who were driven out of Jerusalem when it was sacked by the Romans in 70 AD. They are not exclusively descendants of Judah, the original meaning of the term Jew, they also include some segments of the northern tribes (Manasseh & Naphtali) who still had some remnants living on the steppes though most had moved westward prior to 70 AD.


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  10. mh says:

    The eastern European Jews (the Ashkenazi) are the descendants of the Jews who were driven out of Jerusalem when it was sacked by the Romans in 70 AD.

    So their “traditional homeland” is not in the middle east.

    2000 years living in Eastern Europe means their traditional homeland is Eastern Europe.


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  11. kaysee kaysee says:

    Tucker’s interview with Pastor Isaac brought out some pro-Zionist responses which called Munther Isaac a PA shill. He was accused of spreading lies about Israel because Bethlehem is under Palestinian rule.

    In Breitbart, a similar tale. Now that we know how the site was set up, we know the Zionist narrative being pushed. Yes, Bethlehem is under the “Palestinian Authority” jurisdiction. But in reality, Israel, as occupiers, illegally control the land and thus impose their own rules.

    Christian Pilgrims Flock to Israel’s Holy Sites, Defying Fears of War

    Christian pilgrims also visited holy sites in the city of Bethlehem, which is located within the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.

    Christians have been subjected to social and political pressure in Bethlehem as they have become a minority, relative to Muslims, and they have suffered from the Palestinian Authority’s policies as well. However, neither that history, nor the ongoing threat of terror, kept pilgrims and tourists from visiting this weekend.


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  12. kaysee kaysee says:

    Two voices explaining Hamas.

    1/
    Gabor Maté,
    Holocaust survivor

    We have to look at the whole situation that is going on for generations and ask ….What is causing all this? What is the source of it?…..

    Forty years ago there was no Hamas. Something happened to create that organisation and that ideology. Where did it come from?

    2/
    Ron Paul
    Israel Created Hamas


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  13. mh says:

    In Breitbart, a similar tale. Now that we know how the site was set up, …

    lol

    Andrew Breitbart with Netanyahu


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  14. mh says:

    GAZA WAR DAY 191: Iran ATTACKS Israel With MASSIVE Drone and Missile Strike | America First Ep. 1319

    Nicholas J. Fuentes
    67.4K followers

    https://rumble.com/v4pph9b-america-first-ep.-1319.html


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  15. mh says:

    Nick is a little disappointed in Candy O

    We Do NOT Fund Both Sides of This War
    Nicholas J. Fuentes
    67.5K followers

    https://rumble.com/v4ptkf8-we-do-not-fund-both-sides-of-this-war.html

    (13 minutes length)


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  16. kaysee kaysee says:

    Less than two days after the attack on Bishop Emmanuel, this article explains the problems faced by Assyrian Christians in the Middle East due to Islamist persecution. And how the Christian population in the ME has declined due to the same persecutors.

    But even six months after the genocide in Gaza, the same paper has not detailed to its readers the persecution of innocent Palestinian Christians and Armenian Christians – by the Israeli government.

    Christians are the most persecuted faith group all over the world – persecuted by Islamists and Zionists. The difference is that the “conservative” media will mention one sect but not the other.

    Sydney Assyrian church stabbing:
    Anything’s ‘possible’ when ancient hate fuels threat of terror

    There are perhaps three million to five million Assyrians in the world. They are an ancient Christian community that can trace roots back to the generation after the Apostles. Their language, Syriac, is closely related to Aramaic, which was the language of Jesus himself.

    It may be a good idea for the writer to go to Gaza and the West Bank and meet some of the direct descendants of those with roots going back to the time of Christ.


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  17. kaysee kaysee says:

    Paid activist with faux outrage about the genocide in Gaza. A misuse of the right to free speech. She should have been kicked out before she finished her first round of venom at the podium.

    Now Riddhi Patel is facing 18 felony counts with bail that was initially set at $1 million and has lost her job.


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  18. kaysee kaysee says:

    How George Galloway does it:

    Galloway-1

    MP George Galloway questions Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the UK, on his failure to condemn Israel’s destruction of Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria.

    Galloway-2

    “Iran gave enough warning to allow Netanyahu to scurry like a RAT into the basement of a private home owned by his American billionaire friend”…


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  19. kaysee kaysee says:

    This article is paywalled too…..but……here we are.

    Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls

    The case for making journalism free—at least during the 2024 election

    How many times has it happened? You’re on your computer, searching for a particular article, a hard-to-find fact, or a story you vaguely remember, and just when you seem to have discovered the exact right thing, a paywall descends. “$1 for Six Months.” “Save 40% on Year 1.” “Here’s Your Premium Digital Offer.” “Already a subscriber?” Hmm, no.

    Now you’re faced with that old dilemma: to pay or not to pay.


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  20. mh says:

    CNBC

    Russia’s economy is expected to grow faster than all advanced economies this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

    Russia is expected to grow 3.2% in 2024, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook published Tuesday, exceeding the forecast growth rates for the U.S. (2.7%), the U.K. (0.5%), Germany (0.2%) and France (0.7%).

    The prediction will be galling for Western nations which have sought to economically isolate and punish Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. …


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  21. mh says:

    Anya Parampil Reaction to MP, George Galloway

    Judge Napolitano –

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF2p3IlPguw


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  22. mh says:

    Evangelical DEMANDS War With Iran To Usher In End Times | The Kyle Kulinski Show

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5QpiQG-xo


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  23. mh says:

    History will judge what we do right now. No more money for Netanyahu’s war machine.

    Senator Bernie Sanders
    60K views 9 hours ago


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  24. kaysee kaysee says:

    Evangelical DEMANDS War With Iran To Usher In End Times | The Kyle Kulinski Show

    Anyone still wonder how Trump “won” the primaries?

    We don’t expect any candidate to be 100% perfect. Each of them will have flaws and some aspects that go against our values or principles. But there is a difference between having a few negative points vs being totally unsuitable for leadership positions, especially one as high as the President of the US.

    Even with loads of proof there are some so deeply enmeshed in the cult, they won’t recognise the reality. It is not just in the US; I hear Australians on talkback radio defending Trump and worshipping him no matter what he says or does.

    I am spending my time and effort on the US Election threads and comments to provide the evidence on the real Trump. To expose the cult, the brainwashing, the lies. I don’t hold any great hope of convincing those firmly in Magadonia, but those on the fringes might see the great hoax and wake up.


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  25. kaysee kaysee says:

    eSafety Commissioner Warning

    A CONTROL FREAK ON A POWER TRIP : SACK THE eSAFTEY COMMISSIONER

    Warning : Unelected Censorship Julie has ruled Australians must be prohibited from seeing the following video (after everyone has already seen it)


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  26. kaysee kaysee says:

    Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo

    Dr Ladapo-1

    ‘Americans are not pharmaceutical guinea pigs’

    .

    Dr Ladapo-2

    Florida’s surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo says they are concerned about the impact of the MRNA vaccines on excess deaths and are undertaking groundbreaking autopsy studies to prove it.

    ‘Studies that show abnormalities that are consistent with vaccine MRNA associated death. And I think if you have enough of that then it becomes harder to deny that overall these are harmful products.’


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  27. kaysee kaysee says:

    A history lesson

    Do you actually think that “israel” refers to a 20th century nation-state created by the Rothschild banking dynasty? Why are you convinced that what you call “Jewish” are the same people as the biblical Hebrews?

    It is informative and interesting, but I don’t know if the entire video is factually correct.
    Old bloke?


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  28. mh says:

    kaysee says:
    April 18, 2024 at 4:05 pm
    Evangelical DEMANDS War With Iran To Usher In End Times | The Kyle Kulinski Show

    Anyone still wonder how Trump “won” the primaries?

    I don’t think the issue here is Trump. If it wasn’t Trump, the GOP would still have a leader doing the work of Zionists.


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  29. mh says:

    Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸
    @jacksonhinklle

    🇵🇸 US Congressman Ritchie Torres just attacked me on X for supporting GAZA!

    🇮🇱 US Congressman Ritchie Torres received $1.2 MILLION from AIPAC & PRO-ISRAEL lobby groups!

    ❌ Not surprised.


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  30. mh says:

    Trouble at google

    Google terminated 28 employees Wednesday, according to an internal memo viewed by CNBC, after a series of protests against labor conditions and the company’s contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud computing and artificial intelligence services.


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  31. mh says:

    The format of these shows are annoying now, with the Judge playing video clips to his guests and asking them to comment.
    However Max is such a quality guy, it’s still worthwhile

    Max Blumenthal: Hamas Still Stands.

    Judge Napolitano

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_w_UCM3Ebo


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  32. mh says:

    Captured America

    Via Al Jizz:

    US vetoes Palestine bid for UN membership

    Palestinian’s bid doesn’t go any further than this, but level of support significant

    Gabriel Elizondo
    Reporting from New York, United States

    This is how the process plays out in the Charter of the United Nations:

    It first goes to the Security Council committee. If it doesn’t get consensus in the committee, it can then be forced to a vote.

    That’s the vote that you just saw right now with the resolution put forward by Algeria.

    The US decided to veto it. That’s it. It does not go to the General Assembly.

    There’s no other avenue for Palestine at this point to get full membership unless the United States changes its position, but we don’t see that in the foreseeable future.

    This was really a vote that was pretty overwhelmingly in favour of Palestine.

    The fact that you saw Ecuador, Korea, Japan and France vote for this really shows how isolated the United States is on this issue.

    Make no mistake about it: The United States would have preferred that this would not have gotten nine votes because then it would not have had to veto it.

    We’re here every day at the UN. We talk to diplomats; we gauge the mood on a daily basis. And it wasn’t guaranteed that this was going to get nine votes. The fact it got 12 votes in favour of Palestine is very significant. Make no mistake about that.


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  33. mh says:

    It’s all happening

    Shares, $A sink; gold, oil, bonds jump on Israeli strikes

    Reports of Israeli airstrikes in Iran prompt investors to dump shares, buy gold, oil, bonds


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  34. mh says:

    When do the 30 red heifers get sacrificed in order to bring about the end times? 🐮


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  35. mh says:

    Keith Woods
    @KeithWoodsYT

    🚨🔥 My thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding Andrew Tate

    It’s easy to lash out at Tate, but our movement is succeeding in spite of itself

    https://x.com/KeithWoodsYT/status/1781438836020560370

    ***

    5 min video


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  36. kaysee kaysee says:

    Mar 26, 2024
    Kim Iversen
    Our Country Has Lost It’s Independence

    It’s time we start questioning why anyone who is advocating for Israel is not registered as a foreign agent in this country.


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  37. kaysee kaysee says:

    Neil Oliver:
    A Madness That’s Growing!!!

    ‘..medical lies, gender falsehoods & dangers hidden in the shadows…’


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  38. kaysee kaysee says:

    For all the Christians who are cheering on in support of Israel and Zionism, here are 2 articles.

    Is it likely that they are Hamas supporters? Maybe they were involved in the 7 October incident?

    1/
    Stories from the war in Gaza:
    “Every day that passes is harder than the one before”

    Two days after the war started on 7 October, my family and I fled to St Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church. We’ve lived in the Church since then. My family wakes up every day in a large hall with 300 other people. We don’t sleep very well and wake up to the sound of bombs.


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  39. kaysee kaysee says:

    2/
    Catholics in Gaza are burying dead in Muslim cemeteries

    In the chaos of the Israel-Hamas war, where any movement can be fatal, even burying the dead is not guaranteed…

    The challenge is even greater for Christians, whose cemeteries are all in the northern part of Gaza, next to their places of worship. For those who die in the south, receiving a Christian burial is impossible.


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  40. kaysee kaysee says:

    Don’t always agree with Bill Maher, but there are times when he speaks sense. Far more than the so-called “conservatives”.

    1/
    On abortion
    Bill Maher said WHAT about abortion?
    .

    2/
    On paedophilia
    It turns out for pedophiles in Hollywood, “It’s A Small World After All.”


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  41. mh says:

    Two e-scooter stories from the Courier Paywall

    A charging e-scooter has been blamed for an explosion at a New Farm home that has left a man and woman fighting for life. WATCH THE VIDEO

    Paramedics across Queensland are being called to e-scooter crashes and falls daily with at least 13 injured this week alone and a string of tragedies including the death of a teen this month. SUBURBS, LATEST.


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  42. mh says: