Open Thread – August 2023

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  1. kaysee kaysee says:

    I posted this comment last weekend.

    The call sounded longer than it was …. it is 8:28 mins.

    This is the podcast. A pop-up appears when you click the Play button on the linked page. You then need to click the Stop ◼ and Play ▶ buttons in the pop up to get the podcast rolling.

    What do you think about what Sandy said in her call?

    I’ll let you listen and will share my opinion later.


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  2. kaysee kaysee says:

    Ivermectin Study

    New Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Ivermectin Reduced Deaths by 74%

    “Too little, too late. We now get this study that has been officially peer-reviewed and published, and it shows significant reduction”

    So why are they still pushing the vaxxx?


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  3. kaysee kaysee says:

    CNN Lectures People On The Use of Neopronouns

    neopronouns (“new” pronouns)

    What this basically appears to be is an attempt to retrain the public to change their speech to appease delusional people. The language that we were trained in over many years of our lives now is not sufficient for them.

    As if this isn’t bad enough. They actually give a lesson on how to use these pronouns!


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  4. Shy Ted says:

    Sandy speaks very good English. Why do so many blackfellas speak such poor English? Hint, it’s not because it’s not their first language. The content is bog standard Abistocracy. Muh treaty, muh culture, muh if only they’d listen to us, we have the answers. There’ll be no change until there’s personal behavioural change and that means living a healthy lifestyle.


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  5. Shy Ted says:

    3rd place playoff, angry lezzo edition. End of first half, there should have been at least 2 sending offs already.


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  6. Shy Ted says:

    Peter Dutton is going to do an episode of ABC’ Kitchen Cabinet with Annabel Crab. Why, Peter, why? The viewing audience hates you. Politics 101. What a twerp.


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  7. mh says:

    3rd place playoff, angry lezzo edition.

    Semi finals are knockout matches, playing for third is blatant revenue raising.


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  8. kaysee kaysee says:

    1/
    The Voice Iceberg
    (The tip you see, the details you don’t.)

    We can’t be confident of the poll results. Who knows what incentives will be offered to the undecided and soft voters to convince them that the Voice is really good for Australians, and that anyone who opposes it is a racist and the reputation of Australia depends on the referendum success and the moon will fall out of the sky…..

    The one-page Uluru Statement From The Heart
    Which is actually 26 pages.

    See the Roadmaps on pgs 24-26.

    2/
    26 pages?
    Why would I?

    3/
    Myles Jerrard’s story

    A wonderful Indigenous story that mainstream media will never show. It is NOT all bad. Brianna McKee, sits down with Myles Jerrard, a proud young Dhingga and Dunghutti man from the Nucoorilma people of the Gamilaroi Nation in Tingha NSW. They discuss the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum, and what it really means for young Australians, and in particular young Indigenous Australians.


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  9. kaysee kaysee says:

    Pakistan

    1/
    If this had happened to the Q-Book, it would be a different result.

    Thousands of Holy Bibles were burnt under False and baseless #blasphemy Accusation in the name Quran and Muhammad.

    But the entire world is silent, no one has condemned this incident nor main stream media has broadcasted this tragic incident.

    2/
    The refugees we need to be welcoming into the western countries

    A Pakistani Christian woman whose home has been destroyed by Islamists crying outside her home as a boy tries to comfort her


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  10. Shy Ted says:

    4th place beckons for the Matildas. Maybe $200m isn’t enough. 2-0 to the hot Swedish chicks.


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  11. mh says:

    Rabbitoh down

    … Reports have suggested that the former South Sydney Rabbitohs player was found dead at his Coonabarabran home. He overdosed to commit suicide on Friday, August 18, 2023. While announcing the news of Kyle Turner’s tragic death, his club South Sydney Rabbitohs stated, “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this post contains the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person. The South Sydney Rabbitohs are mourning the passing of premiership-winning player Kyle Turner who passed away yesterday (Friday), aged 31.”


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  12. shatterzzz says:

    “While announcing the news of Kyle Turner’s tragic death”
    Why would suicide be regarded as a “tragic” death, he chose to do it?
    Oh! I seez footie/name in sportz pages so not the easy way out but “tragic” .. FFS!


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  13. shatterzzz says:

    3rd place playoff, angry lezzo edition. End of first half, there should have been at least 2 sending offs already.

    been the mainstay(s) of this tournament .. poor refereeing & VAR ..
    Still think Spain wouldn’t have made the final, 2 playing the Dutch .. both waved off, no reviews and one definite foul in the box ruled OK, if not for some very poor decisions, penalty calls ignored and yellow cards not given ..!


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  14. mh says:

    Media Watch explains how these ‘died suddenly’ cases are often pushed as suicide by the media regardless of having zero evidence to support it.

    In this age of official excess deaths, with zero interest from any government to investigate why, we should keep in mind the media is full of it.

    MasterChef death | Media Watch

    https://www.facebook.com/ABCMediaWatch/videos/masterchef-death-media-watch/574872207967666/


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  15. mh says:

    Oh FFS

    A permanent shrine to the legacy of the mighty Matildas will be built at Suncorp Stadium, with the state government offering to fund a statue for the nation’s newest sporting heroes.

    What the hell for? The Matildas couldn’t score a single goal in regular or extra time against France at Suncorp, then last night at Suncorp they got smashed by Sweden.

    Enough already!

    Wally Lewis – Yes.
    John Eales – Yes.
    Matildas – what the hell for?


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  16. Shy Ted says:

    Here’s the Matildas statue
    Meanwhile in real soccer. Ange’ Tottenham beat the might Man Utd 2-0. Reporters very complimentary about the style of play. Well done.
    Brighton (who?) top of the league with very exciting team. Massive gulf between the top and bottom teams already after only 2 rounds.


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  17. JohnJJJ says:

    SunCorp Stadium Statue? try this bloke


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  18. mh says:

    William: no I’m not flying 20 hours to watch lezzoball

    The Prince and Princess of Wales
    @KensingtonRoyal
    Good luck for tomorrow @Lionesses 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1692919573488587101?s=20


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  19. kaysee kaysee says:

    🎕 ┈┈┈┈ 🎕 ┈┈┈┈ 🎕

    Ūnus

    It is widely accepted by scholars that Aramaic was the primary language that Jesus spoke. He would have also spoken a few other languages, including Hebrew and Greek, but he spoke with his disciples and his followers in Aramaic. And this is the language in which he taught his disciples, the Our Father.

    I decided I wanted to learn to say the Our Father in Aramaic. So I began my research to find the right version. I checked out many sites and listened to many videos. There are several variants labelled Syrian Aramaic, Jewish Aramaic and other alternatives. Ancient versions and newer versions. Dialects and variations. All claiming to be the THE correct version.

    Finally, I came back full circle to where I had started. I found a version – the text and vocal – and set about listening to the video, reading and learning it. I can now say the prayer – not perfectly. I’m sure there will be a few pronunciation errors. But I am still practising to improve and say it confidently.

    Any wannabe learners, out there? Here it is.

    The Lord’s Prayer (the Our Father) in first century Aramaic translated by Rev. William Fulco, SJ.

    Abun di bashmayya nethqadash shmak.
    Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name.

    Tethey malkuthak.
    Thy / Your kingdom come.

    Newe tzevyanak aykan di bashmayya af ba’ara.
    Your will be done on earth as in heaven.

    Lakhman di sunkanan yamana hav lan yoma dheyn.
    Give us (this day) our daily bread.

    Wa-shbuk lan khavine aykana, d’af hanan shbukan l’khayvine.
    And forgive us our trespasses/ debts, as we forgive our debtors.

    Ulo ellan lanisyana l’heyn atzeyl lan min beesha.
    And lead us not into temptation but deliver us /protect us from the evil one.

    Amin.
    Amen.

    The Our Father In Aramaic

    It is prayed in this video by Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen. The prayer begins at 2:48.


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  20. kaysee kaysee says:

    Duo

    Lord’s Prayer In Aramaic Chant – Pray Before Sleep

    This is a compilation of some of the Syriac versions from the Eastern and Western Syriac churches. The prayer in Syriac is called Abwoon D’ Bashmayo.

    Throughout ancient times, the churches in the East have been reciting the Lord’s prayer, each with their own distinct melody. While there are variations in the tunes, the rhythm and the pacing of the words remain the same. The Western Syriac churches, located in Syria and Palestine, sing the prayer to a harmonic minor melody, whereas the Eastern Syriac churches in Iraq sing it in the Phrygian mode.


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  21. mh says:

    I’m tipping England tonight

    England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3-1 Spain 🇪🇸


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  22. kaysee kaysee says:

    Emissions and EVs- the scam

    1/
    Minerals

    A typical electric car requires 𝟔 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 the mineral inputs of a conventional car. And many of the minerals used in electric cars are mined and extracted with huge landscape devastation and pollution. And in the case of cobalt, mined by over 40,000 child slaves in Congo.

    2/
    Electric Vehicles

    Don’t get fooled by the so-called Science.

    3/
    Carbon emissions

    China currently has more carbon emissions than the entire developed world combined.


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  23. Shy Ted says:

    I’ll go Spain as they had an easier semi and longer recovery time.
    You know what’s missing from the wymmins WC? Boobs. Must be all that testosterone


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  24. kaysee kaysee says:

    Free Speech Absolutist?
    The latest change is to remove the Block function and the majority of users want it to stay. Is he listening to them or getting his orders from elsewhere?

    From Tweet to Xeet.

    Twitter CEO Just BETRAYED Elon Musk Promise With INSANE New Rules!
    82% Of Posts Shadow Banned!


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  25. kaysee kaysee says:

    Earlier this year in the UK, an autistic child accidentally caused slight damage to the Q-book and the immigrants kicked up a fuss.
    This child (with a disability) was regarded by the authorities as the villain and thrown under the bus to appease the terrorist “victims”.

    While Christians are being deliberately persecuted and their properties destroyed, the West continues to appease the evil doers who are the outsiders.

    They will never learn from the lessons of the past.
    The policy of appeasement and World War II.

    1/
    Sweden

    As Churches, family homes, and Christian cemeteries are being destroyed in Pakistan over perceived blasphemy The West is rewarding this behavior with laws against Quran burning

    2/
    Italy

    A church was violently attacked yesterday in broad daylight.

    Peaceful immigrants. Multiculti. Diversity.
    The bystanders (Italians?) are watching.


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  26. kaysee kaysee says:

    An addition to the twitter story above.

    X will begin to have users verify their identity by having them submit a selfie alongside a government issued ID. The process requires users to consent to X storing their information for 30 days and sharing it with AU10TIX, an identity verification company based in Israel.


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  27. kaysee kaysee says:

    Ponderables

    Keeping in mind this past week:
    Thank you for your service.

    Un
    .

    Deux
    .


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  28. mh says:

    Spain win 1-0

    The difference could be having a male coach.


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  29. mh says:

    Australia has hosted another successful global event, so well done to us.


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  30. mh says:

    Poll: Ramaswamy Surges to Second Place over DeSantis, Trump Up 40 Points

    While former President Donald Trump maintains a commanding 40-point lead over his Republican primary challengers, Vivek Ramaswamy has surged over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take second place, a new Echelon Insight poll found.

    Trump is the clear frontrunner for the GOP nomination, with 55 percent of likely primary voters supporting the former president. However, the longstanding second-place option, DeSantis, continued his descent in the poll, falling into third place.

    Ramaswamy received 15 percent support, while DeSantis received just 12 percent in the RNC debate qualifying poll. Ramaswamy’s second-place stance aligns with a Kaplan Strategies poll released Monday that also found him above DeSantis …


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  31. Shy Ted says:

    Might have been the world’ best wymmins but the quality of football didn’t change from appalling. To really mix it up they should put a male goalkeeper in. Every match would end 0-0.
    ABC wireless interviews wymmin who’s never seen a soccer match before – “it was wonderful”.
    4 Corners tonight – not enough gay players in the GayFL.
    Intergenerational report to be released this week – need higher taxes and ruinables. And annual immigration is only 265k -hahahahahahahahahahaha


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  32. Shy Ted says:

    Leading the front pages everywhere, not –
    Albo’ son son has an internship at KPMG. KPMG? Haven’t they been in the news for fraudulent and extortionate contracts? Read all about it!


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  33. Shy Ted says:

    We are the Daleks
    K5 autonomous surveillance robots, which film and record 360 degrees, begin patrolling Ohio, USA.
    Nothing a blanket wouldn’t fix


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  34. mh says:

    Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso has spoken of how uncomfortable she felt when she was kissed on the lips by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after their World Cup final victory in Sydney.

    As the 33-year-old veteran, who had a second-half penalty saved by Mary Earps, made her way to the podium to receive her winner’s medal from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, 45-year-old Rubiales hugged her and lifted her off her feet. There was then brief exchange of words before Rubiales put his hands around Hermoso’s back and planted a kiss on her lips …


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  35. Eyrie says:

    I suspect any lezzoball teams would have been cleaned up by a good under 15 boys team.


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  36. mh says:

    The Age

    More than 80 per cent of vaccinated adults haven’t had a COVID-19 booster shot in the past six months, despite newer bivalent vaccines delivering significantly higher protection against severe disease and hospitalisation …

    Maybe they don’t want to drop dead, Warnie style.


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  37. overburdened says:

    First time back in many years and thought I would say gday to anyone of the motley crew that inhabited this site that may still be capable of posting, and/or have not yet run out of opinions.
    At time of posting it can be advised that the Overburdened Academy of Behavioural Adjustment is ready to accept new clients in need of novel therapies and acts of faith to re-orient them away from being f**k wits.
    I will look at some of the threads and report back or not depending on how things are shaping up.


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  38. JohnJJJ says:

    I am forever asked what I do and now, thanks to the THE FUTURE OF URBAN CONSUMPTION IN A 1.5°C WORLD C40 CITIES …..   I am a thought leader who undertakes impactful actions. Now I am going to exert influence to deem a deep paradigmatic shift on my agnostic bottle or red.


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  39. mh says:

    33,220 views 17 Aug 2023
    Author and environmental policy expert Michael Shellenberger says his new documentary “Thrown to the Wind” reveals the link between offshore wind turbines and increased whale deaths.

    “I’m already in conversations with members of Congress about holding hearings on this,” Mr Shellenberger told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

    “This is an absolute environmental catastrophe brought on by bad environmental policies.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tKZ3DkaDGw


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  40. mh says:

    overburdened says:
    August 21, 2023 at 5:11 pm

    Hi! This is one of the minor Cat sites.

    I’ve never visited them, but I suspect you will see more familiar names elsewhere.


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  41. mh says:

    ‘Statue for fourth is nuts’: Matildas’ ‘over the top’ World Cup tribute criticised

    … Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk unveiled a plaque featuring a photo of the Matildas’ reaction to Cortnee Vine’s matchwinning penalty against France.

    Palaszczuk said the iconic image would be captured in a new statue outside Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in honour of the Matildas’ World Cup campaign.

    The Matildas will join the likes of sporting icons like John Eales and Wally Lewis to be immortalised in bronze outside Suncorp Stadium.

    But not everyone is happy with the tribute. Former Australian basketballer Andrew Bogut and tennis player Nick Kyrgios said the Matildas’ fourth place finish didn’t justify a statue.

    Bogut tweeted: “Matildas did well……Statue? No. A Gold/First Place is a statue and over the top celebration worthy achievement.

    “Anything below is good, have a celebration or two, then move on.

    “This goes for all Sports btw. A for effort, N for No statue.”

    Kyrgios responded: “Agree. Great effort! Statue for fourth is nuts but they had us all on the edge of our seats! Next time.”

    Ms Palaszczuk said: “There are plenty (of statues) there, celebrating our male sporting champions, it’s time we celebrated women as well…you deserve your place amongst the greatest.” …

    https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/statue-for-fourth-is-nuts-matildas-over-the-top-world-cup-tribute-criticised/news-story/611cd61b1b85b425ced1dfad6e2de2c6


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  42. mh says:

    Palaszczuk said the iconic image would be captured in a new statue

    The ‘iconic’ image is celebrating winning a QUARTER Final via a penalty shootout, after failing to find the net in 120 minutes of play.

    I’m sorry, that is not good enough to be immortalised in bronze at Suncorp.


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