Open Thread – July 2023

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  1. Shy Ted says:

    What billionaires look like
    America
    Straya


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  2. mh says:

    The Sun tries to find something of interest for its readers re wimmins soccer WC

    THIS is the shocking moment a Women’s World Cup ace was physically “restrained” by teammates.

    The flashpoint came after she confronted a rival who holidayed with her ex-girlfriend.

    Ireland ace Ruesha Littlejohn, 33, collided with Australia’s Caitlin Foord, 28, during their World Cup group stage clash on Thursday.

    Littlejohn recently separated from long-term partner and Ireland teammate Katie McCabe, 27, who was later spotted on holiday in Ibiza with Foord. …

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23136335/womens-world-cup-ruesha-littlejohn-caitlin-foord-ireland-australia/


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  3. kaysee kaysee says:

    Miss Italy Pageant Bans Trans-Identified Individuals From Competing:
    “Must Be A Woman From Birth”

    Patrizia Mirigliani, the patron of the Miss Italy pageant, says they are maintaining the tradition of the competition and will not allow biological men to compete, regardless of what they look like.


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  4. kaysee kaysee says:

    Dutton must fight for free speech

    Personally, I think we need to hear Mr Dutton say that he will make the repeal of this Bill the top priority of any future Coalition government and he’ll get it done even if it means forcing a double dissolution election. That’s how dangerous this Bill is and how little trust any of us can have in today’s Liberal party when it comes to free speech.


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  5. mh says:

    William Makis MD
    @MakisMD
    July 5, 2023 – Princeton, NJ – 10 year old Kelsey Morand, daughter of a J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Executive Mike Morand, died suddenly from a seizure.

    She began having seizures on July 1 and flatlined for 20 minutes, she was intubated, continued having seizures and died July 5.

    https://twitter.com/MakisMD/status/1682048526371672065?s=20


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  6. Shy Ted says:

    FMD. Just sat through Dark Emu story on their ABC. Apparently providing evidence only applies to one side. This proud young lass reckons Galileo didn’t discover the moon affects tides, it was the people of Arnhem Land. And some stones in the desert clearly represent Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest visible to the naked eye. Marcia says we’re all racists and proto-fascists for disagreeing.


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  7. kaysee kaysee says:

    This Doctor

    Gives 5 reasons why you are incredibly lucky ‘if nothing has happened’ to you after taking the covid clot shot.


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  8. kaysee kaysee says:

    1/
    Left and Right

    2/
    Silent majority

    (I wasn’t aware of the song mentioned so I did a check:
    Country star Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” had its video pulled by CMT earlier this week after days of attacks accusing it of racism and gun fetishism. By Wednesday, the song had hit No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes chart.)


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  9. kaysee kaysee says:

    Deutsche Telekom

    Deepfakes a kid to warn parents about deepfakes…


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  10. kaysee kaysee says:

    A Manifesto on Friendship

    Friendship is one aspect of life viewed as common as air or water that is truly rare and precious. Friendship is one of those life gifts that no one studies or investigates. We see it as ordinary and plebeian.


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  11. Cold-Hands says:

    I’m getting to be a dab hand at re-installing my Windows 10 installation. Unfortunately, my hardware is insufficient to upgrade to Windows 11 & my current build of Windows 10 disagrees with the essential updates that I can’t seem to block permanently. In the meantime, it appears my third submission to Twitter has achieved results- my account is now active again, although no explanation was offered as to why it took this long to be reviewed.


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  12. mh says:

    I’ve been trying to locate decent weather radar images for Old Trafford.

    Australia BOM radar images make UK stuff look like 80’s technology.

    Maybe the UK doesn’t have Doppler.

    No wonder Ukraine is losing.


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  13. mh says:

    A Huge explosion occurred at Ukrainian ammunition depot in Zhytomyr

    MILITARY TUBE TODAY

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


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  14. mh says:

    Matt Le God still kicking goals

    Matt Le Tissier on the madness of the last few years

    Richard Vobes
    167K subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_zO3mXBpcM


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  15. Perplexed of Brisbane says:

    mh says:
    July 23, 2023 at 10:39 am
    Matt Le God still kicking goals

    Matt Le Tissier on the madness of the last few years

    A hugely underrated player who deserved more accolades than he received.


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  16. mh says:

    Outback leaders and community members are paying tribute to Jason Ned, the Mayor of Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council, who died on Saturday morning, aged 47.

    Mr Ned passed away at his home, near Doomadgee in north-west Queensland, after complaining of chest pains.

    47 seems a bit young to die suddenly.
    But not in 2023.


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  17. JohnJJJ says:

    So here is an idea: you, a politician, bid for and get awarded a mega event. Your mates then bid for the contracts to supply the event. Everyone is happy and you get voted back in. Then you cancel the event. Everyone is unhappy but it’s a long time to the next election and you spin it all as a waste of money anyway and advertise new grants. Everyone is happy again. Your mates sue for restitution. The tax payer pays the restitution. Now your mates are able to give generously to the next campaign. Perfect money laundering idea. And there is no proof.


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  18. kaysee kaysee says:

    Elon Musk Laughs Last in Social Media Battle With Mark Zuckerberg
    Over Threads

    Is Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to challenge Elon Musk in the social media wars already failing? That’s the story the latest numbers are telling as “Threads,” an Instagram-adjacent app that essentially mimics Twitter, has seen a massive drop in active users.


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  19. kaysee kaysee says:

    🎕 ┈┈┈┈ 🎕 ┈┈┈┈ 🎕

    Catholicism 101

    (90 seconds)


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  20. kaysee kaysee says:

    Dr. Deborah Birx Transitions from Top Covid Advisor to Big Pharma CEO

    The former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator until she was replaced under President Joe Biden, Dr. Birx will now be heading up a firm known as Armata Pharmaceuticals.


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  21. kaysee kaysee says:

    The MSM news this week has been reporting global warming massive heat wave in Europe.

    Italy
    .

    Denmark
    .

    Portugal
    .


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  22. mh says:

    Raining in Manchester, so Australia on track to retain the Ashes ⚱️ 🏏


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  23. mh says:

    A hugely underrated player who deserved more accolades than he received.

    The internet ❤️ Le God

    Matthew Le Tissier, Le God [Best Goals]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6H6iV20yc


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  24. mh says:

    Re Mark Taylor on CH9 Ashes coverage,

    Taylor appears to be going out of his way to downplay Australia retaining the Ashes. He keeps on repeating hypothetical quotes he is making up for Ben Stokes if England win the next Test at the Oval.

    If there is no play today, Australia retain the Ashes.
    England had their chance yesterday, and could only take one wicket. That was England’s window of opportunity, and they blew it.

    Sunday was forecast to be a washout. As Michael Vaughan said – when they forecast rain for Manchester, believe them.

    Assuming there is no play today, Mark Taylor needs to praise Marsh and Marnus for saving the Test. Not this weak shit.


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  25. mh says:

    SMH READERS’ POLL
    How would you like this Test to end?

    I hope rain washes out the day and Australia retain the urn
    68%

    It’d be great to see Australia withstand 30 or 40 overs today
    19%

    Would have preferred a full Test match, so England had every chance to win on merit
    14%

    4222 votes


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  26. mh says:

    Cricket Australia
    @CricketAus
    That’ll do! The Old Trafford Test is a draw meaning we retain the #Ashes!

    Well done, lads.


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  27. mh says:

    Loving Piers’ tears

    Piers Morgan
    @piersmorgan
    FFS. Has there ever been a less-deserved retention of the Ashes? From the Bairstow debacle to this rain-soaked fiasco, it’s an absolute farce that smirking Australia have ended up with the urn still in their hands. England comfortably the better side as this Test showed. Gutting.


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  28. Shy Ted says:

    Good old ABC. Just watch the latest episode of First Weapons, this week the Leangle (a curved club) and the Parrying Shield. We saw them being made. Using a saw from Bunnings, cut down a tree limb at a certain angle, chop in half with an axe from Bunnings and then, using a hammer and chisel from Bunnings, carve out a hand hold. Finally, using a sanding belt from Bunnings, make them smooth. Then there was a mock fight, which was a bit weird because they were all one nation and lived in peace and harmony, but clearly, hitting someone with a Leangle would cause a devastating injury. There’s a First Weapons website and I thought I might make the comment that using modern tools is hardly authentic and wouldn’t it be more realistic to use traditional methods? But they don’t take questions or comments. I also wouldn’t mind seeing a few people walking barefoot and close to naked around the outback for the real cultural experience but I doubt I will.


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  29. mh says:

    Treasurer Dim Jim ignores the national cost of living crisis, he’s got bigger fish to fry. The Voice!

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers says his home state’s hesitation over a Voice to parliament has made him more determined to ‘put the work in’.


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  30. mh says:

    Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon have publicly shown their support for a treaty with First Nations people after an Indigenous Voice to Parliament – despite the PM repeatedly denying a ‘Yes’ vote will lead to a treaty.

    Mr Albanese repeatedly insisted that the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament was ‘not about a treaty’ during a fiery interview with broadcaster Ben Fordham on his 2GB radio show last Wednesday.

    And now footage has since resurfaced of the prime minister donning a Midnight Oil T-shirt with the words ‘Voice, Truth, Treaty’ during a farewell gig in Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion in October, just nine months ago. …

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12329759/The-explosive-three-word-slogan-Anthony-Albanese-partner-embraced-promoting-treaty-Voice-backs-away-it.html


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  31. mh says:

    News dot com

    Singer Tori Kelly rushed to hospital in ‘serious condition

    Tori Kelly is reportedly in a “really serious” condition after being hospitalised overnight.
    TMZ reports that doctors found blood clots in the singer-songwriter’s legs and lungs.

    At the moment, per the outlet, they are still working to determine if there are clots around her heart.

    According to the outlet, Kelly was out for dinner with friends in downtown Los Angeles when she complained of having an abnormally fast heartbeat. …


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  32. mh says:

    Courier Paywall

    ‘Mum yelled dinner was ready … there was no response’: Sister tells of tragic bullying suicide

    The distraught sister of a 13-year-old Queenslander who suicided after being bullied as high school for identifying as a boy has revealed the final tragic hours of the child’s life, saying how their mother made the shocking discovery.

    Maybe the media should take some responsibility here and stop the irresponsible promotion of gender fluidity/75 genders.


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  33. Shy Ted says:

    Oh no, he said it out loud. Zach Smith, Nat Sec of CFMEU Construction & General Division (how appropriate), at the Nat press Club, acknowledges trad owners and fully supports

    “The Voice, TREATY and Truth Telling”

    He didn’t get the memo


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  34. mh says:

    “Ukraine is DISINTEGRATING the hospitals are FULL” Col. MacGregor | Redacted w Clayton Morris

    Redacted
    2.03M subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l6AGTSBNpo


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  35. mh says:

    It’s starting to look a lot like Labor
    Everywhere I go

    Speaking at the National Press Club today Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union boss, Zach Smith, called for a forty per cent tax on mining profits and on three thousand of Australia’s biggest companies.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=douTWs6i-rs


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  36. mh says:

    UK Parliament

    Andrew Bridgen: When can we have a debate on excess deaths?

    Andrew Bridgen MP
    29.1K subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7F7uZucg_Q

    Answer: The twelfth of never.


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  37. Gutho says:

    Speaking at the National Press Club today Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union boss, Zach Smith, called for a forty per cent tax on mining profits and on three thousand of Australia’s biggest companies

    How about all CFMEU members donate 40 percent of their bloated income to the housing fund.


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  38. mh says:

    A 57 second edit:

    Roseanne Barr VS Piers Morgan: Prejudice & Favouritism, a matter of viewpoint?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doAiMsItlc4


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  39. mh says:

    aussie17
    @_aussie17
    💥💥😱
    Just a few hours ago former Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop collapsed on live TV.

    Happening wayyyyy to often recently don’t you think? 🤔🤔

    https://twitter.com/_aussie17/status/1683435217091174400?s=20


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  40. mh says:

    LeBron James’ son, Bronny, was rushed to a hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during a basketball workout, TMZ Sports has learned.

    A James family spokesperson tells TMZ Sports … “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.”


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  41. mh says:

    World Cup highlights

    The Women’s World Cup has been hailed a ground-breaking and historic event after the first ever transgender and non-binary athlete took to the field.
    Canadian star Quinn, who came out in September 2020, played a full 90 minutes in their side’s opening clash with Nigeria which ended 0-0.

    Quinn dropped their full name three years ago asking to be known only by a mononym and the pronouns they/them.


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  42. johanna johanna says:

    It’s becoming increasingly obvious that the trannie thing is being used as a marketing tool. In sport, acting, modelling – look at us, we have a trannie!

    It hasn’t worked for everyone (see Budweiser Light) but it hasn’t failed for everyone either.

    These poor deluded individuals are not only being exploited by cod psychologists and psychiatrists, and ‘doctors’, they are now being ripped off via advertising and marketing.

    What next? Battle of Waterloo re-enactments starring someone who thinks he is Napoleon?


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  43. Shy Ted says:

    National Press Club Address Julie Bishop – Chancellor of the ANU and Former Foreign Minister 12:30PM – 1:38PM

    Julie Bishop, Chancellor of the ANU and Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, addresses the National Press Club on “Megatrends in a rapidly changing global environment”.

    The journos should boo and hiss but they won’t now she’s a globalist


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  44. JohnJJJ says:

    Excellent post by Dr Norman Fenton. He was a highly respected mathematician of risk, until he exposed the scam of COVID stats. Here he looks at the scams of climate change. Great diagram illustrating how a warming climate would save lives and how this was covered up by some dodgy graphs in Lancet. The little video is worth the 9 minutes, also found on YouseTube.