Open Thread – Saturday, 01 January 2022

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  1. mh says:

    New York says it will prioritize non-White people in distributing low supply of COVID-19 treatments

    Empire State considers being a minority a health ‘risk factor’ due to ‘longstanding systemic health and social inequities’

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-prioritize-non-white-people-low-supply-of-covid-19-treatments


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  2. mh says:

    Courier Mail

    Novak Djokovic has revealed he will be coming to Melbourne for the Australian Open after being granted an exemption, but he’s set to receive a frosty reception.

    ***

    Only by the Big Pharma compromised MSM.


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  3. Too me, the decision for the Joker is not something for which he should be blame. It is a wedge that many of us may benefit from.

    “What?! He can play but you won’t let me watch him?!”


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  4. mh says:

    Oz headline

    ‘Game, set and match to Djokovic’


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  5. mh says:

    The Age LOL

    Novak won’t be exempt from Melbourne’s fury
    Novak Djokovic might have an exemption to play in this year’s Australian Open, but those Victorians who’ve endured COVID-19 restrictions for the past two years won’t provide a warm welcome when he lobs at Melbourne Park.

    Neil McMahon
    Freelance writer


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  6. Black Ball Black Ball says:

    Isn’t it fun to see the press piss in their pantaloons over Djokovic? As Nelson said, this could well be the thin edge that sees more wins in 2022.


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  7. mh says:

    Funny Novak Djokovic Impressions at the UsOpen 07

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYA_7RUSarU


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  8. mh says:

    ‘Election voting to be done in person

    The Australian Electoral Commission has committed to in-person voting in the upcoming federal election despite the ongoing threat of Covid.’

    ***

    Great news.
    Let’s break the duopoly.


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  9. mh says:

    Don’t bogart the monoclonal antibody treatments my friend

    JUST IN: DeSantis Accuses Biden Of ‘Bogarting’ COVID-19 Treatments

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZuDE838pg


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  10. cohenite says:

    Good R rated Lame Pics. For dessert some great memes:

    https://dont-sir-me.blogspot.com/2022/01/two.html


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  11. mh says:

    CM

    ‘Cases explode undetected, sick queue for nine hours as Omicron unleashes hell’

    Authorities fear Omicron is rapidly spreading undetected through the community at a rate never imagined, while Queenslanders queue for nine hours to get tested.

    ***

    Why would a sick person queue for 9 hours to get a test saying positive or negative?


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  12. mh says:

    Matt Walsh
    @MattWalshBlog
    ·
    22h
    Stop taking tests and live your life. If you’re sick, stay home. If you feel fine, go about your business. That had been the system for all of human history until the last two years. Time to go back to it.


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  13. mh says:

    PJW

    They Got It Wrong AGAIN

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5hSbwc4FbI

    ***

    He needs to lose that blue hat


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  14. Shy Ted says:

    A while back we had a bit of fun with the G&S song “I’ve got a little list”. It’s about retribution. Well, we know they have got a little list but it seems now we have too.
    Seems to open half way down the list but it’s for the Nuremberg 2 proceedings. Ctrl F to find your preferred elite. Sadly some bad spellings eg Palecek. Haven’t read much of the detail yet but 🤞


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  15. Shy Ted says:

    I know it’s over but I forgot to post my Xmas stuff
    Text to the lads
    Tree and gifts


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  16. mh says:

    Craig Kelly MP
    @CraigKellyMP
    ·
    1h
    Time to end ALL mandates.

    Only question must be healthy vs unhealthy.

    If anyone can get it, then only question is whether person is healthy to work.

    A healthy person must be allowed to work & NOT excluded by passport.

    STOP excluding healthy staff.


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  17. Shy Ted says:

    Continuing the Xmas theme, my treat to myself was some craft beers. This is a Hungarian one. Naturally they have all the health warnings but can someone just tell me what the bottom left warning is? Thanks


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  18. Shy Ted says:

    MSM going very quiet on GMax conviction over in the US.
    But
    Aaaaah
    All good though as she’s asked for, and has had approved, a booster
    I think we know what happens next.


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  19. mh says:

    The COVID World post date: January 4th, 2022

    TV presenter and reporter Rafael Silva was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest during yesterday’s live news broadcast on TV Alterosa. Silva was covering a news story when he suddenly fainted and collapsed.

    The 36-year-old had received his COVID-19 booster shot just a week ago.

    ***

    Video

    https://thecovidworld.com/brazilian-tv-presenter-rafael-silva-collapses-from-cardiac-arrest-one-week-after-covid-booster-shot/


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  20. Steve trickler says:

    Nice work, Megyn.

    Megyn Kelly on how the left is coming around to the COVID truth on vaccines, lockdowns, masks, cases vs. hospitalizations, and more.

    Megyn Kelly on the COVID Truth That’s Starting to Come Out Now | The Megyn Kelly Show


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  21. egg_ says:

    Update for calli:

    Daughter said her Doc said 16 of his other patients suffered similarly to her from the Frankenvax – just one small sample.

    Femme Paramedics who were called to take her to hospital for testing were not amused apparently and dissed the Doc in front of my already distressed daughter during the trip, i.e. it was NOT the Frankenvax, according to the militant numptards and she says her Doc has been rather cowed since – due to small town crunts.


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  22. egg_ says:

    Message from Service NSW app – not to undergo Rona testing unless you have symptoms or are directed to by Hazzardous NSW ‘Elf.

    Tards painted themselves into a corner?

    Testing provider warned them of bottlenecks.

    Your tax dollars being p1ssed up the wall on nonsense testing.


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  23. egg_ says:

    Only question must be healthy vs unhealthy.

    Q. Is pudge guts Hazzard healthy or unhealthy?


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  24. mh says:

    Puppet President doubles down

    Biden again insists COVID a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ even as fast-moving omicron spreads widely

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-calls-covid-19-testing-situation-frustrating-says-unvaccinated-should-be-alarmed-by-omicron


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  25. Bazinga says:

    Lefty governments still trying for equal outcomes. Mandating Covid vaccination is in effect moving the risks of dying from covid from the elderly and infirm to dying by vaccine to the whole populace. Well done idiots.


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  26. mh says:

    ‘ QLD records 6781 new Covid cases, free RATs available from tomorrow ‘

    ***

    Free rats eh 🐀 🐀 🐀


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  27. egg_ says:

    The Australian Electoral Commission has committed to in-person voting in the upcoming federal election despite the ongoing threat of Covid.’

    The Electoral Commission is living cheek by jowl with Rona?


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  28. Bazinga says:

    @mh all the better to RATfck us with


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  29. egg_ says:

    New York says it will prioritize non-White people in distributing low supply of COVID-19 treatments

    Salty Cracker: coloured folk are the guinea pigs of the PC Left.


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  30. egg_ says:

    ‘ QLD records 6781 new Covid cases, free RATs available from tomorrow ‘

    Moronic rat testing?

    Anything like rabies rabid dogs?


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  31. calli says:

    Thanks for the update, egg_.

    The doctor, of course, is the one with the Medicare provider number and stands to lose everything if the clowns that run the system so desire. The Nursey Numptards get off scot free regardless of their learned opinions.

    I know which one I’d be trusting in this instance.


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  32. mh says:

    Former world number 53 is outraged!

    ‘Groth: Djokovic vax pass spits in face of all Australians’

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    😄


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  33. mh says:

    ‘Novak cops warning shot: ‘No special treatment’

    Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews appears to throw fresh doubt over Novak Djokovic’s eligibility for the Australian Open’

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    Piss off, Karen.


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  34. Shy Ted says:

    My therapist told me that a great way to let go of your anger is to write letters to people you hate and then burn them. I did that and I feel much better but I’m wondering… do I keep the letters?

    My mother used to say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Lovely woman. Useless surgeon..

    I asked a pretty, young homeless woman if I could take her home. She smiled at me and said yes. The look on her face soon changed, however, when I walked off with her cardboard box.

    Out and about today. We’re surrounded by idiots.


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  35. mh says:

    The Post Millennial
    @TPostMillennial
    Biden: “There’s a lot of reason to be hopeful in 2020”

    It’s 2022.

    https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1478457337803378692?s=20


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  36. Steve trickler says:

    Part 4 – 34:40

    Harold Baldr:

    NEPAL, HIMALAYA: Ever since I’d ran into an Indian trekker coming back down along the Langtang river on my first day of this Himalayan excursion, I’ve had one thing on my mind: get to Tibet Guesthouse at Lama Hotel rest-stop and try their Gongo (or Roksi as it’s called in Nepal).

    I always like to sample locally made brews when I’m in a new country and according to this Indian who had just spent the previous night at Tibet Hotel, the owner there had made the best Gongo he’d ever had in his entire life.

    In fact, and I quote: “He has brewed it to perfection!”, he said.

    That’s why I set out from Bamboo Lodge so early in the morning without even eating anything other than a granola bar. I wanted to get to Tibet Guesthouse as soon as possible to start the day like any real man should: with a fresh shot of Gongo!

    What I didn’t expect though was to run into the coolest and nicest couple I met on my whole Himalayan trekking adventure. A couple that started the very first lodge at the Hotel Lama location over 40 years ago and are still running that same guesthouse today.

    Himalaya Gongo Hotel 🇳🇵


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  37. egg_ says:

    Biden: “There’s a lot of reason to be hopeful in 2020”

    It’s 2022.

    Depends?


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  38. cohenite says:

    Darkest Humor Memes of 2021

    From Zed; more funny then dark.


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  39. mh says:

    ‘ Sky News host Chris Smith says today there’s been “massive, maddening” backlash over the decision by two independent health panels to grant Novak Djokovic a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open. ’

    ***

    I watched the video so you don’t have to.
    Fair dinkum.
    If that twat represents conservative Australia in any shape or form, then we are fvcked.


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  40. Steve trickler says:

    Full Cossack interview with the American bloke, who is new to me.

    46:36

    Meet the Guy Fighting Australia’s Police State


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  42. mh says:

    Obese YouTuber criticizes Joe Rogan’s health choices

    Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com
    @stillgray
    No comment.

    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1478417736799715328?s=20


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  43. mh says:

    Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com
    @stillgray
    Germany is beyond terrible.

    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1478640409672699905?s=20

    ***

    Yep. History repeats


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  44. mh says:

    Liberté !

    Axios
    @axios
    NEW: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to “piss off” unvaccinated people as part of his strategy to fight COVID-19.

    “I really want to piss them off. And so we will continue to do so, to the bitter end. That’s the strategy.”

    **

    Dr. David Samadi
    @drdavidsamadi
    French President Emmanuel Macron just called France’s 5 million unvaccinated citizens “non-citizens” and stated “I really want to piss them off. And so we will continue to do so to the bitter end. That’s the strategy.”

    Governments are getting bolder every day with this rhetoric.
    11:31 AM · Jan 5, 2022


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  45. Steve trickler says:

    This is difficult to watch. Bodies being returned to the surface…they are going home.

    Respect to the crew.

    In Search of Souls (Inside the MV St. Thomas Aquinas- Bodies Recovery Operation)


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  46. Steve trickler says:

    Can Sco-Mo differentiate himself from a meth – heroin – coke, drug dealer?


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  47. mh says:

    ‘American Tennys Sandgren out of Australian Open over vaccine mandate

    The two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist will miss this year’s Melbourne major as the vaccination mandate for players continues to affect the draws.’


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  48. Steve trickler says:

    Macron, along with others, needs to meet this bloke.

    Thomas Bergersen – Cry


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  49. Steve trickler says:

    I’ll be happy to see Macron hang in the town square, alongside his wife.

    Swinging in the breeze.


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  50. mh says:

    Queenslanders’ 10-hour+ wait for ambos after Triple-0 calls

    As demand for the state’s ambulance service continues to blow out, new figures reveal dozens of Queenslanders were forced to wait more than 10 hours for ambulances after dialing triple-0.

    ***

    With the rise of vax-related heart issues, that’s very bad news.


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  51. Steve trickler says:

    Rosie, the dumb arse facebook fact check linker is in Italy.

    Boring!


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  52. mh says:

    ‘Artist Ruddy dies from Covid at 53
    Australian artist Craig Ruddy, who won the Archibald Prize with his striking portrait David Gulpilil, has died from Covid-19.’

    ***

    How many jabs did he have?


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  53. Steve trickler says:

    Reading Rosie’s Italian adventures is equivalent of watching paint dry.

    She’s been a f8cking moron from the get go of this scam, “useful as tits on a bull” is on record from myself.

    ************

    Deep quake in Indo, watching the show. Deep quakes are bad. Shallower and larger quakes will follow. We watch.

    Dutch


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  54. Steve trickler says:

    Deep quake 6 in Indo is not good; people on the faults should be made aware. Minimum 7 days before a clout.


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  55. mh says:

    #MacronNext

    Vaccine mandate protesters beat up hospital boss
    Violent scenes play out in French-controlled Guadeloupe amid protests against compulsory Covid vaccination

    https://www.rt.com/news/545207-anti-mandate-protesters-beat-hospital-boss/


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  56. Steve trickler says:

    That big 7 EQ from a few days back has jolted the planet.

    ******

    Grace – Not Over Yet


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  57. Ragu says:

    “There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic at all, none whatsoever,” PM Morrison said.

    “He has to because if he’s not vaccinated, he must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons and to be able to access the same travel arrangements, as fully vaccinated travellers.”

    What a dumb fuck. What are the chances a bloke, flat-out playing tennis for 2 weeks, will board a tram to Prahran? The only transport this guy will be taking is a jumbo jet out of this shithole c**try.


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  58. Ragu says:

    Test.

    Probably used too many brevitous words in a previous comment.


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  59. Ragu says:

    “There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic at all, none whatsoever,” PM Morrison said.

    “He has to because if he’s not vaccinated, he must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons and to be able to access the same travel arrangements, as fully vaccinated travellers.”

    What a smooth brained, micro-penis fluffer. What are the chances a bloke, flat-out playing tennis for 2 weeks, will board a tram to Prahran? The only transport this guy will be taking is a jumbo jet out of this shît-hole country.


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  60. Ragu says:

    The Australian Government has cancelled Novak Djokovic’s visa. He will be sent home.

    @9NewsAUS

    @2GB873

    —–

    Fin.

    Unit production manager

    Sco Mao

    Director of photography

    Bat Eared Mongoloid

    1st Grip

    Jaala Pulford 

    Post Production

    Border Farce Australia


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  61. Ragu says:

    Does the airline pick-up the tab for the flight home?


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  62. Black Ball Black Ball says:

    Fucken SloMo. Does he think giving Djokovic the Khyber Pass is a vote winner out in Bumfuck Idaho? The man is truly stupid.


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  63. Ragu says:

    Governance by Twitter better start paying out soon, I’ve got schtuff that I’m doing today that i want to do tomorrow.


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  64. Ragu says:

    Hey, Black Ball!

    Whats going on, you travelling ok?


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  65. Delta A says:

    Great Lame pics. Thanks, Mark A.


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  66. Mark A says:

    Ragu says:
    January 6, 2022 at 8:36 am

    Does the airline pick-up the tab for the flight home?

    If he had a valid visa yes.
    Now that it is in dispute, probably no.
    (I don’t think he will have any trouble paying for the return ticket tho, he has one anyway)

    When we left, near on two years ago, they made absolutely clear that we would not be denied entry at the destination.


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  67. Mark A says:

    Delta A says:
    January 6, 2022 at 9:16 am

    Great Lame pics. Thanks, Mark A.

    Thanks Delta, I don’t usually do this but, appreciated.
    It’s a rewind for me after the day’s work, some peeps like them, some don’t c’est la vie.
    Wish we had some of the hot weather you are having.


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  68. Ragu says:

    probably no

    Yeah. I was hoping the farce would grow tentacles and make a big fucking mess for everyone.


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  69. Shy Ted says:

    Morning friends. Some recommended viewing in about an hour on the ABC –
    Compass For Better For Worse – (Part 4) Daily Life
    9:30AM – 10:00AM

    Jane Caro explores the secret to successful long term relationships. As the daily grind takes its toll, the division of domestic labour must be negotiated. And then there is the question of sex.

    They’re better than us so we must learn from them.


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  70. Mark A says:

    unwind I meant.
    Sorry.


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  71. Ragu says:

    Breaking news.

    Melbourne to be locked down as chain smoking, hi-vis’d and hungover Slavs descend on the city. “Fucking bloody dog xunt, mate” said a spokesman.


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  72. Black Ball Black Ball says:

    G’day Ragu. I am just dandy.
    The bowling world, well my area anyway, is atizz with word of several people being in isolation or indeed having teh rona. Its comical to see the reactions.
    But little old me, who has refused check ins, who has refused any jab, keeps chugging along. Might move across the Murray to NSW as a result. Not perfect of course but certainly better than Victoriastan


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  73. Ragu says:

    Best of luck to you.


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  74. Shy Ted says:

    Never heard of him but Artist Craig Ruddy, 53, was battling complications with Covid-19 when he died in the arms of his long-time partner Roberto Meza Mont at their Byron Bay home in far northern NSW on Tuesday night.
    Convid wasn’t my first thought reading that article.
    Not in hospital because…? Not having treatment because…?
    Naturally the ABC comes to their AIDS, sorry aid.
    Just how many lies can you fit in an article?


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  75. mh says:

    Can this country get any more shit?

    ‘We’ll fight for Djokovic’: diplomatic row looms
    Serbia’s president attacks Australia for ‘harassing’ Novak Djokovic as Scott Morrison responds ‘no one is above the rules’.

    Morrison, sinking in the polls, thinks he has found a vote winner. So embarrassing.


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  76. mh says:

    ‘Scott Morrison says no one is above the rules, “especially when it comes to our borders”. That came after Serbia’s President said that “the whole of Serbia” is with the star.’

    ***

    Major international sporting events must be taken from Australia. Including the Brisbane Olympics. Get rid of it.


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  77. Ragu says:

    *rules subject to change. Please consult your 8-ball and twitterverse to prevent disappointment at the border.


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  78. Black Ball Black Ball says:

    Now the same flog sports writers who wrote it was an embarrassment to include Djokovic at the Australian Open will now write that we shouldn’t feel sympathy for him because to do so, it will martyr him. Much like Israel Folau. Expect a few columns like that today.


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  79. mh says:

    ‘Victoria has reported 21,997 cases of COVID-19’

    ***

    Many of those cases are linked to Djokovic.
    Thankfully Morrison is keeping us safe.


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  80. Ragu says:

    Fuck the press. I wouldn’t let them suck me off even if they had an electrified fellating machine with a money back guarantee.


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  81. Ragu says:

    Fitzsimmons should have stayed in Brive la Gaillard and fine-tuned his alcoholism.


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  82. mh says:

    ‘ Tasmania records 751 new cases ‘

    I didn’t know The Joker had flown in via Tassie.


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  83. Delta A says:

    Wish we had some of the hot weather you are having.

    I’m sure it’s warm compared to your temps, Mark, but thanks to La Nina, this has been a very cool spring/summer. Our region usually sizzles in January, but the hottest forecast for the rest of the month is a mild 32c.
    Very nice. 🙂


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  84. mh says:

    Headline at Courier Paywall

    ‘Defecating in street’: Covid testing queue ‘disgust’ as wait times blow out again


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  85. mh says:

    ‘After a Covid-19 outbreak at the Ipswich Watchhouse forced its closure, police were reportedly told to avoid arresting people and bail offenders where possible.’


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  86. mh says:

    The Lib/Lab duopoly have delivered an important milestone.

    Australians are now shitting in the street.


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  87. mh says:

    Queensland has recorded 10,332 new Covid cases.

    ***

    My unvaxxed sister in Wales UK got a Covid infection after Christmas. Asked her last night if it was more like a cold or flu. She said it was muscle pain and shivers, hard to sleep for about 3 nights, then a head cold developed. Said it never seemed as bad as flu. Says feeling ok now, but waiting for sense of smell to return.

    She was taking zinc, vit D and C once she tested positive. Sounds just the same as someone vaxxed reporting their Covid symptoms, except they would say ‘if it wasn’t for the vax it would have been far worse’.


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