🇷🇴Deep in the heart of Eastern Europe lies the nation of Romania. A mysterious land to many with its own history of villains and heroes. And it was in search of one such polarising figure that I began a journey across this land ( by the world’s greatest train ) in the footsteps of Ceaucescu. Join me on this personal journey which I have long dreamed of making as we trace the leader’s final days in power and his ultimate demise.
Shoutout to all the friendly Romanian people I met on the journey.
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International said today.
Such tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger civilians, as they turn civilian objects into military targets. The ensuing Russian strikes in populated areas have killed civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure.
“We have documented a pattern of Ukrainian forces putting civilians at risk and violating the laws of war when they operate in populated areas,” said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.
“Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law.”…
Accidentally turned on the box this am, ABC news with the B-grader presenters waxing lyrical about cost of living pressures and how the Indians and mussies have nailed it by all living together under one roof so we should do the same. Naturally, interviews with said ethnics and how the NDIS/aged care doesn’t have enough culturally and language appropriate carers. Grr. B-grader, woman of colour ends saying “don’t worry, mum, I’m not moving in with you”. They pay the B graders too much. Double grr. Comeback for fellas So, it wasn’t just a joke
My neighbor Harriet Hageman is fed up with Liz Cheney and the Democrats she represents from her home in Virginia. The Wyoming Republican primary is the week after next.
Almost 1 year since the Daily Telegraph & the Herald Sun (and their associated mainstream publications) spread and amplified defamatory claims about myself and other Australians legitimately questioning and raising awareness of potential problems with government, mainstream media and big tech narratives related to the pandemic.
One of the main claims of misinformation attributed to me was around questioning why the UK’s Chief Scientist walked back statements on the over representation of vaccinated individuals in hospitals (breakthrough cases). This is now undeniable looking at the data available, just look at the amount of people reinfected multiple times in never-ending waves. It’s now crystal clear much of this information was knowingly suppressed early on by authorities with the help of the mainstream media and big tech.
There was a whole lot more defamatory jibberish, but the funniest piece of misinformation attributed to me was that I believed a man accused of punching a horse in Sydney during a protest, did not. Luckily that entire saga has gone through the courts, with the finding that no horse was punched by that man. How having an opinion on a legal matter even qualifies as misinformation baffles me, but these are the bottom of the barrel attacks the mainstream media levelled on many of us speaking out in Australia.
The entire article was riddled with nonsense, and even at the time of publication it was obvious, but looking back now it’s clear the media was actively engaging in a disinformation smear campaign in the hopes of censoring myself and others.
My personal & private life, including business interests were heavily impacted by these baseless smears. I can only imagine what doctors and scientists trying to provide balance have been put through by these same organisations and government bodies trying to discredit them.
Always question everything you read on mainstream media, they cannot be trusted.
I have a cousin who was a missionary in Romania during the Ceausescu years. He was working there as a teacher during those years as missionaries and Christianity was banned so he ran a clandestine church fellowship during that time.
He used to bring Bibles printed in Australia in Romanian into the country, he’d smuggle them in with his luggage when travelling. He would also carry a large jar of highly sought after instant coffee which the customs guards would take then wave him through customs with his Bibles.
I just went and had a ciggie with old dear neighbor. I took a few meals over, opened up the fridge and it was practically empty. FMD, that was a shock.
Goodness gracious! Hat tip, Kolya. Thankfully we do charity work that involves a lot of food. I’ll stock her fridge up tomorrow.
Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday lowered its revenue forecast for the year and announced job cuts as rising inflation hurt the company’s efforts to make its pricier plant-based meat more affordable for consumers
The lawsuit against Google, which has owned YouTube since its 2006 purchase for $1.65 billion, was brought in early 2021 by Rumble, the free speech competitor to YouTube
Carrying over a philosophical topic that started at the tail end of the previous Open Thread.
Steve: I’ll never put up a clip from this bloke again. I love the dog but the owner just exposed himself as a f*cking idiot.
Arky: If you stop consuming content from people who show idiocy, you won’t watch anything.
Just enjoy it for what it is.
Remember, 99% of Hollywood actors are either left wing idiots or moral cowards, but who wants to completely stop watching Hollywood movies?
Ragu: Theres a lot going for Stoicism…
So what are you gunna be? Looking for an excuse or ethically correct?
Entering the realms of philosophy and taking up Arky’s points.
We would need to give someone a fair go …. that is a few opportunities. If they persist in proving themselves to be idiots, then we have to decide whether we want to spend our time in the idiot-sphere. Maybe, idiocy is contagious and may infect us too.
Take the case of Snickers. Do they deserve another chance? Are you a consumer of those bars or anything from the makers, Mars Wrigley?
Would you cancel it from your shopping list?
How else would they learn that you can’t earn your chocolate dollars in Communist and non-Communist lands?
It would be hard to find a word that dealt a greater injustice at the hands of the English language than “Stoic.” In its rightful place, Stoicism is a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry.
And
What Are The 4 Virtues of Stoicism?
Courage.
Temperance.
Justice.
Wisdom.
What Are The 4 Virtues of Stoicism?
Courage.
Temperance.
Justice.
Wisdom.
Thats interesting man
Stoicism to me is
Justice- not quite, it’s doing the right thing and being able to defend that decision
Temperance – is that achievable and is the negative so bad? Drinking has its place; the problem that is so wide spread and the action becomes an excuse for bad behaviour.
Wisdom and justice come from a non-reflexive place.
Temperence – it’s a personal thing, but don’t use that as a cudgel to promote yourself to be better than everyone else.
I gather the point of sobriety is to not be a slave to anything. So it becomes a qualitative metric.
But then, if you get pissed and dont become a prick then what does it matter? Stoicism says don’t make a habit of being drunk because its a waste of time.
Refinements of Stoicism came about not necessarily because of Bacchus but where that group ideology could lead.
It was perfectly right for ceasar to quash that movement. Not because the preversions were a threat to the state but because they serve no purpose to humanity.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that he would like to discuss his country’s war against Russia with the leader of Russia’s closest ally, Xi Jinping, “directly,” and invited China to help rebuild Ukraine once the war is over.
Are the brainwashed still living in dreamland? Still happy that your hard earned tax-dollars are being sent to Ukraine? So that China can use it to rebuild Ukraine? That your newly minted PM visited that country and continues to promise it unending support?
All these big dollar handouts while Aussies are struggling to pay grocery and power bills?
This is where libertarianism becomes mangled. The melding of stoicism with a bit of whatever.
They can not stop at the immoral. In fact they fuck it all up.
They take the primacy of autonomy and the coda of catholocism and then completely misinterprete the whole lot. To a libertarian as is constituted in the modern Australian the moral imperative takes a back seat to the individual. This is wrong.
When you follow that through it becomes an argument for the individual not the collective. So liberts defend gay marriage etc but not the moral of the primacy of family.
The error seems to be liberts avoiding any association with “collective” because thats commie shit.
One of my biggest faults is shooting my mouth off.
Arky:
If you stop consuming content from people who show idiocy, you won’t watch anything.
Just enjoy it for what it is.
Remember, 99% of Hollywood actors are either left wing idiots or moral cowards, but who wants to completely stop watching Hollywood movies?
Sweet.
Report comment
Sleep well ladies and gents.
Kal-El on the ship Zod’s | Man of Steel
Report comment
Good moaning one and all.
Report comment
Merogenomics
https://youtu.be/aZFm3ZAbX9s
Do viral infections reappear. Short answer- yes
Report comment
Bald:
🇷🇴Deep in the heart of Eastern Europe lies the nation of Romania. A mysterious land to many with its own history of villains and heroes. And it was in search of one such polarising figure that I began a journey across this land ( by the world’s greatest train ) in the footsteps of Ceaucescu. Join me on this personal journey which I have long dreamed of making as we trace the leader’s final days in power and his ultimate demise.
Shoutout to all the friendly Romanian people I met on the journey.
Solo Through Romania’s Dark Past 🇷🇴
Report comment
Ukraine: Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians
Report comment
Accidentally turned on the box this am, ABC news with the B-grader presenters waxing lyrical about cost of living pressures and how the Indians and mussies have nailed it by all living together under one roof so we should do the same. Naturally, interviews with said ethnics and how the NDIS/aged care doesn’t have enough culturally and language appropriate carers. Grr. B-grader, woman of colour ends saying “don’t worry, mum, I’m not moving in with you”. They pay the B graders too much. Double grr.
Comeback for fellas
So, it wasn’t just a joke
Report comment
Hope you all saw this clip from the Alex Jones show trial.
We’re watching a movie.
Report comment
Fleccas Talks:
THIS WEEK IN CULTURE #108
Report comment
Tony Heller:
My neighbor Harriet Hageman is fed up with Liz Cheney and the Democrats she represents from her home in Virginia. The Wyoming Republican primary is the week after next.
Harriet Hageman Campaign Ad
Report comment
China Fact Chasers:
Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou heads to Wimbledon to ask the important question ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’
China Once Again Tries to Ruin International Sports. Where is Peng Shuai?
Report comment
Real Rukshan:
Almost 1 year since the Daily Telegraph & the Herald Sun (and their associated mainstream publications) spread and amplified defamatory claims about myself and other Australians legitimately questioning and raising awareness of potential problems with government, mainstream media and big tech narratives related to the pandemic.
One of the main claims of misinformation attributed to me was around questioning why the UK’s Chief Scientist walked back statements on the over representation of vaccinated individuals in hospitals (breakthrough cases). This is now undeniable looking at the data available, just look at the amount of people reinfected multiple times in never-ending waves. It’s now crystal clear much of this information was knowingly suppressed early on by authorities with the help of the mainstream media and big tech.
There was a whole lot more defamatory jibberish, but the funniest piece of misinformation attributed to me was that I believed a man accused of punching a horse in Sydney during a protest, did not. Luckily that entire saga has gone through the courts, with the finding that no horse was punched by that man. How having an opinion on a legal matter even qualifies as misinformation baffles me, but these are the bottom of the barrel attacks the mainstream media levelled on many of us speaking out in Australia.
The entire article was riddled with nonsense, and even at the time of publication it was obvious, but looking back now it’s clear the media was actively engaging in a disinformation smear campaign in the hopes of censoring myself and others.
My personal & private life, including business interests were heavily impacted by these baseless smears. I can only imagine what doctors and scientists trying to provide balance have been put through by these same organisations and government bodies trying to discredit them.
Always question everything you read on mainstream media, they cannot be trusted.
Link
Report comment
I have a cousin who was a missionary in Romania during the Ceausescu years. He was working there as a teacher during those years as missionaries and Christianity was banned so he ran a clandestine church fellowship during that time.
He used to bring Bibles printed in Australia in Romanian into the country, he’d smuggle them in with his luggage when travelling. He would also carry a large jar of highly sought after instant coffee which the customs guards would take then wave him through customs with his Bibles.
Report comment
I just went and had a ciggie with old dear neighbor. I took a few meals over, opened up the fridge and it was practically empty. FMD, that was a shock.
Goodness gracious! Hat tip, Kolya. Thankfully we do charity work that involves a lot of food. I’ll stock her fridge up tomorrow.
Get to know your neighbors.
Report comment
Old bloke says:
August 6, 2022 at 1:38 pm
👍
Report comment
May 2022
Davos
The bugs who sat around this table want you to eat fake stuff.
This was their lunch.
August 2022
Beyond Meat Cuts Sales Forecast
as Consumers Shun Pricier Faux Meat
Report comment
Africa Brooke
1/
An open letter:
why I’m leaving the cult of wokeness
2/
Interview
Report comment
jason bourne extreme ways music video
Report comment
ᵔᴥᵔ
Un
.
Deux
.
Trois
.
Report comment
Posting it again.
Are you going dismiss it as sh*t? Good luck doing that.
WORLD PREMIERE: These Little Ones
Report comment
In the case of Rumble v Google ….
1/
Rumble Brings Lawsuit Against Google
Dinesh D’Souza explains why Rumble’s lawsuit against Google is crucial for exposing Big Tech’s illegal machinations.
2/
Court Rejects Google’s Attempt to Dismiss Rumble’s Antitrust Lawsuit,
Ensuring Vast Discovery
Report comment
Banned from Australia! And who was the prick that did that?
***********
Katie Hopkins:
Katie’s Arms 5 Aug. Crane Pants. Monkey-bumming. Lovely Mark dog rescue.
Report comment
1/
Carrying over a philosophical topic that started at the tail end of the previous Open Thread.
Steve:
I’ll never put up a clip from this bloke again. I love the dog but the owner just exposed himself as a f*cking idiot.
Arky:
If you stop consuming content from people who show idiocy, you won’t watch anything.
Just enjoy it for what it is.
Remember, 99% of Hollywood actors are either left wing idiots or moral cowards, but who wants to completely stop watching Hollywood movies?
Ragu:
Theres a lot going for Stoicism…
So what are you gunna be? Looking for an excuse or ethically correct?
Report comment
2/
Entering the realms of philosophy and taking up Arky’s points.
We would need to give someone a fair go …. that is a few opportunities. If they persist in proving themselves to be idiots, then we have to decide whether we want to spend our time in the idiot-sphere. Maybe, idiocy is contagious and may infect us too.
Take the case of Snickers. Do they deserve another chance? Are you a consumer of those bars or anything from the makers, Mars Wrigley?
Would you cancel it from your shopping list?
How else would they learn that you can’t earn your chocolate dollars in Communist and non-Communist lands?
Snickers maker apologises for advert suggesting Taiwan is a country
Report comment
3/
On Ragu’s point about stoicism.
And
Something to practice this coming week. ^.^
Report comment
Some additions to The Mock, if you haven’t seen them.
Report comment
Thats interesting man
Stoicism to me is
Justice- not quite, it’s doing the right thing and being able to defend that decision
Temperance – is that achievable and is the negative so bad? Drinking has its place; the problem that is so wide spread and the action becomes an excuse for bad behaviour.
Wisdom and justice come from a non-reflexive place.
Courage should be intrinsic. If it isnt why?
Report comment
Pardon
Temperence – it’s a personal thing, but don’t use that as a cudgel to promote yourself to be better than everyone else.
I gather the point of sobriety is to not be a slave to anything. So it becomes a qualitative metric.
But then, if you get pissed and dont become a prick then what does it matter? Stoicism says don’t make a habit of being drunk because its a waste of time.
A lot of alignment of Stoics and Christianity.
Report comment
Refinements of Stoicism came about not necessarily because of Bacchus but where that group ideology could lead.
It was perfectly right for ceasar to quash that movement. Not because the preversions were a threat to the state but because they serve no purpose to humanity.
Report comment
True dat.
Report comment
Has NewsCorp received a call from WEF to get rid of Cory Bernadi?
His anti-Ukraine rant crosses million views with big support from the plebs. Currently at 1,094,357 views.
The truth cannot be permitted on MSM.
Volodymyr Zelensky Asks Xi Jinping for Talks,
Invites China to Rebuild Ukraine
Are the brainwashed still living in dreamland? Still happy that your hard earned tax-dollars are being sent to Ukraine? So that China can use it to rebuild Ukraine? That your newly minted PM visited that country and continues to promise it unending support?
All these big dollar handouts while Aussies are struggling to pay grocery and power bills?
Report comment
This is where libertarianism becomes mangled. The melding of stoicism with a bit of whatever.
They can not stop at the immoral. In fact they fuck it all up.
They take the primacy of autonomy and the coda of catholocism and then completely misinterprete the whole lot. To a libertarian as is constituted in the modern Australian the moral imperative takes a back seat to the individual. This is wrong.
When you follow that through it becomes an argument for the individual not the collective. So liberts defend gay marriage etc but not the moral of the primacy of family.
The error seems to be liberts avoiding any association with “collective” because thats commie shit.
Report comment
One of my biggest faults is shooting my mouth off.
Arky:
If you stop consuming content from people who show idiocy, you won’t watch anything.
Just enjoy it for what it is.
Remember, 99% of Hollywood actors are either left wing idiots or moral cowards, but who wants to completely stop watching Hollywood movies?
Cheers dude.
Report comment
In fact, the collective is what has made society, defines society and, is the battleground for a cohesive society.
The denial by the right that the collective exists is why they’ve ceded to the marxists.
Report comment
1/
The unvaccinated ….
“They were the smart ones”
2/
Brought to you by… Pfizer!
Report comment
Jor-El and Son | Man of Steel
Report comment
Is it making sense?
Report comment
˘◡˘
Break time
1/
Super Crispy!!
If You Have 3 Potatoes, You Must Try This Delicious Dish!!
Report comment
2/
Fiddler on the roof
If I were a rich man
(with subtitles)
Report comment
🐹
One
.
Two
.
Three
.
Report comment
Viewer discretion is advised.
The Prodigy – Firestarter HD AC3 448Kbps
Report comment
Peanuts and Beetle Bailey
Report comment
Dilbert and Dennis
Report comment
Check out this method of cooking.
Fried Chicken With Vegetables Around A Unique Oven From An Old Barrel
Report comment
Garrison
Report comment
A bloke walking his dog.
Cash 2.0 Great Dane meeting new people in Redondo Beach 7
Report comment
Brilliant.
Clark Kent gets a job in the Daily Planet | Man Of Steel
Report comment
Powerline’s Week in Pictures: Your Lying Eyes Edition
Report comment
Well done bloke.
Teenage Boy Learns How To Play Reggae
Report comment
The sound of rain will send me to sleep…..real time in west. Checks this out before your head hits the pillow.
Massive Meat Doner Cooked On Fire! This Juicy Meat Will Drive Everyone Crazy
Report comment
…Check this out.
Report comment
Sleep well folks.
Starman – Scene: The Human Race (1984 HD)
Report comment
Short and to the point. Peter Schiff with Laura Ingraham
This recession is worse than people think.