Open Thread – Saturday, 08 January 2022

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  1. egg_ says:

    The West Report

    Scummo “has the anti-Midas touch – everything he touches turns to sh1t”.


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  2. kaysee kaysee says:

    Gay cake saga ends, with common sense the victor

    AFTER seven-and-a-half years, the ‘gay cake case’ is finally over. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has thrown out Gareth Lee’s challenge to the UK Supreme Court’s unanimous 2018 ruling in favour of Ashers Baking Company.

    On Thursday the court ruled the application to be ‘inadmissible’ and said Mr Lee was asking the court ‘to usurp the role of the domestic courts’. The decision is final.


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  3. kaysee kaysee says:

    How to tell if someone famous died from the vaccine

    A handy guide for determining whether the vaccine caused the death

    This isn’t a definitive methodology, but it usually gets the right answer.


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  4. I imagine that, being on the professional tennis circuit, the Smoker would be doing covid tests all the time. If course the test, at best, just shows some of the virus may be sitting in your nose, not that you are suffering.

    Wonder how many lurgis are residing in our noses at any one time?


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  5. kaysee kaysee says:

    Simon & Schuster employee arrested for stealing HUNDREDS of manuscripts by authors

    An Italian man working as a low level rights coordinator for Simon & Schuster in the UK has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of stealing hundreds of unpublished manuscripts by famous authors by impersonating well-known editors and agents over email in the hope of using their ideas for his own books.


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  6. mh says:

    Craig Kelly MP
    @CraigKellyMP
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    3h
    We need answers NOW

    Is Djokovic being stitched up ?

    Did Morrison, his henchmen or the Minister, or anyone from their offices contact anyone at Border Force about Djokovic’s arrival ?

    Political interference would be WRONG & could even be ILLEGAL


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  7. mh says:

    Avi Yemini
    @OzraeliAvi
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    8m
    Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews tried to DELAY Novak Djokovic’s case until Wednesday.

    Australian Open needs an answer BY Tuesday for scheduling.

    Judge Anthony Kelly REFUSED the adjournment.

    Good.

    Djokovic will win tomorrow IN court and then win ON court at the tennis.


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  8. kaysee kaysee says:

    I have posted six vaxx-related comments in the wiki section, starting here.


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  9. kaysee kaysee says:

    Judge Anthony Kelly REFUSED the adjournment.

    He seems like a judge who will follow the path of the law and justice. His response to TA, a few days ago:

    Tennis Australia has indicated it needs to know Djokovic’s status before Tuesday so it can find a replacement player, Mr Wood, Djokovic’s barrister, said.

    But Judge Kelly said he won’t be hurried: “The tail won’t be wagging the dog here.”

    Djokovic deserves both wins – in the court and the AO.


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  10. mh says:

    4th Test = DRAW 🏏


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  11. Steve trickler says:

    The bloke who edits these clips is a genius.

    The Beauty Of:

    The Beauty Of Pablo Larraín


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  12. kaysee kaysee says:

    Ethical Skeptic

    If Omicron came naturally from any Wuhan strain, the orange curve would match the green entropy curve. Even if a lab serial-pass-created Omicron from a Wuhan strain, these two curves would match. They do not match.


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  13. Steve trickler says:

    Worth posting, again. For those that have not seen it, this is riveting.

    Al White: The Story of a Marine Grunt in the First Battle of Khe Sanh (April 1967)

    1:19:38


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  14. mh says:

    Craig Kelly MP
    @CraigKellyMP
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    57m
    What a complete debacle by 🤡🤡.

    Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews’ application to the Court to delay Djokovic’s case was rightly denied by the Judge.

    Morrison & Karen Andrews must ALLOW Djokovic to play AND apologise for treating him so appallingly.


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  15. mh says:

    Check this out

    Imran Salahuddin
    @itisimrankhan
    This was Australia’s PM a day before Djokovic was stopped at the airport. 👇

    https://twitter.com/itisimrankhan/status/1479689521751113728?s=20

    ***

    Morrison says an exemption is a matter for the Victorian government, they provided the exemption to come to Australia and we act in accordance with that.

    Why on earth is the greatest sportsman on the planet locked up? It’s crackers.


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  16. Steve trickler says:

    Follow up. That is not smoke coming out of the headers, it is raw nitromethane. It actually tastes pretty nice.

    Why half track? It is incredibly expensive to run these cars, so I can understand the format.

    Del Worsham Smashes Record (THREE TIMES) At Funny Car Chaos


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  17. mh says:

    Protest grows bigger after president vows to ‘piss off’ the unvaxxed

    Macron’s words may have backfired after huge crowds took to the streets of France promising to piss him off instead

    https://www.rt.com/news/545479-french-protest-bigger-expected/


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  18. mh says:

    This means the vaccines are working

    ‘Staffing crisis crashes nation’s food supply’

    Major retailers report staff shortages of up to 35pc due to state isolation requirements, sparking shortages of essential items.
    6 MINUTES AGO By SIMON BENSON


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  19. Steve trickler says:

    Going to be bed CATS!

    Love you lots.


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  20. mh says:

    Big Pharma pulling strings it seems

    ‘Home Affairs lawyers want the door left open for the government to cancel Djokovic’s visa a second time, even if the tennis star wins the case.’


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  21. mh says:

    Inspirational Novak video

    Do you think you can ‘Break’ Novak Djokovic? Think Again! | Dealing With Adversity

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


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  22. Ragu says:

    Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd

    “The first thing to do is to be prepared,” he said.

    “My advice is that you make sure you have some paracetamol or ibuprofen at home in case you’re diagnosed with Covid-19.

    “Paracetamol or ibuprofen can be used to manage fever and aches and pains.

    “It’s important to be prepared because you won’t be able to go to your supermarket or pharmacy if you are diagnosed with Covid-19.”

    What a bloody joke. 2 years of this shit and a supposed professor is still running the above advice.


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  23. mh says:

    Craig Kelly MP
    @CraigKellyMP
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    1h
    Serious allegations must be independently investigated.

    Djokovic put through 6hr interrogation; pressured by Border Force AND denied procedural fairness.

    Sounds like when Police keep you locked up while pressuring you to agree to unlawful bail conditions.


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  24. mh says:

    ‘What more could this man have done?’ Judge asks lawyer

    The judge presiding over Djokovic’s case, Anthony Kelly, questioned what more the tennis player could have done to ensure his entry to Australia.

    The court heard before and after arriving at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne, Mr Djokovic had a medical exemption from a professor and an “eminently qualified physician” to support his claim he had a medical contraindication to a COVID-19 vaccination.

    He was also separately given an exemption by an independent expert panel established by the Victorian government, Judge Kelly said.

    “The point I’m somewhat agitated about is what more could this man have done?” the judge said.

    Mr Djokovic’s lawyer Nicholas Wood, SC, said what “emerges with utmost clarity” from the transcripts and recordings of his client’s interaction with border officials is “he had done absolutely everything that he understood was required in order for him to enter Australia”.

    Mr Wood said Mr Djokovic provided the evidence required to support his declaration when he applied for the exemption.

    Mr Wood said the federal government “thought he was ok to come” by granting him a visa initially.

    When he encountered issues in Melbourne, the court heard Mr Djokovic was mystified, saying words to the effect of,“If there has been an error, I don’t understand what it is” and he indicated he wanted to speak to a lawyer.

    Judge Kelly said in effect, Mr Djokovic told officials he would never have come to Australia if he did not think he could not have gained entry.


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  25. mh says:

    Vaccines working their magic:

    New restrictions have been introduced in Victoria as authorities race to tackle the Omicron wave tearing across the state.


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  26. Old bloke says:

    Steve trickler says:
    January 10, 2022 at 9:55 am

    Gee whiz!

    Fleccas:

    THIS WEEK IN CULTURE #78

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

    You can only conclude that western civilization is on a downward trajectory which I can’t see it pulling out of.


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  27. mh says:

    Problem:
    Vaccines not doing what the salesmen said they would do

    Solution:
    More vaccines!


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  28. mh says:

    CM

    The judge presiding over Novak Djokovic’s legal case has order the star be taken from his detention hotel; to a location where he can watch the hearing and questioned “what more could this man have done”.
    Judge Kelly told the court that Djokovic had a medical exemption from a professor and an eminently qualified physician.

    “Further, that medical exemption and basis on which it has been given was separately given by an independent … panel established by the Victorian state government,: Judge Kelly said.

    “That document was in the hands of the delegate (Home Affairs).

    “What more could this man have done?”.

    Judge Kelly said Djokovic had been “quite candid” in interviews with the delegate.

    “In effect, (he) wouldn’t even have come here” if he didn’t have everything needed to get into the country, the judge said.

    Judge Kelly said he was somewhat “agitated” by Djokovic’s situation regarding his medical exemption, as provided by independent medical panels for both Tennis Australia and the Victorian Government.

    The highly anticipated court case between Djokovic and the Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, is being conducted by remote access technology.


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  29. Shy Ted says:

    Oo-er
    Just one question…


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  30. mh says:

    Biggest news day of the year and no comments.

    Is dash Cat dead yet?

    Should we make it official?

    We ended on a great note – Novax wins! 🏆


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  31. Black Ball Black Ball says:

    Novak Djokovic still has an obstacle to overcome. Tudge can personally make the decision to give him the Khyber Pass


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  32. Steve trickler says:

    Good Lord.

    Anyone working under a car in OZ, take precautions. Very difficult to forecast EQ’s here but the deep quake activity to the North of NZ and Indonesia is a concern. Bigger, shallower quakes to follow.

    No need to stress, just letting you know.

    Dutchsinse.


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