Open Thread – Saturday, 21 January 2023

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  1. Steve trickler says:

    This group are as sharp as a razor blade.

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    Leonid & Friends:

    Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away – Leonid & Friends feat. Arkady Shilkloper (Chicago cover)


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  2. Steve trickler says:

    Avi has made some dents. A lot of channels are discovering him from his work at Davos. Ezra, too.

    Congratulations to the blokes and Rebel News.


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  3. Steve trickler says:

    Bloody hell. Check this out. I was watching a few Baraka clips and was reminded of this in the comments section. I’ve still yet to watch in full.

    Big screen and loud.👀

    Incredible footage from the movie “Samsara”


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  4. Steve trickler says:

    Wow. Looking forward to watching in full.

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    Marc Schultz Photography:

    Samsara is an American non-narrative documentary film released in cinemas in 2011 that was directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson. This film is a follow up to their earlier film entitled Baraka, which was released in 1992.

    Saṃsāra is a Sanskrit/Pali word that means “world”. It is also the concept of rebirth and “cyclicality of all life, matter and existence”, which is a fundamental belief of most Indian and Eastern religions. In short, it is the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

    This project was filmed and produced over a period of 5 years, in 25 different countries, and on 5 continents. In 2013 the film was released on Blu-ray disc as a 1 hour and 41 minute documentary film. As a bonus part of the Blu-ray disc there is a 6-part interview shot in 2012 (that runs a total of 49 minutes) featuring mainly Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson discussing various aspects of the Samsara project. This video serves as part 2 of the 6-part interview focusing on “The Production” behind Samsara.

    Samsara was shot on 70mm film and then scanned at an oversampled 8K Ultra High Resolution (8,192 pixels across the frame) with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 @96k/24bits. It was then output onto Blu-ray in Full High Definition 1080p at a Widescreen aspect ratio.

    The full 1080p version of the Samsara film, and this 6-part special Blu-ray featurette, which they refer to as “Behind The Scenes”, are both on a single Blu-ray disc which is available from the link here: https://amzn.to/3hcjUa9

    Please note that I do not possess any copyrights to the content of this video nor is it my intention to infringe upon any existing copyrights of this content in any way. I also have no personal connection or otherwise to the producers of this video or to the creators of the Samsara film.

    Samsara (2011) – The Production – Behind The Scenes


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  5. mh says:

    We win!

    Scott Adams
    Episode 1995 EXCERPT – AntiVaxxers Win
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41GCgyG4mI

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    I and others who didn’t take the Covid vaccines are not necessarily anti vax.


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  6. mh says:

    “Covidians” Begin Backpedaling On COVID Propaganda THEY PUSHED

    23 Jan 2023 #TheJimmyDoreShow

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zm67hymCXo


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  7. mh says:

    Scott Adams ⬆️ is pretending that “anti-vaxxers” got the best outcome due to lack of trust in government and corporations. That’s it.

    How about the reason is we listened to experts like Dr Peter McCullough, not paid shills of Pfizer like Scott Gottlieb.

    Scott Adams is very disingenuous. And a gullible twat.


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  8. mh says:

    Andrew Fleischman
    @ASFleischman
    Scott Adams is threatening to sue Ben Garrison for this cartoon.

    Garrison toon

    LMAO


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  9. Old bloke says:

    Many countries didn’t have the Deep State injections available because they couldn’t afford them. They survived just fine.

    Birth rates in the western (vaxxed) countries are in sharp decline, Europe in particular, but birth rates in Russia are rising.

    I don’t know what the Russians used in their Sputnik vaccine but it wasn’t a kill shot.


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  10. Old bloke says:

    Brian Berletic is right on this point – the US has been involved in several wars over the past few decades so its weapon stash won’t be very high.

    They left everything behind in Afghanistan.


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  11. Shy Ted says:

    It pays to be able to lie. “What a beautiful baby” It’s a tattoo
    Need a hospital in Canadia? Look for the sign.


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  12. Shy Ted says:

    Not to be outdone by the gay adopters, the lessbians get in on the gig.


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  13. Steve trickler says:

    This short clip proves Scott Adams is a d*ckhead, liar and full of sh*t. I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire…ok, scratch that, I would. I have a heart.

    He still doesn’t have the balls to take Tony on. I wonder why?

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    Tony Heller:

    7 Jul 2021
    Scott Adams says he has “spent a lot of time interacting with me, and (I) am not credible.” Reality is that we have never spoken. He said he was going to have me on the show and never did. And he blocked me on Twitter. What is he so afraid of? At one time he said I was the “most persuasive climate skeptic.”

    Scott Adams “Says”


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  14. Old bloke says:

    Dmitry Rogozin is a Russian politician who was injured by an artillery shell explosion in a Donetsk restaurant which he attended for his birthday party. He blames the French for his injuries and the deaths of his friends, so he wrote to Macron and sent him the shrapnel which doctors removed from his injury.

    Dmitry Rogozin’s Blood-Soaked Reply to Macron


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  15. Old bloke says:

    Senator Malcolm Roberts is livestreaming an interview with Tony Heller and Toto at the moment.

    The Malcolm Roberts Show #1 – Climate Scientist Tony Heller


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  16. kaysee kaysee says:

    Speech by comedian Konstantin Kisin as part of the debate at Oxford Union.

    This House Believes Woke Culture Has Gone Too Far

    ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY: The Oxford Union is the world’s most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. Since 1823, the Union has been promoting debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe


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  17. kaysee kaysee says:

    Malpractice or good practice?
    Wasn’t the doctor just doing his job to save lives – to heal not harm?

    Plastic Surgeon Replaced Vaccine With Saline Shots

    A Utah plastic surgeon and office staff are facing federal charges for injecting kids with saline, squirting 2,000 government-purchased vaccines down the drain and selling fake vaccination cards.

    The fake vaccine cards were sold for a $50 donation to an unnamed medical organization that wanted “to ‘liberate’ the medical profession from government and industry conflicts of interest.”


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  18. kaysee kaysee says:

    Paywalled

    Horrific scenes of public violence in Alice

    Hundreds of children are wandering the streets of Alice Springs every night – with many committing crimes, drinking alcohol and disrespecting police.

    A Voice for whom? The PM and the Voice supporters care so much about changing the Constitution to “empower” indigenous communities. Playing the fiddle while Alice is in a mess. The article talks about violence in Alice Springs. Not white on black. Not non-indigenous on indigenous. Not invaders on original inhabitants.

    It is Black on Black. Indigenous on indigenous.
    Men on men, men on women, women on women. Children and teens running wild.

    Senator Jacinta Price calls for children wandering streets of Alice Springs late at night to be removed from their families.


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  19. kaysee kaysee says:

    The California mass shooting on Lunar New Year was suspected (by the usual suspect specialists) to be a hate crime. Until the suspect turns out to be not a white far right-winger but an Asian.

    California mass shooting suspect found dead after traffic stop

    “The suspect in that tragedy is no longer with us,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “He is no longer a threat.”

    Luna named the man as Huu Can Tran, 72. The question why, however, in the attack that killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a Monterey Park dance hall, remained.

    “We still are not clear on a motive,” Luna said at an early evening news conference Sunday. “We want to know.”


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  20. kaysee kaysee says:

    WEF

    1/
    The Crisis

    World Economic Forum declares a “planetary” and “justice” crisis.

    2/
    To tell us about it, they arrived in Davos.

    Calvin Robinson

    Global elites park their private jets, then fly their helicopters to the World Economic Forum to talk about climate policy


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  21. Cold-Hands says:

    Speech by comedian Konstantin Kisin as part of the debate at Oxford Union.

    This House Believes Woke Culture Has Gone Too Far

    National Review noted that Kisin’s side carried the motion by a margin of 89-60.


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  22. mh says:

    I saw this linked to The Age

    I was a fit, adventurous traveller. Then I had a heart attack

    … Less than four weeks before picking up this paddle, on a quiet Saturday morning at home, I suffered a significant heart attack. I’m far from your classic heart-attack victim: I’m 51, fit, my blood pressure is fine, my cholesterol is low, and there’s no history of heart problems in my family. It was just a morning that had a random crack at killing me.

    https://www.traveller.com.au/the-healing-power-of-travel-i-was-a-fit-adventurous-traveller-then-i-had-a-heart-attack-h2976c

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    Not the vax then. A morning.


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  23. Shy Ted says:

    Yerrow suplemacy, obviousry.


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  24. mh says:

    The Age only sees skin colour

    Opinion
    Australia Day
    Why do we choose to celebrate turning a black continent white?


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  25. Shy Ted says:

    Local citizens could sort Alice out in a few days if they were allowed to.


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  26. mh says:

    Throughout his public life Clarke has remained unpopular with many.

    Clarke set to be replaced for India series after row

    The former captain will almost certainly not be commentating on Australia’s Test series against India as the fallout from his ugly public spat in Noosa continues.


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  27. Shy Ted says:

    Best line from that SkyNews report –

    Their school’s had to shut down at lunchtime because the teachers’ aides are intoxicated.

    The Voice says, “Pass dat plagon or I’ll plog ya”.


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  28. another ian says:

    FWIW

    “Late last night Leo G posted a link to an article which I believe ties together the entire Covid conspiracy. In short it exposes the whole business as a U.S. Dept of Defence (DoD) inspired, led, implemted and protected plan to commit International genocide. Unfortunately, because of the time of posting I think most people missed it. So I am reposting the link here.

    If you read nothing else this week, read the article. It finally makes sort of sense out of what is going down.

    https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/the-us-department-of-defence-declares ”

    Via https://joannenova.com.au/2023/01/monday-open-thread-25/#comment-2625085


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  29. JohnJJJ says:

    If anyone wants to know the scam manipulation of the maths behind COVID, these are the people: https://wherearethenumbers.substack.com/p/weltanshauung?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


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  30. Steve trickler says:

    Stupid f*****g bitch. You can’t help but laugh at the name…is he pronouncing it properly?

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    Aussie Cossack.

    Jayne Hrdlicka – YES to vaccines & NO Russian flags at the Australian Open


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  31. mh says:

    R rating for Joker

    ‘Horror movie’: Djoker drubbing could haunt Aussie

    A shattered Alex de Minaur concedes he doesn’t know if he will be left with mental scars after being blasted out of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic.


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  32. Steve trickler says:

    Stevo and Cash with Eric and Rowdy the mini horse.

    Noisy joint.

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    woof bark growl:

    Cash 2.0 Great Dane and Rowdy at Venice Beach 2023 (1 of 5)


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  33. mh says:

    Phoney Boostermania has bitten the dust

    Wall Street Journal

    The Deceptive Campaign for Bivalent Covid Boosters

    Studies show they fail to live up to their promise, but vaccine makers and experts keep pushing them.
    By Allysia Finley

    You might have heard a radio advertisement warning that if you’ve had Covid, you could get it again and experience even worse symptoms. The message, sponsored by the Health and Human Services Department, claims that updated bivalent vaccines will improve your protection.

    This is deceptive advertising. But the public-health establishment’s praise for the bivalent shots shouldn’t come as a surprise. Federal agencies took the unprecedented step of ordering vaccine makers to produce them and recommending them without data supporting their safety or efficacy.

    The idea of updating mRNA Covid shots every season originally held promise. One advantage of mRNA technology is that manufacturers can tweak the genetic sequence and rapidly produce new vaccines targeting new variants. Hence the bivalent boosters targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants along with the original Wuhan strain.

    But three scientific problems have arisen. First, the virus is evolving much faster than the vaccines can be updated. Second, vaccines have hard-wired our immune systems to respond to the original Wuhan strain, so we churn out fewer antibodies that neutralize variants targeted by updated vaccines. Third, antibodies rapidly wane after a few months.

    Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine this month showed that bivalent boosters increase neutralizing antibodies against the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, but not significantly more than the original boosters. In one study, antibody levels after the bivalent boosters were 11 times as high against the Wuhan variant as BA.5.

    The authors posit that immune imprinting “may pose a greater challenge than is currently appreciated for inducing robust immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants.” This isn’t unique to Covid or mRNA vaccines, though boosters may amplify the effect. Our first exposure as children to the flu—whether by infection or vaccination—affects our future response to different strains.

    The original Covid vaccines and boosters trained our memory B-cells to produce antibodies against the Wuhan variant. As the University of Pennsylvania’s Paul Offit explains in a New England Journal of Medicine article, previously vaccinated people who received the bivalent booster were “primed” to respond to the Wuhan strain and mounted an inferior antibody response to other variants.

    The studies’ findings contradict November press releases from Pfizer and Moderna asserting that their bivalents produced a response to the BA.4 and BA.5 variants four to six times that of the original boosters. These claims are misleading. Neither vaccine maker conducted a randomized trial. They tested the original boosters last winter, long before the BA.5 surge and 4½ to six months after trial participants had received their third shots. The bivalents, by contrast, were tested after BA.5 began to surge, 9½ to 11 months after recipients had received their third shots.

    A longer interval between shots would increase the antibody boost to the BA.5 variant. So would a prior infection with the BA.5 variant. In other words, people who received the bivalent boosters in August would have been primed to produce more antibodies in response to BA.5.

    The vaccine makers designed their studies to get the results they wanted. Public-health authorities didn’t raise an eyebrow, but why would they? They have a vested interest in promoting the bivalents.

    The Food and Drug Administration ordered the vaccine makers in June to update the boosters against BA.4 and BA.5 and rushed in late August to authorize the bivalents before clinical data were available. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the bivalents for all adults without any evidence that they were effective or needed.

    Vaccine makers could have performed small randomized trials last summer and early fall that tested the bivalents against the original boosters and a placebo group. Results could have been available by the end of September. But the public-health authorities didn’t want to wait—and now we know why.

    The CDC published a study in November that estimated the bivalents were only 22% to 43% effective against infection during the BA.5 wave—their peak efficacy. As antibodies waned and new variants took over later in the fall, their protection against infection probably dropped to zero.

    Another CDC study, in December, reported that seniors who received bivalents were 84% less likely to be hospitalized than the unvaccinated, and 73% less likely than those who had received two or more doses of the original vaccine. But neither study controlled for important confounding factors—for one, that the small minority who got bivalents were probably also more likely than those who hadn’t to follow other Covid precautions or seek out treatments such as Paxlovid.

    FDA Commissioner Robert Califf tweeted on Jan. 11 that “COVID-19 vaccines have been associated with a significant reduction in hospitalization and death” (my emphasis). He should know that correlation doesn’t prove causation. A study found the unvaccinated were significantly more likely to get into car accidents, but that doesn’t mean vaccines prevent crashes.

    Many of the same experts who trashed observational studies supporting hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin now flog intrinsically flawed studies on bivalent boosters. After zealously promoting the bivalents, they may be seeking vindication. But science isn’t about vindication.

    Covid vaccines mitigated severe illness while most Americans gained immunity through natural infection, which substantially boosts protection. There’s a growing consensus that we need better vaccines and treatments to protect those still at risk. But we also need honest public-health leaders.


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  34. Steve trickler says:

    Analogue is not dead with this bloke.

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    Kebu:

    Taken from my live concert album “Live in Oslo”.

    Kebu – Perplexagon Part 4 (from Live in Oslo)


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  35. Steve trickler says:

    More than 666 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through January 11, 2023.

    Nah, it is just a coincidence with the number.

    Evil does not exist.


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  36. Steve trickler says:

    Music takes you places. More from EE.

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    Eternal Eclipse:

    Eternal Eclipse – Dawn of Faith (Official Music Video)


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  37. mh says:

    Anthony Brian Logan

    Damar Hamlin RETURNS… But I Have SERIOUS Questions!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7cMfK8Vpw

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    Very suspect. They never let you see his face

    ESPN Australia & NZ
    @ESPNAusNZ
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    Jan 23
    Damar Hamlin taking in the game from the Bills’ suite ❤️💙

    https://twitter.com/ESPNAusNZ/status/1617273990321692673?s=20&t=Ye0c0-wUPiXhFsnwkabgQw


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  38. Steve trickler says:

    Note the bold.

    Trump and Operation Warp Speed is nothing but lies and bullsh*t. Trump was played like fiddle and it is astonishing that he has since doubled down to defend the jabs. The evidence just keeps coming out as each day passes, detailing their harm and ineffectiveness; making him look even more foolish for him to continue with his position on the subject.

    “I help save 100 million lives” he said.

    100% bullsh*t!

    NO Trump, you were are participant in one of the biggest frauds in medical history that has damaged and killed a lot of people. There is no running away from it. He’d better hurry up and confess to it now or it’s curtains for him.

    As for the shots just being about profits? It is more than that and most people know the EVIL and intent behind them. Especially Billy and his sh*t eating grin.

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    Stew Peters Show:

    Moderna has been working on mRNA death technology long before Covid-19.
    3 years ago Dr. Wade Hamilton was approached by a friend at Harvard and asked to invest in Moderna’s mRNA project.
    Dr. Hamilton denied the offer, but saw that Moderna, a company that once had no medical background, patents or interests, was involving itself with mRNA tech right before the pandemic began.
    Big finance invested in mRNA death tech and knew they would make a giant profit.

    Moderna Creates mRNA Shot For Cardiac Events The Plot To Vaccinate Everyone with mRNA


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  39. Steve trickler says:

    A summary on what most of us already know.

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    Stew Peters Show:

    The World Economic Forum is destroying human rights and ending the nation state!
    Michael Wilkerson is here to expose Klaus Schwab and his diabolical agenda.
    The pandemic gave world elites the perfect excuse to deploy new technologies which could enslave the world.
    World leaders who act as puppets on behalf of the WEF worship at the altar of climate change and adhere to a pagan religion.

    World Economic Forum Behind The Scenes: Moderna’s Vaxx In Production BEFORE Covid


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  40. Steve trickler says:

    Another mass shooting carried out by an Asian bloke. Media will be disappointed he is not white.

    7 Dead In Shootings in Half Moon Bay, California – LIVE Breaking News Coverage


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  41. mh says:

    Opinion piece in The Age

    As I haul multiple shopping bags from my boot, while my toddler skitters between parked cars, my neighbour nods hello from his back porch, while ashing his cigarette.

    Each week – despite knowing that I am a solo mother by choice with a donor-conceived son and no partner at home – my neighbour watches me teeter inside, a leaning tower of motherhood with hefty bags and a yelling child attached to my shins. I smile brightly and say hello, but my mind is a static of expletives: why doesn’t he offer to f—— help?!…


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