Open Thread – Saturday, 23 October 2021

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  1. Black Ball says:

    Yes, the real reason why South Africa never win World Cups. FMD


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  2. mh says:

    Leunig gets a headline at Infowars:

    Cartoonist Fired Over Vaccine “Tank Man” Drawing

    https://www.infowars.com/posts/cartoonist-fired-over-vaccine-tank-man-drawing/


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  3. Black Ball says:

    In more cricket news, I expect a show of solidarity from the Ladies Big Bash League. The Hun:
    ‘Afghanistan cricket chief as Azizullah Fazli says women’s cricket will be streamlined under the Taliban.
    Fears have increased that the women’s game under the hard-line regime will be outlawed, a prospect that has sparked calls for the country to be banned from the international arena.
    “Our government is streamlining things, and women’s cricket will also be streamlined,” Fazli said.
    Australia’s cricket chiefs have threatened to cancel a historic maiden Test between the two countries – set to take place next month – after a senior Taliban official said it was “not necessary” for women to play.
    Before being out in 2001, the Taliban banned most forms of entertainment, and stadiums were used as public execution venues.
    Women were banned from playing sport altogether.’
    So I expect a Commonwealth Bank advertising pitch featuring Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen that women’s cricket is great and inclusive. To be filmed in Kabul. Because they like to grow the game yeah?


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  4. mh says:

    Trump Jr has some new shirt designs, including

    ‘Guns don’t kill people
    Alec Baldwin kills people’

    https://shopdonjr.com/collections/apparel?_kx=ZnaTRLOsSONxtHOkmMhbNxiB5qMOdASwBQROAD6V3LM%3D.Y2SYYN


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  5. Black Ball says:

    Oh no. SloMo has a piece in the Hun. Extolling the virtue of net zero. Prepare yourselves as I reproduce here, in blocks of text so as to avoid pics and advertising online.

    ‘Australians want action on climate change. And so do I.

    But they also don’t want their electricity bills to skyrocket, the lights to go off, for their jobs to be put at risk or for the way of life in rural and regional communities to be sacrificed.

    Australians want a 2050 plan on net zero emissions that does the right thing on climate change and secures their future in a changing world. They also want a plan that is fair and practical.

    People in rural and regional areas know the impacts of climate change far better than those of us living in the cities. But the burden of taking action on climate change should not fall unfairly on rural and regional Australians, especially those dependent on traditional industries such as mining and agriculture.’


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  6. Black Ball says:

    ‘Only the Liberals and the Nationals working together can be trusted to get this balance right.

    We understand the threats faced but also the opportunities that can be realised.

    There have been few issues more challenging for the Liberals and Nationals during the past twenty years than addressing climate change and its impact on rural and regional communities.

    Our decision to now agree to a plan to achieve the target of net zero emissions by 2050 has not been taken lightly.

    We didn’t just agree to this without carefully thinking through all the consequences and impacts, especially in rural and regional areas.

    We have not and would never make a blank cheque commitment or impose new taxes, as Labor has, to achieve net zero. That would leave Australians footing the bill.

    Decisions overseas are bringing about major changes in the global economy that will impact on Australia’s future prospects, both positively and negatively.

    As Prime Minister I am determined to shield our nation from the negative impact of these changes while positioning us to take advantage of the many opportunities presented, especially for rural and regional Australia.’


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  7. Black Ball says:

    ‘At Glasgow I will confirm that Australia will continue to play our part. We will set a target to achieve net zero by 2050, and have a clear plan for achieving it. I always said I would not set a target to achieve net zero by 2050 unless we had a plan to achieve it. We now have that plan.

    We will do this the Australian way. Through technology, not taxes. By respecting people’s choices and not enforcing mandates on what people can do and buy. By keeping our industries and regions running and household power bills down by ensuring energy is affordable and reliable. By being transparent about what we are achieving, and expecting the same of other countries.

    And we will invest in rural and regional Australia to ensure they succeed and are protected under our plan.’


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  8. Black Ball says:

    ‘I will remind the world that emissions in Australia have actually fallen by more than 20 per cent on 2005 levels. That is more than New Zealand, Canada, Japan and the United States. We have beaten our 2020 emissions reduction target and are well on our way to meet and beat our 2030 target.

    We won’t be lectured by others who do not understand Australia. The Australian Way is all about how you do it, and not if you do it. It’s about getting it done.

    We will also not be breaking the pledge we made at the last election by changing our 2030 emission reductions targets. I said we would meet and beat this target and we will. So at Glasgow I will update what we now believe we will achieve, demonstrating that performance is worth more than empty ambition. That’s the Australian way.’


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  9. cohenite says:

    Kyle Rittenhouse is going through legal hell because he killed two antifa/blm scumbags who were trying to kill him. Recently a young black man, same age as Kyle, took a gun to school and shot some folk who weren’t attacking him. This POS is facing no charges at all.

    https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/the-mistake-of-being-born-white/


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  10. Black Ball says:

    ‘The path to net zero is also not a straight line. In fact, as Bill Gates argues, forcing outcomes by 2030 with unrealistic targets can divert resources from technologies with longer lead times that will be essential to achieving 2050 objectives. So we will keep making sensible commitments and doing our best to exceed them.

    Key to this approach is investment in new energy technologies, like hydrogen and low cost solar, to ensure our manufacturing, resources, agricultural and transport sectors can secure their future, especially in rural and regional areas.’


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  11. Black Ball says:

    ‘We want our heavy industries, like mining, to stay open, remain competitive and adapt, so they remain viable for as long as global demand allows.

    We will not support any mandate – domestic or international – to force closure of our resources or agricultural industries.

    More CoverageWhat Nationals got for backing net zero by 2050‘Gladys’ relationship was a conflict’: Barilaro

    We have taken the time to deal with the hard issues that need to be confronted to get it right. We have listened carefully and understand both the concerns and the strong aspirations that Australians have when it comes to dealing with climate change.

    At the end of the day it all comes down to whether you have a credible plan to get the job done. It’s no longer about the ‘if’, but the ‘how’, and Australians can always trust the Coalition to have the right economic plan to enable Australia to deal with the challenge of climate change.’


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  12. cohenite says:

    Breitbart article on the Baldwin killing. The comments are good:

    Topnife • 18 minutes ago
    Kalyna was shot and killed because Baldwin pointed a gun at her and pulled the trigger, and the gun did what he caused it to do. Guns do not kill people, careless idiots mishandling guns kill people! Supposedly they never actually point a gun at another on a movie set — except Alec Baldwin, who does not live by rules.

    Bill • 19 minutes ago
    People Magazine is reporting that Baldwin is rehearsing getting butt-raped so when he goes to jail he will not look like an amateur.

    Hi Jax • 29 minutes ago
    Last hands on gun is killer. So smart on all topics, too dumb to keep from needlessly ending a life. I hope you have your day in court


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  13. Ragu says:

    《Key to this approach is investment in new energy technologies, like hydrogen and low cost solar, to ensure our manufacturing, resources, agricultural and transport sectors can secure their future, 》

    Why would those industries need to secure the futchum if they were not under economic threat?
    Its like the 1820s all over again. No body, be it government or loose coalition, can rightfully exercise moral authority over the individual.


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  14. caveman says:

    Scomo, checks to see that the coast is clear and then puts out a promo report on himself, he is a coward.


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  15. Ragu says:

    Along with a number of severely tanned individuals presumably of Haiten extraction.

    Cracks me up


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  16. kaysee kaysee says:

    Digital Identity Legislation

    Already mentioned by Shane and Steve


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  17. Cardimona says:

    It’s worse than we thought, Cats.
    The bad news hasn’t broken yet.


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  18. kaysee kaysee says:

    Digital Identity Legislation

    Public submissions to be submitted by:
    this coming Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 5:00 pm AEDT

    Those who have not yet submitted or not sure what it is about, watch the video in Steve’s comment.

    If you do not support this legislation and want to make a submission, here are the steps to follow. It is easy and only takes a few minutes.

    Go to this site.

    Scroll down the page till you see the button which says:

    Go to the submission form

    Click that button and scroll down to the form.

    You don’t need to give any of your personal details like name or phone number. You only need to give a valid email address so that they can send you a reply to let you know they have received your submission form.

    At Question No 7, click the Individual button and it shows a box where you can provide the feedback

    You can type your response in the box. As time is short and if you are unable to think of what to say, you could copy this or rephrase in your own words. What is important is that you make it clear that you do NOT support this legislation.
    ……………………………………………………..
    I hereby disapprove of the lack of transparency in the proposed Trusted Identity Legislation Bill currently in Phase 3.

    I believe that private sectors SHOULD NOT have access to our Identity digitally as this could lead to discrimination against individuals and groups.

    I DO NOT support this Digital Identity Legislation.
    ……………………………………………………..

    Click the blue button which says Complete Form. That’s all.

    You will receive an email telling you they have received your submission.


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  19. kaysee kaysee says:

    United Airlines pilot leads COVID revolt, files medical freedom lawsuit with 2,000 fellow workers

    《Captain Sherry Walker, a pilot with 30 years experience, is the co-founder of Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom (AE4HF), started up to represent and support nearly 4-thousand airline industry workers to push back jab mandates in their workplace.》


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  20. candy says:

    I don’t think in general people understand anything of the Coalition’s Net Zero plan and PM Morrison is counting on that relaxed acceptance and non-interest in things that don’t affect them now that Australians have.

    The term “Net Zero” will be big in the lead up to the election. He will love to say it and it’s 2050. Who will care? Unless he mentions hydrogen and uranium too much which will induce some fear.

    More of interest will be wage levels and the housing market where many are shut out now because of ever rising house prices. Some strange things going on.


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  21. kaysee kaysee says:

    Ragu says:
    October 22, 2021 at 11:06 am

    Woo hoo.

    The special lady friend delivered a healthy girl this morning

    This one?

    Congratulations, Ragu.


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  22. Ragu says:

    A lot more purple, kaysee.

    In fact, the medical fraternity are currently blowing out about jaundice in the new born,and the collective is unable to reach a consensus because. Who knows why, maybe all the individuals involved believe they are smarter that the other.


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  23. kaysee kaysee says:

    How’s your little girl doing? Is she healthy?


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  24. Ragu says:

    Heres my hot take

    Jaundice is normal due to haemolysis from the terror of being squeezed through birth canal. Their secondary diagnosis of cronic tiredism comes from a metabolic insufficiency of saccharides, not a metabolic disorder.

    So we have changed what we can in terms of what is deficient, and the bub is getting better.


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  25. Ragu says:

    She’s fine. Although weak, she was ~2 weeks premature.

    Its now a case of being able to watch an organism adapt, which she is doing.


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  26. Cardimona says:

    Congrats, Ragu.
    Fatherhood can be very rewarding.


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  27. kaysee kaysee says:

    mh says:
    October 25, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Matthew Canavan
    @mattjcan
    ·
    Oct 24
    To reach the Liberals’ net zero plan, the UN says we can only eat 14g of meat a day. Don’t eat it all at once!

    https://twitter.com/mattjcan/status/1452029538884407296?s=20

    If Canavan is not on the zero-emissions band wagon, he needs to quit the Nationals and join UAP. He can’t criticise the L and be part of the N in the LNP.


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  28. mh says:

    He’s gone nuts:

    People found guilty of “intentionally and recklessly” breaching public health orders would face two years in jail or a $90,000 fine, under new pandemic laws proposed by the Andrews government.


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  29. Ragu says:

    No time better time than to clog up the system because people May be

    intentionally and recklessly

    Walking around. Are you up for it, fagnint victorians?


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  30. candy says:

    Scott Morrison might promise UAP some deals pre-election for support.
    You hope Clive Palmer does not have that in mind. Something he wants from the big parties.

    The relevance of UAP lies in their not doing pre or post election deals with whoever is in government and staying true. It just makes a mockery of them otherwise.
    Scott Morrison will have something in mind – money, jobs on committees, overseas trips. You name it.


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  31. kaysee kaysee says:

    Julian Hill MP

    《 So glad the Prime Minister has a new pamphlet to tackle climate change.

    9th year in government & a new pamphlet which says nothing new.
    #auspol #ScottyFromGaslighting 》

    Scotty says: We’ve listened very carefully …..

    No, you haven’t.
    You’ve forgotten why Labor lost the last Federal Election and you managed to sneak back in.


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  32. Shane says:

    https://xyz.net.au/2021/10/victoria-2-years-jail-for-breaching-public-health-orders/

    The Andrews government needs the votes of three independent MPs in the Legislative Council to pass legislation. It has already secured the votes of Fiona Patten, Andy Meddick and Samantha Ratnam, all but guaranteeing the safe passage of the bill.

    There’s no stopping this. Victoria is a prison.


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  33. Ragu says:

    Couple beers with the reverend,
    Am I safe from the night?
    More money to the system,
    Am I free from the fight?

    I left myself behind in my home town,
    Went looking for a new place, you won’t find me around.

    I made peace with my country,
    Though I never could believe,
    Somebody else’s struggle
    Is the reason that I flee

    There’s none that miss me, they never thought I’d go.
    So many things about me, nobody seems to know.

    Can you carry more,
    If you leave me back?
    What’s left to take?
    Who’s lives come last?

    https://youtu.be/qaHqZQpY-tk


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  34. Ragu says:

    I’m leaning on a rail
    Letting my eyes roam over the plain
    I’m laughing on my break
    Feeling like a captive on a long chain
    Watch the people pick up sticks
    Big boss man cracks his whip
    It’s serious but we laugh to keep from crying
    Ooh crying

    Spouting out the company line
    Everything here’s just fine
    He says he cares about me but he’s lying
    Ooh lying
    Up, up in the big house
    The king of the hill

    I’m watching the boss man
    Talking to his sister with the dirty hands
    They sit, cussing at the rules
    Wishing they could lose me as fast as they can
    He’s got me in the roughest rig
    He thinks I took his brother’s gig
    People say they’ve got the game rigged
    Ooh rigged

    His daddy gave him everything
    A job and a house and his earring
    Why does he think that I’m so threatening, so bad
    Ooh so bad
    And up, up in the big house
    King of the hill
    And there, driving the big cat
    King of the hill

    Left for rickW.

    https://youtu.be/x_7RKqHn4nI


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  35. Delta A says:

    Congratulations, Ragu.


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  36. Delta A says:

    Kaysee, Best Man and I submitted our objections to the Trusted Digital Identity Bill. The confirming email stated: “We thank you for your feedback.

    Your submission will help guide the development of the Digital Identity legislation.”

    Sounds like fait accompli to me.


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  37. kaysee kaysee says:

    Your submission will help guide the development of the Digital Identity legislation.”

    Sounds like fait accompli to me.

    Delta, we have to do whatever we can to save the country from the tyrants trying to control us and our lives.

    I sent this out to people I know, told them it was urgent and to pass it on to as many people as they can. When I first came across it, I wanted to make the NO submission but I didn’t know what to do or say. I did a bit of research and came across the answer required to submit my “No”.

    I posted the detailed instructions here, as well. It just takes a couple of minutes, so there is no excuse for anyone to say they don’t have the time. We have just under 22 hours, and if we can, pass it to as many people as possible. Give them the instructions and links I have provided in my comment above. We need all the NO votes we can get.

    If we don’t care enough to fight for our rights and freedoms, we don’t deserve them.


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  38. mh says:

    RNC Research
    @RNCResearch
    Confused Joe Biden on trains: “As one COMPUTER said, if you’re on the train, and they say Portal Bridge, you know you better make other plans…”

    https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1452699754710937616?s=20


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  39. kaysee kaysee says:

    Cambridge University Archive to Add Trigger Warnings to Classic Children’s Books Over ‘Harmful Content’

    《A Cambridge University archive will begin slapping “trigger warnings” onto classic children’s books — such as Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House On The Prairie — over the books’ so-called “harmful content.”

    Researchers are reviewing more than 10,000 books and magazines to expose authors who have been “offensive to historically enslaved, colonized or denigrated people,” so that a Cambridge University archive can add warnings to the books regarding their “harmful content relating to slavery, colonialism and racism,” according to a report by Daily Mail.

    Offending authors include Harper Lee over her classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, over her Little House On The Prairie, which is under fire for its “stereotypical depictions of Native Americans.” 》


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  40. kaysee kaysee says:

    UK Patriot

    Former CDC Director Robert Redfield said more than 40% of the people who died in Maryland over the last 6-8 weeks were jabbed


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  41. kaysee kaysee says:

    Luxury Hope Island prize home worth $1.8 million could be yours for just $2

    《Surf Life Saving Lotteries has teamed up with Stylemaster Homes on their Christmas prize home draw which includes a renovated waterfront home at 56 Harbour Rise, Hope Island.

    With a total prize valued at $1,851,304, the Surf Life Saving Lotteries prize home package is the highest prize value in the history of the not-for-profit organisation.

    Stylemaster Homes renovated the property into a luxury four-bedroom, two bathroom residence styled with $266,304 worth of interiors.

    Tickets for draw 208 start at $2. The draw closes on December 15, 2021.》


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  42. mh says:

    ‘People found guilty of “intentionally and recklessly” breaching public health orders would face two years in jail or a $90,000 fine, under new pandemic laws proposed by the Andrews government.’
    ***
    Remember it is the Andrews government that has killed the most Aussies. The diversity pick hotel quarantine security fiasco, for example. Arrest Dan!


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  43. cohenite says:

    Remember it is the Andrews government that has killed the most Aussies. The diversity pick hotel quarantine security fiasco, for example. Arrest Dan!

    The case fatality rate in victoristan is 1.31

    In NSW the case fatality rate is .75

    https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/10/coronavirus-covid-19-at-a-glance-25-october-2021.pdf


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