Open Thread – Saturday, 29 January 2022

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  1. Steve trickler says:

    Sleep well.


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  2. Carpe Jugulum says:

    Good Morning Troops


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  3. mh says:

    2009

    Pfizer to Pay Record $2.3B Penalty

    Associated Press
    Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, will pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. (Sept. 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsBaCSNd_6c


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  4. Steve trickler says:

    In a couple of days, I’ll be an outcast. Good to know that little prick from swinging pig has to leave the State.


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  5. mh says:

    Russell Brand
    4.79M subscribers

    As Bill Gates warns of the emergence of worse pandemics in the future, has there been sufficient transparency around his own investments in Covid vaccines?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPMH9IaQyQ


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  6. egg_ says:

    Bill Gates warns of the emergence of worse pandemics in the future

    On P3do Island?


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  7. mh says:

    Pauline Hanson Explains Why We Need A Covid Royal Commission – Interview With Chris Kenny

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwTfFurW5s0


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  8. Old bloke says:

    We’re told that supply chain problems are caused by people being off work due to sickness (Covid-19), I wonder how much truth is in that. Could the problem also be lack of employees due to the sacking of the unvaxxed, how many refuseniks are there, or were there, in the workforce.

    I also wonder if we’ll see some moderation of the government’s decrees due to their impact on all businesses. So far, the lockdowns and other associated nonsense have impacted small business owners but haven’t impacted big business. For example, my small local hardware shop has faced lockdown restrictions which larger businesses, e.g. Bunnings, didn’t face.

    Larger businesses, and on-line businesses, have flourished whereas the small trader has suffered so the larger businesses have profited largely due to a lack of competition. The supply chain problems now though will cause big business some grief, if they can’t get product onto their shop floor, or can’t ship purchased items to their customers, they too may start complaining about the various government’s “health” policies.


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  9. egg_ says:

    Scumoron spruiking hydrogen Energy on the News.

    Aunty captions it as “Environment”.


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  10. Steve trickler says:

    Carnaby cockatoos next door ripping the sh*t out of the tree.

    Stand underneath and they give you an eyeful. I count 10. Great birds…constant clean up for the neighbor.


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  11. Ragu says:

    Black cockies hate tree bark, that’s for sure. A local squad of about 6 lob here and don’t leave until after the dogs have gone mental for a few hours. Big birds too, close to 600mm head to tail.

    Must be some DMT in the wattle bark. One day, I should get around to finding out if that is the case.


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  12. mh says:

    Boosters incoming

    Omicron sub-variant found in Victoria
    State health authorities have detected cases of an emerging sub-variant that descended from Omicron and is believed to be more transmissible than the original strain in Victoria.


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  13. mh says:

    Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev has been fined a total of $12,000 for his antics in his semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.

    I don’t think he’ll be too phased.
    I’ll be cheering Medvedev on against Nadal, but I wouldn’t begrudge Nadal the win. It will be irrelevant to GOAT calculations however.


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  14. mh says:

    West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told progressive liberals like actress Bette Midler to kiss his dog’s ass during his State of the State speech Thursday night.

    Before ending his speech, Justice called for someone to bring him his bulldog “Babydog,” who he held while finishing his address.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKvN5wVlXbc&t=5079s


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  15. mh says:

    The Yahoo story starts off suggesting Covid, then the coach mentions the vaccines:

    SUNDERLAND goalkeeper Lee Burge has been ruled out for four to five weeks due to heart palpitations shortly after contracting Covid-19.

    The club confirmed Burge had a positive case for the virus at the beginning of the month and subsequently served a period of self-isolation. But following a return to training, Burge felt unwell and a series of tests revealed a heart arrythmia.

    Fellow keeper Anthony Patterson was recalled from his loan spell from Notts County for the month of January but will now stay with Sunderland for the rest of the season due to Burge’s heart problem.

    Head coach Lee Johnson said: “He has still got an issue. He’s got effectively a slightly inflamed heart.

    “It seems to happen a lot after these injections or potentially Covid, I’m not sure exactly what it is.

    “At the same time, he’s going to be 4-5 weeks where he’s got to keep his heart rate below 100 and then has blood tests again to check that the heart is fully back to normal…


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  16. mh says:

    Apparently this is really being built, lol

    https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/a35e4df14f674ba794f48048d614f6b1

    The Guggenheim Foundation has revealed that its Frank Gehry-designed art museum in the United Arab Emirates is “on track” to complete in four years time.


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  17. Ragu says:

    At the same time, he’s going to be 4-5 weeks where he’s got to keep his heart rate below 100 and then has blood tests again to check that the heart is fully back to normal…

    No way. Manjaw Moustaka Chant, that orange CHO in QLD and all the other top doctors say myopericarditis is nothing to worry about. The fuck would some blue skinned foreigners know about health?


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  18. Ragu says:

    Well, Gehry is a one hit wonder.


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  19. mh says:

    It could be Jewish humour.


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  20. egg_ says:

    Trivago girl now in the Nutella ad?


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  21. mh says:

    Oh noes!

    Joni Mitchell to remove music from Spotify over Joe Rogan controversy

    ***

    We are stardust
    We are golden
    And we’ve got to get ourselves
    Back to the garden


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  22. mh says:

    Daily Mail

    UPenn teammate tells how the trans swimmer doesn’t always cover up her male genitals when changing and their concerns go ignored by their coach


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  23. cohenite says:

    Soros is going to spend $125 million on the mid-terms; why is this old bastard still alive?


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  24. mh says:

    Barty about to lose second set.


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  25. cohenite says:

    Barty about to lose second set.

    Did she win the first?


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  26. mh says:

    Barty fighting back from 5-1 down.


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  27. Steve trickler says:

    Don’t go punching trees, cohenite.

    THIS WEEK IN CULTURE #81


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  28. srr says:

    Steve trickler says:
    January 29, 2022 at 4:26 pm
    Colin Hay – Overkill (from Scrubs – Lyrically in sequence)

    Reminds me –

    Colin Hay – Freedom Calling
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT7NBUdqUUo
    “Freedom Calling”

    If you hear a voice call out your name
    Saying you can stop yourself from falling
    And if he strikes you in his fear and shame
    Well you can leave him to his ruin

    If your dreams they wake you in the night
    And your heart it is a pounding
    If you cry out as you wake in your fright
    And the wind it is a-howling

    Maybe it’s time to find another place
    Where nobody even knows your face
    There is no need to be afraid
    For it’s only freedom calling

    If your tears begin to overflow
    As you walk against the undertow
    There is no need to be afraid
    For it’s only freedom calling

    If you’re sad ’cause you’re all alone
    And your hands they are a shaking
    And your miracle cure’s not working anymore
    And the flood bank’s close to breaking

    Suddenly you’re on an open unknown road
    Passing all the heavy, long wide loads
    It is time to make your great escape
    And you can hear your freedom calling

    I want to dive into the sea of love
    But my knees they are a quaking
    I can see myself high up above
    And there’s no time left for faking

    I no longer need to understand
    What it is to truly be a man
    Only when I gave up on my masterplan
    Did I then hear freedom calling

    Did I then hear freedom calling


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  29. mh says:

    Looks like Barty will win via tie break.


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  30. mh says:

    Anyone in the media comparing that to the mens game needs to seriously pull their head out of their arse.

    Barty wins, but the skill levels are underwhelming in the womens game.


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  31. srr says:

    and …

    … like that chimney the fires couldn’t burn,
    I was built to last …

    “Are You Lookin’ At Me?”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKhD4LLdHw

    Well I loved the Lone Ranger and I loved that Dennis Law
    Him and George Best, sure knew how a kick a ball
    I wanted to be a cowboy, and learn a crack a whip
    Stand up in that lonely street, two six guns on my hip
    Along the mighty Beatles came, and everyone went ahhh
    They could play and sing and everything, and of course that John could draw
    Well that was it for me, I never once looked back
    Tricks to learn, waves to catch, had a plan of attack

    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me, pal?

    Then we headed south, where the surf came crashing in
    From black and white to colour, from innocence to sin
    It was summer in December, blowing heatwaves in my mind
    People talking funny, some cruel and some were kind
    From the crackle of the cane, to the frown of a big black snake
    From the breakers at Bondi, down to Wallaga Lake
    From the sound of a million fly screen doors, closing on the past
    Like that chimney the fires couldn’t burn, I was built to last

    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?

    Are you lookin’ at me, pal?

    When I flew across the ocean, I was number one
    People gave me everything, and I didn’t need a gun
    Walking down that avenue, I never felt so alive
    People calling out my name, and I’d only just arrived

    It was a tight rope walking bagpiper, in the middle of Central Park
    Steam was rising from the ground, and I wore my cape out after dark
    I had myself a moment, my day out in the sun
    It’s an unfinished story, but it’s more than just begun

    And I know more than one thing, but not more than two or three
    An I’ll tell you if you’ll listen, and I’ll tell you for free
    It’s no life being a cowboy, and eating all them beans
    The coffee’s cold, the herd is gone, and all you’ve got’s your dreams
    You can always put your spurs back on, but save them for Halloween
    You’re better off heading north, or somewhere you’ve never been

    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?
    Are you lookin’ at me?
    I said, are you lookin’ at me, pal?


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  32. cohenite says:

    Barty wins. You little, bloody beauty.


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  33. srr says:

    Dr Fauci Misinformed Comments In the 80’s Regarding Contraction of AIDS

    https://rumble.com/vtitrg-dr-fauci-misinformed-comments-in-the-80s-regarding-contraction-of-aids.html?mref=5f67r&mc=7xi0y

    HodgeTwins – Published January 28, 2022


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  34. cohenite says:

    Could only manage 3 minutes of that shit. A culture that allows its freaks to define cultural norms is fucked.


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  35. mh says:

    The Oz

    Ash Barty is just too bloody good for all of them
    Wizardry. Sleight-of hand. Too many tricks up her sleeve. Too much of a magician. So Ash Barty won the Australian Open? She’s too bloody good for the lot of ’em.
    16 MINUTES AGO By WILL SWANTON

    lol

    Collins was 5-1 up in the second set, then choked. Or as the commentary team put it, she’s “tight”.


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  36. caveman says:

    Trivago girl now in the Nutella ad?

    Thanks, I was doin my nut about where I’ld seen that face before.

    SO, Nutella gives you kids,, would stand to reason.


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  37. Steve trickler says:

    cohenite says:
    January 29, 2022 at 9:36 pm

    It is a sh*t show.


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  38. mh says:

    Speaking of women’s sport, this one went under the radar late last year:

    A cover-up: Handball bosses ‘quietly change rules’ on women’s beach clothing after bikini backlash from Norway stars

    https://www.rt.com/sport/539041-women-beach-handball-bikini-row/


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