Open Thread – Saturday, 31 December 2022

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  1. mh says:

    Greg Price
    @greg_price11
    Biden: “I’ll paraphrase the phrase of my old neighborhood: The rest of the countries, the world is not a patch in our jeans, if we do what we wanna do, we need to do.”

    https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1610703976206417937?s=20&t=1zGFSQ3DIna6Pnu7nuf22g


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  2. mh says:

    Adelaide Strikers beat Hobart Hurricanes after biggest run chase in BBL history.


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  3. mh says:

    The Age

    The former head of Russia’s space agency who was hit in the buttocks by a French howitzer at his birthday party has sent Emmanuel Macron a piece of shrapnel removed from his body.

    Dmitry Rogozin, a flamboyant former deputy prime minister of Russia who once promised to capture Vienna, Berlin and Budapest, is in hospital after he and his party came under Ukrainian shelling in a hotel outside Donetsk last month…


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  4. mh says:

    Did COVID ‘Vaccine’ or Football Harm Damar Hamlin? | Dana White Slaps His Wife | Ep 350

    Jason Whitlock
    219K subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75UBQ13Gyk


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  5. mh says:

    9 min(s) ago
    Eight isn’t enough: House speaker drama will require a ninth vote

    The eighth vote on the House floor to elect a new speaker didn’t do the trick.

    Vote-leader Kevin McCarthy again ended up with 201 votes, and 20 Republicans again voted for another Republican member of the House.

    The only change of late is that some of these 20 Republican holdouts are redirecting their votes. Two of them voted for Rep.-elect Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, while another, Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida, voted for former President Donald Trump. The remaining 17 votes went to Rep.-elect Byron Donalds of Florida.

    A 21st lawmaker, Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz of Indiana, voted “present” again.

    The result means a ninth vote, and possibly others, will be needed before a speaker can be found. That vote could happen later Thursday, or Friday if Republicans seek to adjourn for the day.


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  6. mh says:

    Cori Bush ATTACKS Black GOP Rep Byron Donalds As A “Prop”

    Anthony Brian Logan
    970K subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGuScqhB0fM


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  7. Perplexed of Brisbane says:

    Steve trickler says:
    January 6, 2023 at 2:54 am
    It never gets old.

    Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène Part II (“A theme from the movie Gallipoli”)

    A great driving song when it is storming at night and going up the D’Aguilar Range behind Wamuran.


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  8. Shy Ted says:

    Make of it what you will.
    wHILE THE FIRST CLIP LOOKS hOLLYWOOD,fn caps lock, the rest just looks too ordinary. S’pose someone could just be playing around digitally and removing the real cars hit.


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  9. mh says:

    MAGA energy

    McCarthy on track to lose speakership in 11th round of votes as negotiations continue


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  10. JohnJJJ says:

    ISIS BRIDE TIME. Mariam Raad had been charged with serious terror offences less than three months after being returned to Australia.
    Well there is a surprise for you.
    They still don’t get it. Being a jeehardi is not a solo enterprise. This is an extended family religion. Rewards are given to the whole family. Zahab’s martyr death ( her hubby) means the extended family go to the front of the queue to enter paradise. (Like being buried on the Mount of Olives – if you’ll excuse the Abrahamic analogy). The rewards of convincing your son or cousin to become a martyr are eternity in Paradise.


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  11. mh says:

    Some great headlines at https://www.informationliberation.com/

    Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade Labels Anti-McCarthy GOP Reps ‘Insurrectionists’

    Neocon Rep. Dan Crenshaw: The 20 GOP Reps Refusing to Vote For McCarthy Are ‘Terrorists’

    Republican Jewish Coalition Head Slams GOP ‘Infidels’ Voting Against McCarthy, Threatens ‘Consequences’


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  12. Steve trickler says:

    Uh-oh.

    The last time a similar event happened we got the mega-quake in Japan-2011.

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    Dutchsinse:

    A large X1.2 class solar flare has occurred on the Eastern limb of the Sun. (left side viewing from SDO)

    You should be able to see the flares trajectory in a few hours going into tomorrow on the ENLIL page: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ws

    As with past X class solar flares which are on a side facing Earth, we can see increases in charged particles as well as solar wind. The incoming charged particles (when excessive) can be seen on the SOHO satellite(s) C3 view https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/The

    When the charged particles arrive with the solar wind in the next 2-3 days from now (1/5/2023 8pm central) you can watch the compression of the magnetosphere around Earth here: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Satellite/3/2

    Once the compression of the magnetosphere occurs, and a buffeting of the magnetosphere happens with excess protons /cm3, and solar wind speed increases… I think of the incoming solar storm with strong solar wind like a wind storm.. and the charged particles like rain…. if you combine the two.. its like a hurricane… not just a wind storm!

    Within 2-3 days of the arrival of the x-class flare, usually we see a noteworthy increase in deep earthquakes, and shallower larger earthquakes. Also, keep an eye out for earthquakes by pipelines, power grids (lines and stations), even railroad tracks.

    Summed up.. an x-class flare facing earth has occurred, it takes 2-3 days for the charged particles w/solar wind to arrive. Once it arrives, we watch for an additional 2-3 days for an earthquake and volcanic increase. Next 7 days basically.

    1/05/2023 — X1.2 class Solar Flare — Earth facing Eastern Limb


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  13. Steve trickler says:

    Uh-oh.

    The last time a similar event happened we got the mega-quake in Japan-2011.

    *********

    Dutchsinse.

    1/05/2023 — X1.2 class Solar Flare — Earth facing Eastern Limb


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  14. kaysee kaysee says:

    Dr. Jordan Peterson Accused of Heresy by Ontario College of Psychologists

    On January 3, Dr. Peterson tweeted:
    The Ontario College of Psychologists @CPOntario has demanded that I submit myself to mandatory social-media communication retraining with their experts for, among other crimes, retweeting [Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre] and criticizing [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau] and his political allies.

    Until about a decade ago, this sort of action would have seemed perfectly outlandish in a parliamentary democracy of British ancestry.


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  15. kaysee kaysee says:

    The vote for the Speaker of the House.
    Are the 20 holdouts disrupters or true patriots?

    Some insight from an unexpected source.

    1/
    Shaun King

    2/
    Republican Holdout Rep. Ralph Norman Expects Written Offer
    to End Standoff for Speaker by Friday Morning

    The actions of these principled conservatives who refuse to support Kevin McCarthy is infuriating to party insiders, the Uniparty, lobbyists, and GOP elites.

    This hasn’t happened since 1859.


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  16. mh says:

    Ukraine First

    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wears a Ukrainian flag lapel pin and a pocket square in the colors of Ukraine


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  17. kaysee kaysee says:

    Depending on the Christmas tradition that you follow, you mark the end of Christmas on different days:
    Octave (January 1), Peak – Epiphany (January 6) or Liturgical (this year, January 9)

    Today, January 6, is the feast of the Epiphany.

    Ponderables

    ᵔᴥᵔ

    Un

    ………………………………………………………

    Deux
    .

    Trois
    .


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  18. Steve trickler says:

    Surprise, surprise…surprise. It’s a 5.9. The USGS is called the .9 society for a reason.

    A tree lopper makes them all look like douchebags.

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    dutchsinse
    10 hours ago

    The location we warned in Afghanistan at the China border has now been struck as expected.

    M6.0 (M5.9) earthquake struck.

    They were warned for M5.9 to M6.9 to strike this week.

    Another forecast hit.


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  19. Steve trickler says:

    She’s on a mission from God. The corruption she has exposed is mind boggling. Check out the channel.

    It makes you wonder about over here.

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    Susan Bassi:

    This video is about the process of disqualifying a judge who failed to make disclosures about his connection to a secret club with lawyers, cops and reporters.

    Taxpayers paid for the dinners of judges, lawyers, cops and reporters from mostly San Jose Metro and San Jose Mercury. For thirty years they met in secret. The meetings were not publicaly noticed and most Sheriffs , Lawyers and reporters did not get an invite.

    The judges say it is permitted. The law says it is not. Without cameras in court, we can’t see the conflicts, the closeness and the crony relationships that influenced legal proceedings , tainting trials, headlines and local elections.

    Judge Towery once was employed at the state bar to protect the public from bad lawyers. He protected the lawyers and then as a judge protected them further, denying due process by failing to make his disclosures about the secret Judge Club that was by his invitation only . Towery protected lawyers such as Thomas Giarardi. He appointed lawyers in cases to represent children, or to act as private judges. He inflicted harm on hundreds of families. His wife, Karyn Sinunu Towery was a prosecutor, who was argulably worse to those trapped in criminal proceedings.
    We are investigating who knew and how many cases were impacted.

    Judge Secret Club Washed Out


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  20. mh says:

    Died Suddenly x3

    Massachusetts State Police
    1d ·
    This week has been a difficult one in the Massachusetts Law Enforcement community.
    Three active-duty Law Enforcement Officers, all from South Shore communities, passed away suddenly within the last seven days. One of whom, 25-year-old Officer John F. Santos of The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, would have been a member of the Massachusetts State Police 88th Recruit Training Troop. He would have undoubtedly served a long and distinguished career with this department.
    On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, Officer Santos passed away at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after succumbing to a Brain Aneurysm. He was also a member of the United States Air Force, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant, and served overseas in 2019. Officer Santos has a fiancé and an unborn son.
    On Thursday, December 29, 2022, Officer Sean Besarick, a 24-year veteran of the Brockton Police Department, passed away suddenly at the age of 48-years-old. Officer Besarick was long-time member of the Brockton Community, graduating from Brockton High School in 1992 before serving in the United States Navy for six years. He became a member of the Brockton Police Department in 1998. Officer Besarick is married and has two daughters.
    On Saturday December 31, 2022, Officer Christopher A. Davis, a 17-year veteran of the Stoughton Police Department, passed away at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton at the age of 42-years-old. He was a member of the Stoughton Police Special Operations Unit and was the department’s defensive tactics instructor. Additionally, he has served as a certified arson investigator, investigating fire incidents alongside the Stoughton Fire Department since 2011. He has been awarded numerous commendations from the SPD during his 17 years of service, including a Distinguished Service Award in 2012. Officer Davis has a fiancé and a daughter.
    The Massachusetts State Police offer our most sincere condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of these three dedicated service members. May they rest in peace.


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  21. mh says:

    Congress Closes Third Day With No Speaker: Who holds power in Washington? | SYSTEM UPDATE #16

    Glenn Greenwald January 5, 2023

    https://rumble.com/v2429yi-congress-closes-third-day-with-no-speaker-who-holds-power-in-washington-sys.html


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  22. Steve trickler says:

    6 cars in que at the car wash. For the last car that’s about a 30 minute wait.

    F8ckwits.


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  23. Steve trickler says:

    As expected, the rotation around Broome is…let loose. It was there for days on end.

    National Radar Loop


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  24. Old bloke says:

    Congress Closes Third Day With No Speaker: Who holds power in Washington?

    This McCarthy bloke sounds like a no-hoper as well as a RINO. Those opposed to him aren’t against him per se, they just want assurances on budget limitations, border security, and other “conservative” values.

    Instead of negotiating with his detractors, which is what a politician is supposed to do, he ignores them and tries to have them bullied into submission. He sounds like a nasty bloke who can’t function as politicians are supposed to.


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  25. mh says:

    This McCarthy bloke sounds like a no-hoper as well as a RINO. Those opposed to him aren’t against him per se, they just want assurances on budget limitations, border security, and other “conservative” values.

    Another element is these terrorists/infidels/insurrectionists actually want to have a say, ie do their job for their voters.
    If you listen to the Greenwald episode you realise what happens on the Hill is a farce.


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  26. Old bloke says:

    A couple of weeks ago I watched a Patrick Lancaster YouTube video about how he went to a small village on the outskirts of Donetsk to distribute food and Christmas presents to the children living there.

    The village lady mayor took him around the village as she knew which families had children living there, and they passed the local school which she said wasn’t in use as all the children in the Donetsk region are studying at home due to missile strikes on their schools. Then she mentioned that Russian soldiers were presently billeted in the school building.

    Which makes me wonder, was this the village near Donetsk where 89 Russian soldiers were killed with missile strikes?

    Loose lips sink ships.


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  27. Steve trickler says:

    Faarkin funny. A bloke taking this piss out of pop culture.

    Kool Keith – I Don’t Believe You


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  28. mh says:

    The Age (but could be any MSM outlet)

    With Republicans hijacked by extremists, even Trump could be Speaker

    A mutiny waged by right-wing conservatives has blocked Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be Speaker and leader of his party in the House.

    Farrah Tomazin

    Just shut up and do what you’re told!


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  29. mh says:

    Last month

    Must Watch: Chip Roy Goes On Tirade Against House Proceedings And Spending

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSp54CpKE8


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  30. mh says:

    George Soros blasted for allegedly investing $131M in ‘powerful’ global media

    Fox Business

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEtGr2BmueI


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  31. mh says:

    Fox & Swamp Friends

    Brian Kilmeade’s Freudian slip speaks volumes . They’re all in for the swamp.

    https://twitter.com/_the_corner_pub/status/1611008341567848448?s=20&t=p0dqMXVilMs_7AlruDYTjg


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  32. mh says:

    McCarthy is in Bed With Frank Luntz and Wrecks Homes With Marjorie Taylor Greene: Stew on OAN

    https://rumble.com/v23ylsg-stew-on-oan-mccarthy-is-in-bed-with-frank-luntz-and-wrecks-homes-with-marjo.html

    ***

    Stew Peters joins in at the six minute mark.

    Stew Peters speaks with One America News’ Addison Smith about the righteous rebellion inside the GOP against Frank Luntz’s roommate Kevin McCarthy. Stew exposes the wannabe ‘sleeper-with-the-House’ and his corrupt ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, as a courageous band of Republican congressman hold the line against the RINO bid for Speaker


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