Open Thread – Tuesday 17 August 2021

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  1. jo says:

    Sad to hear Knuckles


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  2. TailgunneR says:

    What’s happened to Knuckles?

    I can’t see any comments from him??


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  3. mh says:

    Struth, not sure if you can rework this one:
    If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
    Manic Street Preachers
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8szNPgrEs
     


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  4. TailgunneR says:

    Father ded?

    Ah, strange thing in life…

    You’ll be right mate.

    Pour out a longneck

    👍


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  5. Boambee John says:

    TG

     

    His Dad died, and because of state border closures, he is unable to get to the funeral.


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  6. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Can someone help; I can’t find KD’s comment?


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  7. Joanna says:

    Beautiful work, BBS. Quite heartbreaking actually.


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  8. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Thank you, both, FP and Joanna!


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  9. rickw says:

    <em> Emma Roberts told family and friends she wanted two thirds of the proceeds of selling her husband’s medals, which include two of Australia’s three highest awards for bravery in combat.  </em>

    Didn’t leave anyone wondering if she’s a stupid bitch.


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  10. TailgunneR says:

    “he is unable to get to the funeral.”

    Wow

    This is Coof lyfe.

    This is straya.

    It’s time for something else.

    Plenty of traitors have to pay.

    An inhuman outrage.

    Xunts

     

     


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  11. rickw says:

    <em>

    “but they’re still chasing a protester who was riding a horse.”

    A lone horseman.  Always iconic.  The freedom rider.

    Well done that man. </em>

    It was epic and clearly the horse was unregistered!


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  12. TailgunneR says:

    Thanks BJ

    I can’t see his comment? Like others.

     


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  13. TailgunneR says:

    Cross the border, Knuckles.

    Do what you got to do.

    Fuck this shit. Enough!


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  14. Joanna says:

    Over at Dover’s Cat, BBS. Early this morning on the open thread.


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  15. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Dear KD,

    Sending my heartfelt condolences to you and to your family on the loss of your Dad. Take care.

    BBS


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  16. JC says:

    <b>This house/villa is stunning but it is very hard to get a perspective: does it include the tower; is there a pool; I’d have to have a walk through before I chumped up the dosh.</b>

     

    I actually remember the house as I recall staring at it when arriving in Positano by the ferry. It’s very close to the terminal.


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  17. Salvatore, Understaffed & Overworked Martyr to Border Closure says:

    It was epic and clearly the horse was unregistered!
    ____________________________

    The penalty will be through the roof should it transpire he doesn’t have a driving licence yet was riding a horse.


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  18. Steve trickler says:

    Scroll alert!

    This could bore the shit out of you.

    Vintage Cut — Mix Master Mike Drops Bombs in ’99


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  19. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    thanks, Joanna, I’ve put up a message over there for KD.


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  20. mh says:

    He should have ridden the horse into the cops.

    Remember piggies, no touching, otherwise you are a “horse puncher”.

    But I guess it’s better he remains free. Our own Braveheart.


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  21. srr says:

    Do you think it’s possible to start a charity for poor kids who need a dog, to get a dog, without the, “Pet ‘Adoption’ NAZIS”, getting all, “Oh, your house isn’t good enough, your life isn’t stable enough, you can’t afford all the toys (you could only dream of for yourself), or the regular vet bills (just to tell you it’s healthy), and all the other BULLSHIT WE DEMAND YOU SUPPLY & DO, so no, “NO DOG TO LOVE & LOVE YOU BACK, FOR YOU!” … or have the Borgs of Global De-Humanisation already wrapped up & cut off that once both simple & profound route to feeding an otherwise lost child’s starving spirit?


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  22. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    <i>Eyrie says:
    August 23, 2021 at 11:26 am

    “If Sco MO wanted this stopped he has a thousand ways to do it.”

     

    Send the Army to arrest the Premiers if they won’t open up. The SAS could do the Supremo Maximum Leader of Western Australia</i>

    He could’ve gone to the HC last year; he still could, if he had any ticker. If he lost, he could make it an election issue – gee, there’s nothing else in the locker to commend him to the electorate.


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  23. MatrixTransform says:

    I need a chemist…stat

    when I spill pinot on the kitchen bench, it’s still red nek morning

    well, the missus printed out the saturday Age cryptic on normal Reflex paper and then tipped pinot on it… yah, like normal.

    except this time now that it’s dried it looks blue

    what’s going on there?

     


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  24. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    MT,

    not knowing anything about chemistry, except being able to recite the first 20 elements of the Periodic Table as my party trick, I’m going out on a limb: is it the PH – the Red, perhaps has taken up the ink and moved into the alkaline zone?

    (If I’m wrong, BoN, I can take it; don’t hold back.  My chemistry teacher at school wasn’t much impressed with me either.)😁


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  25. hzhousewife says:

    I read the above as “Ben Roberts-Smith’s wife told her ex-friends….” – I think I got it right.

    What a beeee- arch.


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  26. FlyingPigs says:

    BBS

    I hope you don’t mind but your song lyrics were posted here:-

    https://freedomaustralia.freeforums.net/thread/1360/dictator-man


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  27. MatrixTransform says:

    <blockquote>my party trick<blockquote>

    Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen … etc

    🙂  me too


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  28. mh says:

    Even Infowars has just posted this video of Rita Panahi
    Rest of the world ‘increasingly thinks’ Australia has ‘lost the plot’: Panahi
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBzxaiY-T_o

    They all have to go.

     

     


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  29. mh says:

    Craig Kelly MP

    @CraigKellyMP

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    4h

    A BIG THANK YOU for the awesome support you’ve given me today Your calls, emails & messages of support have ALL been greatly appreciated UNITED WE STAND UNITED we can achieve so much UNITED we can get OUR Freedoms BACK Join us in the FIGHT !!! http://unitedaustraliaparty.org.au


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  30. srr says:

    I keep seeing shows & videos of  rich & needy, anything but sound of mind people “adopting” a “fur baby” and telling the world how wonderful they are to be such great new “parents” (to what, frankly, quite often are broken mutts that will forever remain miserable and/or dangerous), and in doing so inflating the price of any sweet muttly pup well beyond the reach of the kids who really need them.

    God, if only unborn babies had as many people invested in forcing others to keep them alive as ‘doggy people’ keep passing truly dangerous dogs on from one failed home to another, because, “There’s no such thing as a bad dog”, MY ARSE! … but I digress …

    … Bald & Bankrupt is the only other person I’ve seen remember, “The Littlest Hobo”, (thanks again Steve trickler – https://catallaxy-files.com/open-thread-tuesday-17-august-2021/comment-page-34/#comment-34168), and it reminded me yet again that the kids who need a dog in their life the most, are now near the top of the list of those least likely to ever be “approved a fit owner”. That has to be turned around.

    Meanwhile –

    Steve Deace@SteveDeace


    3m·

    Branch Covidian Cult has now moved on to animal sacrifice.
    Rescue dogs shot dead in Australia by council due to coronavirus restrictions sparks outrage: ‘Deranged COVID insanity’
    https://www.theblaze.com/news/australia-council-shoot-dogs-dead-lockdowns


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  31. srr says:

    Melbourne protest (21.08.21) recap from independent media
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65oCwbqjHVs&t=329s

    Aug 23, 2021
    Real Rukshan

    An analysis of the police, government and media narrative following anti-lockdown/government protests in Melbourne on 21.08.21.

    According to Shane Patton, the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, the protest was attended mostly by young angry Victorian men with violence on their mind. Is there any truth to this statement, or is Victoria Police engaging in misinformation and propaganda?

    This is my opinion and analysis based on my eye-witness reporting on the day.


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  32. FlyingPigs says:

    Is it not great that our Australian Masters care for us and not think us such deplorable as American Masters think of their peasants?
    If you want to know how much the Deep State hates you
    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/if_you_want_to_know_how_much_the_deep_state_hates_you.html

    We Americans focus tightly on our federal elected officials.  We become fanatical about our presidential candidates and scrutinize closely our senators and House members.  But when it comes to the agencies that really run the government, the best we can do is contact our senators about the officials who need Senate approval.  We have no say at all over the vast army of unnamed employees.  Trump’s presidency, though, revealed how powerful these unelected people are…and how much they hate us.  Exhibit A for today is General Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and director of the CIA — under George W. Bush.

    Hayden’s Twitter feed reveals how very deeply and profoundly this former military officer and government official hates that half (or more than half) of America that voted for Trump.  He shows the same animosity we saw with Peter Strzok when he wrote his married girlfriend that he could “smell” the Trump-supporters at Walmart.

    Here are some examples of what you’ll find on his feed.  For one thing, if you don’t want to take a vaccine that even the MSM is conceding is potentially dangerous, he wants you out of the country and, preferably, dead:

    ….

    Think about it: General Hayden is saying it’s an “a——” idea to protect civilians and equipment before you pull out the military (without even bothering to notify your allies). I’d expect more from someone with a prior military background.

    And while Hayden is still obsessed with hating on Trump, he doesn’t have a bad word to say about Biden, the architect of the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan.

    When J.D. Vance, who is running for Congress, said Americans should come first, Hayden essentially cursed his congressional chances:

    …

    But here’s the thing about Hayden: this guy is not a Democrat. He considers himself a standard-bearer of true Republicanism. He is the perfect reminder that there is a monoparty in Washington, D.C., one that ranges politically from slightly left to far left. Trump challenged that establishment, and the establishment tried to destroy him — and, with January 6 as the weapon, is trying to destroy Trump’s supporters, too.

    Congress has pretty much abandoned most of its lawmaking functions. After it’s picked Americans’ pockets by demanding hugely high taxes to fund leftist projects and local boondoggles, it hands the real law-making responsibilities to the various agencies. In addition, agencies such as the DOJ, FBI, CIA, and NSA have extraordinary power over American lives. (E.g., the NSA just admitted to unmasking Tucker Carlson or the DOJ/FBI witch hunt for people who “paraded” on January 6.)

    Congress, which we elect, is doing a lousy job looking out for our interests by passing the buck to people who, whether they’re Democrat or Republican, hate traditional, core American values. Hayden thinks a congressional candidate who believes in putting his own countrymen first should lose in favor of…another Tlaib? AOC? Omar? All these people would happily kick Americans to the curb.

    Next year, during the primaries, make sure you let candidates know that one of the things that’s important to you is getting rid of Deep Staters who despise the American people and American values. It’s time to make it clear that, under the American constitutional system, we don’t work for them; they are civil servants who work for us.


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  33. mh says:

    EXCLUSIVE

    Lockdowns ‘open up a perfect storm’ for eating disorders
    When Covid-19 locked down Melbourne last year, Emily Unity found herself again confronting the bulimia and anorexia she had recovered from as a teenager.
    1 HOUR AGO By REMY VARGA


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  34. mh says:

    Victoria Police Officer Shouts Abuse at Anti-Lockdown Protestors “come on pussies, here we go”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvhLDEb6Ms


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  35. FlyingPigs says:

    mh says:
    August 24, 2021 at 12:32 am

    Victoria Police Officer Shouts Abuse at Anti-Lockdown Protestors “come on pussies, here we go”

    now I know where ANTIFA get their uniforms from…


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  36. mh says:

    Victoria Police Officer Shouts Abuse at Anti-Lockdown Protestors “come on pussies, here we go”
    ***

    Vic Police Officers had a very different approach to BLM protestors.
    They took a knee.


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  37. FlyingPigs says:

    Woke American “Military leaders” outsmarted by men who have sex with goats

    https://donsurber.blogspot.com/2021/08/highlights-of-news_01926593730.html


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  38. Steve trickler says:

    I’ve got not qualms with related family beating the shit of currently serving cops. OZ police are currently the worst people on EARTH.

     


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  39. Steve trickler says:

    Family serving on the force included.


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  40. FlyingPigs says:

    Victorian Police present as ANTIFA.


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  41. Steve trickler says:

    Happy to beat the shit out of family cop in QLD.


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  42. FlyingPigs says:

    now c’mon Steve trickler

    you know the Polis are only concerned with keeping you safe…


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  43. srr says:

    Rumble — Kids, learn from Mister Brown. Don’t let boredom or curiosity push you down that slippery slope to degeneracy.
    P.S. No Ridgeback was intoxicated in the making of this cautionary tale.
    https://rumble.com/vfbpqx-rhodesian-ridgeback-mister-brown-locked-down-and-out.html?mref=5f67r&mc=7xi0y


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  44. Steve trickler says:

    Grrrrr, Not happy FP. He is dressing up with the uniform.

     

     


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  45. srr says:

    “FlyingPigs says:
    August 24, 2021 at 1:38 am

    now c’mon Steve trickler

    you know the Polis are only concerned with keeping you safe…”

    _____________

    “Safe”, like a puppy’s new squeaky toy, and the giver of that gift … 🙂 😉 …

    Rumble — New Toy days are always fun! You can almost hear Mister Brown chanting, “Loser! Loser!”, as he wields his well won rope toy like a deadly mace.

    https://rumble.com/vlhsgc-dog-hilariously-wins-tug-toy-from-weight-lifter-then-beats-him-up-with-it.html?mref=5f67r&mrefc=8

     


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  46. Mark A says:

    Not that it makes any difference, I tried to log into Discord again after a week or so to follow up a lead from here.

     

    Confronted with “invite expired” Fine, I registered before so I should be OK?

    Followed by ‘state your email and password’ got it. state you are not a robot, done.

    And this has gone on for about 5 cycles before I said a rude word and stopped.

    What sort of a blooming community forum is it that doesn’t want members to log in?


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  47. Mark A says:

    PS I did verify the log in via the email they sent me.


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  48. srr says:

    The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #203
    Published 23rd Aug

    https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-203-23-08-21

    Helen Dale joins Carl to discuss how Joe Biden totally