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Which is as predicted by the only group to correctly match and predict Europe’s temperatures for the last 250 years, as measured by thermometer (not proxies) in six European cities.
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TdeF:
Same thing but clearer at the expense of being much larger file if downloading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAELGs1kKsQ
Carl-Otto Weiss
It seems that the Climate should be getting a bit cooler from (about) 2000 until the late 2070’s – I won’t be around then.
Where the Climate Hysterics claim that the Climate is getting warmer, so I only see 3 possibilities
1. The temperature readings are faked (which is well known)
2. The sun is a bit active recently (nothing unusual) but the Earth’s magnetic shield is weaker so so more solar energy hits the Earth (especially the oceans which would result in increased water vapour)
3. Earth looks likely to have a magnetic reversal event, last known over 700,000 years ago when the Climate turned colder.
There was a near reversal about 45,000 years ago – would that show up? Antartica became icy sometime later (estimates from 37,000 years ago through to about 14,000 y.a.) with some evidence about animals extinction and humans starting to decorate cave walls.
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But never Das Kapital.
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I didn’t see Mao’s Little Red Book listed, either.
Auto
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And it’s interesting how ‘far right’ = BREXIT. The same in Australia with “The Voice” now being made law in South Australia despite every South Australian Federal seat overwhelmingly rejecting it in the Referendum. Government by the extreme left against the will of the people. Who cares what people think? They are all Far Right. As Adam Bandt’s lifetime motto, “tell them what they want to hear and when we get power, we do what we want”.
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Clint Eastwood? John Wayne? Basil Fawlty?
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Ridiculous. It will be Thomas the Tank Engine next (with all that coal).
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Index Librorum Prohibitorum – was still a sin for Catholics to read these books until 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum Mein Kampf never made the Index…
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From the link:
“The French crown also tightly controlled printing, and the printer and writer Etienne Dolet was burned at the stake for atheism in 1546”.
God bless. So existential warming was a thing back in the 1500s – who knew. Even the writings of Antonio Rosmini – whose statue stood at the entrance to the boys’ college my brother and I attended (and survived, only just) – were banned for a time. Free thought? This will not do!
The idea behind ‘Digital ID’ is nothing new.
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Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World wouldn’t get a mention, its a dystopian left wing book. A drug addled population hooked on Soma.
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It’s news to me, I live in Australia and I’ve never heard the word!
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I put that in a post to this blog months ago and I seem to recall Jo’s language police rejected it. It’s definitely a thing, just not widely used yet.
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Sue! Sue!
Did you really do that?
Or did you retire when other people mostly do?
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The wildest story most people have never heard and definitely the craziest story you will read all year.
How Matt Gaetz Escaped Greenberg’s Honeypot and Exposed the Swamp’s Smear Campaign
https://floppingaces.net/most-wanted/how-matt-gaetz-escaped-greenbergs-honeypot-and-exposed-the-swamps-smear-campaign/#comments
Or, you can watch and listen to the same story on the Jimmy Dore Show
Matt Gaetz Sex Allegations Was A Honeypot Operation
https://youtu.be/VL1qZGXci18?si=_7iRug6toUvSw7VD
Global politics is clandestine, nasty, labyrinthine, and darker than we can imagine.
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Skepticynic, #4,
____Amazing story related by Jim.
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With heatwave alarm bells ringing out, I am trying to remember how long ago it was when the definition of a HW was five days at +5C above average for that month. The definition has now been changed to;
‘A heatwave is when the maximum and minimum temperatures are unusually hot over 3 days. This is compared to the local climate and past weather.’
‘Unusually hot’? This leaves it open for any figure to be used as a comparison.
Thus more extreme heat events to enhance the AGW meme.
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Next month it’ll be ‘as soon as the sun rises’.
Experts warn: South Pole to experience 6-month-long heatwave! Climate refugees spark-up BBQ in anticipation of sweltering -30*C day! Penguins seen wearing sunglasses and flip-flops due to unbelievable temperatures! MAD!
If only there were palm trees to hide under…
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Ian George, #5,
____So,it’s not a jet taking off, past the Stevenson Screen?
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The BOM didn’t have an official definition of a heatwave until the start of 2014. That’s when they brought in the three day period definition.
Whether officially or unofficially, it was regarded as 5 days or more prior to this. At least that was the colloquial opinion.
According to Wiki, the IPCC uses as low as two days.
Interestingly, Wiki singles out South Australia as defining it as a five day period for temps over 35 deg and three day period for temps over 40. While also referencing the BOM’s three day.
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FWIW – latest Kunstler
“The End of the World Frolics”
““Now that our cheques are bouncing and we are starting to default on our debts, our entire civilization appears to be manifesting suicidal behavior in an effort to control the firing squad.” — Luke Dodson”
More at
https://jameshowardkunstler.substack.com/p/the-end-of-the-world-frolics
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“Moderate Liberal MPs Bridget Archer and Richard Colbeck have threatened to vote against the teen social media ban that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wants to ram through the parliament with Labor …the bill would ensure tech platforms “cannot compel people to hand over their ID”, “.. include forcing app stores to check a person’s age or giving a third-party group authority to check ID …“I don’t think the evidence actually shows benefit [of a social media ban] when you look really carefully,”..Detail about how the age ban would be enforced is not included in the bill ”
So, total fkup from start to finish! The usual trick of rushing through a broad, undefined piece of legislation calling it wonderful to protect kids then leaving the tyranny part to the bureaurats and ignoring the public complaints afterwards.
I think the SMH only published the article to embarrass the Coalition, but its an interesting read. At least there are some people in there that will vote against the bill and against their Party leader.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-promises-teen-ban-won-t-mean-people-need-passports-to-log-on-20241126-p5ktjy.html
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So, this morning I have been reading about Russia’s Oreshnik weapon or hypersonic missile. You know, the one they fired at a Ukraine munitions factory the other day and basically vaporised it. It reminded me of the story most of you would be familiar with. The story about how the US NASA space program thought they would need a pen that could write in zero gravity, upside down etc. They contracted some management consultants to run the project which then chewed up countless millions of $ getting it to experimental stage. Somewhere during this process someone asked a most obvious question. What do the Russians do? The answer- a pencil. Well, it seems the Russians have invented the pencil yet again. The Oreshnik weapon/missile relies on its hypersonic speed to create the kinetic energy upon impact to the target, to create force to blow stuff up. It’s hypersonic (did I mention that?) and so almost impossible to intercept. Because it doesn’t have a warhead its very precise and doesn’t lead to incredible off target damage- unlike a conventional or nuclear explosive device. It’s also very accurate. The munitions factory supposedly had underground facilities – all now vaporised in a nanosecond. While our military were fussing about climate change and the number of genders its seems the Russians and old Vlad were getting on with some real work. There is also the impression that the ” West” is trying to keep this rather hush, hush. We don’t want to scare the kiddies. Might be time for Mr Trump to arrange some peace talks with Vlad ASAP.
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For some reason people seem to be thinking this is new tech. The US has had them since 1970. Maybe it is a sign of how desperate the Russians are? Nothing they have thrown at Ukraine so far has been real successful. Thousands of dead pkm.
North Korea is the latest to test them.
“The development of MIRV technology is not easy. It requires the combination of large missiles, small warheads, accurate guidance, and a complex mechanism for releasing warheads sequentially during flight.
The United States was the first country to develop MIRV technology, deploying a MIRVed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in 1970 and a MIRVed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) in 1971. The Soviet Union quickly followed suit and by the end of the 1970s had developed their own MIRV-enabled ICBM and SLBM technology.
Today, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France use MIRV technology on SLBMs. China has MIRVed ICBMs, while Russia deploys both MIRVed ICBMs and SLBMs. The use of MIRVs on submarines is considered less destabilizing than on land-based missiles because the difficulty of finding nuclear submarines makes strikes against them unlikely.
India and Pakistan are also experimenting with MIRV technology. In January 2017, Pakistan reportedly tested a MIRVed missile, the Ababeel. Senior Indian defense officials, meanwhile, have indicated that future iterations of the Agni-class long-range missiles will be MIRVed.”
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Hopefully India etc don’t rely on Go/Ogle maps for their direction-finding:
Three dead in Uttar Pradesh after driving off a partially completed bridge, even though their onboard navigation told them to drive this way…
Was the driver looking at the road ahead or down at the screen on the dash? Last year two doctors in Kerala drove into a river after G-maps directed them over a (non-existent) bridge which had been washed away in floods: via RNZ.
The older I get, the more Luddite I become.
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Found a lovely retired couple with their brand new four wheel drive and caravan jack knifed on a tiny short cut between highways. Both ends of this short cut have very large signs saying not suitable for caravans, so how did they wind up there? GPS said it was fine. Sadly I didn’t have any recovery gear with me but they did say they had managed to contact the local police. These turned up in the company 4 wheel drive complete with winch and chain. Refused to help, wouldn’t lend me the chain and just drove off advising that they would contact the RACV. 4 hours later they were still there but the RACV had turned up. 15 minutes later a fixed. Lots of lessons at a number of levels !
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Not surprised at the behaviour of our sorry excuse for a police force in Victoria, Sambar. Together with the press, medical profession and governments of all stripes, the cops have suffered a catastrophic drop in the level of public confidence. For me, the turning point was the moment they decided to fire on my son and others with rubber bullets due to their reluctance to accept the Victorian government’s kind offer of an indeterminate number of dangerous experimental medical procedures in order to keep their jobs and human rights intact.
I don’t know where they found a group of footsoldiers so willing to turn on their fellow Australians during the recent China plague. Totally disgraceful and unAustralian – and certainly not forgotten in this household.
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Not forgotten in a LOT of households, Gary.
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Ironically, the said stormtroopers recently paid me a visit to do a check on my firearms storage. Fortunately, they did not query me as to why I am armed. They may have been surprised by my answer.
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Isnt there a difference between an MIRV and these “Hypersonic” missiles ?
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You seem focussed on the MIRV aspect for some reason. Speed and flightpath control are more the issue. It seems to be the standard thing to downplay the non favoured sides capability and fluff up the favoured sides capability. Such is war I guess.
I guess if its old tech we should see plently shot down , especially when notice of arrival is being give. I’m sure The folks in places like Ramstein , Redzikowo and Fairford are quite at ease with the situation.
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It is old tech, but no one ever had a way to reliably shoot them down.
That’s the whole reason there was a treaty to agree not to deploy either intermediate range missiles nor anything capable of launching such missiles.
Reagan had his “Star Wars” program but it never actually worked … although research continues along similar lines.
Having a treaty was the smart option, rather than going down the path of increasing deployment and a massive arms race … which is kind of where we seem to be going now.
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You’re are undoubtedly correct FC, about other countries potential capabilities re. MIRV and hypersonic missiles. What interested (impressed?) me was the ability of the Russians to successfully deploy the tech in such a devastating fashion. That local observations of the strike have described an earthquake type event and the munitions factory turned to dust with no overt visual appearance. That is, no craters or off target damage. Just multiple entry holes of the projectiles. So very similar to the example of the pencil I gave. The Russians just made it work.
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Again confusing MIRV with hypersonic missiles. The issue is intercepting something going at Mach 10+, not multiple warheads etc.
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Errr?… i thought it had multiple 180kg warheads ?
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a) Yushmash was indeed the number 1 space/nuclear/general military “plant” in the USSR. Which is no more. Yuzhmash is twice no more since Feb 2022.
b) My ex-mates from the dark side feel very aggravated this week: why, oh why nearly harmless Yuzhmash was a target rather than Kiev?
c) They already recalculated how many 152 mm shells or Bayraktars or whatever they personally could get for the $5M to $25M price of single military might display.
d) I am trying to reason with them them, even if the larger number is correct, that what a quality development and multiple tests take, the next ones will be much cheaper.
e) They reply that f..ing Americans already knew perfectly well how strong Russia was – which is why they did not dare to start the fight themselves and sent Ukrainians instead.
You should excuse my ex-mates, Ross. They are not engineers with double PhDs, they are just patriots.
People who put Gagarin into orbit have lett long ago, some were still young and good enough to start new careers with Lokheed Martin.
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“oh why nearly harmless Yuzhmash ” Maybe the Yanks propaganda was too good,and the plant is not used for storing/assembling missiles any more? Well, certainly not now, but anyway..
No-one else has developed the hypersonic tech that Russia is deploying, the Americans have tried several times and never made it work. Multiple re-entry yes, but at Mach10 speeds, no.
“I’m sure The folks in places like Ramstein , Redzikowo and Fairford are quite at ease with the situation.” ..just like the Captains of American aircraft carriers.. A sub can pop up a thousand Km away, launch an Oreshnik and vanish before it sinks the carrier. Who is to blame?? Who do you attack and how? The diplomats and the politicians can scream and yell, but do you start WW3 over it?
Yes,Vlad, they may have got a job with Lockheed Martin, but they were working for the enemy…
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A Minuteman comes in at Mach 23.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman
Thing is, it can’t manoeuvre at terminal speed, and it isn’t quite as accurate as the modern Russian missiles, so it needs to get lined up well in advance. This gives the potential victim a little bit of time to attempt an interception. That said, I don’t believe there has ever been a demonstration of successful aid defence against an ICBM. If anyone knows of one then please link.
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I think all ICBMs come in like that Tel, that is low earth orbit speed. So SpaceX Falcon’s are moving around 17,000mph or 24,000kph in their coast phase. Starship 6 was at 26500kph when they cut the engines.
Its much harder with medium range missiles that don’t get out of the atmosphere, the Oreshnik only goes up 12Km, so there is little time to take countermeasures..
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Oz getting nuclear subs:
https://www.twz.com/australia-to-get-one-new-build-virginia-class-submarine-two-from-u-s-navy
Virginia class subs are awesome. While deemed attack subs which used to just be able to attack other subs they carry a host of cruise missles so can attack most anything.
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Sorry but attack subs attack ships. I was thinking of their role guarding carrier battle groups.
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They are full of tomahawks with a range of 1500 miles so they can attack inland cities.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)
A cool boat.
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Welcome to the
HotelHellhole Californiahttps://youtu.be/p0vsrL2wKeY?si=xZ552a8jZNQszsmm
DYK – 96% of all jobs created 1/2022 to 6/2024 in Cali were govt jobs.
The collapse of the private sector…
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i think we are 80% for same period
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Has the extension cord from Victoriastan into NSW tripped out ? I see QLD is maxxed out on both of theirs into NSW .
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Going again now but maxed out and prices soaring for NSW .
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Still over $1200 in NSW at 4.45pm. Nothing between Vic and here.
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Just checking and looks like NSW might have achieved the record price today for electricity.
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FWIW
“Trump Nominates Professor Who Sounded Alarm on COVID Lockdowns—and Was Censored—to Lead NIH”
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/11/26/trump-nominates-stanford-professor-who-sounded-alarm-on-covid-lockdownsand-was-censoredfor-dir-of-nih-n2182519
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Such an inspired choice. Prof. Professor Jay Bhattacharya was the instigator of the Great Barrington Declaration – a protest by medical practitioners and researchers around the world (940,00 plus signatures) – against the accepted Covid response. He gave much credibility to the opposition. An immensely decent and courageous man. And a fine scientist – which is why his position was so feared and resented by the medical global autocrats.
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It seems the uniparty have just got together, and rammed through a bill, without telling anyone, that restricts election funding, to anyone who isn’t them!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLgXgYNEQE8
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Webcams down all over London, UK
https://londonwebcam.co.uk/
Massive cyberattack?
Those pesky Russkies again?
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Couldn’t pay the electricity bill.
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Greenland had been cooling since the start of the century.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/11/26/greenland-surface-temperatures-fall-for-20-years-in-fresh-blow-to-climate-alarm-narrative/
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All that lovely chop chop – how clean it looks compared to commercial packet baccie: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-27/tobacco-and-vapes-seized-from-bundaberg-tobacconists-qld/104649760 (If Qld cops are anything like the old days, a lot of this will still be smoked I guess)
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So these are the new Jackboots of The State, a “Health” Dept.
” the Wide Bay Public Health Unit’s director of environmental health,…aid the raids were a product of significant planning since the legislation came into force two months ago. “
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“Reuters now reports that investigators have allegedly found the Oreshnik which struck Dnipro was in fact inert and contained no explosive warhead at all, being merely a “warning” to the West: ”
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/swell-of-wwiii-red-herrings-aims
“All ground-level buildings and structures on this territory have been reduced to rubble, in some places-to small concrete rubble. There are no large craters, there are a dozen holes in the ground with a diameter of about two meters. …Security around the perimeter and on the territory withdraws all means of photo and video recording, even pens and notebooks are taken away. People tell us that “officials” who speak English, Polish, and French constantly arrive at the plant’s territory in tightly tinted minibuses…. it is interesting how the West is suddenly not rushing to produce high quality satellite photos of the attack “
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FWIW
“Swell of ‘WWIII’ Red Herrings Aims to Drown Out Mounting Russian Success”
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/swell-of-wwiii-red-herrings-aims
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Things you learn in real life…
“After a pressing question about its effectiveness, we decided to do a small test again. A person with a (non-combat) injury was injected with 1 syringe tube of Nefopam, where they received a partial reduction in minor pain syndrome, thereby noting its effectiveness. The next day, after its complete freezing and crystallization in the freezer, having previously selected the optimal not extremely low temperature, they warmed it up and injected it again, where no reduction in pain syndrome was noted.
Conclusions:
When cooled and used in winter, the drug retains its effectiveness, BUT when completely frozen (crystallized) it becomes ineffective. ”
Fighting in sub-zero temperatures froze several liquid drugs in backpacks, and destroyed the effectiveness of that painkiller.
https://t-me.translate.goog/s/veles_v_okope?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB
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FWIW
“The more you gets the less you eats”
“Suppose ten workers are employed to fulfil a continuous contractual obligation one of whom goes on irregular walkabouts – to risk using a politically incorrect term. That is fine because among the nine reliable workers there are those who are ever ready to fill in.”
” Quite simply, the more wind and solar power penetrate the system, the more rationing and blackouts will inevitably ensue. Meanwhile in Azerbaijan…”
Leads to
https://newcatallaxy.blog/2024/11/23/the-more-you-gets-the-less-you-eats/
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