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I have had cause to read 4 or 5 AI generated articles in the last few days and google now seems to want to use AI every time you make a search..
I have generally found AI articles to not understand context, have a lack of historical knowledge, take the conventional “official” line and lack common sense.
Then it occurred to me that exactly the same features can also be attributed to Politicians. Coincidence?
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If these are political issues they will summarize mainstream political writing. That is all they do. They do not think. It is all just statistical math.
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Yes indeed. But not just in politics.
LL AI models are ‘trained’ in the dustbin of the internet. Algorithmic scraping of the net produces a result skewed to the frequency with which the topic treatment appears there. When ‘weighting’ is applied, the confident-sounding AI responses simply repeat a consensus summary of what it there to be found.
What passes for ‘critical thinking’ in the better LLM’s is a rough Bayesian mash up of what the model has found amongst the litter.
This can be helpful in delivering code designed to fit a carefully explained request. But tends to produce hallucinations in anything more complex.
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” I have had cause to read … ” A good Bordeaux is required for such.
Yes, many politicians are like that, the new mayor of Seattle comes to mind. Although these characteristics are not limited to the political class.
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Essentially it lacks human imagination.
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100%.
A massive task to separate creativity from emulation.
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The Brainwashing Idiots Team (BIT) continue to use behavioural science to (1) Produce fear and shame to nudge idiots and the vaccine injured to get vaccinated again and again. (2) Nudge young people away from “right wing” opinions and towards upper-class elitist “left-wing” ideology. (3) Overcoming scepticism about Heat Pumps using nudge technology and cognitive distortions of reality to encourage their adoption: https://www.bi.team/
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The on-going product of the 1960s-70s mind manipulation research. A Govt Dept working out how to make people do what you want them to without them knowing it was all your idea..
” we were the world’s first institution dedicated to incorporating a better understanding of human behaviour into public policy, programs and products. …coming together to design, test and scale solutions to society’s biggest challenges, and committing together to be world leaders in driving innovation for social good. ”
It depends on what you feel is “good”..
“We completed our first project outside of the UK in 2014 in Guatemala, where we helped increase tax compliance three-fold. ”
It certainly seems to work, global warming being the prime example.
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Speaking of AI should universities ban it
https://dailysceptic.org/2026/06/05/universities-should-ban-ai-outright/
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Not possible. They would have to ban Google searches.
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“Much of what makes up the core of intellectual work – the ability to construct an argument, the ability to summarise, to précis, all abilities that I had thought were key to human engagement with the world – were now capable of being done better by AI.”
Everything except innovation and invention..oh wait, they call that hallucinating in AI.
“Letting ChatGPT do all the intellectual heavy lifting is like going to the gym and getting someone else to do, well, the heavy lifting (physical) for you instead. You could say, of course, the workout has been completed, the weights have been through all the motions, the necessary fitness steps have been achieved. Just not by you. There would be no benefit at all to your physical development. Likewise for intellectual development and AI.”
True enough- but its just like introducing calculators, ‘people will never learn maths, they won’t be ale to do anything without a calculator’, and that hasn’t held humanity back.
What he reckons we need is- “a new AI-liberated university to emerge…parents and employers will soon see the difference between this new university’s graduates and those brought up on the false comfort of AI; it will be swamped with admissions.’
Of course DIE and general political correctness/womens Lib will make sure his ‘pure-thought’ university ends up just teaching political studies and womens rights degrees.
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‘ … that hasn’t held humanity back.’
That is correct, these things are only tools to free the mind up to realise its full potential.
If an undergrad uses AI to write an essay then a tutor would need to confirm that the knowledge has been absorbed by the student.
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How does the tutor do that? That’s why he asked the student to write the essay in the first place.
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Whatever the discipline the tutor must already have a full understanding of the topic, a quick discussion on face time should settle any irregularities.
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Back to where you started.
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You’re assuming a two tier system ‘ … a new AI-liberated university to emerge …’
Won’t catch on, we are in the midst of an information revolution and embracing AI as fast as we can. Better if the undergrad knows something on the subject, even AI interpretation, so that his essay can be critiqued.
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Are google about to start using a new system whereby Captcha type verification websites will be denied to non Google approved devices?
https://dailysceptic.org/2026/06/05/googles-new-captcha-plans-will-create-a-two-tier-internet-only-accessible-to-those-with-approved-devices/
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“A wise politician today would recognise the wisdom of preventing that by creating an internet which would be immune to political interference by virtue of being out of the control of Big Gov and Big Tech right down to the physical layer. He would recognise that sacrificing his own ability to manipulate that network would be more than compensated by the certainty that no geopolitical adversaries could manipulate it against him either. ”
A wise politician huh? So, we have a future where Big Tech runs our devices and lets us see the parts of the internet approved for us.
In a similar vein, our Censorship-Fuhrer is trying to dodge the mess she created by blaming Albosleezy’s Govt. There’s nothing I love more than the enemy engaging in civil war…
“Julie Inman Grant has put herself at odds with the federal government over its under-16s social media ban, saying she was “not really keen on” it, and it was based on legislation drafted “very quickly”. “It was very thin scaffolding,” ..“What I would say is a regulator is only as good as the tools and the resources that they’re given.””
So its failure to block teenagers is because she wasn’t given enough power and money, the most common argument from any snivel servant. A total lack of being able to see how the world works these days, and the balance between private industry and Govt.
““What you’re effectively asking us to do with this is fence the ocean,” she said.“We might be able to create some friction and some degree of safety, but it’s a futile exercise if you think you’re totally stemming the ocean.””
She will get into deep trouble for saying the obvious out loud, stemming the ocean is what all Govt laws do, but everyone just ignores that part and sweeps it under the carpet. However, I’ll bet she spends every dollar of our taxes in her budget putting on a show of stopping the ocean.
..and from this comment I could pivot over to another article about why Labor’s voters are falling away in droves and voting for anyone except the uniparty!
“The Coalition supported the ban and included a social media ban in its own policy platform for the 2025 election.”
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/very-blunt-approach-esafety-commissioner-questions-social-media-ban-20260605-p6047h.html
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I assume everyone’s updated or had their security certs updated by now?
If not, your pc will be more vulnerable to security breaches, but it will go on working fine.
The Captcha 2 story has been around for weeks, and it’s all part of big brother’s plan to monitor everyone.
No more de-Googled “privacy” devices like the Brax-phone.
You are all prisoners of your own device.
Interesting too that M$ has shut off help for recent Office versions.
Upgrade to Office 2024 if you want help, plus it’s also heavily AI focussed too…
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The Shocking Damage Caused by Covid Policies
“The Covid lockdowns may not have been remotely effective, but at least they harmed millions of people and created long-lasting negative impacts that we’re still dealing with today.
That’s the conclusion of a massive new body of research into the nonsensical policies promoted by the public health “expert” class, promoted by their media partners, and enacted by incompetent, cowardly politicians.”
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-shocking-damage-caused-by-covid-policies/
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Climate Alarm On The Run, Part II
“This is what happens when “journalists” keep reporting about a dead horse. Eventually the public realizes the horse has perished and there’s nothing left to talk about. Or that there was no horse to begin with.”
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/06/05/climate-alarm-on-the-run-part-ii/
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Notice how just about everything the Left says is the exact opposite of the truth?
In Victoriastan (Australia), the communist Government has introduced new election funding laws supposedly restricting big donors and big donations.
They did make one important exemption though – the Labor Party being the political arm of the Trade Union movement – they exempted donations from them. The extremely wealthy unions can donate however much they want to their party, presumably including some of the $15 billion they stole from Victoria’s “Big Build” project.
Victoriastan’s Dear Leader, the simpleton DEI appointment Jacinta Allan forgot to mention that in her press release.
The “Opposition” says:
They are not even trying to pretend we live in a free and fair democracy any more. This is completely blatant.
Australia is regressing faster than ever.
We need at TRUMP or Millei or One Nation.
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Incidentally Jacinta’s only previous job outside politics was as a part-time grocery bagger at Coles. That’s fine and an honourable profession, as is any honest work, but that was her station in life.
Structured, repetitive, supervised work like grocery bagging is fine with an IQ of 80. No abstract problem solving or reasoning ability required.
However this simpleton shouldn’t be attempting to run a state.
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“However this simpleton shouldn’t be attempting to run a state.”
But, like so many ‘leaders’ these days, she isn’t really in charge or making the important decisions. She’s just another sock puppet, doing what she’s told to do, saying what she’s told to say.
So is Comrade Albanese.
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I hate to remind people but there is another party leader who is being promoted as a potential prime minister who has a not much different private sector and lower educational level background, and a politician for thirty years.
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The “educated” politicians have really done the country proud! /S
A number of them won’t tell us what a woman is!
The question is too tough apparently.
So much for education.
They need to grow a spine!
These are the mental pigmies who want to run our country.
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Mmmm…credentialism has certainly served us well hasnt it? Still there are people that will value Dan’s part time Arts degree over Pauline’s decades of small business and real world experience.
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“Announcing the legislation on Wednesday, Premier Jacinta Allan said the proposed laws would “restore integrity” to the state’s elections. “We’re doing this because Victorians should be the ones who decide the outcome of elections, not big money, not billionaires, whether they’re Australian or foreign,” she said.”
Just amazing they can exhibit such corruption and pretend it doesn’t exist! There is no reason for them to exempt union donations except to try and cripple the opposition while making themselves rich. Yet people tell me Russia or Ukraine or Venezuela is corrupt and Australia is a shining light of honesty and fairness…
NZ got rid of the unions and the country boomed, yet here the Libs can’t even copy that, they don’t treat the unions as an enemy at all.
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Yesterday we had a “stop wind” rally in Wyoming. Here is some great local coverage:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/04/wyoming-ranchers-rally-against-wind-wall-of-power-turbines-across-the-state/
I get quoted a good bit. Just the start of our campaign.
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Well done, David.
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In the UK they are going to make adulteration of food with folic acid compulsory. This is already done in Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, many European countries and others.
The intention is to reduce neural tube birth defects caused by a lack of dietary folate (vitamin B9).
However folic acid is not the same as folate. It is a synthetic, stable form of it and has different characteristics. The body must first convert it to the active form, 5-MTHF (levomefolate) and not all people can do this efficiently.
The body requires the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) to convert synthetic folic acid into the active 5-MTHF form. Genetic variations in the MTHFR gene are very common and can significantly reduce this conversion efficiency leading to unconverted folic acid in the bloodstream which can have effects such as masking B12 deficiency and it has been linked to cognitive issues and immune issues including cancer*.
So it’s better to obtain folate from a natural source or a supplement such as 5-MTHF / L-Methylfolate. If you are a carnivore you can get folate from organ meats like liver or eggs. If vegan leafy greens or legumes (check which ones are suitable).
However, you are still being poisoned by compulsory adulteration of the food supply and it will be very hard to avoid it.
Dr John Campbell discusses with others; https://youtu.be/iXLneMTiTDw
* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622080324
“Unmetabolized Folic Acid in Plasma Is Associated with Reduced Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity among Postmenopausal Women”
(NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.)
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Saturday music.
Natasha Owens – TDS (TRUMP Derangement Syndrome) song.
https://youtu.be/ytq5N3VxTKU
** Trigger warning for those suffering TDS. **
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Latest Leftist insanity.
Sainsbury’s in UK to stop selling brown eggs – because “carbon” (sic) bad.
And Katie Hopkins comments:
https://youtube.com/shorts/cRYUyauzd_s
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I hope this doesn’t inspire the Australian Government and Chrissie “Blackout” Bowen, simpleton, to ban brown eggs and slaughter all the chickens that lay brown eggs e.g. ISA Brown, Hy-Line Brown and Lohmann Brown. They do tend to search out the worst ideas of others and implement them.
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Brown Eggs Matter!
BEM is against ‘colourism’ in the pecking order: heck, they’re all yellow on the inside – in fact I scrambled 2 for breakfast this morning!
Surely *rainbow people* will be out protesting this miseggony as ALL colours are equal. Besides, do laying hens even know what ‘carbon’ is? Cluck cluck cluck 🐓
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Puck puck puck puckerk!
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But, but but, what about all the other “colours’ and wouldn’t white eggs smack of white superiority ? After all doesn’t every chook have a right to lay whatever coloured egg she chooses
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.thehenhousecollection.com/blog/chicken-egg-colors-guide/%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOorfHIGN2q_RtZFpybULjTevMlqIFrpCGanacKocFM3AKqjuBgQ8&ved=2ahUKEwjf2NrlkfGUAxUcTGwGHVkNAW0QFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1eAb3Y4Ka4xYWOKBtz-_VO
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I’m guessing the quail must be the lgbtwtf arm of the chicken kingdom.
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Well Leftists think white milk is racist so why not white eggs?
https://bioethicstoday.org/blog/is-the-recent-effort-to-glorify-whole-milk-tainted-by-racism/
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It appears peak stupid has not yet been reached. Its going to be a long way for the UK isn’t it? and of course we always have Chris Bowen.
Mrs Y went on an epic rant when I revealed the Sainsbury strategy.
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Yes. Just when you think they’ve reached Peak Stupid and can’t possibly get any worse, they do something to surprise you.
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Racist! As for..
“better welfare outcomes for the hens that lay them.” What about all the brown-egg chickens that are about to get slaughtered because of this decision. Doesn’t ANYONE think abut them?
“White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens, which have a longer laying life, lower feed requirements and produce the same egg output with less carbon demand, according to (their!) research.” Paid for by the White-chicken Breeders Society… What they don’t tell you is that white chickens need more heating during winter and ruinables can’t do that.
Go woke, go broke… lets hope it happens!
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More bs in the name of fake science.
Hopefully consumers will see through it. Dream on JC2.
Eggshell colour is driven by genetics and food, with a number of breeds only producing white egg shells.
White isn’t better, just different, but no doubt consumers will see them as “cleaner”.
Nutritionally, they’re the same, all things being equal.
Typically though, the breeds selected for producing white shells are smaller than their counterparts so yes, they eat less. Egg weight is proportional to body size, but rest assured the supermarkets won’t sell them to you cheaper.
As for living longer, that’s a common trait for calorific restriction. Cage farm chickens may only live 2 years anyway due to the demands placed upon them, so there’s a high turnover.
No doubt true free range chickens will be a thing of the past as every spare acre is needed for renewables to save the planet.
Or should that read “enslave the planet”?😎
As a sidenote, some people in the USA believe that chocolate milk only comes from brown cows.
Ah consumers, gotta love ’em.
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Sadly, Isa Browns do have shorter lives. But they are lovely chooks – consistent layers and can be picked up and petted. Their eggs are also superior to most other breeds. But they are bred to lay eggs and it shortens their lives. But they are delightful chooks.
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Latest Pauline Hanson “Please Explain” cartoon.
“Defund the ABC”.
https://youtu.be/HfVtqNM_CdQ
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a classic JoNova type story to be revealed ..on how to blend in blaming Australia on climate change into drug epidemic and, of course, the desperate call for money to fix it. welcome from the Solomons to Australia.
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/the-crisis-on-australias-doorstep-and-how-its-about-to-get-much-worse/news-story/376c9882e29d19266083073686389296
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Ah, the good ol’ ‘war on drugs’… still going strong after nearly 100years! Don’t worry, we’ll win one day!
Its just Darwin at work, do nothing and drug-susceptible people will wipe themselves out from society in a generation or two. Keep them alive and they will cost the rest of us billions of dollars, while breeding more of themselves.
If they want to stop it properly we will need a society that young people don’t want to escape from. If they can’t do that then with all our biological research going on in clandestine Govt labs everywhere, they should be looking for non-addictive substances that get you high rather than looking for racial-profiled lethal diseases. Drugs are just biochemistry and cell biology…
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FWIW – more for the covid files
“CONGA LINES ☙ Friday, June 5, 2026 ☙ C&C NEWS
CDC had a warning ready that could have saved kids— and killed it on purpose”
“esterday, ABC National News Desk reported, “Exclusive: Sen. Ron Johnson discusses alleged COVID cover-up, suppression of research.” Sometimes, “exclusive” means you broke the story before everybody else. Other times, like now, it means you were the only one who covered it while the rest of the corporate media ran Pfizer drug ads instead. Good for ABC.”
More on who knew what and when and what happened
https://open.substack.com/pub/coffeeandcovid/p/conga-lines-friday-june-5-2026-c?
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FWIW
“‘EV Guy’ Crushed by His Readers (social media correction)”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/05/ev-guy-crushed-by-his-readers-social-media-correction/
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Good to see that the Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting today. The main discussion point is apparently “Climate Change”. So the two countries with the least hope of changing the worlds weather will meet to discuss ways to change the worlds weather.
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In Noosa of all places…
5-star accommodation? With an ocean view? Are they both wearing colourful Hawaiian shirts to blend in with holidaymakers & other carbon emitting riff-raff?
Word is Luxon rides a longboard when he vacations at his beachside mansion: would be a hoot watching him teach Ol’ Sleezy how to surf [cue music: Wipeout!].
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Why would they be anywhere near the ocean?
Crazy daredevils!
The oceans are rising! /S
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Noosa? Seriously, they have no self awareness do they? Canberra Airport been bombed or something?
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FWIW – seems about right
“AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:”
https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/2062323474832511261/photo/1
Via https://instapundit.com/801652/#disqus_thread
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Earth has a temperature: 1,000s of ‘em!
-48 C South Pole, Antarctica
-8 C Greenland Summit
-5 C North Pole, Arctic
+48 C Oman, Saudi Arabia, SoH
Therefore, perfect equilibrium:
what’s the problem again?
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Oceans cannot sustain more than 30C over an annual cycle due to the microphysics of ice particles at high altitude. No ocean water gets colder than -1.7C because it becomes floating ice below that temperature and insulates the water from losing more heat.
So the two extremes for surface water are -1.7C to 30C. Their average is 14.3C. Within the range of measured average somewhere between 14 and 15C.
Measurement of temperature across Antarctica is hit and miss so global measurements have stated precision well above what they actually achieve. No two datasets can agree on the actual GMT but they are required by the UN to agree on the anomaly at least to the first decimal place.
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14.3 C (?) brrr that’s wetsuit material.
Up north here, SST goes down to 14.3 in winter (definitely full-length ‘steamer’ wetsuit needed unless you’re in/out for a quick dip) while down south, ie. Foveaux Strait where I lived/surfed in the 2000s, it gets UP to 14.3 in summer 🥶 or maybe 15 or 16 if you’re lucky.
Supposedly a ‘warm’ current comes down from Aus and funnels through the Strait though I’ve never encountered it – had a few close calls with itinerant great whites but even THEY didn’t stay for long: next stop Tonga? Fiji? Noosa? 🦈
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‘ … what’s the problem again?’
Sir … sir … blocking.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/large-parts-of-queensland-shiver-through-their-coldest-morning-of-2026-to-date/1891395
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Yes! So good! Calm sunny weather to dry out the soil surface and allow some gardening! These rainy cloudy cold days recently were just what we were escaping from when we came to Oz, English weather!
Give me a clear sky and a night frost anytime!
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Wind farms experience lulls under stationary high pressure.
https://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDY65100.pdf
I live on the tablelands and hate winter.
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FWIW
https://x.com/TheRabbitHole/status/2062655231868239929/photo/1
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Don’t bet against Uncle Sam, today’s employment figures are good [85k expected 172k reported] with the last two months also adjusted up.
Au/Ag fell out of bed.
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That is worth repeating!
Sanity prevails in the USA under the greatest leader in history – POTUS DJT.
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‘ … the greatest leader in history …’
History won’t see him that way.
In this particular situation he is conducting an illegal war to increase military spending, which stimulates economic growth by channeling resources into the private sector.
With the midterms coming up he only needs to convince the voters that the US military industrial complex is working well.
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Already the greatest leader in history for defunding the UNFCCC and declaring peace with CO2.
It will take time for that to be widely recognised but it is not unusual for great leaders and their ideas to go unrecognised till they leave office or pass away.
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‘ … defunding the UNFCCC and declaring peace with CO2.’
If he had done only that then nobody would have cared less, but nothing he says these days is taken seriously. Which is why the Coalition is skirting around the issue of CO2.
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Don’t bet against Uncle Sam, today’s employment figures are good [85k expected 172k reported] with the last two months also adjusted up.
Au/Ag fell out of bed.
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I think I’d rather look at the income tax figures before ’employment’.. having a job is not what it used to be. Are those 172K half-time jobs instead of 85K full-time ones?
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I knew you’d hate it. 🙂 Many of the jobs are building new data centres and power stations.
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Further to that.
‘The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. Total nonfarm payroll growth was also revised higher for March and April by a combined 93k.’ (Investing)
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Last week I looked at the population of the fastest growing country – QATAR.
Today I look at the make up of the population. The total population is 3.37M. The number of citizens is 350,000.
The expatriates have limited property rights with 25 designated freehold zones. The expatriates have no voting rights. They have limited legal rights and no pathway to citizenship.
Only citizen can hold farm land. The State owns all rights to subsurface resources. The government controls all mineral extraction through partnership agreements.
Crime is low in Qatar primarily because women do not have rights to justice and expatriates do not matter.
And there is currently a lot of noise in Australia over ONP policy on housing aimed at reducing foreign ownership of residential property and tougher pathway to citizenship.
And then we have that misogynist Paul Kelly writing a story about a woman not being Prime Ministerial material. He probably prefers the way women are treated in Qatar.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/barnaby-joyce-defends-pauline-hansons-ability-to-be-prime-minister-following-claim-she-was-not-equipped-for-the-role/news-story/f04658032c980dae9bf76c20972e66e3
So Paul Kelly rates Sleezy and Snowy 2 Angus as better prospects than PH. Talk about deep PHDS or just misogynist.
When was Sleezy or SH2 Angus invited to Mar-a-lago?
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Incidentally, you won’t find a Leftist criticising Qatar or any of the Saracen states. Red-Green Alliance (Green does not refer to the Gaia worshippers in this instance). Both have the common objective of the destruction of Western Civilisation and its Judeo-Christian foundation.
But the Saracens will do away with the Left as well, just as soon as their role of useful idiots is complete, just like they did in Iran in 1979 after helping the Ayatollah get into power.
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Hey David, I like the use of the term “Saracen” instead of the usual “Islamist” or “Muslim” et al. I like it because it avoids the accusations of religious prejudice, and directly invokes the history of conquest of the Islamists of the past.
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You have overlooked the 2019 visit by Prime Minister Morrison to the United States of America and the Presidential State Dinner given in his honour at the White House with all the trappings of ceremonial honouring of a special allied nation’s leader provided. And after that a weekend in retreat at Mar a Lago where they socialised with their wives and held private discussions that resulted in the AUKUS plan, that was developed between Trump, Morrison and UK PM Johnson. The AUKUS partnership including to start Pillar 1.0 and 2.0 was signed by President Biden, Morrison and Johnson in 2021 after the Glasgow COP where PM Morrison despite the pressures applied declined from signing an agreement on net zero emissions.
Minister for Energy was Angus Taylor and I have posted links and other information indicating the new direction PM Morrison and Taylor were taking from 2019 to 2022 when Albanese Labor Government was elected.
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What One Nation policy? I watched Bolt Report and the interview with Barnaby Joyce MP, former National Party MP for many years and Leader twice and therefore Deputy Prime Minister twice, so he is not inexperienced. He answered Andrew Bolt’s questions about housing policy for non-citizens as he understood the One Nation policy and what Leader Senator Hanson had been saying, and obviously realised, being an astute politician, that the part about non-citizens who are residents being forced to sell their property with two years of the new One Nation rules if they became government (and Paul Kelly editor at large for The Australian newspaper has as a very experienced Canberra Press Gallery member and journalist observer explained why that would not work, especially the often suggested by One Nation PM Hanson) is inappropriate, not fair or reasonable.
He phoned One Nation head office to check after the interview and while still with Bolt, he received two different versions in reply from two officials and was then confused and obviously not comfortable. He explained to Andrew Bolt his dilemma and Bolt decided in the best interests of his audience of viewers that he would explain the situation to us.
It again revealed the headlines and missions statements of One Nation and the lack of detail more often than not. A few weeks earlier appearing as a guest on Chris Kenny at Sky Australia Senator Hanson discussed immigration policy and fair enough, until Kenny asked for details that she did not have an answer for and became flustered and angry, he gently pushed her for an answer and she explained but not happily that as a small party One Nation lacks to resources of the major parties. That is fair enough but not satisfactory when public relations image building is poll driven or poll driving popularity and for a party that cannot even match the Albanese Labor Government Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers with a Shadow Minister team that the Coalition has appointed and with many spares behind them.
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I agree.
One Nation has work to do to come up with a coherent policies based around their core values.
Lets hope that Barnaby and Cori can help with that.
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If you were willing to visit Iran and you rocked up with USD1 in your pocket you could convert it to
IRR1,373,802.34
An instant millionaire.
Is it a good time to buy IRR? Can you buy IRR?
I don’t think anyone is selling IRR outside of Iran. A loaf of flatbread costs IRR76,000 or USD0.05. Cheap if you can find an exchange and you happen to be in Iran.
Diesel costs IRR15,000/litre – converts to USD0.01/litre. I wonder when the clerics are going to introduce fuel efficiency standards that force the locals to buy Chinese made EVs. And if you buy a new Tesla, it will also be made in China – so don’t kid yourself you are not buying Chinese made stuff.
It is LEGAL to carry USD in Iran – how about that!!
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“It is LEGAL to carry USD in Iran – how about that!!”
Probably end up as the official currency in an unofficial way, like Zim, after they destroyed Rhodesia.
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Actually diesel is even better in Iran at $0.006 USD per litre.
Almost 170 litres for a buck.
Might move there!
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OK, but how much does water cost?
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Seeing that our colleague Dennis is not here today, may I suggest to do something practical to improve Victorian Liberals” policies.
I do not question the need to fight global warming or another death cult but for our state specific critical issue – what is their offer:
1. A Royal Commission into CFMEU-related misconduct on Victorian government projects.
Jess Wilson and the Liberals have repeatedly committed to establishing a Royal Commission into alleged corruption and misconduct on major government construction projects if elected.
2. Expanding IBAC’s powers.
The Liberals have pledged to give the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission “follow-the-money” powers so it can investigate the flow of taxpayer funds through contractors and third parties.
3. Referrals to IBAC and greater funding for integrity agencies.
The Opposition has referred matters to IBAC, called for broader investigative powers, and supported inquiries into whether Victoria’s integrity watchdogs are adequately funded.
4. Criticism of Jacinta Allan’s handling of corruption allegations.
Wilson has accused Premier Jacinta Allan of delaying integrity reforms and avoiding scrutiny, particularly regarding major-project corruption allegations.
(Copyright of ChatGPT)
To my mind the arsons, the stabbings, the home intrusions and carjackings can be brought down from daily to maybe monthly occurrences, without new laws and sophisticated metal bins.
Who does not want it to happen – you know.
Here is a simple suggestion – to call, write, scream at Jess Wilson and her team that this coming November you will put Liberals last – anyone but Liberals!
Unless they promise the independent investigation of all justice corruption in Victoria since 2014.
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And your wish has already been granted in advance;
https://vic.liberal.org.au/news/2026-03-02-liberals-and-nationals-unveil-sweeping-anti-corruption-plan
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Dennis, with respect – it is all about multi-billion projects!
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Not about old people who wake at 3 am because of some tiny noises …
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Vladimir the link covers all of your questions and more.
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Specifically on crime Liberal Party of Victoria
https://vic.liberal.org.au/article/2025-09-07-liberals-and-nationals-support-victorian-police-on-crime
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https://vic.liberal.org.au/news/2026-03-02-liberals-and-nationals-unveil-sweeping-anti-corruption-plan
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FWIW
“Trump Reveals He Pardoned Man Sentenced to SEVEN YEARS in Federal Prison for Fixing His Own Truck”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/trump-reveals-he-pardoned-man-sentenced-seven-years/
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..and he’s going to use urea for growing crops instead of pouring through a diesel engine!
“Trump said before touting his administration’s rollback of the controversial diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) requirements. “I terminated the ridiculous so-called diesel exhaust fluid requirement.””
So, when we’re short of urea fertilizer, are we still going to waste it as Adblue?
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One of the best discussions I have seen in some time. The topic is female intrasexual reproductive sabotage with Australian psychologist Dr Dani Sulikowski. I learned a new term… Homicidal Empathy.
https://youtu.be/MkC5kEY-pVk
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FWIW – according to prediction
“THE FIX IS IN: Democrat LA Mayor Candidate Nithya Raman SURGES in Latest Ballot Dump Putting Spencer Pratt in Jeopardy”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/fix-is-democrat-la-mayor-candidate-nithya-raman/
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FWIW
“Indigenous Ways Of Graphics Processing”
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/fundfact.png
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2026/06/05/indigenous-ways-of-graphics-processing/
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FWIW
So Russia is broke eh?
“Russia’s Missing Gold Tonnes Suddenly Appear”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-06-04/russias-missing-gold-tonnes-suddenly-appear-vbl
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‘Analysts note that few major new mines have entered production recently, making the scale of the reported increase difficult to reconcile with existing industry data.’
Russia isn’t broke just yet, but definitely wobbly. Did you know that 40% of the budget is devoted to war production, there is talk of stagflation.
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If you have little income and are living on your savings, you may not be broke but you ain’t travelling well either.
Russia is flying gold around meeting obligations. So much for Keynes’ “Barbaric relic” comment.
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FWIW
“”The Rebirth Of America’s Nuclear Industry”: Antares Microreactor Goes Critical”
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/rebirth-americas-nuclear-industry-antares-microreactor-goes-critical
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Interesting. Wonder what cooling method is used.
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FWIW
“Outrage Grows in U.K. as British People Witness DEI Outcome and Two-Tiered Policing in Brutal Murder
June 5, 2026 | Sundance | 251 Comments”
“New information about the brutal stabbing murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak continues to surface, and each revelation is seemingly worse than the last. In the latest development the Daily Mail now outlines that Nowak’s killer, Vickrum Digwa, actually recorded his victim lying on the ground in agony as the murderer mocked him.
Incredibly the judge in the trial ruled the killer’s own recording of his murder, “too disturbing to be shown” in court. Digwa did not call for an ambulance after stabbing his victim but did take pictures and record Henry Nowak. However, the killer’s own video was NOT shown in court! The footage the court ruled too disturbing to show was five minutes of Vickrum Digwa filming the 18-year-old as he bled to death on the pavement.”
More at
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/05/outrage-grows-in-u-k-as-british-people-witness-dei-outcome-and-two-tiered-policing-in-brutal-murder/
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Is outrage growing? The victim was white, no one gives a rat’s. The PM certainly didn’t take a knee as with Floyd.
Sorry, that was Starmer as opposition leader.
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Yes Britons do care.
That is why Starmer is in trouble right now.
Farage needs to take notice.
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In case you’re interested, Mercouris discusses Putin’s recent speech at an open press conference attended by reporters from several countries, but not Europe or Reuters. In it Putin confirms that 2 Oreshniks were deployed in the recent attack, and that all 4 deployments so far have been live tests.
This report leads in this link which is 73 minutes in total:
https://rumble.com/v7av8c2-putin-uncompromising-tells-west-msm-oreshnik-will-strike-kiev-russia-winnin.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a
Cheers,
Dave B
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So IIRC the scoring that I’ve seen so far –
The first one in western Ukraine
This round one south of Kiev, one closer to the grey zone somewhere
Where was the missing one?
“DDG Search Assist
The Oreshnik missile has been used to strike the following targets in Ukraine: Dnipro on November 21, 2024, Lviv in January 2026, and Bila Tserkva in May 2026. The specific fourth target has not been detailed in the available information.
missilethreat.csis.org Wikipedia”
Wikipedia doesn’t mention Oreshnik in that Dnipro attack
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Morning a i,
Your last sentence challenges the first in your DDG reference, and I certainly found out about the Dnipro event at the time.
It was the fourth use that was uncertain until Putin’s press conference, and even there the target location was not specified.
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No one serious should be interested in Alex Mercouris, a Russia shill and disbarred lawyer.
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I didn’t know that. Thanks, Hanrahan.
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“No one serious should be interested in Alex Mercouris, a Russia shill and disbarred lawyer.”
Well, yes, being a Russian shill will get you disbarred these days, the propaganda is that important to NATO.
If he wrote, I’d read him, but I can’t take anyone who videos seriously.
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You can tell a man by the company he keeps.
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Have you seen any report of Putin’s press conference anywhere else?
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No. But so what?
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FWIW – USA
“Proposed OMB Rules Could Reshape How US Science Is Funded and Published”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/05/proposed-omb-rules-could-reshape-how-us-science-is-funded-and-published/
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Iran Ceasfire looks doomed!
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/us-shoots-down-four-iranian-drones-bound-for-strait-of-hormuz/ar-AA24Xguc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a23ca7e4ad149dfb415122f9d35c267&ei=25
I am not sure why the US forces have not taken out all the Iran radar stations yet. That part seems obvious. Stopping Iram from launching drones and missiles is difficult but they have to target them. That needs above ground control sites.
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Iran firing missiles and drones again.
US responds by targeting Iranian coastal radar sites.
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FWIW
“A Look at the States Declaring Jihad on Glocks”
https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/06/01/a-look-at-the-states-declaring-jihad-on-glocks-n1232695
Via Hot Air
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FWIW –
More on Trump’s support for the US coal industry
“WHY NOT BOTH: Excellent — Or Funny?”
“Excellent — Or Funny?”
https://www.kimdutoit.com/2026/06/05/excellent-or-funny/
Via https://instapundit.com/801826/#disqus_thread
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