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Late risers those Australians.
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Isn’t it still yesterday where you are?
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Interested in fossils ?
https://www.alaskaexplored.com/boneyard-alaska-woolly-mammoth-in-fairbanks/
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Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
The US has abandoned proportionate tit for tat responses and has escalated its attacks significantly to include bridges and port facilities.
Iran has responded by attacking Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, declaring the Strait closed and activating the Houthi allies in Yemen to close the Red Sea to shipping.
A ship has been set on fire in the gulf of Oman.
Trump is under pressure to finish the war. The mid terms are fast approaching and the war is causing US deaths and inflation.
On the Iranian side, their strategy seemed to be to sit it out until the US goes home. They have not conceded control of the Strait and they have not agreed to give up their nuclear program.
Instead the IRGC seems to be lashing out all around. That could mean that they are taking very significant damage and they are using their remaining weapons, while they still have them.
On the other hand, maybe they have plenty of weapons left. If they can inflict harm on the US and its regional allies and then get the US to go home they will have won a significant victory and increased their power in the region.
With the fighting becoming more intense we may see which way it tips fairly soon.
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Iran attacked Jordan, not Saudi Arabia.
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I think that their policy was only to attack those who cannot return that attack.
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“I think that their policy was only to attack those who cannot return that attack.”
Which will be tied to deciding who wants America in their country compared to who wants Iran as a neighbour. Especially if they are destroying American military bases in the neighbourhood, not desalination plants. There will be Arab countries happy to see America pushed off their land.
Trump wants a ground war where the Arab countries supply the troops, so Marines don’t have to die and he can just walk in afterwards and look like Napoleon as he declares ownership of all he sees… The Arabs, not so keen..
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Arab troops?
Why doesn’t the İDF supply the ground troops for an invasion?
Their country started this war. They want it to go on. No other country does.
Sounds fair doesn’t it?
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I think they’re retaliating against the countries that allow themselves to be launchpads for US attacks.
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What an ill-informed thing to say..
Iran’s targeting has been text book military degradation of the opponent.
They’ve hit US early warning radars, Command & Control nodes, air defence installations, Reaper and helicopter shelters, Centcom and 5th Fleet supply warehousing and logistics.
In the last couple of days, they’ve hit Tower 22 in Jordan, forcing Centcom even further away from Iran, stretching US logistics to the breaking point.
Centcom has used up significant amounts of the available Reaper drones, precision guided weapons and anti-air/ballistic missile stockpiles, in typical American “Throw everything at the wall and hope something sticks” fashion.
Do try and stop using the MSM as a source of “truth”
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Iran’sUkraine’s targeting has been text book military degradation of the opponent.Credit where it’s due.
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Has Iran bombed desalination plants of it’s neighbours?
Yes, during the ongoing conflict with the United States, Iran has launched attacks targeting desalination plants in neighboring Gulf states.
Kuwait: Iranian strikes have damaged power and water desalination plants, including a significant attack in mid-July 2026 that caused fires and forced power generation units offline. This infrastructure is critical, as Kuwait relies on desalination for 90 percent of its drinking water.
Bahrain: An Iranian drone attack in March 2026 caused material damage to a desalination plant. While Bahraini authorities stated there was no immediate impact on water supply capacity, the attack was condemned as an indiscriminate strike on civilian targets.
United Arab Emirates: Iranian drones reportedly targeted the Fujairah F1 power and water plant in the UAE.
These attacks are widely cited by humanitarian experts and officials as potential war crimes, given the region’s extreme water scarcity and the civilian dependency on these facilities. Iran has justified these strikes as retaliation for alleged U.S. attacks on Iranian water infrastructure, such as the strike on a plant in Qeshm Island in March 2026.
AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts.
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It attacked both. The Prince Sultan Airbase in SA was struck.
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I suggest your “Iran has responded by attacking Kuwait and …”
should read ” Iran has responded by attacking US bases in both Kuwait and …” .
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If Iran lobbed an ICBM on Pine Gap you would cheer, I assume. It wasn’t actually AUSTRALIA that was attacked.
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Well, now you mention it H… If someone blew up the UN headquarters, would it be attacking America? If someone bombed the USA Embassy in Canberra, are they attacking Aussie? How about the American forces Base in Darwin.. ..or in Japan?
It gets murky very quickly, especially if some of these facilities were not popular with the people of the country when their Govt allowed it.
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That’s what I pointed out, of course it’s an attack on the host country. If you think otherwise you have a serious problem.
Could China drone one of their dissident citizens on Bondi beach? You seem to think it would OK.
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‘ … see which way it tips fairly soon.’
My crystal ball sees the end of US and Russian hegemony, defeated strategically and tactically by innovation. Popular uprisings at home should bring an end to adventurism.
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Why didn’t you mention Chinese hegemony?
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“Popular uprisings at home should bring an end to adventurism.”
Maybe.. but the popular uprising might want to put far more hard-line people in power. If Trump goes the Deep State/military might get someone much more malleable in power there, and there are always Russians saying Putin is too soft.
The killer for America will be losing the oil dollar, for once the USdollar is not needed then the Yanks have to earn a living in the world instead of printing dollars and selling them to get the money to keep the world’s largest and most expensive military machine going. This is why they will bomb anyone who opposes their complete control over the world’s oil, they cannot lose that power or they are toast.
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Already has.
“Bad dream” (😉) just happened.
Houthis blocking Saudi Arabian importing/exporting.
Bab el-Mandeb Red Sea choke point doing a Strait of Hormuz.
Best scenario opening – November.
Stock up on everything, FAST.
Who run Bartertown?
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FWIW
“Aussie Green Energy Plans in Chaos, as the Majority of Capacity Investment Scheme Projects Fail to Progress”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/07/20/aussie-green-energy-projects-in-chaos-as-majority-fail-to-progress/
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Any company wanting to develop AI should be looking at the Latrobe Valley. There is still 50bn tonnes of easily accessible coal. 80m thick seams under top soil.
I would not be surprised if One Nation gets a lot of support from AI investors Looking to use the lowest cost fuel in the world.
Price for Latrobe Valley electricity was $23/MWh as recently as 2003 before the economics of the NEM were destroyed. Battery firmed solar is the lowest cost source of “renewable” energy in Australia. It can be produced for $600/MWh at 37S. Just 25X more expensive than lignite fueled electricity.
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No need to stress. Blackout tells us that the wave of AI data centres flocking to Australia because of our abundant low cost energy, will in fact, BYO their own “renewable” energy and be nett contributors to the grid. How good is that?
The minions can sort out the details, he has COP to organise you know, and many 1st Class flights to be on.
I know, what planet he is on remains a mystery.
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FWIW
“Come Meet Britain’s Next Worst Prime Minister Ever”
Check the qualifications.
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/07/20/come-meet-britains-next-worst-prime-minister-ever-n4955247
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And
“Migrant Crisis Forever: New UK Prime Minister Burnham Hasn’t Mentioned Immigration Once”
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/07/20/migrant-crisis-forever-new-uk-prime-minister-burnham-hasnt-mentioned-immigration-once/
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Sky were very enthusiastic about him yesterday. As you would expect.
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Plus
“Meet the New Boss: Socialist Andy Burnham Installed as British Prime Minister, Announces ’10 Year Plan’ to Fix Country”
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/07/20/meet-the-new-boss-socialist-andy-burnham-installed-as-british-prime-minister-announces-10-year-plan-to-fix-country/
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“Reindustrialising Britain again with public procurement to back British industry. ”
Communism through and through, nationalise everything, cut out “private ” everything, we’re from the government, we are here to help.
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‘Communism through and through …’
Get off your high horse, they are only social democrats.
Its a mixed economy and government would prefer the private sector did the lion’s share, but if there is no profit for shareholders then they won’t touch it.
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“we’re from the government, we are here to help ourselves.”
“if there is no profit for shareholders then they won’t touch it.”
The trouble is that Govts are always keen to throw taxpayer’s money at schemes that private industry won’t touch. That is a clear sign it will just be a drain on the country’s finances and is probably a boondoggle for some bribery somewhere. While they say they want the private sector to do the lion’s share, they only mean that if THEY are in control of it.
‘Sure, you put up the money, organise the factory, make the product and generate a profit, but you will need permissions from us every step along the way..”
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Ahoy… I’m not dead yet!
Having suffered a detached retina in the right eye last year, and enduring three failed surgeries leaving me with less than 50% vision in that eye, earlier this month my remaining good left eye decided to ‘detach’ as well, requiring immediate surgery and a prolonged stay in hospital – not the best outlook having just retired and looking forward to hitting the road, north, for winter.
Thankfully over the past few days, the gas bubble inserted behind the left eye (to gently pressure the optic nerve onto the retina after being laser-stitched together) has reduced to the point where I can see again, albeit only 70% vision so far, but oh my, how wonderful it is seeing green grass & trees again, blue sky, friends’ faces, words & pictures on my phone: seeing is believing, and believing is seeing, what a wonderful world it is … apart from the usual climate numpties scamming free holidays in Fiji as per Jo’s post above.
Keep up the good fight and don’t forget to breathe – the planet needs all the carbon dioxide we can exhale, and then some.
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Best wishes Greg. Hopefully modern (Western) medicine will get you back on track for your retirement.
Us old farts need all the help we can get.
Rusty
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Welcome back.
Very glad that your vision is getting better.
You may be interested to know that the gas used in your eye is the most potent green house gas known to science!
https://westairgases.com/blog/sulfur-hexafluoride-greenhouse-gas/
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Best wishes for recovery of functional sight. Hope the road looms large and clear. And your font is black and bold on white background.
My still naked eyes struggle with small, light text on grey background.
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Best wishes Greg.
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Thanks everyone, and re the magic gas SF6 (which has 23,500 x the ‘warming potential’ of carbon dioxide) glad I’m doing my bit to keep the next imminent glaciation at bay … for at least another 3,200 years or so, give-or-take. I’m just happy I can see the crescent new moon and Venus once again … roll on summer!
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Greg, from America, may your vision be made great again.
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After my surgery which prevented my optic chiasma from splitting, I used to say to my friends and acquaintances “it’s good to see you and be able to see you”.
Best wishes.
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Simplicious reckons Trump is planning a land war in Iran, but this time he will be closing down the world’s oil supply with the strategic reserves already depleted.
He has the Ukies blowing up Russia’s production, Iran willing to destroy the Middle East production, and America fracking as much as it can to make sure that and his stolen Venezuelan oil will keep the USA afloat. Too bad about the rest of us in the world..
A look at the number of Medivac flights to the hospitals in Germany suggests more than two soldiers were killed and several injured in Iran’s attacks on American bases. Its a good proxy for NATO troops in Ukraine as well, some commentators log those flights after Russian missile attacks on hotels or underground bunkers.
Local ME leaders/warlords/’chosen families’ will be under pressure to supply meat for this mission or suffer colour revolutions and regime changes, the cost of taking power through American help.
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/speculations-over-ground-campaign
America is also suffering the joy of having a first-world foe help a second-world enemy, for as it supplies hardware and intelligence to Ukraine so they can hit the Russians hard, Russia is supplying the same to Iran to hit the Americans back.
“US Congressman Riley Moore was shocked at the “precision” with which Iran was able to strike the US sites in Jordan in particular, concluding that Russia and China must be helping:”
…and this must be doing a lot for American morale too…
“Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki likewise told Iranian media:
“My proposal is that we launch a ground attack on one of the US bases in the region, capture 100 Americans and bring them to Iran.””
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/us-troop-casualties-pile-up-as-iran
While it makes an interesting spectacle for the mice, having an elephant rampaging around destroying the world isn’t good for their survival. A white immigration policy might become a viable option in our near future, tucked way down in an out-of-the-way country in the Southern hemisphere will become an attractive place for many Westerners.
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‘ … suffer colour revolutions and regime changes.’
Good point, its outside strategic thinking, but with the region in the tumult of war its a plausible outcome.
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“My proposal is that we launch a ground attack on one of the US bases in the region, capture 100 Americans and bring them to Iran.”
This seems like a good tactic when you are facing an adversary that cares about casualty numbers and you don’t.
And your personal concept of a ‘pile’ requires larger numbers.
And 100 of your own people would matter little because you pile up more more than that on a regular basis.
Say you want a revolution … well you know …
some of them produce a Bill of Rights and some don’t.
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“And 100 of your own people would matter little because you breed up more more than that on a regular basis.”
Countries with birthrates below replacement levels can’t be too gung-ho with their men, while those who still have 5 or 6 kids don’t have to worry.
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FWIW
“Canadians, Is This Accurate?”
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Canada_Blueprints_for_Control-760×1024.jpeg
And comments
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2026/07/20/canadians-is-this-accurate/
Looks like it might make it to “Elbow’s” teleprompter?
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FWIW
“On Competence And Other Sins”
“From the clown quarter of academia:
According to Dr Donna Riley, academic rigour and the expectation of competence are “exclusionary” and tools of “privilege,” and are unfair to women and minorities, for whom rigour and competence are presumably impossible.
As Dr Riley complains that expectations of rigour generate both inequality and “white male heterosexual privilege,” presumably she would rather we erased distinctions more broadly, between ability and mediocrity, and between diligence and half-arsedness. Though her own so-called scholarship, and indeed her employment, suggest that these wishes may already be coming true.”
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2026/07/20/on-competence-and-other-sins/
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Some academics really are this dumb. More frightening is that some people listen to what she has to say.
On face value her argument boils down to this- We don’t need competent bridge builders, architects, politicians etc. because waaacist.
It’s all become very boring now.
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This would be a good idea to seed in Toyota. That would then enable them to build sh!!t cars thereby giving the Chinese manufacturers a greater opportunity to gain market share. Who needs rust-free cars anyhow when you can get ones with the orange patina of fresh rust right out off the factory floor.
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FWIW – another dabble
“Tungsten Miner Soars After Billionaire Forrest Takes 17% Stake”
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/tungsten-miner-soars-after-billionaire-forrest-takes-17-stake
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Twiggy has form.
Maybe he’ll divest after it has gone up about 10%.
I’m just wondering if there’s any tax payer money involved.
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Expecting the demand for phalanx rounds to boom. Thank you POTUS Trump. Even Twiggy recognises what Trump can do for him.
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I would have thought him buying in would be a down signal for the market
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FWIW
Sounds like a good idea!
“Earlier this month, NPR quietly reported some more very encouraging education news, headlined, “Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid.” I’d bet you never heard of this terrific and common-sense development, even though last year, this kind of thing would have provoked a rage hurricane of progressive wrath. Now, the most we get are liberal sunshowers of ennui.”
(My bold)
More at
https://open.substack.com/pub/coffeeandcovid/p/basket-weavers-monday-july-20-2026?
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Interesting to see the media pile-on to denigrate One Nation is starting to move up a gear or two. They must be shyte scared about something.
Interesting to hear a Chanel 7 news reporter say that spending on Aboriginals was $6 Billion not $32 Billion as said by One Nation.
OK a challenge. Put $6 Billion in the bank for yearly spending on all Aboriginal matters and when it is gone before the end of the year no more to fill the void.
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Pauline is a tough boiler. Roasted for 30 years and still taking the fight to them. My concern is for Malcolm Roberts. He appears shorter every time I see a clip of him. Last August, the Sydney Morning Herald reported he was retiring but that did not materialise.
Malcolm is now coming under increasing scrutiny and may not have the will to keep at it.
All government is bad. Not much of it is essential. So Australia does not want better government just a lot less. One Nation is the only party out to cut the government bureaucracy so that alone is worth voting for.
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Malcolm and Pauline keep talking off the top of their heads, just like Donnie, so it won’t be too hard for the MSM to clip ON’s wings.
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Well, actually considering the exposure by the media on the ON 3 at the moment- I would say they are holding up pretty well. Would love to see the same heat put on someone in the Greens the same way. (I jest, of course).
Liam Bartlett tried to catch her out in a Channel 7 Spotlight program interview. I’ve seen a small cut of that interview on SM. Liam, in an interview with Hanson claimed she had said once that Australia would be “flooded with asians”. Thinking he had caught her out. She calmly replied that was wrong and what she said was “Australia was in danger of being flooded with asians”. Very big difference. Bartlett also tried to catch out Tommy Robinson, but was embarrassed as well.
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There have been too many simple gaffs and its because they are senators who have no understanding of party discipline.
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Please point us toward the party that doesn’t make numerous “simple gaffs” (sic)
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How would we know, the media is very selective in its reporting…
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Have today just got an email and a text message
about a proposed change of my electricity meter to a SMART meter.
Have both e-mailled and texted back that I do not want this to happen.
There is so much out there about the problems that they cause.
Apart from the crap they can do from afar, WITHOUT seeking permission to do same.
The march of COMPLETE control powers forward.
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This is part of the reply I got from Origin.
Unfortunately, we are unable to cancel the upgrade of the meter as this is mandated works being rolled out by the Government.
This is also part of the reply.
There is no established scientific evidence to support that exposure of smart meters can cause any health effects. Like I mentioned before, you do have control of removing remote communications.
They DO NOT care.
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Govt said everyone must have one by 2028 or so, and Origin probably aren’t actually doing it. I put a padlock on the meter box and wrote a note “Ring the doorbell and talk to me about access.”
Nothing ever happened, but eventually, if you want electricity you will have to have one.
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My latest:
https://www.cfact.org/2026/07/19/reforming-the-alarmist-national-climate-assessment-has-begun/
The National Climate Assessment has been the flagship of American alarmism for 25 years. A skeptic has been put in charge of the next one. Fireworks to follow.
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Wielicki is a very rare breed of academic. One with integrity. Not a lot different to Peter Ridd in putting integrity ahead of career opportunity. I hope he is well rewarded for his standing up and emerging from the swamp.
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They’re coming for your water
They can automatically shut off your water after just 50 liters (13 gallons) per day … or any arbitrary amount they decide.
In Colorado, smart meters are already detecting and fining people for watering on the “wrong day.” Munich is hitting gardeners with €50,000 fines. Ireland and France have “garden hose bans.”
This is the UN’s “Global Water Bankruptcy” in action: enforced limits coming straight for victory gardens as the technocracy seizes control over food, water, and energy in their staged “Poly-Crisis.”
https://youtu.be/u6kZo05oPDM?si=Q8AAmIPm18rd8Hci
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Oh no they cant
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Live footage in the Iran war
https://www.youtube.com/live/lJRJwl–If8?si=23lEwKDhBBe1qiz1
** war content warning **
NZ’s fuel clock STILL offline. Things “normal”.😆
Protectionism kicks in – no more oil for Australia.
https://youtu.be/pXnf0DZg_bg?si=1nJanZJvoq95-Tcr
With fuel trackers offline or stale data (hhhmmm…)
we supposedly have around a month of all 3 (petrol, diesel, aviation)left.
Be sure to listen to the blob and ABC for all the truth you need.
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I love cholesterol
“Cholesterol is deeply linked to our immune system. It deactivates bacteria, pathogens, viruses, yeast & mold.”
“It controls infections, protecting damage, reducing the chances of AIDS, Alzheimer’s, recovery from illness. All of that is done by Cholesterol.”
The greatest myth in the field of medicine is that there is a relationship between high cholesterol & heart disease~it does not exist.
https://x.com/ValerieAnne1970/status/2058533481349845324
Yup. The figures have shifted enormously over decades making “normal” unhealthy.
More money for big pharma.
Are we learning yet?
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I have to credit Maryanne Demasi for better informing the Australian public about the exaggerated claims of chlolesterol and cardiovascular disease. She did it via the ABC Catalyst science show. Unfortunately, it lead to her becoming an ex ABC journalist. Now independent medical journalist who appears on various platforms including Substack, where I follow her.
Once I realised there was a lot of mythology regarding cholesterol it was easy to go way back and find the origins of the industry. Stepping stones in that journey were Ancel Keys, seed oil industry, Framingham Heart Study, various cardiologists including Dr Aseem Malhotra, Seven Day adventist interference in US dietary guidelines, to name just a few.
Could be one of the biggest medical scams in history.
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“I worked at Pfizer for 17 years.
We didn’t discover drugs-we discovered markets.
If a drug cured asthma in 3 days, we’d kill it.
Chronic disease is where the money is.
Cures are bad for business.”
Peter Rost, The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Executive
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Killing cancer with an injection from a frog, 100% success
https://youtube.com/shorts/VGvuEc_tLQY?si=sPKCk9bCsU3kAH50
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Regrowing knee cartilege
https://youtu.be/JM1he4pHzpw?si=9B_na3rIrBehKztA
I knew I’d seen something on this, but too late for yesterday’s post on the topic.
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Commiefornia now has wire wrapping on meat
https://x.com/TPostMillennial/status/2078901881057746975
What’s next? Imbedded Bluetooth trackers? 😆
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Iran develops bladeless wind turbines
Iran develops bladeless wind turbines that capture seven times more energy
The new design replaces traditional blades with a magnetic-levitation rotor and an intelligent 360-degree wind-guidance system — capturing wind energy without the need for complex yaw mechanisms.
https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/2079024493368889798
Better post something energy related…
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Ouch – ‘Baked bean cans’: Emirates boss to reject Boeing planes
Boeing has been dealt a fresh blow after Emirates said it would refuse to take delivery of 10 aircraft, claiming that the much-delayed jets would be better off being turned into baked bean tins.
The Dubai airline has ordered a total of 270 new 777X planes from Boeing at $US440 million ($629 million) apiece, with the first jet built in 2019. But repeated delays stemming from design modifications has meant Emirates is still waiting for the planes seven years later.
Sir Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, said the initial batch of 10 of the jets required such a patchwork of changes to update them that they were not fit for purpose.
“We’re not taking that batch and that’s it,” he told The Telegraph at the Farnborough International Airshow. “As far as we’re concerned, what they do with them is up to them.”
Clark said he understood that Boeing had been trying to find a home for the aircraft, before adding: “Heinz would be interested – baked bean cans.”
Clark said Emirates was unwilling to take the 10 aircraft because the design of the 777X had undergone so many significant changes that bringing them up to the latest standard would not be feasible
Clark said the airline was also concerned by the earlier-than-expected structural failure of a 777X during a ground-based stress test of the airframe.
He added: “The modifications for the airframe have been so significant since the early flights. And don’t forget we had a static-test failure as well.”
He added: “I went on the first one in 2019, which was fully configured except for our first-class cabins, and here we are in 2026. It’s now seven years on. We’re not taking them.”
His comments came after it emerged one of the planes earmarked for Emirates had already been scrapped.
The 400-seat plane was quietly “disassembled” in 2025 after sitting dormant for six years on an airfield close to Boeing’s Seattle manufacturing centre, The Air Current reported.
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