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    RobB

    Allah save the Iranians from the “the brutal, theocratic, human rights-violating Iranian regime”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LghkqQ9aCo&t=6s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBU6gZ_MQYg

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      Ted1

      Our daughter went to Iran with her husband’s family about 15 years ago. Saw no sign of unrest that was in the news at thwart time.

      They didn’t dare taKe her to their native Iraq at the time.

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      David Maddison

      These woke Western tourists think Iran is so wonderful but the woke woman doesn’t complain about the hijab she is forced to wear and they don’t see or experience the torture or killing of dissidents etc..

      And has everyone forgotten about the case of the Australian academic held in Iranian jail for 804 days?

      https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/29/a-nightmare-kylie-moore-gilberts-804-days-as-a-victim-of-irans-hostage-diplomacy

      To leave Tehran’s Evin prison is never as simple as to walk out of its gates. The British-Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert survived 804 days as a defiant hostage to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accused variously of being a Mossad agent, an MI6 agent or a spy for Australia, and held in the Guard Corps’ notorious 2A wing of Evin.

      Or virgin women/girls who are raped before execution.

      https://iranwire.com/en/society/60172/

      I’m distraught not for myself but for the girls who are raped before they are executed,” Mother Naimi declared from prison, just prior to her execution. She had known virgin girls who had been raped and then killed. A few weeks later, Mother Naimi herself faced the firing squad after she refused to cooperate with Asadollah Lajevardi, warden of the Evin prison at the time.

      It’s all very well to be a naive and woke Western tourist. The reality for the people who live there or who disagree with the regime is quite different.

      And has anyone seen old pictures of Iran before the Ayatollah’s took over? Women are free and allowed to dress in standard Western style etc..

      The case of homosexuality in Iran is interesting. In most Mohammedan countries they are executed such as by thrown off buildings and even in Iran they have been hanged, not by the Western method of being dropped to break the neck but slowly hoisted up by a rope leading to a long agonising death. But in Iran they are given an option, instead of hanging they can undergo transgender procedures, which is more or less the approach in the West where the Left strongly encourages transgenderism.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690

      Naturally the Left who pretend to care about human rights are silent. Red-Green Alliance.

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        Steve

        And has everyone forgotten about the case of the Australian academic held in Iranian jail for 804 days?

        Or virgin women/girls who are raped before execution.

        … or that wives/daughters are literally the property of their husbands/fathers and cannot make life decisions on their own without permission of a male guardian.

        They talk about all the women who can get degrees in Iran and that is true. What they don’t tell you is that they have to have permission from their husband/father in order to go to school. If hubby or dad say ‘no dice’, it’s barefoot and pregnant for you little lady. Fortunately, Iranian Muslim men tend not to be huge patriarchal jerks like Muslim men from many Arab/African states, so lots of women do wind up going to school. But it still bullcrap that women are treated like children who can’t direct their own lives.

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        Gee Aye

        And has everyone forgotten about the case of the Australian academic held in Iranian jail for 804 days?

        you mean Kylie Moore-Gilbert? nope not everyone

        https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/experts-watching-developments-in-iran/106220522

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        John Connor II

        Or wives beaten for disobeying, or acid thrown in their faces, or hand/feet cut off for stealing.
        How are these western values or remotely desirable?

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        Ponzi

        Actually, the Leftists want universal mandatory transgender surgery.
        ‘Let the boy become the girl’ -Aristotle

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        RobB

        Yes, who could forget Kylie Moore-Gilberts? Certainly not the Australian government, which could forget Julian Assange for over a decade.

        If one doesn’t like the Islamic religion, why pick on Iran? Do women or homosexuals have it any better in Saudi Arabia? Is Saudi Arabia a democracy? What about the other Gulf States?

        And are things so great in the “liberal” democracies? Others may point to rampant abortions, child sex changes against parental consent, and encroaching censorship as equally morally reprehensible.

        I just get tired of the old left/right distraction when the reality is that the 0.1% own 99% of the world’s wealth and own both left and right.

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        Geoff Sherrington

        DM,
        In June 1978 I spent some weeks in Tehran as relieving manager for a large contract we had for aerial geophysical survey of 15% or so of the country of Iran (Persia).
        The ladies were preparing for a transition from religious garb to jeans and blouses and sneakers and hairdos. Almost all the women I met were enjoying it. Once, my cab driver got lost (there were no street names or maps) and asked a 30 y old gal with black head and lower face cover for directions. She hissed at him to go away, she did not want a beating for talking to strange men.
        There was already civil unrest to dethrone the Shah, which happened a few months later.
        The Iran I remember had lovely people, especially beautiful women of courting age with lovely eyes. Then one morning our tame General called us together to say that 6 Korean workers were executed in public the previous evening for trying to be too friendly with a couple of these lovely girls. Should have seen the young single pilots present undergo immediate de-tumescence.
        We simply could not imagine the horrors of the subsequent government by a succession of mad Mullahs. My vote goes to anyone with a sensible plan for immediate regime change. Forget about Trump Derangement Syndrome, this President is noted for success with the implementation of plain common sense remedies for large problems like this one.
        Soon, please. These lovely Iranians need a period of years of smelling the roses instead of the rank stench of political oppression on a scale of 10. Like Australia is headed for. Geoff S

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          Ian George

          I was in Tehran in 1973 and it was a bustling, modern city. Only in the country areas would you see hijabs, etc.

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    David Maddison

    The NDIS scam in Australia is huge and probably far bigger than the Somali scam in the US or “renewables” in Australia.

    If you haven’t already seen this video, I encourage you to do so.

    https://youtu.be/MWO-b43o_QA

    Also see this which Phil posted yesterday:

    https://x.com/i/status/2009767876459389430

    Unfortunately, little to nothing is said about this, including by the fake conservative Liberal Party who unanimously voted for the scheme in 2013. Even then there were warnings about its unaffordability for the nation and potential for it to be scammed.

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      Steve

      Fraudulent raiding of the government dole is RAMPANT throughout every western democracy with generous social safety nets. That’s why the migrants want to come. Their families tell them how easy it is easy to pilfer wealth from the taxpayers and send remittances back home.

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    tonyb

    Greenland much more desirable piece of real estate 6000 years ago when it was mostly clear of snow and ice and much warmer than today.

    https://notrickszone.com/2026/01/12/new-study-greenland-was-3-7c-warmer-and-far-less-glaciated-than-today-6000-8000-years-ago/

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      David Maddison

      America has wanted to purchase Greenland several times since 1867.

      But TRUMP is not going to invade.

      If they won’t sell, he wants NATO to get off their backsides and protect it from Chinese or Russian invasion.

      It looks like he’s managed to do that.

      https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/01/11/u-k-asks-germany-and-france-eu-nato-to-support-expanded-presence-in-greenland/

      Seriously folks, you would think that after all this time the Europeans would finally understand how President Trump manipulates the media cycle and gets them to do exactly what he wants – while they and the majority of their constituents think it’s exactly the opposite. This stuff is just too funny now.

      SEE LINK FOR REST

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        John Connor II

        the fact they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn’t mean that they own the land

        Standup comedy by Trump. Maybe he can do American Indians next. I’m sure they’ll get a giggle out of it.

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      Rowjay

      An informative discussion about the Arctic Northwest Passage. It gives one an idea about the current kerfuffle between powers about control of the area.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK6vgWMqsf0

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        Geoff Sherrington

        Rowjay,
        Maybe the meaningful difference between President Trump and other leaders is simple. He talks about what can or should be done. Others mostly blab on about what cannot or should not be done.
        Is this too simple?
        Do readers agree?
        If not, what is wrong with the hypothesis?
        Geoff S

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      David Maddison

      I think it’s a good move and is a return to the foods people ate before a majority of the population were obese.

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        Steve

        … and before Big Sugar their grubby little mitts into everything we eat.

        One more change I would like to see is a redefinition of what constitutes ‘bread’. One thing you consistently hear from Europeans when they visit America is how sweet bread is in America, so much so that they compare it to cake. I rarely agree with Euros on anything (especially when it comes to America’s flaws), but they are spot on here. What passes for bread in America is LOADED with sugar, and helps to explain why so many Americans struggle with blood sugar related issues.

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          KP

          Travelling inland around the NSW-QLD border this week, I can see Aussie is not far behind America in that. The food they eat will kill a lot of people

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            Chad

            I hope you are not refering to our infamouse meat pies ? Or the “loaded” Schnitty ?
            Both of those are essential for life down here.!
            ….together with the “goonbag” of port !!👍🍺

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    tonyb

    2026. The 40th Anniversary of the start of the global warming scare, although of course most of us on this blog are far too young to remember that

    https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/global-warming-40-years-of-scaremongering/

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      David Maddison

      Here’s Leonard Nimoy’s original 1978 documentary warning of global freezing.

      https://youtu.be/0-ZDnSbNIYs

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      TedM

      although of course most of us on this blog are far too young to remember that

      Not sure that’s true, I’m twice that.

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      MichaelinBrisbane

      23 June 1988 was the date James Hansen held that “Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate”. Do you remember it was a hot day so he arranged to turn off the aircon and open the windows so as to stress his point about the horrors of global warming.

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    Penguinite

    “The Australian government is exactly where Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping wants it to be, which is to be “quiet and subservient,” according to an ominous warning from defense expert Peter Jennings AO”.

    https://richardsonpost.com/cliff-reece/41456/quiet-and-subservient-how-china-has-manipulated-the-albanese-government/

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    another ian

    FWIW

    “Anti-alcohol academics smoked out

    An attempt to rig the US’s drinking guidelines has failed spectacularly”

    https://snowdon.substack.com/p/anti-alcohol-academics-smoked-out

    Via https://instapundit.com/768820/#disqus_thread

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    another ian

    FWIW – Chiefio has a look

    “A.I. Bubble or Industrializing? Still Expanding…”

    https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/a-i-bubble-or-industrializing-still-expanding/

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    David Maddison

    Here is an interesting legal opinion about whether Ilhan Omar can be legally denaturalised and expelled from the United States for possible improper immigration procedures like marrying her brother to obtain citizenship.

    https://youtu.be/RoUa5rahv2k

    If you don’t want to watch the video, sadly, even if her marrying her brother was proven, it’s close to impossible, if not impossible, to denaturalise her because of statute of limitations and other issues

    Sadly, the US seems stuck with this traitorous anti-American Congressional “representative”.

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    another ian

    FWIW

    “Africa’s Pipeline Rejects Climate Dogma and Foreign Control”

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/01/12/africas-pipeline-rejects-climate-dogma-and-foreign-control/

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      another ian

      This would be clearer if there was a map.

      This comment there might point to the connection –

      “Are we to understand that the source of the fuel is Nigeria?
      Lagos will be the refiner, ship to Walvis Bay, then eastward.”

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    another ian

    FWIW – on the “Nut-Zero Road”

    “Britain at risk of electricity rationing before general election”

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/01/12/britain-at-risk-of-electricity-rationing-before-general-election/

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    David Maddison

    On Their ABC-RN (Australia) I heard about 20 mins ago a journalist describe the Iranian regine as “brutal” and didn’t complain about TRUMP’s likely bombing of military targets in Iran.

    I don’t know their name but they preceded John Lyons, a reporter with severe TDS.

    I don’t think that reporter will have a very long career with ABC if he keeps saying true things like how brutal the Iranian regime is which is totally against the Leftist narrative.

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      Robert Swan

      David Maddison,
      Maybe the word has gone out at the ABC. Last night I was surprised to see them broadcasting Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz. Immediate thought was that this was aired as penance for their part in the Bondi massacre.

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      RickWill

      I have seen banners in protest in the USA with:

      Make Iran Great Again

      It suggests the people of Iran are with Trump.

      This is an interview with exiled crown prince who talks about Trump’s support for Iran:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AR3nmuFuVk

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    RickWill

    If anyone can find a report from their ABC on the One Nation polling level with LNP and challenging Labor on preferences I would like to see how they spin it.

    So far I cannot find any ABC report on it.

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    David Maddison

    I stumbled across this interesting submission about false and misleading claims about Australian wind farms.

    https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Andrew%20Chapman.pdf

    COMPLAINT AGAINST CLAIMS MADE IN SUPPORT OF THE WIND INDUSTRY

    1.0 Introduction

    The wind industry occupies a privileged position in that it is assisted by governments and does not compete on the open market with other power producers to sell its product. This submission seeks an investigation into the claims made by the wind industry and state governments about the benefits of wind farms. Specifically the power they claim wind farms produce, the number of households they will provide electricity for and the amount of greenhouse gas (CO2) that will be saved. An investigation should determine whether these claims are misleading decision making bodies, local government, investors, consumers and the general public and whether the wind power companies and/or retailers and/or associated individuals are making financial gain from misleading information.

    SEE LINK FOR REST

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    Rowjay

    Recently viewed this UTube clip about the development of the SR71 Blackbird. What struck me was the intense frictional heat developed when travelling at this speed in the atmosphere.
    Fast forward to the hypersonic missile technology currently under development. How do they keep explosive payloads cool enough to not “cook off”?
    Looking at videos of the recent Oreshnick strike on Lviv, there were no explosions when the ballistic warheads hit the ground. Where the Russians firing blanks?

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      David Maddison

      They use thermal protection materials like the Space Shuttle (carbon/carbon in nose) and active cooling, using the liquid hydrocarbon fuel for cooling before it goes to the scramjet engine (like the SR-71 did before burning in its turbo ramjet) for sustained hypersonic flight.

      Also, ballistic missiles are hypersonic but only use thermal protection but no active cooling as their re-entry phase is brief.

      Australia is working on a joint project with the US on testing and integrating the United States Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) with its F/A-18F. https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/hypersonic-attack-cruise-missile-to-be-integrated-on-raaf-super-hornets

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      Vladimir

      They explained it as “a kinetic weapon”, that is – Oreshnick’s nuclear warheads were not deployed.

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        Rowjay

        From G-AI

        Kinetic weapons use the force of a high-speed impact to destroy targets, relying on mass and velocity to transfer destructive energy rather than explosives, ranging from simple rocks and arrows to advanced railguns, electromagnetic launchers, and “hit-to-kill” anti-missile systems.

        So no explosives in the warheads – thanks V.

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      another ian

      FWIW

      Around the arrival of that first Oreshnik there were reports that the Russians had developed a new form of explosive that incorporated metal and allowed the explosive to be a structural component of the warhead. I haven’t noticed anything more on that recently.

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    another ian

    FWIW

    ““FOLLOW THE SCIENCE,” THEY TOLD ME…:”

    “This explains a lot about the current state of academia

    https://x.com/skepticaliblog/status/2010611103492145493

    “…but the scientists wouldn’t let me.”

    Via https://instapundit.com/769002/#disqus_thread

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      Steve

      It’s not science if it can’t be replicated, and it can’t be replicated if the data/methodology is not shared. The hiding of data/methodology is when science began to morph into ‘the science‘. I blame Michael Mann and his f’king hockey stick. While I’m sure he wasn’t the first fraud to hide his data, he was the first I can recall that had the entire scientific establishment line up behind him and support his decision to keep his ‘science‘ inside an impregnable black box.

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    Vladimir

    Heard a joke yesterday, on a 1418th day of Russia-Ukraine war.
    The number is important because for couple of generation it was extolled by soviet propaganda, like – “it took 1418 days of unsurpassed heroism to finish Nazi Germany” …

    So, the joke : In 1418 days Colonel of KGB could not finish off Captain of KVN.

    Save you a minute of Google searching – in soviet time Zelensky was a captain of that student show troop.

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      Steve

      Yeah, it’s got to sting for old Vladimir to see the Bad Orange Man’s military pull off a head-of-state snatching in less time than it takes to watch a football game, while his troops are on day 1418 of failure to get rid of Zelensky.

      On the flip side, it drives home just how ridiculous all the European fearmongering over Big Bad Vlad overrunning Europe is. The Russian military couldn’t even get 100 miles into Ukraine before getting stopped stone-cold, but we’re supposed to worry about them making a Wehrmacht style Blitzkrieg all the way to Paris or Amsterdam? Ninja please. If Putin didn’t know that his military has almost no ability to project power outside his borders before, he sure does now.

      Even if he rebuilds the military, that’s going to take a decade or more, and he’s an old man. Will he be leading his expansionist war in Europe from an assisted living facility? We already saw how useless a government run by spent old men are in the 1980s in the USSR and 2021-2024 in the USA. Putin’s days of being scary ended when Ukraine stuffed his offensive in the first couple weeks and managed to push him back with their first counter-offensive, and he’ll be even less scary when he is a doddering old man.

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        yarpos

        Yes it almost like the decade in Afghanistan doesnt exist isnt it? a masterpeice of false equivalence

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          Steve

          America learned it’s lesson. No more 20th century style full-scale invasions, and no more occupations. Everything these days is special operations raids that get in and get out within hours.

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        Vladimir

        Your conclusion may be very correct, Steve.
        a) The ancient rocket parts shown today are actually remnants of the Dnepro strike more than a year ago. It is OK, both sides use bend the truth.
        b) Why is it important – that 5500 km range rocket was built as IRBM (remember 1987 Gorbachev-Reagan Treaty? ) so there must be some left in the storage…

        There is one blogger who, with data in hand, rejects Ukrainian claims that Russians deliberately aim at ordinary city blocks, ie – large number of Ukrainian civilian deaths is mainly due to low accuracy of Russian weapons. Everyone saw the Katyusha salvo – very effective psychological weapon, not aimed at anything in particular. Being a sworn Putin’s enemy he only said once or twice.

        Clearly, both sides in this war utilise all their technical ingenuity to compensate the shortage of “normal” ammunition. Probably IRBM design target was a city, not a single LNG storage, even a huge one.

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          Bruce

          Ah, the good old BM-21 / Katyusha or whatever its latest incarnation is”

          When a battery of them cuts loose, it is pointless worrying about “the one with your name on it”.

          It is more about the truckloads of rockets labeled: “To whom it may concern”.

          Saturation bombardment for area-denial.

          By the same token, the soft-skinned launch and logistic trucks are VERY distinctive. So is the spectacular fire and smoke signature of a mass launch.. If the launchers are NOT driving away, FAST, while their cargo is still being “delivered”, counter-battery artillery fire can be expected.

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    David Maddison

    KRudd quit as Australian Ambassador to US.

    He should have done it long ago. A poor representative of Australia and had severe TDS.

    https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/rudd-quitting-as-us-ambassador/106223292

    Apparently joining some “think” tank, where no doubt he’ll be hugely overpaid.

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      John Connor II

      How many useless pollies and govt experts does it take to fill the Mariana Trench?
      I don’t know either.
      How about we find out. 😆

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      Penguinite

      This won’t end well! Seems the most likely replacement is Stephen Conroy who has been just as scathing about DJT using despicable language.

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        David Maddison

        Why don’t they make him Ambassador to Ghana instead? That job also makes him responsible for Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

        Out of sight then.

        He will be another embarrassment like KRudd.

        I hope TRUMP sees this:

        https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/labor-stalwart-who-called-donald-trump-a-moron-leads-the-race-to-become-us-ambassador/news-story/37660aa95eea32e13aaac9921a7921d8

        Labor stalwart who called Donald Trump a ‘moron’ leads the race to become US ambassador

        A former Labor frontbencher who once described Donald Trump as “moronically stupid” is a leading candidate to replace Kevin Rudd as an ambassador.

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        Steve

        Trump is willing to forgive a lot of past crap talking, provided it stops immediately and he is treated with respect from that point forward. Pretty much everyone in Trump’s cabinet talked crap about him at one point or another between 2015-2024. Rubio was making dick jokes about him on the campaign trail in 2016, and Vance even made a Hitler comparison around the same time.

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        Froggy

        Out of the frying pan and into the fire………..Conroy is a fool so it is really a like for like swap P.

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      Sambar

      Humble man makes good.
      Alternatively, politician on relatively low salary somehow, with wife, becomes multi millionaire

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      David Maddison

      He is joining the Asia Society.

      He will also head the society’s Centre for China Analysis.

      Who funds the Asia Society?

      Gulag AI says:

      The Asia Society is funded by a diverse mix of foundations, corporations, individual donors, and government entities, all contributing to its nonprofit mission, with major supporters including the Carnegie Corporation, Ford Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, major corporations like AIG & BHP, and government bodies such as the Australian government for specific programs, ensuring broad support for its cultural and policy work.

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      Furiously Curious

      Wasn’t Steven Conroy the dude who allegedly signed off on the Queensland gas deal, where we get no royalties?

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      Froggy

      That has just made my day DM !!!!!………….and he got his ABC Mate Lyons to write the fluff piece….how fitting….that’s 2 TDS sufferers for the price of one right there !! Oh and Albo praised his work and contribution……can’t make that stuff up.

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    John Connor II

    Mattel adds Autistic Barbie to line up

    Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to make its fashion dolls more inclusive.

    https://apnews.com/article/autistic-barbie-doll-9c33f493a04c4f52bb8d08026b6f5f53

    Next up is Climate Barbie – pull the string and it says “how dare you steal my future!”
    Maybe a Karen barbie – pull the string and it says it wants to speak to the manager.
    Or a loony lefty Barbie – nose ring, green hair and trashy tattoo pack sold separately.

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      Strop

      a blind Barbie

      I think that’s taking diversity too far. Drunks shouldn’t be diversity role models for kids.

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    Ross

    Sick of using the state based government apps to check bushfire activity? Dump eg. Vic Emergency and get Bushfire.io app. It’s heaps better because it’s satellite based and has weather etc overlays. Plus, it tracks heat plumes, so you can note the fire activity. You can even track the fixed wings and rotarys dumping water on the outbreaks. People working in government eg DEECA use it in preference to Vic Emergency. It works all over Australia and the world. Heaps better.

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    John Connor II

    “If we don’t take Greenland, Russia or China will. And I’m not going to let that happen.

    “One way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.”

    Trump went on to suggest that Greenland’s defence is only “two dogsleds” so they should be mindful of a dangerous Beijing and Moscow lurking in the shadows.

    “Two dogsleds”. Lol. Now do Australia please! 😆

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    Penguinite

    Anthony Albanese set a date for a recalled Parliament. The Coalition is “deeply sceptical” (about time) of the Prime Minister’s attempt to plug several complex policy areas with a single sweeping piece of legislation. Politian’s will natter and chatter about the proposed new Laws but it will all be theater for the consumption of gullible public ears and minds. We have gifted Labor with too many seats to expect a democratic outcome. So for the next several months we’ll just have to grimace and bear it!

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    Penguinite

    Rudd resigns as US ambassador ‘Entirely Kevin’s decision’ Rudd will end his term as Australian Ambassador to Washington at the end of March this year and take up a new role as global president of the Asia Society. “The timing of Rudd’s resignation can mean only one thing. The soon to be ex-US envoy will now be able to speak out loudly, clearly and publicly to pass judgement on Donald Trump’s remaking of the global order. ”

    Well he does speak fluent CCP!

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    [Please credit quotes. The Australian newspaper? – Raquel]

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    Graeme No.3

    Not sure if this comes up.
    q=song+bad+times+are+just+around+the+corner&t=h_&ia=videos&iax=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DtSA5C8mQcLQ

    Noel Coward and Bad Times are just around the corner.
    There are bad times just around the corner
    There are dark clouds hurtling through the sky,
    And it’s no good whining
    About a silver lining
    For we know from experience that they won’t roll by.

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    Penguinite

    Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and Mayor Jacob Frey Your ICE berg is waiting in the nearest caught house! Please bring all your Somalian Mates to make for an easy round-up. This is not our first rodeo
    Some of this is copied from thegatewaypundit.com/

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    another ian

    FWIW

    I haven’t watched but have just had mentions of “TousiTV” as a reliable source on things overseas

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    yarpos

    People are scum. Well maybe its just some people.

    Those returning to non burnt properties up this way are finding houses and sheds broken into and looted.

    What can you say?

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    David Maddison

    550,000 children which will no longer have access to alternative opinions in Australia.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqye2yygl4o

    Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia’s social media ban

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    STJOHNOFGRAFTON

    Dear Kevin, your village called…..

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    another ian

    FWIW – re the latest “hate speech corralling legislation”

    I had the 4BC Jason Mathews program on in the vehicle today and he got on to that subject and was interviewing a bloke who dealt in the legalities of that area.

    No notes as I was driving so this is sketchy.

    Seems that if you preach fire, brimstone and mayhem all on your own it is 12 years in pen.

    However, if you do that and proclaim you are citing a religious text, “no charge sir”.

    This is also in the NSW similar legislation.

    If so seems that the handicapping system might need checking?

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    MrGrimNasty

    A follow-up to the £Trillions cost of Miliband’s net zero I posted on the greatest mal-investment thread.

    Climate Change Committee sums don’t add up.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15457839/figures-Ed-Milibands-Net-Zero-dream-BILLIONS.html

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    MrGrimNasty

    New IEA Director General Lord Frost said:

    “We can now see it was sold to the public on the basis of fantasy numbers…The whole of Net Zero badly needs a proper rethink before it kills off more of British industry and leaves British households permanently subject to unreliable supply and higher bills.”

    https://order-order.com/2026/01/13/report-true-cost-of-net-zero-to-hit-9-trillion-by-2050/

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    another ian

    FWIW

    “”The Globalist Deep State Is In Panic Mode” After Trump’s Cash Cut-Off”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/globalist-deep-state-panic-mode-after-trumps-cash-cut

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    another ian

    FWIW – once Great Britain

    “Where the foxes caper unmolested, the government packs your school lunch and Katie Hopkins brings you the news of the day.”

    https://twitter.com/i/status/2010630459965767982

    Via https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2026/01/12/keir-starmers-britain-29/

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