Marty_d

*sigh*

Well, gingers don't get much nuttier.

This is well written and thoughtful I think. https://www.themandarin.com.au/307662-trust-fatalism-and-the-fragility-of-australias-social-fabric/?utm_campaign=TheJuice&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

They're moving motorbikes from a purpose built racetrack to a street circuit? Not the safest decision I would have thought.

Muslims watching the way she behaves could be thinking there's no good Anglos.

You can't revoke the citizenship of an Australian if it would leave them stateless. This is not something Labor or even the LNP can do if they were in government. There is no doubt these women made a monumentally stupid decision (although some were pressured into it by family, and were only girls themselves). And some may remain a security risk. The government will need to eventually let them back, it has no choice. What it can do is charge them with whatever crimes they've committed and lock them up here. The question it's facing now is, does it leave them and their children (who are innocent) in a terrible place where their kids are likely to be radicalised themselves while it dithers with the political pressure, or does it act quickly and provide those children the support services they need?

It's worse than that Nev. I am your father.

Um.. you guys do know it's not real, right? AI slop.

The same goes for christianity. Most followers and preachers are harmless. But if you read the bible - and I did, until I turned 20 and got a clue - there is some downright nasty stuff in there that it tells you should be done to people who don't follow the strictest literal interpretation. Slavery, stoning, and murder is fine for people not of your tribe or not heterosexual. Sound familiar? I wouldn't read anything Pauline said because she's a broken record, and she's dead wrong far more often than she's right. Yes we've just had a couple of rabid Muslims murder 15 people. Don't forget a rabid caucasian white supremacist went to NZ and murdered 51 Muslims. Any philosophy is dangerous if you take it to extremes.

They're only selling it because we're buying it. I'd say the fault lies with us.

I reckon any "Blacks for Trump" placard wavers are feeling buyer's remorse right now. He also shared a video of the Obamas on monkey bodies. The man is scum.

Interesting, I thought most v twins would have too much vibration for a plane - I know mine would! Mind you a purpose built one like the Spirit might be less like a washing machine.

Back on the road Peter! Let me know if you'd like to go for a ride sometime. One of my favourites is to Richmond via Grasstree Hill then back via Tea Tree and Brighton.

They made a documentary about that... It's called "Terminator"

Good Will Hunting

Edgy but still good!

There's a rise of far-right populist parties everywhere. Reform in UK. AfD in Germany. Fidesz in Hungary. National Rally in France. The MAGAfication of the GOP in the US. PHONey here in Australia. If you want reasons, how long have you got? Growing inequality. Billionaires profiteering while simultaneously disenfranchising workers. Overpopulation, destruction of the natural world while those same billionaires resist any limitations on resource extraction. Journalism hollowed out by concentration of media ownership to the same billionaires and their mates who own the fossil fuel and tech industries. Loss of traditional industies to automation, robotics and AI, and the necessary transition of energy systems. Difficult and existential questions which require actual thought, wisdom and cooperative planning, at a time when our attention span is the shortest it's ever been. Into this complicated reality, populist parties provide simplistic answers and attract followers who like simple answers. Climate change isn't real so let's drill, baby, drill. Everything will be ok if we send all the immigrants back to where they came from. It's all the fault of the Somalis/Muslims/Jews/Pakistanis/pick your group. Cut taxes while simultaneously increasing services. Sound familiar? If you really think that Pauline is a deep thinking, compassionate and forward-looking leader, then by all means vote for her. Personally I think she's an opportunistic, racist rabble-rouser who appeals to the worst bits of human nature, so her party will always be last on my ballot.

@Grumpy Old Nasho - how do you think your god-king Chump would treat conscripts? This is the man who put Hegseth in charge of defence, sorry "War" - a man rejected from the military for being psychologically unsound, who told the army chiefs to "get rid of fatties", ordered the illegal killing of Venezuelan sailors - including ordering the Navy to kill them after their boat was destroyed - and then dumped responsibility on the admiral. You really have no idea how good we have it here. Yes we can always push for improvement but wanting to tear down our political system because you disagree with a few decisions is just insane.

Even though they can't spell, it's true. One Nation is a protest party. They have no workable policies and no chance of successfully governing, in the catastrophic event that a majority of voters lost their minds and voted them in. If you want a government that hates the environment, loves guns and bibles and is paid for by (and works for) billionaires, move to the USA.

Arguing devil's advocate, there's a lot of PHON supporters too, and Trump himself got 70m votes. The numbers don't reflect good choices sometimes. What's worse is the LNP tearing itself to bits with Angus and his far right mates totally ignoring the lessons of the last election and trying to emulate Pauline. What sort of opposition is that?

Which one's the ho? Heartbreak hotel.

That's a low bar.

He is a cunning linguist.

Roger Moore (sounds like a porn star name) was the least "action hero" type of any Bond. I think the best was the last, Daniel Craig. Some of the fight scenes, especially in the first of his, were excellent.

Some anti fascist people are already working to identify and make public the identity of ICE officers, especially those proven to have used excessive force. It's exactly like the nazi brown shirts. You shouldn't expect to remain anonymous while following unlawful and inhumane orders.