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The US economy is like a blockage in a drainage system. What backs up behind it keeps other countries afloat. If the blockage breaks down, then all those other economies will go down the gurgler too.

Well, you've just put yourself on an ASIO watchlist OT!

The US is already technically broke with a debt/GDP ratio of 124% and rising rapidly. They will keep printing money though but the chickens will eventually come home to roost. By comparison Australias debt/GDP ratio is 34.4%.

No, Govt by AI will be a total failure. It will fail us, just as we need it. Get a look at this, it fails even a basic request 😄 ......

That's done it for me. I am ready to abandon democracy. In it's modern form it thrives on dividing society, on promoting extremism and on protecting oligarcs. Tweedism. Bring on government by A.I. It is my only hope for a logic based government. One that is constantly scanning and constantly responsive to the will of the masses.

Remember when we had a third party - the Democrats? That was before the Greens, wasn't it? We also had the Democratic Labor Party, and the Communist Party.

I don't like a two party system, mostly because it works like a duoploy. It gives the impression that we have a choice without actually giving MUCH choice. The biggest flaw in politics is the hidden financial 'sponsorship' directly favoring candidates. Someone famously said, “I don’t care who does the electing as long as I do the nominating.” All that happens way before the actual election where we try to vote for a 'least worst' candidate, whilst pondering 'was that the best they could find for us'?

Is USofA actually becoming a 'failed state'? When the dust finally settles in the Middle East (I know, that's an oxymoron), will USofA go broke? According to a report in the Washington Post, “Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defense equipment.” The above costs have not been estimated in war expenses. So in a 2 month 'brief excursion' in M.E. donold increased national spending by $50 BILLION. And depleted major weaponry by circa 60%. To the east go the spoils of war.

Tis, at a deeper level than a Trump brainfart, not only about oil & grift. It's all about military industry salesmanship. Long read but an interesting look at the game playing in M.E. https://wajeehlion.substack.com/p/empty-quivers-and-digital-yuan-chinas

As did the storepeople - selling picks, spades, panning dishes, pots and pans, tents, boots, hats, flannette shirts, moleskin trousers, bedrolls, pistols, tobacco, and all the stuff that miners need to survive in rugged terrain. Leather pouches for holding gold nuggets were a must, and even small gold scales were in high demand. https://www.teachersuperstore.com.au/assets/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-Australian-Gold-Rushes-Daily-Life-in-the-Goldfields-Sample-Pages.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoognpJMnehL-vguNxLwGH8D-mVtaStuRkHpYIh5fYWxlKe1IS01

He's a class act, our Willie. He's very selective with his scrap bin exploits. Only the finest bins meet his exacting standards. 😄

Better than finding a half eaten pie, that's for sure.

What sort of scrap bins do you hang around?? That's high quality scrap!

Back in the day, many Chinese made better money by growing market gardens and selling food to european miners.

Thanks very much onetrack, I've been wondering about it's origin for a fair while now. I found it in a scrap bin.

A large, moisture-laden air mass is feeding into a trough in front of a huge high pressure system, over Western Qld and Northern NSW. As you say, any decent amount of rain originates from the Northern maritime region latitudes. This tropical air mass is feeding in from the Northern section of the Indian Ocean, and it's bound to carry some reasonable amount of rain to SW Qld and Northern NSW. When the Bureau say there's a "100% certainty" of rain, they're not often wrong. Only the total amount of rainfall is in doubt, and that can vary widely over a relatively small area. I thought the weak cold front that came through W.A. on Thursday morning had nothing behind it. But the tip of another cold front followed it, and we got 8mm of rain in the City on Thursday night. However, the rain didn't penetrate very far inland. http://satview.bom.gov.au/

Willie, it's a Lake LA-4 amphibian yoke. https://baspartsales.com/lake-la-4-amphibian-control-yoke-assembly/?srsltid=AfmBOopFfbDmE4BcC52kNRcV9IE4eU08wTVYK_YIUP5JflOc0h75eehh They come up nicely when beab blasted. https://baspartsales.com/lake-la-4-amphibian-control-yoke-assembly-bead-blasted-diameter-7-8/?srsltid=AfmBOorPMarLKq9xxaiWzt0qwUAzBaC7XoZgtZcGp-SEWSt8LwPP4XzO

Just wondering if anyone recognises what this yolk would belong to. It's only small, about 240mm across and has a logo in the centre that looks like an 'L'.

Yes there's funny things happening in a couple of Places . It's hard to Predict the Amount of rain. from the Information I have. 1 inch won't do much. Nev

It was well known amongst the farmer clients I did contract work for in the 1970's and 1980's, that trusts were necessary to avoid paying tax. They were rampant in that period, with many "smart" accountants promoting them.

OME is gonna be drookit on Monday and Tuesday, nothing surer. https://www.bom.gov.au/places/nsw/gilgandra/forecast/

The Biggest HIGH That I've ever registered on my Barometer is over New Zealand right now. 1041 mbs. These days, forecasts 2 weeks away are stretching it. Air Mass analysis is what's needed. Lots of water can only come from tropical maritime air. You will never get much rain from way down south and the Polar regions are as dry as deserts.. Air masses are Modified by what they Pass over. Nev

Many Trusts are tax dodging RORTS. That's what They are aiming at. Nev.

Boy Scouts Know their Knots.. Nev

Foreigners visiting our country say they often have difficulty with the Aussie vernacular. For example, the shortening of words. Arvo, servo, g'day, footy, etc. Another is the great Australian "NOT" - how the answer to many questions is what it's not - How are you today? Not bad. How much further? Not far. How many of those lollies did you eat? Not many. What did you pay for those sneakers? Not much. When are you knocking off? Not long.