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Land of the free ! Land of free speech ! Land of not-so-original dictatorship.

Some silly sarcastic political pictures...

We all get caught up in major news stories from time to time. With all the tech & social media "improvements" to our information sources, what can we trust? When you say "the press", do you mean the multi-billion-dollar corporations owned and/or controlled by billionaire oligarchs? Just my opinion, but if you're still consuming, or worse paying for that stuff, it's probably best to quit the habit. These days we have to dig deeper.

Just nitpicking on a Monday morning, but there's another one of those really irritating American expressions in that joke that has found it's way over here. ".. off of furniture.." It should just be "... off furniture...". Here's another classic - ".. should of..." instead of "... should have...". So irritating!

Donald Trump has graciously accepted the Ashes from Pat Cummins.

Hasn't the poor woman suffered enough, then she has to find out she's the offspring of the world's biggest shit?

SWMBO can cut off someone's head with just a few well-chosen words!! 😄

If a child managed to stay reading this bullshit they are truly exceptional.

When I was a child, our family were the poorest in the area. We couldn't afford new clothing, all our clothing came from military surplus stores. I was the only Japanese General in my class!

In the lexicon of parents with young children, "LEGO" means "lounge room landmine"

I have to disagree with you here. As much as I dislike our biased media, it is not its job to tell people the details of new laws. That is the job of the lawmakers. The politicians have to delegate the task to the Public Service which understands the intricacacies of the legislation and develop educational material which presents a citizen's rights and responsibilities under the law in a simple way. The answer that citizens want to know is, "What is hate speech?"

Perilous Poorline JUST Loves Trump. Got an Invite to More A Leggo with Gorgeous Gina Not Long ago. I hope they don't think Australian Sheela's look like THAT sample. Nev

Albo has said he will not be joining the Trumpist gang and needs to focus on domestic issues... A polite way of saying fuck off.

I was just reminded by an article about an event 50 years ago today. I was growing up in Adelaide, and I was 13 years old. The Dunstan government had just decriminalised homosexuality, being the first state to do so. A religious nutter who claimed to be a clairvoyant predicted that this would cause a tidal wave on this day at midday, and it would wipe out Adelaide. Although apparently some took it seriously, a few sold their houses and moved, it was mostly treated a little more lightheartedly. Some workers turned up to their jobs in flippers and floaties. I can remember "I survived the Adelaide tidal wave" T-shirts. The Premier, the colourful Don Dunstan, stood on a balcony at Glenelg saying if the tidal wave came, he would turn it back.

To be fair, most Americans I have met are really nice and quite resourceful.

He's upset that the Iranian military are conducting a purge on protesters who may not be guilty, while his own brownshirts are conducting a purge on innocent families in America because he thinks they are all criminals. Launching smoke bombs into a car with 6 kids in it, killing a mum trying to escape from his masked armed thugs.

One trick is going to the propagandists and official PR first to identify what definitely is not a truth, and to set floors and ceilings for where reality might be. I applied that to the news about the Good murder in USA. When the WH called it domestic terrorism, I combined that with assuming that any story headline that stirs deep emotions is likely non-credible. So I figured it was murder. Of course in that particular example we'll probably never see a court ruling to confirm.

Well it was on the news in Steak-n-kidney. I clearly recall laughing my head off about it. At the time I wished I could go down to Adelaide to sit on that beach - would have been some party! (Of sceptics)

Here is FH firing it up.

I said I'd let you Know when the Dexta (Tractor) fired up. About an Hour ago. *(1700). Even Idle. Plenty of oil pressure. NO leaks. It's been HOT where I work under a Clear roof. Still some wiring and Paint to finish, but NOW it can Be Moved..Nev

To my way of thinking, 'should of' in text is a misspelling of "should've", which is an acceptable contraction in informal speech/text of 'should have'.

Have you noticed that all the kerfuffle has been about the USA'a relationship with the Northern Hemisphere and Middle East. Not much is being said about Asia and bugger all about teh USA's relationship with Australia. Getting a seat on the Board of Peace is not something Australia should aspire too, especially at the moment as we try to sort out how to control multicultural; peace in our own backyard. I am saddened by the fact that our leaders, from all Parties, have not condemned the actions of the Trump Administration towards its own people and the the Constitutin it claims to honour and defend. Our leaders rightly condemned the actions of the Netanyahu government. They have been quiet on the Iranian situation, and so many other similar government -v- the people situations. I wonder how many Australians have had enough of Trump to call for the closure of Pine Gap, Tindall and th Western Australian submarine base? But I suppose those who would call for those things would be labelled pro-Chinese Communist taitors.

Here's another conspiracy for you. Does it confirm the new bond between Russia & USA ?

But I paid cash for it.

The full, true story is somewhat different. Battel was actually under orders from his superior, Max Liedtke. Their aim was to keep Jews alive for the Nazi war machine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Battel

If you have a strong stomach and some time to listen to it, I have been following Sasha Riley’s story online. My wife told me about it. This man who has been a career soldier in the US Army had a childhood from hell. Things he talks about in the recordings with his lawyer tie in with what is written about in Virginia’s book( the epstien victim who lived in WA) others match up with records that can be verified, including a Medivac for one DJT. I don’t know how these rusted on supporters can still support this monster, and there is a bigger overall problem with the mega rich that also needs addressing.

I once had a 15 year old escort. Needed a head job to be any good. Otherwise it was a good daily drive.

Netanyahu TOLD Trump to NOT Bomb IRAN for fear of retaliation On Israel. Nev

Here's a random thought. A hilarious thought. If USA takes over Greenland, will they re-own all the junk and pollutants that they left behind when they abandoned their under ice nuke missile base? It was home to 200 personnel for over 10 years. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/05/488872411/melting-ice-in-greenland-could-expose-serious-pollutants-from-buried-army-base

I think this would be a good time to resurrect the American Anti-Imperialist League. M. Twain was a member; “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” I rather like a lot of Mr Twain's writings.

I think you will find the best paid CEO rarely pays much tax at all.

Is this site on social media ban for children?

Trump against crushing protesters.... in Iran. Opposite to USA. Where they just shoot them.

A great way to start life disowned, and then suddenly things get worse.

Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a "crafty old Jew" and a fence. Fagin's character might be based on the criminal Ikey Solomon. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Solomon's life has been the subject of several works, including The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay, a historical novel that was made into a four-part miniseries that aired in Australia. Solomon died on 3 September 1850 and was buried the next day in the Jewish cemetery in Harrington Street, Hobart. Possibly the oldest Jewish cemetery in Australia, it was bulldozed in 2002

Imagine being genuinely excited about receiving an award that's not yours? Wow. Seen it all. I guess Susan Ley will be sifting through the spare room to find that u/13 most improved netball player to bestow on el Chumpo in return for some platitude of some sort. [edit] that's a bit harsh on Ley, I admit.

I think it will go straight to the pool room and never see the light of day again. Trump knows the whole world knows it's not his. His ego won't let him wear it because he knows people will laugh at him. She didn't even get an Oval Office meeting for the handover and left with a crappy show bag. I'm quite pleased with her gesture really, even though it won't do what she's hoping it will. She can say what she likes about Venezuela just showing its gratitude, but with Trump, everything is personal.

She KNOWS HOW VAIN the Fool Is. I hope that is all she gave up. Like you point out . The Award is not transferable. It only Makes HIM look Silly for expecting and accepting it . The WHOLE WORLD Knows. Nev

Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time. So the smart lady distracted donold with HER glittering trinket. The award and honor remains hers.

My astute friends already do!

Yep, and 51 immigrants were killed by one right wing nut job in Christchurch, and 77 people were killed in Norway by another right wing nut job - and these two mass murderers still have plenty of followers. The cure is to find the radicals from each side, before they commit their ideologically-motivated terrorism attacks.

I still think that the ambasador should NOT be a former politician. The ambassador should be a person who has the training, skills and experience in diplomacy that are required by an ambassador, especially considering the present climate in the USA.

Hockey is right - Dutton has no brain

Just take the no from your Name, Pete Nev

Nah. That's not a wisom thing. That's measurement issue. He's been telling his wife 50mm is eight inches, for too long.

Don't forget that the bridge is concrete structure, probably with steel reinforcing, and it is within a short distance from the sea. It could hace 'concrete cancer' which would reduce its load capacity. However, the loads on it only come from pedestrians, so they would be pretty insignificant. These bridges form part of the historic architecture of the beach precinct. They go along with the equally historic Bondi Pavillion.

OH. How rude. Quelle Horreur, Children may read this. Nev

He's gone to another position, president of the Asia society or something. I don't think anyone could say he's really been hampered by what he said about the orange turd in the past. Trump's own VP called him an idiot and "America's Hitler" before he manfully discarded all morals, dignity and logic in order to get power.