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They DON'T have to be and Islam is not the Only threat. Lack of TRUTH in the Media is a threat to Democracy and while we have a free Vote there is a chance of keeping the thing on the rails. Nev

The rider will get sick of the Noise if the truth be Known. It's a "Look at Me" thing for those with no other attributes. Poor sods really. Nev

Maybe the ornithopter is bitter and twisted and we can't have it turning left can we? I think it's biased actually. LH circuits are preferred, Nev

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?

The Pope and Trump are on stage in front of a huge crowd. The Pope leans toward Trump and said, "Do you know that with one little wave of my hand I can make every person in this crowd go wild with joy? This joy will not be a momentary display, like that of your followers, but go deep into their hearts and for the rest of their lives whenever they speak of this day, they will rejoice!" Trump says, "I seriously doubt that. With one little wave of your hand? Show me!" So the Pope slaps him.

Just on another EV related topic. BYD recently announced that development of Sodium phosphate batteries has proved successful and that BYD is moving towards full production of this type of enegery storage. I think that the main advantages of sodium phosphate technology is a lower cost of raw materials and the elimination of the fire risks associated with lithium batteries. BYD knows about economies of scale. Sodium phosphate batteries can only become the universal standard if the majority of manufacturers are using them. To get this change started industry-wide, BYD has apparently not patented the process, but is freelky sharing the knowledge with everyone who makes batteries. We shall see what we shall see.

Not quite a conversion on the road to Damascus, but it looks like I'll be taking my first ride in an EV next week. My son has bought a BYD Shark 6 for himself and a BYD Sealion for the family car. My son has a business pimping up 4WDs. He worked out plans to do what he wants to his Shark and has had initial talks with the sellers of BYDs, interesting them in his idea. If his talks produce anything, his business will contract to do up these cars as special vehicles, which will add something special to retailer's offerings. From what he says, he thinks he will be starting limited production around Spring. As well as doing this stuff with BYDs, he will still be doing similar work on the usual suspects. It's good to see a young man (geez! He's 36!!) having a go. I can only wish him success. However, no matter how successful he becomes in business, he'll still be my dickhead of a son.

You Mean it's ALL Bull? Cheeses Crust. Is Nothing sacred? Next you'll tell me there's no Dog, and I'm adopted. Nev

I would say that it is the children who are the problem. Imaging how they think after growing up in an ISIS dominated society. I bet none of those children knows how to play Footy or League; has ever ridden a skateboard, or done anything that kids of a similar age in Australia have done. Those kids ae, unfortunately, the next generation of Islamist radicals.

Better IF he could ZAP him. Nev

The MIND doesn't easily rest with a Non Decision because genetically it reduces the chance of survival in the wild, but that's not appropriate to your situation. You don't HAVE to move, and you are not threatened. Is it a Mid life crisis? IF you are looking for the Meaning of Life or a Meaningful Life, Join the Queue. I reckon we are here, Because we are here ..Nev

I think we can rule that out but I could be yours. but relax . It's unlikely. Nev

Can’t turn or are just in a hurry to get away?

Watch this model ornithopter turn continually to the left without a trimmed rudder. Amazing!

When you stick a grass straw up a March Fly's bum and let it go, they fly off in a straight line and can't turn.

Whenever it arrives, then post-Trump era will be hard on everyone - Americans and the rest of the World. The USA will celebrate its 250th year this year. Probably the only way it could move ahead is to critcally examine its present Constitution in light of the development of Democracy in other coutries, and re-write the Constitution to bring it into alignment with current concepts of what a modern democracy is. I'm not saying that the current Constitution should be torn up and thrown away. What is required is that the bits that don't work should be fixed if possible, or ditched. A prime example of a bit that needs fixing is the 2nd Amendment. In the 21st Century, it is anachronistic. While it may have had a good reason behind it when it was introduced, that reason holds no water today. It could be replaced with something that maintains the Right of a person to own a firearm, but requires such a person to meet the Responsibilities of gun ownership. (wishy washy enough for you blokes)

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

Till you slide sideways down a wet patch when your rail track slips. Nev

She's a polarising shit-stirrer in the extreme, with inflammatory statements, and to say outright, "there's no good Muslims", is unacceptable to most Australians. However, it's probably a good thing she opens her mouth like this regularly, because it brings about discourse on how we should treat immigrants from vastly different cultures to the original Anglo-Saxon European culture. When I was a kid, it was untrustworthy, "Dings", "Dagos", "Slavs", "Gyppos", "Wogs", "Slant-eyes", "Japs", and other cultures that were foreign to us that brought about a lot of friction. In Kalgoorlie in 1934, there was a major 3 day race riot, that took major numbers of police reinforcements from Perth to quell. 3 people were killed. Migrants homes and tents and even Hotels were burnt, and many migrants left the Goldfields for good after the riot. The riot was caused by festering cultural hatred of Southern and Eastern Europeans, and the belief that these migrants were securing local mining jobs by working for less money or by paying bribes to managers. A lot of that was true. However, the W.A. Goldfields settled down after better enforcement of job conditions and a requirement for naturalisation before taking up jobs. There was still simmering resentment for years afterwards, until the migrants children grew to adulthood and considered themselves Australian. The problem with the Islamic religion is that there are many conflicts in their Imams teachings. And the primary conflict in their teaching that goes against our Anglo-Saxon culture is that only Allah can make laws for Man. All man-made laws are therefore regarded as being able to be broken without punishment, as Muslims are not beholden to them. In addition, the Imam is regarded as having the ultimate position on decision-making as regards rights or wrongs. This places Imams as a defacto power broker, wielding greater power than any politician, policeman, magistrate, or judge. Until the day comes when the Imams abandon those teachings, we will continue to have problems with Muslims.

When the Current POTUS doesn't think law and Protocol apply to Him the Problem is right there. Don't look further. You have a Dictator who will get more desperate as his decline continues. Keep watching. (Till you are Not allowed to) Nev

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