nomadpete

Just goes to show how deep the deep state is! And Don T really is a part of it.

I think that one policy would make a big difference to the outcome of the election. If only the Dems announce a policy of overhauling government bureacracy, that would matter more than the pigment of any candidate.

Well, I recall sliding down the railing instead of politely using the stairs in high school. That got me four of the best - probably because the deputy headmaster was a short buggah. He blended into the crowd and got a surprise when I bowled him head over tit at the bottom of the stairs. I never thought it was child abuse. It was a badge of honour at the time and I haven't suffered long term psychological damage, as far as I can tell.

Well that can't be seen as being unfair to any of the three sides of politics.

Brought a tear to my eye. I swear it wasn't just 'red, red wine, go to my head...'

Thanx jerry Here i am sitting in front of a fire, camped near Lightning Ridge, watxhing the full moon rise, listening to your playlist in the desert silence. Life IS good

Arnotts ORIGINAL Tim Tams? They have got more hide than Jessie the elephant. It's a scam. There's no such thing as 'original' Tim Tams, not since that american mob bought the company. You don't really believe that you can get REAL buscuits from an american soup company? Oh darn. There I go again, tainting this nice positive thread with a gripe. OK, here's a positive. It was a great idea to make dark chilli chocolate Tim Tams.

A bit faster than a Foxbat.

Couldn't understand a word they sang. But I get the impression they appreciate nice firm chicken fillets.

Not just free speech by the privileged. Free speech for all, as long as the speakers are accountable for outcomes of their words.

Fantastic story. Thanks OME. DCA was as bad as CASA.

Was that Len Beadell making comments on the site?

I rather like this one. https://worldwidewind.no/pages/technology At last, a new engineering solution to an old problem. It looks like the cutter out of a jumbo blender. Maybe not a device that would be popular near the kite surfers at the beach!

Give that man a koala stamp.

The whole episode is riddled with material for potential conspiracy theories (for both political sides). 1. How was it possible that nobody noticed a spectator entered the area carrying a rifle? Maybe all Republican MAGA supporters carry weapons anyway? 2. At the distance alleged, why did only one shot get close to target? - I counted 7 shots in the video. 3. With all the people crowded around, why did only one of 7 shots actually hit a spectator? Maybe there are others, or all 7 hit the same person? 4. Are the special services guards so incompetant that they were not scanning the area? Did they not do a survey of area in advance to assess likely sniper opsitions? 5. When 7 shots missed, and Don stood up to pose in defiance, he stood tall and made a stationary target. That would have been an easier target, but no further shot was fired. 6. Why was there such a small flag hanging behind that spot? Usually at these do's the background is crowded by big american flags. 7. Why did special services evacuate Don by taking him up to a high exposed point on stage? If it was up to me, I would want to head low for cover. Note they allowed him to stand tall at that exposed location. There are lots of things that one could make a story about. But in reality, the event didn't need a complex conspiracy to happen. All it took was one angry young man. Sure, it plays right into the hands of MAGA brigade. And they will make the most of it. Maybe it would be an opportunity for NSA to ferret out a bunch of political manipulating social media bots.

OME.... Pleast stop reading all that porn. The old testament is so full of sex, violence and immorality, I fear for your sanity.

Aside from the ethics of using a change of ownership to avoid responsibility for lingering expensive baggage, My beef was about media not bothering to note that this story is about a foreign owned industry failing to do anything meaningful about the present health hazard posed by their business. And "The executive director of Health, Protection and Regulation at SA Health, said this could be a result of historical factors and climatic conditions." As if to say "too bad, they just have to put up with it". I guess the executive director of Health doesn't happen to live near the smelter, so has little interest in the problem.

But in THIS day, I thought ethical owners of a business might feel it important to house their employees and families a safe distance from the toxic environment that their business is responsible for. Risk management 101 - the best way to control a risk is to eliminate it. Since the historic bad environmental practices have contaminated the town, it should be declared uninhabitable and safe habitation should be provided. The pollution was part of the existing business. When they took ownership of the smelter, they should also inherit the responsibility for remediation, along with the potential profits.

I don't often open this thread - because it generally depresses me. But I came here hoping to see a Well known (orange) personality who might have passed away recently Alas, no such luck.

Damned Democrats. They are so incomptant they couldn't even organise an assassination even when they have the whole military arsenal at their fingertips. (The best, of the best, Sir!). On the other hand it just might have been one of numerous unfortunate misguided nutter attendees at the rally.

Early days yet, and I am sure there will be clarification coming. All I can say at this stage, is either the alleged sniper needed more practice, or they might have been a really great shooter. To get just the tip of a target's ear? Wow. And now look at what all that publicity does! I say that from the perspective that there was a bunch of trained secret service agents present. And probably private ones as well. They should have been scanning constantly for threats. And multiple shots but only one near target? Any reports of others injured, with him surrounded by noddies? I may end up eating my words.

I have previously griped about journalists seemingly failing to dig deep enough into a story. Maybe there is a political bias, but more likely it is simple laziness. Case in point. Recent article about lead levels in children and pregnant women living at Port Pirie. Tests show a recent doubling of lead shown up by blood tests. "The executive director of Health, Protection and Regulation at SA Health, Chris Lease, said this could be a result of historical factors and climatic conditions." Another comment reported says... "We've got 132 years of smelter operations, we've got emissions over a long period of time, there's a lot of lead in the environment, it'll take us quite a while to resolve that issue," Mr Dolan said. A little websearch gives some background...... Port Pirie boasts one of the world's largest smelters. It is owned by Nyrstar, a Dutch international producer of minerals and metals. It was founded in August 2007. But that may have just been a recent 'amalgamation'. Anyway, Nyrstar was acquired by Trafigura (Singapore based), in 2019. They also own Puma oil/fuel. Google them and there is a list of interesting business behaviours. Environmental scandals, Russian oil exports that avoided recent sanctions, etc. In my opinion a business that, personally, I would not welcome to my country as a beneficial investor. So, we are all supposed to stop worrying about the wellbeing of all those families whose body's are permanently carrying twice the WHO internationally recommended maximum lead levels. Nothing to see here. I'm not even sure if the parent companies concerned even pay much tax to Australia. To me, it reads like a story I'd expect to be about the Ivory Coast.

Does this pave the way for the new Pres to save gazillions of dollars that is presently being wasted by the entire legal system? All you need is a thumbs up, or thumbs down by the pres. Judge Judy will be out of a job and Donny can rule over any disputes. Or perhaps he'll simply overrule the law.

My gripe regarding this thread drift..... I came from a trade background and at one stage (for misguided reasons unknown to me) I was sent along to a series of Management Training love-ins. Some were at resorts (they call them Convention Centres). And rather well catered, with a generous bar tab. Anyway, the theme was 'team building' and applied basic psych. What I really learnt was how untrusting and self centred most managers are. Put a bunch of tradies on a job and they mostly muddle themselves into suitable groups to get a task done. Teamwork is a given. I think that management in general spend too much time watching their own backs. I'm glad that I chose not to mount that corporate ladder.

I have this displayed in one workplace - and it was key to a happy and productive employment. As with raising children, people are quick to see through false praise (and see it as an insult). The trick is to 'catch them doing something right', combined with praise in proportion.