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I lnpw who you mean, Gareth, very close. His name is actually Michael Landon, Little Joe Cartright from Bonanza, and also from Little House on the Prairie.

Nah.

This one shouldn't take long.

Same old same old. Maybe you have a bone to pick, but what were they supposed to do, just let the commies march down and take over here? Then you'd really have something to bitch about.

Donald Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison and reveals who will be sent there Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce why he wanted to reopen the famous prison. Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that he wants to be tough on crime and criminals, and on May 4, he announced the next step in this plan. He insisted that he was going to be reopening the infamous San Francisco prison Alcatraz. Writing on Truth Social, he said: “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ! For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering.” Trump also explained what types of prisoners he would send to Alcatraz if the prison was to reopen. He continued: “When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. “No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets.” It is not clear how long it would take to reopen Alcatraz prison, or how much of a priority this remains to Trump, but he did explain the steps he is taking to get this plan underway. He added: “That is why, today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders. “We will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and Judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals, who came into our Country illegally. The reopening of ALCATRAZ will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Trump rules out another presidential run Though he has teased seeking a third term in 2028 despite the Constitution barring it, Trump on Sunday ruled out another run, saying his current four-year term will be his last. “But this is not something I'm looking to do. I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican, to carry it forward. But I think we're going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Mutton handed it to them on a silver platter.

It was the National Catholic Register. I cannot locate the original article but some of the details are summarised here. https://www.ncregister.com/news/the-father-rupnik-case-a-timeline Father Rupnik is the priest who allegedly raped the nuns, particularly Sister Ana who broke her arm trying to fight him off. When the nuns complained about the possibility of getting pregnant, he said "Get an abortion." Also read about the McCarrck case in this report. https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-2d87fe01e6ede23d403039b9fd3a978f

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he would be imposing a 100 percent tariff on any movie produced outside of the United States. By doing so, the president wants to save America's movie industry from 'dying a very fast death. 'Other countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States,' he claimed on his Truth Social platform. 'Hollywood and many other areas within the USA are being devastated. 'This is a concerted effort by other Nations and therefore a National Security threat,' the president declared. 'It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda.' Trump then announced that he is authorizing the Department of Commerce and the US Trade Representative to 'immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on any and all Movies coming to our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. 'WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN,' he concluded. The announcement comes as professionals have struggled to get movies and TV series to be completely filmed from beginning to end in Hollywood due to budget cuts for tax credits on productions. By the end of last year, FilmLA - the Los Angeles agency that handles film permits throughout the city - reported a 5 percent drop in film and TV production in the third quarter of 2024. The 5,048 total film and TV shoot days also represented a whopping 36.4 percent drop from the five-year average. At the same time, reality television production tumbled a massive 56.3 percent from the third quarter of 2024 compared with the year before - and represented a 52.7 percent drop against the five-year average. Drama television production was also down 34.4 percent from the five-year average and comedy was down a staggering 85.7 percent from the five-year average. Television production overall fell 18.3 percent, down also 53.2 percent from the five-year average over the quarter. Now, experts warn, the once-booming city of the stars may be in decline. 'This is not hyperbole to say that if we don’t act, the California film and TV industry will become the next Detroit auto,' Noelle Stehman, a writer and producer who worked on The Sopranos and is a member of the 'Stay in LA' campaign, said last month. ------oooooo0000000000oooooo--------- Interesting that an American Football movie, as yet unnamed, is being filmed atn the Cardinia Park football ground in Geelong.

Clive Palmer is set to retire from politics after his Trumpet of Patriots political party failed to secure any seats this election - despite him spending more than $60million to promote it. The Trumpet of Patriots only secured 1.85 per cent of the primary vote, according to data from the Australian Electoral Commission. On the back of his election blow, Mr Palmer has revealed he will retire from politics and instead focus on charity work. 'I'm 71 and I'm getting too old for politics,' he told The Daily Telegraph. 'I'd rather spend time helping the tens of thousands that are homeless and hungry in this country … that's why I've donated $5million to Foodbank,' he said. The Trumpet of Patriots infuriated voters after sending unsolicited texts to mobile phones across the country. The messages were signed off by Harry Fong, the party's lead Senate candidate for Queensland, and urged people to 'Vote1 (sic) Trumpet of Patriots'. Social media was flooded with people complaining about the messages, with the correspondence ramping up at the start of the week.

Looks like the Greens may end up without a seat.

Go easy on the celebrations Nev.

Another problem we have with my son WFH is the dog. It's a smallish breed, about the size of a Jack Russell, but has a bark like a Great Dane. And it barks at anything, the cats chasing each other through the house, anyone coming to the door, neighbourhood dogs barking, cars and trucks on the street, anyone dropping something. And as he lives indoors due to the neighbours dogs which would eat him, we have to try and control the barking when my son has a customer call going.

She's got to be kidding herself.

Maybe it was to appease those who can't work from home - tradies, bus drivers, train drivers, medical professional, people in service industries, etc.

Not that modern. It doesn't have bluetooth.

I read another report which plunged Pope Francis into a very sordid place. According to the report, he covered up the sex crimes of a number of senior clergy, including one charged with the violent rape of nuns, and another who set up a seminary in Brazil for young men so he could sexually abuse them.

Another report, or opinion I read before it disappeared, said that one of the prime policies of Dutton, later recalled, would have turned about 37% of voters away. That was the decision to end work from home, which was later reduced to public servants only, before being dropped. 37% of workers work from home and like it that way. Another was the establishment of a DOGE-like force, under Jacinta Price. Even the "Get Australia Back on Track" slogan smacked of Trump, hence Albo's reference to not needing inspiration from overseas. My daughter didn't like Dutton, saying he was too rightwing extreme. Personally, I hate work from home. My son works from home 3 days a week,,normally the days I go to the Men's Shed, but his shift times from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm, every week, make me spitting mad. His 'office' is a computer desk with laptop and two elevated 26" monitors in the family room, partly in front of my TV and I have to have the TV on mute until he logs off. Closed captions are useless and his 'office' won't fit in his room. My wife bought him a king-size Chainsaw Massacre bed that tilts up with storage under it a few years ago, which fills the room.