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Re: News in General
« Reply #10845 on: December 06, 2024, 04:31:46 PM »

DT today;

Netanyahu unleashes on Albo over synagogue firebombing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the 'extreme anti-Israel position' of the Albanese government for the shocking arson attack in Melbourne.


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He's not the only one, the chorus is growing.

Netanyahu is playing you

Nah, he's just stating what Jewish communities nationwide, non-leftist politicians, a former Treasurer, and the majority of people are saying.
No degree from Harvard needed for this one either....anyone with even half of their brain working can see what's been happening in Australia since the Oct 7 attacks.
Anti-Semitism has been allowed to run rampant...thereby causing what there was yesterday, a synagogue firebombed, two people inside hurt, not seriously, will fully recover physically. Mentally, who knows.
An hour and a half later and there would've been 500 worshippers in the building.
 
"The holocaust didn't start with gas chambers, it started with words" - Jewish official yesterday.
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« Reply #10846 on: December 06, 2024, 04:41:39 PM »

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when the weather is unexpectedly hot and supply is unreliable.   

Its a cyber form of a brownout.  Not Orwellian.  Would you prefer this kind of brownout or having the whole grid crash and then sit there broiling?

It's the 'renewables now' obsessed leftist govt's energy policy...take over and run the use of appliances in the homes of citizens.
We have 400 years of coal and 200  years of gas...the 1000 commenters in the DT yesterday were outraged and scathing in criticism of the leftist federal govt's attempt to take our freedom away..."communism" many cried.
The no ideas closed coal fired, and gas fired power stations before their so-far useless renewables could replace them.
Ideological lunacy.
They won't stop their massive immigration, massive new houses plan...rush to EVs and the electricity they use, when they don't have enough electricity to power what there is now.

Prefer brownout or blackout?
Id rather have the grid crash than have the govt operating my washing machine, hot water, toaster, airfryer, and aircon etc.

Even on deaths doorstep, Trevor was not angry. In fact, he staunchly supported the stance promoted by his elected officials. Aint no way I would ever support Obamacare or sign up for it,he told me. I would rather die.When I asked him why he felt this way even as he faced severe illness, he explained: We dont need any more government in our lives.And in any case, no way I want my tax dollars paying for Mexicans or welfare queens.

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/jonathan-m-metzl-dying-whiteness/

They call that "Cutting off ones nose to spite ones face."

I have a friend who has been homeless for 20 years and he refuses to accept aid, he does not want help from the government. I have been working to get through to him, and he is on the verge of accepting help. He also has a new record with a band named "No Reaction" that might do well, they have a Black singer which is rare for a Venice Punk Band, and they have a new album out on blue vinyl which is cool, and he is doing well on CD Baby and on i Tunes, etc, he hopes to do well in China as Asia embraces American Punk. He is a very cool guy and he needs to have a home and a bed and a nice shower, etc.

For me, I learned young, my Father died when I was 9 years old, so I learned to be humble and to accept help, and the main thing is to obey the law and to try to be kind to other people and to try to be a Christian and a good person, etc. Also, in America the government is "We the people" and so we are our own government. We are all like Ben Franklin and James Madison and Henry David Thoreau, etc.

Anyhow, America is US, we are all on the team, and it is okay for us to help each other. And with poverty then there is no room for pride, etc.

We need to send the Foster Youth to college for free, and I approve of good programs to help the poor.

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« Reply #10847 on: December 06, 2024, 05:07:14 PM »

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when the weather is unexpectedly hot and supply is unreliable.   

Its a cyber form of a brownout.  Not Orwellian.  Would you prefer this kind of brownout or having the whole grid crash and then sit there broiling?

It's the 'renewables now' obsessed leftist govt's energy policy...take over and run the use of appliances in the homes of citizens.
We have 400 years of coal and 200  years of gas...the 1000 commenters in the DT yesterday were outraged and scathing in criticism of the leftist federal govt's attempt to take our freedom away..."communism" many cried.
The no ideas closed coal fired, and gas fired power stations before their so-far useless renewables could replace them.
Ideological lunacy.
They won't stop their massive immigration, massive new houses plan...rush to EVs and the electricity they use, when they don't have enough electricity to power what there is now.

Prefer brownout or blackout?
Id rather have the grid crash than have the govt operating my washing machine, hot water, toaster, airfryer, and aircon etc.

Even on deaths doorstep, Trevor was not angry. In fact, he staunchly supported the stance promoted by his elected officials. Aint no way I would ever support Obamacare or sign up for it,he told me. I would rather die.When I asked him why he felt this way even as he faced severe illness, he explained: We dont need any more government in our lives.And in any case, no way I want my tax dollars paying for Mexicans or welfare queens.

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/jonathan-m-metzl-dying-whiteness/

The govt man, reminds me of the Elvis movie ...fiddling around with my home's electrical system is something I will fight.
The blackouts only last a few hours, half a day at most.
Our home is well insulated.
Mrs bambu grew up on a farm on the edge of the Outback, boiling hot in summer, freezing cold in winter ...no snow, just bone chilling, water freezing and engine block cracking cold.
She's tough. As a young child she didn't have electricity...only kerosene lamps and water heaters, wood stoves and wood heaters.
I'm not so tough...but could live without aircon, never had it as a child, the trains were like ovens.
What you never have you never miss.
During Covid I followed the caravan and camping folk traveling round Australia.
I learnt all about camping...little stoves fueled by butane canisters.
Portable hot water showers fueled by propane...I could set one up outside my home, in the covered area, and shower away, wearing board shorts of course.
Have a propane BBQ out there too, could cook meals on that.

Govt man will be running into big trouble from folk running businesses large and small, and folk wanting to shower and go into  offices to work...if there are blackouts.
People wanting to cook dinner.
I can live on long life custard, canned peaches, long life milk, etc.

Not forgetting hospitals

"Barbie" having a cold shower, and her hair dryer not working because the govt man stuffed up the electricity supply. lol
Hell hath no fury like a woman with no electricity.

Anyway, break out the lawyers...for when the elderly and very young start dying because the govt man changed their aircon. settings.
« Last Edit: December 06, 2024, 06:10:18 PM by bambu. »
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« Reply #10848 on: December 06, 2024, 05:36:02 PM »

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when the weather is unexpectedly hot and supply is unreliable.   

Its a cyber form of a brownout.  Not Orwellian.  Would you prefer this kind of brownout or having the whole grid crash and then sit there broiling?

It's the 'renewables now' obsessed leftist govt's energy policy...take over and run the use of appliances in the homes of citizens.
We have 400 years of coal and 200  years of gas...the 1000 commenters in the DT yesterday were outraged and scathing in criticism of the leftist federal govt's attempt to take our freedom away..."communism" many cried.
The no ideas closed coal fired, and gas fired power stations before their so-far useless renewables could replace them.
Ideological lunacy.
They won't stop their massive immigration, massive new houses plan...rush to EVs and the electricity they use, when they don't have enough electricity to power what there is now.

Prefer brownout or blackout?
Id rather have the grid crash than have the govt operating my washing machine, hot water, toaster, airfryer, and aircon etc.

Even on deaths doorstep, Trevor was not angry. In fact, he staunchly supported the stance promoted by his elected officials. Aint no way I would ever support Obamacare or sign up for it,he told me. I would rather die.When I asked him why he felt this way even as he faced severe illness, he explained: We dont need any more government in our lives.And in any case, no way I want my tax dollars paying for Mexicans or welfare queens.

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/jonathan-m-metzl-dying-whiteness/

Govt welfare is great.
bambu-ilk and everyone else love our govt welfare system....Medicare, unemployment benefits, aged pension etc.

No unemployment benefits, my society would be very different.
There'd be homeless people living on the streets, in parks etc, everywhere.
Crime would increase dramatically.
Violent crime, robberies, shop theft, car theft. home invasions to get items to pawn etc for cash.

No means tested aged pension for me etc, our lives would've been different.
There would've been much less spending of income money.
Vacations, forget it.
New cars, forget it.
Luxuries, forget it.
People would've had to save for retirement.

Mrs bambu has type 2 diabetes...specialist put her on Ozempic to keep her blood sugar levels in required range. Satiety part of its action.
I read the other day that in America it costs $1000 per script. Not sure if that's correct though.
Under the "PBS" in my world it costs $7.00. "Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme"...govt subsidised.

I love "the govt man" when he's helping me live a better life...but not when he's trying to take over control of my home.

Not all "Mexicans" are the same.
"Welfare queens"?  If that means me, happy to be called so. If it means others and they need assistance then so be it.
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« Reply #10849 on: December 06, 2024, 07:37:42 PM »

Id rather have the grid crash than have the govt operating my washing machine, hot water, toaster...

Even on deaths doorstep, Trevor was not angry. In fact, he staunchly supported the stance promoted by his elected officials. Aint no way I would ever support Obamacare or sign up for it,he told me.

I would rather die.


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« Reply #10850 on: December 06, 2024, 08:25:32 PM »

Id rather have the grid crash than have the govt operating my washing machine, hot water, toaster...
If the Government ran your washing machine, stove, EV, etc.the grid would collapse on day one.
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« Reply #10851 on: December 06, 2024, 08:33:09 PM »

There are people who will accept aid from a Billionaire who would never accept aid from the government. There are people who would never support a free education paid for by tax payers but no one complained when David Geffen paid for everyone to go to Yale for free, etc.

And there are a lot of ways to help the poor besides the tax payers paying for it that the people will not complain about, and we need for the good people to rise to the top.

Also, we can make an Education to be a Benefit from a Union Job, the sons and daughters of Teamsters and of United Farm Workers can go to college as a Benefit, etc.

And it is very important to have a good wife Bambu, who is tough and who never complains. A good wife is very important.

And the Catholic Church helps people and Kiwanis helps people, etc.

Salute,

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« Reply #10852 on: December 06, 2024, 09:54:40 PM »

bambu policy:
"If the govt or someone else wants to give you things free, no strings attached...take them, say thank you, and put them in your income and assets pot."
Somewhere during Covid, when travel bans were lifted, my previous state govt (LNP Coalition..Liberal Party (centre right) & National Party, farmers, rural)...Right wing...introduced a 'Regional Seniors Travel Card' $250 each Senior. Could only be used for travel, no cash withdrawals.
We live regional now so we got two cards, $500 per year for 3 years. Purchase of fuel at gas stations was allowed. We travelled to Sydney for the footy, 10 home games per season $50 for fuel each time, the govt man paid the fuel bill.
The gas station got income, the stadium got income from the food and drink we bought, the parking station got income, life getting back to normal.
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« Reply #10853 on: December 06, 2024, 10:02:20 PM »

Having a culture that has a free education as a benefit for Union workers would be good, and which encourages getting an education, as opposed to a society that rewards teen pregnancies like we have today, the teens just get pregnant and then they get a free apartment and food, etc. It is better if the teens stay in school and get a free education and free student housing, etc, and then go on to great careers as doctors and psychiatrists and dentists, etc.

Instead of pregnant teens, then we need to send them to free college instead with free student housing, and then they can go to work as Medical Professionals, etc.

And America is rich now, we can afford to send our youth to college. And Unions can help to educate our youth, etc. And rich people can help, etc.

Apple has the power to help their workers in China to have better lives, and the Apple workers here in California, etc, and Apple is making movies and television shows now, etc, and they can be more involved here in Hollywood, etc.

My favorite company is Universal Studios which is now owned by Comcast of Pennsylvania.

I wrote to Mayor Bass and told her we need to do more to send the youth to college.

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« Reply #10854 on: December 06, 2024, 10:09:38 PM »

3 days before the synagogue firebombing in Melbourne, pro Palestine devotees protested outside The Great Synagogue in Sydney.
It was just allowed, even though it was targeting a religious group...some say trying to intimidate/frighten members of that community.

Man stood in front of the Great Synagogue with an Israel flag.
Cops grabbed him and made him leave. Let the Palestine protesters stay lol

Hundreds of people were locked down inside the Great Synagogue as pro Palestine protesters allegedly made it unsafe to leave.
Obviously the time has come for Israel to fly in some security, ...rough, tough, big, strong, combat ready, armed personnel in numbers.
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« Reply #10855 on: December 06, 2024, 10:23:51 PM »

Imagine being a film student from Turkey and having Spielberg as your favorite filmmaker, and being a man in a Muslim country who is a fan of a Jewish Filmmaker, I made a student film with a USC film student from Turkey and his favorite filmmaker is Spielberg. Also, Elia Kazan was a Jewish filmmaker from Turkey whom he loved.

Beverly Hills has 1 Million Persians now from Iran, but we also have lots of good Jews and Spielberg lives in Santa Monica. And while we have had protests at the film schools, etc, they all love Spielberg, etc. The Jews are very powerful in Hollywood, and in New York, and in Florida, as well as in Las Vegas.

( And we need to release the prisoners from Latin America to take over Lebanon as a Christian ally for Israel, and the prisoners can be sent with prostitutes as wives, etc. )

The Jews are very powerful in Hollywood, and at UCLA, USC, Chapman, UCI, etc, as well as in New York and at NYU, etc.

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« Reply #10856 on: December 06, 2024, 10:56:08 PM »

We have almost 1 Million Jews in Los Angeles, second only to the Jewish population of New York...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Los_Angeles

I ate lunch with Lew Wasserman when I worked at Universal, and Lew was the most powerful man in Show Business at that time. Spielberg also has his office at Universal.

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« Reply #10857 on: December 07, 2024, 12:18:46 AM »

We have the power to make a good impact on China, we can teach them the values of good Christians here in California who are peaceful and laid back and who like to surf in Malibu, etc. As opposed to just pure greed like the Japanese who work themselves to death. It is better to go surfing before work, and then to have a margarita and watch the sunset in the evening. And in the end our most valuable asset is our time. And with the Golden Rule, and love is the most important thing. And even with Spielberg, his wife likes for him to be home in time for dinner. And Lucy and Desi filmed with multiple cameras so they could finish filming before dinner. And film and television are art forms made by dedicated craftsmen and artists, as with music, etc.

My advice to China would be to put love first, and value your time more than money, and life-style is important, and I would tell them to surf and to watch sunsets, etc.

Universal has a theme park in China now, and Universal has the world's largest record label, etc, and if you can change how people think and feel then you can change how they behave.

We can teach the Chinese the ways of peaceful surfers from California. And I had a roommate in Malibu who was the daughter of a Chinese General and I made my peace with her.

And Apple can treat the Chinese well, and Apple can help in China, etc.

China also needs Labor Unions which are independent of their government.

And Natalie Portman and Muzi can help the mentally ill and the homeless, etc. They can do research at the Mental Health Association in Santa Ana, and at the Wellness Center in Orange.

Hopefully we can have a positive impact on China. And the Chinese are welcome to help populate Route 66, etc. And the Chinese Women can flirt with the Cowboys at the Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko, Nevada, etc, they can communicate on Tik Toc, etc.

And Kiwanis International and the Peace Corps can help in China, etc. And the Roman Catholic Church is growing in China.

Peace.

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« Reply #10858 on: December 07, 2024, 05:15:27 AM »

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« Reply #10859 on: December 07, 2024, 02:51:28 PM »

The plot thickens...
...a 9mm intact bullet has been found outside the firebombed synagogue in Melbourne.
In a *gun-free* society, this is very unusual.
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