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COP 29 got a funny new draft finance text Friday morning in which the developed countries get their relatively lowball number of $250 billion a year now with the developing country’s $1.3 trillion a target for 2035. Everybody gets what they want, right? No they are hopping mad. See them hopping.
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The Australian Government, having failed to pass censorship legislation by an extremely slim margin (first introduced by the fake conservative Liberal Party), is still determined to introduce social media age verification thus requiring all social media users to provide ID verification. Thus all your social media posts will be attached to your digital person ID.
They gave a 24 hour window for submissions, now passed.
See https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/SocialMediaMinimumAge
See video: https://youtu.be/caSoDcoO9RU
(Posted from Thulo Shyaphru, Nepal.)
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The entire proposed Bill is a farce. A child can still access “You Choob” and visit Porn sites with this Bill. Holes galore in the whole thing and totally impractical.
And it is the start of the push for a Digital ID. With the ID to be held on a “secure” (lol) Guv’ment computer site easily hackable by the criminal computer experts.
“Safe and Effective” says the Guv’ment propaganda. Yeah, right.
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I wonder how many will apply as Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, or as Mickey Mouse. The ambitious may apply as Charles Third or Donald Trump, maybe even as Albozo Clown, depending on exactly how inspirational they are.
Another ALP” mirage “ is about to evaporate. Please can we have an election & put the nation at ease once more!! Enough now!!
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Australia has always had at best fair, but usually extremely bad Governments but the present federal Government, and most state Governments are by far the worst ever. They are what happens when the Left operate without restraint or any effective opposition and when the Government / Opposition Uniparty agree on virtually everything, including censorship, and the Official Narrative on covid and anthropogenic global warming.
(Posted from Thulo Shyaphru, Nepal.)
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Trekking in Nepal as I am now, it is amazing to see the number of older people in their late 60’s or 70’s doing so. My guide told me he even took an 82 year old to Everest Base Camp, about a 12 day walk. And these are not easy walks, they are typically one to two weeks or longer and require high levels of physical exertion 6 to 8 hours per day. Of course, if you need urgent medical care, it’s just not going to happen, but that applies to all age groups. In the more woke countries like Canada the Government would be urging people in those age groups to be euthanised so it’s good to see them here enjoying themselves.
(Posted from Thulo Shyaphru, Nepal.)
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As a keen hiker I wonder how they got insurance? When I reached the age of 75 I discovered that British companies that used to insure my trips quite happily would not only give me quotations with premiums that went through the roof compared with the previous year (despite the fact that I have only once in my life made an insurance claim and that was over 30 years ago) but their conditions had become much more onerous. One company that provided me with insurance the year before that covered me up to an altitude of 7,000 metres would only cover me for treks up to 2,500 metres. I suspect I could get insurance through some mountaineering societies but that would probably be extremely expensive.
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I bet that the local Nepalese don’t use Insurance.
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European Leaders Determine to Destroy Europe – There goes the Euro
The skies are darkening over Europe’s economy and politics, all thanks to their determination to wage war against Russia. The euro is plummeting to its lowest level in two years. Will the Euro stop at 85 cents in the year ahead? European leaders know that the Eurozone is crumbling, and instead of reform, they have chosen war and to use that as the excuse for the collapse of the Euro in the years ahead. In Putin’s address to the Russian people, he stated that
“Russian military facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions were attacked by Western missiles.” According to him, “the conflict in Ukraine has taken on global elements.”
The European press is either stupid or is cheering war on as aversion to the collapse of Europe from the nonsense of climate change & Wokeness that infected Europe as well. But the number one rule is never to admit a mistake – point the finger at someone else.
Any press that refers to Putin as a “dictator” instantly knows this is being fed by the NEOCON propaganda machine. They will not tell the truth that Putin was elected and the people supported him BECAUSE the alternative is a Russian NEOCON and a return to the USSR. Ursula von der Leyen is the dictator, for she did not stand for election and was part of the World Economic Forum voted in only by political heads of state that are all preaching the same agenda – WAR – WAR -WAR.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/foreign-exchange/euro/european-leaders-determine-to-destroy-europe-there-goes-the-euro/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=RSS
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Why do you continue to use this source?
Europe has no desire whatsoever to go to war with Russia. A member of the European family was invaded by Putin despite their 1994 agreement whereby their sovereignty and borders were guaranteed and as a result Ukraine’s Nukes decomissioned.
The conflict in Ukraine took on “global” elements last year when Iran and North Korea supplied Putin with Drones and artillery and North Korea has now supplied 10000 troops actually now fighting in Ukraine.
Europe has put no troops into Ukraine and permission to use Western Weapons into Russia only given when it was clear that Putin was bringing in material from his allies.
As a Brit I have no liking for the EU or Von Der Leyen but the Russian Bear has been hungry for some time and they have been the belligerent party for decades as witness the cold war and their rule over Eastern Europe (still very vivid), Georgia, Crimea and recent events.. Incidentally Von der Leyen was elected by the European Parliament in as meaningful a way as Putin was.
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What is your view towards NATO expansion?
My understanding is the Russians pulled out of Eastern Europe in the early 90’s following an agreement that NATO would not expand into the vacuum.
Cold War victory over Soviet communism.
That’s the story I was told in school.
What I have I missed?
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“A member of the European family was invaded by Putin”
should read
“A member of the European family was overthrown in a western lead coup in 2014”
“The conflict in Ukraine took on “global” elements last year when Iran and North Korea supplied Putin with Drones and artillery”
should read
“The conflict in Ukraine took on “global” elements years ago when when NATO began supplying Zelenski with tanks, HIMARS MLRS, ATACMS. 155mm artillery, switchblade drones, Javelin missiles, Storm Shadow missiles, SCALP missiles, APC’s, former Warsaw pact aircraft, F-16’s, Satellite intelligence etc etc”
“North Korea has now supplied 10000 troops actually now fighting in Ukraine”
should read
“Nobody has shown any evidence that North Korea has now supplied 10000 troops that are actually now fighting in Ukraine”
“Europe has put no troops into Ukraine and permission to use Western Weapons into Russia only given when it was clear that Putin was bringing in material from his allies”
should read
“Europe and USA have always had de facto troops (rebadged as mercenaries) in Ukraine as only they know how to fire advanced Western Weapons into Russia”
“Incidentally Von der Leyen was elected by the European Parliament in as meaningful a way as Putin was.”
No, Putin is much more popular.
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The Maidan revolution occurred because the then leader reversed a democratic decision to join the Eu and instead tilted towards Russia. Russia had amassed sufficient troops for an invasion in 2014 very soon after those events which were in position before the revolution took place. They don’t just turn up in a few minutes. it takes 18 months of planning as we saw in Ukraine itself.
Putin rules by fear. Who on earth would dare oppose him? Those that do end up in Gulags or fall over balconies as we saw with the opposition leader who returned to Russia and was convicted on nonsensical charges and died a few months ago. I have no love for the EU but their President isn’t elected through fear and intimidation.
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Russia has from the start been using weaponry supplied by other nations.
Are you seriously saying these North Korean troops are imaginary? They were sent as part of a mutual assistance treaty signed in October and acknowledged as such by Putin at the end of that month..
Ukraine troops have undoubtedly been trained in the West (some near us) they were shown how to use hi tech weapons. There are no remotely significant number of Nato troops in Ukraine defacto or otherwise. Putin would have highlighted them if they had been defacto troops but has only managed to capture or kill a few foreign mercenaries.
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After Gaetz with drew, Trumps calls upon Pam Bondi. I don’t know if this was planned or not, but Trump just hit a home run. The best person to disinfect the corrupt DOJ and all that will come of that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-contributor-warns-we-should-all-fear-trumps-new-ag-pick-pam-bondi-because-shes-competent
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Yes, AG of Florida is a great preparation.
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