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Oh dear…vexxedjeff…..Luke Farritor is doing something meaningful to him with his life.
You on the other hand…..should get some sleep and find something to do with yours…..Early to bed early to rise etc etc.
tubeshooter wrote:My 2 cents.
Trump opposed lockdowns because the economy was about the only selling point he had leading up to an election, and not because he gave a shit about peoples rights.
Anyway, it was up to the individual states to decide those rules, like it was here.A timeline of Donnies statements during covid, there's some clangers in there.
https://doggett.house.gov/media/blog-post/timeline-trumps-coronavirus-re...
It wasn’t really upto the individual states though. That’s how they made it appear.
Had lunch with the old boy yesterday, who's got a decades-long history of specialist work in the NGO sector. Instead of a line by line account of USAID expenses, the whole organisation has folded meaning USAID workers aren't waiting for a restructure, merger, or new orders; they've been told to go home. This is across projects in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Hopefully Trump's zealotry cools and someone explains the meaning of 'soft power' to him cos the USAID budget is a fraction - around 0.5% - of the US defence budget. With America's forward influence removed - if that's what Trump's plan is - the world will be reshaped and the only way for them to retain dominance is a surge in defence spending.
Can only hope they know what they're doing cos via AUKUS we're now locked into their outcomes.
EDIT: Was hoping the AUKUS partnership might see Oz tariffs waived but Trump has just signalled a 25% tariff on our steel and aluminium. They're not a huge importer, in 2023 they imported approx $550M, but considering we just sent a down payment of $800M to invest in American shipyards it's a bit of a slap in the face.
Yes I agree. USAID budget is peanuts. There’s a bigger fish to fry. Musk brought move fast and break things ethos to the White House. They are touching everything to see what they can get away with.
stunet wrote:Had lunch with the old boy yesterday, who's got a decades-long history of specialist work in the NGO sector. Instead of a line by line account of USAID expenses, the whole organisation has folded meaning USAID workers aren't waiting for a restructure, merger, or new orders; they've been told to go home. This is across projects in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Hopefully Trump's zealotry cools and someone explains the meaning of 'soft power' to him cos the USAID budget is a fraction - around 0.5% - of the US defence budget. With America's forward influence removed - if that's what Trump's plan is - the world will be reshaped and the only way for them to retain dominance is a surge in defence spending.
Can only hope they know what they're doing cos via AUKUS we're now locked into their outcomes.
EDIT: Was hoping the AUKUS partnership might see Oz tariffs waived but Trump has just signalled a 25% tariff on our steel and aluminium. They're not a huge importer, in 2023 they imported approx $550M, but considering we just sent a down payment of $800M to invest in American shipyards it's a bit of a slap in the face.
Did your Old Man have an idea on whether they will restructure USAid and then fund some areas or is it gone for good?
flollo wrote:Yes I agree. USAID budget is peanuts. There’s a bigger fish to fry. Musk brought move fast and break things ethos to the White House. They are touching everything to see what they can get away with.
Amazing the conservative party has assumed that MO.
Distracted wrote:Did your Old Man have an idea on whether they will restructure USAid and then fund some areas or is it gone for good?
No he didn't say but then he's probably not close enough to the action for a definitive answer. All he knew was that USAID has currently abandoned all the projects they were involved with. No holding pattern, nor 'wait and see', just bags packed and staff have left.
Commonsense says they'll return to the projects that protect America's interests, whatever the new criteria for that is.
Yes thanks. S R
It’s been obvious for a
while now,
and I still get a lot of my information from
Meidas Touch and other pro democracy sources, despite the criticism from the
Supa , Indos who never actually view any of them.
……. So jeffy when does the invasion of Mexico, Canada & Greenland begin ? Plus the military takeover of the panama canal . You made these statements and have since doubled down on them . Your sources like MTN are full of shit & this is why I choose not to watch them . To compare Fox News with MTN is really setting a low bar .
DP
Don't know much about this guy, and for every video on YT telling us of China dominance, there is one saying they are about to collapse.
However, interesting how the global South seem to be joining China sphere with BRICS etc and rejecting the USA.
Cutting USAID will only speed up this process you would think, and threatening your allies is not going to help either.
Do not know if anti China stance will wash too well in Australia or Canada as both countries have pretty big Chinese diaspora.
Perhaps Australia should now bail on the subs and redirect the money to our near neighbours in the form of aid
Andy, I watched that video and I 100% agree. Asia is the future, I have no doubt about that. This is where the economic growth is. It will plateu at some stage but we are nowhere near that yet. Also, Chinese companies have no issues opening factories and facilities in other countries to avoid the tariffs. BYD is opening a factory in Szeged, Hungary which will avoid them the EU tariffs. I reckon they would have no issues doing the same in Detroit but the US is not their market at this stage. Chinese EVs will dominate the world and their domestic market is already the largest in the world. They've got no choice with such large cities, petrol cars cause an enormous amount of pollution and they need to go.
On this guy who made the video, I don't like these biased channels. He clearly just posts China good, US bad type of posts. But this video you shared is definitely correct. I go directly to the source wherever possible and I came to the same conclusions as he did. I've been following it for awhile and my next step is to start investing some money into China. That comes with certain risks and I still need to learn a lot but there are big opportunities in that market.
flollo wrote:Andy, I watched that video and I 100% agree. Asia is the future, I have no doubt about that. This is where the economic growth is. It will plateu at some stage but we are nowhere near that yet. Also, Chinese companies have no issues opening factories and facilities in other countries to avoid the tariffs. BYD is opening a factory in Szeged, Hungary which will avoid them the EU tariffs. I reckon they would have no issues doing the same in Detroit but the US is not their market at this stage. Chinese EVs will dominate the world and their domestic market is already the largest in the world. They've got no choice with such large cities, petrol cars cause an enormous amount of pollution and they need to go.
On this guy who made the video, I don't like these biased channels. He clearly just posts China good, US bad type of posts. But this video you shared is definitely correct. I go directly to the source wherever possible and I came to the same conclusions as he did. I've been following it for awhile and my next step is to start investing some money into China. That comes with certain risks and I still need to learn a lot but there are big opportunities in that market.
Cheers.
This is the main factor on why I reckon that China is not wanting to start a war over Taiwan or anywhere else. War is not good for business, and they want continued strong economic growth.
I would guess that the CCP would be in trouble with their affluent population if living standards went backwards.
And from my understanding, even with all the Taiwan talk, both countries have very close economic relations and at the end of the day they are culturally/ ethnically the same people.
Will the USA let this economic and military growth continue as their hegemony declines? That is the dangerous million-dollar question.
By the talk coming from US Hawks, it's anyone's guess.
GuySmiley wrote:Perhaps Australia should now bail on the subs and redirect the money to our near neighbours in the form of aid
Cheaper subs from China? :)
Apparently Musks SpaceX was under investigation by the Inspector General of
U SAid , for how it’s satellite terminals were being used in the Ukraine Russian war,
when Musk axed it .
It also helps
Chinas Belt and Road Policy, which was the Chinese counterpart to USAid
Musk also axed the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ,
Which basically helps consumers who are ripped off by big banks and corporations,
Which returned $22 billion to consumers
For a cost of $800 million,
Where’s the corruption there?
Only with Musk.
Exxotixjeff wrote:Apparently Musks SpaceX was under investigation by the Inspector General of
U SAid , for how it’s satellite terminals were being used in the Ukraine Russian war,
when Musk axed it .
It also helps
Chinas Belt and Road Policy, which was the Chinese counterpart to USAid
Musk also axed the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ,
Which basically helps consumers who are ripped off by big banks and corporations,
Which returned $22 billion to consumers
For a cost of $800 million,
Where’s the corruption there?
Only with Musk.
https://youtu.be/ujlk8bXbrEw?si=GdJRsMKn2Brhlaqr
Oh look, Geoff is awake after his all night lefttard bender, must be a 2 dayer as it’s still going on now
spaceX is embedded now, NASA dependent on it. I think spaceX is locked in to carry things like the massive helicopter explorer (well, as big as a car, massive compared to the little thin-atmos Mars helicopter) to Titan in 2028 on a heavy Falcon rocket.
burleigh wrote:Exxotixjeff wrote:Apparently Musks SpaceX was under investigation by the Inspector General of
U SAid , for how it’s satellite terminals were being used in the Ukraine Russian war,
when Musk axed it .
It also helps
Chinas Belt and Road Policy, which was the Chinese counterpart to USAid
Musk also axed the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ,
Which basically helps consumers who are ripped off by big banks and corporations,
Which returned $22 billion to consumers
For a cost of $800 million,
Where’s the corruption there?
Only with Musk.
https://youtu.be/ujlk8bXbrEw?si=GdJRsMKn2BrhlaqrOh look, Geoff is awake after his all night lefttard bender, must be a 2 dayer as it’s still going on now
Is that your white wing opinion Burlin ?
Ha ha
basesix wrote:spaceX is embedded now, NASA dependent on it. I think spaceX is locked in to carry things like the massive helicopter explorer (well, as big as a car, massive compared to the little thin-atmos Mars helicopter) to Titan in 2028 on a heavy Falcon rocket.
Doesn’t sound cheap,
Wonder if Musks teeny fascists are going to investigate SpaceX and the huge conflict of interest there, with Musk as a government contractor and Musk as the DOGE hero , overseeing his own companies conflict of interest .
Supafreak wrote:Yes thanks. S R
It’s been obvious for a
while now,
and I still get a lot of my information from
Meidas Touch and other pro democracy sources, despite the criticism from the
Supa , Indos who never actually view any of them.
……. So jeffy when does the invasion of Mexico, Canada & Greenland begin ? Plus the military takeover of the panama canal . You made these statements and have since doubled down on them . Your sources like MTN are full of shit & this is why I choose not to watch them . To compare Fox News with MTN is really setting a low bar .[/quote
"Anthony Albanese to speak to Donald Trump after US President flagged 25 per cent tariff on steel, aluminium"
The PM has confirmed he will speak directly to Donald Trump after the US President announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/trump-announc...
Said to talk in the next 24hrs
This is so funny Albo would be shiting himself right now, can you imagine the phone call, god id love to be able to listen in.
Exxotixjeff wrote:Supafreak wrote:Yes thanks. S R
It’s been obvious for a
while now,
and I still get a lot of my information from
Meidas Touch and other pro democracy sources, despite the criticism from the
Supa , Indos who never actually view any of them.……. So jeffy when does the invasion of Mexico, Canada & Greenland begin ? Plus the military takeover of the panama canal . You made these statements and have since doubled down on them . Your sources like MTN are full of shit & this is why I choose not to watch them . To compare Fox News with MTN is really setting a low bar .[/quote
That’s ancient history, general knowledge,
Your demanding I scroll back weeks, because you missed it?
Sorry I’m not wasting time on your questions.
You wouldn’t view it anyway,
That’s your little trick.
Why so Indo? Last time he (Trump) did it we got an exemption. He dropped both the Mexican and Canadian threats pretty quickly once there was a lip service response.
Exxotixjeff wrote:Exxotixjeff wrote:Supafreak wrote:Yes thanks. S R
It’s been obvious for a
while now,
and I still get a lot of my information from
Meidas Touch and other pro democracy sources, despite the criticism from the
Supa , Indos who never actually view any of them.……. So jeffy when does the invasion of Mexico, Canada & Greenland begin ? Plus the military takeover of the panama canal . You made these statements and have since doubled down on them . Your sources like MTN are full of shit & this is why I choose not to watch them . To compare Fox News with MTN is really setting a low bar .[/quote
That’s ancient history, general knowledge,
Your demanding I scroll back weeks, because you missed it?
Sorry I’m not wasting time on your questions.
I’m not demanding you do anything jeffy , you really need to stop making shit up .
indo-dreaming wrote:"Anthony Albanese to speak to Donald Trump after US President flagged 25 per cent tariff on steel, aluminium"
The PM has confirmed he will speak directly to Donald Trump after the US President announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/trump-announc...
Said to talk in the next 24hrs
This is so funny Albo would be shiting himself right now, can you imagine the phone call, god id love to be able to listen in.
Trump has just received a $US500 million down payment on subs we arguably don't need. I suspect the total order has a fair bit of profit built into it.
Why should Albo go and beg, when Trump should have exempted all our exports from tariffs with the placement of the order.
It would be a kick in the teeth if he didn't apply an exemption.
But if he had his heart set on tariffs, I'd tell him we'll start charging rent for Pine Gap. $400 million a year would be a good starting point.
indo-dreaming wrote:"Anthony Albanese to speak to Donald Trump after US President flagged 25 per cent tariff on steel, aluminium"
The PM has confirmed he will speak directly to Donald Trump after the US President announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/trump-announc...
Said to talk in the next 24hrs
This is so funny Albo would be shiting himself right now, can you imagine the phone call, god id love to be able to listen in.
Indo, let’s flip this around a bit and assume that Albo negotiates an exemption. Will you show him praise and respect?
Optimist wrote:Oh dear…vexxedjeff…..Luke Farritor is doing something meaningful to him with his life.
You on the other hand…..should get some sleep and find something to do with yours…..Early to bed early to rise etc etc.
Oh dear optomistic from
Luke Farrer is doing something meaningful for an out of control Nazi , breaking the law and having restraining orders thrown at him by judges,
Do the naive one eyed think that Luke’s going to investigate Musks huge conflict of interest, being a government contractor owner of SpaceX , and Trumps
“auditor “as dodgy DOGE manipulator,
That is outrageously optimistic, but you’d better defend him anyway .
GuySmiley wrote:Perhaps Australia should now bail on the subs and redirect the money to our near neighbours in the form of aid
Trumps probably going to rip us off anyway,
Or should we expect him not to like all the optimistically regretful MAGAs .?
US/Aus free trade agreement at a glance
https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/ausfta/australia-unite...
There is a good chance Aus will get an exemption on steel tariffs. Albo handed over $800 million US last week. Trump is transactional. The US also needs Aus to be the deputy sheriff in the Pacific and keep a watch on China. Trump will also love holding Albo by the balls and expect more as payback in the future. All imo.
I don’t know why people still think that Trump is just a normal President, and is doing
everything for the good of the USA .
He doesn’t care who he wreaks havoc on and who he destroys,
That’s his agenda.
US security is now hugely compromised , because of Trumps aggression to neighbours and previous allies, and his totally unqualified, questionable cabinet picks,
With foreign governments reluctant to share security information.
Albo should ring the man-baby and tell him the story about what Curtin told Churchill in 1942 linking the story with Pine Gap for starters and go from there …..
A Salty Dog wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:"Anthony Albanese to speak to Donald Trump after US President flagged 25 per cent tariff on steel, aluminium"
The PM has confirmed he will speak directly to Donald Trump after the US President announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/trump-announc...
Said to talk in the next 24hrs
This is so funny Albo would be shiting himself right now, can you imagine the phone call, god id love to be able to listen in.
Trump has just received a $US500 million down payment on subs we arguably don't need. I suspect the total order has a fair bit of profit built into it.
Why should Albo go and beg, when Trump should have exempted all our exports from tariffs with the placement of the order.
It would be a kick in the teeth if he didn't apply an exemption.
But if he had his heart set on tariffs, I'd tell him we'll start charging rent for Pine Gap. $400 million a year would be a good starting point.
Beat me to it Salty...
andy-mac wrote:A Salty Dog wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:"Anthony Albanese to speak to Donald Trump after US President flagged 25 per cent tariff on steel, aluminium"
The PM has confirmed he will speak directly to Donald Trump after the US President announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium."
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/trump-announc...
Said to talk in the next 24hrs
This is so funny Albo would be shiting himself right now, can you imagine the phone call, god id love to be able to listen in.
Trump has just received a $US500 million down payment on subs we arguably don't need. I suspect the total order has a fair bit of profit built into it.
Why should Albo go and beg, when Trump should have exempted all our exports from tariffs with the placement of the order.
It would be a kick in the teeth if he didn't apply an exemption.
But if he had his heart set on tariffs, I'd tell him we'll start charging rent for Pine Gap. $400 million a year would be a good starting point.
Beat me to it Salty...
Why do people still expect reasonable logic
out of the US President,
What part of Nazi salutes don’t we get. ?
Just remember while @mizinfo was indulging in his Hasbara history lessons and deep diving into genetics so he can engage in “constructive conversation” without the abuse, let’s not forget the abhorrent behaviour he is trying to justify.
@mizinfo and Burleigh think this is gooood stuff because. 600 year old books.
soggydog wrote:@mizinfo and Burleigh think this is gooood stuff because. 600 year old books.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFE5W5jo6Bb/?igsh=MWx2eW54Nm1mcWg4eA==
Sickening....
And ignored by the Western media.
Disgusting.
No more words.
Shame Israel/ USA shame.
soggydog wrote:@mizinfo and Burleigh think this is gooood stuff because. 600 year old books.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFE5W5jo6Bb/?igsh=MWx2eW54Nm1mcWg4eA==
What the fuck. When did i ever say anything about this being ok?
Gee's what a surprise and a coincidence after the last three hostages were released on the weekend basically starved and heavily criticised by media worldwide.
Some random skinny guy on social media claims to be have been released by Israel after a year of being starved.
hmmm Hasbara....hmm let me see.
# ChickensforKFC
#Mustbetruecauseitwasonsocialmedia
Yet soggybrain stays comletely silent when they were injecting kids the the experimental clot shot. Do you care about kids or not?
indo-dreaming wrote:Gee's what a surprise and a coincidence after the last three hostages were released on the weekend basically starved and heavily criticised by media worldwide.
Some random skinny guy on social media claims to be have been released by Israel after a year of being starved.
hmmm Hasbara....hmm let me see.
# ChickensforKFC
#Mustbetruecauseitwasonsocialmedia
Children being targeted by snipers has been on the record for months by US medical professionals citizens.
Not random cases, but deliberate targeting.
If Israel have nothing to hide let international media in.
But Israel have right to defend itself.
burleigh wrote:Yet soggybrain stays comletely silent when they were injecting kids the the experimental clot shot. Do you care about kids or not?
Might want to re-visit that Burls.
soggydog wrote:burleigh wrote:Yet soggybrain stays comletely silent when they were injecting kids the the experimental clot shot. Do you care about kids or not?
Might want to re-visit that Burls.
Agreed. Thoughts on your hero Donald fast tracking the vaccine before it had been proven safe @burleigh? Not sure you saw my post last night.
southernraw wrote:Dayummm!
"Nov. 9, 2020
“If Joe Biden were President, you wouldn’t have the Vaccine for another four years, nor would the @US_FDA have ever approved it so quickly. The bureaucracy would have destroyed millions of lives”
@burleigh. This is the post you might have missed.
Would be interested in your thoughts on Donald in this context considering you and i both are hyper critical of the way vaccines were fast tracked. I reckon you're pretty switched on so i'd imagine this might cause a bit more of a deeper reflection.
Speaking of covid.
Will we ever know?
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&pp=ygUTamVmZnJleSBzYWNocyBjb3ZpZA%3D%3D andy-mac wrote:Speaking of covid.
Will we ever know?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HoxM1fxsD90
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AYbl8mMnw&pp=ygUTamVmZnJleSBzYWNocyBjb3Z...
Ahhh shit!! That was the bloody Trump administration @andymac!!
The plot thickens.
Not having a crack at ya Burlz, cos I reckon you're a top shelfer.
But it needs to be reitterated, Trump is full of words. The words never stop and many buy the words. It's easy to buy the words when you buy into the division tht he creates. But words and actions are two very different things.
Just like how Americans are gonna be sipping Pina Coladas on the Gaza glitter strip.
Anyway, i'll leave it at that. Hope you come to your senses cos you're way too switched on to be led down that path mate.
andy-mac wrote:Children being targeted by snipers has been on the record for months by US medical professionals citizens.
Not random cases, but deliberate targeting.
If Israel have nothing to hide let international media in.
But Israel have right to defend itself.
What garbage the areas the IDF operate in on the ground are cleared of civilians if there is any that wont leave they aren't walking around when Hamas and IDF are in the area.
The media and social media you guys follow is just pure propaganda.
Look at the shit soggy follows. "every soul should shale taste death" WTF
https://www.instagram.com/sabrnetwork/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b155e6...
You think it couldn't get worse than Jeffy's Midas touch videos, well we have a new contender the Islamic version of Midas Touch, complete with big yellow writing
indo-dreaming wrote:andy-mac wrote:[
Children being targeted by snipers has been on the record for months by US medical professionals citizens.
Not random cases, but deliberate targeting.
If Israel have nothing to hide let international media in.
But Israel have right to defend itself.
What garbage the areas the IDF operate in on the ground are cleared of civilians if there is any that wont leave they aren't walking around when Hamas and IDF are in the area.
The media and social media you guys follow is just pure propaganda.
Look at the shit soggy follows. "every soul should shale taste death" WTF
https://www.instagram.com/sabrnetwork/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b155e6...
You think it couldn't get worse than Jeffy's Midas touch videos, well we have a new contender, complete with big yellow writing
For those that didn't click the link, the videos around the video he posted are tame, but yoiu get the jist.
Whatever mate.
Calling American doctors liars?
I'm over any argument with you but facts are facts and autopsies don't lie.
Still believe in the 40 beheaded babies I'm guessing as everything Israel claims must be true?
The farmers are starting to wake up.
?si=ttcFlHo6tfMDfAI0 You mean like the western doctor's at the start of the war that claimed 300 died in a IDF rocket strike on a hospital, and then it turned out to be a misfired Palestine Islamic Jihad rocket that caused a 2 ft dent in the carpark the fire ball being the cars that caught on fire.
In the end there was no evidence of any deaths because it's likely no body was in the carpark area.
Google western doctors in Gaza and you quickly get the picture "Mohammed Mustafa" from Perth, Dr Modher Albeiruti from Sydney, not that non arab doctor's cant be full of shit they are in Gaza for a reason and would probably get a bullet through the head from Hamas if they dont stick to Hamas narratives.
But hey you keep on believing that Israel just wants to kill children and women and that Hamas and Co are good honest people that just want peace and promises of killing all Jews is just a case of tourettes.
Anyway Trump still sounds keen on his Gaza plan.
Septic Tanks are going to Septic Tank