tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post5734815926181070941..comments2024-03-28T22:51:37.034+11:00Comments on loon pond: In which the pond joins the reptiles in a little Donald watching ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-73318812074955198712016-12-14T13:44:17.438+11:002016-12-14T13:44:17.438+11:00We're now well beyond interesting times DW, it...We're now well beyond interesting times DW, it's probably about time to join the Xian fundamentalists in talking of the end times ...:)dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-31866570156384068842016-12-13T21:12:18.835+11:002016-12-13T21:12:18.835+11:00Thanks To Climate Change, The Middle East And Nort...<a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment/climate-change-could-make-middle-east-uninhabitable-no-matter-what-happens/" rel="nofollow">Thanks To Climate Change, The Middle East And North Africa Are Basically Screwed</a><br /><a href="http://aytzim.org/resources/educational-materials/45-climate-change" rel="nofollow">Climate-Change Impacts on Israel and the Middle East</a><br /><a href="http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/21/iran-sanctions-block-climate-change-plan.html" rel="nofollow">Sanctions hurt climate change efforts, Iran envoy says</a><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/epic-middle-east-heatwave-could-be-global-warmings-hellish-curtainraiser-20160810-gqpu6u.html" rel="nofollow">Epic Middle East heatwave could be global warming's hellish curtain-raiser</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-39119902697555707102016-12-13T20:04:37.469+11:002016-12-13T20:04:37.469+11:00Sorry that should be "I would advise NOT read...Sorry that should be "I would advise NOT reading it". <br /><br />Really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-90222265879086063462016-12-13T20:02:09.469+11:002016-12-13T20:02:09.469+11:00Hi Miss pp,
The candy floss on Trump's head i...Hi Miss pp,<br /><br />The candy floss on Trump's head is indeed a modern wonder and unfortunately has led to far too much journalistic research;<br /><br />http://gawker.com/is-donald-trump-s-hair-a-60-000-weave-a-gawker-invest-1777581357<br /><br />I would actually advise reading it. It is far too much information.<br /><br />As for why he isn't called Don, probably because dickhead is far more succinct.<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-11891259382582195512016-12-13T19:20:14.773+11:002016-12-13T19:20:14.773+11:00Hi Dorothy,
It’s ironic that two common arguments...Hi Dorothy,<br /><br />It’s ironic that two common arguments against a Hillary Clinton presidency were one, she was merely a creature of Wall Street as borne out by her lucrative speaking engagements for Goldman Sachs and two, she was a belligerent foreign policy hawk who would soon entangle the US of A in yet another overseas military debacle.<br /><br />So anyone hoping that a Trump presidency would stop the influence of the “great vampire squid” and/or restrain the military/industrial complex may be slightly disappointed to find that he has nominated three Goldman Sachs alumni to his team (they should be good as our Malcolm is one too) and three former generals.<br /><br />Vote for the maverick political outsider and get…much the same. <br /><br />It’s a shame however that the US/Iran nuclear deal is very likely to get shredded. It defused a lot of the tension between the two countries and was hard headed enough to actually keep the Iranians from pursuing a nuclear option. The Iranians have generally been more defensive than offensive as they perceive themselves to be surrounded by hostile players.<br /><br />Sadly the Iran Hawks appear to be ascendent in the Trump administration. Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis who is Trumps pick as secretary of defence appears to bear Iran a particular animosity.<br /><br />http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/james-mattis-iran-secretary-of-defense-214500<br /><br />Just like in the WSJ article, Mattis is more than happy to erroneously conflate ISIS with Iran. As in this statement;<br /><br />“I consider ISIS nothing more than an excuse for Iran to continue its mischief…Iran is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates.”<br /><br />To ignore how grievous a religious schism and antipathy that has existed in relations between Sunni Arabs and Shia Iranians (Persians) for over 1200 years is naive at best and extremely dangerous when applied to foreign policy.<br /><br />Considering that the US has been battling away in the ME for 15 years now, it’s remarkable how myopic the general population and its political leaders are about who and what they are dealing with.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/opinion/17stein.html<br /><br />Interesting Times.<br /><br />DiddyWrote<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-71737590757200497612016-12-13T16:53:01.621+11:002016-12-13T16:53:01.621+11:00Pope has caught the mood. We are about to toddle t...Pope has caught the mood. We are about to toddle through a great gaping maw into Looney Park. For at least four years. We will be trapped on the Big Dipper. Screaming. Racing for tights. Sheer drops. And there will be a dragon breathing fire.<br /><br />We have got ourselves a right one here. <br /><br />How does he keep his hair on? Strong glue has to be involved. That flop of lemon does not move on the cranium even under rotating helicopter blades.<br /><br />And why isn't he called Don?<br /><br />Miss ppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com