As winter sets in, the reptiles have turned almost as lazy as the pond, and as evidence, the pond cites this...
Late yesterday arvo the pond dropped in to see how the reptiles were going, what with that brazen carry-on in the west and copped this ...
Uh huh, nattering "Ned" boring the socks and stockings off, with talk of Labor being "light on policy", and simplistic Simon saying look Bid, there's no conflict of interest here, but "plenty of ideas."
Get 'em coming and going, it's the reptile way, and yet early this morning, the pond woke to see the reptiles were doing much the same routine, the only variation being that the flying under the radar mutton Dutton had truly flew under the radar, and been replaced by traumatic polling news ...
Oh dear, and there was that other note about being 10k out of pocket...
But at least the reptiles kept that snap of former chairman Rudd in their revolving temple of pictorial doom at the top of the digital page.
As for the tree killer edition, it too was surprisingly muted ...
Use of inverted commas and a funny snap of aspiring Chairman Albo making a funny inverted fingers hand gesture, and once again no Klive kash in the reptile klaw?
Desperate times, as the pond continued its survey by taking a squiz at the comments section ...
More from simplistic Simon saying "look Bid, no conflict of interest here", and doing his best to retrieve the poll results, as a no conflict here, here no conflict of interest man would do ...
And there was the diligent bouffant one doing his usua - he's been working very hard for the money -and ancient Troy doing a learner course in semiotics by blathering about "decoding" ... plus Alice down the rabbit hole doing a timewarp ... and that was about it?
All up, it was a dismal effort, and the pond wasn't going to waste time on nattering "Ned". The pond had suffered enough of his portentous pompous musings on the weekend ...
So the pond settled back in a relaxed frame of mind for a standard reptile Monday serve, starting with a goodly, right and true bout of climate science denialism from the Major.
Sure, it's just same old, same old, but the giving the Major a squiz is like putting on a cardigan to watch the ABC, and apart from a few moths on the brain, where's the harm in that ...
Indeed, indeed, and speaking of adverse weather events, did anyone see the news and the snaps from Iraq?
More snaps
at the Beeb, and dammit ... wouldn't you know, they're linking a routine weather event with changes in the weather ...
Dust storms have become increasingly common in the Middle East, with experts blaming a combination of climate change and mismanagement of land and water.
In some places in Iraq on Saturday, visibility was limited to less than 500 metres…
…Iraq's meteorological office previously told AFP the country is likely to see more and more dust storms due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall. A lack of green areas in and around cities can also contribute to the problem.
In 2016, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) predicted that Iraq could witness 300 dust events in a year by 2026.
Dammit, you tell 'em Major ... those fancy pants experts talking of climate change and mismanagement, go 'em Major, go 'em ... there have been dust storms doing the rounds since Christ managed to turn them into a dinkum serve of bread and fish and wine ...
Spoiler alert, there's a lovely little aside this day in the immortal Rowe ...
Eek, a rat ... so it's not just the pond suffering a plague of the things ...perhaps the pond should have put a lump of coal on the trap instead of that mix of peanut butter and cheese ...
Back to the Major, expert climate scientist that he is, much better at that game than finding long lost Order of Lenin medals ...
Yes, you can't separate the Major from his deep, abiding love of dinkum, clean, decent Oz coal, and yet for some reason the pond felt as if it was suffocating under a cloud of the usual reptile bulldust ...
Never mind, everything is hunky dory, and there was just one short bout of climate denialism to go ...
Indeed, indeed, and the pond regrets that it listened to other sources, and caught news of the fires in Siberia, what with the peat deciding it could now burn all through winter, and then surface again in the spring to keep on as a raging wild fire, while that fuckwitted fascist Vlad the impaler does a Major number on Ukraine ...
And so to the bonus, and this day it's the reformed, recovering feminist.
Why just an Oreo to devour and not the Caterist? Who knows, but any day the pond can stop banging its head on a Caterist brick wall is a good day ...
Golly gee, inflation? And there was the pond thinking it was all to do with an insufficient and eternally abiding love of dinkum clean Oz coal and climate science denialism ...
The Oreo was sounding (and possibly looking, who knows?) wild-eyed with alarm about inflation and miscalculation ... and for once she might be on the money (worth one and thruppence, thrupenny if you will, by tomorrow), a lot more than the sixpence short of a quid climate science denying silly old Major ...
The Oreo was doing her best, but the pond couldn't help reverting for a moment to that other reptile story ...
Sheesh, what is it with the reptiles? Have they gone full ACTU? And dammit, it's below the belt to show the speaker in tongues contemplating a white. Why he might even be savouring the passionfruit flavour to be found in a Kiwi sav blanc, the traitor ...
Back to the Oreo patiently explaining that an emotive response is entirely wrong ...
But he does know how to appeal to the voter ... orange vest and tasting notes ...
And swilling in the best of company ...
The poor Oreo needs a stiff drink, as she has a sudden collapse in confidence ...
Um, John Howard says? Didn't he lose his seat as a farewell gesture? And what's this about giving the kid the keys to the car and walking away? Haven't we already done that? Isn't the speaker in tongues to imaginary friends an inveterate liar, and lying about his age to keep the keys to the car would be a typical routine ...
Not to worry, the pond's work is done for the day, and all that's left is to run the full immortal Rowe, with more
here ...
Maj. Mitch: "Colin Boyce, who said there was wriggle room in the Coalition commitment..." No he didn't, Mitch, he said there was "wiggle room". And there's always wiggle room in Australia, isn't there.
ReplyDeleteBut here's the Maj.'s thing: "...thermal coal prices are at near record levels. Average prices at the last election were $US82.32 a metric tonne. They are now around $US200 a metric tonne." And yet the silly old beggar still can't grasp that it's the huge increases in coal costs that is fuelling the big increases in electricity costs that hit every Australian household.
"The jolt in costs is being blamed mostly on more expensive fossil fuels and falling reliability of coal-fired power plants"
Australia’s wholesale power prices double in a year as coal-fired power plants falter
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/29/wholesale-power-prices-double-in-a-year-in-australias-main-electricity-market
Just the usual lies, damned lies and total lack of any credible statistics from the reptile "media".
The recuperating almost feminist: "The Labor plan to improve the budget by nearly $5bn over four years has been questioned by Coalition MPs." Oh my, how radical is that: the Labor plan has been "questioned" by Coalition MPs no less. Maybe Canavan and Joyce and Boyce and Morrison and such like will give us the truly believable rundown How good is that ?
ReplyDeleteSo, on with the Orrible Oreo: "...but if the major parties were serious about stopping wasteful spending, they might opt to freeze their own salaries instead of defending more wage increases..." Oh indeed they might, indeed they might. And how much exactly would that save ? Well the statistics-free Oreo won't tell us, will she, but who knows. At an average around $200,000 per annum for 151 members + 76 senators is about $45 million per annum. So even a 10% rise not taken would save is only about $4.5 million per year. That'll make a heck of a difference, won't it. We'll all be able to drink Grange (or maybe St Hallett) on that.
Not only, but also: "At 5.1 per cent, Australian inflation is high but not as alarming as the economic hangover from US president Joe Biden's trillion-dollar Covid stimulus program." And so of course Australia's CPI will stay at or below 5.1 per cent and never, ever, get any higher, will it. The Oreo can guarantee that, can't she.
And just one final word: "To elect a candidate with no experience in managing the national economy would be like giving a kid the car keys and walking away." Because, as we know, deciding on the economy is something that every single politician on the government side plus cross-benchers has a lot of input on. No, it isn't a matter of the Treasurer and a few public servant consultants deciding on and getting the core Cabinet's acceptance, no it's truly a moot with every elected representative having a full voice and vote. Isn't it ?
Perhaps Maj. Mitch. could explain that this has all happened many times before in this world:
ReplyDeleteSurface temperature tops 60°C in parts of north India, satellite images show
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/surface-temp-tops-60-c-satellite-images-show-101651343166998.html
And perhaps Maj. Mitch. and mates will explain what will happen when 200 million Indians have migrated to Australia to escape these temperatures and it starts to happen here too - we're already at and over 50degC in some places.
Ahh, the Maj getting all tetchy about Media Watch squawking....'tis a joy to see innit? Did the Maj recall the squawking from MW when the entire News Ltd empire incorrectly blamed arsonists for staring the 2019 fires? That was a squawking and half weren't it? From Kenny all the way up to almost credible by-lines, they all toed the arsonists line - spread over to the USA even, such is the ease of a News Ltd nonsense being ferried hither and thither.
ReplyDeleteIf enough people believe a lie, then ipso facto it becomes the truth. And my goodness, how many lies humans have made into truths.
DeleteAnd they were at it again VC ...
Deletea couple more independents in Parliament and it’s bugs for dinner, the Telegraph warned a fortnight ago with this dramatic expose inside the paper:
CLIMATE CULT’S CUCKOO-LAND IDEAS LAID BARE
- The Daily Telegraph, 20 April, 2022
It’s the sort of wacky headline usually reserved for the Greens, but in this election it’s the climate independents who are copping the flak.
Of 21 Telegraph articles about them since April 10, when the election was called, two-thirds have been negative, with only one mildly positive.
And those who have copped the most heat are those with the best chance of winning.
Former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel was dragged through the tabloids for signing a pro-Palestinian open letter before becoming a candidate.
And Wentworth independent Allegra Spender was branded a hypocrite for chairing a business taking government green grants while arguing for tougher climate targets.
Meanwhile, Tele columnists Joe Hildebrand and Vikki Campion — partner of Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce — have laid into their lack of “logic” and their “snake-oil policies”.
Over at News Corp’s The Australian, Spender, Daniel and Ryan in Kooyong have all been whacked.
Along with Simon Holmes à Court himself, who The Oz warned in a front-page “exclusive” last week was set to cash in:
Chance of clean-energy windfall for Climate 200 boss if team gets up
- The Australian, 26 April, 2022
Of 38 stories and columns we counted in The Australian on Team Teal — that’s more than one a day — 20 were bad news for the candidates and only two were positive.
And in case any doubt remained about the paper’s view, this editorial cleared it up:
Why risk instability, uncertainty?
Candidates without sound policies are dicing with the nation’s future
- The Australian, 22 April, 2022
We asked the editors of The Australian and The Daily Telegraph if they thought their coverage of the independent candidates was fair and balanced but we did not hear back...
And as for the shameless HUN?
...Not even a pretence of objectivity there. And that is in its news pages.
Now, we’re certainly not saying that independent candidates and Climate 200 should be immune from scrutiny.
But when news reporters and columnists of one of the country’s most powerful media groups echo the Liberal Party’s concerted attack on them, something is very wrong.
https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/teals/13863682
Yeah, what with that and the preceding 'Aspen Medical' on 4 Corners, it wasn't a bad Monday for once.
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