… it certainly applies to the other western nations, esp. the UK and the similarly mindless acceptance of the situation by normies in both places means it’s not going to change any time soon.
Just a warning and I left a comment at the youtube but the North American narrator insists on loud background noise (he’d call it music) drowning him out. Pity, as his arguments seem to me fairly to the point and it’s worth struggling through to the end.
There’s one aspect and it’s in the Australian character … or was, I might be out of date now … and that’s the percentage vote at Federal Elections. Labor has traditionally been around 40/41%, Libs (Conservatives) maybe 30 to 35%, the Country Party (farmers), sometimes called National Party, perhaps 10%, no more, plus a fourth party has existed. Plus all the socialists, greens and so on.
So many see no issue with Labor … party of workers they think, whereas it’s really union bosses … similar to here. The last time I was even there was in the 90s, so I may well be out of date. Whilst the big cities seem the problem there, as here, one would think the country towns might have escaped rampant inflation.
I saw an ad, with photo, of a shack, no more, tin roof, rectangular, three steps from door to ground, two horse town … $AUD 90,000. Totally shocked. In short … unliveable any more, as the narrator says. In the craze to be a WEF world player and proud of it … Australian cultural cringe … to my mind the worst aspect is the wholesale invasion abetted, run, by govt.
Most people don’t know that the organ donation system was changed back in May 2020: it used to be an opt-in system but now it’s opt-out. This means we are all considered to be organ donors unless we specifically write to the NHS Organ Donor Register to say we don’t want to be donors.
An interesting thing for me is I did not realise the post at Jstack had gone out to various people automatically … I thought I’d posted without subscription button. Which makes me think … hmmmm, maybe I’d best tailor posts there to more middle of the road blogging. OoL, in turn, has a different yet overlapping readership.
16. The TPA (no url available)
So, the bad news. Shock figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the national debt has now hit a staggering 100 per cent of GDP. For context, this is the first time it’s hit this level since the 1960s. Borrowing for the current financial year is now £64.1 billion, £6 billion more than forecast. Clearly the new government’s spending spree is hammering the public finances.
John O’Connell, our chief executive, issued a sober warning to our spending addicted politicians when he told Sky News: “With the debt now matching the size of the economy, this needs to be a watershed moment for all politicians, but particularly the chancellor, to recognise that the situation is unsustainable. Getting a grip of the national debt should now be a top priority for the government, with future generations set to be hit hard if it follows the big spending philosophy of its predecessors.”
(0909) A fine time to be up a second time in the day. (1109)
14. Starmer and the killing off of the elderly
See Ann Farmer’s article at TCW, plus John Marlow’s comment below it … the text is below this post now, here.
13. The Church
Consider these:
There are more than sufficient references in scripture about what is and is not acceptable and I’m not addressing that in this post item, nor in comments. However, the bigger question of the split church very much does need addressing.
By this, I do not mean Church with a whole hierarchy of Archbish, Synod, chapters, cults, huge money, gold and glitter … any of that … I mean the worldwide invisible collection of those who believe in the Trinitarian thing … I mean even Romans and CofE agree on many of those … just not the order most like.
Is Vigano a Christian, a good man? I say yes. Were the Wesleys? Again I say yes. Calvin? Ah … jury’s out … loved burning people, was right into calling people depraved … for a start, ‘not yet found’ is more accurate. Are the devout in each denomination at the lay level good Christians? I say yes.
So why are we split? As in politics, it’s the High Ups, the Holy Rollers who are the issue … Bergoglio, Welby, the megachurch Merc and Roller drivers. The walrus-like Paisleys, Not to mention Adams.
And as in politics, should the laity drive out the clearly unscriptural from the now usurped and hijacked buildings? Or do they suffer in silence, no longer welcome within those glitzy palaces?
12. First of two topics
… this on Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson. To me, it’s fraught … with both characters an upside and a down.
Nigel Farage, to me, is more down than up at this moment, in deep with Tice who disgraced himself during lockdown and in the Ukraine and who’s a real politician type, plus NF did seem to sell out TBP in exchange for a gong, plus he’s shutting out TR who has quite a substantial following.
On the upside, NF is expected to form a govt, something UKIP were never going to … and to do that involves at least being an MP and understanding how politics works. Plus he does have massive following up and down the country.
The downside of TR is this accusation of being in the Zionist pocket … he’s certainly a one issue person and it was interesting he and Mark Collett falling out. MC is anti Pakistani swamping of us and he sees all the grooming and murdering as a national thing, whereas TR says the issue is the ruling cult itself, across many nations.
Resolution? In practical terms, TR will never form a govt, NF might possibly do so, drawing Tories over to him and this is Britain, not the middle-east … there is still a disparate nation to win over … Scots, Welsh, NI. The hardline policies I agree with in principle, more along Giorgia Meloni’s and Salvini’s line … wwweeelllll, we’re not going to form a govt that way … the centre must be willing to give you a shot.
As for parties themselves … well you nly need put policy planks on your manifesto and there are the points of disagreement right there … it needs, if you are to have a party at all … to be a broad church … but not broad enough to encompass Wokist communism. No way.
Because of the polarised nature of this right now … that helps rather than hinders the forming of a party which just might win. I’m obviously torn, seeing both aspects of this thing.
The last point I am concerned about is … should NF be successful, if momentum does roll his way … a) are there sufficient numbers, placed better within condtituencies and b) will NF sell out again, the patrician in him winning over the man of the people?
(0519) Not all that light out there. (0631) First signs of lightness, of life itself. (0729)
10. Saw this at Quora
… not advocating, nor un-advocating, just posting:
These are some of the fruits that are not good for your liver’s health:
Grapefruit -Grapefruit contains compounds that can make liver unable to metabolise certain chemicals.These can cause problems in the blood flow which can cause more problems later on.
Papaya- Papaya is one of the fruit that is not good for liver,as it contains high quantity of natural sugar which can make the liver to difficult to digest.The natural sugar can cause lot of problems in the body as it takes a lot of time to digest natural sugar.
Watermelon- Watermelons are one of the fruits that are rich in fructose,which makes the liver to process the watermolen to the other organs and later it cause problems to the other body ‘s organs.
Berries -Berries are rich in fructose and antioxidants which make it difficult for liver to digest it .
Pineapples-Pineapples are rich in bromelain,one of the enzymes which is responsible for blood thinning and blood clotting in some people.These can be harmful for people who are suffering from diseases.
Mango-Mango is a fruit which has high glycemic ,which means that they can rise the blood sugar levels in the body which means it difficult for liver to digest.
Coconut-Coconut is rich in saturated fats which makes the liver unable to digest and process the food to other organs.
Dates – Dates are rich in sugar which means that it makes the liver to digest or process the food to other organs,It can rise the blood sugar levels in the body which cause problems and damage to the liver
9. In response to the Tim Worstall thing
… about Rowley, dropped by DAD at 816, Dearieme had an intelligent comment below it:
It used to be that I mocked people who fussed about physical appearance, their own or other people’s.I’ve moderated on this view. Maybe David Cameron was the first Conservative party leader for whom I felt strongly “I don’t like the cut of his jib”. Ditto the current Conservative leadership contender Jenrick. For Labour, Toni Blair. In the US the Scotus judge Kavanaugh.This is all separate from other reasons to dislike or distrust public figures e.g. because they are lawyers or gangsters or whatever.
8. DAD drop at 816:6 (also biblical looking)
a) The UK government has been forced to release documents showing that thousands of British citizens have been left disabled by Covid mRNA shots.
b) Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirmed on Saturday that Dublin will drop new hate speech provisions in the proposed Criminal Justice Bill, admitting that the “incitement to hatred” section of the legislation did “not have a consensus,” the Irish Times reports.
c) More than two weeks after his appointment as Prime Minister, on September 5, Michel Barnier has finally managed to establish a government, validated by Emmanuel Macron. The final list is composed of 39 ministers and secretaries of state, including 19 in full office.
d) Tim Worstall asks, “Is a bit strange that the country’s top policeman doesn’t have the shoulders to carry his epaulettes. Isn’t there anyone who can direct him to a decent tailor to make him a 3/4 size set or something?”
(0414). Things are much clearer at this hour. (O517)
6. Shane Schaetzel at Real Clear Catholic
Is any act of disobedience to a command of the pope by itself schismatic?
No. One is not schismatic if he resists a pope or refuses to obey a particular teaching or command of his that is manifestly contrary to natural or divine law, or that would harm or undermine the integrity of the Catholic Faith or the sacredness of the liturgy. In such cases, disobedience and resistance to the pope is permissible and sometimes obligatory.
In 357, St. Athanasius refused to obey Pope Liberius, who commanded him to recognize the Arian bishops of the Orient. Thereupon Pope Liberius excommunicated St. Athanasius.
One of the things that concerns me in our circles is the heavy emphasis on platform building. Didn’t we see how that worked out for the previous generation of online speakers and pastors? It seems we are gaining ground, but we have to be very careful what we wish for. Monetizing Christianity is unwise at best.
ZeroHedge:
… on Sweden’s 31,000 euro bribe to leave: “They’re going to refuse to leave because no matter how much they say they hate Europeans, hate our culture or say we’re evil racists, they want to live in societies we create, not ones they create. They will just turn our societies into the same as theirs by refusing to leave though.”
Illuminatibot:
My favorite part of being a “conspiracy theorist” is not having myocarditis.
Rodge Scruton over a pint or eight:
“The countryside is not a slice of untilled nature. It is a human institution built over centuries in the image of the people who made it.”
4. Zero reason for the EU to exist
… VOA News via BigDKnight on Gab:
Von der Leyen said Friday the European Union plans to lend Ukraine $39 billion to help rebuild the nation’s economy and energy grid, both heavily damaged by Russia’s invasion.
(She) made the announcement during a joint news briefing in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The $39 billion loan is part of a $50 billion loan package using frozen Russian assets, which was agreed upon by the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations during a meeting in June.
The EU has frozen about $235 billion in Russian assets. The European Commission — the EU’s executive branch — has signed off on the $39 billion loan, but it still must be agreed to by a majority of EU member states.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s most immediate use for the EU funds will be to shore up its heavily damaged energy grid ahead of the winter.
Von der Leyen’s visit Friday follows an announcement she made Thursday in Brussels of a European Union plan to provide Ukraine with about $180 million in energy funding — about $111 million of it coming from the frozen Russian assets.
The funding was prompted by a new report showing nearly two-thirds of the nation’s energy grid had been destroyed by Russian attacks.
3. Steve at 816:1-4 (looks like a biblical verse)
Selection for now:
MftWC 4:
Italian Parliament Begins Drafting Law To Treat Violent Sex Offenders With Chemical Castration
JH: P Diddy type?
MftWC 3:
Harris’s Mocking of President Trump on Mass Deportations Comes Back to Bite Her as Team Trump Features Her Words in New Ad
MftWC 2:
Europe Playing With Fire By Calling For Deep Strikes
JH: More like the psychos who grabbed power are playing with fire … and luvving it.
MftWC 1:
US Congress must oppose the UN’s Pact for the Future regardless of what Biden says
2. Andy in the wee hours at 816:5
Good to know that there are some scientists who can link faith with science.
