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Going to be fun to see Trump work out the tariffs on that. "OK, the top three strings are made in USA, the G and B are from China, and the high E is from Spain. The pickups are from California, which is a blue state which I hate, but the whammy bar is made in Alabama. What to do...?"

Nice one Dude, but California is no longer a blue state. In fact, there are no blue states left, technically just blue cities.

The PGA is just a snooty country club for establishment elites who think spending five hours hitting a ball into a hole is the pinnacle of civilization. LIV, at the very least, actually shook things up and made golf slightly less boring - finally, a golf league with half a pulse.

The PGA can keep their pretentious traditions and slow clap tournaments; LIV is for people who think golf could use a shot of adrenalin - or at least a crowd that doesn't look like it wandered out of a stockbroker convention.

Ah, the irony of woke Gibson, the supposed champion of rock'n'roll rebellion, getting all skinny, jittery and litigious! That's like Toyota trying to copyright "car" or Coca-Cola claiming "beverage" as their divine right. Maybe Gibson's next move will be to copyright 'freedom' - oh wait, nope, they sold that out years ago. Trump holding a guitar probably triggers them more than their own bankruptcy filings did.

And while we're at it - how good was Justin Trudeau frantically calling Trump in a late-night jittery panic over these tariffs? Peak globalist comedy - nothing screams weak leader like a woke drama teacher begging for mercy from a real negotiator.

Maybe if Trudeau had spent less time virtue-signaling and more time defending Canada's interests, he wouldn't need to grovel at midnight. But hey, at least he didn't cry on the call this time… that we know of.

Oh spare us Mexico’s crystal ball predictions - this is just more Leftist fear-mongering from globalists who’d rather sell out American jobs to cartels and sweatshops than admit Trump’s tariffs actually put America first.

Japan hiring Eddie Jones is like trying to sail a sinking ship with a captain who drilled the holes himself.

Australia already gave him the boot after he turned our Wallabies into actual wallabies, hopping from loss to loss. The joke is now on Japan for thinking this bloke would somehow be their savior.

Maybe Eddie will teach them to lose 'strategically' - something he’s clearly mastered.

Prosecuting a dead girl is peak government ridiculousness - bureaucrats so obsessed with following their rigid, outdated rules that they’ve completely lost touch with common sense and human decency. Instead of serving justice or protecting the people, Japan’s legal system shows it is nothing more than a cold, unaccountable machine more concerned with its procedures than the lives it impacts. This is what happens when government overreach and a lack of accountability go unchecked - an embarrassing mockery of justice that is an absolute embarrassment.

Hate to be the one to break it to you - but the Liberals also support this age limit on social media use. Big Tech is going to cry foul - kids mean more profits - but It's going to pass.

I agree Peter 'Voldemort' Dutton is hardly the answer here, but at the very least the Libs voted down the M.A.D. bill that would effectively deem the opinion of anyone without a piece of paper as Mis/Disinformation. That to me, demonstrated that they are the (slightly) lesser of two evils here. The fact that any fellow Australian can support any party that actively campaigns against freedom of speech and for a massive increase in centralisation of power, frankly is of deep concern.

Except of course that isn't happening. It's exactly the "elites" that are questioning the scientific consensus, it's exactly the "elites" that are dragging their feet in implementing measures to reduce carbon emissions, it's the elites that push for oil and gas over renewable energy sources.

Nope. Oil and gas is literally the lifeblood of the middle and lower classes - it's the only option powering affordable transportation, heating homes, and driving the industries that provide real jobs for real people and actual economic stability.

And while the average person struggles with skyrocketing energy costs and forced lifestyle changes, your green overlords profit off from climate alarmism and virtue-signal their way to even more power.

Yes.

I find those who don’t are generally motivated by politics. It also found its way onto the hymn sheet of conspiracy theorists who will believe anything they are told.

Typical globalist drivel - accuse anyone who questions the climate agenda of being a ‘conspiracy theorist’ while ignoring the real conspiracy: the elites exploiting climate change to push their authoritarian control. You’re the one parroting the ‘hymn sheet’ handed down by unelected bureaucrats and billionaires who profit from fear-mongering and green scams like carbon taxes. Open your eyes: the climate cult isn’t about saving the planet, it’s about enslaving the people under a globalist system that crushes freedom and destroys economies.

Actual intelligent people are environmentalists, not green energy cultists.

The failure of Australia’s Misinformation Bill last week was massive a victory for free speech and a crushing blow to Labor’s dream of turning the country into a censorship state. This bill was never about stopping "misinformation" - it was about silencing dissent and giving the government unchecked power to decide what you can and can’t say.

Now with this, Labor has exposed itself as the party of control, suppression, and authoritarianism, and Australians aren’t buying it. Freedom won last week, but we must remain vigilant because the censorship party won’t stop trying to muzzle the truth.

Roebuck demonstrating the "Don't Argue" manoeuvre.

Sounds delicious! And with a name like Economou, I bet Despina is a wealth of culinary ideas... invested in every recipe!

"Don't worry, the Australian Government have your back," says Anthony Albanese. Yeah, and your front. And your sides. We've got you pretty much totally covered at this point.

Albo and his globalist cronies are always eager to expand government control, but let's be honest: they’re not doing it to protect kids - they’re doing it to tighten their grip on society while pretending to care about families. This so-called 'ban' on under-16s using social media is just another smokescreen for creeping authoritarianism. While the authoritarian Labor Left loves to posture about ‘safety,’ they consistently fail to address the root causes of these problems - like their own woke policies that undermine parental authority and moral values.

I agree we take steps to protect our children from the toxic cesspool of social media, which warps young minds with woke rainbow-coloured propaganda and hypersexualization. Sure, If this ban empowers parents to deny kids access to these platforms because it's technically illegal, that’s a win - but let’s not pretend Albanese and his elite pals are doing this for noble reasons. They’ll use any excuse to monitor and control us, and we need to stay vigilant against their schemes while reclaiming our right to raise strong, healthy families.

Manga, and anime for that matter, are nothing more than cultural poison. It does nothing but glorify degeneracy and childish fantasy, which seems to continue unhealthily into adulthood. People are kidding themselves if they think this hasn't created generations of weird, socially isolated individuals who would rather live in fictional worlds than contribute to society or build real relationships.

Footage showed Ishiba checking his smartphone while seated as Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau approached him. 

That's about all the acknowledgement Trudeau deserves.

Chinese Communist Party: we definitely weren't spying on you, it was just an accident.

Same as our "weather balloon", and the same as how all of that land that we purchased adjacent to US military bases on American soil was just a coincidence.

And those highly fit Chinese men of military age crossing the Mexican border, they're just genuine asylum seekers.

We're definitely not spying. Trust us.

Baldwin is the perfect example of Hollywood's entitled, crybaby Left - always preaching to the rest of us about morality while dodging accountability for his own actions. He spends more time whining about conservatives and playing the victim than taking responsibility for the loss of life he has caused.

Maybe if Baldwin put as much effort into self-reflection as he does into parroting Leftist nonsense, he’d be worth taking seriously. But nope - he’s just another overpaid, out-of-touch celebrity blaming everyone else for his gigantic stuff-up.

Good. Anything outside of smaller fish such as salmon and sardines are overloaded with mercury that accumulates in your body over time.

Japan's extremely high consumption of fish, while often praised for its "health benefits", could be the link between mercury exposure and the country's relatively high rate of mental impairment. Minamata disease goes to show the devastating impact of mercury, and chronic low-level exposure remains a serious concern.

It's time to reconsider the narrative around heavy fish consumption and its long-term effects on both mental and physical health, and hopefully people begin to wake up and realize that eating large amounts of these fish regularly is a health risk, not a "balanced diet."

Good.

When the Federal Government makes upwards of 40% of what you earn, the state government an extra 14% on top of that, your city an extra 1%, plus property tax and sales tax, how much did you actually make? I bet the government got a whole lot more than you... AND you don't even get any sort of itemized list of what they actually spend your money on.

Message to the government fat cats: Preserve your records and pack your bags!

The Spanish guy was a master in the art of seduction. Kishu paid women lots and lots of money to be with him. The two men could not be more different.

Agree with your last sentence.

Casanova was someone who connected deeply with the highest quality women of the time, building rapport, and creating an emotional experience - a true master of seduction. Don Juan was someone who seduced impulsively, often focusing on quantity over quality and leaving a trail of broken hearts (and venereal diseases).

Kosuke Nozaki seemed desperate for the affection or approval of women, often it seemed, at the expense of his own self-respect and bank balance.

Correct. And by extension, Western culture, rooted in both Greco-Roman ideals and Christian morality, is solely responsible for the spread of the democracy we enjoy today.

So, shall we agree that you agree with me?

Democracy is the gold standard 

And which culture is solely responsible for both the creation and global spread of democracy?

Thank you for proving my point.

Look around through history and you find plenty more examples of westernized nations doing things that shows at that time they had no morals.

I never said moral perfection, Peter, but moral superiority. You have fair points but none of them countered my arguments.

Frankly, I think you're kidding yourself if you don't think that Western values stand head and shoulders above the rest. We're built on the pillars of Christianity, reason, and liberty - principles that have brought unparalleled progress, freedom, and human dignity. While other civilizations were mired in despotism and stagnation, the West created democracy, abolished slavery, advanced science, and championed individual rights.

I know the woke Labor/Greens Party mob loves to attack our colonial legacy, cherry-picking flaws. But the reality is NO other civilization has done more to lift humanity out of poverty, establish human rights, and defend liberty. Western culture isn’t just superior - it’s the gold standard, and no amount of woke revisionism will change that truth.

Say No To Racism.

Pattern recognition is not racism.

Important to observe HK is - and has always - been part of China.

The Right Honourable Sir Henry Pottinger of the British East India Company disputes your comment.

And yet there isn't any resentment or division.

Except there is, clearly.

And wait, wait... I thought your side was supposedly all about treating everyone equally and ensuring policies benefit everyone, not just a select group?

How about let’s reject racial separatism and support a New Zealand that honors its diverse heritage without sacrificing equality.

The opposite is Faux News, which uses propaganda to anger its viewers, who then get addicted to rage. Then Faux cites viewership to sell ads tailored for simple-minded consumers.

It would be ludicrous and disingenuous to claim that the biases exhibited on Fox News are any different from the biases exhibited on CNN or MSNBC.

You're not actually claiming that, are you?

You were so close, but then you blew yoursef out of the water with nonsense.

What exactly do you disagree with Peter? Post your argument to the contrary then.

This is exactly what happens when far-Left authoritarians get their way - a totalitarian nightmare where free speech is crushed, and dissenters are thrown in jail. The Hong Kong activists are being silenced by the same kind of system the woke Left idolizes: centralized control, forced conformity to a particular narrative, and zero tolerance for opposing views.

Radical Left posters whining about 'justice' and 'equity' are the same ones cheering for the kind of authoritarianism that jails people for simply advocating democracy. They’ll cloak it in flowery language, but their endgame is the same - total control over speech, thought, and freedom.

Wake up. If you let these people have their way, they’ll import this tyranny into the West, all while claiming it’s for the 'greater good.' Defending freedom isn’t just about opposing the despicable Chinese Communist Party - it’s about exposing and defeating the wannabe authoritarians right here at home.