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Dateline: 11.8.20 #12.8.20 #16.8.20 #24.8.20 #25.8.20 #5.9.20 #20.9.20 #Q_anon #30.9.20 #05.10.20 #10.10.20 #22.10.20 #04.11.20 #08.11.20 #11.11.20 #29.12.20 Saying's: A woman known as a "KAREN" - loud mouthed and entitled - her opinion is the only opinion. >> Hello's and Thoughts go out to all in the world suffering from bad leadership and other idiots that don't understand a pandemic of the VIRUS kind. Anyway - It's been a while as life has been busy through lockdown in NZ, speaking for myself I could have done with a holiday at lockdown 4, but that was not to be, and I really shouldn't say such things as there are people out there that lost their jobs entirely . However friends and family are surviving so I am grateful for some things. Warning: Rants ahead Is 2019 and 2020 the years of the Autocrat? even a wanabe Autocrat? and lord knows there are a few of those - The Chinese president and the US president for 2.. What amused me was Donald's idea that he could run the US by executive orders? or did I get that idea totally wrong? Countries at a glance: Afghanistan is a crap hole with a government that largely ineffective Libya is a crap hole that's been a crap hole since Qaddafi's death (which is hardly surprising), due to western powers playing monopoly games with the fact it's got oil China Has a need to be imperial - maybe they have rediscovered their imperial past - I only say that cause their current president (who wish's to be imperator for life) has decided that China owns everything around them including Taiwan (wasn't that where Chiang Kai Sheks people settled when they lost the civil war against the communists?) - also the South China Sea.. Mind you it does say " South China Sea " maybe they do own it? North Korea The only country where dead grandad is still head of state.. Turkey SEE: Superheroes Russia Where the autocrat nutbag would like to be seen as a superhero Australia IS fine, they have had the same leader for at least a year and a bit (record) even though he messed up during the worst bush fires in Australia's history, but you have to go on holiday at some stage don't you? Zimbabwe Are planning to compensate white farmers for the land confiscated to the tune of 3.5 billion $... hang on a minute where did they get $3.5 billion? Brazil SEE: Idiot President - he's a south american version of Donald .. maybe they went to the same boarding school ? NZ SEE: Tolkien - " life goes on, much as it has for the past age " sorry to paraphrase Gandalf, but the money that's been spent during the VIRUS pandemic, where do you thing repayments are going to come from? Events for the 2020's 1. AVATAR and sequels - Can James Cameron do it? 2. AMAZON'S Tolkien series - being a huge LOTR fan .. I'm drooling already 3. God of War 4 - Movie or TV series? - I thought the game play story was brilliant 4. My next Next holiday - will it happen? 5. The Blue V8 - can I sell it? 6. Final Fantasy VII - will Cloud get it on with TIFA? 7. Will a visitation from outer space finally be established? 8. MATRIX 4 - I'm Thinking about it 9. Does lightening strike twice? Dateline: 12.8.20 New Zealand has reintroduced coronavirus restrictions in parts of the country after new locally transmitted cases broke the 102-day streak the country had gone without recording a local infection. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed four new locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday night, and announced that New Zealand's most populous city, Auckland, will temporarily see level three restrictions introduced for three days starting from midday on Wednesday. All four of the cases were found within one household in South Auckland according to New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. He added that none of the new cases had recently traveled outside of New Zealand. "We have been preparing for that time, and that time is now," said Dr Bloomfield adding that the "health system is well prepared." "In line with our precautionary approach we will be asking Aucklanders to take swift actions with us, as of 12 noon tomorrow, Wednesday August 12, we will be moving Auckland to level 3 restrictions," said Ardern. https://science.slashdot.org/story/20/08/11/161203/new-zealand-reinstates-coronavirus-restrictions-after-first-locally-transmitted-case-in-102-days https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ufo-off-world-vehicles_n_5f1a5815c5b6296fbf404a07 https://youtu.be/Hc6pbG4wICA Level 3: 16.8.20 Northern Check point - [North of Te Hana] - Who knew the AUCKLAND Boundary was so far up? I pity people in Wellsford on Auckland Rates Dateline: 24.8.20 https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/300089266/kiwis-respond-to-claim-lockeddown-new-zealand-is-a-hellhole-with-characteristic-sarcastic-humour Whoops over 100: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300089545/coronavirus-auckland-community-cluster-now-the-largest-in-the-country Dateline: 25.8.20 From the you can't be SERIOUS Dept: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/anti-vaccine-group-sues-facebook-claims-fact-checking-is-censorship/ https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/08/24/almost-50-north-texans-drank-bleach-this-month-poison-center-warns-stop-it-wont-cure-covid/ I expect anything is possible in Texas. http://www.nuforc.org/ https://kiwifarms.net/ Dateline: 5.9.20 America being America: Redneck Style .. https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2020/investigations/police-pasco-sheriff-targeted/intelligence-led-policing/ Geek: https://rulesofacquisitionpodcast.com/ Which cooking oil is healthy? Pocket > BBC > https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200903-which-cooking-oil-is-the-healthiest? https://singularityhub.com/2020/08/30/new-zealand-is-about-to-test-long-range-wireless-power-transmission/ https://science.slashdot.org/story/20/09/12/0111213/is-planet-nine-a-black-hole? Dateline: 20.9.20 A short history of Lebanon: https://youtu.be/wFpfYTYupKA Maronite Christian's: https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/eastern-catholic-churches/maronite-church (In case you were wondering..) Fincen: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-41877932 / https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/ Laundering: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/20/secret-documents-show-how-north-korea-launders-money-through-us-banks.html Dateline: Q_anon https://slate.com/technology/2020/09/qanon-identity-revealed-explained.html https://www.wired.com/story/qanon-most-dangerous-multiplatform-game/ https://www.wired.com/story/qanon-deploys-information-warfare-influence-2020-election/ QAnon's conspiracy theory is a rebranded version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/09/28/a-national-nightmare-whoever-owns-trumps-enormous-debts-could-be-running-the-country/ https://digg.com/2020/donald-trump-tax-returns-nytimes-summary Dateline: 30.9.20 Ist US Presidential Debate - needless to say it degenerated into name calling - the best comment from Reddit - "is your refrigerator running? - I might vote for that then" Dateline: 05.10.20 D.Trump + Wife - Covid19 Recipients.. Spacechain OS - An operating System for Spacecraft - https://spacechain.com/what-is-the-spacechain-operating-system/ Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTEMS (nasa) + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VxWorks // Also Dateline: 10.10.20 Recycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say: https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/recycling-was-a-lie-a-big-lie-to-sell-more-plastic-industry-experts-say-1.5735618 http://bbcmicro.co.uk//about.php Past: https://www.brendanfraser.com/index.html Dateline: 22.10.20 A history of (Sort Of): THE CANNONBALL RUN - https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-cannonball-boom Dateline: 04.11.20 US Election - When does the civil war start? https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/03/voyager_2_back_online/ The real time status of communications with our deep space explorers: https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html Ferengi Dateline: 08.11.20 By now everyone knows The Donald lost the election - He's officially pissed - LEAKED Video from Inside White House TRUMP BUNKER: CIRCA: 6.11.20 [Colorized] > [With thanks to Reddit for the head's up] Dateline: 11.11.20 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201104-the-intriguing-maps-that-reveal-alternate-histories https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/19/roundup-what-trump-showed-us-about-america-435762 https://www.history.com/news/skinwalker-ranch-paranormal-ufos-mutilation Dateline: 29.12.20 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/29/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html
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