@Balneus

Grumpy old white male. Lefty ex-biologist IT nerd. Less grumpy when Bach plays and the Geelong Cats win. Hanging to see the first Cats AFLW silverware.

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Joined January 2011
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CIA-backed violence in-country and a naval blockade in 10,9,8,7 ....
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Former head of DPMC under both Whitlam and Fraser, Ambassador to Japan, CEO of Qantas ... supports Shoebridge's policy - and points to Shoebridge's policy being entirely in line with Malcolm Fraser's observations and predictions in 2014. pearlsandirritations.com/pos…

Australia should keep out of Ukraine Russian affairs

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was illegal, but Australia’s response has also exposed a deeper inconsistency in how it applies international law, strategic interest and military support.

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Check your enrolment for the upcoming Victorian election. enrolment.vec.vic.gov.au/
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Pretty good guess thinking about when Bibi needs to do something to stop going to prison. And what normalizing a nuke would do everywhere else. 3 days to 3 weeks ... yeah ... and probably Trump's "preserving democracy" in the US in early Nov ... yeah ... it's gonna get ugly.
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Around 3% of Muslim children attend full-time Islamic schools. Roughly 70% of Jewish children attend Jewish schools. Yet only Muslims are constantly lectured about “integration”. Funny that.
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Here's @lucyham "How the West’s rulers make you believe Muslims are less than human" theshot.net.au/uncategorized…

How the West’s rulers make you believe Muslims are less than human - The Shot

From the 25th commemoration of 9/11 to the 3rd anniversary of the 7/10, there is plenty of room for mourning...

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Australians withdrawing billions from their super to cover medical debts - this is what "shared values" with America looks like. An epidemic of medical bankruptcies across the nation cannot be far away. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-23/s…
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So sorry politicians don’t feel safe. So sorry Zionist Jews don’t feel safe. Amazing how the safety of both of these groups is of great importance. While out here in ordinary land a woman is murdered every week & no legislator does a damn thing about it 🧐
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That first chorus of BWV 8 is ... extraordinary. A beautiful pastoral, the birdsong, almost late classical, the strange sudden stop, no final held chord. And then you look at the lyrics, and, KABOOM. I knew Bach was a text/music genius, but - just - wow. youtu.be/6Mu39edk0Ds

Bach, Cantata 8, Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? 1. Chorus ©

The opening chorus of Bach cantata "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich st...

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Bouba/Kiki effect in DOGS? doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.12…

Hearing shapes: the Bouba–Kiki effect in adult domestic dogs

Abstract. The ‘Bouba–Kiki effect’ is an example of spontaneous association between auditory and visual stimuli, described in humans as a case of sound symb

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"AFP warns of increased youth radicalization online" Hello? Online is where they find out they won't be able to afford a roof over their head, food, won't get a job, and their planet is being destroyed ... What could possibly be radicalizing about that?
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Don't just copy ... a little bit of improvement along the way is needed.
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BOM: Is that a cloud on our radar? Is it some rain? No, it's a ***load of bogong moths stuffing up our forecasts. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/n…

Bogong moths are making weather radars look like it's raining

Millions of bogong moths currently migrating south to the Australian Alps for summer are appearing on weather radars, with the arrival of nightfall coinciding with a sudden burst of activity.

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"Western values" But remember, we're told China is the problem. oh yeah, only if you're a warmongering profiteer from death and misery.
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