(Didnt the word “Awkward” come up in another post this am?)

18 May, 2022 19:04

Aussie PM bulldozes youngster in awkward campaign gaffe(VIDEO)

Scott Morrison smashed into the eight-year-old on the campaign trail

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticized for accidentally crashing into an eight-year-old boy during a football match while on the campaign trail.

Morrison was taking part in a training game at the Devenport Strikers Football Club in Tasmania when he lost control while trying to enter the action and collided with the youngster, later named as Luca Fauvette.

"A bit of a rugby tackle," Morrison said as he helped Luca get back on his feet.

While Luca appeared unfazed by Morrison's sloppy tackle and managed to brush himself off before he resumed the game, Morrison was clearly concerned by later asking: "Where's Luca?" and adding: "Hope he's not in hospital!"

"I look forward to coming back on another occasion," Morrison also said. "I think that when that grandstand comes down, I hear it might need a bit of a bulldozer to knock it down, so I might be able to help with that," he joked.

Later on Facebook, Morrison revealed that he had spoken to the youngster and his mother to check if he was in "good form".

"A shout out to young Luca for being such a good sport," Morrison wrote.

On Twitter, however, the Liberal Party head was heavily criticized by users who also said it reminded them of a horror slide tackle by British counterpart Boris Johnson during a charity football match in 2006 and another incident when he knocked over a 10-year-old boy when playing rugby in Tokyo in 2015.

"What the actual f*ck?" someone asked. "As a primary school teacher, I'd probably be suspended if I did that! He's a big heavy man. That is dangerous. He's from another planet."

"Exhibiting his usual standard of care for Australians," was a separate conclusion.

"It's just so creepy," began another critique."I'm a mum, so if a random guy, who I didn't know, rocked up to my kid's game and started playing, knocked my kid over and gave my child a hug at the end, I would be really upset and be asking questions. It is wrong on every level."

"Accidentally?" it was also asked. "Most commonsense adults know to take care when playing with small children."

"I just don’t really understand why the Prime Minister is running around playing sport with little kids to be honest," admitted Sky News Australia's Political Editor.

Australia's General Election is set to get underway on May 21 when Morrison will try to win a fourth consecutive term as his country's leader.

https://www.rt.com/sport/555711-scott-morrison-tackle-child-tasmania/

Scott Morrison takes a tumble while playing a friendly game of soccer with some kids at Devonport Strikers FC in Tasmania. https://t.co/Wg3OJZHYkV

https://twitter.com/PeterJohnLaw/status/1526820692934938624?s=20&t=W8EfdnzLmgTLUoOnqu_CFA

>>16301956

Oops heres the video

18 May, 2022 22:23

Disputed territory seeks NATO and EU membership

Kosovo wants to be part of EU and NATO, leader of Serbia’s breakaway province says in Washington

(Kek this is funny as fuck, all these provinces which is the same as Ukraine are wondering why they are left out)

Kosovo wishes to become a member of NATO and the European Union, the self-proclaimed republic’s prime minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday, while visiting Washington. Serbia’s breakaway province had declared independence with US support in 2008, but has not been recognized by Belgrade, the UN, or even all the EU member states.

Kurti made the announcement during an event hosted by the Atlantic Council on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, he met with officials of the Biden administration – including national security adviser Jake Sullivan and USAID chief Samantha Power – and several members of Congress.

One of them, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) expressed “unequivocal support” for Kosovo’s and aspirations to join “international and regional organizations, especially NATO,” Kurti said on Twitter.

Kosovo is a province of Serbia temporarily occupied by NATO after the alliance’s 78-day air war in 1999. Its provisional government declared independence in 2008 and has been recognized by the US and many of its allies, but not Russia, China, Serbia itself. More to the point, five EU members – Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain – have not recognize its independence, making Kurti’s EU bid a tall order.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has publicly revealed that Belgrade is under tremendous pressure from the EU to join the anti-Russian sanctions regime and recognize Kosovo, in exchange for vague promises about maybe joining the bloc some day.

Kurti is the leader of Vetevendosje, a nationalist ethnic Albanian party opposed to any negotiations with Serbia, whose platform at one point sought unification with Albania proper. The US backed his ouster in March 2020 after just six months as PM, but he came back to win the February 2021 election in a landslide.

Wednesday’s announcement is actually the second time Kurti has publicly articulated joining the EU and NATO as Pristina’s political objectives. He first did so on Saturday, at a lecture sponsored by the Albanian Studies program at DePaul University in Chicago.

“Kosovo is a democratic success story in the region, which is why it needs support to become a member of NATO, EU and other regional and international organizations without further delay,” Kurti said at DePaul, according to Albanian media.

Noting that Kosovo was the first to join the US and the EU in imposing sanctions on Russia, Kurti argued that it would be a “great victory”for Russian President Vladimir Putin to see Kosovo’s “progress” reversed.

Putin had brought up Kosovo’s declaration of independence in last month’s meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Moscow, pointing out that the US and its allies created a precedent in international law which Russia then applied to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

https://www.rt.com/news/555720-kosovo-eu-nato-kurti/

I realized something today, the Special Counsel and team, are calling witnesses in order to trap them in lies early. They have a priority so that the ones that lied, the SC can prove with their own emails etc.they lied.

Elias lied his ass off today while under oath. Even Margot Cleveland proved he was lying easily.

So I guess the strategy is to get the potentially most vulnerable first to testify, lie on the stand under oath and call them back later with what others said, instead of what the SC knows (they want to save that for later, so no one else knows), and nail them with either a felony for lying to the court, and giving them one more chance by making them tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

The good thing about Elias, he is that arrogant he thinks he can get away with it.

Did you Know, everyone that was a defense attorney for their client against Durham, always said Durham was so polite and great to work with.

Seriously this is fun to watch. I kinda wondered why the SC didnt contest things the witnesses said;there is a method to the polite madness!

18 May, 2022 16:49

Seizing Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine illegal – US

The US cannot legally confiscate funds for the reconstruction of Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary says

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that it would not be legal for the United States to seize frozen Russian central bank assets to help rebuild Ukraine.

Yellen was referring to an estimated $300 billion in assets from Russia's central bank that have been blocked by the United States and its allies as part of their sanctions over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.

There have been discussions lately among Western allies on how to finance Ukraine’s long-term reconstruction and whether the frozen Russian assets could play a role.

“I think it’s very natural that given the enormous destruction in Ukraine, and huge rebuilding costs that they will face, that we will look to Russia to help pay at least a portion of the price that will be involved,” Yellen told reporters.

She, however, added: “That said, while we’re beginning to look at this,it would not be legal now in the United States for the government to seize those assets. It’s not something that is legally permissible in the United States.”

Moscow has condemned the blocking of its international reserves, saying it could not have foreseen such a development, and that the freeze essentially constitutes theft. Some experts have also called the freeze of Russian assets the biggest loss in credibility for the US and its allies, as well as for the Western financial system.

Last month, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to grant him the authority to seize the assets of wealthy individuals believed to have links to the Kremlin and use them to reconstruct Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/business/555700-seizing-russian-assets-illegal-yellen/

>>16302030

Bush is losing it! He’s no papi bush the murderer.

>>16302136

America will not be educated for the most part by watching it, they have no deep concepts, strategies or understanding. They want an hour crime movie.

I’m sure we will get the transcripts.

Anyone that is listening to Depp and Heard will only be expecting emotions and insanity

>>16302090

Kek, i got fired for telling a customer thar after her chilld broke some ornaments

You in america, your little shit child can break anyting and we fine with tat

>>16302092

They cant wait to get rid of us, they must not realize theres no tax money after that.



18 May, 2022 16:04

Debt default will hardly impact Russia – US Treasury

Janet Yellen has confirmed that Washington is likely to block Moscow’s bond payments

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday confirmed that Washington was unlikely to extend an exemption that allows Russia to make bond payments on its sovereign debt.

“The expectation was that it was time-limited,” Yellen said at a press conference in Bonn, Germany. She was referring to the waiver that’s due to expire on May 25. It was issued shortly after the US introduced sanctions against Moscow over the launch of a military operation in Ukraine in February, and allowed Russia to make payments on its government debt to US investors.

Yellen noted that no final decision has been made so far, but said that the government was likely to allow the waiver to expire. If it does, Russia will fail to pay up on its bond coupons, even though Moscow repeatedly said it has sufficient funds to do that. The failure to pay would constitute a technical default, which Russia is trying to avert.

However, the US Treasury chief also stated that if Russia did declare a technical default, this would not significantly change the situation in the country, although she did not elaborate on the subject.

Yellen said the US Treasury Department was still analyzing the potential consequences of the decision.

“We want to make sure that we understand what the potential consequences and spillovers would be of allowing the license to expire,” she said.

Yellen’s comments came a day after Bloomberg reported that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control was expected to let the temporary exemption lapse, citing anonymous sources.

Russia has so far managed to make all of its payments to foreign creditors. Its next debt payment is due on May 27. Overall, the country is facing more than $490 million in foreign-currency bond payments by the end of June.

https://www.rt.com/business/555701-yellen-russia-debt-default/

>>16302270

Its huge but the are hiding the scientists and military that are still down there

Pit 404

>>16302075

Agreed

>>16302102

What an ugly person and body

>>16302129

Interesting and probably true, what is the multiverse?

>>16301979

I like that look

>>16301985

Who aint freakin over Qanon, it/they\him/her dont exist. We should be freaked

>>16302026

Thx anons

>>16302063

Weirdos, just act normal, I’m sure you can do it

>>16302114

Every time I hear bushmaster I laugh

>>16302392

No worries fren, I understand the frustration, WWG1WGA

Never forget that

Wow yellow/gold moon tonight

18 May, 2022 17:07

UK families warm themselves at McDonald’s – Guardian

Britons are ‘way past energy-saving tricks’ to handle skyrocketing costs, a charity CEO told the paper

Struggling UK families are spending their evenings at McDonald’s to cut energy costs, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

They do so amid the highest inflation rate in 40 years.

These families reportedly turn to places like McDonalds for free wi-fi, heat, and less-expensive food.

“People are buying their kids a Happy Meal for a few quid and keeping them warm inside. Then they wash and brush their teeth in the sinks and watch television for hours on the free wifi,” Matthew Cole of the Fuel Bank Foundation said, as quoted by The Guardian.

Jo Gilbert, the CEO of energy-focused advice charity Cubes, told the newspaper that “in reality, we’re way past using energy-saving tricks at home to limit bills significantly. People need government help now.”

An Ipsos UK survey published by Sky News on Tuesday indicated that 65% of Britons have refrained from turning on their heat in an effort to save money, and that one in four have even skipped meals.

The recent surge that brought consumer prices to their current 40-year high was driven by rising energy bills. The energy price cap for a typical British family rose by £693 (about $860) in April, a 54% increase.

According to analysis by the Resolution Foundation, a British think tank focused on improving living standards for low-to-middle income people, inflation is 10.2% for the poorest 10th of British households, significantly higher than the 8.7% seen by the top 10%.

“Inflationary pressures are likely to continue to grow through the year as the effects of higher energy prices continue to work their way through businesses and into consumers’ pockets,” Jack Leslie, a senior economist with the organization, warned on Wednesday.

“One thing is certain – the government must provide further targeted support for those lower income families at the sharp end of this crisis,” he added.

More than three in four Britons agree with him. The aforementioned IpsosUK survey showed that 76% of respondents agree that the government isn’t providing enough support to families harmed by rising costs.

The UK’s inflation was driven by the Covid pandemic, the ongoing Ukraine conflict, and unprecedented sanctions on Russia. The measures appear to have backfired on some of the countries that imposed the embargoes, resulting in skyrocketing prices for food, energy, and other consumer goods.

https://www.rt.com/news/555710-energy-costs-poor-crisis-uk/

18 May, 2022 21:14

UN chief calls for climate Marshall Plan

Antonio Guterres warns that business as usual will ‘incinerate our only home’

(The Sky is Falling As Usual)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a moratorium on the use of oil, gas, and coal in favor of renewable energy, arguing that humanity must “end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition, before we incinerate our only home” in pre-recorded remarks released on Wednesday to coincide with the State of the Global Climate report by the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The WMO warned that four of seven key climate change indicators had reached record highs last year: greenhouse gas concentration, sea level rise, ocean heat, and ocean acidification. The last seven years were the warmest on record, and WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said it was “just a matter of time before we see another warmest year on record.”

Guterres outlined a five-point plan to put the world on track for a renewable energy revolution, suggesting investment in the sector be tripled to a whopping $4 trillion per year and arguing renewables technology should also be treated as “global public goods” rather than intellectual property to be monetized. An international coalition of industry, tech and financial institutions should band together with governments to “fast-track innovation and development,” he said.

Fossil fuels are a “dead end,” Guterres insisted, calling the WMO’s report a “dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption” and demanding that fossil fuel subsidies have got to go. He pointed to the $11 million that coal, oil and gas industries reportedly receive every minute and exhorted development banks to align their portfolios with the Paris Climate Treaty rather than seek short-term gains through fossil-fuel investments. Renewable energy must become “the peace project of the 21st century,” the UN chief argued, calling renewables “the only path to real energy security, stable power prices and sustainable employment opportunities.”

Despite considerable amounts of resources being poured into the shift to renewable energy, solar and wind still account for just 8% of global electricity generation, while other types of renewables, such as hydropower, bring the total up to 30%. Regulatory “red tape” is also a problem, Guterres complained, noting that it takes eight years to approve a wind-energy project in Europe, while it can take as long as 10 years in the US.

Specific problems related to scaling up renewables – such as a means of storing wind and solar energy to be drawn on when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining – have yet to be adequately addressed by the industry. Additionally, the extraction of the raw materials needed for electric car batteries and solar cells, including lithium, copper, silicon, nickel, cobalt, and rare-earth minerals, is environmentally devastating.

As the UN calls for its climate Marshall Plan, the World Economic Forum has been demanding similar actions to put an end to what it calls the “existential threat to the planet.” Suggestions ranging from reducing the cost of public transit and encouraging walking and cycling to reducing highway speed limits by 10km per hour make up the organization’s 10-point Great Reset plan for reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

Wednesday’s report is far from the only climate catastrophe predicted by UN-linked climate organizations. Last week, the UN published a paper warning that upwards of 700 million people could become “climate refugees” by 2030 if worsening water shortages associated with climate change were not addressed.

(They either live truly on deep fear, or its another scam for money. I think its the latter)

https://www.rt.com/news/555718-guterres-fossil-fuels-report-renewables/

Good night Nightshift, I’m playing hookie tonight, but its so much more relaxed than other times.

Nightshift is the best shift ever!

If you see me during the day, I’ll deny I said that! Kekkity and good night.

Yup I did bold red text, you got a problem with that?