Exactly. Voters are hearing what they say and simply don’t like it, which is a far more important problem for the Liberal Party. The assumption that they’re right but the voters just don’t understand is pervasive and very hard to shift. It’s a personality flaw, not a communication problem.

Many people don’t realise that you can’t just "turn it back on". It takes time to ensure that things are syncronised so the charge from operating generators is gradually distributed across the grid, adding generation as they go.

Yep, and now China will step in and gain further influence in Myanmar. I have no fear or bias against China, but many in the US do… and some people think overseas aid is simply an act of generosity. It’s not only a good thing to do, it’s also a very effective tool of global influence.

That’s when other countries step in and gain influence. If you want friends around the world, you have to help each other out. Better to have these countries as friends than have them allied with geopolitical rivals. I’m European/Australian anyway, so suit yourself America.

That’s only one estimate from one network. Consensus seems to be around 7.7 with a 6.4 aftershock.

And this is 1000km from the epicentre in Mandalay…

EMSC and USGS are rating it a 7.7. Right next to Mandalay too, looks like a disaster.

What do you think Europe have been doing? Europe have given well over half the aid to Ukraine since the war began. Don’t believe the nonsense you hear from some US sources claiming otherwise. The EU has given more, both per-capita and in total.

The liberal response:

Also… Yer Mam plays left back for St Mirren.
Awa an bile yer heid, and make silly soup.
If I had a face like yours I’d teach ma arse tae talk.
As much use as a shite in a bath.

My favourise Aussie one has to be ‘Get a dog up ya’.

I’m Australian but originally from near the Scottish border, so I have a great love for insults. When the first Homo Sapiens grunted to his mates, little did he know what would come of it in the Frozen North.

Bawbag is an all-timer.

Objectively bad things should be opposed in every possible way.

I suspect it’s due to sensitivity. Having a cold torso is more dangerous than having cold legs, so we feel that more urgently. I’m not a physiologist, this is just my semi-knowledgable opinion.

He’s so desperate to be seen as a genius that it’s obvious he’s not. Even the simple claims to have a have physics degree is denied by the relevant university. He makes claims repeatedly hoping that we project our own morality onto him. We wouldn’t lie like that but he certainly does.

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