They have been building those skills in other peoples countries since 2001.

Yep. Quirky, eccentric, oddball, crank, genius, polymath. All terms for ancestors of mine. ‘Hid in the kitchen at his own engagement party’. ‘Only friends with people he could learn from’.
‘Notorious for getting up from the dinner table to check facts’.

Drill down some - I did a couple of days ago. Most of the cargo ships in the Pacific are either headed for Vancouver, Manzanillo or the Canal.

But do you hallucinate while doing so?

The conservative leader has lost his seat and his party looks to be getting an absolute thrashing to the point of irrelevance. Running out of potential replacement leaders.

Came here to say the same thing. “We got it wrong to say this ahead of the election”

This is what the QLD road network looks like rn, so I’m going to say the Guardian isn’t far off the mark

The US needs an opposition not appeasement. You keep playing by the rule books that applied when there were reasonable people opposite. The house is burning down around you.

Jan 6 2021

Similar fall in Australia against a general growth in car sales

No go boom “rapid unplanned disassembly”. That is my new favourite phrase which may also apply to US civics

We’re apparently not fans in Australia - 70% drop in Tesla sales compared to same time last year
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It’s worth noting that the judgement seems to have been purely on the basis of that court not having jurisdiction

As an Australian with a functioning public health system that provides universal care, I’m constantly bemused that the US refuses to do the same

Mainstream media in Australia isn’t giving any airplay to resistance or protest yet