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[Sun Ra]

Victorian Liberals Admit Running Hando From Footscray Was A Mistake​

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As the the state of Victoria enters the last days of campaigning ahead of the election, the man hoping to dethrone Premier Dan Andrews is once again in damage control. The Victorian Liberals have admitted today that running controversial alt-right figure, Hando From Footscray, was a mistake.
However, Opposition leader Matthew Guy has said the party stands by Hando’s preselection but if he’s elected on Saturday, he will not be in the party room should the Liberals win power.

The move comes after a controversial documentary about Melbourne, Romper Stomper, was aired on SBS overnight that showed Hando using racist language and committing a litany of criminal offences that would even curl Andrew Bolt’s toes.
Speaking to the media in Melbourne this morning, Mr Guy said ultimate responsibility for this oversight lies with him as party leader.
“Having reviewed the footage of Hando booting people and using disgraceful, racist language, I can assure the people of Melbourne that should we win power and Hando be elected, he won’t be in the party room,” he said.

“It’s just too late to find another quality candidate to run for the Liberals in Northcote, which is one electorate we had our eyes on at this election. Honestly, it’s language that most teals use when they’ve had a few wines at a dinner party. When you put it like that, it doesn’t sound as bad,”
“But yes, that footage of him, uh, you know. Putting his hands on people. It’s not a good look. It was a mistake to have him run in the first place.”

More to come.

 

[Sun Ra]

I miss @Porky.

 

[med180]

I miss @Porky.

Definitely different with the loss of several "P" members!

 

[Harry bootlace]

I miss @Porky.

#metoo
( minus racism )

 

[SAW]

He’s still here, I’ve seen cut and pastes from TSE onto ICMAG by him.

 

[Goonie Goat]

'Long time coming': Former Indigenous leader jailed for $1m theft

www.9news.com.au

Guy made a motza

 

[Goonie Goat]

This is why weed won't be legalised for the home growers anytime soon, look at how medical cannabis is lining the pockets of private corporations and investors like Gina Swinehart. They can't have the small guys getting their fingers into the pie or else they'll lose

 

[Sun Ra]

Some pretty funny reading here - including this pearler at the end - quote:

He said the seizure was expected to affect domestic supply. "We'll expect an impact on the price," he said.

Hahahaha - if this was true it would be a first. Anyway, these jobs used to be quite fascinating for me back in the day.

also this bit ....... a bit of bad luck or they were fuckwits - possibly both, but for sure the latter - although I reckon they were fucked anyway as the ABF/AFP were onto it so regardless of how many boats and boats breaking down, they get done anyways. Just would have been a slightly different story.

2h ago

Police say alleged syndicate made two attempts​

Commander Jay says the syndicate had previously attempted to use another vessel which also broke down. ​

"They spent late last week $150,000 to purchase a new vessel, so it demonstrates the access to cash," he says.

He says police will allege the syndicate made two attempts with two boats, which both broke down.
He says he believes the men on board were stranded for a few hours before police arrived.
He says the alleged mother vessel was in international waters.

Comanchero bikie leader charged over bungled attempt to bring 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia

Police have made the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history following an investigation into a transnational organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to import more than two tonnes of the drug into Australia.

www.abc.net.au

Better article here - more details .....

Thirteen charged after police foil largest alleged cocaine importation in Australia’s history

Drugs with estimated street value of $760m seized off Queensland’s K’gari island after AFP operation

www.theguardian.com

 

[snapper]

Some pretty funny reading here - including this pearler at the end - quote:

He said the seizure was expected to affect domestic supply. "We'll expect an impact on the price," he said.

Hahahaha - if this was true it would be a first. Anyway, these jobs used to be quite fascinating for me back in the day.

also this bit .......

2h ago

Police say alleged syndicate made two attempts​

Commander Jay says the syndicate had previously attempted to use another vessel which also broke down. ​

He says police will allege the syndicate made two attempts with two boats, which both broke down.
He says he believes the men on board were stranded for a few hours before police arrived.
He says the alleged mother vessel was in international waters.

Comanchero bikie leader charged over bungled attempt to bring 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia

Police have made the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history following an investigation into a transnational organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to import more than two tonnes of the drug into Australia.

www.abc.net.au

Could of been 3rd time lucky but didnt past 2nd attempt

 

[Sun Ra]

Could of been 3rd time lucky but didnt past 2nd attempt

Yeah nah - they were fucked anyway, also no doubt a big chance they'd done it before.

 

[benn0]

He’s still here, I’ve seen cut and pastes from TSE onto ICMAG by him.

whats he cutting and pasting?

 

[Sun Ra]

whats he cutting and pasting?

whats he cutting and pasting?

 

[afghan bob]

Wonder what they be doing while waiting for coppers to show?
I reckon that total amount would have been a few grams higher

 

[Old fox]

Some pretty funny reading here - including this pearler at the end - quote:

He said the seizure was expected to affect domestic supply. "We'll expect an impact on the price," he said.

Hahahaha - if this was true it would be a first. Anyway, these jobs used to be quite fascinating for me back in the day.

also this bit ....... a bit of bad luck or they were fuckwits - possibly both, but for sure the latter - although I reckon they were fucked anyway as the ABF/AFP were onto it so regardless of how many boats and boats breaking down, they get done anyways. Just would have been a slightly different story.

2h ago

Police say alleged syndicate made two attempts​

Commander Jay says the syndicate had previously attempted to use another vessel which also broke down. ​

He says police will allege the syndicate made two attempts with two boats, which both broke down.
He says he believes the men on board were stranded for a few hours before police arrived.
He says the alleged mother vessel was in international waters.

Comanchero bikie leader charged over bungled attempt to bring 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia

Police have made the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history following an investigation into a transnational organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to import more than two tonnes of the drug into Australia.

www.abc.net.au

Better article here - more details .....

Thirteen charged after police foil largest alleged cocaine importation in Australia’s history

Drugs with estimated street value of $760m seized off Queensland’s K’gari island after AFP operation

www.theguardian.com

#The baby ship met the mother ship about 460kms offshore.# Fark !!! That's one he'll of a serious operation. Easy multi million $ plus costs to run a mother ship anywhere. I agree Bob, they have definitely done this before. Even running the baby ship 460kms out to sea and back, would cost tens of thousands $. Takes some serious seafaring skills to do a trip like that.
In hindsight, looks like they needed another smaller vessel to help transport the cargo from the baby ship, to shore. Piss poor planning, really. Maybe just got too complacent.

 

[afghan bob]

Yeah to many before trips that went smoothly, this time they shoulda bought a subm
When u dealing with that much product u would think they had it down, all palms greased, hidden agenda for fishing that far out
Don’t think they had a fishing pole on the boat…( needed room for other things)

 

[SAW]

whats he cutting and pasting?

Can’t remember, but it was a few weeks after his ban. Had the TSE watermark.

 

[Sun Ra]

From The Chaser ......

GENERAL NEWS

Alan Jones joins Trump cabinet as Press Secretary​

POSTED
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
BY
JOHN DELMENICO



Shocking news as race riot enthusiast Alan Jones has been announced as the latest appointee to the US cabinet under Donald Trump.

This comes shortly after the disgraced teacher, turned disgraced rugby coach, turned disgrace radio host, turned disgraced tv host, turned disgraced Youtube vlogger was arrested over multiple allegations of indecent assault.

“We are excited to see what he can do for this nation,” said Trump, “at first there was the racism, conspiracy theories and violent misogyny, but he really clinched the deal with this arrest. Now he will fit right in. If anything he is over-qualified.”

“Plus, we hope that Jones will help us strengthen our diplomatic ties to Australia, considering how much the Aussie media and their politicians have kissed his ass over the years.”

Reportedly Jones will take on a role as Press Secretary, where he is predicted to work closely with future AG Matt Gaetz as they both bond over their passion for writing ‘love letters’ to school students.

 

[Sun Ra]

From The Shovel ......

Party That Was Unable to Build Commuter Car Park Unveils Plans to Build 7 Nuclear Reactors​

A political party that was so chaotically inept that it could not manage to build a few dodgily-funded car parks next to a suburban train station, has unveiled plans to replace Australia’s entire energy grid with nuclear reactors.

“While it is true that we were unable to project manage the construction of a two-level concrete building in Kooyong, we are confident that we’ll have no issues overseeing the assembly of nuclear fission reactors across the country,” Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton said today.

He said that when it came to rolling out large-scale national projects, his party has what it takes. “Yes sure, we did inexplicably bungle a vaccination roll-out during a global pandemic. And yes, we did manage to somehow significantly reduce the quality of the National Broadband Network while at the same time making it more expensive and longer to roll-out. But I think you’ll find that when it comes to putting into action high-tech enriched uranium reactors and then safely storing the waste, we’re the guys for the job”.

Asked if the nuclear reactors would follow the proposed car-park rollout and be placed in Liberal-held seats, Dutton said, “Definitely fucking not”.

 

[Sun Ra]

I've been fucking around with my computer set up today and brought an 23 year old Apple Display (middle one) back into service.

Amazingly it still works fine.

 

[Harry bootlace]

nice . i have three running imacs.
and a cube somewhere