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So there are knighthoods and honorary knighthoods? Hardly seems to be any point in it then.

Brutal turtle fight

Predictably he said shove it up your ass. Personally based on the fact Gen Z (ages 11-26), has roughly 50 plus million social media users not sure I would want my 12 year old child having access to it uncensored. Interested to hear others views on this. Incidentally it's referred to as an "alleged stabbing" but the video makes it pretty clear. This has arisen from the 2 stabbing that have happened over the last week in Sydney. First by a deeply troubled individual whit mental health issues (7 dead) and the second by a radicalized teenager which has been declared an act of terrorism. As the church service where the Bishop (not really a bishop just likes the title) was being streamed live the actual stabbing has been uploaded online. Judge makes interim order after eSafety commissioner orders social media outlet to remove footage of Wakeley stabbing The Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to hide posts containing videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week from users globally, after the eSafety commissioner launched an urgent court case on Monday evening seeking an injunction. X, along with Meta, were ordered by the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, on Tuesday last week to remove material deemed to depict “gratuitous or offensive violence with a high degree of impact or detail” within 24 hours or potentially face fines. The material was footage of the alleged stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel last Monday evening while he was giving a livestreamed service at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley. On the weekend, X said it had complied with the request, but intended to launch a legal case challenging the orders. In a hearing late on Monday afternoon, barrister for eSafety, Christopher Tran, told Justice Geoffrey Kennett that X had geo-blocked the posts containing the video, meaning Australians could not access them. However, the posts were still accessible globally, and to Australians who used a virtual private network (VPN) connection that made their IP address appear outside Australia. Tran said that meant that X was not compliant with the online safety act around the removal of the material. The agency wanted the posts to be removed, with an interim measure for the posts to be blocked from access globally. X’s legal representation, Marcus Hoyne, sought to have the matter adjourned. He noted that it was close to 2am in San Francisco, where X is headquartered, and he had no instructions from his client on the matter. Kennett said the “better course” was to make the interim order until a later hearing, and ordered the content be put behind a notice globally, with the interim order in place until 5pm Wednesday, 24 April Sydney time. The assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, on Monday described X as a “factory for trolls and misinformation” as the government vowed to fight any legal challenges brought by the company over removal orders related to the video of the Wakeley stabbing. In a statement after the hearing, a spokesperson for the eSafety commissioner said the notice did not cover commentary or public debate about the event, but only the video of the alleged stabbing. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said on Monday that the “pain of many people has been exacerbated by what occurred on social media”. Albanese said there was no place for the broadcast of violent images, adding: “I find it extraordinary that X chose not to comply and are trying to argue their case.” Meta was found to have complied with the request, but on Saturday morning Australian time, X accused the online safety regulator of “global censorship” and said it would challenge the orders in court. The company argued it did not believe the orders were within the scope of Australian law. “The Australian censorship commissar is demanding *global* content bans!” Musk said in a tweet. On Monday, Jones responded that the government “will fight it”. “At the same time we’re looking at all of the laws across these areas to ensure that our regulators have the power to do what is necessary to keep our online platforms safe,” he told ABC’s RN Breakfast. “And then Twitter can’t be the place where criminals go, where cranks and crooks go to propagate their messages. At the moment it’s a factory for trolls and misinformation that damages the brand of the company, but it does a lot of damage to social cohesion in the process.” He said it was “incredibly disappointing” that Musk decided to “make fun” of the lawful direction rather than complying with it.after newsletter promotion “Decency can’t be dead. And I think any Australian looking at that would go: ‘Come on.’ Like it’s a pretty simple and straightforward request. It’s a lawful request.” The minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, told the ABC that X was expressing an attitude that it was “above the laws of a nation”. “It is entirely unexceptional of a nation to say we want to take down some of the most violent and shocking footage, and somehow for them to say we’ve got freedom of speech, but we’re allowed to pollute the metaphorical airwaves with horrible vile and imagery – no one gets to vote for X.” The regulator said eSafety had worked cooperatively with other companies including Google, Microsoft, Snap and TikTok to remove the same material. On Sunday the opposition leader, Peter Dutton expressed support for the actions by eSafety and said X saw itself as above the law. “The Australian law does apply and the fact is that X and Meta and other companies have a presence here. They make literally, or at least turn over, billions of dollars worth of revenue in the Australian economy,” he said. “I think what they’re worried about is the flow on to other markets, if Australia’s laws are upheld. “That’s all the more reason, I think, for us to take a stance – it’s important for us – but for other democracies as well.” The Greens communications spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young, said Musk should “front up” to parliament. “The online tech thugs are operating as if it’s the wild west. Elon Musk should front up to the Australian people, he should front up here to parliament and argue why his company shouldn’t have a social conscience and shouldn’t be doing the right thing,” she said. It is the latest salvo in a battle between X and the eSafety commissioner. Last year the eSafety commissioner began legal proceedings over a failure to pay a $610,500 fine for allegedly failing to provide information about how it was tackling online child abuse material. X has also launched court proceedings to challenge the ruling. The company also claimed last month it would launch a case over a tweet allegedly bullying a trans man that the company withheld from access in Australia after a notice from eSafety. The case has not yet been filed in the federal court. X was approached for comment.

Are you required to refer to him as Sir John Gielgud even in the event of copy & paste? 😀

While at the Dawn Service this morning, the lower back started to ache a bit. Usually does these days after standing for a hour. I overcome it as I have before by thinking about what discomforts those we are there paying our respects to, had to endure. I have been attending Dawn Services since I was a small child as my father would drag us there ever year where he would meet up with his Vietnam Vet mates. As kids we looked forward to the free soft drinks and snacks with little understanding of the significance of the event. It's a special day for us Australians and Kiwis. The obelisk where I pay my respects each year is a very important one in the history of our ANZACs, In 1917 Randwick Road – which led from the city boundary south from Moore Park – was widened and renamed Anzac Parade. The opening was marked by the erection of the ANZAC Obelisk at the northern end of the Anzac Parade at the intersection of Moore Park Road. This obelisk (1917) is significant as being one of the earliest monuments dedicated to the role of the ANZACs of WWI, preceding the Martin Place Cenotaph (1927) and the Hyde Park War Memorial (1934). The Anzac Parade Memorial Obelisk was the diggers’ own war memorial. It marked the place where many of the battalions of volunteers who left Australia to fight had marched in 1914 past the cheering crowds, on their way from the Randwick barracks to the ships.

Not saying it is the cause more the straw that perhaps broke the camel's back (pun intended) 😀

Great track. Original video below 🙂

By relocating its embassy to Jerusalem, the United States would effectively be recognizing the city as Israel's capital, a step that successive U.S. administrations from both parties along with virtually every country in the world have steadfastly avoided since 1948 Guess who?

No idea what you are on about Anyway I enjoyed the documentary and am out of here

Based on what? At 14/15 I was getting more head than a pillow. Generally we were playing moneybox with the girls before high school 😃

So at the end of the day the sleeve for "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Our Gang, Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!" was just another bit of bat off material.

China's 30-member swimming team won six medals at the Tokyo Games, including three golds. In short: WADA has confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. The anti-doping body said it accepted China's findings that the banned substance had come about through contamination. China's 30-member swimming team won six medals at the Tokyo Games, including three golds. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings it was due to substance contamination. Multiple media reports said the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), which is found in heart medication, months before the COVID-delayed Games began in the Japanese capital in July 2021. CHINADA, China's anti-doping agency, and the Chinese Swimming Association did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. WADA said it was notified in June 2021 of CHINADA's decision to accept that the swimmers returned adverse analytical findings (AAF) after inadvertently being exposed to the drug through contamination. The global anti-doping body, which has the authority to appeal the rulings of national doping agencies, said it reviewed the decision and consulted scientific experts and external legal counsel to test the contamination theory presented by CHINADA. "WADA ultimately concluded that it was not in a position to disprove the possibility that contamination was the source of TMZ and it was compatible with the analytical data in the file," the global anti-doping body said in a statement. "WADA also concluded that the athletes would be held to have no fault or negligence. As such, and based on the advice of external counsel, WADA considered an appeal was not warranted." China's 30-member swimming team won six medals at the Tokyo Games, including three golds. Without mitigating circumstances, athletes who fail doping tests are usually subject to bans of two to four years for a first offence and life for a second. World Aquatics, the sport's global body formerly known as FINA, said it was confident the positive tests were handled "diligently and professionally". "With regard to the AAFs … they were carefully considered by the FINA Doping Control Review Board," it added. "Materials relating to the source of the AAFs were subject to independent expert scrutiny retained by FINA. "World Aquatics is confident that these AAFs were handled diligently and professionally, and in accordance with applicable anti-doping regulations, including the WADA Code." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/wada-confirms-23-chinese-swimmers-tested-positive-tokyo-olympics/103749674

Nope have no idea but will look it up. I believe a certain Paul MacCartney and Wings album was very popular as well 😃

Have no idea who Blind Faith is. But as you said before "Many a lad celebrated Palm Sunday with Annabelle" so that in itself would suggest a level of inappropriateness. Any one who relied on the House Of The Holy album cover for a bit of self gratification in my view is extremely disturbed. But these are just my views. Have to admit I never knew she was only 14 when I first watched I Want Candy.

Wasn't Houses Of The Holy cover from a Sci-fi movie or book? Children as opposed to a 14 year old girl is a bit different.

Didn't Scotland Yard launch an investigation? Given she was 14 years old at the time even these days it would be controversial.

A lot of people seem to have forgotten what triggered the current Gaza conflict.

This is why we need 'The Donald" back in office.

The Last of the Mohicans cover raised a few eyebrows But that summary pretty well sums it up. Doco goes into that.

Or you could be this guy

There was a guy in the UK (Kenneth Kennard) who decided to adopt the middle name Fu and officially changed it. He thought it was hilarious until his passport application was rejected.

Fair enough but as mentioned before it is much more about the bands and there music. Even features a grown up Burmese girl 😃

Crowe is a knob. My ex actually worked in casting and after Romper Stomper cast him in The Some Of Us as the gay son. They laughed at her but she stood her ground. The rest is history. Agree about it's place now in the world we live. What's that 4 letter word they use these days? I really liked Amerikan History X which I thought was a much better movie but again these days