The Harsh Couch

2021.10.04 Space Buzkashi

Apologies, our dear Audient. The release of this episode was delayed much longer than expected QUOTE(S) > "A stranger is shot in the street, you hardly move to help. But if, half an hour before, you spent just ten minutes with the fellow and knew a little about him and his family, you might just jump in front of his killer and try to stop it. Really knowing is good. Not knowing, or refusing to know is bad, or amoral, at least. You can't act if you don't know." ― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes > > > > "Is Death important? No. Everything that happens before Death is what counts. And we've done fine tonight. Even Death can't spoil it." ― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes THINGS Canaries Kosovo-Serbia number plate stoush Abiy Ahmed reelected Mali dances with Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58751423 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58751423] Alex Jones loses deffo cases about Sandy Hook Space Football Space Football! fin

2021.07.05 Wally Funk and Cosmic Girl

QUOTE > "It seems to me that the nature of the ultimate revolution with which we are now faced is precisely this: that we are in the process of developing a whole series of techniques which will enable the controlling oligarchy who have always existed and will always exist to get people to love their servitude." — Aldous Huxley, 20 March, 1962 U.C. Berkeley RIP AND INFECTED Donald Rumsfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld] Ron Miscavige https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Miscavige [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Miscavige] Trần Thiện Khiêm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trần_Thiện_Khiêm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trần_Thiện_Khiêm] Kostas Sarantidis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Sarantidis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Sarantidis] John McAfee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_man_of_Pae_street [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_man_of_Pae_street] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 21 deaths so far this year https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/inverell-dads-chilling-facebook-posts-before-tragic-murdersuicide/news-story/17d71c660527ffe4f0adbe3ce1a0846e [https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/inverell-dads-chilling-facebook-posts-before-tragic-murdersuicide/news-story/17d71c660527ffe4f0adbe3ce1a0846e] PALESTINE https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/5/norway-klp-fund-divests-from-firms-linked-to-israeli-settlements [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/5/norway-klp-fund-divests-from-firms-linked-to-israeli-settlements] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/3/israeli-army-fatally-shoots-palestinian-man-in-occupied-west-bank [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/3/israeli-army-fatally-shoots-palestinian-man-in-occupied-west-bank] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/israeli-air-raids-target-gaza-for-third-time-since-may-truce [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/israeli-air-raids-target-gaza-for-third-time-since-may-truce] COVID-19 3,995,263 FOLLOW UP Nigeria Ethiopia: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/4/tplf-conditions-tigray-ceasefire-talks-ethiopia-government [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/4/tplf-conditions-tigray-ceasefire-talks-ethiopia-government] Afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/us-bagram-airbase-afghanistan-taliban [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/us-bagram-airbase-afghanistan-taliban] Turkey canal https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/turkeys-erdogan-kicks-off-his-crazy-istanbul-canal-project/2-1-1031757 [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/turkeys-erdogan-kicks-off-his-crazy-istanbul-canal-project/2-1-1031757] Lebanon https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/what-would-the-collapse-of-lebanons-army-mean [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/2/what-would-the-collapse-of-lebanons-army-mean] UK planning to lift all restrictions in a fortnight while infections spike again. Israel is kicking off too - tho by being rather well vaccinated, they are not concerned https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/delta-spreading-in-israel-but-vaccines-prevent-serious-cases/100249416 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/delta-spreading-in-israel-but-vaccines-prevent-serious-cases/100249416] Bill Cosby and why rape victims will keep being afraid to prosecute Julian Assange celebrates his 50th birthday slowly going mad in an English dungeon awaiting execution for doing things Americans didn’t want him to Witness K Oceans on fire, not to mention North America and Cyprus; Kiwis have warmest winter ever. Latest round of rorts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/28/sports-rorts-on-steroids-scathing-report-finds-coalition-car-park-program-not-effective-or-merit-based [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/28/sports-rorts-on-steroids-scathing-report-finds-coalition-car-park-program-not-effective-or-merit-based] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/the-australian-people-had-their-chance-finance-minister-dismisses-criticism-of-coalitions-car-park-fund [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/04/the-australian-people-had-their-chance-finance-minister-dismisses-criticism-of-coalitions-car-park-fund] THINGS Wally Funk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Girl_(aircraft) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Girl_(aircraft)] STACKS Facebook will now be thinking of the children https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/facebook-must-face-claims-linked-to-sex-trafficking-judge-says [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/facebook-must-face-claims-linked-to-sex-trafficking-judge-says] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-liable-sex-trafficking_n_60d881eae4b0dcd799a7f169 [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-liable-sex-trafficking_n_60d881eae4b0dcd799a7f169] Amazon (now with less Jeff) https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/teamsters-convention-votes-to-organize-amazon/ [https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/teamsters-convention-votes-to-organize-amazon/] https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/24/tech/amazon-teamsters-union-resolution/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/24/tech/amazon-teamsters-union-resolution/index.html] fin

2021.06.21 Barnaby Reflux

QUOTE > "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." -- Socrates RIP AND INFECTED James Crawford https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/13/james-crawford-obituary [https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jun/13/james-crawford-obituary] Edward de Bono https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/10/edward-de-bono-obituary [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/10/edward-de-bono-obituary] Ned Beatty https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/14/ned-beatty-obituary [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/14/ned-beatty-obituary] Ziona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziona [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziona] Witold Kiezon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Kieżun [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Kieżun] Geoffrey Edelsten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Edelsten [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Edelsten] Mike Bailey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bailey_(weatherman) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bailey_(weatherman)] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Odermatt [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Odermatt] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osmers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osmers] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaa_al-Siddiq [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaa_al-Siddiq] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/20/campaigners-call-probe-intoat-risk-uae-dissidents-death-rule/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/20/campaigners-call-probe-intoat-risk-uae-dissidents-death-rule/] P.S.P.O.F. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/13/onlookers-extinguish-flames-after-man-set-alight-outside-perth-church [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/13/onlookers-extinguish-flames-after-man-set-alight-outside-perth-church] FOLLOW UP Barnaby reflux ScumMo and Q-Anon Christian Porter Bosch https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/bosch-opens-1-2-billion-chip-plant-in-germany/ [https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/bosch-opens-1-2-billion-chip-plant-in-germany/] Electric https://www.csiro.au/en/news/News-releases/2021/CSIRO-report-confirms-renewables-still-cheapest-new-build-power-in-Australia [https://www.csiro.au/en/news/News-releases/2021/CSIRO-report-confirms-renewables-still-cheapest-new-build-power-in-Australia] https://cnevpost.com/2021/04/12/byd-said-to-be-producing-electric-cars-for-toyota/ [https://cnevpost.com/2021/04/12/byd-said-to-be-producing-electric-cars-for-toyota/] https://www.zdnet.com/article/toyota-invests-600m-in-didi-and-signs-smart-fleet-management-joint-venture/ [https://www.zdnet.com/article/toyota-invests-600m-in-didi-and-signs-smart-fleet-management-joint-venture/] https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2021/02/04/didi-makes-1-billion-profit-while-uber-bleeds---good-news-for-robotaxis/?sh=2b2309be6ee4 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2021/02/04/didi-makes-1-billion-profit-while-uber-bleeds---good-news-for-robotaxis/?sh=2b2309be6ee4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/27/toyota_buys_lyfts_autonomous_cars/ [https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/27/toyota_buys_lyfts_autonomous_cars/] https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2021-byd-han-electric-sedan-arrives-ahead-of-online-sales-launch [https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2021-byd-han-electric-sedan-arrives-ahead-of-online-sales-launch] https://www.electrive.com/2021/03/01/byd-reveals-norwegian-tang-ev-comes-with-bigger-battery/ [https://www.electrive.com/2021/03/01/byd-reveals-norwegian-tang-ev-comes-with-bigger-battery/] https://pushevs.com/2020/11/17/byd-d1-is-finally-officially-unveiled/ [https://pushevs.com/2020/11/17/byd-d1-is-finally-officially-unveiled/] https://insideevs.com/news/318901/meet-t5-the-byd-electric-truck-with-400-km-of-range/ [https://insideevs.com/news/318901/meet-t5-the-byd-electric-truck-with-400-km-of-range/] https://www.seetao.com/details/48068.html [https://www.seetao.com/details/48068.html] https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-fully-electric-45-foot-long-double-decker-motorcoach-2020-2?op=1 [https://www.businessinsider.com/byd-fully-electric-45-foot-long-double-decker-motorcoach-2020-2?op=1] Elvis McCormack https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/back-paddock/deputy-pm-belts-out-viva-las-parkes/news-story/32be61979a2e78c13d87e39d3ad661eb [https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/back-paddock/deputy-pm-belts-out-viva-las-parkes/news-story/32be61979a2e78c13d87e39d3ad661eb] Heart attacks in 5, 4, 3 ... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/9/russia-court-bans-navalnys-groups-labels-them-extremist [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/9/russia-court-bans-navalnys-groups-labels-them-extremist] THINGS Global Corporate Tax https://www.cbsnews.com/news/g-7-agreement-tech-giants-pay-fair-taxes/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/g-7-agreement-tech-giants-pay-fair-taxes/] Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t possibly get any better... RockYou2020 https://www.gizchina.com/2021/06/08/the-largest-data-leak-including-8-4-billion-passwords-is-online/ [https://www.gizchina.com/2021/06/08/the-largest-data-leak-including-8-4-billion-passwords-is-online/] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/16/hackers-linked-colonial-pipeline-assault-reemerge-/ [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/16/hackers-linked-colonial-pipeline-assault-reemerge-/] https://www.ginx.tv/en/fifa/ea-confirms-hackers-stole-fifa-21-matchmaking-servers-and-frostbite-source-codes [https://www.ginx.tv/en/fifa/ea-confirms-hackers-stole-fifa-21-matchmaking-servers-and-frostbite-source-codes] Chinese Space Station https://www.pri.org/file/2021-06-18/china-s-space-station-has-its-first-residents [https://www.pri.org/file/2021-06-18/china-s-space-station-has-its-first-residents] STACKS Facebook never asks: will somebody think of the children? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-sex-trafficking-online-recruitment-report/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-sex-trafficking-online-recruitment-report/] https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/debit-card-pictures-on-twitter-the-hilarious-new-twitter-account-that-shames-people-for-posting-their-debit-cards.html [https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/debit-card-pictures-on-twitter-the-hilarious-new-twitter-account-that-shames-people-for-posting-their-debit-cards.html] Games (specifically excluding Chess) Pirellis not happy https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned [https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned] F1 Tyres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZ27G_Hjd0&t=131s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZ27G_Hjd0&t=131s] fin

2021.06.07 Squid Toothpaste

QUOTE > "The mind is the only thing about human beings that’s worth anything. Why does it have to be tied to a bag of skin, blood, hair, meat, bones and tubes? No wonder people can’t get anything done, stuck for life with a parasite that has to be stuffed with food and protected from weather and germs all the time. And the fool thing wears out anyway—no matter how much you stuff and protect it!" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. https://www.electricinca.com/56/annotations/eutropian.htm [https://www.electricinca.com/56/annotations/eutropian.htm] https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-05-10-9605091116-story.html [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1996-05-10-9605091116-story.html] RIP AND INFECTED https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Williams_III [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Williams_III] T. B. Joshua, 57, Nigerian televangelist, founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Synagogue,_Church_of_All_Nations [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Synagogue,_Church_of_All_Nations] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua] David Dushman https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/07/hero-of-auschwitz-david-dushman-last-surviving-liberator-of-death-camp-dies-aged-98 [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/07/hero-of-auschwitz-david-dushman-last-surviving-liberator-of-death-camp-dies-aged-98] P.S.P.O.F. Avi Har-Even, 84, Romanian-Israeli engineer, Israel Defense Prize winner, complications from arson injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Kharg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Kharg] FOLLOW UP Reasonably foreseeable https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia/ [https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia/] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/ethiopias-tigray-at-serious-risk-of-famine-warns-un-official [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/ethiopias-tigray-at-serious-risk-of-famine-warns-un-official] https://whatsupsomalia.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/somaliland-an-unrecognized-region-of-somalia-is-proving-that-democracy-can-prevail-everywhere/ [https://whatsupsomalia.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/somaliland-an-unrecognized-region-of-somalia-is-proving-that-democracy-can-prevail-everywhere/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbera] Christian Porter ... and Scomo and 4 Corners ... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/07/christian-porter-made-two-offers-to-settle-abc-defamation-case-that-cost-broadcaster-780000-senators-told [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/07/christian-porter-made-two-offers-to-settle-abc-defamation-case-that-cost-broadcaster-780000-senators-told] https://www.theshovel.com.au/2021/06/04/new-four-corners-episode-to-explore-pms-links-to-crazy-conspiracy-group/ [https://www.theshovel.com.au/2021/06/04/new-four-corners-episode-to-explore-pms-links-to-crazy-conspiracy-group/] https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/four-corners-pushes-to-air-qanon-episode-in-weeks-20210606-p57yiw.html [https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/four-corners-pushes-to-air-qanon-episode-in-weeks-20210606-p57yiw.html] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abc-bosses-pull-four-corners-episode-linking-pm-to-qanon-figure-20210603-p57xuk.html [https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abc-bosses-pull-four-corners-episode-linking-pm-to-qanon-figure-20210603-p57xuk.html] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/scott-morrison-and-qanon-what-we-already-know-about-the-prime-ministers-connection-to-a-conspiracy-theorist [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/scott-morrison-and-qanon-what-we-already-know-about-the-prime-ministers-connection-to-a-conspiracy-theorist] Myanmar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zogam [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zogam] Peru THINGS Everyone is Out Of Stock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JlYZQG3lI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JlYZQG3lI] Salyut 1 we salute you https://www.space.com/16773-first-space-station-salyut-1.html [https://www.space.com/16773-first-space-station-salyut-1.html] BFR and repurposed oil rigs https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/the-us-military-is-starting-to-get-really-interested-in-starship/ [https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/the-us-military-is-starting-to-get-really-interested-in-starship/] https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/31/spacexs-first-ocean-spaceport-is-being-built-and-will-host-launches-next-year/ [https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/31/spacexs-first-ocean-spaceport-is-being-built-and-will-host-launches-next-year/] Squids in Space https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/03/spacex-rocket-heads-to-iss-with-a-supply-of-squid-toothpaste-and-avocados [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/03/spacex-rocket-heads-to-iss-with-a-supply-of-squid-toothpaste-and-avocados] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57339989 [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57339989] GAMES (SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDING CHESS) Pirellis not happy https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned [https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/34774/12326855/f1-tyre-blowouts-drivers-will-be-concerned] fin

2021.06.01 Radical Transhumanism

QUOTE Le meglio è l'inimico del bene Perfect is the enemy of the good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good] RIP AND INFECTED Jaime Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba] Max Mosley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mosley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mosley] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/24/max-mosley-f1-racing-driver-fia-president-privacy-campaigner-dies-aged-81 [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/24/max-mosley-f1-racing-driver-fia-president-privacy-campaigner-dies-aged-81] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/24/he-lit-the-blue-touch-paper-max-mosleys-legacy-as-a-campaigner-for-a-more-ethical-press [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/24/he-lit-the-blue-touch-paper-max-mosleys-legacy-as-a-campaigner-for-a-more-ethical-press] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5442217/Lest-forget-orgy-Max-Mosley-wants-censor.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5442217/Lest-forget-orgy-Max-Mosley-wants-censor.html] Eric Carle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carle] Wimar Witoelar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimar_Witoelar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimar_Witoelar] AUSTRALIA'S VACCINATION AND QUARANTINE FAILURES New names for the variants https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/covid-19-variants-to-be-given-greek-alphabet-names-to-avoid-stigma [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/covid-19-variants-to-be-given-greek-alphabet-names-to-avoid-stigma] > The WHO has named four variants of concern, known to the public as the UK/Kent (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617.2) variants. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet. Remember how outsourcing saves money? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/31/nhs-covid-test-trace-workers-charged-double-pay-union [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/31/nhs-covid-test-trace-workers-charged-double-pay-union] fin