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Pretty bloody obvious I would have thought. Opie coming back could be an uncomfortable situation for both of them ( without being privy to all details ) but he should not have to walk around on eggshells just because she is there. I’m sure they and TS will handle it appropriately.

Agree. She is not a protected species nor should she be.

Interviewing him might be. She is too school mistress like for mine. Better than the other two but that’s not hard.

Tell that to the parents of the young kids dead or missing you dropkick..

Three weeks gone and contribution…..NIL. Mrs says “Must do better…”

Running for cover already….gutless pricks…. This is what happens when morons at DOGE fire experienced people. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/05/us/gallery/deadly-flooding-texas Noem defends government response and says Trump is upgrading “ancient” system at National Weather Service From CNN's Samantha Waldenberg and Betsy Klein Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the government response and the National Weather Service in the wake of the tragic flooding in Texas that has left 32 people dead, including 14 children. “When President Trump took office…he said he wanted to fix, and is currently upgrading the technology. And the National Weather Service has indicated that with that and NOAA, that we needed to renew this ancient system that has been left in place with the federal government for many, many years, and that is the reforms that are ongoing,” Noem said. The president’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which the administration is already abiding by, does make cuts and even closes some weather research labs that are vital to forecast improvement. The Department of Government Efficiency, formerly led by Elon Musk, has also cut hundreds of employees at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the NWS. Asked about the impact of those cuts during a press conference Saturday, Noem continued to defend the government and the president, saying that she will bring “concerns back to the federal government.” “I do carry your concerns back to the federal government, and to President Trump, and we will do all we can to fix those kind of things that that may have felt like a failure to you and to your community members, but we know that everybody wants more warning time, and that’s why we’re working to upgrade the technologies have been neglected by far too long,” Noem said. Still, this storm was extremely unpredictable and truly unprecedented, the water rising very high very quickly. As CNN has previously reported, the NWS issued a flood watch early Thursday afternoon that highlighted Kerr County as a place at high risk of flash flooding through the overnight. A flash flood warning was issued for Kerr County as early as around 1 a.m. CT on Friday. A more dire flash flood emergency warning was then issued for Kerr County at 4:03 a.m. CT, followed by another one for Kerrville at 5:34 a.m. CT.

Opie coming back a bit uncomfortable is it ?

Wouldn’t be writing her off that quickly Sunshine. Melham thought the two weeks was too short for her and the softer ground wouldn’t have helped either.

Refer above….

Wait a while before the celebrations….refer above…..

Ballad of Buster Scruggs too Alf.

A few at value today Rosehill… R3 Powder Man $12, Cumnock $35 R4 Amusing $9.50, Show Em Howl $23 R8 World Alliance $7, Elouyou $8 R9 Green Fly $8 R10 Kerguelen $4, Mortlake $71/11 ( follow )

Maher runners today….. Rosehill (NSW) Race 1 – Who I Think I Am A lovely filly making her debut off the back of a solid trial. Depending on track conditions and barrier, we may opt to scratch her on race morning. Race 6 – Hi Dubai Our ever-consistent mare lines up as favourite and features among Track Kat’s Data Tips for the weekend. She’s at peak fitness, maps to race on speed, and won third-up over 1100m last prep. We can’t fault her heading into this. Race 7 – Naval Commission & Rise To It Naval Commission has been racing well this prep and gets conditions to suit. If he can lift again, he’s right in the mix. Rise To It ran well last start and has taken further improvement. He’s drawn wide and the ground may be testing, so we’ll make a raceday call. Race 10 – Sacred Rocks This super mare impressed in her Sydney debut at this track last month. She’s flying and the race maps well on paper, but from a tricky draw and with available races next week, we’ll keep our options open and decide raceday morning. Flemington (VIC) Race 1 – Angel Ladder & Jimmy Recard Angel Ladder resumes and has her second run down the Flemington straight. She’s a quality filly with plenty of upside and this looks a nice race to kick off her second prep. Jimmy Recard heads back to Victoria after breaking his maiden at Gosford. Fit, well-drawn, and with Jamie Melham aboard, he should run a strong race second-up and is a nice chance. Race 3 – She Dances She Dances is second-up and looking to bounce back. She’s fit, handles the straight, and races on speed. If she can land in a good spot and return to form, she’s an each-way chance. Race 5 – Goldenstatewarrior, Sammarco & Ardakan Ardakan is third-up and steps out over a more suitable trip. He’ll need to improve but gets conditions to suit and should race forward. Goldenstatewarrior was solid last start and is always around the mark — with some luck, he can go one better here. Sammarco is well into his prep and has the blinkers on for the first time. With Jamie Melham up and a potential change of tactics to go forward, he should have no excuses. Race 6 – Duchess Zou & She’s An Artist Duchess Zou is flying and comes off a last-start win. She’s still learning but progressing quickly — an each-way chance despite tackling the straight for the first time. She’s An Artist is the one to beat after her dominant win at the track last start. Drawn ideally and having previously beaten her main contenders, she looks the winner here. Race 7 – Shockletz Back for her third straight run at the track, Shockletz is in top form. The distance suits and she’s thriving — just needs a touch of luck from a slightly awkward barrier. Race 8 – Detonator Jack & Holymanz Detonator Jack is second-up and steps up to the mile — ideal for him. He’s drawn awkwardly but is one of Reece’s Best of the Day and Track Kat's Data Tips. Holymanz is ultra-consistent and well-drawn. With the right run, he’s a top-three chance in a strong field. Race 9 – Running By Third-up and ready to fire. She carries topweight as the class mare of the field, and if she gets a smooth run in transit, she’s a strong winning chance. Sunshine Coast (QLD) Race 7 – Warnie Warnie runs in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap as current favourite. He was unlucky last start and looks ready to bounce back. The spacious track should suit this progressive horse.

Randwick R4 - Show Em Howl

Bloody sad Idol. That woman and her Board have a lot to answer for. 135 years of history down the drain….

Really ? Didn’t happen last time and won’t here either. There are thousands that have been laid off not showing up in the statistics yet. If you get paid out you are still employed until it runs out. Jobs have only been in three areas ..Government ( probably rehiring the staff the fuckwits at DOGE let go ), Health and Hospitality.

So they managed to get the BIG UGLY BILL across the line….after a hell of a lot of arm twisting, threats and chinese burns to those with the temerity to oppose it. Just a shame that many who did voice opposition to what is in it, and how it affects their constituents, did not have the balls to stand up rather than bending over and being more concerned about their own re election. The tax cuts for the rich will not help average Americans, and time will tell how this bill affects their lives down the track. I suspect it won’t be good and the mid terms will prove to be a disaster for the Republicans. Trump won’t care of course. His grifting family are coining it from the braindead followers, and he knows this is his last hurrah so he can cause as much chaos as he likes without having to worry about any repercussions… High-income Americans The net income for the top 20% of earners would increase by nearly $13,000 per year, after taxes and transfers, according to an analysis of a near-final version of the Senate bill by Penn Wharton Budget Model. That amounts to a 3% average increase in income for those households. For the top 0.1% of earners, the average annual income gain would amount to more than $290,000, according to Penn Wharton. Americans living in high-tax states should also benefit because the bill temporarily increases limits on deductions for state and local taxes for householders making up to $500,000 annually to $40,000 per year for five years. However, millionaires who lose their jobs will not be able to collect unemployment benefits, according to a recent provision added to the Senate bill. Low-income Americans Many people at the lowest end of the income ladder would be worse off because the package would enact historic cuts to the nation’s safety net program, particularly Medicaid and food stamps. Among the many changes to these programs would be the addition of federally mandated work requirements to Medicaid for the first time in its 60-year history and the expansion of the work mandate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the formal name for food stamps. Parents of children ages 14 and up are among those who would have to work, volunteer, take classes or participate in job training to keep their benefits. Millions of low-income Americans are expected to lose their benefits because of the work requirements and the bill’s other measures affecting Medicaid and food stamps. Notably, few of those dropped from Medicaid coverage would have access to job-based health insurance, according to a Congressional Budget Office report about the House version of the package. Those in the lowest-income group, earning less than $18,000 a year, would see a $165 reduction in their after-tax, after-transfer income, once the safety net cuts are taken into account, according to Penn Wharton. That’s a 1.1% decrease. The next level, who earn between $18,000 and $53,000, would get a $30 bump in income, or 0.1%. Middle-income households would see their income rise by $1.430, or 1.8%. They earn between $53,000 and $96,000. The health provisions won’t only hit low-income Americans. The Senate is also tightening verification requirements for the Affordable Care Act’s federal premium subsidies, which could also leave some middle-income Americans uninsured. All told, the bill could result in more than 10 million more people being uninsured in 2034, according to a CNN analysis of the bill and CBO forecasts.

Football world stunned by the death of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Brilliant player for Wolves before going to the Reds. Only recently married and three kids left behind. RIP Diogo….never forgotten…. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/crl05r070wro

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Maher stable runners today…. Warwick Farm (NSW) The wild weather in the north continues, and while today’s meeting is currently proceeding, the Heavy 10 track conditions may see races called off early in the program. At this stage, here’s a look at our runners and tips: Race 6 – Nana's Wish Nana's Wish returns following an impressive win at Canterbury last start. If racing goes ahead, she looks one of the better hopes to handle the conditions. She’s benefited from the early scratchings, drawing into barrier 4, and we’ll look to have her settle just behind the speed and find the best part of the track. The Panel have marked her as one of their Best of the Day. Race 7 – Covert Thinking & Dealt Covert Thinking comes into this off back-to-back wins and has drawn into barrier 8. She’s proven on heavy ground and brings strong form into this. Dealt also returns as a last-start winner but does face a tougher contest here. While untested on track like this, she has shown us nice ability on soft tracks and deserves her chance here. Sandown (VIC) Race 2 – Vienna Vixen Third-up today, Vienna Vixen looks well placed in what is a wide-open race. She was solid last start, and with the claim for Dakotah Keane, she gets in nicely at the weights. She’s fit and well and looks a genuine each-way chance. Race 4 – Cinematic Star Cinematic Star hasn’t jumped as cleanly as we’d like in recent starts, so the plan will be to have her more forward in the run today. The draw and map look favourable, and Reece has her marked as one of his Value Tips of the Day. Race 5 – Jareth & Wallenda Jareth, one of our recently acquired imports, makes his debut after two jumpouts — the latest being particularly impressive. He’s drawn well, and while he’ll appreciate further in time, we’re expecting him to hit the line strongly late and his class may prevail. Wallenda has a tricky draw but has the in-form apprentice Luke Cartwright on board and gets in well at the weights. The drop back in trip looks ideal and if he runs to his best, this race is well within reach for him. Reece has also marked him as one of his Value Tips of the Day. Race 6 – Zoom Zoom will need to lift here but is fit and in good order. With the right run, he’s capable of featuring in the finish, although we’ll need a bit of luck in transit. Race 7 – True To Form True To Form has drawn well and has Hannah Edgley aboard, who’s riding with confidence and claims nicely. The step up in distance and a soft draw should suit, and we feel he’s well over the odds and presents as a good place chance.

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One disaster after another with this mob…… Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory By Andrew Freedman UPDATED 12 HR AGO The Trump administration’s proposed budget seeks to shut down the laboratory atop a peak in Hawaii where scientists have gathered the most conclusive evidence of human-caused climate change since the 1950s. The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, supercharging weather and destroying food systems. The president’s budget proposal would also defund many other climate labs, including instrument sites comprising the US government’s greenhouse gas monitoring network, which stretches from northern Alaska to the South Pole. But it’s the Mauna Loa laboratory that is the most prominent target of the President Donald Trump’s climate ire, as measurements that began there in 1958 have steadily shown CO2’s upward march as human activities have emitted more and more of the planet-warming gas each year. The curve produced by the Mauna Loa measurements is one of the most iconic charts in modern science, known as the Keeling Curve, after Charles David Keeling, who was the researcher who painstakingly collected the data. His son, Ralph Keeling, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, now oversees collecting and updating that data. Today, the Keeling Curve measurements are made possible by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, but the data gathering and maintenance of the historical record also is funded by Schmidt Sciences and Earth Networks, according to the Keeling Curve website. In 1958, when the Keeling Curve began, the concentration of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere was 313 parts per million. In 2024, that had risen to 424.61 ppm, and this year, monthly average CO2 levels at Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm for the first time. The proposal to shut down Mauna Loa had been made public previously but was spelled out in more detail on Monday when NOAA submitted a budget document to Congress. It made more clear that the Trump administration envisions eliminating all climate-related research work at NOAA, as had been proposed in Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for overhauling the government.

Doubt that. Pretty grim for average Americans if it does.

Trouble ahead……

Looking after ordinary Americans ? Yeah right…. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/politics/congress-senate-bill-tax-spending-trump-gop-explainer