veganbliss

@veganbliss (3895)

Adelaide, Australia • Age 49

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We've Just Got To Get Outta Syria Now!

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 2 Oct 16

Sensationalist mainstream media loves to call the conflict in Syria a "Civil War", which is completely false. It is a foreign-backed incursion. The whole thing started back in 2011 when the USA, UK, Turkey, Qatar & Saudi Arabia...

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What They Don't Want You To Know About The South China Sea Dispute

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 15 Jul 16

By now, we've all heard about the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling on the issue, right? And that's final, right? Settled? Sure? Down here, both sides of government are parroting lines formulated by the neo-cons in the USA...

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Brexit! So Where to Next? What's the Plan?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 24 Jun 16

We've just got the news down here... https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31906710/brexit-results-britain-votes-to-leave-european-union/#page1 What do you think will happen now? How will the Queen respond? What will happen to PM Cameron?...

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GMO “Golden Rice" Comes to China

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 26 Dec 15

By now, there is quite a lot of info kicking around online regarding Monsanto, GMO's & how good / how bad they are for America, Americans & the world. The first batch of Golden Rice seeds has been sent to the Chinese Government...

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Saved From WW3 by the US Military JCS!

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 25 Dec 15

When Veteran Journalist Seymore Hersh interviewed former DIA Director Lt General Michael Flynn, he told him, "If the American public saw the intelligence we were producing daily, at the most sensitive level, they would go...

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Do you Think it's Right & Fair That water Companies Charge us for Drawing Water From Tanks, Dams, Bores & Wells?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 21 Dec 15

Over the last few years here, water companies have been coming onto farmers properties & placing water meters on natural water sources, tanks, etc. With the advent of regular monitoring using Google Earth, for example, it's very...

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Should taking a Defensive Driving Test Periodically be Enforced?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 21 Dec 15

In an effort to reduce accidents on the road, do you think this would be a good idea? Who should pay, if so? And how often should motorists be tested? What should be included in the tests... just driving skills, or tons of theory...

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Recalling the End of Hatred surrounding the Cold War in 1979 & Why we Need to do it yet Again!

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 15 Dec 15

Can you remember the days? The Vietnam War was over, but still the fear & hatred against Russia & China lingered on throughout large sections of society; outside of the protest marches, students & those who educated themselves....

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How does one "Not Vote" in a Country with Compulsory Voting... Legally?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 10 Dec 15

What do you do in a situation where it seems there is no way out? Here, in a Federal Election, it's compulsory to vote if you are over the age of 18... Elections in my state work a little differently. It's not compulsory to...

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How Many Turkish Fighters Does it Take to Bring Down 1 Russian Bomber?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 1 Dec 15

Early on November 25, 2015, we heard it took two F16s fighters from Turkey to shoot down a Russian SU24 returning to its Latakia base after a successful bombing mission against ISIS, not far from the Turkish border. First we heard...

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Comparing Small Business Customer Service. How is it where you are & have been?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 5 Apr 13

Even within this country, there are vast differences between how small businesses serve their customers in each region. Travel up north a thousand miles or so, & even in the capital cities, you're bound to experience a totally...

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Our Govt Backs The Church In Discriminating Against Hiring "Gays & Sinners"

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 17 Jan 13

What are your thoughts on this? What would you think if this happened in your country? Are you in favour of the seperation of Church & State? Do you see this as a "win" for employers who can make any conditions they deem fit for...

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Huge Gold Find! Would You Leave Your Job & Join The Rush?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 16 Jan 13

It's true! In the news today, a fossicer with a metal detector found a nuggest worth nearly $300000 in the old Goldfields of...

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So What’s It Going To Take For Your Country To Get Back On Top?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 23 May 12

Another election? The Olympic Games? An end to austerity measures? More austerity measures? An end to corruption? Something else? “All of the Above”? None of the above? According to the latest findings, the OECD in Paris...

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A Real Christmas Song

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 25 Nov 11

Several years ago, composer Leigh Haggerwood decided to write & sing a "real Christmas song". Like many people, he was disappointed about the demise of the UK Christmas charts & it seemed like the same old songs had been playing...

the florin street band

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Do we need a A Bill of Rights for Australia?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 19 Aug 11

I didn't know about this until I heard about it: we're only one of three countries in the world that have no Bill of Rights! We share the situation with Burma & Borneo! Sure, we're protected by English Common Law, but...? Even...

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Why are there so many seeds in each seed packet? Does anyone know?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 14 Aug 11

I checked the expiry date on a packet of basil seeds I found & it said I need to plant them by the end of this month! The problem was, it was a full packet & the seeds needed a whole 20cm plant & row spacing. They...

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Backyard Cricket: What is it like where you are?

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 29 Jul 11

Does anyone remember playing backyard cricket in their childhood? Does anyone still play it? What were the rules when you played? And some memorable moments too please! Have you played many different variations or just a few? As...

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Doctors Say: "Most Published Research Findings Are False"!

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 4 Jul 11

Dr. John Ioannidis of the Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston has come right out & said what some of us already knew, "It can be proven that most claimed research findings are false"....

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Nevada, USA is the first in the world to say "yes!" to Google's Driver-less Cars

veganbliss @veganbliss (3895) • Adelaide, Australia 28 Jun 11

The US state of Nevada has recently passed a bill that requires the Department of Transport to create rules & regulations for driver-less cars!...

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