****ASF Breaking News****

[Knobby22]

IDF: Overnight bombardment targeted Hamas’s tunnel network under Gaza City

Military says 160 aircraft dropped 450 missiles on 150 targets in operation, as ground troops in Israel struck terror operatives who try to attack them

www.timesofisrael.com

Ouch.

 

[Joules MM1]

" Australian police arrested more than 200 people involved in organized crime after infiltrating an encrypted messaging app that opened up nearly 25 million messages about ‘industrial scale’ drug imports and murder plots

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-police-arrest-over-200-after-cracking-underworld-messaging-app-2021-06-08/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

 

[sptrawler]

" Australian police arrested more than 200 people involved in organized crime after infiltrating an encrypted messaging app that opened up nearly 25 million messages about ‘industrial scale’ drug imports and murder plots

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-police-arrest-over-200-after-cracking-underworld-messaging-app-2021-06-08/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

How an app that crippled criminal underworld was cooked up over a 'couple of beers'

The idea to put a digital Trojan horse in the pocket of Australia's alleged most dangerous criminals began three years ago "over a couple of beers". It ended with more than 200 underworld figures behind bars.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Joules MM1]

#hydrogen

Germany, Australia sign hydrogen accord to boost lower-emissions technology

Germany and Australia on Sunday signed a bilateral alliance on hydrogen production and trade to try to facilitate a renewable energy-based hydrogen supply chain between the two countries.

www.reuters.com

 

[PZ99]

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu ousted from office as ultra-nationalist Naftali Bennett takes control

Naftali Bennett is sworn in as Prime Minister in Israel's Knesset with a fragile coalition composed of eight parties, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's historic 12-year rule.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Knobby22]

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu ousted from office as ultra-nationalist Naftali Bennett takes control

Naftali Bennett is sworn in as Prime Minister in Israel's Knesset with a fragile coalition composed of eight parties, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's historic 12-year rule.

www.abc.net.au

For all Israel's faults, it is good that they are still a vibrant democracy.

 

[qldfrog]

For all Israel's faults, it is good that they are still a vibrant democracy.

True, and facilitated by common genuine threats to all citizens and overall similar positions in most parties
more in common between doves and hawks then we have here between Labour and their so called ally the Greens
When you think about it, Israel is a prime target for full control by their version of the swamp, probably only prevented by the fact everyone is a soldier , and so care about how military situation is handledbut good on them.
An example of working democracy:
Small,local,relevant in a united community of similar cultures.
All what the US and most of the west has lost...

 

[noirua]

17 June 2021

Trump gives an exclusive reaction to Biden's 'weak' performance on the world stage​

 

[noirua]

Florida building collapse - live: One dead in Miami and 51 people missing as authorities pull boy from rubble

https://twitter.com/hashtag/SurfsideBuildingCollapse?src=hashtag_click

 

[PZ99]

^ Won't be long before you see that in Sydney as well.

That building had been sinking for 30 years.

 

[bellenuit]

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex​

Three years before the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex near Miami, a consultant found alarming evidence of “major structural damage” to the concrete slab below the pool deck and “abundant” cracking and crumbling of the columns, beams and walls of the parking garage under the 13-story building.

The engineer’s report helped shape plans for a multimillion-dollar repair project that was set to get underway soon — more than two and a half years after the building managers were warned — but the building suffered a catastrophic collapse in the middle of the night on Thursday, trapping sleeping residents in a massive heap of debris.

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex (Published 2021)

A consultant in 2018 urged the managers to repair cracked columns and crumbling concrete. The work was finally about to get underway when the building collapsed.

www.nytimes.com

 

[sptrawler]

^ Won't be long before you see that in Sydney as well.

Absolute elephant in the room, well said PZ.

 

[sptrawler]

No mention on the ABC or most other media, of Labor weaponising personal opinion, to 'slut' shaming Barnaby Joyce.
OMG if it was said about a female MP, we would be up in arms.
What a weird lot, we are.
Why use parliamentary privilege, put it out there sister, get out from the cloak of privilege get into the real world.
I think Parliamentary privilege, should be done away with, if it is said it should be open to be tested and challenged in common law.
Way too much mud thrown without consequences IMO.

'I was warned': MP's explosive claims against Barnaby Joyce

An MP has used parliamentary privilege to raise historic claims of sexual misconduct by the newly-reinstated Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[PZ99]

Absolute elephant in the room, well said PZ.

Thanks mate

I live in a block with similar issues in the basement. A frozen slip joint is causing cracking in the slab as the building moves.. Fortunately I spotted it at an early stage and as the treasurer in the committee I blocked any frivolous spending so we can get some steel columns and beams installed without "bill shocking" the owners.

 

[basilio]

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex​

Three years before the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex near Miami, a consultant found alarming evidence of “major structural damage” to the concrete slab below the pool deck and “abundant” cracking and crumbling of the columns, beams and walls of the parking garage under the 13-story building.

The engineer’s report helped shape plans for a multimillion-dollar repair project that was set to get underway soon — more than two and a half years after the building managers were warned — but the building suffered a catastrophic collapse in the middle of the night on Thursday, trapping sleeping residents in a massive heap of debris.

Engineer Warned of ‘Major Structural Damage’ at Florida Condo Complex (Published 2021)

A consultant in 2018 urged the managers to repair cracked columns and crumbling concrete. The work was finally about to get underway when the building collapsed.

www.nytimes.com

I'm not sure if this is "good" news or "bad" news in the context of this catastrophic collapse.

I feared (still do) that rising sea levels and seepage of sea water into the foundations were accelerating corrosion and in effect undermining many of the buildings up and down Surfside in Miami. If that was the case the implications for insurers, home owners and mortgage holders across the strip would catastrophic.

However if the damage is a result of shoddy design, poor workmanship, equally poor repairs and very tardy follow up then the above scenario may not apply.

The question then remains how widespread the design , building and maintenance issues identified in the Champion collapse are applicable to the remainder of the strip.

In either case I can see very urgent reviews by insurers of the structural conditions of these properties. And if further problems are uncovered there will be a big reset in insurance coverage. Clearly this review would have to happen with all high rise properties on beach frontages.

 

[noirua]

 

[PZ99]

Privacy complaints over intelterrorismsic of totalitarianism by the ACT government using COVID-19 check-in app to monitor Canberra businesses' activities

Businesses raise privacy concerns over ACT government's use of Check In CBR app data

The ACT Human Rights Commission confirms it received complaints from businesses after the government accessed check-in data for reasons unrelated to contact tracing.

www.abc.net.au

 

[noirua]

President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, Assassination Updates: Hours After Haiti’s President Is Assassinated, 4 Suspects Are Killed and 2 Arrested (Published 2021)

Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The authorities said late Wednesday that they had intercepted “suspected assassins.”

www.nytimes.com

 

[Joules MM1]

firmed up a lot of tickets

 

[noirua]

MSN

www.msn.com

In a shocking incident purportedly captured on camera, Taliban fighters executed 22 surrendering members of Afghan special forces who had run out of ammunition, according to reports.