Mortgage rates have risen for the second time after being reduced four times in 2023 to 2025I try to fathom how I'll afford to stop renting but there doesn't seem to be much of a pathway out unless I was to win a lottery.
Fact checking Trump's 'speech' aka ranthttps://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/fact-checking-trump-s-marathon-state-of-the-union-speech-20260225-p5o5hk.html
Is Trump going to take Greenland using military force and risk starting a new war?I'm betting he and Pete the secretary of War are planning to do just that.
If you're in Oz with a mortgage, do you think you are getting a good deal?I rent still but might try my luck at a home loan this year. What are the current rates most people in Oz are paying? Around 5 to 6 percent on a standard variable mortgage with 30 yr term? Is your loan direct though a bank, etc. or through a... See More »
Should the Israel/Christian camp be protected/celebrated/supported while the Palenstine/Muslim camp is vilified/banned/proscribedI think it's disgusting. You can't ban/block/bar/criminalise one side while not doing the same to the other. It's basically becoming a 'religious war' being waged not in the Middle East but in countries/states/parliaments of many other countries... See More »
If Trump wants to take Greenland using military force, all he has to do is deploy ICE because it's a cold sub-arctic climate 8-)When it's cold, ICE is your friend... omfg I cant believe it's not butter.
Why do lumps of meat, esp chicken, tend to 'blow up' when reheating meals in microwave?I notice it particularly with chicken meat in meals I've made, stored in fridge (or longer in freezer) and go to re-heat in my roughly 1000 w microwave.
TBS - Trump's Brainrot SyndromeHe's getting more megalomaniacal by the day, purely acting to enhance his own personal wealth at the expense of US citizens and using the military as pawns in his patriot games.
How often are you 'mentally on the beach'?Here you encounter society: walkers, surfers, the Lululemon army, homicidal e-riders. You just have to surrender to the “beachopolis”.
Will you fulfil any goals or dreams in 2026?I haven't really made any resolutions or set any goals for this year yet
Is Trump ever going to make it a requirement to have 'state passports ' for us domestic travel?I could see it mirroring Europe before the UN created the Euro zone bloc. US states in some ways are like EU countries with their different laws etc.
Are you into theme parks like Disney ones and similar?I've never been to one and there's not one near where I live.
What does '6 7' mean?https://giphy.com/gifs/RespectiveCollective-hilaria-baldwin-6-7-hilariabaldwin-V6yhWbZL148vCRypCa
Hey hey it's climbing to 41c and up today yay hoorayStoinky hot outside. 40.2 C at 1.30 pm Yukio AC at home probably won't cope when I go home later. Lukewarm shower night for sure it'll be.
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