The chooks (and we) survived yesterday's heatwave okay. However, I think my onions-and-carrots bed did not do quite so well, I forgot to water it and when I got home all the onions were lying flat on the ground...
There was a storm in the afternoon (lots and lots of thunder, but only a little rain - enough to cool the ground and wet it, but not to soak in) and it softened everything out, today is back to 24-30C, which is manageable.
The Candy Swap box didn't arrive, thankfully, and today would be a good day for it to turn up, I think!
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Local by-election after the original member of parliament turned out to have dual citizenship. Apparently there's something in our legislation that requires that MPs and senators must renounce all other citizenships before they can be elected. We've had sitting New Zealanders, Scotsmen, and I think even an Italian (although he claims his mum applied for him but he never signed it so it's not valid).
Bennelong's By-Election Shows Diverse Heart Of Urban Australia
I've already seen a kerfuffle about "China is telling Australian-based Chinese to vote for Labor", which...uh...Australian-based Chinese cannot vote. They're not Australian citizens. And Australians of Chinese descent are no longer beholden to China, and don't really care - we came out here for a reason and we're not going back!
But, you know, racial panic is v. important for freaking out the small-minded whiteppls who live in the area.
Hilarious irony, too: someone of Chinese descent who is an Australian citizen is unlikely to be an unrevoked citizen of somewhere else - by default (parents born in a country that bestows automatic citizenship until revocation) or otherwise. Because China is REALLY PRECIOUS about their nationals, and if you're a Chinese national, you're not allowed to be anything else. You want to be a citizen of another country? Fine. You can go be a citizen of another country but you're not a Chinese national anymore.
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It's amazing how condescending Americans can be.
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So, this is kind of crowdsurfing, largely because of the UN looking at extreme poverty in the USA, and while they give their definition of 'poverty', I guess I'm curious about what people think 'poor' is.
What's your definition of poor? No money in the bank? Can't pay the bills? Can survive for a month without income? Is it measured as how many weeks you could survive without an income, whether a government pension/handout/payment or a conventional paycheck?
Does it help if you define what you'd consider 'rich' or 'well-off' to be?
Also, are there emotive things around being labelled 'poor'? Would you, for instance, think you're poor but not say you are? Is 'poor' a moral judgement (EDIT: is it a moral judgement to you; do you use it as a moral statement) and not just a financial one?
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Six hours before the weekend. I can do six hours. And then it's going to be kind of crazy. There's a lot of things to get done this weekend, including finishing off my YT fics...
There was a storm in the afternoon (lots and lots of thunder, but only a little rain - enough to cool the ground and wet it, but not to soak in) and it softened everything out, today is back to 24-30C, which is manageable.
The Candy Swap box didn't arrive, thankfully, and today would be a good day for it to turn up, I think!
--
Local by-election after the original member of parliament turned out to have dual citizenship. Apparently there's something in our legislation that requires that MPs and senators must renounce all other citizenships before they can be elected. We've had sitting New Zealanders, Scotsmen, and I think even an Italian (although he claims his mum applied for him but he never signed it so it's not valid).
Bennelong's By-Election Shows Diverse Heart Of Urban Australia
I've already seen a kerfuffle about "China is telling Australian-based Chinese to vote for Labor", which...uh...Australian-based Chinese cannot vote. They're not Australian citizens. And Australians of Chinese descent are no longer beholden to China, and don't really care - we came out here for a reason and we're not going back!
But, you know, racial panic is v. important for freaking out the small-minded whiteppls who live in the area.
Hilarious irony, too: someone of Chinese descent who is an Australian citizen is unlikely to be an unrevoked citizen of somewhere else - by default (parents born in a country that bestows automatic citizenship until revocation) or otherwise. Because China is REALLY PRECIOUS about their nationals, and if you're a Chinese national, you're not allowed to be anything else. You want to be a citizen of another country? Fine. You can go be a citizen of another country but you're not a Chinese national anymore.
--
It's amazing how condescending Americans can be.
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So, this is kind of crowdsurfing, largely because of the UN looking at extreme poverty in the USA, and while they give their definition of 'poverty', I guess I'm curious about what people think 'poor' is.
What's your definition of poor? No money in the bank? Can't pay the bills? Can survive for a month without income? Is it measured as how many weeks you could survive without an income, whether a government pension/handout/payment or a conventional paycheck?
Does it help if you define what you'd consider 'rich' or 'well-off' to be?
Also, are there emotive things around being labelled 'poor'? Would you, for instance, think you're poor but not say you are? Is 'poor' a moral judgement (EDIT: is it a moral judgement to you; do you use it as a moral statement) and not just a financial one?
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Six hours before the weekend. I can do six hours. And then it's going to be kind of crazy. There's a lot of things to get done this weekend, including finishing off my YT fics...
