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@joeroganhq Immigrant says what?

Elon Musk: "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland, Ireland, are living their lives quietly [Like The Hobbits in The Shire] — until one day, a thousand people show up in your village of 500 out of nowhere and start r*ping the kids."

@DanielPriestley Just for the record. Today, now, the median (middle) Australian has the second highest wealth in the world. More than double the wealth of the median American.

I grew up in a different time. Australia around the 2000s was unbelievably great - we took it for granted, we didn't know how good we had it. The Government of the day was lead by John Howard for 11 years. His approach was to make government as small and unobtrusive as possible. Every decision was based on the idea that the "Aussie battler" should be better off. If you work hard, take risks and add value to society the government should not get in your way. They paid off the national debt. The economy was strong. There was a boom in entrepreneurship. It was easy to build housing. Life was great - possibly the best it's ever been in history. Contrast this mindset with Australia and the UK today. Both governments this week announcing higher taxes, more debt, more regulations, more restrictions on those who do the right things and more benefits for those who don't. They believe the answer to every problem is bigger government. They see the hard working, risk taking, value adding people as the piggy bank. They think the problem with millions of people who don't work or who commit disproportionate crime is that the government hasn't thrown enough money at it. I've run businesses and lived under many governments in many places now. In every case where the country is working, the government does a few things very well and aims to leave productive, law abiding people alone. In every case where things seem to be getting worse and worse, the government has the delusional belief that it can tax, borrow and spend its way to utopia. Big Government is not the answer to most things - productive, hard working, entrepreneurial, value adding members of society are the engine room and should be protected and encouraged.

@goodfoodgal Too late? The median Australian (ie absolute middle of the population) has greater wealth than any other country on the planet apart from Luxembourg. Australia $268K Switzerland $182K UK $176K USA $124K

Australia is a: self sufficient island nation. We have our own food We have our own energy We have our own natural resources We are part of western civilisation We should have been a superpower Instead, the population embraced socialism & we are sinking fast. Is it too late for Australia?

@markbouris Australia? The country where the median (middle) member of the population has the second highest savings in the world, more than twice as much as the median American? That Australia?

How do we make Australia more prosperous? How do we encourage people to build businesses, take risks and compete with the rest of the world? Our politicians and government are spending the money that comes from our work, our risk and our effort. So we should demand more from them. More innovation. More ambition. More bold decisions. As Australians, we should expect to have one of the highest standards of living in the world. Let’s demand this from the people who lead us.

@UruguayanHeroes Actually it protects them against more serious injuries in the last 2-3 club matches. Josema will require about 4-6 weeks to be match fit, so he probably only plays after the group phase: maximum 5 matches.

The Fede situation at Madrid and now this injury. We could have been in better shape a month away from the World Cup.

@Irfanooq Just kidding. I think Wasim and Davo are inseparable as magnificent GOAT lefties.

@DavidF1969 Yes, Imran has predicted that in 1985.

Members of the Pakistan Under-23 during the 1984–85 tour of Sri Lanka. All went on to represent their country. While some faded away and others played with distinction, one became the greatest left-arm fast bowler of all time. #CricketTwitter #Cricket

@AndrewSowray @fredfertang Sobers 20-11-21-6 183 31-13-43-2 What a player. This was played as a Test series, it’s outrageous that it was stripped of the status. Sobers’ Test bowling average would drop from 34.03 to 33.01, and his batting average would return up to 58.63 from 57.78.

@fredfertang Gary Sobers?

Lord's 1970 and Rohan Kanhai, Mike Procter, Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock and Intikhab Alam walk out for the first 'Test' between England and the Rest of the World - great players all, but they just made up the numbers as their skipper, The Greatest, beat England on his own

@fredfertang He had a hopeless lifestyle, poor guy. Liked a drink a bit too much but smoked far more than a top class quick can. We saw glimpses Down Under in 86-87 that Foster and Dilley could have been a great opening pair.

This is Graham Dilley pictured at 20, when he became the youngest England debutant for 30 years - his Test record is pretty good, 138 wickets at a tick under 30 despite some serious injury problems - what might he have achieved if he'd been able to stay fit throughout his career?

@UruguayanHeroes @KaixerT8 No, Uruguay weren’t mistreated in the Colombia defeat in Charlotte in 2024. No, they weren’t deputed sheriffs authorised to dole out vigilante justice in the USA. They were just whiny little ****** who were bad losers. The subsequent bans cost Uruguay top seeding next month.

@UruguayanHeroes @KaixerT8 Absolutely not. He did everything he could to get Xabi Alonso fired. Because he was a coach who demanded discipline and the Galacticos think they are above that. And there was plenty of that whiny, moaning, entitled BS when Uruguay exited the 2024 Copa America & 2022 World Cup.

Obviously hard to say what's true about all reports about the Fede Tchouameni bust up. All I can say that if you give all you have each day, each game to your profession and you have colleagues not matching that it's logical that you build up some anger/frustration.

@UruguayanHeroes Valverde is a great player but an idiot. Anyone else would be in jail for 5 years for the premeditated Baena attack, and unemployable. His attitude to Xabi Alonso was a disgrace too. He needs to be taken down a peg or two before he destroys himself. He might miss the World Cup

@lily20087360 How can we possibly survive another two years of: 1. The second highest median (middle member of the population) savings in the world. 2. The highest life expectancy of any non-Asian country.

I think we need to start demanding an Australian Federal Election in 2026. I can’t see this country surviving another 2 years of this Government.

@OversLife Correction Thommo 160.45

@OversLife There are idiots out there who think modern bowlers are quicker! The 75-76 WACA Test saw the most precise speed guns ever used - 20 times more precise than now. Jeff Thomson 169.45 Andy Roberts 159.49 Holding 150.67 Lillee 148.54 (with a heavy cold!)

3 balls. And suddenly you understood why they called him… “The Whispering Death.” ☠️ The action of a Rolls-Royce. The fury of a nightmare. Michael Holding vs Australia.

@SagarH62 BTW I’m pretty sure that picture was taken by Patrick Eagar and is him playing for Warwickshire, not the West Indies.

Less than 1% cricket fans can recognise this batter , If you're one of them. Can you guess the batter's name without the help of Google 👇

@SagarH62 Alvin Karricharran. Probably the world’s third or fourth best middle-order batsman between around 1971 and 1980. (Pollock, Richards, Lloyd, G Chappell were the others). Unfortunately he sold himself to Apartheid South Africa in the 1980’s. Much loved in Birmingham.

@SagarH62 For almost his entire career, we all thought Greenidge was even greater. And then, in 1992-93, he absolutely massacred Waqar and Wasim in the unofficial World Test Championship. Destroyed them. And we all realised that actually Haynes was an all-time great.

Only 1% cricket fans can recognise this batter , If you're one of them. Can you guess the batter's name without the help of Google 👇

@news_australian There is no such magazine, nice try.

Do you support Pauline Hanson being named the Woman of the Year by People magazine? Yes or No? #auspol #paulinehanson

@anant_panwalkar @OversLife Imran Khan Wasim Akram Dennis Lillee Jeff Thomson Mike Procter Vince Van Der Bijl Richard Hadlee

@OversLife He is great but remember most of the firepower was bowling for him😀😀😀

When we talk about the greatest ODI batter of all time, we think of Sachin & Virat. And fair enough… the consistency is unreal. But there was this crazy man from Antigua… Averaged 47. Struck at 90. In an era where batting meant survival. Walked in without a helmet… and still dominated the best bowlers in the world. That’s why for those who watched him, Viv Richards isn’t a memory…. He’s a feeling.