Merry Xmas to the fern clan. We got a baby girl for Xmas (2 days before) so this might be my last post for... how many years!!? Probably should be posting gibberish at some ridic hour of the morning!

@catogrande I feel that's not the first time you've trotted that scenario out...

@JC Bro!! I've just got my 23andMe results back and we are totally related! I mean, what are the chances!?

Now I've been thinking about going electric...

Snowy... just trying to keep tabs on his whereabout ya know.

@MiketheSnow such a pity she's passed away... next week.

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Media took a 30% hit to advertising revenue after the GFC (because spending didn't rebound after), and that's the fear again. We can hate them all we like, but that's an industry at risk, unless we just want state-owned news sources.

or news sources that actually provide what people want and not just left wing propaganda outlets. Stuff is great example. iT has a ludicrous left wing slant, especially around climate change, and yet wants a handout, perhaps if they were not so shite they would have more advertsising.

Sadly they do try and provide what people want. Often however, it just isn't what we as individuals want to read. You, because you dislike any view to the left of your political position. Me, because Mark Reason.

The fact that we both know that they provide thing that we don't like shows that their usual metheods work to a degree.

I do admit that when they started asking for donations to continue quality journalism I thought that maybe they shoud look at starting first.

They are incredibly left wing. They dont try to provide what people want, they try to provide what a sub section wants. They even try to justify to not allow any views arguing against climate change action can be allowed on their platform. That is not journalism, that is activism.

and you know this how? because you read it there? target achieved.

Readership is not always people who agree with the message.

If we are solely talking about advertising revenue then that is based on reach not quality.

If we are talking quality, then I agree with you ion some aspects.

No because I used to read there quite abit, now I hardly ever go there. Maybe once every few weeks instead of once a day. So no.. target most certainly not achieved.

So you used to read it when National were in power and didn't mind it but now Labour are in power you dislike it?

@Higgins don't worry, England will still do a few victory laps

@booboo maybe a virtual one!!

SHoulders, back and arms with a wee bit of legs.

Overhead pressing - widegrip and behind the head. Strict presses for sets of 5 with bar x2, 40kgx2, 50kgx2, gave 60kg a crack but it didn't even move lol. Moved to push pressing, same rep range. 60kg for one, then 70kg x2, 75kg once, then 3 by 3-4 at 80kg. That felt plenty heavy enough

Military press next. 2 sets of 6 with 40kg, one at 50kg then 3 sets of 5 at 60kg.

Moved to a single leg extension + hammy curls super set. 3 rounds in total. Nice pump after that, hopefully it takes the edge off my incoming leg DOMs. I did want to squat today but that probably wasn't viable lol.

Tricep push downs superset with cable curls. 3 rounds of 12 reps each. Then isolation curls for biceps. 2 sets of 12.

Standing KB press- two sets. One at 14kg and the other 16kg. Still going hard on grip for these - it definitely benefits overhead bar grip. Always nice to feel secure!

Have nudged back up to 97-98kg - a week of a bit more indulgence but I'm also wondering how fast I'll be putting muscle back on after lockdown. But I'm back running my fasting + caloric deficit and drinking a lot more water. Sleep is still shitty but things are going pretty well overall. .

@taniwharugby absolutely - its muppets like this that fuck it up for all those folk doing their Q-time without being dicks about it. I'm on the fence (boom tish) about whether I'm expecting hard-ass security onsite but people like this make me think we should taser first and apologise second!

@nzzp it really shouldn't be, but it is for sure! I think earlier posts about the calibre of folks involved summed it up.

@canefan are you asking me? I saw that as a shitty thing to do and said so.

But having your full info out there as opposed to 'just' your ethnicity is worse imo - you are ripe to get doxed and god knows how many media outlets have tried to make contact.

@nzzp just checking you are referring to the latest leak? not the earlier sharing of house purchase data? Any instance of data being shared where people are identifiable is an absolute no no. Whether as a leak or a hamfisted attempt to sway opinion - also noting @Kirwan's point of focusing on Asian sounding names as some kind of indicator about your nationality

@canefan did that actually identify individuals? or was it a summary of the ethnicity data only? if the latter its still shitty but no where as bad as this latest (double) leak imo.

@nzzp - Boag could have (pretty) easily transferred the data to a non-password protected form, or just take a pic of it to forward. But if she did receive a bog standard csv or excel sheet with no password as the means of formal distribution that is a genuine fuck up. Totally with you on that aspect of this.

It's staggering that she shared it, and that he went on to send it to media! like what on earth did he think would happen? I just can't for the life of me see what sort of spin could work out well for him and National on this one. Guess he's off Boag's Xmas card list now aye... oooh too soon to mention lists!??

I want to know if it was sent more broadly within the National party, and if Muller knew about this before dumb and dumber fessed up.

@Crucial I saw she was the acting CE. So perhaps they hadn't transferred her to an official email account or even a temp one! That's another layer of poor practice or she is dancing on the head of a pin and sent it from her CE account to her own account.

@Crucial potential transfer option if anyone went downhill fast?

Holy shit I was sore after that chest workout. Only starting feeling better on Monday!

Legs today with some shoulders thrown in. Mobility and light squats in barefeet. Two sets with the bar with stretching in between sets. Then 5's at 60kg and 80kg. This time I did another set at 80kg when I had my lifting shoes on. OHS for sets of 5 at bar, 40kg x2, 60kg 2x then 3 sets of 5 at 70kg. If I'd upped the weight earlier I reckon 80kg was doable - so I'll aim for that next week. But I do need to find time for more strict and push pressing practice. Just to get that overhead confidence. Mini-goal is a 95kg OHS before the end of the year - with that being more than bodyweight

Did 3 by 5 backsquats at 100kg. These are feeling super smooth and the strength is definitely coming back. Did two sets of KB presses with 14kg and 16kg KB. Then 2 sets of 15 KB goblet squats with a 32kg bad boy.