WigstonWanderer

Defend for our lives and hoof it up field

Could be worse

With a bit of luck we should be able to keep it down to 0 - 3

Probably looking a little better than I expected but conceding is only a matter of time

Now we’re in the PL I don’t have to put up with Bein Sport and can watch everything on the far superior Optus Sport. Well, for a season anyway.

The accumulation of wealth becomes dangerous to the rest of society once it allows super rich people to buy power. The super wealthy can game the system by buying politicians, controlling media, and litigating against any who stand in their way. At this point there should be special internationally agreed rules that apply to cap their wealth and stop this from happening. Obviously there will always be tax havens that won’t enforce such rules, and these individuals may move their assets to such places, but they will still need to sell into markets that do cooperate, and their ownership of assets in cooperating nations can still be targeted. At what point should such rules apply? I don’t personally know, but I’m surely there are academics who do. Maybe $100m? Make no mistake, these are dangerous people and need to be reined in. Perhaps it’s already too late with narcissists like Musk and countless others like rogue elephants destroying our democracies. My two pence worth.

This identifies the problem. It isn’t that the earth hasn’t had a more severe climate at many times in the past. It is that humans haven’t had to face such conditions. If changes occurred over a thousand year timescale it probably wouldn’t matter as there would be time to adapt fairly naturally, but over a century or so results in catastrophic dislocation.

Never used it as I’d be more concerned with ending up in an echo chamber

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/how-does-today-extreme-heat-compare-with-earth-past-climate

Difficult to be anything other than pessimistic. This season is shaping to be one to be endured rather than enjoyed. I’ll be watching all the matches though and hoping for a miracle.

Went off him when he referred to one of the guys who helps rescue those Thai kids from a flooded cave as a paedo.

Thank fck that’s over

Please don’t add on any stoppage time

This is horrific!

We’re their equivalent of Burton in pre season

Players don’t even look bothered

WTF was that?

I’d like to have seen him get more of a chance. Not as if we’re particularly blessed in that position. Good luck Harry, prove them all wrong. BTW. He doesn’t play for the Matildas (see Transfer Forum thread).

So sad to hear of his passing. A vital part of our title winning season, and probably saved us from relegation in the next. RIP.

I hope Democrats don’t make the choice of candidate about whether the person is black, gay or a woman. This election is too important to be anything other than their suitability to beat Trump. Those characteristics should be irrelevant unless thought to improve the chances of success.

If I had a vote I’d rather vote for Biden dead in his coffin than Trump, but he really needs to go to give Democrats at least a chance of keeping Trump out.

Didn’t work out too badly in the end though eh?

Is Jesus smoking a fag?

Might be some life in the old dog yet. Not keen on these rallies with baying supporters, but the Yanks seem to lap it up. Good post debate performance here from Biden though.

Just listening to this Gavin Newsom. Could he step in?