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I still think our title win knocked the universe of balance and since then we’ve been living in a universe where everything that can go wrong does. Totally worth it.

VAR checked the badge and realised the error

The sort of game that makes you think there is a genuine possibility the refs are in the pocket of the big teams

While it wasn’t the strongest touch on the ball, it did significantly change the path of it. For me that’s one where the ref should be sent to the screen if he’s told VAR he didn’t think there was a touch on the ball.

Never a penalty

That’s got to be in reverse?

Congratulations to him and his remarkable achievement getting 117% of the vote.

He was kicked out of them a couple of weeks ago

Unfortunately I agree, while I think the Lib Dems would have the best chance of unseating the Tories I don't think they will. I'm in one of those extremely rural villages and can't see many voting anything other than Tory. I was talking with one of the local farmers recently who still parrots the "Boris did a great job" line...

Stupid, but not a red. You see them every week and it’s a yellow.

I’ve seen him waiting in the local GP surgery a couple of times (as a patient, not as the local MP) so I assume he lives up here now. He’s certainly an improvement on David “astrology will save the NHS” Tredinnick, but so would my dog. If in practice we actually voted for our local MP rather than who we want in government I’d consider voting for him based on the interaction I’ve had and what I’ve heard from others locally, but I’ll probably vote Lib Dem as they have the best chance of unseating the Conservatives locally.

Not by this ref

While watching it I began to wonder if there had been some sort of agreement between the two to try and be a bit more civil. PMQ’s has recently descended into an even more embarrassing spectacle than it’s always been, I wonder if the controversy around Sunak’s trans comment before recess was enough to force them to take a look at themselves and reconsider how they come across. While it was relatively dull, I found it a pleasant improvement over what we’ve seen lately. Sunak still didn’t come close to answering a single question, but it all felt considerably more like grown ups rather than kids in a playground.

Shocking isn't it?

So currently the overall number sent to Rwanda is -6 😂 UK granted asylum to Rwandans after deportation deal deemed country safe

As @Dunge said, Trump asking to “find” a specific number of votes is quite different to asking for a recount. When you listen to the call it’d be a very generous interpretation of his words to think he was simply asking for a recount. In the case of Gore they were asking for a recount in the hope of finding votes in their favour, not saying “I need this many votes, say you recalculated and found them”. On the point about NY, just because the two parties agreed doesn’t mean fraud wasn’t committed. Fraud between individuals is still fraud and still a crime. Government money being exchanged is irrelevant. I take your point about there likely being many examples of lies or mistakes on mortgage applications, but the scale of the amounts involved isn’t comparable. Sure they should all be investigated, but realistically only those of the highest value will be looked into. The January 6th case is less about the riots, and more about the overall attempt to overturn the democratic process that was removing him from office. That’s what he’s being tried for, and given his actions in the time between the election and the riots it’s surely not unreasonable for him to be indicted. Whether he is found guilty is for the courts to decide. As I said originally, I’m not saying there isn’t a motive behind these charges. Apologies if I misinterpreted your original description of a “conspiracy” against him, my point was that this whole mess is down to his actions. And I agree that Biden isn’t fit for office, but that’s not relevant when it comes to Trump’s legal battles.

I’m not so sure about there being a conspiracy against him, I’d argue all the cases are correctly being pursued and have been brought upon himself. Asking for votes that don’t exist to be found in his favour seems a quite clear cut example of attempting to subvert democracy. Holding documents he had no right to have and actively hindering attempts to get them returned also seems pretty obvious. I don’t understand much of the detail about the NY fraud case, but it seems compelling from what I’ve seen that he did falsely inflate the value of his assets. I’d argue it’s reasonable to see his actions around the capitol riots as inciting them, at least contributing to the events. The cases are being brought about by what he’s done, not because of a shadowy conspiracy. That’s not to say there’s not a motive behind them being brought, but it’s his own doing.

It’s passed this particular stage, there’s a long way to go before it becomes law. This was the relatively easy part for them to get it through, plenty of opportunities for the squabbling to trash it (and the party) still to come.

Yeah but things like axis variation and measuring historic sea level rises all sound like things that science would be needed to determine. Why would you trust that when it’s all so corrupt #doyourownresearch

Or he’d pull off a great escape, get sacked, and then they’ll win the league next season after appointing an Italian

There’s a part of me that feels ever so slightly sorry for him. He’s clearly a bit dim and should have been nowhere near the position he was. Making tea (with adult supervision) for the secretary of the health secretary at a push, but no closer than that.

I’m sorry to hear that. It’s a cruel disease that I lost both Grandfathers to, 10 and 3 years ago, both great men who faded away as the disease progressed. I found there were multiple stages of grief that occurred at different times. You begin to grieve when you suspect something’s wrong, and when the diagnosis is confirmed that only hits harder. Then where their character really begins to change you really begin to feel the loss of the person, which only gets worse. Then when the person finally passes away you feel something different, a sadness, a relief, and a guilt for feeling that way. Over time, for me it was several years, the person that they really were begins to come back in your memories, not the shell that they physically became. In a way, that leads to another feeling of grief as you remember who you really lost, not who finally passed. It’s a horrible disease that strips away a person, but over time as we learn to carry the grief we can begin to remember who the person truly was, how they would want to be remembered, and the happiness they bought. I’m truly sorry for your loss. As you feel a cacophony of emotions over the coming days, weeks, months, and years, be kind to yourself.

I also didn't think it was a robbery. Ngannou probably just edged it for me, but you could certainly make a case for Fury (though definitely to 96-93). He'll need to up his game if he wants to beat Usyk, if it happens at all...

Lifting him up off his feet with both arms wrapped around his stomach isn't a penalty?

It’s just an excuse to give the decision they want. Deliberately vague wording they can use as justification either way.