leicsmac Posted 9 July 2021 Share Posted 9 July 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57587364 How dissonant does your cognitive function need to be to cheer on and financially back people who will happily see you dead or deported? Do they really think the Proud Boys see a difference between a Chinese person who backs the CCP and one that doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 9 July 2021 Share Posted 9 July 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 19:21, DANGEROUS TIGER said: Good to see Peter Shilton wouln't take a knee before a game, if he was playing these days Well said that man. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 9 July 2021 Share Posted 9 July 2021 https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/four-seasons-total-landscaping-concert-laura-jane-grace-brendan-kelly-20210708.html Now-famous Four Seasons Total Landscaping 'event venue' embraces its new identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 9 July 2021 Share Posted 9 July 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57774597 Wayne Couzens pleads guilty for murder. Think I might stick it in the evil cvnts thread too. Absolute bastard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 9 July 2021 Share Posted 9 July 2021 RIP. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-57782093 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 10 July 2021 Share Posted 10 July 2021 12 hours ago, Wymsey said: RIP. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-57782093 Tragic, man. I didn’t know her personally but work for the same school and live about 20km away. Obviously we don’t know what was going through her mind, but living so far from home during this pandemic has been tough. In terms of support for mental health, Japan is an absolute disgrace. The philosophy is very much to ignore people who have them and hope it goes away. There’s a good expat community here though and she would have had a lot of support and empathy if she had felt able to open up on her troubles. I’m gutted for her family in Nottingham who must have felt utterly powerless just waiting for news from the police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 10 July 2021 Share Posted 10 July 2021 35 minutes ago, Asha said: Tragic, man. I didn’t know her personally but work for the same school and live about 20km away. Obviously we don’t know what was going through her mind, but living so far from home during this pandemic has been tough. In terms of support for mental health, Japan is an absolute disgrace. The philosophy is very much to ignore people who have them and hope it goes away. There’s a good expat community here though and she would have had a lot of support and empathy if she had felt able to open up on her troubles. I’m gutted for her family in Nottingham who must have felt utterly powerless just waiting for news from the police. Unfortunately it's the same on this side of the East Sea/Sea of Japan too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 11 July 2021 Share Posted 11 July 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023 Going on the charm offensive and using foreign voices to do so, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunge Posted 11 July 2021 Share Posted 11 July 2021 7 hours ago, leicsmac said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023 Going on the charm offensive and using foreign voices to do so, then. Interesting. Hard to tell whether it’s genuine agreement, bribery, blackmail or a combination thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 11 July 2021 Share Posted 11 July 2021 51 minutes ago, Dunge said: Interesting. Hard to tell whether it’s genuine agreement, bribery, blackmail or a combination thereof. I'm thinking the last is the most likely. But who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 13 July 2021 Share Posted 13 July 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57814213 Dems taking a leaf from the Repubs book when it comes to delaying legislation, then. Can't say I massively agree with the move but if there's a better way to combat a reasonably obvious attempt at voter suppression I'd be all ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 13 July 2021 Author Share Posted 13 July 2021 Great idea !! ... let's get a letter off to the EU ... £2 billion from France for when Norman the conquerer and his mates did a bit of conquering and enslaved some Brits ... a couple of billion from Germany for when those Angles and Saxons came over ... and as for the Italians !! (not that I'm angry about them winning the Euros) ... about £20 billion for those Roman buggers who enslaved half the country and made us build swimming baths and roads and things and chucked a few of us into arenas with lions and other nasty big cats that mauled us to death. By the time we've passed some over to Jamaica there should be loads left ... might just cover what we've lost with this Covid malarkey ! ... result !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 14 July 2021 Share Posted 14 July 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56287375 Te next couple of years are going to be interesting. Repubs want to go full Jim Crow - make no mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Falling Foxes Posted 14 July 2021 Share Posted 14 July 2021 Only in America..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 14 July 2021 Share Posted 14 July 2021 3 hours ago, Free Falling Foxes said: Only in America..... I've brought 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 A look back at the events on January 6th, pretty detailed. Still rather incredible that all of that was allowed to happen and that it did happen tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 The Spears' fight over conservatorship is pretty sad really. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57839526 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 26 minutes ago, Wymsey said: The Spears' fight over conservatorship is pretty sad really. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57839526 It is pretty unbelievable that a grown professional woman can have so little power over her life. I am not saying she didn't need help back in 2006, but 15 years on it looks misogynistic and exploitative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboFox Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 12 hours ago, Dr The Singh said: I've brought 3 You could stick them all together and have a triple-shooter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunge Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 I’ve been thinking about putting this in the unpopular opinions thread, but… I suspect (not certain, but suspect) that the conservatorship of Britney Spears probably has a good point. I understand she has bipolar disorder. That can cause people to believe fanciful delusions. Some of the things that she’s said, even publicly, may be such delusions. And it’s a lifelong thing - if her medication (which is one thing she’s complaining about) isn’t right then she could easily be believing such delusions right now. If the conservatorship was removed, I’d fear that her fortune could be gone in a month, as you can bet there will be nefarious people waiting to take it. Ultimately, my reading between the lines is that the conservatorship is very much there for her own good and that people are trying to protect her from herself, not that that message will be accepted by her fans of course, but they won’t be the ones taking direct responsibility if her life totally collapses without it. They’ll just be sharing thoughts and prayers and saying how the sad the situation is. As I say, none of this is certain, which is in itself the terrible thing about bipolar disorder: It’s so hard from the outside to pick make-believe from reality. Nor am I trying to say that she’s in any way at fault or bad for it. I feel very sorry for her having to live with it. But this conservatorship may well be the best way for her to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 13 minutes ago, Dunge said: I’ve been thinking about putting this in the unpopular opinions thread, but… I suspect (not certain, but suspect) that the conservatorship of Britney Spears probably has a good point. I understand she has bipolar disorder. That can cause people to believe fanciful delusions. Some of the things that she’s said, even publicly, may be such delusions. And it’s a lifelong thing - if her medication (which is one thing she’s complaining about) isn’t right then she could easily be believing such delusions right now. If the conservatorship was removed, I’d fear that her fortune could be gone in a month, as you can bet there will be nefarious people waiting to take it. Ultimately, my reading between the lines is that the conservatorship is very much there for her own good and that people are trying to protect her from herself, not that that message will be accepted by her fans of course, but they won’t be the ones taking direct responsibility if her life totally collapses without it. They’ll just be sharing thoughts and prayers and saying how the sad the situation is. As I say, none of this is certain, which is in itself the terrible thing about bipolar disorder: It’s so hard from the outside to pick make-believe from reality. Nor am I trying to say that she’s in any way at fault or bad for it. I feel very sorry for her having to live with it. But this conservatorship may well be the best way for her to do so. Think this makes some form of sense surrounding her finances, but what about the other things she's mentioned? Like not being allowed to get married/have kids? Or have coffee taken away from her, like wtf. In the end she's not asking to be completely free, she's asking to be free from her dad and have the conservatorship moved to another person isn't she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunge Posted 15 July 2021 Share Posted 15 July 2021 47 minutes ago, Innovindil said: Think this makes some form of sense surrounding her finances, but what about the other things she's mentioned? Like not being allowed to get married/have kids? Or have coffee taken away from her, like wtf. In the end she's not asking to be completely free, she's asking to be free from her dad and have the conservatorship moved to another person isn't she? Well, this is partly what I’m wondering. As I understand it, these are claims. The horrible fact is that they may not even be true. Or they may be embellished. As I say, nothing certain. But these kind of grand claims are something I recognise of bipolar, as are the way she’s saying them. And it is difficult because it’s so hard to tell from the outside whether they’re true or not. And if they are true then, as you say, wtf. But from what I’ve read and experienced, I think there’s a distinctly non-zero chance that they’re not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 16 July 2021 Share Posted 16 July 2021 Floods in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 16 July 2021 Share Posted 16 July 2021 26 minutes ago, StanSP said: Floods in Germany In Belgium too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worth_the_wait Posted 16 July 2021 Share Posted 16 July 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57852315 Vandalism that was sprayed on a mural of Marcus Rashford is "not believed to be of a racial nature", say police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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