General News Thread

[st albans fox]

Just now, danny. said:

Ah ok, I was just going off the link that someone posted above: https://en.protothema.gr/2025/09/11/wall-street-journal-pro-transgender-and-anti-fascist-slogans-on-the-bullets-of-kirks-killer/ 

Headline: "Wall Street Journal: pro-transgender and anti-fascist slogans on the bullets of Kirk’s killer"

Yeah was me.  

My recollection was bullets but it seems was the guns and clips which were scrawled on by westmann 

 

 

[st albans fox]

4 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

I think there are about 5 London football matches on the same day as well to add to it all. Madness 

Given that the league was planned before the march was announced, the met should have applied to the home sec to stop any marches taking place on 13th.  there’s usually a pro pal march on a Saturday. I assume there isn’t one arranged this weekend ……

[AKCJ]

12 minutes ago, danny. said:

Ah ok, I was just going off the link that someone posted above: https://en.protothema.gr/2025/09/11/wall-street-journal-pro-transgender-and-anti-fascist-slogans-on-the-bullets-of-kirks-killer/ 

Headline: "Wall Street Journal: pro-transgender and anti-fascist slogans on the bullets of Kirk’s killer"

You couldn't really write on. a bullet without it completely messing up the aerodynamics of it.

 

The killer (if they did scribe on the ammunition) would likely have scratched something into the soft brass casing.

[Free Falling Foxes]

7 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

You couldn't really write on. a bullet without it completely messing up the aerodynamics of it.

 

The killer (if they did scribe on the ammunition) would likely have scratched something into the soft brass casing.

If Baldrick can do it, anyone can.....

 

[leicsmac]

A reminder that everything regarding the shooter and their motives, including (especially including) the AI-supported rabble rousing by Felon#47 and his flying monkeys at various media outlets including the Mail, is speculative at the present time. 

[MPH]

So the FBI have issued photos of a ‘ person  Of interest’ in the Charlie Kirk shooting. I have always considered the FBI to be one step ahead of the game. Usually when you issue photos you probably get 100 different names called in. I reckon they probably Already know who it is and are waiting for those calls from people who know the shooter and can provide info on them.

[MaidstoneFox]

7 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

A reminder that everything regarding the shooter and their motives, including (especially including) the AI-supported rabble rousing by Felon#47 and his flying monkeys at various media outlets including the Mail, is speculative at the present time. 

That's true.

 

Not my country, but this is a terrible escalation in attacks on people with political links. It's also only a few months since Minnesota democrat, Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. Much less of a furore about that.

[Parafox]

30 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

You couldn't really write on. a bullet without it completely messing up the aerodynamics of it.

 

The killer (if they did scribe on the ammunition) would likely have scratched something into the soft brass casing.

I'd imagine you'd need to put in a vice or similar to hold it in place, risking deforming the bullet or the casing or both.

 

Maybe he used an indelible pen.

 

[Zear0]

10 minutes ago, MPH said:

So the FBI have issued photos of a ‘ person  Of interest’ in the Charlie Kirk shooting. I have always considered the FBI to be one step ahead of the game. Usually when you issue photos you probably get 100 different names called in. I reckon they probably Already know who it is and are waiting for those calls from people who know the shooter and can provide info on them.

Probably trying to isolate the individual. Been quite vocal calls for the death penalty so they're unlikely to be going into custody quietly. 

[leicsmac]

5 minutes ago, MaidstoneFox said:

That's true.

 

Not my country, but this is a terrible escalation in attacks on people with political links. It's also only a few months since Minnesota democrat, Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. Much less of a furore about that.

Yes, oddly enough.

[Bellend Sebastian]

How big are these bullets for heaven's sake?

 

I'd still just write what I wanted to say in a notebook - more room to be poetic and you can do pictures and stuff if you want

[bovril]

15 minutes ago, MaidstoneFox said:

That's true.

 

Not my country, but this is a terrible escalation in attacks on people with political links. It's also only a few months since Minnesota democrat, Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. Much less of a furore about that.

Can't remember this outpouring of concern and disgust from very sensible people over a shooting in America for a long time. Usually we react with a collective shrug no? 

[MPH]

42 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

How big are these bullets for heaven's sake?

 

I'd still just write what I wanted to say in a notebook - more room to be poetic and you can do pictures and stuff if you want

 

the casing, or part that has the explosive in it that powers the projectile ( bullet) is usually significantly bigger. This will be the part that is written on and drops onto the floor from the gun once the bullet is fired. Attached is a standard ‘ hunting ammo’  the bullet is the small part at the top

 

 

 @Mark hopefully the context at which I’m sharing the picture is understood and not taken as me encouraging/ promoting anything untoward..

 

Edited 11 September 2025 by MPH

[Lionator]

9 hours ago, leicsmac said:

A reminder that everything regarding the shooter and their motives, including (especially including) the AI-supported rabble rousing by Felon#47 and his flying monkeys at various media outlets including the Mail, is speculative at the present time. 

The mental thing about America is that’ll be someone who has strange but not totally insane views who unfortunately has access to high powered rifles. 

[leicsmac]

On the topic of flying monkeys above, good of the Mail to give Farage a chance to vent his fauxrage about recent events this morning. Speculation dressed as fact and leading questions - par for the course rhetoric for that particular paper.

[Jon the Hat]

Mendelson is gone then.  Apparently due to emails suggesting he believed Epstei first conviction was dodgy and should be challenged.

 

On a side note, I am slightly surprised to hear Maitlis keep calling Epstein the world's worst pedo. Many worse I would have thought.

 

Edit:  Biggest pedo who ever lived now...

Edited 12 September 2025 by Jon the Hat

[Jon the Hat]

7 minutes ago, Lionator said:

The mental thing about America is that’ll be someone who has strange but not totally insane views who unfortunately has access to high powered rifles. 

Yep.  I reckon there are tens of millions of Americans who could make that shot.  Almost anyone ex-military, any half capable hunter etc.

[Bellend Sebastian]

9 hours ago, MPH said:

 

the casing, or part that has the explosive in it that powers the projectile ( bullet) is usually significantly bigger. This will be the part that is written on and drops onto the floor from the gun once the bullet is fired. Attached is a standard ‘ hunting ammo’  the bullet is the small part at the top

 

 

 @Mark hopefully the context at which I’m sharing the picture is understood and not taken as me encouraging/ promoting anything untoward..

 

I still say that if I were the FBI I would be asking folk who do you know who is a big enough nob to try and write on a bullet

[leicsmac]

11 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot...Sure this will go down well in DC.
 

In better news all round, on this topic:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xrqxk9p4xo

 

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup.

A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had convicted the former leader.

 

You see, America? This is how you deal with wannabe autocratic leaders who won't walk away and inspire coup attempts. Not elect them a second time.  

[The Bear]

1 hour ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

I would be asking folk who do you know who is a big enough nob to try and write on a bullet

If only Charlie had thought of carving his name onto a bullet, then he'd never have been shot by it. 

 

[JonnyBoy]

no growth in July then  

[Trav Le Bleu]

11 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

How big are these bullets for heaven's sake?

 

I'd still just write what I wanted to say in a notebook - more room to be poetic and you can do pictures and stuff if you want

I just hope the grammar was correct.

 

Gets shot with bullet inscribed, "Your dead!"

 

Two days later shooter is shot with bullet inscribed, "You're!"

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 minute ago, JonnyBoy said:

no growth in July then  

We don't want to know about your erectile dysfunction.

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

We don't want to know about your erectile dysfunction.

Speak for yourself mate, mens problems should always be treated with sensitivity. 

Edited 12 September 2025 by leicsmac

[Trav Le Bleu]

In other gun news....

 

Jacket potato led to Bullingdon prison gun threat, court hears - BBC News

 

https://share.google/l7DAYhlYvZOKSVPyP

 

Utter nutter.