General News Thread

[leicsmac]

...wrt the above, the current US administration has made many horribly damaging decisions, but this one might be one of the most damaging of them all, in time:

 

 

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

...wrt the above, the current US administration has made many horribly damaging decisions, but this one might be one of the most damaging of them all, in time:

 

 

Christ.  That is pretty depressing.

[leicsmac]

10 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

Christ.  That is pretty depressing.

It's darkly fascinating how the mindset of people like that and their lust for power creates so many different possible ways that all human civilisation itself can be destroyed. (A combination of them is also rather likely.)

 

 

[Jon the Hat]

49 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

It's darkly fascinating how the mindset of people like that and their lust for power creates so many different possible ways that all human civilisation itself can be destroyed. (A combination of them is also rather likely.)

 

 

While I don't agree that all human civilisation is going to be destroyed, they are certainly not helping anyone except themselves.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

While I don't agree that all human civilisation is going to be destroyed, they are certainly not helping anyone except themselves.

I should elaborate that it's by no means a certainty, merely a possibility that keeps getting larger the more stunts like this get pulled. 

 

That very national self-interest that you talk about may well be the thing that ends up breaking it all. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

53 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

While I don't agree that all human civilisation is going to be destroyed, they are certainly not helping anyone except themselves.

[Bellend Sebastian]

I'm not sure that's how you Unite the Kingdom, but innocent until proven guilty and all that

 

https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/30/raise-colours-figure-accused-making-indecent-images-children-28990224/

[filthyfox]

8 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

As global warming increases, it might be essential to move the capital to Manchester.

Mate- i live by the sea.

There certainly isnt a CATASTROPHIC rise in sea levels.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, filthyfox said:

Mate- i live by the sea.

There certainly isnt a CATASTROPHIC rise in sea levels.

I would hope that the OP had their tongue in cheek for that one. 

 

The farmers giving legitimate and fearful warnings of reduced crop outputs due to more extreme weather events driven by climate change... that, however, is rather real.