VincentGuerin Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, Fullerene said: You think they should have headlined with BAFTA awards? "Well everybody there looks happy with their awards. Meanwhile, in other news, things are happening in Ukraine." It's quarter-final weekend, they should have headlined the The Big Cup. As a serious point, I frequently find myself wondering how I feel about the news. I'm pretty politically engaged. I'm a member of a political party, I go on marches, I donate to several NGOs as a standing order. I'm not a news-ignorant or issue-ignorant person in general. But I do find myself questioning how much of the news we give up to things that the average guy in the street cannot control and about which much of the news we hear is actually rumour, exaggeration, nuanced propaganda, or outright untruth. I'm not sure where I'm going with this and I'm not articulating my point well at all. Long and short, the war should be the big news, but we're only here once and people should still enjoy and be interested in the Scottish Cup and the BAFTAs. Well, maybe not the BAFTAs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 30 minutes ago, Fullerene said: You think they should have headlined with BAFTA awards? "Well everybody there looks happy with their awards. Meanwhile, in other news, things are happening in Ukraine." Pleased to see Cruella get recognition for best costumes and a bit of live for Summer of Soul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 https://geopolitics-decanted.simplecast.com/episodes/war-in-ukraine-march-13-2022-TQrK6MMC?share=true Recording of a discussion between Michael Kofman and Rob Lee, two analysts of the Russian military. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, VincentGuerin said: It's quarter-final weekend, they should have headlined the The Big Cup. As a serious point, I frequently find myself wondering how I feel about the news. I'm pretty politically engaged. I'm a member of a political party, I go on marches, I donate to several NGOs as a standing order. I'm not a news-ignorant or issue-ignorant person in general. But I do find myself questioning how much of the news we give up to things that the average guy in the street cannot control and about which much of the news we hear is actually rumour, exaggeration, nuanced propaganda, or outright untruth. I'm not sure where I'm going with this and I'm not articulating my point well at all. Long and short, the war should be the big news, but we're only here once and people should still enjoy and be interested in the Scottish Cup and the BAFTAs. Well, maybe not the BAFTAs. Obviously the news is often a mixture of serious stuff and not so serious. For me, one of the strangest was this famous page from the Buffalo Evening News in 1901. There is a nice little story of a young boy selling newspapers at the train station in Buffalo, New York. When the US President comes along and tries to buy a paper, the boy refuses to accept any money from President McKinley. Perfectly fine feel good story, most of the time, but I not sure they should have kept it on the front page, considering what the headline was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 S#it got real... the luvvies are rebelling against the Russian invasion. From The National about last night's BAFTAs - " Serkis was not the only one to mention the ongoing conflict during the award ceremony with host Rebel Wilson taking a swipe at the Russian president Vladimir Putin. As she introduced the performance by Coda star Emilia Jones to Joni Mitchell’s ballad Both Sides Now, Wilson explained that the actress would be accompanied by two sign language interpreters who signed the song in both British Sign Language and American Sign Language. She added that “luckily though in all sign languages, this is the gesture for Putin” as she gave the middle finger to the Russian leader. " -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted March 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2022 46 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Obviously the news is often a mixture of serious stuff and not so serious. For me, one of the strangest was this famous page from the Buffalo Evening News in 1901. There is a nice little story of a young boy selling newspapers at the train station in Buffalo, New York. When the US President comes along and tries to buy a paper, the boy refuses to accept any money from President McKinley. Perfectly fine feel good story, most of the time, but I not sure they should have kept it on the front page, considering what the headline was. Nice to see that Motherwell's transfer business was Front Page news back then. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Typical Met, spunking loads of resource into getting folk out a house that would otherwise be empty. Is there not more serious crimes going on than breaking and entering that needs this kind of response. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 30 minutes ago, 101 said: Typical Met, spunking loads of resource into getting folk out a house that would otherwise be empty. Is there not more serious crimes going on than breaking and entering that needs this kind of response. The irony of him shouting "get a real fucking job". Hopefully what he got was a truncheon to the face. Not for squatting but for his attention seeking nonsense. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, strichener said: The irony of him shouting "get a real fucking job". Hopefully what he got was a truncheon to the face. Not for squatting but for his attention seeking nonsense. you advocate a truncheon to the face for verbal abuse........I wouldnt think there was need for such state violence to remove squaters 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Fullerene said: Obviously the news is often a mixture of serious stuff and not so serious. For me, one of the strangest was this famous page from the Buffalo Evening News in 1901. There is a nice little story of a young boy selling newspapers at the train station in Buffalo, New York. When the US President comes along and tries to buy a paper, the boy refuses to accept any money from President McKinley. Perfectly fine feel good story, most of the time, but I not sure they should have kept it on the front page, considering what the headline was. Free paper then shot? Tin foil hatters should be all over that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Taking the Chelsea Manning news well I see. It is very hard to decide who gives off more divorced energy between him and Fox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: S#it got real... the luvvies are rebelling against the Russian invasion. From The National about last night's BAFTAs - " Serkis was not the only one to mention the ongoing conflict during the award ceremony with host Rebel Wilson taking a swipe at the Russian president Vladimir Putin. As she introduced the performance by Coda star Emilia Jones to Joni Mitchell’s ballad Both Sides Now, Wilson explained that the actress would be accompanied by two sign language interpreters who signed the song in both British Sign Language and American Sign Language. She added that “luckily though in all sign languages, this is the gesture for Putin” as she gave the middle finger to the Russian leader. " 'Spect he's been sulking all day after that. I barely recognised Rebel Wilson at first. At the risk of being declared sexist and asked to fetch my coat, she seems to have shed a lot weight, about 3 (s)ton , I'd say. Either that or she has some exceptionally fine corsets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, welshbairn said: Just how many pies does Uncle Roy Macgregor have his fingers in? Edited March 14, 2022 by HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world absolutely desperate for adulation from 15 year old edgelords on Twitter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 He doesn’t need the long thread, he could’ve debunked it by poInting to the bit that says ‘Glenn Greenwald’Greenwald has banned me from his twitter feed for saying that he is a Russian propagandist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Detective Jimmy McNulty said: Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world absolutely desperate for adulation from 15 year old edgelords on Twitter. His bird leaving him for Chelsea Manning's tipped him over the edge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I think paedo submarine rescue guy tipped musk over the edge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silvio Tattiescone Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, bennett said: Aye, the problem with that is the Russians shit themselves at every civilian car and open fire on all of them. We've probably all seen the videos already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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