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[Vincent Vega]

What a vengeful piece of shit Trump is. Hopefully this one comes back and bites him on the arse.

 

[Barrington Womble]

13 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

What a vengeful piece of shit Trump is. Hopefully this one comes back and bites him on the arse.

 

What's this all about? 

[Vincent Vega]

1 minute ago, Barry Wom said:

What's this all about? 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52145230
 

Coronavirus: US Navy removes Captain Brett Crozier who raised alarm

The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been removed after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier.

In a letter, Capt Brett Crozier had urged his superiors to act to prevent US troops dying outside of wartime.

But acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the commander "exercised extremely poor judgement".

At least 100 people aboard the vessel have been infected, reports say.

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What did the US Navy secretary say?

On Thursday, Mr Modly told reporters that Capt Crozier was being fired for allegedly leaking the letter to the media.

He said the letter "created the impression the Navy was not responding to his questions".

"It creates the perception the Navy is not on the job; the government is not on the job. That's just not true."

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Image captionUSS Theodore Roosevelt (file photo)

Uninfected members of the ship's more than 4,000 crew are now being quarantined in Guam after the governor of the US island territory in the western Pacific Ocean said they could stay as long as they had no interactions with locals.

Until now, the sailors had been restricted to the naval base’s pier.

What about Capt Crozier's letter?

He had warned the Pentagon that the outbreak aboard his ship was “accelerating” because crew members were living in confined spaces. 

"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die," stated the four-page letter, dated 30 March.

Capt Crozier had called for "decisive action", saying uninfected sailors had to be removed from the ship and isolated.

The letter was later published by the San Francisco Chronicle.

What has the reaction been?

In a statement, Democratic leaders of the House Armed Services Committee said: "While Captain Crozier clearly went outside the chain of command, his dismissal at this critical moment... is a destabilising move that will likely put our service members at greater risk and jeopardise our fleet's readiness."

"Throwing the commanding officer overboard without a thorough investigation is not going to solve the growing crisis aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt."

[Rico1304]

16 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

What a vengeful piece of shit Trump is. Hopefully this one comes back and bites him on the arse.

 

I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve thought “well he’s fucked now” but this won’t play well at all with his voters. 

[Vincent Vega]

1 minute ago, Rico1304 said:

I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve thought “well he’s fucked now” but this won’t play well at all with his voters. 

Yeah you have to hope he’s gone too far with this. 
 

Brilliant to see those sailors backing their captain, very powerful.

[Anubis]

1 hour ago, Pidge said:

Dominos site has a queue on the homepage.

 

I suspect Britain is struggling right now.

I’m surprised Huyton isn’t like 80s Ethiopia given Sayers, Greggs and Pound Bakery are all shut. Their entire natural diet wiped out.

[Barrington Womble]

9 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Yeah you have to hope he’s gone too far with this. 
 

Brilliant to see those sailors backing their captain, very powerful.

You would think ex-vets are part of his core voting base. 

[Vincent Vega]

5 minutes ago, Anubis said:

I’m surprised Huyton isn’t like 80s Ethiopia given Sayers, Greggs and Pound Bakery are all shut. Their entire natural diet wiped out.

They’ve probably all stocked up on a year’s supply of Pot Noodles and Lambert & Butler from the Asda.

[Vincent Vega]

1 minute ago, Barry Wom said:

You would think ex-vets are part of his core voting base. 

Yeah his base love the military and veterans, so I’m sure this won’t go down well. Expect him (the captain) to be reinstated as soon as they see the shit hitting the fan. 

[sir roger]

Van Tam was on Peston the other night and came across a smug, supercilious cunt , even more so than Peston.

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

[sir roger]

3 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Van Tam was on Peston the other night and came across a smug, supercilious cunt , even more so than Peston.

 

 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

6 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Yeah his base love the military and veterans, so I’m sure this won’t go down well. Expect him (the captain) to be reinstated as soon as they see the shit hitting the fan. 

He thinks he is above the military, he is not a supporter at all - from the McCain/POW remark through to the rounabout of Generals pretending to put up with him.

[Creator Supreme]

16 minutes ago, Anubis said:

I’m surprised Huyton isn’t like 80s Ethiopia given Sayers, Greggs and Pound Bakery are all shut. Their entire natural diet wiped out.

Cheeky cunt!

 

14 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

They’ve probably all stocked up on a year’s supply of Pot Noodles and Lambert & Butler from the Asda.

Cheeky cunt!

[Mudface]

45 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

What a vengeful piece of shit Trump is. Hopefully this one comes back and bites him on the arse.

 

He deserves a better song than that.

[Mudface]

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[johnsusername]

33 minutes ago, Istvan Kuntstain said:

4 police cars turned up to the kebab shop on Smithdown, no social distancing or masks... 

They must have been hungry as fuck. 

[Anubis]

Less than 24hrs later the bullshit is unraveling...

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/uk-ministers-struggle-to-keep-promise-of-100k-coronavirus-tests-by-end-of-april

[johnsusername]

4 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Less than 24hrs later the bullshit is unraveling...

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/uk-ministers-struggle-to-keep-promise-of-100k-coronavirus-tests-by-end-of-april

The 100,000 was just a sound bite wasn't it. Let's face it Johnson and Co have spent years talking bollocks (the NHS / Brexit £350m being the most obvious) and any questioning just sliding off like Teflon. 

 

Say some impressive numbers, let the media publish it, let the public believe it. Who cares if it's proven bullshit 24 hours later, the headline has stuck. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

The 100k was a "dead cat" to move the focus away from their failure to meet their 25k target and give them longer to hit this new target. 

 

In other news....what a dickhead Hancock is.

 

[sir roger]

I have to admit, grudgingly, that the last couple of nights performances from Hancock were far more professional than the likes of Raab , Sharma and Johnson. He obviously realised he needed to up his game when Turdseye and his shipmates filleted him in December. I wonder if he was pushed out of self-isolation early because of how badly the briefings were going.

[Vincent Vega]

This is the creepiest thing ever from Hancock, stalking this candidate for Warrington with his stiffy.

 

[Vincent Vega]

Extremely alarming this.

 

[TheHowieLama]

WHAT???

I assumed it was China

[sir roger]

Do you mean Chy-na ?