polymerpunkah

3 minutes ago, polymerpunkah said:

Sorry, this is in Canada.

 

As it stands, our centrist Liberal government has "only" suspended funding temporarily.

 

The lesser of two evils, as always.

Which has me thinking about Overton windows, and our apparent inevitable slide to the right, and the role of the media and the internet in that slide....

Just now, Creator Supreme said:

Worry not, Keir will roll this decision back when he gets in surely......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"tumbleweed"

Sorry, this is in Canada.

As it stands, our centrist Liberal government has "only" suspended funding temporarily.

The lesser of two evils, as always.

The leader of the Conservative Party here, in the wake of the allegations against UNRWA, has proceeded to call them a "terrorist organization" and promised to cut our funding to it.

Knee-jerk reaction is always to the extreme, no nuance, no thought, just senseless destructive attack at every opportunity.

7 hours ago, Trumo said:

 

It's the same structure as the Euros since 2016, and the World Cup between 1986 and 1994.

Played in the heat and humidity of Africa.

With the prospect of returning, in most cases, for a second half of a professional season.

So if Chuck and Kate both shuffle off this mortal coil, does that leave William and Camilla as King and Queen?

What a brutal tournament structure.

Both those clubs were out on their feet at the end, and DRC will still have to play 3 matches to win it all.

33 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

 

Now that sounds like legit corruption

It was strange.

The ref did a really good job otherwise, didn't fall for any of either side's constant histrionics, and gave a straight red card appropriately without any hesitation.

But going over to the screen, and watching it in slow motion? 

Maybe it's something to do with being told by someone else that you're wrong, or the slow motion.

Ref looking right at the play, declines to give Guinea a penalty, and rightly so as it was a dive.

VAR says go look at the screen, he doesn' and gives the penalty.

The penalty taker does that shitty slow run up and puts it wide off the post.

Justice.

Is it just me, or has Salah's absence dispersed the offense across the width of the field?

And how long until Bradley is Quansahing TAA's job?

I'm being a tad flippant, I suppose. But this is a lot of fun to watch.

Xavi leaving Barca at the end of the season.

I hope that's only coincidence.

Shoah

Documentary on the Holocaust, consisting primarily of interviews with victims, witnesses and perpetrators.

It's too much to take in all at once.

The part I watched today was about Chelmno, what happened there, and also the attitudes and experiences of the people who lived there in the '70s.

Harrowing, eerie and affecting.

Vince McMahon

Apparently he thought if he got enough plastic surgery no-one would recognize him.

4 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

 

But that's the British government. They'll be voted out soon.

 

The EU and Co meanwhile? 

To be replaced by?

You're trying to send migrants to Rwanda.

And getting rid of human rights laws to do it.

If you're worried about your reputation being besmirched by proximity to far-right-wing politicians and policies, you needn't look too far afield.

Perhaps it's a response to Trump's threat to pull out of Nato.

My guess is the shitbag will try to do it if re-elected.

The good news? Klopp is leaving.

The bad? Still Everton.

I'm assuming the withdrawal from negotiations with Canada is just a bargaining ploy.

A few million worth of cheese is one thing, 25b is another. 

The point is, of course, that none of this was necessary.

"Many and sharp the num'rous ills 
Inwoven with our frame! 
More pointed still we make ourselves, 
Regret, remorse, and shame! 
And man, whose heav'n-erected face 
The smiles of love adorn, - 
Man's inhumanity to man 
Makes countless thousands mourn! 

17 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Hmmm. How the fuck did Jota have a foul given against him late on when he was fouled and likely through on goal? There were a few other decisions too. Not the worst but shows how poor standards are now.

14 hours ago, DaveT said:

This was how we saw it too. These days you just have to be content not to get shafted on a big decision. 

Yeah, I think that sums it up. 

Happy with that, one mistake aside.

Controlled all but the last ten minutes.

Most impressed with the overall spirit across the squad (for want of a better phrase).

Kids come in, play with similar quality and confidence of the vets.

Hooper did a good job as well I thought. Didn't buy their constant diving.

At least they got the right building this time.

I'd been wondering about the effect on China.

Barring an influx of early-20th-Century European aristocracy taking command, battle-field stagnation seems like a good thing.

Ottawa's use of Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, violated Charter, court rules

Federal judge, so will be appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal and (probably) the Supreme Court.

Mauritania knock Algeria out of the tournament.

Can't say I'm disappointed by the result.