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They're just a fan group protesting. I think it's helping a lot of fans feel as though they are being given a voice and helps people feel like more of a collective. Bleed a bit of the negativity out like this and focus on supporting the team on match day. You can agree or disagree with the substance of the messages but I don't think it really matters because the purpose of them isn't really to win the argument. That's the job of the legal team, not the fanbase. Your fanbase would be the exact same if they were put in the same position, let's be honest. I think you need to acknowledge that there's a certain amount of confirmation bias going on here. I've read plenty of stuff for and against Everton's case from experts with and without a vested interest. There's two separate issues here. One of them is whether Everton are guilty of the breach and I think there's a 90%+ consensus that they are. The other issue is whether the punishment of a 10 point deduction is justified and this is the real battleground. I can accept a range of opinions on this one. I'd venture as far as to say that I think most neutrals would say it was quite harsh penalty. Everton fans clearly want to believe they've been even more hard done to than that and people who really hate Everton like yourself are going to want to believe the opposite. That's normal. Everton's fan groups aren't going to impact the appeal hearing realistically and I doubt they see it as a bad thing if some Liverpool fans think they're being silly. In fact, they probably like it. The irony is that Everton and Liverpool fans always think the other group are the biggest nobheads going yet I think you'd be hard pressed to find more fan bases in the country that act more similar, just there's very few of us willing to admit it.

America's got an ineffective government because of the shitty way it was all structured and designed for gridlock. It's not a failed or failing government. There's issues with the elite being able to get away with crimes, but that seems to be a problem everywhere in the world. It's funny you site that the economy is far from a failure, yet you've criticised California for being an abject failure of a state... yet California is the economic powerhouse of the US & I know from experience it is a great place to live. But whether you view the economy as far from failure really depends on perspective. While wages in the US are relatively great compared to doing the same work in other countries, since the 80s there's been an increasing gap in how wealth has been distributed in the US. Wage growth has stagnated for the many, while for the elite few there's been record profits and income. When the many are left behind for a handful of ultra-wealthy elite, it's easy for many to think "this is a broken system." When people look back to the US golden era post WW2, where Americans felt economic opportunity was limitless, there was a massive tax on the American ultra-wealthy and corporations. Did they stop making money? No they made shitloads of money. And Americans, on average, seemed more than content with their economic system. In the 70s, many economists started talking about the "death of the American dream" - but the disparity between the rich and the regular in the US has just gone insane since the 80s.

Not happy with the stench coming from tonight’s hotel. Just had a walk around and realised what it was next door.

Andrew Tate's view of women is essentially treat them like children (at best) and as slaves at worst. He takes vulnerable men and tries to fill them with his weirdo ideology so they can prey on vulnerable young women so their worldview can be shaped into lives of submission serving these "high value men." I fully believe he'd be advocating for men to seek partners as young as possible if not for it being very illegal. Because like you say, the whole ideology is finding young and vulnerable women to exploit and groom into being "a woman that is with a high value man." His idea of what a high value man is weird too. A man who can't cook a meal or clean up their own house is pretty far from a high value man. An adult who can't do either of those things is barely functional imo.

Anyone on here have LinkedIn? I’m not looking for work but it’s a good thing to have. Heres me last week, looking a mess as I’d had the man flu https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lisajriley_processmapping-leantools-continuousimprovement-activity-7153717999080820737-ubnx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

I know! John lost out on a lot of games because he ended up in Denmark and they actually have a winter break. His next game isn't until 2nd Feb and even then it's the Atlantic Cup which I'd never heard of before but it's a mid season tournament for teams who don't play in Winter.