Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,358 Posted December 26, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted December 26, 2021 RIP Desmond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,613 Posted December 26, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 26, 2021 10 hours ago, nudge said: RIP. One of those names that just instantly rings a bell. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 23/12/2021 at 19:55, The Artful Dodger said: Did anyone else just well up at Jon Snow's last broadcast on Channel 4? Great man. Well he got bought back from the dead so he might come back yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,378 Posted December 29, 2021 Administrator Share Posted December 29, 2021 Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty on 5 counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,402 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Stan said: Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty on 5 counts The cynic in me thinks she will "commit suicide" at some point. The amount of dirt she must hold on the upper echelons of society must be phenomenal. Donald Trump's "I hope she's doing well" comment after she got caught on the run was pretty telling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 The reaction from the British press has been pretty bemusing Case in point: Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? The story of her downfall - BBC News You'd be mistaken for thinking Maxwell was some poor victim of circumstance, rather than a crucial player in a paedophile sex ring. Yeah, her Dad was a cunt but that shouldn't be the main subtext of your article when she's just been found guilty of what she has done. I'm surprised at that from the BBC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 The BBC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, LFCMike said: The BBC A truly obnoxious individual. Irrespective of the veracity of the claims against him (I'm sure we can all make up our minds) choosing the day of justice for a monster to try an exonerate yourself is lowlife behaviour. Edited December 30, 2021 by The Artful Dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted 1,776 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 When you see things like the BBC interviewing Alan Dershowitz re Ghislaine Maxwell, or Pinochet's family about election results in Chile, you really get a sense for where the moral consensus lies within the UK media-political establishment. And then much of the rest of our current troubles begin to make more sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I find it interesting that in the case of Maxwell and Epstein, Clinton is revealed as a frequent flyer on Epstein's Private plane yet no-one wants to dig any deeper. Of course Clinton is a former US president and stands on the rostrum at the inauguration of new presidents so it must be some ghastly mistake. It was also interesting to hear Bill Gates wanted to meet Epstein as he thought he was a powerful person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,501 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 People like Epstein, Andrew, Rolf Harris and Saville. How do they get away with it for so long? Why do they only get brought to account in later life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, MUFC said: People like Epstein, Andrew, Rolf Harris and Saville. How do they get away with it for so long? Why do they only get brought to account in later life? Power/Money, they role into one. The fear of not being believed is absolutely crucial in keeping the powerful away from justice. Just look at how how hard it is for women to get a bog standard sexual assault to court. Times it by ten, at least, for someone famous I.e powerful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 The police claim to only act on hard evidence. Very hard to obtain with sexual abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) Why are her brothers being interviewed by everyone, rabbiting on about how 'innocent' she is? I don't remember Gary Glitter's family being on sky news telling us about how he's been made a scapegoat of after he was convicted. Edited December 31, 2021 by The Artful Dodger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 3, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted January 3, 2022 Sri Lanka is on the brink of bankruptcy before the end of 2022 with estimated 500.000 people having fallen below the poverty line in the past 2 years. Inflation hit a record high of 11.1% in November and escalating prices have left those who were previously well off struggling to feed their families, while basic goods are now unaffordable for many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hopefully they pull through. My favourite country in the subcontinent, great landscape and multicultural society without the shit mostly endemic to this region. Uruguay of Cricket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Staring a counter of all the attempted coups around the world since Biden took office. Myanmar - 11 days in office Haiti - 2 weeks and three days in office Armenia - One month and five days in office Jordan - Three months, two weeks and one day in office Tunisia - 6 months and 6 days in office Afghanistan - 7 months, three weeks and one day in office Guinea - 7 months, 2 weeks and 2 days in office Sudan - 8 months and five days in office Solomon Islands - 10 months and a week in office Kazakhstan - 11 months and six days in office Protestors seized weapons and shot at the military, these are not normal protesters. Trying to poke Russia in response to Ukraine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Sometimes the world makes you feel lucky to be in a country that sucks instead of being in a country that really sucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 06/01/2022 at 03:41, Khan of TF365 said: Staring a counter of all the attempted coups around the world since Biden took office. Myanmar - 11 days in office Haiti - 2 weeks and three days in office Armenia - One month and five days in office Jordan - Three months, two weeks and one day in office Tunisia - 6 months and 6 days in office Afghanistan - 7 months, three weeks and one day in office Guinea - 7 months, 2 weeks and 2 days in office Sudan - 8 months and five days in office Solomon Islands - 10 months and a week in office Kazakhstan - 11 months and six days in office Protestors seized weapons and shot at the military, these are not normal protesters. Trying to poke Russia in response to Ukraine? What's it got to do with biden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, 6666 said: Sometimes the world makes you feel lucky to be in a country that sucks instead of being in a country that really sucks. Absolutely. I hear some people hear about they are worried about the effects of covid on Britain. I feel more sorry for the sri Lankans who's counter has gone bankrupt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Surprising if true, the Serbs in Bosnia would not stand with Serbia after the conflicts so don't see this spreading beyond Bosnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I don't have any idea about the dynamics of Balkans which seems right up there with Middle East, from what I've got Serb nationalist have a deep sense of tragedy over the fragmentation of their 'homeland'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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