We have been assured before that pictures of politicians holding hands with another politician who is very disliked is devastating and worthy of deep criticism, when the leader is Trump, so this must be very significant indeed.
A significant proportion of America decided that owning guns was more important than preventing thousands of people getting shot every year.
Is it me, or is the cycle of news commentary on such shootings getting shorter and shorter as well? It feels like Trump's kind of comment usually falls a little while longer into the standard set of responses, but that may be my faulty memory. I do wonder what will happen when the cycle is shortened to the point of being practically instantaneous.
It isn't just about guns. The US is an outlier to other western countries in all sorts of ways.
For road deaths it’s us that is the outlier: most countries have much more dangerous roads.
I think it’s the side effect of all those traffic jams.
Amongst the highly developed economies I can't see any country close to the US. New Zealand is the nearest I think.
They seem to be twice as dangerous as us per vehicle km and better than countries like Spain and indeed New Zealand. The data on the Wikipedia page is very incomplete though.
We have been assured before that pictures of politicians holding hands with another politician who is very disliked is devastating and worthy of deep criticism, when the leader is Trump, so this must be very significant indeed.
Can’t imagine the Dutch will be that impressed with this nonsense either.
Strange picture. Macron looks like Steve Carrell in one of his serious roles, Erdogan like he's had one too many and wants to lead the hokey cokey and Putin seems to be doing some sort of KGB vice like grip on Merkel who's trying not to look in pain.
Bet there's lots of NRA funded Reps sending their prayers today.
Trump is a fucking idiot. But that is not exactly news.
Au contraire. He is not an idiot. He knows exactly what he is doing.
To be more precise, he’s a moral imbecile.
He might know what he’s about in a narrow political sense, but I don’t believe he has any conception of the importance of democratic institutions, and the damage he is inflicting on them.
Could well be dreadful, family involved IIRC. All sorts of repercussions.
Not quite sure what you mean there.
Leicester City's chairman is also a kingpin in a number of enterprises, in Britain, Thailand and elsewhere. His sons are involved in his businesses.
A journo says he's had it confirmed that Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board. He stresses no confirmation regarding the health of anyone who was on the helicopter, and in a second tweet says speculation about that is wrong. I'm afraid I can't entirely agree on the latter. Though I hope I'm wrong one really wonders how there could be no news of them even being in a hospital an hour or more after the crash - unless I've simply missed it.
Could well be dreadful, family involved IIRC. All sorts of repercussions.
Not quite sure what you mean there.
Leicester City's chairman is also a kingpin in a number of enterprises, in Britain, Thailand and elsewhere. His sons are involved in his businesses.
A journo says he's had it confirmed that Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board. He stresses no confirmation regarding the health of anyone who was on the helicopter, and in a second tweet says speculation about that is wrong. I'm afraid I can't entirely agree on the latter. Though I hope I'm wrong one really wonders how there could be no news of them even being in a hospital an hour or more after the crash - unless I've simply missed it.
I wasn't really following that closely but i got the impression that Hain argued that he was standing up for the victims, one of whom was his source. If his source was just the Telegraph that puts something of a different complexion on it.
Bet there's lots of NRA funded Reps sending their prayers today.
Trump is a fucking idiot. But that is not exactly news.
Au contraire. He is not an idiot. He knows exactly what he is doing.
Nope, anyone who inherits an equivalent $416 million fortune, and then manages to go bankrupt at least 6 times is some kind of genius, not!
I did not claim he was any kind of genius, merely he knows what he's doing. His playbook is well-worn. Sow division, tacitly encourage violence, engender fear, use that as an excuse to crackdown and centralise more powers around the only strongman who can protect the in-group.
Could well be dreadful, family involved IIRC. All sorts of repercussions.
Not quite sure what you mean there.
Leicester City's chairman is also a kingpin in a number of enterprises, in Britain, Thailand and elsewhere. His sons are involved in his businesses.
A journo says he's had it confirmed that Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board. He stresses no confirmation regarding the health of anyone who was on the helicopter, and in a second tweet says speculation about that is wrong. I'm afraid I can't entirely agree on the latter. Though I hope I'm wrong one really wonders how there could be no news of them even being in a hospital an hour or more after the crash - unless I've simply missed it.
I assume its simply a case of not announcing news before informing the next of kin.
That's certainly my thought. You hope for a good outcome but looking at the images of the crash site (and knowledge of previous helicopter crash outcomes) you fear the silence is sinister.
Mike Smithson said: 'Heath's Tories at GE1970 hold a unique record. This was the only occasion in recent times when a party with a working Commons majority has been replaced by the main opposition party with a working majority. With all other changes of power the outgoing government had lost its working majority (1951) or didn't have one (1997), or else the incoming government didn't have a working majority (1964 & 2010) '
Attlee's outgoing Government in October 1951 had not lost its majority - indeed it still retained the 6 seat majority won in February 1950. It had become a very tired administration , but there was no reason for Attlee to have called an election at that time. From a Labour perspective, it was a disastrous decision and perhaps it is surprising that Attlee was not seriously challenged in the aftermath. Apparently he had believed that the popularity of the Festival of Britain that summer would enhance Labour's prospects significantly.
Labour did win the popular vote and increased their vote share in 1951, yet somehow FPTP turned this into a Conservative majority of 17.
In 1951, the SNP got 7,299 votes in total and increased their support at every election until October '74 when they got 839,617.
I wasn't really following that closely but i got the impression that Hain argued that he was standing up for the victims, one of whom was his source. If his source was just the Telegraph that puts something of a different complexion on it.
He didn’t say a victim was his source, he said somebody with intimate knowledge of the case was.
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
I wasn't really following that closely but i got the impression that Hain argued that he was standing up for the victims, one of whom was his source. If his source was just the Telegraph that puts something of a different complexion on it.
He didn’t say a victim was his source, he said somebody with intimate knowledge of the case was.
I think he said he was asked to do it by somebody 'intimately invoved' which is slightly different and could only be a victim if he wasn't intending to deceive.
He's a a piece of shit which is disappointing because he was a childhood hero of mine..
I wasn't really following that closely but i got the impression that Hain argued that he was standing up for the victims, one of whom was his source. If his source was just the Telegraph that puts something of a different complexion on it.
He didn’t say a victim was his source, he said somebody with intimate knowledge of the case was.
I think he said he was asked to do it by somebody 'intimately invoved' which is slightly different and could only be a victim if he wasn't intending to deceive.
He's a a piece of shit which is disappointing because he was a childhood hero of mine..
The exact quote is Lord Hain said he had been contacted by someone "intimately involved in the case".
I think hain was wrong, but I don’t think he has claimed a victim told him to do it or been deceptive. That statement could easily mean a staff member at the telegraph, the law firm on either side, the courts, even somebody who works for Green (but not a victim) decided to leak the name.
Off topic - Red Dead Redemption 2 is amazing. Among the best games I've ever played.
Incredible game, can’t wait to play it on PC (when get even better graphics at high fps, minus some bugs, etc). But rockstar will probably wait 2 years before they release it.
Obviously the graphics are great, interesting story and missions, but for me What rockstar really manage to nail in their games is the dialogue between quests and “downtime”. You really want to hear the tales the characters tell.
will the libertarian candidate take votes from cruz in a tight race? it seems unlikely to me im sure most libertarian voters would rather cruz than orourke
will the libertarian candidate take votes from cruz in a tight race? it seems unlikely to me im sure most libertarian voters would rather cruz than orourke
Despite his personal odiousness, his values are very libertarian (with a dose of hefty Christianity)
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
Mike Smithson said: 'Heath's Tories at GE1970 hold a unique record. This was the only occasion in recent times when a party with a working Commons majority has been replaced by the main opposition party with a working majority. With all other changes of power the outgoing government had lost its working majority (1951) or didn't have one (1997), or else the incoming government didn't have a working majority (1964 & 2010) '
Attlee's outgoing Government in October 1951 had not lost its majority - indeed it still retained the 6 seat majority won in February 1950. It had become a very tired administration , but there was no reason for Attlee to have called an election at that time. From a Labour perspective, it was a disastrous decision and perhaps it is surprising that Attlee was not seriously challenged in the aftermath. Apparently he had believed that the popularity of the Festival of Britain that summer would enhance Labour's prospects significantly.
Labour did win the popular vote and increased their vote share in 1951, yet somehow FPTP turned this into a Conservative majority of 17.
The Conservatives (well Unionists) won 4 seats unopposed in N.I. If Labour or their allies had stood, the gap would have been much closer, especially due to the larger electorates then in N.I.
Charter operators used to have cheaper insurance costs than scheduled on the basis that if you crashed, you’d kill the whole family.
FWIW, helicopters are in my view vanity fueled killing machines. Normally privately owned with wealthy customers who don’t take delays happily. That’s before exploding gearboxes and all the risks involved with single engine operation.
FWIW, helicopters are in my view vanity fueled killing machines. Normally privately owned with wealthy customers who don’t take delays happily. That’s before exploding gearboxes and all the risks involved with single engine operation.
Very few helicopter accidents are survivable. I saw the entire rotor head come off a UH-1 at a height of only 5-6m. All six on board were killed.
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
Max Hastings Vietnam book is also excellent
Haven't read it yet. am waiting for it to come out in paperback next May.
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
Max Hastings Vietnam book is also excellent
Haven't read it yet. am waiting for it to come out in paperback next May.
#NoSpoilers
What's brilliant about it is that it starts in 1945, and so you get the backstory of French Indochina.
Just watched an episode of Ken Burn's outstanding Vietnam documentary.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
Max Hastings Vietnam book is also excellent
Haven't read it yet. am waiting for it to come out in paperback next May.
#NoSpoilers
What's brilliant about it is that it starts in 1945, and so you get the backstory of French Indochina.
As long as you don't tell me what happens in the end...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfKqVBzSOps
Can’t imagine the Dutch will be that impressed with this nonsense either.
He might know what he’s about in a narrow political sense, but I don’t believe he has any conception of the importance of democratic institutions, and the damage he is inflicting on them.
Oh...you meant something different.
Oh.
Ah, my coat...
https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1056295939932110848
Scottish Nationalism was reborn in the 60s.
One of the interviewees says, of Kent State killings (4 students shot by national guard), once we are killing our own children at home, never mind 3,000 miles away, what have we become?
He's a a piece of shit which is disappointing because he was a childhood hero of mine..
I think hain was wrong, but I don’t think he has claimed a victim told him to do it or been deceptive. That statement could easily mean a staff member at the telegraph, the law firm on either side, the courts, even somebody who works for Green (but not a victim) decided to leak the name.
Obviously the graphics are great, interesting story and missions, but for me What rockstar really manage to nail in their games is the dialogue between quests and “downtime”. You really want to hear the tales the characters tell.
FWIW, helicopters are in my view vanity fueled killing machines. Normally privately owned with wealthy customers who don’t take delays happily. That’s before exploding gearboxes and all the risks involved with single engine operation.
#NoSpoilers