David Cameron’s maxim about Twitter proved right once again – politicalbetting.com

williamglenn said:

MJW said:

On topic, the Tories have only gone and screwed up again.
https://twitter.com/KevinASchofield/status/1772689411475484691

The worst thing about these ads is the American voiceover.

Not the worst thing but pretty bloody awful all the same.

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

Note that rhetoric now being used re: "for all his flaws" Donald Trump, echoes most faithfully what same source once gushed re: Sarah Palin.

And Liz Truss.

Sad.

wooliedyed said:

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

Not as difficult as the main character in the first Easter one imagines.

wooliedyed said:

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

Coates is a ramper and a hyperbole merchant to be fair.

ToryJim said:

wooliedyed said:

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

Not as difficult as the main character in the first Easter one imagines.

He had a good Palm Sunday and fitted in a bit of money lender baiting and having his feet anointed by a lady person.
Went south after that tbf

No_Offence_Alan said:

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

. . . multiple Lines of Discredit . . .

AP (via Seattle Times) - Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills

Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.

Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” which is inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad. Trump takes the stage to the song at each of his rallies and has appeared with Greenwood at events.

“Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,” Trump wrote, directing his supporters to a website selling the book for $59.99. . . .

I guess it only has 9 commandments, the one about adultery being missing.

Not even nine UNLESS you are discounting commandments VII through X?

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

Anabobazina said:

wooliedyed said:

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

Coates is a ramper and a hyperbole merchant to be fair.

They all are on Sky

TimS said:

Benpointer said:

williamglenn said:

MJW said:

On topic, the Tories have only gone and screwed up again.
https://twitter.com/KevinASchofield/status/1772689411475484691

The worst thing about these ads is the American voiceover.

Not the worst thing but pretty bloody awful all the same.

I think the badness is deliberate - insinuate it into the minds of the electorate, like an earworm. Then hope that 10% of the message lingers, which it might. It’s from the Cummings playbook.

I can see why you might think because surely badness that bad must be deliberate for some 4D chess masterplan reason... but no, it really isn't. It's not deliberate its just totally inept.

Sometimes you just needs to call out the shockingly poor for what it is: shockingly poor.

TimS said:

Seen this?

https://x.com/gullisjonathan/status/1772688529400713359?s=46

Defensive move to keep the rebels on board?

Come back Lee Anderson all is forgiven.

JosiasJessop said:

Leon said:

mwadams said:

Leon said:

Anabobazina said:

Leon said:

You have to admire Trump for his sheer, unsquashable chutzpah

Just never gives up. Always bounces back. Proper ornery American remember-the-Alamo never-say-die irrepressiblissimo

Arse-licker.

He’s one of the great men of our time. History will be kinder than PB

My guess is that you are traveling and bored and seeing who you can wind up. My follow up prediction is that you will succeed in this goal.

I got five in one go. @kamski @tse @kjh @logical_song and possibly @Sunil_Prasannan

Not bad!

And hence, your value to PB goes negative.

Again.

But the value TO ME increases. As I managed to entertain myself during a boring 23 minute wait for baggage at bogota airport. And that, surely, is all that counts?

Evening all

Not the best of evenings in crime-ridden London in all honesty. Honest residents cower in the shells of their homes as ULEZ enforcers prowl the streets exchanging gunfire with the local gangs while the Police flee to the few stations left open and provide limited sanctuary to terrified locals chased out of their homes by catamounts and goblins.

Not quite Port-au-Prince, is it? Imagine if Labour had shown some of Stuart Ramsay's report carefully edited and said this is what London would look like after four years of Susan Hall in the Mayoralty. The outrage, the horror, the fact checking!

Sadiq Khan's ruthless seizure of power via the ballot box is clearly a corruption of real democracy which involves the ruling party changing leader at whim - ask Theresa May, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.

One of the extraordinary facts concerns the closure of front counter police officers. This is from the Met:

https://www.met.police.uk/foi-ai/metropolitan-police/d/october-2022/police-station-closures-2010-2022/

Nearly twice as many closed under Boris Johnson than have closed uner Sadiq Khan. Many would question the value of closing any public-facing police office - I'd question some of the property deals themselves. Boris was quite happy to back Osborne's austerity when it suited him. In my part of the world, we now only have Ilford and Forest Gate stations with front counters.

My bugbear is fare evasion - TfL loses £160m every year. How do Khan, Hall, Blackie, Binface and the others intend to reduce this? I suspect TfL has pretty good knowledge of the stations and lines where fare evasion is endemic yet it seems to go unchallenged. Perhaps the gangs of ULEZ enforcers could roam the Underground checking tickets and dispensing summary justice on those travelling illegally - a shade draconian perhaps, more of a One Nation Conservative policy.

Shocked.



https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1772701200791560238

Leon said:

JosiasJessop said:

Leon said:

mwadams said:

Leon said:

Anabobazina said:

Leon said:

You have to admire Trump for his sheer, unsquashable chutzpah

Just never gives up. Always bounces back. Proper ornery American remember-the-Alamo never-say-die irrepressiblissimo

Arse-licker.

He’s one of the great men of our time. History will be kinder than PB

My guess is that you are traveling and bored and seeing who you can wind up. My follow up prediction is that you will succeed in this goal.

I got five in one go. @kamski @tse @kjh @logical_song and possibly @Sunil_Prasannan

Not bad!

And hence, your value to PB goes negative.

Again.

But the value TO ME increases. As I managed to entertain myself during a boring 23 minute wait for baggage at bogota airport. And that, surely, is all that counts?

Much as I liked your 'Gotcha' that does sound a smidging selfish.

Trent said:

nico679 said:

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

Maybe true but you are talking about a lot of Americans.

Yes a lot of Americans. There is no defence for voting for Trump. People have become de-sensitized to the litany of things that should disqualify a candidate ,

Leon said:

Anabobazina said:

Leon said:

You have to admire Trump for his sheer, unsquashable chutzpah

Just never gives up. Always bounces back. Proper ornery American remember-the-Alamo never-say-die irrepressiblissimo

Arse-licker.

He’s one of the great men of our time. History will be kinder than PB

Your Colombian marching powder must be good stuff!

...

TimS said:

Seen this?

https://x.com/gullisjonathan/status/1772688529400713359?s=46

Defensive move to keep the rebels on board?

One would have thought he'd already be applying to Local Education Authorities for teaching roles.

wooliedyed said:

wooliedyed said:

Wragg trying another motion to get Hoyle referred to the privileges committee

58 signatories on it already, sponsored by Old Lady Brady, Stephen Flynn and Liz Saville Roberts.

Coates of Sky Says 'source tells me a difficult Easter for the speaker'

He will be gone by Friday. (And back on Sunday.)

THERE IS NO BAR, AT AEROPUERTO BOGOTÁ

williamglenn said:

nico679 said:

ToryJim said:

nico679 said:

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

It’s probably more productive to try to understand why Trump has an appeal and what is drawing certain people to seek after something that isn’t on offer elsewhere than simply dismissing a sizeable chunk of people out of hand.

We’re long past the understanding stage. Trump thinks his supporters are gullible morons and they’re too stupid to realize that.

Trump wouldn't exist without people like you having such over the top reactions to him.

He also needs people like you to continually and lovingly caress his ego.

williamglenn said:

nico679 said:

ToryJim said:

nico679 said:

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

It’s probably more productive to try to understand why Trump has an appeal and what is drawing certain people to seek after something that isn’t on offer elsewhere than simply dismissing a sizeable chunk of people out of hand.

We’re long past the understanding stage. Trump thinks his supporters are gullible morons and they’re too stupid to realize that.

Trump wouldn't exist without people like you having such over the top reactions to him.

Most normal sane people should be revulsed by Trump. That is not an over the top reaction .

First genius comment of footy night 'you cant start everyone'

Mexicanpete said:

williamglenn said:

nico679 said:

ToryJim said:

nico679 said:

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

It’s probably more productive to try to understand why Trump has an appeal and what is drawing certain people to seek after something that isn’t on offer elsewhere than simply dismissing a sizeable chunk of people out of hand.

We’re long past the understanding stage. Trump thinks his supporters are gullible morons and they’re too stupid to realize that.

Trump wouldn't exist without people like you having such over the top reactions to him.

He also needs people like you to continually and lovingly caress his ego.

Edit; Oboe autocorrected to ego.

TheScreamingEagles said:

TimS said:

Seen this?

https://x.com/gullisjonathan/status/1772688529400713359?s=46

Defensive move to keep the rebels on board?

Come back Lee Anderson all is forgiven.

Gullis looks and acts like a man in-bred over several generations

TheScreamingEagles said:

Is it Saturday lunchtime already?

Are you thinking, what I'm thinking? Or what I think you're thinking!

Trent said:

The situation with the baltimore bridge is interesting and giving rise to all sorts of conspiracy theories. I have seen this on X.

Multiple intel sources: Baltimore bridge collapse was an “absolutely brilliant strategic attack” on US critical infrastructure - most likely cyber - & our intel agencies know it. In information warfare terms, they just divided the US along the Mason Dixon line exactly like the Civil War.

Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years - which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material - fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels - that supply chain now crippled.

Make no mistake: this was an extraordinary attack in terms of planning, timing & execution.

The two critical components on that bridge are the two load-bearing pylons on each end, closest to the shore. They are bigger, thicker and deeper than anything else. These are the anchor points and they knew that hitting either one one of them would be a fatal wound to the integrity of the bridge.

Half a mile of bridge went in the river - likely you will have to build a new one. Also caused so much damage to the structural integrity of the bottom concrete part that you cannot see & won’t know until they take the wreckage apart. Structural destruction likely absolute.

Attack perfectly targeted.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=20

I heard from an impeccable source that it was aliens. There is a secret walkway on the seabed that leads to the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria and the Grassy Knoll. By blocking the walkway, the aliens hope to stop the Illuminati from meeting and developing Elon Musk's new Infinite Improbability Drive that will be a step-change over the aliens' own technology.

As it was written on an impeccable source (politicalbetting) it must be correct!

Or alternatively: a ship lost control due to power failure and went into a bridge that was insufficiently protected. Accidents happen.

Also, there is some oddness in the descriptions of the civil engineering of the bridge... anchor points, for instance, is a phrase commonly used in suspension or cable-stat bridges, not truss bridges.

HYUFD said:

Crime is an issue Hall can use against Khan but ads like this are not the way to do it, so CCHQ needs a rethink

Thank f*** there's no crime outside London on the Tories' watch.

nico679 said:

williamglenn said:

nico679 said:

ToryJim said:

nico679 said:

Malmesbury said:

nico679 said:

They really need to start forced sterilization of Trump supporters . Their continued polluting of the US gene pool needs to end .

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."

Nice quote . But doesn’t change my opinion . Trump supporters are a cancer . The world wouldn’t miss them .

It’s probably more productive to try to understand why Trump has an appeal and what is drawing certain people to seek after something that isn’t on offer elsewhere than simply dismissing a sizeable chunk of people out of hand.

We’re long past the understanding stage. Trump thinks his supporters are gullible morons and they’re too stupid to realize that.

Trump wouldn't exist without people like you having such over the top reactions to him.

Most normal sane people should be revulsed by Trump. That is not an over the top reaction .

You advocated the “forced sterilisation” of Trump supporters, then doubled down by calling them a cancer

That’s roughly half of US voters that you consider a terrible disease who deserve to be forcibly sterilised. And you don’t think that’s “over the top”

TheScreamingEagles said:

Safe to say the promotion of Jonathan Gullis hasn't gone down brilliantly among some of his colleagues

One says he was "cheaply bought for his gushing whatsapp" and that it's "a spectacularly stupid decision and shows how tone deaf No 10 is."

Another MP texts "🤭🤣🤭🤣🤭🤣"

Another MP says: "I wondered why he’d been so sycophantic of late."

A former minister adds: "We all did."

Another former minister messages: "Demented."

https://twitter.com/CatNeilan/status/1772705097266405567

I don't see how bringing a thick as pig sh1t, hard right yob in as deputy chair of the party can go wrong for Sunak. It's a tried and tested tactic.

I’m watching the Wales match instead, as there is something riding on it. Does anyone know if any English channels are showing it? It’s live on S4C (which I’m watching) but it’s all in Welsh obviously.

JosiasJessop said:

Trent said:

The situation with the baltimore bridge is interesting and giving rise to all sorts of conspiracy theories. I have seen this on X.

Multiple intel sources: Baltimore bridge collapse was an “absolutely brilliant strategic attack” on US critical infrastructure - most likely cyber - & our intel agencies know it. In information warfare terms, they just divided the US along the Mason Dixon line exactly like the Civil War.

Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years - which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material - fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels - that supply chain now crippled.

Make no mistake: this was an extraordinary attack in terms of planning, timing & execution.

The two critical components on that bridge are the two load-bearing pylons on each end, closest to the shore. They are bigger, thicker and deeper than anything else. These are the anchor points and they knew that hitting either one one of them would be a fatal wound to the integrity of the bridge.

Half a mile of bridge went in the river - likely you will have to build a new one. Also caused so much damage to the structural integrity of the bottom concrete part that you cannot see & won’t know until they take the wreckage apart. Structural destruction likely absolute.

Attack perfectly targeted.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=20

I heard from an impeccable source that it was aliens. There is a secret walkway on the seabed that leads to the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria and the Grassy Knoll. By blocking the walkway, the aliens hope to stop the Illuminati from meeting and developing Elon Musk's new Infinite Improbability Drive that will be a step-change over the aliens' own technology.

As it was written on an impeccable source (politicalbetting) it must be correct!

Or alternatively: a ship lost control due to power failure and went into a bridge that was insufficiently protected. Accidents happen.

Also, there is some oddness in the descriptions of the civil engineering of the bridge... anchor points, for instance, is a phrase commonly used in suspension or cable-stat bridges, not truss bridges.

Does it matter? Add a few remarks about the fragility of cast iron, arched ribs, dovetail joints, and so on, and 90% of X-users would be even more impressed.

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Affair

Addendum - wondering why CSA envoys Mason & Slidell, did NOT have good sense to sail to St Petersburg?

(Russia NOT Florida!)

JosiasJessop said:

Trent said:

The situation with the baltimore bridge is interesting and giving rise to all sorts of conspiracy theories. I have seen this on X.

Multiple intel sources: Baltimore bridge collapse was an “absolutely brilliant strategic attack” on US critical infrastructure - most likely cyber - & our intel agencies know it. In information warfare terms, they just divided the US along the Mason Dixon line exactly like the Civil War.

Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years - which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material - fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels - that supply chain now crippled.

Make no mistake: this was an extraordinary attack in terms of planning, timing & execution.

The two critical components on that bridge are the two load-bearing pylons on each end, closest to the shore. They are bigger, thicker and deeper than anything else. These are the anchor points and they knew that hitting either one one of them would be a fatal wound to the integrity of the bridge.

Half a mile of bridge went in the river - likely you will have to build a new one. Also caused so much damage to the structural integrity of the bottom concrete part that you cannot see & won’t know until they take the wreckage apart. Structural destruction likely absolute.

Attack perfectly targeted.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=20

I heard from an impeccable source that it was aliens. There is a secret walkway on the seabed that leads to the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria and the Grassy Knoll. By blocking the walkway, the aliens hope to stop the Illuminati from meeting and developing Elon Musk's new Infinite Improbability Drive that will be a step-change over the aliens' own technology.

As it was written on an impeccable source (politicalbetting) it must be correct!

Or alternatively: a ship lost control due to power failure and went into a bridge that was insufficiently protected. Accidents happen.

Also, there is some oddness in the descriptions of the civil engineering of the bridge... anchor points, for instance, is a phrase commonly used in suspension or cable-stat bridges, not truss bridges.

You scoff - perhaps rightly - but it is far from impossible that this is Chinese psy ops

We KNOW that the Chinese are attacking American infrastructure. Including “manufacturing” and “transport”. These are not fever dreams, it is the case

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/08/chinese-hack-us-transportation-infrastructure

In the last weeks Boeing has been in free fall, as it were, and now a crucial bridge goes down

One is allowed to say Hmmmm

Anabobazina said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

TimS said:

Seen this?

https://x.com/gullisjonathan/status/1772688529400713359?s=46

Defensive move to keep the rebels on board?

Come back Lee Anderson all is forgiven.

Gullis looks and acts like a man in-bred over several generations

Harsh. But it's fair comment to say that Gullis is so thick he makes Lee Anderson look like an intellectual titan.
Somebody asked earlier if it can get any worse for the Tories.....

wooliedyed said:

Anabobazina said:

I’m watching the Wales match instead, as there is something riding on it. Does anyone know if any English channels are showing it? It’s live on S4C (which I’m watching) but it’s all in Welsh obviously.

Iplayer apparantly

Where? I looked and couldn’t see it advertised anywhere

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

nico679 said:

rottenborough said:

Judge imposes gagging order on Trump...

"that prohibits him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors, the latest effort to rein in the former president’s wrathful rhetoric about his legal opponents."

NY Times blog.

That is LOL. What are the chances?

They really need to stop faffing about . If Trump breaks the gagging order they should order his arrest for contempt of court .

Not sure how many PBers noticed . . . but Senegal just elected an opposition politico as its new President . . . two weeks after he was released from jail.

Yes, an interesting sounding guy. Left wing, Muslim, anti-French as far as I can tell.

wooliedyed said:

ydoethur said:

wooliedyed said:

ydoethur said:

I'm not sure how he justifies the last line though. Impressive though the usurpation of Henry IV was, it pales compared to that of Richard III.

Heathener said:

I’m rather impressed by @TSE at the moment.

The only downside is that if people like him stick around in the Party after the defeat, they will one day bounce back.

Nah, Richard became aware of the illegitimacy of his nephews and that he was the rightful heir. Then the Tudor arse came and wrecked everything.

Richard *invented* the story that his nephews were illegitimate and it's very possible he did so only after becoming King. Initially, he resurrected Clarence's claim that Edward IV had been illegitimate.

I'm a paid up member of the Richard was wronged throng. The victor's rewrite history to hide their own crimes.

You mean, like the successful usurper trying to persuade people he didn't murder his nephews after stealing the crown?

I wonder if America - and the west - is doing the same inside China? Infiltrating their manufacturing and infrastructure with a mind to fucking it all up if needs be

One rather hopes so

wooliedyed said:

Anabobazina said:

wooliedyed said:

Anabobazina said:

I’m watching the Wales match instead, as there is something riding on it. Does anyone know if any English channels are showing it? It’s live on S4C (which I’m watching) but it’s all in Welsh obviously.

Iplayer apparantly

Where? I looked and couldn’t see it advertised anywhere

Hmm I looked on https://www.live-footballontv.com/
But I also cannot see it on the iplayer

Yeah same. Thanks anyway. S4C is Virgin Media channel 164 for those with cable. It’s live on there (in Welsh)

See what I mean?

Northern_Al said:

Apparently the Baltimore Bridge had been vaccinated.
Just goes to show.

Well, we all know Trusses collapse rapidly when bad stuff happens.

Trent said:

JosiasJessop said:

Trent said:

The situation with the baltimore bridge is interesting and giving rise to all sorts of conspiracy theories. I have seen this on X.

Multiple intel sources: Baltimore bridge collapse was an “absolutely brilliant strategic attack” on US critical infrastructure - most likely cyber - & our intel agencies know it. In information warfare terms, they just divided the US along the Mason Dixon line exactly like the Civil War.

Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years - which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material - fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels - that supply chain now crippled.

Make no mistake: this was an extraordinary attack in terms of planning, timing & execution.

The two critical components on that bridge are the two load-bearing pylons on each end, closest to the shore. They are bigger, thicker and deeper than anything else. These are the anchor points and they knew that hitting either one one of them would be a fatal wound to the integrity of the bridge.

Half a mile of bridge went in the river - likely you will have to build a new one. Also caused so much damage to the structural integrity of the bottom concrete part that you cannot see & won’t know until they take the wreckage apart. Structural destruction likely absolute.

Attack perfectly targeted.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=20

I heard from an impeccable source that it was aliens. There is a secret walkway on the seabed that leads to the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria and the Grassy Knoll. By blocking the walkway, the aliens hope to stop the Illuminati from meeting and developing Elon Musk's new Infinite Improbability Drive that will be a step-change over the aliens' own technology.

As it was written on an impeccable source (politicalbetting) it must be correct!

Or alternatively: a ship lost control due to power failure and went into a bridge that was insufficiently protected. Accidents happen.

Also, there is some oddness in the descriptions of the civil engineering of the bridge... anchor points, for instance, is a phrase commonly used in suspension or cable-stat bridges, not truss bridges.

Honestly thats all very interesting. I will have to do some more research.

Look up Occam's Razor first.

For this to be deliberate, there would have to be a conspiracy between the two pilots on board (usually local people), and some of the bridge crew on the ship (probably foreign). They would have had to have faked a power outage at the correct point, and ensured that the current and drift speed would take it into the bridge pier and not any of the other items in the water, such as what appear to be the bases of power pylons (*).

Alternatively, a ship had power issues at a very critical moment, when there was little time or room to manoeuvre. This happens a lot; most of the time the ships have plenty of time to fix the issues. One or two ships *sink* each week at sea.

See why the latter is much more probable (though less exciting) than the former?

(*) Which appear to be *much* better protected than the bridge piers...
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2163088,-76.5293557,1019m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!10m1!1e1?entry=ttu

williamglenn said:

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

PB = Putin Bot training academy

Did you vote for Obama in 2012?

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE82P0JI/

President Barack Obama was caught on camera on Monday assuring outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he will have "more flexibility" to deal with contentious issues like missile defense after the U.S. presidential election.

Obama, during talks in Seoul, urged Moscow to give him "space" until after the November ballot, and Medvedev said he would relay the message to incoming Russian president Vladimir Putin.

That was at a time when relations with Russia were much better . Not sure what point you’re trying to prove . Your man in the USA is happy to blow Putin in 2024 after his invasion of Ukraine .