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This is it like. There's jobs for the Eton boys alright, but not for plebs like him. They will have never accepted him, almost certainly take the piss behind his back too. Tough titty as they say. Looked it up and he did go to a minor fee paying school, but not the right kind. He also went to Oxford. Again, not the right kind - Oxford Brookes.

Awful news MF, condolences. This is why I love this place, it's a bastion of sanity amongst a sea of mistruths and sleaze. Okay, we have the sleaze too but you know. I first became interested in this phenomenon more than 2 decades ago, before social media was a thing, in fact when the internet was still dial up. Back then it was a fight against anti vaccers (primarily MMR), evolution deniers, and homeopathy. It was a concern, but never in a million years did I think we'd get to the point we are not now. It's now an existential threat.

Oh yeah, you're right. Amazing how nimble these 777s are nowadays and how clued up the pilots are. 👍

Wonder what's happening at the airport? The Dubai flight's been round 3 times for some reason.

KD: "Right lads, ave got tickets to see BrightHom, amirite?! Lads?"

Some very angry mackems last night for some reason. I'm going tp the match so will report back on this if it happens (the singing of homophobic songs, not his excellency flicking one off under his C&A (wtf!) bedsheet).

Watched episode 4 of the Penguin last night. Probably the best hour of telly I have seen this year. I'm not one for superhero stuff (the Boys aside) but this was superb.

Nice Hunters supermoon tonight. Took this with my S22+. Didn't faff around with settings, just point zoom and shoot. Phone cameras are amazing nowadays. Watched a YouTube where an experienced astrophotographer managed to get shots of the milky way equivalent to dedicated cameras costing 5000 quid. In another shot, he managed to layer photographs from the phone to actually capture Andromeda. All you need is a tripod, good weather, and sky's not polluted with lights. Admittedly a mixture of effort and luck I guess.

This is why Labour should get all the unpopular stuff done now, this lot are beyond redemption and 100% unelectable. Looks like the electorate just kept the absolute knackers last GE as I suspected they would - people like this twat, Badenoch, Braverman, Francois. Not a normal person among them. Chope was the upskirter wasn't he? More dinosaur than Jordan Pickford.

Luckily I remember that dog. Now seriously, someone make a dog thread I can ignore.

Erm lads, why not start a dog thread if that's your thing? Meanwhile here's my stylised photo of the only pets that matter.

Pretty much a no brainer, will at leeast increase capacity and maybe speeds to the NW and Scotland, although Manchester will probably be a bigger bottle neck than ever. No benefit for Newcastle, that went when the Eastern leg was scrapped (and hardly noticed by the media). We'll have to make do with over crowded trains and as a knock on roads for another century. So, to summarise,m what they have done is built the most expensive leg (by far) by tuneeling through the home counties and ruined the cost benefit by making sure it doesn't connect with any cities other than Birmingham.

FYP.

Liam Payne gone in One Direction.

Just read that now. Aye, it highlights exactly the concerns I have. Roblox is supposed to be an innocent platform for young kids but any creep can join. It also has a virtual currency, Robucks, which kids want to use to buy virtual goods. Of course, the exchange is with real currency. Fuck all this shit, hours of our lives trying to keep the kids on the straight and narrow, but they end up addicted anyway and at risk from paedos. I love technology but the way it is being used is rank.

I'll be vague but the problems are with addiction and all that entails, self esteem issues, with a sprinkling of safeguarding concerns (i.e. conversations with fuck knows who they "met" on Roblox). It's all supposed to be controlled by parent accounts but kids are brilliant at getting around any safeguards. I mean, ask the kid how old they are ffs, that'll work. I mean, a lot of this is probably driven by puberty and being a teenager but social media makes it 10 times worse. Constant arguments and stormings off over it. Sick of it, I hate these companies.

Aye, that's the plan. I mean I'm not doing W/W or anything like that anyway, just being aware and cutting out carbs in favour of protein mainly. Your appetite reduces accordingly, and proteins are more filling. When I reach my target I hope to maintain it by still eating healthily. No more than a small piece of chocolate a day etc. You appreciate it more ulltimately. Just a fact as you get older you can't continue eating and drinking what you want without consequences. There is not a single thing I like about getting older tbh.

It's fucking horrible mate. I'd go so far as to say at the moment social media and its effect on my daughter is ruining our family life. Tik Tok and especially SnapChat are the worst. They're like crack cocaine, no exaggeration.

If this helps (horrible formatting and ruined the thread page mind). This might be the most switched-on crop of Labour MPs we’ve ever had. 15 of them are presenting private members’ bills today. It’s the biggest clue yet which issues they care most about. The list of bills: 11:24 AM · Oct 16, 2024 · 145.7K Views 52 323 1.8K 217 Post your reply Reply Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Gives terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to end their life. Presented by @kimleadbeater 6 19 281 29K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Water Bill Overhauls management of the water system, including setting new goals. Requires the government to publish a plan to reach those goals and establishes a Commission on Water to advise on that strategy. Presented by @labourlewis 4 20 353 28K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Protection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) Bill Requires social media companies to change their algorithms to make content less addictive for young people, helping to reduce their screen time. Presented by @JoshMacAlister 1 15 326 24K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Rare Cancers Bill Creates financial incentives for clinical trials to find new treatments for rare brain cancers. Presented by @DrScottArthurMP 2 17 308 26K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) Bill Introduces auto-enrolment for all children who qualify for free school meals, to improve. Presented by @PeterKLamb , who says only half of eligible children in his area are claiming them. 5 19 375 26K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill Changes the procedure for deciding which class controlled drugs fall into. Presented by @alexmclabour 1 12 192 21K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Makes it easier to change the hours when alcohol can be sold. Amends the Licensing Act so these adjustments can be made by a ’negative resolution’, which means they automatically pass unless Parliament opposes them. Presented by @AndrewRangerMP 1 14 178 20K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Looked After Children (Distance Placements) Bill Requires councils to share details about children in care who are placed far from their home area. Requires the government to publish a national plan to ensure adequate care for these children. Presented by @JakeBenRichards 3 18 237 19K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill Addresses rules around absentee voting for local elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as elections for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd. Presented by @tracygilbert72 2 11 127 18K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Creates a new crime of unauthorised entry to football matches. If someone is convicted, they could be given a football banning order, preventing them from attending matches. Presented by @LFarnz 3 16 156 17K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Requires licenses for spaceflight operators to include their indemnity limit – the highest amount they may have to pay out for accidents or damage – to make them aware of their financial responsibilities. Presented by @johnadgrady 2 12 134 17K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Short-term Let Accommodation Bill Licenses short-term let accommodation, so national safety standards apply to them. Allows councils to control the number allowed in their area, and decide things like the number of days they can operate. Presented by @RachaelMaskell 4 15 196 16K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Fur (Import and Sale) Bill Prevents the import and sale of all animal fur by extending bans to include the fur of animals like foxes, mink, and coyotes. Presented by @RuthJonesLabour 1 17 210 17K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Fireworks Bill Toughens penalties for setting off fireworks after 11pm. Presented by @SarahOwen_ 3 21 242 15K Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek · 4h Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill Aims to ban rip-off tickets for sporting and cultural events like the recent Oasis sale. Presented by @RupaHuq 2 19 287 18K MUSK IS A CUNT

That is seriously impressive, nearly all important issues that need attention. top 3 esepcially (as a Dad, I cannot tell you how much I want digital safety beefed up. Don't remember the tories doing this #allthesame.

Thread about the Aspire lounge at Newcastle airport. A few comments about how the classy fans of massive lads can relax there without being bothered by full kit gravy stained jawdees, but anyway, this is funny, Given that Sunderland were utter chod during the period Martinez managed in the premier league, I can only imagine the conversation which forced this outcome.

That looks amazing. On my shitty PC monitor. Point proven.

You're going to hell MF.

Yeah, I'm losing patience too. I used to love Lewis Goodhall but listen to him blabber on about employer NI last night was an embarassment. Truth is, there is not enough politcal news for an interesting daily podcast when a competent government is in power (it was different with the tories as there was a disaster every other day). They need to drop their production but this will hit their revenues. So they're just like everybody else. Who knew?

Youi know, I couldn't agree any more with you on this point about truth. Not telling the truth, facilitating lies, has been the downfall of many countries and Empires in the past, the Soviet Union being a classic example. Depressingly it seems to me that we, as a people, being exposed to MSM outlets with vested interests and social media, are not capable of understanding the truth any more and furthermore most don't want to hear it. But, that being said, fwiw, I think Labour have been true to their word. People are still criticising them for sticking to their manifesto. They said things would be tough, and they are. Honestly, I've seen so many people fall down "they're all the same" route but in this case I just don't get it, can you seriously compare Starmer and Labour to the Johnson's government? And its not a level playing field. This morning on the radio I heard there was great controversy because Starmer had met Taylor Swift and she was provided with security (immediately after Vienna). If this had been Johnson, this meeting would have been celebrated, probably would have got on Hello magazine. Seriously, I don't know what Labour can do at this point. They are criticised no matter what they do, and then people complain they are not bold enough.