General Random Conversation..

[Renton 24860]

  On 06/08/2024 at 09:11, Alex said:

I also think you make a very good and valid point about BBC and SKY news and their collective lack of investigative journalism. Coupled with just looking for the controversial angle. I honestly don’t think it’s that representative of the nation but it’s not a million miles away from parroting the vile stuff you see on social media. 

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C4 news is still decent, ITV is better than BBC. 

Investigative journalism is expensive and requires a lot of resourcing. In an age where everybody wants everthing media wise for "free" the BBC are always going to take the easy way out I guess and join the pack. The only decent news program they had, Newsnight, is also being stripped back. Still doesn't excuse some of the absolute lazy tropes they reinforce. 

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[RobinRobin 13182]

  On 06/08/2024 at 06:40, thebrokendoll said:

 

nah.

you'd be released on bail to an adjourned hearing, remanded will almost certainly be in custody.

not that I'd have a fucking clue about this sort of thing, obviously.

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I see the problem  

[Sonatine 12489]

 

[wackyjunior 40]

https://x.com/PoliticoForYou/status/1820739371370271006?t=PiVYXZanIkvI-fhUGakUKg&s=19

[Gemmill 53516]

 

Musk's daughter has got his number. 

 

 

[RobinRobin 13182]

  On 06/08/2024 at 10:35, Gemmill said:

 

Musk's daughter has got his number. 

 

 

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Spot on

[Toonpack 12530]

  On 06/08/2024 at 08:10, wykikitoon said:

She said that they should set fire to the kids in the hotels etc.  Shes a registered fucking childminder man.

Her husband is a Tory MP

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Tory councilor

[Howmanheyman 38629]

Once you have the type of money musk has the media starts talking about you, wide open eyes, big smile in a 'lets see what Elon Musk is doing' way like he's the fifth Beatle announcing a new album/tour instead of being an obscenely rich cunt getting to dictate news etc because he's obscenely rich, so obscenely rich that they might think calling him 'hardworking' might actually offend him so they'll label him something like 'genius' or whatever. 

[Renton 24860]

  On 06/08/2024 at 10:35, Gemmill said:

 

Musk's daughter has got his number. 

 

 

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Back to the South African thing, a response nails it. Arrogant, entitled prick of a man. Am I fuck ever buying a Tesla like. 

 

[Rayvin 6655]

Musk's daughter has been amazing at taking him to task recently. They've been no contact for a few years since he decided that her being trans was bad for his image and started making all sorts of claims about her.

[Gemmill 53516]

The most striking thing about Musk is how fucking boring he is when you hear him speak. He's fully bought in to his own genius, so he talks like every pronouncement is coming from a higher being, and when you actually listen to him he's just a really tedious bloke. 

 

I suspect it's part of what's behind all of his "outrageous" social commentary. Because every time anyone actually meets him they come away struck by just how unimpressive he is, so his more off the wall behaviour is his "I'll show you" bit. 

[Renton 24860]

  On 06/08/2024 at 11:03, Gemmill said:

The most striking thing about Musk is how fucking boring he is when you hear him speak. He's fully bought in to his own genius, so he talks like every pronouncement is coming from a higher being, and when you actually listen to him he's just a really tedious bloke. 

 

I suspect it's part of what's behind all of his "outrageous" social commentary. Because every time anyone actually meets him they come away struck by just how unimpressive he is, so his more off the wall behaviour is his "I'll show you" bit. 

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Remember this? What a prick.

 

 

[Toonpack 12530]

Master race

[Renton 24860]

  On 06/08/2024 at 11:08, Toonpack said:

Master race

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A boro fan from Sunderland? 

But aye, balaclavaed face and ieasily dentifiable tatoos on show. Fucking brain donor.  

[Howmanheyman 38629]

  On 06/08/2024 at 11:07, Renton said:

 

Remember this? What a prick.

 

 

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That's the first time he came to my attention and I immediately thought, 'what a colossal cunt this bloke must be?' Spoilt, rich cunt used to having his arse licked no doubt.

[Craig 7930]

  On 03/08/2024 at 16:04, Gemmill said:

Labour just won a landslide so it's not like we're irretrievably fucked. I think there might be a reckoning coming for the big social media companies at some point. 

 

If they continue to be used to spread misinformation and organise riots, I don't think that can be tolerated. 

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This has been my thinking over the past few days as well - in particular X / Twitter. If Musk continues to go head to head with Starmer I can see them threatening to shut down access from within the UK. 

As for Farage - I didn't think my opinion of that airbag could get any worse, but here we are. If he had anything about him, he'd turn up at one of these racist rallies, go out into the middle armed with a loud hailer and demand everyone stand down and go home. But he won't. He'll sit behind his keyboard, or a TV camera at a safe distance continuing to pedal his bullshit rhetoric whilst saying "there's no place for this type of behaviour". Well you caused it, dickhead! 

 

I'd stick all these mongs, Farage, Anderson, Braverman, etc. included onto the Bibby Stockholm, drag it out into the English Channel and let nature have some fun with them.

[Craig 7930]

  On 06/08/2024 at 07:53, Renton said:

 

For the people who actually set the hotel alight, I would hope (and expect) they will get done for arson, attempted murder, and/or a terrorism related crime. Life. 

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They set fire to a bin in the fire exit. So the aim was clearly to prevent people escaping. How is this any different, apart from scale, to locking people in the gas chambers at Auschwitz? 

 

It's not attempted murder for me, it's attempted genocide. And I agree ... it should be life.

[Anth 113]

Has it been confirmed if these knackers are due in Newcastle City centre at all? I've heard rumours of tomorrow or Saturday but nothing concrete. I take me old man out a few times a week and need to to know when to avoid the town like.

[Gemmill 53516]

  On 06/08/2024 at 12:30, Anth said:

Has it been confirmed if these knackers are due in Newcastle City centre at all? I've heard rumours of tomorrow or Saturday but nothing concrete. I take me old man out a few times a week and need to to know when to avoid the town like.

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They're meant to be meeting tomorrow night outside some immigration centre on Westgate Road. 

[Gemmill 53516]

 

 

[Anth 113]

  On 06/08/2024 at 12:38, Gemmill said:

 

They're meant to be meeting tomorrow night outside some immigration centre on Westgate Road. 

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Cheers Gemmill

[Dazzler 12983]

  On 06/08/2024 at 12:41, Anth said:

Cheers Gemmill

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Saturday too I had read like. There were rumours they may call off the matches on Saturday because they may not have the police numbers needed.

[Craig 7930]

With Sela being a Saudi-based entertainment company, I wouldn't put it past the morons to be specifically targeting the tournament and using it as a platform for their bullshit agenda.

[Dazzler 12983]

  On 06/08/2024 at 11:03, Gemmill said:

The most striking thing about Musk is how fucking boring he is when you hear him speak. He's fully bought in to his own genius, so he talks like every pronouncement is coming from a higher being, and when you actually listen to him he's just a really tedious bloke. 

 

I suspect it's part of what's behind all of his "outrageous" social commentary. Because every time anyone actually meets him they come away struck by just how unimpressive he is, so his more off the wall behaviour is his "I'll show you" bit. 

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I've said it before and I'll say it again. The only thing 'genius' about musk is how he mastered being both a successful businessman and pathetic loser simultaneously.

 

All and I mean fucking all of his ideas have been stolen or created by others, even Tesla. The bloke is a con man who has convinced an army of chin dribblers he's a genius.

 

I also love that people like Musk and Trump lead the free speech brigade but have the thinnest skin imaginable.

 

Genuinely hope he's on his next rocket since they all seem to blow up on launch (another idea stolen from unstable billionaires).

[wackyjunior 40]

Thoughts with Eamon Holmes who I just read is in the middle of a dog custody battle.