A Political Thread pt. 2

[McTallshort]

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Congress members led ‘reconnaissance tours’ of Capitol before attack, evidence suggests

The revelation resurrects a line of inquiry into the involvement of House Republicans in the insurrection

www.theguardian.com

welp

GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street's growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions, the latest indication that the GOP is willing to damage its relationship with big business to score culture war points.

apnews.com

so now Wall Street bad cause they are considering long term affects of global warming on companies

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

The rot in the Republican party is deep and worrying, this is no longer just about political differences, it's a complete disdain for the law and democratic processes. Political opponents are no longer people who have different ideas about how the country should be run, they are an enemy who must be beaten by all means necessary. I know the word "fascist" is thrown around easily but many Republicans are displaying autocratic tendencies and sympathies.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Nevermind

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Sue Gray planning to name No 10 Covid rule-breakers

The senior official is set to publish her full report on lockdown parties in Downing Street next week.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Nevermind

Great album.

 

[Reiser99]

Agent's abused former partner in legal action against MI5

An MI5 agent used his secret status to terrorise his partner, a BBC investigation has found.

www.bbc.co.uk

At what point does National Security trump criminality and a person's life being threatened?

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Stanley Johnson becomes French to keep link with EU

Stanley Johnson - an ex-European Parliament member - says becoming French is "precious" to him.

www.bbc.co.uk

Mildy amusing. Some of my family are looking into getting Italian citizenship so we can jump ship to Ireland if things get a little too Orwellian here.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

So the US government seems pretty unhappy with the possibility of Britain taking unilateral action on the Ireland issue... We've alienated the largest market in the world and are now ******* off the second largest. How on earth do we intend to have a "global Britain" when it seems the nationalists have decided that Brexit means we should now be sticking 2 fingers up to the rest of the world, acting like international agreements and obligations mean nothing to us, acting like we can do whatever the hell we want and somehow expect good trade deals and global support out of this!?

Still waiting for Brexiters to own this fuckup rather than blaming anyone and everyone except themselves. Genuinely amazed at the number of Brexiters blaming remainers for everything going wrong. You lot voting for this ****, not us, ******* own it.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Posting this purely to put into context when you get guys like Matera making racist remarks and also when you get clubs like Selknam in Chile named after a people who were exterminated by settlers. Despite high levels of interbreeding in South America there are still underlying issues.

Argentina found guilty of massacre of Qom and Moqoit people

A landmark court case orders historical reparations for the killing of more than 400 people in 1924.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gavin]

UK farms missing up to 75% of seasonal workers needed for harvest

The situation has been descibed as an 'ongoing challenge' and 'pretty desperate' by growers who face leaving crops in the ground

www.thegrocer.co.uk

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

So the US government seems pretty unhappy with the possibility of Britain taking unilateral action on the Ireland issue... We've alienated the largest market in the world and are now ******* off the second largest. How on earth do we intend to have a "global Britain" when it seems the nationalists have decided that Brexit means we should now be sticking 2 fingers up to the rest of the world, acting like international agreements and obligations mean nothing to us, acting like we can do whatever the hell we want and somehow expect good trade deals and global support out of this!?

Still waiting for Brexiters to own this fuckup rather than blaming anyone and everyone except themselves. Genuinely amazed at the number of Brexiters blaming remainers for everything going wrong. You lot voting for this ****, not us, ******* own it.

was the whole point of Brexit so that you could keep sticking 2 fingers up in the air instead of 1?

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Because of the voting system it looks like Pocock is heading to the Aussie Senate.

Senate may have a progressive majority as Greens and David Pocock make election gains

If Saturday’s count points to the final result, Anthony Albanese’s government will not face a hostile upper house

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Musk is such a ***

 

[Bada-Bing!]

‘She has been horribly isolated’: friends say Sue Gray was deliberately ostracised while investigating Partygate

The senior civil servant was given little support in her massive task, but the result could be crucial in determining Boris Johnson’s fate

www.theguardian.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Top Tory MP faces drink spiking claims as victim 'had nipples licked'

It is claimed the man used the substance on a fellow Conservative MP, who awoke to find his nipples being licked. It is also said a Labour MP was abused after the man administered the drug to him

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Why the Depp vs Heard trial has been more vicious than Wagatha Christie

Cameras turn the court room into a gladiatorial arena.

www.newstatesman.com

It's an interesting debate.
But at the same time when you see how clearly Media outlets take sides in their reporting I wonder if some middle ground can be found.
Granted not sure either can be compared in terms of media attention.

It is very interesting seeing which media take different quotes and spin them in different ways during a trail that you can see the whole testimony in though. Media needs to start taking responsibility in general for the massive amount of distrust they cause trying to pander to certain individuals and supporters.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Personally I find both the whole Wagatha and Depp v Heard a complete turn off when I turn on the news. IMO it's just Indicative of our celebrity culture unfortunately - both parties with too
Much time and money on their hands when it really is a civil matter with no real impact on wider society.

Ok in the case of Depp v Heard - domestic violence issues but sounds like it comes from a very toxic relationship - both are clearly better without the other.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

My point is more cameras in court v Media reporting?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Personally I don't think cases should be reported on until after the verdict. This way the justice is still done in public and can be analysed and criticised but the media cannot influence public perception during a case.

Allow journalists and interested parties access to the courtroom (digitally or physically) and make the average joe off the street wait for public releases.