BrendanT1993
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I feel like there is more to the story than what has already been reported, very suspicious and shocking behaviour from Dubai, won't be going there on my next holiday and I was considering it
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One thought that keeps going through my head about this shooting...why did he pick this concert? Many mass shootings are some form of retaliation for some injustice perceived by the shooter, but I can't see how that would be the case here given the circumstances. No single person was a specific target, so it has to be something else. This attack was carefully planned in advance, and was apparently designed to do one thing...create fear.
I have already read about quite a few theories as to his motive, ranging from "country music made him go crazy", to "he was an al-qaeda convert". Personally, I think it is better to wait for the facts to come out before drawing any conclusions. -
IMO you don't need to be an expert on independence or issues of sovereignty or constitutional change to know that beating the stuffing out of peaceful protesters is not ok. The 'legality' or otherwise of the referendum is irrelevant to that extent - the power of the State (whether it be Catalonia or Madrid) doesn't extend to oppressing citizens and battering old ladies with their hands up around the head.
So this whole pussyfooting about over Spanish sovereignty is a pain in the arse - it doesn't matter if those people were trying to vote in a referendum or protesting the lack of snacks in their local shop, shouldn't the Spanish government be called out by everyone for terrorising people?
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I’ve been to Las Vegas and I loved it. I’m sure many others from America and across the world love to visit as well. This is so sad .
50 dead and 200 wounded I’m seeing in my newsfeed. A lot of comments are talking about active shooters across multiple hotel/casinos along the strip. I dunno how truthful that is as these are just comments and not sourced on the news articles themselves.
If true this was definitely a coordinated effort to kill as many people as possible which is 100% terrorism regardless of how the media will spin it in this country. I don’t know the gun laws in Nevada so I don’t know how easy it is for anyone with bad intentions and a poor moral conscience to get hold of some weapons. -
If the Spanish goverment are refusing to accept the referendum result,
Why did they feel they see the need to violently baton innocent people? There actions have turned world opinion against them And the Catalan people will never forget,Push even more for there independence.
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We must look forward to what we should become, not back, with misty-eyed longing for an expired past. The "British Empire" served a purpose once, but no more. Greater international integration, on a European scale, even a global one, is essential. After all, we need global solutions.
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True, she didn't think she would get caught though, she only wanted to frame Margery and Loras
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I was sitting behind a religious woman on the bus this morning talking about "those sinful gays" then she started to talk about her third DIVORCE.
Pot meet kettle
religion is the cause of so many problems in the world and it would be so much better if it was removed from politics
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The true implications of Brexit will become even clearer as negotiations with the EU go on. Anyone with any sense knows that it won't end well but once these issues are fully spelled out, I think the public have a right to another referendum before Brexit actually happens to confirm whether we want to go down this route or not.
When the referendum happened, the public were totally ill-informed and even those who were relatively informed still had no idea of the full repercussions of leaving the EU.
It seems only fair to ask the question again once the terms of the agreement are spelled out.
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shame I wasn't invited. I've always wanted to go to Rome
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A superstitious elderly passenger delayed a flight in Shanghai after throwing coins at the engine for good luck, a Chinese airline has confirmed.
The 80-year-old woman threw her change at the China Southern Airlines flight as she crossed the tarmac to board.
She told police she launched the coins as she "prayed for safety" on Tuesday.
Of the nine coins launched, only one hit its intended target - but this was enough to force the evacuation of 150 passengers for several hours.
Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after a passenger noticed the woman's bizarre behaviour, apparently aimed at ensuring a safe flight, and alerted authorities.
The woman, who was travelling with her husband, daughter and son-in-law, was then taken away for questioning by officers, local media report. She will not face charges.
"In order to make sure the flight is safe, China Southern maintenance has conducted a full examination of the plane's engine," China Southern Airlines said in a statement on the microblogging site Weibo.
Police later shared their findings, which had a total value of about 1.7 yuan (£0.20 / $0.25).
"After an investigation the involved passenger, surnamed Qiu, said she threw the coins to pray for safety. According to Qiu's neighbour, Qiu believes in Buddhism," the police said.
The flight was eventually given the all-clear and took off at 17:52 local time (09:52 GMT), more than five hours late.
News of the incident caused a fair amount of turbulence on the social media site Weibo, with one user commenting: "Grandma, this is not a wish fountain with turtles."
China Southern Airlines later urged passengers to comply with civil aviation laws and regulations and avoid behaviour that could prove detrimental to the safety of passengers travelling on its flights.
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Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where same sex marriage is not legal, it's legal everywhere in the UK and Republic of Ireland execpt here, it's so fucked up. I hope Germany votes in favour
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Considering the amount of government body's that can get unwarranted access to my emails I struggle to be sympathetic, I'd be more interested to see their internet history.
According to reports they got passwords from things like myspace?
Bunch of out of touch fucking idiots as expected.
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On 6/19/2017 at 2:58 AM, XXL said:
I have read they were renting those flats for £2,000 a month? And no fire extinguisher or emergency exits?
Now also not revealing the true extent of the tragedy or drip feeding the exact number of casualties takes the biscuit of evil indeed
Such a shame
At Least 500+ People Dead in the Grenfell Tower Tragic fire in London 2017. British media have censored the death of hundreds of people who have lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire in west London, a local resident has said.
Press TV UK Interview:
The cover-up begins:
Grenfell Tower fire DRAMATISES politics of previous week's general election
The amount of people who who are convinced that the Govt and press are covering up the true death toll of the fire, is bizarre. What the fuck do they think has happened? That Theresa May has gotten ALL media outlets, including those who actively campaign against her, all journalists, from across the political spectrum, all police involved, all fire service, all ambulance staff, all council workers, all funeral directors, all civil servants involved, all politicians and reps in the area, no matter which political party they are a member of - all of them, and all of those peoples' partners and close friends - all of them, have been persuaded by Theresa May to "keep it on the down-low for now, yeah mate?" Think of the sheer number of people who would need to be involved in this supposed conspiracy thousands? Tens of thousands? All types of people, from all walks of life - and you believe they're all covering for Theresa, yeah? Nobody in government thinks this is going to blow over. Nobody in government thinks that announcing the death total next week is any better than announcing today. Victims are announced with caution & respect, not like guessing how many sweets are in a jar. The families of the deceased have a right to know the correct information, throwing out non-specific or rounded numbers to people just because "it looks that way" is an inhuman idea. Can't we just let professionals do their job, and decide if criticism is due, WHEN it's done? Bloody conspiracy theory nutjobs - stop capitalising on death to feed your paranoia.
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It saddens me that I actually had the displeasure of encountering Douchebags that were celebrating what this POS did; Calling him a "Hero" and that he took the "right action on behalf of the silent Majority."
Good Job in flaming the fans of hatred there Alt. Right Jackasses!
The man was caught at the scene by Muslims themselves and the Imam went as far a PROTECTING the douchebag from the Public who wanted to attack him until the Police arrived on site to arrest the man.
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apologies if the link has been posted before
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40298473
The police are not supposed to act as the state's puppets or protection. Police officers are meant to serve the public interest. It is a very well known fact that the police act as a tool for implementing oppression & systematic state violence towards those who raise their voices in protest. The police are not our friends. As a society we really need to get beyond this nonsensical romanticism about the police which is usually spoon fed to us by right-wing and centrist establishment types and media. The police are not infallible. They do not automatically deserve our respect and admiration. When they do good they deserve praise. When they do bad they deserve scrutiny and anger.
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The DUP now have the power to bring down the UK government if and when it so choses and trigger a General Election if and when it so choses.
This is a threat to the stability in Northern Ireland.
So far Northern Ireland has had 4 public votes in the past year.
It is currently without an executive since January, and another General Election is looming. People in Northern Ireland barely trust democracy as is.
You can only ask people to go to the Ballot box so many times in one year.
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the Tories forming an alliance with the DUP can't happen because it impacts on the neutrality required by the Good Friday Agreement. It becomes a problem if Stormont is still in suspension and direct rule is enforced. Northern Ireland being directly ruled from Westminster with a Conservative/DUP coalition and zero nationalist representatives in the House of Commons contradicts the power-sharing peace process.
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I don't know what to think now. Brexit was always a clusterfuck, but with Theresa you had a bit of a stability with her having the majority. Now she's gone and shot herself in the foot by calling this election and now no one's running the show. Brexit negotiations start in ten days. god love us all i hope the UK falls to bits
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For those who don't know the DUP let me sum them up. The idea that they are near power in Westminster should worry us all. Here are some things you need to know.
The first of these is that they have strong historical links with Loyalist paramilitary groups. Specifically, the terrorist group Ulster Resistance was founded by a collection of people who went on to be prominent DUP politicians. Peter Robinson, for example, who was DUP leader and Northern Ireland’s first minister until last year, was an active member of Ulster Resistance. The group’s activities included collaborating with other terrorist groups including the Ulster Volunteer Force, to smuggle arms into the UK, such as RPG rocket launchers.
The DUP also fight hard against women’s right to choose to have an abortion, making them the biggest pro-forced pregnancy party in the UK. The results in Northern Ireland are utterly grim for the many women each year who are in need of an abortion.
Despite being climate change deniers, they used their role in government in Northern Ireland to set up a subsidy scheme for biofuels, which gave those who bought into it more money than they had to pay out.
The DUP have also fought to stop equal marriage, making Northern Ireland the only part of this island without equal relationship rights.
Last year, DUP MP Sammy Wilson was caught up in a scandal when a member of the public said that Northern Ireland ought to “get the ethnics out”, and he appeared to reply “you are absolutely right”.
I don’t know what the DUP will demand from the Tories in exchange for supporting them – perhaps just more cash for Northern Ireland, which would be no bad thing. But the idea of a government involving the DUP should worry us all, and the failure to ask any questions about their involvement during the BBC’s coverage last night was fairly astonishing.
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3 hours ago, Kim said:
Those awful Irish DUPs will no doubt back up the Tories if needed. We need the Labour numbers to RISE.
it seems almost certain that the Tories and DUP will combine for enough seats for a majority. If they go into coalition, they'll obviously have to work out which cabinet positions the DUP get. Obviously the Tories don't want to give up major positions, but the DUP will want a chance to do something that matters to them. The Northern Ireland office is traditionally a position no-one wants, it only matters when things are going badly here. Of course, there's been the whole assembly collapse so it's pretty important now. Could the DUP take the NI office, institute Direct Rule, make no attempts to return the Assembly to working order and essentially rule NI singlehandedly, with the closest thing to a check on them being the (disinterested in NI issues) Tories, effectively meaning they can push through any policy they want? Or is that insane conspiracy theorizing?
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Dear billionaire owners of the shitty UK media, Corbyn is not Satan or Hitler's love child. Just someone who might make you PAY SOME TAX
BREXIT / British Politics thread - cont
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Is it not stating the obvious to say that no deal is not as a bad as a bad deal? These are negotiating positions? I think for now the EU is probably more concerned (or should be) about the Catalan situation, which is toxic and could easily be a catalyst - at least one other part of Spain, two in France (their part of the Basque Country and Corsica) and the North/South split in Italy immediately spring to mind.
I am beginning to think there might be another UK-wide referendum, it's just a feeling. the only parameter I would set is a minimum turnout of registered voters: two-thirds would seem a sensible figure.
I'm just getting bored with the messiness of the whole thing