Mark J

Double Standard. Cracking lyrics.

@ chopper: A proven liar isn't the best of sources for your ideas; also it's from The Daily Heil, which is about as balanced as Lizzo doing a wheelie on a unicycle. It's a shite situation in those parts with the real potential to flare up into something much, much bigger, and vitriol like the shite above isn't going to help things one way or another. From my perspective it looks like genocide in Palestine is occurring in clear sight, which is a bit of a lousy state of affairs for 2023. It's good for arms exports I'd imagine though.

https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1715437877604049094

Perhaps.

You'll know more about explosions than I do. Is it possible that you could mimic an amateur explosion with the right skills and kit? We should also factor in mind that we can't trust any video we see as AI can realistically portray whatever you suggest it should. I'm not going full on tin-foil over this by the way, you know as well as I do that the media have their own narrative, I think it's prudent to keep an open mind.

Slipups happen.

Aye, but why on earth would the IDF or their affiliates claim responsibility?

Perhaps they had their phasers set to 'stun'.

On Twitter and it's referenced in the article I posted. It also relates to Mike's post about them blowing up the hospital as Hamas had bunkers underneath: How has the narrative shifted since the Gaza hospital explosion? WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM Denials of responsibility and deleted social media posts arouse suspicion around Israel’s view of the attack.

Why did the Israelis say it was one of theirs then? Lol.

How has the narrative shifted since the Gaza hospital explosion? WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM Denials of responsibility and deleted social media posts arouse suspicion around Israel’s view of the attack. It's clear as mud... I am generally sceptical when it comes to any news source.

@Johnsond Apologies if the question was inappropriate, I think that adding a 'shrugging shoulders' emoji conveys a sense of defeatism, which may have 'triggered' me.

I'd say so. Nice with a bit of garlic and butter, tastes nothing like chicken but has a similar texture to chicken breast.

Not really. The way I see it is you're either against killing bairns or for killing bairns, it doesn't matter what colour skin they have or where they're from. My thoughts are that the Israeli response to Hamas' atrocities is overkill in every sense of the word and that we should be vocal in our opposition to it - by saying nothing you are pretty much condoning the levelling of Gaza and all that goes with it. If the Israeli Zionist regime is hell bent on destroying Gaza they should just nuke the place instead of prolonging the suffering of millions - they won't do that though as it would affect their metrics and irradiate the land for future 'settlers'.

Are you saying you condone killing of children on either side? That's a lot of people to die in order to level Gaza. No 'Citizen Smith' outrage here, I've been to Palestine and seen how things were. It's a lousy state of affairs. @Mike Hill do you reckon that Hamas blew the hospital up with stray missiles as they are now reporting or do you reckon the Israelis did it as first reported?

Rumours abound that the IDF were well aware of planned incursions by Hamas and did nothing. It's unlikely we'll ever find out the truth. What I do think is that anyone defending or justifying the murder of children and innocent adult civilians on either side of Israel's apartheid wall wants their sick heads read.

Those tickets will get you a foot in the door. Minimum wage for a 40hr week is £21,673.60. You need to decide how you want to go about it. You could likely get in with one of the 'bigger' firms and work with them for a year or two, if it's a decent outfit they will have decent climbers/groundies that you will learn a lot from plus they will also likely have the resources to allow you to practise aerial stuff as part of your work, they will most likely want a 40hr week though and may not be attractive to the better climbers out there. When I got into tree work I worked with a smaller outfits from the outset (I only went to a bigger firm for six months while a shoulder injury healed), the benefits of smaller outfits are that they usually have decent climbers/groundies, you can learn a great deal by carefully watching what they do, also many of them prefer to work 'job and knock' which suits arboriculture. A down side is that there might not be too much scope for practicing things due to time/money constraints. Getting utility tickets is something to look into once you're happy up a tree and on the ground with a saw. I think that contacting local firms and seeing if they need a groundie would be a good way to go about it in the first instance. Aboriculture is quite a small world, most people know someone who has worked with someone else, if you build up a good reputation you will be on your way to better money. Best of luck!

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Have a read of this: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media: Amazon.co.uk: Herman, Edward S, Chomsky, Noam: 8601404256905: Books WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK Buy Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 1 by Herman, Edward S, Chomsky, Noam (ISBN: 8601404256905) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low... The BBC are very much right-wing and pro Israel - Look what they did to Corbyn.

I'm not convinced of their impartiality.

True, but without testing the powder there is no proof that it was indeed an illicit substance. Even if the climber thought it was speed or coke he might have shady dealer who peddles a caffeine/creatine/benzocaine mixture and labels it as something else; he might also have found it in his wife/kid's bag and was waiting to confront them when home. The best thing to do is talk to him, I think, and get to the bottom of it. It's a slippery slope when people accuse others without any proof.