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Indeed, they're in "a pickle". Quite a serious pickle I'd say, and not of their own making. The UN commission of inquiry has laid out in detail it's evidence, referenced to the relevant conventions. Much of it is in the public domain, appears irrefutable and crucially, doesn't eminate from Hamas. I agree, we shouldn't blindly trust what a terrorist organisation says, we shouldn't trust it at all. To suggest that the immense death and destruction that we see/read/hear about every day on the news is Hamas propaganda is misguided. That narrative is in fact just Netanyahu and IDF propaganda. A relevant aside: the commission has previously concluded that Hamas committed war crimes and other grave violations of international law on 07/10/23. The three-member expert panel is made up of a South African, an Australian and an Indian; so no dogs in the fight there. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf I obviously wouldn't expect you to read and digest all of that, but at least consider it. Netanyahu and Trump need to challenge those findings quickly, it's not enough to say it's just another "distorted and false" report, and it's all the fault of Hamas.

That's highly unusual, he's normally such a cold fish.

Ok, thank you. I think I get the gist of it. Valiant effort!

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I've always used a screen protector, made of Gorilla Glass, (whatever that is), or similar. Always works a treat. You barely notice it's on there, certainly doesn't effect screen functionality.

It's not so much our computer scientists, (irrespective of their name or immigration status), as the big tech American companies that they'll work for, that I worry about. Do you trust them to put the safety of ordinary hardworking people just trying to get on in life, above profit? I don't.

Immigrant alert!

Vermin; if only we had US style gun laws eh @Johnsond? But nevermind all that. So Jihadi Johnsond, do you think homegrown steel or AI is more important to the hardworking British people just trying to get on in life? There's a question to test your mettle. I'd say steel is more important. Pretty sure you'd agree, but are you man enough to admit it?

Quite. You'll have to explain the Mouflon reference though.

It's important to correctly define the sides. On one we have Netanyahu and the IDF, supported by the US. On the other we have Hamas the terrorists, supported by Iran. On no side at all we have the vast majority of the ~66,000 innocent civilian casualties, Gazan and Israeli. Of them, the lion's share are victims of the IDF.

Hang on a minute. There's etiquette to be observed here: you can't just waltz in only when you get a belter like than. It's not all about the glory!

It's only going to get worse: folk are going to get stupider and stupider with less and less common sense. Why bother thinking if you no longer have to? Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit WWW.BBC.CO.UK Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are "profound opportunities in the UK".

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Fair play to you. We used to make the trek up the M5 occasionally to go to the Bristol Ice rink when we were kids. Dunno if it's still the same one.

Bloody two tier Keir and his two tier policing again. You were right all along Jihadi Johnsond. Who'd've thought it?

Or just get a few lines of coke up you, 10 cans of Stella down you and then march off somewhere and piss all over the street. It makes a massive impact.

We've got an ice rink fairly local too. Always enjoy that but the roller skating/blading place is only a mile down the road so that is too easy a choice.

That counts. I think Ice is the hardest, so you'll be fine in your boy's canoes. I can do it, been skating since childhood, but nothing spectacular. I really enjoy it. Recently started going to a local roller disco. Ostensibly for my lad, but I enjoy it as much if not more than he does. I use inline skates but fancy getting a pair of Quads for the craic, dunno what to look for though.

Anyone else do it at all; ice, quad, inline or whatever?

You didn't.

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