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It's like back in the sixties and seventies when statisticians and other bores began to lecture the free public about the dangers of smoking, if these busy bodies werent smokers themselves why should their opinion matter?

I hope they dont pull the plug, seems a much more worthy cause than the gulf war, anyway as you say, best just to stick to posting memes and leave opinion pieces to the self appointed experts, leaves more time the real world

why did I even imagine there would be a sensible, honest reply?

so what is your view on ex marine Vance being against US supplying Ukraine with arms? What would you do in his shoes re Ukraine?

this Vance character seems alright in some respects, marine to author to senator, not a layabout, or career politician, however he has been totally against support for Ukraine. He has nailed his colours to the mast

apparently there are 20 million AR15s in US now (approx) - the potential is huge

at least capitalize his name fanboy

looks like the bar should be flipped over to even out the wear

No doubt an experienced pro assassin gun for hire would have used something more accurate - I was merely saying that Trump has now seen some of the negative effects of freedom to own assault rifles - apparently the shooters father bought it legally

well now you're putting it like that it becomes patently obvious the issue is far too complex for someone like me to even begin to understand, so off the net for me and back to simple manual tasks

big boys toys

my thoughts are only from what I read, vicarious experience, I've nothing against hunting, just the extension of the right to own a hunting rifle into the right to own something with an ammunition feeding device

it's always hunting types that love to support Trump and he knows it. These NRA mob, how can anyone justify legalising an assualt rifle? It is for killing humans in quantity

London is bad enough now, imagine if we had the same gun laws as US, regardless of fact shooter was felon, in a place where decent upstanding citizens can buy a WMD, more of these rapid fire toys will be within reach of felons and non offenders alike

My impression is Trumps support of pro gun mob is to help gain votes. It is relevant that he's now been on the receiving end. A hunting rifle or self defence pistol us one thing, but the rapid fire weapons some NRA morons would gladly sell the public, the only good thing about them is the manufacturing and sales jobs they create

About twelve days ago Times journalist David Aronovitch tweeted, then after a backlash deleted the following 'If I was Biden I'd hurry up and have Trump murdered on the basis that he is a threat to America's security #SCOTUS'. BBC presenter David Aaronovitch tweets 'if I was Biden I'd hurry up and have Trump murdered' after US Supreme Court ruling - before deleting 'satirical' post amid backlash | Daily Mail Online WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK BBC radio presenter David Aaronovitch sparked anger after saying that US President Joe Biden should have Donald Trump 'murdered'. In the context of US history these are relatively calm times, being alive during the Civil War would have upped the stakes of 'who's side are you on?'

the price difference - Jameson set needs a pole bag, doesn't show on Buxtons listing, so add another 100 or so if you want the bag https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jameson-Carrying-Storage-Pruning-Products/dp/B0CJ191RL6 decide if you want 4ft poles or 6ft, I have 2 6ft and 2 4ft Sorbus has the Jameson stuff listed individually I got mine from Abbey Pro - seems they've gone under Agree the Jameson double pulley pruner is good, haven't used the saw blade, would take the HT131 - I'm not out rodding trees for utilities

A while ago there was a US tree firm owner lent his rope to crew, then it snapped on him when he next used it. In wheelchair. Said he always ran his rope through his hands before ascending, except on that fateful day

It is a different culture, the main thing I don't like about it is the same with Christianity and the crusades. The Arabs are as bad now, coming over here building dirty great mosques everywhere. They want everyone to follow their religion. Horrible walking around the outside of one of the big ones in London, couldnt believe the size of it. The muslims do scare me in that if they got close to a majority in UK , my guess is they would treat non believers as infidels. Not so much about skin colour, as mind control and brainwashing I would support a draconian ban on all new places of worship, with the stated aim to make UK majority athiest

If Le Pen and Farage had a baby there is still some chance that baby would love Arab people too.

If only UK had done something similar

Yes - UK governments - con and lab = short sighted retards The Government Pension Fund of Norway is composed of two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the government of Norway. The Government Pension Fund Global, also known as the Oil Fund, was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. Wikipedia AUM: US$ 1.626 trillion (March 2024) Founded: 1967; 1990 Owner: Government of Norway

Can Hezbollah overwhelm the Iron Dome? The Israelis seem like bullies to me out there - stealing land from Palestinians in the West Bank etc I know the rapist murdering Hamas aren't exactly angels either, but it just seems unfair the US has pumped up Israel with so much firepower they can ride roughshod over their Arab neighbours. I can see the other side that the Jews have been targeted for centuries culminating in the holocaust, and this has caused them to want to be stronger than any possible adversary, hence the nukes and all manner of high tech ordnance. Apparently they've done 35000 odd in Gaza, flick a few switches and much of Lebanon would be gone UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah and that U.N. peacekeepers are working to calm the situation and prevent miscalculation. "One rash move - one miscalculation - could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly, beyond imagination," he told reporters. "Let's be clear: The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza."

seeing as the OP has curated one of the most popular threads in the Lounge, I suggest he is made a moderator, so he has the power to quickly go through and delete at will, like pruning out the wild type mutations on a variegated tree or shrub

majority of them look fine - new laurel can also wilt and die off in a drought. I would leave all of it and hook out any dead ones, mix in a bit of gravel for drainage and replace with the same - even clay can dry out in a really hot summer - if it does get really dry (maybe test by digging down somewhere near) consider watering during July / August