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the pigs are at fault We Are All Plasticine Auction

it's AI - just idle stirring, was too feeble and selfish to gi on the march, a few posts is the best I can do to 'help'

too windy today thankfully

nice lot of creeper, kind on the eye

but there has to be a pattern - how many of our prime ministers and other political figures have been shot? Many of the shootings in US are done with legally obtained guns

No one has shot Tommy yet, those that want to are still waiting for their firearms applications to be processed

Elon Musk via video at the rally “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that’s the truth, I think.” don't make a drama out of a crisis

some have blocked Mark J, some have blocked Johnsond - there must exist on the web a Venn diagram showing the intersection - members who have blocked both.

reminds me of when Anne Widdecombe said Michael Howard had 'something of the night about him' The putdown—in her own words, a character assassination[16]—was seen as an attack on Howard's personality, and played into contemporary views that he had "a ruthless streak",[8] was "stern and sinister", abrasive, forbidding and remote. Contemporary reactions Widdecombe's colleagues had other interpretations. To Emily Blatch, it indicated that Howard's character was "not as it seems".[31] Oppenheim admired the "well-crafted" soundbite, saying she "carried it off brilliantly. She turned herself from being a fringe middle-ranking politician, whom no one had very much time for and who was considered a right-wing weirdo, into being a chat show character, with something to her."[31] Howard's response was to go "hopping mad".[31] Conservative MP Jerry Hayes suggested that Widdecombe's phrase "struck a chord" with the public; he also wrote approvingly of the subsequent sketch by impressionist Rory Bremner, in which the latter compared Howard to Dracula.[

I stand by what I said back in July - every little helps

if insults are 1 to 10 with 1 harmless and 10 the worst, maybe that can be given a score of 6.5

I wasn't impressed by Charlie Kirk's performance at the Oxford Union - too much up Trump's arse. And that bit in support of the Jan 6 mob. However that snippet in the link you posted where he's talking to Ben Shapiro shows Kirk in a different light - in that one as he asked about ethnic cleansing claims in Gaza you could see he was obviously a supporter of Israel, but not someone who felt Israel should just be allowed to do anything in Gaza. Maybe the wealthy jewish donors were trying to use him as a mouthpiece, and he was pushing back.

I bought some playchip for a large play area - bloke had certification and they perform a drop test on the chip seemed to me impact attenuation was more of a concern than splinters, he was feeding tree trunks into the chipper and straight into my truck, nice and fresh cut, so it didn't rot down for years Woodchips for play areas should be "Play Grade" and certified to meet the British Standard BS EN 1177 (or equivalent European standard) for safety surfacing. This certification ensures the woodchips have been tested to guarantee they are safe, free from contaminants, and provide impact attenuation to protect children from falls. You should look for products explicitly labeled as "Play Grade" or "Play Safe" and ensure they conform to BS EN 1177.

so if Christian values and principles are what made America such a strong economy, how do you explain the rise of the Chinese economy? China now have a greater share of the EV market than Tesla in europe In August 2025, China-based BYD captured a 1.1% market share in the European Union's new car registrations, while Tesla held 0.7%. My view is that it is not Christian values or principles that have built the US economy, but hardworking inventors and entrepreneurs Henry Ford Alexander Graham Bell Larry Page (google) Musk (SpaceX, Paypal , Tesla) Steve Jobs Jeff Bezos Samuel Morse (telgraph) Thomas Edison (phonograph, light bulb) while some may have been driven by faith (Christian principles and values), it's hard to know what percentage. At least some of them were athiests Steve Jobs had a lifelong spiritual journey marked by an adoption of Zen Buddhism following a trip to India, which heavily influenced his philosophy of simplicity and focus, though he remained interested in other beliefs and was known to express uncertainty about the afterlife. He was not deeply religious in a conventional sense but was a practitioner of Zen Buddhism and was interested in the spiritual teachings of figures like Neem Karoli Baba. Larry Page was not raised with a particular religion, despite his mother having a Jewish background. He was raised in a secular home where his father's belief that technology was a form of religion was more influential than any established faith. Elon Musk describes his religious identity as a "cultural Christian", while also stating that he follows the "religion of curiosity". He has also identified himself as "Jewish by association" and has spoken about attending a Jewish preschool. While not a formal member of any religious institution, he has expressed appreciation for Christian traditions and philosophy. Jeff Bezos does not publicly identify with any particular religion and has not discussed his religious beliefs in public. While his father's family was Baptist, Bezos himself has not publicly shared his own religious views.

It's not making America great if athiests are thought of as having less to offer than Christians

oh ok - so according to the late great tiktok star - we should be worried blacks in responsible positions (like pilots) aren't just there as a diversity hire

On race

you talk as though people who don't this in the accepted way are spiteful or just plain wrong.

America is a dangerous place - ask John Lennon Charlie Kirk was very aligned with white republican Christians and that's OK. But it doesn't mean his views were correct or the most valid. On religion

It's going to be terrible for them to know that you are no longer wasting your time reading their thoughts

he can't hear you - he's chosen to rise above - you are beneath him

imagine the social media comments there would have been after Martin Luther King Jr had an encounter with a round from a Remington 760 Gamemaster. Bound to have been plenty of right wing whites saying 'you reap what you sow' or words to that effect. And the blacks would have blocked them on their platforms. What's the word on the street?

WC, JD, MH et al, if this is true then I accept that my mind is unable to comprehend events I read about

the right to bear arms, even if you're able to hide the fact you're a psycho UK is better