Livin la vida loca indeed.
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Livin la vida loca indeed.
Livin la vida locked up
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-62190831
I like to think they just did this to make Waff seethe.
I bet air traffic control hate those kind of flights.
It's a decent effort too, to be fair.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62232518
A surprisingly large amount to unpack in there, including:
What?Quote:
The bill would also provide legal protections for interracial marriages.
:harold:Quote:
Tuesday's roll call underscored how far the US has come on the once deeply polarising issue of gay marriage, just 14 years after Barack Obama, a Democrat, ran for the White House declaring marriage to be the union of a man and a woman.
I did lol at that Obama line.
They are heading for all sorts of disasters over there if they're feeling the need to write in protections for interracial marriage.
Isn't that because after they overturned Roe v Wade one of the judges started rattling off all the other things they were going to look at again like gay marriage etc? It was Thomas, although he didn't mention interracial marriage cause he's in one bit they've probably stuck it in this bill as once he's gone from the supreme court, they'd probably be up for overturning it too.
"And while we're at it let's settle this issue of black people being allowed to vote once and for all"
Again, they are not looking at 'gay marriage.' They will be looking at Obergefell vs Hodges. Passing a law allowing gay marriage, if you want it to be legal, is the right thing to do, whether that case gets overturned or not. Relying on precedent is not ideal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
You laugh, but 'voter suppression' is a massive issue over here. Apparently requiring people to present an ID to vote is the same as not allowing black people to vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
As with Roe Vs Wade, the intent of the people doing this is what matters. They want to overturn it because they want gay marriage outlawed and if they do it, they know that is what will happen in many places.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
The same as with abortion.
Nah, they want the legislative to hold the power to make laws, not the judicial or the executive. See also: the EPA case.
Even if they are MONSTERS WHO HATE WOMEN AND GAYS, all it takes to undo their heinous scheming is to pass a law. See the article linked a few posts up.
We had the same bullshit argument here over ID, Pepe. It's still mental to me that I can walk in and vote just by saying my name.
It's not as if it would be difficult to give free ID to people with low incomes either.
You can't seriously believe this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
They would make it difficult…
Disclaimer: In my example I am using a fictional future government made up of capable people.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
It’s not about being capable. They don’t want them voting and would therefore make it difficult to get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
You have nothing to lol at mr ‘the conservative Supreme Court project just wants legislators to legislate’Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
I do find the idea of a competent government amusing, since I have yet to see one in my lifetime.
Strava used to be about 40% people drawing dicks with their bikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Should probably just abolished the United States altogether and go back to individual states who make their own laws. All the kerfuffle seems too hard. Just agree to disagree and all that.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-62252514
:harold:
Anyone playing that "sport" is a turbocunt of the highest order.
Quadball makes it sound more like a disability sport. I guess that's on brand.
If they didn't still have the stick it could pass for sport, handball exists after all.
This 'suicide pact gone wrong' story is the perfect crime. Between that and the septic tank bloke getting life at eighty-nine for a murder he did forty years ago the wife killing pensioners are donning it at the minute.
Tee hee.Quote:
Mr Justice Goose said it was an "unusual case" and sentenced him to two years in prison, suspended for two years.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbTW_yhW8AAMM8T.jpg
:D
They saved him a bit too well tbh.
:lol:
Skynet. :drool:
We have to get that thing to arm wrestle Big Blue.
I knew Russia are a bit behind the times, but I didn't think they were "chess-bot" behind the times.
Fuck me, they'll discover MSN Messenger next and to be frank I'm jealous.
The man who trains my horse had 2 of his other horses race at Yarmouth yesterday, and they both won. He loves it.
Looking forward to watching our Ballykessangel provoke the same kind of reaction.
That's a nice video.
Truss had a fair go at pretending to be concerned for another persons welfare there. Perhaps a career in acting would have been better.
The quotes from the Chief Exec of Centrica on their profits going 5x to £1.34bn and nuggets like...
Centrica insists it is “very aware” of the impact of soaring bills and wider inflationary pressures on customers, and is investing over £100m in customer service, support and pricing over 2022.
British Gas Energy is also hiring 500 more customer service staff to handle higher call volumes from customers struggling to pay their bills.
...are what we live for.
They could atleast have the decency to use some creative accounting to hide their money grabbing.
Nationalise the fuckers.
I'm with Boydy.
But then we've got a Government about to sign off on a 100% increase in the energy cap for October. Capitalism. :drool:
I reckon there's some more to eke out of 'heads have gone' yet. I received this from my GP surgery earlier (which I haven't visited for about 20 years):
Who is threatening violence in a GP surgery and why? I don't get it.Quote:
Urgent: The Practice Is Under Immense Pressure
Dear Patients,
This is a very difficult notice to be posting, but as a practice we feel we have no choice.
Over the recent weeks and months there has been an increasing number of abusive behaviour which has become more aggressive in nature aimed at our front line staff and clinicians.
The Red Practice Team has always maintained a high level of tolerance and understanding and putting patients needs at the top of our priorities.
But in recent times we have had a number of our front line team members become visibly upset and brought to tears due to the upset from patients.
We understand these are difficult times. We understand that patient needs are important. We recognise our patients are struggling to get appointments. But there are reasons for this beyond our control.
We ask you to understand why this is the case. None of us want to be here, sitting doing nothing. We are facing the hardest times the practice has ever faced in the past 2-3 decades.
The challenges of recruiting Drs and Nurses are the worst today than ever before. Despite adverts out since early last year, we have only had a handful of interests and speaking to local / and national colleagues, our practice is not alone. There are simply not enough qualified clinicians and hence we are struggling to recruit, which in turn has a knock on affect with the number of appointments.
Demand is 40-50% higher than it was at pre-pandemic levels, and pre-pandemic it was already a struggle to maintain a balance.
Despite this, we open our doors daily, to provide the best care we can. Our present team are crumbling under the pressure and we ask you to be kind and understanding. Every single person is at burnout rate and we fear the worst at losing more colleagues if things continue at this level.
If we are unable to offer you an appointment, please use other resources available to like NHS 111, LIVI, Walk In Centres, Pharmacists, A & E where applicable. All of these providers are accessible to support your needs, but with the NHS under tremendous pressure, please show patience to all of these service providers too.
We are hugely concerned about the welfare of our present team members and are afraid we will lose good team members, if the levels of abuse and threats towards staff continue.
This week alone, we have had to call the police out and have a patient removed from the practice list due to threats of violence. Please help us as we cannot continue at such levels.
People who can't get appointments. Most of the people I work with have either been or know someone who has been physically assaulted by a parent at some point.
GP receptionists are a special breed of cunt so it's probably them getting slapped about.
This I absolutely cannot deny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
Yeah, it's not particularly surprising that people are getting angry at a system that's falling apart.
Also what Spikey said.
You can't punch a system. So let's say their kid has a fever, they don't get seen by a GP because they're fully booked, and this causes threats of violence? I'm still not getting it.
You could (obviously you shouldn't) punch a human representative of that system.
There's not much to get. It's the same as the French bloke that had the ump with you because he left it to late to place an order before that long bank holiday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
People just lash out at front line staff when they are inconvenienced. You're just fortunate enough to be on the phone rather than face to face, so all Thierry can do is piss and moan. If he had been on hold for 3 hours and decided to march into your office to complain about his bunions appointment being too far away, you could easily end up with a baguette wrapped around head.
Crying though?