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On 10/7/2023 at 4:19 PM, W6er said:
This kicked off over a century ago with the Balfour Declaration which ultimately led to the displacement of the settled population, who feel aggrieved. The two state solution is the only way to settle this, but is not happening with continued Israeli expansion into the West Bank. The fact that any future Palestinian state would also comprise two non-contiguous regions (Gaza and what remains of the West Bank) means that it's not really feasible any more.
US aid to Israel alone is $3.8 billion per year (1) to a country that has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (2).
This is an interesting map which shows the displacement: https://remix.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/maps_main.html
My guess is that Israel will now exact a bloody revenge for last night's attack. I really hope I'm wrong, though.
(1) https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-military-aid-does-the-us-give-to-israel/
(2) https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/israel/
My own belief is that Netanyahu got his Hanecke present early and will use the situation to drive the Gazans into the med
ooor people used as pawns between 2 bands of Zealots
it a horrible life for these guys and it is little wonder the youth are continually radicalised by the conflict, which suits Hamas and the Israelis just fine
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Biden is actually quite a liberal Catholic as demonstrated by his stance on birth control and access to abortion
I'm afraid that for the U.K. and USA it’s only about the money that funds election campaigns
did anyone se Cleverly (what a misnomer) in telly declaring that any Israeli response would be proportionate? Sickening bassa!
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15 hours ago, Saint@Johnstone said:
Well beaten today, looked nervous from the start and after losing the player the team rather fell apart. Rangers are the first decent team we’ve played so far and they caught us out. Admittedly they have spent millions to do so, and are hardly world beaters. I think this result has been coming for a few weeks as we’ve not really been playing well recently. I agree with Olusanya being hopeless and think he should be dropped immediately. Whilst I cringe at some of the Rangers song sheet, their fans got behind the team throughout. ( wonder what happened to their banner, lol )
We were looking as if we were going to take control just before the penalty
but we were wasteful in front of their goal before that and should have been ahead
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59 minutes ago, northstbuddie said:
Did i hear correctly?
The **** singing of "******** blood" live on TV.
Is that acceptable only in Scotland - but not in Europe?
For how much longer will this be deliberately ignored by the authorites in Scotland?
Forever
get used to it and be grateful it’s them and not you
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2 hours ago, Albanian Buddy said:
Regarding water issues on the pitch perhaps there should be a discussion in the boardroom to support Tommy Docherty for the opportunity to have a couple of these at his disposal:
https://www.linemarkerpaint.co.uk/product/bowcom-bowdry-surface-water-remover
We will continue to experience significant downpours. Did we not have had a game abandoned in the past due to high amounts of rain? Collum was the ref?
I found it incredible that the SFA never had any such solution at the recent game against Georgia that resulted in a 90 minute delay.
One of these units can remove 60litres in a minute. Surely worth considering given the significant costs of postponements or abandoned matches?
I’m sure SMISA members would gladly help Tommy Docherty and his team who perform incredible work behind the scene to ensure we have one of the finest grass pitches in Scotland.
Those things can collect in excess of50 kilos of water requiring 3 people to each machine in terrain conditions
they are better for tennis courts and the like
as for volunteers
you would need a dozen machines to clear a pitch in less than 30 minutes
50 pairs of feet on a sodden pitch?
iI’m not sure we would have a playable pitch after a half hour of that
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Which one are you referring to?
there is more of a touch of unintended irony to both these posts
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A Rangers supporting colleague told me Beale might be the ideal candidate for the manager's role I am trying to fill, unfortunately the interviews are today and Beale can't manage
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On 9/10/2023 at 3:42 PM, HSS said:
I’m pretty sure it was High Calside that they stayed
they originally bought the massive red brick and cream house just round the corner from Donalsdwood (now Moredun) pitches on Moredun road and gave it away to some nuns
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Result next week
Not enough!
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I get the impression that Robinson exercises caution over the squad when we play on these shitty plastic pitches and favours keeping it tight and hoping for a result over going for it and risking injuries that will hit such a thin squad hard. I can't really argue with that, the best thing about the two recent games on plastic is that we didn't pick up any new injuries and still picked up two points
I will be watching next Sunday's game from a Fuerteventura pub and hope that Saints can top-off my holiday very nicely indeed.
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2 hours ago, W6er said:
That first clause is simply a trite justification to impose restrictions on speech. Why not just state 'I don't believe in freedom of speech because it can hurt people's feelings', because that's what you appear to be stating?
I'm not sure there is a universal definition of woke, in which case what you perceive the word to mean maybe vastly different to someone else. Without an agreed definition lambasting people's use of the word is illogical.
Based upon your description of GB News, it is pretty much the same as any other commercial media outlet, then - The Guardian, The National, The Telegraph...I think only the BBC claims to be politically impartial. It would appear that you simply don't approve of their political bias, which is your right, of course.
If you think I am against free speech because i believe every right comes with responsibility then it seems you cant read what is in front of you.
So called free-speech can do a lot of harm and I guess you know that, I am not for censoring people. I just know that society pays the check that these people's mouths write. The damage this so-called "free-speech agenda" is causing is bad and will get way worse. There seems to be a growing tendency for people to deliberately say provocative and unpleasant things about others so they can claim that their right to free speech is being impeded. You do note, you never gat ANY of them saying something nice , though they all have the means and opportunity to do so. GB news and Talk TV are wall-to-wall unpleasantness all day long.
The word "woke" in the context of today is actually a smirkingly unpleasant misappropriation of a word that Black Americans used to described themselves in the 30s (that wonderful time for civil rights). They used it to explain that they woke up to the unfairness, prejudice and oppression that they faced and started to act. The phrase "I woke" became "I am woke", the oppressors and others initially used it to belittle black people who complained about their lot. Now we have some wonderful people using a word that they are unaware of the context it was coined in to belittle anyone with an opposing view to beligerence, intolerance and indeed, greed. The likes of the owners of GB news and also many of the publications you mentioned are on a mission to grab both the mainstream and the online media. They deliberately court controversy and use intolerance to do so as they like to wave a martyr's banner of censorship and intolerance when they are pretty much intolerant of anyone else.
I dont agree with everything Frankie Boyle says, he got it right though when he said Brexit was Karma for people who voted Conservative thinking that it would only f**k other people up, and that is the right wing agenda . Support any voice or cause that demonises or scews over other groups as it increases your chances of prospering over them. They might be right but there is a very real prospect that their larger slice of the pie is going to be the lion's share of sod-all by the time they are done wrecking.
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3 hours ago, lenziebud said:
Check any major organisation in the uk and elsewhere and you will find evidence of this.
There have been multiple cabinet ministers who have lied on their cv in the past
Also why do you keep targeting the BBC ? Yes it has many areas it can improve in as do every organisation but why is it specifically the BBC you target or is it due to the sustained attack of the right that has been going on for quite a while
The interesting thing is that Corbyn types attack the BBC with the same venom which tends to tell me for all its faults it has it correct in the main.Or is it just populist to attack it and you get a few likes for it ?
My trainee in my last job has a CV and linkedin profile that has him as my manager for that time. He got quite a way on that before his limitations crept back up on him and he is back in the job I signed him from 15 years ago There is nothing that is harder to overcome in your work-life than overstating your credentials and ability once you are busted.
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14 hours ago, W6er said:
That's a bit of a hysterical rant. I wouldn't dream of telling anybody what they news channel they can watch. It's blatant censorship disguised as regulation.
I think folk should be able to watch whatever news channel they like, whether it be Al Jazeera, PressTV, RT of GB News. When the government filters what news and opinions you can view, then you're basically living in a totalitarian society. My granddad always said that he fought for our freedom, but that seems to be disappearing and it is insidious.
You watch what you like and let other people do the same.
Freedom and free speech are rights that come with responsibility, because free-speech has the power to alienate and belittle. If someone has misogynistic views then they should keep them tothemselves rather than trying to rally the other animals that agree with them, but because thay have these views they are not the sort of person to keep counsel or just be a little careful ariund what they say.
Telling unpleasant truths is often necessary and should be valued when the intention is to have a better debate. To go out looking for things that you decide you disagree with, with the intention of attacking a person who you disagree with is actually pretty vile.
The trend now is to brand anyone with a moderate or even caring view as "woke" and people use the term freely without realising that the context they are using it in is unintentionally racist
As for GB news, i am afraid that they exist to further the reach and aims of extreme-right wingers who want to hijack the tory party as a way of gaining power. They peddle untruths and only want to hear their own agenda.
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27 minutes ago, DougJamie said:
Some moaners on ....this is our first negative result since July... dont think there is another club in Scotland can say that... nice to see Elvis back though
I think there is a difference between saying what you see and moaning
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10 hours ago, stlucifer said:
Just back from the game.
Not just poor defending. We stood off Hibs For most of the game allowing them to grow in confidence. Still we created the best two chances od the first half. We were sat right at the front so it was hard to tell but we couldn't believe Olusanya didn't hit the target and we scored against the run of play. After Hibs scored their second and we eventually made some substitutions we started to press from the front and that's where we get the equalizer. A fantastic strike from young Baccus. But then we reverted to standing off them making them look like Barcefeckin'lona. I thought we were gonna steal the draw for a brief period but it wasn't to be, Best team on the night won and now we will see what sort of mentality our players have. Bounce back v Killie or fold. Show us what you've got lads.
ETA We had no problems parking. Arrived after 5.30, parked on London Road then went into the Herringbone Abbeymill for a couple of soft drinks. It turned out to be a good call as I had no issues getting out of the city after the game.
All agreed
Hibs were faster and played with more intent, our players rarely got a second on the ball without challenge and for parts of the game there seemed to be more of them than us on the pitch. I think Saturday's efforts left the team looking tired from the start, which is a worry. Strain, Olusanya, Kiltie and others wilted badly in the second half. Boyd-Munce and Mandron were both shattered a while before the substitutions. Add to that, we seemed to be benching players in order to take a tight scoreline into the last part of the game, maybe it would be better to start with your strongest line-up and then take players off if they are tiring rather than trying to steal it.
I hope the coaching staff learn from this, we dont seem to have the fitness to play with the intensity we normally do for more than a few games and it'svery like last season, we simply don't have that kind of squad. On the plus side, Small really looked the part when he came on, maybe it would have been a different game if he had started and dragged a few defenders wide to give more space to the strikers.
Robinson might well have prioritised the league over the cup knowing the above. Two big games in the offing to stay top 2 or three so let's hope everyone is ready for the next few weeks. Most players will get an international week break soon so if we can hang on, regroup and then get some players back from injury the run-in to Christmas looks good
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Blowy, but not at all wild over on the east coast
The rain has stopped and the clouds tell me the wind is swirling from the south-east so maybe a rare occassion when the Leith area gets a wee bit of shelter
Then again, maybe not. From where I am standing it miles from Easter road it looks like no problem, Police Scotland have forced cancellations due to travelling fans being exposed to weather risk before though.
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26 minutes ago, Albanian Buddy said:
Whatever happened to that long haired archaeologist from Renfrew who used to appear on the BBC? 😜
she got another job,
If you are thinking of the guy who did the "Coast" programmes, he is now peddling conspiracy theories on right-wing channels.
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On 9/21/2023 at 10:07 PM, Slarti said:
Yep. Folk moved in across the road from a pub that had live music and karaoke - then complained about the noise.
Allegedly the brewery stepped in and told them that they could no longer have live music or karaoke and they were told to shove their lease.That is quite a distance between the two buildings for the noise to be a nuisance issue, fairly weak from the brewery. Was it Whibread?
(I know they stopped being a brewery some years ago)
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3 hours ago, HSS said:
It’s Agnes on the way but Senga on way back
And it's all down to personal preferrence as to which one you favour.
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The storm will hopefully not have a big impact on travel, however it will impact the game as Easter rd experiences that strong wind along the firth of forth
Hopefully the conditions won't defy good football tonight
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4 hours ago, WeeBud said:
I thought I’d posted about it but must have forgotten, that’ll have been the wine……six of us went to Zambretto. Food was excellent and a nice restaurant with great service was our experience. Live music in the background from 20:00 made for a very enjoyable evening, would recommend and definitely would go back. Thanks HSS for pointing us in it’s direction 👍
Glad it was good. We went in a group of 6 about 4 years ago and only 4 main dishes made it to the table and it took a while to sort the bill out, so although I've heard it can be nice we haven't went back since the food & service at Pendulum and Genova has never disappointed.
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No VAR for tonight so we should hopefully get away by 21:45 or no later than 22:35 if the is ET and pens
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I thought he never really showed up in that role
I loved the man fron UNCLE when I was a kid,
The TV shows, that is.
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