I think it should be something along these linesā¦
From the pen of the great B Kliban
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'Bout ye, Arlene?
āSmithers, Iāve got a rocket in my pocket!ā
You donāt have to tell me, sir.
Hopefully heading to Fratton.
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I can think of one former poster that would be unhappy with this non-shocker.
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Lucky. Could have easily called beelzebub
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So with all the escalation of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, I saw this headline and was drawn to the fact that the BBC make the backlash to her tweet the headline, as opposed to supporting what she is sayingā¦ Maybe its just me, but this is common way in which the media seems to want to influence folks thinking - My headline would have been, āāArseholes who seem hell bent on continuing this conflict give abuse to Gal Gadot over peace tweetāā
Does David Cameron still receive public money?
Since 1991, former prime ministers who are āstill active in public lifeā have been entitled to an annual payment called a Public Duty Costs Allowance. They are allowed to claim up to Ā£115,000 of public money every year for ānecessary office and secretarial costs arising from fulfilling public dutiesā.
In the 2019-20 financial year, David Cameron claimed Ā£111,457, less than his predecessors Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
How the fuck are we still paying for these wankers - John major??? Tony Blair??? Gordon fucking Brown???
A story.
The problem with the tweet, and the coverage in general, is the lack of context. It all begins with Hamas firing rockets, not with the forced evacuation of people from their homes, which is what has actually been happening since 1947.
It certainly wouldnāt do any harm if all of us were reminded of how this all started.
When I was in Sharjah/Dubai in the late 70s early 80s, I came across a book titled āThe Palestiniansā by Jonathan Dimbleby, who has written a few books on bits of history.
The book tells the early story of the āPalestinianā problem with pictures and quotes, and is a real eye opener.
The whole of the first Israeli cabinet were, the previous year, all on our governments āmost wantedā list, for crimes which today we would call crimes against humanity.
When I returned to UK, I lent the book to someone, and never got it back.
Years later I tried to get a copy, following an argument with someone about the Palestinians, but found it (strangely?) unobtainable in this country; conspiracy theories start here.
I did manage to get a couple of copies from USA ex Libra, one is lent out (must get it back), and I have the other.
If anyone is interested in reading this, I am more than happy to loan it out - send an address and Iāll get round to posting it off to you, and you can post it back or pass to another interested party.
What the Zionist āterroristsā did to the Palestinians will shock you, and you will then have an understanding of how the problem started, and why it will never end.
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The book that Iād recommend is Alison Weirās Against Our Better Judgement. Itās a short book, and more than 50% of the content is footnotes, putting substance on the claims made in the book proper. It works in the bookās favour.
The Americans, by and large, donāt really know what is going on there. Jewish kids in America are sold the idea that Palestine was empty before they arrived, something Seth Rogen spoke about recently on a podcast.
A former boss of mine, someone I very much respect, is a religious American and she was whacking out āPray for Israelā bollocks the other day.
Cyclone in Mumbai on Twitter - jeez
Thoughts & Prayers
Not enough facepalms.
Poland is currently exporting record amounts of an species of?
Tulips.
To?
Holland
Covid hit Dutch farmers cant Harvest the flowers - not enough labour.
We have Mountains
They have snow in winter.
Itās been raining everywhere for 2 weeks.
In shock news.
We have floods.
This explains my innerweb issues
I see that Harry Hewitt has been protecting his privacy by trashing his father again on Apple TV
I do wonder if part of the mea culpa from the BBC was to release the report findings on the same day so that dominates the headlines
Bitcoin is the new Cannabis
BBC News - Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity