breazecatcher
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Loughborough-ish
Not here often
Loughborough-ish
Two KNOWN cases of a highly infectious virus with an incubation period of up to 2 weeks and a fatality rate of 40-75 %.
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Two KNOWN cases of a highly infectious virus with an incubation period of up to 2 weeks and a fatality rate of 40-75 %.
I was thinking the Stasi. Must be worried that US competitors might try to defect.
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I was thinking the Stasi. Must be worried that US competitors might try to defect.
A simplistic style of impartiality is not going to do the job when what should be the authoritative source becomes the least reliable. I think BBC News online have a difficult task ahead.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 PM
A simplistic style of impartiality is not going to do the job when what should be the authoritative source becomes the least reliable. I think BBC News online have a difficult task ahead.
Trump and his administration lie blatantly and constantly. They don't care that it's obvious, nor whether anyone believes their lies, so every word coming from the US government at the moment has to be regarded with suspicion.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Trump and his administration lie blatantly and constantly. They don't care that it's obvious, nor whether anyone believes their lies, so every word coming from the US government at the moment has to be regarded with suspicion.
Which country? Are you supposed to be a British newspaper or does everything have default to USA-ism these days?
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Which country? Are you supposed to be a British newspaper or does everything have default to USA-ism these days?
I suppose it's the equivalent of a perpetual 'no comment'. If you can't trust a single thing they say, they are telling you nothing and there's not even any point in asking. Anyone with a scrap of decency would find it difficult to live like that, but...
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I suppose it's the equivalent of a perpetual 'no comment'. If you can't trust a single thing they say, they are telling you nothing and there's not even any point in asking. Anyone with a scrap of decency would find it difficult to live like that, but...
...or is 'abduct' perhaps more a neutral term?
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
...or is 'abduct' perhaps more a neutral term?
So if immigration is 'bad' then increased emigration must be 'good'? Or is that not how it works?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are young people leaving Britain to work abroad?
Three young Britons explain why they are building their futures overseas.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
So if immigration is 'bad' then increased emigration must be 'good'? Or is that not how it works?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm guessing that this action happening on Venusulan territory is subject to Venusulan law. So where is the dividing line between 'capture' and 'kidnap' ?
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I'm guessing that this action happening on Venusulan territory is subject to Venusulan law. So where is the dividing line between 'capture' and 'kidnap' ?
Liz Truss isn't even the past. Liz Truss was a prize winner in the PM-for-a-day competition.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Liz Truss isn't even the past. Liz Truss was a prize winner in the PM-for-a-day competition.
So even before the latest set of erm - curious - pardons, is Trump a credible witness in ANY legal action?
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So even before the latest set of erm - curious - pardons, is Trump a credible witness in ANY legal action?
Could I contest the no-such-thing-as-a-bad-idea thing? cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/...
October 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Could I contest the no-such-thing-as-a-bad-idea thing? cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/...
I'm surprised that in all the talk of Rockingham's rockers and the like, this entirely inoffensive and not-at-all stereotypical tribute to Lord Bute hasn't had a mention yet. youtu.be/vlzPnae2Dak
Lord Rockinghams xi - hoots mon - stereo remix
YouTube video by johnreynolds71
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm surprised that in all the talk of Rockingham's rockers and the like, this entirely inoffensive and not-at-all stereotypical tribute to Lord Bute hasn't had a mention yet. youtu.be/vlzPnae2Dak
It's a first step, but if this is now the official US advice coming from a neutered FDA it's going to need stamping down quickly and officially, across the world, by people who are still allowed to share genuine expertise.
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's a first step, but if this is now the official US advice coming from a neutered FDA it's going to need stamping down quickly and officially, across the world, by people who are still allowed to share genuine expertise.
But I've yet to hear a rational explanation of why this is the case. There's one really obvious one - 'we' don't like people who aren't like 'us' - but politicians seem very quick to dismiss the idea that that's what's behind this.
May 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
But I've yet to hear a rational explanation of why this is the case. There's one really obvious one - 'we' don't like people who aren't like 'us' - but politicians seem very quick to dismiss the idea that that's what's behind this.
I'm finding more and more that I'm not even an expert on the podcast I just listened to.
May 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I'm finding more and more that I'm not even an expert on the podcast I just listened to.
It makes it effectively pointless to vote in safe seats/wards, and in marginals it forces us to guess who will be first and second, and compromise accordingly. The present system isn't even helping the Tories and Labour any more, it just favours the largest minority, presently the Faragists.
May 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It makes it effectively pointless to vote in safe seats/wards, and in marginals it forces us to guess who will be first and second, and compromise accordingly. The present system isn't even helping the Tories and Labour any more, it just favours the largest minority, presently the Faragists.
Really disappointed in today's result, not least because I would have preferred ANY candidate to Reform. However, it surely is time to accept that the misnamed first-past-the-post system (what post?) does not work in a 5 or 6 party environment.
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Really disappointed in today's result, not least because I would have preferred ANY candidate to Reform. However, it surely is time to accept that the misnamed first-past-the-post system (what post?) does not work in a 5 or 6 party environment.
And my first use of Android's Gemini resulted in it refusing to turn itself off, giving me an interminable spiel about Google policy, and interrupting my response at the first hint of a comma, for another corporate rant.
April 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And my first use of Android's Gemini resulted in it refusing to turn itself off, giving me an interminable spiel about Google policy, and interrupting my response at the first hint of a comma, for another corporate rant.
"Coward"? Honestly?? I'm not sure anyone in the UK begrudges Martin taking a break to spend time with his family. I'm aware that probably sounds like communism to some in the US, but it's entirely mainstream here.
April 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Coward"? Honestly?? I'm not sure anyone in the UK begrudges Martin taking a break to spend time with his family. I'm aware that probably sounds like communism to some in the US, but it's entirely mainstream here.
Thin picking here so far...
April 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thin picking here so far...
Because Scottish Britons voted for unity? (Don't blame the rest of us: nobody cares what we think.)
March 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Because Scottish Britons voted for unity? (Don't blame the rest of us: nobody cares what we think.)
And yet it's well known that Keith had a close relationship with former UK Prime Minister James Hacker.
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And yet it's well known that Keith had a close relationship with former UK Prime Minister James Hacker.