leicsmac Posted 31 August 2021 Share Posted 31 August 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Who knew that education was the key ??? are you also inferring that it’s only stoopid people who occupy the political ground on the right ? Are all stoopid people conservative republicans or are all conservative republicans stoopid ?? we need to know ! Considering 17% of liberal democrats also seem to disregard the most obvious of scientific research and 34% of conservative republicans did not, I'd say the lack of knowledge (wouldn't quite sat stupidity) is hardly unique to one side. There are some interesting differences, however. What is more interesting is how a poll like this compares the US and the other OECD countries: there's precious few other places where organised religious doctrine in defiance of scientific evidence holds so much sway. Edited 31 August 2021 by leicsmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 31 August 2021 Share Posted 31 August 2021 Could this possibly stink any more? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/aug/31/ministers-struggle-to-find-people-to-interview-paul-dacre-for-ofcom-job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58406496 More unconstitutional stuff for the Supreme Court to strike down, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 4 hours ago, leicsmac said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58406496 More unconstitutional stuff for the Supreme Court to strike down, then. Strike down? With a majority republican scotus not sure that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 See the taliban have done quite well out of the war. 3000 humvees, 1300 rocket launchers, 650000 pieces of ammunition and guns, 30000 sets of night vision goggles. 33 black hawk helicopters, 32 gunshiip helicopters and 3 Hercules c130’s. Wonder what else was left just lying around….allegedly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 1 hour ago, yorkie1999 said: See the taliban have done quite well out of the war. 3000 humvees, 1300 rocket launchers, 650000 pieces of ammunition and guns, 30000 sets of night vision goggles. 33 black hawk helicopters, 32 gunshiip helicopters and 3 Hercules c130’s. Wonder what else was left just lying around….allegedly! All the helicopters and planes should have been made inoperable In theory only stuff like night goggles and ammo/guns should work but im sure the locals will be very resourceful….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 Just noticed that no one has posted in the Coronavirus thread for 21 hours. That’s got to be a good sign, surely. Didn’t want to post this in that thread and bump,it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 1 September 2021 Share Posted 1 September 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, st albans fox said: All the helicopters and planes should have been made inoperable In theory only stuff like night goggles and ammo/guns should work but im sure the locals will be very resourceful….. Probably, they were flying a black hawk down Kabul high street with a white flag under it earlier today. And they’ve also updated all their hi-aces to humvees. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/taking-black-hawk-on-victory-flight-taliban-parade-plundered-us-hardware/amp/ Edited 1 September 2021 by yorkie1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 6 hours ago, Jattdogg said: Strike down? With a majority republican scotus not sure that will happen. Perhaps I'm overly optimistic there, but similar legislation in other states has been struck down in recent times too. The book-thumping pseudomoralisers just want a precedent case to go to the SC and get through so Roe v Wade can be challenged, that's what this has always been about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 10 hours ago, leicsmac said: Perhaps I'm overly optimistic there, but similar legislation in other states has been struck down in recent times too. The book-thumping pseudomoralisers just want a precedent case to go to the SC and get through so Roe v Wade can be challenged, that's what this has always been about. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58416805 The US Supreme Court has refused to block a new law in Texas that bans abortions for most women. The so-called Heartbeat Act bans terminations after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat - a point when many women do not know they are pregnant. The law came into effect on Wednesday. Rights groups then asked for an injunction to prevent its enforcement. In a late night vote, Justices ruled 5-4 against granting the injunction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leicsmac Posted 2 September 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 2 September 2021 17 minutes ago, Innovindil said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58416805 The US Supreme Court has refused to block a new law in Texas that bans abortions for most women. The so-called Heartbeat Act bans terminations after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat - a point when many women do not know they are pregnant. The law came into effect on Wednesday. Rights groups then asked for an injunction to prevent its enforcement. In a late night vote, Justices ruled 5-4 against granting the injunction. Yep. Good job I didn't put money on it with @Jattdogg Sometimes I think the main reason the evangelical Christians in the US dislike the fundie Islamists so much is because they look in a mirror and see each other and they don't like it. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 *pretends to be shocked gif* https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 24 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: *pretends to be shocked gif* https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270 In further news, bears are found to deposit excrement in forested environments. More at 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: *pretends to be shocked gif* https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270 Basically every single religious group has a problem in this country because they are not bound by the (appropriate) levels of vetting you would expect of organisations who are entrusted to look after children. Its very sad that people who entrust adults to educate their kids on their choice of beliefs are left with people they have very little knowledge about. There should be appropriate checks for ANY organisation where children are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 Quite possibly the best news of the year Abba delight fans with new 10-song album and virtual concert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58423452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 2 minutes ago, Izzy said: Quite possibly the best news of the year Abba delight fans with new 10-song album and virtual concert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58423452 A lucrative tour where they're not actually performing how many people are going to buy tickets to the shows thinking they'll actually be on. Have to respect the grift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobHawk Posted 2 September 2021 Share Posted 2 September 2021 6 minutes ago, Izzy said: Quite possibly the best news of the year Abba delight fans with new 10-song album and virtual concert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58423452 Funniest joke he's ever told and he put it in the news thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58427519 Shame that the Chinese are failing to see the bigger picture in favour of petty nationalism too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 5 hours ago, leicsmac said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58427519 Shame that the Chinese are failing to see the bigger picture in favour of petty nationalism too. I know you've expressed doubts about this, Mac, - at least at a political level - but personally I'd like to see Climate groups pushing for a consumer-led boycott of Chinese goods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 23 hours ago, Innovindil said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58416805 The US Supreme Court has refused to block a new law in Texas that bans abortions for most women. The so-called Heartbeat Act bans terminations after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat - a point when many women do not know they are pregnant. The law came into effect on Wednesday. Rights groups then asked for an injunction to prevent its enforcement. In a late night vote, Justices ruled 5-4 against granting the injunction. 23 hours ago, leicsmac said: Yep. Good job I didn't put money on it with @Jattdogg Sometimes I think the main reason the evangelical Christians in the US dislike the fundie Islamists so much is because they look in a mirror and see each other and they don't like it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/02/texas-abortion-law-tiktok-reddit-whistleblower I know what I'm doing when I finish work... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 4 hours ago, Buce said: I know you've expressed doubts about this, Mac, - at least at a political level - but personally I'd like to see Climate groups pushing for a consumer-led boycott of Chinese goods. It's one of those ideas that I'm all for in principle, but practically I just can't see it working. China is just too big a player to isolate on this fashion these days, and doing so could well just make them become more paranoid and outwardly militaristic just at the time the major powers need to be cooperating on several major issues. That being said, I honestly don't know what a good solution to get them into a more cooperative frame of mind on such matters while at the same time pushing them to stop brutally repressing their population. 53 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/02/texas-abortion-law-tiktok-reddit-whistleblower I know what I'm doing when I finish work... I've heard reports that the site has crashed more than once already. The light side of the internet at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 1 hour ago, Carl the Llama said: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/02/texas-abortion-law-tiktok-reddit-whistleblower I know what I'm doing when I finish work... Brevity has it's place, Carl, but this leaves so many questions unanswered: Are you suggesting that you don't know what you're doing before then? And in what sense? Do you mean that currently you have no insight into your immediate future, or in the more colloquial sense as one might sing to the referee at the KP? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 3 September 2021 Share Posted 3 September 2021 2 hours ago, Buce said: Brevity has it's place, Carl, but this leaves so many questions unanswered: Are you suggesting that you don't know what you're doing before then? And in what sense? Do you mean that currently you have no insight into your immediate future, or in the more colloquial sense as one might sing to the referee at the KP? Sorry highpeak. I mean I'm going to send some nasty ogre porn to a bunch of right-wing authoritarians who despise female autonomy. But to dig a little deeper do any of us really know what we're doing? Do we really even exist? Are we merely shadows cast on the back of a cave? Electronic impulses fed to a brain in a jar? A singular consciousness torn into billions of pieces? Who can really say? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 4 September 2021 Share Posted 4 September 2021 22 hours ago, Carl the Llama said: Sorry highpeak. I mean I'm going to send some nasty ogre porn to a bunch of right-wing authoritarians who despise female autonomy. But to dig a little deeper do any of us really know what we're doing? Do we really even exist? Are we merely shadows cast on the back of a cave? Electronic impulses fed to a brain in a jar? A singular consciousness torn into billions of pieces? Who can really say? I thought you were off the weed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 4 September 2021 Share Posted 4 September 2021 On 01/09/2021 at 14:47, yorkie1999 said: See the taliban have done quite well out of the war. 3000 humvees, 1300 rocket launchers, 650000 pieces of ammunition and guns, 30000 sets of night vision goggles. 33 black hawk helicopters, 32 gunshiip helicopters and 3 Hercules c130’s. Wonder what else was left just lying around….allegedly! that’ll all be gone in one birthday party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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