Orkestra Obsolete play Blue Monday using 1930s instruments - BBC Arts YouTube video by BBC

But have you heard this very analog version? youtu.be/cHLbaOLWjpc?...

You aren’t holding your phone straight?

So, a no tax on tips (gratuities) policy would be convenient ?

Russia needs to get a move on and invade the Baltics soon, they can’t assume that Krasnov will be in power and able to help them for much longer.

Even if as stated, Data is controllable by users, if consumers are open to making default choices that unintentionally compromise national security, that would be a legitimate concern.

The EU is moving slower, but is also worried…

www.ui.se/globalassets...

First time in history? May I remind you Portuguese occupation of Hormuz 1507–1622. During which blockades of both military and economic nature were if not common then atleast much used.

a woman stands in front of a sign that says sema on it ALT: a woman stands in front of a sign that says sema on it

I see an interesting resemblance between Russian and MAGA beauty standards 🤔

Call me old fashioned, but I think that noticeably false lips and teeth aren’t attractive, especially when set within a face immobilised by Botulinum toxin.

I suppose it will be a great loss for the Turkish cosmetic surgery industry if the Internet crackdown stops her promoting their services?

Let me guess, he’ll end the war in 24hours.

Your idea of beauty differs from mine 🤷‍♂️

MacLean and MacLean - Doggie Vom and Jingles the Dog YouTube video by bytor21122112

youtu.be/8Dkko5Oc4C4

And here we are.

Hungary 🇭🇺, Serbia 🇷🇸 and Spain🇪🇸 received over half of China's investments in Europe last year.

Certain statments make more sense?

The way you wrote that sounds as if you chose who to remain in contact with based on their opinion of the EU and nothing else.

(I expect that isn’t truly the case)

I had an Uncle that went to the extreme left, it can go either way 🤷‍♂️

EDL supporters are mainly young, extremism isn’t limited to the elderly 🤷‍♂️

Thanks.

I see the passenger vessels, shallow draught compared to tankers, close to the coast of Oman, well south of the normal channel.

Some small Iranian craft in the middle (planting mines?) and some container ships travelling in the Iranian mandated channel south of Larak.

Track ships in the Gulf as Iranian state media says Strait of Hormuz 'closed' | Watch live YouTube video by Sky News

Weirdly, Sky News have a live feed of the strait traffic.

www.youtube.com/live/tO-BENO...

At the time of writing, I don’t believe that it is open anymore (the reports change by the minute) and when it was open, the main channel was diverted to be close to Iran.

Either Starmer is lying or the British Civil Service isn’t fit for purpose. I am willing to believe in either, or both.

I have started to think that I am overqualified for the position of US president and carry a few excess kilos, does that count?

I think that sometimes it helps in that people help them into power with the hope of manipulating them afterwards.

Putin I believe was seen as a safe pair of hands who wouldn’t challenge the old guard.

Trump is the useful idiot of Russia and China whilst Musk etc. also hoped to benefit.

I’m sorry, did anyone think otherwise?

Not sure why state rather than non-state extortion/piracy is good.

Whataboutism deflects criticism by suggesting that any notion of hypocrisy—whether on the critic’s part or anyone else’s—renders the critique irrelevant. It ultimately serves as a distraction rather than a rebuttal, leaving the original criticism unanswered.

I am bound
To Persia, and want guilders for my voyage:
Therefore make present satisfaction,
Or I’ll attach you by this officer.

The international community is not a party to the war, there is no possible justification for Iran’s piracy against the international community for which the citizens of the poorest nations will suffer most.

Iran has announced that the toll booth is open, not the strait of Hormuz. This is nothing new, this is a repeat of what they did before.

They are announcing the opening of the toll booth (which wasn’t closed) in return for a ceasefire in Lebanon (which is new).

How is this a win?

I can see that you enjoy being in the wilderness, be careful that you don’t get lost.

I’m not blind,

As far as I can see, you just made that up.

When I find something informative I’ll start. Wild illogical rants don’t do it for me.