UK to introduce lifelong smoking ban for anyone born after 2008

A bit of legislation that I 100% agree with and will judge people accordingly for opposing! Don't 'cure' smokers, just stop people taking up the habit! www.9news.com.au/world/uk-pas...

Klaus McForkface, a lifting robot developed by German manufacturer Linde AG, performed a stunning 1200-kilogram (2646 lb) overhead lift in Hamburg, beating the human world record by more than 300%

Yet another reassuring case as well of whenever Trump backs someone, they lose! The world is tilted right now, but the people know how to right it! Authoritarian regimes in a democracy, can be defeated! Putin might not be able to, Trump can be defeated, erode every ally, centre the globe again!

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

I say 'built' but mean they paid lots of good people to do it for them!

Jeff and Elon built great work vans to run back and forth, NASA built the Bugatti Veyron to see what we can achieve!

I was watching at work and apart from being overweight and unqualified I found I cant be an astronaut as I would get HORRIBLY seasick bobbing in the ocean for 90 minutes!

An image showing a TV with nine news displaying the headline Ben Roberts-Smith arrested by AFP. With a police officer speaking.

This will be interesting... A war crime trial! This modern age is being tested rightfully. You film something dodgy... expect a knock on the door!

Screenshot: Key lunar flyby times, milestones All times Eastern, subject to change based on real-time operations 1 p.m. NASA+ coverage of lunar flyby begins 1:56 p.m. Crew passes distance from Earth record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 2:45 p.m. Lunar flyby begins 7:02 p.m. Orion closest approach to the Moon (4,070 miles) 7:07 p.m. Orion reaches maximum distance from Earth (252,760 miles) 8:35 p.m. Orion enters solar eclipse

NASA #Artemis II flyby coverage schedule; all times in Eastern. You can follow along live on NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov) or on the NASA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NASA).

It should be amazing to watch!

1. That model looks awesome!

2. Think there is 15 episodes so we have a couple more! Loving The Pitt!!! Haha

Ep. 75- Guilt and the Postwar Lives of Nazi Perpetrators with Katherina von Kellenbach - The Holocaust History Podcast How did Nazi war criminals engage with (or deny) their giult?  How was the prosecution and conviction of Nazi perpetrators dealt with in families?  What was the role of religion and faith as...

How did Nazi perpetrators confront (or avoid) their guilt, even when they were convicted? How did their families and children react? What happened to a whole generation of former Nazis in the postwar period?

Check out the latest episode to find out!

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New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social is out and it's a good one!!!

The set of Lano & Woodleys new show In Space

Love the production values! The sweat shops at the local primary schools have done well to produce the set! @nonstoptom.bsky.social

Seeing these 2 on Sunday, can't wait! Their Fly show was the first show I saw where I was belly laughing out loud, absolutely losing it! Thanks for the review @nonstoptom.bsky.social!

A view of a ship model, seen from above.

A view of a ship model, showing a close-up of an inscription 'SOS HELP'

Close-up of the bow of a model ship showing the name San Demetrio.

A caption panel entitled 'San Demetrio model'. Caption reads 'In November 1940, the British oil tanker MV San Demetrio was attacked by a German cruiser. The crew escaped in three lifeboats. Two days later 16 sailors in one lifeboat found themselves drifting back to the ship, which was miraculously still afloat. They boarded, put out the fires and steered the damaged ship back to Glasgow. This model of the San Demetrio was used in the film based on the true story released in 1943, which showed the crew's courage and determination against the odds.'

A ship model of the oil tanker MV San Demetrio, built for the 1943 film San Demetrio London, on display at #IWMLondon.

In November 1940 San Demetrio was carrying a cargo of aviation fuel when she was shelled and set on fire by the German cruiser Admiral Scheer. But the ship refused to sink...

Oh how I wish this wasn’t satire. 💙

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

Proposal

Are you saying that someone with the correct set of skills and also the training to work in the culture they are being asked to work is the right thing? Please leave these corrupt, commie views at the door!

Trump: "No other president can do some of this shit I'm doing"

Good look?
RT for Yay!

OTD in 2024 Sweden was forced into NATO by the aggressive alliance. Stockholm looks wrecked compared to Mariupol's peaceful & voluntary joining of Russia.

I remain a master strategist.

a man is standing in front of a window with his eyes closed and looking at the camera . Alt: A scene from Captain Phillips where a pirate tells someone he is the captain now

I manage my pubs social pages... I am now a Captain?

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Another one lost, may their memory stay with us. www.facebook.com/share/1As7D3...

Did they wear a suit when they asked? They better say thank you!

I was a mouth breather but the therapist gave me the nose to see if i switch back and I did. 2 years of nose now! Haha