60 billion dollars. Not the biggest expenditure but still a nice truckload of money. How long can Ukraine last with that money? Until 2025 or 2026? What happens when Russia burns through its Soviet stockpiles? https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-production-artillery-shells-has-soar...

Weird thing is if the courtroom was cold, it's hard to fall asleep. When it's warm, it's incredibly easy to doze off. So I think he's just trying to blow hot air to the supporters with "I'm treated so badly, no-one has ever been treated as badly as I have before" type codswallop. But I still have li...

Some nutter has doused himself with lighter fluid and set himself on fire outside the court, He threw pamphlets into the air shortly before doing so, but no one knows what they said or why he did it, right now he is in a critical condition in hospital and that is all there is known right now. Not t...

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Also, Trump is now complaining on how cold the room is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ISoGg5MfM

Just a short and easy way to find out the latest; watch the late night show highlights

I noticed people kept going on about Trump's lawyers over many months - so this video may be a watch for those people (it is old, you may have seen it). "Ranking Trump's Terrible Lawyers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhy5Y8xVHS0 It includes an oversight of each and their "stuff", obviously nothin...

So I hear Putin is massaging the country to prepare for forever war with the West. In case you missed it, US is officially being accused of terrorist attack on Russian soil - do you think that's an act of war in the Kremlin minds? Years ago we were doing some work around public unrest, and models w...

Some perspective on "its losing money" and so on... it's not that out of step with others. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/08/twitter-makes-first-quarterly-profit-history Twitter profit first time after 12 years Twitter makes first quarterly profit in its history Twitter has posted i...

X2?! That brings back good memories
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Oh. I wonder if the militia types did as quick a pivot as yourself opinion wise? I'm not sure what you are getting at. I haven't pivoted on my opinion in the least. I know as well as you do, that Trump loves to incite discontent and even violence. At the same time, the mainstream media also loves t...

To be fair, it seems that the "bloodbath" Trump was talking about, was regarding the auto industry - not physical violence. As usual, the media circus persists in taking everything out of context. As such, it is becoming increasingly impossible to ascertain reality from media statements. This is eq...

Anyone got any confidence that "justice" is remotely going to be seen? If he becomes president, can he just dismiss those civil cases as well as federal?

The reasons given in the UK were never anything to do with businesses. They related to road safety and schools, particularly in Scotland and the north of England. Piffle paffle. It came into being in 1916. The reasons it was campaigned for are a bit of a legend :D Okay, there may be more reasons, b...

So glad Jon Stewart has one of the Guest Presenter slots on The Daily Show. He just has a style that's... very enjoyable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUl77rsFEw

Ha, the increase in the standing charge. The cost increase that also covers clawing back money from taking over failed energy companies... The same energy companies that failed because as the energy prices rose, the price cap prevented them passing on the cost to consumers, leading to wide scale ban...

And my over simplified conclusion is that the President replaces the role of the king. Which is obvious I suppose. So that's why. That's the weird thing; the King is told because he is Head of State. An ex-president is not. I know they're allowed access to files related to their time in Office, but...

Sounds weird; they're no longer elected representatives of the country and should have zero authority or position of office required to see classified intelligence.

Are you sure they have access to intel briefings?

Glad Jon Stewart is back as a weekly guest spot on the Daily Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIUIhcMzIgs

Their "report" as you'd call it, about the Supreme Court's ruling.

That's not the point he was trying to make, though. That spray tanned douche isn't that nuanced. No, it was a continuation of his "witch hunt" nonsense to keep his base riled up. Ah, so because his intent was different there's absolutely no need to examine whether there are failings in the society ...

Trump said "If I weren't running, none of this stuff would've ever happened, none of these lawsuits would've ever happened. I would've had a nice life". I think he meant "If I wasn't a crook, I would've had a nice life". I wonder if this will sour some of his supporters? Sometimes a master crook ca...

3) UK is only spending 2% since last 2 years - before, they were on cost cutting spree as well - it will take several years of above 2% spending to have tangible effect. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298527/defense-spending-as-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20Unite...