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- detritus0
http://www.theregister.co.uk/201…
not being a footie fan, I've never paid these signs much notice, but boy that's atrocious.
- Gnash0
- what da fuq happened here
story or link?Ramanisky2 - https://www.cbsnews.…Gnash
- damn that's fucked up ...
she seemed like good person up to that point ... drugs & alcohol put her in bad situation.Ramanisky2 - ya, she probably just panicked.Gnash
- ftpbliznutty
- what da fuq happened here
- Ramanisky21
oooofffff ... a creep on so many levels
- Today is Harvey Weinstein Day! Amazing all the liberal Hollywood & DNC elites who supported him for decades... Hipocracy is rampant in the liberal world.robotron3k
- and robotard3KKK still shows his love & support for Trump the Pussy Grabber in ChiefRamanisky2
- don't embarrass HIM?? fucking slimy piece of shit... so foulPonyBoy
- "I swear on my children" ugggghhRamanisky2
- FSS...just grab her in the pussy already!utopian
- At least he isn't running for president.monospaced
- Bets on... Suicide vs. Crawls out of the sewers with the help of lawyers and PR and is back doing his thing in <5 years?detritus
- Donald 'The Pussy Grabber' Trump will pardon him.Ramanisky2
- lol at commentsinteliboy
- this is sexual abuse these days? wtfMilan
- he is a slimy cunt, he deserve time if he raped. But this IS common place in elite circles - not this is not okay and should be exposed. Good on people comingmugwart
- out and stating. They should have done this before but hey-ho - good on them BUT I'm concerned why this now.
If looks and feels a political movemugwart - this cunt is a major player in Hollywood (always a hater here!). China has brought up major studios - is this a play?
China's films are taking more and more boxmugwart - office and as film industry reprosents econmoic power I wonder if this is part of it.
That said I wonder if its a political movemugwart - https://en.wikipedia…
Sex, orgies, abuse, sleeze, abuse, pedo has been going on for the last 100 years. As happy as I am...mugwart - ... I cant help feel this has a deeper play.mugwart
- PonyBoy0
lol... well this sucks...
USA Misses World Cup as Doomsday Scenario Plays Out Across CONCACAF
https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/1…
"THE U.S. SHOULD BE UTTERLY EMBARRASSED
On a night when Arena’s team had control of its own destiny, the Americans had one of the most infamous belly-flops in U.S. soccer history, losing to the already-eliminated Trinis with everything on the line for the United States."
- face_melter0
Headline of The Year.
- detritus0
Wut?
"Black Swan country pub in Yorkshire named world's best restaurant"
- "Based on a poll of customer reviews". Well, if you've never been out of your yorkshire village before ...microkorg
- ... then of course it's going to be the "Best in the World" according to you.microkorg
- "...global poll based on millions of reviews."monospaced
- It does have a Michelin star and a famous chef, and many other awards, after all :)monospaced
- Nothing strange about this. My home town had one of the best-reviewed restaurants in Scotland. It was next a chippy and a pub that sold drugs.face_melter
- It's all about pubs these days. UK's official best restaurant is the Sportsman pub in Kent.Fax_Benson
- Some of the best food I ever had was a pub in the middle of the country in England. Not sure it was even on the map but it was amazing.monospaced
- michelin star baby - thats how it works.fadein11
- it beat Heston's pub which is also near the top:
http://www.thefatduc…fadein11 - LOL @ Fax. No, the best restaurant in the world is the one in the story.Hayzilla
- Don't care how good it is.. not going up 'norf!dee-dubs
- utopian0
Planet X: There might be a planet on the edge of our solar system, says Nasa, but it's not going to kill us all
- Gnash0
- https://media.giphy.…Gnash
- Women's voices are silenced?
What century do these women think they're living in exactly?******** - be quiet, setPonyBoy
- 3 of the top 5 most popular twitter accounts are women. 12 of the top 20...********
- You're welcome to explain to me exactly where women's voices are being silenced, ponyboy...********
- We have a female prime minister in the UK and a women almost became President in the US.********
- A whole day of not being on Twitter. THE WORLD'S GONNA END! SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT WILL GRIND TO A HALT! DOOOOOMMMMED! PvtFrazer.jpgface_melter
- Ellen and Opera have two of the biggest platforms for talking on planet earth... Where exactly are women being silenced?********
- As pointless as counting rice.
#countingriceface_melter - Pretty sick of gender and race being brought in to areas that they should not.********
- Do tell me Ponyboy, I'm waiting...********
- ( think pony was being facetious )Gnash
- i.e. https://femwoc.com/2…Gnash
- He can speak for himself I'm sure..********
- he's being a silent allyGnash
- really not looking for an argument here... please. But isn't it to do with this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk…fadein11 - I may be wrong but her account was suspended yet Trump can threaten to destroy a nation. It really doesn't bother me by the way just may be seenfadein11
- as double standards by some... don't shoot the messenger or call me an idiot today please :)fadein11
- it was specifically about someone being banned for telling Ben Affleck to fuck off - http://www.bbc.co.uk…Fax_Benson
- while no action was taken re death / rape threats madeFax_Benson
- Well, we see what side of the fence set sites on. #triggered.severian
- If you mean not supporting division in society by constantly focusing on gender and race divisions, then sure... If not, I guess you're confused.********
- you do come out with some rubbishFax_Benson
- ladies, ladies ... stfu ;)monospaced
- set... it was a pun (be ‘quiet’)... I was calling you a woman and telling you to shut up, numbnuts... AND I’M ONLY KIDDING!!!PonyBoy
- Well countless numbnuts here audibly oppose my opinions so not much of a stretch to assume you were doing just that. As you were...********
- I agree ... we live in a day and age where women aren't being systematically silenced based on their gender, not anymore. This seems only to highlight a non-issmonospaced
- Twitter banned a verified member for abuse, but didn't ban millions of non verified members for their abuse...********
- It has sweet fuck all to do with gender and to make it in to a gender issue is utterly fucking retarded.********
- Women telling other women to be quiet, this is going to turn out well...robotron3k
- Her account was suspended because she published someone's private phone number. she wasn't "silenced" ffsGnash
- Did anyone see the phone number tweet? or a grab of it? Odd she made such a fuss when that is blatantly breaking their rules. Just asking? Not arguing :)fadein11
- ^ it was in twitters' statement (they didn't republish it, obviously)Gnash
- No I meant a grab of it - I cannot find it, yet most deleted tweets during a controversy are somewhere. Oh well, will have to take Twitters word for it.fadein11
- Still a strange thing to be triggered by though, a protest in relation to allegations of rape/abuse by another powerful figure abusing his position.fadein11
- MrsT was banging on about this so I told her to shut up.MrT
- Gnash2
yes! i needed an excuse
Magic mushrooms may 'reset' the brains of depressed patients
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2…
- can you still get real mm's?Gnash
- all over England this time of year yep.fadein11
- also a breakthrough treatment for anxiety, one dose gets treats anxiety for a year or more._niko
- but seriously, seems like it was a lot easier to get your hands on some back in the day, wouldn't know where to look now_niko
- They grew on my mums lawn for many Septembers. Liberty Caps. Haven't looked for a long time. But it always amused my friends and I.fadein11
- Is there a reliable supplier that ships overseas?Beeswax
- They stop cluster headaches and alleviate bad migraines too.detritus
- I took mushrooms a couple of months ago after almost a decade of break. It was a strong experience, but I feel much better afterwardszaq
- We found some in stanmer park down here in east sussex last month********
- Beeswax - try here for truffles or growkits
http://www.magictruf…detritus - or here: https://sjamaan.com/…detritus
- Thanks detriBeeswax
- NP. We used to trade with both these companies, so they're trustworthy Be aware of local laws - not sure if you'd get in trouble with your customs, if caught?detritus
- chukkaphob2
- With Virgin Hyperloop One, passengers and cargo will be loaded into a pod, and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube.chukkaphob
- The pod quickly lifts above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag.chukkaphob
- Glad some one (even him) picked this up Wasn't this open sourceD a few years ago from some guy in silicon valley?mugwart
- yes, exactly. It's open sourced, that's why it's fair play for him to pick up in addition to Ellon Musk running with it as wellchukkaphob
- Wonder what the second one will be called.MrT
- hyperloop three™chukkaphob
- ********0
- Gnash0
what is going on with cuba?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Mysterious 'sonic attacks' left people with hearing loss, headaches and dizziness
- posted this a few weeks agomugwart
- wasnt there a protest a few years back that used this I thought... my memory serves memugwart
- ^ i remember that post. they're still trying to figure it out. 007 stuff for sure!Gnash
- Russia experimenting with new technology or America is experimenting with new technology...blames Russia & Cuba.utopian
- Nickelback?kona
- lol, kona, but they'd be blaming the canadians insteadGnash
- utopian0
Want to understand how big pharma helped create the opioid epidemic? God Bless American Greed!
- ********0
- she is a keeperutopian
- 'He'. The picture here has nothing to do with the article.detritus
- It's not like omg to misrepresent a news story and give absolute fuck-all regard for facts or actual words written by people with brains.face_melter
- damn, this is such a creepy storyGnash
- There were no actual photos captured. However the photo is a guy sleeping on a nyc subway train where where what looks like an oral sex situation in progress.********
- By a fairly presentable female, which makes the whole situtation (funnily enough) entirely different.. http://i0.kym-cdn.co…********
- https://i.imgur.com/…********
- Gnash2
Exclusive: Neo-Nazi and National Front organiser quits movement, opens up about Jewish heritage, comes out as gay
- I'm sure he's not the only one.Gnash
- every movement is full of idiots, finally some balance to your posts.fadein11
- the self-loathing that drives these guys must be intense. no love in their youthGnash
- yepfadein11
- Typical Dotard supporter...wake up Hayothutopian
- Hahaha - the NF had application forms? What the fuck. You learn something new every day.face_melter
- instrmntl3
Screenwriter close to Weinstein calls out Hollywood: 'Everybody f**king knew'
http://mashable.com/2017/10/16/s…So, uh, yeah.
We need to talk about Harvey.I was there, for a big part of it.
From, what, 1994 to the early 2000s?
Something like that.
Certainly The Golden Age.
The “PULP FICTION”, “SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE”, “CLERKS”, “SWINGERS”, “SCREAM”, “GOOD WILL HUNTING”, “ENGLISH PATIENT”, “LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL” years...Harvey and Bob made my first two movies.
Then they signed me to an overall deal.
Then they bought that horror script of mine about the Ten Plagues.
For a lot of money.
Also bought that werewolf-biker script.
That no one else liked but was my personal favorite.
They were going to publish my novel.
They anointed me.
Made it so other studios thought I was the real deal.
They gave me my career.I was barely 30.
I was sure I had struck gold.
They loved me, these two brothers, who had reinvented cinema.
And who were fun and tough and didn’t give an East Coast fuck about all the slick pricks out in L.A.And those glory days in Tribeca?
The old cramped offices?
That wonderful gang of executives and assistants?
All the filmmakers who were doing repeat business?
The brothers wanted to create a “family of film”.
And they did just that...
We looked forward to having meetings there.
Meetings that would turn into plans that would turn into raucous nights out on the town.
Simply put: OG Miramax was a blast.So, yeah, I was there.
And let me tell you one thing.
Let’s be perfectly clear about one thing:Everybody-fucking-knew.
Not that he was raping.
No, that we never heard.
But we were aware of a certain pattern of overly-aggressive behavior that was rather dreadful.
We knew about the man’s hunger; his fervor; his appetite.
There was nothing secret about this voracious rapacity; like a gluttonous ogre out of the Brothers Grimm.
All couched in vague promises of potential movie roles.
(and, it should be noted: there were many who actually succumbed to his bulky charms. Willingly. Which surely must have only impelled him to cast his fetid net even wider).But like I said: everybody-fucking-knew.
And to me, if Harvey’s behavior is the most reprehensible thing one can imagine, a not-so-distant second is the current flood of sanctimonious denial and condemnation that now crashes upon these shores of rectitude in gloppy tides of bullshit righteousness.
Because everybody-fucking-knew.
And do you know how I am sure this is true?
Because I was there.
And I saw you.
And I talked about it with you.
You, the big producers; you, the big directors; you, the big agents; you, the big financiers.
And you, the big rival studio chiefs; you, the big actors; you, the big actresses; you, the big models.
You, the big journalists; you, the big screenwriters; you, the big rock stars; you, the big restaurateurs; you, the big politicians.I saw you.
All of you.
God help me, I was there with you.Again, maybe we didn’t know the degree.
The magnitude of the awfulness.
Not the rapes.
Not the shoving against the wall.
Not the potted-plant fucking.
But we knew something.
We knew something was bubbling under.
Something odious.
Something rotten.But...
And this is as pathetic as it is true:
What would you have had us do?
Who were we to tell?
The authorities?
What authorities?
The press?
Harvey owned the press.
The Internet?
There was no Internet or reasonable facsimile thereof.
Should we have called the police?
And said what?
Should we have reached out to some fantasy Attorney General Of Movieland?
That didn't exist.Not to mention, most of the victims chose not to speak out.
Aside from sharing the grimy details with a close girlfriend or confidante.
And if they discussed it with their representatives?
Agents and managers, who themselves feared The Wrath Of The Big Man?
The agents and managers would tell them to keep it to themselves.
Because who knew the repercussions?
That old saw “You’ll Never Work In This Town Again” came crawling back to putrid life like a re-animated cadaver in a late-night zombie flick.
But, yes, everyone knew someone who had been on the receiving end of lewd advances by him.
Or knew someone who knew someone.A few actress friends of mine told me stories: of a ghastly hotel meeting; of a repugnant bathrobe-shucking; of a loathsome massage request.
And although they were rattled, they sort of laughed at his arrogance; how he had the temerity to think that simply the sight of his naked, doughy, carbuncled flesh was going to get them in the mood.
So I just believed it to be a grotesque display of power; a dude misreading the room and making a lame-if-vile pass.It was much easier to believe that.
It was much easier for ALL of us to believe that.Because...
And here’s where the slither meets the slime:
Harvey was showing us the best of times.
He was making our movies.
Throwing the biggest parties.
Taking us to The Golden Globes!
Introducing us to the most amazing people (Meetings with Vice President Gore! Clubbing with Quentin and Uma! Drinks with Salman Rushdie and Ralph Fiennes! Dinners with Mick Jagger and Warren-freaking-Beatty!).The most epic Oscar weekends.
That seemed to last for weeks!
Sundance! Cannes! Toronto!
Telluride! Berlin! Venice!
Private jets! Stretch limousines! Springsteen shows!
Hell, Harvey once took me to St. Barth’s for Christmas.
For 12 days!
I was a broke-ass kid from Boston who had never even HEARD of St. Barth’s before he booked my travel.
He once got me tickets to the seven hottest Broadway shows in one week. So I could take a new girlfriend on a dazzling tour of theater.
He got me seats on the 40-yard-line to the Super Bowl, when the Patriots were playing the Packers in New Orleans.
Even got me a hotel room, which was impossible to get that weekend.
He gave and gave and gave and gave.
He had a monarch’s volcanic generosity when it came to those within his circle.
And a Mafia don’s fervent need for abject loyalty from his capos and soldiers.But never mind us!
What about what he was doing for the culture?
Making stunningly splendid films at a time when everyone else was cranking-out simpering "INDEPENDENCE DAY" rip-offs.It was glorious.
All of it.So what if he was coming on a little strong to some young models who had moved mountains to get into one of his parties?
So what if he was exposing himself, in five-star hotel rooms, like a cartoon flasher out of “MAD MAGAZINE” (just swap robe for raincoat!)
Who were we to call foul?
Golden Geese don't come along too often in one's life.Which goes back to my original point:
Everybody-fucking-knew.
But everybody was just having too good a time.
And doing remarkable work; making remarkable movies.As the old joke goes:
We needed the eggs.Okay, maybe we didn’t NEED them.
But we really, really, really, really LIKED them eggs.
So we were willing to overlook what the Golden Goose was up to, in the murky shadows behind the barn...And for that, I am eternally sorry.
To all of the women that had to suffer this...
I am eternally sorry.
I’ve worked with Mira and Rosanna and Lysette.
I’ve known Rose and Ashley and Claire for years...
Their courage only hangs a lantern on my shame.
And I am eternally sorry to all those who suffered in silence all this time.
And have chosen to remain silent today.I mostly lost touch with the brothers by the early 2000s.
For no specific reason.
Just that there were other jobs, other studios.
But a few months ago, Harvey called me, out of the blue.
To talk about the bygone days.
To talk about how great it would be to get some of the gang back together.
Make a movie.
He must have known then the noose was tightening.
There was a wistfulness to him that I had never heard before.
A melancholy.
It most assuredly had a walking-to-the-gallows feel.
When we hung up I wondered: “what was that all about?”
In a few short weeks I would know.
It was the condemned man simply wanting to comb some of the ruins of his old stomping grounds.
One last time.So, yeah, I am sorry.
Sorry and ashamed.
Because, in the end, I was complicit.
I didn’t say shit.
I didn’t do shit.
Harvey was nothing but wonderful to me.
So I reaped the rewards and I kept my mouth shut.
And for that, once again, I am sorry.But you should be sorry, too.
With all these victims speaking up...
To tell their tales.
Shouldn’t those who witnessed it from the sidelines do the same?
Instead of retreating to the cowardly, canopied confines of faux-outrage?
Doesn’t being a bystander bring with it the responsibility of telling the truth, however personally disgraceful it may be?You know who are.
You know that you knew.
And do you know how I know that you knew?Because I was there with you.
And because everybody-fucking-knew.
- Sup words guy?teh
- damn well writtenGnash
- Two movies then an overall deal? Ghostbusters?MrT
- I'm guessing this was Tarantino... has his spaztik back and forth whiny ranting style... plus he talks about horror flicks and mentions HIS movie first... ?PonyBoy
- CliffsNotes® if you're short on time:
"I was a Coward and didn't speak up."
—Coward close to Weinstein who can't even give their name nowPonyBoy - Incredible well writtenmugwart
- (@ pony, it was Scott Rosenberg. it's in the link)Gnash
- oh :)PonyBoy
- Warranted or not, Hollywood and the media are absolutely loving the drama.inteliboy
- A little verbose.detritus
- this is one of those things you scrawl late at night, then save, and edit the shit out of in the clarity of morning.detritus
- Looks like he just wanted to brag about all the shit he's done TBH.Hayzilla
- BusterBoy2
The part I take issue with is:
- The authorities?
- What authorities?
- Should we have called the police?
- And said what?How about;
1. Yes
2. Screen actors Guild. Any other authority that had an ear.
3. Yes
4. "I was assaulted by Harvey Weinstein".I don't want to individually victim blame...but as a collective, the only way for arseholes like Weinstein to be brought to account is to prosecute against him. And the only way that can be done is for victims to speak out.
Very easy for me to say...and that places an incredible burden and responsibility on victims of this prick. But what other choice is there? Unless victims speak out, this shit will just go on and on and on.
- Couldn't agree more. I tend to think that most folks feared for their careers and were therefore cowards (the ones privy to HW's actions... not the victims)PonyBoy
- < he seemed to address all those pointsGnash
- IMO, I believe around 30 women have come forward, but 300+ fell for him for his money, influence... This could be mild compared to when HW pedos are outed!robotron3k
- I was talking about those that knew but weren't victims, Gnash...seems Buster wants to the victims to speak up (he's right to) but what about all the 'dudes'...PonyBoy
- ...HW hung w/that mUST'VE been privy to what kind of foul shit he was up to but said nothing. Cowards.PonyBoy
- *Buster wants FOR the victims to speak upPonyBoy
- And I have to emphasise, it's really easy for me to say "victims need to speak out". Must be incredibly difficult, especially being the first, with all theBusterBoy
- hate & recriminations that no doubt follow. But something needs to be done to break the cycle.BusterBoy
- And men need to step up more too. If men knew about all this shit, it's pissweak to not do or say anything.BusterBoy
- It's a bit round-about, but a friends knows someone who works at the Weinstein Company...IRNlun6
- ... When the company was talking to it's employees, a main point of concern was what if he showed up? Many where physically afraid of the guy.IRNlun6
- Not in a 'destroy your career' king of way, but a 'will make you disappear' kind of way.IRNlun6
- Beeswax2
Omg is in the headlines
- https://www.channel4…Beeswax
- most republicans are closet homosexuals, they should just come out and be happyGuyFawkes
- I think it's pretty obvious to most people that these odd fucks with extreme hatred towards gays are secretly gay themselves********
- or reptilianmonospaced
- genuinely question - do you think gay people are convinced that most homophobic nazis are actually gay? I guess it's the ultimate insult for a homophobe, butFax_Benson
- don't know if that makes it likely.Fax_Benson
- again in English please********
- you said it's obvious that homophobic nazis are actually gay. I asked whether most gay people might be of the same opinionFax_Benson
- I then said that being accused of being gay is probably quite an insult for a homophobe, but doesn't necessarily make them gayFax_Benson
- in short, I'm not sure it is obvious but mangled my question in an attempt not to get stuck in an 80-note argument.Fax_Benson
- The hate you have for other people is the hate you have for yourself********
- Obviously not in every case I'm sure, but I'd be willing to bet that it's the case in a majority..********
- ... but that may just be my way of trying to explain an otherwise completely unfathomable stance********
- http://www.nytimes.c…Gnash
- utopian-1
Roy Moore claims "it's against the law" for players to kneel during national anthem.
- lol sure it isRamanisky2
- This dumbfuck asshat was fired twice for breaking constitutional laws. Nobody in their right mind would take him seriously.monospaced
- you're right, mono. the hat does look like an assGnash
- ********-2
Woman On Trial For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Girl In Bathroom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/1…
