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- imbecile2
An amateur astronomer testing a new camera happens to catch a supernova as it's being born
- Gnash0
- HAWT would not fuck...No Homoutopian
- They keep going on about it being so diverse but it's only black people haha********
- The film could be flooded with fabulous flyin' queens but it would still be tedious, 3-act Marvel capeshit. The Black Panther character is as dull as they come.face_melter
- Fax_Benson3
Freemason found drunk, naked inside pipe organ
- Are freemasons always introduced as freemasons? seems weirdGnash
- how else?Fax_Benson
- "A man found drunk..."Gnash
- haha the guy is hilarious.Beeswax
- ...in a Masonic lodgeFax_Benson
- drgs1
RA Gives Ajit Pai 'Courage Award' and Gun For 'Saving the Internet'
Burn the whole continent with napalm, and sow it with 1 meter thick layer of salt, so that no life ever grows out again
- imbecile0
Thank You For Asking
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/…
Personally, I don't see this as a good thing...
“When Alyssa Navarrette, a third-year student who is studying anthropology and art, came home for her first visit after starting college, she was taken by surprise when her mother hugged her.
“If you don’t want to be touched and your mom wants to hug you, you should be allowed to say no,” Ms. Navarrette said. “It’s about having autonomy over your own body.””
- Shove a rake up her fanny********
- I'm not sure how anyone could think this sort of thing is good, outwith inhuman snowflake robots.detritus
- I'm now wondering about old QBNer mx_ond...detritus
- yeah but she had no issues with the love and affection her mother gave her as a baby, never mind all the all shit she was covered in. The sleepless nights._niko
- maybe she should also sue her for sexual assault for making her breast feed ffs._niko
- Oh my...OBBTKN
- Seriously, I still feel the trauma of being forced to kiss all my aunts as a kid. I remember not wanting it and being forced to.********
- Forced to like in having to do it against my will. I'ts my body and if I don't want to hug or be hugged that's my decision.********
- Now I'm gonna read that article. Maybe it's just something stupid maybe not.********
- Hm...interesting. I mostly agree. but in case of my Mum, she can hug me as much as she wants.********
- people need to find their spot on the pyramid of victimhood. without victimhood you have no social value. this is the world they live in.Gnash
- imagine a couple of generations ago, in the cold wet trenches of europe, watchng your friends scattered into tiny bloody pieces, not knowing when your last_niko
- breath would be, scared shitless...what would those men give to see and hug their mothers again._niko
- _niko - as I've said many times before "we need a war". Like an old-style dirty war. Perhaps our gen. needed one too, but now, certainly. So f'ing precious.detritus
- We're too smart an ape for our own good. Our imaginations are too big, we're too capable of abstraction. Without distraction all we do is disappear up our ass.detritus
- I don't think that's true. These are teething problems of a species that is growing up. Becoming more ethical.********
- The over the top pathetic-ness of a lot of PC shit kind of has to happen in order to bring everything to light. We'll settle down eventually...********
- ... to a far better, happier, kinder, more connected society having outed all of the wrong that's been intrinsic to our civilisation for so long.********
- We're toddlers having a tantrum at the moment.********
- To say we need a war is one of the most fucked up things I think I've ever heard. I know where you're coming from, but still. That's ridiculous.********
- No, I literally think we should have a war, set. I was being actually absolutely literally literal. Not in any way hyperbolic or exaggerative for effect.detritus
- Actually, I might be literal if I could guarantee I wouldn't be involved. It's other people that need to learn The Lesson.
Not me.detritus - idiots on either end of the political spectrum are calling the shots, scary days. war is incoming although I would never say we need one. Ugh. The centre groundfadein11
- has never felt so appealing in my 40+ years.fadein11
- but that may be an age thing and having kids, having children automatically makes you (or did me) crave some kind of stability. Not looking for a row, justfadein11
- being honest.fadein11
- I do actually believe a major conflict is on the horizon, not proxy wars, full on war. I hope I am wrong.fadein11
- Well the US will go to war with North Korea to install their next centralised bank.********
- We had two absolutely colossal global wars, one of which ended a hundred years ago. Those two wars didn't improve anything.Continuity
- If nothing else, it made our societies worse, certainly from the point of view of the whopping sense of entitlement baby boomers had, which was passed down ...Continuity
- ... from them to Gen X, Gen Y and now millennials.Continuity
- Part of the problem is that the internet makes it easy to blow things out of proportion. This is one person's opinion, at a fringe college w/ about 300 studentsyuekit
- LOLpango
- I don’t think enrollment is even half that, yuekit... prob with your argument though is it’s not the internet reporting it... it’s the NYT...PonyBoy
- ... that ‘should’ give you pause... yes?PonyBoy
- @yuekit +1fadein11
- Oh dearnotype
- Almost threw my computer out the windownotype
- maybe if some of you guys would get raped you can imagine a fictional war in your heads to make it okay and don't victimize yourselves.********
- people don't have to do what they don't want to do. whatever kind of arguments you use.********
- saying that we need a war because there's someone who doesn't want to have physical contact with someone else...???********
- besides this is one person, what the fuck do we know what's going on with her life what she has been gone through?********
- oey we are all learning about what it’s like to be human. You have some ogood points.notype
- this is what's wrong with the world today. The ignorance and decadence of these effin bratsArchitectofFate
- A QBN a touchy feely bunch? Ewww. Get off my stuff!!kingsteven
- seems totally reasonable. i think if you're appalled by this you're probably known in some circles as "that guy that's always touching people" tbh.kingsteven
- And here I thought physical contact was a natural way of bonding among humans.Continuity
- "he wasn't breast fed and now he just hugs all the time"... or "he would rather consider sending an entire generation to war than ask for a hug."kingsteven
- fucking loopers.kingsteven
- I don't think it's anti-touch Continuity, babies of course require it but physical touch is social currency in animals... children cry for contact, apes ask tokingsteven
- be groomed. and a punch in the face is a natural physical response if its unwelcome... if that was acceptable in human society my NYE would have turned real badkingsteven
- in my experience people need to give physical contact more than people need to receive it... but a it's powerful thing when they do.kingsteven
- it's generally the people screaming endlessly about this stuff that have the problem, as yuekit said, fringe stuff, move along, bigger fish to fry.fadein11
- Shove a rake up her fanny
- imbecile1
Portugal decriminalised drugs 14 years ago – and now hardly anyone dies from overdosing
http://www.independent.co.uk/new…
The country has 3 overdose deaths per million citizens, compared to the EU average of 17.3
Portugal decriminalised the use of all drugs in 2001. Weed, cocaine, heroin, you name it — Portugal decided to treat possession and use of small quantities of these drugs as a public health issue, not a criminal one. The drugs were still illegal, of course. But now getting caught with them meant a small fine and maybe a referral to a treatment program — not jail time and a criminal record.
- In this chart, France which strongly criminalize drugs usage has half the overdose rate of Spain which decriminalized it. So where's the link ?gonzalle
- what about romania?pablo28
- shows that compassion and decriminalization works. making equals into criminals because of personal choices isn't success in my opinion.imbecile
- ^ if true then spain should be doing better than france, as gonzales pointed outGnash
- lots of single women in Estonia i'm thinking...robotron3k
- So annoying the dodgy guys in the centre of Lisbon trying to push drugs - there's gov posters up that highlight the fact it's not pot but bay leaves.shapesalad
- As my mum used to say, "Only ill people need drugs.".shapesalad
- What did she have to say about people who simply want drugs?detritus
- In America you can buy heroin on one corner, get treatment on the other corner or go to jail on the other corner. Meanwhile Big Pharma is making billions!utopian
- Decriminalization is only part of the reason Portugal has seen such success.i_monk
- and finally we have a winner... @i_monk - have a free bag of smack.fadein11
- Why is Canada not on the list? Shits cray here.pango
- ^ just europeGnash
- Because, unless my geography is waaay fucking off, Canada isn't part of Europe.face_melter
- I mean, why isn't Mars on that list. Or Narnia? Cunts be dropping like flies there.face_melter
- pmslfadein11
- or Trumpland!fadein11
- oddly, canada only just started national data on OD deaths. some provinces didn't track it at allGnash
- English Canada is still very Protestant about poverty and such.i_monk
- Oh... Right right... Shot my self in the foot...pango
- Are drugs equaly available, equaly part of culture, equaly desired, and equally affordable throughout Europe? Absolutely not.chukkaphob
- *equallychukkaphob
- So this graph is useless nonsensechukkaphob
- To mean anything, this graph needs to be adjusted to show drug overdoses per drug use (not per mill population)chukkaphob
- the graph is fine, it states facts. the problem is in the post or article that tries to explain the numbers or the why._niko
- It's more interesting to see the difference between how countries deal with and build narratives around addiction. Do Portugal call all this a 'War on Drugs'?Ianbolton
- This article offers a bit more of information:
https://www.nytimes.…dmay - y compare 1 to other? it's treating people like humans & drugs like an option instead of a crime. how do u miserable fucks still find something to bitch about?imbecile
- (it wouldn't be qbn then, would it?)
:)Gnash - good point :Dimbecile
- still, no legal weed...ESKEMA
- Bluejam0
Mulletfest crowns Shane 'Shag' Hanrahan mane man with waist-length effort
- Australia is like some weird science experiment.face_melter
- Straya Maaaate Cunt._me_
- Gnash0
Neville Brody to step down as RCA’s dean of the School of Communication
- one of my first design book purchases
https://images-na.ss…Gnash - I met him once after a talk he did. I do like him but his career has been v.patchy, early stuff by far the best, The Face etc.fadein11
- I only know his early stuff, kinda lost track of him. glad to hear he ended up teaching, though. loved his work, especially when i was starting out. +1 the faceGnash
- He did the splash screens for the Macromedia products, didn't he?face_melter
- +1 Gnash same here.MrT
- he did facefadein11
- one of my first design book purchases
- fadein112
Four far-right plots thwarted last year, says counter-terrorism chief
- Italy and UK (at least) are going to see a lot more of this, I feel.detritus
- When people here realise how impotent their Brexit vote will be where immigration's concerned, I think the shit'll hit the fan.detritus
- I fear you may be right.fadein11
- I don't see the point in continually namechecking Robinson. Is he a terror threat? He's playing the martyr card increasingly effectivelyFax_Benson
- chukkaphob6
Amazon Made $5.6 Billion in Profits Last Year and Reportedly Paid Zero American Dollars in Federal Taxes
https://splinternews.com/amazon-…
- Gawd Bless
American Crony
Capitalismutopian - Amazon is projecting a $789 million windfall from Republicans’ tax bill...must be nice.utopian
- I can't wait for trickle down economics to hit me hard and work its magic.utopian
- @utopian don't be so jealous and bitter. What/who's stopping you to do what Bezos did/does?chukkaphob
- ^ they probably would! With their level of power/influence they would shut out any competition. It's a rigged system, designed to limitmugwart
- in america you can not sell anything online without fringing on amazons software patents... you get big enough, and you're fighting amazon to exist.kingsteven
- bezos is a con man. amazon are valued/traded as a technology company but it's net income from retail is ZERO....kingsteven
- i'd say if you do anything newsworthy with technology these days and it doesn't explicitly inhibit amazon or facebook you are adding to their value.kingsteven
- 92% of amazons valuation is due to profits expected after 2020 when it's expected to be 3 times it's current size. One major AWS hack and we're all fucked.kingsteven
- I just boycott Amazon entirely. I occasionally have to shop at Whole Foods, but only in dire emergenciesmugwart
- Fuck Amazon. They're shipping times are purposely inflated now, and they do not have the deals the once had...section_014
- (shit, *their).section_014
- lol @ trying to boycott amazon. Good luck surfing without AWS thenmekk
- Amazon's 1click patent expires in September I believe. So hopefully leads to more innovation.Centigrade
- Last september, I think.detritus
- Thanks @section
@mekk We can all do what we can. I'm not actively paying Amazon for that service.mugwart - The one-click patent expired already, September 2017.ETM
- Yet another dumb fucking assertion from chucky. Stick to post nudes in the chick and asses threads.utopian
- @utopian you know waaaay too much about those (favorite of your) threads. LOL!chukkaphob
- ...and no, no assertion. It's a fact you're always bitter, negative, jealous and grumpy on here. Lighten up, dude!chukkaphob
- Doesn't apple have one click buy? Maybe slightly different.pango
- Utopian's not bitter or jealous and no more negative or grumpy than any other old jaded cunt on here. And if he is, he's earned his right.detritus
- @det... well said.fadein11
- Gawd Bless
- PonyBoy-5
Sensitive Words: Emperor Xi Jinping to Ascend His Throne
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/20…
"Chinese state media announced on Sunday a list of proposed amendments to China’s constitution... the one with perhaps the deepest potential impact on the future of Chinese politics and society... would eradicate the current limit of PRC presidents and vice-presidents to two five-year terms. This would effectively set President Xi Jinping up to maintain his seat as president indefinitely.
Following state media’s announcement, censorship authorities began work to limit online discussion. CDT Chinese editors found the following terms blocked from being posted on Weibo"
examples of terms / words soon to be banned:
• my emperor
• long live — Literally “ten thousand years”
• ascend the throne
• to board a plane— Homophonous with, “to ascend the throne.”
• proclaim oneself emperoralso...
• Winnie the Pooh
• Disney
- face_melter2
Russia gonna Russia... Been fascinated by this for the past few days - it's a well-worn fact that Russia has a less than favourable attitude to their assets and an even lower opinion of turncoats and dissenters.
'The second person found unconscious in Salisbury alongside the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is his 33-year-old daughter.
Yulia Skripal was discovered on a bench next to her father on Sunday and is in a critical condition in hospital. She lives in Russia but was visiting the UK, the BBC reported, adding that relatives had not heard from her for two days.'
https://www.theguardian.com/worl…
Those crazy Ruskies and their electric soup.
- had to look up "electric soup" on Urban Dictionary. Thanks for that one!Krassy
- According to the Telegraph, shit just weird and possible link to Trump dossier
http://bit.ly/2FC49a…Bluejam
- chukkaphob-4
Meet The Members Of The Three-Comma Club
Centi-billionaire Jeff Bezos secures the list’s top spot for the first time, becoming the only person to appear in the Forbes ranks with a 12-figure fortune.
https://www.forbes.com/billionai…
- But where's Trump on the list?chukkaphob
- Found Trump: #766 with $3.1 Bchukkaphob
- All that wedge and he still can't buy his way out of a mid-life crisis.face_melter
- colin_s3
Some good news for a change: radical action (aka, a general strike) by teachers in West Virginia has actually created some change for the better.
- chukkaphob3
Man Drove Stolen Car to Court To Face Stolen Car Charge
- lolchukkaphob
- he should get some points for that, at leastGnash
- lololLMFAO
- detritus2
Further to what Face_Melter posted a couple of days back:
I must admit, th eparanoic in me was sitting on the face in relation to culpability here - I could easily imagein Western secret services pulling so-called false flag operations, but .. well, Russia's Gotta Rush.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-…
"The profession of a traitor is one of the most dangerous in the world," Kleimenov said, adding that few who had chosen it had lived to a ripe old age.
- Russia have form with this for decades. Poison umbrellas, staged suicides, radioactive isotopes. It's not a matter of if they get you, but when.face_melter
- LOL 'sitting on the face'?!
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FENCE.
I think I have early-onset dementia.detritus - aka mid-stage alcoholismdetritus
- I've been reading the Russian Embassy of London Twitter stream this afternoon. It's a hoot. Their troll game is A-Grade, whatever it is they're playing.detritus
- https://twitter.com/…detritus
- dopepope-2
Huge Explosion over Pacific Ocean near Oregon coast.
- chukkaphob-6
Breaking News:
Armed Britain-based Shiite Extremists Raid Iranian Embassy in London- sensationalist much? It was a prank where they climbed up and took down a flag, nothing more ... it was ANYTHING but an attack or raidmonospaced
- lolzfadein11
- did they have their tits out doing it?fadein11
- "The London Police"fadein11
- _niko13
pharma bro gets 7 years lol
- LOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!face_melter
- For fraud, so technically it's still 100% legal to kill people by making their medication unaffordable.zarkonite
- yeah don't fuck with rich people's money_niko
- he fucked over hedge fund managers. that shouldn't be illegalGnash
- I know it won't happen, but a large part of me wishes he gets used as currency in prison.face_melter
- 7 years with opportunity to be released sooner on behavior; he'll do 2 years and be right back on the trading circuit .plash
- I almost forgot about this toadfaced dipshitsted
- Peewee goes to prison...pango
- give us Wu-Tang now!Krassy
- remind me guys, is this the dude who tripled the price of viagra in Africa?fadein11
- didn't he just do what all the big Pharma's do anyway? at least that's what that Netflix doco told me.inteliboy
- yes inteliboyLMFAO
- Whatever, we're still giving this loser what he wants, attention... so hopefully he meets 'bubba', that all we can hope forspot13
- He's going from light * to bold OMaaku
- Smug Cunt- Have fun in the clink.BH26
- https://www.vice.com…********
- Hope he gets punched and folds into a withering ball of piss.PhanLo
- article pls? Ppl with diabetes who can’t afford meds die all the time. It’s crazy.notype
- Diabetes? it wasn’t that at allmonospaced
- HIV drugspango
- he should have gone to jail for raping the healthcare system, not for fucking over Hedge-fund assholes (who should all be in jail as well).Gnash
