In the news

Lorry driven into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, not confirmed yet if accident or 'attack'

9 dead says twitter. Driver legged it.

A few were chatting at work t'other day about there being some new anti-truck barriers at this years mcr xmas markets.

Edit: B'ham had deployed anti-truck barriers too.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/concrete-barriers-up-german-market-12303948

Was für ne verfuckte Scheisse

HVM - Hostile Vehicle Mitigation.

FFS

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/20/nigel-farage-accuses-jo-cox-widower-brendan-cox-of-supporting-extremism?CMP=share_btn_fb

Farage in being an asshole non-shocker. His first remark is already quite poor, but then he digs a huge asshole-hole for himself.

a man who has never felt any emotion other than seething, impotent contempt for those less fortunate than himself. he will die alone. sooner the better.

I've managed to live 35 years without every wanting something bad to happen to somebody else. I would happily dance on that cunt's grave.

Wonder whether he'll take any of that back now the German authorities say they arrested the wrong man...

I hope his toilet paper rips when he wipes his arse.

Maybe he does a Katie Hopkins and apologises at 2 in the morning ;)

Remember though, Hate is the dark side.
But then it's Farage and it also feels good, sometimes
Or does he use hate to manipulate us as anger reduces rational thinking?

I would have a hard time if I ever meet him in the street to not at least make a scowly face and if he ever keels over, it's a fight between first aid light side and nah, can't be bothered dark side but I rather not stoop to his level ;)

I sincerely hope that there is a rather large libel suit coming his way.

Somone I know saw him having lunch outside a cafe in central London and some bloke started screaming in his face a few seconds later.

Probably enjoyed it, the fucker. As in "hah, I got a rise out of somebody"

Or played the victim pretending he doesn't know the depths of his arseholery.

Apparently he looked kind of smug...

At the very least it allows him to play the victim and roll out a whole load of false equivalence.

they're lawyering up.

http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/home/article/3886/statement-nigel-farage-lbc-comments

Getting angry at trolls only feeds them.

Perhaps if I ever see him I should start crying, what have I done as an EU immigrant to deserve all this insecurity, how can he be so mean, I've been good I work and I'm even white PLEASE TELL ME WHAT DID I DO FARAGE :p

http://www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/5483.html

'Sadiq Khan has appointed London’s first full-time walking and cycling commissioner'

he must be knackered.

good news, everybody! tories abolish child poverty [unit]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/20/fears-after-government-abolishes-civil-services-child-poverty-unit

https://donate.hopenothate.org.uk/page/contribute/farage-to-court

the inevitable crowd fund page. do it.

After Ian Duncan Smith what can possibly go wrong!

The subtext seems to be that walking and cycling should be viewed as a form of exercise first and transport second rather than vice versa.

He doesn't appear to have any experience in infrastructure and the more technical areas (although neither did Andrew Gilligan).

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/19/14010830/south-carolina-porn-ban-bill-chumley-computers

Nice to see the who can mess up 2016 more one up-man-ship is still going strong.

"The bill would require manufacturers to install 'digital blocking capabilities' on their computers that would ban access to internet porn, The Charlotte Observer reports.

But Chumley’s plans don’t end there. The bill also suggests a loophole for its own requirements: manufacturers could choose to pay $20 per device to opt out of the software installation, and buyers could pay the same amount to remove the porn filter."