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Oh God, glad (hope) everybody's out.

I think that is the same tower that had a cladding fire in 2015...that has to raise some rather urgent questions!

Lolz. Anyone who tries to boil down economic and political issues in a country like Venezuela, to a few (or one) simple factor(s) is either engaging in a bit of pub politics, or a bit simple themselves.

A most excellent headline

https://cnstopstories.com/2017/08/01/ottawa-archbishop-surprised-by-negative-reaction-to-robotic-spider-on-cathedral/

A good thread on the 'Brexit queues' at airports

https://twitter.com/Ortelius67/status/893378593564307456

My uncle who lives in Ottawa went to see the show, with Kumo and Long Ma, and he said that it was absolutely amazing.

Small world! I should find a video

Were you there to see it? My uncle took loads of video, looked really impressive. He said the final showdown took place in front of the war museum, which seemed fitting.

Sadly not, the article was the first I've heard of it, but it sounds pretty awesome

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/04/us-surgeon-may-be-forced-to-quit-uk-because-of-visa-nightmare

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Wow.

Just wow.

I've seen some crap from the HO (EU nationals apply for the PR cards which you need if you want to become a British citizen as a first step) but this is truly something...

No worries, the UK will still attract the "brightest and best" with such a good immigration admin system ;)

Time for some good news - Martin Shkreli's going to jail.

At this point I think he wants to. I mean, you don't have to pay rent or do anything. It must seem appealing at this point.

Sounds about normal. The immigration rules are just not simple and have all sorts of seemingly arbitrary restrictions. The impact they have on the majority of UK voters is nil, so where's the incentive to make it sane?

Plus working in Visas and Immigration is going to attract people who see keeping people out as a calling.

Not true. I fell into an immigration job by accident and found myself battling to allow some people in when there were idiot technicalities that got in the way.

Does one swallow make a summer?

Clever because swallows migrate.

Not once we sort Brexit out. Filthy fuckers.

Two swallows makes this summer bucket list

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Not all cub scout leaders are paedophiles. Doesn't change the fact that the job attracts them disproportionately.

As you say, you weren't attracted to the role.

Problems at Soundcloud

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/if-soundcloud-disappears-what-happens-to-its-music-culture.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmagazine&action=click&contentCollection=magazine®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront

Suck it up ophidiophobics,
the UK is officially home to another species of snake;
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/new-species-of-grass-snake-discovered-in-england

There are ASPects of that story I find dissssssssturbing...