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‘What he did was fucked up... but...’

‘What’s your name?’ ‘Get your ass in the car’

Fucking hell! what a piece of work

Confusing how can he think of Cosby in that way- but feel sorry for Weinstein.

WTactualF?!

Anthony Kiedis has really let himself go.

I used to idolise Mickey Rourke as a very young man, fuck me, what a guy... Ugh...

Hot on the heels of my admission that I knew James Corden fairly well in real life and thought he was a nice guy, I have to admit that ended up on a random night out on the piss with Mickey Rourke about ten years ago. I also thought he seemed nice. For the record, I didn't find out who he was until quite late in the evening. I'm not great with celebrities.

I need to take a long hard look at myself.

Having said that, that Donald Trump chap seems nice, doesn't he?

I didn't find out who he was until quite late in the evening.
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‘What’s your name?’ ‘Get your ass in the car’

Don't know if this has been posted but it's pretty interesting (referring back to Vegas shooting)

https://twitter.com/malachybrowne/status/922568572643155968

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/insider/reporting-on-las-vegas-pixel-by-pixel.html

Reminds me of this. Not quite the same but bloody clever!

http://www.criticalcommons.org/Members/ccManager/clips/DarkKnightMontage.mov/view

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/insider/reporting-on-las-vegas-pixel-by-pixel.html

Do you ignore boristrump?

AlexD

Mugabe is now a UN goodwill ambassador. Wtaf?

When he was harming black folk for the benefit of this country they saw fit to give him an Honour (MBE?). It wasn't until he switched that he became enemy#1.

(very condensed version^)

also tony became Middle East peace envoy....After WMDgate.

Late to this but my lord, this is magnificent campaigning journalism and needs to be read far and wide
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain/amp

Very interesting read, the New Yorker tends to be very good anyway.

This seems like fair comment (in today's Times)

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/1923db98-b8d0-11e7-85ff-fb955b2fbca8

edited; not news.

This is not news... It was in the memes thread ages ago, no?

paywalled :-(

Yes I actually remember that now you mention it. Still waking up.

NYC mayor moves to ban e-bikes because they're dangerous, despite not actually killing anyone.

I suppose this is a bit like London banning mopeds on L plates; they might be an annoyance but they provide an easy way for people to start making cash and probably account for most takeaways earnings.

https://slate.com/business/2017/10/bill-de-blasios-crackdown-on-e-bikes-is-a-truly-bad-idea.html

WHat is the deal with most mopeds being ridden with L plates on? Very rare to see one without.

As long as you have L plates you can ride a 125cc with only an afternoon's training, rather than a full licence.

Oh I see, ta

Yep, a £60 and a few hours every 2 years and you're officially licensed to crowd advanced stop lines all over London

Whut?

I paid £100 for my CBT and it took a whole day.

To whom do I write to complain?

The Dutch government has several rules for e bikes.

Pedelec that have a max of 20 mph count like bikes.

Over that speed / if you don't have to pedal, you need some sort of license.

Some ebikes can now do 45mph and there have been RTC with deadly results as such bikes also end up in the usual more slow poke Dutch cycle lanes.

So there's an ongoing discussion ATM in the Netherlands, which also involves possible widening of cycle lanes.