In the news

It depends on who you ask, it was a real mess at the time. There's a new investigation being carried out to try to get closer to the real number. USA says 300, Panama 4000, truth is probably somewhere in between.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Number-of-Victims-of-US-Invasion-of-Panama-Unknown-27-Years-On-20161220-0011.html

Argentina has a surprising amount of oil, even disregarding any potential claim to the Falkland oil fields. Weird that the US hasn't been more involved there.

And of course Argentina will have the Falklands back shortly

Where back is an interesting word to use as the Falklands predate Argentina

I think the Portuguese were the first to stand on it and then put it on the map. Turkey got there pretty early too.

Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwBYWvCl8dc

That article was great. Trying to find out more, I came across this strange song, by a guy I'd heard a couple of songs from before.

Jeremy Hunt has gone to Berlin, to try to lobby them to start selling weapons to the Saudis again.

The state of this government.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/20/jeremy-hunt-urges-germany-to-rethink-saudi-arms-sales-ban

I think I´ve defected to another time.

The Specials are No.1, the car makers are in trouble, bin men are striking and Derek Hatton is in the news.

Tory MPs quitting live on PMQs?

Guardian ticker is suggesting the possibility. It's all a bit panto, and leaves me a bit depressed.

May may press for a GE while this shit storm's flying around.

In May May may decide..

Interesting piece on R4's you and yours about the bike shop industry.

It's just a good thing the Internet has suspended the space-time continuum and you can let us know where you've suddenly disappeared to. :)

Plus, post-Brexit food quality standards will probably see the return of white dog poo.

Yay!

Until we eat the dogs.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/21/giant-tortoise-believed-extinct-for-100-years-found-in-galapagos

https://www.galapagos.org/conservation/our-work/tortoise-restoration/

Is he going to be invited back to appear on Fox? Hm ...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/20/historian-who-confronted-davos-billionaires-leaks-tucker-carlson-rant

Another long read that I liked
https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/who-killed-tulum.html
and another
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranos

https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/who-kille­d-tulum.html

thought it would document the demise of the caprine cheese in Turkey

Just popped into Lewisham to buy a garden hose and nearly walked into the middle of a proper half-term special fight with kids throwing glass bottles at each other and someone pulling a fucking machete out in the middle of the Lewisham Centre outside Hennes. Fucks sake.

No blood spilled thank god.

Probably diesel

Pulling a machete out right in front of the CCTV cameras.
Another young life thrown away.

But the life of someone who bought, carried and whipped out a machete in a street brawl.

Not in the news yet but will probably be in the MEN later. Poorly drawn swastikas and NF found painted round the corner from me this morning, by about 1000 there were people and their kids out chalking over them with some nice messages and drawings instead until they get cleaned up.
#levnothate