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I think the Murdoch rags in Australia are some of the only major papers in the western world not featuring the fires on their front pages today.

Iran admits it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51073621

A tragedy but the ensuing clusterfuck is an epic win for Trump.

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Man made climate change denialism is the issue that has defined Australian politics for over a decade. Four prime ministers and a couple of leaders of the opposition have been removed by their own party for being on the wrong side. As with brexit it began when a minority group within one party managed to grab the balance of power. They then blocked any policy change towards reducing carbon use.
For almost 200 years the Australian economy and easy lifestyle have depended on ruthless exploitation of the natural and mineral resources the white immigrants found there. To take effective climate action requires a fundamental change to the whole culture of the country.
The arsonist myth about bushfires has been around for a long time. It is a convenient cover for those who have done nothing about climate change. The evidence suggests that about 1% of the current fire damage is due to arson.

i mean... it's ok to think that all these people can go and fuck themselves into a bin forever, megan pissing markle and all, surely?

Yes. I don't want to see any of this shit. Is there a browser plugin which purges royal news?

Last one:

Washington Post:

Britain has just voted in a prime minister with a long,
well-documented history of racist language and pushed out a
mixed-raced duchess because of racist abuse. It has become
increasingly hard for this country to hide its values.

Gut wrenching destruction out of #PickensCounty #Alabama after a
#tornado tore through this afternoon near the city of Carrollton. This is why storm shelters are the best option. A mobile home stood
NO chance in that path. Site built homes obliterated.

https://twitter.com/AlaStormTracker/status/1216104733909438464

That's awful but those guys only lost their roof, an EF5 twister will strip a house down to bare foundations...

Dixie Alley is getting quite a bit of weather this year...

Lorry load of pringles catches fire on the M1, everything burnt to a crisp.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-51083607

More mature than Putin and the MH flight...we all know Russia had something to do with that, but he won't admit it.

I hope the admission will calm things down and not be used to excuse further escalation.

The flames licked the crisps before consuming them.

Once you pop...

It's good to know that our idiot of a PM is working on the stuff that matters, right?
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-johnson-bigben/johnson-proposes-crowdfunding-to-allow-big-ben-to-bong-for-brexit-idUKKBN1ZD0VX

Why are most of the media covering up the name of the burnt out lorry operator? Eddie Stobart.

They're still not crisps.

Lord Lea, 82, sent a note to the woman, who was in her 20s, telling
her that he had a framed photo of her on his piano and inviting her to
share a bottle of champagne with him.

The peer, who previously worked for the TUC, was also found to have
harassed a second women after devising a sexual rhyme about her.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lord-lea-labour-harassment-complaint-house-lords-peer-parliament-a9283151.html

There once was a peer called Lord Lea
Who'd worked for the TUC
Champagne sounded fine
Not so much the rhyme
And the photo by post was creepy

How has this gone two days without the recognition it deserves?!

This cesspit of a story just keeps on giving:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/15/jeffrey-epstein-virgin-islands-trafficking

According to the lawsuit, one girl attempted an escape by swimming, but was later found and had her passport confiscated.

The podcast about it makes for pretty awful listening.

Florida woman tries to make bomb in Walmart

The woman was arrested and charged with attempted arson, fire bombing, child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and battery of an officer

There's a woman who was trying to deliver all her New Year resolutions in one go.