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more like reductio ad absurdum.

And it dosn't seem to be h2o who is being self righteous. His seems to be a reasoned argument based on experience and logic, everyone else seems to be a bit yer but no but.

It's a bit circular to say that a protest isn't newsworthy because it didn't achieve anything.

Wait, there's an injunction?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/19/celebrity-threesome-case-risks-undermining-law

The sad part about the whole injunction thing is not that we do or don't get to hear about celebrities consensually fucking popel, but that we don't get to hear about evil cunt factories like Trafigura, and its various financial partners, dumping toxic waste in people's water supplies.

https://nworeport.me/2016/04/24/supreme-court-to-rule-on-elton-john-celebrity-threesome-scandal-case/

Have I got croc news for Aroogah:

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/african-nile-crocodiles-captured-florida

(I know it's never going to be quite the same as gator news. :) )

There's an injunction on a local politician. Due to rumours he's meeting rent boys while being part of an anti gay rights party. Career limiting if it's ever officially confirmed.

Unfortunately for him everyone and their dog seems to know. Bar the ones that vote for him so perhaps these things do work :)

And what TW said. They're used for way worse.

an anti gay rights party>

Which party is that? Surprised an explicitly anti-gay rights party would get elected.
Edit, I'm assuming it's not in britain?

The DUP. They've blocked same-sex marriage via the "petition of concern" (poc) and have vowed to do so again. Welcome to religion in government.
(see also the tories and their refusal to tackle faith schools more subtle but a similar vein).

A poc is a mechanism that lets a proposal fall if it gets enough signatures. Say same-sex marriage is voted in, a POC can block it.

The POC is supposed to protect minorities, but as only majority parties can start one and as one party has a clear majority that obv. doesn't work.

Welcome to Northern Ireland with its own flavor of irrational voting. (THEMMUNS!) Couple this with a Tory secretary of state as useful as a safetyglass hammer and voila...

Catholics in N.I seem much more conservative than those in the republic of Ireland, where gay marriage has already passed. The bitterness of past conflicts seem to create an environment where conservative views are held onto more tightly, by way of asserting a sense of identity.

never mind all these worthy stories - can I eat fat now???

The NI population is now in favour of same-sex marriage, and SF (sorta Catholic) and SDLP have lost votes.

It's the Presbyterians of the type started by Paisley and inspired by right-wing USA Christianity that are a pest atm.

Though obv. surveys indicate that the electorate of them isn't as bad either as the church leaders/politicians.

Yep. The research that says it's bad for you was found to be ballix years ago... don't be eating artificial trans fats though from shortening and margarines those are still bad.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin

it's official http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-london-tube-idUKKCN0YE1F1

don't be eating artificial trans fats >

My doctor told me to avoid trans fats, I told him mind your own business I'll date who I want

Channeling Roy Chubby Brown....

I'm pretty outraged

I'm pretty outraged

Ftfy

me in my office now

Happened over a week ago so not 'news' but... weird goings on in Moscow.
Reportedly over 200 people clashed in a grave yard. Officials claim 3 dead, but local hospitals reported 10 - 20 people dead at the time. A bizarre fight over control of the graveyard which is a lucrative business, but also a worrying escalation in ethnic violence in Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mPyjL5nXk

Must be a small graveyard if there's only 10-20 dead bodies.

Dear cogsucker - that made me laugh in a fairly explosive fashion.

verr good