In the news

http://evolvepolitics.com/jess-phillips-targeting-marginalised-women-proves-career-puts-first/

Evolve Politics is dodgy as. They pay their, er, 'contributors' (they sure ain't journalists) for their views with 50% of the profits from traffic generated plus £3 for a 300-500-word piece, £4 for a 500-750-word piece and £5 for a 1000-word piece.

This woeful article about - oh, Diane Abbott! - is currently their lead, by the same writer:
http://evolvepolitics.com/diane-abbott-appointment-response-appalling/

From what I can gather it seems to pair a massively pro-Corbyn agenda with millennial exploitation. Seems like good fun.

Politicians are , like toilets , something we have to have.

Hilarious!

But Ms Abbott was supported by Bernie Grant, a fellow black MP whose constituency, Tottenham, borders hers. "She is quite right," he said. "Bringing someone here from Finland who has never seen a black person before and expecting them to have some empathy with black people is nonsense. Scandinavian people don't know black people - they probably don't know how to take their temperature."

For the record, three of the five Norwegians currently in the premier league are black. Not sure what Grant and Abbott would make of that.

But according to contemporary British political discourse, if they're black are they even Norwegian?

We need to hold a referendum to find out. And for god's sake, let the army shoot whomever the fuck they want without those bastard human rights people sticking their beaks in will you? I mean, what's the point of having any kind of moral benchmark to orientate society against?

Can Trump survive this latest scandal? I really want to see him skewered for all the dubious shit he's done. What an odious knob of a man.

He has had multiple bankruptcies, has repeatedly shown himself to be a racist, misogynist, bigot and utter flip flopping idiot. None of his past efforts have led him to be unelectable, so why will this be taken any more seriously?

Teflon Trump...

Nailed it.

Trump will get loads of votes, not from fans of him, but because he's the "Not Hilary" option.

Hilary will get loads of votes, not from fans of hers, but because she's the "Not Trump" option.

Indeed.

Both are just about the only person in the world the other might beat.

Sometimes, the news just leaves you thinking how bizarre fates can be.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/warriena-wright-tourist-fell-14-floors-to-her-death-trying-to-escape-tinder-date-a3364846.html

So sad.

That's grim.

Fuck, just up the road from me... Nothing surprises me down here tho', it's another planet...

The Two Idiot system is here to stay...!!!

(Spitting image, years ago...) ;)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/11/charity-cyclists-defence-fund-brings-private-prosecution-against-driver-over-cyclists-michael-mason-death

Private prosecution over the death of Michael Mason reached court today.

why are britain and america criticising russia for bombing innocents when they've been doing it for about 15 years now

seems a bit hypocritical to me

obviously it would be best if we all stopped killing innocent people

Russia is worse in some areas, such as Syria. They don't always care who they bomb. The USA attempted to not bomb hospitals and so on, not that they didn't mess this up.

But the UK/USA/France are selling shitloads of weapons/services in Yemen: http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-africa/21702651-lucrative-devastating-war-role-west-saudi-arabiau2019s-war

[worth a read also for the comments]

Putin can just point the finger back and round it goes with the whataboutery.

If Russia don't get the chance to advertise the killing efficiency of its fighty consumables, how will it win the Saudi contracts?

Same way the UK does, bribery.

Yup. Yemen has provided a nice little income for the past few years and has managed to mostly stay out of the mass media. Totally gross.

Indeed, I know about it via Amnesty.

But if you read the article, there seems to be something to do with placating SA as well because they aren't happy with sanctions being lifted.

Perhaps it would be easier if the USA/UK would just get Canadian and other oil in the future...