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Yeah, there is a key technicality. It appears that they were notRussian forces...they were Russian mercenaries. Sure, they were probably being paid by the Russian Government but I think this would be very different if it was Russian military who had been killed by US military.

#proxy

Interesting piece on the KFC crisis

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/kfc-chicken-crisis-shortage-supply-chain-logistics-experts

Includes this point: "It's safe to say that public confidence in KFC is shaken. Between phone calls to Tower Hamlets Police complaining about the limited menu, and a movement in Bristol to nationalise the chain to prevent future trouble, regaining the people's trust will be a formidable task for Colonel Sanders."

Truly astonishing...

As the Twitter post said:
An American child hero. Whose family must crowdfund the medical bills for the bullets he took, while saving his classmates. Almost impossible for us in the UK to comprehend. Inhumane doesn’t come close.

https://www.gofundme.com/anthonyborges

Racist couple continue to be racist on tele
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/22/jo-marney-girlfriend-henry-bolton-ex-ukip-leader-defends-grenfell-remarks

Look who was paying the mercenaries

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russian-troll-farm-financier-backs-russian-mercenaries-syria/story?id=53256296

Did kinda wonder what white supremacists were doing on This Morning.

Thank you for this, I will avoid all these brands like the plague now.

Unfortunately, Cordura is made by the Kochs' (and has an atrocious environmental record) and that is somewhat harder to boycott...

NRA hate bingo.
That speach really is something.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/22/wayne-la-pierre-nra-cpac-hate-bingo

Is this clip for real or from the Mash Report?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/kfc-chicken-crisis-causes-most-12062801

if these are the kind of reactions to a lack of chicken, heavens to betsy knows what they're reaction would be like to starving homeless children in the third world

i'm sure if we could channel this anger it could become a force for good and could change the world

'av 'ad to go t' burger king

beggars belief.

Maplins going into administration apparently.

Could provide an opprtunity to pick up mediocre electrical goods on the cheap.

I've always wanted a crap drone / RC car / home security

Could be a good opportunity to stock up on cable ties

... and heat shrink

Also Toys R Us. I'm hoping for some bargain Lego.

Obviously for the kids, not me.

In a prescient move, I shopped at Maplins last Sunday afternoon.
Cable ties.
Black in colour.
In three different sizes, seeing as you need to know.

Good day to bury bad news (under two feet of snow). MPs get yet another pay-rise....

Also;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43239331

Russia's Putin unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons

A weapon to surpass Metal Gear

Not sure putin is trying to bury that one.

I'm supportive of mps being paid more and not allowed to have a second job. I have no doubt that some talented people who would make great mps are put off as they would have to take a huge paycut. Keeping these people out allows the rich an easier in where they can treat it as a hobby (goldsmith), a vanity project (DC, GO, BJ) or a way to influence policy for the advantage of your business /chums (JRM et).

+1
MP should be a dream job, something that absolutely everyone would consider doing.
Not something you do for fun whilst living off your trust fund.

Spot on and put much better than I would have done

Whilst I agree with this in principal, it a) seems pretty self-serving when many (most? all?) other public service workers have seen real-wage pay cuts in recent years, and b) do we really think an increase of £3000 enough to convince people that would be taking a huge pay cut to do the job?