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No worries, exit the United Nations AND stop recognizing Israel.

The UN is a pretty useless body anyway, talks a lot but achieves little. Costs a bob or two mind.
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There's confidence and then there's overconfidence.
A judge in the US state of Michigan was surprised when a defendant appeared for his remote court hearing while behind the wheel.
Corey Harris, who is charged with driving on a suspended licence, joined the call from a moving car.

"I don't even know why he would do that," the judge said to the defendant's lawyer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c133x22kzrpo
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dd9pxnd0lo

Jeez, if it was suicide I could think of better ways to do it without traumatizing a plane full of people.
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Racism stinks!

Black men sue American Airlines for racial discrimination

"Three black men have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier briefly removed them from a flight after a complaint about body odour.
The men, who were not seated together and did not know each other, say that every black man was removed from the 5 January flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York.
"American Airlines singled us out for being Black, embarrassed us, and humiliated us," the men said in a joint statement on Wednesday."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy66qy83z18o
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 6:01 am There's confidence and then there's overconfidence.
A judge in the US state of Michigan was surprised when a defendant appeared for his remote court hearing while behind the wheel.
Corey Harris, who is charged with driving on a suspended licence, joined the call from a moving car.

"I don't even know why he would do that," the judge said to the defendant's lawyer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c133x22kzrpo
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gremlin wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 9:21 am Racism stinks!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy66qy83z18o
Unfortunately so do some people. Some of those smelly people are black.
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TBF, Palestine would have been given statehood if they had agreed to give up half their land for Jews before WWII... which with hindsight would have given them more land than they have now...
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gremlin wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 9:30 am
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 6:01 am There's confidence and then there's overconfidence.
A judge in the US state of Michigan was surprised when a defendant appeared for his remote court hearing while behind the wheel.
Corey Harris, who is charged with driving on a suspended licence, joined the call from a moving car.

"I don't even know why he would do that," the judge said to the defendant's lawyer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c133x22kzrpo
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That would also be an appropriate response to KungfFooBob's post.
KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 8:59 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dd9pxnd0lo

Jeez, if it was suicide I could think of better ways to do it without traumatizing a plane full of people.
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Pffft, I've lived here longer than this chap, I await my call from Red Bull.
"It's fair to say I've done a few roundabouts in my time," he jokes, saying they are the best part about living in the British town famous for the road feature.

They also have more in common with an F1 track than you might think.

"Sometimes you have street circuits that are pretty close to it," he says.

"Monaco is a track that has a bit of everything."

Although, Liam admits: "The hairpin in Monaco is tighter than most roundabouts in Milton Keynes."
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 8:59 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dd9pxnd0lo

Jeez, if it was suicide I could think of better ways to do it without traumatizing a plane full of people.
This ^ has been confirmed as suicide based on "eyewitness passenger testimony" that the person in question "deliberately crawled inside the engine".

Those are some passengers who might not sleep well for a while. :shock:
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ZRX61 wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 5:22 pm TBF, Palestine would have been given statehood if they had agreed to give up half their land for Jews before WWII... which with hindsight would have given them more land than they have now...
So, the USA could give up 1/2 it's land to the Mexicans and assorted other Central Americans and avoid a lot of future grief. How would that idea go down in the Land of the Free?
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Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 6:39 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 5:22 pm TBF, Palestine would have been given statehood if they had agreed to give up half their land for Jews before WWII... which with hindsight would have given them more land than they have now...
So, the USA could give up 1/2 it's land to the Mexicans and assorted other Central Americans and avoid a lot of future grief. How would that idea go down in the Land of the Free?
Just giving Mexico their bit back would probably be enough to cause a bit of grief. Just got to tear up the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo 1848. :D

'The Mexican Cession consisted of the present-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, the western half of New Mexico, the western quarter of Colorado, and the southwest corner of Wyoming.'
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On the subject of Palestine, Ukraine & Russia etc:
I think it's about fucking time we put an end to WWI, it's been going on for 110 years FFS.
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 7:37 pm
Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 6:39 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 5:22 pm TBF, Palestine would have been given statehood if they had agreed to give up half their land for Jews before WWII... which with hindsight would have given them more land than they have now...
So, the USA could give up 1/2 it's land to the Mexicans and assorted other Central Americans and avoid a lot of future grief. How would that idea go down in the Land of the Free?
Just giving Mexico their bit back would probably be enough to cause a bit of grief. Just got to tear up the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo 1848. :D

'The Mexican Cession consisted of the present-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, the western half of New Mexico, the western quarter of Colorado, and the southwest corner of Wyoming.'
While they are at it they could give back some big chunks to the native Americans.
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ZRX61 wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 7:43 pm On the subject of Palestine, Ukraine & Russia etc:
I think it's about fucking time we put an end to WWI, it's been going on for 110 years FFS.
The only answer is poison gas.

And maybe zeppelins.
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Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 8:38 pm While they are at it they could give back some big chunks to the native Americans.
There's a lawsuit dragging it's way through the courts to uphold the treaty that gave the land Phoenix is built on to a tribe.
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ZRX61 wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 9:03 pm
Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 8:38 pm While they are at it they could give back some big chunks to the native Americans.
There's a lawsuit dragging it's way through the courts to uphold the treaty that gave the land Phoenix is built on to a tribe.

Treaty with Native Americans? The US of A has ripped up about a dozen of those.
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Cousin Jack wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:59 pm Treaty with Native Americans? The US of A has ripped up about a dozen of those.
Apparently they forgot about this one. Plus precedent has been set by two cases where land was given back to the descendants of the black families it was taken from.. altho in one case here in LA they promptly sold it back to the city for $Millions...
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Fark. Stupidly rich kids hating the parents who made them rich....

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyjjymklnvmo
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Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:47 pm Fark. Stupidly rich kids hating the parents who made them rich....

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyjjymklnvmo
Not sure the “parents” are acting any more responsibly, in that particular case.