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That’s a term? What’s it mean, besides identifying someone as black and Irish? O.o

Flag shaggers aren’t known for their high intelligence…

They graffitied two planes in protest against England’s support of Israel’s genocide, which makes them evil dangerous terrorists!

Not that I’d support them of course, I’m no terrorist - I fully support whatever genocides my country wants to participate in please do not gulag me Kid Starver oh no he’s in the hou

I’m the coming civil war, they believe the MAGA Army will use Cybertrucks, so it’s best to prepare a defence against them.

Exactly, that’s absolutely a knife. A huge one.

It may also be used as a trowel, but looks at it, that looks like something crocodile dundee would throw at someone.

A guy walking around in public with that strapped to his belt in a tactical looking holster is just asking for trouble. He was probably looking forward to the day the cops got him for it. He can’t have been so stupid to have that on and think “this is totally fine, nobody would ever be concerned by this”.

Did you see that “trowel”?

It looks like a big hunting knife. I garden, I have an allotment and grow all sorts for years, I’ve never seen a trowel that looks anything like that before.

Sure, maybe it’s some specialised sharp knife-like trowel from Asia that nobody here has seen before, but that is exactly why it’s reasonable to assume it’s a knife, first and foremost.

I also heard the guy was dressed like he was cosplaying being in the army (in camo), but that may not be the case. It would make one further suspicious of him though, if it is true.

A guy walking around with a big sharp “trowel” in (to joe public) a green tactical looking holster thingy, wearing army camo? Yeah, that doesn’t sound like a bloke going down the allotment to tend to the cabbages.

Obviously it was a misunderstanding in the end, but at the same time, I can 100% understand why the fuzz would make some safe assumptions to disarm someone of their potentially deadly weapon.

The bloke can’t have been stupid either, he was carrying the very weapon like thing visibly in public, and when the bobbies asked him to drop it he acted like he had no clue what they were on about? Come on.

I could understand buying and using a trowel that’s weird like that, if that’s what you’re into, but it’s common sense that it looks like a weapon and should obviously be concealed as to not worry joe public. Especially if you’re planning to go around wearing army clothes or whatever, but even so.

…Might help to mention what hemisphere you’re in, or continent you’re on? Or country? Or city?

The reason for your local change in nightlife could be anything from a wide, wide range of reasons, almost all of which depend heavily on where you are.

Let’s not be like the uncouth Defaultist Americans that assume everybody in the world lives where they do. Let’s be better, and let’s provide a location when it’s key info.

Ah, this isn’t talking about the big war on adult content in the UK right now that’s across all the headlines. Just for those who wanted to see more on that. This is foreign stuff.

The Mirror is a shit rag, fuck that newspaper.

But ya.

It’s a shame, I had no idea he owned Sky News. I usually found them to be an excellent professional news source when one doesn’t want the Governmental bias of the BBC.

I wouldn’t trust Comedy Central though, joke or not, they’re American, and the Americans can’t be trusted these days either.

I suppose the lesson here, sadly, is that we can’t believe anything from any source at all. Assume everything is half-truths, half-reported, and what we’re being shown is the distraction from the thing they don’t want us to look at.

I wish I knew how to find the hidden “real news”, but the sorts of people that purport to provide it are loonies in their basements in tinfoil hats, alas. Though, perhaps that’s just the image of them that the media wants us to see…

:-(

If Andy Capp actually had his own line of pub crisps like this mock up it would be hilarious, I’d have to try them 😂

I still read Andy Capp from time to time, used to see him in the Mirror but now I get him online!

Yeah, I’m not even in that country, I’m not sure how it’s relevant to us all.

Many countries have corrupt governments sadly, it sucks, and I wish them the best in however they fight their internal societal enemies.

Really? A greater effect than not having children, or tireless activism against one billionaire until they realise the error of their ways and turn to the light side?

Patriotism can be cool, there are (I hope) many things about your nation, it’s achievements and communities that you might be proud of.

Nationalism however, not so much. They’re closely related (and bad people will try to sneak Nationalism under the radar as Patriotism) but are very different things.

Syndicate Wars.

Nobody cares. You’re homeless? Nobody cares. You just got dumped? Nobody cares. You’re sick? Nobody cares. You’re struggling? Nobody cares.

Sure you might have some friends who care in a very superficial way, but when the going gets tough, everybody leaves.

There’s just no hope, and you’re on your own.

My TV doesn’t have a Jellyfin app, only a Plex app. I’m not buying a new TV just to use my preferred media server, sadly :-(

To answer your question:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qwez9zz7jo

The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to use active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties inside the US.

Once invoked, troops could be tasked with a range of duties, from quelling civil unrest and enforcing court orders to arresting and detaining migrants.

Because the Insurrection Act was written in broad terms, with little specific guidance on how and when the powers can be used, it gives presidents wide latitude in deciding when to mobilise military personnel for domestic operations.

Time to bring in the army to oppress the citizenry. Hoo rah!

Indicators?

Yes, only pillocks don’t use their indicators. They’re an essential method of communication between vehicles and for pedestrians, and an essential safety feature.

I cannot stress this enough, people who don’t use their indicators are massive twats and shouldn’t be on the road.

They’re a danger to themselves and everybody around them.

Nothing, I’m not buying anything special from that country they can fuck off.

Slowly but surely we will move all our ongoing needs away from the USA and back within the EU fully, so that they can burn in their own little corner of the dark ages as they desire, while we continue to live in present day.