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by Brian Peacock
Fri May 17, 2024 11:54 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Republicans: continued
Replies: 6529
Views: 901604

Re: Republicans: continued

Strikes me that the right would probably not be cracking down on protests if they didn't fear the protesters might have some measure of public support.
by Brian Peacock
Thu May 16, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: The Wilder Web
Topic: Abortion USA
Replies: 228
Views: 94164

Re: Abortion USA

Wonder where I am.... I'm against abortion on principles, but I'm not going to interfere with the clinics or the women that use them I'm similar in as much as I believe that society should function to ameliorate and mitigate the conditions that force people to seek abortions on non-medical grounds....
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: The US Supreme Court
Replies: 675
Views: 140881

Re: The US Supreme Court

Thanks for that L'Emmy.
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 15, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Literature & The Arts
Topic: What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)
Replies: 1331
Views: 398198

Re: What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)

I'm about a third of the way into it, but Holland's preface has a pretty good summation of what he's on about. How was it that a cult inspired by the execution of an obscure criminal in a long-vanquished empire came to exercise such a transformative and enduring influence in the world? To attempt a...
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 15, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 793
Views: 93920

Re: Palestine v Israel.

Biden celebrates Nakba Day with $1tn of arms to Israel, while the UN says it has no more food or tents for internally displaced Gazans.
by Brian Peacock
Wed May 15, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3459
Views: 880269

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

ALL carbon reducing technologies will be in play ...how the province handles this might be of concern to tax payers as there is a history of over runs and wasteful spending but more nukes are welcome... Are they for you? There are 420-440 nuclear reactors in the world today meeting c.10% of the wor...
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 14, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 793
Views: 93920

Re: Palestine v Israel.

rainbow wrote:
Brian Peacock wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 12:22 pm
By fist, boot and gun barrel, as usual.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg300jek94zo

Yebbut Jewish students feel threatened...
Good grief.
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 14, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Literature & The Arts
Topic: What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)
Replies: 1331
Views: 398198

Re: What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)

What's the conclusion Joe?
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 14, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 793
Views: 93920

Re: Palestine v Israel.

By fist, boot and gun barrel, as usual.
by Brian Peacock
Tue May 14, 2024 12:02 am
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3459
Views: 880269

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

I'll join the dots for you. In light of what scientists are saying about individual and collective action, are you going to, say, stop eating meat, stop flying, and start agitating for political change? I ask because whenever I've brought up the exact same things here, or elsewhere, you're impulse h...
by Brian Peacock
Mon May 13, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: All Things Trump: the story continues...
Replies: 3655
Views: 333599

Re: All Things Trump: the story continues...

No. Only his inevitable death will stop the Trump juggernaut, and perhaps not even that.

I for one welcome President A.I. Trump etc etc.
by Brian Peacock
Mon May 13, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 793
Views: 93920

Re: Palestine v Israel.

Thank goodness. Now they can stop blowing babies legs off.
by Brian Peacock
Mon May 13, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3459
Views: 880269

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

I guess that's a no then.
by Brian Peacock
Mon May 13, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
Topic: Palestine v Israel.
Replies: 793
Views: 93920

Re: Palestine v Israel.

UN say that what remains of the Gaza health system could totally collapse within hours.
by Brian Peacock
Mon May 13, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Science, Technology & Environment
Topic: Global Climate Change Science News
Replies: 3459
Views: 880269

Re: Global Climate Change Science News

Yeah, but are you going to take any notice of it mac?