The news thread

[Trollheart]

This was the one that made people snap and yes they have got this wrong but it's too simplistic to point to Southport and say it's because of that. If that was the only incident people were angry about then you wouldn't have the rioting that's been happening.

Oh of course. Goes without saying. I'm just saying that's the excuse they're using. Disgraceful. And in the midst of all this is lost the reason - if there can be any - why that cunt killed the little girls in the first place?

[jimmy jazz]

Oh of course. Goes without saying. I'm just saying that's the excuse they're using. Disgraceful. And in the midst of all this is lost the reason - if there can be any - why that cunt killed the little girls in the first place?

They seem to be going with the mental health thing. The guy was autistic and they've been mentioning that a lot. But there were also claims that when he was in school he said he wanted a genocide.

[DJChameleon]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/04/uk/uk-riots-rotherham-southport-intl/index.html

Riots seem to be getting worse

Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years.

[Trollheart]

Antitrust suits: gotta love 'em!


News Alert: Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit over its search dominance


Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing the tech giant a staggering court defeat with the potential to reshape how millions of Americans get information online and to upend decades of dominance.

[SGR]

Live 2-foot eel chews through man's intestines after he put it up his anus

[Trollheart]

So, that's ruined my dinner plans then. Thanks a lot, man!  

[grindy]

Live 2-foot eel chews through man's intestines after he put it up his anus

I considered sharing that here but then decided not to ruin anyone's day. I see you had no such qualms.

[Shhon]

[Trollheart]

Musk is just scum. Not that such a comment is news, but worth a read of the link.
Record award of 550K to former Twitter executive

[Guybrush]

Musk is just scum. Not that such a comment is news, but worth a read of the link.
Record award of 550K to former Twitter executive

He is. He's now on our boycott list, so no tweets, Teslas or going to space with SpaceX for us.

It's inconsequential of course, but still feels better not to add more to the success of this turd of a human.

[jimmy jazz]

He's completely ruined Twitter. I can't think of a single positive decision the bellend has made when it comes to running that app. It's as if he's deliberately trying to make it worse.

[Psy-Fi]

Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US


Gotta admit that I downloaded countless LP's for free off Megaupload when I first started downloading music many years ago...

[Janszoon]

I may have done such things as well.

[SGR]

I've never done such a thing. You people are all shameless criminals!

[jimmy jazz]

Reminds me, I was going to start a thread about Ross Ulbricht. Free him or not to free him.