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Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Ian Austin's tweet last night - how could any vaguely sentient being produce such tosh?

The scenes in Washington is a complete disgrace but spare me the confected outrage from Corbyn-supporting hard left.
With their support for terrorists like the IRA and totalitarian dictatorships, they could not be trusted with our democracy either.
Two sides of the same coin.

The Japanese authorities understood covid-19 better than most

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Ian Austin's tweet last night - how could any vaguely sentient being produce such tosh?

After a bit of rooting around I assume you mean this?

https://twitter.com/LordIanAustin/statu ... 9965883393

The scenes in Washington is a complete disgrace but spare me the confected outrage from Corbyn-supporting hard left.
With their support for terrorists like the IRA and totalitarian dictatorships, they could not be trusted with our democracy either.
Two sides of the same coin.

The tweet itself is obviously the burbling of a nincompoop, but could anyone explain all the sexy dog pics being posted in response?

Some of them are hilarious.

The UK government has just updated its coronavirus dashboard, and the death figures are not getting any better.

The UK has recorded 1,162 further coronavirus deaths. That is more than 100 more than the total for yesterday (1,041), and it is the second highest total for daily deaths, as listed by date reported. The only day with higher death toll by this measure on the government’s dashboard was 21 April, when 1,224 deaths were reported, although that was not a figure that was published at the time.

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Sky'sGoneOut wrote:What the? Why was Question Time on last night? I was just relaxing into things getting back to post festive normality and they go and throw that curve ball at me. My evening is ruined.

According to the Washington Post, Barnett, had identified as a white nationalist in a Facebook post days before the riot took place.

“I am white. There is no denying that. I am a nationalist. I put my nation first. So that makes me a white nationalist,” Barnett wrote, according to the Post.

The New York Times reported that Barnett, who said his nickname is “Bigo”, had taken a personalized envelope from Pelosi’s desk.

Chris Moyse
@ChrisMoyse
Schools closed my arse. 50%+ attendance in many schools. Some parents are absolutely taking the piss. This is unsustainable and ultimately going to make no difference to the advance of COVID-19
9:21 PM · Jan 7, 2021·Twitter for iPad

Sarah Shirras
@sarahshirras
Replying to
@RosMcM
In March, we varied from 0 to about 12. In June and July it was about 50. Today we had 95 children in. The guidance today will make this even harder for schools...
9:38 PM · Jan 7, 2021·Twitter Web App

RogerOThornhill wrote:Lewis Goodall obviously has to be careful with his language...

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Paul Hodges
@paulhodges1
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@AnnaJerzewska

@Richard_Asquith
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Actually most didn’t, because it didn’t occur to them that Johnson would go back on his promise to keep access to the Single Market and Customs Union. And most still don’t believe today - they tell me it’s just a mistake and will be put right very soon

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Probably. Ah well, I'm sure I'll have innumerable further opportunities to laugh at Nadhim Zahawi.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:So it emerges that the young woman shot dead yesterday was a massive QAnon fan.

Has there been anything less surprising, well, ever??

PorFavor wrote:I'd never heard of Parler before today.

PorFavor wrote:Kayleigh someone

RogerOThornhill wrote:cat does make hardly any noise at all

'World's unluckiest burglars' arrested after calling police by accident

Staffordshire police arrest two men on suspicion of burglary after one sits on phone and dials 999

As pocket dials go, it was a fairly costly one: two suspected burglars have been arrested after accidentally calling the police on themselves, officers have said.

Staffordshire police confirmed they arrested a 49-year-old and a 42-year-old after receiving a call from one of them, who appeared to have unwittingly sat on his phone.

Officers said they listened in to the call as the men carried out the burglary and could even hear their colleagues arrive to make the arrests. (Guardian)

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:We don't know it is a lie, it's only press conjecture that it was Pence who ordered in the national guard. But if what I suspect is correct Pence is in on it, he and those around Trump have effectively shut him down with the threat of removing him from office.

Of course I'm just going on one video where Trump seemed like a puppet with a relatively sane person's hand up his arse.

Things could change in the next 30 seconds.

PorFavor wrote:Well, it amused me.

PorFavor wrote:I thought Mike Pence had said publicly that he was the one who called them - but someone else may have said that he said.

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sidestepped questions Wednesday night about whether Pence, not Trump, directed the DC National Guard to be activated but suggested the vice president ultimately approved the decision. (CNN)