Wednesday, January 20th 2021

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 6:38 am

Good morfternoon.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 7:38 am

Hello. I see (Guardian) that citizens of Kent are enraged about Brexit lorry park - not enough consultation apparently.
On the other hand those same citizens voted 59% for Brexit. Still France is happy (2,500 financial jobs plus 170 billion in assets). And UK can now import lower-standard food.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 7:38 am

WARNING: Two simultaneous FTN threads shocker.

Post by **refitman** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:11 am

tinyclanger2 wrote:WARNING: Two simultaneous FTN threads shocker.

I've deleted the other one.

GetYou · Post by **GetYou** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:56 am

https://twitter.com/SianGriffiths6/stat ... 0335099904

On average the rate of COVID infection is 1.9 x higher amongst primary and secondary teachers than the general population

People are querying the data here but if it's even close to this number the government have some serious explaining to do.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 10:03 am

Good morning.

Sounds like Priti Patel had a bit of a mare...

UK is with EU
@ukiswitheu
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59m
Morgan: Do you know where the 400,000 crime records are?

Patel: They'll be in the Police National Computer

M: But you dont know that

P: We do not know that for sure

M: Why would you say you do, when you dont?

Priti Patel's car crash interview with
@piersmorgan
#GMB

But apparently she told a group of Tory supporters last night that the borders should have been closed last March...the blame game has started. Not me guv, I told Boris but he ignored me.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 10:29 am

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Priyamvada Gopal
@PriyamvadaGopal
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47m
Replying to
@PriyamvadaGopal
So, does the Telegraph know that in a famine, when people migrate, it's because, ummm, they were starving? And, umm, this was not a good thing for Britain's relationship with Ireland?

gilsey · Post by **gilsey** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 10:55 am

On PM yesterday Evan Davies was questioning the wisdom of leaving 2nd dose of vaccinations until just before the 12 weeks are up
1. person might be unable to attend for some reason
2. vaccine might not be available.

I'd assumed that once the 4 groups had their first dose, by mid Feb as they say, they'd start on 2nd doses but apparently not. Leave it to the last possible minute and hope for the best.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 11:53 am

This is in the category of Gosh, well I never etc...

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translated asL

Blargh!
@Blarghonaut
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5h
Basically, Trump ran on "drain the swamp" and put into place ethics rules that forbid certain kind of lobbying work after being a public servant... because it harmed Obama staffers. Now he's ending those rules for his own staffers, so they can go lobby.

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 12:00 pm

So no Trump pardons for either Assange or Snowden, but Lil Wayne gets one. Sort of sums the last four years up.

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 1:38 pm

Good afternoon, everyone.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 1:40 pm

I see that Roger Daltrey has joined the ranks of "Hang on - I didn't think Brexit would affect that!"

gilsey · Post by **gilsey** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 1:58 pm

Politics For All
@PoliticsForAlI
The PM has decided that the English local elections should go ahead on May 6 as planned

Were his lips moving?

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:04 pm

Well he's gone.

Let's never do that again.

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:11 pm

'Absolute carnage': EU hauliers reject UK jobs over Brexit rules

Freight company director blames new requirement for EU transport firms to provide financial guarantees

A British freight company director [Colin Jeffries] with more than over 20 years experience has told how EU hauliers and transport companies are turning their backs on UK business because they are being asked to provide tens of thousands of pounds in guarantees to cover VAT or potential tariffs on arrival in Britain.

Jeffries explains that one of the problems is how complicated exporting to the UK has become. (Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... exit-rules

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:20 pm

Flying off to 'My Way' after giving a rambling, incoherent speech consisting entirely of self congratulatory boasts and falsehoods to a gaggle of freaks and lunatics.

You certainly did do it your way Donald. You certainly did.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:24 pm

Yes, at last it is...

Joe Biden
@JoeBiden
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3m
It’s a new day in America.

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:32 pm

gilsey wrote:
Politics For All
@PoliticsForAlI
The PM has decided that the English local elections should go ahead on May 6 as planned
Were his lips moving?

Thing is, given his past record even such a definitive statement has little value. Still half expecting them to be called off hours before nominations close

gilsey · Post by **gilsey** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:33 pm

They're going ahead right up to the moment when they're cancelled. Par for the course.

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 2:44 pm

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Well he's gone.

Let's never do that again.

Actually, he still has a couple of hours to do something daft.....

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 3:04 pm

Poor Darren, he's not taking Trump's departure well at all...

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Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 3:26 pm

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Actually, he still has a couple of hours to do something daft.....

His pitiful little farewell jamboree was pretty daft. There wasn't a single senior Republican there, just a bedraggled gaggle of his family and hangers on. If it did anything it demonstrated starkly how dramatic his fall from power has been today. And judging by the look on the faces of his family that was only beginning to sink in. Ivanka looked terrified. Or maybe it was the botox. It's hard to tell.

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 3:29 pm

In about 90 minutes, Biden will be sworn in and - perhaps as important - given the nuclear codes. *Then* we can all relax a bit

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:04 pm

Who wrote all this godawful parping music they play at these official events in the U.S?

I feel I should know.

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:08 pm

People should try today's "commemorative" Trump quiz on the Daily Mash site - I got all 7 questions right

Post by **PaulfromYorkshire** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:09 pm

Quick Quiz

Who is Jonathan Portes referring to here?

It's been a challenging year. But ???? *trying to correct me* on what exponential means (and revealing that he doesn't know the difference between "increasing" and "accelerating") was a comic highlight...

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:20 pm

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Quick Quiz

Who is Jonathan Portes referring to here?

It's been a challenging year. But ???? *trying to correct me* on what exponential means (and revealing that he doesn't know the difference between "increasing" and "accelerating") was a comic highlight...

Dan Hodges

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:38 pm

Lady Gaga disappointingly underdressed.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:47 pm

JUST LEFT MY FANS BIGLY APPLAUDING MY MANY SUCCESSES.
I SEE NO-ONE TURNED UP FOR THE NEW GUY'S INAUGURATION. SAD!

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:48 pm

Hideous screeching from Jennifer Lopez.

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:52 pm

And there we have it.

The President of the United States is no longer a fat orange fascist lunatic.

Phew.

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:53 pm

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Lady Gaga disappointingly underdressed.

subdued attire entirely appropriate

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 4:54 pm

Phew - made it!

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:15 pm

Garth Brooks singing Amazing Grace? I'm outta here.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:17 pm

It is musically "interesting" that's for sure.

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:17 pm

Which do I hate most - Amazing Grace or Jerusalem?

AnatolyKasparov · Post by **AnatolyKasparov** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:18 pm

Slightly worried this is a bit of a super spreader event, though we have been assured everyone there has been tested if not vaccinated.

RogerOThornhill · Post by **RogerOThornhill** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:22 pm

Brian Tyler Cohen
@briantylercohen
Big day for complete sentences.
4:58 PM · Jan 20, 2021·Twitter Web App

Yes, compare and contrast that speech with the rambling one of his predecessor...

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:26 pm

PorFavor wrote:Which do I hate most - Amazing Grace or Jerusalem?

Amazing Grace

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 5:52 pm

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Slightly worried this is a bit of a super spreader event, though we have been assured everyone there has been tested if not vaccinated.

how many people were there

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 6:30 pm

Amazing Grace - Star Trek style with bagpipes.

Willow904 · Post by **Willow904** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 7:08 pm

I missed the main event. Just caught the gifting of a painting. So my first impression of Joe Biden as president is him politely looking at a dull picture.

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 8:00 pm

‘We All Got Played’: QAnon Followers Implode After Big Moment Never Comes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewst ... ver-comes/

As Joe Biden was sworn in as president, QAnon followers finally saw their hope for the “storm”—when President Donald Trump would bring down the “deep state” and expose a far-reaching child-sex trafficking ring—disappear, leaving followers of the unhinged conspiracy theory in despair and searching for answers, while one of the most prominent adherents gave up.

On their big day, QAnon adherents fractured into two groups on popular far-right message boards, with some realizing their crackpot conspiracy theory was a fraud, while others tried to somehow keep the hope alive.

It won't be going away in a hurry, too many people are making money from it. I suspect they'll continue to fracture into smaller groups with competing 'theories', there'll be a lot of fighting for control of the revenue streams before it eventually collapses in on itself leaving a burnt out husk of true believers ranting on street corners.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 8:33 pm

I have looked at many dull pictures (other half likes brown paintings of ugly babies etc) but am not sure I've managed to pull it off politely. Could this be my new skill for Covid Year 2?

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:01 pm

Would be great if something could start going a bit better now cos let's face it it's been more or less nothing but progressively deteriorating news since June 23 2016.

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:24 pm

I got a bottle of Californian red to celebrate the inauguration of a sane person as President. I don't often drink American wine because it usually tastes like crap and this one is no exception.

Also I splashed out on some triple cooked 'gastro' oven chips and they tasted just like ordinary oven chips only they were bigger and more rubbery. They also left a load of runny slime on the oven tray. Won't be making that mistake again.

gilsey · Post by **gilsey** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:30 pm

PorFavor wrote:Which do I hate most - Amazing Grace or Jerusalem?

Imagine.

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:34 pm

gilsey wrote:
PorFavor wrote:Which do I hate most - Amazing Grace or Jerusalem?
Imagine.

I'd forgotten all about that. Thanks a lot.

Albatross.

Sky'sGoneOut · Post by **Sky'sGoneOut** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:36 pm

A friend sent me this today and I thought I'd share it because it's lovely.

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Wed 20 Jan, 2021 9:40 pm

Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA