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Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 6:54 am
by refitman
Morning all.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 12:39 pm
by frog222
Afternoon all

@SKY - thanks as always for the QT Report, and nice to see a lively audience

Lovely day , off outside !

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 12:46 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Yes, we are in for a few days of dry sunny (even if still quite cold) weather - its a miracle!

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 1:09 pm
by refitman
The ICJ have ruled against Israel. Thread:

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 1:14 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Though this is preliminary (also widely expected) and the full verdict might not be for a year or two.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 1:51 pm
by refitman
At least Labour aren't going for knee-jerk headline grabber, that can't be enacted effectively

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 1:52 pm
by refitman

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 7:35 pm
by refitman
When you thought the LFI tweet couldn't be any worse

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 7:39 pm
by refitman
Oh, it would be so funny if Duffield did try to sue

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 7:54 pm
by frog222
refitman wrote: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 7:35 pm When you thought the LFI tweet couldn't be any worse
No uninvolved civilians of course includes the unborn so if you shoot a pregnant woman you get two for the price of one. What joy ! :-)

Nice one Isaac Herzog, buddy of Hodge , Starmer and the other non-negotiable Zionists !

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 8:28 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Actually if this judgement "only" discourages Israeli politicians from using genocidal rhetoric, that is something and a small step forward.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 9:54 pm
by gilsey
Discourage them from saying the quiet part out loud, you mean?

Not sure how it helps, really.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 10:00 pm
by gilsey
I found this interesting.
"not committing genocide, but that it is failing to punish isolated genocidal acts by its forces or incitement of genocide by its officials"







"isolated" seems to be doing some heavy lifting there.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 10:23 pm
by gilsey
@sky, thanks for the QT review.
Alex Burghart, where do they find these people.
As you said, every week you think a Tory politician can't perform worse than the last one, and every week they defy that prediction.

Re: Friday 26th January 2024

Posted: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 10:53 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
gilsey wrote: Fri 26 Jan, 2024 9:54 pm Discourage them from saying the quiet part out loud, you mean?

Not sure how it helps, really.
Not getting away with saying it in public surely decreases its legitimacy amongst the wider people.