OneGuyFromBarlick

This is why Trump wants a mineral deal with Ukraine and to take over Greenland...
`Why China curbing rare earth exports is a blow to the US' LINK

I always find sunsets difficult to photograph. I see a stunning deep orange red sunset but my photo looks nowt like it. Far too light in colour. If I adjust the camera by a couple of stops everything else is in the dark whereas my eye shows me it should be light. I suppose it's because eyes and brai...

I'm glad to see the shadowed side of the Moon agrees with the direction of the tree shadows on Earth!

If a child was chopped into bits with a chain saw I suspect it would evoke an even greater reaction.

Have you seen that he's repealed the act that was passed to ban those very large shower heads that use ridiculous amounts of water? He said he did it because he couldn't wash his hair properly under the smaller shower heads.

The Americast team have reported how Trump's gang plan to turn the land on their side of the Mexico border into one long, very narrow military base so that anyone crossing from Mexico without going through a normal border post will be trespassing on military property and illegally in the US and will...

In total contrast - there is a concerted campaign to publicise the scientific research which reveals that molecules have been "detected" from a planet which is 124 Light Years away, and indicate the possibility of "life". There have been in depth interviews with the researchers ...

Tripps wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 15:17 No mention yet in the news which Google feeds me, and I can see nothing about it all on the BBC news website...

Yes, there's still nothing about it on the BBC site but Google has been full of links to reports on the fire.

Tripps wrote: ↑15 Apr 2025, 11:49 I think I've caught it. . .

I think I've always had it.

It reminds me of the firm in Wolverhampton that was giving false results for Covid tests which affected 43,000 people.

Well what a surprise! But what we predicted and the poor people among Trump's supporters believed his promises to `drain the swamp' and help them...
`Wall Street banks reap $37bn from Trump trading boom: Banks have gained from surge in volumes amid market gyrations' FT

When the BBC has finished investigating vets they should start on dentists operating the same scam... `Vets say they are under pressure to bring in more money per pet' LINK Some vets are being put under "consistent pressure" to generate income, the BBC has been told. "Your worth is on...

Trump is as bad as Putin at allocating blame... `Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack' LINK Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. The US pre...

`Blood test firm blamed for 'catalogue of disasters'' LINK
...According to more than a dozen GPs we heard from, across all of south-east London's boroughs, the severity of challenges they face under Synnovis is causing anxiety for both patients and doctors....

After Trump's retreat on smartphones and computer chips he's now saying it's only temporary. No wonder stocks and shares are bouncing like a rubber ball!

Trump's back-pedalling frantically to pacify the US tech bros. We now know who really runs America... `Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat' LINK ...The US has now excluded the single biggest Chinese export, and certainly the most high-profile finished good from tariffs, wi...

I noted the following problem in a recent news report. It said that the price of an item had been `increased three times'. I read that as meaning the price went up in three steps. But I could tell from the context that what the writer meant was `increased three-fold'. Do they no longer teach English...

I have a question..... Have you noticed that the black heritage lamp posts in the Town Centre have been replaced by new ones twice the height. Can anyone tell me why? Could it be to prevent the theft of bulbs or whatever they are called in street lights. Mind you, the whole heritage lamps might get...

I'm surprised that you've only seen them `a few weeks ago', we've had them for much longer. When it began we noticed two things. You had to take more care buying the milk and look at the label and not the top so that you got the type (full fat, skimmed etc) that you wanted. Also, at home I found mys...

As it's AI I thought this thread might be the best place for it. Its a terrible squandering of energy... `Everyone's jumping on the AI doll trend - but what are the concerns?' BBC When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It's part of ...

This appears on the front page of today's Metro newspaper. An AI generated image showing Trump, Musk and Vance making Nike shoes. China created the image and put it out as a meme on the web. The message to Americans is obvious - you'll all have to make your own stuff now! :smile: https://www.oneguyf...

`Trump threatens to end pharmaceuticals tariff exemption' LINK US President Donald Trump says he will soon announce "major" tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, a move that could end decades of low-cost global trade in medicines. For years, most countries, including the US, have imposed fe...

Showing off in Rome!...
`Red Arrows stun crowds during Rome flypast' BBC video

It looks like the police have taken up stock car racing...
`Seven officers injured in crash during A1 pursuit' LINK