Toxxus Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Bazza said: I'm ok. 😢 Just awful, senseless, murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Wes Studi gets an honorary Oscar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48511186 Nice to see him get an award probably due to his performance in Mystery Men Cygnia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Toxxus said: Just awful, senseless, murder. Yup. And add my 'glad you are all right' to the others, Bazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 I, too, am glad that Bazza is intact. Meanwhile, if anyone was wondering where the next financial crisis is going to come from, here you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Glad you're okay, Bazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 I hadn't even heard about the stuff in Darwin until I looked at this thread. :( I don't play much attention to the media here. Way too much Murdoch stuff. Unfortunately, this occasionally has side effects. Strangely, it turns out that Darwin has only a slightly larger population than the horrible provincial city (Toowoomba) I live in. (About 10000 more. Nothing given the size of the cities.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Police called because Louisiana Taco Bell ran out of tacos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Ridiculous. That’s a job for the Red Cross, not the cops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Old Man said: Ridiculous. That’s a job for the Red Cross, not the cops. Are you sure that's not FEMA's job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Nah, this is what we've been waiting to page Captain Marvel for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: Are you sure that's not FEMA's job? In any other administration it would be. Duke Bushido 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Australian wins Women's French Open in Paris https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48567958 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 As for the men's championship, it will be a rematch between Nadal and Thiem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Rafael Nadal wins his 12th French Open https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48574263 tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, death tribble said: Rafael Nadal wins his 12th French Open https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48574263 I predicted that would happen. Of course, it's a safe bet, since Nadal is the King of Clay for good reason. I sympathize with Thiem coming up just short again. He has a taste of what Murray must have felt before finally winning a Grand Slam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Protests in Hong Kong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Ali Stroker Makes History As First Wheelchair User To Win Tony Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Red Sox legend Ortiz stable after shooting in DR Michael Hopcroft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Paul Darrow, best known for playing the ruthless antihero Kerr Avon in the cult classic SF series Blakes 7, has died after a brief illness at the age of 78. I especially recommend "Rumours of Death" for "Peak Avon". Although Avon was the best role he ever got in television, he remained a working actor for most of his adult life. On a personal level, Avon and B7 were one of the reasons I got into British Media fandom (for good or ill). assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 American Astronomical Society issues statement about satellite constellations Quote Take my love, take my land, Take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me. The concern is: ... in certain ways, yes, they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 What Australian Bob Hawke did https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-48551673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 I remember the build-up to the Tiananmen Square "suppression" in 1989; I was a postdoc in Seattle, and the big plaza ("Red Square" because it's all paved in red brick) had significant demonstrations in support of the pro-democracy movement; it was also a stone's throw away from where my office was. I bought a t-shirt from them before the tanks rolled and the demonstrators vanished. Not sure where that shirt is now; I definitely stashed it away for safekeeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Should be happening again in Hong Kong any minute now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Plus naval bombardment this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Ivan Golunov, an "investigative reporter" in Moscow, has been in jail jail for a week under drug charges. Not only were the charges generally considered an outright fabrication, but his treatment at the hands of Russian police has been brutal. In a rare reversal, Golunov was given complete vindication and released. In addition, several police officials, including two Generals (yes, Russia has Generals commanding police forces), have been sacked by the Interior Minister. Russia is having regional elections in September, and while the outcome is not in doubt there is a potential for major embarrassment in the international community if Vladimir Putin, the Russian dictator, makes other blatant measures to silence his critics before them. And certainly imprisoning other journalists is something that is being noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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