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And what a surprise, it has now been announced that the US will “run” Venezuela until further notice and that the Venezuelan oil industry will be handed over to US oil companies.

Not just the central and southern American nations, every nation that believes in the rule of law should be up in arms.

One of the sad things from a purely British perspective is that almost all of the BBC report was taken up interviewing a Venezuelan opposition leader who was salivating at the ...

That he had taken steps to be productive does not say that he had taken steps to control his anger and it does not suggest that he had been clear of rages in that 30 year period.

I would very strongly suspect that being in a crowd in Liverpool, as he must have known he would be before going there ...

You are assuming that he has previous convictions for rage attacks of one form or another. What is certain is that he has had previous episodes, most of which will have gone under the radar - he knew he had anger management problems and in the first instance, it was his responsibility to seek ...

The only time he was terrified was after he had been arrested and he realised just what he had done in his rage.

I agree he was out of control, I would not be surprised if his rages were a frequent occurrence but, at this point, the alternative would be Broadmore at His Majesty's Pleasure - the ...

Sounds good apart from the Cloudflare Capcha which ice found to be a pain on other sites

There's an op-ed in today's Guardian...

Christmas dinner? At home or in a restaurant? It’s at this juncture of the year, with Christmas dinner hurtling towards us, that you may well find yourself muttering: “Well, we could always go out!” Who could blame any home cook for wanting to shove this ...

I have made the suggestion elsewhere and the immediate reaction was no, nay, never - until they actually thought about it and admitted that it had to be true.

Surprisingly, I actually agree with your theses almost in their entirety.

I would, however, add one statement to page one - “There is no God but God”. The God of each of these religions is one and the same. The religions might have different views of observable reality but the underlying reality is ...

Sadly, my most recent close experience with dementia was my Godmother’s mother back in the 70s so I don’t think I can help.

There are a few people I am close to where I suspect that they are going down with it (including, at times, myself) but I do not know how to tell for sure.

I understand that ...

That meal sounds delicious and it's certainly easier than putting it on yourself but you have to be totally confident of the restaurant you choose.

We did the same for Christmas, once. Although we knew the place and generally loved the food, the meal was poor and the service terrible - they just ...

In 47 cars you must have had a Ford so I'll go a bit more specific and suggest an Edsel

Oww, that sounds horrible, I feel feel you.

If that's minimally invasive I'd hate to hear what major surgery entails.

Is it likely to get worse or can they hold it as it is?

Totally agree about the driving, ever since our police moved from traffic patrols to relying on speed cameras to monitor the driving there has been a massive increase in tailgating, undertaking, hogging the outside lane, cutting in front of cars to take the slip road at the very last moment, etc ...

Welcome back, it's great to see you here again.

I well remember your treks from North to South and back each year - to us in the UK it seemed enormous distances but then, we're a small country.

How's life been treating you, well I hope.

spot wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 1:13 am

Well. What a toerag, Panesar. It's a game, it's a cultural link, it's not win at any price. You shouldn’t be doing this.

Not win at any price?

You obviously haven't spoken to any Australians recently

alfred_wood wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:20 am Hey folks, I’m new here too! Guess we’re all figuring this out together

Hello and welcome, where do you hale from?

And - it's Wednesday now, two days later, the Don has left the building - we come to the real question. Do we actually think this deal is going to see the IDF withdraw and stop shooting Gazans? Do we think this is the resumption of supplies into Gaza? Entry of international news crews into Gaza ...

I draw a big distinction between the religion and the church, whichever religion you choose.

Religion is constructed by God for the benefit of those it is given to, thus Judaism is tailored to nomadic herdsmen but Christianity was more suited to the settled city dwellers 3,000 years later and ...

The obvious answer is anyone held to be a god by others, who is not the God of the religion of your personal choice.

This includes cases where the gods in question are demonstrably one and the same - e.g. the God of the Jews is the God of Christianity is the God of Islam.

It also includes your own ...

https://www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair- ... och-israel

As far as I can see “Sooner will a camel pass through the eye of a needle”.

This article explains a lot that I had previously failed to understand.

And to make it a Venezuelan must have made it so much more satisfying given Mr Trump's self evident love for that country.

spot wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 4:51 am
Just what we needed.

This has to be a red herring, there is no possible way these people can be thinking in those terms.

God help us of they are

spot wrote: Wed Sep 17, 2025 8:26 am That will be exciting, we'll have four equivalent-sized parties at that stage.

Three members of our Thursday morning coffee club are active Democrats - they apologised.

LarsMac wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 8:14 am Would it be too much of a bother to ask that, perhaps, y'all give him a long-term tour of that Tower that you used to keep those boys in?
We'd be ever so grateful.

Would move to oblige, he would fit right in with previous guests

That is the best response by an MP that I've ever seen, I'm impressed.

OK, it appears that he is alive and in custody after his father turned him in.

We'll have to wait patiently to see whether his killer reaches a courthouse alive. An unlikely outcome in America.

Unless the person they've killed is a Democrat senator

The very best of luck for Thursday, I hope everything goes smoothly.

This is the NHS at its best, long may it continue

SaraGilb_675 wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:30 am I once got one that read Opportunity knocks only once. I stared at it for a moment, then realized I’d already eaten it!

Welcome to the garden - have fun

Pretty good. Been in a new job since April last year as a Technical Analyst, working for Tucasi, a company that deals with Online Payments for Schools (SCOPay) - things like Dinners, Trips, Extended Day, Products, Lettings, etc. This also includes the Import of new Pupils & removal of old ones ...

FourPart wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:58 pm He's doing anything & everything to deflect from the Epstein Files.

Hi, how is life?

spot wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:32 pm And it's half past seven, the sun's up and so is the site. So it could all be lots worse.

And a much faster response time, thank you

Very heavy in supposition and devoid of evidence.

I would suggest it should be rewritten starting with observable data followed by a logical derivation of the conclusions given here.

I would say that Evri have a very solid reputation - a solid reputation for failure to deliver.

That the management believed that rebranding without an associated rewriting of the operational procedures and retraining of the staff would wipe away the reputation Hermes had built up speaks volumes ...

So far, the prosecution has made a point of only filing State charges. The Orange one cannot pardon State Charges. only Federal.

The idea they might possibly believe a pardon could need defending against is astonishing in its own right.

How have you been getting on with all this driving ...

lisamarcus wrote: Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:05 am Hii My name is Lisa and i'm new here im from India and im really excited to join this forum

Welcome, find a post that interests you and jump in

I thought Permissive Access very specifically did NOT give right to roam, I thought it was a way of allowing people temporary access whilst retaining the right to revoke that access at any time.

If the right to roam campaign contest this then they will find that, in future, no-one will give ...

Joseph Carter wrote: Tue May 27, 2025 3:03 am You're definitely in the right place, and it sounds like a lovely idea! Creating a comfy, welcoming spot in the garden will make those visits even more enjoyable.

Welcome to the forum - enjoy

LarsMac wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 12:23 pm I think that all the MAGAts are already lining up for their free ride on his new plane.

OH! The Humanity.

Our Standards and Ethics Committee would be having a field day!

Is that Firefox within Ubuntu?

Mine is very similar but is Firefox within Mint Cinnamon :-

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Saint_ wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 7:20 am
spot wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 1:48 pm I shall, mid-May, give a week's notice and then do a new migration.
How will you notify us of the new URL? Or is it an app?

Once migrated the new site will be moved to forumgarden.com

Now cannot log in at all as I’m not receiving any emails - ho hum, I’m probably still in on the phone but wanted to try the iPad.

Talking about the iPad, it’s showing me this page :-

https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropping-ios-15-other-old-browsers-in-july-2025/358131

Poor thing’s not that old ...

"more used to the modern layout"? I've not seen discourse before, I've no idea what there is other than the default theme.

When I'm back - 5pm or so - I'll try logging in an existing FG test account and discover how to login or to reset the password with an email confirmation and login. The only ...

spot wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 2:21 am Welcome to the site.

I shall beat my own trumpet. You speak of a skill I have demonstrated - furniture design. I built my own coffee table from scratch. I may also be a trend, I'm not sure. I look forward to the tips.

I also recall a kitchen from raw planks to completion back in the day.

Selinali wrote: Sat May 03, 2025 10:44 pm Hi everyone! I'm Selina. I'm excited to join this wonderful community and look forward to learning more about furniture design, trends, and tips. Glad to be here with you all!

Welcome to the garden, find a topic and dive in

Damn, just penned a full response only to loose it to a connection glitch!

Very interesting post and most of it appears to make great sense.

Could we quantify how much work would be involved in moving to Discourse? It does suggest that there are conversion aids available. On the other hand, if ...

Damn, just penned a full response only to loose it to a connection glitch!

Very interesting post and most of it appears to make great sense.

Could we quantify how much work would be involved in moving to Discourse? It does suggest that there are conversion aids available. On the other hand, if we ...

Still up around 9 seconds as at 23:35 UTC

And ignoring robots.txt which is bad form

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