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OP - January 04, 2020, 08:49 PM

A new catch-all thread to mark the start of the new decade.

Let's make 2020 the year of flowing conversation and banish the tumbleweeds to some other zombie forum.

I have a good feeling about this... maybe!
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Reply #1 - January 04, 2020, 09:17 PM

good news for tabloid readers: "Some parts of London are now almost 50 per cent Islamic"

ENGLAND'S Muslim population has smashed the three million mark in 2019.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10669341/muslim-population-england-smashes-three-million-mark-for-first-time/
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Reply #2 - January 04, 2020, 09:57 PM

what happens after your 15mins of fame is up?

Saffiyah Khan, the woman who stared down the EDL, joined Jeremy Corbyn at a Labour rally
https://m.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/saffiyah-khan-the-woman-who-stared-down-the-edl-joined-jeremy-corbyn-at-a-labour-rally-35798716.html
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Reply #3 - January 04, 2020, 10:40 PM

saj says corbynomics isn't magic after all.

Sajid Javid: it’s time to tear up the old investment rules
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2020/01/sajid-javid-its-time-to-tear-up-the-old-investment-rules/
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Reply #4 - January 08, 2020, 08:52 PM

after terrorism and progressive activism comes the long decline in dissenting speech.

Five years on from the Charlie Hebdo attack, 'Je suis Charlie' rings hollow
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/five-years-charlie-hebdo-attack-144315318.html
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Reply #5 - January 10, 2020, 09:22 PM

will school teachers be referred to prevent? probably not.

Extinction Rebellion defends activists after being listed as 'extremist ideology' in police document
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/extinction-rebellion-defends-activists-being-183950995.html
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Reply #6 - January 10, 2020, 10:10 PM

sufi self-love? fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Canadian solo traveller Rosie Gabrielle converts to Islam after spending time in Pakistan
https://images.dawn.com/news/1184402/canadian-solo-traveler-rosie-gabrielle-converts-to-islam-after-spending-time-in-pakistan
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Reply #7 - January 10, 2020, 11:11 PM

"Schopenhauer argued that there is no meaning or purpose to existence, and that life is moved by an aimless striving that can never be fulfilled" - as good a reason as any to take a break from posting.

Reasons not to scoff at ghosts, visions and near-death experiences
https://aeon.co/ideas/ghosts-visions-and-near-death-experiences-can-be-therapeutic
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Reply #8 - January 15, 2020, 12:52 AM

Snow in Saudi Arabia: https://mobile.twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1216935253933199360

Which side are you on?
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Reply #9 - January 15, 2020, 11:16 PM

ritual animal slaughter giving satanists a bad name.

Sheep impaled on pitchfork and left next to cross in latest 'occult' killing in New Forest
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sheep-impaled-pitchfork-left-next-231902645.html
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Reply #10 - January 18, 2020, 11:05 AM

if you take away chat and discussion then you're left with a news in brief post feed. and a missing edit button.

Twitter CEO affirms that edit button will likely never happen
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/money/other/twitter-ceo-affirms-that-edit-button-will-likely-never-happen/ar-BBZ1qiT
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Reply #11 - January 21, 2020, 10:57 PM

yep, this thread has a forlorn geocities vibe so time to reinvigorate it with some myspace optimism! I forget how that ended... well, we can at least aim for glints of livejournal levity. pretty sure... maybe.
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Reply #12 - January 22, 2020, 11:29 PM

so a man-child and a grumpy teen walk into a bar...

Trump laments missing Davos star Greta's speech
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-davos-meeting-trump-thunberg/trump-laments-missing-davos-star-gretas-speech-idUKKBN1ZL2M1?il=0
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Reply #13 - January 25, 2020, 11:41 AM

New year, New you.

The promise of so many diets and exercise fads: you can change yourself with just this one thing. But will chasing an ideal which contradicts your habitual behaviour make you happy? Yes, the old beach body apostasy analogy.
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Reply #14 - January 25, 2020, 03:09 PM

why shouldn't religions which occupy public space have their buildings taken into public control?

Montenegro Protest Against Religious Law Canceled Over Possible 'Serious Disturbance' To Public Order
https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-pm-markovic-offers-to-continue-talks-on-freedom-of-religion-act/30391300.html
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Reply #15 - January 25, 2020, 03:30 PM

less about freedom of speech, more about the toxicity of online speech platforms.

French girl, 16, forced into hiding when anti-Islam comments online spark death threats
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10811561/french-girl-hiding-anti-islam-comments-online-spark-death-threats/
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Reply #16 - January 31, 2020, 11:41 PM

fun times ahead after brexit day.

Brexit and Political Division – the Rise of Far-Right Extremism, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia
https://urbanmuslimz.com/news/islamophobia/brexit-and-political-division-the-rise-of-far-right-extremism-islamophobia-and-xenophobia/
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Reply #17 - December 08, 2021, 09:24 AM

I have to agree with the angry man - shared public spaces should not be invaded by religious noise.

Furious man tells Muslim passenger he has 'no respect for other people' as he recites the Islamic holy book
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10257575/Shocking-moment-tube-passenger-launches-anti-Islamic-rant-Muslim-man.html
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Reply #18 - December 08, 2021, 10:12 AM

not really a review, it criticizes the author for serving up outdated stereotypes for middle class consumption.

Sarfraz Manzoor’s They paints an unduly negative picture of British-Muslim life.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/30/british-muslims-an-integration-success-story/
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Reply #19 - December 08, 2021, 10:28 AM

the slow death of the american dream in the european colonies.

Handball Federation changes rule after bikini row
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/handball-federation-changes-rule-after-bikini-row-report
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Reply #20 - December 10, 2021, 09:12 AM

the future of the internet is.... what activeworlds did more than 20yrs ago.

Meta’s VRChat clone is ready for its close-up.
https://mashable.com/article/meta-horizon-worlds-launch-vr-quest-2
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Reply #21 - December 16, 2021, 08:11 PM

erdogan taking his economic plan from whirling dervishes circling the political drain.

Turkey's a salient lesson on politicians who don't understand or care about economics
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/do-politicians-need-economics-degrees
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Reply #22 - December 19, 2021, 08:51 AM

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Enraged monkeys have killed 250 dogs in an Indian district by dragging them to the top of buildings and trees and dropping them.

Panic-stricken residents have also come under attack and say the acts of animal violence have been carried out 'in revenge' after a pack of dogs killed one of the monkeys' infants.

The horrific incidents have been reported in the villages of Majalgaon, where 250 dogs are said to have been killed by rampaging primates, and nearby Lavul in Maharashtra’s Beed district.

According to India's News18 website, 'not a single pup' is left in Lavul where even school children are being chased and attacked.

Villagers have reported that monkeys set upon dogs as soon as they see them before taking them up to a high place - the top of a building or a tree - and dropping them to their death.

The reports say that in the last month alone, 250 dogs have been killed in this way.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10320853/amp/Enraged-monkeys-kill-Indian-towns-entire-population-250-DOGS-throwing-heights.html

O-kaaaaaay, that's enough internet for me...
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Reply #23 - December 20, 2021, 05:08 AM

Quote from: crumble on December 16, 2021, 08:11 PM
erdogan taking his economic plan from whirling dervishes circling the political drain.

Turkey's a salient lesson on politicians who don't understand or care about economics
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/do-politicians-need-economics-degrees

Not to be outdone by Imran Khan: https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1472653595258597378
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Reply #24 - December 25, 2021, 02:19 PM

merry xmas to the silent majority.

Every year there's a vocal minority of people who think putting up a Christmas tree is an unspeakable crime
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/im-muslim-refuse-bullied-not-25597390
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Reply #25 - December 25, 2021, 03:55 PM

Quote from: crumble on December 25, 2021, 02:19 PM
merry xmas to the silent majority.

Every year there's a vocal minority of people who think putting up a Christmas tree is an unspeakable crime
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/im-muslim-refuse-bullied-not-25597390

muslim-women Journalists in Western Media ., Please Watch That one dear crumble and read this one about her .. The only One Anila Baig

She is Ok., well media needs more of those Anila baigs in lime light

But but SHE WAS ABSULTE STUPID TO SAY what she said at the mirror link you gave.... and WHO BULLIED HER TO PUT A CHRISTMAS TREE IN HER HOUSE....??/ ..

Anila .. dear Anila............Stop making up stories please....

Do not let silence become your legacy.. Question everything
I renounced my faith to become a kafir,
the beloved betrayed me and turned in to a Muslim
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Reply #26 - December 28, 2021, 02:27 PM

you misread the article - muslim plonkers say she shouldnt put up a tree unless she's a disbeliever. there is real peer pressure, intimidation and even reprisals in the unofficial islamic republic of englistan.
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Reply #27 - January 26, 2022, 10:07 PM

got an unwanted heritage? the tories have a solution for you: deportation.

An illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/an-illegal-route-for-the-nationality-and-borders-bill/5111240.article
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Reply #28 - February 10, 2022, 05:20 PM

what’s the name for a govt run by bafoons? let’s stick with shitocracy for now.

Lavrov on Truss: Like a mute talking to a deaf person
https://mobile.twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1491771623497777159
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Reply #29 - February 11, 2022, 08:24 PM

For my own selfish and nihilistic reasons, I hope it does kick off in Ukraine. I'm bored hearing about Boris and parties...
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