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Howardh
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That Mick Jagger looks younger now than in the seventies!
Bodywise maybe, but I think that face is on it's third body now.
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Howardh
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Behave!!!A few lines of what, though?!
No, Aldenham.
edwin_m
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Wasn't that Cliff Richard?
In other other news, yoga may not be as peaceable as people think...
'Ritual mass murder' report in Chapel St Leonards was yoga class
Police say the call was made with "good intentions" after students were mistaken for bodies.
www.bbc.co.uk
brad465
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There is an expectation this afternoon that a big scandal will be being dropped in the press, including a Sunday paper and a Channel 4 Dispatches show this evening. We don't yet know the full details, but a certain Russell Brand has released a video that suggests he's among those being implicated, as he's trying to launch a defence ahead of the game:
dangie
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I shan't comment on the news story, but it irks me when Russell Brand is touted as a 'comedian'. He's about as funny as a cold-sore......
birchesgreen
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Of course as Brand is a conspiracy theory nut these days, it is all about "They" (the sekrit dark forces / jewish lizards with space lasers who rule the world) trying to bring him down because he speaks the TrUtH. The usual Bonkers Brigade including the likes of Neil Oliver are out supporting Brand.
Funny how these conspiracy chaps are always innocent and fitted up.
Funny how these conspiracy chaps are always innocent and fitted up.
brad465
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A very cynical view is part of the reason they went into pedalling conspiracy theories is that when the allegations came out, they have enough of a cult base to cry "witch hunt". I suspect the main reason though is the work is highly lucrative.
61653 HTAFC
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Funny how it's almost always the conspiracy sceptics who bring the "Jewish" trope to the table these days.
Just bring a stopwatch and see how long talking to a conspiracy sceptic would devolve into antisemitism.Funny how it's almost always the conspiracy sceptics who bring the "Jewish" trope to the table these days.
birchesgreen
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No one understand sarcasm on here anymore?
61653 HTAFC
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Thing is, everything is a "dog whistle" to these people. If someone questions the legitimacy of certain (unelected) global financial institutions, they'll be accused of anti-semitism without mentioning Jewish people. The outdated stereotypes seem to hold far more sway with the accusers, which is rather telling in my opinion. See also the prejudice of low expectations on matters of race.Just bring a stopwatch and see how long talking to a conspiracy sceptic would devolve into antisemitism.
I got the sarcasm (despite the lack of indicators in addition to the text). Problem is, suggesting that someone is anti-Semitic (or racist, or any other -ist or -phobe) without evidence as a way of discrediting them is dangerous. Not only does it harm the wrongly-accused, it discredits the real victims of those prejudices.
Russell Brand has said enough stupid and bonkers things that you shouldn't need to invent any.
birchesgreen
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I didn't say he is anti-Semitic at all, i think you are the one inventing things.
61653 HTAFC
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You mentioned the anti-semitic tropes, not directly in relation to Brand but as an example of the sort of nonsense that typifies conspiracy theorists. My point (admittedly poorly made) was that not all conspiracy theories are the same. The reductio ad absurdum can be funny, but it can also do harm.
brad465
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What the flip:
I’ve found today’s tweet of the day and am now logging off because it can’t be surpassed.
(Tweet from David Newman saying: "Love how the Russell Brand story comes out when the Welsh Govt is implementing its 20 mph zone across the country which they admit is an attempt to stop people using cars.")
Purple Train
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brad465
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That account doesn't actually exist anymore, so we can't say for sure.
New enterprising onboard entertainment on the Bullet Train in Japan.
www.bbc.co.uk
Watch: Wrestlers grapple on Japanese bullet train
Pro-wrestlers delighted paying fans on a super-fast train from Tokyo to Nagoya when they brawled in the aisles.
www.bbc.co.uk
Purple Train
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Were the passengers b-rolling in the aisles as well?New enterprising onboard entertainment on the Bullet Train in Japan.
Watch: Wrestlers grapple on Japanese bullet train
Pro-wrestlers delighted paying fans on a super-fast train from Tokyo to Nagoya when they brawled in the aisles.
brad465
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Was this what inspired the fight on the last XC HST Service?
dangie
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I obviously have no culture, and wouldn’t understand ‘art’ if someone hit me on the back of the head with it, but this is absolutely bonkers.
‘Visitors to a new Royal Academy exhibition must squeeze between two nude models to enter it.’
www.bbc.co.uk
‘Visitors to a new Royal Academy exhibition must squeeze between two nude models to enter it.’
Marina Abramović: Art exhibition with nude models gets mixed reviews
The unusual installation is part of a career retrospective of Serbian artist Marina Abramović.
www.bbc.co.uk
75A
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Good job they've got a 'normal' entrance as well, someone of my build would never got through, although it might be fun trying.
Sun Chariot
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If I start doing that, I'll end up getting as many allegations as Russell Brand....
Purple Train
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As an art history student, I can see where Ms Abramović is coming from, but it's definitely an excessively bonkers way of going about it. Frankly, it worries me that such a thing can be passed as vaguely acceptable.I obviously have no culture, and wouldn’t understand ‘art’ if someone hit me on the back of the head with it, but this is absolutely bonkers.
‘Visitors to a new Royal Academy exhibition must squeeze between two nude models to enter it.’
Marina Abramović: Art exhibition with nude models gets mixed reviews
The unusual installation is part of a career retrospective of Serbian artist Marina Abramović.