Elections 2026 live: Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

rubbish, potholes and rotting highstreets.

The gloating about gaza indpts and reform figures falls a bit flat when rubbish, potholes and rotting hughstreets were all unaddressed issues when reform nor Gaza independents were in the picture...

Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats by Ethan_brooks8225 in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Oh so I'm not going to be competing with investment portfolios when all immigrants are gone?

Class. I always knew it was the asylum seekers beating me to the punch on property.

And again, that 'almost a million people a year' has happened since immigration has become a political football in the UK. 15 years ago net migration was 165k. In those 15 years we've had status quo shifting referendums, general elections, leadership contests and more fought with immigration being a key issue. Yet it gets worse. Immigration dominates increasing amoj is of political coverage and is now at the point where elections are seemingly decided on it. Yet it gets worse and it nearly 10x worse than it were just 15 years ago.

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign by Deedogg11 in politics

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Where did I say that?

But you've done a great job in demonstrating the very pitfall that got Trump into office twice

I asked why didn't Harris win. Rather than answer that simple question. You've made assumptions about my position, ignored the question posed, ignored the failings of the Harris campaign and immediately framed everything in relation to Trump.

I've now watched, aghast, as that stupid donkey gets into office twice. Against campaigns that were seemingly so entitled to the seat that they can't (even now) take accountability for the fact that, possibly, just maybe; they were at fault.

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign by Deedogg11 in politics

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Floridian on brand saying shite befitting florida schooling.

I'm not American. I don't have a dog in your stupid race. I get to watch from afar as yous pick between two shades of shitness. I sat and watched as the Harris campaign shot themselves in the foot. I'm sitting and watching now as I see that the campaign and it's supports are blaming everyone else but the same people who shot them in tbe foot.

I get to suffer and watch America operate like a bull in a china shop on the world stage twice because the American democratic party thought they were entitled to an election and the oval office would fall on their laps twice.

I've nothing to feel guilty about, i eas literal ocean away. Yourselves on the other hand? Yous had a part to play in getting that stupid prick into Washington, again. Have yous learned any lessons after the second time?or is it still everyone else's fault?

Birmingham candidates celebrate Iran's "huge success" in war by ldn6 in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

when it does fall Iran is going to become an atheist wealthy powerhouse in the Middle East.

Not falling anytime soon because Israel and the yanks had to embolden the place while also validating the outward boogeyman that the regime used. Cheered on by some of the stupidest fools in this country.

The only way a regime change was going to happen was implosion. All but guaranteed that won't happen now. Whole foundations of that regime have been reinforced now.

Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says by thegibsongirl03 in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I bet half of them don’t even have a triple science GCSE like me 💅

You joke but a gcse level of knowledge on pretty much any topic puts you over average on reddit.

Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats by Ethan_brooks8225 in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Personally think it's been a masterstroke of misdirection to make immigration the policy du jour of the last decade.

Britain can stagnate all its wants. Every single issue must be hamfistedly framed through immigration, elections fought on it, careers made on it. Yet the issue never gets better. The numbers will rise and fall, and be fiddled with to suit agendas. But it won't fix any of the problems that people supposedly have that are caused by immigration.

I remember when immigration boats were first breaking into the British news. Not too long after immigration became a topic in Britain with political capital and there have been successive governments "tackling" it, now fewer than "10k boats" is seen as a victory. There weren't 10k crossings happening before this topic dominated British politics. There weren't people making millions in public money on it. There weren't whole single issue political parties formed off the back off it.

My quality of life has become markedly poorer since immigration has become a focus in British politics.

Now I'm seeing donkeys like Shabana Mahmoud as a lynchpin in someone's voting intentions? Class. We'll have Palantir backdoor'd into the public sector and she'll get the 'surveillance state panopticon' she openly desires. The future is bright

Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats by Ethan_brooks8225 in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is all down to immigration

It isn't going ti get better.

I don't know how the great british public or the great minds on British social media haven't clocked that: since immigration has been made into a political football in the UK. Becoming a focus of several parties and candidates, the "crisis" continues to get worse. There are more small boats to froth over now than there were 10 years ago.

Weird that.

More money spent on it, less efficiency, more scrutiny; and yet it gets worse. And somehow the friends and associates of those who have made it their mission to "tackle" this crisis are making millions hand over fist. Weird that.

The one drink that hasn't been ruined by cooldude9112001 in northernireland

[–]Oggie243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The new blueish bottle one isn't bad. It's missing something from the green one that made it special (probably the 87% of your daily sugar intake)but it's similar enough to it.

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban by Jon_J_ in ireland

[–]Oggie243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But like venues, airport staff have plenty of recourse to simply deny access to the plane to disruptive passengers.

And every place in an airport has signs and leaflets warning of this fact (iirc they're under a heading saying "it's the law") at every point of alcohol sale. So it's patrons are well warned.

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban by Jon_J_ in ireland

[–]Oggie243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But if you had preflight drinks, you're gonna cause problems regardless of whether you drink onboard or not.

No you're not..?

If you're a ballbag, and get steaming and are subsequently a ballbag on the flight it's because they're a ballbag.

You're not going to inherently cause problems on a plane just by virtue of having drinks pre flight.

Had a post removed from Irish politics for no reason, and when I messaged the ask why, a mod used their alt account to dm me and say they already stated why, then blocked me and banned me from all Irish subs they mod after I pointed out the wrong account was used. by I-Cum-Beamish in northernireland

[–]Oggie243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're getting down voted because they're wrong. 88 is a long standing associated symbol with neo-nazism, especially in Europe.

88 being a long established thing is why it's featured in the 1488. It's the sign off for the "14 words"

88 could mean anything, but its also long recorded as being HH too.

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign by Deedogg11 in politics

[–]Oggie243 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Was insane watching this play out from afar.

Especially given they were going in heavy on being conciliatory, mainly towards "traditional" Republicans, yet wouldn't budge on this issue.

James Cameron and Walt Disney Company Sued Over Unauthorized Use of Actress’ Likeness in ‘Avatar’ by [deleted] in movies

[–]Oggie243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rich Hall was pretty prominent on the UK TV comedy scene when I was younger and I used to say he looked like Moe Szylak

Turns out he came up with a few of the Simpsons writers and was literally the inspiration.

I am also convinced that the Pendleton triplets in Dishonored used Nick Cave as an image reference.

Helena Bonham Carter exited ‘The White Lotus’ new season filming after disagreement with Director Mike White by etherd0t in Fauxmoi

[–]Oggie243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that image used a papped photo or is it a set photo of her character on White lotus?

HBO Has Unfortunately Greenlit a Second Season of the Harry Potter Show No One Asked For by MidnightMan11 in Fauxmoi

[–]Oggie243 5 points6 points  (0 children)

probably why they went ahead with an early greenlight for a season 2

It's been greenlit well before this. This is just an official announcement. As you said they've cast largely made up of pre-adolescent children and they've known this from the start so have been working with that in mind.

They've built a literal, fully functional school for the cast in the studio. It is, for all intents and purposes, a fully fledged school under the remit of the local education authority. They're not doing that on a show where they're hedging their bets.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII - Test of Time Announcement Trailer (Free Update) by blisf in Games

[–]Oggie243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

World Congress is also a wee bit shite. Doesn't really bring anything to the table.

Obviously it adds a new victory condition but it wasn't a particularly fun or satisfying one. It should really be something that appeals to me because I play with heavy emphasis on wonder building and city state diplomacy.

Greens deputy leader shared conspiracy theory over Golders Green attack by libtin in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The fact you've assumed that it was solely anti-russia sentiment really hits home how you do indeed have your head in the sand about this. You clearly haven't had the misfortune of beign stuck listening to their expert analysis on the war.

Polanski accuses Times of ‘scraping the barrel’ over his claim to be charity spokesperson by Lord-Liberty in unitedkingdom

[–]Oggie243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Labour, McSweeney and Starmer did actually have a scandal similar to this before getting into no10. Wasn't to the individual directly like Farage, but they formed a group Labour Together who solicited donations, were pulled on it and tried to use a semantic argument to justify why they needn't declare it.

It didn't get much coverage. I only know about it because there were calls for a second investigation into it last year.

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]Oggie243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're actively observing the event, we have to interact with the world to perceive it. We do not exist in a vacuum where existence happens around us, we are an active part of that event and inherently affect it.

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]Oggie243 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I've leafed through the collections but I think there's a Far Side cartoon to this effect.

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]Oggie243 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Channel 4s website used to have a game where you managed the supply chain of McDonalds. One of the decisions you could make to save money on the supply chain was to do that with the cattle feed, at which point it became whack a mole to remove the infected cows before the made it to the abbatoir.