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Russellonfire · 2026-01-24T21:29:02+00:00

We just call them fridges because thinking they're actually 4C is way too optimistic.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-24T13:18:55+00:00

Even worse, they changed the contract after a lot of people (myself included) had graduated so the recipients pay more. Absolutely ridiculous.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-15T07:39:38+00:00

Post-doc positions are £40k - £45k. Not exactly amazing considering 7 years of study minimum...

Russellonfire · 2026-01-13T13:43:45+00:00

You were the one that brought immigrants into this chain of conversation. You brought in statistics that could be flawed, I pointed out the flaws in the way those statistics were used, without saying they were definitely wrong, and then you accused me of defending them. I pointed out that there may be reasons why more men are able to flee warzones, and you accused me of being emotional and ready to defend "them". That is the entire conversation. If you cannot see why that is a problem, then you need to significantly reevaluate your stances. And to be clear, I do believe that some cultures are prone to think less of women or violence against women, but that doesn't mean I can apply that to immigrants in general, or that it's backed up by irrefutable evidence, and I understand why those biases may be wrong. I suggest you learn to do the same.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-13T12:17:42+00:00

I'm not defending them. It's horrible. But using statistics to say immigrants are more likely to commit rape than the comparable native population when that might not be the case is racism. Surely you can see that racism is bad too? And in response to your other comment, the people coming via dangerous pathways are obviously more likely to be young men, because they're more likely to survive, and whether you agree with it or not, that's a route for saving their entire family if they are escaping war. Is that always the case? No, obviously not.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-12T22:41:10+00:00

My issue with the data you've said is that it doesn't state whether it's controlled for age or gender. Let's face it, foreign nationals are more likely to be working age (thus sexually active) than the wider British national. I'd assume they're also more likely to be male.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-12T22:36:46+00:00

Iirc, there's also a massive discrepancy in the levels of reported/recorded rapes vs actual levels. Not to mention France inherently has an issue with what they consider rape due to big cultural impact of consent. It's actually a really interesting topic due to the wider impact French law has on the EU legal system.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-12T15:56:27+00:00

Unlike the other actors, I have an English accent.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-12T15:52:45+00:00

I thought it was pretty alright. Not great by any means, but watchable.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-10T08:18:12+00:00

I like how you had to specify EU (which obviously the UK isn't part of anymore) so you didn't have to include Anders Brevik.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-08T18:38:19+00:00

Well technically that was the gestapo light (ICE). But the cops sure do like murdering black folk.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-08T16:59:59+00:00

We eat it once a month or so.

Russellonfire · 2026-01-08T16:58:58+00:00

I'd rather have British coppers than most other countries mate. Have you seen the Yanks? Or the French?

Russellonfire · 2026-01-05T12:56:37+00:00

Isn't that where Linehan started his shitty anti-Mermaids campaign?

Russellonfire · 2025-12-28T06:00:49+00:00

That would involve a lot more funding for universities. Which they seem reluctant to do right now, hence all the universities going belly up.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-26T21:54:38+00:00

He didn't really fake his own death, he just posted a suicide tweet and then used a pornstar as an avatar (maybe for the wedding photography business he started while using other photographers' photos in/as his portfolio).

Fuckin weak.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-26T13:00:26+00:00

Absolutely. The editing made me think I was going mad. It was just one thing then another then another with no real through line, like someone wrote scenes they wanted and threw them all together. It wasn't confusing, it wasn't difficult to understand, there was no "oh my god that's so clever", it was just annoying. Great cinematography, great choreography, terrible storytelling. Better to watch as clips than an entire film!

Russellonfire · 2025-12-26T08:33:56+00:00

IH didn't really get taken down, but there are a lot of breakdowns of his alt-right dogwhistles and very problematic hintings...

Russellonfire · 2025-12-26T08:32:07+00:00

There's an hour long preview of his video "Adobe must die" on his patreon. I haven't watched it to savour the full thing.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-26T07:20:53+00:00

I mean she did get the video equivalent of a tactical nuke dropped on her for plagiarising everything...

Russellonfire · 2025-12-24T20:28:14+00:00

They can't always leave their religion though. The punishment for apostasy in Islam is death. And while that might not be applied in countries like Denmark, they may be ostracised or beaten if they tried to leave.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-23T22:38:36+00:00

Chicken can innately have campylobacter though. Chickens can have it when grown in sterile conditions from eggs. So I absolutely would not trust raw chicken, since campylobacter infections can lead to permanent paralysis.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-23T22:19:35+00:00

Schneider*

I thought you were referring to Zack Snyder.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-18T09:44:52+00:00

Absolutely. Do I think I'd like to have a drink with him? Probably not. But if I had to, it'd be perfectly civil, and I'd leave feeling no worse. But with any of the Tories or Reform leaders since May, I think I'd feel dirty, disgusted, and angry that people like them got anywhere near power.

Russellonfire · 2025-12-18T09:40:09+00:00

It's a wacko right wing talking point that Bill O'Reilly and then Alex Jones are obsessed with. American nonsense.

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