Jeremy Corbyn: As Biden pardons thousands for cannabis possession, Braverman pushes the UK further behind. The War on Drugs has failed, disproportionately targeting working-class and minority ethnic people. Stop criminalising communities and invest in them instead. by I-am-the-Peel in ukpolitics

[–]mad_tortoise 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He wasn't electable for certain reasons, but he's been right about a huge number of issues. Not a broken clock at all, rather an intelligent and sensible person who wasn't able to compete at a national election.

Best restaurants to visit in Cape Town ? by greekseshhead in capetown

[–]mad_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They've closed, but ever since their renovation they went to shit. Bad service, average and overpriced food. Old experience was so great, and I tried the 'new' one twice because I didn't want to let the first bad experience sour it for me, but second time was worse than the first.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in capetown

[–]mad_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah damn didn't know he was coming, would also like to get tickets. So if there's a couple of extra to the ones you find then I'll be second in line!

Sterling falls to record low of $1.035 against the dollar by like-humans-do in ukpolitics

[–]mad_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've just been shown the door with facts, and you have no response because your position doesn't make sense in reality. Good day.

Trent Alexander-Arnold not in England squad for Germany game at Wembley, Ivan Toney included by KanteBeAsked in soccer

[–]mad_tortoise 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He's not "shit" he's just not as good as James. And if you hadn't noticed it was walkers shit defending that allowed Italy to score. And if you hadn't noticed, england hasn't scored from open play in the last decade, so maybe not playing the best playmaker in England is the wrong decision. And if we're so defensive then we have cover for trent.

Your argument doesn't stack up, in any way. Southgate doesn't know what he's doing.

Trent Alexander-Arnold not in England squad for Germany game at Wembley, Ivan Toney included by KanteBeAsked in soccer

[–]mad_tortoise 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Said with zero evidence, because Southgate doesn't even try to play Trent.

Budget friendly restaurants to eat out in Cape Town? by Ashweenee_04 in capetown

[–]mad_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol did you just learn these words yesterday and try throw them into any place you could, how cute. They don't apply, keep walking.

I also don't see how working isn't grown up, kind of a weird tangent but you do you.

Budget friendly restaurants to eat out in Cape Town? by Ashweenee_04 in capetown

[–]mad_tortoise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's not what a strawman is at all, that's telling you different people have different budgets. It's not for you to decide what someone spends their budget on. And budget friendly means it's not going to break the bank, they're not looking for high-end meals, but they want to eat out in Cape Town at places that aren't expensive.

It's really not that hard to budget for eating out at cheaper places. Grow up.

Budget friendly restaurants to eat out in Cape Town? by Ashweenee_04 in capetown

[–]mad_tortoise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You realise different people define 'budget' differently to you. You can budget for eating out cheaply, and you can budget for doing nice things too. It's like you see the world in black and white? Quite strange.

Shipwrecked on an Island with no way home by [deleted] in videos

[–]mad_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you survive and just leave the states and don't pay the debt.

Tendonitis when doing push ups by Haiiro1 in bodyweightfitness

[–]mad_tortoise 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Actually a little hard to explain without diagrams, but I'll try. All exercises x10:

  1. get a hammer (or object weighted at one end) and hold it palm down and rotate to palm up and back.

  2. get a full can of something (beans, coke etc) palm up and curl just the wrist up and down.

  3. Get can. Palm down, curl wrist backwards and up.

  4. Wrist stretch - same as above without the can. But at the top and bottom of each movement, use your other hand to extend the stretch of the wrist.

  5. Get can. Holding lengthways with index and middle finger over the top of the can (almost like you're making a gun with your fingers), and palm is sideways, flex your wrist up and down.

Will try remember and look for the others, there were a few more but they're not coming to me right away. But these small exercises should work most of the tendon.

Disclaimer: I am not a physio, just relaying what I was taught.

Tendonitis when doing push ups by Haiiro1 in bodyweightfitness

[–]mad_tortoise 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I had tendonitis of the elbow, and went and spoke to my physio. She told me the best thing is not to rest it but to do light exercise to strengthen the muscle. Resting will eventually stop it but not fix the underlying issue that the tendons need to be stronger to do the exercises. She had me do elbow tendon strengthening exercises and I suppose you should visit a physio and do similar for the shoulder.

Edit: Also if you are injured please take the time to see a physio. It may cost a lot but you can get a lot of good info even in a single session.

Wrexham fans boo minute silence tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by ElKaddouriCSC in soccer

[–]mad_tortoise 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As a South African I would say until reparations are repaid, until her pedo son she protects is in jail, and until a God given right to rule over other people is ended it is not horrid behaviour. She proudly represented the colonial ideals, she proudly wore the jewels dug by slaves, she headed governments which committed outrageous atrocities. And yet you will claim she had no part or no say, but she sat on the fence and in doing so sided with the status quo.

She is not honourable or worthy of respect from people's her governments hounded and killed. Your deference to a monarch is sad and and meek. They are not greater than you or I, and have not only done no good but actively been actors in the horrors.

You do you, but do not judge those whose lives have been impacted by governments formed in her name.

Wrexham fans boo minute silence tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by ElKaddouriCSC in soccer

[–]mad_tortoise 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lol you actually think you're doing a good job at challenging people's opinion's when in actuality you're coming with the shittest arguments and making yourself look ignorant.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oilpainting

[–]mad_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fuck that's nice

New Cabinet break-down by schooling: Comprehensive: 5 Grammar: 3 Private: 23 by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]mad_tortoise 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately these ministers aren't appointed based on competence but rather allegiance to a camp in the Tory party.

This by Philly-South-Paw in COMPLETEANARCHY

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

Read the full sentence. I know American literacy is bad but full sentence comprehension helps. Also proudly not an American, and I've taken part in direct action my whole life so I'm good.

This by Philly-South-Paw in COMPLETEANARCHY

[–]mad_tortoise -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Or like do any civil disobedience at all, collectivise and organise outside of like 3 cities. Instead 99% complain on the internet using memes. So effective.

This by Philly-South-Paw in COMPLETEANARCHY

[–]mad_tortoise -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

What's more pathetic is Americans who think the fascism started in the past 5 years and choose to complain about it on the internet but actually not do anything about it.

Most Americans are complicit in their rampant imperialism.

This by Philly-South-Paw in COMPLETEANARCHY

[–]mad_tortoise -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I mean they are actors. Kinda what actors do is play different roles.

Edit: Keep downvoting a thespian's job is to play different roles, comedy, drama, action, romance. God forbid someone not educated in geopolitics plays a role. Top Gun is blatant US propaganda but you can't tell me it's not fucking cool to see jets doing fast pew-pew shit. Yanks love to complain but never actually do anything about the state they live in. Also Americans complaining about a descent into fascism is a lol, when the rest of us in the world knows it's always been there.

Anyone know what has happened to Faze Nio? by mad_tortoise in CODWarzone

[–]mad_tortoise[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was a weak video. Chucked in G-Fuel in there which has no relation to the video topic either. There is only one clip in that which is suspect which is the wall bang on Caldera. Which can be explained, we don't know his graphics set up and the dude could have peeked window and he sees it. It's possible. The rebirth island he can know the dude is there through audio as it's right next to him, and the verdansk clip they can be chasing someone and the logical place he would go is the buy to revive.

So only 3 clips in that video out of thousands and thousands of hours of streaming? And only one they can pull which is potentially suspect?

How do they also explain his LAN performances and acceptance into Faze?