Interesting Links for 09-05-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Labour welcomes Tory MP who attempted to interfere with the judge in her husband's sexual assault case

(tags:Labour OhForFucksSake politics UK )

2. SNP appoint forced-birth anti-LGBT politician funded by the religious-right to deputy first minister

(tags:lgbt abortion snp OhForFucksSake )

3. New Strategy Could Lead to Universal, Long-Lasting Flu Shot

(tags:disease vaccine research )

4. The Problems with the 'Live Action' Disney Remakes

(tags:Disney movies OhForFucksSake )

5. Keir Starmer refuses to comment on Natalie Elphicke's remarks about ex-husband's victims

(tags:Labour women OhForFucksSake )

6. The Billion Dollar War for "Bluey" (the most successful TV show that most people have never seen)

(tags:TV Disney children video viaSwampers )

7. I hadn't realised that the Eurovision backlash over Israel/Palestine was getting pubs to pull their showings

(tags:eurovision Gaza Israel genocide )

8. Major cities and towns in North America replaced by major cities across the Atlantic by latitude.

(tags:maps Europe USA )

9. A desire for a loud car with a modified muffler is predicted by being a man and higher scores on psychopathy and sadism

(tags:psychology cars noise )

10. Biden warns Israel US will halt weapons supplies if it invades Rafah

(tags:USA Israel Palestine )

11. Five babies have died with whooping cough in England this year as cases soar.

(tags:disease children )

Comments

Re: 2

[andrewducker]

You are already right on one point and wrong on another:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14kykvgle1o
and
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c97zv90d77do

Re: 2

[danieldwilliam]

I think the phrase "remains committed to" is politician for "I will not actually do anything about this."

Re: 2

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. I read that as more about reassurance than a "And I will go out and start a new court case that has no chance of doing anything."

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[danieldwilliam]

"Please remember that when you see me doing nothing about this, I remain committed to the idea of doing something about it when the situation is more favourable."

I think we'll hear little more about this issue after this.