Weekend Thread 19 June 2021

We are heading for the end of the first week of broadcasting by GBNews . What can be said ? It has a different style – presenters allow their guests / interviewees time to speak – the BBC habit of attacking – interrupting – closing down – or just not allowing air time – isn’t there. There have been a few technical issues and some excellent advertising by advertisers refusing to advertise – but for a new kid on the block it can only be a good thing .

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274 Responses to Weekend Thread 19 June 2021

  1. StewGreen says:

    again : Wuhan bat video shows much of pandemic origin information was ‘Chinese disinformation’ 15 Jun 2021
    Sky News Australia

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    • vlad says:

      How easily the Chinese-owned WHO, UN, and a handful of scientists misled media like the BBC into mindlessly bleating “conspiracy theory”. What happened to your ‘fact-checking’, BBC?

      Big Tech went so far as to ban users for daring to challenge the Chinese line.

      Have any of them apologised?

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  2. StewGreen says:

    Australia : a parallel situation to Alex Belfield
    A mean lefty comedian @friendlyjordies
    d continually mocked a Conservative politician
    ..eventually his producer Kristo has his house stormed by anti-terrorist police
    and arrest and hold him for stalking .
    It’s a very similar twisting of words
    being mean on the internet can be dangerous against fragile people, but it is not stalking
    The Australian left are of course outraged
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-14/friendlyjordies-producer-charged-for-stalking-john-barilaro/100213126

    Ah a righty blogger gives more info ..like saying the producer did follow some kid, so gave the politician a reason to instigate an arrest
    …. https://youtu.be/Bm5PPmc1EBw

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  3. StewGreen says:

    JHB of course the elites ignore the rules we have to obey
    MGAP’s video about JHB’s Daily Mail article
    …. https://youtu.be/2NM3LsRhozw

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  4. taffman says:

    “PM’s research budget to make UK ‘science superpower’ ”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57543609
    This message is for and from, all of the good people of Great Britain and directed to Boris and his silly ‘Build Back Better’ motto…………….

    You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

    He is no leader.

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    • Solomon Grundy says:

      Hello Taff,

      I think your URL should be

      https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57548531

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      • taffman says:

        You are correct but both are applicable .
        Is the one that you post a hint to the ‘illegals’ to swim across from France ?

        Why are the British taxpayers funding illegal immigration into Great Britain against the will of the people?
        I think that this will be the end the Tories unless the present idiots are deposed . IMHO They have put the security of the nation great risk.

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        • Solomon Grundy says:

          Sorry Taff, I was just following your ‘science superpower’ reference.

          As to your next question. Neither major political party gives a flying **** about the will of the people. In a two party system both “sides” know control of the people is complete.

          The security of the nation is irrelevant.

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          • taffman says:

            No need of an apology, for you are correct sir!

            But if I can refer to the adage in my previous post …….. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”
            Surely there must be some patriotic Tory MPs left in the country who will take action ?

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            • JimS says:

              Douglas Murray, in conversation with Ben Shapiro makes the good point that while ‘the left’ is busy dismantling all the things that we naturally assumed were normal, uncontroversial and part of British life, the Conservatives put forward changes to planning laws.

              He says that where ‘the left’ argues for ‘Jealousy’ Conservatives should argue for ‘Aspiration’ – strong causes against strong causes.

              British Conservatism has pretty much always been a barely managed retreat against the entropic left. Is there no-one prepared to put up a fight!

              (This isn’t really a political argument of right or wrong, when the whole lot of them are going in the same direction their velocity is of little importance).

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  5. Yasser Dasmibehbi says:

    Surely this is the lot in charge now?

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  6. JohnC says:

    Just reading another BBC report tip-toeing around a Muslim terrorist report and my research found this from 2019:
    BBC to stop using the word ‘terror’ to describe attacks – report
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/bbc-to-stop-using-the-word-terror-to-describe-attacks-report/
    That explains a lot.
    “It boils down to that phrase, ‘One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter,‘” a senior news source told the Daily Mail.
    Freedom fighters don’t stave in the back of innocent peoples heads with hammers or plunge knives into the necks of random civilians on the street.
    Another example of the Left trying to redefine the use of language where it doesn’t suit the agenda.
    And yet the story of the Canadian far-right guy who drove his car at people only last week has the word ‘terror’ in it 9 times AND has the word ‘Muslim’ which never appears in their attacks.
    BBC : you absolutely disgust me.

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    • JohnC says:

      Just as a footnote : who at the BBC do you think is the driver behind this directive ?.
      Tarik Kafala
      Head of Arabic Service

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  7. vlad says:

    The DT reports that “Biden returns from world tour to find sinking popularity and spending plans in disarray”.

    The BBC does not.

    How strange that the totally legitimate, most popular President in the history of the Universe, finds his popularity plummeting after just a few short months.
    Who could have predicted?

    The DT also reports that “Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician… called on Mr Biden to take a cognitive test.”

    The BBC does not.

    Jackson went on to describe Mr Biden’s performance in Europe as “embarrassing” and, in a letter to the president, said the American people “deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader.”

    The BBC continues to pretend that all is well and dandy with the senile cretin.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/biden-returns-from-triumphant-world-tour-to-find-sinking-popularity-and-spending-plans-in-disarray/ar-AALd0P8

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  8. Fedup2 says:

    Happy solstice – all down hill from here…..

    New thread is up – keep up the fight

    Come back bris

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