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Magica · Go Outside

My predictions

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I hope your No3 comes to pass.

Are we due a good summer? I am predicting one of those, because I am forever the optimist.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I hope your No3 comes to pass.

Are we due a good summer? I am predicting one of those, because I am forever the optimist.

Lol we do follow much of Australia I've noticed, so i reckon we will get some very high temps, a few 40s as before, but be short lived thankfully.I

Oh I do hope Starmer goes. He won't go willingly, but I really feel he will be kicked out.

Vita · Know It All

Harry and Meghan will get divorced

Civil unrest in the UK

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Vita wrote:
Harry and Meghan will get divorced
Civil unrest in the UK

She will be OK, no idea what or where Harry will go if they divorce.

Vita · Know It All

Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Harry and Meghan will get divorced
Civil unrest in the UK

She will be OK, no idea what or where Harry will go if they divorce.

She's set for life, money wise she'll never have to worry again.

Harry has burned his bridges, I don't see him being welcomed back over here.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Vita wrote:
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Harry and Meghan will get divorced
Civil unrest in the UK

She will be OK, no idea what or where Harry will go if they divorce.
She's set for life, money wise she'll never have to worry again.
Harry has burned his bridges, I don't see him being welcomed back over here.

Maybe he has gone too far to be welcomed back with open arms.

I think the Royals have been hurt a lot by the way he has acted, and the public got sick of the pair of them years ago.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Harry and Meghan will get divorced
Civil unrest in the UK

She will be OK, no idea what or where Harry will go if they divorce.
She's set for life, money wise she'll never have to worry again.
Harry has burned his bridges, I don't see him being welcomed back over here.
Maybe he has gone too far to be welcomed back with open arms.
I think the Royals have been hurt a lot by the way he has acted, and the public got sick of the pair of them years ago.

handbag can never come back, he's a traitor to the royals, our dear queen and country!

Date: Feb 2 10:53 PM, 2025

Magica wrote:
I predict for 2025.

4. Trump ... will be good for America.

You still think that?

Magica · Go Outside

Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
I predict for 2025.

4. Trump ... will be good for America.

You still think that?

He's only been in 5 mins, give it time.

jackb · 1000 Posts!?

Magica wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
I predict for 2025.

4. Trump ... will be good for America.

You still think that?
He's only been in 5 mins, give it time.

And in those five minutes he's alienated half the world and caused economic turmoil on the stock markets with people pulling money out left right and centre in country after country.

The guy is an incompetent fool.

Mass unemployment for America.

I don't think he'll be allowed to serve his full term.

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.

Maddog · Go Outside

Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.

Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷

I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.

I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.

It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.

Good on Trump for shutting it down.

Maddog · Go Outside

Red Okktober wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷
I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.
I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.
It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.
Good on Trump for shutting it down.

We don't even know where that money goes. It's like handing cash to sailors going on shore leave and expecting them to spend it feeding the local orphans..

Digger · Admin

Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷
I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.
I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.
It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.
Good on Trump for shutting it down.
We don't even know where that money goes. It's like handing cash to sailors going on shore leave and expecting them to spend it feeding the local orphans..

The Government should have to declare where every penny of our money is spent.

jackb · 1000 Posts!?

Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷
I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.
I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.
It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.
Good on Trump for shutting it down.
We don't even know where that money goes. It's like handing cash to sailors going on shore leave and expecting them to spend it feeding the local orphans..

Such things already exist to placate the public who then look no further.

Take the great Ethiopian famine where Geldof got involved in embarrassing governments charities big business etc but only so far.

I say so far because he became silent when he discovered where years of aid and donations totalling billions of quid's and dollars to

Ethiopia over the years actually went.

New roads and ports new clinics and schools new sea ports and so on... sounds good.

But the clinics usually consisted of a few wooden buildings that is what the western public have been brainwashed to expect...

why not bricks and concrete?

Why not capacity?

New schools... same story.

New infrastructure as in those roads sea ports air ports etc? Good yeah? Well no not so good.

Of course there was benefit to a degree to the people even long term but when has billions of quid's

ever really been about the people in most countries?

Before the billions in aid from the west large companies had acquired most of the fertile land of Ethiopia

of which there are millions of acres and confined mostly to a certain area of that country.

Throughout history there have been repeat patterns of drought and famine in Ethiopia

and that's when the people head to those fertile areas.

Loads of food to feed the millions but... no longer.

Those areas were now owned by huge western multinational corporations and throughout the crisis of starving children

and other horror stories the fertile and well watered land remained in full production... so why such a big problem.

We've given billions to Ethiopia for irrigation projects were the headlines before the crisis.

Guess where the irrigation projects were?

We've built roads and seaports and airports.

Great stuff but they were built to get the the luxury crops the most fertile lands were producing to market

for export and those crops were luxury crops for the west.

Rubber tobacco sisal cotton... no food.

The schools and clinics were pennies from those billions of quid's being few and far between and made of wood.

A few powerful Ethiopians were no doubt having their palms greased just like politicians the world over.

Those billions in aid were supporting western corporations in a way that has me asking...

do we really live in democracies in the west?

It also has me wondering about Geldof who seems to have been set for life materialistically.

-- Edited by jackb on Wednesday 5th of February 2025 11:22:01 PM

Digger · Admin

jackb wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷
I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.
I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.
It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.
Good on Trump for shutting it down.
We don't even know where that money goes. It's like handing cash to sailors going on shore leave and expecting them to spend it feeding the local orphans..
Such things already exist to placate the public who then look no further.
Take the great Ethiopian famine where Geldof got involved in embarrassing governments charities big business etc but only so far.
I say so far because he became silent when he discovered where years of aid and donations totalling billions of quid's and dollars to
Ethiopia over the years actually went.
New roads and ports new clinics and schools new sea ports and so on... sounds good.
But the clinics usually consisted of a few wooden buildings that is what the western public have been brainwashed to expect...
why not bricks and concrete?
Why not capacity?
New schools... same story.
New infrastructure as in those roads sea ports air ports etc? Good yeah? Well no not so good.
Of course there was benefit to a degree to the people even long term but when has billions of quid's
ever really been about the people in most countries?
Before the billions in aid from the west large companies had acquired most of the fertile land of Ethiopia
of which there are millions of acres and confined mostly to a certain area of that country.
Throughout history there have been repeat patterns of drought and famine in Ethiopia
and that's when the people head to those fertile areas.
Loads of food to feed the millions but... no longer.
Those areas were now owned by huge western multinational corporations and throughout the crisis of starving children
and other horror stories the fertile and well watered land remained in full production... so why such a big problem.
We've given billions to Ethiopia for irrigation projects were the headlines before the crisis.
Guess where the irrigation projects were?
We've built roads and seaports and airports.
Great stuff but they were built to get the the luxury crops the most fertile lands were producing to market
for export and those crops were luxury crops for the west.
Rubber tobacco sisal cotton... no food.
The schools and clinics were pennies from those billions of quid's being few and far between and made of wood.
A few powerful Ethiopians were no doubt having their palms greased just like politicians the world over.
Those billions in aid were supporting western corporations in a way that has me asking...
do we really live in democracies in the west?
It also has me wondering about Geldof who seems to have been set for life materialistically.

-- Edited by jackb on Wednesday 5th of February 2025 11:22:01 PM

I suspect the majority of charities cream off the top, and a lot goes on admin. I tend to give to very small charities and one of my favourites is Niall Harbison who looks after street dogs in Thailand. The other one is Little Steps Matter.

Date: Feb 7 3:04 PM, 2025

Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:
He's made a good start imo

Got tough on immigration

Froze all that diversity and inclusion shite

Said his government will only recognise 2 sexes.

He's pulled the rug out from under the feet of what was a woke liberal America, and it will take a while for the dust to settle.
Like him or not, he's doing what he said he would do..

He's also shut down most foreign aid, at least until we can figure out where it's all going amd whether those people deserve that money collected from Americans.

Elon might actually cut 1 trillion from our budget this year. 🤷

Great! That only leaves the OTHER 7 trillion trump added to the deficit during his first term. Right?

I‘m seeing that his new Transport Secretary (& former reality tv star/Fox News mouth-breather) is gonna completely update your air traffic control’s “antiquated“ systems/equipment, staffing and protocols. Again, great!

2 questions, though…why the fuck didn’t #47 think to do that in the 4 years when he was #45?… Also, how secure do you feel air travel will be after the proposed overhaul, especially if Musk’s motley crew of barely pubescent ‘engineers’ get involved in the coding/tech stuff?

Date: Feb 7 3:41 PM, 2025

Red Okktober wrote:

I've never quite understood why so much money is given to foreign aid when there are so many issues at home that require funding.
I understand about being humanitarian and also covering your own back by helping countries out that are in your own interest to help.
It seems to have gotten completely out of hand though under liberal governments.
Good on Trump for shutting it down.

(Hiya Red )

Sure, the superfluous USAID fat should be trimmed. I’m not too optimistic about DoD getting similar cost-cutting scrutiny, though.

By comparison, USAID financing is a paltry 1% of the US appropriations budget. I would argue that a significant amount of USAID’s mandate is in the US’ national security interests (like assisting in monitoring and eradicating the first signs of serious diseases, and helping to ensure another worldwide pandemic doesn’t break out).

But hey, at least nuking USAID has put a big collective smile on Beijing’s face. Cos isn’t China where Musk and other broligarchs do much of their business? It wouldn’t be wise to bite a hand that feeds them!

ChaoticMusings

Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time. But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon a time.

Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time. But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon a time.