The New Coffee Room

He's won again, how does he do it

Holy s**t
I recognised him immediately from the best ever NCIS episode, where he plays an aging Medal of Honor recipient called Ernie Yost, tortured by his war memories of Iwo Jima.
Who knew he was actually on the French beaches!

Hezbollah really need to stop firing into Israel.
Poke poke poke that grizzly.

And what's this rumour about Trump buying the Chagos Islands ?

Is it true you can see Trump's ego from space?

100 days into the war, Israel precision bombed the Hezbollah command centre for Lebanon, 10 missiles hit a tower block in Beirut.
Retaliation has been promised.

Am I a regular Brit? Pibes seems to be an educated regular.

Hard to say what goes on in anyone's mind unless you've known them for years.

Probably an awful mistake, perhaps pressured by the various skin colours/attitudes involved at an intense moment.

A lot of people still regard our police as rather average intellectually and ready for a bit of a punch up when needed.
You know, neanderthal crossed with neonazi.
The ones I have personally known in my family and close friends have been family men, and most thoughtful, and or Christians.

As for Farage, I shall never vote for him or his party. He's a two faced political slimeball rabble-rouser. The worst of our politicians and that includes those of the recent SNP debacle now enjoying accommodation at HM pleasure.

Best PM Britain never had, Tony Benn

Fought for years to give up his hereditory peerage in order to continue serving as MP.
There when times were hard yet some great things (NHS) were done by politicians.

A democratic socialist for the people who, despite being brought up a posh boy, stuck to his ideals and liked a simple cuppa and his pipe.

And a very engaging personality who was never afraid to go to the heart of things.

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Five good questions.

I'm pretty certain the West's military-industrial complex is up to the job of replacing whatever is used quicker than any of us imagine; and also of prioritising production, e.g. of useful new arms such as long range drones.

I was just reading the Homes part of the weekend Financial Times and feel compelled to share this:

p/w
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God, to not interfere; and no human completely.

@Mik
Re ants I've seriously thought of buying an anteater, if they weren't a seasonal pest,and simply everywhere.

Iran is illegally laying mines in international shipping waters and firing missiles at ships preventing the mine laying.

What ceasefire?

Iranians have no intention of stopping their nuclear weapon programme. They only need maybe two missiles on target to destroy Israel. The civilised Western world need to prevent this proliferation of nuclear arms.

I reckon their ought to be an age limit for leadership figures.

Given the responsibilities and decisions the job entails, the long daily hours of work (on call always... at weekend & during holidays), the stress of continuous meetings with people, leaders of a country need to be a fit & healthy person with no dementia.

Job description requires essential qualifications and in this case age ought to be included.

I'd cap it at 70 years old. So under 70 when elected.
And have a 45 year old minimum age to run for office, to ensure some experience and maturity.

Eye ache eye ache

'Bout time to use a few more bombs. Take out the new Iranian leadership and whatever reconstituted military.

Two studies published in the MedJGaza maybe

Daily, with no gym in my life, I do stretching exercises on getting up, mostly learnt from aikido:
neck, shoulders, arms, hands, waist; then hamstrings using side of bath as a support, and squats.
Also 3 standing exercises...
toe raises holding breath, breathing in & out with circular arm movements (to sink and relax and for balance).
5 minutes well used.

Due to an 'old war wound' I stretch my back before getting out of bed, alternate knees up pressed to chest, then over to side while looking opposite way.

Part of counteracting the aging process.

worth waiting for