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@jon-nyc said in Pentagon boycotts the Ivy League:

Except he went to two of them. Trump and Vance went to the ivy league too.

Maybe they were given wedgies

@jon-nyc said in Pentagon boycotts the Ivy League:

Weirdly arbitrary.

My initial thought was that these were places that he and/or members of his inner circle failed to get into

If wearing jeans was the weirdest thing about him I’d be happier

This is from 10 years ago...

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/the-northerner/2016/jun/20/forgotten-neighbourhood-gorton-manchester-decline-urban-regeneration

Living there in the 80's was just awful. Quite a lot of Manchester improved substantially after the IRA did the city a big favour and blew up the city center in 1996, but the improvements didn't extend that far.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr453rvy6kvo

Green Party get their first ever British by-election win in Gorton and Denton. Labour in 3rd place after Reform. Labour focused on the threat from Farage, possibly overlooking the crusty greens.

Funnily enough, I lived in Gorton, Manchester for two years in the 1980's. I think it's fair to say that it was 'a bit rough'. At the time, it was a massive Labour stronghold.

@Mik said in Who’s watching the SOTU speech tonight?:

Here's from a Texas Democrat.

Allegedly.

Horace is trying that irony thing again - I think he might be overdoing it a bit, but I guess he does live in Texas. Everything is so much more down there.

@Renauda said in Government bureaucracy at its finest:

@Doctor-Phibes

It’s been all over the news here for the last ten days. A lot of dual Canadian/British citizens affected and right vexed over it.

I'd heard about it, but incorrectly assumed that with an ETA we'd be able to make short-term visits. I can understand the rationale if I wanted to live there permanently, but it makes absolutely no sense if we just want to go for a week or two.

@Axtremus said in Government bureaucracy at its finest:

Can you get a UK passport without being in the UK?

Yes, but we have to get fucking 4 of them, so that's like $500, and we can't travel until they arrive.

Apparently both my kids are British citizens too, so they need to have them as well. We never even requested that for them. We just found out today.

I've been told the same rules apply to Canada and the US, but I can't be bothered checking.

@Horace said in Who’s watching the SOTU speech tonight?:

Yet another lie. Whoever invented those numbers on that spreadsheet should be ashamed of themselves.

We all know he's reduced inflation by 4000%. I went into buy groceries today and came away with a check for $500.

@LuFins-Dad said in Some good news (not):

Thank abortion and birth control.

Also known as.....

@89th said in How's the snow?:

Just when I thought Rhode Island couldn't get any whiter......

Dude, they're all Portuguese. You're way whiter than that.

Good luck finding that cheap gas.

So the British have passed a law that any overseas visitor requires an ETA to travel to the UK. We got one last year, no problem it cost about $13.

Now, they've decided to enforce another law that British nationals, including dual nationals, are not permitted to have an ETA.

So, because I was born in the UK, I am not allowed to travel to the UK unless I have a UK passport (which I don't). My Canadian and American children can go no problem.

Wankers.

When asked by my English friends why I left, I used to say "It's not you, it's me". But it's not. It's fucking you.

@Horace said in Some good news (not):

I guess AI and robotics present some vaguely realistic hope of getting out of it.

@jon-nyc said in Some good news (not):

It our only hope. Big or small.

Are you guys still talking about gay sex?

It's only gay if you actually enjoy it.

So, apparently I've had a bunch of gay girlfriends.

@Tom-K said in Losing nurses to Canada:

We need to invade Canada and get our nurses back!

Based on the last couple of days I think Canada may have invaded the US.

@Mik said in Who’s watching the SOTU speech tonight?:

But I did just watch about 15 minutes of Cocaine Bear.

Show some respect. It's "Mr. Secretary" to you. Even his friends just call him 'Bobby'. OK, Kid Rock calls him sweet-cheeks, but that's it.

The inclusion of the term "Lord Mandelson" is highly offensive.

Is there any way of bringing gay marriage into this discussion and hitting the trifecta?