souljacker
innit
Robbie WIlliams too. He's been on that clown Anna Brees' show talking about the plandemic and qanon. The dozy fuck.
Coronavirus: Profiteering scumbags, scams, c*nts and more
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Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
The reinvention of Piers Morgan as a voice of sanity, reason, and competent journalism has been one of the weirder things that has happened this year.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Imagine how bad these dismal fucks would have been if we had locked down earlier and avoided a chunk of the deaths.
I suppose it was always inevitable that this pandemic would provide a vivid demonstration of how ignorance and self-interest can hideously distort a persons worldview. That it still happens to this extent despite the grotesque level of death serving as something of an anchor to reality speaks volumes.
I suppose it was always inevitable that this pandemic would provide a vivid demonstration of how ignorance and self-interest can hideously distort a persons worldview. That it still happens to this extent despite the grotesque level of death serving as something of an anchor to reality speaks volumes.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I suspect the more reality there is going on, the greater the impetus to weave a protective coccoon of magical nonsense. The fact that most of these theories go against the basic principles of causality and logic is a feature, not a bug.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Pelosi now qualifies for this thread, in the Dominic Cummings Hypocricy Award category.
Nancy Pelosi seen without mask inside San Francisco hair salon
The US House speaker, who has called Mr Trump a coward for not wearing a mask, claimed ignorance of rules.
www.bbc.co.uk
elbows
Well-Known Member
Yes I was disappointed to see Van Morrison make a twat of himself about it:
Van Morrison: ‘Fight the Covid-19 pseudoscience and speak up’
Star calls for musicians to challenge social distancing rules at live eventswww.irishtimes.com
And now
Van Morrison to release lockdown protest songs
The musician attacks the government and "scientists making up crooked facts" in his latest music.
www.bbc.co.uk
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Does this go in this thread? Jesus, the cunt stamped on his head 5 times.
www.independent.co.uk
NHS worker knocked out and stamped on after moving away from man without mask
Victim, 63, was repeatedly punched to the floor during unprovoked attack on London bus
www.independent.co.uk
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I hope they catch the cunt, and I hope that he is brought swiftly to very transparent justice.Does this go in this thread? Jesus, the cunt stamped on his head 5 times.
NHS worker knocked out and stamped on after moving away from man without mask
Victim, 63, was repeatedly punched to the floor during unprovoked attack on London bus
editor
hiraethified
I can't tell how much I want this cowardly piece of shit to be caught.Does this go in this thread? Jesus, the cunt stamped on his head 5 times.
NHS worker knocked out and stamped on after moving away from man without mask
Victim, 63, was repeatedly punched to the floor during unprovoked attack on London bus
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
So I think this lists some companies that are certainly making excess profits.
Whilst there maybe some truth in that, there doesn't appear to be any evidence to back it up, according to Full Fact.
Viral Facebook post incorrectly claims that a list of PPE contracts are all unfulfilled - Full Fact
PPE procurement is under scrutiny but claims that all these contracts were unfulfilled is not evidenced.
fullfact.org
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Manchester representing with Ian Brown and Noel Gallagher coming out as Covid deniers 
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Regardless of whether they have been fulfilled or not, why have these companies been awarded anything? A company with assets of £145 getting a £116 million pound contract FFS.Whilst there maybe some truth in that, there doesn't appear to be any evidence to back it up, according to Full Fact.
Viral Facebook post incorrectly claims that a list of PPE contracts are all unfulfilled - Full Fact
PPE procurement is under scrutiny but claims that all these contracts were unfulfilled is not evidenced.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
That image quotes P14 Medical Supplies having assets of only £145, but according to companies house they have total assets of £342,721, the £145 figure is listed as 'cash at bank or in hand', which as many businesses run on overdrafts is irrelevant. They have been trading for a few years, and are members of a couple of trade associations.
Whilst there maybe some truth, somewhere, in that post, I am always wary of social media posts making claims, if there's no creditable link to back them up.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Same here, there's a group of lawyers, the group's name escapes me ATM, that is looking into that sort of thing, and their investigations & actions will be interesting when available.
Not sure about 'without any tender process' in these cases, because the 'Full Fact' link mentions that some of those companies were the only bidders for several contracts, which implies there's been some tender process in at least some of those awarded contracts.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The Good Law Project I think - they've launched JR proceedings for the dodgy contracts which didn't involve going out to tender.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You've a better knack at this slogan lark than whichever private sector muppets the government's been throwing money at
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Pelosi now qualifies for this thread, in the Dominic Cummings Hypocricy Award category.
Nancy Pelosi seen without mask inside San Francisco hair salon
The US House speaker, who has called Mr Trump a coward for not wearing a mask, claimed ignorance of rules.www.bbc.co.uk
I'm not sure it's true, though. Hair salons in California were allowed to operate indoors from August 28th and this happened a couple of days later.
In the UK customers at hairdressers aren't expected to wear masks while their hair's being cut for the simple reason that they or the hairdresser would probably have to touch them in order not to cut through them, and touching the mask reduces the mask's efficiency anyway. Hairdressers and their customers face away from each, so that reduces aerosol transmission too.
(Source for the 28th date: California Hair Salons Can Reopen For Indoor Service Per New Guidelines | Hollywood Reporter)
It looks like she was following the rules.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Nope. Firstly the 28th was the date that California announce the new rules, it was not the date they took effect.
Secondly the hair salon was in San Francisco and their new rules for the start of September involved some hair salons and barber shops being able to open for business outside.
San Francisco Hair Salons And Barbershops Reopen For Outdoor Business
Some San Francisco hair salons and barber shops on Tuesday reopened for business outside, taking customers for the first time in months and providing relief for business owners shaggy SF residents alike.
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Nope. Firstly the 28th was the date that California announce the new rules, it was not the date they took effect.
Secondly the hair salon was in San Francisco and their new rules for the start of September involved some hair salons and barber shops being able to open for business outside.
San Francisco Hair Salons And Barbershops Reopen For Outdoor Business
Some San Francisco hair salons and barber shops on Tuesday reopened for business outside, taking customers for the first time in months and providing relief for business owners shaggy SF residents alike.
Yep, I was thinking that maybe San Fran had stricter rules, but I think that the 28th date was when the state-wide rules took effect.
It was also not actually a dangerous thing to do.
The hairdresser invited Pelosi inside and then reported her for going inside. The hairdresser shouldn't even have had an inside salon at all, but she did. It was a set-up.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Plus the reason for my stance is pretty simple.
When people in the public eye break public health rules during a nasty pandemic, I consider that dangerous. Because people seeing that we are not all in it together and that some privileged people behave as if some of the rules dont apply to them is bad. This is amplified when people make excuses for them.
A for the setup, it probably had multiple motives, there is the obvious political motive and there is also the agenda to undermine the rules that some business owners object to. Excusing Pelosi to protect her from the political setup plays into the other agenda. Politics is a dirty business and she has enough experience to look after herself in that realm, and indeed seems to have survived just fine. Public health measures on the other hand are quite fragile in this pandemic and could use some help, rather than being undermined to protect a few reputations. And so I refuse to diminish her rule-breaking.
When people in the public eye break public health rules during a nasty pandemic, I consider that dangerous. Because people seeing that we are not all in it together and that some privileged people behave as if some of the rules dont apply to them is bad. This is amplified when people make excuses for them.
A for the setup, it probably had multiple motives, there is the obvious political motive and there is also the agenda to undermine the rules that some business owners object to. Excusing Pelosi to protect her from the political setup plays into the other agenda. Politics is a dirty business and she has enough experience to look after herself in that realm, and indeed seems to have survived just fine. Public health measures on the other hand are quite fragile in this pandemic and could use some help, rather than being undermined to protect a few reputations. And so I refuse to diminish her rule-breaking.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Not even in the slightest bit close to anything I wrote, and kinda a shitty thing to imply.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Telegraph/Spectator crowd have been pushing that line all along, and downplaying deaths (which were still high despite a ‘lockdown’). This is how this sort of stuff permeates into politics, one taken by a lot of Tory MPs and probably shaping Johnson’s attitude too since he is of that crowd. Blood on their hands.
