they are not exactly poor!over the month's various media's have highlighted certain things they "have" not necessarily very top of the range" but watch's phones clothing trainers as you point out ... some in one picture I recall had something like 15/20 immigrants and their footwear added up to nearly £1200[ wasnt all of them either ] I dont fall for the " posh brands" [ unless heavily discounted Sports direct! ] I wear trainer type ankle boots since 2000 I have had/ bought 4 pairs [ current ones almost a year old! ] they really do get used for everything even dry walking [ sometimes a bit damp/muddy! ] on the Mendips / Scotland over rougher terrain always they seem to waterproof [ unless you stand in a puddle for half an hour! ] current ones are the most expensive of the lot cost me £32.95 in GO! best pair lasted 7 years! [ still have them ] worst was 5 years, soles wore through! Never had NIKE or ADDIDAS or top of the range as NEW! [ exception SPORTS DIRECT did have a addidas pair ? ] cheapest pair [ 7 years ] was £20 /22+ a few shillings. Ps from 2002 to 2011 did over 1700km's of walks in the Pyrenees and Alps .. VERTICAL RANGE [mountain tracks ] was over 140,000 metres [ going up and down over 70 walks] from bottom to top might be average of 1300m but walk might mean you actually climb 1700 m+. best walk was start at 600m top at 2380 with 2 small valleys about 200m / 300m deep. took me 10 hours with photo and meal breaks!
The whole world has gone crazy and the rich just keep getting richer. Will sanity ever rule the world?
The world continues to be divided by lies, propaganda, health scares, climate emergency, diversity, Net Zero and racism, and mostly these silos seem to be created and maintained by activists hiding in the shadows peddling their divisive. hateful, political, religious and gender views. I’d say that most people are sick of it. But the burning and unanswered question remains, who is really funding and controlling them ?
ENOUGH GRAIN TO FEED 1 MILLION FOR A YEAR! the result of Russia targetting the grain ports of Ukraine ... however, that is not aggresion !!!!!!!!!!!??????????? .. .. but this is thought maybe to be!......... The Biden administration is close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine, according to US officials. The ATACMS under consideration would propel around 300 or more bomblets. The GMLRS rocket system, a version of which Ukraine has had in its arsenal for months, would be able to disperse up to 404 cluster munitions. The decision to send ATACMS or GMLRS, or both, is not final and could still fall through, the sources said. The White House has struggled for months to reach a decision on ATACMS, fearing their shipment would be perceived as overly aggressive by Russia. Intelligence released by the Foreign Office shows that the Russian military targeted a cargo ship with multiple missiles on 24 August. The missiles, which included two Kalibr missiles fired from a Black Sea Fleet missile carrier, were successfully shot down by Ukraine’s forces on 24 August. Intelligence shows that an intended target was a Liberian-flagged cargo ship berthed in the port. A recent discussion regarding Ukraine and civilian infra structure AND THE HAP HAZARD selection of targets, 99% not having any real influence on the battles. It was suggested that the evil Putridians COULD BE JUST RANDOMLY STICKING A PIN IN THE MAP! 2 MOST evil men in world meet in next couple of days, did a google maps look at what train tracks were like and where. Well there is to very distinct polar opposites in the Vladivostok area "the little man " on what looks to be and often marked as an A road is startling .. no more than a track bit like a bridle path ..... but 2 LANE type motorways look smart and trains are electric ... if any of the anti Putrid brigades are up for a go ! it wouldnt be hard ...... This is a main road in Vladivostok there is a number similar where there is a concentrated area with industry etc and joining the MWays they are tarmac'd
History alone dictates Russian aggression towards the Ukrainians as back in 1936 Stalin stole all of the revenue from their wheat crops to boost a failing economy back in the motherland. Even back then opposition was met with a brutal hand and millions were allowed to starve in a territory that was supposedly under the wings of Soviet protection, and the recent missile attack on an area that is deemed by Moscow to be a Russian enclave beggars belief in the extreme. The mixed messages continue to confuse and dumbfound the real world and regrettably the mayhem is destined to continue unabated for years until someone wakes up to what is actually happening behind the fake words of appeasement. On a slightly different tack am I right in thinking that Huawei has installed instrumentation in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station? If you think Russia poses a threat then you need to look at the Chinese side of the same equation because they are, like Moscow, intending to take over their slice of the world by investing in African countries rife with war and now Hinkley Point. Canada has fallen into the same pit by allowing foreign entities to buy up large parts of the resource industries and they need to be ousted as soon as possible before trouble arises on a much deeper scale. The peaceful world looks hell bent on failing to learn from the past by continually trying to look the other way falsely hoping that common sense will prevail, whereas in reality it rarely happens.
Re the Huawei stuff and Chinese data gathering, anyone who has a smart speaker, smart fridge, smart washing machine, remotely controlled heating devices, or a car that’s connected to the internet are all supplying China with their personal data
I realise that Angelic and you are totally correct about the Chinese data gathering through Huawei being a concern but the fact that they almost certainly have potentially spying equipment in a Somerset nuclear power plant should scare the pants off people. Being tracked and invaded by the use of modern technology is a fact of life but the possible use of this technology for bad things, which they already are, has to be a warning sign for how our lives are not ours alone anymore. I have every intention of going about the rest of my life without concern for what the Chinese or Russians could do to destroy my existence, but I fear greatly for my granddaughters and what this need for greed and control will inflict on their ability to lead what I would deem to be a normal life.
Agreed Mike I work for a technology company where an absolutely vast amount of Huawei kit was deployed throughout our entire estate. Due to the evidence of data gathering on a colossal scale that was exposed a few short years ago, the offending machines have since been replaced by a less threatening brand. But I fear the damage, and more so the loss of personal data for a truly huge amount of people had already been taken.
Canada has fallen into the same trap as many other countries when they allow China to have major investments in resource industries and other vital infrastructure. The Chinese government now have local police stations imbedded in supposed community minded organizations that spy on their neighbours and report people that speak out about social issues back in the homeland. Harassment generally follows any claims of wrongdoing and sadly the local real police sit back and do nothing which is another case of looking the other way when it is convenient. It is well documented that the Chinese government has had serious involvement in our elections, especially if it involves anyone with family ties back in China, and the one current MP whose campaign was hindered by interference is now testifying in Washington to the U.S. government about how it is done and how to eliminate the possibility in the future. On my travels around the world Chinese interference in most things democratic is a major concern because it has been done for years without recourse and left unchallenged will create nightmares sometime down the road. Two or so years ago we had the case of the "Two Michaels" who were immediately arrested and charged with spying after Canada detained a top executive (daughter of the founder) of Huawei in respect to an American warrant for her arrest and eventual deportation to face charges of whatever. Since that time Canada is on the Chinese naughty step and relations across the Pacific are at an all time low and don't look like changing in the foreseeable future. Try as hard as I can I fail to see what all of this personal information gathering can achieve, but is there a real fear that it could be used for control of something critical to our existence and to their benefit? Help me here as I am not a techno geek who is aware of the dangers of cyber spying and it's repercussions.
wham bam troop carrier and a sub & hopefully a load of infra structure as well . They must learn to zig zag their speed boats! The French supply cruise missiles as well now so they will have a few ! they really do NEED TO HIT THAT BRIDGE!
really concentrating Crimea.. and Sebastopol Russians having to lie through their teeth that it is all a waste of time as no damage etc. Todays hit on the naval HQ was quickly followed by a loss of internet ... didnt want people to know or publish pics? Now to get "ATTACK EM'S ! [ much bigger explosive load ] 180 mile range, missiles fired from existing rocket launchers ... they do have longer range missiles but released from the air so double trouble in volved ... getting short of fighter planes to launch them! BEEN WATCHING THE BALTIC ON AND OFF ALL WEEK .... Russian exercises, P8 has been on station for at least 6 days at heights from 10.ooo to 35000 ft [ stationed at Lossiemouth ] Hopefully the arguments with ROMANIA AND POLAND can be down played as their farmers are in the process of selling their new season grain and would be unfair to lower price because of cheaper Ukranian supplies! last leg of VZ's journey? ..Canada WHO ARE SUPPLYING apc's another 50 to go with the 200
trolling through the latest SMO [SPECIAL MLITARY OPERATION ] media a much wider understanding of what Putrid is now guilty of and what he could face in the future. Talking to a history professor, he believes Putrid will go down in history as an evil "butcher"!! He said you and I die we will be remembered for a decade then fade into future generations doing family tree's... one of 3 rememberances! the others being good and evil. Putrid will be the latter collective. He is top of the pyramid so responsible for all the deeds of those in his heirarchy. More evil than most of those already in history attributed their passing. Latest.... .... hundreds of families throughout Russia are now suffering from a massive crimewave of murder, rape, child assaults, arson thefts and more as up to 20,000 ex cons receive their pardons and return to their "townships" and still more are being coerced from prisons to go fight for 6 month's! the POPE now getting involved in the mechanics of the SMO, and endeavouring to become a peacemaker ... wasted on Putrid and his so called supporters who are non christians! Crimea ... more yet to come from here ... they are [ ruskies ] defending not just against the Ukranian army but an army of "indigenous"Crimeans who fall backwards over themselves to supply and help "the resistance fighters" every man woman and child persecuted for the last 8 -9 years! As they whittle down the defences they will get more bolder and more success ... a case of let them start rebuilding then hit it again! UN is becoming a not fit for purpose entity any decisions are basically down to a 1 in 5 veto. Nato and the countries bordering Ukraine should implement a no fly zone .. could Ukraine declare a no fly zone over say 1 to ?? miles of their borders with them. Grain corridor starting to work Ukraine has to protect the ships entering its 12 mile zone from the other 2 counties who are NATO so any attack on ships in this area would cause ...!!!!!! Ukraine now has a major drone building capability so smaller less visible drones carrying say just 1 "mortar bomb" over short ranges could well be a game changer................ Lavrov and Peskov what will happen to them when it is all over ... China or North Korea OR... ICC likely have warrants on them!
Thanks for your in-depth summaries realred as it puts the war back into perspective with details outside of my technical world. I have a problem with the news that Poland is stopping all supplies of weaponry to Ukraine and some other countries are starting to waiver in their support over a longer period. The U.S.A. has until possibly January 2025, but only if Trump avoids jail in the interim. The goodies and the baddies are starting to form their unions just in case everything kicks off on a global scale and each country facing possible involvement is weighing up it's long term options. Why on earth can't we all agree to disagree on politics but help each other to better the world for our peoples? War has never produced anything other than blood and death whereas the money spent on destruction could be better spent on construction and co-operation. When will we ever learn?
The cost to the USA for the war in Ukraine is reckoned to be $228m PER DAY ! Still can’t help but wonder what it would be and how interested they would be in it, had the Biden family not had so many vested interests over there
Crime in Russia .and a dwindling police force ..when will the population wake up!!!.............. an extract from the BEEB ..... as the war rumbles on, police numbers are dwindling. The force cannot fill existing gaps - let alone recruit the 40,000 extra personnel that the Interior Ministry says is needed in Donetsk and Luhansk, areas of Ukraine that Russia partly occupies. Putin claimed a win after holding so-called referendums in the Russian-held regions of Ukraine in September 2022. But the polls were denounced as a sham by Ukraine's government and its allies. Russia predicts it will need another 42,000 officers by 2026 if it occupies further territories. For serving police officers, having an opinion about the war is simply not allowed. They are not even allowed to call it a war. "Officers must keep their mouths shut," "We can't have personal views about the 'special military operation' - or they'll fire us." The BBC has also been told officers are burning out because of extra paperwork brought on by the war. Interior Ministry officials from the three Russian cities of Tomsk, Yekaterinburg and Yaroslavl claim they now spend most of their time investigating and revising "endless charges against people discrediting the army". "There's nobody around... Everyone's gone to check on some grandma who saw a curtain that looked like the Ukrainian flag. "I see where we're heading," he says. "There's already an emphasis on crimes against the state. Going forward, more cases will fall into this category," he predicts. "As for real problems affecting ordinary people? Kidnap, robbery, rape, murder… there won't be time to investigate." Lawlessness will, and is now affecting the general population, police force already has one of the largest police forces in the world, employing over 900,000 officers to serve a population of 146 million, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has nearly 630 officers per 100,000 people - more than double the US or the UK. ..... and dwindling and need over 100,000 for the "annexed areas" Rapes murders drug suppliers thefts rarely get investigated let alone prosecuted. The equivalent to a British police sergeant gets less than a local supermarket worker ... why do some stay? [ a lot dont / havent ] .. because they wont get draughted! .. A former officer from central Russia says that vacant positions have gone unfilled for a long time. "There's been a shortage for ages. I started in 2015, and only two people have joined our team in the last eight years, while 15 have left."
A month since a post and the world has changed to an even more dangerous cauldron of war and misery! Putrid now stepping up on his winter terror campaign against the civilian population. North Korea sending over a million shells and weapons ... Unhuman Hamas murdering in a horrific manner over 1200 Israelies And Iran showing how evil their attitude to human life, and hell bent on profiteering from wars sending regular supplies of weapons / drones Isreal reaping terror and death on Palestinians in pursuit of Hamas Russia has lost 1000's in the past month and is recruiting any one they can get, when will the penny drop and the real people of Russia realise they are being duped and the disinformation on casualties will, when it comes out horrify them to what they were conned believe and to support......... HEZBOLLAH now sitting on the "promise" from Iran it will support any actions toward Israel...
sorted The problem however with these death's is that although Palistinians they also voted for Hamas to be in charge of them! They must have done so believing Hamas would stand up to Israel, to get a Palistinian state! For a few years they have "encouraged?" the rocket attacks on Israel? ... One report [ so many everywhere ] stated that the figures released by Hamas on death's is inflated and includes Hamas fighters killed! Who are all Palistinians .... I dont condone the death's of the civilians caught up in the crossfire, or especially those that "shield" the Hamas fighters unwillingly.
Chicken or egg comes to mind because behind every evil deed there is an earlier evil deed and the determination of sanity is where and when do we stop blaming others for our misfortunes? Over the years I have met and worked with many followers of the Islamic faith and without exception they are nice people other than this religious fervour that tells all other faiths they are wrong and if they criticize them they could end up with harm coming to them. The main reason I chose many years ago to discount all religion is down to the fact that most wars have a religious component to them and until we can sort out all the hatred surrounding an institution that is supposed to save the world we have actually created a society where intolerance rules the roost. How many times have we heard that peace in the Middle East has been permanently agreed only to see it fall flat on it's backside again? Palestine does need to be re-created in some acceptable form to all parties but even then the hatred would raise it's ugly face again along with all of the wrong decisions made by politicians over the years.
