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Saw all the memes going around and had to watch, like you I lasted maybe 20 minutes and I have to give him credit. Whilst I don't know if anything is factually true, or just his truth as @Alph said, that history lesson being reeled off from his own memory when you have Biden on the other side that on some days can't remember his own name, is impressive for a 71 year old. Haven't got the energy to sit through the rest to see if Tucker is actually allowed to ask a question or it's just a 2 hour speech. I will maintain my belief that Russia bad, US bad, UK bad and question why they can't settle their beef with each other like real men bare knuckle in a ring, not ordering others to drop bombs killing innocent people. Nothing Putin can say will ever justify what's taking place in Ukraine now, regardless of history, border lines, governments, the murdering of innocent families can never be the only solution. Anyhow, boring myself saying this now, my opinion matters not, these "leaders" will continue to be cowards until the day they die.

Wasted last night, wasted here

I have an idea. Hear me out. Each league has its own dissent table. Use the blue card, however it has no impact on the game, simple adds +1 next to their name. At the end of the season, whoever is top of the table, must pay a fine equivalent to points they occur. 10 points, 10 weeks fine. All money goes to grassroots football pot where refs get abused on the daily, reward refs down there, give them a reason to get out of bed and referee a game and use the money to educate from a young age to respect the ref. You could also use the blue card for tactical fouls, separate table, 1 point per foul. End of the season pay 50% of your wages as above. Equivalent to the game weeks. All money goes to help young players that had to retire early through injury having dedicated their younger lives to the game. This would require FA/PFA approval and in their player registration contract. Solid idea right? I know what you’re all thinking, I’m wasted here right. Look it is what it is.

Think of it more as a security subscription than just a doorbell. Anyone trying door handles, causing damage, attempted robbery, anything it’s all there on camera with the subscription allowing you to look back. Few months ago we had a resident from down the road that ask us for footage from a specific time as a car hit his without leaving any details. Heard the bang but by time he got to the window the car had gone. We got the colour, make and model for him, reg plate obscured but gave him the footage and maybe he got more from down the road piecing it all together. It was a relatively low price to pay at £25 a year. Not only that but Ring do indoor cameras, we have one in their bedroom which has solved many a mystery of who ripped up the book, who hit who first complete with audio. The subscription covers that as well.

Exactly that. Who doesn’t love a mermaid riding a unicorn?

Nothing like a bit of ring sting to lure a new crowd into the Jim Smith Room. I’ll be here all day, try the lamb.

Out there in the internet cesspits, if you’re not Pro Putin, you’re Pro America. Neither and somewhere in the middle for me is the right place to kick back and set out my deckchair. Imagine if all the money spent fighting wars globally was put to better use, what a world we would live in.

You can use the doorbell without a subscription but it’s a live view only, where as the subscription will record snapshots and any activity through the day where you can go back and look at. So basically a CCTV camera that can only be looked at in real time.

Forget the cars and rockets, I have no interest in them at all, not sure how you can’t see the difference between old twitter and new twitter, how? - The awful X branding, which he took from one night out of the replies to a tweet he made. The same X he tried with PayPal and failed. - The twitter domain is hardcoded into the site where he can’t even change it, might have been a better chance had he not sacked off all the lead engineers. - Verification system gone. It was flawed, yet the idea was sound and most cases worked. Now it’s a paid system. - Paid subscribers replies are now boosted to the top, many of them spammy or Elon’s followers. Pay to be seen is the biggest change that’s destroyed the platform. - Limited number of posts for non subscribers, DM limits. - The For You feed is full of Elon and his followers like DogeDesigner that appear to do nothing more than spend their day fluffing his ego. - Ads are all drop shipping sites now, repetitive. - Have I mentioned that god damn awful X branding? I have no real problem with bringing his version of free speech to the platform, releasing the likes of Trump, KT Hopkins, Tommy Robinson and allowing Joey Barton to make a fool of himself. Go for it. When I say he’s destroyed it, I’m referring to the points above, which I’m not sure you could argue against, yet you will because it’s Elon. As I said previously, I had no prior interest in Elon, non whatsoever, so this isn’t some historical hatred that has expanded into X. I’m a simple man, used Twitter for football and news away from politics. It was by far the greatest platform on the internet. Now it’s just destroyed in my personal opinion and I’m pissed because there is no real alternative out there so I find myself having to check several websites more often and don’t get the same interactions.

Doorbell, you been living under a rock?

£24.99 to £34.99 in 2022 £34.99 to £49.99 in 2024 Who owns Ring? Of course, Amazon.

Oh dear, you’re not? 🤦‍♂️ Anyhow, it wasn’t a serious question was it? I mean, you do see the difference of one person occupied by their phone, crossing a road without looking and challenging kids to take themselves on the edge of blacking out, how to self harm and commit suicide? Kinda is a huge difference. Forgetting all that, explain to me the positives of TikTok, what’s the content out there that is worth watching?

Yes. Daft game that is. Kids you can understand. Adults though chasing these virtual gremlin things was and still is super weird. Banning it would be the best thing to do. Think we should name and shame as well, make them wear hats that say former Pokémon Go player so we know who not to socialise with.

You do realise that’s just one challenge. We have had kids eating washing tablets. We have had kids taking their own lives, suicide. Away from all that what’s left? A bunch of attention seekers that call themselves “content creators”, doing videos with dubbed over voices, or dances to the latest song. Absolutely nothing positive to be had from that platform, even as a toilet time scroller, can’t believe anyone over the age of 10 is defending it.

Anyhow, that interview is now up if anyone is actually interested in it. I'll pass and wait to read all your opinions on it instead.

Sorry I haven't been following the topic that closely, which is why I was interested in the context. The context is needed as I could easily throw out there the interview with the WSJ 12 years ago which claimed in 10 years he would put a man on Mars, I'm sure some doubted him on that at the time which they were proven correct. You will probably call that pettiness, yet I'll be honest, prior to his Twitter takeover I knew very little about the bloke, it's only since the Twitter takeover and the awful awful rebrand to X, ruined the verification system even more, messed up the algorithm to push his own views and businesses have I been paying attention. The more I see, the more of an oddball he becomes. You obviously wouldn't agree, respect your opinion, I just wish he would sell up and bugger off back to his cars and rockets and X was reverted back to it's former glory as I'm social media homeless now and it's super frustrating.

Just out of interest, proved everyone wrong in what way exactly?

So what, appears to be the default response to anything Elon does and can largely get away with saying and doing anything by his following. The Teflon Don. I appreciate the effort to unravel the thoughts of Elon, however, you could be either spot on or a million miles off depending on the day of the week. Also it delves deep inside a subject which will take this topic down a path which isn’t really suitable for this forum.

If that happens. I’m done with them. It’s been rough as it is with Pickett, Rudolph and Trubisky, if we go lower than that with Cousins. I will boycott the game.

Can I ask you what your thoughts are with Elon agreeing that there is a deep state turning kids into LGBTQ+ for presidential election votes?

If valuing the lives of children makes me an old fart so be it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_challenge

You think it’s ok that kids are setting other gullible kids challenges to eat wash tablets, or how to self harm videos? It’s a platform that has caused to many deaths already and needs to be wiped off the internet for good

We’ve reached the point where they can’t tinker with the offside rule anymore, so had to find something else to change which keeps them all in cushty jobs.

Not a surprise you love a pile on.

What’s the username? It’s possible they have closed their account, or protected their account so you have to request to follow and see their content. Or now if it’s a popular account, they would have the opportunity to stick content behind a paywall.