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Searching through the BBC iPlayer offerings, I came across from one which was of special interest to me having worked on offshore oil platforms for a few years, including a few in the North Sea. It was called "Disaster at Sea – the Piper Alpha story" and it was a harrowing story because of the 167 lives that were lost in this disaster when the platform caught fire and exploded. The enquiry concluded that the platform which was operated by Occidental was deficient in safety procedures, safety in general and operations which jeopardised the lives of the workers. Having said the above, none of the platforms I worked on, offshore Nigeria or in the North Sea and offshore Norway, according to the report findings, were safe, in any way, shape, or form and the drive for oil production was the driving force. In fact in all my time on those platforms, I never once was informed or trained on safety procedures, or took part in safety drills – – when I think about it, I'm lucky to be here.

One can live in hope!!

If that's what you want then buy a "trump dog".........a perfect match!

Yes she is good looking, there is no doubt about that, but from one of the pics I saw on here, she has "plastic puppies" which IMO spoils the image somewhat.

In fact, he has done more harm to Americans, their quality of life, their public welfare programs, their freedom of speech, and their civil liberties than any president in modern American history. He has done more to divide a nation than any other president in living memory and In addition he has pardoned the perpetrators of the January 6 capital attack. And if you wanted to see how his views and policies are affecting the USA, just read the following as it makes alarming reading..... The founders of this new US development say you must be white to live there… US housing rights experts say a community restricted to white residents is illegal, but the creators believe they could win a potential challenge in court in the current political climate. The far right is surging in the United States, driven in part by white nationalists exploiting economic anxieties and a populace increasingly frustrated with the political status quo. Now, as the Trump administration rolls back diversity, equity and inclusion policies; cracks down on immigration; and offers pardons to white supremacists, some see an opening. In creating their community, the founders of Return to the Land are testing antidiscrimination housing laws that have been in place for 57 years. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-founders-of-this-new-us-development-say-you-must-be-white-to-live-there/3CTMHPRAM5AYBOHFIQVMNY5MKE/

Just to follow up and support this post, here is a copy of an email I sent to a friend here (who is not that bright) who was spreading nonsense about the vaccine causing many thousands of deaths..... Over 13. 78 BILLION vaccinations of the Covid 19 jabs have been administered worldwide and 8,164 deaths have been recorded and investigated. Dr Sharan said that serious side effects that could cause a long-term health problem are “extremely unlikely following any vaccination, including COVID-19 vaccination(s).” “COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective,” she said. “COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated in tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials and found to be safe. Friends here have had the Vaccine two or three times with no ill effects.....the same with me. Look at the numbers again......13.78 BILLION jabs given and none were found to cause death or serious side effects. Claims that millions of people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine are unfounded and a 52-page report from a pair of anti-vaccine advocates, including a Doctor, claims to present the truth about COVID-19 vaccines. However, it does just the opposite. The website Stop World Control published the so-called Vaccine Death Report in September 2021, and it was shared across Facebook and has since been discredited. Conclusion:- a total of 13.78 billion doses of the Covid 19 vaccine were administered worldwide with no cause of death or serious illness directly attributed to them. When I told him that I'd had three vaccinations in respect of Covid, he sympathised with me and for me to expect the worst, however when I told him that just about all of the people I knew here had the same, he wasn't quite so chirpy. IMO rumours like this and others regarding medicine and the medical profession abound within the poorly educated (sound familiar) and plain dim/dumb fraternity.......and when the US has put an former drug addict and anti-vax campaigner in charge, one has to pity the US esp when they have also got a dumb felon and compulsive liar as president.

I downloaded and watched a movie I hadn't seen before, or at least I thought I hadn't, called, "Ad Astra" starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones and it was different in many respects, and very slow and was supposedly thought provoking? Also thank you to the two posters who gave my post (and pics) about Jelena Dokic the "thumbs up" emoji, and not quite sure why the two sad sacks gave my post the "laughing" emoji, but then again jealousy probably reared its ugly head.

To quote Mandy Rice-Davies, although with a gender change: "Well she would say that wouldn't she".

Read this and weep, as it is the truth that MAGA goobers don't want to see........ Quote...... Behold (Trump). The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an ill fitting suit; the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a Klansman, sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of a barstool drunk and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul – all spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at the county fair. Not a president, not even a man. Just the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn't but has always been – arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as commonsense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshipped like gospel. It is America's shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power, and spite, it doesn't just lose its soul – it sh!ts out this bloated obscenity and calls it a leader.

This is so good, but a little small to read so I copied it for all to see....... Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an ill fitting suit; the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a Klansman, sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of a barstool drunk and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul – all spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at the county fair. Not a president, not even a man. Just the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn't but has always been – arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as commonsense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshipped like gospel. It is America's shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power, and spite, it doesn't just lose its soul – it sh!ts out this bloated obscenity and calls it a leader. Absolutely brilliant and spot on!

Many thanks for that post because you just proven that you are a MAGA cult follower through and through and just to point out a few things for you, not that facts matter to you guys, but here goes..... Someone that can execute a plan: – you mean the plan to end the war in 24 hours, that plan? Utter nonsense he has difficulty planning a cr@p. An individual that can smell a con job: – well he should be able to as he has initiated enough of them. A couple of examples would be the Trump University and stealing money from a charity. A man who gets results: – you mean like the wall he was going to build and make Mexico pay for, and to mention again, ending the Russia/Ukraine war in 24 hours? Also of course earning the nickname TACO and rightly so in view of such nonsensical statements such as this: "Trump told reporters he would make an “important” decision in two weeks on Ukraine peace efforts, specifying that Moscow could face massive sanctions – or he might “do in two weeks, we will know which way I’m going. Because I will go one way or the other, and I’ll learn which way I’m going,” he added”. What a plonker. A man who doesn't care what others think of him: – but when they speak out against him they will be hunted down, bigley!!! A bit of a contradiction there don't you think. A successful businessman who has taken his private success and applied it to the business of government: – surely you've got to be joking or not of sound mind, because this orange clown has managed to bankrupt so many of his businesses, even those for which bankruptcy was a first. Then of course there are the many US businesses which are struggling big time because he doesn't know how tariffs work....the moron. He is a joke and you are following in his footsteps.........surely you can't be that dumb?

A friend had recommended a movie/doco called, "Unbreakable. The Jelena Dokich Story" and suggested that I watch it because I had played a warmup match against Jelena Dokich in a tennis tournament at the Auckland tennis Centre, arranged between her and Steffi Graf. She was very gentle with me in the warmup match and was an absolute delight to speak to and play against, as was Steffi Graf. It was a pity I couldn't say the same about Anna Kournicova a year or so later. Jelena lost the match against Steffi Graf, but then again it was only an exhibition match, however the two women players really did put on a great performance for the watching crowd, me included. It's well worth watching if you are into tennis and wanted to know a bit more about Jelena Dokich and her history in tennis and with her abusive father/coach. A couple of pics of yours truly with both of those fabulous tennis players.

I'm pleased you posted this because one of the things that I have been particularly perturbed about is his grift, corruption and criminality (not to mention his sex-related crimes with young girls) because it would appear that not only he, but many of his family are on the take and corruption exercises that he has become involved in. This article is a very good read for those who take the time to do so....... The Trump administration has blurred the lines between family, business and Government, with the President conducting diplomacy with the same foreign governments that are negotiating cryptocurrency and real estate deals with his family......... https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/he-asked-tiffany-trump-to-marry-him-then-the-deals-started-coming/KPCRAJSCIRFQJNEOQIALKIVAXU/ Crooked through and through...............

"Secrets and Lies" starring Brenda Blethyn.

Yep.....that's why he is also on my ignore list!! Has been for years!

Agree, that's why I've had him on IGNORE for a long time now!!

But then again the trump tariffs are wrecking the small businesses throughout the US........so more closures to come US nationwide!! American businesses in ‘survival mode’ as Trump tariffs pile up Just over six months into Trump’s campaign to rebalance global trade, some American small businesses are already on the brink. Others have chosen to throw in the towel. Last week, the US and China agreed to extend, by another 90 days, a pause on tariffs that would have soared to a catastrophic 145%, averting a worst-case scenario – a complete halt of trade between the world’s two largest economies. But the pause has done nothing for many American small-business owners paying the tariffs it left in place, such as a minimum 30% duty for goods from China or a 50% import tax on products made from foreign steel and aluminium.

So that's where all the food aid has been going. Also find it odd that pics showing skeletal babies being held in the arms of their well-fed "mothers".

Although she did lie about her qualifications and her past "work history" and it was only through Donnie's contacts/money that she was able to get an Einstein Visa, for which she definitely did not qualify.

Or as funny as this from donny.......

I pity the poor yanks, esp the small businesses who are starting to suffer. Read the full article.....the worst is yet to come so don't start smirking just yet, you MAGA trumpies:- American businesses in ‘survival mode’ as Trump tariffs pile up Just over six months into Trump’s campaign to rebalance global trade, some American small businesses are already on the brink. Others have chosen to throw in the towel. Last week, the US and China agreed to extend, by another 90 days, a pause on tariffs that would have soared to a catastrophic 145%, averting a worst-case scenario – a complete halt of trade between the world’s two largest economies. But the pause has done nothing for many American small-business owners paying the tariffs it left in place, such as a minimum 30% duty for goods from China or a 50% import tax on products made from foreign steel and aluminium. Howard Miller, a family-owned manufacturer of handcrafted clocks and home furniture based in Zeeland, Michigan, said last month that it planned to shut down operations next year after 99 years in business. The company, which employs nearly 200 people at factories in Michigan and North Carolina, said in a statement that it was already grappling with a soft housing market when tariffs hit supply chains and “sparked recession fears”. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/american-businesses-in-survival-mode-as-trump-tariffs-pile-up/FCKURLMMIJADVBXJOPKGK25KQM/

Thanks and have found it on YouTube.........thanks again.

Somebody mentioned a good documentary called, "The Murderer behind the Mask" and I managed to find the first episode which was good and intriguing, but I cannot find the second episode anywhere and I have tried the usual suspects; tpb and 1337x.to, as well as lime torrents, but to no avail – – so I'm reaching out and asking if anybody has any idea where I can find the final/second episode? Thanks in anticipation.

I posted the court docs which contained details of the allegations against trump and they have been filed in a court of law........he may not be a 'kiddie fiddler" but he almost certainly is a child rapist according to the children whom he molested. Again...... https://youtu.be/TlGsIs0hk2s

Katie Johnson's statement is on file on the court documents I posted a while back and all of what you see on the YouTube clip is from her mouth and is almost word for word as that which is in her testimony. She did not want to carry on with her case because of the many threats she received if she did. Of course the trumpies will deny it because they really can't think of their hero as a "kiddie fiddler" and child rapist/paedophile, although there is so much information out about him regarding the above, that it should be pretty obvious that he is a despicable excuse for a human being, as well as being a felon and being convicted of sexual assault amongst other nasty things!.