Hamus Yaigh

Ignore the above as the emergency patch does not work and is a known issue with Microshaft. Only option is to roll back to Feb 2026 cummulative updates, which for most is not possible after 10 days, do a Win11 ISO repair install or live with internet outage until April patch comes out if that ever works. Copilot can create a bat file to reestablish an internet outtage when it happens, otherwise just waiting 10 minutes reconnects itself. Root Cause - Network Location Awareness (NLA) + Windows authentication stack: KB5079473 changed how Windows 11 validates “internet connectivity.” When it misfires, Windows reports no internet and blocks new connections, even though the Wi‑Fi link is fine. - Persistent vs. new connections: Apps like YouTube keep streaming because they already have an open TCP session. Browsers and Microsoft services fail because they need to establish new connections, which the stack blocks.

Yes, this is a known Windows 11 issue introduced by the March 2026 cumulative update (KB5079473). Many users report intermittent “no internet” symptoms where apps like YouTube continue streaming but browsers and Microsoft services drop for several minutes. Microsoft has already released an emergency patch (KB5085516) to fix it.

I notice NT Fiber - connection failures 3 days running? Not sure what is going on. Happened on Wed, Thu and Fri this week and lost internet for approx 5 minutes each time. Strangely only seemed to lose internet on Windows PCs (multiple) whereas Android devices on same Wifi carried on working, maybe using some cache not sure. Anyone else? Having these 5 minute blackouts seems odd. Not sure what is happening. All good again after 5 minutes or so.

So loose could drive a bus through it or just roadside sex. Pick your own laughs.

So travel beyond one means and boring other people is a criminal offense in your mind? And only americans (sic) eh? Care to expand on how you came up with this? Please state age, nationality, education level when responding.

Looking forward to your update as I will go this year. Is the online appointment system fairly easy to get an appointment any day you want or are all the slots taken a month ahead a bit like immigration online bookings?

Perhaps you overthink this. Its all a state of mind over matter. Meditation if you like. If you cannot control your mind to deal with a 12 hours flight, medication is an alternative for some.

In UK politics right now, historically, when a small movement splits before it has established a firm foothold in the "First Past the Post" (FPTP) system, i.e. Reform and Restore, it usually leads to both sides becoming irrelevant. Labor and Green will reap the benefits.

Sh!ts just getting started, plenty to discuss ad nauseam.

This is why US democracy is failing when people like the ones on this thread are allowed to vote.

How original. Its like she is studying on how to be an opposition leader.

Trumps jokes write themselves.

That was because you had no choice in the 1970s as no vaccine had been created at that time. Many of those kids who got it back then can look forward to shingles in their later years.

America is just embarrassing itself on the world stage with an undignified SOTU. Its reality show TV.

If you believe the Ukrainian people have agency (the right to make their own choices), then saying the U.S. and NATO "overthrew" the government feels like a deflection. It ignores the millions of Ukrainians who risked their lives protesting their Yanukovych (Ukraine president at the time) who had suddenly backed out of a major trade deal with the European Union (which the public wanted) to take a $15 billion bailout from Russia instead. After nearly 100 people were killed by snipers, Yanukovych realized he had lost the support of the police and his own party, so he fled.

If the current leadership remains in power and the war ends without a clear sense of justice, the "West" will likely treat Russia as a pariah for a long time, perhaps generations. But if there is a massive change inside Russia (like a new government that apologizes and pays for damages), the "Germany model" shows that even the worst enemies can eventually become partners and be accepted back into the world.

If Democrats gain a House majority in the November 2026 midterms (polls currently show them leading by 3-7 points in the generic ballot, with projections favoring Democratic control at ~60-80% probability), it's highly likely they'd pursue impeachment over the SCOTUS-ruled illegal tariffs, abuse of power claims, and other controversies like DOJ actions against opponents. Conviction in the Senate would still require a 2/3 vote, which is less probable without major shifts.

The Supreme Court's decision indeed reinforces the constitutional checks on executive power, showing that even bold presidential actions like these tariffs can be reined in by the judiciary. It highlights a functioning democracy rather than unchecked authority, which can undercut hyperbolic claims of fascism or king-like rule—narratives often amplified in polarized discourse but grounded more in perception and the minds of the polarised than institutional reality.

It's a cult by definition:

Pushing the legal boundaries of what one person can do without Congress during peacetime, many historians will rank Trump as the most extreme in U.S. history. His supporters argue he isn't being "extreme," but is simply being "effective" by using powers that Congress lazily gave away to the White House over the last 100 years.

The poll is ridiculous to ask "if" there are elections, so I won't answer it based on that. Elections are not an if, they are guaranteed by law. Of course the GOP is going to take a drubbing in the mid terms, they are full of themselves and need to be brought into line with reality.

Social media and biased news sites often spread hyperbole by the minute, Sky News's Beth "Hyperbole" Rigby a prime example, GB Hyberbolx News another. They create the noise as it pays their salaries. Fact is no cabinet members have resigned, so expect the UK PM to stay in the job until the next General Election is due in 2029.

3rd Nov, the mid terms. Trumps lot are going to get an arse whipping, Bad Bunny was just the warm up act.

Saying the video has "nothing to do with racism" is like saying a middle finger has "nothing to do with being rude"—the cultural meaning is so strong that it is very difficult to separate the two. Calling it a "deflection" is itself a tactic to avoid taking responsibility for "liking" this offensive content as you clearly do. The outrage didn't just come from the media, but from across the political spectrum, including many of Trump's own allies who felt the video crossed a line of basic human decency.

Cherry picking, the focal point of any GOP argument.