News/Current Affairs thread

[LaGoosh]

2 hours ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

Sounds like his family turned him in Wand. They've also found an unfired bullet casing with the words "Hey fascist catch" inscribed on it. 

Undeniably badass line, that.

[Nexus]

It's the 4chanification of politics. He's a 4chan shitposter. 

It's how Trump got into power, and it's how politics is going in the US. 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

Not just the US. 

[Chris B]

4 hours ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

Sounds like his family turned him in Wand. They've also found an unfired bullet casing with the words "Hey fascist catch" inscribed on it. 

The "Hey fascist catch" was followed by a bunch of controller direction arrows. A bunch of people have identified it as a Helldivers reference - yet more gamer shitposting.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

17 minutes ago, Chris B said:

The "Hey fascist catch" was followed by a bunch of controller direction arrows. A bunch of people have identified it as a Helldivers reference - yet more gamer shitposting.

I have no idea what Helldivers is, a game I assume. The last game I played was on a Megadrive. Is it on the Megadrive?

[Chris B]

4 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

I have no idea what Helldivers is, a game I assume. The last game I played was on a Megadrive. Is it on the Megadrive?

The problem is that this is the response of a lot of mainstream reporters. 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

42 minutes ago, Chris B said:

The problem is that this is the response of a lot of mainstream reporters. 

Well I do write for the Daily Star. 

[Thunderplex]

Is it me or is there some kind of family resemblance between Tyler Robinson and Charlie Kirk?  

[Ronnie]

I bring, I hope, some reassurance to those of you who will naturally be concerned about the welfare of a man grieving the loss of somebody whom he "admired and loved", and who was "sort of like a son" to him. Folks, the healing process was always going to be lengthy, but he's getting through it bit by bit, one day at a time. 

[Arch Stanton]

The actual clip is even funnier, There isn't even the full stop between the first sentence and him talking about the trucks, not even a spilt second of reflection. Zero fucks given. It's absolutely creased me. 

[westlondonmist]

11 hours ago, Thunderplex said:

Is it me or is there some kind of family resemblance between Tyler Robinson and Charlie Kirk?  

Glad I'm not the only one who saw it

[Kamran]

Ava has got some flak over her tweet:

[DCW]

It's an incredibly shite world when saying something as simple as 'try to be a decent person if you want people to remember you as one' results in that sort of reaction. Depressing.

[DavidB6937]

That's Twitter for you. Doesn't matter what you say. You'll get a pile on from some crazy section of humanity.

[DCW]

McGregor has withdrawn from our presidential election. Assume to spare himself the humiliation of not gathering enough nominations to run in the first place. 

https://www.rte.ie/news/presidential-election/2025/0915/1533497-presidential-race-ireland/