THE WORLD *head in hands* – Page 8

22/09/2015

Join Another Club, Bridge (pun intended)

This morning they broadcast one of those news stories that made me unsure whether to laugh or to fling my porridge at the stereo like a belligerent 95-year-old. It wasn’t about the refugee crisis or Donald Trump, which was a nice change – it was about a debate that’s raging about whether Bridge should be considered Continue reading

September 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

BBC News, bridge, Indifferent Ignorance, Olympics, sport, Sport England, Thought England

06/07/2015

In Which I Learn to Spell Srebrenica, and Use it a Lot

It’s always a bit strange to have two big anniversaries at the same time, and I’m really glad one of them was mentioned on the radio this morning or I would have gone about blissfully unaware of the cosmic irony/coincidence/shitfest. I was about to ask how many of you remember Srebrenica , but I don’t actually Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, July 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘A Cry from the Grave’, 7/7, genocides, Indifferent Ignorance, international politics, Srebrenica, terrorism, the United Nations

27/06/2015

So is it too early for me to start making divorce jokes?

I’m kidding, I’m kidding. Mostly. I found it quite disconcerting to watch yesterday’s news – at lunch there was news of France’s terrorist attack, then mid-afternoon brought rainbow flags and the happiest my Twitter timeline has ever been, then by dinner there was two more terror attacks and some plonkers against equal marriage tried to Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Jesus, June 2015, LGBT, THE WORLD *head in hands*

#LoveWins, Anita Bryant, civil rights movement, divorce jokes, equal marriage, Indifferent Ignorance, LGBT, terror attacks, USA

24/06/2015

In Which I Have Learnt About Racism in the US

I wasn’t going to comment on the Charleston terrorist because I knew that a lot of people would automatically take umbrage with the term ‘terrorist’, and more might expect a ‘not all atheists’ blog. Both of those potentials are weird and exhausting so I figured I’d just share some posts by people smarter than me. Like this and this: Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, June 2015, Social Media, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Cara Zelaya, Charleston, Deep South, Indifferent Ignorance, racism

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THE WORLD head in hands

Join Another Club, Bridge (pun intended)

In Which I Learn to Spell Srebrenica, and Use it a Lot

So is it too early for me to start making divorce jokes?