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Analysis

Yep, I do the same with a couple of posters. Nice to not to have to see all the nonsense they post, unless I choose to for the reasons you mention. I don't see it as an ignore function as such, more that the default position is that it hides a person's posts I'm not sure why people can't grasp how people can and do use it.

Hastings

I've seen that claim. The US position is that the plan is theirs and was drawn by them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c33mv4y2187t?post=asset%3A1597c28d-6c60-4bd1-b015-6e596e4ee5f7#post

Completely different points. Rubio has made it clear that this batshit plan is a US plan. Trump has given Ukraine a deadline to accept that plan. It is unlikely that the US will continue to support Ukraine if it refuses its plan. Progress from here is almost impossible imo. If the US succumb to Western common sense, it'd have to counter its own proposal. Russia plainly have high expectations, and Trump has met those expectations with this plan. Trump has driven a coach and horses through any realistic prospect of a sensible resolution, and will likely leave any ongoing support to Europe and the rest of the world. This plan is clearly designed to be on off ramp for the US one way or the other - either Ukraine fold (they won't) or the US walk citing what they'll claim to be Ukrainian unreasonableness.

Bike

My folks encouraged me to cook also, and that certainly helped. Bread is tough and I don't eat much of it, but when I succumb, and need convenience it's crosta and mollica wraps which have only basic ingredients and taste great. Jason bread products are similar. Any other bread tips are appreciated.

It's a pile of shite whatever it's called!

I'm similar. That's about half a tub. I often take the other half to the office, and fill the rest of the pot with colourful stuff, nuts, etc. Takes literally seconds and is infinitely better, and cheaper, than a sandwich from the co-op. On that, when and why did a crap sandwich, crisps, sugary snack, and a tin of pop become the standard lunch. Just awful.

Cheers. 5. Wow. Fair to say Eckert's audition is going ok.

Just catching up as not been able to watch. Blimey. How's the lad Bragg playing?

Yep. Diet and nutrition has changed massively since I was a kid, and so has the physical and mental health of the masses. That anecdotal evidence is enough for me. People eat shit, and the sad thing is they wait longer for some rubbish to be delivered, or be heated in their air fryer, than it would take to dish up or cook something decent, yet cite a lack of time as the reason for doing what they do. It's not hard to cook up a chicken thigh and a bit of rice and veg, peel a carrot, take the lid off some Greek yoghurt, open a bag of frozen berries, knock up an omelette, etc. My breakfast today took me 2 mins - greek yoghurt, berries, squirt of honey. Lovely, like a healthy pudding first thing in the morning. Lunch took 5 mins - a few scrambled eggs, cherry tomatoes, more berries. 7 mins for 2 nutritious meals. Who knows what life will throw up health wise, but we can and should help ourselves and our families by making a wee bit of effort. And yep, the "food" and medicine chain is horribly linked.

Easter

Good man. The deal is a shocker, and it's hard to decide what part is worse. The financial aspects are disgraceful though. - $100bn of frozen Russian assets invested "in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine", with the US receiving 50% of the profits and Europe adding $100bn in investment for reconstruction, so an American price for involvement, and the EU expected to sink cash in - there's €200bn in Russia frozen assets. Why not give all to Ukraine....the deal instead says that the rest of those frozen assets would go to a "US-Russian investment vehicle", so Russia would see some of its money come back, but with a financial benefit for the US. There needs to be a resolution to this, but not that deal.

Depends what you mean by pressure. If you mean against Ukraine, probably because they're not cunts as per Trump. Obama's rebuke and sanctions were a crap response though, ditto the rest of the west, not least us as a party to the Budapest Memorandum. This should have been nipped in the bid after Crimea, but, none of that excuses Trumps appalling conduct.