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Up he pipes...any condemnation from you for the Israeli regime behaviour, or still no interest in the loss of Muslim life mate?

Iran didn't directly attack it's neighbours pre this war. Compare that to Israel. I've acknowledged above that their attacks on its neighbours since then are unacceptable. If it weren't for Israel lending UAE am iron dome plus men to operate it, they'd be obliterated. UAE's only "crime" was normalising relations with Israel, and they and their people shouldn't have had to live through what they have. Alas, the people of Gaza and Lebanon haven't had similar protection. If you've acknowledged the poor behaviour of the Israeli regime, I've missed that...

Sure... Lebanon, west bank, Syria, Gaza, etc. The death count, and ruined lives, across those areas courtesy of Israel is immense and unmatched...very odd imo that some choose not to acknowledge that and look for false equivalence.

In a thread about Israel, oddly enough, I've focused on the behaviour of Israel. That doesn't include how I feel about the domestic policies and actions of Iran, how I feel about their scatter gun attacks across the Gulf, their daft hold over the Strait, etc. It's possible to criticise the many actors in that region, plus the US, but yep, I'm in little doubt that the hub of the issue is the behaviour of the Israeli regime and it's ideology.

Within their borders, Iran are a disgrace. Outside of their borders, Israel more so.

Trip

There's bad on all sides of this situation, but I find it unbelievable that people can't see the Israeli regime for what it is, and that apparently sensible people like whelk come out with childish nonsense like that above.

You're better than nonsense like that.

If there was a propitiationate response, Gaza wouldn't be in the mess it's in now. Any condemnation for Israeli actions in Gaza, Lebanon or Iran?

Duck appeared to..."What has happened to Gaza is a consequence of Hamas’ actions that day" re 7/10. SoG may have got a season ticket for the conspiracy theory train, but I've got less time for the people, Duck included, who've not uttered one word of condemnation for the Israeli regime.

Absolute bollox. They had an opportunity and took it. Ditto Southern Lebanon. Iran was little more than an opportunity courtesy of Donny.

Damsel

I'm not sure what you'd have to be to be unwilling to see that Israel added all sorts of vat to the truth about 7/10, used it as a reason to decimate Gaza, and have acted disgracefully there and in Lebanon since.

Is it anti semitic to speculate about 7/10? The notion that Israel staged it is nonsense (there were Israeli hostages being held by Hamas, for example) but there's a case to answer re them having been able to stop it, and adding VAT to what Hamas did. I say give any Israeli state support a rest. They've been an utter disgrace, and still are on a daily basis in Gaza and Lebanon.

Is it anti semitic to speculate about 7/10? The notion that Israel staged it is nonsense (there were Israeli hostages being held by Hamas, for example) but there's a case to answer re them having been able to stop it, and adding VAT to what Hamas did. I say give any Israeli state support a rest. They've been an utter disgrace, and still are on a daily basis in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Banksy's statue - wow. Blinded by nationalism.

Please don't go all American and confuse liberals (centre left) with left wingers with odd views. But yep, Polanski has done himself no favours.

Simon Squibb is irritating. "Have you got a dream" or whatever to some (apparently) random person, followed by some patronising nonsense. Not for me.

Intentions

I'd not heard of that place, but just seen their website. Their products look amazing, especially the pastries. I'll give it a go - thanks.

When I ran lots, knee pain was nearly always the IT bands pulling - easy fix - or tight quads. The pain area - symptom - is often not the problem. When my neck went, symptoms were the tricep and forearm! The body is weird AF.

It could be anything, but too much too soon sounds plausible. I'd stretch it through (both sides of the calf), and smash it with a massage gun. If you've git access to a power plate machine, set it the absolute max, for several minutes, and lay flat leaving the machine to pummel from the ankle and up the calf. You'll never get a better lower leg massage. If you've never done muscle activation, take a look. It could that you're using your calves but unactivated, hence early strain. I've been doing it as part of my recovery from surgery and it's a game changer. As odd as it sounds, there's an area just below the rib cage on each side which fires the calves. I've never got on with brooks and found them quite a hard run. They're probably great if you're built like a distance runner and don't need the protection against impact, but I'm not built that way and they're not for me. I'd get to a proper running shoes shop and get assessed for what you need - if the shoes aren't the main problem, something suited to your frame and gait will help anyway.

It's Matsuki injured? We'll miss not having him to come off the bench.