Story #1

 

http://www.statepress.com/2012/03/12/senate-judiciary-committee-endorses-controversial-contraceptive-bill/

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 Monday to endorse a controversial bill that would allow Arizona employers the right to deny health insurance coverage for contraceptives based on religious objections.

 

Arizona House Bill 2625, authored by Majority Whip Debbie Lesko, R-Glendale, would permit employers to ask their employees for proof of medical prescription if they seek contraceptives for non-reproductive purposes, such as hormone control or acne treatment.

 

“I believe we live in America. We don’t live in the  Soviet Union,” Lesko said. “So, government should not be telling the organizations or mom and pop employers to do something against their moral beliefs.”

 

Lesko said this bill responds to a contraceptive mandate in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law March 2010.

 

“My whole legislation is about our First Amendment rights and freedom of religion,” Lesko said. “All my bill does is that an employer can opt out of the mandate if they have any religious objections.”

 

Story#2

 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rick-santorum-wants-ban-hardcore-pornography-222833811.html

Rick Santorum wants to put an end to the distribution of pornography in the United States.

 

"America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography," Santorum's official website reads. "Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships. It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking."

 

The former Pennsylvania senator states that, "as a parent, I am concerned about the widespread distribution of illegal obscene pornography and its profound effects on our culture."

 

Santorum criticized the Obama administration for turning "a blind eye ... to the scourge of pornography" and for refusing to enforce obscenity laws.

 

"If elected President, I will appoint an Attorney General who will do so," Santorum writes. "While the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families, that will change under a Santorum Administration."

Spot the guy with the ambiguous surname 🙂

On 04/03/2026 at 19:48, Mason89 said:

I work in Scotland where your job application gets binned depending on what school you went to. 
 

Life experience is valuable but you can’t argue the numbers. 

 

Not in this parish it doesn't and we can thank the lord for that.

We don't do religion up here.

4 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

I just saw the above post today.

With the oil industry in Aberdeen going down the tubes and Labour promised renewables jobs not materializing, I applied for a new job about a month ago with a well known company and was asked following.

If I went to a State or Public School (State)

If I received Free School Meals (Yes)

What were the occupations of my Mother and Father. (Fish Filleter and Trawlerman)  

I had been asked questions like this before years ago, when I applied for the Civil Service, but was a bit taken aback to be asked them by a large private company in 2026.

Needless to say I didn't get the role.

Name the company then, so that we can avoid them. They sound like a right bunch of numpties.

This boy is absolutely mental.

 

 

"Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, “Thank you President Trump.” I have said, “You’re welcome!” Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East,” they are, instead, “THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,” and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

President DONALD J. TRUMP".

That Trump is an absolute nutter.

Looks like he’s upset the special relationship with the UK this evening, so Farage has went to kiss the ring 

Im pretty sure Clackton remains a shite hole 

5 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

Looks like he’s upset the special relationship with the UK this evening, so Farage has went to kiss the ring 

Im pretty sure Clackton remains a shite hole 

Common denominator between Trump and Farage. Jewish masters.

Makes me laugh that all the "patriots" worship Farage but his loyalty lies with his bank, Israel and the USA. Tommy Robinson is the same.

I don't like Starmer at all but his actions have been more patriotic than those that would consider themselves to be true blue union flag waving Uber Brits. They clearly want us to behave like America's little lapdog rather than a proud British bulldog. Confused bunch. 

 

On 07/03/2026 at 01:23, Bukta Bertie said:

Not in this parish it doesn't and we can thank the lord for that.

We don't do religion up here.

I'm afraid it does.

 

Well it did I've been away for a while. I have witnessed it firsthand at a couple of the larger oil service companies. The Northeast doesn't do sectarian sh1te but plenty of senior managers and recruiters are from the central belt.

Tony Blair having a pop at Starmer for not backing America in their latest war.

Blair would do or say anything to appease the yanks.

Things can only get better right enough.

15 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Tony Blair having a pop at Starmer for not backing America in their latest war.

Blair would do or say anything to appease the yanks.

Things can only get better right enough.

It's a jew thing. The yanks and Blair are in their pocket. 

Tony Blair is fucking crackers. Imagine the balls you have to have on you to think that people want to listen to your views on the Middle East 

Watching BBC Laura K. Some Israeli government ** talking head playing victim again.

It's unbelievable. It truly is. It's entirely understandable that they've been a hated people since the dawn of time. 

** it was President Isaac Herzog. 

Edited March 8Mar 8 by Bukta Bertie
Added salient info.

So because of Trump and his diversionary and cowardly attack on Iran (not forgetting the Jews taking the opportunity to steam the Lebanon) the price of heating oil (kerosine) in Aberdeenshire has gone up from about 65p a litre to £1.45 a litre. 

Just part of the collateral damage being paid by the British people. Wait a month or so and some of the newly displaced people will start arriving on their dirigibles. Farage's monkeys won't like that one bit but it's being caused by their great hero from across the pond, Donald effin' Trump.

Yet you'll still get all the right wing stooges wanting us to back the yanks to the hilt just because of a very one-sided and to my mind fictitious "special relationship".

What's patriotic about getting dragged into a conflict not of our making that will do harm to Britain?

Instead of wanting to be a proud British Bulldog the right seem happiest being a sniffling and subservient American Lapdog. 

Brain-dead turds. 

1 hour ago, Bukta Bertie said:

So because of Trump and his diversionary and cowardly attack on Iran (not forgetting the Jews taking the opportunity to steam the Lebanon) the price of heating oil (kerosine) in Aberdeenshire has gone up from about 65p a litre to £1.45 a litre. 

Aye, typically my heating broke down a few days before the invasion, so I took the gamble on not ordering oil until it was fixed (just in case it was something existential and I needed a new heating system). Gone from under £500, to over £1,000! The part for the boiler will be another week, so I'm gambling that it might go down in part by then and I'll be under £1000 again. 

Something was going to give on heating oil at some point, so it's something I should be better prepared for, but I always take the "I'll think about it later" approach, so the US are only partly to blame!

Edited March 10Mar 10 by RicoS321

3 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Aye, typically my heating broke down a few days before the invasion, so I took the gamble on not ordering oil until it was fixed (just in case it was something existential and I needed a new heating system). Gone from under £500, to over £1,000! The part for the boiler will be another week, so I'm gambling that it might go down in part by then and I'll be under £1000 again. 

Something was going to give on heating oil at some point, so it's something I should be better prepared for, but I always take the "I'll think about it later" approach, so the US are only partly to blame!

Nah. The price went up by such a huge percentage this week specifically because of the knobs dropping bombs on Iran. It's 100% on them. You sound as if you can take the hit. A lot of people simply can't afford it. Just hope the snow and cold weather doesn't hit again. 

Horrible bastards the yanks.

"OPERATION EPIC MISTAKE" you've got to love those zany Iranians and their whacky sense of humour. 

Trump will be absolutely furious at that jibe. 

Wonderful.

BBC News, Sky News, GB News.

All currently broadcasting a bullshit propaganda speech from Peter Hegseth. He's even finished it off with a passage form the Bible.

He's more over the top than Goebbels. 

Thing is I want to see British news.

Boy who killed Huntley, Barton nicked for assault, has Leven been sacked yet. No hope of finding out about that. It seems we've become America.

1 hour ago, Bukta Bertie said:

BBC News, Sky News, GB News.

All currently broadcasting a bullshit propaganda speech from Peter Hegseth. He's even finished it off with a passage form the Bible.

He's more over the top than Goebbels. 

Thing is I want to see British news.

Boy who killed Huntley, Barton nicked for assault, has Leven been sacked yet. No hope of finding out about that. It seems we've become America.

You're so insular and xenophobic, only wanting to see British news

1 hour ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Boy who killed Huntley, Barton nicked for assault, has Leven been sacked yet. No hope of finding out about that. It seems we've become America.

Too US and war biased for you? You can also filter by country and region. It's not hard if you want to tune certain things out.

19 minutes ago, CurlsLikeTattie said:

Too US and war biased for you? You can also filter by country and region. It's not hard if you want to tune certain things out.

Don't seem to have that on the telly I'm watching.

Got RT on. It's a definite improvement. 

1 hour ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Don't seem to have that on the telly I'm watching.

Got RT on. It's a definite improvement. 

So where is the news there about Huntley, Barton and Leven getting his jotters? Some may argue you are a bit of a walking contradiction. Only some mind.

And do you still have the cellophane on your telly. Or are you watching in Currys?

 

Nuke?

I wonder what crimes those schoolgirls that the US murdered committed. 
 

Hes away back on the golf course this weekend so might be too busy for nuking anyone 

Christ....this fucking LUNACY has been normalised. 

Where the fuck is this going to end?

 

Still I'm sure the Florida boy will be along soon to tell us how the buses are running on time and everyone sits around platting daisies into each other's hair.

15 minutes ago, InversneckieDob said:

Christ....this fucking LUNACY has been normalised. 

Where the fuck is this going to end?

 

Still I'm sure the Florida boy will be along soon to tell us how the buses are running on time and everyone sits around platting daisies into each other's hair.

I think living in Florida, surrounded by republicans has an impact on perception - rightly or wrongly (I'm not going to judge someone despite not agreeing).

In contrast to the view out of Florida, I am just back from Colorado and California - both pretty blue slates. The general opinion from my colleagues there is the economy is teetering on the brink, the dollar is weak, borrowing is sky high, cost if living is still rising and unmanageable etc etc. 

There is also a real fear of the cabinet and the global damage they will do - particularly Hegseth. The guys a fuckin lunatic who should be nowhere near politics. There is a real appetite for Newsom amongst those I know and I would love that!

I lived in Denver from 2004-2008, then San Francisco from 2008-2010 (when Newsom was mayor), before 6 months in Portland, and I noticed a real difference whenever I go back to visit. I still love both cities and would move back tomorrow, but you can see how they have (perceivably) been negatively impacted by trump's terms. I also notice how the cost of groceries increases with every visit (this was also an issue under Biden). The eat or heat (or pay for medicine) seems worse now there than it is here.

I must follow this by saying myself and my colleagues are what those on the right would seem to be tree hugging woke liberals - and I am not ashamed to be labeled as that. But I won't criticise Orlando Don for his view as the situation is different for everyone - I just won't agree with it 

This illegal war has to be the final straw, something has to give. I love the place but feel it is in danger of sliding into proper division and carnage - Jan 6th x 100. It's a fuckin shit show