Recent content by alchemist

No matter the season or playing roster or coach, we consistently look like the worst coached and worst conditioned team in the comp.

Just don't get the spoon.

There is a town in Ukraine called "Sakko I Vantsetti" named after Sacco and Vanzetti who were seen as wrongfully convicted and executed in the US because of their immigrant background and socialist beliefs... The biggest football club in Russia is "Spartak" named after Spartacus who was a slave...

It's a war of attrition and so, not about territorial gains yet... The Russians are trying to destroy as many Ukrainian soldiers and military equipment as possible until the Ukrainians can no longer hold the 800-1,000 km line of contact... And the Russians believe they are being successful in...

I thought United were neck deep in trying to sign Hojlund

Yes and no... Colonisation as a whole - at least insofar as territorial expansion - is something every imperial power is guilty of and the Russian Empire very much so and hence, their control of everything from Germany to Canada in the 19th Century... Also explains why Russia continues to have...

People need to understand that Putin and Russia are actually quite popular in the global south being seen as a victim of and fighting against the collective Western elite and Russia would inherit considerable good will in Africa from the aid that the USSR used to provide... So... Russian flags...

Luai is a very good player but not what we need... I also think there is an air of desperation about the club at the moment which won't help matters

The fascinating thing about Trump is that he really is an outsider, even more so than the likes of Bernie Sanders or RFK Jr... there was talk back in the 80's when he was a celebrity businessman and developer about running for president and he did donate money to both parties, but he doesn't...

Phoenix is too old for the role but is such a great actor... And Ridley Scott always does a great job in creating the worlds in his films --> Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven Plus, Napoleon had a very cinematic life --> "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever!"

Great actor though

for any history buffs on here Napoleon Starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Ridley Scott

Stallone is angry with the producers that own the rights to the Rocky franchise... Hence, he didn't act in it and Rocky not mentioned

The reason why it is important is because if we are to in effect cancel people for moral failings and/or alleged crimes, where does that line get drawn and by whom and how do we ensure the right to cancellations isn't abused? For example, OJ Simpson was tried for the murder of his wife and her...

The presumption of innocence is a fundamental right to all...