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2024-07-31 at 2:25 PM UTC in Why are they always ginger?I think Islam suits a certain personality type. I could never do it, I'd never make a good muslim, but I don't have anything against those who feel it works for them. At this stage Islam is probably healthier in many ways than Christianity, and a hell of a lot better than the creepy Woke secular post-Christian religion.
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2024-07-31 at 11:17 AM UTC in BBC News presenter in court for CP
Huw Edwards, once the BBC's most senior news presenter, has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmj260e54x7o
He admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsApp, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
They included seven category A images, the most serious classification.
Until last year, Edwards was one of the main presenters on BBC One's News at Ten and often fronted coverage of major national events.
He was arrested last November and charged last month. He will be sentenced on 16 September and a probation report will be compiled.
Edwards was flanked by police officers and surrounded by photographers as he entered and left the court on Wednesday.
He was expressionless outside court and inside the hearing, which lasted for less than half an hour.
As the charges were read to him, he replied "guilty" three times, quietly and calmly.
The court heard he had been involved in online chat on WhatsApp from December 2020 with an adult man, who sent him 377 sexual images, of which 41 were indecent images of children.
Under the law, images can mean both video clips and still pictures. The Crown Prosecution Service said most of the category A images were estimated to show children aged between 13 and 15, but two clips showed a child aged about seven to nine.
Category A images show serious abuse including penetrative sexual activity.
He also had 12 category B pictures, which involve non-penetrative sexual activity, and 22 photographs in category C, which covers other indecent images. The category B and C pictures showed children aged between 12 to 15.
On 2 February 2021, the other man asked whether what he was sending was too young, to which Mr Edwards asked him not to send any underage images, the court heard.
The final indecent image was sent in August 2021 - a category A film featuring a young boy.
The man told Edwards the boy was quite young looking, and that he had more images which were illegal, the court was told.
Mr Edwards told him not to send any illegal images.
No more were sent, and the pair continued to exchange legal pornographic images until April 2022.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, making indecent images can have a wide definition in the law and can include receiving them via social media.
Edwards's barrister Philip Evans KC told the court: "There’s no suggestion in this case that Mr Edwards has… in the traditional sense of the word, created any image of any sort."
He added that Edwards "did not keep any images, did not send any to anyone else and did not and has not sought similar images from anywhere else".
Mr Evans also said the former broadcaster had experienced "both mental and physical" health issues.
The barrister told the court his client "was not just of good character, but of exceptional character".
Edwards has not been on air since last July following newspaper reports claiming he paid a young person for sexually explicit images.
He resigned from the BBC on medical grounds in April. -
2024-07-31 at 11:05 AM UTC in UAE deals with Bangladeshi riots last month
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgk8gnpg0zo
Three of the unnamed defendants were sentenced to life for “inciting riots in several streets across the UAE on Friday”, while 53 others were jailed for 10 years and one for 11 years, state-run Wam news agency reported, external.
It cited their court-appointed defence lawyer as arguing during Sunday’s trial that the gatherings had no criminal intent and that the evidence was insufficient.
Amnesty International condemned what it called the UAE’s “extreme reaction to the mere existence of a public protest” on its soil.
Protests are effectively illegal in the UAE, where foreigners make up almost 90% of the population. Bangladeshis are the third largest expatriate group.
In Bangladesh, more than 150 people have been killed and 500 arrested during days of violence sparked by student-led demonstrations against quotas on government jobs.
TLDR last month Bangladeshis all over the world rioted about some bullshit in their own country. They got away with it in most of the world, especially in cucked Europe, but those who tried that bullshit in the Emirates are going to be rotting in an arab prison for a very long time. -
2024-07-31 at 9:26 AM UTC in Olympics clear transgender boxers to compete 🇫🇷🥖🗼🥐🇪🇺🏰
Two athletes have been cleared to compete at the women's boxing at the Paris Olympics having been disqualified from last year's World Championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c4ngr93d9pgo
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting was stripped of a bronze medal in the March 2023 event after failing a gender eligibility test.
Information from the International Olympic Committee also showed Algeria's Imane Khelif was disqualified in New Delhi for failing a testosterone level test.
No further details were given on why Lin, 28, and Khelif, 25, were disqualified from last year's World Championships.
The International Boxing Association organised that event but is no longer recognised by the IOC.
The BBC has, as yet, been unable to determine what the gender tests consist of.
"All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition's eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations in accordance with rules 1.4 and 3.1 of the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit," the IOC said in a statement. -
2024-07-31 at 9:01 AM UTC in What are you doing at the momentYou can buy pasteurised egg whites if you want to practice swallowing.
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2024-07-31 at 8:23 AM UTC in Strange but a percentage of Alt Right (nationalist?) are siding with KamalaI unironically support Kamala for President by the way.
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2024-07-31 at 8:19 AM UTC in Strange but a percentage of Alt Right (nationalist?) are siding with KamalaHer daddy was one of those big black guys who went around pretending to be a commie. It's all fake as fuck, guys like that just like the idea of communism meaning they can take other people's stuff and not work, when they get in charge they are brutal bastards.
Researchers who analyzed payroll data found an “extraordinarily high” exodus rate from Ms. Harris’ vice presidential office. Those who have worked for her over the past decade report that she was a tyrannical boss who terrified her employees, cursed, discouraged direct eye contact and made employees stand at attention when she entered a room.
What a fucking creep. Her being President will be fucking hilarious, she'll have the whole country standing at attention for her neurotic, low self esteem ass. -
2024-07-31 at 8:12 AM UTC in 7days2Hai: The Official NiS 7 Days to Die Server
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2024-07-31 at 8:08 AM UTC in I don't even know what Sam Hyde is doing here
Why does he keep burning food? -
2024-07-31 at 1:06 AM UTC in If I don't get a sip of JOE right FUCKING NOW or i'm going to snap a cogCan you read?
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2024-07-30 at 11:54 PM UTC in What are you thinking about....
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2024-07-30 at 10:30 PM UTC in THE MAGA PARTY!,,, the GOP is dead, republicans are going down with the dems,, get ready for THE MAGA PARTY lefty'sI wanna play in the leaves with DT and Papa Joe
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2024-07-30 at 10:28 PM UTC in THE MAGA PARTY!,,, the GOP is dead, republicans are going down with the dems,, get ready for THE MAGA PARTY lefty's
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2024-07-30 at 9:50 PM UTC in 🍬🍬Candy~Land🍬🍬Bradley quit foaming at the mouth for drama and go take a nap
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2024-07-30 at 9:45 PM UTC in 🍬🍬Candy~Land🍬🍬
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2024-07-30 at 9:44 PM UTC in 🍬🍬Candy~Land🍬🍬
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2024-07-30 at 9:13 PM UTC in If I don't get a sip of JOE right FUCKING NOW or i'm going to snap a cogJk he said they are both shit
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2024-07-30 at 9:12 PM UTC in If I don't get a sip of JOE right FUCKING NOW or i'm going to snap a cog
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2024-07-30 at 9:07 PM UTC in If I don't get a sip of JOE right FUCKING NOW or i'm going to snap a cogI mean I’m sure they do but they don’t serve them here lol
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2024-07-30 at 8:17 PM UTC in If I don't get a sip of JOE right FUCKING NOW or i'm going to snap a cogNO WE DON’T
you leave my lattes alone
