Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Paignton Station,
Taken at about 8am on a Sunday morning, everywhere is quiet, with very few people about.

So this is taken from the platform. The train terminates here anyway, but the tracks meet up with the Paignton and Dartmouth steam railway, which takes you to Kingswear.

#paignton #Devon #Station #Platform

@dwc

He may have been able to command the military, but that didn't stop the military pointing out that they can't bomb Iranian cultural sites, This was threatened by Trump if Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Thankfully the military stood up to him and said they can't do that, which as quite right as no one of the cultural / historial sites are of military value so why would the US seek to destroy them.

@canadaehx

It is stories like this that make people today look so pathetic, back then people I am sure most people just got on with things and were probably better supported by family / friends.

@glynmoody

I thought DDT was banned years ago? Or was that just in Europe.?

@Vonskinnback

Given what DeSantis is doing, he is not much better than Trump. Main difference is that Trump has a bigger mouth.

@dwc

So in some ways if something kicks off it is the followers who cause the death and desctruction who need to be charged and hit will the full force of the law, perhaps a min life term in prison.

They could argue they will just doing what Trump told them to do.

Having watched the documentry seires about the Nazis and the final solution, this is the same argument used by those working in the concentration camps to justify mass murder, they followed the orders of their leaders and because they came from the top, those orders were justified. This,of course did not help them in the post war trials.

@dwc

That makes sense, just worrying from the outside, the fact the US will currently allow him to run, and people will vote for him is rather terrifing, especially given what is going on with Russia, Ukraine, China and other countries.

In the news today is a story that a Florida principle has been forced to resign or was fired (not sure which) for allowing students to see a statue of Michalangelos David, because a parent thinks it is ponographic.

Pornography is "erotic image" so I assume that this parent becomes sexually aroused over a statue of a naked man or is so pathetic they can't see the context of art, sees all nudity as sexual.

Rather pathetic.

According to the Daily Mail, President trump has threatened 'death and destruction' if he is indited,

So my comment here is, if this intimidation results in charges being dropped, the message this sends is that you can be guilty or innocent, threaten retaliation and have charges dropped.

The US legal system, I assue is similar to the UK, innocent till proven guilty, therefore you appear before a judge & jury, they hear the prosecution and defense arguments, the judge sums up, jury deliberates, and tells the court their decision.

Even if he is charged he may be found innocent or guilty by the court,

if Trump is making these threats, he may find himself charged with inciting rioting or other behaviour, or being held accountable for any damage, injury or death caused, so he could end up in more trouble, then he is facing for paying hush money, If he is at some point indited for inciting the jan6 insurrection, his own rethoric showing here, could aid the prosecutions argument that trumps very nature is dangerous.

Does Trump not see he could be digging a hole, which he may not be able to get out of.?

So the US congress vs TikTok, they are expressing concerns about data finding its way back to the Chinese government, while at the same time when Facebook hands over information about a young lady who had an abortion to the local authorities this is perfectly acceptable to the users of these platforms.

@JimsPhotos

Not good, hopefully that won't put you off visiting, food esp seafood has to be cooked properly.You put a lot of trust in the resturant or cafe you eat at.