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I dunno. Those tariffs on Norfolk Island seem like a genius move of a 5D chess player. Those penguins have been leeching off the hard work of honest Americans for too long.

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I have noted that anti-vaxxer, covid denialist, chemtrail believing conspiracy theorists tend to sway towards Letby is innocent messaging. I don’t think these people are being particularly rational and see this as another crusade against the mainstream view. However, I don’t think it would be fair to say all people who disagree with me are like this. I am not suggesting you are. This creates a couple of categories of people on this side. The conspiracy theorists and those who disagree, but are more critical. Maybe consider the opposite is true and don’t assume those who disagree are doing it because they want to believe in her guilt, they are culture warriors or some other reason. They might know something you don’t (or they might not) and consider this, rather than treating anyone who disagrees as someone who cannot hope to match your own thinking.

It’s assuredness which can blind to faults.

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I am so dogged in my opinion that I have stated I could be wrong (more than once). I said this specifically to state that it’s not some set in stone opinion. However, for it to be overturned, it has to deal with the issues that I have with their reasoning. Such as the before mentioned discrepancies over claims about skin colour, as well as others about how the adminmistered insulin in one case could be a false positive. Yet, there is evidence this spike of insulin came after administered bags and there was more than one positive test (where false positives are something like 1 in 200, from what I read when looking at this – quite a coincidence for false positives). These are some of the claims made by those claiming foul at her guilty verdict and they don’t wash because they don’t explain away what I have read, not because everyone who disagrees with you is some rigid thinker below your own rationality.

If Letby is innocent, she has the courts to go by, the proper route. So far she has failed, and instead of assuming it’s because of anything awry ith the courts, maybe the Letby defenders should self-reflect first over their understanding. Much of these ‘revelations’ came up in the court case and other experts disagreed. The jury agreed with them. It’s funny when this is being compared to Brexit thinking. It was claimed that it was Brexit arguing against due process and such.

That is my position. That it is up to the courts to decide; so far they have decided guilty and it doesn’t look like changing. To reiterate, maybe consider that there is a reason why and look into it first. My own opinion is based off what I have read. I may be wrong, but consider you might be and these claims are not that shattering for a change of opinion (and that those who disagree might not be such complete ignoramuses). For all your claims of ‘rigid thinking’ I was more sceptical of the verdict initially because of the claims made by defenders. I looked into it more, including the court notes and what it was based on, and became sceptical of the defending claims, which didn’t match with what was presented. I reiterate, I may be wrong, but I don’t think it’s because of ‘rigid thinking’ because you have a habit of dismissing anyone who disagrees as being some gammony, stuck in their ways rigid thinker. For all your talk of rigid Brexit thought, you seem to denigrate anyone who disagrees. Including a scientist and science communicator who lays out some of the issues with the defender claims. She is apparently Dame Edna and her pooch.

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And, yes, I do think someone with a PhD in nanomedicine and has activity within the field is more knowledgable in medical matters than me, who has no medical degree whatsoever. It doesn’t mean I am saying that because I agree with her; I am saying it because that is likely the case. A doctor is more qualified to express an opinion than a layman like me who might be wrong and whose understanding is not based on expertise (neither is yours, so far as I know). It doesn’t make her automatically correct, medicine is a wide field with many specialities. However, it doesn’t make me on a par with her, does it?

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You do realise that this video isn’t the only thing I have come across on this? Have you bothered to watch or read up on what might contradict the evidence claimed by the people on Letby’s side? For example, they make claims of skin discolouration by the defence are debunked by peer reviewed research which says the opposite. Evidence that had nothing to do with the case, even. Or does the fact that they are doctors make the qualified to have authority, even if others disagree? Just like the climate change ‘sceptics’ who wheel out the ‘expert scientist’ who can make them sound like they have authority.

I have previously made errors, but if my error in an unrelated thread precludes me from arguing from a position of consideration, I don’t see why I should not view your position as equally based on what you want to believe.After all, you believed those not so trusty Hamas casuality figures without consideration for the context or reliability of live updates of casuality figures from a warzone. If a dubious video origin can dismiss me, this can with you.

You’re right though in that it has created the ‘culture warriors’ and conspiracist craze. Peter Hitchens and the conspiracists have seized on this to show how the lying ‘experts’ and ‘MSM’ have damned poor Lucy. If I can be so glibly dismissed based on your own prejudice, the same can be applied to you.

Moreover, I have not said it is beyond the realms of possibility that this was a miscarriage. However, it would be a huge coincidence based on the many pieces of circumstantial evidence and there is no medical evidence arisen that has changed the mind of myself, or more importantly the judge. The thoughts otherwise, from people who are (like me) not experts, are just that and the fact that they are not being considered is not necessarily evidence of a refusal to consider new evidence, but maybe that they have not understood the evidence and there is no conspiracy to silence their ‘greater understanding’ than us mere fools who must think the evidence can’t be enough to overturn the verdict because of our own biases. Only the ‘free thinkers’ who may misunderstand some things can critically assess anything, not the jury, judges and more.

Of course, I may be wrong, but so might you be and the burden is on the doubters to overturn the evidence and not just dismiss videos that question their stances as some cover-up or because they’re ‘sheep’. The point is that I am not dismissing the possibility of new evidence. The point is that the Letby defenders have not yet produced anything that can fully withstand scrutiny. Hence why it has (likely) been dismissed for appeal. Mistrials happen, but the defenders have failed to produce anything convincing to the court. Previous mistrials don’t magically make this one.

Maybe consider that those who disagree aren’t doing so because they want to believe something, but because maybe they have interpreted the situation different to you and it doesn’t make them below your own rationality.

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Don’t know who’s headlining but these utter scrotes are on. Actually, is it satire? Has to be. Can’t help thinking there’s plenty of the easily influenced will think it ‘fo real’.

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Seriously? These chumps? They have their origins in some laughable (not in a good way) internet antics. The original group consisted of these:

Though, I believe two are no longer associated with the group.

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Not if a large donation (debt) went to buy a stadium it wouldn’t.

Don’t choke on the dregs of the Dave Kool-Aid.

Dave was donating £250,000 for the stadium while disputing the deal because of ransom strips he said caused issues with the deal (which were later solved in a matter of weeks). It’s a stretch. Outside the deluded, it’s fairly obvious what happened to this money, as it has been alluded to for a while.

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Like I said, I am not disputing that the drama raises issues of interest. The idea that it’s a dereliction of responsibility for a politician not to watch it is still absurd. The bigger issue is whether Kemi has any idea how to approach the issues raised, and evidence suggests she doesn’t, not whether she watched a TV show. She could have formulated some ideas without having to have seen the show. And, while it may raise themes and discussion, it is not gospel. There has to be a more thorough way of tackling the issues of disaffected young males.

As for Letby, the whole defence seems to bear the hallmarks of the fake news outlets undermining actual verdicts in favour of a contrarian message, regardless of evidence. Cherry picking aspects to make it seem more wafer thin than it is. Of course there is the possibility that it may be deserving of being overturned, as many cases are, but the Letby truthers don’t seem to be willing to tackle the case in a manner which would truly demonstrate it. As said, they cherry pick aspects and rely on others not knowing the complex case and the science to any level to make it sound dodgy. Letby was found guilty through a multifaceted case where the prosecution successfully linked many circumstantial pieces of evidence together to demonstrate this wasn’t the case of understaffing or other problems. The Letby truthers tend to focus in on one detail, take it out of context, and say this is flimsy. They neglect to do any kind of holistic analysis.

I am no expert, but have read accounts of the court notes and it is clear that for it to be overturned it needs to be shown how the many pieces of evidence for guilt are just coincidences. The aspects they cherry pick over are also disputed and were so in court. Some of the recent revelations of ‘injustice’ were discussed in court and were refuted. I am still sceptical of it being injustice. The understaffing explanation doesn’t seem to account for why there were no or few abnormal emergency counts when Letby wasn’t on shift. I think it’s a stretch to believe Letby happened to only work shifts when the hospital was understaffed.

Anyway, to reiterate, I could be wrong, but those who sat through the court felt the same and it’s up to Letby’s team to prove otherwsie, through proper means. However, the refused appeals show they are struggling and there is no evidence that they are being refused for incorrect reasons. For the other side, someone more knowledgable than me talks here:

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I don’t mind them discussing the issues raised, but that should be the focus, not whether the TV show has been watched. The issues raised are real, but the TV show is a fictionalised account all the same and shouldn’t be treated as something vital for the issue to be tackled.

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Best off ignored.

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Awaywego wrote:

No.
Rather see Hiltons extravagant spending on the team. (Would seem not bad in the end anyway seeing we only lost £250,000)
Now what is extravagant is employing a CEO, a Catering manager, stadium manager all tuther office staff, and a restaurant, all very well and good for a team in the EFL but national league north I don’t think so.
All beyond our control either direction.

I don’t think “we only have £250,000 of irretrievable debt to someone who never had any intention of paying it back” truly washes.

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At least Hilton didn’t fleece us…

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Burner accounts have fired up…

Super Dave. Cringeworthy.

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Bru’s hounding of him made him do it. If only we shut up and didn’t ask questions so he could create more astonishing debt.

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Mr free speech is now going after anyone who spreads lies (as defined by him, with his own vested interests) about Tesla.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1905393842087420112

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We’ll soon have that derided as woke!

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If I remember correctly, you need to set up an account with Gravatar with the email address you have for this account (https://gravatar.com/), upload an image there and it should generate an avatar on this site.

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It’s always a good idea to remind ourselves to behave better than those we deride for bad behaviour. There are rightful complaints about how Jerry and co speak of Bru. They will say they’re just responding in kind to Bru behaviour if it’s mirrored.

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Not sure how any Scunthonian can still back Trump with his industry killing tariffs.

Same with the US administration’s blatant disregard and antipathy for the UK and Europe. They will lump it as opposition to ‘globalism’, and while there are many problems there that have not been addressed, the alternative is worse. As seen with the cosying to the Russians. I fail to see how Russia, with its internal problems with high alcoholism rates, high domestic abuse rates, lack of freedom, silencing of critics, quashing of free speech and poor economics is some preference against the more liberal west. That’s before we get to Russia’s heinous war crimes in Syria, Chechnya and Ukraine. With threats to the other former Soviet states.

A true patriot would be defending our own interests against clear Russian imperialism and disruption to our own country and values. Not quivering, excusing and sometimes applauding Russia’s hostility to our own country. The MAGA right are sounding more and more like the far left with their excuse making for anti-western regimes and self-flagellating. Not much difference between this US administration and the Corbyns, Galloways and Diane Abbotts of this world when it comes to foreign policy views outside of Israel.

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That’s maybe the less charitable opinion. I can see why, but I am trying to see the best.

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That said just can’t get my head round why he wanted to star in the fc 100 video.

On reflection, I suspect and hope he was naive and thought it was something else entirely when he agreed to be in the video.

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brandon wrote:

Kidderminster will win the league. Sorry folks.

Have you got a time machine? We don’t know. Their run in has some banana skins. I wouldn’t rule Brackley out yet. Hard to see where they’ll slip up.

Why would I need a time machine? It was a prediction, but I mentioned last night in the Brackley v Kidderminster thread that I just felt they looked ominous, they’ve won two massive games in the last 8 days which realistically they shouldn’t have done, they’ve got huge momentum and it feels like everything is falling their way, their run-in isn’t tougher than ours in my view either and only one slip-up from Iron opens the door for them to step through.

You were telling us they will win, so I thought I’d make a tongue in cheek comment on it. Of course they can win, so can we, so can Brackley. Who have an easier stretch than either side. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Brackley drop the least points in the last 6 games.

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Ah, didn’t pay that much attention to what was being quote tweeted!

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I can’t remember all, but apart from us, York, Hartlepool, Kidderminster, Torquay and Hampton & Richmond were definitely on there. I think Boston was too.

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I don’t think vendettas against Bru forum and podcast will go away soon. Which is a huge shame when key reps from all three fans groups including Bru, Trust and Iron Hour are able to present a united front to the Board like they did this week.

They bemoan the Bru for hostility, but these people seem the most hostile and bitter. They love to whip up hate against anyone who questions their narrative, like with Hilton and now seemingly this, but any attempt to question something to do with the club is ‘stirring up hornets’ nests’.

Stamp did help a lot in joining dots with what went on, but I think it would have come out before completion anyway given FC100,000 did their own leak and announcement, which would have reached Scunny fans, I think. It was solvable as to what club was in their own promo, which wasn’t put together on the back of Stamp. Not taking anything away from Stamp there.

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brandon wrote:

Kidderminster will win the league. Sorry folks.

Have you got a time machine? We don’t know. Their run in has some banana skins. I wouldn’t rule Brackley out yet. Hard to see where they’ll slip up.

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What stupid rumours? Is he aware that there was truth in this and that FC100,000’s announcement made it clear that they were presenting it as a deal to be heavily involved with the club? It was them who made the announcement, launched their GCSE project of a website and leaked to The Athletic, with evidence that it was Scunthorpe for the eagle eyed. Dan Stamp and a few others enabled this to be confirmed with their own talk and digging. None of it came from this forum and those involved with this site (e.g. Matt B and E) only commented after the talk from others.

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We’re not the only ones involved in unbelievable idiocy. I don’t think Trump is some 5D chess playing mastermind of strategy after all.

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