All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[GoJays]

I would think this was so cool if this happened to me:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/06..._10569590.html

Sweet Jesus!! I was expecting three or four little guys! I'm not sure how I'd react if I saw that in my toilet but I feel confident that 'cool' is not the first thing that would pop into my mind Still better than snakes though.... or spiders....... ahhhh!

[lecale]

Sweet Jesus!! I was expecting three or four little guys! I'm not sure how I'd react if I saw that in my toilet but I feel confident that 'cool' is not the first thing that would pop into my mind Still better than snakes though.... or spiders....... ahhhh!

I think they are White's Tree Frogs and I had one as a pet maybe 20 years ago I think they are worth $35 each here. You see ahhh!, I see $1,295 in frogs.

Waaay back when the Jays won the series, and when my little tree frogger heard the crowd roar on TV, he croaked his loudest too!

But he has since permanently croaked, RIP.

[Natalka]

[Darth Penguin]

Philippine police confirms severed head belongs to Canadian Robert Hall

The Philippines National Police have confirmed that a severed head found near a cathedral on the island of Jolo was that of Canadian Robert Hall, 68., who was executed by Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf last week.
Samples taken from the head matched the DNA profile of Hall supplied by a Canadian forensics laboratory, ABS-CBN reported.
Hall was captured by Abu Sayyaf in September 2015 with three others and was killed after a ransom deadline passed.

• CBC IN PHILIPPINES | Cash, not caliphate, drives kidnappers in Philippines
• Family mourns dead hostage, doesn't believe in ransoms

After the beheading, Hall's family said that they supported Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's directive that money should not be paid to hostage takers.
"Our family, even in our darkest hour, agrees wholeheartedly with Canada's policy of not paying ransom," the Hall family said in a statement.
Hall's death came after fellow Canadian John Ridsel was also executed by Abu Sayyaf in April.

[Darth Penguin]

I think they are White's Tree Frogs and I had one as a pet maybe 20 years ago I think they are worth $35 each here. You see ahhh!, I see $1,295 in frogs.

Waaay back when the Jays won the series, and when my little tree frogger heard the crowd roar on TV, he croaked his loudest too!

But he has since permanently croaked, RIP.

Typical SCer..finding money where others don't....

[Darth Penguin]

massive python invades Australian house

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_au...lines/36594222

[lecale]

Trust the gossip sites to finally dig out the true story:

Omar Mateen had gay hook-ups and wanted revenge because he had slept with a guy who did not reveal he was HIV-positive:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2682856

His alleged lover's hookup story is verified by hotel security cameras:

http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/23/omar-m...e-cameras-fbi/

[Darth Penguin]

Brexit results start to be counted

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-...endum-36612368

live stream

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-36570120

[Natalka]

Darth, what's your prediction?
Any idea what the percentage of people voting in something like this would be?

[lecale]

I like the Guardian's setup better http://www.theguardian.com/international

[Darth Penguin]

Darth, what's your prediction?
Any idea what the percentage of people voting in something like this would be?

I want Remain...I think it's gonna be a close run result though (I keep forgetting my ex-Pat vote..)

They are talking at 72% turnout overall giving 16.410.000 as the winning number of votes ( per BBC). Over 70% is considered a high turnout .The Scottish Referendum was 84.6% in 2014 compared to 50% in the Welsh Devolution of 1997.

[Darth Penguin]

I like the Guardian's setup better http://www.theguardian.com/international

I don't like the way the map moves..

[lecale]

I don't like the way the map moves..

I just like the little Boris and Davids.

I'll be watching tonight.

[Natalka]

They are saying on our local news that full results won't be in until midnight our time - sloooow counting!

[Darth Penguin]

They are saying on our local news that full results won't be in until midnight our time - sloooow counting!

British elections are...I always took the day off afterwards as I needed from a night of binge drinking... errr.. watching..