Lap 4. Vet mistake at turn 2 lets Ham into the lead. The Scuds maintain P5 and P7 at the start. Sainz though looks like he had a chance to jump Per but had to lift off at the corner. #FrenchGP#ForzaFerrari#F1
Lap 37. A horrible race for the Scuds running P10 and P11. But the race at the front between the RBs and Mercs is fascinating! #FrenchGP#ForzaFerrari#F1
Ver wins. Ham. Per. Bot. Nor. Ric. Gas. Alo. Vet. Str. A horror show for the Scuds as both cars are outside the points but what a race from RBs!!! That was a masterclass on strategy and delivery!!! #FrenchGP#ForzaFerrari#F1
The Merc machine can't live with the pressure from RBs. They've been indestructible in both strategy and race pace for 7 years but this year, they are totally buckling. #FrenchGP#ForzaFerrari#F1
I wonder what words Merc will have for Bottas. Yet again they've completely fucked him over. #FrenchGP#ForzaFerrari#F1
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Question: How many of the people making the decisions about the terminus actually use mathrees? Seems to me the purpose is to clear mats out of the CBD for the convenience of a tiny, wealthy minority with cars.
Nairobi is still, at heart, a colonial town that believes in segregation and resents the influx of poor miros into its centre. That is why it pines for a mythical glorious past (when the miros were kept out) and hates hawkers and matatus muddying and ruining the colonial fantasy.
We must remember how hard odieros fought to keep miros out. They built Nai without public transport as it was only meant for odieros with cars. They kept miros in slums (which were periodically demolished). Miros needed a kipande to walk its streets. Little of that has changed.
Perhaps this from Lord Colyton in the UK House of Lords on 15 July 1963, the month after the first #MadarakaDay, offers some clues. Basically, he says it was about allowing institutions to find their feet before full independence. A trial run of sorts. api.parliament.uk/historic-hansa…
Mohamed Gani shows how, despite its impressive democratic achievements over the last 30 years, Somaliland's electoral system still struggles with representation of women and minorities. theelephant.info/op-eds/2021/05… #SomalilandVotes
Question: Why do Western do gooders feel they need to travel thousands of miles to help poor, starving people in Africa, rather than help the poor starving homeless Europeans and Americans on their own doorstep?
Europeans and Americans have told me how as kids they were reminded of starving children in Africa to shame them into eating. None ever told me of being reminded of starving kids in their own nations and neighbourhoods. Few thought that strange or were aware of the contradiction.
"Even prior to the pandemic, the situation had been dire with nearly 14 percent of the US population dependent on food aid, one in every six children not having consistent access to food and nearly a million suffering from chronic malnutrition". aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/…
Question: Anyone done a study on crying on Western, and especially US, reality TV shows, whether there's more of it seeping into the coverage of news than there was before, and what it all means? Much of it seems to have performative aspects that would be interesting to explore.
"Crying has broken out of its talent-show confines. They’ve always done it on The X Factor, on MasterChef, on Great British Menu... Everyone, everywhere on television: please dry your flipping eyes before we’re all washed away on a great tide of tears". radiotimes.com/tv/entertainme…
Men, too, are not just crying more on TV, but wailing over different stuff than they used to. google.com/amp/s/www.wash…