WTF-Beta

Could someone briefly list what this will effect please.(obviously your medicare)

Well one does wonder about giving any ODA to some countries.
In the case of the UK... to China, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Yemen, Belarus, Iran, Afghanistan.
A country affording nuclear weapons gets aid?

I want to move to America, look at this...

https://montecito-realestate.com/3055-padaro-lane

I wondered if anyone had been to see it, or like Carter been keen to see where family came from in the UK?

There was a gorgeous grandmother clock from 1680 I snapped

@Bernard said in For anyone who has ever wanted to own a 727:

For a split second I thought they'd added a steeple to their church

3/10. Guessed the birds would be non AI as most difficult to add in.
Honestly can not tell which is or isn't

With a herb/veg garden, orchard, and nuttery

Day lillies

A very enjoyable couple of hours, and I hope of interest to you.

It was a rich gentleman's house of course

I love the old open fireplaces

The hall dates from 1650 and the National Trust has filled it with furniture etc from around that period. Various gifts from the US are displayed, including eagles at the garden entrance.

Only half an hour away from us, George Washington's great grandfather lived here, and we visited yesterday.

President Carter famously visited in 1977 planting a tree with our PM...

Locals in the NT shop remembered secret service inspecting the drains due to fears of terrorism.

Release the Israeli hostages!

On paper, with their pepole over 18 voting, multi-party system and more frequent elections leading to coalition governments, their democracy is at least as valid as yours?

Problem is their neighbours, troublesome people they have to live with (something with which I'd have thought you'd have empathy).

Seems they've tried forms of integration, mediation, separation, now they're being forced into isolation.

Release the hostages!
I have grave doubts as to the innocence of many Gazan civilians.

Who is expecting regime change? The Iranians don't think it, I don't from the news we hear, however nice it might be to have some kind of democracy.
If it does happen years from now then you'll probably see a military dictatorship come to power.
Israel will continue being the only western style democracy in the area for decades to come.

This 12 day war was all about stopping the regions greatest sponsor of terror, of destabilisation, becoming an even worse bully.
Iranian influence including that of it's proxies has been greatly diminished and that is a good thing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2lx30rgxzo

He also composed for Bullitt.

Mission Impossible theme was a true money earner and which he quite famously said was for aliens with five legs who couldn't dance to our regular tempo music.

That for me is the nicest interior I've seen posted here. Possibly ever seen.

The outside, could soften with planting.

Gawd 11mil. We do have expensive taste

Wow! That would make a wonderful home.

@Axtremus said in Iran:

@AndyD said in Iran:

Since 2018 Iran has not complied with Inspections

Wouldn't have gotten to this point had Trump left the JCPOA alone.

Don't forget Oppenheimer

Wouldn't it have been nice if the 200m deep Iranian nuclear facility guarded by army and airforce had been open to IAEA Inspectors at 24 hour notice.

Since 2018 Iran has not complied with Inspections

@RealPlayer said in What are you reading?:

“The Always Already Absent Present”. — recent poetry by Anne Tardos

Looks interesting. 7 words in 7 lines. Guessing there are no rhymes.
Do they flow?)

Yes but they're subtle pastel yellow and blue.

Robins seem much more brown compared to those on Christmas cards. They are very cocky and like to watch you gardening, and even inside the house when you're sat doing nothing. Lovely loud songsters. No wonder they our favourite and national bird.