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Looking well here... https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfUxPWjKdQ/?igshid=j49przvi31dl

Johnson in PMQs just tried to demand Starmer says “schools are safe”. The same schools that his govt opened at the start of the year for one day, then, after that nice little mass-spreading exercise, shut. I despair that this big bag of shit, sitting there looking like a Smart Price trifle doing an 11+, is our fucking elected Prime Minister.

Tseng Chang, who was the Chinese grandpa in 2012 alongside Lisa Lu, is dead at 89. I went to see the movie when it came out in.... 2009?! Seems yesterday to me! Anyway the movie sucked and the Chinese grandparents were one of the few entertaining features. Like "The World will end in a matter of hours!" "Well, now I kill this chicken for lunch, then we'll think about it" (he did not speak but that was the sense) And they thought about it as they were among the few survivors if i remember correctly.

President Biden has hinted that there’ll be no special UK/US trade deal unless the UK rejoins the EU. Ooh. Some might say it’s none of his business whether we’re in the EU or not, others might say of course he’s going to give preferential treatment to the biggest trade, peace & intelligence bloc in the world rather than a small, rapidly deteriorating rock in the North Atlantic, anyone with half a brain would.

Jennifer Butler Murray, a costumer designer and the ex-wife of actor Bill Murray, has died. She was 57 according to the obit below, 54 elsewhere. Jennifer and Bill Murray were married between 1997 and 2008. https://www.postandcourier.com/features/jennifer-murray-movie-costume-designer-overalls-collector-and-bills-ex-wife-has-died/article_1ac3143c-5f1c-11eb-8442-2f1d9438e469.html

I’m fucking ready to hear them.

Former England Rugby Union and British Lions cap Alan Ashcroft, reportedly dead at 90:

Dead. Try to swim faster.

Updated for Hank Aaron: Sean:44 ZZL:42 Davey Jones Locker:41 Bibliogryphon:36

Billy Kenoi has died now: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/01/27/billy-kenoi-former-hawaii-county-mayor-has-died-after-lengthy-battle-with-cancer/

Richard Arnold, who became a consultant and archivist for the Star Trek franchise after serving as Gene Roddenberry's right hand man, has died. He was 66. https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-archivist-richard-arnold-dead-66/

Richard Hall, a Tuskegee Airman who served in the 332nd Fighter Group as part of the ground crew, has died. He was 97. https://www.wesh.com/article/richard-hall-tuskegee-airman-dies/35325348#

Juan Carlos Copes, an Argentinian dancer and choreographer who brought the tango to Broadway, has died. He was 89. Copes died of COVID-19 complications. https://see.news/legend-of-tango-juan-carlos-copes-dies-of-covid-19/

Yep. Also had indicated when there was talks Sanders was in the running for cabinet post that he would be highly likely he'd replace him with someone who'd caucus with the Democrats. Given his previous statements there's little advantage to him of pissing people in Vermont off. Should be noted it's just over 20 years since Vermont last elected a GOP senator too and he left the GOP just over a year later to sit as an Independent. He was succeeded by Bernie

Mimi Swift (neé Marion Fleming), the adopted daughter of Roy Rogers & dale Evans has died aged 80. Born in an Edinburgh air-raid shelter in 1940, she lived in a succession of children's home; in 1954 Rogers & Evans 'discovered' her, invited her to holiday on their ranch, and later adopted her. Her story was the subject of a BBC Radio Scotland documentary a couple of years ago.

Basketball Writer-journalist Sekou Smith has died from Covid at age 44

Ok, so, not being 'murican, would there be a special election and if so is this what we'd call a 'safe seat'? i.e. if he croaked it'd be a shoo-in Democrat replacement? Or does it go state by state and depending on which system this state uses it appoints some successor to see out the term without an election? Curious because having taken control (aiui) of all three of presidency, senate and congress, they may actually get something done. Whereas if they lose one then it's obstacle city trying to get anything actually done ... Clearly I know a bit, I'm a big fan of The West Wing, but I'm no scholar on the US system (in honesty I'm pretty ropey on ours I probably need a few lessons with our in-house estimable history teacher @RoverAndOut)

So the actress in the show Make A Wish died the day after the creator of the Make A Wish Foundation did? Ooooooo that’s scary!

Sorry, WEP... I don't see the team when I get to add these descriptions. those are still with GUN at that point (Yes, that one is on me.) But you have to admit... you don't make it easy for us, and it doesn't serve a purpose.

The number of sock accounts on here?

Surely the woke thought police that controls Big Tech and the media should demand that Eddie Murphy's apologise for his use of "white face".

And now Marcel Uderzo (wiki), brother of the above and comic book artist on the Asterix series, has died from COVID-19 aged 87.

I genuinely can't see why it is OK to dress up as a person of a different gender, but not OK to dress up as a person of a different race. It's just acting, comic acting in this example.