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On the bright side, had it not been for slavery and colonialism they would still be living in some of the shitty bits of Africa. So these descendants of slaves haven’t done too badly out of the whole Empire thing…

I'm not really paying much attention to things here these days, but did that post by Windsor just garner the widest range of reacts ever seen on Deathlist? It even had to start a new line for the three facepalms.

Will Smith looking good physically, not so sure about his mental state. Rock took the shot well, no sign of a glass jaw, but dementia now a possibility. Next up: they either get in the ring for charidee, or it's a duel at dawn with uzis.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, died at the age of 78 on this day 53 years ago.

Former leader of the British Labour Party between 1983 and 1992 Neil Kinnock- now Lord Kinnock , celebrates his 80th birthday today.

Well, worth noting it hasn't yet. The Prime Minister announced intention to move forward on it, and public sentiment for ending their place in the Commonwealth has shot up of late, but that's all so far. (Note the biggest issue there is the Windrush debacle, which was the government. There is no start to their talents...)

That was really tough for me to watch. She didn't look good at all.

Physically and health wise robust enough to travel to Hollywood for the Oscars this year.

British broadcaster, presenter, journalist and legend of the television celebrity interview Michael Parkinson turns 87 today.

She was taught in Glasgow and used to do TV with Stanley Baxter, so it's understandable tbf.

Gianni Cavina (Wiki) an Italian famous actor dead at 81

No, it's more a case of quoting the wrong person! But yes, we're in agreement about that - but in general, this government (in the UK) has incompetently pointed out many flaws in the Commonwealth as it currently stands, and if one wants it to survive, there needs to be serious reform.

For those who don't follow, I guess we should mention the Triple H follow up. He's on the mend but with a defibrillator so his career is over. "I had viral pneumonia. My lungs were inflamed, and as the next couple of days went on and I got home, it got increasingly worse. My wife [WWE executive Stephanie McMahon] saw some blood and stuff that I was coughing up, and I went and got checked, and it was coming from the viral pneumonia, but I had fluid in my lungs. I had some fluid around my heart so they followed up on it and did an EKG and Echo and everything. Basically, the way your heart pumps out 55-60 percent of your ejection fraction is a good number. I was at 30 percent. I got a quick text message saying don't take time, pack a bag real quick and head to the emergency room and I'll fill you in on the way. So, by the time I got to the emergency room, my ejection fraction had gone down to 22 percent, which, ya know, I was in heart failure."

Some of the gaffes on that trip certainly didn't help, like waving at children through a wire fence and riding an open top Land Rover in a similar way to the Queen and DoE, both unpleasant colonial reminders.

Looks very good in these latest pics.

Tommy Walsh the DIY TV personality is looking rather gaunt. I was surprised to find that he is only 65, he looks older. Watch this space.....

French mathematician who worked in complex industry Jean-Pierre Demailly (Wiki) dead at 64

Benjamin Ferencz last prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials - Since he's 102.

If she is still alive by end of the year then I predict Marina Ovsyannikova who protested on Russian TV will die or vanish in a weird way. She has just been released after paying equivalent of like $300.

No longer blowing bubbles...

David Lynch, possibly my favourite human, veers off from his weather-forecast to warn Vladimir Putin about the dangers of karma (once he has contained his excitement about it being Friday again)

Sad to announce the death of American model Nancy Berg (Wiki), she was 90 Berg was on the front cover of Vouge four times, starting in 1953 and was Esquire's "Lady Fair" for May of 1956 Nancy was also an actress appearing in some films and TV Shows like Ben Casey, Perry Mason, Mr. Broadway, Paris Precinct, Thunder in Dixie, Fail Safe etc She was previously married with American actor Geoffrey Horne Obituary RIP (July 9, 1931 - February 4, 2022)

And this led to her getting a QO... Telegraph obit. And she almost died off radar. It wasn't until her local press reported on it more than a week later that led to a stream of subsequent bigger obits. Strange how these things play out. No certainties in deadpooling I suppose.

Dennison gets both a NY Times obit and a Hollywood Reporter obit.

Local obit for Dennison