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Ellis Brandon (101) dead. The article says 'oldest living Engelandvaarder' which suggests there must be others still alive. But not clear who they might be.

Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74.

I'm sick of this. Source? SOURCE? Didn't think so, you thick cunt. Get this into the noggin: you can't judge public opinion if you don't go out into the world. The Daily Mail and your crank family are the only places you get ideas from, so fuck off to Facebook because that tripe isn't wanted here.

American actor Whitney Rydbeck (Wiki) dead at 79 He appeared in tv shows like Star Trek: The Next Geneartion, Simon & Simon, Highway to Heaven, Cagney & Lacey, Murder She Wrote, Sisters and M*A*S*H.

Kamala Pujari dead at 74. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/padma-shri-awardee-kamala-pujari-passes-away-at-74/amp_articleshow/111876314.cms

The worst kind of politician. Ran for mayor of Houston but didn’t get through the primary so she kept running for congress. Diagnosed and refused to resign because she’s going to beat it. That worked out.

Rex Williams is 91. He was on the 1990 DeathList (spot #24)- no idea why.

Lovely tribute from friend and neighbour Jane Fonda.

"Yeah, I know they've been having problems for ages..... since January I think.... something like the longest streak of the 21st century? I mean they should have picked.... right, yeah.... oh really they've broken it? Finally, Jimmy Carter has d.... wait what?"

Sam Nujoma hospitalised again , but on the mend.

Disingenuous, swerving, bastards . It may not be for you to intervene after the fact on an individual case, but it most certainly is up to you as the makers of the law under which these sentences were passed to reverse it. Yes I know it was the other lot, but you have no trouble condemning them for all the ills it is politically expedient to say you'll change in time. Say so about this then.

20/7/24 57 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 46 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 39 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 33 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 31 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +1 31 Dua Lipa — New Rules +3 30 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 25 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 13 Shawn Mendes - Stitches 09 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes -6 Not a fan of Sam Smith either (apart from Unholy).

Wait...Mad World was on 51 before so Ladyfiona is correct. Soft Cell was on 53 and stayed on 53.

That's exactly the situation were gonna get.

Yeah, and I agree none of those are high art, but I at least understood their appeal and they were all sing-along-able. One Dance is just a noise. If you're picking another act that spent ages at number 1 that I don't understand/actively despise then I give you: Robson and Jerome.

As good a place as any for this...

Last week, Yosh Uchida even received an esteemed NYT obit. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/sports/yoshihiro-uchida-dead.html

Right, I spent some time watching Trump's speech. Main takeaways. Trump survived the assassination by the grace of God. Interesting. So God wanted Corey Campatore dead, by that logic. Also, anyone could use the logic that Satan wanted to save Trump and take a life. He has a serious obsession with supporters' wives. What is it with a court confirmed rapist, friend of Epstein and convicted felon who likes grabbing women by the Mrs Slocombe and his obsession with women, most of whom are much younger than him? Beats me. I may have misheard him say 107% of jobs that blacks and hispanics do are being taken by illegal immigrants. Apart from the obvious problem with mathematics, doesn't this mean that he has blacks and hispanics doing the lowest paid work? And he's happy for them to get those low paid jobs and stay in their place? He posits that stuff would not have happened if he was President. That may be true, but he was this close to bombing Iran. I think he's wrong to say Iran has all this money - isn't that frozen somewhere? Willing to be corrected. Never seen before in the history of the world. His favourite phrase. Actually, most things have been seen before. He suggests for example the ultimate humiliation of the US was the withdrawal from Afghanistan. I beg to differ - the Vietnam War was that ultimate humiliation and will forever be a stain on the US and the countless lives it unneccessarily took. Of course Trump won't mention Vietnam, lest we recall his bone spurs exemption from serving. He takes a few examples of deaths of Americans at the hands of immigrants (of which I have little knowledge admittedly). But surely most crime is American on American? For example, the guy who shot at Trump was one of those fine, white, young Republicans he so desperately appeals to support him. His backward stance on climate change in the pursuit of short term financial prosperity really cannot stand imo. He refuses steadfastly to acknowledge the peril faced by those lovely 10 grandchildren of his will face as a result of his policies. Anyway, maybe in hindsight, a 1 hour 30 minute film should have been my watch instead of this drivel.

Oh, Bernard. You are magnificent. You are absolutely hero of the day. RIP Bob The Rescues Down Under (1990)

Dead

I woke up this morning with (what I thought) were insect bites all over my body, and have spent the day cleaning my entire bedroom and bed only to be informed that we've started using a new laundry detergent and it's actually that a rash caused by me being allergic to it. So now I've unnecessarily wasted the day cleaning and will have to wash all of my clothes to get the detergent out.

Good for you. You can kill yourself for 1/3 the price. Save the money for your funeral.

I know these three seem to be in good health, but I don't want them forgotten: William Shatner (93 / actor, Star TreK - Kirk) Walter Koenig (87 / actor, Star Trek - Chekov) George Takei (87 - actor, Star Trek - Sulu) And can't forget these guys either: Dan Rather (92 / journalist) Tom Brokaw (84 / journalist)