@shavixmir saidshag doody for brains:
Non-US news here.
Step outside your comfort zone.
In Georgia (country) 2000 extreme right protesters (including Orthodox clergy) stormed an LGBT feast. It had to be cancelled.
"Non-US news here."
Also, The Pseud known as Shag Doody 'do as I say not what I do' for Brains, in the very first post after the OP:
"The US is sending cluster bombs to the Ukraine."
Jawhol herr shag doody.
@wajoma saidArse munch, you are.
shag doody for brains:
"Non-US news here."
Also, The Pseud known as Shag Doody 'do as I say not what I do' for Brains, in the very first post after the OP:
"The US is sending cluster bombs to the Ukraine."
Jawhol herr shag doody.
It’s about Ukraine and the world’s reaction to the cluster bombs.
But, hey, you’re a moron. One can’t expect the likes of you to be able to think one step further than the headline.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/08/thumbs-up-emoji-signature-contract-canada-judge/70394268007/
A Canadian judge ruled the thumbs-up emoji is a legally binding signature on contracts after a man tried to dispute having to uphold its terms. The man claims he used the emoji only to signify that he received the contract, not agree to it.
@vivify saidThere has to be more to it than that. The word 'signature probably appears on the line where he put a thumb-up picture, call it an 'emoji' if you like, a word that did not exist before the word signature was invented.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/08/thumbs-up-emoji-signature-contract-canada-judge/70394268007/
A Canadian judge ruled the thumbs-up emoji is a legally binding signature on contracts after a man tried to dispute having to uphold its terms. The man claims he used the emoji only to signify that he received the contract, not agree to it.
So, removing a picture of a thumb from the line, which is a line for signature, there is no signature. His silly defense, (acknowledging receipt of contract), is quite irrelevant. Who cares why he put a picture of a thumb on a contract. Contract law kicks ass on this one, I am going to see google about this ruling and get back to you.
@vivify saidThat's an over-statement of the finding. The judge ruled that the thumb ups emoji could constitute acceptance of a contract IF there was considerable evidence of prior dealings between the parties, many of them informal. Thus:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/08/thumbs-up-emoji-signature-contract-canada-judge/70394268007/
A Canadian judge ruled the thumbs-up emoji is a legally binding signature on contracts after a man tried to dispute having to uphold its terms. The man claims he used the emoji only to signify that he received the contract, not agree to it.
" For the above reasons I find that the parties entered into a binding legal contract under the unique circumstances of this case."
https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb116/2023skkb116.html#document
@no1marauder saidI concur with Maruader, well written. Do y'all remember the TV show Paper Chase? We learn from that that Contract Law has a world of interpretation issues, a most interesting subject for the producers to build the plots around. "conditions precedent, conditions subsequent, et etc etc
That's an over-statement of the finding. The judge ruled that the thumb ups emoji could constitute acceptance of a contract IF there was considerable evidence of prior dealings between the parties, many of them informal. Thus:
" For the above reasons I find that the parties entered into a binding legal contract under the unique circumstances of this case."
https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb116/2023skkb116.html#document
Everyone catch CNN at 10PM eastern tonight, documentary on Oppenheimer, should be great. "World News You Should Know About"!
Not exactly “world” news, but interesting all the same.
Wolves have returned to the Netherlands. They’ve been here since 2018, after last being chased from the lower countries in the 19th century.
So, obviously, it’s now a protected species.
Well, in the North East (Drenthe) of the Netherlands, a farmer was attacked by a wolf.
Or was he?
Seemingly, the wolf killed some of his sheep (happening quite a lot in the North East of the Netherlands, by the way) and the farmer got angry and went a-wolf-hunting. With a pitchfork.
Oh yes. Frankenstein’s monster anyone… a bloody pitch fork. Anyhoo… he found the wolf, tried to chase it away and was bitten.
The mayor of the town had the wolf tracked and killed (I presume with a gun, but hey, it’s the Netherlands, so it might have been with a hockey stick, bow & arrow or bricks, who’s tae know? ).
Now the Flora and Fauna agency is starting a court case for the unlawful killing of a protected species.
The mayor says he had no options, a human was attacked and the wild monster had to be dealt with.
The Flora & Fauna agency has replied: “Many people are attacked much worse by dogs every year… and the dogs don’t get that sort of punishment.”
Dog bites are a bit of an issue, here in the Netherlands. There’s even a national dog biting register. And the government is clamping down on these K9 bullies. The worst being the chihuahua… which, ironically, looks less like a wolf, than I look like Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction.
Anyhoo… we spent centuries getting rid of wolves, bears and dinosaurs… and now people are applauding their return.
Not everyone though. The brown bear population in the Italian Alps is growing at an alarming rate. And they’re attacking joggers. No great loss there, but it is kind of worrying that bears and wolves are attacking people in Europe.
This all being said, I was attacked and bitten by a crow two weeks ago and a seagull attacked me last week (didn’t manage to bite me though… the crow, though, swooped in so fast from behind, my poor noggin was an easy target).
Seriously. Wild bloody animals. No wonder I’m not a bloody vegetarian.
@shavixmir saidAre you messin' with us Americans, Shav? We have the same problem at our Southern border.
Not exactly “world” news, but interesting all the same.
Wolves have returned to the Netherlands. They’ve been here since 2018, after last being chased from the lower countries in the 19th century.
So, obviously, it’s now a protected species.
Well, in the North East (Drenthe) of the Netherlands, a farmer was attacked by a wolf.
Or was he?
Seemingly, the wolf kill ...[text shortened]... oggin was an easy target).
Seriously. Wild bloody animals. No wonder I’m not a bloody vegetarian.
@averagejoe1 saidThey're rapists, too, right?
Are you messin' with us Americans, Shav? We have the same problem at our Southern border.
@averagejoe1 saidWhy should people in India have claim to American land?
Yes, I just saw that on the news. Suzianne, since they are on stolen Indian land, should they follow thru with their movement, and give the land to the Indians? You may respond with an o-so-clever answer, or tell us why they hell Ben and Jerry don't give back the property they are on ...It is Not THEIR property, you know, to the indians.
Racist.
@shavixmir saidWhat exactly does "collapsed" mean in this context? When Boris or Liz Truss resigned the ruling party simply picked another PM. So why does Rutte's resignation collapse the Dutch government?
The Dutch government just collapsed (over refugees and migration).
Obviously I'm missing something, if you could fill me in, that would be appreciated.
@vivify saidWell, basically, Rutte didn't resign. He said: "If we can't reach a deal, we're withdrawing from the cabinet."
What exactly does "collapsed" mean in this context? When Boris or Liz Truss resigned the ruling party simply picked another PM. So why does Rutte's resignation collapse the Dutch government?
Obviously I'm missing something, if you could fill me in, that would be appreciated.
So, that means the executive is disbanded (because the largest party is pulling the plug). You could try to form a new one within the current setting, but basically, without the VVD (Rutte's party) that would be nigh on impossible. So elections.
If you look what happened in Britain, one can only sigh and roll the eyes. When Boris left, they should have called a general election. When Boris was found guilty (even after he was no longer prime minister) of those parties, the tories should have called a general election.
That they didn't isn't a good thing.
@shavixmir saidDoes Rutte have the authority to unilaterally withdraw his entire party or was the VVD simply in agreement with him to do so?
Well, basically, Rutte didn't resign. He said: "If we can't reach a deal, we're withdrawing from the cabinet."
So, that means the executive is disbanded (because the largest party is pulling the plug). You could try to form a new one within the current setting, but basically, without the VVD (Rutte's party) that would be nigh on impossible. So elections.
If you look ...[text shortened]... se parties, the tories should have called a general election.
That they didn't isn't a good thing.
