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Proof UK made the wrong decision today

I thought Labour would do better. Of the 20 or so British friends I have, every one of them voted LAB or SNP. Really strange that I don’t know a single person that voted Labour. Guess that says a lot about who I associate with , or (upon further thinking) how polarized the world is right now. I have conservative friends of course, but not many these days.

What’s funny is that London2012 was seen as bringing the country closer than ever (everyone was proud to be British), then came Brexit .

Yeah the Irish national party has already flipped 2 DUP seats and could get more. It migh very well be the first time we see more nationalists the unionists. Hell, even parts of Belfast are voting for the nationalists in huge numbers. United Kingdom of England and Wales here we come. Even after saying that, Wales are voted more for nationalists and Labour than Tory. This may very well be the end of the line for the United Kingdom. Does anyone know wether or not LIB/DEM will support Scottish independence? There really the only party left with any power besides the SNP in Scotland.

I’ll be completely shocked if Scotland isn’t independent by the next Olympics (as in Paris2024). What a parallel between / and /. People seem to think we’re moving towards a United Ireland as well after this vote. It’s going to be a fun 5 years for .

Microsoft reveals new Xbox during the Game Awards!!! I’m so ready for the Xbox Series X! Let’s go! It looks dope as fuck.

My Labour friend in Stoke will be sad . Huge supporter of Labour.

I can’t seem to log onto the Totallympics Media website right now, so I’ll post my games preview here I guess. 2019 Winter Deaflympics Get Underway In Italy The 2019 edition of the Winter Deaflympics got underway on December 12, 2019 in the Sondrio region of Northern Italy. The games were at one point not expected to take place following a governance crisis in the ICSD. Italy stepped in as a last minute host to save the pinnacle event of the winter deaf sports community. Italy is now proudly poised for the deaf world to descend upon their northern slopes for two weeks of international sport. The games will feature 506 athletes (377 male/129 female) from 33 countries (Austria, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan). The sports program features Alpine Skiing, Chess, Cross Country Skiing, Curling, Ice Hockey, and Snowboarding. Chess was the only new edition to the program after the 2015 edition, and will only be held as a demonstration sport (meaning that it will not count towards the final official medal total). The games officially run 10 days, but in reality last 11 days since curling began a day before the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was a quaint affair when compared to the ceremonies of other multi-sports games this year. It featured a short parade of nations, a few speeches, and some low budget artistic performances. The ceremony began with the parade of nations, with the athletes entering by nation. Kazakhstan stood out as it’s flagbearer wore some of the countries traditional attire. There was great excitement from all of the athletes to be at the games. The last team to arrive in front of the stage were Italy, who received a nice cheer from the home crowd. Then came a plethora of speeches from different officials and people within Italian and deaf sport movement, including Deborah Compagnoni, which was followed by some sign language poetry presented by Fabio Giuranna. The mayor of Sondrio, Marco Scaramellini, then opened the games officially. A beautiful rendition of the Italian national anthem performed by Silvia Mezzanotte followed. The ceremony concluded with about a 45 minute artistic performance from various local groups. There was a light show/dance, a dance themed around breaking barriers, and a dance that featured performers with fire. The ceremony then came to a close with athletes going back to the hotel to prepare for the first real day of athletic action. You can follow the games via Totallympics Media’s daily recaps, or the official website which can be found at the following URL: http://www.2019deaflympics.com. You can also Deaflympics2019’s Facebook page for daily updates and posts: https://www.facebook.com/2019WinterDeaflympicsItaly/. Livestreaming for some sports (and highlights for others) will be available at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgOK5UzArt70QJeNcdAMZg. If you want to know more about international deaf sports, you can visit the following link: https://www.deaflympics.com. Enjoy the Games!

@Vojthas do they communicate using sign language, hand signals, etc.?

There one of the medal favorites after the first 3 draws. They beat Japan 8-5, and then beat the hosts (Italy) 12-3. They play China tomorrow evening. I don’t think that sheet will be the televised game though.

The thing that really perplexes me is that the UK has always (at least in modern times) been the land of reasoned decisions. The popularity of Brexit shows just how strong the far-right is currently.

Not looking great for the EU and Labour in the UK General Elections. I wouldn’t count this as a populist victory, but an actual conservative victory. Brexit will almost certainly happen if the exit polls are to be believed. LAB through it away by not sacking Corbyn in my opinion. I agree with political pundits that Scotland will move for more independence after they once again vote the complete opposite of rest of the nation. SNP will have a good sized voice in Parliament either way for the time being. I have no clue what will happen in regards to the Northern Ireland issue. Also be interesting to see if Wales begins to move independence if Scotland goes independent and rejoins the EU.

Didn’t think about that...I’ll pass that along to the IOC and Qatari government for you

They don’t have hills, even the best architects couldn’t make hills big enough for downhill.

You just need someone good at planning and the little things. Ideally you’d put surfing on the second week so athletes can make the opening ceremony and have some time in Paris around games time. Then the venue at Tahiti should be done up the same as others, complete with a cauldron that was lit during the torch relay (maybe during the time that the WSL visited the island during that season). Even then though, it still feels somewhat empty I agree.

Definitely not, science is cool

Last Place! World Games are going to be fun

It’s a good fit for the sport too. It’s a bit ugly in my opinion. I know that this was essentially an abandoned area of Beijing, and the organizers are trying to “spread the joy” (Plus, they didn’t evict thousands off their property for this stadium so...win/win). I like the factories in the background, but I would prefer a better view of the city in the foreground. Honestly they could make it very urban and modern in terms of setting if they were just willingly to knock down a few smokestacks and steel drums.

LA2028 Should have great local surfing unless we do something really dumb. My picks for surfing would be: “World Famous” Santa Monica/Venice Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara area, Slater Wave Pool. It would be cool to have the event at Mavericks, but it’s the wrong time of year (Plus, Mavericks is known for killing people so...). I’ll be interested to see what venue we up end going with.

Big Air venue for the games, looks nice.

Okay update on the streaming situation courtesy of the organizing committee. Tomorrow the broadcasts should be a full strength with graphics and what not. They also gave us an update on which sports will be shown live. Sports Shown Live: Curling, Ice Hockey, Ceremonies Sports Shown Delayed (probably meaning short/long length highlights): Alpine Skiing, Chess, Cross Country Skiing, and Snowboarding

Busy day politically, dissolution of the Israeli Parliament, more impeachment news, Greta v. Trump, Algerian election madness, UK election madness. Fun times for people who like politics.

Opening Ceremony (begins in 6 hours): https://youtu.be/VN_hW9QnGBw

Not the best livestream, but it’s better than nothing. They’re still working out some broadcast issues. https://youtu.be/-KXNQvzskRI

I hate life. The website will not open for me. Fuck my night, real hilarious.