Manchester Arena Bombing 22.05.17
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Going to happen so often over the next few days and weeks. Everyone is on edge and reporting anything that may be remotely suspicious.
One worrying thing is that if the police had the proper resources we would probably be seeing more of these reports taken seriously even without the tragedy the other day.
Stirring stuff.
Gonna have a wander down to St Anne's at lunch I think.
I was with royal navy in helmand.
Heard a bang last night in the Fallowfield area, turned out to be a controlled explosion. And then apparently a raid of a house in Withington just round the corner. Crikey.
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Gotcha. I hope somehow this world is able to make all that you and those like you had to do over there worth the cost.
Isn't precurring semtex quite difficult?
What indication is there that there were circuitboards capable of a remote detonation?
Did I read United and City are donating a million to the fund? That's a great gesture.
Must feel unnerving when things like that happen around you, especially in the current climate when you don't know exactly what is going on.
It's great. I know £1m to two super rich clubs might not seem like much, but that's a huge sum of money to the victims and families. Good on them.
Beautiful moment. Brave lady.
I think the victims are going to need every penny, and more. Even with the NHS
One day it's crazy talk the other day he's blowing himself up.
How hard is it to create a circuit board that does this? The device apparently used circuit boards so it was clearly quite sophisticated. We live in the age of DIY raspberry pi projects, but even before, they used used mobile phones
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Yeah, saw that on BBC live news earlier.
That's why they call it a zero-sum game (but not in the game-theory sense). They have to win everytime. If the terrorists achieve anything, they win, and the security services have failed terribly.
Chelsea too.
St Anne's Square where flowers have started to be left:
The queue of people waiting to leave more:
In your fecking face ISIS, you won't divide this city.
The queue of people waiting to leave more:
In your fecking face ISIS, you won't divide this city.
Terrorists don't win until they impose their will and i find the idea that the security services have failed to be too much.
Tradegies will happen, we can't stop them even 99% of the time. Keeping them so rare that they dont stop us is the aim.
I know thats not the point you were making btw not having a go, talking generally.
Why do people always blame ourselves (the west) when something like this happens. Stop making excuses for their evil
Chelsea and Celtic too.
It's for security though given the new threat level. Nothing more.
I've only just found out that this guy on twitter, who I follow and he follows me back was one of the victims 
Of course I didn't *know* him, but we've interacted on a few occasions over the last year, and it seems surreal that he's no longer here and i'm mourning his passing.
I don't know how to put it into words or really communicate it effectively, but I just wanted to get that out.
Of course I didn't *know* him, but we've interacted on a few occasions over the last year, and it seems surreal that he's no longer here and i'm mourning his passing.
I don't know how to put it into words or really communicate it effectively, but I just wanted to get that out.
#Terroristsdontgetopinions
I'm impressed with the city of Manchester. I think it's fair to say most cities would behave like Manchester but still, it's heartwarming to see. They can be proud.
Never see the Queen so up close and personal. Must have listed their spirits no end. Nice touch.
Blaming someone else is always the easy way out for those unable to accept or face up to either their or other people's actions. Of course many people do enjoy playing the "victim" card too.
Great photo
I know what you are getting at, even though I don't have that same connection. When you realise in whatever way that this kind of thing has touched your life in some way, it's harder to deal with than when it's a terrible tragedy in another city, affecting other people. It's removed and almost unreal when it happens elsewhere.I've only just found out that this guy on twitter, who I follow and he follows me back was one of the victims
Of course I didn't *know* him, but we've interacted on a few occasions over the last year, and it seems surreal that he's no longer here and i'm mourning his passing.
I don't know how to put it into words or really communicate it effectively, but I just wanted to get that out.
Just looking at the pictures of St Anne's square above, where I'd been having a drink with a mate after work hours before the bomb is difficult to comprehend, but it brings home what has happened in a very real way. Meanwhile I'm having to work from home with police helicopters circling above as my workplace is still cordoned off and closed, and the police arrested the guy's brother outside the supermarket I walk past every day. It's like a surreal nightmare.
You think the west is to blame that some guy went into a teeny bopper concert and blew himself up? come off it.
That's exactly the opposite of what I said isn't it.
The Middle East is a lost cause, why every so often the west feel the need to change it, i will never know.
Because it's largely true? Let's call a spade a spade here. Blowing up people for years and arming countries like Saudi Arabia was going to bite the west back. Number of people who died in Manchester is a drop in the ocean compared to the innocents who've died in the middle east.