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The Batlord 02-25-2018 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 1929394)
Enough.

Sigh. Killjoy.

OccultHawk 02-25-2018 12:36 PM

He gave us a circumscism!

The Batlord 02-25-2018 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1929399)
He gave us a circumscism!

Grindy doesn't truck with NRA hating.

Paul Smeenus 02-25-2018 01:34 PM

F*ck the NRA

Cuthbert 02-25-2018 01:40 PM

Leicester blast triggers police alert - BBC News

Looks bad.

Guessing it's a gas explosion or something. Can't see it being that peaceful lot.

Chula Vista 02-25-2018 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus (Post 1929413)
F*ck the NRA

Not
Relevant
Anymore

Wayne Lapierre can lick Bat's balls.

The Batlord 02-25-2018 02:10 PM

Everyone can lick my balls. Please.

DwnWthVwls 02-25-2018 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 1929394)
Enough.

Did I start a ****show? haha. Just noticed my post was deleted, but never witnessed it's aftermath:hphones:

OccultHawk 02-25-2018 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1929516)
Did I start a ****show? haha. Just noticed my post was deleted, but never witnessed it's aftermath:hphones:

You did a great job!

DwnWthVwls 02-25-2018 09:59 PM

You inspired me.

OccultHawk 02-26-2018 06:08 AM

Nigeria Confirms 110 School Girls Are Missing One Week After Suspected Boko Haram Attack

Lisnaholic 02-26-2018 06:14 AM

Anyone notice that the Mexican President cancelled his proposed visit to Washington? Trump wants him to pay for the wall, but he can't even get the guy to come to his house :laughing:

OccultHawk 02-26-2018 06:19 AM

It amazes me how little importance the US puts on maintaining a good relationship with Mexico. If tensions really got out of hand it could be a disaster.

Lisnaholic 02-26-2018 07:07 AM

I don't think you have to worry much; Mexico doesn't want any trouble with the US. When for decades you've been the neighbour of the most powerful kid on the block, you learn to be circumspect.
None the less, in the NAFTA club, Mexicans like Canada a whole lot better than they like the US I'm afraid.

DwnWthVwls 02-26-2018 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1929553)
Anyone notice that the Mexican President cancelled his proposed visit to Washington? Trump wants him to pay for the wall, but he can't even get the guy to come to his house :laughing:

We should just bomb the shit out of the border creating a giant canyon with only 1 bridge to cross. Less immigrants because they'd have to train for years to scale it. Kinda like Mt Everest but warm and with armed guards shooting at you during your ascent.

Frownland 02-26-2018 09:21 AM

More than 250 river gauges are above flood stage from Great Lakes to Texas

Lot of family members affected by this in Indiana. A lot of them are doing the dumb redneck thing and refusing to leave their homes despite levees showing imminent signs of collapse. It's not a question of if the levee breaks, it's a question of


OccultHawk 02-26-2018 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1929561)
I don't think you have to worry much; Mexico doesn't want any trouble with the US. When for decades you've been the neighbour of the most powerful kid on the block, you learn to be circumspect.
None the less, in the NAFTA club, Mexicans like Canada a whole lot better than they like the US I'm afraid.

It’s bad policy to assume Mexico will tolerate being **** on. We have a very ugly history with Mexico that they’ve been very forgiving about. We should appreciate that. A strong anti-American sentiment from a country that large and that close could be a huge long term problem. On the other hand, Mexico could and should be an excellent ally and trade partner. They have the potential and natural resources to be big time players. Mexico is a cool place. They love to drink, dance, and smoke weed. They have great food. Have you ever had dinner with a big Mexican family? They’re the greatest. But you know what else? You don’t want to **** with Mexicans either. They ain’t afraid to **** your **** up. We keep up with this anti Mexican wall rhetoric acting like they’re subhuman scum we might find out the hard way. I’d rather be friends. Tacos, weed, tequila, hot women, dudes who can actually fix a leaky roof, what’s not to like?

OccultHawk 02-26-2018 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1929599)
More than 250 river gauges are above flood stage from Great Lakes to Texas

Lot of family members affected by this in Indiana. A lot of them are doing the dumb redneck thing and refusing to leave their homes despite levees showing imminent signs of collapse. It's not a question of if the levee breaks, it's a question of


Yeah! The new official anthem for post climate change earth.

The unassaible stays relevant post-apocalypse!

Plankton 02-26-2018 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1929599)
More than 250 river gauges are above flood stage from Great Lakes to Texas

Lot of family members affected by this in Indiana. A lot of them are doing the dumb redneck thing and refusing to leave their homes despite levees showing imminent signs of collapse. It's not a question of if the levee breaks, it's a question of


It's ****in up a lot of the disc golf courses I play. Dammit.

Cuthbert 02-26-2018 06:52 PM

Mamelodi Sundowns hint at Usain Bolt signing | Football News | Sky Sports

OccultHawk 02-26-2018 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey (Post 1929764)

Soccer is so stingy with substitutions they probably won’t be able to use him strategically. He’ll probably get butts in the seats though.

Frownland 02-27-2018 09:24 AM

Public broadcaster music library closing, CDs to be digitised, destroyed

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The main French-language production centre of Radio-Canada in Montreal has also been digitising its collection. However, recently it was revealed that most of the collection of over 200,000 CDs will be destroyed when the process is completed in 2019 and prior to the move to new quarters in 2020. The destroyed materials apparently will be recycled.

[...]

The executive also noted in a Radio-Canada story that they can’t give away the rest of the discs without first verifying the copyright situation, adding that doing that for the whole collection would be a far too expensive and time-consuming task. Another option of putting the collection in storage would also be too expensive.
Time for a heist. Who's down to be a member of MB's 11

OccultHawk 02-27-2018 09:43 AM

Prediction:


Historians are going to have a bitch of a time trying find digital relics of this era.

Chula Vista 02-27-2018 11:07 AM

NSA chief Admiral Mike Rogers testifies on Capitol Hill today that the Trump administration has not directed the NSA to try and disrupt any further Russian meddling in upcoming US elections.

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The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence. The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, specializing in a discipline known as signals intelligence (SIGINT). The NSA is also tasked with the protection of U.S. communications networks and information systems. The NSA relies on a variety of measures to accomplish its mission, the majority of which are clandestine.

The Batlord 02-27-2018 11:13 AM

Wait, is not saying a thing that doesn't need to be said a smoking gun?

DwnWthVwls 02-27-2018 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1929828)
Prediction:


Historians are going to have a bitch of a time trying find digital relics of this era.

Prediction, history books will find a way to make Trump not look so bad.

Frownland 02-27-2018 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1929973)
Prediction, history books will find a way to make Trump not look so bad.

Duh. There's a history book for every narrative.

DwnWthVwls 02-27-2018 04:06 PM

Yeah, but I meant the ones in American classrooms, not some Howard Zinn book.

Frownland 02-27-2018 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1929979)
Yeah, but I meant the ones in American classrooms, not some Howard Zinn book.

I'm gonna go with no on that one. Though I guess it depends on what you're comparing it to.

The Batlord 02-27-2018 04:17 PM

As if American history books will ever make America look bad. They'll give "equal time" to both sides of the story and kids will end up thinking that Trump had both good and bad points. Which sounds sarcastic in favor of Trump, but, like, **** him?

Frownland 02-27-2018 04:24 PM

It depends on what we're referring to by "so bad."

OccultHawk 02-27-2018 04:45 PM

They paint Andrew Jackson up like one the greatest heros of all time. If you can make Jackson look good you can make Trump look good. Time isn’t being so kind to Nixon, however. Hopefully, Trump will just be a curious footnote. So far, besides being a character, his record on climate change is probably the most damning but that was happening with him or without him.

It’s hard to say but right now I think the most important historical factor of this era might be a dangerous and disproportionate anti-Russian sentiment among Trump’s opposition.

Those spooky Russians meddling with our precious democracy. After years of yammering about it and Trump forever unaffected what happens to our anger?

Frownland 02-27-2018 04:53 PM

Politics became too much of a watercooler discussion under Trump's presidency for it to get too lopsided imo.

My surface level google search didn't turn up much, but how controversial was the Trail of Tears at the time?

The Batlord 02-27-2018 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1930001)
They paint Andrew Jackson up like one the greatest heros of all time. If you can make Jackson look good you can make Trump look good. Time isn’t being so kind to Nixon, however. Hopefully, Trump will just be a curious footnote. So far, besides being a character, his record on climate change is probably the most damning but that was happening with him or without him.

It’s hard to say but right now I think the most important historical factor of this era might be a dangerous and disproportionate anti-Russian sentiment among Trump’s opposition.

Those spooky Russians meddling with our precious democracy. After years of yammering about it and Trump forever unaffected what happens to our anger?

TBH I don't think anyone gives the slightest **** about Andrew Jackson. Racist presidents before the Civil War get a pass, and no one bothers with the period between the Revolutionary and Civil War. The only thing he'll ever be remembered for is the Trail of Tears, so anyone who knows anything about him beyond the $20 bill will still think vaguely poorly of him.

grindy 02-27-2018 05:01 PM

Maybe the next presidents will be even more ridiculous asshats and Trump will pale in comparison.

Frownland 02-27-2018 05:03 PM

Gary Johnson 2020

The Batlord 02-27-2018 05:12 PM

I had people at work ask me because I was white if I'd support Oprah for president. I don't remember what I said but I imagine I wasn't trying to get into a stupid argument with stupid people who'd vote for a talk show host. Just wait. It might happen.

Frownland 02-27-2018 05:20 PM

Of course you'd vote for her. White people love Oprah.

The Batlord 02-27-2018 05:29 PM

We love Jerry Springer more #2020.

Frownland 02-27-2018 05:30 PM

Me amore Maury more.


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