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SGR 08-04-2020 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb (Post 2129515)
He's a white knight in a white truck. Let him off and lock the girl up.

Also, dude sorta looks like Chino XL after years of eating too much burger King. I guarantee the gf is also fat.

Hey, hey, leave Chino out of this.

Raime 08-04-2020 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi (Post 2129511)
This was caused by 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate!
The Oklahoma City bombing that blew up the Murrah Building only used 2 tons.

A certain president already suggested something, and I'm already pissed he feels the need to comment on it. Especially because he's ****ing wrong.


rostasi 08-05-2020 07:54 AM

There are no words to describe the sound of this.

BBC journalist films horrifying moment office collapses after Beirut blast in interview.

Psy-Fi 08-05-2020 08:23 AM

Virginia mayor urged to resign after saying Biden tapped ‘Aunt Jemima’ as VP

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Presgraves said he saw the post last week and shared it because it he “thought it was funny,” but claimed he wasn’t prepared for the ensuing blowback.

“I had no idea people would react the way they did,” he said. “If I had a chance to do it over again, I wouldn’t do it. You can apologize all you want, but no one will believe it.”

Presgraves said he took down the post within 30 minutes and insisted he had no negative “intent behind it.”

“I don’t even depict that as racist,” he continued. “I ate Aunt Jemima all my life.”

OccultHawk 08-05-2020 08:46 AM

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“I ate Aunt Jemima all my life.”
https://media2.giphy.com/media/Xnhrfkfiawumk/source.gif

Raime 08-05-2020 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi (Post 2129529)

The end of the article is pretty telling. If it was because of a welding accident, then holy ****. I was watching an interview with a Lebanese politician, and how this pretty much happened because of how corruption, and ineptitude (the fact that so much ammonium nitrate was left in a warehouse for 6-7 years). He was a little hesitant to mention that Hezbollah may have had something to do with why it sat there for so long (they have control over the ports and airports apparently).



Edit: Just saw a story on Facebook from a Lebanese musician I follow, they seemed like they were pretty close to the explosion from the video they took. Glad they're okay.

SGR 08-05-2020 09:34 PM

Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on zero.

Norg 08-06-2020 10:14 AM

I never answer my door unless its a hot chick .... which never happens : (

The Batlord 08-06-2020 03:18 PM

Damn it, Virginia. My power only came on like seven hours ago and yesterday I went the job on my day off to charge my phone, mooch some free food, and just get out of the house. I was wearing my BLM shirt and the first shit kicker cracker old man I come across takes one look at the shirt and says "Ya know they need ta start worryin' 'bout themselves. They're killin' each other every day."

Stay classy VA.

Frownland 08-07-2020 09:16 AM

John Peel's Full Record Collection for Sale at £1 Each

So...are there any MBers living near this area who wanna do me (and maybe Exo) a favour?

SGR 08-07-2020 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2129830)
John Peel's Full Record Collection for Sale at £1 Each

So...are there any MBers living near this area who wanna do me (and maybe Exo) a favour?

Oh man, what a haul!

I call dibs on his Fall collection.

rostasi 08-07-2020 09:36 AM

Wrong John Peel ... but, I'm sure you knew that.

Frownland 08-07-2020 09:47 AM

Thanks for the benefit of the doubt but I did not catch that distinction lol

SGR 08-07-2020 09:49 AM

I obviously didn't read the link closely enough - THE John Peel died in the mid 2000's I believe, not in 2019.

So there's another John Peel with a 50,000+ record collection? Weird.

Marie Monday 08-07-2020 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2129830)
John Peel's Full Record Collection for Sale at £1 Each

So...are there any MBers living near this area who wanna do me (and maybe Exo) a favour?

Aw damn, I don't live close to the Isle of man. I would consider taking a trip there but also I'm staying in Holland for a while

OccultHawk 08-07-2020 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday (Post 2129842)
Aw damn, I don't live close to the Isle of man. I would consider taking a trip there but also I'm staying in Holland for a while

Serendipitous

Marie Monday 08-07-2020 11:12 AM

Why? Oh lol nvm

rostasi 08-07-2020 02:06 PM

19 screenshots of entitled people demanding discounts or free stuff.

rostasi 08-07-2020 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2129833)
Thanks for the benefit of the doubt but I did not catch that distinction lol

OK, I see. Well, since I'm probably leaving this earth before you,
maybe you'll get a chance at my 50,000+.

OccultHawk 08-08-2020 06:43 PM

Six American Citgo oil executives, held for 2 years in Venezuela, go to trial

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbc...mp/ncna1236192

OccultHawk 08-11-2020 03:42 AM

Marijuana use during pregnancy linked to autism in babies, study says

cnn

The Batlord 08-11-2020 07:41 AM

Just how autistic are we talking here cause if that just means you'll have someone to get high and watch Star Trek with then I don't see the problem.

SGR 08-11-2020 09:23 PM

Ghislaine Maxwell Taken Off Suicide Watch

How many days do you all give her before an 'accident' occurs?

The Batlord 08-11-2020 09:29 PM

Luckily women suck at suicide. She'll probably just tie her hands behind her back and force a handful of Advil down her throat.

SGR 08-11-2020 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2130410)
Luckily women suck at suicide. She'll probably just tie her hands behind her back and force a handful of Advil down her throat.

Yeah, "suicide". :laughing:

There's definitely room for creativity. But creativity attracts too much attention. If she's among other prisoners, I'm still laying my chips on the COVID-19 death scenario due to some previously unkown comorbidity that complicated things more extremely and accelerated the process more than anyone could've possibly realized before it was too late.

The Batlord 08-11-2020 09:43 PM

TBH I don't think it needs to be that creative. I mean Epstein was clearly murdered or at least his death is so questionable that no one should be comfortable with it, and yet no one cares. So long as there isn't video footage of her being murdered shoved in front of the public, people are just going to shrug at whatever happens and chock it up to yet another Roswell.

This is why capitalism is cancer. Not just because the rich oppress the working class, but because the working class let it happen because they just don't want to do stuff.

SGR 08-11-2020 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2130412)
TBH I don't think it needs to be that creative. I mean Epstein was clearly murdered or at least his death is so questionable that no one should be comfortable with it, and yet no one cares. So long as there isn't video footage of her being murdered shoved in front of the public, people are just going to shrug at whatever happens and chock it up to yet another Roswell.

This is why capitalism is cancer. Not just because the rich oppress the working class, but because the working class let it happen because they just don't want to do stuff.

You might very well be right in regards to the deed not needing to be creative - hell, they might be able to play out the same narrative of sleepy guards and malfunctioning cameras and a majority of people wouldn't give a toss or pay it an ounce of their attention. But I fail to see the relation here between the general public not caring about Epstein's death and capitalism. What do you mean?

The Batlord 08-11-2020 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks (Post 2130413)
You might very well be right in regards to the deed not needing to be creative - hell, they might be able to play out the same narrative of sleepy guards and malfunctioning cameras and a majority of people wouldn't give a toss or pay it an ounce of their attention. But I fail to see the relation here between the general public not caring about Epstein's death and capitalism. What do you mean?

I mean it's not restricted to capitalism, but seeing as capitalism is predominant in the world it doesn't matter whether it's a specific ill of capitalism.

People just want the world to function. They don't need it to function to their exact specifications. They just need to be able to live their lives, have food available, have their waste dealt with, and have expected utilities like electricity flow. I mean people lived with some degree of satisfaction under feudalism, Nazism, Sovietism, the Roman Empire, whatever, and didn't burn down society.

People are just willing to accept whatever the ruling class do no matter what they do so long as people can eat. And since capitalism is the current world system if capitalism can provide that while shoveling propaganda down our throats about how only capitalism can provide this stability even though stability is something that can be provided by any functional governmental system capitalism can pretend to be the greatest system ever devised no matter how abusive it actually is.

And since capitalism is uniquely equipped to provide propaganda through private marketing that can masquerade as something other than propaganda it is a unique form of cancer that the human race is historically unqualified to deal with. Capitalism is the highest form of governmental control because it can appear friendly and unassuming like a Sunny D commercial. Because governmental control is a Sunny D commercial.

The Batlord 08-11-2020 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2130418)
and our ability to live comfortably comes from us sitting on the developing world

Yeah that doesn't really have a god damn thing to do with my point. People are willing to live under whatever form of government allows them to feed themselves and their family and this isn't restricted in any way by not being white people after the "discovery" of the New World. I feel like you're going to ignore this point to continue talking about what you're talking about so let me just say I hope you choke to death and please stop leapfrogging off of whatever I'm talking about because you're an idiot.

The Batlord 08-11-2020 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2130420)
I think most people are pretty ok with their oppression because in the process they get to be the benefactors of an even worse global oppression

might not be this way forever tho, countries like India are gonna be big boys in the future

I don't think most people are in any way cognizant of the oppression of anyone they aren't related to or know directly so global oppression of anyone else is theoretical and meaningless. Of course this should be obvious to anyone who isn't a moron.

grindy 08-12-2020 12:28 AM

Who's a good little leftist? You are! Yes, you are! *pats on head, gives fair traded treat*

OccultHawk 08-12-2020 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 2130426)
Who's a good little leftist? You are! Yes, you are! *pats on head, gives fair traded treat*

May I have one too please?

grindy 08-12-2020 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2130428)
May I have one too please?

No. You'd sell your vote for Trump bucks. Bad leftist. Bad. *sprays with water bottle*

grindy 08-12-2020 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2130430)
call me a (((globalist)))

That's cultural appropriation. Those are our parentheses.

OccultHawk 08-12-2020 01:17 AM

Trump has no real political roots. He’s a narcissistic populist not a conservative. He also has a well-armed proletariat base. It’s true he’s a repulsive capitalist but he’s also the only president we’ve ever had who could realistically become a hardline death dealing communist and wrap it in the flag. All the great commies are capitalists. Biden is always going to be somewhere in that hard work pays off camp. Trump doesn’t give a **** about work ethic he’s about ripping off, ****ing over, and even imprisoning other rich people. When Trump starts talking about giving **** away **** yes I’m down. I understand that playing with Trump is playing with fire. Good. Burn mother****er burn.

OccultHawk 08-12-2020 06:31 AM

Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon Supporter, Wins Primary In Georgia

The Batlord 08-12-2020 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2130438)
Trump has no real political roots. He’s a narcissistic populist not a conservative. He also has a well-armed proletariat base. It’s true he’s a repulsive capitalist but he’s also the only president we’ve ever had who could realistically become a hardline death dealing communist and wrap it in the flag. All the great commies are capitalists. Biden is always going to be somewhere in that hard work pays off camp. Trump doesn’t give a **** about work ethic he’s about ripping off, ****ing over, and even imprisoning other rich people. When Trump starts talking about giving **** away **** yes I’m down. I understand that playing with Trump is playing with fire. Good. Burn mother****er burn.

I wonder what a brain scan of you writing this post would look like?

Anteater 08-12-2020 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2130438)
Trump has no real political roots. He’s a narcissistic populist not a conservative. He also has a well-armed proletariat base. It’s true he’s a repulsive capitalist but he’s also the only president we’ve ever had who could realistically become a hardline death dealing communist and wrap it in the flag. All the great commies are capitalists. Biden is always going to be somewhere in that hard work pays off camp. Trump doesn’t give a **** about work ethic he’s about ripping off, ****ing over, and even imprisoning other rich people. When Trump starts talking about giving **** away **** yes I’m down. I understand that playing with Trump is playing with fire. Good. Burn mother****er burn.

Quite possibly the best take I've ever seen.

SGR 08-12-2020 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2130478)
Quite possibly the best take I've ever seen.

Almost sounds like OH would rather let the bull rampage through the China shop for another four years than vote for Biden.

Frownland 08-12-2020 06:08 PM

Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Trump Bird Opinion

That judge is like:
https://jessplayin.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=332&h=341


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