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rubber soul 08-14-2022 04:58 AM

Some good news. Rushdie is off the ventilator and talking. They're saying he's even making jokes.


https://apnews.com/article/salman-ru...d85df7b0fb5fea

Trollheart 08-14-2022 11:47 AM

Um... what? :laughing:

Yeah, that'll show them!
:rolleyes:
News Alert: Man fatally shoots self after crashing car into barricade near US Capitol Building


A man shot and killed himself after driving into a vehicle barricade near the US Capitol Building early Sunday morning, US Capitol Police said.

The incident happened shortly after 4 a.m. ET, when the man drove his car into a barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street. He then exited his car, which became "engulfed in flames," and fired several shots into the air, Capitol Police said in a statement.

He then fatally shot himself when authorities approached him. There were no additional injuries and the man's name was not immediately released, according to the statement.

jwb 08-15-2022 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush (Post 2214201)
Side note, but.

A big problem which is universal, but that I guess the US was particularly vulnerable to, is ofc the problem that a lot of people don't know what's real. Like in the discussions about selfishness, that itself creates an environment where people like Trump can weaponize lies in order to gain power. If more people had integrated some critical thinking skills in the way they use their brains daily, that might not have happened. His win wasn't huge, it might've tipped the votes. We'd all be less vulnerable to other nations' manipulations, like how Russia pumps out disinformation from their lies-factories. A usual pathology of these lies is to separate people into uses and thems and so destabilize and undermine nations and people's well-being.

So I don't know much about short term solutions in the US (though I do hope you get Trump for the dangerous criminal he is), but I do feel that if we want functional democracies in the future, then it is necessary that more people learn to separate fact from fiction. It'll promote policies and legislation based on reality and not how much adrenochrome the other politicians suck out of babies. Living in the same reality will help people unite instead of seeing eachother as problems or enemies.

So more / better quality schooling, teaching critical thinking philosophy and skills, anything that would help to counter the influence of religious / conspiracy thinking like regulating what social media companies are allowed to. Disinformation spreading on the internet also needs to be tamed.

I mean I'm fine with more schooling but I don't expect most people to become rational actors any time soon. Even when people aren't buying into conspiracy theories and **** like that, most voters are just being lead around like sheep by advertisements and slogans and our reality tv like election coverage.

grindy 08-24-2022 08:31 AM

Just saw an article titled "Man exposes himself and attacks woman with dead seagull" (translated from German).
Looks like we are finally getting our own discount Florida men. Good (or bad) thing that there are no alligators here to attack people with.

Trollheart 08-25-2022 05:27 AM

Jesus ****ing Christ! :mad:

Little girl gunned down in her own house

Guybrush 08-25-2022 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2215294)

Without any knowledge beforehand, that was a rough read. The third paragraph is one of the most undecipheringly dense pieces of text I've read in quite a while.

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Originally Posted by RTE News
He forced his way in to her family home while trying to flee a masked gunman, and while the little girl lay dying, Nee, who was also shot, was taken to hospital by his friends in a black Audi.

So that's a great movie.

Trollheart 08-25-2022 12:12 PM

Sorry about that. I was so angry and disgusted I just gave the basic details. These people have no conscience. Hope they're caught and put away forever, not that that will bring this little girl back.

The Batlord 08-25-2022 12:19 PM

I don't even know what happened tbh. At first glance I thought the dude named might have shot the girl but that didn't make sense but then it's an unnamed and barely hinted at unknown gunman and the other guy also got shot and here's his criminal history? The vibe I got was that the only non-purely innocent person in the story was being centered on because he presumably was somehow involved with the shooter.

music_collector 08-25-2022 09:30 PM

What a crazy story. RIP little one.

Trollheart 09-02-2022 07:57 PM

The Most Incompetent Assassin in the World? :D

grindy 09-02-2022 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2215948)

Dunno, man

Five hitmen jailed after each hired the other to carry out murder that was never committed

The Batlord 09-02-2022 10:11 PM

I'll bet they were Irish.

Trollheart 09-06-2022 11:11 AM

Nah, we would have done it for a lifetime supply of Guinness. Hell, we'd have killed OURSELVES for a lifetime supply of Guinness! :laughing:

The Batlord 09-14-2022 07:40 PM

Azerbaijan invaded Armenia like two days ago, then there was a ceasefire yesterday, then the ceasefire was broken, and two hours ago we got another ceasefire. I hope this one holds cause Armenia doesn't sound ready for this fight and the international community doesn't seem to give a ****.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-uk...c497a2d79e22d6

The Batlord 09-14-2022 07:58 PM

A couple days ago Azerbaijan invaded Armenia, then Tuesday there was a ceasefire, then there was fighting again, then two hours ago there's another ceasefire. Hope it holds as Armenia doesn't seem ready for this fight after already losing a war two years ago to Azerbaijan where there was supposed genocide of Armenian civilians.

Azerbaijan's alliance with Turkey that puts Armenia directly between two nations that seem to have issues with its continued existence does not make this any less troubling.

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire to end fighting

Norg 09-14-2022 08:09 PM

dont worry russia and Chechnya will save them :P for a price that is

like Armenia help fight Ukraine has well

The Batlord 09-14-2022 08:10 PM

I will skull **** you.

music_collector 09-14-2022 08:26 PM

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Hell, we'd have killed OURSELVES for a lifetime supply of Guinness!
I'd do lots for such a supply of Guinness.

Norg 09-21-2022 06:42 PM

dis women sad Sad Britian :P and lets give "armando" from el Salvador head seat at the table : )

Trollheart 10-06-2022 11:05 AM

This is why some people should never have children! :yikes:

Woman arrested after pouring boiling water on her child

The Batlord 10-06-2022 11:16 AM

And here I always put my spaghetti IN the pot.

Trollheart 10-06-2022 05:04 PM

You're a very sick man, and I have no doubt it's something you're very proud of.

The Batlord 10-09-2022 06:52 PM

So apparently Yeezie is full JQ now. I love the world.

Kanye West's Twitter account locked for anti-Semitic tweet

Trollheart 10-12-2022 02:34 PM

A ****ing BILLION? The guy's toast! :laughing:

News Alert: Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre


Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages, a Connecticut jury decided Wednesday, capping a wrenching weeks-long trial that put on display the serious harm inflicted by the conspiracy theorist’s lies.

With its punishing award, the decision could shrink or even doom Jones’ Infowars media empire, which has been at the center of major conspiracy theories dating back to former President George W. Bush’s administration and was embraced by President Donald Trump.

The decision marks a key moment in the years-long process that began in 2018 when the families took legal action against Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, the parent of the fringe media organization Infowars.

The Batlord 10-12-2022 09:06 PM

Barry Goldwater : Donald Trump :: Varg Vikerness : Kanye West

grindy 10-13-2022 01:28 AM

In case somebody missed this hilarious detail: One of the many reasons Alex Jones got ****ed was that his lawyers accidentally sent his phone to the opposing team.
Here's a good breakdown:

Lisnaholic 10-13-2022 07:53 AM

Yes, I remember that little gem, grindy :laughing: Pity the lawyer who then had to ask Alex Jones, "...and can I have my fees now, please?"
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If true, this one's weird, though unfortunately the article doesn't show a petrie dish wired up to a ping-pong machine:-

Brain Cells In A Dish Played Video Game:-
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/w...scn/index.html

Apparently scientists are now checking to see if the petrie dish can listen to an album and give it a number rating, like they do in an album club.

The Batlord 10-13-2022 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 2218892)
In case somebody missed this hilarious detail: One of the many reasons Alex Jones got ****ed was that his lawyers accidentally sent his phone to the opposing team.
Here's a good breakdown:

Best part is that the lawyer could have just said "Oops, that's actually privileged" and it would have been inadmissable, but he just kinda didn't for no apparent reason.

Norg 10-20-2022 09:37 PM

sadly the Iranian government is about that life :P !!! its going to take a civil war to pry them out of power

The Batlord 11-11-2022 08:53 AM

Put it into my veins.

KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion

SGR 11-11-2022 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2220405)

jfc

"It's memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!"

Someone's getting fired. Don't know how something like that slips through. Maybe a pissed off employee who was on their way out?

The Batlord 11-11-2022 09:40 AM

Nah it was an AI generated thing I think.

Frownland 11-11-2022 09:42 AM

Missed opportunity to promote Kristallnuggets.

SGR 11-11-2022 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2220408)
Missed opportunity to promote Kristallnuggets.

https://c.tenor.com/59EuynW0y_EAAAAi...kanye-west.gif

jadis 11-19-2022 09:56 AM

The head of FIFA did the Cuomo bit


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Rj...=JohnnyNoChill

The Batlord 11-19-2022 07:36 PM

Donald Trump unblocked from Twitter!!!

Norg 11-19-2022 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2220959)
Donald Trump unblocked from Twitter!!!


"Undo these chains my friend !!!! ill show You the Rage ive hidden"

The Batlord 11-19-2022 09:31 PM

Turkey has had a boner for annihilating the Kurds in northern Syria for decades since the PKK, a Kurdish separatist paramilitary, operate from there and a recent bombing in Turkey that Erdogan blames on the Kurds seems to be the justification for yet another round of invasion and ethnic cleansing. Solidarity with the based Kurds in Rojava and **** Turkey.

Turkey bombs towns across northern Syria after Istanbul bombing, say reports

Norg 11-20-2022 12:45 AM

the ottoman empire was the best thing to happen to the middle east ...i think :P

how were the ottomans at ruling the middleast empire ..??? its not really talk about much

if it reformed now that would be a hole lost more people for the turks to babysit millions n millions

rubber soul 11-20-2022 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2220959)
Donald Trump unblocked from Twitter!!!

And nobody cares.


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