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    THE ADVENTURES OF THE 47TH PRESIDENT....

    I have no idea if any of this is true or not, and quite frankly IDGAF. The interesting part is that the people trying to make a big deal about it are the same ones who will yell from the rooftops that it's perfectly normal. But, as far as his personal life, if he's not claiming to actually be...
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    Political Picture thread. (humor/memes/etc)

    Governments spend a lot of effort hiding secrets. But they all know that their enemies already know most of them. The real goal of all the secrecy is to keep the public from finding out what's really going on.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    More oil on the market lowers the price of oil. High oil prices are one of the major political obstacles for Trump to continue the operation. It makes perfect sense once you acknowledge that the Iran deal is a higher priority than Ukraine for Trump. Also with Russia no longer getting drones...
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    Charlie Kirk shot (merged threads)

    It disingenuous to say "the bullet doesn't match" when that bullet can't be matched to any rifle at all because of it's condition. That phrase makes it sound like there is evidence that it *wasn't* fired from that rifle, there isn't. The prosecution can track down the other 6 people and just...
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    Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to FL and TX to come back to New York and pay taxes.

    They'll just borrow against it as collateral or something like that. Then eventually they defaults and it disappears. Since nobody ever prosecutes government agents when they break laws like that, they have no reason to actually worry if it's illegal or not.
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    Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to FL and TX to come back to New York and pay taxes.

    It's like having ants. You'll never get rid of them if there's food out no matter how many you kill or how much poison you spread. But clean up the mess so there's no food and they'll just magically disappear.
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    Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to FL and TX to come back to New York and pay taxes.

    The thing about moochers is that you don't *have* to kick them out. If you cut them off they will leave on their own.
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    Charlie Kirk shot (merged threads)

    Not surprising. How many guns do you think are laying around with only one set? You think this guy deep cleaned the rifle right before this ?
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    And we might finally get peace in the middle east out of this. What did we get in exchange for the Biden's price spike ? What were we even *trying* to get ?
  10. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    You really need to find more diverse sources of information. Nobody claimed there wouldn't be temporary increases in oil prices. It's obvious that would happen, but it's necessary in the long run.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Don't you find it a bit odd that Europe is clutching their pearls and calling for us to surrender to stop the fighting while the Muslim Arabs that are actually in the middle east and are actually getting hit are saying "finish Iran off so we can be rid of them" ? Also, since modern European has...
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    They would undoubtedly target NYC, DC, or LA. I'm not sure they wouldn't be doing us a favor TBH. I don't know what that country would look like when we were done though. Imagine trying to explain 1980s Japan to someone from the 1940s LOL.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Which is interesting because the actual muslim majority countries that are in the middle east are generally supportive. Sort of like the white liberal women who think blacks are too stupid to get an ID, and the actual blacks are like "no, it's not that hard"
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    If their definition of "cannot lose" is "if you die a martyr, then you win" then I believe we can reach an agreement.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Yes they have: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-condemns-iranian-aggression-urges-strong-global-response/
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    Canada Says They Will Send Police Door To Door After Failed Gun Buy Back

    Don't wait till they're at your door to do something about it. Any officers participating should be worried about who is going to knock on *their* door. I have no illusions about any Canadians having the balls to actually do something about it though. I do wonder how many "collection squad"...
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    DC Appeals reverses Mag Ban...

    "The constitution is not a suicide pact". It was written by the same people who's slogan was "give me liberty or give me death". If you can't handle that, then GTFO of the country and go live in the UK or Canada or something. Because eventually you ilk are going to keep pushing this until...
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    All things NY fraud.

    It's always easier to embezzle money from a failing enterprise than a successful one. Whenever you see something run so poorly that you can't imagine how anyone would think it was a good idea, consider that maybe none of the leaders even intended it to ever work. The Rochester fast ferry is a...
  19. spat

    Jill Biden Secret Service agent shoots himself

    Aren't you supposed to be *less* likely to get shot with them around ? Imagine if he'd hit her LOL. I guess they're "helping" keep her safe in the same way the department of education is "helping" educate our kids.
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    Governor Hochul Highlights Growing Support For Proposals To Crack Down On DIY Machine Guns and 3D-Printed Guns

    The real criminals we need to lock up are in Albany, and many of the DAs and Judges.
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    NY AG Letitia James hit with two more criminal referrals alleging possible insurance fraud

    More chins than a Chinese phonebook.
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    All things NY fraud.

    "The beatings will escalate until morale improves"
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    All things NY fraud.

    Once the corruption hits a critical mass it starts to reinforce itself in a positive feedback loop. Crooks protect crooks and actively try to force anyone out who presents a threat to corruption. It's an inevitable consequence of any long lasting bureaucracy. The only solution to that is a...
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    NY AG Letitia James hit with two more criminal referrals alleging possible insurance fraud

    Why on earth does *anyone* get the government to pay for their criminal defense, outside of a public defender ? There is no job anywhere in government that "breaking the law" is part of.
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    DC Appeals reverses Mag Ban...

    It's not harder to buy an illegal gun in NY than it is to buy illegal drugs. Which is to say, not very difficult at all.
  26. spat

    We need a new doom and gloom thread. It has been a while.

    Market is down = bargain hunting time.
  27. spat

    FCC bans sale of new model routers made outside the US

    As bad as the US government is, China is *far* worse.
  28. spat

    THE ADVENTURES OF THE 47TH PRESIDENT....

    If they drop the requirements for new engines, then they kinda have to drop the prohibition on deleting them from old ones too. At least at the federal level.
  29. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Should just go back to Persia, I think the locals would prefer that. Then forget all about that unfortunate time they were called Iran.
  30. spat

    FCC bans sale of new model routers made outside the US

    You're not wrong, but I think limiting the ban to China is going the wrong direction. I think they should expand the ban to anyone who can't certify a fully domestic supply chain.
  31. spat

    Political Picture thread. (humor/memes/etc)

    Isn't that the guy who played Palpatine?
  32. spat

    FCC bans sale of new model routers made outside the US

    Those were supermicro motherboards assembled in China. They were designed in the US by a US company that outsourced the assembly to China. China made the boards to look identical to the design, but added that back door in a way you can't find it without very sophisticated disassembly of the...
  33. spat

    FCC bans sale of new model routers made outside the US

    Because literally everyone else (and even probably half the domestic manufacturers is still using parts from China. Do a search for "chinese backdoor" and they're probably the only nationality out there where the first page is all hacking and not porn. Some of it is insidious. Malicious...
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    It's time for common sense BB gun laws.

    One of these came through the local gun shop out here a couple years ago. I was *this* close to buying it. EWGC Custom Glock 17 Gen3 17rd Nintendo Zapper Edition in 9mm (PI1750203-ZAP) EWGC Custom Glock 17 Gen3 17rd Nintendo Zapper Edition in 9mm (PI1750203-ZAP)
  35. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Iran would give ISIS a nuke in a heartbeat if they thought it would be detonated in NY or DC. They may dislike each other, but they won't pass up a "death to America" opportunity for it.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Well, I certainly don't accept what the US .gov says without question, their credibility is obviously orders of magnitude better than Iran's.
  37. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    OMG, another sneak attack....
  38. spat

    Political Picture thread. (humor/memes/etc)

    They were #1. Iran was just easier to take out.
  39. spat

    Senator Lee Unveils National Bill to Override Hostile State Gun Laws

    Except for all the violence. That's the fundamental difference between "I just want to be left alone" and "use my pronouns or else".
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    They seem to have some very senior sources, so it's quite likely it's above the level where that information is aggregated.
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Except that logic *does* follow when it comes to "how much are we missing". "Our intelligence on Iran was so bad we didn't know about a missile that could reach London, what else don't we know" is a valid line of reasoning .
  42. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Iran was behind every single one of those. Every bit as much as the US was behind the bay of pigs.
  43. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    They've basically been waging was on us continuously since 1979. Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present) https://share.google/7QW7NFkhHM8eeqOyq They literally tried to assassinate Trump. That *alone* justifies the current campaign. Why do some people think their...
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    I dunno, how many times do they need to attack our ships and bases and try to assassinate our president before they qualify ? Why is it you seem to think the US needs to just sit back and take it forever. We should have taken them out at the first opportunity after the '79 hostage crisis...
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    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    If by "surprise", you mean they didn't get prior warning of the exact time and targets, then yea. But, most rational people would agree they had plenty of warning that an attack was coming, and *nobody* is going to give them more detail than that. We have been striking them on and off for the...
  46. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    Feb 19th, Trump explicitly said they had 10 or 15 days to reach a diplomatic solution or "bad things" would happen. Literally the whole world knew a strike was coming and the approximate time frame for it. It was only a "sneak attack" in the delusions of someone who is determined to hate...
  47. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    You think that was a sneak attack ? They had months of explicit direct warnings it was coming. Just because they thought Trump was bluffing doesn't make it a sneak attack. And I do think they are enough of a *global* threat that we needed to act. Probably should have decades ago. The fact...
  48. spat

    US and Iran conflict thread. ( merged threads)

    You seriously think someone is controlling Trump ? Isreal's goals and ours are roughly in alignment. Stabilization of the middle east is obviously more important to them, but that doesn't mean it isn't also in our interests. Since we both want that, it makes sense to coordinate our efforts.
  49. spat

    Has anyone else noticed that Democrat politicians throw weird anti-American temper tantrums?

    They would cite things like the atomic bombs, or Dresden. And they would try to conflate the internment of Japanese Americans here to what was done to the Jews. Now, there is no excuse for what happened to the Japanese Americans, but comparing the two is disgusting. That's like saying a slap...
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