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#91
Political/Government General Discussion / Re: Donald is in trouble
Last post by ferdmonger - March 22, 2024, 11:24:58 PM
Is there anything big money can't manipulate?

And just like that, Truth Social is worth billions. Kind of like Enron.  Money pulled out of thin air. 
#92
What an crazy day!  Buckle up, cause there's a lot to cover:

Russians fund Ukrainian drones  Ummm...thanks?  Some of these donations might be a symbolic way of protesting the war, but afaik, a lot of these are by mistake - both sides try to appeal for drone help in a variety of languages without being too specific about the exact intent, so people see "3rd battalion needs your help to buy 3 drones and a vehicle!" on their feeds and naturally, there's a fair amount of mistaken identity and it cuts both ways.

Russia strikes Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant

Things aren't great at the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant, either.

There has been a flurry of articles claiming that the US urged Ukraine not to attack Russian oil refineries, but Ukraine denies this, calling it "fake information".

The Russians have been bombing residential buildings, hospitals, power plants, grain silos, farms, schools, churches, markets, bus stops, and the occasional military target for the past 2 years.  If you want to tell the Ukrainians what they can and cannot do as the bombs fall in Kyiv and Kharkiv and Odessa, be my guest.  If I were sending equipment to Ukraine, I wouldn't ask any questions at all and trust that the Ukrainians know best how to protect themselves.  They certainly know better than I do.

And last but not least, a grisly terrorist attack in Moscow killed at least 60.  This is a fast-moving story with a LOT of speculation.  What we do know for sure is that the US warned of such an attack about two weeks ago.  I wonder what exactly prompted this warning.  Another thing I know for sure is that Russia is preparing another round of mobilization, though I can't say for sure if it's because of the election outcome or due to dropping recruitment rates, but this terrorist attack seems like a remarkably convenient way to push the populace to be more favorable towards a war that has recently declined in popularity substantially after the fighting spilled over into Russian land.
#93
Political/Government General Discussion / Re: Donald is in trouble
Last post by Cassia - March 22, 2024, 10:28:29 PM
I see Trump has some DWAC/Truth Social merger 'shell game' going to funnel Chinese (and Russian) money into his bond payments, in an attempt to keep himself out of jail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_World_Acquisition_Corp

DWAC was created with the help of ARC Capital, a Shanghai-based firm specializing in listing Chinese companies on American stock markets that has been a target of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations for misrepresenting shell corporations.[3][4][5] Some investors were surprised to learn that their investment money was being used to finance a Trump company.[6] In 2021, the DWAC Trump venture was linked with another company, China Yunhong Holdings, based in Wuhan, Hubei,[7][8] until its lead banker who was running the merger promised to sever ties with China in December 2021, stating that Yunhong was to "dissolve and liquidate".[9][10] In February 2022, Reuters reported that the connection between Shanghai-based ARC Capital and Digital World was more extensive than thought, with ARC having offered money to get the SPAC off the ground.[10]
#94
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post your funny pictures h...
Last post by Unbeliever - March 22, 2024, 07:20:55 PM
Well, I guess I wouldn't need a colonoscopy! 🤣
#95
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post your funny pictures h...
Last post by Dark Lightning - March 22, 2024, 06:50:46 PM
Drink some, and if you live you'll be farting bubbles.
#96
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post your funny pictures h...
Last post by Unbeliever - March 22, 2024, 05:24:01 PM
That looks tasty! 🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🥭🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🫐🥝🍅🫒🥥🍋🥑🍆🥔🥕🤣
#97
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post your funny pictures h...
Last post by Hydra009 - March 22, 2024, 04:34:57 PM
Detergent companies: only the dumbest of the dumb would think to drink our product

Also detergent companies:

#98
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post Funny Videos
Last post by Unbeliever - March 22, 2024, 03:13:12 AM
I've been listening to the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant lately
I read them decades ago, and remembered that they were very good, but I recalled few details about the plot. I'm about to begin the Second Chronicles, and I'm looking forward to the part where Covenant finally becomes more confident in the use of the wild magic. I hope I can get to the third Chronicles, which I never got around to before.
#99
Tell a Joke or two / Re: Post Funny Videos
Last post by Hydra009 - March 22, 2024, 02:07:44 AM

Horus Heresy readers:  Thank the Omnissiah it's finally over.  I haven't slept for ages!  (64 books published within 18 years - fun fact, the conflict takes about 9 years within the narrative)
#100

Russia managed to sink their own fishing vessel in the Baltic sea, killing 3 crew members.  History rhymes

Edit - He dissed the Electoral College system, and rightly so.  It is strange!  And purposefully designed so that election victory and popular mandate are not necessarily linked, which is incredibly problematic/dangerous for obvious reasons.