Vertical Lime posted:

https://twitter.com/AP/status/817521687604457477

presidenting is hard

bump_fn posted:

man you're one loving pathetic canadian getin so horned up on america

fuckin owned

zen death robot posted:

Also I think we mostly have SLBMS now so it's probably the navy that'll be the ones making everyone die

SpaceGoku posted:

I think if we got into a slapfight with iran and used a nuclear weapon against them, even in a tactical level, it would be a major upheaval in the global standards for conflict because we would be using a nuclear device on a non-nuclear power (for the second time, lol)

like that changes things in a way where no one knows what the world would look like the next morning (literally and figuratively)

I mean at that point anyone who got nukes would be using them to achieve tactical-level goals in conflicts, at the minimum, and then after you do that for a minute or two well you might as well start using them as strategic weapons again, right?

Baloogan posted:

im hoping trump inacts a minincome for every american, even americans abroad!!

Wikkheiser posted:

russia's influence ops are also not really a secret at all. there are secretive-ish aspects of it, like the email hacking, twitter bots that are plausibly deniable sorta. most of the money and effort is the info stuff and most of that is blatant.

it's more about exploiting openness, and RT is like, "we're just providing an alternative." "so what if we're russian? we have a right to be part of the conversation." "U.S./europe are societies that have freedom of speech, why are you criticizing us for airing stories the mainstream media won't tell?"

but the kremlin also sees western societies as weak, gay, decadent, etc. and unwilling to stand up and have a backbone. and the russian government doesn't give a poo poo about wooing the rest of the world into adopting russian culture (like america does). it does not attempt to persuade, but confuse and disorient -- and its coverage is unrelentingly critical and tends to not have much positive stuff about russia.

zen death robot posted:

Are we talking taking out a tank division with a yield smaller than Hiroshima or MIRVs over Baghdad

Baloogan posted:

dude, ameria got to the moon, has a pile of nukes, invneted nukes, the internet and other stuff, used nukes, got big jets, loads of jets, aircraft carriers, ships, curise missiles, satellites, global strike, global reach. its just a shame we're so stagnated atm!! man if i wern't already a citizen id be trying as hard as can be to become one lol

just need to come up with single payer health care with low (50$ or so) per month payments and america is perfect!

im hoping trump inacts a minincome for every american, even americans abroad!!


we got 3 fields of silos, mostly for a big counterforce salvo. loads of air dropped nukes (B-2s, and for NATO allies), nuke cruise missiles (B-52s), for actually fighting a limited nuclear war. And finally the SLBMs for countervalue vengeance!

If trump wanted to nuke an iranian naval base its prob either a B-2 or a B-52 thats gonna launch a curise missile or drop a nuke to do the deed.

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As 2016 ends, priests are calling for more exorcists to fight what they are calling “an army of demons.” Satanic groups openly organize against Christianity, even at Christmas. And trendy festivals like Burning Man are increasingly resembling something like a religion.

It’s part of a general trend that has Christians worried. And Karl Payne, former chaplain for the Seattle Seahawks and an experienced exorcist who authored “Spiritual Warfare: Christians, Demonization and Deliverance,” says the danger is real.

“Spiritism is clearly on the rise in North America; typically associated with contacting spirits to communicate with the dead in one form or fashion,” he told WND. “The media is replete with programs and movies glorifying walking and talking with the dead. Can successfully contacting demonic spirits, which is what practitioners are actually doing whether they understand this or not, open up a person to actual demonization? Yes, it can. Is this done purposely? Sometimes it is. Is this done innocently or naively? Sometimes it is. Do demons care whether a person’s motives are purposeful or innocent for involving themselves with demonic spirits?

“No.” Payne said he had worked with people in the past who found themselves caught in demonic bondage both purposely or through something thought of as a game or curiosity. “Demons ultimately have one job, and that is to destroy,” he said. “A friendly demon is a construct of childish entertainment, not reality.”

Carl Gallups, a pastor and the author of “When the Lion Roars: Understanding the Implications of Ancient Prophecies For Our Time,” said he believes the Last Days are drawing near and the reported growth in demonic activity is the fulfillment of prophecy.

Baloogan posted:

dude, ameria got to the moon, has a pile of nukes, invneted nukes, the internet and other stuff, used nukes, got big jets, loads of jets, aircraft carriers, ships, curise missiles, satellites, global strike, global reach. its just a shame we're so stagnated atm!! man if i wern't already a citizen id be trying as hard as can be to become one lol

just need to come up with single payer health care with low (50$ or so) per month payments and america is perfect!

im hoping trump inacts a minincome for every american, even americans abroad!!

Samurai Sanders posted:

Whenever I read something like this I picture Trump as Jeff Lebwosky saying an exact phrase used by the last person he talked to to the next person he talks to so he can sound smart.

bump_fn posted:

you cant give away your gimmick this easily

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

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The media is replete with programs and movies glorifying walking and talking with the dead

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