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Apr 10, 2018 21:54
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Weren’t the Russian mercs completely surprised when the base retaliated and wiped out like 100 guys? So my understanding of that event is Russia advanced on a rebel position (that had a couple of dozen US military advisers in it) with a mechanized force of about 550 men. One of their elements moved a tank forwards and fired approximately 25-30 rounds into a hill that was about 500 feet away from the base. It was a very deliberate and intentional probing action with no other purpose than to see how we would respond. We responded by greasing 300 of the men they sent. Apparently when the counter-attack came the Russians were so terrified of provoking further counter-attacks that they simply tried to flee and did not return fire. Also apparently the survivors have some pretty horrific wounds and morale amongst Russian forces who might face US forces in actual combat is not exactly high right now. Prester Jane fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 21:55
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Deb Fischer is the worst of all these senators at hiding how little technical expertise she has.
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Apr 10, 2018 21:55
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I was going to post something snarky about how "All Democrats Are Bad" punching-bag Governor Ralph Northam vetoed a bill banning sanctuary cities in Vriginia but I saw a much more interesting article as I was reading it: Republican Medicaid backers say backlash is less than they expected quote:When the Southwest Virginia Republican returned home from Richmond after the General Assembly adjourned, ads on his local radio station were blasting him — and broadcasting his office phone number. Bankrolled by conservative powerhouse Americans for Prosperity, the ads urged voters to call and let Kilgore have it.
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Apr 10, 2018 21:56
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evilweasel posted:https://twitter.com/SalehaMohsin/status/983804614339330049 Not sure I understand how this could happen from one appearance if the company's stock shares didn't increase by 20x in value?
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Apr 10, 2018 21:56
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evilweasel posted:trump bombed syria last time they used chemical weapons, and was widely expected to do it again before the cohen arrest came out Por que no los dos? The last time Trump did this it was widely seen as a way for trump to try and bolster his popularity by being a big tough man. I don't remotely think that is the only reason, but at the same time, I have to imagine it factors into his decision making, Just like it is really hard not to look at Kosovo and wonder how much of that had to do with the fact that Clinton had just been impeached.
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Apr 10, 2018 21:58
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Hello everybody! https://twitter.com/scottmstedman/status/983810080339406848?s=21
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Apr 10, 2018 21:59
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Prester Jane posted:So in that situation Russia advanced on a rebel position that had a couple of dozen US military advisers in it with a mechanized force of about 550 men. One of their elements moved a tank forwards and fired approximately 25-30 rounds into a hill that was about 500 feet away from the base. It was a very deliberate and intentional probing action with no other purpose than to see how we would respond. I wonder if this red, glowing burner on the stovetop is hot. I know, I'll find out by touching it with my tongue.
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Apr 10, 2018 21:59
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skeleton warrior posted:I was going to post something snarky about how "All Democrats Are Bad" punching-bag Governor Ralph Northam vetoed a bill banning sanctuary cities in Vriginia but I saw a much more interesting article as I was reading it: "Republican Politician Is Surprised To Find Out That The Republican Party Doesn't Actually Represent Its Voters"
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Apr 10, 2018 21:59
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Oh get the gently caress in  What a wonderful week so far!
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Apr 10, 2018 21:59
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skeleton warrior posted:I was going to post something snarky about how "All Democrats Are Bad" punching-bag Governor Ralph Northam vetoed a bill banning sanctuary cities in Vriginia I'm glad he did that, particularly given the fact that he suggested he'd ban them during the campaign. I hope it heralds better and better positions from him.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:00
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Yeeeees It's all one big chain of loving traitors
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Apr 10, 2018 22:00
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Now crack the phylactery.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:00
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! You know, I honestly thought he was dead.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:00
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! If Fox goes down Donnie's pressing the big red button for real. What is there to live for?
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Apr 10, 2018 22:01
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Caros posted:You know, I honestly thought he was dead. That was Ailes
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Apr 10, 2018 22:01
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! gently caress yeah.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:01
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Please, please, PLEASE God, let there be proof that Tony Blair had an affair with his wife.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:01
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KickerOfMice posted:Probably, it wasn't just ground forces, they unloaded an AC-130 on them. Those things are terrifying. This video isn't too graphic (although it does show real combat) but it gets the point across of just how absurdly lethal an AC-130 is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ihyD4w3zzU Prester Jane fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 22:02
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Kafka Esq. posted:That was Ailes Eh, the world got a little darker for a half second. Then it brightened right up. Now he gets to deal with this before he dies.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:02
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Oh poo poo.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:02
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Zwabu posted:Not sure I understand how this could happen from one appearance if the company's stock shares didn't increase by 20x in value? Assuming all of his wealth is facebook stock, which is a good simplifying assumption, that just means facebook stock went up by 4%.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:03
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Ben's rear end is up, sniping at Chris Coons like the sleazy tool he is. Aaaaand now he's boo-hoo-hooing at the prospect of companies "policing" hate speech.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:04
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! Now we just need the Kochs and the Mercers to get raided and we'll have all the right-wing fuckers under investigation.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:06
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Prester Jane posted:So my understanding of that event is Russia advanced on a rebel position (that had a couple of dozen US military advisers in it) with a mechanized force of about 550 men. One of their elements moved a tank forwards and fired approximately 25-30 rounds into a hill that was about 500 feet away from the base. It was a very deliberate and intentional probing action with no other purpose than to see how we would respond. The weirdest detail about this incident was that the Russian PMC was controlled by Putin's former chef buddy turned crony who is now under indictment by the Mueller investigation.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:06
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Caros posted:Por que no los dos? there was a long-running republican conspiracy theory that clinton bombed some camps in afghanistan to try to distract from monica lewinsky hearings that day, because he was supposedly targeting someone most people had never heard of and obviously that wasn't that important compared to the lewinsky hearings for some reason, those stopped after sometime in september, 2001 and i've never heard them since  i think it's dumb to jump to those conclusions when the action completely fits what we know of the person. trump already bombed syria once based on this exact provocation, assuming he is going to bomb another country to get a temporary reprieve from press coverage is silly when there's no need to assume that (and if we assumed that we should be seeing bombings basically every single week).
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Apr 10, 2018 22:07
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canepazzo posted:If Fox goes down Donnie's pressing the big red button for real. What is there to live for? It's not clear from the article what they did the raid for -- they just put it behind paywall but mentioned that this commission is more to do with price fixing. But who knows.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:08
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KickerOfMice posted:I wonder if this red, glowing burner on the stovetop is hot. I know, I'll find out by touching it with my tongue. They probably were trying to figure out what the US RoE were and found out it was weapons free. In a stand-up fight there isn't much better than the US military. Even with stuff like insurgencies, they got a whole lot better over time, at the expense of conventional tactic training in some cases. Doesn't mean this Syrian thing couldn't go the sideways, though. If it does I certainly hope they make a poster like the Serbs. 
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Apr 10, 2018 22:09
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evilweasel posted:there was a long-running republican conspiracy theory that clinton bombed some camps in afghanistan to try to distract from monica lewinsky hearings that day, because he was supposedly targeting someone most people had never heard of and obviously that wasn't that important compared to the lewinsky hearings Fun fact: this is literally what "Wag the Dog" was based on.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:09
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Tayter Swift posted:It's not clear from the article what they did the raid for -- they just put it behind paywall but mentioned that this commission is more to do with price fixing. But who knows. I think the UK has looser evidence laws than we do. They might find something interesting they can use officially if they happen to find it.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:10
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Krispy Wafer posted:They probably were trying to figure out what the US RoE were and found out it was weapons free. Wait, did they claim to have shot down 3? I thought only 1 was ever lost?
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Apr 10, 2018 22:11
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Krispy Wafer posted:They probably were trying to figure out what the US RoE were and found out it was weapons free. I thought only one F117 got shot down?
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Apr 10, 2018 22:11
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Tayter Swift posted:Hello everybody! WHAT? No loving way. Really?
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Apr 10, 2018 22:11
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PJ's video is bugging out, but an AC-130 is basically two tanks stapled onto the side of a gigantic cargo plane.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:12
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Vladimir Putin posted:I thought only one F117 got shot down? its propaganda. that war also did not go well for them
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Apr 10, 2018 22:13
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That movie didn’t really age well because that guy was some guy named Osama Bin Laden
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Apr 10, 2018 22:13
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Even the title of the article you quoted disproves this Hollywood Flashback: 'Wag the Dog' Foretold Bill Clinton's White House Scandal in 1997 quote:The dark comedy about a president accused of groping a Girl Scout in the Oval Office was released just weeks before Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was revealed: Writer David Mamet "was trying to think of something that would never happen in real life," New Line's then-production president Michael De Luca says. The timing was just......unfortunate.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:14
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wilderthanmild posted:Wait, did they claim to have shot down 3? I thought only 1 was ever lost? Yeah, it was only one. I don't know if that's the original unmodified poster or not. It also could be a way to force the US to acknowledge and reaffirm that one was shot down since the immediate reaction is to question whether the Air Force lost more than expected.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:14
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KickerOfMice posted:PJ's video is bugging out, but an AC-130 is basically two tanks stapled onto the side of a gigantic cargo plane. to be fair the AC-130 is p useless against anyone with an air force or advanced SAM missles. same for the warthog. a straight up fight in Syria with Russia would see a bunch of planes and poo poo get lost as we readjust to actually having someone who can counter airpower, even if we outnumber them.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:15
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Lote posted:That movie didn’t really age well because that guy was some guy named Osama Bin Laden Oh, I'd say it aged remarkably well - it just ended up applying far better to Dubya going into Iraq. Like, I didn't know when it was released when I first saw it, so I flat-out assumed it was lampooning Bush.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:15
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