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psydude
Apr 1, 2008

Any company with large operations in Africa is probably going to be armed to the teeth with South African and French mercenaries and a more robust arsenal than most nation states. So my money is with DeBeers and Starbucks.

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CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

BigDave posted:

Nestle and DeBeers would have a few stinger and Mistral manpads, but the mouse probably has a better air-defense network then the Iranians.

To be fair, Iran has a fairly robust SAM network, so thats saying something.

redneck nazgul
Apr 25, 2013

at one point, Pepsi was paid by the USSR with a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and 17 submarines, which put it into the top ten naval powers

Proud Christian Mom
Dec 20, 2006
READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD

redneck nazgul posted:

at one point, Pepsi was paid by the USSR with a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and 17 submarines, which put it into the top ten naval powers

Canada looks on longingly

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
E:dp

Flying_Crab
Apr 12, 2002



redneck nazgul posted:

at one point, Pepsi was paid by the USSR with a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and 17 submarines, which put it into the top ten naval powers

Wat

quote:

An Ohio police officer in full uniform, you know, the uniform that clearly identifies him as a police officer and as such gives him reason to have a radio, taser, and gun, faced some scary and tense moments when a security guard pulled a gun on him and tried to arrest the POLICE OFFICER for carrying a gun.

https://www.theroot.com/watch-white-security-guard-pulls-gun-on-black-cop-in-f-1836356876

:thunk:

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

redneck nazgul posted:

at one point, Pepsi was paid by the USSR with a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and 17 submarines, which put it into the top ten naval powers

quote:

Years later, the people of the Soviet Union wanted to strike a deal that would bring Pepsi products to their country permanently. However, there was an issue of how they would pay for their newest beverage, as their money wasn't accepted throughout the world.

So, the clever country decided to buy Pepsi using a universal currency: vodka!

In the late 1980s, Russia's initial agreement to serve Pepsi in their country was about to expire, but this time, their vodka wasn't going to be enough to cover the cost.

So, the Russians did what any country would do in desperate times: They traded Pepsi a fleet of subs and boats for a whole lot of soda. The new agreement included 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer.

The combined fleet was traded for three billion dollars worth of Pepsi. Yes, you read that right. Russia loves their Pepsi.

The historical exchange caused Pepsi to become the 6th most powerful military in the world, for a moment, before they sold the fleet to a Swedish company for scrap recycling.

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pepsi-briefly-became-the-6th-largest-military-in-the-world-2018-7

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008

Pepsi rules the waves!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Epstein bail hearing is underway, here's the twitter thread to follow in realtime:

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1150773048485785600?s=19

colachute
Mar 15, 2015

I’ll toxx for it.

I’ll eat a sixxer if he doesn’t get bail.

On one hand, I’ll gladly eat a probation if it means that fucker isn’t out, on the other hand I have no faith that justice will actually prevail.

I’m so loving cynical after the last couple weeks of news that it’s getting about time for me to go on another ignorance hiatus.

E: I don’t know how bait proceedings work so I’ll say if he’s denied bail before the end of the week I’ll eat a week-long probe instead.

colachute fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jul 15, 2019

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit
Some incel apparently brutally murdered a young woman and posted pictures of the body before being caught by police

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

I'd put money on his bail being denied then our president tweets about how extremely unfairly his completely innocent friend is being treated.

Smiling Jack
Dec 2, 2001

I sucked a dick for bus fare and then I walked home.

Changes to bail conditions typically don't happen at the actual hearing, they come a few days later after the judge makes a decision (unless the judge has already decided how they plan to rule beforehand)

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1150778057092980736?s=19

No bail ruling until the 18th, per the judge. Still ongoing.

Edit: gahah Epstein did not get a good draw of judge for his bail chances

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1150782122862481409?s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Jul 15, 2019

Arcella
Dec 16, 2013

Shiny and Chrome
Someone being "rich" as gently caress (maybe epstein is rich the same way Trump is) and having a fake passport should be slam dunk for bail being denied.

or a bomb collar

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


He drew Berman?

Yeah, he's not going home anytime soon.

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
https://twitter.com/FChev22/status/1150699238843699200?s=19

:eyepop:

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?
That's scary... That italy is doing more than we are

Bernard McFacknutah
Nov 13, 2009
Noted stem cell consumer Peter Thiel has some strong ideas about Google and their treason: https://news.sky.com/story/tech-billionaire-peter-thiel-urges-investigation-into-seemingly-treasonous-google-11763709

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:

Some incel apparently brutally murdered a young woman and posted pictures of the body before being caught by police

Again?
That happened a few years ago. Dude posted pics to 4chan.


The Judge is giving me a little hope that Epstein is hosed.

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country
I take it the judge has a reputation?

pantslesswithwolves
Oct 28, 2008

bulletsponge13 posted:

Again?
That happened a few years ago. Dude posted pics to 4chan.


The Judge is giving me a little hope that Epstein is hosed.

Yeah, apparently via Instagram, potentially Instagram Live, and other incels are reposting the content. I’m not going to go looking for it and neither should you but I’m thinking of joining some incel forums and trying to convince them that the ultimate red pill is a self-administered JHP through the cerebellum.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

pantslesswithwolves posted:

Yeah, apparently via Instagram, potentially Instagram Live, and other incels are reposting the content. I’m not going to go looking for it and neither should you but I’m thinking of joining some incel forums and trying to convince them that the ultimate red pill is a self-administered JHP through the cerebellum.

It's not worth it, their poo poo is absolutely insidious and they'll just end up contaminating you if you touch the poop.

colachute
Mar 15, 2015

Republicans are arguing that Trump wasn’t racist at all. I saw someone say he’s xenophobic but not racist. This guy says he isn’t racist because he doesn’t meet the very specific definition of racism:

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1150792631536050176

Please ignore definition numbers 2 and 3 though. Please?

Stop trying to fight these people with logic. Stop cheering for tweets that call out politicians. Stop giving a poo poo about long articles outlining the poo poo Trump does/did. None of that works because you are not fighting people who live in reality.

You are never going to convince these people that water is wet even after you throw them in the loving ocean, so stop trying unless you have cinderblocks.

I’m not going to tell you what you should do instead because I don’t want to tread on that type of territory.

colachute fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Jul 15, 2019

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/st...ingawful.com%2F

Edit: trump tweeted this morning that actually AOC and her gang are the real racists and make Israel feel unsafe

Double edit: apparently there were more bad trump tweets this morning. but you cant call him racist, that's too divisive

Hot Karl Marx fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jul 15, 2019

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration
Nap Ghost
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1150792521641058311?s=20

People are such loving babies and sensitive about being called racist that we cannot refer to anything as racism.

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?
They're bad people for 600, Alex

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
Calling white people racist is racist

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1150813095708844038?s=19

Edit: cause I don't wanna triple post

https://twitter.com/johnmdonnelly/s...ingawful.com%2F

Hot Karl Marx fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Jul 15, 2019

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?
I mean, he's not wrong. They're all pieces of poo poo

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008


They tried bat bombs in WWII, I'd be shocked if somebody at some point hadn't tried this.

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

The US did flea and mosquito experiments in the 50s, and the Soviets did some research with ticks, too.

Woof Blitzer
Dec 29, 2012

[-]
The weaponized tick program was so successful they even got one to be President.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

BANDAIDS DON'T FIX BULLET HOLES

Sounds like the House listened to that episode of Ridiculous History from last month about the time the Pentagon dropped thousands of mosquitos in Georgia to test using them as a bio weapon vector.

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

The govt did attempt to weaponize ticks. They had a whole island dedicated to Bio weapon research, and the surrounding area has like, 200% over average rate of lyme disease.

Eej
Jun 17, 2007

HEAVYARMS

https://twitter.com/SomeMoreNews/status/1150820267767336962?s=19

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit
The smoothest of brains
https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1150818962684416000?s=19

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

He knows but doesn't care. It's who he is.

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
Some more news makes some good YouTube videos, he had an hour special dunking (lmao) on Ben Shapiro a week or two ago, would recommend

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Bored As Fuck
Jan 1, 2006
Fun Shoe

bulletsponge13 posted:

The govt did attempt to weaponize ticks. They had a whole island dedicated to Bio weapon research, and the surrounding area has like, 200% over average rate of lyme disease.

Plum Island?

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