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shirts and skins
Jun 25, 2007

Good morning!

dirty shrimp money posted:

If you believe in Huntington's theory of democratic waves, we are definitely in the ebb of the third wave that began as communist governments began to collapse in the 70s. Basically every democracy outside northern Europe and Canada is backsliding.

Also, Myanmar had a coup overnight. It wasn't really a surprise - their democracy was one only in name since the meth heads at the top of their former junta just went behind the scenes. As soon as the democratic government talked about cutting the military out of the action the junta took back power.

So, welcome Min Aung Hlaing the world's newest dictator - a man responsible for two ongoing genocides and owner of the country's telecom and banking industries. As an early external supporter of Chairman Xi he could be dictator for a while.

https://twitter.com/JusticeMyanmar/status/1355416412337168386


Are you being literal when you call him a meth head? Is amphetamine abuse a known thing with the Myanmar junta? Seems like the local supply would tend towards heroin, but I suppose military types prefer their uppers.

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dirty shrimp money
Jan 8, 2001

shirts and skins posted:

Are you being literal when you call him a meth head? Is amphetamine abuse a known thing with the Myanmar junta? Seems like the local supply would tend towards heroin, but I suppose military types prefer their uppers.

Time will tell with this new generation of junta guys but the guys in the 60s-00s did get high on their supply.

Blowjob Overtime
Apr 6, 2008

Steeeeriiiiiiiiike twooooooo!

Sometimes I feel like my dedication to WFH might be overboard, then today I come into the office and arrive to find three people in my office space talking without masks, one of whom just flew back from San Jose yesterday. Technically this space is big enough for four people and we're allowed to have our masks off at our desks, but it being "within the rules" doesn't make me feel any better about it!

e: Oh also one of them was talking about trying to get as many people as possible to her wedding in two months, and the one who flew back from San Jose said she's going to a different wedding this weekend, so it's just like...full on not giving a gently caress.

Bird in a Blender
Nov 17, 2005

It's amazing what they can do with computers these days.

Blowjob Overtime posted:

Sometimes I feel like my dedication to WFH might be overboard, then today I come into the office and arrive to find three people in my office space talking without masks, one of whom just flew back from San Jose yesterday. Technically this space is big enough for four people and we're allowed to have our masks off at our desks, but it being "within the rules" doesn't make me feel any better about it!

e: Oh also one of them was talking about trying to get as many people as possible to her wedding in two months, and the one who flew back from San Jose said she's going to a different wedding this weekend, so it's just like...full on not giving a gently caress.

I have pretty similar experiences at work. I don't go in much, but I had to go in twice over the last two weeks for meetings. We'll be in a decent sized room, but there will be like 6 of us in the room and I'll be the only one wearing a mask. People are generally good about wearing masks walking around, but it's like sitting down is ok to go maskless I guess? Everything is very half assed, if done at all.

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1356253787011371008?s=19

Boys please stop squeezing our shorts and get someone to squeeze your shorts

LeeMajors
Jan 20, 2005

I've gotta stop fantasizing about Lee Majors...
Ah, one more!


Spoeank posted:

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1356253787011371008?s=19

Boys please stop squeezing our shorts and get someone to squeeze your shorts

I know this whole thing isn’t going to rock the market to make capital actually scared but watching these stiff, starched shirt motherfuckers go out of their way to try and insult people for playing their game better than they are is :discourse:

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/sfc_opinions/status/1356213758826311681?s=21

.......

Athanatos
Jun 7, 2006

Est. 2000
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3957433

Firepit in a box truck

#VanLife

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.



perfect reply

https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1356268035812847619?s=20

LeeMajors
Jan 20, 2005

I've gotta stop fantasizing about Lee Majors...
Ah, one more!



I’d bet 1M$ she’s a KHive rear end in a top hat.

C-Euro
Mar 20, 2010

:science:
Soiled Meat

Spoeank posted:

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1356253787011371008?s=19

Boys please stop squeezing our shorts and get someone to squeeze your shorts

This dude is like six or seven years late to the game on this idea lol

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007


Bookmarked for later but I died laughing at the "blueprint"

Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

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I'm so tired. So so tired.

shirts and skins
Jun 25, 2007

Good morning!

You know, we don't have to pay attention to or get mad at the obvious reply-chasing thing.

Like, she has no power over any of us, all she wants to do is write a "Bernie people were mean to me!" piece in three weeks.

Amy Pole Her
Jun 17, 2002

shirts and skins posted:

You know, we don't have to pay attention to or get mad at the obvious reply-chasing thing.

Like, she has no power over any of us, all she wants to do is write a "Bernie people were mean to me!" piece in three weeks.

When your job is getting angry on Twitter well you better believe brother I’m gearing up!!’

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it
Oh so Myanmar had a coup

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1356197943041269761?s=19

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench
That escalated quickly.

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1356251081613979652?s=19

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

I'm so excited for this to come to xXx boxXx

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

FLAWED
INTUITION



Toilet Rascal

Spoeank posted:

I'm so excited for this to come to xXx boxXx

Gonna lol if Sony intentionally cripples that version.

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

I got a taste for blown saves
X Box version doesn't include RttS :v:

The Juggernaut
Nov 29, 2005


Ya China is flexing hard taking advantage of the disarray in the US. Not looking good for the rohingya.

shirts and skins
Jun 25, 2007

Good morning!

The Juggernaut posted:

Ya China is flexing hard taking advantage of the disarray in the US. Not looking good for the rohingya.

I mean, it didn't look great for the Rohingya with Suu Kyi in charge either

Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

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Intruder posted:

X Box version doesn't include RttS :v:

Lmao

Maybe they will do a revamp of the franchise mo.... bwahahah no sports franchise will ever revamp the franchise modes when they can just add features to their lootbox modes.

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Intruder posted:

X Box version doesn't include RttS :v:

do not believe this man's lies

The Juggernaut
Nov 29, 2005

shirts and skins posted:

I mean, it didn't look great for the Rohingya with Suu Kyi in charge either

Very true but now with a China backed military in power without the veneer of ~*Democracy *~ it's going to start going up to 2016 levels I'm sure.

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

I got a taste for blown saves
I was throwing that out there as a way for them to neuter that version

Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

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Also lmao.

https://twitter.com/BasicallySerana/status/1356287133208731648?s=19

LeeMajors
Jan 20, 2005

I've gotta stop fantasizing about Lee Majors...
Ah, one more!


Death, taxes and old white men crying about class.

Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

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I hope the next cover is a hologram of Juan Soto doing his shuffle on every pitch outside the zone.

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

Lol

Its Rinaldo
Aug 13, 2010

CODS BINCH

swickles posted:

Speaking of rereads, I reread Cryptonomicon like 2-3 years ago and realized that the idea of cryptocurrency has been around since at least the 80s. There is a lot in that book that is prescient about the modern landscape. Even the idea that facism is never dead and will come around at any moment and the second you stop preparing against it is when it pops up stronger.

The big difference between the book and real life is that they had a huge bullion backing, which has also kind of gone away as a concept. The best line from the MCU is Ultron casually waxing on the concept of finance and and accounting.


https://youtu.be/PTbcaC0mGY8

That was (maybe still is) one of my favorite books and I have thought about it every once in awhile the last five years. THe one thing I always found hilarious was the idea that the paranoid libertarian nerds would be the ones to sniff out fascists first instead of becoming rubes who are tricked into following by using their social awkwardness to appeal to their egos and have them join the personality cults.

The heirloom grade furniture fetish still is funny though

FizFashizzle
Mar 30, 2005







bat flip for everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A32WDEb2iSs

ZuluDashOne
May 1, 2020

#NeverForget

Go Wings!

:911:

My god, does this mean I have to hate Bernie now?

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Huh

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1356313815814705153

I can't imagine how this man would want to be mourned, but rip screech.

FizFashizzle
Mar 30, 2005







two weeks ago they mentioned something that sounded VERY bad.

sucks.

Kalli
Jun 2, 2001



Grittybeard posted:

I can't imagine how this man would want to be mourned, but rip screech.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AromaticIllinformedCuttlefish-mobile.mp4

shirts and skins
Jun 25, 2007

Good morning!

Grittybeard posted:

Huh

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1356313815814705153

I can't imagine how this man would want to be mourned, but rip screech.

gently caress cancer

God, that's young

FizFashizzle
Mar 30, 2005








this was actually jim schwartz

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Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

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ZuluDashOne posted:

My god, does this mean I have to hate Bernie now?

Only if your a lib

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