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Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

In these trying times we need to avoid getting distracted by the latest Covfefe rumors and be mindful of the *real* issues...

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Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.


Probably late to the party but it bears repeating

Valerius Maximus posted:

Here is a case where the desire for glory was sacrilegious. For a man was found who wished to set fire to the temple of Diana at Ephesus, so that by the ruination of a most beautiful structure his name would be published across the entire world. This madness of his mind he disclosed while sitting on his colt. And the Ephesians had well decreed that the memory of this most repulsive man should be obliterated – but Theopompus, the genius of great eloquence, included him in his Histories.

:smugdon:

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Linking from the Middle East thread:

Sinteres posted:

Holy poo poo, read this list of demands being made of Qatar, it's insane. Two of the demands are to cease broadcasting Al Jazeera and to apologize to Gulf countries for abuses by Al Jazeera.

https://twitter.com/faisaledroos/status/872251817110806528

Maybe it's just because I'm on the last chapter of The Sleepwalkers, but bullet point ultimatums with deadlines measured in hours are starting to get uncomfortably close to Bad poo poo Going Down.

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

One silver lining is that so far Iran hasn't stepped up to the plate to saber-rattle on plucky little Qatar's behalf YET:unsmigghh:

Zeroisanumber posted:

Ask Serbia how it went.

KSA's certainly been trying on Austria Hungary's shoes if Yemen is anything to go by.

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Reverand maynard posted:

Is there an updated chart on the players in the middle east and their relation with one another?

Pesticide20 posted:

mister-meeseeks-theyre-trying.png

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

redneck nazgul posted:

https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/

Basically, this tower and its management company have been known for lax safety standards and lovely wiring for years now.


This particular link is from November 2016, there's other links going back to 2013.

If May wants to regain some popularity she might consider reinstating gibbets outside the Tower of London for this sort of poo poo.

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Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

TBeats posted:

how long before russia is the only superpower in the world?

will this come before or after world war 3?

Russia isn't looking to become a superpower and lack the means to become one even if they wanted to.

They just want to make sure no one else gets to be one.

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