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Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Mr. Nice! posted:

Laundered chinese money is big in the bay area as well and is one part of the lovely housing market there. Part of it is indeed due to ownership and inheritance, but a good chunk is flat out just trying to get money out of china in any way possible to some place that it can't be clawed back at any time by the party. There are other schemes as well to get millions out of china in the face of restrictive government policy like bitcoin and casinos in macau, although I seem to recall the party recently cracked down on gambling related laundering.

I'm fairly sure that's the case in the family that bought my house. Family provided the downnpayment on a 700k house with him just working at Starbucks supporting his stay at home wife straight from the province.

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Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


It's not like the players are the ones who put the money forward to pay for the stadiums they play in.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


MassivelyBuckNegro posted:

without reading the article: thats the joke you dense motherfucker

Woosh!

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Lol DTS has issues.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Zeroisanumber posted:

They dismissed the entire training class of FSO's, telling them that they aren't needed.

...

I really hope the rubles burn a hole in their pockets. This is insane.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Winning at life includes your family not withering on the vine. How many kids are the older children having?

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Smiling Jack posted:

gently caress Matthis really does own

How many people got to go away for us to get the president we are not worthy of.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


*Sigh*
I slowly slide my katana from its sheath.
It's gonna be a long day.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Nostalgia4Butts posted:

trump has cancelled construction of a new fbi headquarters

That will show the guy he just fired who's boss! The current FBI staff will love that they are saving money!

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I'm assuming they use various levels of mercenaries.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Casimir Radon posted:

If we start using mercenaries in large numbers again maybe Rrail can move out from underneath the overpass.

From Oxford. My only real reservation about her is that she once counted Ivanka as a friend which puts some pretty serious doubts about her judgement on the table.

Idiot friends are always good for a laugh.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Casimir Radon posted:

Diaper Don. Dumbest of the Trump spawn.

I don't think Donnie is above beating his 30 something son.

It would sap him of his vital energy so no.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


A Bad Poster posted:

That may backfire. "Well hot drat, he smokes crack just like me! I bet he knows what I want!"

More crack? poo poo's hard to find with all the meth and heroin these days.

"Kid Rock Cocaine is looking out for you!"

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Poppyseed Poundcake posted:

What if you aren't on speaking terms with your family, Because they disowned you for being a non-hetero? They can now deny clearances for being gay?

I'm not on speaking terms with my biological cum spurt who lives in Mexico but I still got a very high clearance so I doubt that's an issue.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Do life insurance policys cover suicide?

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Seems like a really poor plan if so.

I'm not really sure how I feel about having a plan that allows it. Seems rather abusable. So much less stuff to hide if an actual crime.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB



Further evidence the private (parts) sector can solve all our problems. MAGA

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


BaconAndBullets posted:

Probably see a spike from the MAGA types with a complete drop off after he gets convicted for working with the Russians.

I thought Russians good now since they have a manly man making much money now.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


This guy...

Wow.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Dead Reckoning posted:

What the congressman had failed to consider is that one of our notable scientists has calculated that the optimal ratio for a reserve breeding population is ten women to each man. Now, this will regrettably necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, as far as men are concerned. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics, which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

Death by Snu-Snu it is.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I'm surprised safari land or one of the bigger holster manufacturers haven't designed a "LE edition" that can send a blue tooth signal to start recordering when the pistol is unholstered.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Well a corrupt cop is still a corrupt cop.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Oh drat I just saw a picture of her.

This is gonna be real interesting.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I mean I hate that new age hippy-dippy poo poo as much as the next guy but dude you don't blast a pretty white lady in the chest over it and expect to walk Scott free.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Dead Reckoning posted:



It wouldn't be very useful in this case, since apparently the shooter fired across his body. Honestly, it would be kind of pointless half the time anyway, since questions of lawfulness often turn on the events leading up to the shooting.



Even audio recording would be of benefit here.

"G'day ma...."

BLAMAMAMMAMAMAMAMAM

But instead we got nothing so...

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Cugel the Clever posted:

but accountability for the wearer is worth its weight in gold.

For the family maybe!

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Winning over your own party. Impressive.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Smiling Jack posted:

Well, Obama couldn't do it either.

True true but did he ever brag about it?

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Smiling Jack posted:

Pity Russia was busy invading Poland at the time.

Didn't Poland invite them in to fight off evil Nazis????

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Handsome Ralph posted:

Nope. The Soviets did discuss a strategic alliance with the U.K., France, and Poland in August '39 but were doing so in bad faith (they demanded freedom of movement within Poland and Romania during peacetime, which was not going to happen) as they were also inking a secret deal with Germany. Once the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed, they stopped talks with the West.

They stayed out for the first two weeks while Poland mobilized its forces to try stave off the Germans. Then they invaded while they Poland was focused on ze Germans. At first the Poles thought the Soviets were coming in as allies, but quickly realized it was just Stalin making a land grab under the auspices of "protecting Ukrainians and Belarusians living in Poland."

Sounds like Russia just has everyone's best interest at heart.
MAGA

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


The optics on saying "Hitler finished a little bit bad..."

Well gently caress it Trump. He really cant get much lower for me.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Some basic human rights to jerk off. What the gently caress.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


psydude posted:

All of my guns were made by Germans or for killing Nazi's. Presumably, many of whom were German.

All guns were made for killing Nazis, even those made before actual Nazis.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Pardoning yourself and people who helped you become president seems extremely problematic.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


CommieGIR posted:

drat Indians. Why can't they just be happy on the reservation.

You would think that the blankets and whiskey would keep them happy.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB



He's a performance artist. There's no other explanation.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Kawasaki Nun posted:

Killing Americans or aboriginals - " eh "

Killing white Australians - "I quit"

Toot!

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


This is really getting old.
The sooner he's dragged kicking and screaming into a mental hospital where he can get the care he so desperately needs the better.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Well thank god we got a strong EPA to help prevent the destruction of Oklahoma and Florida.

Buahahahahahahah.

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Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I bought a house on a goddamn hill for a reason. Still gotta deal with nuclear annihilation and super volcanos.

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