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[the fox]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Oh yeah, I'm sure they can satisfy the need for tokenism.

 

WRT Iran, I think it's just another case of War for Fun and Profit (for the right people, of course).

The neocons, The military-industrial complex guys and the lobbyists are very satisfied with Trump's choices thus far. The people effected negatively are your average American and the people getting murdered.

 

1 hour ago, Lionator said:

Very, very unlikely that Russia would go into bat for Iran in a war scenario. It would of course be a great day if the IRGC was overthrown even for a more pragmatic regime but obviously it’s a terrible idea and carries horribly destabilising risk. 

The downfall of the IRGC would be welcomed by a lot of people in that region (just see the things they've done in Syria and Iraq), the only problem is, America's interference won't be in goodwill nor will it bring any semblance of stability to that region as shown by the repercussions of the last 40+ years.

 

As far as Russia goes, it's a chance to showcase the ability of Brics and further chip away at the cracking armor of the US.

 

All in all, a proper mess.

Edited 13 November 2024 by the fox

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, the fox said:

The neocons, The military-industrial complex guys and the lobbyists are very satisfied with Trump's choices thus far. The people effected negatively are your average American and the people getting murdered.

... and based on policy decisions elsewhere, long term that list will extend to every human being on the planet and the biosphere itself.

[Lionator]

1 hour ago, the fox said:

The neocons, The military-industrial complex guys and the lobbyists are very satisfied with Trump's choices thus far. The people effected negatively are your average American and the people getting murdered.

 

The downfall of the IRGC would be welcomed by a lot of people in that region (just see the things they've done in Syria and Iraq), the only problem is, America's interference won't be in goodwill nor will it bring any semblance of stability to that region as shown by the repercussions of the last 40+ years.

 

As far as Russia goes, it's a chance to showcase the ability of Brics and further chip away at the cracking armor of the US.

 

All in all, a proper mess.

Trump’s picks won’t get long enough to actually do anything though. 

[SkidsFox]

2 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Homebase has gone into administration. 

 

Absolutely no idea how it's survived this long. 

Would it be a good idea to start a thread on "Chain stores that you can't understand how they've survived this long..."?

[The Horse's Mouth]

6 hours ago, Babylon said:

Is this based on him sacking loads of people at Twitter and it still functioning?

 

Their revenue has dropped nearly $2 Billion in that time, the value has dropped to 25% of what he bought it for. 

 

Letting something turn into the Wild West by losing 80% of your staff and losing all your investors lots of money isn't a great look. 

Nah I’m not basing that on Twitter, he didn’t really buy that to turn a profit

[Lionator]

Gabbard as director of intelligence is good for the anti-intervention movement. 

[bovril]

Gabbard as DNI. Christ. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

11 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Gabbard as director of intelligence is good for the anti-intervention movement. 

She’s great, she should’ve been Secretary of State though 

[grobyfox1990]

6 hours ago, Babylon said:

Is this based on him sacking loads of people at Twitter and it still functioning?

 

Their revenue has dropped nearly $2 Billion in that time, the value has dropped to 25% of what he bought it for. 

 

Letting something turn into the Wild West by losing 80% of your staff and losing all your investors lots of money isn't a great look. 

Rich people don’t buy media outlets to turn an accounting profit. He’s influenced the US election to positively benefit his business interests, that means the acquisition has already paid off 

[grobyfox1990]

34 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Nah I’m not basing that on Twitter, he didn’t really buy that to turn a profit

Yeh exactly. It’s plainly obvious he has no interest in Twitter reporting YoY profits according to US GAAP standards Lol 

[leicsmac]

Matt "I trafficked in underage women and then managed to use money and influence to bend the law into a puzzle ring to avoid charges" Gaetz as Attorney General.

 

Good grief.

[Torquay Gunner]

Not sure why any of these appointments should surprise anyone, this is Trump’s cabinet after all.  No black appointees, so no change there then. 

[Lionator]

3 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Not sure why any of these appointments should surprise anyone, this is Trump’s cabinet after all.  No black appointees, so no change there then. 

Apparently going to fire the chief of staff for the military too, who is black. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

18 minutes ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Not sure why any of these appointments should surprise anyone, this is Trump’s cabinet after all.  No black appointees, so no change there then. 

I think Rubio in particular is a big surprise 

[Lionator]

10 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

I think Rubio in particular is a big surprise 

People are saying he’s a Warhawk but he’s changed his tone a lot over the past few months, probably to get this opportunity. He’s also very much a China guy and that’s who this admin will go after sadly (along with Iran).

Edited 13 November 2024 by Lionator

[Torquay Gunner]

7 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

I think Rubio in particular is a big surprise 

Really, in what way? He rolled over for Trump and had his belly tickled like most of the others.  As soon as Trump gets fed up with him, he will be out of the door anyway. 

[Babylon]

58 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Rich people don’t buy media outlets to turn an accounting profit. He’s influenced the US election to positively benefit his business interests, that means the acquisition has already paid off 

Of course he’s trying to use it for his own aims. The point is, how many rich people buy a media outlet and then send jt into such a massive decline in terms of quality, audience and finance. 
 

If the end goal of buying it is to solely influence the election (something he had zero guarantee of), it would have made far more sense to not light it on fire, he could have tried to keep the audience and growth it already had and was getting. (Not sure he would he have spent so long crying about advertisers, if money wasn’t a question at all either). 
 

The notion that trouncing its value was somehow part of the grand plan is a tad far fetched. Not forgetting he spent an age and made numerous attempts to back out of the purchase, in the end he didn’t even actually want it but he couldn’t get out of it. 

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Matt "I trafficked in underage women and then managed to use money and influence to bend the law into a puzzle ring to avoid charges" Gaetz as Attorney General.

 

Good grief.

Drain the swamp and fill it back with even worse cretins

 

Cant believe minority folk believe trump is a viable solution. That's how bad the dems are.  

[WigstonWanderer]

The world in general seems to be entering a more “dog eat dog” era sadly

[The Horse's Mouth]

Gaetz seems a bit dodgy but he’s the only one who hasn’t had direct funding by Israel 

[Dunge]

3 minutes ago, WigstonWanderer said:

The world in general seems to be entering a more “dog eat dog” era sadly

I heard someone say the other day that the world has moved to a Power era from of Rule of Law era and I thought that summed it up well.

Edited 13 November 2024 by Dunge

[Md9]

As unlikely as it is it would be great if musk and trump gone caught doing something even more dodgy than they probably actually are and both disappear forever before they take over 

[WigstonWanderer]

41 minutes ago, Dunge said:

I heard someone say the other day that the world has moved to a Power era from of Rule of Law era and I thought that summed it up well.

Maybe the epoch of Oligarchs and Authoritarians. Quite possible that democracy was a relatively fleeting moment in human history.

[leicsmac]

6 hours ago, Dunge said:

I heard someone say the other day that the world has moved to a Power era from of Rule of Law era and I thought that summed it up well.

 

5 hours ago, WigstonWanderer said:

Maybe the epoch of Oligarchs and Authoritarians. Quite possible that democracy was a relatively fleeting moment in human history.

The (rather cold) comfort though being that there's no possible outcome where the philosophy they purport "wins" for any length of time.

[Trav Le Bleu]

9 hours ago, Lionator said:

People are saying he’s a Warhawk but he’s changed his tone a lot over the past few months, probably to get this opportunity. He’s also very much a China guy and that’s who this admin will go after sadly (along with Iran).

Backed by their Russian masters.