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If you thought anti-science covid-deniers were just a problem for the west, turn your eyes to the east!

click here to read about these selfish assholes

So much for that whole 'all Asians are smart' stereotype.

Against the sound advice of the experts and government, these hooligans are out on the street putting their lives and the lives of their fellow citizens at risk! Some of them aren't wearing masks properly, some not at all. Also noteworthy - I've yet to hear a single Chinese protestor denounce Hitler.

This is a tough spot for Xi and he's going to have to be tough to get through it. The 'quarantine centers' he's building look like a nice start - some will supposedly be able to 'house' close to a 100,000 of these trouble makers until they're deemed safe.

What say you?

What more can Xi do to calm this storm? Can those evil anti-goverment protestors be rehabilitated? Is redemption even possible or are they just too far gone?
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Drat. The choice was so obvious! ;-/
“And it wouldn’t even be in the top 10 weirdest news stories of the year”
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After promising their base for 6 years that they would get the big mean orange man - Democrats are taking one final swing at it while they still have a majority and the oversight that comes with it.

This was inevitable - an attempt was coming. As for the specifics - they shouldn't be surprising either. The next story had to outdo the last story, and there isn't much north of 'running the presidential limo off the road to go lead a rebellion'. The list to pick from had to be short, nuclear-weapons related barely edges out aliens because they aren't ready to have that conversation.

Politically it was a rational move - low risk, high reward.

If unsuccessful, there isn't much harm done. The flock may dwindle a little, but those who stayed loyal during the previous swings and misses won't be deterred by one more. When Republicans regain control, they'll establish committees to look into it. Those committees will have subcommittees. Those subcommittees...well, let's just say if you're a Democrat you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Commence laughing.

If successful, it will be the vindication for 2016 they've desperately been trying to get since. The persistence will have paid off, Trump will be gone and a brand new omg literally fascist hitler will take his place. It would be Bidens biggest win to date, they may even have a little ice cream and explain what happened to him.

What say you?

Do they (the democrats) have it (the goods)?

Does it matter - is there any revelation that could be made that would change any significant number of minds?
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They said war is hell. They said no one wins in war. They said war, huh, yeah, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

They were right - were.

For the American politician, the current war in Ukraine is almost too good to be true - look at this hand full of aces;

1) They get their war - glorious war against one of our all time favorite bad guys - a war that enriches their buddies in the war lobby and also allows them to go on tv and use big tough war words like 'javelin' (which I'm convinced they receive some sort of commission for mentioning incessantly).

2) None of those pesky complaints about the body bags coming back - subcontracting out war means those body bags are someone elses problem!

3) Zero questioning or protest from anyone who isn't an Agent of Putin! Toughest question from a journalist is 'what more can we do?' - and the answer to that is more javelins. *turns to camera 3* Javelins, the name you trust.

4) Bonus for Republicans - should everything go to shit (which considering past performance is more likely than not), the other side has the wheel. Points are points.

All that being said - I'm sure they won't get addicted. If the opportunity presented itself to deescalate - we're all confidant the aforementioned incentives would not cause them any hesitation.
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It seems so easy, man! How hadn't I thought of it before?

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Heh. So now we can see the US has a deep state in the army too.

https://medium.com/@rmoore.acorn/u-s-generals-are-raising-the-alarm-d98807702c31

We already know so well that America has got a deep anti Trump state in the FBI/CIA – thank God the KGB officer told the truth – Russia does not meddle in the US elections, the US deep state does. Har har.

Next, we've got a deep state in American medicine profession – to fight the coronavirus they refuse to inject disinfectants or to use hydroxychloroquine, and they kill American people (predominantly the Real America) with a hoax Chinese virus. Hmmm. Soros, is that you again?

Then of course, there's the deep state in the media – they insist to check facts, accusing the best president ever of lying. Evil media.

There's a lesser deep state in the cesspool that is Mexico – Mexico refuses to pay for the big beautiful wall, the most beautiful wall ever.

When will these deep states be done with us, dammit? When they get rid of Don the Savior? See the lengths they're willing to go to, they've now infected him with a fake Chinese virus to make him look bad. Damn.
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2,020 AD. Somewhere on the Internets. A particularly witty user decides to be very funny, asking the following question: I hate to be that guy buy... I wonder how the animals used to survive in Australia without our charitable donations in the past?



12,550 AD. Cockroachpolis. Scientists from the International Cockroach Institute of Ancient Studies have made the sensational discovery that the infamous mammal mass extinction from 10,500 years ago was actually not caused by an asteroid as previously thought, but rather by careless bipedals who, right till the last moment kept mockingly asking the question how their biological predecessors had survived before them.
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The Moron In Chief recently partly explained his sudden decision to leave the Kurds to the wolves (literally; the wolf is a revered symbol for the Turks) with the interesting fact that the Kurds failed to aid America in WW2, specifically on D-Day. I'm sure the Kurds were also guilty of ignoring America's struggle against Imperial Japan. I mean, where were they when Pearl Harbor happened?

Being so focused on the tiny details, Trump specifies that the Kurds failed to oppose Reza Shah in Iran who harbored Nazi sympathies, and it took some effort from the US and British forces to expel him. And when the US, British and Soviet forces occupied a corridor across Iran to help the aid shipments to the Soviets, the local Kurds didn't help either.

Read more... )
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Reporting political events has a long history, not all of it distinguished.

A part of reporting politics is the political sketch. It too has a long history, and that history is littered with great geniuses. For us now, for our generations, our great genius of the political sketch is John Crace; and today, with the events in Westminster, may I present possibly his finest work:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/03/clown-prince-johnson-cowers-in-the-face-of-the-rebel-alliance


I present it to you as a link so he earns whatever internet rewards are due him; and also for the Grauniad, who pay him money to write this stuff.

But IMHO this writing needs an award; and I rather thought I’d share with the rest of you chaps, for your amusement, obvs.

Silver linings, hey?
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A US firm:
"Everyone please send us your picture as well as your personal database for facial recognition!"
Everyone:
"What!? This is a violation of my civil rights! Fuck off!"

A Russian firm:
"Everyone please download our new FaceApp and send us a picture as well as click here to agree that we access your personal database, so you can see what you'll look like when you get old!"
Everyone:
"Wooow sooo cooool!"
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https://www.garybarker.co.uk/images/donald-trump-boris-johnson-cartoon.jpg

LONDON -- The Tory fron-trunner who's definitely gonna inherit Theresa May's awsome chair, Sir BoJo has promised yet another awesome thing.

London's former most awesomestest mayor said he'd take draconian measures against the migration hordes coming from Erap and stealing the jobs of the good Englishman, Welsh, Scotsman, Pakistani, Indian, Nigerian and Ulsterian.

"They won't be able to flood us through Gayrope if we dig a few miles of sea between us and them. And will do it! And I'll make Gayrope pay for it!", Sir BoJo pinky-swore.

Upon being reminded that actually UKania does have a sea of sorts, he categorically retorted,

"You won't knock me down with fake news! Im'ma make Britannia Great Again!"

Following which, he passed out like Anthony Joshua after a particularly surprising Windows update.

Finally, a poll.

Is BoJo correct to do this?
A) He's speakin' strait, mate. Oy, oy!
B) A comb, and a day in the solarium is all he needs to become Trumpie v.2.0
C) He's a Human with capital H, period.
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When speaking truth to power political cartoons are not always meant to be funny. Many times they have slapped us in the face and forced us to look at reality.



While this was originally published in a Canadian newspaper, the owner seems to have a fear of retaliation from Trump with his other business ventures. Thus, killing freedom of speech and press.

J.D. Irving, Limited is not only a privately owned conglomerate headquartered in New Brunswick, it's also an international behemoth with global reach. Trade has been an issue since Trump took office, trade that affects the Irvings directly, not to mention a host of other issues. And the POTUS himself is someone who doesn't usually shy away from punishing those who appear to oppose him.

You must have noticed that about Trump and revenge by now. He'll send you to the cornfield.

Of course, now the newspaper has painted itself into a corner, first having run the cartoon and then turning around and firing the guy for it. The problem is, the cartoon spoke truth. And Trump's ego couldn't handle it. These guys should be ashamed of themselves.
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Poor little US spy drone.... imagine its family, never going to see it again. Yeah, that's justification for war.

Wait a minute, you say the drone didn't have a family? It was an inanimate object that was intentionally being used to spy on a foreign nation?

But... but... but...

At least there wasn't a pilot inside, as Donnie said. Which would've made it... well... a plane. Anyway.

Stories, stories, and more stories. )
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I know it's not Friday, far from it, but these guys made my day.

This is just a collection of scattered snippets and news bits and a few thoughts and reactions sprinkled here and there... cuz I iz so entertain'd I can't gather ma' thoughts right now, ya know!

Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest

Oh, it goes on... )