Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1312786 times)

team filler · « **Reply #7620 on:** October 17, 2019, 11:43:43 PM »

https://twitter.com/venanalysis/status/1185017463844544513

thisismyusername · « **Reply #7621 on:** October 18, 2019, 11:02:06 AM »

Quote from: Rufus on October 17, 2019, 01:02:08 PM

Hate to see the dent Murdoch news media put in people's heads.

Also, this person grew up being called British in addition to or instead of English, Welsh, Scottish, or (N.) Irish, but European is beyond the pale...

Well, they're actually in Britian (the main-land, not the countries that are part of the union) so...

Raist · « **Reply #7622 on:** October 18, 2019, 12:08:36 PM »

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1185207889675378688

Nintex · « **Reply #7623 on:** October 18, 2019, 12:44:13 PM »

Word on the street is Boris has the votes to pass the Brexit deal.
The government will introduce a number of laws and motions with regards to human rights, workers rights and other protections that were previously covered by EU membership.

Most Tory rebels vote with the government for the deal and some Labour MP's will also vote for the deal.
Tories basically told the Labour MP's that if they voted against, they'll hand over their 'leave' seats to the Brexit party.

So it was elections in a month and the Brexit party or elections next year and no Brexit party.

Boris just might get this over the finish line

Nintex · « **Reply #7624 on:** October 18, 2019, 06:35:33 PM »

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1185262391149387778

Not going well in Mexico

Occam · « **Reply #7625 on:** October 19, 2019, 09:53:03 AM »

Looks like Letwin didn't let win Boris.

Ghoul · « **Reply #7626 on:** October 19, 2019, 09:57:54 AM »

Deffo taken the L here Boris.

Tripon · « **Reply #7627 on:** October 19, 2019, 10:04:52 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 18, 2019, 12:44:13 PM

Word on the street is Boris has the votes to pass the Brexit deal.
The government will introduce a number of laws and motions with regards to human rights, workers rights and other protections that were previously covered by EU membership.

Most Tory rebels vote with the government for the deal and some Labour MP's will also vote for the deal.
Tories basically told the Labour MP's that if they voted against, they'll hand over their 'leave' seats to the Brexit party.

So it was elections in a month and the Brexit party or elections next year and no Brexit party.

Boris just might get this over the finish line

https://www.cnn.com/uk/live-news/brexit-deal-vote-boris-johnson-dle-oct-19-intl-gbr/index.html
https://twitter.com/AlastairJT/status/1185559621756436481

Ghoul · « **Reply #7628 on:** October 19, 2019, 10:06:39 AM »

Nintex talking shit like usual. No change there.

Tripon · « **Reply #7629 on:** October 19, 2019, 10:57:57 AM »

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1185559067089080321

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7630 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:37:21 AM »

Rufus · « **Reply #7631 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:44:24 AM »

Quote from: Ghoul on October 19, 2019, 10:06:39 AM

Nintex talking shit like usual. No change there.

"Word on the street" though.

Tripon · « **Reply #7632 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:51:15 AM »

Quote from: Rufus on October 19, 2019, 11:44:24 AM

Quote from: Ghoul on October 19, 2019, 10:06:39 AM
Nintex talking shit like usual. No change there.
"Word on the street" though.

Doesn't Nintex live in Denmark? What street is he talking about? The Red Light district?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7633 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:55:41 AM »

He actually goes out and writes a word on the street in chalk made from the ashes of printed out and burnt Trump tweets. He then lights candles, Buddha sits his ass in the middle of the street and channels the word for information. Bicyclers ring their bells in anger as they pass him by.

team filler · « **Reply #7634 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:57:27 AM »

VomKriege · « **Reply #7635 on:** October 19, 2019, 11:59:11 AM »

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 11:51:15 AM

Quote from: Rufus on October 19, 2019, 11:44:24 AM
Quote from: Ghoul on October 19, 2019, 10:06:39 AM
Nintex talking shit like usual. No change there.
"Word on the street" though.

Doesn't Nintex live in Denmark? What street is he talking about? The Red Light district?

Word on the street is that the schnitzel is cooked.

Tripon · « **Reply #7636 on:** October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM »

https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1185573991651647489

I'm still a dumb american, but I don't see how they'll ever figure out the Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Nintex · « **Reply #7637 on:** October 19, 2019, 12:09:28 PM »

There will be a vote for the deal next week. This was just another technicality that the opposition is trying to hide behind.
Because this passed the actual vote on the deal was moved to next week.

Raist · « **Reply #7638 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:32:22 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM

I'm still a dumb american, but I don't see how they'll ever figure out the Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM

I'm still a dumb american

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM

unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Checks out.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7639 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:35:10 PM »

I'm just a dumb Canadian but I think what he actually meant to say was unless the UK actually stay in the UK then the UK actually stay in the Uk Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue.

Tripon · « **Reply #7640 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:42:35 PM »

Quote from: Raist on October 19, 2019, 01:32:22 PM

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
I'm still a dumb american, but I don't see how they'll ever figure out the Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
I'm still a dumb american

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Checks out.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 19, 2019, 01:35:10 PM

I'm just a dumb Canadian but I think what he actually meant to say was unless the UK actually stay in the UK then the UK actually stay in the Uk Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue.

Oops.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7641 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:47:43 PM »

There there - yaere is th and all that.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7642 on:** October 19, 2019, 05:37:50 PM »

Quote

Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU to request a Brexit delay - but without his signature, according to a Downing Street source.

The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake, the source said.

The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

Donald Tusk tweeted to confirm he had received the extension request.

Nintex · « **Reply #7643 on:** October 19, 2019, 05:47:38 PM »

Macron is against the extension.

Occam · « **Reply #7644 on:** October 19, 2019, 06:10:30 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 19, 2019, 05:37:50 PM

Quote
Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU to request a Brexit delay - but without his signature, according to a Downing Street source.

The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake, the source said.

The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

Donald Tusk tweeted to confirm he had received the extension request.

Hahahaha!

Apparently it was three letters. Seems he wanted to make certain that there was no misunderstanding:

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Boris Johnson sends the EU THREE letters: One (not signed by him) asks to delay Brexit beyond Oct 31, the second makes clear the first is from Parliament - not the Government, and the third urges Brussels NOT to grant an extension

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7592073/Boris-Johnson-sends-THREE-letters-EU-one-urge-Brussels-NOT-grant-delay.html

Raist · « **Reply #7645 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:10:27 PM »

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1185661976258605056

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7646 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:15:47 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #7647 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:17:36 PM »

not funny Rumbler, you suck, I hate you

POST NOT SIGNED BY BENJIPWNS

benjipwns · « **Reply #7648 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:17:39 PM »

Rumbler, I love you no matter what you post

SIGNED,
BENJIPWNS

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7649 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:18:10 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #7650 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:23:57 PM »

A true power move would've been if Boris had called Trump to dictate the letter

kingv · « **Reply #7651 on:** October 19, 2019, 08:18:47 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 19, 2019, 05:47:38 PM

Macron is against the extension.

Of course he is. There’s going to be some in the EU who are going to want to let the U.K. get all the smoke they’re looking for.

I would not be surprised if that deal gets approved at the 11th hour on the idea that it’s nominally better than nothing.

From the sound of it, the deal is basically just an interim deal though that expires in a year or two. I suspect both sides think they will be able to negotiate from a place of power after Brexit is already done... but it’s a pretty huge gamble.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7652 on:** October 20, 2019, 12:10:51 AM »

ethnic channel coverage of the election lead-in has been interesting
lots of talking points about the "medium class", had a kind hearted giggle over that one

Occam · « **Reply #7653 on:** October 20, 2019, 08:12:02 AM »

Looks like the EU is willing to grant an extension.
A possible new date could be one month later, according to the Guardian.

It never ends.

Tripon · « **Reply #7654 on:** October 20, 2019, 10:52:18 AM »

https://twitter.com/JohnDelaney/status/1185915705734160384

Tripon · « **Reply #7655 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:39:53 PM »

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1185972431523065857

Obama finally made an endorsement.

shosta · « **Reply #7656 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM »

NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Tripon · « **Reply #7657 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:52:06 PM »

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM

NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Somebody check which parties that both Trudeau and Obama were at.

Tripon · « **Reply #7658 on:** October 20, 2019, 09:00:35 PM »

https://twitter.com/bbcnickrobinson/status/1186027987801694214

Tripon · « **Reply #7659 on:** October 20, 2019, 11:29:38 PM »

https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1185993032300146688
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1185993710582095872

Raist · « **Reply #7660 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:31:34 AM »

https://twitter.com/StewartWood/status/1186270543017922560

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7661 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM »

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM

NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Obama would already be right of the party he did endorse.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Rufus · « **Reply #7662 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:03:47 AM »

Quote from: Raist on October 21, 2019, 10:31:34 AM

https://twitter.com/StewartWood/status/1186270543017922560

Yet it's the Brexitoons who jeer about the EU not caring about NI and want to cut them loose.

Boogie · « **Reply #7663 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:16:46 AM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM
NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Eh, looks like worst-case scenario is that they will only have a minority, so unlikely they will get to do too much damage.*

spoiler (click to show/hide)

*famous last words.

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Raist · « **Reply #7664 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:44:42 PM »

Today in "the UK government gives no fucks".

https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1186324578559315969

https://twitter.com/mattuthompson/status/1186326546417672195

And Barclay did an oopsie (shocking I know).

https://twitter.com/EleniCourea/status/1186261286931390464

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7665 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:58:44 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on October 21, 2019, 11:16:46 AM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM
Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM
NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Eh, looks like worst-case scenario is that they will only have a minority, so unlikely they will get to do too much damage.*

spoiler (click to show/hide)
*famous last words.
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I agree to some extent that it won't hurt too bad at the federal level but not having a Lib government will let Ford and the other conservative premiers do a lot of damage with no federal government to check them.

Nintex · « **Reply #7666 on:** October 21, 2019, 05:19:16 PM »

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1186312676265336833

benjipwns · « **Reply #7667 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:09:33 PM »

have the barricades gone up in Quebec yet? have Saskatchewan and Alberta launched a secessionist invasion of Manitoba while special forces are occupying Dawson Creek?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7668 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM »

Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Tripon · « **Reply #7669 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:48:09 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM

Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Offering clean drinking water to First Nation people = BAD, according to Candian voting populace.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7670 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:53:00 PM »

Bernier might lose. That would be so nice.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7671 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on October 21, 2019, 09:48:09 PM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM
Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Offering clean drinking water to First Nation people = BAD, according to Candian voting populace.

No it's more, they can't risk the Tories getting in. Also, they lead a dude with a turban when their stronghold in the last two elections was in xenophobic quebec.

shosta · « **Reply #7672 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:02:50 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:55:13 PM

No it's more, they can't risk the Tories getting in. Also, they lead a dude with a turban when their stronghold in the last two elections was in xenophobic quebec.

https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1186349533590163456

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7673 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:04:49 PM »

CBC calling out the tories for hiding Ford all summer is strange.

kingv · « **Reply #7674 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:07:40 PM »

Guess we know who Trudeau is dressing up as on Halloween.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7675 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:10:19 PM »

one hell of a big ~~district~~ riding

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7676 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:11:36 PM »

Quote from: shosta on October 21, 2019, 10:02:50 PM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:55:13 PM
No it's more, they can't risk the Tories getting in. Also, they lead a dude with a turban when their stronghold in the last two elections was in xenophobic quebec.
https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1186349533590163456

This is wrong. Why don't Americans vote green? or have more than two real parties? They vote so strategically that they don't even get the chance to pretend about 11-dimensional chess.

It's also that just because the Libs don't campaign on an issue doesn't mean they don't support it. The NDP can campaign on a lot of nice things because they don't have a chance of getting in.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7677 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:13:28 PM »

Well this is OK. An NDP supported government wouldn't be so bad but minority governments can also be pretty unstable and I'l prefer a smooth 4 years.

Tripon · « **Reply #7678 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:19:48 PM »

I believe that Get Fiscal guy is Canadian. Which is a bit weird at most of his twitter posts is about taking pot shots at American politicos.

Actually, that makes some sense.

shosta · « **Reply #7679 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:20:38 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 10:11:36 PM

It's also that just because the Libs don't campaign on an issue doesn't mean they don't support it.

lol

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