International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster

[OnlyRegret]

Absolutely. Europe needs to start planting trees, as does America.
And we ("we" as in "all of mankind") need to get a project underway to terraform (geoengineer) the Sahara Desert.

Our country is actually launching such a plan. In fact, some projects are already underway. 

because otherwise your country is drowning, despite evolving to be tall enough to breath while submerged

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/elisevonscheel/status/1165349376027443200

 

[Rufus]

I'd say he's starting to strain believability, but Donald Trump exists, so...

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https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1165369130842808320

[OnlyRegret]

mimi>sarah,
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https://twitter.com/Ventuckyspaz/status/1165415609493946368

[Nintex]

the left

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[VomKriege]

Stepbrothers 2 looks shit.

[Raist]

Maybe they can serve them some rotten seafood

[Nintex]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.
But the real photo-op this time is rumored to be a meeting between Trump and Zharif of Iran.

[VomKriege]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

[Nintex]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

That was earlier. They actually made a deal.
However it needs to pass congress and everything of course but Trump says it's a done deal.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165664682952163328

[Tripon]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

That was earlier. They actually made a deal.
However it needs to pass congress and everything of course but Trump says it's a done deal.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165664682952163328

According to that logic, TPP was a done deal.
USMCA aka NAFTA 2.0 is a done deal. Current era of congress sucks at actually looking at shit. 

[Mandark]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

That was earlier. They actually made a deal.
However it needs to pass congress and everything of course but Trump says it's a done deal.

nintex, what is the point of telling lies like this on a forum where nobody believes your shit?

[VomKriege]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

That was earlier. They actually made a deal.
However it needs to pass congress and everything of course but Trump says it's a done deal.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165664682952163328

Reuters story still reads as such : "BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month."
The Guardian says “We still have some remaining work that has to be done at the working level, namely finalizing the wording of the trade agreement and also finalizing the content of the agreement itself,” [Abe] said, through an interpreter.

[chronovore]

Stepbrothers 2 looks shit.

 :'(

[Brehvolution]

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[Nintex]

G7 pretty much wrapped up by now.
Macron did a good job hosting it this year. I don't suppose it'll help him much at home though.

Next year the G7 will be in Miami and Trump won't have to interrupt his golf weekend because he was quick to remind everyone his own golf resort in Florida is the best place to host the G7. 

[kingv]

At the G7 Trump and Abe just reached a new trade agreement.

"agree on principles of trade deal" according to Reuters, which is not exactly the same thing.

That was earlier. They actually made a deal.
However it needs to pass congress and everything of course but Trump says it's a done deal.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1165664682952163328

Reuters story still reads as such : "BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month."
The Guardian says “We still have some remaining work that has to be done at the working level, namely finalizing the wording of the trade agreement and also finalizing the content of the agreement itself,” [Abe] said, through an interpreter.

What other parts to a trade deal are there other than content and wording? 😂

[Rufus]

Twitter likes, of course. The most important part.

[Crash Dummy]

oh boris https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49493632

[Raist]

Can't wait for the Queen to accept suspending Parliament so that the UK can FINALLY exit the undemocratic EUSSR

[Raist]

Shots fired (Loiseau is an MEP and former french Minister for European Affairs).

https://twitter.com/adamfleming/status/1166660943314608130

[VomKriege]

Raist is gonna be sent to the gallows 

[Raist]

I can get permanent residence rights whenever I want

Sorry to disappoint.

[benjipwns]

time to suspend Parliament permanently, along with the rest of the state

[VomKriege]

I can get permanent residence rights whenever I want

Sorry to disappoint.

Are you planning to retire in the Sud-Ouest and vacation into Marbella too ?

[Raist]

https://twitter.com/AngryScotland/status/1166712088640835585

[Raist]

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has been asked about the PM's move to suspend Parliament at Aberdeen Airport earlier today, after meeting the Queen.

He told the BBC that ministers are "certainly not" trying to avoid scrutiny from Parliament, and the suspension represented the “normal functioning of our constitution".

The decision to suspend Parliament ahead of a Queen’s Speech, he added, was a “completely proper constitutional procedure.”

 

[Madrun Badrun]

  the UK is so messed up right now.  Really enjoying it. 

[NekoFever]

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has been asked about the PM's move to suspend Parliament at Aberdeen Airport earlier today, after meeting the Queen.

He told the BBC that ministers are "certainly not" trying to avoid scrutiny from Parliament, and the suspension represented the “normal functioning of our constitution".

The decision to suspend Parliament ahead of a Queen’s Speech, he added, was a “completely proper constitutional procedure.”

 

It's normal to suspend Parliament ahead of a Queen's Speech, but in 2016 it was suspended for four days, not 23.

[Raist]

Yes, it's "normal", and just so happens to take place for far longer than usual, at the worst possible time.

It's all just a coincidence.

[Rufus]

Not to mention the timing.

edit: beat :'(

[VomKriege]

Not to downplay anything but it's been pretty clear for weeks (if not months) that it was gonna end in a no-deal by virtue of time over. There was only so many delays the EU could grant to be squandered again and again.

I don't know what the future holds but bonne chance England (her specifically), you'll need it.

[Brehvolution]

There are people on facebook that are saying the fires in Brazil are bullshit and any images the news is showing are years old.   
While also saying that people should do their research.

WTF is wrong with people.

[Madrun Badrun]

A B.C. man who posted photos of himself feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears on social media has been fined $2,000 and ordered to stay 50 metres away from bears for six months.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/timbits-feed-bear-fine-crime-bc-1.5262221

[BisMarckie]

So he was grooming them and didn’t even get to fuck them?

What a loser.

[Madrun Badrun]

I guess the Irish are back to their terroristic ways and I didn't see the news

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/07/new-ira-claims-responsibility-for-car-bomb-attempt
https://www.france24.com/en/20190819-northern-ireland-bomb-police-terrorism-ira-fermanagh-nationalist

[Nintex]

Guess Jeremy's master plan of hailing a cab to visit the palace in case Boris would suspend parliament did not work 

[Joe Molotov]

A B.C. man who posted photos of himself feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears on social media has been fined $2,000 and ordered to stay 50 metres away from bears for six months.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/timbits-feed-bear-fine-crime-bc-1.5262221

Ain't no laws when you're feeding claws.

[Akala]

Brexit 

If EU doesn't cave at all I think things work out OK. If they cave in or appease this BS at all it's going to end in ruin.

I guess the Irish are back to their terroristic ways and I didn't see the news

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/07/new-ira-claims-responsibility-for-car-bomb-attempt
https://www.france24.com/en/20190819-northern-ireland-bomb-police-terrorism-ira-fermanagh-nationalist

This is really interesting to me, it keeps getting brought up where peace collapses, etc. but who in Northern Ireland really wants to go back to troubles era? Pretty sure the young don't, is it just the ~30% that voted against the GFA? And their children, I guess? Like who wants to return to that? Need to look into more.

[Madrun Badrun]

I don't think the majority want to go back to violence but it only takes a few dead people for sides to start being formed and revenge attacks being justified; think the fact that it's so brittle a peace is what makes it scary.   

[VomKriege]

This week's Italian Cabinet is Lega free.

- It's true it's a difficult time for Italy, but it's also very exalting !
- Oh with you French people it's always about how Italian affairs are difficult but exalting.

[BisMarckie]

I give this coalition about 8 weeks.

edit: Damn it, I missed your joke about it being this week‘s cabinet.

[kingv]

I don’t think Brexits impact to the world economy has been priced into stocks at all.

Everyone thought they’d figure it out, but that looks very unlikely at this point.

[Nintex]

I don’t think Brexits impact to the world economy has been priced into stocks at all.

Everyone thought they’d figure it out, but that looks very unlikely at this point.

I don't think anyone knows what would happen when a no-deal Brexit happens.

There have been scenario's and such but a EU member state has never left the block.
The biggest fear with Brexit was that it would act as a catalyst for more members leaving such as Italy.
But the English bungled it to a point that they torpedoed the 'leaving EU' plans in Italy, The Netherlands and elsewhere.

[BisMarckie]

The Netherlands leaving would be pretty hilarious though.

Please do it

[Nintex]

The Netherlands leaving would be pretty hilarious though.

Please do it

I don't see it happening unless Brexit goes better than expected.

In fact with the way things our now with the opposition we'll probably have two or even three more Rutte governments.

[shosta]

I like how long these are getting

[Raist]

That's a pretty good summary.




Still confused? So is everyone here.

[Propagandhim]

This week's Italian Cabinet is Lega free.

- It's true it's a difficult time for Italy, but it's also very exalting !
- Oh with you French people it's always about how Italian affairs are difficult but exalting.

Thank God.  People are desperate for some stability and investor confidence.  The yield on 10Y Italian BTP has dropped below 1% for the first time ever - the country is seemingly always in a political crisis, but these are especially bad macro figures for Italy.  The demographic crisis is scaring the shit out of everyone, but Salvini is not doing any favors for anyone.

[Raist]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-49509275

Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after eight years in the job.

[Joe Molotov]

I like how long these are getting

[kingv]

The real chart is “Britain is going to crash out in a month and will officially be in a recession end of Q4 2019”

Then the rest of the EU probably in a recession within 6 months.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/davemacladd/status/1167063105165299714

 

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[Raist]

https://twitter.com/DavidLammy/status/1167131108418433024

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manila swaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 

[Raist]

https://twitter.com/PeterStefanovi2/status/1166964394980532224


But remember, Brexit will happen, do or die, otherwise The People will lose their trust in politics and politicians

[shosta]

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