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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5940 on: April 04, 2019, 08:30:02 AM »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-nuclear/u-s-approved-secret-nuclear-power-work-for-saudi-arabia-idUSKCN1R82MG

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5941 on: April 04, 2019, 10:12:04 AM »
https://twitter.com/MartinDaubney/status/1113696943581081600

A black convict's vote stopping their Brexit must be really eating them up  :lol

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5942 on: April 04, 2019, 02:12:32 PM »
Our Guy, trained in Langley, VA, is finally marching on Tripoli to overthrow the democratically elected government of Libya.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5943 on: April 04, 2019, 02:43:05 PM »
Imagine the humungous balls on a guy that invades a capital while the UN Secgen is visiting.  :doge
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5944 on: April 04, 2019, 02:44:49 PM »
Holy shit, I didn't even know that :lol
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5945 on: April 04, 2019, 03:27:45 PM »
Also the 70th anniversary of NATO today.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5946 on: April 04, 2019, 03:35:34 PM »
1066. Never forget.

Nope, French Huguenot. You about 500 years off the mark.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5947 on: April 04, 2019, 04:37:04 PM »
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1109567/Prince-Harry-Fortnite-meghan-markle-duke-sussex-game-ban-royal-family-latest-update

lol at this bozo. It's a good thing with this whole brexit malarkey at least some royal family members have their eyes on stuff that truly matters.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5948 on: April 04, 2019, 05:27:43 PM »
https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1113850176853237762


Sure, take your time bruv. It's not like it's urgent or anything :lol

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5949 on: April 04, 2019, 05:47:19 PM »
1066. Never forget.

Nope, French Huguenot. You about 500 years off the mark.

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Noted. :hmph

https://twit ter.com/Channel4News/status/1113850176853237762


Sure, take your time bruv. It's not like it's urgent or anything :lol
A vestige of aristocracy blabbing about tyranny. :delicious
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5950 on: April 04, 2019, 06:11:25 PM »
Bercow on Dutch television
https://twitter.com/JinekLive/status/1113923229159006208

We're taking everything.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5951 on: April 05, 2019, 12:42:12 AM »
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1109567/Prince-Harry-Fortnite-meghan-markle-duke-sussex-game-ban-royal-family-latest-update

lol at this bozo. It's a good thing with this whole brexit malarkey at least some royal family members have their eyes on stuff that truly matters.

Lol check out this fucker born to be a prince and complaining people huff opium

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5952 on: April 05, 2019, 12:44:04 AM »
I bet he secretly plays Fortnite and modded his character to wear a nazi uniform.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5953 on: April 05, 2019, 01:24:27 AM »
When germans make nazi jokes  :doge

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5954 on: April 05, 2019, 11:49:35 AM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5955 on: April 05, 2019, 12:19:31 PM »
The left has had ties to Russia for decades, what's one more party? :trumps

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5956 on: April 05, 2019, 12:22:14 PM »
I don't know why they needed a sixteen minute video when a simple Google search says that yes Russians have been inside the German parliament: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/soviet-graffiti-reichstag

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5957 on: April 05, 2019, 12:29:07 PM »
I don't know why they needed a sixteen minute video when a simple Google search says that yes Russians have been inside the German parliament: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/soviet-graffiti-reichstag

Fact check: The building is still called Reichstag. :ufup

That was actually pretty fascinating, since I have never been there.  :doge

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5958 on: April 05, 2019, 01:04:08 PM »
And now we go live to London. Where nothing has changed

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1114201054332243971
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5959 on: April 05, 2019, 02:22:59 PM »
OK, at this point I think they're just taking the piss.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47825841

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Theresa May has written to the European Union to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June.

The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 12 April and, as yet, no withdrawal deal has been approved by MPs.

The government has been in talks with the Labour Party to try and find a compromise to put to the Commons.

But shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the Tory negotiating team had offered no changes to Mrs May's original deal.


TM: "I shall seek an extension to the 30th of June."

EU: "LOL no. MEP elections are on May 23rd."

TM: "LALALALALALALA I shall seek an extension to the 30th of June."

EU: "OK here's how that's gonna work kiddo. Get the deal voted in, you get till May 22nd - day before our elections. Failing that, you fuck off on April 12th - unless you ask for a long extension and commit to electing MEPs."

TM" OK :( BRB... ...... ... ............. .... So guys, about my deal?"

HoC: "For the third time, NO. Still can't tell you what we want exactly though, lolz."

TM: "Hey Jez, wanna sit down with me and talk, maybe we can come to some agreement if we compromise?"

JC: "OK"

TM: "Lol j/k about the compromise btw."

JC: "Well fuck you then."

TM: "Hey EU pals, was just thinking, how about an extension to June 30th?!?"

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5960 on: April 05, 2019, 02:24:10 PM »
Never go full Nintex :fbm

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5961 on: April 05, 2019, 02:25:08 PM »
Except that I'm giving an accurate summary, not writing some fanfic.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5962 on: April 05, 2019, 02:26:01 PM »
Exactly what Nintex would have said :tocry

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5963 on: April 05, 2019, 02:30:00 PM »
The compromise was this:

May: "Jeremy you need to back the deal"
Jeremy: "No, what do I get anyway?"
May: "I will stay on as Prime Minister until the next General Election for starters"
Jeremy: "Like I care"
May: "Prime Minister Johnson it is then!"
Jeremy: "Bring it on bitch"
May: "I was joking Jeremy"
Jeremy: "Haha good one"
May: "It'll be GOVE"
*labour aide vomits*
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5964 on: April 05, 2019, 04:16:13 PM »
French notes on Brexit extension meeting: “We could probably extend for a couple of weeks to prepare ourselves in the markets.”

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5966 on: April 05, 2019, 04:56:59 PM »
One week to go.  This is going to be a good shit show.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5967 on: April 05, 2019, 05:05:02 PM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5968 on: April 05, 2019, 05:13:38 PM »
The good old navy blue dream is so close!!! :gbcry


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/05/uk-removes-words-european-union-from-british-passports


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“There will be no difference for British citizens whether they are using a passport that includes the words ‘European Union’ or a passport that does not include the words ‘European Union’. Both designs will be equally valid for travel.”

Oh really now. Cause border control at virtually every international airport in the EU have dedicated lines for EU passports. If they want to be dicks, they can certainly tell people with those new passports to go queue with everyone else :lol

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5970 on: April 06, 2019, 08:24:35 AM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5972 on: April 06, 2019, 01:35:40 PM »
EU wants to give them a long extension. Say hello to another year?
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« Reply #5973 on: April 06, 2019, 01:37:31 PM »
EU wants to give them a long extension. Say hello to another year?
Yep and the UK doesn't want that. The general consensus is that the EU wants to give the tories enough rope to hang themselves with.  :doge
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5974 on: April 06, 2019, 01:41:40 PM »
I think most people in the UK do want some breathing room to figure out what they want, the number of suicidal brexiters seems fairly low.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5976 on: April 06, 2019, 04:48:26 PM »
US revokes visa for International Court prosecutor Bensouda

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Friday that her U.S. visa has been revoked, in what appears to a crackdown on the global tribunal by the Trump administration.

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“In this case, where Prosecutor Bensouda has publicly stated that her visa has been revoked, we confirm that the Prosecutor’s visa to the United States has been revoked,” the department said.

It declined to discuss other cases but said “the United States will take the necessary steps to protect its sovereignty and to protect our people from unjust investigation and prosecution by the International Criminal Court.”
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5977 on: April 06, 2019, 05:52:44 PM »
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute pre-election promise likely to enrage Palestinians and the Arab world.

In an interview to Israeli Channel 12 News three days ahead of the April 9 poll, Netanyahu was asked why he had not extended sovereignty to large West Bank settlements, as Israel did without international recognition in east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, both captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

"Who says that we won't do it? We are on the way and we are discussing it," Netanyahu said.

"You are asking whether we are moving on to the next stage - the answer is yes, we will move to the next stage. I am going to extend (Israeli) sovereignty and I don't distinguish between settlement blocs and the isolated settlements."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/israels-netanyahu-says-plans-annex-settlements-west-bank-175208874.html

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5978 on: April 07, 2019, 09:47:14 AM »
I don't know why they needed a sixteen minute video when a simple Google search says that yes Russians have been inside the German parliament: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/soviet-graffiti-reichstag

They should rename it the Spermastag.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5980 on: April 07, 2019, 05:19:10 PM »
Pretty sure everyone is asking what exactly is happening with brexit.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5981 on: April 07, 2019, 05:35:02 PM »
I did the Brexit rounds so you don't have to.

Meanwhile at Buckingham Palace
- BaN FoRtNiTE

Meanwhile at No. 10.
- Theresa May doesn't answer the pressing question why she didn't to look at positions of other parties a bit earlier and the government is woefully unprepared for 'any' scenario.
- Also the first PM in history to tape a message that says: "Eh, fuck knows"

Meanwhile at Labour
- Anti-semitism was ignored!

Meanwhile at the Tories:
- Amber Rudd supports Boris for leader
- Jacob Rees Mogg supports Boris for leader from his 18th century living room
- Boris can unite the party!

Meanwhile in Brussels
- Just GTFO already

Meanwhile at Leave
- BrExIt PaRtY, help help we're being harassed!

Meanwhile at Remain
- HORROR FICTION: BORIS JOHNSON COULD BE PM!

*narrator: It wasn't fiction


Latest updates on what is happening with Brexit
- Amber Rudd plays down rumors of leadership pact with Boris
- Boris pens op-ed in the monday telegraph saying the tories must not allow a Corbyn/May customs union to happen
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5982 on: April 07, 2019, 10:08:46 PM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5983 on: April 07, 2019, 10:56:03 PM »
https://twitter.com/kampeas/status/1114584226760781824

Wow Kevin McCarthy stealing talking points from The Bore

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5984 on: April 08, 2019, 11:22:15 AM »

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« Reply #5989 on: April 08, 2019, 11:00:21 PM »

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« Reply #5992 on: April 09, 2019, 03:19:48 PM »
Another day well spent in the HoC.




And also:

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Tory Eurosceptic Anne Main says the UK is seeking a further delay to Brexit "with no real sense of purpose", describing the situation as "appalling".

She says the UK is "becoming a laughing stock", and she will vote against authorising any further extension to Article 50.

The prospect of an "open-ended extension", she adds, is "incredibly concerning".


Awww bless her, she doesn't know that the UK has been a laughing stock for ages already.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5993 on: April 09, 2019, 04:12:20 PM »
Never forget


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Compared with the motives that led the Six to organize their unit, we understand for what reasons, why Britain-who is not continental, who remains, because of the Commonwealth and because she is an island, committed far beyond the seas, who is tied to the United States by all kinds of special agreements-did not merge into a Community with set dimensions and strict rules.

While this Community was taking shape, Britain therefore first refused to participate in It and even took toward it a hostile attitude as if she saw in It an economic and political threat. Then she tried to negotiate in order to join the Community, but in such conditions that the latter would have been suffocated by this membership.

The attempt having failed, the British Government then asserted that it no longer wanted to enter the Community and set about strengthening its ties with the Commonwealth and with other European countries grouped around it in a free-trade area.

Yet, apparently now adopting a new state of mind, Britain declares she is ready to subscribe to the Rome Treaty, even though she is asking exceptional and prolonged delays and, as regards her, that basic changes be made in the Treaty's implementation.


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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5994 on: April 09, 2019, 04:33:54 PM »
De Gaulle was right. He saw through all of it 50 years ago.
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« Reply #5997 on: April 10, 2019, 02:02:35 AM »

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