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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6001 on: April 10, 2019, 12:30:56 PM »
I would not watch Deal, No Deal or Revoke Article 50 even if Howie Mandel returned to host instead of this so-called Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš dude.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6002 on: April 10, 2019, 12:44:22 PM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6004 on: April 11, 2019, 01:15:48 AM »
Brexit date has been moved to Halloween.
Idiotic. The EU should have let them crash out tomorrow.
Now Britain gets to take part in the 2019 European Parliament election.

At least the remaining 27 nations have decided that from now on they can meet any time without Britain.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6005 on: April 11, 2019, 01:44:48 AM »
There's an eject clause though: they'll leave on June 1st without a deal if they do no participate in EP elections.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6007 on: April 11, 2019, 06:05:34 AM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6008 on: April 11, 2019, 06:08:37 AM »
Ecuaxit in the UK.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6009 on: April 11, 2019, 06:22:28 AM »
Ecuador's reasons for booting him seem to confirm what filtered through the years. Assange couldn't stop being a gigantic bellend even for the sake of his asylum. :lol
From doing skateboard indoors through being confrontional to the diplomatic staff up to hacking their internal files.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6010 on: April 11, 2019, 06:33:33 AM »
Brexit delayed to Oct 31st. :zzz

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The result was a compromise on the date, with a deadline of Oct. 31, for Britain to leave, deal or no deal — on condition that May holds an election on May 23 to return British members to a new European Parliament that convenes in July, and that it pledge not to disrupt key EU decision-making before it leaves.

If May fails to win over lawmakers on the treaty or fails to hold an election, Britain will leave with no deal on June 1.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/eu-gives-may-till-october-for-brexit-seeking-clarity-idUSKCN1RM0LR

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edit: late late late dumb dumb :notlikethis
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6011 on: April 11, 2019, 06:48:53 AM »
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/04/south-korea-wants-bring-trump-and-kim-together-again/586894/

If there was any doubts left that South Korea is doing all the mastermind stuff and heavy lifting in the diplomatic overtures to North Korea.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6012 on: April 11, 2019, 07:35:01 AM »
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Former Pope Benedict has blamed the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal on the effects of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and a general collapse in morality.
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The former pope, who lives secluded in a former convent on the Vatican grounds, said he wanted to “contribute one or two remarks to assist in this difficult hour”.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-abuse-benedict/sexual-revolution-of-1960s-led-to-church-abuse-crisis-ex-pope-says-idUSKCN1RN0WI

Ratzinger is such a POS.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6013 on: April 11, 2019, 08:50:01 AM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6014 on: April 11, 2019, 08:53:14 AM »
Saint Peter come get your people.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6015 on: April 11, 2019, 09:12:21 AM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6017 on: April 11, 2019, 04:28:58 PM »
"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange smeared poop over the walls of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London before he was unceremoniously dragged away from his hideout of 7 years, it has been claimed. The new information was revealed by Ecuador’s Interior Minister after Assange was arrested by British police officers on April 11."

https://meaww.com/wikileaks-julian-assange-ecuadorian-embassy-london-smear-poop-walls
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6018 on: April 11, 2019, 04:31:40 PM »
Keeping leaks 💯
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6019 on: April 11, 2019, 09:55:36 PM »
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Maria Paula Romo, the country's Interior Minister, however, slammed Correa for even allowing 47-year-old Assange to get away with the unimaginable behavior.

She said: "During his stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy, during the government of the former president Rafael Correa, they tolerated things like Mr Assange putting feces on the walls of the embassy and other types of behaviour of this kind that is far removed from the minimum respect a guest should have in a country which has generously welcomed him." She, however, did not make it clear if he had used his own poop or someone else's.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6020 on: April 11, 2019, 09:57:04 PM »
sounds like he's trying to blame it on the cat
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6021 on: April 11, 2019, 11:16:46 PM »
Assange was born in Townsville where I live, he probably smeared shit on the walls so it would remind him of home.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6022 on: April 12, 2019, 02:04:51 PM »



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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6023 on: April 12, 2019, 02:19:05 PM »
Yasssss
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6024 on: April 12, 2019, 03:00:11 PM »
Now that Brexit is over Labour can again focus on what matters to voters

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1116424423953903616
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6027 on: April 12, 2019, 07:12:19 PM »
https://twitter.com/AmbJohnBolton/status/1116781500891062273

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6028 on: April 13, 2019, 07:23:28 AM »
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1117010372467228673

The Brexit Party is already polling on par with the conservatives. Farage seems to have been preparing plan B for a while.

Not to mention that if it grows and gets into a general election there's no telling who would win in a three way battle between Boris, Corbyn and lady Rees Mogg.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6029 on: April 13, 2019, 11:37:38 AM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6031 on: April 13, 2019, 02:33:16 PM »
So it was... repeated behavior?  :yuck
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6032 on: April 13, 2019, 02:47:18 PM »
So it was... repeated behavior?  :yuck

It's a literal smear job.

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« Reply #6033 on: April 13, 2019, 03:06:30 PM »
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Staff grew so exasperated they even threw out his pet cat after he failed to clean up its mess. They also feared he had hidden a camera in its collar to spy on them
It's the Mail, so who knows how accurate any of this is, but :dead

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6034 on: April 14, 2019, 03:12:00 AM »
typical yuropean socialism, can't evict a tenet no matter how bad he is and how little rent he pays

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6036 on: April 14, 2019, 10:12:52 AM »
So it was... repeated behavior?  :yuck

It's a literal smear job.

“Imma shit on these walls, Ray!”

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6037 on: April 14, 2019, 01:15:14 PM »
Honestly I was expecting a lot worse from the pics if he's really been trashing the place in the ways that are described.

But assuming he was doing all that, dude might wanna have a chat with a psychiatrist.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6038 on: April 15, 2019, 12:37:20 PM »
EU: here's another extension. Please do not waste this time.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6040 on: April 15, 2019, 08:11:45 PM »
Honestly I was expecting a lot worse from the pics if he's really been trashing the place in the ways that are described.

But assuming he was doing all that, dude might wanna have a chat with a psychiatrist.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6043 on: April 17, 2019, 08:06:21 PM »
Honestly I was expecting a lot worse from the pics if he's really been trashing the place in the ways that are described.

But assuming he was doing all that, dude might wanna have a chat with a psychiatrist.

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I was in that earthquake.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6044 on: April 17, 2019, 10:53:00 PM »
Clearly I don't understand UK politics because I thought the Brexit Party thing was a laughable joke and then

https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1118480874893381632
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6045 on: April 17, 2019, 10:57:34 PM »
Clearly I don't understand UK politics because I thought the Brexit Party thing was a laughable joke and then

https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1118480874893381632

From what I understand, few people in the UK bother to vote in the EU parliament election, so it can can be skewed by minor parties that can get the vote out more than domestic elections.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6046 on: April 18, 2019, 12:19:46 AM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6047 on: April 18, 2019, 09:26:09 AM »
Clearly I don't understand UK politics because I thought the Brexit Party thing was a laughable joke and then

https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1118480874893381632

From what I understand, few people in the UK bother to vote in the EU parliament election, so it can can be skewed by minor parties that can get the vote out more than domestic elections.

Maybe has something to do with the Brexiters core being fired up and not wanting to let this election to be a sign whatsoever that Remain is gaining ground (which I already heard some pundits say this side of the channel, though I'm not sure how exactly a clear "Remain" win is supposed to look like) on top of some dissatisfaction with traditional parties. Europarliament election are a bit dysfunctional & perceived as meaningless as is, all the more so for Brexiters (because you know... We shouldn't be over there for long anyhow), that I could see it being used to send a message without upsetting any national political balance.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6049 on: April 18, 2019, 09:53:48 PM »
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1118937257732464640

 :lol

He actually said "Deal with It" non-ironically.


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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6051 on: April 19, 2019, 05:39:21 AM »
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1118937257732464640

 :lol

He actually said "Deal with It" non-ironically.
Oh god the edgelords are escaping their basements.

This is the best, Imagine if this guy actually ends up in the EU parliament (and he will).  :lol
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« Reply #6052 on: April 19, 2019, 10:00:22 AM »
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« Reply #6054 on: April 19, 2019, 02:59:39 PM »
https://twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1119238250424614912

Finally Libya will reach the final stages of Western spread democracy when their guy from Langley takes over.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6055 on: April 19, 2019, 04:56:07 PM »
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Faced with the strong possibility of being trounced by a comedian with no political experience, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has started throwing Hail Marys.

In the week leading up to this Sunday’s election, the 53-year-old president awkwardly performed a folk song on stage. He promised young voters he’d hire more of them in his next administration. And he apologized for past mistakes and met with civil society leaders to say he’d listen more if given another chance.

In what appeared to be a direct response to accusations from his opponent — Volodymyr Zelensky — that he did nothing to battle the country’s endemic corruption, Poroshenko appointed 38 judges to the country’s new anti-corruption court in one fell swoop.

If the latest polls are correct, the election will be a blow-out, with 72% of voters ready to cast their ballot for Zelensky, compared to 25% for Poroshenko.

Zelensky, 41, has more than doubled his lead over the president since the first round of voting in March, when he beat out 38 other candidates, in a surprise upset. Because none of the candidates got more than 50% to win outright, the top two candidates now face a runoff.

https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-election-20190419-story.html


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« Reply #6056 on: April 19, 2019, 05:18:47 PM »
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Faced with the strong possibility of being trounced by a comedian with no political experience, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has started throwing Hail Marys.

In the week leading up to this Sunday’s election, the 53-year-old president awkwardly performed a folk song on stage. He promised young voters he’d hire more of them in his next administration. And he apologized for past mistakes and met with civil society leaders to say he’d listen more if given another chance.

In what appeared to be a direct response to accusations from his opponent — Volodymyr Zelensky — that he did nothing to battle the country’s endemic corruption, Poroshenko appointed 38 judges to the country’s new anti-corruption court in one fell swoop.

If the latest polls are correct, the election will be a blow-out, with 72% of voters ready to cast their ballot for Zelensky, compared to 25% for Poroshenko.

Zelensky, 41, has more than doubled his lead over the president since the first round of voting in March, when he beat out 38 other candidates, in a surprise upset. Because none of the candidates got more than 50% to win outright, the top two candidates now face a runoff.

https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-election-20190419-story.html
Poroshenko is toast.  8)
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6057 on: April 20, 2019, 01:17:45 PM »
*gate to hell opens*

*lava and screams pour out*

https://twitter.com/GdnPolitics/status/1119646798165864449
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6058 on: April 20, 2019, 03:44:47 PM »
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Faced with the strong possibility of being trounced by a comedian with no political experience, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has started throwing Hail Marys.

In the week leading up to this Sunday’s election, the 53-year-old president awkwardly performed a folk song on stage. He promised young voters he’d hire more of them in his next administration. And he apologized for past mistakes and met with civil society leaders to say he’d listen more if given another chance.

In what appeared to be a direct response to accusations from his opponent — Volodymyr Zelensky — that he did nothing to battle the country’s endemic corruption, Poroshenko appointed 38 judges to the country’s new anti-corruption court in one fell swoop.

If the latest polls are correct, the election will be a blow-out, with 72% of voters ready to cast their ballot for Zelensky, compared to 25% for Poroshenko.

Zelensky, 41, has more than doubled his lead over the president since the first round of voting in March, when he beat out 38 other candidates, in a surprise upset. Because none of the candidates got more than 50% to win outright, the top two candidates now face a runoff.

https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-ukraine-election-20190419-story.html
Poroshenko is toast.  8)

NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND.

https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1119662285503565824
https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1119681779961683971
https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1119687412656091139

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #6059 on: April 20, 2019, 08:08:52 PM »
https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1119724576089542656

Poroshenko will have to call in some snipers to keep his grift going.

The polls have Porky at 25% and the comedian at 75%
It'll be the biggest election blowout in the history of democracy.  :doge
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