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VomKriege · « **Reply #6780 on:** July 26, 2019, 08:07:54 PM »

Use imperial measurements !

Tripon · « **Reply #6781 on:** July 26, 2019, 08:30:18 PM »

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SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Tech guru John McAfee, creator of the eponymous antivirus computer software, has arrived in Britain from the Dominican Republic, where he was detained with his wife for entering the Caribbean nation with firearms on his yacht, his lawyer said on Friday.

The attorney general's office "asked him where he wanted to go, and he decided on London," said lawyer Candido Simon, who McAfee hired to represent him in the Dominican Republic.

McAfee, born in 1945 at a U.S. military base on British territory, has both nationalities. After Dominican authorities ensured the United States had no active legal cases or extradition requests for McAfee, they allowed him to choose where he would be sent, Simon said.

McAfee, who is seeking the Libertarian Party's nomination for U.S. president in 2020, recently told Reuters in an interview he could help Cuba defeat the U.S. trade embargo by launching a cryptocurrency.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dominican-republic-sends-mcafee-britain-182730668.html

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #6782 on:** July 26, 2019, 08:34:13 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 26, 2019, 07:05:05 PM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 26, 2019, 06:42:36 PM
Quote from: nachobro on July 26, 2019, 06:36:11 PM
double space after a period

YES! Why does everyone make fun of me for doing this?

Because you aren't a typist in the 1950s.

I LARP as one.

Nintex · « **Reply #6783 on:** July 27, 2019, 05:09:14 AM »

https://twitter.com/labourwhips/status/1155009109164527616

2 tories1 cup

team filler · « **Reply #6784 on:** July 27, 2019, 11:51:23 AM »

autisty

Nintex · « **Reply #6785 on:** July 27, 2019, 12:37:50 PM »

Boris Johnson: Paints people on a bus on empty wine crates (allegedly)
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Grammar Nazi esq. MP
Dominic Raab: Obsessed with his cup size

Anything on the other members of The Cabinet(TM)?

Raist · « **Reply #6786 on:** July 27, 2019, 03:33:00 PM »

How about Priti Patel, who was sacked a couple for holding unauthorized meetings with Israel while secretary of international development.
And now got the 3rd top job, Home Secretary. Being rather infamous for having expressed rather positive opinions about death penalty in the past, as it happens.

Nintex · « **Reply #6787 on:** July 29, 2019, 10:16:21 AM »

Boris is going to spend 100 million pounds on a Brexit no-deal preparation marketing blitz which will be the biggest UK government ad campaign since WW2 bonds.

Dominic Raab has already confirmed that no-deal Brexit is pretty much what the bois are gunning for now unless the EU comes to the table to NeGoTiAtE

Nintex · « **Reply #6788 on:** July 29, 2019, 01:13:47 PM »

Surprising to see Boris doing so many things in such a short time. Did no one bother to tell May what sort of powers the Prime Minister has?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #6789 on:** July 30, 2019, 08:27:26 AM »

He has done nothing?

Only thing he will accomplish is crashing out with no deal and then trying to keep the UK from disbanding.

team filler · « **Reply #6790 on:** July 30, 2019, 11:48:39 AM »

https://twitter.com/swilkinsonbc/status/1156161385698615296

Raist · « **Reply #6791 on:** July 30, 2019, 01:17:53 PM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-49151870

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Boris Johnson is visiting Wales for the first time as PM as he tries to rally farmers' support for his Brexit plans.

A Welsh farmer called on Mr Johnson to stop "playing Russian roulette" with the lamb industry over the threat of a no-deal Brexit.

But Mr Johnson said: "We're not aiming for a no-deal Brexit, we don't think that's where we'll end up."

"This is very much up to our friends and partners across the channel," he said.

Nintex · « **Reply #6792 on:** July 30, 2019, 01:40:14 PM »

Boris had an interesting week so far.

He visited Manchester and got stuff thrown at him from the crowds and he visited Scotland and got boo'ed by the public.
Dominic Raab made a complete fool out of himself in a TV interview.

And it's only Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1156211206966915073

Raist · « **Reply #6793 on:** July 30, 2019, 02:57:58 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on July 30, 2019, 01:40:14 PM

Boris had an interesting week so far.

He visited Manchester and got stuff thrown at him from the crowds and he visited Scotland and got boo'ed by the public.
Dominic Raab made a complete fool out of himself in a TV interview.

And it's only Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1156211206966915073

It has been revealed that Boris Johnson's director of communications used to be the Daily Mirror "Chicken" - a costumed character who mocked Conservative politicians on the campaign trail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49165504

https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/1156098263264714752

Kara · « **Reply #6794 on:** July 30, 2019, 07:19:52 PM »

So that's what they meant when they said taking back control during the Brexit campaign.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-no-deal-northern-ireland-direct-rule-dominic-raab-boris-johnson-a9024801.html

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #6795 on:** July 30, 2019, 07:33:56 PM »

political compass is so passé
any of you tried https://8values.github.io/

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6796 on:** July 30, 2019, 07:43:08 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 30, 2019, 07:19:52 PM

So that's what they meant when they said taking back control during the Brexit campaign.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-no-deal-northern-ireland-direct-rule-dominic-raab-boris-johnson-a9024801.html

Brexit really is going to end up tearing the UK apart, isn't it?

shosta · « **Reply #6797 on:** July 30, 2019, 07:47:04 PM »

Northern Ireland hasn't had a government coalition in years, right? Honestly, it would be really amazing if the whole stink about May's deal was over the backstop in Northern Ireland, which leads to Boris' no deal, but that ends up reunifying Ireland anyway.

Just keep NI in the single market! For fucks' sake

Raist · « **Reply #6798 on:** July 31, 2019, 03:31:24 AM »

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New investment in the UK car industry has suffered a "precipitous" decline.

It comes at a time when businesses in the sector have been spending heavily on preparations for a no-deal Brexit, according to the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The government says it is liaising with companies to help them prepare.

The SMMT says investment fell to just £90m in the first six months of the year from £347m last year.

By contrast, firms' spending on contingency plans for a possible no-deal Brexit has now reached a minimum of £330m.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49170387

Raist · « **Reply #6799 on:** July 31, 2019, 09:32:43 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-49178524

RIP Brit bees.

Raist · « **Reply #6800 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:08:50 PM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49182154

Nintex · « **Reply #6801 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:27:02 PM »

Boris has an official vlog

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1156590629637545987

nachobro · « **Reply #6802 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:46:23 PM »

Probably a million reasons this wouldn't work but why not just have England leave the EU and the rest of the UK can stay in? Seems like that'd satisfy the Ireland issues and Scotland doesn't seem to want to leave.

Rufus · « **Reply #6803 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:58:13 PM »

Scotland might want another referendum.

Wales? Dunno. (Don't seem as divided from England as the others. Just my gut feeling, though.)

Northern Ireland? Phew. Hard border is a no-go for the Irish and consequently the EU. Johnson is going full steam ahead on no-deal, counting on the EU to fold on the backstop and negotiate a deal similar to Norway's. Will they? Dunno.

VomKriege · « **Reply #6804 on:** July 31, 2019, 06:01:34 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on July 31, 2019, 01:46:23 PM

Probably a million reasons this wouldn't work but why not just have England leave the EU and the rest of the UK can stay in? Seems like that'd satisfy the Ireland issues and Scotland doesn't seem to want to leave.

The Brits terminology is pretty confusing but I'm pretty certain Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not "real" countries as of now even if they have their own sports team on the international stage because reasons. It would be a nightmare to enforce and I don't think anyone is eager to open the can of worms of individual regions exiting the EU.

I'm no EU scholar but I'm fairly certain that despite my previous point there's some special status for some exceptional territories, notably islands (a quick search comes up with an "ultraperipheral region" that apply to the Azores, Canaries, etc...) and IIRC the EU was opened to the idea of keeping the border open between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (in effect turning NI into a special region out of the EU but with preferential access to the common market) if the UK enforced its customs between Northern Ireland and the main island of Great Britain. But as we all know the UK government has decided so far to not decide anything. They don't want the hard border between the RoI and NI, but they don't want it between NI and the rest of GB either.

Raist · « **Reply #6805 on:** August 01, 2019, 03:15:22 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on July 31, 2019, 06:01:34 PM

Quote from: nachobro on July 31, 2019, 01:46:23 PM
Probably a million reasons this wouldn't work but why not just have England leave the EU and the rest of the UK can stay in? Seems like that'd satisfy the Ireland issues and Scotland doesn't seem to want to leave.

The Brits terminology is pretty confusing but I'm pretty certain Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not "real" countries as of now even if they have their own sports team on the international stage because reasons. It would be a nightmare to enforce and I don't think anyone is eager to open the can of worms of individual regions exiting the EU.

It's a mess - they aren't recognized internationally as countries as the only true sovereign unit is the UK, but in many ways, they are - e.g. the fact that they have their own governments. Westminster only has exclusive power in very limited things, such as international relations and defense.

It's quite funny, because ironically the UK is kinda like the EU.

Raist · « **Reply #6806 on:** August 01, 2019, 04:03:05 AM »

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-plans-no-deal-brexit-ad-campaign-in-europe/

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Boris Johnson's government is planning a Europe-wide media blitz to convince EU governments and citizens that the U.K. is serious about leaving, deal or no deal, on October 31.

Well that doesn't seem like a waste of time and money at all.

VomKriege · « **Reply #6807 on:** August 01, 2019, 01:45:04 PM »

Totally not ready for it, then ?
If you gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk.

Raist · « **Reply #6808 on:** August 01, 2019, 02:46:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/benhabib6/status/1156905045239185410

Rufus · « **Reply #6809 on:** August 01, 2019, 02:51:30 PM »

https://twitter.com/JohnRealSmith/status/1156907636203425793

Occam · « **Reply #6810 on:** August 01, 2019, 03:27:16 PM »

Funny how GBP is at its lowest level in 2 years. No value there.

Why is that?

Raist · « **Reply #6811 on:** August 01, 2019, 03:38:08 PM »

Quote from: Occam on August 01, 2019, 03:27:16 PM

Funny how GBP is at its lowest level in 2 years. No value there.

Why is that?

iTs gOod fOR eXpoRts

Kara · « **Reply #6812 on:** August 01, 2019, 03:46:48 PM »

tbh the GBP was overvalued considering the UK's economy is 60% gaming YouTubers, 60% transphobia, and 60% shitty weapons.

Nintex · « **Reply #6813 on:** August 01, 2019, 03:50:17 PM »

Quote from: Kara on August 01, 2019, 03:46:48 PM

tbh the GBP was overvalued considering the UK's economy is 60% gaming YouTubers, 60% transphobia, and 60% shitty weapons.

You forgot the 60% sleazy papers

Kara · « **Reply #6814 on:** August 01, 2019, 05:50:42 PM »

https://twitter.com/benhabib6/status/1156449403315654656

Tripon · « **Reply #6815 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:41:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/benhabib6/status/1156963378499325953

Don't worry, the Troubles, AKA a guerilla war will come back, but there won't be a 'hard' border.

Tripon · « **Reply #6816 on:** August 01, 2019, 10:37:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1157025123511283712

agrajag · « **Reply #6817 on:** August 02, 2019, 03:09:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/cogatonline/status/1156568860243480578

those look like some Kmart hiking boots

team filler · « **Reply #6818 on:** August 02, 2019, 03:25:04 PM »

team filler · « **Reply #6819 on:** August 02, 2019, 05:05:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb/status/1157385911769980928

VomKriege · « **Reply #6820 on:** August 03, 2019, 03:38:13 PM »

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/traffic-stress-lagos-nigeria/index.html

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This is the reason why Lagosians spend an average of 30 hours in traffic each week -- or 1,560 annually -- while drivers in Los Angeles and Moscow traffic spent only 128 and 210 hours respectively in the whole of 2018.

Nintex · « **Reply #6821 on:** August 03, 2019, 04:44:30 PM »

Noooo we need more trees.

Time to invade Brazil

Raist · « **Reply #6822 on:** August 03, 2019, 05:05:05 PM »

Goddam

https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/1157681224762187783

Tripon · « **Reply #6823 on:** August 03, 2019, 06:20:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1157013840049123329

https://twitter.com/AnshelPfeffer/status/1155534654788841472

Nintex · « **Reply #6824 on:** August 04, 2019, 06:25:32 AM »

https://twitter.com/aaronMCN/status/1157956265458331648

https://twitter.com/hkpoliceforce/status/1157959496250957824

Nintex · « **Reply #6825 on:** August 04, 2019, 06:38:09 AM »

https://twitter.com/thesundaysport/status/1157742969342038017

Tripon · « **Reply #6826 on:** August 04, 2019, 03:13:59 PM »

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158082441820741632

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158082448988823553

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158082456140025857

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158084039192039424

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158088915699548160

https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1158092134437838851

Raist · « **Reply #6827 on:** August 05, 2019, 01:03:03 PM »

The Pound's been taking a beating over the past few days, and is hovering around the lowest, against both the USD and Euro, it's been since the post-brexit vote period (late 2016).

It's not quite there yet, but if the trend continues it will pass that point in the coming weeks, and will reach its lowest value ever against the Dollar, and exchange rates not seen against the Euro since the 2008 crash.

The Boris effect.

shosta · « **Reply #6828 on:** August 06, 2019, 12:24:13 AM »

https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1158095559061909504

following the Israeli model

shosta · « **Reply #6829 on:** August 06, 2019, 12:55:19 AM »

(from the airport)

shosta · « **Reply #6830 on:** August 06, 2019, 01:04:34 AM »

It's ironic but I do get where this is coming from. These people feel surrounded by a hostile force they don't identify with at all. To quote what Metternich said about Italy, China is just a geographical expression.

shosta · « **Reply #6831 on:** August 06, 2019, 01:26:20 AM »

https://twitter.com/2020ccpbiwang/status/1157619751411015681

why is there so much pepe imagery

the fact that all the revolutions this century will happen during the age of social media adds an absurd quality to everything

Raist · « **Reply #6832 on:** August 06, 2019, 02:17:01 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49240809

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The EU has said there is no basis for any further Brexit talks while the UK continues to insist on making changes to Theresa May's withdrawal agreement.

Here we go boys.

Some choice bits:

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An EU negotiator told the meeting on Sunday: ""With only a few weeks to go we are back where we were three years ago."

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A senior EU diplomat said in the meeting that a no-deal Brexit appears to be the UK government's "central scenario", according to the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian.

"It was clear UK does not have another plan. No intention to negotiate, which would require a plan," the diplomat is reported to have said.

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Mr Frost reiterated the prime minister's stance that the backstop element of Mrs May's plan - which aims to prevent a hard border returning between Ireland and Northern Ireland - had to be abolished.

The backstop - agreed by Mrs May in November 2018 - would see Northern Ireland staying aligned to some rules of the EU single market.

Mr Frost said Mr Johnson's new ministers were not bound by commitments made by the previous government.

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However, the former US treasury secretary, Larry Summers, has said he does not believe the UK will manage to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Washington.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Britain has no leverage, Britain is desperate... it needs an agreement very soon. When you have a desperate partner, that's when you strike the hardest bargain."

shosta · « **Reply #6833 on:** August 06, 2019, 02:21:14 AM »

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"Britain has no leverage, Britain is desperate... it needs an agreement very soon. When you have a desperate partner, that's when you strike the hardest bargain."

payback time for all those impressed sailors

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #6834 on:** August 06, 2019, 02:23:23 AM »

brexit is a false flag by the eu to ensure exit is political suicide

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #6835 on:** August 06, 2019, 02:25:11 AM »

Nintex · « **Reply #6836 on:** August 06, 2019, 06:03:59 AM »

Quote from: shosta on August 06, 2019, 01:26:20 AM

https://twitter.com/2020ccpbiwang/status/1157619751411015681

why is there so much pepe imagery

the fact that all the revolutions this century will happen during the age of social media adds an absurd quality to everything

Steve Bannon met with an exiled Chinese billionaire and a few months later Pepe returns.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/business/stephen-bannon-guo-wengui-china.html

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As tensions between the United States and China grow, the two men are hoping to stoke them even further, by effectively calling for the overthrow of Beijing’s leadership. Mr. Guo is dipping into his fortune, while Mr. Bannon has agreed to provide a strategy.

Has anyone seen Alexander Nix? It feels like the band is getting back together.

Brexit was the petri dish, Trump the main course, China the dessert(?) and Russia the after party(?).

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6837 on:** August 06, 2019, 09:19:10 AM »

Quote from: OnlyRegret on August 06, 2019, 02:23:23 AM

brexit is a false flag by the eu to ensure exit is political suicide

Fear mongering gets you elected. Going through with the bullshit you promised to do without hurting the party is the hard part.

Raist · « **Reply #6838 on:** August 06, 2019, 01:42:37 PM »

To the surprise of absolutely no one, BoJo&Co are toeing the "it's not me, it's you" line.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49240809

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49251257

Nintex · « **Reply #6839 on:** August 06, 2019, 02:53:48 PM »

EU: "We will not renegotiate. Please use this valuable time to get your shit in order Ms. May"
Farage:"LMAO, Brexit party I will rip you a new one"
Tories: "Ok! We will organize a LEADERSHIP CONTEST to sort this out!"
Labour: "We've finally come to the position that we must take a position on Brexit"
Libdems: "We also need a new leader methinks"

EU: "Clock is ticking boys"
Farage: "I fart in your general direction*
Tories: "Boris is the man! Good show ol' chap!"
Labour: "We've finally come to the position that we must work together with the Libdems"
Libdems: "We've finally decided not to work with Labour"

Raab: "We've been flexible"
BBC: "How?"
Raab: "IT IS MY CUP"
Mogg M.P. esq: "PLEASE USE THE OXFORD COMMA"
Boris: "The Kippers look at these kippers, and Chickens. Boy do we like Chickens, Our dams are collapsing 1.8 billion for the NHS"
Commons: "HAHHAHAHA oh wow these guys are hilarious"
Labour: "There must be a serious inquiry into the dam incident. Although nothing happened we should still look into this with the highest priority"
Boris: "DUDE!, Look at all these happy people on the Brexit bus!!!!"

News:

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