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VomKriege

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I'll retract the previous information because at the end of the day there were more people this Saturday than the previous one nationally, contrary to reports within the day. Attendance is still lower than 4 weeks ago but as I said earlier it could very well linger for more weeks.
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The Russians were probably distracted and didn't get out enough of their orders.

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I don't get it.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle
tl;dr she makes it snow

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Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he would run for parliament again, if the UK did not leave the EU.

Speaking on the Jeremy Vine on 5 show, he said: "I don't want to, I'm a businessman. I came into politics because I felt so strongly about this issue, I’d much rather never be involved in politics again. Brexit gets delivered, we get on with our lives.

"But I fear I’ve got a few more battles to fight."

:lol

I'm sure sixth time's the charm, Nigel.

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- May is likely to lose
- May migh step down if she loses big or try again
- Corbyn might call a no-confidence vote that could get enough support for Brexiteers and that would lead to new general elections

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Brexit deal voted down by parliament 432 to 202.

Have no idea if just symbolic.


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Corbyn has called for a vote of no confidence.  :lol

Biggest defeat for a government in British history  :doge



Pound ralies on May's defeat?

https://twitter.com/MelizaHaradinaj/status/1085280355421175808
« Last Edit: January 15, 2019, 04:49:05 PM by Nintex »
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Well, if you ignore the fact that it started going up long before the result was announced.

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GPB/EUR and GPB/USD rallied all the way up to +0,02% for the day  :lol

Such a powerful message the forex traders sent to the UK!

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Hey man, picking the range on a Y-axis is an art.

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Hey man, picking the range on a Y-axis is an art.
Perfected by Nvidia(TM)
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Corbyn's vote of no confidence was more epic than Padme's in Attack of the Clones

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Brexit is a bigger shambles then Trump in the white house

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DUP and Tory rebels: this deal sucks, you suck, we won't vote for it. We'll still vote for you in the no confidence challenge though :marimo

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As far as I understand the organization of upcoming European elections is under way, obviously with no British representation since the UK has triggered the process to remove itself from the union and it's too late to even imagine stalling that so even in the unlikely possibility that the UK would rescind Brexit (apparently the latest European Court of Justice ruling leaves room for it or stalling the deadline for exit despite the obvious impracticality) they would probably end up in some transitional status for the next few years regardless.

Basically quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire or there's no coming back from this. I don't know a new Cabinet, whoever would end up in it, could alleviate it.
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Brexit is a bigger shambles then Trump in the white house

Conservative 'governance' :rofl
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As far as I understand the organization of upcoming European elections is under way, obviously with no British representation since the UK has triggered the process to remove itself from the union and it's too late to even imagine stalling that so even in the unlikely possibility that the UK would rescind Brexit (apparently the latest European Court of Justice ruling leaves room for it or stalling the deadline for exit despite the obvious impracticality) they would probably end up in some transitional status for the next few years regardless.

Basically quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire or there's no coming back from this. I don't know a new Cabinet, whoever would end up in it, could alleviate it.
The EU is moving closer to a German/France super state. Macron and Merkel will sign some treaty in Aacken soon that will basically put the political, defense and financial integration of Germany and France on a fast track.
Even though it is possible that across Europe the anti-EU and Eurosceptic parties win the elections and become the second biggest party in the EU parliament it seems that they are too late.


Brexit is incredible. Michael Gove is now trashing Corbyn.  :lol

*March 29*
"PLEASE PROCEEEED THE VOTE YES OR NO TO A SECOND REFERENDUM!!"

"THE NAY'S HAVE IT!"
"ORDER ORDER!!!"

Meanwhile in Germany:
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May survives no confidence vote but the deal didn't pass last night.
Back to Brussels!  :lol
« Last Edit: January 16, 2019, 02:18:01 PM by Nintex »
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/14/i-dont-trust-the-government-to-look-after-me-or-my-dog-meet-the-brexit-stockpilers
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Some people are stockpiling food, medicine and even pet treats in anticipation of mass shortages after a no-deal Brexit. Are they overreacting, or should we be following their example?

Jo Elgarf doesn’t look like you would imagine a prepper to look. She’s not a libertarian, camouflaged and armed to the eyeballs, crawling around the woods in Montana, skinning a squirrel for breakfast and fuelling up for the apocalypse. She lives with her husband and three young children in a sleepy suburb of south-west London.

Elgarf is happy to call herself a prepper, though; she is a member – and a moderator – of one of a growing number of prepper groups on social media. Hers – an anti-Brexit Facebook group called 48% Preppers – gets between 100 and 200 requests a day to join. Everyone wants to be ready for a no-deal Brexit.



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Latest news from the government will the full confidence of the house of commons, her majesty and the people.
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1087057901632569344

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/charles-de-gaulle-saw-brexit-coming-11548104472
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De Gaulle—the leader of the Free French resistance in World War II who went on to found the Fifth Republic under which France still lives today—understood the problem best. He thought Britain would never truly be at home in a European union. “England in effect is insular, she is maritime,” he said in his remarks blocking Britain’s entry into what was then called the Common Market in 1963. “She has in all her doings very marked and very original habits and traditions.” He added that “the nature, the structure, the very situation that are England’s differ profoundly from those of the continentals.”

Moreover, from de Gaulle’s point of view, admitting Britain into Europe was like letting a Trojan horse through the gates. He believed Europe faced a choice between pursuing its original goal of a deep integration of the original six members and opting for a larger, looser association that included Britain. A larger and looser Europe, he believed, would be a weaker Europe. It would be unable to develop into a true world power that could face Russia and the U.S. as an equal.

Today de Gaulle looks like a prophet. EU membership has left Britain miserable and divided. The rest of the 28-member EU is overextended, stressed and geopolitically weak.
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But is remaining in the EU an option? EU supporters like France’s President Emmanuel Macron want to strengthen European institutions. If Britain remains in the EU, it will fight centralization tooth and nail. If EU supporters succeed in strengthening the union, pro-Brexit sentiment will come roaring back. But if they fail—and the chances of failure rise if Britain remains in the union—a deadlocked EU will continue to flounder. In that case, pro-Brexit sentiment among British voters is also likely to grow.

These are exactly the problems de Gaulle foresaw in the 1960s. For Europe’s sake and for Britain’s, it is time to cut the cord. A sullen Britain in a failing EU doesn’t serve anyone’s interests; neither does an endless haggling over the logistics of divorce.

Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz thinks he has an answer: limiting the Irish backstop to five years. During that period, Britain and the EU would look for ways to keep the Irish border open, but there would be no permanent British commitment to a permanent backstop. It’s an idea the Irish reject, but one of the strengths of the EU is the ability of its diplomats to find compromises.
if Trump is Winston Churchill, who is de Gaulle? :thinking

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The Australian government is nuts. Besides Trump and the Brexiters, these people are the biggest morons on the planet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/technology/australia-cellphone-encryption-security.html
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Coup in Venezuela.

Opposition party leader has assumed presidency.
Trump and Bolsonaro support his power grab.

Unknown what the Maduro regime will do.
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Honestly, how much worse could it be than Maduro?  :trumps
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Honestly, how much worse could it be than Maduro?  :trumps
how much worse could it be than saddam? than gaddafi? 
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Honestly, how much worse could it be than Maduro?  :trumps
how much worse could it be than saddam? than gaddafi?
Surely the US won't let a country where they meddled in their politics fall into disarray. :hitler
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The Venezuela ordeal has been pretty transparent.
Maduro has been an illegimate leader for years. The only reason the US threw a hissy fit is because recently PUTIN!!! landed a handful of strategic bombers on their airfield.

As for 'could it be worse?'

After 3 days of war caused by the public execution of the interum President the US announces and end to hostilities.
Mick Mulvaney Jared Kusher will be acting president of Venezuela until elections can be held.

The only thing the vipers want is the oil. Add the oil of Venezuela to the US sphere of influence and OPEC is finished.
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maybe venezuela should be given back their gold and have all sanctions lifted  :-[
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Here we go.
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https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1088173560919658496

Welp, that's it. The coup can't fail now.

https://twitter.com/evagolinger/status/1088176035261231104

US/Canada: Support coup
Russia/Turkey: Support Maduro
South America: Divided (Mexico: Maduro, Brazil: supports the coup)
Europe: Undecided as of yet


El Jeb:  supports Trump
https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/1088172812551049218


Looks like the big conservative money for the army didn't come through. 4 deaths and arrests reported already
https://twitter.com/ReutersVzla/status/1088176743658278914
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CROOKED Hillary should self declare herself as president.
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"Acting President" as Pence speaks  :lol

Well played Russia, Well played.

Did that fucker really start out with: "Ola"  :dead
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https://twitter.com/SenRubioPress/status/1088185846803648512

Apparently they met with Trump yesterday to get his blessing for the coup.
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Wonder how epic fail guy this Venezuelan coup will be, there's a long record to live up to.

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if you started from kara's post and read up you could be mislead into thinking marco rubio had taken over Venezuela, er i mean, some people could, unnamed people

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Trump should appoint Ben Shapiro as acting President of Venezuela.


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The kids are all right.

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wait, that House Committee tweet is from almost two weeks ago :thinking

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they said after nuclear war, the next war would be fought with rocks and sticks...little did they know about the troll war

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https://mobile.twitter.com/IDF/status/1087360814644899841

Is every war going to be like this now
Pretty sure Israel is the last country that wants to be calling people out on being in other country's internationally accepted boundaries. Just sayin' :hitler
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- The military has sided with Maduro.
- US tells all non-essential personel and US citizens to leave Venezuela.

https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1088581097217318912

Acting President Pence: "Venezuela should be more like us"  :american
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/world/americas/jean-wyllys-brazil-gay-lawmaker.html

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/yw8zwv/suspects-in-marielle-francos-murder-have-ties-to-bolsonaro-family

Gay lawmaker flees Brazil after death threats and two suspects in the assassination of a lesbian socialist lawmaker last year have ties to Bolsonaro's son

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