Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1687546 times)

Rufus · « **Reply #5280 on:** January 25, 2019, 12:14:00 PM »

Quote from: curly on January 24, 2019, 09:31:57 PM

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

How to save the economy and lower crime rates.

Step 1:
Intimidate the gays.

Mandark · « **Reply #5281 on:** January 25, 2019, 04:40:28 PM »

https://twitter.com/RobbieGramer/status/1088910786485989379

Cool. Great. Fantastic.

Kara · « **Reply #5282 on:** January 25, 2019, 09:35:37 PM »

I know there isn't a lot to have hope and faith in these days Mandark, but there aren't words that can convey how ludicrously inept the Venezuelan opposition is. Well, except the G word.

In 30 years I'm going to have to hear some baby ultra-leftist tell me how unassailable Chavismo was because it built from the bottom up while we argue about whether the party should endorse the provisional American government and it's going to take all my energy to not just bust up laughing.

Kara · « **Reply #5283 on:** January 25, 2019, 09:36:34 PM »

Yes, I went hopepunk during my last sabbatical. No I will not be taking questions.

team filler · « **Reply #5284 on:** January 26, 2019, 02:31:58 AM »

Abby

No name ok
2 hours ago
Food insecurity and inflation have always been rampant in Latin America and everywhere in the perifery of capitalism (Africa, Asia).
Suddenly because of Maduro the world elites are worried about that, very weird.

Richard Llewellyn
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Trump has cut his own throat with this failed coup, and exposed himself as just another Deep State person who believes in the development and protection of a Jewish nation Neocon Swamp Pig. The total disregard for International law, Democracy and the Sovereignty of Nations is sickening. From reading the comment sections for the last 2 days it's clear that Trump has lost over half his base with this political suicide. Trump is toast and must go. When Chavez Nationalized the oil in Venezuela the CIA who work for Corporations not the American people took this as a vengance job they killed Chavez with weaponized Cancer delivered to him at the U.N. As the Great Awakening andYellow Vests are showing us the days of the war criminals are ending, and a pointed reckoning awaits these criminals. Mark my words Karma is coming.

Kara · « **Reply #5285 on:** January 26, 2019, 06:05:46 PM »

The only real nonsense was advocating violent revolution.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5286 on:** January 26, 2019, 11:31:28 PM »

Quote from: Kara on January 25, 2019, 09:36:34 PM

hopepunk

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Nintex · « **Reply #5287 on:** January 27, 2019, 10:59:52 AM »

https://twitter.com/M3t4_tr0n/status/1089521238228242432

Pro-tip: If you start a coup don't forget to bribe the military.

Nintex · « **Reply #5288 on:** January 27, 2019, 03:21:28 PM »

https://twitter.com/AmbJohnBolton/status/1089618457166036993

Kara · « **Reply #5289 on:** January 27, 2019, 04:38:55 PM »

This one's for you, Assimilate. RIP.

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Mandark · « **Reply #5290 on:** January 27, 2019, 04:43:00 PM »

Hm, p sure that's a photoshop as I've been assured by reliable sources that Bolsonaro is a "populist."

Nintex · « **Reply #5291 on:** January 27, 2019, 06:18:58 PM »

Our Prime Minister also recently met with Bolsonaro

In his defense. Tim Cook looks miserable in that photo.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5292 on:** January 29, 2019, 11:25:56 AM »

Lol may crawling back to brussels

Hope eu leaders tweet something like "dont book a flight theresa, negotiations are over"

Nintex · « **Reply #5293 on:** January 29, 2019, 02:53:56 PM »

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1090335270162087936

Meanwhile the house of commons is voting on a number of Brexit things of which none will pass.

agrajag · « **Reply #5294 on:** January 29, 2019, 03:50:21 PM »

https://twitter.com/TracevaToons/status/1088327910463807488

Kara · « **Reply #5295 on:** January 30, 2019, 02:45:38 AM »

Very cool that the Hard Brexiteers are on the fast track to win by voting down a negotiated deal but helping the prime minister who negotiated it survive a vote of no confidence because there was a nontrivial chance of them losing a general election after the public saw that they were in the driver's seat. Very American, tbh. Use FPTP brehs.

jorma · « **Reply #5296 on:** January 30, 2019, 07:08:10 AM »

Quote from: shosta on January 29, 2019, 03:11:07 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/nyregion/newark-airport-drones.html

Still no pictures of these alleged "drones". How dumb do they think we are?

https://twitter.com/adamlisberg/status/1088097241296969728

NA dinner plates are pretty big though

Raist · « **Reply #5297 on:** January 30, 2019, 04:35:50 PM »

Barnier refuses to reopen negotiations, especially not for the backstop.

Meantime, Barclays is transferring €190bln in assets from London to Dublin.

It's all going great

Nintex · « **Reply #5298 on:** January 30, 2019, 04:38:05 PM »

On March 29th the UK will finally have agreed among themselves to postpone.

And the EU will be like

Kara · « **Reply #5299 on:** January 30, 2019, 08:53:13 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 29, 2019, 02:21:25 PM

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/undercover-agents-target-watchdog-who-detailed-israeli-firm-nso-s-link-to-khashoggi-scandal-1.6873565

Israeli goons messing with the wrong human rights watchdog

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-spying-raven/

hungrynoob · « **Reply #5300 on:** January 30, 2019, 11:06:34 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on January 30, 2019, 04:38:05 PM

On March 29th the UK will finally have agreed among themselves to postpone.

And the EU will be like

The EU is more concerned how Paris is still revolting, whilst they pour in their (NOT YET PASSED PROPOSAL) EU tanks to silence dissenters to their criminal bullshit. The Whole brexit scenario is fear tactics and distractions.

team filler · « **Reply #5301 on:** January 31, 2019, 12:55:30 AM »

Eyal

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Eyal Weizman studied the philosophy that guides Aviv Kochavi, the officer who was just appointed commander of the Israeli military. It is a philosophy that objectifies Palestinians and ignores the human suffering caused by new Israeli technologies and tactics of repression

As bad as things already are, probably going to get worse $:-\$

Raist · « **Reply #5302 on:** January 31, 2019, 02:30:11 PM »

Gotta start somewhere, I guess.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47071874

VomKriege · « **Reply #5303 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:45:20 AM »

Quote from: Raist on January 31, 2019, 02:30:11 PM

Gotta start somewhere, I guess.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47071874

Mr Jope said Unilever was also stockpiling deodorant in mainland Europe in case of Brexit-related delays.

Sacrebleu !

benjipwns · « **Reply #5304 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:48:20 AM »

why would the people of mainland Europe want deodorant

Kara · « **Reply #5305 on:** February 01, 2019, 03:12:45 AM »

As a likely climate refugee in the future it's comforting to know that the corporate powers that be will stockpile junk food that requires energy to keep it from spoiling instead of canned food when I have to travel across inhospitable terrain.

team filler · « **Reply #5306 on:** February 01, 2019, 12:58:18 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #5307 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:14:25 PM »

Our prime minister has announced he 100% agrees with the US for doing this.
Because Russia has been violating this agreement for years.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5308 on:** February 02, 2019, 05:47:41 AM »

We've got 2019's first election coming up, El Salvador will elect its President on February 3rd.

Polls say the "new politics center-right" one dude will win in a first round landslide or it'll be a tight race with ARENA's guy where he falls short of 50%. Really, like every poll for the last year has either one of these scenarios, no inbetween. In any case FMLN is supposed to get smashed.

Nigeria's got next. Then Cuba's referendum to end the Revolution.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #5309 on:** February 02, 2019, 06:19:24 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2019, 05:47:41 AM

We've got 2019's first election coming up, El Salvador will elect its President on February 3rd.

Polls say the "new politics center-right" one dude will win in a first round landslide or it'll be a tight race with ARENA's guy where he falls short of 50%. Really, like every poll for the last year has either one of these scenarios, no inbetween. In any case FMLN is supposed to get smashed.

Nigeria's got next. Then Cuba's referendum to end the Revolution.

If Cuba has any dignity, the revolution will win with 99% of the votes.

VomKriege · « **Reply #5310 on:** February 02, 2019, 06:21:24 AM »

Quote from: Kara on February 01, 2019, 03:12:45 AM

As a likely climate refugee in the future it's comforting to know that the corporate powers that be will stockpile junk food that requires energy to keep it from spoiling instead of canned food when I have to travel across inhospitable terrain.

Pyramids were built by Joseph to store Toblerone.

Nintex · « **Reply #5311 on:** February 02, 2019, 07:51:27 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2019, 05:47:41 AM

We've got 2019's first election coming up, El Salvador will elect its President on February 3rd.

Polls say the "new politics center-right" one dude will win in a first round landslide or it'll be a tight race with ARENA's guy where he falls short of 50%. Really, like every poll for the last year has either one of these scenarios, no inbetween. In any case FMLN is supposed to get smashed.

Nigeria's got next. Then Cuba's referendum to end the Revolution.

The politcal changes are kind of stunning.

Just imagine the sort of rap sheet the first female President of the US would've had:

- Destruction of the ISIS caliphate
- Appeasment towards Cuba and an end to the revolution
- Renewed NATO commitment from EU allies
-Negotiated settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan
- End of the Maduro/Chavez regime in Venezuela
- Trade agreement between the EU and US

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Instead we have Pence and Bolton flying across the globe pinky promising other governments that they can convince their boss to at least support the side he's supposed to be rooting for.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5312 on:** February 02, 2019, 09:35:49 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2019, 05:47:41 AM

We've got 2019's first election coming up, El Salvador will elect its President on February 3rd.

Polls say the "new politics center-right" one dude will win in a first round landslide or it'll be a tight race with ARENA's guy where he falls short of 50%. Really, like every poll for the last year has either one of these scenarios, no inbetween. In any case FMLN is supposed to get smashed.

Nigeria's got next. Then Cuba's referendum to end the Revolution.

What I find strange about El Salvador is that Bukele runs on a right wing platforms under GANA but having family members in the police and military in El Salvador they post memes portraying him as what we would consider left wing here in the US. Family members here also talk about him like he’s the Salvadoran Obama despite being kicked out of the left wing party by taking aim at their corruption. The youth seems to love him but the establishment left and right in the country both seem to hate him.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5313 on:** February 02, 2019, 10:05:24 AM »

Perception plays a big role in politics. Countries where the police and military have played such long and established roles in power, a general liberal or even just critic of their roles can seem like a revolutionary.

Despite the FMLN, portraying him as too left-wing makes sense from the ARENA and associated parties (of both general and political types) because they're probably looking forward to a run-off with the FMLN candidate only polling like 10%. So it's about their general coalition and the assumption that the "real" left-wing will vote for him in a run-off.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5314 on:** February 03, 2019, 07:15:50 PM »

https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-evacuation-bad-brexit/

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If Britain crashes out of the EU and things go bad in London, Queen Elizabeth II will be ready to make her own exit — to an undisclosed location.

The U.K. government has repurposed Cold War emergency evacuation planning to prepare for the chance of violence and mayhem following a no-deal Brexit, and the need to protect the royal family, the Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday reported.

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But the prospect of the queen being rushed to safety in a secret operation now joins the list of worst-case Brexit fears alongside potential shortages of food and medicine.

“The decision to evacuate members of the royal family is based on whether or not their safety is compromised,” the official told the Times.

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The royal family's evacuation plan had originally involved an escape by yacht — perhaps with an initial cruise around northern Scottish islands. The Times reported that after the royal yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997, a subsequent plan called for using a cruise ship for a similar seaborne escape.

Another option would have involved secreting the royal family to one or more country homes.

There are no indications that Whitehall’s current emergency plan might involve relocating the queen to the Continent — presumably regarded as unfriendly terrain even if food and medicine are expected to remain plentiful. More plausibly, the royals could head to a Commonwealth territory, though certainly not Gibraltar, which has been a subject of dispute in the Brexit negotiations and could face its own turmoil in the event of a no-deal scenario.

Nintex · « **Reply #5315 on:** February 03, 2019, 07:18:37 PM »

Brexit riots?

That is the least likely scenario.

The press will chase Boris asking when he's going to take-over as leader and people passing by will call him a wanker.
And that's about the "excitement" the general public will be able to muster for a no deal Brexit.

curly · « **Reply #5316 on:** February 03, 2019, 11:27:22 PM »

for filler

Raist · « **Reply #5317 on:** February 04, 2019, 03:10:54 PM »

"Taking back control" once again proven to be totes worth it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47107561

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Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant will instead be made in Japan.

In a letter to workers, it said continued Brexit uncertainty is not helping firms to "plan for the future".

In 2016, the carmaker said it would build the new model in the UK after "assurances" from the government.

edit:

Also:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235821

I hope this reaches 100,000 signatures, just to see some MP having to bring this up to parliament

Rufus · « **Reply #5318 on:** February 04, 2019, 04:27:56 PM »

Quote from: Raist on February 04, 2019, 03:10:54 PM

edit:

Also: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235821

I hope this reaches 100,000 signatures, just to see some MP having to bring this up to parliament

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/germanys-merkel-drops-hint-of-a-creative-brexit-compromise-idUSKCN1PT1B9

kingv · « **Reply #5319 on:** February 04, 2019, 06:11:49 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 27, 2019, 03:39:19 PM

I'm so hyped for this proxy war between US opportunists and Russian Chinese interests fighting to preserve their serious investment in Venezuela, the proxies being genuine Chavistas, the Venezuelan military (which has had substantive desertions), Cuban military support, Colombian right wing paramilitaries, US mercenaries, and genuine anti Chavez democratic opposition forces

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Nintex · « **Reply #5320 on:** February 04, 2019, 06:48:19 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on February 04, 2019, 04:27:56 PM

Quote from: Raist on February 04, 2019, 03:10:54 PM
edit:

Also: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235821

I hope this reaches 100,000 signatures, just to see some MP having to bring this up to parliament
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/germanys-merkel-drops-hint-of-a-creative-brexit-compromise-idUSKCN1PT1B9

I told you guys the Germans would fold.

Raist · « **Reply #5321 on:** February 06, 2019, 10:00:12 AM »

https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1093148562928685056

Nintex · « **Reply #5322 on:** February 06, 2019, 02:30:41 PM »

Brexit is fast turning into a better source of comedy than the Trump presidency.
Even though everything goes up in flames we still had a good laugh.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #5323 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:42:56 PM »

Lie to get elected and fail on all promises. The conservative way.

team filler · « **Reply #5324 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:47:48 PM »

Quote from: Brehvolution on February 06, 2019, 03:42:56 PM

Lie to get elected and fail on all promises. The conservative way.

sounds like obama

Brehvolution · « **Reply #5325 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:51:11 PM »

He was a center right republican.

team filler · « **Reply #5326 on:** February 06, 2019, 03:53:29 PM »

Quote from: Brehvolution on February 06, 2019, 03:51:11 PM

He was a center right republican.

team filler · « **Reply #5327 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:42:40 PM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5328 on:** February 08, 2019, 01:55:05 AM »

Tusk is not wrong though

Brexit only ever had two outcomes
-Hard brexit and hard border between the two Irelands, UK takes back control
-Soft brexit, totally meaningless scheme were UK has given away any say and must obey by EU rules and put in money

Everyone knew this before the vote

The EU is a peace project as many have said, and the whole good friday agreement was built on the two countries being neighbours in the EU

This should have been the main point during the leave campaign.

Nintex · « **Reply #5329 on:** February 09, 2019, 02:11:34 PM »

Light to dark!

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Nintex · « **Reply #5330 on:** February 09, 2019, 07:23:35 PM »

It's on my list of things to watch.

What's going on in Brexit land anyway?
https://twitter.com/MoS_Politics/status/1094349342167781376

Raist · « **Reply #5331 on:** February 10, 2019, 04:30:42 AM »

EXCLUSIVE:

Picture of the only one fit for office to sort out the brexit mess.

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Raist · « **Reply #5332 on:** February 11, 2019, 07:47:39 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47155537

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The Bank of England expects growth this year to be the slowest since 2009 when the economy was in recession.

It is forecasting growth of 1.2% this year, down from its previous forecast of 1.7% made in November.

The Bank said it had seen further evidence that businesses were being cautious in the run-up to Brexit, including evidence from its own survey of firms.

Project fear something something we don't need experts something.

Nintex · « **Reply #5333 on:** February 11, 2019, 03:26:11 PM »

The latest Brexit rumor
- New general election to be held May 2nd
- No meaningful vote on the Brexit deal until after the EU deadline passes

team filler · « **Reply #5334 on:** February 11, 2019, 05:12:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/DCarr8/status/1094995063262695425

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5335 on:** February 12, 2019, 09:41:30 AM »

Thats some voodoo

Raist · « **Reply #5336 on:** February 12, 2019, 09:43:18 AM »

Announcement of announcement.

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Theresa May has promised MPs a final, decisive vote on her Brexit deal with the EU - but not until she has secured changes to the Irish backstop clause.

The PM said she needed "some time" to get the changes she believes MPs want.

She promised to update MPs again on 26 February and, if she had not got a new deal by then, to give them a say on the next steps in non-binding votes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47206286

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5337 on:** February 12, 2019, 01:03:14 PM »

What did I read somewhere?

"May going back to Brussels to negotiate is like the Titanic crew holding a vote and deciding that its the iceberg that has to move"

Nintex · « **Reply #5338 on:** February 13, 2019, 02:07:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/aljwhite/status/1095617704457891840

Rufus · « **Reply #5339 on:** February 13, 2019, 02:17:29 PM »

"The revelation came during a Cabinet discussion on how to reduce food waste"

Shameless bootlick or dry wit?

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