Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 699348 times)

Nintex · « **Reply #5520 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 #5521 on:** February 11, 2019, 05:12:03 PM »

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

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5522 on:** February 12, 2019, 09:41:30 AM »

Thats some voodoo

Raist · « **Reply #5523 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 #5524 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 #5525 on:** February 13, 2019, 02:07:29 PM »

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

Rufus · « **Reply #5526 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?

Raist · « **Reply #5527 on:** February 13, 2019, 02:40:32 PM »

Remember that ferrying company that was awarded a £14M contract, except that it was founded in mid-2017 and owns no ships?

Well, contract was cancelled. At "no cost for the taxpayer", according to good old Theresa.
That is, if one ignores £800K spent on bid assessment

shosta · « **Reply #5528 on:** February 13, 2019, 07:46:43 PM »

Netanyahu today in Warsaw: “What is important about this meeting — and it is not in secret because there are many of those — is that this is an open meeting with representatives of leading Arab countries that are sitting down together with Israel in order to advance the common interest of war with Iran.”

He tried to backpedal it later but he really does use the word war.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5529 on:** February 13, 2019, 10:24:51 PM »

El Salvadorian "Obama" won in the first round with 51%, so no second round. After he eliminates the police and military and destroys the country, expect to see him sneaking through our UNDEFENDED BORDER soon trying to take the job of President from a hard working American.

Nintex · « **Reply #5530 on:** February 14, 2019, 01:32:44 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5531 on:** February 14, 2019, 02:38:29 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on February 14, 2019, 01:32:44 PM

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5532 on:** February 14, 2019, 03:11:13 PM »

https://gawker.com/canadian-man-sorry-for-chugging-eight-beers-and-swimmin-888283225?fbclid=IwAR2OW6u6CRYfPJ1ElQgELZAQo6BhpGuBjyQGbx6y-n9NubH58McVf5GD5mo

benjipwns · « **Reply #5533 on:** February 15, 2019, 10:10:30 PM »

Ukraine is considering cutting down the size of the Chernobyl exclusion zone since it's been over 30 years and many places have seriously dropped apparently.

Obviously a sinister Ukrainian plot to lure in Russian "separatists" and poison them with radiation.

Nintex · « **Reply #5534 on:** February 16, 2019, 06:38:50 AM »

Merkel: The climate kids are controlled by RUSSIANS(!!))!)!!

https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1096726477955989504

VomKriege · « **Reply #5535 on:** February 16, 2019, 06:47:20 AM »

Well, yeah, there's the outside influence of weather.
And I would suppose of public funded awareness campaigns to climate change.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5536 on:** February 16, 2019, 06:54:36 AM »

"thanks for turning off your nuclear plants, Angela"

curly · « **Reply #5537 on:** February 17, 2019, 12:10:22 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 16, 2019, 06:54:36 AM

"thanks for turning off your nuclear plants, Angela"

forgot to log in to your nintex account

Kara · « **Reply #5538 on:** February 18, 2019, 12:19:25 AM »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47268039

lol, the U.S. tries as hard as the Venezuelan opposition does.

Raist · « **Reply #5539 on:** February 18, 2019, 12:03:55 PM »

After Nissan cancelling the plans for production of their new model in their UK factory, some more great news, this time from Honda.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47282603

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Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant in 2022, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs.

The Japanese company made 160,000 Honda Civics in Swindon last year, of which some 90% were exported to the EU.

Honda has yet to make a formal announcement, and the Prime Minister's spokesman said Theresa May would not comment until an official confirmation.

But local MP Justin Tomlinson said he had spoken to Honda, which confirmed it was consulting with "all staff".

Meanwhile, Theresa begs for support: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47268417

And 7 labour MPs just bailed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47278902

Nintex · « **Reply #5540 on:** February 18, 2019, 01:46:21 PM »

So what does this new party....

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One of the seven MPs, Angela Smith, has, meanwhile, had to apologise after being criticised for a comment about skin colour on BBC Two's Politics Live programme.

oh

shosta · « **Reply #5541 on:** February 18, 2019, 03:18:45 PM »

Can't wait for this Saturday in Venezuela. I predict violence and then jailing of the opposition leader like what happened to Lopez.

EDIT: Gazprombank freezes accounts of PDVSA. China's got cold feet on this one, too. Writing's on the wall for Maduro!

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5542 on:** February 18, 2019, 04:24:10 PM »

Quote from: Raist on February 18, 2019, 12:03:55 PM

After Nissan cancelling the plans for production of their new model in their UK factory, some more great news, this time from Honda.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47282603

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Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant in 2022, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs.

The Japanese company made 160,000 Honda Civics in Swindon last year, of which some 90% were exported to the EU.

Honda has yet to make a formal announcement, and the Prime Minister's spokesman said Theresa May would not comment until an official confirmation.

But local MP Justin Tomlinson said he had spoken to Honda, which confirmed it was consulting with "all staff".

Meanwhile, Theresa begs for support: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47268417

And 7 labour MPs just bailed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47278902

I def wont be buying cars built outside the eu

Nintex · « **Reply #5543 on:** February 18, 2019, 04:28:21 PM »

Quote from: shosta on February 18, 2019, 03:18:45 PM

Can't wait for this Saturday in Venezuela. I predict violence and then jailing of the opposition leader like what happened to Lopez.

EDIT: Gazprombank freezes accounts of PDVSA. China's got cold feet on this one, too. Writing's on the wall for Maduro!

Trump, who has been pissed off and railing on Twitter all day is about to go full B E A S T M O D E on Maduro

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1097592777284767744

team filler · « **Reply #5544 on:** February 18, 2019, 04:47:37 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #5545 on:** February 18, 2019, 04:49:03 PM »

Melania is doing the speech. This is already bonkers.

Kara · « **Reply #5546 on:** February 18, 2019, 09:09:43 PM »

lol @ Nintex thinking the U.$. can go beast mode on anything bigger than Grenada.

shosta · « **Reply #5547 on:** February 18, 2019, 10:21:22 PM »

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In Caracas, the Venezuelan government made its own attempt to turn the propaganda wars on food to its own advantage on Monday.

Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez said Venezuela would be sending 20,000 boxes of food into Cúcuta, citing Colombia’s history of drug violence and poverty.

“It seems that no one takes care of the Colombian people, especially those on the border,” he said.

someone fire this guy

Kunai With Chain · « **Reply #5548 on:** February 19, 2019, 10:32:46 AM »

Is there anything more representative of British politics than quitting your party citing racism as an excuse only to go on national tv 3 hours later saying this shit?

https://twitter.com/MikeSegalov/status/1097487967730483201

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #5549 on:** February 19, 2019, 06:14:31 PM »

never been more proud of my country. we are finally getting a wall too

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1089881121486241792

Nintex · « **Reply #5550 on:** February 19, 2019, 06:18:31 PM »

Should've done that in 1939

Raist · « **Reply #5551 on:** February 20, 2019, 09:03:17 AM »

Another labour MP quits, and 3 tory MPs have apparently decided that this all sounds like good fun, so they're bailing as well.

faragethingslookingprettygood.gif

VomKriege · « **Reply #5552 on:** February 20, 2019, 10:31:54 AM »

Quote from: Kunai With Chain on February 19, 2019, 10:32:46 AM

Is there anything more representative of British politics than quitting your party citing racism as an excuse only to go on national tv 3 hours later saying this shit?

https://twitter.com/MikeSegalov/status/1097487967730483201

I went to listen the full clip because I couldn't make out shit in this one. She stops midway through the second word. Confirmation bias of being fed a potential answer before hearing it but in context I'm at odds to see what else it could have been.

Raist · « **Reply #5553 on:** February 20, 2019, 10:56:07 AM »

99% sure she was about to say tinge.

But even if not, following up "being black" with "or a funny..." was already a carcrash

VomKriege · « **Reply #5554 on:** February 20, 2019, 11:02:17 AM »

Quote from: Raist on February 20, 2019, 10:56:07 AM

99% sure she was about to say tinge.

But even if not, following up "being black" with "or a funny..." was already a carcrash

Yeah there's not much doubt about it.
Reminds me of Nadine Morano "I'm not racist, I have friends blacker than Arabs" but she was on the Sarkozy Right, so fairly unsurprising, not friggin' Labour.

curly · « **Reply #5555 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:09:46 PM »

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article226475635.html

Occam · « **Reply #5556 on:** February 21, 2019, 02:25:07 AM »

Britons may need £52 visa to visit mainland Europe after Brexit
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/20/britons-may-need-52-visa-to-visit-mainland-europe-after-brexit

benjipwns · « **Reply #5557 on:** February 21, 2019, 02:26:38 AM »

Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on February 19, 2019, 06:14:31 PM

never been more proud of my country. we are finally getting a wall too

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1089881121486241792

wow at outright calling them "German pigs"

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5558 on:** February 21, 2019, 10:47:14 AM »

Thats what I thought too

BisMarckie · « **Reply #5559 on:** February 21, 2019, 12:34:52 PM »

shosta · « **Reply #5560 on:** February 21, 2019, 08:43:50 PM »

Now foreign aid for Venezuela is stockpiling in Pacaraima, Brazil. Maduro closing the ports off and the Brazilian border. Colombian border still open. The plan is obviously to accelerate the instability in Venezuela until there's real chaos and then the aid will be right there at the ready to be distributed by the opposition. Maduro is already distributing Russian aid, although I don't know how much that is compared to the "$20 million" sitting in Cúcuta.

Raist · « **Reply #5561 on:** February 22, 2019, 02:40:44 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47326675

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Dozens of normally loyal Conservative MPs could rebel against the government in a bid to prevent a "no-deal" Brexit, Downing Street has been warned.

All is good in Westminster.

Nintex · « **Reply #5562 on:** February 22, 2019, 11:09:56 AM »

Quote from: shosta on February 21, 2019, 08:43:50 PM

Now foreign aid for Venezuela is stockpiling in Pacaraima, Brazil. Maduro closing the ports off and the Brazilian border. Colombian border still open. The plan is obviously to accelerate the instability in Venezuela until there's real chaos and then the aid will be right there at the ready to be distributed by the opposition. Maduro is already distributing Russian aid, although I don't know how much that is compared to the "$20 million" sitting in Cúcuta.

Trump will be throwing paper towels at hungy Venezuelans in a week.

shosta · « **Reply #5563 on:** February 22, 2019, 02:16:51 PM »

Quote from: shosta on February 21, 2019, 08:43:50 PM

The plan is obviously to accelerate the instability in Venezuela until there's real chaos and then the aid will be right there at the ready to be distributed by the opposition.

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The political showdown convulsing Venezuela escalated into deadly violence near the border with Brazil on Friday, as security forces fired on a group of indigenous Venezuelans protesting the government’s determination to block aid deliveries from outside the country.

Witnesses and local officials reported the confrontation a day after President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, facing the biggest challenge of his political career, ordered all crossings at the Brazil border closed.

At least two civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded in the confrontation with security forces in the Gran Sabana area, along Venezuela’s southeast border with Brazil, according to Américo de Grazia, an opposition lawmaker from the state of Bolívar.

Reminder that this has been the opposition's strategy for five years, since the 2014 elections: cause "chaos in the streets", instigate a violent confrontation with police, and then use that as international leverage. The police are really predictable, too, and always resort to violence, so this plan usually works.

Nintex · « **Reply #5564 on:** February 22, 2019, 04:12:09 PM »

Look at all these free people celebrating the end of another shitty socialist state

https://www.venezuelaaidlive.com/

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Someone fly in the Hoff to deliver the final blow

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Tripon · « **Reply #5565 on:** February 23, 2019, 10:56:40 AM »

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1099330804763774977

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London (CNN)Brexit could be on the brink of being postponed.

Three senior UK ministers have issued a warning to Theresa May that Britain's departure from the European Union should be delayed if there is no breakthrough on her deal in the next few days.
Writing in the UK's Daily Mail newspaper, cabinet members Amber Rudd, David Gauke and Greg Clark signaled they would support a vote in Parliament to have the Article 50 process extended in order to prevent Britain leaving the EU without a deal.

"If there is no breakthrough in the coming week, the balance of opinion in Parliament is clear -- that it would be better to seek to extend Article 50 and delay our date of departure rather than crash out of the European Union on March 29," the trio wrote in the article published Saturday.

shosta · « **Reply #5566 on:** February 23, 2019, 01:17:41 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/kejalvyas/status/1099371156640055298

Well, they tried.

shosta · « **Reply #5567 on:** February 23, 2019, 01:39:31 PM »

https://twitter.com/evagolinger/status/1099363075394801664

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5568 on:** February 23, 2019, 01:42:09 PM »

Quote from: shosta on February 23, 2019, 01:39:31 PM

https://twitter.com/evagolinger/status/1099363075394801664

Batman's not in The Avengers, he's not even in the MCU! How embarrassing for the protesters.

Nintex · « **Reply #5569 on:** February 23, 2019, 01:59:32 PM »

Will Maduro flee to Turkey or will we find him raped in a ditch like Qadaffi.

shosta · « **Reply #5570 on:** February 23, 2019, 02:02:35 PM »

https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1099382713398804480

https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1099383797731201024

Congrats, you did the worst possible thing other than killing protestors.

shosta · « **Reply #5571 on:** February 23, 2019, 02:19:02 PM »

https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1099387679383453698

Your move, La Carlota protestors

Edit: actually that crowd has already mostly dispersed.

We end today with this:

https://mobile.twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1099388693125758976

Tripon · « **Reply #5572 on:** February 23, 2019, 04:23:41 PM »

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1097788287572418560
https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky/status/1098269259229286400

shosta · « **Reply #5573 on:** February 23, 2019, 04:27:46 PM »

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How was the secret revealed? Russian soldiers involved in the fighting posted details of the battle on social media.

I mean, let's not exaggerate here. As soon as the fighting happened there were eyewitness accounts of Russian military operating in Donetsk. I saw pictures and they weren't selfies. This is like the most ridiculous article ever spun out of a minor policy development.

Tripon · « **Reply #5574 on:** February 24, 2019, 11:38:25 AM »

https://twitter.com/PA/status/1099683283862990848

I thought the US congress was bad about deadlines and funding basic shit. We're getting a civic lesson on a country literally having no idea what to do.

Raist · « **Reply #5575 on:** February 24, 2019, 11:57:21 AM »

Planned for March 12th

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47348610

Rufus · « **Reply #5576 on:** February 24, 2019, 12:12:05 PM »

That leaves 18 days to ~~fix it all~~ kick the can down the road.

Sigh. End this shitshow already.

Tripon · « **Reply #5577 on:** February 24, 2019, 01:43:14 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on February 24, 2019, 12:12:05 PM

That leaves 18 days to ~~fix it all~~ kick the can down the road.

Sigh. End this shitshow already.

What's the end? I don't think they actually do it in the end because it actually means losing their(Parliament) own personal wealth. Even the grifters don't think they can make any more money on Brexit.

shosta · « **Reply #5578 on:** February 24, 2019, 04:28:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1099726515292508162

This tweet is fucking me up

VomKriege · « **Reply #5579 on:** February 24, 2019, 04:50:36 PM »

Quote from: shosta on February 24, 2019, 04:28:22 PM

https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1099726515292508162

This tweet is fucking me up

"The adults in the room."
Isn't it a bit of common wisdom that the grotesque horror of Kadhafi's demise (as a cherry on top of the West accepting him again as an international partner after shunning him and then fucking him up by overstepping their UN mandate without even bothering with the facade of a trial / way out... All in the space of a few years.) actually hardened attitudes and distrust towards Western diplomacy ? Maybe not the most responsible statement to make...

Besides...

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Marco Rubio
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Follower of Christ,Husband,Father,US Senator for Florida, #GatorNation & #FinsUp.

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