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Off the Record / Re: Youtube Recommendations

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:15:16 PM

History Buffs looks at Ridley Scott's Napoleon's historicity. He is not happy.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:00:48 PM

Trailer for Mandalorian & Grogu has dropped:

Looks like some pulp fun.

Also, trailer for Maul - Shadow Lord which goes for a different tone.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 12:47:30 PM

Supreme Court rules Trump overstepped by imposing tariffs.

Now what?

What now appears to be he's adding another 10% out of spite?

15%.  You're late in the news.

What a child

#4

Off the Record / Re: Syt's Pictorial Collection...

Last post by Syt - Today at 11:47:38 AM

Austria saw a lot of snow yesterday - parts of Styria were cut off, and today some villages in Vorarlberg and Tyrol can't be reached.

Vienna also saw plenty of snow which is unusual. Though by next week much of it should hae disappeared again (we're moving from below 0 & snow to +14 and rain by Monday).






(Images are not mine.)

#5

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by Bauer - Today at 11:37:24 AM

It's kind of interesting (when putting aside the human and moral implications).

Between the impending action in Iran, the action in Venezuela, and Trump's "Board of Peace" it very much feels like taking internet pundit, over-simplified "why doesn't the US just do X" being taken from internet message boards and acted on in real life.

It'll be very interesting to see how it plays out.

I wouldn't even be surprised if some of Trumps ideas were coming from social media.  Maybe his plan to run Venezuela...

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 11:16:08 AM

Supreme Court rules Trump overstepped by imposing tariffs.

Now what?

What now appears to be he's adding another 10% out of spite?

15%.  You're late in the news.

#7

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 08:41:53 AM

Let's play Trump or Alberta


Who wants to remove health care services from immigrants?

Alberta


It's a bit of

Are they allowed to do it?  There's a Federal law about healthcare, it was so sacred to Chrétien (1992-1993, just before his election) that he promised to cut all healthcare funding to provinces if one of them (read: Quebec) would impose a moderating fee for people reaching the ER for non emergencies.

I can't imagine a Liberal Federal government allowing this.

Almost everything the Alberta government is proposing. These days is unconstitutional.

I think that is actually the purpose for making these proposals.  Full on maple MAGA

#8

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by mongers - Today at 08:33:54 AM

I expect the US to attack within the next 3 weeks or so. There is nothing the Iranians can do to prevent this short of Khamenei resigning.

There are plenty they can do. There are all kinds of ways to pay tribute to the Trump family.

'Render unto Caesar ....'

#9

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by mongers - Today at 08:29:39 AM

'The Battle of Algiers' - Forgotten what a superb film this is, was a teenager last time I saw it.

Is Jean Mathieu's colonel Mathieu, the fore-runner of many, though inferior, military elite officer performances in film?  If you see what I mean? 

The Strelnikov (!) in Red Dawn, played by Wiliam Smith?
I remember an extra on a French DVD edition where Jean Mathieu stated he went for a nuanced and ad times positive performance, not a cartoonish villain persona, despite being personally opposed to the Algerian War.
Plus an improvised rehearsal in costume in a Parisian café, where he got military salutes from servicemen or people, showing how credible he was.

Yes I remember that Red Dawn performance, a bit OTT, but entertaining.

Oops made a typing slip, obviously I meant to say Jean Martin, but I mangled in Mathieu.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2026

Last post by Syt - Today at 08:22:07 AM

Bill Mazeroski. Best known for hitting the home run that won the World Series in 1960 for the Pirates (he was wearing #9 and hit the home run in the bottom of the 9th at a score of 9-9 ).