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

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 01:22:29 PM

Other Biden-era orders revoked by Trump on Monday included actions that . . . applied sanctions on Jewish settlers in the West Bank

The important thing is to punish Biden for being too pro-Isreal.  I'm sure it will work out all great for Palestinians.

With that Nazi salute right there on day 1 of Trump's presidency, there's no doubt that Jewish Americans feel reassured of living under an administration determined to preserve their security and their freedom, just as Otto predicted.

Fortunately, that pro-Palestinian Harris wasn't elected, so American citizens of Jewish confession will only have to contend with a Republican militia of enraged neo-nazis now walking the streets with impunity knowing the courts can't touch them.

Seriously, prepare your contingency plans right now, even if in NY.

 Dude, people didn't go to the polls because Harris was seen as too pro-Israel.  I have seen many, many Facebook profiles that had the words "I won't vote for genocide" in their picture.  The Muslim vote either went Trump or Jill Stein.  This is victory for you.

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

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 01:19:11 PM

Greenblatt (ADL President) has been wooing Musk ever since the infamous "actual truth" episode, when Musk criticized the ADL and threatened lawsuits.  They had a meeting and bonded over their shared antipathy for Gaza protests and its been  love at second sight ever since.  Post-Oct 7 the ADL significantly broadened the kinds of anti-Israel language and positions that they will deem to be antisemitic. ADL has always been a pro-Israel organization, which is not surprising, but that boosterism is bleeding into and even supplanting its principal mission.  Greenblatt's hall pass to Musk is  post-2023 par for the course - even straight up Nazi fanboyism can be overlooked if the alternative is confronting a powerful media figure and administration insider on the "correct" side of the Israel issues.

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

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 01:05:59 PM

I read the news, I listen to the news, but I never watch the news, as doing that is now little more than just pulling the heartstrings whereas 30 years ago it was actually factual.

I'm tempted to watch reruns of the news. Top stories from 1/21/1995. Then I'll kick back and play some SNES games.

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

Last post by PJL - Today at 01:01:57 PM

I read the news, I listen to the news, but I never watch the news, as doing that is now little more than just pulling the heartstrings whereas 30 years ago it was actually factual.

#5

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Barrister - Today at 01:00:07 PM

I don't think I'm just being biassed....but imo the OS maps are the best in the world 


(Though I do have a 1:50000 map of the Faroes which is of comparable detail and beauty)

When I lived in Yukon, there was this absolutely amazing bookstore on Main Street.  The book store itself was really cool, with lots of local/northern authors prominently displayed - but you could go into the basement where they had maps.  Including 1:30000 topographic maps of different areas in Yukon (for hiking/paddling).  It was glorious.

Shows you the different scale of the countries, here 25,000 and 50,000 are the mass-market consumer maps, anything north of 175,000 is getting too crowded a view to be useful, whereas in Canada that scale would likely help with you planning your morning commute?   

So googling - I think I got it wrong.  Smaller scale is 1:50000, larger scale is 1:250000.

But as I said - a 1:50k map is for hiking or the like.  A 1:250k is a more regional map, but either only covers a tiny portion of the entire country.

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Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by PJL - Today at 12:58:02 PM

I think he's going to spend the next 4 years being Musk's beard.

It was telling that the cartoon that got 'banned', that Musk was not one of the people at Trump's feet,.

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

Last post by mongers - Today at 12:41:11 PM

Yesterday I avoided all news and media in general, just listening to music and reading.

I don't really want to disengage from the world but it's damned attractive.

Pretty much this, Mal.

Given how little I play games, under an hour a month, I shall take that up as my new hobby to avoid all of the Bullshit. I shall start on 'Old World'.   

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Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 12:35:17 PM

I think he's going to spend the next 4 years being Musk's beard.

#9

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Barrister - Today at 12:20:22 PM

Watchout. While Musk can't be President, Zuckerberg can. They are not high but also not 0 that the next Republican candidate is Zuckerberg.

There is 0 chance that assberger asshole could be the GOP nominee.

Say what you will about Trump, but he has a certain weird "rizz" (as the kids would say).  Zuck has none at all.

#10

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:19:34 PM

Yeah, the Ace Attorney games are definitely NOT an accurate representation of ... any legal system, from what I understand.