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#41

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

Last post by Bauer - November 23, 2025, 01:43:49 PM

Yeah I haven't heard anything about that either.

#42

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

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - November 23, 2025, 01:21:00 PM

A number of major MAGA and America First influencers and social media accounts have been exposed as being based in Russia and elsewhere overseas.

Not at all surprised. Russia is the greatest threat to Democracy and liberalism there is, and if we want either to still be there for our children, our leaders need to stop pussyfooting around. Russia delenda est.

#43

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

Last post by HVC - November 23, 2025, 01:15:36 PM

A bunch of militantly proisrael site were also based out of india of all places.

#44

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

Last post by Jacob - November 23, 2025, 01:10:41 PM

A number of major MAGA and America First influencers and social media accounts have been exposed as being based in Russia and elsewhere overseas.

Another link on the same story.

#45

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Jacob - November 23, 2025, 01:02:12 PM

Makes sense

#46

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Valmy - November 23, 2025, 12:57:56 PM

They aren't our allies. They voted for Trump last time. Friendship over.

[and shows Russian phrasing]

#47

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Legbiter - November 23, 2025, 11:55:55 AM

Looking more and more likely that Witkoff is compromised.

Senator Mike Rounds:

"Secretary Rubio did make a phone call to us this afternoon. I think he made it very clear to us that we are the recipients of a proposal that was delivered to one of our representatives. It is not our recommendation, it is not our peace plan. It is a proposal that was received. And as an intermediary, we have made arrangements to share it. And we did not release it. It was leaked. It was not released by our members or our representatives... This is an opportunity to receive it and that it has been utilized and delivered to the Ukrainians, and that they will have an opportunity to respond. And in doing so, you now have one side being presented and the opportunity for the other side to respond."

Fucking amateurs. This is active measures 101.

"Trump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan, drafted after a secret Miami meeting between envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and sanctioned Russian fund chief Kirill Dmitriev, bypassed the State Department, NSC and envoy Keith Kellogg, Reuters reports. Even Secretary Marco Rubio likely saw it only later. The document contains ideas Rubio previously rejected and shows Russian phrasing."

https://x.com/polidemitolog/status/1992609081396273383

 

Yeah seems there are rival court factions around Trump sabotaging each other. I pity the russians having placed all their hopes on the US bailing them out in a way.

#48

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Sheilbh - November 23, 2025, 11:47:51 AM

Yeah - I think it's short for "by God" so very similar to loads of Euro-language phrases that descend from literally swearing.

Edit: But I think it is different wallahs from Arabic and Urdu and Hindi.

#49

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by crazy canuck - November 23, 2025, 11:41:15 AM

Vertical integration is where the same company owns multiple steps of the supply chain.
A company which owns the farm, the factory, and the supermarket.
In Googles case they own absolutely everything around advertising. Buyer software, seller, exchange.... It's all Google.
Breaking them up could mean focusing on this behind the scenes bit.
But even breaking up the public facing parts of the business would weaken their hold on the advertising market. At the the least takes some seller space away from them, but also weakens the amount of data they have to offer in the buyer tools.

I don't know what "breaking them up could mean focusing on this behind the scenes bit"  means.

Why do you want to weaken their hold on the advertising market?  They're a near monopoly in search, not in advertising.

The early 2000s are calling and they want their understanding of how google works back.

#50

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

Last post by crazy canuck - November 23, 2025, 11:38:18 AM

Can you link the news stories where it is reported Joly and a Liberal MP said those things?