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#71
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by The Minsky Moment - October 17, 2025, 04:11:18 PMTrump's DOJ formed the "Weaponization Working Group," a rare example of accurate naming in government, as its actual purpose is to pressure US Attorneys to bring politically motivated cases against Trump's enemies and purge those who won't go along. It's leader is Ed Martin, the thuggish hatchet man whose short tenure running the DC US attorney's office was so scandalous that even the GOP dominated Senate wouldn't approve him for the job (it ultimately went to TV personality Janine Pirro, who has proceeded to repeatedly humiliate herself with failed prosecutions of fake "assault" cases against ICE officers).
Martin has been hounding the US Attorney in Maryland to bring an obviously meritless prosecution against Adam Schiff, which so far she has resisted. That is the background to the Bolton prosecution, which appears to have been brought as way for the Maryland US Attorney to please Trump and Martin and hopefully take some heat off of her on Schiff. Whether it will succeed remains to be seen; in the long run, she may end up being replaced by Laura Loomer or Tiffany Trump. The Bolton indictment at least alleges facts that on their face, if proven, might actually be crimes, although it seems questionable such a case would be brought if it were someone else less offensive to Trump.
Martin has been hounding the US Attorney in Maryland to bring an obviously meritless prosecution against Adam Schiff, which so far she has resisted. That is the background to the Bolton prosecution, which appears to have been brought as way for the Maryland US Attorney to please Trump and Martin and hopefully take some heat off of her on Schiff. Whether it will succeed remains to be seen; in the long run, she may end up being replaced by Laura Loomer or Tiffany Trump. The Bolton indictment at least alleges facts that on their face, if proven, might actually be crimes, although it seems questionable such a case would be brought if it were someone else less offensive to Trump.
#72
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by HVC - October 17, 2025, 03:38:38 PMWiki says it was made in 2015 and based on the Hungarian novel series Hunyadi by Mór Bán. Doesn't say if it's Orban propaganda 
#73
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Tamas - October 17, 2025, 03:20:15 PMQuote from: crazy canuck on October 14, 2025, 12:36:25 PMCBC Gem has a new 10 episode series about János Hunyadi. I am 6 episodes in, and really enjoying it. I think it is on Netflix in other countries. I recommend watching it with subtitles, and no dubbing. It is important to know who is speaking what language to catch some of the nuance of the story being told.
Edit - sorry it's called Rise of the Raven
It better not be that recent crap made my Orban stooges.
#74
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 17, 2025, 02:48:25 PMSweden has been playing like crap in these qualifiers, and yet can still qualify through League of Nations play-offs. 
They fired their coach, for starters.
They fired their coach, for starters.
#75
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 17, 2025, 02:46:30 PMThat's one of his best, I think.
The melancholy was not overdone, and the movie seemed less cheap than usual. Talking about the real Rollin movies, not the so-bad-it's-good classic that is Zombie Lake.
The latter started by no less than Jess Franco and with Rollin rushed in by Eurociné in damage control. Did not work out, to say the least.
The melancholy was not overdone, and the movie seemed less cheap than usual. Talking about the real Rollin movies, not the so-bad-it's-good classic that is Zombie Lake.
The latter started by no less than Jess Franco and with Rollin rushed in by Eurociné in damage control. Did not work out, to say the least.
#76
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Savonarola - October 17, 2025, 02:30:31 PMRequiem for a Vampire (1972)
An innovative film in the Euro-sexploitation vampire genre in that this film doesn't have lesbian vampires; instead it has lesbians and vampires, and that is why Jean Rollins is the master.
Even by the standards of a Jean Rollins film this doesn't have much of a story. Two young ladies dressed as clowns and a driver are being pursued by another vehicle and both are shooting at one another (why they were dressed as clowns or being pursued is never explained). They escape, but the driver is shot and dies. The young ladies wander around for awhile and then come to a castle with the last vampire. He plans on turning them into vampires where they can carry out his bloodline. One of the girls is into it, the other one has misgivings and we learn that with the ending of the Fourth Age of Middle Earth (or whatever age they were in in the 70s) evil vampire magic has faded substantially.
Of course there's the usual Rollins fare like vampire bat on woman sex or a young woman who is forced to strip her best friend and whip her repeatedly.
An innovative film in the Euro-sexploitation vampire genre in that this film doesn't have lesbian vampires; instead it has lesbians and vampires, and that is why Jean Rollins is the master.
Even by the standards of a Jean Rollins film this doesn't have much of a story. Two young ladies dressed as clowns and a driver are being pursued by another vehicle and both are shooting at one another (why they were dressed as clowns or being pursued is never explained). They escape, but the driver is shot and dies. The young ladies wander around for awhile and then come to a castle with the last vampire. He plans on turning them into vampires where they can carry out his bloodline. One of the girls is into it, the other one has misgivings and we learn that with the ending of the Fourth Age of Middle Earth (or whatever age they were in in the 70s) evil vampire magic has faded substantially.
Of course there's the usual Rollins fare like vampire bat on woman sex or a young woman who is forced to strip her best friend and whip her repeatedly.
#77
Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...
Last post by Tonitrus - October 17, 2025, 10:53:30 AMQuote from: Syt on October 16, 2025, 07:05:25 AMFeedback about the demo on Steam forum seems mostly to be that peformance is really bad, and also that people would very much like voice acting (I don't think this project has the budget for the original crew, though), original music etc.
They could have used AI.
#78
Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread
Last post by Tonitrus - October 17, 2025, 10:16:46 AMQuote from: Syt on October 17, 2025, 03:57:05 AMWhat could possibly go wrong?
https://www.businessinsider.com/even-top-generals-are-looking-to-ai-chatbots-for-answers-2025-10QuoteEven top generals are looking to AI chatbots for answers
With a headline like that, I'd have expected more than one general (the Secretary of the USAF is a civilian).
#79
Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...
Last post by crazy canuck - October 17, 2025, 09:49:02 AM #80
Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023
Last post by crazy canuck - October 17, 2025, 09:22:59 AMQuote from: Richard Hakluyt on October 17, 2025, 02:19:15 AMA point to bear in mind during these endless discussions is that we are possibly paying to much attention to protestors and shit posters on X or whatever, this is a subset of the total population, perhaps 2% maybe 5%? They may not be representative of the general population and, also, there is a large helping of making a war or tragedy about themselves rather than the people suffering from it.
I am not so sure Otto is that much of an outlier