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A thread on politics- have some balls and post
In many ways it parallels what made the 9/11 hijackers susceptible to radicalism - except that Saudi society offered "surplus" young men at the time a comfortable (even if unheralded and impactless) life which of course America no longer offers. And then you get into the sort of brainrot... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Is it already time for the Nationals breaking from the Coalition? They put out the decorations earlier and earlier each election cycle. It's the supermarket workers I worry for. Having to listen to 8 hours of Nationals Breaking From The Coalition carols every day while you work can't be good... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Had the majors been on 40% he wouldn't have gotten through - Labor had about 35% and Liberals Wilkie and Greens on about 20% each but in that order. Greens preferences pushed him above the Liberals and the rest is history. -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
In some worrying ways it's a lot like the British election - Labour didn't win that on any particular effort on their part but simply on the basis that Britain's media was furious that Boris hadn't stood down when the media ordered it and decided to punish the Conservatives for letting him hold... -
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A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Tariffs are an internal tax - a tax on Americans purchasing goods from China or whatever. This round of tariffs is described, polemically, as "reciprocal" tariffs but are nothing of the sort - they are based on the trade deficit between the countries. Rather silly as that's just the practical... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It's interesting. "Anyone not on the left side of politics" and "an enthusiastic advocate for the Turner Diaries" is not a equivalence I'd draw personally, but if that's one you're happy with that's your business. -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Hanania, in addition to believing that Zelensky was in the wrong, also believes in forcibly sterilising anyone with an IQ below 90, banning race-mixing, and that white supremacy is the only path forward. He's expressing these ideas in somewhat more veiled terms these days than he did a decade... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It's nice when they mix it with total, absolute derangement. Here in the UK, the leader of the opposition came out swinging against a third party, the Lib Dems. They are, apparently, the sort of people who believe in being nice. You might not of heard of them, because they're the sort of people... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Time was, it was a stable career in the CIA, you put in a couple decades competently overthrowing democratic governments and then when you retire they give you a firm handshake and a nice watch. They don't have the sauce anymore, probably because of woke I guess. -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It's not been a good decade for fans of competently executed coups, frankly. Sometimes your revolutionary invasion force get captured by fishermen and wind up covered in their own pee, sometimes you wind up spend years crying because one of your own tased themselves in the groin so hard he... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
On the sort of peace Kissinger was looking for, a book I would recommend is Vincent Bevin's exemplary The Jakarta Method. -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
I'm going to be honest, my brain got a bit broken by the brazeness of the propaganda and straight-out lying that have been the western government/media narrative regarding the Amsterdam incident. Like, sure, I've been reading some of the most absurd Hasbara for months in the proposed community... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It is quite spectacular that the endgame of Qanon was putting a nonce in charge of law enforcement. -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
For the record, that list included "Nathan's Famous 2001 July 4 Hot Dog Eating Competition", the game show Jeopardy, and a beauty pageant. https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/12/hot-dog-eating-contest-michelle-lesco/ -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Unfortunately, the lesson the Democrats will learn is the same lesson they always learn: that they should try to defeat a anti-system candidate by offering the exact same policies they do, but laundered to make them acceptable to the system. -
General Sport Discussion (non-AFL)
All Saints are Like That, it seems -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It's a very weird tactic for the Harris campaign to consist of a list of endorsements from Bush Jr's administration, but that seems to be the only style of campaigning Democrats/Labour/Labor will tolerate now. -
Everybody's random stuff
Funny story. I was living in Townsville during Yasi. Power lines were down for about a week afterwards. Was getting a bit tired of canned food and whatnot by the end of that week, but fortunately, while when the nearby Woolies reopened they were immediately depleted of everything but the vegan... -
Brisbane Lions Craft Beer Appreciation Society
I already did ;) -
General Sport Discussion (non-AFL)
Wheelchair basket is so gloriously violent :devil: -
Everybody's random stuff
After that game, I went back to sleep (4:40am is too early for a game!) I dreamt I was playing cricket. Batting. Missed the ball by a mile, but turn around and there's no wicketkeeper. Call the single, my partner hesitates but eventually runs. We make it safely, and then I immediately wake up... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
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A thread on politics- have some balls and post
It seems relevant to point out that this discussion was about excluding a cis woman from "woman's sports". The idea that if you're not coquette-core, even as a cis woman, your womanhood should perpetually be subject to challenge (she, also, is cis) Michael Phelps is, in many ways, a... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
Exactly what "extremely damaging situation" are you talking about here? Is it the situation where a bunch of fanatical weirdos can suddenly decide to arbitrarily eject cis women from their womanhood on vague, dubious, and unstated criteria and then that suddenly becomes a worldwide phenomenon... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
A thing I find very interesting about the trans debate is that a lot of people who suddenly have grave concerns about trans women in sports also want to see puberty blockers banned. On that specific proposal, I think it's dubious because right now relatively few trans girls are able to get... -
A thread on politics- have some balls and post
The trouble here is that Khelif and Lin are cis women. I haven't actually seen any information to actually support that claim - the IBA was quite low on detail on exactly what the disqualifying factor was. As far as I can tell speculation about what her chromosomes are is speculation. The IBA... -
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General Sport Discussion (non-AFL)
There's also a bit of a question of "what is a reasonable expectation". Like, if you're not the US basketball team, winning silver or bronze is pretty darn good whereas winning a gold is not a particularly realistic aspiration. Similar for any sport that some country or other dominated. Or... -
Health and Life Goals Thread
Finally got around to inflating my yak and taking it out on the canals. Turns out to be extraordinarily easy to launch it from the boat, rope around the a hardpoint in the middle of the kayak and around an upright on my stern railing and it's frankly easier to get in in deep (well, a meter or...
