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Chopper

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  1. Recently discovered the clothing from Unbound Merino to help with minimalist packing for trips. I started with the t-shirt and quickly expanded. Was skeptical at first but if you've worn smartwool or Darn tough socks you know you can get multiple days of wear out of merino wool, and it's easy wash/dry and very comfortable too. I think the dieworkwear guy first brought my attention to it but here's the barefoot nomad's review https://www.thebarefootnomad.com/travel-tips/unbound-merino-review /obligatory I am not a paid spokesperson.
  2. If i thought you had an iq much above 20 I'd ask you to explain how this is going to help the people of Venezuela at all. But I don't, so I won't. There are ways to help but that would involve diplomacy and intelligence - ya know, the things the dotard budget cut.
  3. How many concussions have you suffered? Why do you think magats are already talking about invading Mexico, Colombia, Greenland, etc etc?
  4. fwiw, it doesn't sound like the oil industry is even particularly keen on oil in Venezuela But people in the industry said the administration’s message has left them still leery about the difficulty of rebuilding decayed oil fields in a country where it’s not even clear who will lead the country for the foreseeable future. “They’re saying, ‘you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,’” said one industry official familiar with the conversations. The offer has been on the table for the last 10 days, the person said. “But the infrastructure currently there is so dilapidated that no one at these companies can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/trump-venezuela-oil-us-companies-return-00709782 But dotard has committed the US taxpayer to paying for the oil infra in VE anyway. “In preparation for regime change, there had been engagement. But it’s been sporadic and relatively flatly received by the industry,” this person said. “It feels very much a shoot-ready-aim exercise.”
  5. I ignored the post that led you to ask him a q because I couldn't get past the first sentence -- it was so dumb. But I had to read the answer to your follow-up q. Too funny.
  6. Cool. Today I learned an attack on an American cruise line, specifically on a ship that originated in the US and full of Americans, would not be considered a crime under US law, only "international law." Nice job, Counselor.
  7. US military might keeps China out of Taiwan? But they're going to take it anyway because they do whatever they want? Can you at least try to be consistent?
  8. I know little about the oil business but isn't Venezuela's oil considered very low quality to the point where it makes no sense to extract it at current prices? Makes me think this is more about creating a diversion from the Epstein files and for fascism to flex its muscles for domestic purposes.
  9. Continuous and purposeful appeasement of Russia, Trump getting continually played by China, and the US blatantly violating the UN charter simply have no impact on the future. Did I summarize you accurately?
  10. The current administration takes the legal position that US law applies to foreign rulers and they can be tried in the US. But US presidents are immune. Fuck the hell off.
  11. not fake - caveats with "contrary to int'l law"
  12. Just found this show on Hulu. Anyone watch? Seems quite promising but just at ep 1.
  13. Amazon rolling out season 2 of The Night Manager ten-years after Season 1 while also picking up a new adaptation of A Legacy of Spies for later in 2026, but it having nothing to do with the success of Slow Horses is certainly a take. The most recent le Carré was The Little Drummer Girl way back in 2017. If you want to believe the flurry of new activity is merely coincidental, that's your choice.
  14. More from the Temu situation room The black curtains are also sound proof, even when open. Like so. On the other side it's Saturday lunch buffet for the regulars.
  15. Comparing Maduro to UBL is so unserious it nearly makes me puke. I'm not onboard with a fascist doing fascist things, here or abroad.
  16. Even the CATO Institute
  17. "What the President has done is unconstitutional, reckless, and will have far-reaching effects well beyond last night’s strikes." “The President has provided no legitimate justification for these unauthorized strikes nor any kind of long-term strategy for how he will deal with the fallout of this slapdash regime change—and he must now explain his unhinged statements that we will ‘run’ Venezuela. The American people can see for themselves how dishonest and cynical this entire venture is—we’re supposed to believe drug trafficking warrants the use of military force to topple a foreign government in one instance and then merits a full pardon for the former President of Honduras who was lawfully convicted of the same crime? And we should all be eyes wide open about the potential for self-enrichment and corruption by the Trump administration when it comes to profiting off Venezuela’s oil. This is not about law and order, because if it were, Trump wouldn’t have withheld these plans from Congress, and it is not about actually helping Americans suffering from drug addiction. “Maduro is a corrupt and oppressive dictator—that much has always been clear. But what stops China or Russia from making similar claims about foreign leaders they don’t like and then using military force to overthrow them? This kind of careless use of military force threatens serious global instability—and none of that is good for Americans here at home. “There needs to be serious oversight and accountability here. Trump administration officials must come before Congress and publicly explain their rationale and—importantly—just what exactly they think happens next here. Republican leaders should not just shrug their shoulders and let the President bomb whoever he wants on hardly more than a whim—they must join Democrats in pressing for serious accountability and insisting that the use of military force be authorized by Congress. “If this escalates into a prolonged conflict of any sort, you can bet it won’t be Trump’s family putting their lives on the line—the American people do not want to be dragged into another costly foreign war with no real justification. It is outrageous for a President who is tanking our economy here at home to suggest that the American taxpayer spend a fortune to ‘run’ another country while doing nothing to make life better in America. I opposed the war in Iraq from the outset—and the parallels here are glaring. I will similarly oppose any war in Venezuela. I refuse to put the lives of servicemembers at further risk, and I refuse to saddle our children with yet another costly war for no good reason.” https://www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murray-responds-to-trumps-illegal-military-operation-address-to-the-nation/
  18. Yeah no shit we've been doing this a long time. What's baffling is someone can hold that thought and "American interventionism will solidify Latin America!" at the same time. gtfo
  19. Illegal behavior by a presidential administration is wrong, whether it's domestic or international, and it's in none of our best long-term interests. I realize you're in Spain and don't particularly need to gaf about what goes down in the US but the concept of law shouldn't be so difficult to get your head around.
  20. "I’m realizing that everything about this from the operation to the PC ro the “law enforcement” angle is a master class in hybrid warfare. Lots of growth opportunities for people to write think pieces on US gray zone tactics" Apparently I misinterpreted you, and I apologize. Based on the above, I took your explanation as, basically, "creating plausible deniability is good."
  21. Calling a military operation a "masterclass" isn't an endorsement? I'd love to know what dark turn your life took in the past few months but ... well, actually, I don't care.
  22. The Tesla diner is almost as popular as the cybertruck. "On a balmy Friday afternoon in December...more staff was busy at work, buffing fingerprints off the chrome walls and taking out the trash, than there were customers." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/tesla-diner-elon-musk-los-angeles
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