Jump to content

atomheartbevo

Certifiably Surly
  • Posts

    61688
  • Joined

  • Days Won

    159

Posts posted by atomheartbevo

  1. 53 minutes ago, Mdhorn said:

    My understanding is regardless of all the sexual rape charges, Epstein island ties, real estate fraud, tax fraud, fraud fraud, tyranny, whatever, turnips biggest fear is all the Russian connections. 

    The fact that he is promoting a peace plan for Ukraine written by Russia speaks volumes.  

  2. 7 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    Cruz vs Vance is truly the battle of "which of these assholes will sacrifice their own children for power faster?"

    And which can put their base to sleep faster.

  3. 7 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

    I mean...yeah. I am not interested in protecting any of Epstein's buddies. And color me skeptical any Democrat I actually like is in those files. Probably a bunch of old creeps we were planning on trying to defeat in a primary anyway.

    This pretty much sums it up:

    bafkreic7bcowt4itux5r7vbyp6i3bjiigfpjvtn

    • Hook 'Em 4
    • Rage+1 1
  4. 2 minutes ago, bluto said:

    Lmao I was just gonna say there was a national article (wsj maybe) just this week about her son pushing his chips all in behind maga. 

    At this point in the game, you would have thought she would have told her kid to cool it on MAGA and wait a few years.

  5. Don't know Russian so not sure how accurate this is, but the phrasing in some stuff was odd

    All 28 points of the peace plan were published online key points

    1. Security and political status of Ukraine

    • - Confirmation of Ukraine’s sovereignty.
    • - Ukraine receives U.S. security guarantees, but with conditions.
    • - Ukraine enshrines non-alignment and renunciation of NATO membership in its Constitution; NATO confirms Ukraine will never join.
    • - The size of Ukraine’s Armed Forces is restricted.
    • - Ukraine remains a non-nuclear state.

    2. Territorial issues

    • - Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk are recognized de facto as Russian.
    • - Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are “frozen” along the line of contact.
    • - Some territories become a demilitarized buffer zone under de facto Russian control.
    • - Both sides commit not to change borders by force. (Lmao!)

    3. Military arrangements

    • - NATO does not station troops in Ukraine.
    • - NATO fighter jets are based in Poland.
    • - Security dialogue between the U.S., NATO, and Russia; creation of a U.S.–Russia working group.
    • - Russia legally commits to a policy of non-aggression toward Ukraine and Europe. (Aha aha, lol)

    4. Economic block and Ukraine’s reconstruction

    • - The U.S. and Europe launch a major investment package for Ukraine’s recovery.
    • - $100 billion in frozen Russian assets go to rebuilding Ukraine; the U.S. takes 50% of the profits.
    • - Europe adds another $100 billion.
    • - Other frozen Russian assets are allocated to joint U.S.–Russia projects.
    • - Establishment of a Ukraine Development Fund, with investments in infrastructure, resources, and technology.

    5. Russia in the global system

    • - Gradual lifting of sanctions.
    • - Russia’s return to the G8.
    • - Long-term U.S.–Russia economic cooperation.

    6. Humanitarian issues

    • - “All-for-all” prisoner exchange, including civilians and children.
    • - Humanitarian programs and family reunification.
    • - Educational programs on tolerance.
    • - Rejection of “Nazi ideology” (as stated in the document).

    7. Energy and special facilities

    • - Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant resumes operation under IAEA supervision; electricity split 50/50 between Ukraine and Russia.
    • - The U.S. helps restore Ukraine’s gas infrastructure.

    8. Internal political processes in Ukraine

    • - Elections held 100 days after signing the agreement.
    • - Full amnesty for all participants in the war.

    9. Implementation and oversight

    • - The agreement is legally binding.
    • - Oversight carried out by a “Peace Council” chaired by Donald Trump.
    • - Violations result in sanctions.
    • - Immediate ceasefire and withdrawal to agreed positions after signing.

    As I said, this plan is stillborn.

    • Rage+1 3
  6. 28 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Well well well

    Coast Guard caved on their swastika stance after public backlash

    “The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false. These symbols have been and remain prohibited in the Coast Guard per policy. Any display, use or promotion of such symbols, as always, will be thoroughly investigated and severely punished. The Coast Guard remains unwavering in its commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and professional workplace. Symbols such as swastikas, nooses and other extremist or racist imagery violate our core values and are treated with the seriousness they warrant under current policy.”

    – Admiral Kevin Lunday, Acting Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

    • Like 1
  7. Fire Point plans to deploy its FP-7 ballistic missile this year with mass production, the chief designer said. The FP-7 has 200 km range, 1,500 m/s speed and 150 kg warhead, with an FP-9 variant planned by mid-next year reaching 850 km, while Flamingo cruise missiles are already produced at three daily.

     

  8. Exclusive: US threatens to cut intel, weapons to press Ukraine into peace deal, sources say | Reuters

    Quote

    The United States has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, two people familiar with the matter said.

    The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Kyiv was under greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace discussions, and that the U.S. wanted Ukraine to sign a framework of the deal by next Thursday.

    Angry Mf GIF by Team Coco

    • Like 1
    • Rage+1 6
  9. 53 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

    Stupid question amnesty: If Trump selectively ordered investigations into Democrats that appear in the Epstein files and an active investigation is the planned excuse that that information can't be released, won't that have the opposite of the intended effect?

    "Well, we can't release any information pertaining to ongoing investigations, so here's all the Republicans."

    cleveland cavaliers love GIF by NBPA

    1 minute ago, kevwun said:

     His crazies aren't letting this go short of a full release.

    It has to be done by December 19th.

    We've already had over 30,000 pages released (most from his estate) and we know the DOJ has a much larger number of files.

    Anything held back is going to ramp up the crazies. And the DOJ can't release a few hundred redacted files, as the AP says:

    Quote

    However, the law also makes clear that no records shall be withheld or redacted — meaning certain parts are blacked out — solely because their release would cause embarrassment or reputational harm to any public figure, government official or foreign dignitary.

    Mike Johnson and Co. really fucked up.  Trump is going to go against the law just passed and try to hold back a lot, but it'll be the Streisand Effect on acid.

    • Hook 'Em 1
  10. 1 hour ago, TexArcher said:

    Yes, because fear of the other side using the health care horror stories as political capital is the reason to prevent the health care horror stories, you soulless fucking ghouls.

    It is ghoulish that they mention that horror stories are going to come out of this, but they are self-aware enough to realize how bad it's going to be, and that Trump is hell-bent on deliberately making it bad.  Trump is out in three years.  Most of these dudes want to be in Congress for another decade or three and this doesn't help them.

    If you're a Republican in Congress and you know this is going to hurt the GOP control of Congress (maybe even affect your own seat or the GOP's control of your state), and Trump is like "fuck those people", how loyal are you going to be to Trump when it comes to things like the Epstein Files?

    Edit: The crazy thing is a lot of Americans don't realize what is going on and won't until after it happens.  Those people are going to vote next November (or not vote if they were MAGA).

    • Like 1
  11. 9 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

    Why did it take a couple of days for the hive to find out about the Paraguayan guy? My first thought was maybe he was a hermit and never interacted with anyone. So maybe no one knew he was alive. But now we see that he manages these storage units.

    We think he manages these storage units.  He could have been living in one, shit happens, he's hidden, the management becomes one with the hive, and there's no reason for anybody to be at any of those units anymore, so they completely miss him.

    Just spitballin'

  12. On 7/4/2023 at 3:56 PM, atomheartbevo said:

    TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WARNING:

    I didn't think about it at the time, but the State of Texas wanted this (along with other disclaimers) displayed at the bottom of every porn site accessed by Texans, and let's be real, this could be the best Surly motto ever:

    Exposure to this content is associated with low self-esteem and body image, eating disorders, impaired brain development, and other emotional and mental illnesses.

  13. 7 hours ago, gofuckyourself said:

    That was like the third call. And after he told her to fuck off. Anyway, doesn't matter. Just struck me as odd given he seems to be refusing interactions entirely.

    What was his deal with the radio.  We spent far too long on it for it not to matter. I was only half paying attention so maybe I missed something.

  14. From TheHill

    President Trump on Tuesday told Congress not to “waste your time and energy” on extending the subsidies, and two Republican senators have competing plans they both say deliver exactly what Trump wants.

    A growing number of conservative groups and pollsters have been warning Republicans about the political dangers of letting the subsidies expire, and some lawmakers are taking those warnings to heart.

    “If we don’t address the subsidies issue in December, I don’t think it’s going to get addressed next year,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told reporters Thursday. “I see the political shop on the Democrat side just churning up all the very sympathetic stories that are going to result if we don’t come up with a reasonable plan.”

    Tillis has called for a one-year extension of the subsidies, while policymakers mull larger reforms to America’s convoluted and expensive health insurance system.

    But Trump has made it clear he won’t sign a temporary extension.

    Ice Hockey GIF by NHL

    Nice little distraction from the Epstein files

    • Like 1
    • Fuck Around and Find Out 2
  15.  

    A federal judge on Thursday ordered an end to the monthslong National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. to tackle crime, declaring that the use of troops was "unlawful."

    It's the latest legal resistance against President Trump's troop deployments in American cities as a means to suppress protests, combat crime or safeguard federal buildings and personnel, including ICE agents.

    It comes just days after a Tennessee state judge issued a temporary block on the mobilization of Guard forces in Memphis, which was activated by the Tennessee governor at Trump's behest. Over the weekend, the Defense Department ordered hundreds of troops to leave Chicago and Portland, Ore.as federal courts kept those deployments at a stalemate.

    • Hook 'Em 2
    • Like 5
  16. India’s Reliance Industries has stopped importing Russian crude for its massive Jamnagar refinery, effective Nov 20. This comes ahead of U.S. and EU sanctions deadlines targeting Rosneft and Lukoil. From Dec 1, all product exports will come from non-Russian oil. Europe makes up 28% of Reliance’s export market.

    • Hook 'Em 6
    • Like 1
  17. 8 minutes ago, Red Five said:

    Wouldn’t there be dogs and cats all over the place?

    3 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

    The lions and tigers let out of the zoo ate some and the rest probably starved to death

    2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    It’s been 7 days

    It's been one week since we let 'em free
    Cocked our head to the side and said, "go in peace"
    Five days since the slaughter began
    Now we're saying "please stop the killing spree"
    Three days since Carol made it go boom
    We realized it's all our fault, but couldn't tell you
    Yesterday, you wouldn't forgive us
    And it'll still be never 'til you say I'm sorry

     

    • Hook 'Em 1
×
×
  • Create New...