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  1. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/ahead-trump-meeting-erdogan-threatens-buy-russian-jets-n1080721

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    As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for Wednesday's White House meeting with President Donald Trump, he's threatening to further inflame tensions between Washington and Ankara by purchasing Russian military fighter jets, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.

    Discussions about Turkey purchasing the fighter jets were advanced during a meeting between Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin two weeks ago in Sochi, these people said. The Trump administration banned the sale of U.S.-made F-35 jets to Turkey in response to Erdogan’s purchase of a Russian missile defense system.

    We have a Cuckold-in-Chief.

  2. 4 minutes ago, Duval Street said:

    I never read any EU books but has there been any mention of the material the Mandalorians use for their armor?  With the ingot being such a big deal and the mention of Mando's armor in the beginning bar scene I'm assuming this is comparable to valyrian steel, hard to get and tuff as shit.

    From some SW blogs/sites, a lot of them feel this is adhering to official canon, so I'm guessing the armor came up in either the Rebels or Clone Wars animated series.

  3. Not spoiling this because of discussion above, but also, this is the background scene mentioning Boba earlier.

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    I did not think Jango or Boba were actual Mandalorians, and just had the armor, but looking at SW fancies is far too headache-inducing.

    It does have the blaster dent that Boba's had, but this could be just Filoni fucking with us.

    Another angle, spoiler for big.

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  4. So...thoughts on

    Spoiler

    Who was spending so much money on that compound, both keeping it hidden, and keeping it stocked with mercenaries to protect baby Yoda for over 50 years?  The fact that so many people had been killed trying to get to the baby Yoda means there is a really big story going on.  And who is protecting it over all these years - are they protecting the baby, or what it represents?  It feels like somebody that Lor San Takka would protect.

    Who wants it dead, who wants it alive?

    What was the role of the young scientist, and why did he want the baby Yoda?  Was he trying to resurrect the emperor or something using baby's blood?  Or was this protecting a weak emperor from a potential rival?

    Herzog's character is old enough to have been through the Clone Wars, he probably remembers Yoda.

    I'm guessing this all ties into The Rise of Skywalker or whatever.

    Speaking of the scientist

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  5. 2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Talking politics with family shouldn’t be at the level of a message board where we can call out strangers for being stupid or whatever.

    If a family members start calling out librul commies or far right nazis, steer the conversation back to an issue and not name calling. You can’t force them to act mature but you can try.

    and when the comments are outrageous like lining up people to be shot, ask them calmly if they really want to see friends and family members killed for their beliefs? Or is that what America is about.

     

    50 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

    You could start with the Ten Commandments. He's broken most of those. 

    My parents and their generation are Vietnam-era, and almost all of the men served/were drafted.  Quite a few are Trumpkins, and they consider themselves to be Christians.  I've also got a batshit Qanon sister-in-law pushing 40, who has never contributed to society in her life as far as I can tell (still mostly living off of dad and step-mom), and she loves Trump.

    My wife and I tend to catch some good-natured ribbing from my family in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas at reunions/holiday gatherings.  We hear the jokes about People's Republic of Austin, etc.  What my wife (much more religious than I am) tend to do is....probably a form of trolling, but when some Trumpkin relative starts to loosen their tongue about Trump and toss a few comments our way, we respond with:

    "No, we don't like Trump, and here's why:  We are Christians.  Trump openly believes he does not need to ask for forgiveness, and even brags about it.  Trump has committed adultery openly, multiple times, and has three wives, has paid off adult actresses, would rather play golf and than attend church, can't quote simple scripture, disrespected women while his wife was pregnant, dodged the Vietnam draft multiple times, and mocked those who served and were captured, openly lies, he would deny shelter to Christians from other countries who need our help, and he has taken the Lord's name in vain several times, including at public rallies where children were present."  We may even toss in a "He is exactly what you all think of New Yorkers!"

    My wife and I are not Bible-thumpers, but our relatives know little about that side of us. What usually happens is the topic gets changed, because the alternative is they find themselves attacking us for being Christian.  If they want to go down that road, my wife is more than happy to point out those who considers themselves Christians, but who aren't living the lifestyle, and both of us would point out that we want our kids to be raised with a moral compass, and that Trump does not provide that."

    And the conversation can sometimes go down the "no true Scotsman" road, which is fine.

    The point is, don't get too high level, and toss out the very simple things that can't be refuted - his language, his adultery/marital history, etc., and if your audience considers themselves to be good Christians, throw it in their face by pointing out that they are supporting somebody who all but openly mocks their beliefs.

    edit: My wife and I are pretty liberal these days on a lot of things, and our relatives know it, but they also know I volunteered and then worked on one of George W's gubernatorial campaigns, and his presidential campaign in 2000.  They also know I served in the Army, and am pretty supportive of the older vets in our family.

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  6. 3 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

    Well Jango wasn’t a Mandalorian either according to the Star Wars wiki page, so it follows that Boba wouldn’t be. Maybe he gets to join up during or as a result of this show. Or maybe The Mandalorian has to hunt him down, that would be cool.

     

    If The Mandalorian hunted down and killed Boba Fett, that would be so fucking awesome, and so many fanboys would be so conflicted, because Boba was the end-all of bounty hunters for so many of them.

  7. 11 minutes ago, hornfan785 said:

    Dave Filoni is the man and he needs to be in charge of all things Star Wars.

    This.  He would not have let the cluster fuck of the sequel trilogy play out like it did.  He needs to replace Kathleen Kennedy right fucking now.  She must have some amazing blackmail pics to have kept her job this long.

  8. 2 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

     

    The Republicans know they are fucked if the public hears this.  You can smell the fear.  

    Given Graham's legal background, this is particularly interesting that he would take this direction.  Even he can't attack the actual testimony.

     

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