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Posts posted by Biff Tannen
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Yeah that's what we want. A nuclear Saudi Arabia. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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32 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:
A jaw can't drop far enough while watching this unfold.
Seriously. The only word capable of describing it is absurd. This whole thing we are witnessing is absurd.
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I have lost my fiance, the poor baby.
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Did Jane's finance kidnap Sydney and take her to Las Vegas? And if so, did she enjoy it?
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On 7/28/2019 at 2:27 PM, suddenly shaggy said:
Don't let the "Notre Dame" troll distract you. This is a big fucking deal, which is why he is trying to change the topic. Russia has funded attacks on the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Austria at a minimum. Putin has waged an all-out assault on NATO and western democracies. This transcript is a smoking gun.
The article describes an audio recording of them conspiring to illegally funnel $65 million to Italy's far right Lega party and Matteo Salvini, who the Russians describe as "Europe's Trump". Lega has made huge electoral gains in the last few years, going from a fringe party to the majority party in Italy, with 34.5% of the vote in the last election. The article and transcript of the meeting are damning.
The transcript describes how Russian oil companies Rosneft or Lukoil would launder money to fund the Italian far right political party, Lega, through Eni (Italian bank with a Moscow office). They discuss how to avoid triggering money laundering alerts and circumvent EU and Italian laws by using cutout companies. They talk of the exact types of fuel to be sold, when it will be sold, where it will be sold and that Lega needs the money in time for their next election. The Russians make clear that they are acting on behalf of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and Vladimir Pligin, a high up member of Putin's United Russia party.
"The negotiation — which lasted for an hour and 15 minutes, interspersed with cigarette breaks and fueled by espressos — would involve a major Russian oil company selling at least 3 million metric tons of fuel over the course of a year to Italian oil company Eni for a value of around $1.5 billion. The buying and selling would be done through intermediaries, with the sellers applying a discounted rate to these transactions.
The discount would be worth around $65 million, based on fuel prices at the time, according to calculations provided to BuzzFeed News by industry analysts, and it is this money that would be secretly funneled to the Italian party via the intermediaries.
The participants were clear that the purpose of the deal and the discount mechanism at its heart was to support Lega, in particular its European election campaign.
“It’s very simple,” one of the two other Italian men said some 25 minutes into the meeting. “The planning made by our political guys was that given a 4% discount, 250,000 [metric tons] plus 250,000 per month per one year, they can sustain a campaign.”
Here's a link to the transcript of the meeting.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/transcript-lega-russia-oil-deal-meeting
"RU2: We have Eni who will be on the Italian side, yes? We have Russian oil company on our side, and we have two companies in the middle. The bank, you are the bank, and one Russian company who will be, who will sign the contract with the bank...
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IT2: Francesco says no problem to have a fourth company in between. The most important is that it is a well-known company, because otherwise we are going to have problems with KYC [Know Your Client] and AM…[Anti-Money Laundering rules]
RU1: What is criteria? Can we receive some criterias which we should fulfill?
IT2: Well, the best would be major to major and the bank in between. Right. The best would be major to major. Why? Because we make a purchase contract with Russian major, we make sale contract to Italian buyer, major, and this is going to be a back-to-back contract so clearly shown to everybody, maybe without the price but it’s clearly the contracts are linked. If we need another company in between, then we need to have need to have a, you know, reasonably well-known company. I make an example. If it is Lukoil selling, we would like to have Litasco. OK. Just to...
Or if it is…
RU2: Rosneft, for instance."
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11 hours ago, zork said:1 hour ago, Zavala said:holy shit that highlight reel of Mueller hope then cope
These three in a row are a perfect representation of why we are so fucked in this country.
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7 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:
That's because Trump doesn't give a shit about anyone but Trump. Hitler was the biggest piece of shit of all time, but in his piece of shit mind he thought he was doing something for Germany not himself. Trump doesn't give a shit about America or Americans. He just wants adoring fans. Hitler was certainly more dangerous. Trump is a fucking idiot, but it is really the fact that he only cares about himself that saves us. He could be dangerous if he actually cared about an ideology.
Racists love him so he loves them back. Its as simple as that.
Yep. Reptile brain.
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So I just saw Goodfellas for the first time this weekend. Yes, the first time. It was ok. I think Casino is better. Ray Liotta was kind of a bitch if you think about it. He wanted all the perks of being a gangster without any of the sacrifice. Then when the shit hits the fan he just rats out all his buddies. Granted they were going to off him, but still.
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2 hours ago, HenryJames said:
/no globohomo
Good lord
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Hancock? Sounds like a bird.
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3 hours ago, mdmost said:
Elijah Cummings- You're a racist.
Trump- No racist. No racist. You're the racist!
This is it. This is the entire republican party (not just the trumpkins, mind you) distilled. This is as far as their brains go. I can't believe the rest of us might lose to these regards.
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2 hours ago, 4th&Five said:
And this is where Civil War 2.0 comes from.
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So is that supposed to be like grinding up mammoths or just a really big grinder?
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3 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:
Except for the clusterfuck that is picking up an Uber at AUS.
This is true. They have done a right fuck job on that.
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3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:
He wouldn't if he were removed.
Sure he would. He'll be claiming victory on his way to the gallows.
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1 hour ago, Rougarou said:
Apparently #ClintonBodyCount is trending on Twitter becuase the conspiracy is that Clintons are trying to off him
Man, what are they going to do when the Clintons are gone?
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10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:
One thing is certain, non-removal by the Senate will be portrayed by the White House, the Trump campaign, the GOP, and the media as a political victory for Donald Trump. That will happen.
This is going to happen either way. I want these fucks all on record.
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1 hour ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:
Are you trying to imply that something needs to happen?
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At those rates, why aren't you just getting an Uber/Lyft?
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Drew seems pretty sure of himself. We should all trust him. 2020 in the bag for the Ds!
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Holy shit that's a great analogy. Hi this is Nikki leave a message!
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So is it happening?
Donald Trump 2019
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Of his bazillion lies, this is one of the most egregious. Though I think he actually believes it, since he doesn't seem to understand how tariffs work.