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  1. And fuck that amnesty for war crimes shit.
  2. If the peace agreement is poorly translated from Russian and the phrasing only works in Russian, then it's clear that on the American side, we didn't even bother to read it fully, absorb its meaning, and put it into "our own words," so to speak. This is a lazy (and desperate) copy/paste job from the Kremlin. As to the specifics, why are there no stipulations on the size of the Russian military or with whom they can align militarily, like, say, Iran, China, or North Korea? If NATO can't have soldiers in Ukraine, why can Russia keep troops in Belarus? I mean, if the purpose of neutering Ukraine's military and not having Western soldiers in Ukraine is to create a "neutral buffer" for security, then we should demand the full withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus. Or shit, if I were at the negotiating table and Russia insisted Ukraine give up land, then I'd insist that Russia should give up Kaliningrad Königsberg and maybe transfer ownership over to Ukraine. If this is all about security and clean boundaries between the West and the East, and Ukraine is just "pawn in game of life," then let's go all in. This world's greatest dealmaker we have sure seems shitty at serious negotiations.
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  4. It just occurred to me. What happened to all the family pets?
  5. Quiet, piggy.
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  7. I had the same question and found out he was a US citizen. My previous understanding was that he was British. Apparently, he's been released while the trial is currently pending. He had been under house arrest, but now it's just "judicial control," which means he can travel so long as he shows up for court dates. And this is likely the correct answer for why he's no longer under house arrest.
  8. That's what we've all been wondering, and it's part of the discussion. She's gets a little defensive about the actual journalists doing investigative work but agrees they're not getting the resources from their corporate overlords that they need. Of course, we should all recognize that those who are consolidating media ownership are tied at the hip to other powerbrokers and this regime. Basically, there's a whole class of individuals, regardless of party, who all think they're above the law and can operate with impunity. It's nothing we don't already know, but a good discussion nonetheless.
  9. He's a useful idiot, and his ironic username is the tell.
  10. In case anyone missed it, Amanpour was on The Daily Show this past Monday and had a really interesting conversation with Stewart about the state of journalism as it relates to the Epstein Files. By my recollection, there's very little (if any) partisanship in the conversation. Instead, it's more about the power of journalism to uncover the truth, in general, and inform the public, specifically about who the brazen assholes are who were involved in the Epstein affair and think they're untouchable. 20 minutes. Good discussion.
  11. He's got a bad habit of not linking articles. A quick Google search of the headline led this: https://unn.ua/en/news/high-efficiency-ukrainian-f-16-and-mirage-2000-pilots-neutralized-over-1600-russian-targets
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  13. Pretty sure I watched it a few years ago during the pandemic. This appears to be the documentary in full on YouTube, where I think I watched it.
  14. I'm not sure, man. To be clear, I don't "subscribe" to PBS and the Midland transmitter is too far away to get it over-the-air, but my TV has a PBS app built into for streaming it on line (I don't have cable). But, at the moment, the entire series is available to me if I'd like to binge it. That said, I'm just watching one episode a night with the live stream. Do you have a laptop available to you to check there?
  15. I wouldn't expect anything less from this board's biggest blustering blowhard, whose abiding buffoonery should make a man blush, but not our dear Rex. He never lets us down.
  16. A few months ago, I came across this video about the American Revolution from the same guy who did that "Checkmate Lincolnites" one from a while back, if any of you recall it. It's a tad over 40 minutes, so be prepared for its length, but I find his discussion of not just the politics but also the economics fascinating, especially when contrasting the Puritans and merchant classes in New England (along with their history) against the landed gentry (i.e., planters and slave holders) in the South a worthy one to make. Anyway, there's more to it, but I think this makes for a nice complementary piece to last night's episode.
  17. "Pokrovsk. A minute out of 40 in real time. 40 minutes of my friends being targeted or even hit before my eyes. Not everyone survived this meat grinder. Dead were not abandoned, they were taken away" a combat medic Vitsikkk.
  18. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/world/europe/poland-railway-explosion-sabotage-ukraine.html Saboteurs tried to “blow up a train” on a Polish railway that is important for delivering aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday after the authorities identified blast damage on tracks in the country’s east. “There is no doubt that we are dealing with an act of sabotage,” Mr. Tusk said in a video from the site of the blast, near the midpoint of a rail line between Warsaw, the capital, and Lublin, an eastern city close to the border with Ukraine. The explosion occurred Saturday evening. Residents in the area of the village Mika “reported hearing a blast,” Marcin Kierwinski, the interior minister, told reporters on Monday. Early Sunday, a train driver had reported a noticeable unevenness on the tracks. It was not clear who was responsible, or why the Polish authorities believed it was intended to take out a train. An “explosive device” destroyed the tracks, but no one was injured, Mr. Tusk said. The incident, which Mr. Tusk called “unprecedented,” comes during a period of high alert in Poland, which has been one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Although Poland did not directly implicate Russia in the railway blast, Moscow has been accused of various acts of sabotage and destabilization since the start of the Ukraine war. Mr. Tusk said that damage was also found on a different section of the same rail line, closer to Lublin, after what he said was an “attempt to destabilize and destroy the railway infrastructure, which could also have led to a train crash.” Polish officials mentioned two other rail incidents from the weekend that were separate from the blast — a damaged overhead cable that forced a train with 475 passengers to come to an abrupt stop on Sunday, and a stray piece of metal found attached to the track. But it was not clear which of the two Mr. Tusk was referencing. Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Polish defense minister, said on social media that the military would inspect about 75 miles along the train track that leads to the Polish border with Ukraine. These disruptions come two months after NATO jets shot down a swarm of Russian drones in Polish airspace, in one of the most dramatic episodes in a series of Russian incursions in the skies over NATO member states and facilities. Also in September, Russian drones appeared over Romania and Russian jets crossed into Estonia, spiking anxiety across Europe.
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  20. Backup QB for Tech, who was pouring concrete last year, is in and just drove the ball down the field from Tech's 13-yard line to get a FG in about a minute.
  21. Jacob Rodriguez with an interception. Tech's about to score again. Edit: And now a TD for Tech. 35-2 in the 2nd with 3 minutes until half.
  22. Tech up 28-2 on a reverse. Missed the safety.
  23. TD Tech on the first play of the 2nd quarter. Tech up 21-0 over UCF.
  24. This one is clean: https://thetvapp.to/tv/wabc-new-york-abc-east-live-stream/
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