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12 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Honestly if we go this route then what needs to be acknowledged is the British role in all this, which is not sufficiently appreciated by either Americans or Russians.  The Soviets fought a desperate war of choice after trying to collude with the Germans.  The British fought by themselves and with obstinacy across oceans and the non-continental theater for several years despite having every opportunity to sit it out. The Royal Navy and the British in North Africa are why Germany wasn’t a true empire that could have choked the USSR out in 1941.  There is no lend-lease to save the Soviets without the Royal Navy.

And for that matter they were at least as critical to Normandy and the strategic bombing campaign. For that matter they did basically all of the Enigma cracking and anything in U-571 was also done by the British. Anyone looking for who stepped up needs to start with Churchill. 

And for all that, they lost their Empire entirely,  their economy was devastated and they ultimately went from the world superpower to a second tier has been.  

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36 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Excellent post, and thank you for the link. It’s maddening for anyone passingly familiar with the Hungarian experience to see it repeated here, especially as the playbook has been explicitly copied from Orban. Orban has neither protected democracy or deliver on the stated goals of his anti-liberal program (increased birth rates, rising equality, increased security).  He has delivered cronyism, corruption, and culture war distractions and it turns out this is what Americans really crave too. 

It's getting harder and harder to resolve the tensions between my moral and philosophical support for democracy with my very low opinion of the American electorate. 

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1 minute ago, Chad Fuck said:

And for all that, they lost their Empire entirely,  their economy was devastated and they ultimately went from the world superpower to a second tier has been.  

In WWI, the Brits burned through their human capital.

In WWII, the Brits burned through their economic capital.

That was a one-two punch from which they couldn't ever really recover.  Victory, but at such a cost.

There's a lesson in there for all wars - sure, you won....but look at the cost.  There are mostly just different levels of losers in war.

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1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

In WWI, the Brits burned through their human capital.

In WWII, the Brits burned through their economic capital.

That was a one-two punch from which they couldn't ever really recover.  Victory, but at such a cost.

There's a lesson in there for all wars - sure, you won....but look at the cost.  There are mostly just different levels of losers in war.

Losers.  And suckers.

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36 minutes ago, Gooby said:

Harvard responded......

 

According to the comments, it was an MIT student who marked it up.  Still great though.

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Harvard responded......
 

I noticed in the second page they circled the dash usage. For me that’s a telltale sign that letter was poorly written with AI. For whatever reason, AI loves to use dashes in text it writes.
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6 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:


I noticed in the second page they circled the dash usage. For me that’s a telltale sign that letter was poorly written with AI. For whatever reason, AI loves to use dashes in text it writes.

lol, in my org em dashes are part of our writing style

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I thought dashes and ellipses on half finished thoughts were boomer tells 

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RE: Sunny, and specifically The Nightman Cometh episode.

How did I not know this was a thing:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightman_Cometh

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In September 2009, the cast took their show live. The "Gang" performed the musical The Nightman Cometh in New York City, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.[3] Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani also appeared in the performance as The Waitress and Artemis. Actress Rhea Perlman (wife of Danny DeVito) assumed the role of Gladys.[4]

McElhenney said that Live Nation originally approached the cast about doing the show in 30 cities, but the cast settled on 6.[5] Howerton described the show as "essentially an expanded version of the actual episode of "The Nightman Cometh", which was the final episode for season four. There are some added moments, added scenes, added songs, and extended versions of songs that already existed."[6] Two new songs were included in the performance and a longer running time allowed for greater improvisation by the actors. The performance was also preceded by a preview screening of a season five episode.

The Los Angeles performance, filmed at The Troubadour, was included as a bonus feature on the season four DVD box set.

 

And here it is:

 

 

 

 

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On 5/5/2025 at 8:52 PM, Firemans4Horn said:

Midterms will go great

 

 

Short of the military rolling in, arresting the governor and letting her out themselves, Tina's not gonna see the light of day.

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7 hours ago, TexArcher said:

If Russia managed to install an agent, and I mean a fully flipped and controlled asset, as President to destroy America from the inside, what would they be doing differently?

Nothing.  They'd be doing exactly this.

As insane as it sounds, it's the explanation that explains it the best.  Because if it were just stupidity, they wouldn't be fucking things up so efficiently.  They'd just be bumbling around.  This is a master class in how to completely neuter the most powerful nation on the planet in just a few months.

And it benefits Russia and China.  All of it.

There has never been a truer post than this.

You nailed it.

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@InkaUtexasI don't have Facebook so the platform won't let me wander around in someone's account like it used to but here's a link (click on his name) I found:

The avatar photos match, but he's using first person in Willfully Horn's post and is (according to his page) not a WWII vet so with not being able to scroll too long before Zuck's minion's kick me out as a nonuser, difficult to verify sources and what he's doing (i.e. reposting other blogs or quoting or what).

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5 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

@InkaUtexasI don't have Facebook so the platform won't let me wander around in someone's account like it used to but here's a link (click on his name) I found:

The avatar photos match, but he's using first person in Willfully Horn's post and is (according to his page) not a WWII vet so with not being able to scroll too long before Zuck's minion's kick me out as a nonuser, difficult to verify sources and what he's doing (i.e. reposting other blogs or quoting or what).

yeah, I don;t use it either. I decided my sanity was more important than the latest deals on crap I do not need.

 

Thank you though!

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He would have been fragged during Viet Nam. As a New Jersey reservist showing up to camp in Hackensack only half the time required to yell at the privates and non-coms who can't yell back.

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*Killed in Hackensack

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7 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

He would have been fragged during Viet Nam. As a New Jersey reservist showing up to camp in Hackensack only half the time required to yell at the privates and non-coms who can't yell back.

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*Killed in Hackensack

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3 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:

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Assuming this is real (this damn simulation we live in!), it would be a high honor to buy that guy a beer or two.

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3 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Hot dog brain

 

 

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Who will ever forget the bombing missions of General George Washington? The Italian Bonzai charges, so brave and horrible? They were suckers really. Dying like dogs.  They make such good meatballs...Remember the Old Spaghetti Warehouse? Great food, I tell ya. Came in a bowl, did you know that? A lot of people don't know that. But...victory. The nasty woman is holding up a sign like I've lost my way. Can you  believe that? Victory Day, she says.  I find my way like no one has ever seen before. Okay. Victory Day, shoulda had one of those back in 2020 from me, but I never talk about it. I never get credit for that, and that's ok. 

Whoever these guys are raising the flag...oh, I love that flag...it's beautiful...so beautiful. It it wasn't so old, I'd date it...

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2 hours ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

Just say whatever you want and pretend it's true.  

Maybe when it stops working perfectly, he'll pivot.

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2 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Hot dog brain

 

 

This would be a top 5 Obama scandal. Fox News would still be covering this.

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On 5/2/2025 at 1:32 PM, Leeroy Jenkins said:

army marching GIF

 

I want him to make the Soldiers march like this.  

Are they LEGO soldiers without knee joints?

 

Sorry, just catching up on this thread.

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22 minutes ago, Bojack said:

This would be a top 5 Obama scandal. Fox News would still be covering this.

I wish this was sarcasm....but it's 100% gospel truth.

And honestly....they wouldn't be that off-target...it IS absurd and stupid and shameful.  FFS, it's VE day, there are only two letters in it, and he got one of them wrong.

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26 minutes ago, Bojack said:

This would be a top 5 Obama scandal. Fox News would still be covering this.

Does anyone think he has any clue what that statue is?

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On 5/7/2025 at 10:40 AM, 956 Worldwide said:

Excellent post, and thank you for the link. It’s maddening for anyone passingly familiar with the Hungarian experience to see it repeated here, especially as the playbook has been explicitly copied from Orban. Orban has neither protected democracy or deliver on the stated goals of his anti-liberal program (increased birth rates, rising equality, increased security).  He has delivered cronyism, corruption, and culture war distractions and it turns out this is what Americans really crave too. 

And, he has done unto the Gypsies/Romani, which is ever-popular in Hungary.

And built a wall against Muslim immigration.

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28 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

You're assuming that Trump has the slightest clue where the most famous photo in American history was taken. He does not.

I'm signing an executive order today bringing the Mona Lisa back to the Uni-ed Shtase. We're bringing it back. No more ripping off America. It's our most famous photo. From now on, it will be called the Morning in America.

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1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 

This.  We've got a pretty good litmus test of "if THESE are the people who hate him, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna like him" going here.  Loomer, Bannon, Vance, Icono....keep 'em coming.

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18 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Damn. The Vatican is a communist anti-Trump state. 

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I wonder if her cheeks puff out even goofier when she’s angry 

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Anyone else with a layperson's familiarity with history and Loomer's background find it beyond ironic that she seems to be longing for a pope that aligns with the views of the late Father Coughlin? If you're going to align with a religious figure during these times, maybe go with pastor Niemöller.

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Well, his is nominally Christian, so might have a pet peeve or two with Trump.

No shit. “This pope is all about love and helping people and shit! That means he’s anti-Trump and we fucking hate him!”
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