EPTUS Politics Mega-thread - Page 1999
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12450 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States23929 Posts
On January 08 2020 09:29 Nebuchad wrote: I just hope that Trump is wrong that this will help him electorally, but unfortunately I don't really think he is. Probably about to get a bipartisan war authorization and a "axis of evil" SOTU. Fuckin a. | ||
Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
On January 08 2020 07:45 farvacola wrote: CNN settling doesn’t actually mean any of that, but it’s nice that you feel vindicated. The kid surely does. “In short, the false and defamatory gist of CNN’s collective reporting conveyed to its viewers and readers that Nicholas was the face of an unruly hate mob of hundreds of white racist high school students who physically assaulted, harassed, and taunted two different minority groups engaged in peaceful demonstrations, preaching, song, and prayer,” according to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kentucky. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14110 Posts
Revolutionary guard declaring that salims killing has been avenged and they are seeking no further escalation. | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
On January 08 2020 09:22 Mohdoo wrote: Iran military confirmed they shot 10s of missiles based on what I am reading. Multiple US bases hit and deaths already confirmed. And now 6 F35s have left Al-Dhafra Air Base to strike Iran. And Iran already said if we retaliate, they will go even harder. So this is just straight up happening, isn't it? We are going to fucking war. fuck I hate this so much Got additional sources for the second statements? I can only find a lot of vague news reports. | ||
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ImFromPortugal
Portugal1368 Posts
On January 08 2020 09:42 Lmui wrote: The US is going at it alone in this one. I don't see any NATO countries tossing their hats in the ring. Tossing resources into hitting Trump's properties would have a disproportionately large impact versus hitting US bases, but at the risk of incurring NATO retaliation by starting a war with a 3rd previously uninvolved country. I think the British are going in as well.. with some strikes if needed. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Sermokala
United States14110 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
On January 08 2020 09:45 JimmiC wrote: Settling does not mean agreeing it means you are agreeing to pay some price to not go to court and possibly lose. It is both sides mitigating their risk. Quoting the suit does not matter, of course they are going to say something like that. How high the settlement is compared to the what the suit was filed for would tell you how confident both sides were at winning. Yeah, and it's true that easily accessible video footage completely exonerates the students and shows CNN's narrative to be false. CNN eating their own words to some degree (quoting the suit matters) by settling and paying an undisclosed amount -- as I said, I'm sure the kid feels vindicated. At least regarding CNN. Washington Post, NBC, and others still ongoing. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23929 Posts
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
On January 08 2020 09:32 Xxio wrote: The kid surely does. “In short, the false and defamatory gist of CNN’s collective reporting conveyed to its viewers and readers that Nicholas was the face of an unruly hate mob of hundreds of white racist high school students who physically assaulted, harassed, and taunted two different minority groups engaged in peaceful demonstrations, preaching, song, and prayer,” according to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kentucky. Yes, that’s how you write a brief when you’re a dimeseeking First Amendment plaintiffs attorney, it’s zealous advocacy 101. One could look up the briefs in a hundred similar cases, 50 losers and 50 winner brought from both sides of the aisle, and find practically the same language dozens of times. Besides, if you really think you got a deep pocket like CNN against the ropes, you take that shit to trial and win on public terms. Confidential settlements lack a definite public character by design, which is why they are the bread and butter of plaintiffs attorneys who make a high-earning living on bringing marginally meritorious, yet zealously argued claims against risk averse deep pockets that are aimed directly at settlement rather than trial. The deep pocket swats the suit away because the exposure isn’t worth it, the plaintiff walks away feeling vindicated, and the lawyers end up with a nice chunk of change or political capital to spend elsewhere | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
This is not going to end well. It's is kind of poetic for the US to end up in a new war when we hit page 2000 in here. Hope the soldiers were deep in their bunkers. But not sure how strong of a defense these bases have against actual ballistic missiles. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9842 Posts
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ImFromPortugal
Portugal1368 Posts
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Sermokala
United States14110 Posts
On January 08 2020 10:04 Jockmcplop wrote: Is it me or was Iran's response proportional and that should be the end of the matter? Yes. Rational world leaders would be happy with chopping the head off of Irans force projection and taking a couple dozen rockets in response. Unfortunately, this is trump and he's going to go full war crimes in response. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
On January 08 2020 10:04 Jockmcplop wrote: Is it me or was Iran's response proportional and that should be the end of the matter? Irans response was proportional and the US will never let any anything be the end of any matter. The US could kick the heads off half a population and then shed a tear for the toenail that broke off in their spine. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22308 Posts
On January 08 2020 10:04 Jockmcplop wrote: Regardless of whether it was or not Trump's ego will not allow the US to back off.Is it me or was Iran's response proportional and that should be the end of the matter? | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
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