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The content of the Ukraine aid bill is positive and looks like Johnson may be heading in the direction of getting Dem support if he's stabbed in the back by the grandstanders.

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I honestly think that the struggle to get ahead basically places blinkers on . So determined and focused some are that to appreciate this fact gets really hard . It’s more the nature of the game , hardly always a moral failing of the striver . The more separated we are the more distracted from each...

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So the US would loan Ukraine to buy obsolete/expired equipment and ammunition that’s in US inventory instead of the US throwing it out? That’s a good deal, right? Yes, and the money the Ukrainians "pay" would go towards restocking. It's effectively a subsidy for American weapons manufacturers Is th...

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openclashXX wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:42 pm
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That’s a lot more positive than I feared. Let’s see what pans out here.

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The question is more what he'll table at this point I think. If the Dems will be prepared to swallow a loan type aid deal and if there's any unacceptable riders on it.

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Yep. That was the point I was trying to make earlier on. The rents have continued to go up and up pretty much at a steady pace regardless of anything that has happened

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Expecting the Ukraine aid bill to be dead on arrival on the floor later this week. Much like the Israel bill looking to include IRS cuts. Anybody want to make any guesses how this plays out? Zelenskyy was interviewed last night on the PBS Newshour by Amna Nawaz, in Kyiv . The piece was perhaps 10 m...

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Expecting the Ukraine aid bill to be dead on arrival on the floor later this week. Much like the Israel bill looking to include IRS cuts. Anybody want to make any guesses how this plays out?

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One thing for sure. Stuff is still going up in price. Another 50 cents / pie at the local

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Gives the US the excuse to bomb the crap out of the drone factories - which might help Ukraine - is about the only silver lining I can see in the cluster feck.

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Lakai isn't an 8 though, he is way too short he plays to me more like a 7 should.(or a South African style 7) Kirifi plays like a traditional NZ 7 imo. Big tackle count and ruck champion. Lakai is basically the same height as Iose. South African 7 is the blindside. Lakai's used to playing 8 and it ...

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Regardless the Canes are, and will always be, the plucky underdogs.

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TAB have had a quick Re-Jig of the Outright Winner odds https://scontent.fpmr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/434831774_10161427898591798_7562536323212968093_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=JGkDj1XmqasAb6WEO0j&_nc_ht=scontent.fpmr1-1.fna&cb_e2o_trans=q&oh=00_AfAic1T1-dl9TShcqqb9cdnH...

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It's a really interesting field... with more patents thrown at it than a Russian minefield. Prior art in this is a rabbit hole you might as well just about give up on. And a whole bunch of dubious money grabs for government cash, funding and consulting on projects that aren't actually particularly g...

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Have to agree. The golden point is golden shower pointless.

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... is make legal services not for profit.

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The first thing we’ll do when the revolution comes…

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The FISA thing is interesting, one that applies to every country and different political spectrums.

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The joke that has become the RNC - Lara Trump proudly touting her new 'Election Integrity Division' with its key advisor a QAnon head honcho.

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On the other hand Western media is pretty much oblivious to what is going on in Ukraine itself and openclash is perfectly correct that there may well be a very very unpalatable military reality to be faced down the track.

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Sadly, I think you’re right With Trump in power, NATO is toothless/dead Unless Macron can get the EU-army going, there will be no combined response and the Baltics would slowly get swallowed up. Poland, on the other hand, seem like a wildcard. Those bitches be crazy. This is an interesting point an...

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I don’t think Putin will have a go at an active NATO member. He is in no position to do that. Belarus if it tries to be non-puppet is another story.

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The problem is around attitude. Russians will continue to believe they can play Imperial Russia and act with impunity in their sphere of influence if they are given what they now want. Can you imagine the internal spin if Russia gets what it is asking for now? We stood up to NATO. Russia the brave. ...

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It's also a loss which emboldens Putin. It does get him what he wants out of the war at this stage - which is unpalatable to say the least. And opens the door for a repeat down the track. Everyone is massively overestimating the odds of this happening. The Russians are done, this war has shattered ...

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I personally think perhaps while being important Roigard is not the loss to the Canes' style of play than say Aumua/Lomax would be. I was shouting Roigards kudos (and got told I was a know nothing) on here before last years super season after seeing him preseason, and while he has come on well, I d...

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It might be controversial to point this out, but Trump's (supposed) intention of freezing the conflict and ceding Crimea + Donbas to Russia is not inconsistent with the reality of the current manpower situation in Ukraine Ukraine's political objectives of restoring its 1991 borders are increasingly...

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He’s the Chamberlain of his time Trump's a lot worse in truth. Chamberlain was competent in many facets of government, and in fact knew what he was doing. The historical saying is based on political weaponising by Churchill to win an election, (and Churchill actually had plenty of respect for Chamb...

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Defense will be key I think. If the Chiefs get into a flowing rhythm they are very hard to stop. Conversely they struggle when the back line moves don’t fire. The Chiefs pack will need to stop the route 1 of the Canes.

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I'll put this here rather than putting up a dedicated thread, but wtf is going on with this in Hawkes Bay rugby? Or anywhere else for that matter. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hawkes-bay-visiting-ymp-rugby-teams-bus-peppered-with-shotgun-rounds-as-they-fled-a-game-abandoned-by-referee-due-to-safety...

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Biden really playing hard ball with Bibi.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/04/world-central-kitchen-us-weapons-israel/ U.S. approved more bombs to Israel on day of World Central Kitchen strikes i guess fear of the AIPAC runs higher than fear of losing Michigan He's got a ...

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I ride occasionally, perhaps a few times a month. I should do more.

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No news there. Israel and the Jewish Americans have been intricately intertwined with US politics and defense procurement for decades. They are one group no US elected official can ignore.

Edit: in response to Sydney.

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What the stats also need to show is the number of successful mauls and the number successfully defended.

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It's a hard genre to qualify because you've a huge amount of material over such a long time and such varying quality.

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Exactly. There used to be one voted 13th best thread, had some guy taking random shots of a city and its surrounds that he'd spent a bit of time in. Riveting stuff of buildings, a mural or two, museums and whatnot. Ooh la la... if you're into that sort of thing.

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Nice to see you back anyway FOG.

If you want to see a banal thread check out the Israel one at the other place. Or rather don't!

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Next year will be Ted’s year.

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Surely personality is reflected and intertwined in both politics and leadership style. Can't help but feel the biggest barriers to the success of the last government, this government and our country as a whole is the lack of talent and ability on each side of the political divide. Kick the minor pa...

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Huh? Discussion for another topic perhaps but I don't trust the USA's dominance of global arms nor the surge of South Korea's supply. For the balance of arms it would be good to have a strong India vs. China. China exports a huge amount of weapons to neighbouring countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh an...

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India needs to get its act together and start producing its own stuff. There's plenty of OEM manufacturing that's heading its way at the moment which should help expand the industrial base. Huh? Discussion for another topic perhaps but I don't trust the USA's dominance of global arms nor the surge ...

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