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by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The enormity of the Democrats' US Election crime
Replies: 540
Views: 41265

Re: The enormity of the Democrats' US Election crime

Paul Krugman weighing in now.
The election was rigged by state governments
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opin ... ction.html
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1333896865880940544?s=20 Why would he? What are they going to chat about? Certainly not 100s of years' worth of tradition celebrating adult behaviour and a peaceful transition of power. Nope. Nor the weather nor pets nor the Red Socks. So nothing. Honest Do...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1333896865880940544?s=20 Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC Per my NBC News colleagues: Trump may announce for 2024 on inauguration day. Either way, he won't attend the inauguration and does not plan to invite Biden to the White House or even call him. Why would ...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1333896865880940544?s=20 Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC Per my NBC News colleagues: Trump may announce for 2024 on inauguration day. Either way, he won't attend the inauguration and does not plan to invite Biden to the White House or even call him. Why would ...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pablo’s tweets
Replies: 192
Views: 14889

Re: Pablo’s tweets

I actually spent a month in 2013 with the Pumitas. Petti was there, Lavanini, Matera too. I didn't hear anything racist but I can tell you with certainty that they are almost all of them from upper class families. Coupled with argentinians innate (misplaced) sense of superiority, that makes most of...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)
Replies: 6897
Views: 711346

Re: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)

A victim of his own success perhaps. Carjackings up 276% on last year. Hamza ‘Travis’ Nagdy was a prominent leader in Black Lives Matter protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Sadly, he was killed during a suspected car jacking on Monday in Louisville, Kentucky. https://www.google.com/amp/s/...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pablo’s tweets
Replies: 192
Views: 14889

Re: Pablo’s tweets

Real shame. Hero to zero in ~2 weeks. Well, hopefully he has changed / matured, and can demonstrate to / convince others he has done so. Has he said anything remotely similar in the last 8 years? Has he done anything to the contrary in the last years? Agree. Not only should he not have been racist,...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371806

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Is it moral for anyone in New Zealand, which has the world's lowest risk, to get the vaccine before anyone in a high risk country?
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Has Israel been a bit naughty?
Replies: 196
Views: 12442

Re: Has Israel been a bit naughty?

Tbh one way or another most Western Countries security services do such things I am sure. Lets hope when that corrupt cnut Netanyahu leaves power he is sent to trial and we see a new approach from a more even handed less reactionary batshit crazy concilliatory Israel. Thier inflammatory land grab a...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pablo’s tweets
Replies: 192
Views: 14889

Re: Pablo’s tweets

Is taking drugs materially worse than posting racism on twitter? I think yes. Especially using coke. The coke supply chain is... tricky.
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Has Israel been a bit naughty?
Replies: 196
Views: 12442

Re: Has Israel been a bit naughty?

Tbh one way or another most Western Countries security services do such things I am sure. Lets hope when that corrupt cnut Netanyahu leaves power he is sent to trial and we see a new approach from a more even handed less reactionary batshit crazy concilliatory Israel. Thier inflammatory land grab a...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia poking the Chinese bear
Replies: 794
Views: 43132

Re: Australia poking the Chinese bear

Biden and his prospective team is quite cosy with China. Do you really think they'll do anything? You seem to be living in a different universe to this one: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/01/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/china-australia-fight-backfire/ "Biden is planning i...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia poking the Chinese bear
Replies: 794
Views: 43132

Re: Australia poking the Chinese bear

I’m proud of Morrison for sticking up for our country Well done Scott. :thumbup: I see a couple of real upsides to the PRC's actions. First, the incoming Biden administration's announced policy is to strengthen ties with its allies around the periphery with China. That means countries in an arc fro...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia poking the Chinese bear
Replies: 794
Views: 43132

Re: Australia poking the Chinese bear

Fear not. With tension escalating between China and members of the Five Eyes security alliance, most recently over a Chinese tweet that used a doctored image to attack Australia, New Zealand is arguably in a prime position to broker a kind of truce. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/123578757/nz-id...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3538424

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Interesting. The paper cites a Treasury analysis saying that the tax “will reduce the Gini coefficient for individual after-tax income by an estimated 0.2 percentage points (from 0.493 to 0.491)”. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300173110/labours-big-new-tax-makes-02-percentage-point-dent-...
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pablo’s tweets
Replies: 192
Views: 14889

Re: Pablo’s tweets

If only he had merely beaten someone up 7 years ago. Then he could be accepted as a changed man.
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia poking the Chinese bear
Replies: 794
Views: 43132

Re: Australia poking the Chinese bear

I am willing to ignore a lot of genocide to get a slightly cheaper toaster.
by Santa
Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Interesting. Barr has appointed Durham as a Special Counsel.
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Must say it takes a fair bit of chutzpah to complain about possible ethics issues in the incoming Biden team after the last 4 years. I would have expected people to be as critical of this as of that. I think many would say that you are comparing apples with oranges Some would say corruption is corr...
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Must say it takes a fair bit of chutzpah to complain about possible ethics issues in the incoming Biden team after the last 4 years. I would have expected people to be as critical of this as of that. I think many would say that you are comparing apples with oranges Some would say corruption is corr...
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

not_english wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:46 pm Must say it takes a fair bit of chutzpah to complain about possible ethics issues in the incoming Biden team after the last 4 years.
I would have expected people to be as critical of this as of that.
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

In another wonderful example of Democrat governance... Seattles is preparing to slash the city’s police budget just as homicides in the city climb to their highest level in more than a decade. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/seattle-to-slash-police-budget-as-homicides-hit-highest-level-in-over-a...
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Nice little piece here about Biden Team links with investment funds and defence contractors. One firm helps companies navigate global risks and the political and procedural ins and outs of Washington. The other is an investment fund with a particular interest in military contractors. a man standing ...
by Santa
Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
Replies: 3347
Views: 290247

Re: The Culture Wars Mega Thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-55144148 Puberty Blockers all but banned for under 16s Jo Maugham thread https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1333732481116286976 In that vein here is Rod Graham, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology | Coordinator of Old Dominion ...
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
Replies: 3347
Views: 290247

Re: The Culture Wars Mega Thread

That letter has some.great points.
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Interesting. Raffensperger accused Vote Forward of attempting to register a dead woman in Alabama as a voter in Georgia, the New Georgia Project of sending registration forms to people in New York and Operation New Voter Registration Georgia of telling college students to temporarily change their r...
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Interesting. Raffensperger accused Vote Forward of attempting to register a dead woman in Alabama as a voter in Georgia, the New Georgia Project of sending registration forms to people in New York and Operation New Voter Registration Georgia of telling college students to temporarily change their re...
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg
Replies: 254
Views: 18621

Re: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg

The thing is it was totally isolation and luck. 100%. No shame in that.
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg
Replies: 254
Views: 18621

Re: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg

The world can also learn how to track and trace outbreaks of up to 10 people per week from New Zealand. :thumbup:
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Po8litics catch-all

Things looking good in Minneapolis. Now, in the wake of Floyd’s killing and the ensuing civil unrest in this city and others, concerns about crime are bordering on panic in some quarters of Minneapolis. Crime skyrocketed over the summer after some far-left city leaders vowed to defund and dismantle...
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18299
Views: 863411

Re: President-Elect Joe Biden and U.S. Politics Catch-All

People like Neera Tanden are just the kind to bring rural voters into the Democrat tent. :thumbup:
by Santa
Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Po8litics catch-all

Things looking good in Minneapolis. Now, in the wake of Floyd’s killing and the ensuing civil unrest in this city and others, concerns about crime are bordering on panic in some quarters of Minneapolis. Crime skyrocketed over the summer after some far-left city leaders vowed to defund and dismantle ...
by Santa
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor said late Saturday that he is hopeful President Trump's campaign appeals lawsuits thrown out by judges in the state to the U.S. Supreme Court so the issue can be put to rest on a national stage. "I hope they do [appeal to the Supreme Court]," Lt. Gov. John Fetterm...
by Santa
Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg
Replies: 254
Views: 18621

Re: New Zealand's response rated best in the world: Bloomberg

Geography aside I wondered if it is easier to impose lock down on a country of 4-5 million with a low population density than a country of, say, 60 million or even 300 million that perhaps have very high population density areas in which, say, more than 4-5 million people live.

Thoughts?
by Santa
Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Not that I agree with her but following her own logic did Sotomayor mention the inconsistency of opposing the Muslim ban but supporting the NYC ban?
by Santa
Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Which PR poster/s are most likely to
Replies: 47
Views: 3296

Re: Which PR poster/s are most likely to

I imagine some employees were upset to find out Petersen would continue to profit from their labour. Perfectly reasonable reaction from any decent person. You idiot. If anyone profits from anyone in publishing it's literally from the big selling writers. They literally fund the whole shebang. These...
by Santa
Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

One thing that isn't discussed much, and yet is a huge stinking turd in the room, is how much the media was in the bag for Biden. They clearly decided to support one candidate over another. Now some of you will say fair enough we defeated literal Hitler, but there is a big question there about the ...
by Santa
Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

One thing that isn't discussed much, and yet is a huge stinking turd in the room, is how much the media was in the bag for Biden. They clearly decided to support one candidate over another. Now some of you will say fair enough we defeated literal Hitler, but there is a big question there about the s...
by Santa
Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9056334

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

I hear a lot of people mentioning affidavits, as if they are a reliable source of evidence without further comment. An affidavit is only reliable once it has been tested in court through cross examination. Until a party has been cross examined on claims made in an affidavit, the content of the affi...
by Santa
Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)
Replies: 6897
Views: 711346

Re: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)

An absolutely staggering statistic.

https://www.amazon.com/Peculiar-Indiffe ... 9930/vdare
Between 2000 and 2018…more than 162,000 black Americans lost their lives to violence…the population of a substantial midsize American city—say Jackson, Mississippi….