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Which is fine, bar he's not setting out how we'll pay for it. We don't even have a costed plan to restore all the cuts to the military in equipment and manpower the Tories made, and even if we recover 10k soldiers that would still leave us thin at the edges trying to deploy a sensible number to Ukra...

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Well obviously we'd have to reintegrate with the EU defence forces. As there are none shouldn't be too difficult. France at minimum would be comparable to us, arguably larger, Germany I would assume is larger than us. There are figures out there which suggest a few other nations, and not just Spain...

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There's an argument under Trump they're an inherently selfish nation, and one set to do significant damage on a number of fronts across the globe, but it would be rude in the extreme of us to ignore both WWI and WWII in suggesting the USA 'only' looks out for itself across its entire history. And r...

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Uncle Sam will do as it has always done - look out for itself and itself only. They are an inherently selfish nation and one which we should not rely on in terms of Defence or trade - no matter who the President is. This is the time for Europe to stand up. For our awful leaders to grow some balls. ...

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Uncle Sam will do as it has always done - look out for itself and itself only. There's an argument under Trump they're an inherently selfish nation, and one set to do significant damage on a number of fronts across the globe, but it would be rude in the extreme of us to ignore both WWI and WWII in ...

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Bernie has Musk pegged... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txe2Zu3QbNU Bernie only goes after billionaires now. He had to change things up since he became a multi millionaire. Tbf Elon is not in the pharmaceutical biz.... in that he's very much a US style customer, just rampant consumption

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it should be something that makes people on the right happy. Bernie isn't hard left, he's fine with people earning good money and being rich, he simply then wants them to pay a fair amount in tax such there's not such inequality in society and services run better. and fwiw it'd be better from a capi...

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Is that because they know he's guilty and they can use it to make him a useful (corrupt) idiot? I suppose whoever replaced him might be less compliant on the off chance they wanted to go with the law Eric Adam’s who had an upgraded flight that one? :lol: Yeah...no DOJ weaponization or corruption......

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He is doing what he said he would and the voters voted on. Democracy in action Not sure cutting a deal with Eric Adams or developing real estate on the Gaza strip were on anyone's bingo voting card, nor creating turmoil in Federal agencies. Reducing the cost of eggs and gas was though. Is that beca...

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It looks like any decent jump from any of your two pods will be enough, even if it's at 1 with no hope of actually getting possession. For now. I can see a slippy slope ahead though which will start to deem the contest "insufficient" or "ineffective" if it isn't actually directly opposite and at th...

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Burke is fine if the ambition is to be a bit meh, win some games, lose some games, mostly kick around the top half of the league 'cause the forwards are pretty good.

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Been clarified, to the front or over the 15 still has to be straight, otherwise nah unless the other team contest. don't like it. I get what they're trying to do but I still feel if I've got two defending pods marking 3 lifting pods and I force them long and then the throw is squint it's taking the...

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Malins back to Sarries for next year. Bit out of nowhere. There's something regressive happening at Saracens They have seen the Tigers "Play The Pensioners" model and thought "we'll have some of THAT" in fairness I suppose he's not that old, Daly is a fair bit older, Goode a good bit older again. M...

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I genuinely in my naivety thought that Trump was all talk and bluster during his first term so that it would be rinse and repeat this time round. I'll fully admit I was wrong. There were unidentified supposed law and order personnel on the streets attacking US citizens in his first term, before we ...

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Plastic Sarrie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2025 11:06 am Malins back to Sarries for next year. Bit out of nowhere.

There's something regressive happening at Saracens

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So, apparently some scientists are starting to worry about that bird flu which jumps to cats, cows and now humans. Are we going to be confronted to another pandemic? The Trump Flu? What do you hear, Puku? The soft cooing of hideously-infected doves flying around, and dying in, his lab. No chance Pu...

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One thing I don't like in the new 6N laws is the fact that if one team doesn't jump at the lineout, then the throw in doesn't have to be straight. That led to that quick pass from our hooker to the first receiver in the England-France and is something that will now be repeated and kill the lineout ...

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Maybe if you actually feed the ball Into the tunnel and the ball is available for both sides to hook one can have a penalty, once the ball is fed in squint and/or hooked it's just get the ball out and play as it's no longer contestable. attack has 3 seconds to play else the ref will call ball out an...

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https://i.imgur.com/Qn6pcXO.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/uAI1JPX.jpeg :lol: Nice spirit. By the way, how is DOGE financed? Doesn't it need Congress approval? I believe they took an existing department shifted it's focus and called it DOGE. Given the President likely has quite a lot of leeway on how the...

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I don’t think I’ve used (or inferred) the words ‘equality’ or ‘inequality’. You're implying, though who knows what's you're inferring, that saying 'white' is different to saying 'black'. Thus not equal, and if there's not equality there's inequality. Perhaps in this for good reason, but still it's ...

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Apologies if I’ve misspoken or caused offence. I meant that ‘white’ isn’t an offensive term that anyone alive has grown up with. Irish people definitely were oppressed but that’s not because they were white - it’s because they were Irish. I know plenty of derogatory names for Irish, Jews, Poles, et...

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Typical isn't absolute though is it? It doesn't say there are races which are exceptions to racism towny. Racism is usually binary. The history of racism is varied and no one is claiming history is equal. But history isn't some absolute factor in someone today's actual experience. Whose us then tow...

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Ramos wanting none of Lawrence’s smoke is hilarious to watch. It’s like in mid air after he’s been sent flying he’s going “nope”. That was sumptuous. Was gonna gif it but could be f**ked. Ramos is a traditional French fullback, brilliant on attack, actually a more than decent goal kicker too, but j...

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Apols if redrebel - Eddie Jordan has seemingly bought London Irish with a plan for them to play in the URC, not in the English system https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2025/0212/1496251-jordan-completes-takeover-of-london-irish/ They'd need RFU approval or a rewrite of the IRB rules. And I don't see o...

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I just want to know what he thinks of Soros. Who is a nicer human being if you will. Irrelevant what I think of him isnt it? The point is would you and Bimbo support such an intervention in UK governance, or would you only be happy if it was Elon? Rather Elon than Soros. I'd welcome it yes, and I w...

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sorCrer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:40 pm
korben_dallas wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:24 pm
that's hilarious.

He's going to be ANSI

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So the manual processing here has now halted ? No. The mine is a perfect example of how "We've always done things this way" has rendered the US government administration impotent. It is such a monster that it may not even be fixable. That is exactly what the report is saying...in 2009. " For the pa...

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Worth highlighting this terrifically special moment from very special people. https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/198/940x/secondary/5951753.avif?r=1739326344103 Kid looks like he (and I'm judging in this) has a spangly gold handbag thrown on under that coat. Is Musk aggressively pushing a...

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Is Galthie under pressure now?

Nothing wrong with losing a one off 6N to Ireland, or a WC 1/4 final by a point to SA. But when just about every season isn't returning silverware and you've got the players to choose from that France have, well it's not an impressive return under Fabian

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If only there were some sort of authority established to determine if the executive's use of power was legitimate? Can't think of what that might be..... Well I've just read that according to a constituional lawyer called Adrain Vermeule "Judicial interference with legitimate acts of state, especia...

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Without doubt there are issues in this. Merely at some point the reliance on China was going to have some issues, and that reasonably can't just be Trump's fault, it was more a when than if. Mutual reliance can be a good thing. It calls for some form of cooperation and negotiations, rather than uni...

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Without doubt there are issues in this. Merely at some point the reliance on China was going to have some issues, and that reasonably can't just be Trump's fault, it was more a when than if.

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The Chinese counter attack (softly). https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8zg7ll09o China has also imposed export controls on 25 rare metals, some of which are key components for many electrical products and military equipment This one isn't entirely on Trump. The West has rather sat back over seve...

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ovalball wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:40 pm Watching the Scotland game - our loss in Ireland not looking quite as bad now !

Losing to Ireland, especially in Dublin, is one thing. Kicking away so much ball that might have turned into an attack on offence, standing offside and/or missing tackles in defence quite another

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The France drops were hilarious. Really should have been out of sight by half-time. England were at times really good, and certain players were excellent, still annoys the fudge out of me why Borthwick has them kicking so much though. It's something I missed because I don't consume any French media...

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Rodders, the defender of adults who need straws. This thread never ceases to surprise. One can only hope he eschews metal knifes and forks too. Don't recall seeing too many metal chopsticks, so that might be an option Leave knives and forks out of this - this is a straw man argument. All conversati...

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Plastic straws are bad, many of the alternatives used are bad too. Perhaps people could learn to drink without straws? Metal straws are fine for at home, I wouldn't want to use one in a restaurant/cafe. The rest can fudge off. Rodders, the defender of adults who need straws. This thread never cease...

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Plastic straws are bad, many of the alternatives used are bad too. Perhaps people could learn to drink without straws?

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What is fascinating is that USaid is such a small part of the government spending, but it has such a symbolic impact on MAGA fans because it is the archetype of "America First". Lots of things are only say 0.5-1% of the budget, they're still some big chunks of cash. Trump's issues here seem threefo...

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What is fascinating is that USaid is such a small part of the government spending, but it has such a symbolic impact on MAGA fans because it is the archetype of "America First". Lots of things are only say 0.5-1% of the budget, they're still some big chunks of cash. Trump's issues here seem threefo...

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