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Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones

shame on an IGA posted:

:barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf:


BREAKING ACTION 2 NEWS: HISPANICS CATHOLIC, FILM AT 5

Them peoples can’t worship my Jesus.

GaWd BleS ArE TrOps
MAGA
SuPorT PrAyrs IN SkoOls
BuIld Da WaLLZ

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EBB
Feb 15, 2005

I'm betting a large chunk of the population think Santeria is straight up witchcraft.

KirbyKhan
Mar 20, 2009



Soiled Meat

EBB posted:

I'm betting a large chunk of the population think Santeria is straight up witchcraft.

The only time Ive heard white folks talk about Santaria is when they claim they dont practice Santaria, they got no crystal ball.

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

Hannibal Rex posted:

How does Iran's air defence rate compared to, say, 90s Serbia?

They have the very finest in whatever AA gear the Kremlin sold them.

Pretty good, actually. They just took delivery of SA-300 systems, plus whatever they could get on the open arms market.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Defense_Force

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

The more important thing for them to have is more balloons that resemble those missile systems than the US has smart munitions.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Scrolling through the WSB2 twitter backlog, Florida Woman is real, and is just as real as Florida Man.

https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1125877968843055104

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Arc Light posted:

We've been rotating 52s in Qatar for the past few years, to give the B-1B airframes badly needed downtime for maintenance/upgrades. I wouldn't be at all surprised if this was just an ordinary contingency deployment.

They also rotated the B-1Bs out because they kept running into issues that grounded them.

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418

orange juche posted:

Scrolling through the WSB2 twitter backlog, Florida Woman is real, and is just as real as Florida Man.

https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1125877968843055104

Tfw you have to click on news headlines from Florida to see if it's the ex-wife yet

Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones

KirbyKhan posted:

The only time Ive heard white folks talk about Santaria is when they claim they dont practice Santaria, they got no crystal ball.


Thank you

I had a million dollars, but I spent it all

Best Friends
Nov 4, 2011

hobbesmaster posted:

The more important thing for them to have is more balloons that resemble those missile systems than the US has smart munitions.

I'd say the most important things are millions of people willing to oppose America, mountainous terrain, an educated populace, and a language that no one in an average infantry platoon will speak or bother learning. But we just love losing wars so maybe those are all selling points.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

ohhh speaking of GA, they really buried the lede on this story. The surest things in life are death, taxes, and racists owning themselves whenever given a microphone.


Georgia mayor under fire for alleged remarks about black job candidate


quote:

....

Councilman Jim Cleveland defended the mayor, while confirming many aspects of the story, including that she made a tearful apology in another executive session on March 12. According to accounts from council members, Kenerly said she was “looking out” for Henry because the city does not have a lot of minority residents.

“I was there for that,” Cleveland said. “She cried. She had tears in her eyes. It was in my opinion a very sincere apology.”

Powers said she was unimpressed with the apology. “It was, ‘I’m sorry if I caused you guys trouble,’” she said. “She was apologizing to the council. To me, she shouldn’t be apologizing to us, but to the person she harmed and to the city.”

The AJC asked Kenerly why she apologized and removed herself from the search for a new administrator if she did not make the comments, as she said in her statement to the AJC. She did not respond to those questions.

Councilman Cleveland said he did not think Kenerly was necessarily wrong.

“I understood where she was coming from,” he said. “I understand Theresa saying that, simply because we’re not Atlanta. Things are different here than they are 50 miles down the road.”

Cleveland described Hoschton as “a predominantly white community” not in accord with urban sensibilities about race.

“I don’t know how they would take it if we selected a black administrator. She might have been right,” he said.

Cleveland, a local contractor who has served on the council for a decade, said he had ranked Henry last among the four finalists, not because he is black but because he had not come in for an in-person interview.

“I worked for AT&T for 31 years. I was a manager I probably hired over 100 people myself. I never hired anyone over a phone interview,” he said.

While Cleveland said it was not an issue in his decision on whom to hire, he did share his beliefs about race.

“I’m a Christian and my Christian beliefs are you don’t do interracial marriage. That’s the way I was brought up and that’s the way I believe,” he said. “I have black friends, I hired black people. But when it comes to all this stuff you see on TV, when you see blacks and whites together, it makes my blood boil because that’s just not the way a Christian is supposed to live.”


kupachek
Aug 5, 2015

This man’s brain is trembling in the balance between reason and insanity, and as he stalks on with clenched fist and sword in hand, as though he still saw those murderous Russians gunners.

Best Friends posted:

I'd say the most important things are millions of people willing to oppose America, mountainous terrain, an educated populace, and a language that no one in an average infantry platoon will speak or bother learning. But we just love losing wars so maybe those are all selling points.

I'm not entirely certain the international support / willingness to look the other way is there at this point in time for another dicking of the hornets nest. Sure there are a couple countries still who'll be dragged along and will toe the line, but the loss of soft power will become apparent pretty quick when the poo poo hits the fan.

I guess the real takeaway is have fun sweating your balls off if you're still in.

Chichevache
Feb 17, 2010

One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

shame on an IGA posted:

:barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf:

https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1125747110232518657/photo

BREAKING ACTION 2 NEWS: HISPANICS CATHOLIC, FILM AT 5

Catholic Saint Santa Muerte. :catholic:

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



shame on an IGA posted:

ohhh speaking of GA, they really buried the lede on this story. The surest things in life are death, taxes, and racists owning themselves whenever given a microphone.


Georgia mayor under fire for alleged remarks about black job candidate

See the thing is, outside Atlanta, that dude's viewpoint is considered A-OK by most Georgians, because they're all racist. People in Atlanta are by and large OK, but when you get into the outskirts, especially north Georgia, hoooolyyy poo poo do you get some racist white people. They may not even see what they're saying as racist though which is the real kicker.

I joined the military and went other places, and when I came home to couch crash for like 6 months as I didn't have anywhere else to stay, it was shocking.

orange juche fucked around with this message at 23:52 on May 7, 2019

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Looks like NYT cobbled together Donnie's tax return toplines from 1985-1994.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1125898549336649730

"Decade in the red"

Flying_Crab
Apr 12, 2002




lol

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


You gotta lose money to make money. Loss leaders are proof!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
"Year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer."

Well, he did sell himself as a winner and people bought it :v:

bengy81
May 8, 2010
No matter how bad you are at your job, just remember you aren't nearly as bad as Jacob Wohl is at his.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohl-tried-to-create-a-fake-counter-protest-to-his-own-press-conference?ref=home

Vasudus
May 30, 2003
"People kept giving him money so clearly he's still successful"

"Amazon loses money every year"

"Every American has debt"

CRUSTY MINGE
Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur
Amazon doesn't lose money anymore. That changed like, 3 years ago?

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

Syrian Lannister posted:

Thank you

I had a million dollars, but I spent it all


Thats why white people can even somewhat relate to it.


quote:

I have black friends

Ahhh yes the classic "I'm not rascist but gently caress these ____" (race of person's choice)

Vasudus
May 30, 2003
They don't pay taxes anymore either.

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

And they got a loving massive refund ontop of not paying taxes and making more money than christianity this year

ASAPI
Apr 20, 2007
I invented the line.

Shooting in CO at a school. So far 7 reported injured and possibly 4 dead. Two shooters in custody.

Edit: number at 8 according to this:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-2-people-injured-colorado-stem-school-after-shooting-reported-n1003001

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

It bears repeating: THE MAN WENT BANKRUPT RUNNING MULTIPLE CASINOS.

CRUSTY MINGE
Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

ASAPI posted:

Shooting in CO at a school. So far 7 reported injured and possibly 4 dead. Two shooters in custody.

Edit: number at 8 according to this:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-2-people-injured-colorado-stem-school-after-shooting-reported-n1003001

No one (else) is reporting dead. Just the 8 injured. Local news down here in the Springs was making GBS threads pregnant cows about it earlier.

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


BigDave posted:

It bears repeating: THE MAN WENT BANKRUPT RUNNING MULTIPLE CASINOS.
A business in which people with addictive personalities give you money, and you don't have to give them poo poo in return.

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

Casimir Radon posted:

A business in which people with addictive personalities give you money, and you don't have to give them poo poo in return.

Honestly, the only other example I can think of where someone lost money owning multiple casinos is when Allen Glick declared a operating loss on the Freemont, Hacienda, and Stardust back in the 70s, and that was because the Chicago Mob was skimming the revenue stream dry.

BigDave fucked around with this message at 01:18 on May 8, 2019

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

Look man you just dont have the vision to see how bankrupting 4 casinos was really a clutch power move. It made him president right? so much winning.


Ungh i loving hate myself for that because i know people on a nongoon discord who were saying that the grand wizard of the KKK endorsing him wasnt a bad thing. That would actually believe that poo poo.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

BigDave posted:

Honestly, the only other example I can think of where someone lost money owning multiple casinos is when Allen Glick declared a operating loss on the Freemont, Hacienda, and Stardust back in the 70s, and that was because the Chicago Mob was skimming the revenue stream dry.

And if anything was dry around trump he'd immediately order fresh piss.

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Casimir Radon posted:

If you encounter anyone who thinks pardoning war crimes is cool, please congratulate them for having the same view of the US as Daesh.

Those people would be 100% fine with them if they were white and christian

fruity no gay
May 7, 2018

by Cyrano4747
Corporate bankruptcy is Trump's one very legal, very cool trick to avoid paying contractors

Slim Pickens
Jan 12, 2007

Grimey Drawer

bengy81 posted:

No matter how bad you are at your job, just remember you aren't nearly as bad as Jacob Wohl is at his.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohl-tried-to-create-a-fake-counter-protest-to-his-own-press-conference?ref=home

It's like the dumbest motherfucker trying to mythbust all the poo poo conservative conspiracy theorists accuse democrats of getting away with. False sexual assault allegations, secret intel organizations, paid protests. Next he's gonna fake a secret sex ring and invite democrats to it on their government e-mails.

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice

fruity no gay posted:

Corporate bankruptcy is Trump's one very legal, very cool trick to avoid paying contractors

Well, rampant abuse of bankruptcy laws and taking all the illegal foreign money he can get his hands on to paper over the losses.

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?



orange juche posted:

See the thing is, outside Atlanta, that dude's viewpoint is considered A-OK by most Georgians, because they're all racist. People in Atlanta are by and large OK, but when you get into the outskirts, especially north Georgia, hoooolyyy poo poo do you get some racist white people. They may not even see what they're saying as racist though which is the real kicker.

I joined the military and went other places, and when I came home to couch crash for like 6 months as I didn't have anywhere else to stay, it was shocking.

What's your cutoff for outside atlanta cuz boy oh loving boy those suburban types are the most racist folks I've ever met in a lifetime of southern living.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Milo and POTUS posted:

What's your cutoff for outside atlanta cuz boy oh loving boy those suburban types are the most racist folks I've ever met in a lifetime of southern living.

Cutoff is the city line. You know that little unobtrusive sign that says you're leaving the city and moving to places with astronomical property values. But also consider that in the northeast areas of Georgia its even worse, up to the point that they literally drove every black person from that little cluster of counties by action of the KKK. poo poo most of the counties up there are like 97% white. Absolutely beautiful countryside, absolutely godawful people.

orange juche fucked around with this message at 02:00 on May 8, 2019

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



The amazing thing is I didn't realize how hosed up it was until I moved away from that and got my head screwed on straight by being literally anywhere but northeastern GA. Boiling frog analogy but with racism basically.

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

orange juche posted:

Cutoff is the city line. You know that little unobtrusive sign that says you're leaving the city and moving to places with astronomical property values. But also consider that in the northeast areas of Georgia its even worse, up to the point that they literally drove every black person from that little cluster of counties by action of the KKK. poo poo most of the counties up there are like 97% white. Absolutely beautiful countryside, absolutely godawful people.

They hung Robert E Lee's ugly face on Stone Mountain for a reason.

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Riot Carol Danvers
Jul 30, 2004

It's super dumb, but I can't stop myself. This is just kind of how I do things.

orange juche posted:

The amazing thing is I didn't realize how hosed up it was until I moved away from that and got my head screwed on straight by being literally anywhere but northeastern GA. Boiling frog analogy but with racism basically.

Athens is the closest thing you get to progressive and it's still full of racist rear end fucks.

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