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by Broomstick
2024-04-15 06:25pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

America bitching to Ukraine would be hilarious if it wasn't life-or-death, what are they going to do, stop supplying Ukraine? Whether or not anyone likes it American elections are decided by things like oil prices. If they get to high it will favor Trump winning. Trump as PotUS will not be a good t...
by Broomstick
2024-04-15 12:08pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
Replies: 509
Views: 115208

Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)

The YouTube channel Tasting History has done some recipes from The Forme of Cury and touched on the spice issue. Some of the "simpler" dishes - beans, cheese-based, etc. - would have had peasant equivalents, or perhaps one should regard the recipes in the books as more upper-class versions...
by Broomstick
2024-04-15 11:57am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

EnterpriseSovereign wrote: 2024-04-14 04:59pm There's another country smack in the middle in between them, between Jordan and Iran sits Iraq.
True, but I have zero information on the response of Iraq to all this. If you have anything please share.
by Broomstick
2024-04-14 03:33pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

So, Iran hit Israel with a drone and missile strike...and it was ineffectual. Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense is generally considered to be both the best in the world and best in history. Iran had to know that most, if not all, of their barrage was going to be shot down. There's a lot of wa...
by Broomstick
2024-04-13 07:04pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

An internet acquaintance on another forum who lives in Israel is reporting air raid sirens going off in Israel now. The Iron Dome has been blowing some stuff up. So... the start of this is arriving in Israel. I guess all we can do is wait and see.
by Broomstick
2024-04-12 04:20pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: OJ Simpson dies aged 76
Replies: 7
Views: 508

Re: OJ Simpson dies aged 76

Having lived through pretty much the entire saga from football star to movie guy (I question if what he did could be called "acting" but he did a decent cameo) to pitchman to wife beater to slow-mo car chase to accused murderer to convicted thief... can't say I'm really interested in watch...
by Broomstick
2024-04-12 11:02am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Fallout TV series
Replies: 2
Views: 141

Fallout TV series

Am I the only one watching?
by Broomstick
2024-04-12 04:45am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: OJ Simpson dies aged 76
Replies: 7
Views: 508

Re: OJ Simpson dies aged 76

Dupe
by Broomstick
2024-04-12 04:44am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: OJ Simpson dies aged 76
Replies: 7
Views: 508

Re: OJ Simpson dies aged 76

Good riddance to rubbish. No tears shed.
by Broomstick
2024-04-12 04:40am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

Unfortunately I expect that you are correct given the power amassed by the death-cult Armageddon-lusting so-called "Christians" who love the notion of Israel at war.
by Broomstick
2024-04-11 07:15pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

Why the fuck does Netanyahu's government think they can attack Iran and NOT have consequences? Oh, right - Israel has a right to defend its interests but no one else does. Motherfuckers.
by Broomstick
2024-04-10 05:20am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Don't many nations in Europe ban Nazi parties? Meaning Nazi-like folks have to come up with different names for more or less the same thing. The US is a bit of an outlier for allowing the existence of parties that openly call for the destruction of the current government, such as Neo-Nazi parties an...
by Broomstick
2024-04-09 02:40pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
Replies: 509
Views: 115208

Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)

Oh, it's worse than that - there was a rash of videos on the internet claiming that the properly protective glasses were actually harmful/part of the conspiracy to control people/etc. and encouraging people to look at the eclipse without protection.

You can't fix stupid.
by Broomstick
2024-04-09 02:12pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

So... you're saying at this point the people of Ukraine have a choice between the dictatorship of Vladimir Putin or the dictatorship of Zelenskyy? That is most unfortunate for them. Of course, there is the issue that Zelenskyy is at least somewhat motivate to NOT massacre Ukrainians by the boatload ...
by Broomstick
2024-04-09 06:30am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Man. Is someone suggesting that the Ukrainian population collectively wants to surrender to Russia as opposed to keep fighting? Because I feel like that is being implied but not said. I hear that from people from time to time, implying somehow that most of them are being forced to keep fighting whe...
by Broomstick
2024-04-09 04:32am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Because there is reason to believe that after a Russian take over of Ukraine the subsequent "purge" of elements Russia doesn't like would result in a blood bath of political and ethnic cleansing and the suppression of Ukrainian language, culture, history, and identity as the children are f...
by Broomstick
2024-04-09 04:23am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
Replies: 509
Views: 115208

Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)

I was busy spending a lot of time on the road getting there and getting back. And we even avoided most of the traffic jam. I suppose I could have done a play-by-play on line with my phone but I was wrestling with the GPS to navigate back roads (no, you stupid machine! I do NOT want to get on I-65! S...
by Broomstick
2024-04-08 08:54pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
Replies: 509
Views: 115208

Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)

Today I learned...

.... what a total eclipse of the sun looks like.
by Broomstick
2024-04-06 04:20am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

They don't want the scapegoats to tell everyone who gave them the order. Actually, I suspect they don't want the scapegoats to tell everyone WHAT gave them the order. Until their version of SkyNet starts targeting them , that is, Israelis that the government actually gives a damn about (as opposed ...
by Broomstick
2024-04-05 04:26pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

They found two scapegoats. "Hooray". What bullshit. It doesn't solve the problem(s) that led to this.
by Broomstick
2024-04-04 04:36pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack I am beginning to think that Russia knew about the attack but allowed it to happen so it could be used for political purposes, hence all the finger-pointing at Ukraine. Putin knows damn well Ukraine had nothing to do with it but...
by Broomstick
2024-04-04 04:32pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack I am beginning to think that Russia knew about the attack but allowed it to happen so it could be used for political purposes, hence all the finger-pointing at Ukraine. Putin knows damn well Ukraine had nothing to do with it but...
by Broomstick
2024-04-04 04:30pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 299
Views: 12936

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

“If there are enough arguments to mobilize 25-year-olds and this is really something we need to do – I will agree with it,” Zelensky told reporters in a December press conference, where he also ruled out mobilization of women. Why wouldn't they mobilize women? Somebody has to have the babies and ra...
by Broomstick
2024-04-04 05:01am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 525
Views: 35926

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

On that unhappy note... The media is now talking about an AI called "lavender" which is supposedly being used by the IDF to target people. Tens of thousands of people . Israel, of course, is denying a lot around the story. This seems to be the original source material for the current snipp...