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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 10:44 am 
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How many times is Russia going to bring up "Red Lines" before it just becomes a joke.

Don't supply Ukraine with missiles. This is a red line.
Don't supply U with anti ballistic artillery. This I'd a red line.
Don't supply U with tanks. Red line. Don't train U soldiers on tanks and artillery. Red line. Don't give fighter jets, red line. Don't give cluster bombs, red line. Don't enter Russian territory, red line. Antiship missile tech, red line. Extended range missiles, red line. Red line. Red line. Red line, red line, red line.

Lavrov "they should understand that one should not joke about our 'red lines.' They know their location very well."

Matthew Miller told Lavrov to kick rocks. Or rather, he told the journalist who asked him about Lavrovs comments that Russia can avoid this by withdrawing from U.

Is anyone really scared of a red line at this point? We've crossed so many of them and the only thing they've done is start a fire are the Zhazaproiza Nuclear Plant.

For context; the new red line is about JASSM missiles which have a 500 mile range. That means U could hit Moscow from just about 40 miles outside of Kyiv.

Seems pretty dumb to build your capital that close to an enemies border. I would have built it another 500 miles inland, Russia is huge afterall.

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yeah, they threw a lot at the fan/wall to see what sticks. So it numbs you out on new material. This is normal, and it's not necessarily an error on their part. They are monetizing the brand/franchise and i imagine it's working. They didn't pay Lucas 4 billion for nothing.

Because of the quality of Andor alone, i'm certainly interesting/intrigued by new stuff, but i avoid the animated stuff completely. I really think Rogue One / Mando / Andor are the best the franchise has had to offer since Empire Strikes Back and all three of those are VERY recent.


I don't have a problem with them producing too much material, I have a problem with their needlessly divisive marketing and attempts to claim people who don't like their shows are somehow bigoted. This isn't just a Star Wars problem, btw, it's basically all of Disney now, and I find it disgusting, and borderline nefarious. More than anything, their public stances, and overt attempts to cause discord are the reasons they lost my support. Poor quality tv shows are the least of my concerns with Disney/Star Wars/the MCU.

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I think Putin is just gearing up for the: "and that's why we used nukes" excuse. And frankly, I don't really see that kind of action as particularly unlikely. The biggest reason he wouldn't do it, is that the fallout would affect his own people. But IF Ukraine starts to make real progress, I don't think anything is off of the table.


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Because of the quality of Andor alone, i'm certainly interesting/intrigued by new stuff, but i avoid the animated stuff completely.


Even if it's Lego?




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Fast forward to 1:02.00 for my winning race at Interlagos in a G1 Porsche 919 in last night lobbies.


That's another reason; I'm not skilled enough for G1 cars in a pack. Half the field would be in the dirt

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Timh, some big DEI news today in business:

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- Molson Coors plans to cut supplier diversity quotas and DEI-based training programs, and sever ties with the Corporate Equality Index of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.

- The brewer's decision comes after a wave of retailers over the summer took a step back in their DEI efforts.

- Corporate DEI practices saw a major increase in 2020, but have been struggling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn affirmative action in colleges.


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""So, why did we do Stop the Steal? Why did did anyone go to Jan. 6? Why did any one go to jail? ... It would have been good to know that before 1,600 people got charged," Fuentes said on his podcast, referring to the criminal charges for those who invaded and ransacked the Capitol. "It would’ve been good to know that before (I) had all my money frozen, put on a no-fly list, banned from everything, lost all my bank and payment processing.”"

I'm going to go with: because you all should have known better than to listen to that clown.

Talk about needing help, and deserving Trump's support. What a **** IDIOT...

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That was my take too.


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The problem is eventually this talk of red lines is just sabre rattling. It also begs to bring up questions; how well has Russia kept up with the upkeep of these warheads and their delivery systems? We've already seen rampant decay and unkempt equipment from Russia. Is it possible they haven't done anything about the red lines because they can't? Did the kleptocracy get so bad that even their nuclear arsenal suffered?

We also now know that their supersonic missles are not the unstoppable delivery systems they painted them to be.

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The thing is, Sixty, do we actually care if they are mostly inoperable?

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Oh man that Nick Fuentes thing is like the most brilliantly sophisticated comedy script of all time

And it’s actually real. Real life.

It is just perfect


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Fast forward to 1:02.00 for my winning race at Interlagos in a G1 Porsche 919 in last night lobbies.


That's another reason; I'm not skilled enough for G1 cars in a pack. Half the field would be in the dirt

I got yah man. Just hit me up any evening you want to race with clean drivers.
I'm about an hour late in this evening.

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You guys ever see one of those geek hierarchy charts? Warhammer is near the bottom, just above LARP and furries? I can’t seem to find any


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You really suck at this whole internet thing.

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Yeah i wasted 15 minutes trying to find it then I figured I’d just ask friends if it’s something you guys have seen before


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Did you consider googling it?


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Did you consider googling it?

That's how I found it. Took one search entry

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Yeah i googled it, and I did a Google image search. I found several geek hierarchy charts but none of them were the ones I used to see that would stack rank geek activities. A website I used to be on would use the charts all the time so I thought maybe you guys have seen them. They were super popular 10-15 years ago

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