June 15 Current Events*
Posted by VIV
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Shocking. Who could have ever seen this happening
Posted by John Coctostan
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US is too weak to even unconditionally surrender to Iran.*
Posted by DT
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I’m not very high on the likelihood of two terrorist regimes and a con man being able to work
Posted by ATL
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Well, at least I got to enjoy one fill up at $3.79/gal*
Posted by timmer
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We need to find this man
Posted by ATL
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Tortsignal: Trump’s pool guy was indicted for bribing Jim Trafficant.
Posted by ATL
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Latest reminder that Trump admin filled with racists
Posted by UofIL6
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That may be true, but the first one was a year ago when every department was trying to
Posted by doubledown
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And, they are still full of racists*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a cease fire, but Israel is continuing all military operations
Posted by Stu
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The sooner America pushes Israel off our tit, the better. *
Posted by doubledown
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I think we’re the ones
Posted by memyselfandillini
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They're dug in now. Can't dislodge them without maiming ourselves.
Posted by Sammich
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is "cease" like "shalom" where it can mean multiple things, like both hello and goodbye?
Posted by VIV
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ooo
Posted by timmer
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wtf is up with the top of trump’s head?
Posted by VIV
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Let's create a list of all US allies Trump hasn't alienated. I'll start:
Posted by Stu
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Exhibit A (I know if we had any real attorneys here they'd know what that means): Italy
Posted by Stu
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This thing is never gonna happen as laid out
Posted by John Coctostan
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JD Calls off negotiations indefinitely
Posted by Stu
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Moody's gives SPCX the ole Baa1
Posted by complainant
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What’s is Donny’s obsession against clean energy *
Posted by MC
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He’s stupid. That’s it. That’s the whole story.*
Posted by ATL
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they block the view from his golf courses*
Posted by assassin
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Fossil fuel investments/bribes*
Posted by Herman Blume
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I think it runs deeper. The industry has massive leverage over him*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Photo of a lump of coal pissing on his head?*
Posted by Stu
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....meanwhile China laughs and laughs and laughs.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki If we ban their affordable electric cars here, we can just close our eyes, stick our finger in our ears and pretend BYD dealerships aren't popping up everywhere else in the world.
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BYD are all over the place, here. And there are a few other Chinese autos
Posted by TarheelIllini
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and lose access to the next great wave of markets. submoronic*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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hundreds sickened, one potentially dead from flu outbreak at Lackland AFB
Posted by assassin
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Either there’s a pulse or there’s not*
Posted by timmer
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TBH, we all have a lot of death potential.*
Posted by complainant
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There's no way to prevent this*
Posted by Stu
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Pretty fun second amendment decision today.
Posted by gvibes
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The beautiful America Blue paint had a good run
Posted by OB25
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Probably was the hydrogen peroxide *
Posted by shua
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*Chef's kiss* Incompetence emblematic of the entire administration.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki Just a group of incompetent, corrupt jagoffs.
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Democrat saboteurs no doubt*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Trotskyite wreckers.*
Posted by DT
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Pretty much another reason why it's critical to build a ballroom*
Posted by UofIL6
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Would love to pick up a piece of that and frame it
Posted by timmer
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you get what you pay for! oh wait... *
Posted by shua
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Maybe he’ll pull a Trump and not pay at all. *
Posted by assassin
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ooo
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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It basely lasted one Scaramucci*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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I bet the Supremes release the Lisa Cook decision today
Posted by Stu
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amazing to what all these spineless Rs twist themselves in knots claiming they've thought
Posted by John Coctostan
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Accusing libs of being spineless sheep was always projection. *
Posted by doubledown
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Ukraine with largest drone attack on Moscow since war started, hits major oil refinery
Posted by Carl Spackler
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these two are still fighting?
Posted by VIV
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They're like Itchy and Scratchy*
Posted by Stu
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raise the roof
Posted by torinese
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It appears the Russians did it to themselves
Posted by John Coctostan
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Wow. *
Posted by harb
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That is incredible*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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For the life of me I don’t understand how Russia
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Ukraine had the second largest army in Europe (Russia was #1) when the war started
Posted by illiniranger
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How do you see this eventually ending?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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I think a long stalemate continues
Posted by illiniranger
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When I saw a week or two ago that this has already gone on longer than WWI....
Posted by KingTalkyTiki Thanks for your perspective.
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I’ve said this here several times, but the war isn’t being fought at high enough intensity to cause
Posted by illiniranger
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I think a long stalemate continues
Posted by illiniranger
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How exactly do they fortify in today’s age?*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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entrenchments, minefields, dragon's teeth, etc *
Posted by illiniranger
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Shocking considering your expertise. *
Posted by doubledown
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I think you meant “they’re” expertise.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Dots
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Iran to keep HEU, with sincere promise to eventually de-enrich it
Posted by Stu
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Oh and Trump says it would be unfair to Iran to harm its ballistic missile program
Posted by Stu
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Trump is currently rambling incoherently
Posted by Sounder
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Rubio perfecting looking concerned the whole time without going nuts
Posted by John Coctostan
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your daily dose of "imagine the reaction if a democrat said this"*
Posted by VIV
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Lutnick's expression change is very interesting when he says "it doesn't work like that"*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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so, it's wednesday?*
Posted by VIV
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More importantly, it's a day that ends in Y*
Posted by Stu
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I was today years old when I learned that Evian is a place
Posted by Sounder
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i've been there.
Posted by VIV
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From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station*
Posted by Sounder
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#wisch
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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Guess where the water comes from.*
Posted by complainant
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a tap*
Posted by Sammich
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Woah, is there also a place called Topo Chico?*
Posted by Sounder
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Yes
Posted by ATL
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What about Fiji, where does their water come from?*
Posted by Sounder
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You'll never believe it.*
Posted by complainant
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The two brands that I am super snobby about
Posted by Sounder
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You’re super snobby about more than just two brands, I’m quite sure *
Posted by TarheelIllini
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A Tequilia-Topo Chico with plenty of lime is one of life's great pleasures.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Look on the bright side. The environmental degradation of schlepping it halfway around the world
Posted by complainant
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i'm super bummed topo seemed to pull out of the boston market for their normal stuff
Posted by torinese
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i'm super bummed boston market pulled out of the US market
Posted by assassin
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They have also redirected a lot of their production to their hard seltzer
Posted by Sounder
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high noon easily the best*
Posted by assassin
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Correct*
Posted by illini21
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When two hydrogens Love an oxygen very much…..*
Posted by ATL
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Trump is totally gay, right?
Posted by Sounder Trump on Egyptian President el-Sisi: "He was in a hotel and I met him. We fell in love, deeply in love ... we didn't know each other before that. We had great chemistry, and I stayed twice as long as I was supposed to." pic.twitter.com/jSJyt8eIik
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it's not gay if the other guy is a Sisi, bro*
Posted by Sammich
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dotz
Posted by Sounder
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i think only for muslims, like mamdani or saudi royalty*
Posted by torinese
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aw c’mon guy, don’t forget Saddam!”*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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ooo
Posted by complainant
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TIL: There is a national movement to stop Buc-ee’s expansion called
Posted by Stu
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buc-ees is one of our favorite stops in decatur al on our trip to florida every year*
Posted by lcubed
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my pet peeve about Buc-ees - people filling up their tanks and then not moving their cars away from
Posted by bulldogmba
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There’s like a hundred pumps….are they all taken?*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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I usually try to charge there on road trips. Very good chargers and by the time you get your
Posted by ATL
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You misspelled jerky *
Posted by TarheelIllini
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They're really nice, why would anyone want to stop the Beav?*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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At this point I'm avoiding on ever going to one on principle.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Ward, I think you were a little hard on the beaver last night.*
Posted by ATL
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NBIMBY*
Posted by ZahRule
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Congestion, pollution, attraction of carnival folk*
Posted by Sounder
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cleanest gas station bathrooms i've ever been in. also love the doors on the stalls*
Posted by lcubed
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There is a Bucee's knockoff between Peoria and Chicago
Posted by Sounder
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Wally’s. They have awesome popcorn and very clean restrooms*
Posted by bjl63
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I remember the jerky secdtion being on point*
Posted by Sounder
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MOU allows an extendable 60 day negotiation period, but requires US to remove its forces in 30 days
Posted by Stu
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How much oil can I get if I sign up for HormuzPlus?
Posted by Tortillini
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I love their chili, straight out the can*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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so we spent hundreds of billions of dollars to end up in a significantly worse position
Posted by VIV
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The Ari Special!*
Posted by ATL
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Worst foreign policy blunder in American history and there’s no close second
Posted by DT
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it's so bad that i'd assume israel intentionally tanks it by starting up bombing again
Posted by John Coctostan
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starting again? they never stopped*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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The graveyard of history is littered with the bodies of Trump allies that thought he would back them
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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maybe. i tend to think the flywheel of israel support throughout the gov, and especially the
Posted by John Coctostan
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Israel bombing Iran now would be the equivalent of Don Jr inviting him to his wedding.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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It's like when Hitler declared war on the US just because*
Posted by Stu
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Makes me wonder if spending $1.5 Trillion a year on "defense" is a bad investment.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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we are defending top tier education, science, and healthcare sustems*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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...in Israel*
Posted by Sammich
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That's why the defense industry spent $293.3 million a year on lobbying.*
Posted by complainant
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[Miriam Adelson] Chump change. [/MA]
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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other than that though....*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Trumpy - the quicker fucker upper *
Posted by Jersey
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I have no idea if you came up with that yourself or not...
Posted by Wotcher
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And as bad as it is for Trump, it's even worse for Bibi. He should have known Trump
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Yeh Trump has essentially thrown him under the bus
Posted by Stu
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So maybe there’s one silver lining to the whole debacle.*
Posted by DT
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Really should not have handed the keys to the military to reality tv stars
Posted by RVA
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Trump claims that some of the wording in the leaked MOU is inaccurate
Posted by Stu
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any details on that? *
Posted by VIV
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No. It's his typical bluster, and they won't release the actual MOU yet.
Posted by Stu
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and trying to pin it on JD. *
Posted by VIV
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I've seen some call it the "Vance Peace Deal".
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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What exactly was the original position of Iran in this MOU negotiation?
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Iran knew that, despite his threats and bluster, Trump would do anything to get out*
Posted by Stu
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Seems like his SOP. In pretty much every single area, Trump came in claiming it was awful
Posted by DT
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You forgot one thing… then claiming it’s better even though it is demonstrably worse.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Who needs any of that if the stock market has ticked slightly higher?
Posted by RVA
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Also allows Iran to continue developing a nuclear weapon, enrich uranium...
Posted by Stu
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Also allowing Iran to impose surcharges on Strait, immediately begin exporting its own crude.*
Posted by Stu
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No one cares any more do they*
Posted by Stu
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It'll no doubt be a disaster done to try to save gas prices before midterms*
Posted by UofIL6
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Too late*
Posted by Stu
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Ted Cruz running in the deep state circles:
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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Lee Greenwood and Vanilla Ice unavailable due to previous commitments
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Date, por favour?*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Friday 11CT.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Larry Mullen, Jr and Adam Clayton snubbed*
Posted by ATL
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Looks like 15 people arrested in Minneapolis who watched ICE. Called “ANTIFA” or some shit *
Posted by MC
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is will stancil safe? it do be like that sometimes*
Posted by gvibes
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he's much too powerful for the Feds to deal with*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Thought criiiiimes*
Posted by assassin
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"Believe they're the next Dietrich Bonhoeffer"
Posted by KingTalkyTiki Ya mean the German pastor hung in a Concentration camp for opposing the Nazis? Then what does that make you, fascist?
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There's no reliable evidence that he was hung.
Posted by complainant
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I stand corrected...and hung*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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It’s always nice to get some new contestants in the annual Dumbest Person in Congress competition.*
Posted by Tortillini
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Pro tip: no one on the right who talks about Bonhoeffer understands his witness
Posted by Jackie
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As I believe we’ve discussed before…
Posted by ShoeShineBoy
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Metaxas is certainly ignorant in some respects, but also a liar. I see his project as a kind of
Posted by larue33
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The world could use more clear statements like this*
Posted by Nobster
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Scroll down on the first link for a good and relevant Bonhoeffer quote. *
Posted by larue33
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Vance Peace Deal? I sense a fall guy
Posted by UofIL6
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Nah he's just too big of a pussy to call out Trump directly.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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based on his appearance on the view today, it might be a humiliation fetish*
Posted by assassin
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I was referring to Thiessen... and most of the Israel Lobby today. Craven jellyfish. I think Vance
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I've only seen snippets of it on the social media but you think he'd have...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Doing the Lance Vance dance*
Posted by DanSaint
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Pizza Hut sold for $2.7B and you’ll never guess who bought them
Posted by bjl63
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private equity not always bad. PE shop has been plowing cash into barnes & noble and revived brand
Posted by cpsteine
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yeah I mean whoever owned them was basically letting them go down the drain*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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a lot of the big old school buy and slash firms have matured, but there are so many smaller players
Posted by torinese
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hmm. buy and slash doesn't work well in the mid market, and that is most of PE*
Posted by cpsteine
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mid market is heavy PE these days without other access to capital.
Posted by torinese
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How do you ruin something that's already shit?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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what's the o/u on when they declare bankruptcy?
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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you'll get a better sense when the real estate transactions happen*
Posted by torinese
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Grant Park Burning Cross Update: Left Wing "Person of Interest" claiming stupidity
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Trump : maybe Iran can keep fissionable materials, I mean it's not a big deal.
Posted by complainant Trump is backing away from getting Iran's enriched material: "You could make the case, why even bother? It's not very valuable stuff." pic.twitter.com/CgNgnZCaMQ
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...but she had a funny laugh.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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She refused to say she would do anything different than Biden and was MIA on Gaza*
Posted by JeffFrank
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How has Trump been on Gaza?*
Posted by Sounder
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Oh yeah. Anyways, Jelly Roll is getting a divorce!*
Posted by Stu
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"The United States undertakes", "The United States commits," vs JD Vance - "We don't commit to doing
Posted by gvibes https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mofz5cyovo2a
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we all know it's true now and it's always been true
Posted by Sammich
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Maybe the real MOU text is totally different and doesn't commit anyone to anything*
Posted by gvibes
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Not surprising. His support in Israel has basically collapsed. I bet they miss ol' Genocide Joe.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Remember when everyone thought Trump would be better for Palestine than Kamela?*
Posted by Sounder
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Ari….slow news day? Imagine that.*
Posted by JFG
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Unsurprising. Inevitable, really. *
Posted by doubledown
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da fuq*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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THE ART OF THE DEAL!!!*
Posted by shua
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TACO TUESDAY*
Posted by Sounder
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LOLOLOLOL.*
Posted by VIV
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So much winning. At least Ari is happy his gas prices are going down*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Bob Odenkirk FTW
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Really interesting and thoroughly researched NYT article re Epstein’s death
Posted by Herman Blume
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Maybe, but who puts a grassy knoll in a jail cell?*
Posted by complainant
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Trump said that Syria could deal more effectively with Hezbolah than Israel can
Posted by Stu
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yeah, that's the answer. syria. somebody finally told trump that Bibi played him like a fiddle...*
Posted by cpsteine
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On the bright side it also looks like Bibi played himself.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Oh no Jelly Roll is getting a divorce
Posted by Stu
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It’s my understanding that he’s a Volunteers fan and also may have spent some time in jail?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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It's my understanding he's an attention whore and would get a divorce just to get attention*
Posted by Stu
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Another Ozempic divorce. *
Posted by doubledown
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if Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO can't make it work...*
Posted by VIV
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She's getting her sparkle back... (cm / NSFW)
Posted by Orangeillini
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When she's 38 and stout, the Indian chief's face have morphed into Large Marge.*
Posted by complainant
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i am not okay*
Posted by lcubed
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Fuck!*
Posted by Tortillini
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ATL, you might believe this one.
Posted by complainant
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Does that mean he’s also a polygamist?*
Posted by ATL
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Also, Mein Fuhrer is going after President Newsome*
Posted by Stu
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If he hadn’t ended the weaponization of the government by EO I’d be starting to wonder.*
Posted by DT
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A B52 crashed in California
Posted by Stu
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Bang, bang, bang, on the runway.......*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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slow news day? imagine that.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Scott Galloway says SELL every AI holding you've got, but I actually think you should buy more.
Posted by complainant
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Why don’t you just tell me the name of the movie you want to see, Ari?*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Care to share evidence of Michelle Obama's senip?
Posted by tvillini
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what would you like to talk about?*
Posted by VIV
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Awesome day. Congrats on Ari's pants-shitting toddler finally getting out of the bath.
Posted by JFG
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He can get out of the bath but can’t walk down the stairs of AF1 *
Posted by MC
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I'd rather him fumble his way down AF1 as opposed to what he's done here.
Posted by JFG
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There's no fucking way that tub of goo would be able to get his lard ass out of a bathtub*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Trump is going to send Iran $300 billion as an apology for attacking them.
Posted by Toonces
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While he goes about defunding Medicaid and shelter for the homeless.
Posted by Stu
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Silly Stu. We can’t afford those things.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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FOMO and hype really driving SpaceX higher (185)*
Posted by Stu
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up 20% on the day. elmo is such a dope.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Did you buy any? My approach to the market is to only buy stonks with meme stock potential.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I bought a little, yep. Just for fun, and FOMO
Posted by Stu
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Fox buying Roku for $22B *
Posted by MC
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Did they like, transform into an AI company or something, like Allbirds?*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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They didn't already?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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lul wat*
Posted by gvibes
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I recommend everyone buy this shirt
Posted by Stu
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you should have enough money to buy one for everybody at this point.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Everybody who sends me their full name, address, DOB and SSN gets a free tee shirt*
Posted by Stu
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I'm going full hog and will be spelling it out with seashells instead.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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*Calls Kash Patel**
Posted by Stu
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he's keeping an eye on the situation*
Posted by VIV
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Which one?*
Posted by DocWalk20
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the Demolition Man*
Posted by Sammich
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in memory of Don Adams*
Posted by Sammich
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"imported"- made in china?*
Posted by VIV
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Still buzzing from last night, thank you Mr. President for the cage match on the front lawn.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Technically it was his backyard*
Posted by timmer
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I can't believe anyone would pay money to watch that.*
Posted by Stu
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I thought it was supposed to be Trump's gift to America?
Posted by RVA
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happy birthday, america (even though that's in a few weeks)! *
Posted by VIV
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8647
Posted by Stu
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Stunning and brave*
Posted by MrX
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