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Mayor: Christie aides tied Sandy funds to project
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...01-18-23-35-59 Russian President Putin links gays to pedophiles http://bigstory.ap.org/article/russi...ays-pedophiles Pennsylvania judge strikes down state's voter ID law http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A0G1F620140117
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2014-01-21, 02:41
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Australia
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Meanwhile in Kiev.
Ukraine: Demonstrators rally against new law curbing protests Fools! Everyone knows you don't use testudo formation when the enemy has firepot throwers! Loose formation next time! Oh gosh! The barbarians have a trebuchet! Advance of the portable assault toilets. Spoiler:
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2014-01-21, 04:20
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I know it's no joking matter or anything, but excuse me if I find street protesters armed with Medieval knight armor and Trebuchets just plain awesome.
Forget the molotovs and pipes and crowbars, GRAB THY SWORD KINSMEN AND DON THEE ARMOR! WE SALLY FORTH FOR A SIEGE!
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2014-01-21, 05:46
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But...but we only have pitchforks and scythes and ploughs, good sire!
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2014-01-21, 05:57
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The only reason they wouldn't bring out real swords, is probably because that would justify being shot by the police.
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今宵の虎徹は血に飢えている
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2014-01-21, 06:27
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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I don't know if the church bells are ringing, but they were ringing during the police assault on the barricades on December 11, and news sources everywhere (one example) made much of the fact that they rang, in the Medieval era, during the times when the city was under siege and the citizens were called to mobilize.
Now the Medieval metaphor is complete. The next few days will be very interesting. Either Ukraine will fall into dictatorship and despair, or the people will wrestle freedom from thugs and brutes, one way or another. Mind you, in the meantime the Nashibots are scouring the web providing hilariously transparent comments accusing "the West" and "NGOs" of engineering a popular uprising, bringing up all sorts of bad things about the EU, and so on. |
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2014-01-21, 09:19
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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China eases credit squeeze with lots of cash and surprising transparency
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A0K0DV20140121 U.S. military says readying plans for Olympic security assistance http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A0K00N20140121
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2014-01-21, 10:21
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Blessed's characterization of Augustus in the BBC's version of I, Claudius was just spectacular. He would pivot from playing with his grandchildren to murderous plotting in the blink of an eye. He more than held his own with Derek Jacobi's brilliant Claudius and Siān Phillips's treacherous Livia.
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今宵の虎徹は血に飢えている
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2014-01-21, 22:54
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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But their loyalty to a pro-Russian Ukrainian regime comes more from ethnic fear and division, economic factors and patronage, and distrust of the West, than ideological inspiration. It's the same kind of fear that provokes vast sections of the Egyptian populace to allow military dictatorship to be restored, against all that the Arab Spring had achieved. The government-staged rally in Kiev some time ago was proof of that -- a terrible little show with rally participants who openly admitted to being paid, unlike the sheer passion and democratic spirit of the pro-EU, or I guess I should say now, nationalist protestors, who are just as prepared to disbelieve the opposition leaders as they are to despise Yanukovych. Moreover, Kiev, at the very heart of the country, was the center of the Orange Revolution, and is the center of Euromaidan. Kiev is solidly Westward-looking. Kiev is sick of Yanukovych. A Kiev that is the capital of a pro-Russia Ukraine is a Kiev oppressed, beaten, and subdued. |
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2014-01-22, 01:57
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Alleged MFA trespasser entered Singapore illegally on Jan 17 A little background, this mentally ill lady managed to drive through immigrations without checks by tailgating another car, alarm was raised too late and she managed to leave the checkpoint. She stayed here for 2 days, tailgated a taxi for 2 hours, the driver was adviced to drive to police HQ for help, which he did. The officers helping did not reconise her car, despite the ongoing search for it and she got away again. She then managed to get into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are by tailgating again and drove around inside for 10 minutes before the security managed to corner her. Great job Home Team 
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