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[Mephistopheles]

Just now, cubsfan said:

 

Yup!

 

Say it. You gotta say it!

 

Kentanji btw should have answered "I don't see how that's relevant".

 

Maybe this Trump cult judge should've tried the same. 

 

Truthfully though, you don't have to be pro trans to not know how to answer "what is a woman?". "Female" or "Not a man" is the best I can think of.

[cubsfan]

6 minutes ago, Mephistopheles said:

 

Say it. You gotta say it!

 

"Judge Marck - quit with the weasel words and just acknowledge what looks like the obvious answer."

 

"No he can't run again according to the constitution."

 

You're gonna get appointed anyway if we appointed Justice Jackson!

 

 

[changegonnacome]

Predictably at even a hint of a US-Iran deal emerging Israel decides today would be a good day to launch its first missiles into Beirut in several weeks

 

Trump needs to be acutely aware of the Israeli election cycle here IMO….its possible to keep Bibi on a short leash leading up to that election as he needs Trump’s endorsement but afterwards will be another story….Donald needs whatever deal he’s gonna do with Iran to get done before Bibi’s electoral day of reckoning….to ensure that Bibi’s commentary on that deal is as ‘on message’, put on the record and is as Trump aligned as it can be! 

 

 

[lnofeisone]

1 hour ago, changegonnacome said:

Predictably at even a hint of a US-Iran deal emerging Israel decides today would be a good day to launch its first missiles into Beirut in several weeks

1) Hizbollah rejected a ceasefire with Israel. So there was a cessation of hostilities but there was no ceasefire (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/13/hezbollah-rejects-lebanons-direct-negotiations-with-israel)

2) Israel fired into Beirut (specifically Dahieh neighborhood) after Hezbollah fired missiles into Northern Israel

 

Never mind the fact that Hezbollah is violating the previous ceasefire...the one that required them to disarm. So if you are going to complain that "predictably at even a hint of a US-Iran deal emerging" at least provide the context. 

[73 Reds]

13 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

Not sure what you are talking about!  I've made it pretty clear Israel had the right to do what they did...other than unilaterally going into Iran and dragging the U.S. with them.  And while you and I agree with the end result with Iran, we certainly disagree on how it was done...and that's because unlike you, I'm not about to solely use outcome to justify Israel's reckless decision!  Cheers!

LOL, when you talk out of both sides of your mouth you wind up saying nothing.

[ourkid8]

16 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

I think Israel prefers a military option and Israel will enforce any US/Iran deal militarily if it must.  Its just not objective at all to suggest this exercise has not already been very successful.  Iran has been set WAY back.  Any attempt to restock nuclear weapons will be immediately (militarily) addressed - either by the US and/or or Israel.  I agree that no "deal" with the present Iranian leadership is worth the paper it is written on, but there are other issues at play so a deal of some sort is the likely outcome.  Israel's policy about dealing with terrorists is the correct one - don't.  Which is why enforcement is probably not as big an issue as you might think.

 

Please stop your Israeli ethno-supremacist propaganda. Iran has never possessed nuclear weapons, so it cannot possibly be trying to “restock” them — that claim is simply false. US intelligence confirms Iran does not have nuclear weapons and has not restarted weaponization activities.(please see clip below) 

Israel has repeatedly sought ceasefires when its campaigns stalled, and unconditional US support is clearly eroding. Israel would be wise to learn how to coexist peacefully with its neighbors instead of relying on military dominance which has been a failure  

 

https://x.com/RTSG_News/status/2052133804001661206/video/1?s=46

Edited May 7 by ourkid8

[73 Reds]

2 minutes ago, ourkid8 said:

 

Please stop your Israeli ethno-supremacist propaganda. Iran has never possessed nuclear weapons, so it cannot possibly be trying to “restock” them — that claim is simply false. US intelligence confirms Iran does not have nuclear weapons and has not restarted weaponization activities.(please see clip below) 

Israel has repeatedly sought ceasefires when its campaigns stalled, and unconditional US support is clearly eroding. Israel would be wise to learn how to coexist peacefully with its neighbors instead of relying on military dominance which has been a failure  

 

https://x.com/RTSG_News/status/2052133804001661206/video/1?s=46

And then there are those who talk out of their ass.

[changegonnacome]

9 hours ago, lnofeisone said:

So if you are going to complain that "predictably at even a hint of a US-Iran deal emerging" at least provide the context. 

Let’s do it this way you can keep providing the justification and I’ll provide motivation. 
 

I think it’s fair to say that those two things are not always the same but they need to be adjacent of course to be plausible. 
 

The cadence of Israel’s Lebanon operations oscillates (as I predicted )with the probability a deal may be in the offing between the US-Iran.

 

In fact one of the first things I do to see if the latest deal rumor has any merit is to see if Israel decided to dial things up in Lebanon. It’s generally how you know real diplomatic progress is being made between the US & Iran.

[Hoodlum]

According to US intelligence, Iran can outlast the blockade for many months and still have a substantial arsenal for attacking.  Don't be surprise if these negotiations fail again.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/

 

[ourkid8]

27 minutes ago, Hoodlum said:

According to US intelligence, Iran can outlast the blockade for many months and still have a substantial arsenal for attacking.  Don't be surprise if these negotiations fail again.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/

 

I wouldn’t say fail again however I would rather say it has to be on Irans terms which I keep repeating. This is a war of survival for Iran however this is a war of choice for US - big difference! 

[ourkid8]

7 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

And then there are those who talk out of their ass.

 

How did it feel when Israel had to beg the US to broker a ceasefire with Iran during the 12-Day War? Even now, Israel functions like a welfare state completely dependent on massive American financial and military support, with very little independent decision-making authority on major issues. In contrast, Iran stands proud on its own two feet — independent, sovereign, and not controlled by any foreign power.  

[73 Reds]

10 minutes ago, ourkid8 said:

 

How did it feel when Israel had to beg the US to broker a ceasefire with Iran during the 12-Day War? Even now, Israel functions like a welfare state completely dependent on massive American financial and military support, with very little independent decision-making authority on major issues. In contrast, Iran stands proud on its own two feet — independent, sovereign, and not controlled by any foreign power.  

Sadly, there are people on this forum who actually buy your nonsense.  Some of the same people who criticize, name-call and whine non-stop about everything and anything without even a hint of a viable solution.  You're in good company here among worthless opinion.

[changegonnacome]

26 minutes ago, ourkid8 said:

independent, sovereign, and not controlled by any foreign power.  

 

Get a grip...Iran is controlled by parasitic faction that lives inside its own state....not a foreign power but rather a domestic theocratic faction and now closer to a military junta who have hijacked the levers of power there....the most generous, generous assessment I've seen is that ~15% perhaps max max 20% of the population consider the regime to be representative of their views and legitimate (and that number flatters because millions of Iranian disgusted at the regime have left over decades).....Iran is not controlled by a foreign power sure, its much much worse than that its controlled by a subset of its own population who run it with complete disregard to the majority views of their countrymen.

[73 Reds]

23 minutes ago, changegonnacome said:

 

Get a grip...Iran is controlled by parasitic faction that lives inside its own state....not a foreign power but rather a domestic theocratic faction and now closer to a military junta who have hijacked the levers of power there....the most generous, generous assessment I've seen is that ~15% perhaps max max 20% of the population consider the regime to be representative of their views and legitimate (and that number flatters because millions of Iranian disgusted at the regime have left over decades).....Iran is not controlled by a foreign power sure, its much much worse than that its controlled by a subset of its own population who run it with complete disregard to the majority views of their countrymen.

One might reasonably conclude that someone on an investment board, before making idiotic comments about a so-called welfare state (Israel) would at least take a look at the country's economy.  Had he done so, he'd not only see a thriving economy but a stock market at all time highs.  Meanwhile, Iran's economy and stock market.... oh wait, what economy and stock market?      

[changegonnacome]

8 minutes ago, 73 Reds said:

so-called welfare state (Israel) would at least take a look at the country's economy.  Had he done so, he'd not only see a thriving economy but a stock market at all time highs.

 

Yep - as someone who spent many years in global economic development space Israel was an exemplar for how you became a regional foreign direct investment hub and then over decades was able to parlay foreign innovation into a indigenous entrepreneurial private sector that punches a way way way above its weight in a whole bunch of sectors. I cant think of comparable small country that is comparable in having both engines (FDI & Domestic) so dialled in.

 

[Parsad]

13 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

LOL, when you talk out of both sides of your mouth you wind up saying nothing.

 

That's because you have no interest in seeing things from any other human being's perspective.  You think Ourkid8 is nothing but an antisemite.  You have no interest whatsoever to try and understand his experience or why he thinks the way he does...surprise, half the world thinks the way he does!  It's not different than the MAGA faithful deluding themselves that Trump is the answer to everything, and the left thinking Trump is the problem to everything. 

 

But you, you're not like Greg who is a pragmatist, or Cubs who thinks Trump is the solution to a lot of problems and admits he believes it.  You are different...you will not bend no matter what the facts are, because the only facts that matter are the ones floating around in our head.  Anyone else is ignorant, blind to what is happening, uneducated or delusional. 

 

I'm not talking out of both sides of my mouth...I'm just trying to find ground that the majority can plant their flag on and say ok, let's try to move forward!  At the same time respecting due process, the rights of the individual, and why governments are created and formed the way they are, so the people aren't held hostage or compromised by any single leader.  But you do you!  Whatever the hell that is!  Cheers!

[Parsad]

13 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

And then there are those who talk out of their ass.

 

Again, you are just being an ass to Ourkid8.  A man who likes to give lessons while never being receptive himself!  Cheers!

[Parsad]

4 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

One might reasonably conclude that someone on an investment board, before making idiotic comments about a so-called welfare state (Israel) would at least take a look at the country's economy.  Had he done so, he'd not only see a thriving economy but a stock market at all time highs.  Meanwhile, Iran's economy and stock market.... oh wait, what economy and stock market?      

 

If the stock market is an indicator of a thriving economy, then why do you guys lampoon Obama (16.4% annualized...better than Reagan) and Biden (4th best performance of any president since WWII tied with Trump 1st term)?  Cheers!

 

https://www.macrotrends.net/2482/sp500-performance-by-president

[Gregmal]

Posting this here, only cuz I remember being told by some cocksuckers this was “fake news”. As usual, the cocksuckers eat it.

 

https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/blue-states-like-new-york-bleeding-wealth-to-red-states/

[Parsad]

5 hours ago, Gregmal said:

Posting this here, only cuz I remember being told by some cocksuckers this was “fake news”. As usual, the cocksuckers eat it.

 

https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/blue-states-like-new-york-bleeding-wealth-to-red-states/

 

Actually, the "cocksuckers" eating it were always in the red states.  Blue states paid most of the tax receipts, but red states were the net beneficiary of most government payouts.  Now, the red states are actually paying for what they were eating! 

 

Kind of like the stupid equalizations payments in Canada from the "have" provinces to the "have not" provinces.  Cheers!

 

[Gregmal]

3 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Actually, the "cocksuckers" eating it were always in the red states.  Blue states paid most of the tax receipts, but red states were the net beneficiary of most government payouts.  Now, the red states are actually paying for what they were eating! 

 

Kind of like the stupid equalizations payments in Canada from the "have" provinces to the "have not" provinces.  Cheers!

 

lol yea that was the debate that was made. Has nothing to do with fleeing capital tho. Of course certain already established areas and commerce centers have higher tax receipts. It’s where the puck was, but certainly not where it’s going.

[whiskybravo]

7 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Actually, the "cocksuckers" eating it were always in the red states.  Blue states paid most of the tax receipts, but red states were the net beneficiary of most government payouts.  Now, the red states are actually paying for what they were eating! 

 

Kind of like the stupid equalizations payments in Canada from the "have" provinces to the "have not" provinces.  Cheers!

 

Apples and oranges.  The article is addressing the movement of high income people from blue to red states.  You’re referring to how blue states have been net contributors to the federal treasury and red states net recipients.

 

If more reasonable democrats don’t wrest control of the party’s agenda, the graph you posted will look different in the future.

[Parsad]

16 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

lol yea that was the debate that was made. Has nothing to do with fleeing capital tho. Of course certain already established areas and commerce centers have higher tax receipts. It’s where the puck was, but certainly not where it’s going.

 

2 minutes ago, whiskybravo said:

Apples and oranges.  The article is addressing the movement of high income people from blue to red states.  You’re referring to how blue states have been net contributors to the federal treasury and red states net recipients.

 

If more reasonable democrats don’t wrest control of the party’s agenda, the graph you posted will look different in the future.

 

Yes, I'm acknowledging the movement of capital out of blue states...just saying that now at least that capital among the rest is balancing tax receipts with what they were getting. 

 

This stuff is also somewhat cyclical over long periods of time.  You have President's who enact/support policy that creates movement of capital from one region to another because those are policy friendly states/regions.  Then it will revert at some point as another President, usually from the opposite party, enacts policies that are friendly to another state/region. 

 

But yes, they can be consequential over years and even decades, so it is something that those states have to consider moving forward and how they deal with that.  Sometimes its not as consequential, sometimes its dire like the decades of stagnation Detroit and the rest of the steel belt went through.  

 

The death of New York or Los Angeles/California has been announced for decades.  It still hasn't happened!  Like London, Paris or Tokyo...their stature might have decreased over the decades, but they remain immensely powerful money centers and desirable cities/regions.

 

Cheers! 

[Gregmal]

5 minutes ago, Parsad said:

This stuff is also somewhat cyclical over long periods of time.  You have President's who enact/support policy that creates movement of capital from one region to another because those are policy friendly states/regions.  Then it will revert at some point as another President, usually from the opposite party, enacts policies that are friendly to another state/region. 

Most of this relates to quality of life, and taxes. It really shouldn’t be a political thing, but it’s not like you’ll ever get a left leaning president that is going to fix the tax issue. It’s definitely more structural.

[Parsad]

11 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Most of this relates to quality of life, and taxes. It really shouldn’t be a political thing, but it’s not like you’ll ever get a left leaning president that is going to fix the tax issue. It’s definitely more structural.

 

What happens is that red Presidents tend to reduce corporate/white-collar income taxes to a larger extent and create subsidies for old-school manufacturing jobs or red lobbyist manufacturing jobs.  Blue state Presidents usually increase or maintain corporate taxes and reduce blue-collar taxes, but have some crazy affinity for subsidizing new industries/technology/green/etc.  And generally, these are more momentum driven industries based on progressive ideas.  So they help establish the industries that blue industry lobbyists want money for and usually blue states are the net beneficiary.  Neither ever actually gets around to reducing red tape and loopholes...they just create more!

 

But the transitions take years, if not decades.  San Francisco and Seattle weren't made overnight...it took 50 years for their tech industries to develop.  New York has been a financial juggernaut for 250 years...if not longer!  Now it's Texas' time once again...as well as a revitalization of many Southern states...she will rise again!  Just not on the backs of slaves brought over from other countries this time!  Cheers!