News Miscellany

[Kael]

Originally Posted by Watser?

calling Easter eggs Spring eggs for years.

:jesustear:

[Watser?]

Fake news:

Germany criticizes Christmas ban at German school in Turkey - The Washington Post

This is completely untrue and fabricated by the media. There is no such ban. But of course it fits the (now international) bullshit about a 'War on Christmas'.

[Watser?]

In other Christmas news: Muslim businessman buys giant Christmas tree to show solidarity with Baghdad's Christians | The Independent

And when we say giant we mean giant:

[Watser?]

Syrian 'Rebels' Burn Buses En Route To Evacuate Sick & Injured Civilians From Govt-Held Villages In Idlib Province (Video, Photos)

Islamists attack, burn evacuation buses in Aleppo - ARA News

[Watser?]

Here's some stuff from a pro government site I think is fake news but am not sure, so I thought I'd confuse the rest of you with it too:

Syrian Govt Provides Evidence of 'Opposition' Using Mustard Gas Against Civilians

This may or may not have happened, I have seen all kinds of stories about mustard, sarin or chlorine gas by regime, rebels and ISIS, that is everyone but the Kurds, but very little tangible proof.

BREAKING: 14 US-Led Coalition Military Advisers Captured by Syrian Special Forces in Aleppo

That one I doubt very much. It's also not so breaking anymore, it's been on since Friday at least.

[Watser?]

Meanwhile on the ISIS fronts (Regime, Turks, Kurds):

Intense Fighting Between Syrian Army And ISIS West Of Palmyra

Good maps.

Turkey-Led Forces Aiming To Encircle Al-Bab In Syria's Province Of Aleppo (Map, Video)

Syrian Democratic Forces capture new areas amidst ISIS retreat - ARA News

[erimir]

Israel has a real war on Christmas though, doesn't it?

[Watser?]

Yeah, there are groups there who want to ban it: Far-right Jews join war on Christmas - Israel News - Haaretz.com

That was last year. I think I heard a government minister say something about it but the google is failing me.

Anyway that's this group: Head of extremist Jewish group calls Christians 'blood-sucking vampires' | The Times of Israel

So yeah, p hardcore.

[Watser?]

Trump's new ambassador will fit right in:

Trump pick for ambassador to Israel supports Israeli annexation of West Bank and calls liberal Jews 'kapos'

[SR71]

Sorry, media, Exxon CEO is Trump's worst possible nominee for climate and America

Three essential facts have been missed or downplayed by the mainstream media:
The lies of ExxonMobil are unique in the annals of climate and corporate history (see here and below).
ExxonMobil is the only major fossil fuel company whose future is inextricably tied to Putin, to ending sanctions on Russia that “put Exxon at risk” (to quote the Wall Street Journal), and to continued, warming-driven melt of Arctic ice.
Tillerson personally negotiated with Putin a monster $500 billion deal for Arctic drilling that was “expected to change the historical trajectory of Russia,” before sanctions killed the deal. His rise as Exxon’s ‘Russia czar’ coincides with Putin’s own rise as the leader of Russia. Tillerson is so wedded to Putin, the Guardian just reported, that he “is the long-time director of a US-Russian oil firm based in the tax haven of the Bahamas”!

USA Inc! USA Inc! USA Inc!

[Ari]

Yeah but I'm sure Hillary gave a speech to Exxon mobile once, which is objectively worse.

[Watser?]

[Kyuss Apollo]

Originally Posted by Ari

Yeah but I'm sure Hillary gave a speech to Exxon mobile once, which is objectively worse.

Not sure I follow you here. Giving speeches to some execs (and actually not at ExxonMobil), even for big huge money, is not the same thing as putting Exxon's head asshat exec in charge of the United States Department of State, while filling the rest of the cabinet with nominees who in each instance is publicly inimical to the department they will be chairing. It is a blatant effort to dismantle the executive branch and de-regulate every progressive reform made since Theodore Roosevelt.

A pre-election look at Clinton's potential cabinet looks like another planet compared to Drumpf's billionaire's club.

It is literally, figuratively, subjectively, objectively, and absolutely worse.

[Ari]

It was completely sarcastic. Given the bitching about hillary giving talks to bankers only to have Trump put bankers in his cabinet.

[SR71]

Originally Posted by Kyuss Apollo

Not sure I follow you here. Giving speeches to some execs (and actually not at ExxonMobil), even for big huge money, is not the same thing as putting Exxon's head asshat exec in charge of the United States Department of State, while filling the rest of the cabinet with nominees who in each instance is publicly inimical to the department they will be chairing. It is a blatant effort to dismantle the executive branch and de-regulate every progressive reform made since Theodore Roosevelt.

A pre-election look at Clinton's potential cabinet looks like another planet compared to Drumpf's billionaire's club.

It is literally, figuratively, subjectively, objectively, and absolutely worse.

I'm sure he was being facetious but I still like your post.

[SR71]

Originally Posted by Ari

It was completely sarcastic. Given the bitching about hillary giving talks to bankers only to have Trump put bankers in his cabinet.

I really feel we're about to experience the same privatization of natural resources by harnessing the power of banking to serve the already wealthy that Russia experienced post Yeltsin at the hands of Putin and company. Extracto-exxploitigarchs all up in hyere, yo!

Like, whatever would've happened under Clinton times ten.

[BrotherMan]

Originally Posted by Watser?

I think the price of eating and or killing a few people is worth the price. I hear he's actually a fantastic therapist.

[Watser?]

Meanwhile in Yemen banned British clusterbombs are being used by the Saudi army: UK cluster bombs used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, analysis finds | Middle East Eye

Also: In Yemen, a child dies every 10 minutes because of malnutrition | Middle East Eye

Because of malnutrition because of war and blockade that is.

[Watser?]

Surprise, surprise...

New UN report reveals collaboration between Israel and Syrian rebels

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

India is tired of your shit.

[JoeP]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the safety regulator, should conduct surprise checks on aircraft when they land to ensure their human-waste containers aren’t empty ...

Airlines will have to pay 50,000 rupees ($735) every time their human waste tanks are found empty on landing

"This is your captain speaking. Sorry for the delay. We're just waiting for our arrival gate to be ready. In the meantime, please feel free to use the toilets. As much as possible."

[Angakuk]

Birdy, birdy, in the sky,
Did a dirty in my eye.
My, oh my,
How glad am I
That cows don't fly.

[Watser?]

Muslim woman attacked with broken bottle after saying 'happy holidays' instead of 'merry Christmas' | The Independent

[Watser?]

Israeli university rabbi forbids Jews from entering student union due to Christmas tree - Israel News - Haaretz.com

[Watser?]

It turns out this is one of the many terrorists who left his ID at the crime scene.



Oh, meant to post that in the Berlin attack thread.