Posts by darkhawk30

Thomas Nelson25 said:Putin

It's pretty obvious... we've been seeing this play out for at least a decade... and we know exactly where it starts.

Now the real question is whether he's got the guts to drag the Russian people into a full-blown war.
That would suck for everyone—including China.

What makes you think he's suddenly lost his nerve when it comes to the Russian people?

velvetbadger11 said:This is a lesson the Russians really ought to take to heart—all those threats involving nuclear weapons and the sheer horrors being inflicted in Ukraine, not to mention the rest.

History has a way of scrubbing all that clean, making it almost impossible to talk about.

Does anyone actually remember the horrors the Belgians inflicted on the Congo?
Ten million people killed or mutilated?!?!
That wasn't some modern era phenomenon, yet you can barely find it mentioned in textbooks today.

Or what about the colonial taxes from former colonies that France still uses to pad its budget quite effectively today?!?!

But let's just pretend none of that happened...

Benjamin James6 said:I am practically counting down the days until those bags are introduced; I can already see the wild boars having a field day tearing them apart next summer. Even the local stray cats will be quite pleased with the extra scraps.

On a different note, let's touch upon some current events, though first, we must revisit a certain pre-election promise found within that rather famous manifesto:
Quentin Tarantino says: An additional underpass will be constructed beneath the Bologna boulevard between Gajnic and Vrapče, and until that project is complete, there will be organized shift-based* traffic through the small Dubravica underpass.
*Disclaimer — I must admit, I am somewhat perplexed by this notion of "shift-based" traffic; perhaps one of our seasoned forum insiders could kindly enlighten me as to what that actually entails.

As it stands, the Škorpikov underpass is currently closed, forcing all traffic over the next month to divert through Vrapče. Residents living in the Stenjevec area are pleading with Eric Adams to temporarily reopen Dubravica, yet he remains steadfast in his refusal, despite this being a specific campaign promise that isn't even directly linked to the current work on Škorpikov.
I simply cannot wrap my head around the reasoning; why?
To all my fellow citizens residing in the western part of New York City—my heart goes out to you as you attempt your daily commutes over the coming month. We are looking at an unprecedented level of chaos!

I heard yesterday that Hlupić actually agreed to it.
We need to keep a close eye on his moves over the next two weeks.
He’s like a pit bull; he might actually pull something off.

Christian Myers said:And does he come in from Indianapolis every single day? Honestly—wasn't there plenty of capable talent out there who shouldn't have had to travel nearly as much?

I don't know much about the guy personally, but honestly, when you consider how much of a nightmare it is for the President to find an honest, reliable, and actually capable minister, I can't say I'm surprised Eric Adams is dealing with the same headache.

Bryan Booth82 said:THE FRONT LINES ARE A BLOODBATH
Britons are claiming that Putin is treating those separatists from the Donbas like nothing more than cannon fodder: ‘The loss of life has been absolutely staggering.’

Official reports from Ukraine state that Russia has already lost upwards of 34,000 soldiers in this conflict overall.

lp

Those losses are likely just calculated costs of his "special military operation."

"Vladimir Putin's close ally, Andrej Guruljov, just issued a warning: if a global war breaks out, New York City will be the first target on the list."

Look, this patnik might actually have the capability to pull it off, but let's be real—New York City likely already has its nuclear arsenal aimed directly at the White House and whatever deep bunkers that patnik thinks will keep him safe.
I honestly just feel for the regular Russian folks and the opposition over there. They’re stuck sharing the same world and the same timeline with these absolute monsters.

Alex Moore3 said:I can just picture the sanitation workers jumping out of the truck to check the final State Department election results first. They zoom in on a map of the neighborhood, and once they see that TT didn't pull enough votes here, they hop back in the truck and leave the overflowing bins right where they are.😁😁😁

I could try to draw this out for you so you actually understand, but I’m fairly certain even a diagram wouldn't sink in.
Later.🙂

Alex Moore3 said:This is a whole new level of paranoia.
I almost believed the theories about the old guard at City Hall and Berkshire Hathaway planting clips, but suggesting that citizens are intentionally sabotaging the Mayor is just... wow.😁
In my neighborhood, things are definitely better, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's any less chaotic than other areas. Feel free to name a single neighborhood where you don't see issues with the Sanitation Department, Central Park, or Broadway.

I wasn't talking about the citizens; I meant the employees at the Sanitation Department. Though, since you're already casting them as suspects, I wouldn't rule that out either.
Someone mentioned the other day that a truck pulls onto their street, does a full loop, and leaves without picking up a single thing.

Gregory Hall66 said:One must consider that Toto essentially betrayed and spat upon the very individuals who spent decades polishing his public image and building his reputation.

Do you honestly believe those people won't settle the score once they have the opportunity?

And make no mistake, they will. Even now, I can almost see the protest signs rising in support of Toto and his little band of followers:

"Born from our misery and your stench, you rose through lies. Now, return to him as you came." 😁

Some might. Some won't.
We'll see.

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Alex Moore3 said:You've got a point there. I'm not expecting us to make a great choice either.
But it's definitely possible we could at least clear out the incompetent crowd.

If getting rid of the useless hacks was the only thing we needed to fix!

The real solution is finding a competent team, and frankly, I don't see one on the current political stage.

We need magicians, not just the usual bottom-feeders scrambling to grab some lucrative seat.

Jessica Campbell30 said:Maybe they just refuse to pass the budget? Once the Democratic Party finishes shuffling their people around and Grbin and Gotovac are happy with the ratio of political appointees, they'll go after power. They just need a replacement coalition before the next election cycle...

I'm just speculating here.
Who in their right mind would want to deal with the absolute mess this city has become?

Alex Moore3 said:It’s funny how Adams, Kek, and the club leader Ivandic all use the exact same talking points to defend themselves. It feels like they're all getting briefed by the same person. They keep insisting that New York City was falling apart 20 or 30 years ago and that things were actually worse back then. They’re basically calling the citizens liars. Honestly, I don't think we want to wait another three years just to see if those 200,000 people would give them their votes again.

Regardless of how many people vote for Eric Adams, it's an undeniable fact that the city went downhill for decades. You can't fix decades of decay in a single term.
I still maintain my view: certain areas are pure chaos because supporters of the former mayor are doing everything in their power to cause maximum disruption just to blame Eric Adams and his crew. Meanwhile, things run smoothly in the parts where people actually show up and do their jobs conscientiously, regardless of who holds office.

jadetinker85 said:Russia is running into trouble with Ukrainian partisans. How many years has this insurgency been going on now? 🤔

Honestly, does everyone here just skim the headline and call it a day?

"...it was simply the latest in a string of attacks attributed to Ukrainian partisans—the resistance movement operating within the occupied territories."

Melissa Rivera5 said:Aha. So if you had 3,000 nukes, you'd just let them go? Like, you wouldn't even try to make them operational or get them under your own control? Just basic logic, man.
If it wasn't like that, the Russians would have just left them behind.🙂

Sure, they'd be pretty useful without the warheads.
But the situation is a bit more complicated than you're making it out to be.
Everyone on this forum thinks they're a genius, but at the end of the day, this is all just talk. It's easy to play armchair general when you don't actually have to make the heavy, life-altering decisions yourself.

Melissa Rivera5 said:I guess this is gonna be one of those lessons people never forget. Once you hand them over, they’re gone for good. Forever.

That’s how it looks on the surface, anyway.
But the reality might be a bit more complicated than that:

"Even then, the President of Ukraine at the time, Leonid Kravčuk, admitted in an interview with Deutsche Welle that it was all just an illusion. 'All the control systems were held by Russia; the so-called black coffin containing the button for a nuclear strike was in the hands of the Russian president, Boris Yeltsin.'"
https://www.dw.com/en/forgotten-history/a-18111601

Kyle Nelson2 said:Oh, so he just didn't have anything to spend it on? 🙄

The post you’re quoting explicitly states he COULDN'T, then provides the reason why. You conveniently skipped that part and instead claimed he didn't HAVE anything to spend it on, which completely twists the narrative.
It's a textbook example of how someone can strip context away to change the entire meaning—sometimes out of sheer carelessness, and sometimes out of pure malice.

Christian Torres3 said:Exactly. Honestly, regardless of everything else, he should just get it done one way or another.

The real headache starts when you try to define what "that way" actually looks like in practice.
Who decides? Is it convenient for you, for me, for Gingerin, for Kisač, for Johab, or some other random person?
No matter how you slice it, there’s always going to be someone claiming it wasn’t the right moment or the right place.
That's why I’m against this whole "it depends" mentality.
There’s a classic American idiom for this kind of nonsense, but let’s just stick to "it depends." 🕺

"They’re nothing more than mercenaries who have been involved in illegal activities on Ukrainian territory. They were actively shelling and bombarding our military personnel. They were putting lives at risk," Peskov told NBC. "

Looking at this statement, you can't help but wonder if the guy even realizes what he's saying. It's almost absurd.
On Ukrainian territory?
Participating in the shelling and bombardment of our military forces?
Threatening their lives?

It takes a special kind of nerve to try and act sophisticated while peddling such blatant nonsense.

Nancy Gomez26 said:Putin should have factored that into his calculus before launching the war in Ukraine.

If he’d actually thought about it, this wouldn't even be happening.
There wouldn't be a "special military operation" to begin with.

vividbear12 said:I won't talk about the late guy anymore. I don't think he was a good person, even if I saw some decent sides at one point. It's kind of like your mom—basically a bad guy, but you still saw him unselfishly helping total strangers...

Nancy has the knowledge and the experience, but she's got that same selfish, crooked side too. Kind of like Bush, I guess... at least that's how it feels.

Was he helping as an individual—out of the goodness of his heart using his own cash and salary—or was he acting as Mayor, using our tax dollars to play philanthropist without costing himself a dime?
Because there is a massive difference.