the last shooting / things that go on in America thread has definitely dissappeared

anyway

not the "happy ending" you would have expected

https://twitter.com/i/events/1371972779893944327

Suspect arrested after eight people, including six Asian women, were killed at Atlanta-area spas

Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in shootings at three different businesses in Atlanta and Acworth, Georgia, on Tuesday, according to local police. A male suspect was arrested and charged with several counts of murder on Wednesday, police said. At a press conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, authorities identified the four victims killed in Cherokee County.

 

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Neither is the UK

No one said it was 

Incidentally - Starmer was the only world leader to call DT following the shooting apparently. Spent 10 minutes on the phone by all accounts! 

26 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Because it's about as relevant as the...6.5% of the population of the United Kingdom 

The areas of Russian that are Muslim have been Muslim for centuries, whereas I suspect Vance was making a point about immigration

1 minute ago, kent_white said:

Incidentally - Starmer was the only world leader to call DT following the shooting apparently. Spent 10 minutes on the phone by all accounts! 

David Lammy doesn’t like this

4 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The areas of Russian that are Muslim have been Muslim for centuries, whereas I suspect Vance was making a point about immigration

Kind of mad that this needs pointing out.

 

6 minutes ago, royal white said:

David Lammy doesn’t like this

Lammy is the only one I think who has met Vance and that was months ago and he made a special trip to do so. 

Who’s winning?

7 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Kind of mad that this needs pointing out.

You said it was just a joke earlier.

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Was it not just a joke aimed at the amount of Muslims we have in this country? 

Obviously said at a conservative event to get a few laughs?

I don't think so. Just because the joke was aimed at the new labour government. Rather than the UK. 

7 minutes ago, Cheese said:

You said it was just a joke earlier.

It was.

I was referring to why the joke was made about us/labour and not Russia who were bizarrely bought into the conversation for no apparent reason whatsoever.

39 minutes ago, royal white said:

I’d guess Because it’s not 20% + Muslim 

Correct, 9.5% according to Wiki, which is quite a bit lower than I thought it would be

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

 

 

Trump has said he'll sort it quickly, and I think he will. And it's easily done, tell Russia they can keep any ground they have gained this far and tell Ukraine they have to suck it up. Then withdraw all support for Ukraine. Easy. 

Just now, Sweep said:

Trump has said he'll sort it quickly, and I think he will. And it's easily done, tell Russia they can keep any ground they have gained this far and tell Ukraine they have to suck it up. Then withdraw all support for Ukraine. Easy. 

Putin feeds that back as surrender and keeps his hands on the grain trade.

Yanks will be overjoyed they aren't jizzing trillions up the wall.

Winner winner.

Everybody lives happily ever after

 

Just now, gonzo said:

Putin feeds that back as surrender and keeps his hands on the grain trade.

Yanks will be overjoyed they aren't jizzing trillions up the wall.

Winner winner.

Everybody lives happily ever after

 

Correct. Fuck the Ukrainians. 

5 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Trump has said he'll sort it quickly, and I think he will. And it's easily done, tell Russia they can keep any ground they have gained this far and tell Ukraine they have to suck it up. Then withdraw all support for Ukraine. Easy. 

And you think the Ukrainians and the rest of Europe will just sigh and give in? Anyone who thinks that option appeases Putin's ambitions is a fucking lunatic.

Edited July 16, 20241 yr by Cheese

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

And you think the Ukrainians and the rest of Europe will just sigh and give in?

Without the yanks money it'd be all over pretty quickly if they didn't.

 

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

Without the yanks money it'd be all over pretty quickly if they didn't.

Ukraine will be over, yes. Who's next?

I can't believe people are seeing this as a potential positive.

Edited July 16, 20241 yr by Cheese

18 minutes ago, gonzo said:

It was.

I was referring to why the joke was made about us/labour and not Russia who were bizarrely bought into the conversation for no apparent reason whatsoever.

Because it's about as relevant as the UK being a so-called Islamist country

The answer is Pakistan though, don't they have a nuke or two. Bit worried about this lad's geopolitical knowledge

Edited July 16, 20241 yr by jmjhb

23 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

 

 

Well at least he is referring to it as a war now.

11 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Trump has said he'll sort it quickly, and I think he will. And it's easily done, tell Russia they can keep any ground they have gained this far and tell Ukraine they have to suck it up. Then withdraw all support for Ukraine. Easy. 

Yey and we will have an emboldened Putin doing what the fuck he wants.

America is spending fuck all in the grand scheme of their budget, they scrap old HW faster than give it to Ukraine. They are just replenishing old kit a bit quicker.

9 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Ukraine will be over, yes. Who's next?

I can't believe people are seeing this as a potential positive.

Nobody is.

The cynic in me thinks the US military industrial complex will be making too much profit to withdraw support entirely 

Edited July 16, 20241 yr by jmjhb

If it wasn’t for Putin and Ukraine I’d not really be too arsed about who won the US presidency. But a Putin supporting US government that Trump and Vance would be is a pretty chilling thought. It fucks Ukraine over and NATO and all its members. 
 

 

3 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

The cynic in me thinks the US military industrial complex will be making too much profit to withdraw support entirely 

That's a great point.

They are already balls deep in tenders to rebuild the gaff.