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Two Million South Koreans Protest After Finding Out President is Part of “Satanic” Cult
- what an interesting world.Gnash
- *waves fist! i demand that the people who rule over us be people that we approve of!! lolbliznutty
- 2m protested because of the corruption surrounding Park, and wanting her impeached, not due to her being in a satanic cult.fruitsalad
- The scandal centres on her relationship with the cult leader and the corruption involved there in.********
- wtf is up with koreans and their attraction to cult figures? from the nutjobs running N.Korea to this shamanistic cult, to fucking Sun Myung Moon, never ends_niko
- Koreans love religion. The largest churches in the world are in Korea. They've never met a religion they couldn't be fanatic about.i_monk
- R_Kercz2
Google reduces JPEG file size by 35%
New algorithm is based on human psychovisual system. Images look better, too.
- Gnash2
New York’s Teachers No Longer Have to Be Literate
https://www.commentarymagazine.c…
The New York State Board of Regents, which supervises public education, has decided it will no longer be necessary for would-be teachers to pass an Academic Literacy Skills Test.
- the f?fruitsalad
- the onion? nope._niko
- test was redundant to other requirements and disproportionately disqualified black and hispanic teachers.sarahfailin
- if it was redundant then all should have passed this test at the same frequency as others.Gnash
- the test was withdrawn because it was disproportionate. that doesn't mean it wasn't a good indicator of the literacy level needed to teachGnash
- The blind leading the blind now, eh? SMHridlerontheroof
- The progressive left strikes again...Hayoth
- Beeswax6
David Rockefeller died at the age of 101.
He had his 6th heart transplant 2 years ago.
- *upvoted. lolbliznutty
- why not. you'll look weird at 101 too !
https://media1.brita…spl33nidoru - money buys you timeutopian
- http://www.snopes.co…e-wo
- illuminatti Executive CMOfeel
- Look at those stoner eyes.Maaku
- is he happy or really angry?Miguex
- he was in the process of shitting another gold brickMilan
- 6 fucking hearts. Good riddance scumbag.********
- How was he a scumbag?cannonball1978
- (he didn't get 6 hearts. e-wk's link above)Gnash
- he should've gotten eye transplantsmoldero
- Anyone know how much he pair for the 4th, 5th and 6th heart?nb
- *paidnb
- Because in most countries, they would never give some 80+ person a heart while other people die without a donor. A man of 98 getting one is absurd.nb
- You think they'll do sacrifices or seances for him? I wouldn't expect a lackluster send off for one of the most powerful humans to have ever existed.IRNlun6
- So the heart was tge only part failing himinftech
- lol @ 'how was he a scumbag?'********
- It's an 'interesting' read/researching into that fucking family. One down how many more to go?mugwart
- His brother died in 1979.CyBrainX
- What's so "lol" about the question. I wanted to know.cannonball1978
- It's lol cos of ignance********
- You ignant********
- ********0
Trump Supporter Sues West Village Bar For Allegedly Throwing Him Out For Wearing MAGA Hat
http://gothamist.com/2017/03/20/…"In my opinion, the motto of The Happiest Hour seems to be: we will accept you, so long as you think exactly like us," Liggieri told The Heavy. "The values displayed by the employees of The Happiest Hour are not the values of our nation. Our nation values acceptance and democracy. It seems to me that The Happiest Hour, however, values hypocrisy."
Piatek is suing under New York's laws barring Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and is seeking unspecified punitive damages.
In other news, many snowflakes are melting today, because with this warm weather NYC is no longer a safe space for them.
- Good. Trumps supporters not welcome in NYC.monospaced
- I just hope they didn't miss gender anyone in the barDillinger
- #GoTeamRussiautopian
- Dillinger0
Transgender athlete crushes female competition
- "diversity is our strength... diversity is our strength... diversity is our strength..."robotron3k
- Genders competing separately has no sense.sr_rosa
- ^ maybe in golf or skiing, but weightlifting?Gnash
- People never compete in equal conditions. Genetics, country of origin, etc. Should be no divisions. Some sports would be won mostly by one gender, but...sr_rosa
- ...dividing by gender is stupid and discriminates non-binary genders.
The alternative would be to also discriminate by age, race, height, etc.sr_rosa - i was hoping for something more sexier.********
- they do "discriminate" by weight and age, it's wrestling and it's high schoolmonospaced
- And why not by race, by country of origin, or by family income?
Bottomline is some people think they are entitled to say a person she is not ‘really’ a woman.sr_rosa
- Beeswax0
FUCK. THIS. SHIT!
I fly at least two times a year directly from Istanbul to SF or LA with Turkish Airlines. It's the only direct flight to those cities.
So I wont be able to carry my laptop, tablet or kindle on 14 hour flight?
And it's only applied to foreign airlines and not any US airlines? I must be crazy to fly with a US airliner that is more expensive and doesn't even serve free alcohol.
Also Istanbul is NOT middle east you nutjobs! I'm so pissed.- what color is your skin?monospaced
- I change color based on my habitatBeeswax
- uk is doing the same thingGnash
- intel likely caught wind of something in the works.Gnash
- a parents worst nightmare. long haul flight, young kids, no entertainmentBluejam
- They already let us turn on our laptops before getting on the flight. If you forget to charge it they don't allow on board.Beeswax
- Plus why doesn't it apply to US based Airlines?Beeswax
- "targeted rules were likely a result of the TSA's varying confidence levels in screening procedures at different airports."Gnash
- Coming soon - ban on people of colour being banned from driving vehicles.see_thru
- * People of colour being banned from driving vehicles...see_thru
- So fucking angry I can't type properly...see_thru
- There was an article of an laptop bomb exploded right after a plane took off. Not sure if real.pango
- here it is.
http://www.cnn.com/2…pango - Video appears to show Istanbul attacker detonating bomb
https://www.youtube.…******** - we'll all have to get on the plane naked soonGnash
- Do i bring my own Vaseline or will they provide?pango
- ^ if the tube is less than 125ml you're goodGnash
- Gnash0
Universities told they must protect freedom of speech
"Jo Johnson, minister for higher education, has written to universities saying that they will be compelled to include a clear commitment to freedom of speech in their governance documents to counter the culture of censorship and so-called safe spaces"
- finally, some sense emerges from the quagmireGnash
- Good christ look at the Boris spawn********
- ^ that's who I thought it was when i first saw the storyGnash
- It's his son (in case you didn't know)********
- really? I did not know. lolGnash
- Sorry, brother.... !********
- Clearly secreted from the same stock, anyway.********
- mugwart0
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-393… god only knows whats going down.
- https://twitter.com/…********
- shitfadein11
- on cnn nowGnash
- Terror attack... with a knife. lol.robthelad
- lol?IRNlun6
- A least a dozen people have been injured on Westminster Bridge after large bangs were heard outside the British parliamentGnash
- being knifed is hilariousGnash
- the U.K. sucks at terrorizing itself,
Muricuh Fuck Yeah!moldero - We're so desensitised :(********
- Where's Bond anyway?********
- seems like someone is upset with the British government...robotron3k
- Jesus Christ It's Jason BourneApeRobot
- Report: a middle aged "Asian" man with knife drove over people on the bridge and went to Parliament and was shot.robotron3k
- Robo your sheer power of deduction is astounding, truly. Detective Robotits to the rescue********
- Skin looks pinky white not isis off-white. And offt, dat leg..
https://pbs.twimg.co…detritus - "Terror attack... with a knife. lol." - erm nope - 5 people flattened outside with a 4x4fadein11
- ^ could be a bystanderGnash
- Nope. Not flattened, a car drove at them, they moved. Come on people stop being so sensational and shock mongering. LOLrobthelad
- Oh shit, is that photo I posted a victim? Fuck. Massively sorry if so - I assumed it was teh guilty cunt. WTF is goingon over there?detritus
- This has created an excuse/reason the govt can use to implement martial law and enact powers the people would reject without emotional triggering.robthelad
- Martial Law? haha, ok.detritus
- @robthelad - already one fatality - sorry my stats were a little out.fadein11
- awefulIRNlun6
- As in, full of awe?********
- nothing like a terror attack to bring out the intellectual heavyweights.Fax_Benson
- fax - indeed.fadein11
- not a terror attack, simply a disgruntled middle-age Brit with knife who is a bad driver... who is no longer Asian, per BBC newsrobotron3k
- so... not something the alt-right can use to support gov martial law and enact powers normal people would reject without emotional triggering ... got itmonospaced
- Like Erdogan's antics, I'm sort of bemused these cunts think this'll do anything other than just make us dig our heels in. Do they forget our history?detritus
- If there's one thing Europe and European culture (ie. America) is good at, it's fucking things over industrially, massively and absolutely when needs be.detritus
- https://twitter.com/…
- fruitsalad0
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Car went onto pavement over westminster bridge and ran over people, driver drove into Parliament, had a knife, stab police officer and then was shot.
- Great idea mate********
- Leg looks pretty fucked too********
- they may have jumped from the bridge and fell on a landing.robotron3k
- Da na na na inspector robo, da na na na na naaaaaa
https://s-media-cach…******** - he didn't drive into parliament.fadein11
- according to bbc, the suspect is no longer an "a middle-age Asian man with a knife" now he's just a "middle-aged man with a knife"robotron3k
- Either way, some folks day has been ruined - and it could so easily have been any of us. so it sucks.fruitsalad
- I wonder if "it" identified as a "white" "man" of "middle" "age" before "they" shot "it"robthelad
- he's been de-asianed********
- Does Germany play England tonight?robotron3k
- If this gives any indication, I *think* the guy in < that photo isn't a guilty cunt.. https://ichef.bbci.c…detritus
- https://ichef.bbci.c…detritus
- (in that the water at top of photo implies this is just to the south west of Westminster Bridge, at the corner of The HP)detritus
- thats not around parliament (graffiti and photo angle). This is the bridge. So this looks like a victim, poor fucker.mugwart
- Maybe that guy with the banana leg is a tourist who jumped to avoid being run over?HAYZ1LLLA
- yep that is a victim of the vehicle hence the broken leg.fadein11
- usual car crash of news 'reporting' as reporters fall over themselves to file some story before they know all (or any) of the facts.
fuck off.hans_glib - learn a lot off Twitter from actual eye witnesses though.fadein11
- Just waiting for Trumps statement of "FAKE NEWS!"fruitsalad
- I imagine he's sat there fingers crossed hoping it's an immigrant********
- That's easy to imagine.monospaced
- someone posted the coordinates of the Big Ben in morse code yesterday at 4chan with a gun picture https://twitter.com/…ernexbcn
- Does that sort of thing happen regularly at 4Chan though? I mean — could it've been a lucky guess by someone cognizant of the anniversary of the Belgian attack?detritus
- Amazing...but when the west drop bombs on villages to kill Al-Qaeda...but kills dozens of families instead...no front page video or graphics.utopian
- utop - precisely - but all innocent death is tragic isn't it.fadein11
- Well, no. Not 'precisely' at all. This is an aggression against an international democratic institution. Of course it's more newsworthy to Westerners.detritus
- I read his message a little more deeply than that... of course it will make headlinesfadein11
- More deeperly how exactly?detritus
- have you ever tought of having a picture of yourself badly injured or even dead everywhere on the web?Bennn
- @det - it's pretty obvious what he was saying - more value is given to western lives who are victims of the blowback from god awful western foreign policy, thanfadein11
- the original victims. What don't you understand? This is basic stuff. In regard to the headlines in papers yes of course they will report western victims. Sorryfadein11
- struggling to see why you don't get the point being made.fadein11
- And as I said in my original comment - all loss of innocent life is tragic so perhaps not the time to be making that point.fadein11
- but it's a superfluous point?
obviously i see the ephemeral, facile consideration being made, but you think that has any bearing?detritus - You think abu fuckcuntington there had any personal basis to attribute his actions to bunches of nomads being incidentally obliterated?detritus
- ie. do you justify whatever point this shallow cunt of a human being might begin to profess to have? idiotic, poisoned and misguided as it is?detritus
- oh man you've lost me now... he was making a point about the shit media. We all feel the tragedy. Stop looking for a pointless argument pal.fadein11
- Aye, sorry, that was a bit drunk and off-track. But seriously though — this is obv. going to be of orders of magnitude difference in interest..detritus
- *hicdetritus
- Precisely was the wrong use of word on my part... But UK news has reached new levels of shit lately, there was an air of entertainment about it all onlyfadein11
- usually seen on the likes of CNN and Fox... Was hard to watch. They report like they are hoping its worse than it isfadein11
- Dude, I was brought up on Sky News, living abroad. 25½ hours news has been the gestalt news experience for decades now.detritus
- I'm talking BBCfadein11
- Great idea mate
- Gnash0
Turkey's Erdogan warns Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' if diplomatic row continues
http://www.independent.co.uk/new…
"If Europe continues this way, no European in any part of the world can walk safely on the streets," Mr Erdogan told journalists in Ankara.
- Get the nukes back from there and kick them out of NATO nowOBBTKN
- Time to roast that turkey.fruitsalad
- I'm not really sure how he thinks any of his squeaking will achieve whatever aims he has this week.detritus
- idiot. good timing to say right when london got hit.
@OBBTKN you're no less idiot than erdogan. Go hang out with euro-fascists.Beeswax - He's not wrong about considering getting the nukes out, imho. Sorry, beeswax. Your coup already showed how worrisome their being there is.detritus
- Also, given Erdogan's chumminess with Putin, I can imagine getting asked to leave NATO being on the cards in future.detritus
- ...of course, you'll not hear anyone in Britain saying this, nor Erdogan criticising the UK — we've got a big arms development deal with you on the cards.detritus
- Can't interfere with that, naturally.detritus
- how are you guys holding up, beeswax? moved from away from the city, right?Gnash
- yes we did. The problem is every harsh move that west does towards muslims or turks are powering the hands of these cunts.Beeswax
- Lets kick'em out of Nato, lets punish them etc these are dangerous remarks. Unfortunately everyone speaks crazy nowadays. Erdo,Merkel, Rutte, Trump sigh.Beeswax
- ...Erdogan?detritus
- Ah. 'Erdo'. I'm a stupid twat :)detritus
- You did not get my point, i already read your past thread, it was something like "i'm muslim, ask me..." i don't remember...OBBTKN
- ^ I was talking to @BeeswaxOBBTKN
- I know it's not easy to progresive people like you seeing those idiots ruining your country...OBBTKN
- The same way i'm not going to be quiet listening your country's fascist leader threatening my familyOBBTKN
- And now, if you don't get my point... you're as idiot as Erdo is, mateOBBTKN
- detritus0
- + https://www.youtube.…detritus
- "Oops".
"Beg yer pardon"
"Sorry..."
"...SORRY!"
"So.. So.. (psst, do it again) Sorry!"detritus - same guy as above, taking selfie?fruitsalad
- that's the attacker (robotard eats his words)fadein11
- Listen you fadeout, your countrymen are attacked and you're in a pissing contest with me... pathetic.robotron3k
- no just responding to your vile trolling of a tragedy - fuckwit.fadein11
- detritus0
This is tugging at the ol' heart strings a little.
Photo of MP Tobias Ellwood, who tried in vain to give CPR to teh Policeman who died after being stabbed by some pointless cunt.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/…
(sorry for DM links — couldn't quickly find it on a better source)
- er.. 'tried to give aid' even, not CPR.detritus
- https://pbs.twimg.co…detritus
- Poignant********
- fruitsalad0
- Pretty close match to the guy on stretcher.fruitsalad
- https://www.youtube.…fruitsalad
- https://www.youtube.…Gnash
- other sources saying that this fella is still in prisonFax_Benson
- He was sentenced in Jan, not sure when his sentence was due to start but.. http://www.independe…fruitsalad
- confirmed https://www.rt.com/u…fruitsalad
- http://www.independe…fruitsalad
- He described the 7/7 suicide bombers in London as "completely praiseworthy".fruitsalad
- He has openly stated that he wishes to die as a suicide bomber. https://en.wikipedia…fruitsalad
- yep, he sounds like a right dickFax_Benson
- Well... Fake news, as he is in jail: https://www.rt.com/u…fruitsalad
- Still a dick though.fruitsalad
- and uncanny resemblance to the guy on stretcher.fruitsalad
- maybe, but you can't see stretcher guy's face, so not uncanny at allFax_Benson
- so if it's fake, why did you post like he was guilty?monospaced
- ^ there were news reports that it was himGnash
- same question appliesmonospaced
- it's not 'fake,' it's just wrongGnash
- those red circles though... undeniable.sarahfailin
- it's fake because it wasn't a real report, it was a bigoted guessmonospaced
- fake, suggests an intent to deceive. that wasn't the intent. It's just wrongGnash
- I believe the intent was to deceive people into believing that a muslim "hate preacher" was a terrorist, despite ZERO INDICATION that it was, AT ALL.monospaced
- the intent was to try and scoop other news outlets and they jumped the gun carelessly.Gnash
- they didn't do their job properly. that's all.Gnash
- there's no conspiracy. and that other guy IS a hate preacher. no need to put it in quotesGnash
- not doing their job properly IS fake news, dude ... reporting rumors based on bigoted assumptions is nothing more than intent to spread the rumor.monospaced
- you have same definition that trump hasGnash
- detritus0
"that's not normal".
The video here is what it's like to be a hundred metres away from a modern terrorist event.
- Gnash0
University To Students: Interject ‘Ouch’ Whenever Your Feelings Are Hurt
http://thefederalist.com/2017/03…“If a student feels hurt or offended by another student’s comment, the hurt student can say ‘ouch.’ In acknowledgement, the student who made the hurtful comment says ‘oops.’ If necessary, there can be further dialogue about this exchange,” the document states.
- this is at a fucking university -- not a daycare, a fucking university.Gnash
- ^ ouchmoldero
- link to the doc: http://humanities.ar…Gnash
- ^ ... if interested. It's like a kindergarten primer for a teacher that's an idiot.Gnash
- ^ ouchGeorgesII
- ouch, my feewings.sarahfailin
- oopsGnash
- Oopsy fucking ouch hot delicate fucks********
- ^Ouch...
But to be fair. Universities are practically an overpriced daycare. Do you really want to fuckers to roam the streets?pango - and imagine working with any of them.Gnash
- Gnash0
A 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of making multiple bomb threats to Jewish organisations and an airline in the US and elsewhere.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-n…
- pango1
"Suspect in Manhattan Killing Hated Black Men, Police Say"
"An Army veteran with a long-simmering hatred of black men claimed responsibility on Wednesday for using a sword to fatally stab a homeless man in Manhattan this week, the police said, calling the attack random and racially motivated..."
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/…
