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Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 07:04 AM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,443
Posted By TofuFighter
Link...

Link (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/15/fani-willis-hearing-decision-trump-georgia):

And the judge has ruled that Willis can continue heading the prosecution if Nathan Wade, Willis'...
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th March 2024, 01:23 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,790
Posted By TofuFighter
I don't think the Danes would have any problem...

I don't think the Danes would have any problem with Americans staying where they are.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th February 2024, 05:05 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 4,445
Posted By TofuFighter
In a conversation where, specifically, the...

In a conversation where, specifically, the identity of a given perpetrator is being discussed:
- If it were a white male shooting, we'd know. If it were a white male shooting, we'd know. They...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2024, 03:05 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 4,445
Posted By TofuFighter
That's not the conclusion I was referring to.

That's not the conclusion I was referring to.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2024, 12:52 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 4,445
Posted By TofuFighter
Teeming. How do you come to this conclusion?

Teeming. How do you come to this conclusion?
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th February 2024, 02:21 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,790
Posted By TofuFighter
Speaking of disingenuous...

Speaking of disingenuous...
Forum: USA Politics 14th February 2024, 12:15 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,575
Posted By TofuFighter
He was though. This is just a refrain people use...

He was though. This is just a refrain people use to try and distance themselves from the situation. 63 million voters in 2016 and 74 million voters in 2020 is inarguably the public.
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2024, 11:47 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,575
Posted By TofuFighter
It seems to me that using the word "interesting"...

It seems to me that using the word "interesting" is just a cop-out for some other accusation that you'd rather just refer to obliquely in much the same way that referring to President trump is an...
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2024, 03:16 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Pretty sure that's the same tweet from 2020 which...

Pretty sure that's the same tweet from 2020 which was deleted/corrected after someone pointed out the error.
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th February 2024, 02:40 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,790
Posted By TofuFighter
Here's a link...

Here's a link (https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAGPPHC/2016/724.html) to the judgment.
Here's a link (https://www.findanattorney.co.za/content_dolus-eventualis) to a description of the law under...
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th February 2024, 04:22 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,790
Posted By TofuFighter
How about arguing it honestly, for a start? ...

How about arguing it honestly, for a start?
You've implied that South Africa is a war zone and that Pistorius was justified in his actions by virtue of that assertion. Of course that assertion is...
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th February 2024, 01:28 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,790
Posted By TofuFighter
Have you lived in South Africa? Pistorius lived...

Have you lived in South Africa?
Pistorius lived in a gated estate in an affluent area. The furthest thing from a war zone that one could imagine. It seems to me you're imagining reasons to excuse...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2024, 01:48 AM
Replies: 436
Views: 11,954
Posted By TofuFighter
You're assuming that keeping them on their toes...

You're assuming that keeping them on their toes means them performing their duties to the best of their abilities for the benefit of the country when what it actually means is having their noses...
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2024, 03:24 AM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,443
Posted By TofuFighter
For the record it was Kim Jong-Il who, at the age...

For the record it was Kim Jong-Il who, at the age of 52 and in his first round of golf ever, scored a scintillating 38 under par on a championship course including 11 holes-in-one.
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2024, 01:55 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Posted on truth social yesterday: “When I ran...

Posted on truth social yesterday:
“When I ran for office and won, I noticed that the losing candidate’s ‘donors’ would immediately come to me, and want to ‘help out.’ This is standard in politics,...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2024, 04:50 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Elise Stepanik because she's a True Believer™ I...

Elise Stepanik because she's a True Believer™
I might have said Kari Lake because she's casting central, but trump prefers lapdogs who don't attract attention away from him.
Forum: USA Politics 10th January 2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
I'd be very surprised if you were wrong about...

I'd be very surprised if you were wrong about this.
Forum: USA Politics 10th January 2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Paul Ingrassia asserts that Haley is not a...

Paul Ingrassia asserts that Haley is not a natural born citizen of the USA on the basis that her parents were not citizens at the time of her birth (and credits Laura Loomer :rolleyes: as the source...
Forum: USA Politics 10th January 2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Considering the exchanges between trump and Ted...

Considering the exchanges between trump and Ted Cruz in 2015 and the easy move that Cruz voters made to trump's side in the general, I'm not sure there's anything he could say about Haley that would...
Forum: USA Politics 8th January 2024, 11:19 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Speaking of favourites and gibberish... 21...

Speaking of favourites and gibberish...
21 December 2019: "We’ll have an economy based on wind. I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. I’ve studied it better than anybody. I...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2023, 03:44 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Makes me wonder if he has a coterie of leeches...

Makes me wonder if he has a coterie of leeches people in his orbit who spend all their time trying to think of progressively more bizarre superlatives for the things he does.

Then again, the most...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th December 2023, 01:12 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By TofuFighter
She is all grey and doesn't think it necessary to...

She is all grey and doesn't think it necessary to explain her choices.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th December 2023, 12:48 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,697
Posted By TofuFighter
My cat's name is Dr Ian Malcolm and she's...

My cat's name is Dr Ian Malcolm and she's awesome. Don't be nameist.
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st December 2023, 04:19 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,947
Posted By TofuFighter
Her current form says no.

Her current form says no.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th November 2023, 11:39 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,661
Posted By TofuFighter
Can't argue with you there.

Can't argue with you there.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th November 2023, 02:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,661
Posted By TofuFighter
I'll try to get my hands on one or two of the...

I'll try to get my hands on one or two of the "traditional healer" flyers that are ubiquitous in city spaces here in South Africa and post here. There are some interesting remedies available for all...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd November 2023, 11:11 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,616
Posted By TofuFighter
Have you considered that the person who stopped...

Have you considered that the person who stopped her talking about Hamas in an area where Hamas operates might have been trying to protect her?
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd November 2023, 06:46 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,947
Posted By TofuFighter
From the linked Sun report: "Erin Patterson...

From the linked Sun report:
"Erin Patterson claims she also fell ill on July 31 after consuming leftovers. The Age reported she was admitted to the hospital in Leongatha before an ambulance...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd November 2023, 05:50 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,947
Posted By TofuFighter
I'm not sure about how reliable the NZ Herald Sun...

I'm not sure about how reliable the NZ Herald Sun is, but it reports...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th October 2023, 06:27 AM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,616
Posted By TofuFighter
It is an acronym. Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya...

It is an acronym. Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Forum: USA Politics 24th October 2023, 11:58 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
The way I understand it, Meadows was granted...

The way I understand it, Meadows was granted limited-use immunity which is not quite the ketchup-spiller you'd hope for. Still... with Ellis, Powell and Cheesebro all taking no-jail-time plea deals...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd September 2023, 05:27 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Jenna Ellis...

Jenna Ellis (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/15/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis), one of trump's Elite Super Strike Force of Lawyers has gone insta-rhino. No doubt we will soon hear how...
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2023, 03:49 AM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,443
Posted By TofuFighter
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/pictur...

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1275&pictureid=13657
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th August 2023, 07:54 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,256
Posted By TofuFighter
Thanks for the history lesson. Musk has never...

Thanks for the history lesson. Musk has never been a Boer and neither were his parents or grandparents for that matter. They may all have been rank asshats but they were not Boere.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th August 2023, 01:01 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,256
Posted By TofuFighter
What is a Boer, then?

What is a Boer, then?
Forum: USA Politics 28th July 2023, 04:46 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Africanistanis generally hold a dimmer view of...

Africanistanis generally hold a dimmer view of the Yankistani sphere, primarily because of the lingering whiff of imperialism. There is likely less concern on the dark continent with regard to any...
Forum: USA Politics 24th July 2023, 11:24 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Apparently, franky, all that a lot of people here...

Apparently, franky, all that a lot of people here need to know about is the imminent civil war.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th July 2023, 02:01 AM
Replies: 2,340
Views: 104,653
Posted By TofuFighter
It isn't a question of choosing a horse to back...

It isn't a question of choosing a horse to back as if there is any question of which will win. The decision to claim "non-alignment" is borne of pure self interest. It's a combination of trying to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th July 2023, 07:42 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 6,970
Posted By TofuFighter
Women absorb rabbits when they're under stress?? ...

Women absorb rabbits when they're under stress??

As an omniscient, omnipresent god I would answer any questions, except about the future.

Of course this would open the door to all sorts of...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th June 2023, 06:28 AM
Replies: 2,340
Views: 104,653
Posted By TofuFighter
Not only do they seem to be better resourced in...

Not only do they seem to be better resourced in terms of hardware, they also seem to be much better informed with regard to what's really happening in the Motherland. Prigozhin does not have Putin's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd June 2023, 04:22 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,784
Posted By TofuFighter
:D you and me both. I almost always say...

:D you and me both. I almost always say "temporarily stairs" out loud every time I am walking up/down an escalator. (yes, walking. I forgive but frown upon people who stand still, particularly if...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st June 2023, 05:52 AM
Replies: 2,340
Views: 104,653
Posted By TofuFighter
I've read a few reports in which Ukraine are...

I've read a few reports in which Ukraine are quoted saying that the RVC are Russians who are acting independently. Link...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st June 2023, 04:43 AM
Replies: 2,340
Views: 104,653
Posted By TofuFighter
Doesn't this just feed into the Russian narrative...

Doesn't this just feed into the Russian narrative about Ukraine being the baddie, considering that the RVC has several neo-nazi links? It doesn't matter whether Ukraine officially sorta kinda...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2023, 11:51 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Kaplan essentially said that trump was the reason...

Kaplan essentially said that trump was the reason for the surge in media coverage by way of his public announcements so he could not use that as a reason to delay the trial.

Tacopina is...
Forum: USA Politics 31st March 2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
Well, it looks like trump has been indicted. Will...

Well, it looks like trump has been indicted. Will there be trouble?

In our country a scant few years ago, we had an ex-President - a startlingly corrupt populist - arrested and imprisoned for...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2023, 01:06 AM
Replies: 533
Views: 32,688
Posted By TofuFighter
Some of the messages between Fox employees are...

Some of the messages between Fox employees are pretty hilarious. This article (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-b2299830.html)...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2023, 06:14 AM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,176
Posted By TofuFighter
"Well, because he thought it was good sport....

"Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th February 2023, 04:40 AM
Replies: 2,767
Views: 113,583
Posted By TofuFighter
Possibly some of the data comes from this...

Possibly some of the data comes from this Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2022)(you can sort by total casualties/injuries).
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2023, 06:52 AM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,463
Posted By TofuFighter
Rigged and Stollen sounds like a law firm that...

Rigged and Stollen sounds like a law firm that might represent him.
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2023, 12:22 AM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,463
Posted By TofuFighter
The old former guy hasn't moved back to Twitter...

The old former guy hasn't moved back to Twitter yet, but is still posting on Truth* Social
Complaining...
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