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Is that a good defense? I'm not sure. If he was so pissed he didn't know that what he was doing was wrong, did he actually do anything willfully wrong?

Well, again, this is infowars. On the other hand they're dead fucking right about his hypocrisy.

Clearly, Brexit is the fix.

Man, I get by with 4GB...

How on earth are they justifying £115 for 4GB?! Also, as an aside, what are you using 24GB of data on? That's extreme

Might they have a sort of reversal of the initial transition though? If they bring in a Pulis style manager (imagine ) and that person instills a solid spine, they might get a few years of being balanced properly again. Because I've seen that logic applied to other managers - Pardew at Palace was one iirc.

Makes a lot of sense actually. I recall them having a rep for being something of a team of bruisers.

Aye true enough. Arsenal were what... a top half side back then? Was there anything else special about them?

So that individual has presumably been changed on several occasions? Surely that should mean that there is accountability, and that these breaches of the law have been endorsed by successive elected governments?

It's all about narratives at the end of the day I guess.

Of all the ways for these 7 points to fall, I would have chosen the exact breakdown we've seen here. A win over Reading would have been an A+ but I'd give Rafa an A for this period nonetheless. Agree with NJS and Gloom also, whatever it takes to go up is fine by me.

I suspect they actually could improve on him if they made a string of correct decisions, but I don't know how likely that is. Plus, if Wenger goes the whole team would need an uplift, as it often feels like they're one of those sides that are more than the sum of their parts (Sanchez aside). Without Wenger, I'm not sure that team would hold together.

Absolutely what NJS has said. They've done such a good job of perpetuating this bullshit about equal opportunities regardless of background, that very few low educated people in the US seem to countenance any alternative thought on the matter. It's actually sort of admirable, after a sense. It's hard to deny that people being prepared to work hard is a good thing. The problem is that they have to work so much harder than the people at the top - who generally don't have to put in much effort at all.

I guess he's trying to suggest that they amend their objectives based on who is in power, as any civil service would. I suspect the reality is that the President pays little attention to what their objectives are, and only considers and acts on information that they selectively bring forward. Are they actually answerable to an elected figure in any way, in terms of reporting? Does an elected politician head up the CIA?

Aye, I'm not sure essembee has grasped quite how shit their first team is Which is actually kind of bizarre.

Thanks, that makes sense.

What I find particularly interesting is that these US government departments act as a genuine law unto themselves. They just continue their policies and goals irrespective of who is in charge. Democracy is just a sideshow to these people.

We need a keyboard term for the centreground as well... For Renton. EDIT: How about Alt-F4

Alex, ahead of the curve as always.

True, but I'm not sure Kim DotCom lives in quite the same world as the rest of us.

Really interesting article here that I think probably is describing my position in the whole current political landscape. And possibly HF. Unsure about Parky, I still think he might be an anarchist. http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/why-the-alt-left-is-a-problem We are the Alt Left, apparently. I basically agree, but would stress that this new characterisation has been established across multiple 'Ctrl Left' (for want of a better term) outlets. None credible of course, but it's an interesting assessment nonetheless - just opinion at the end of the day. One I probably agree with, at least in terms of the characterisation. Much of the media spotlight has been on the “alt-right.” But the “alt-left” provides a mirror image distortion: the same loathing of Clinton, rejection of “identity politics,” and itch for a reckoning. Disillusionment with Obama’s presidency, loathing of Hillary Clinton, disgust with “identity politics,” and a craving for a climactic reckoning that will clear the stage for a bold tomorrow have created a kinship between the “alt-right” and an alt-left.

Apologies, thought the highlighting was copied over. Thanks for picking the interesting stuff out. Fascinating that they're able to do this. The thing about Samsung TVs in particular. Incredible.

So this reads to me like a solid confirmation of the sorts of things we already knew? The CIA's whole hacking program effectively leaked to the world. I couldn't read all of it (it's massive) but what is meant by zero day? Is that like some kind of remote device shutdown. I caught the bit about turning them all into spying devices.

Have you looked into it yet? Anything interesting in there?