kingbob

re: Canadian PM announces "our old relationship with the US is over...we have other options"

Posted by kingbob on 4/29/25 at 1:15 pm

I am hearing rumors of Canada joining the EU, but I am also hearing rumors of a CANZUK federation (Canada, UK, New Zealand, and Australia).

re: I've Never Seen Casablanca

Posted by kingbob on 4/29/25 at 1:13 pm

It’s 100% deserving of the hype it gets. Just a perfect movie.

Movie/TV Board

re: thoughts on gov Landry to this point

Posted by kingbob on 4/29/25 at 11:26 am

He’s basically all of the worst traits of republicans and dixiecrats coalesced into one man. He is the textbook fiscal liberal/social conservative. He is the worst of every world, a political gamesman to the core. He is everything I warned y’all he would be and worse. The man makes me ashamed to call myself a Republican.

re: Carney and Liberals win in Canada

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 10:52 pm

My theory is that Trump believes a liberal victory strengthens the Alberta secession movement. Trump is organizing behind the scenes for Canada's western provinces to secede from Canada and join the U.S.

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re: Go see Revenge of the Sith in theaters.

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 10:49 pm

I saw ROTS three times in its original run in theaters. I probably rewatch it more frequently than any other Star Wars movie because it's such a silly "so bad it's good" action movie. I'mma pass on paying money to see it again in the theater when there's actually some decent stuff out right now.

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re: Trump's new EO is a little concerning. STRENGTHENING AND UNLEASHING AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEM

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 10:28 pm

I'm sure this is just about donating excess humvees and armored personnel carriers to local law enforcement rather than some highly coordinated immigrant/politician roundup.

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re: Rand Paul says he helped gather votes with Dems to stop Trump tariffs

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 9:22 pm

Rand is correct. Tariffs are taxes, and Congress is the one with that power in the Constitution.

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re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 9:01 pm

Pakistan often acts as a Chinese proxy. India and China are geopolitical foes much like Saudi Arabia and Iran.

re: Lawyer gets standing ovation - justices included - at the Supreme Court

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 8:43 pm

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When a guy at your company retires, do the highest people in the industry give him a standing ovation?

I mean, if a hypothetical company has a sales/service guy who worked for 40 years, and retained some of the same clients for that entire tenure. Some of his biggest clients might toast his retirement.

re: Why do so many teenagers not care about getting their drivers license anymore?

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 6:01 pm

1. They’re broke. What’s the point of a car if they can’t afford gas, can’t afford insurance, and can’t find a job that would pay for those things?

2. They’re incompetent at dating. Why have a car when they have no reason to leave the house?

3. Rideshares are more convenient/cost-effective for infrequent use in cities.

4. Parents today are either completely non-existent because they work all the time, or are hyper protective helicopter parents that don’t let their kids do anything but study and chores.

re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 5:35 pm

Pakistan is a pretty capable military power. Their military IS the government.

re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 5:15 pm

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You're a very talented writer.

Thank you. If only someone would pay me for it so I wouldn't have to dish out my geopolitical/economic schizoposting on here for free.

re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 4:46 pm

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People should really credit, or mention, that they're posting AI-generated content

I'm honestly not. That's just how I post and explain things. You can ask anyone, it's kinda been my schtick on this board for a long time.

re: Farve-gate like scandal hits Florida Desantis caught stealing Medicaid money

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 2:55 pm

Please tell me Aaron Rodgers is involved

re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 2:00 pm

The Hindus and Muslims were parts of separate kingdoms before the British Raj. India was never a unified subcontinent prior to the Raj. There were typically Muslim kingdoms in the Northwest (Mughals), Sikhs in Punjab, Hindus around the Ganges, Buddhists in the Himalayas and around the Irrawadi in the East, and Dravidians and Tamils in the South.

Today, what was once dozens of nations with hundreds of languages, religions, and ethnic groups is now 7 countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan), many of which are extremely unstable due to their massive ethnic and religious divisions which cause frequent internal conflict. Pakistan is essentially a military junta that is constantly at war with separatists and terrorists, Myanmar is in a full blown civil war, Sri Lanka is nearly a failed state following decades of civil war stemming from ethnic conflicts, Bangladesh is an economic and demographic shitshow, and even the most successful country India has lots of issues with Islamist terrorism and Sikh separatist movements.

re: Derek Carr talks about his shoulder injury during megaChurch service

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 1:46 pm

This is starting to sound like a massive breakdown in communication on the team’s side, or a whole lot of bullshite being spewed by Carr to facilitate fleecing the team on his side. Probably both. This whole situation is f$&ked.

Saints Talk

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re: Derek Carr talks about his shoulder injury during megaChurch service

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 10:34 am

I somehow dislike him more now.

Saints Talk

re: Two nuclear powers are on the brink of war and no one seems to really care

Posted by kingbob on 4/28/25 at 10:10 am

Remember: Pakistan is in a VERY delicate situation right now. There is a serious uprising in the Western part of the country which the government is struggling to put down. The country’s economy is in near collapse as a combination of natural disasters and bad financial decisions have caused them to be unable to provide sufficient electricity to run their textile industry. Food is getting expensive and most people in Pakistan’s major cities are struggling to find work. The regime is hanging on by a thread, and that thread is being propped up by the Chinese Communist Party.