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Where’s the link?
“Once the email arrives and Iran completes its assessment, vessels are given a few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due to sanctions,” Hosseini told the newspaper.
Oh shit, it’s one thing to be on the wrong side of the US Army. But the Iranians are about to be on the wrong side of Monero shills, who will loudly proclaim “Bitcoin isn’t untraceable, they should use Monero instead” from the comfort of their parents’ basement….
TechnologyCan they both lose, please?
Think of the defense contractors, though, who get contracts to replenish all those missiles. They will be happy …
If the slug don’t fit you must acquit….
“The Art Of The Deal”, “Mein Kampf”, and what else?
Actually, this one has some facts behind it. To the extent that Trump has any faith, it was shaped by Norman Vincent Peale, as the Trump family attended his church in Manhattan. Peale’s theology isn’t quite as “fuck poor people” as Prosperity Theology, but is just as narcissistic.
Casual ConversationI am all for that, but at some point you need to pay the rent and eat, and you can’t buy food with satisfaction.
pics@lemmy.world
The toilet is malfunctioning, but only for liquid waste, somehow
What you are ignoring us that the new Congress will be in place by then, and as long as the election isn’t ratfucked the Democrats will probably gain a slim House majority. This means not only that the Democratic Speaker will be third in line for the Presidency, but also that the Democratic House (and the Senate)will have to approve whoever Vance picks as his VP. They could just sit on it and not do anything, in which case the VP slot remains vacant, and that House Speaker is now second in line (plus, ties in the Senate can’t be broken, which can be handy if Republicans still hold that.)
So, they may pull the trigger* early if they don’t think the Congressional election is in the bag
*= Hey, FBI, that’s only a metaphor….
I keep reminding people that the 25th Amendment is not the solution here, because it requires a higher bar to enact than simply impeaching the guy. You need to have the VP and half the cabinet on board to trigger it, but then the President gets his office back by simply telling Congress “Nah, I’m good”. But then if the VP and cabinet still insist, it would take a 2/3 vote of both houses to trigger.
Impeachment requires no Cabinet officers, and only a majority of the House (but still 2/3 of the Senate to convict).
It would be fitting, though, if for all the dumb, impeachable shit he’s done, the thing that finally did it was swearing in a tweet on Easter….
No Stupid Questions
Actually, I recall reading elsewhere that they would pee in pouches if the toilet failed, and being the pouches back with them, just like the Apollo astronauts did.
If this is the worst problem they have, I think we’ll all still call the mission a resounding success
MusicGenerally a good piece, but I have one nit to pick:
Here’s the truth nobody wants to admit: the music industry isn’t run by musicians anymore. It’s run by promoters, ticket scalpers, streaming executives, and a shadowy network of middlemen who’ve figured out how to extract every last penny from your nostalgia and FOMO.
When was the industry ever run by musicians?
50 years ago, didn’t Roger tell you the name of the game, boy? He called it “Riding the Gravy Train”….
The Iranians never said they had a pilot, though, they said they “foiled an attempt”. I bet the Americans made more than one attempt, and one was sucessful.
What a wholesome Easter message
The best way to “cripple” Trump is to sabotage his golf carts so he has to walk the course
What do you mean, he has no qualifications? Haven’t you seen those bad-ass Nationalist Christian tattoos?
He is a bona-fide, 100% qualified NatC….
Where’s the link?
Oh shit, it’s one thing to be on the wrong side of the US Army. But the Iranians are about to be on the wrong side of Monero shills, who will loudly proclaim “Bitcoin isn’t untraceable, they should use Monero instead” from the comfort of their parents’ basement….
Can they both lose, please?
Think of the defense contractors, though, who get contracts to replenish all those missiles. They will be happy …
If the slug don’t fit you must acquit….
“The Art Of The Deal”, “Mein Kampf”, and what else?
Actually, this one has some facts behind it. To the extent that Trump has any faith, it was shaped by Norman Vincent Peale, as the Trump family attended his church in Manhattan. Peale’s theology isn’t quite as “fuck poor people” as Prosperity Theology, but is just as narcissistic.
I am all for that, but at some point you need to pay the rent and eat, and you can’t buy food with satisfaction.
Iran live updates: Trump says Iran 'can be taken out in one night' (abcnews.com)
This is a live thread, I bet the title changes later. But this is what it reads now:
The toilet is malfunctioning, but only for liquid waste, somehow
What you are ignoring us that the new Congress will be in place by then, and as long as the election isn’t ratfucked the Democrats will probably gain a slim House majority. This means not only that the Democratic Speaker will be third in line for the Presidency, but also that the Democratic House (and the Senate)will have to approve whoever Vance picks as his VP. They could just sit on it and not do anything, in which case the VP slot remains vacant, and that House Speaker is now second in line (plus, ties in the Senate can’t be broken, which can be handy if Republicans still hold that.)
So, they may pull the trigger* early if they don’t think the Congressional election is in the bag
*= Hey, FBI, that’s only a metaphor….
I keep reminding people that the 25th Amendment is not the solution here, because it requires a higher bar to enact than simply impeaching the guy. You need to have the VP and half the cabinet on board to trigger it, but then the President gets his office back by simply telling Congress “Nah, I’m good”. But then if the VP and cabinet still insist, it would take a 2/3 vote of both houses to trigger.
Impeachment requires no Cabinet officers, and only a majority of the House (but still 2/3 of the Senate to convict).
It would be fitting, though, if for all the dumb, impeachable shit he’s done, the thing that finally did it was swearing in a tweet on Easter….
Not pictured: all the bags of pee
Actually, I recall reading elsewhere that they would pee in pouches if the toilet failed, and being the pouches back with them, just like the Apollo astronauts did.
If this is the worst problem they have, I think we’ll all still call the mission a resounding success
Generally a good piece, but I have one nit to pick:
When was the industry ever run by musicians?
50 years ago, didn’t Roger tell you the name of the game, boy? He called it “Riding the Gravy Train”….
The Iranians never said they had a pilot, though, they said they “foiled an attempt”. I bet the Americans made more than one attempt, and one was sucessful.
What a wholesome Easter message
The best way to “cripple” Trump is to sabotage his golf carts so he has to walk the course