Talk About Tennis 2.0

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I'm pretty sure I heard a few mumbled "motherf****rs" when they finished...

Richard Nairn
@RichardNairn@mstdn.ca
Serious question. Do the the rest of Five Eyes start excluding America from real intelligence again? The USA is no longer a trusted partner. It is now a threat and a direct line to #Putin #uspoli #cdnpoli #intelligence

Nov 13, 2024, 10:00 PM
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Stu Duerson, machina exo deus
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@RichardNairn

Any bets that files are getting wiped, burned? Our own intel apparatus is in deep risk. Let the other 4 eyes take over what ops we want to protect, and go into a restricted mode, ourselves.

MoiraEve
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@RichardNairn If I were them, I would.
Biden cut off trump’s access to intel briefings, for a damn good reason.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:21 pm Sorry you have to click for the video.

I'm pretty sure I heard a few mumbled "motherf****rs" when they finished...

Best document shredding I've seen for a long, long time. Probably ever. Well done ana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke and all who joined in.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:27 pm Richard Nairn
@RichardNairn@mstdn.ca
Serious question. Do the the rest of Five Eyes start excluding America from real intelligence again? The USA is no longer a trusted partner. It is now a threat and a direct line to #Putin #uspoli #cdnpoli #intelligence

Nov 13, 2024, 10:00 PM
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Stu Duerson, machina exo deus
@skydog@sfba.social
EN

@RichardNairn

Any bets that files are getting wiped, burned? Our own intel apparatus is in deep risk. Let the other 4 eyes take over what ops we want to protect, and go into a restricted mode, ourselves.

MoiraEve
@MoiraEve@mastodon.world
EN

@RichardNairn If I were them, I would.
Biden cut off trump’s access to intel briefings, for a damn good reason.

I don't think that is how high class espionage works. You don't cut Tiny off any intelligence (I know, there is a joke there). You give him the regular stuff, and the rest, you feed him junk. And then see how the Russians react.
But both sides will know that.
Problem for both sides is that he is so inept it will be hard to know what is true and what it false. The dementia will be a true randomizer.

PublicNews.world Feed
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US recognises opposition leader Gonzalez as Venezuela's president-elect

The US officially recognised opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela's president-elect Tuesday, four months after disputed elections. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, rejecting Nicolas Maduro's claimed victory, drew sharp criticism from Caracas, which dismissed the move as "ridiculous."

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 1:30 am PublicNews.world Feed
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US recognises opposition leader Gonzalez as Venezuela's president-elect

The US officially recognised opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela's president-elect Tuesday, four months after disputed elections. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, rejecting Nicolas Maduro's claimed victory, drew sharp criticism from Caracas, which dismissed the move as "ridiculous."

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241

Why 4 months later? What's driving the timing? To avoid more upheaval? (Gonzalez left Venezuela)

The timing is because TIny will side with Maduro, pushed by Putin. So, at the very least, Tiny will need to reverse policy, not simply state one.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:01 am The timing is because TIny will side with Maduro, pushed by Putin. So, at the very least, Tiny will need to reverse policy, not simply state one.

But couldn't doing this in September/October have helped with the election?

Don't think so, but indeed could have been an interesting thing to do. The Venezuelan population in the USA that votes is tiny, and most of them side with Tiny because he is a strong man, and he will put Maduro in place.
We are that stupid.
But yes, a few weeks after the election was stolen would have been better than now.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:56 pm Don't think so, but indeed could have been an interesting thing to do. The Venezuelan population in the USA that votes is tiny, and most of them side with Tiny because he is a strong man, and he will put Maduro in place.
We are that stupid.
But yes, a few weeks after the election was stolen would have been better than now.

I wonder if this was the dry run...

If you don't know who she is it's worth your time to search her name.

I love that the people at Vogue Germany did this. There are some who are arguing against it because it's not about fashion. I think the people who read Vogue, many of them women, should be aware of her story. She is one of the bravest women on the planet (note I said one of because there are many, many others who will not make the cover of any edition of Vogue).

Re Ms Pelicot's case:

I know most of the perpetrators are quite old, so not as relevant in this case. But how is 20 years the max in France for this crime?