BeastOfBodmin

I assume you mean United States of America? How many generations back does your lineage go, before you have non-American ancestors? The convicted Vincent Chan is legally British. You may not agree, but the legal definitions are a starting point for discussion. What criteria do you use to determine someone's nationality?

I assume you mean United States of America? How many generations back does your lineage go, before you have non-American ancestors? The convicted Vincent Chan is legally British. You may not agree, but the legal definitions are a starting point for discussion. What criteria do you use to determine someone's nationality?

I chose that one deliberately as a "soft troll", given the low level of political discussion on AN (IMHO of course!). It's easy to find other sources.

I know what you mean. But I occasionally pull another "God Shot" at home. Worse is when you accept someone else's coffee. Some coffee shops can be bad also.

Swedish Chemist

The Price of Sanctions: Volkswagen Shuts Down Dresden Plant as German Industry Reels https://sputnikglobe.com/20251214/the-price-of-sanctions-volkswagen-shuts-down-dresden-plant-as-german-industry-reels---1123293766.html Volkswagen plans to halt production of vehicles at its Dresden plant on Tuesday, marking the first time in the company’s history that a Germany-based factory has been shuttered. With an installed capacity to build up to 37,500 cars a year, and the flagship of VW’s EV lineup, the Dresden plant’s closure comes against the backdrop of Germany’s broader deindustrialization, which started in 2022 when Berlin rejected the Russian energy supplies propping up its manufacturing base. ... Also this YouTube post: It's OVER - Volkswagen SHUTS DOWN in Germany After 88 Years

John Mearsheimer: Why Diplomacy Is Going Nowhere & Ukraine Is Doomed https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/john-mearsheimer-why-diplomacy-going-nowhere-ukraine-doomed All 'concessions' much too late & there's "nothing to negotiate"... With Zelensky having much-belatedly dropped aspirations for Ukraine's NATO membership, European officials are now openly admitting what pretty much everyone knew but was afraid to say. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has newly acknowledged in fresh remarks that Ukraine's membership in the military alliance [NATO] is now obviously "out of the question" - but that the European Union now needs to provide concrete security guarantees. ... Image via European Union ... YouTube Link: Prof. John Mearsheimer: Ukraine is Doomed

You're trolling, right? What does lack of evidence for a claim mean if not debunked? Does it mean "bunked" (if such a word exists)? I know absence of evidence <> evidence of absence, but that doesn't mean you can make things up and claim they are true because there is no evidence for them.

Basically buy an island than?

Angle grinder?

And some humourless ctun decided to downvote even that.

It has also begun to sell some gold, ostensibly to fund their economy. https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/gold-price-news/russia-gold-ukraine-frozen-112620251

Berkshire Hathaway - Cash on Hand chart (from 1996 to 2025) - cash and cash equivalents https://companiesmarketcap.com/berkshire-hathaway/cash-on-hand/ Some nice charts on that site.

You got me there. "The brain is quicker than the eye."

I don't see the relevance.

According to the headline, Dims & Pubes agree on something. But oh no! Not on AN! The bickering continues.

There are a few places in the proposal where Russia "concedes" one thing or another.

If it is implemented, it will also be a good deal for the soldiers and civilians that would otherwise be injured or killed.

See below: That's me, while nagging my siblings to at least take a look and consider getting off the no-coiner couch. I can't prove Bitcoin isn't going to zero with the certainty I could predict the trajectory of a thrown object and I shan't try. Whether one is pro-, anti-, neutral towards or unaware of Bitcoin does not make one more or less qualified to predict its future. I am convinced that the future of its main opponents, namely government-issued toilet paper, is continued debasement. This sentiment is implicitly shared by anyone who goes long a non-fiat asset (e.g. stocks, commodities & shiny metals) since by doing so they are shorting the currency that must be used to pay one's taxes. I am drawn to the non-monetary implications of a world containing private, self-sovereign, seigniorage-free money - which relies on neither the permission nor the tyranny of governments and central banks to transact in it. Perhaps that is where I see its value.

Any chance you could correct the title to "Signs you're headed for diabetes" ? Cheers mate.

Wild Turkey is a favourite. As I allow myself to drink bourbon with ice, I will accept almost any sour mash.

FIFY: L A D Y B O Y S (applies to all the other typos too).

Not to mention burgled or kidnapped.

I am too old to waste what remains of my time even scrolling past, let alone ignoring, the retarded scribblings of such people. I regularly hang out in the comments section of ZeroHedge articles, where the subject matter can get quite dark. I will assume NC is male. Based on what I remember of his drivel before I set him to ignore: assuming he is not trolling, he is at once hideous, ignorant, small-minded, narrow-minded, subjective, bigoted, of low affect & bereft of sympathy, including or even especially for children. NC can be depended on to immediately, unquestionably and uncritically believe whatever his MSM news feed injects into his rigid yet suggestible mind. He reminds me of those discussed in Dr. Bob Altemeyer's The Authoritarians - https://theauthoritarians.org/