Trump

[Little stoned kiwi]

I'm referring to a lot of grunts that do the dying are there for money and social services, such as education and healthcare their government doesn't normally provide.

[F-ZeroOne]

Okay, thanks for the clarification. You probably have a point, but I know that at least during World War II there were several examples of people who weren’t exactly not well off (movie stars, for example) who signed up and saw actual combat.

[Little stoned kiwi]

Trump probably thinks they are suckers as well.

[KlaxonCow]

So, Trump's been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize...

Wait, what?

[gilesgoat]

So, Trump's been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize...

Wait, what?

And I've been nominated for a Chastity Prize ...

[Dio]

So, Trump's been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize...

Anyone can do it and Trump is of course jealous of Obama's. Last time the rumour is he paid someone to do it.

[gilesgoat]

So, Trump's been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize...

Anyone can do it and Trump is of course jealous of Obama's. Last time the rumour is he paid someone to do it.

Given how many other non-nobel prizes work "that you pay to try (or get) one" is absolutely "the norm" ... ( and it's not even unheard of you have to pay to retire them once they got assigned to you ).

[merman]

So, Trump's been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize...

Wait, what?

According to his own adverts it's a Noble Peace Prize

It's a nomination, not the Prize itself. And it's all down to this shoddy deal between Israel and the UAE.

[funkstar]

It's not quite that anyone can nominate anyone... but nearly. Also, nominees are kept secret for 50 years, so it's also possible to just flat-out lie about it, if you're really lazy. (Though, in this case, I heard that a far-right member of the Norwegian parliament had nominated him, but who the fuck cares.)

Just for laughs, I checked nominations right around 1939, because, you know, I wondered if it was peace in our time, and certainly Neville must have been (and was) nominated, but perhaps some of his continental friends might have been considered, too? Yup. That was apparently a 'joke' nomination, but still - and this fella is also here; that's not a joke, apparently.

And that's pretty much all I can be bothered to write about this. There's also the less-than-narrow field of 317 other candidates, the white racial frame of the Nobels in general, and the sheer absurdity of paying attention to this in the trash fire of 2020.

[F-ZeroOne]

It’s unclear how much he had to do with it at the moment, but Trump has announced that both the UAE and Bahrain are going to “normalise” relations with Israel, for those of you who are nostalgic for a time when peace breaking out in the Middle East would have been a big news story.

[Harlequin]

It’s unclear how much he had to do with it at the moment, but Trump has announced that both the UAE and Bahrain are going to “normalise” relations with Israel, for those of you who are nostalgic for a time when peace breaking out in the Middle East would have been a big news story.

It still, apparently, is not much help to Palestinians.

[F-ZeroOne]

Yeah, I know the Palestinians aren’t happy (an understatement) but I was being a little flippant, more about how what would in any other year probably be the leading news item has sneaked by largely unnoticed than trying to make light of the actual geo-politics of the area.

[merman]

Yeah, I know the Palestinians aren’t happy (an understatement) but I was being a little flippant, more about how what would in any other year probably be the leading news item has sneaked by largely unnoticed than trying to make light of the actual geo-politics of the area.

Trump tweeted about it, it was covered on CNN and the BBC.
And frankly it changes very little. It still means Yemen and Syria are being bombed and blockaded. It still means Israel treating Palestinians as garbage, stopping them from buying building materials to repair homes or technical parts to repair water pumping stations and electricity generators.

And it still means Israel will push on with expanding its borders with Trump cheering them on.
Billions of pounds from the US pouring into the Israeli military budget, but there's "no money" for classrooms or public health projects.

[gilesgoat]

*SNIP*

And it still means Israel will push on with expanding its borders with Trump cheering them on.
Billions of pounds from the US pouring into the Israeli military budget, but there's "no money" for classrooms or public health projects.

"Is this that famous feeling that you call 'Taking back control' ?" - Kryten
"Spare me this national CRAP, it's too early in the morning !" - Lister

/me takes coat ...

[KlaxonCow]

Trump campaign ad to "support our troops".



Slight problem, lads. The planes are MIGs and one of the soldiers is sporting an AK-47.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ghter-jets

“That’s definitely a MiG-29,” said Pierre Sprey, who helped design both the F-16 and A-10 planes for the U.S. Air Force. “I’m glad to see it’s supporting our troops.”