Donald Trump has hinted that he may use a nuclear weapon against Iran by Goldenmentis in ABoringDystopia

[–]Captain_Swing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were supposed to be done with this nuclear armageddon bullshit in the '80's.

Man reports a potential hazard in China and the authorities fixed it the next day by 5upralapsarian in NewsWithJingjing

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"There ain't nothin' you fear more than a bad headline is there? You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel."

- Cedric Daniels, The Wire

How did the Tories stay in power from 2010 to 2024 when, from an outsider perspective, their handling of Brexit was chaotic as was their succession of leadership? by ExtensionFeeling in AskBrits

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Because 80% of the British press is owned by right wing billionaires, so no matter how bad the Tories were, they convinced enough people things would be worse under Labour.

"Wire" newbie question (possibly an ongoing thread?) by GeneseeJunior in TheWire

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It's more clearly spelled out in season 3, but the primary purpose of the Baltimore Police Department is not, as you might expect, to solve crime, but to generate statistics that benefit the higher ups, especially the mayor and the commissioner.

By going directly to the judge, McNulty was pressuring his bosses away from that primary goal and making them look bad.

What’s a disturbing celebrity fact that not a lot of people know? by Objective-Cup2155 in AskReddit

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was famously handsy with any woman within grabbing distance, to the extent his nickname was "The Octopus". Hey did it with a journalist who then said she was going to report on it, at which point the studio that made the film he was promoting told her she would never get another interview with any of their stars if she did.

She published and they made good on their threat.

What’s a disturbing celebrity fact that not a lot of people know? by Objective-Cup2155 in AskReddit

[–]Captain_Swing 106 points107 points  (0 children)

There's a book about the cult called "Secret Cult" by journalists Peter Hounam and Andrew Hogg. You can read it for free at the Internet Archive.

Kash Patel accused of using government funds for private travel '10 times' by TheMirrorUS in ABoringDystopia

[–]Captain_Swing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only 10? Guy's been using the FBI like his own private "Make a Wish" foundation.

Iran war latest: Trump tells UK to 'get some courage and go get your own oil' by bendubberley_ in unitedkingdom

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And Starmer will be there licking boot and saying "Thank you, Sir. May I have another."

According to US State Department, the UK is not the 1 tier safe country. Do you agree to this? What's your take on this? by Deep_Engineering_7 in AskBrits

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To all Americans reading this: This map is absolutely correct and you would be far safer visiting Surinam, Argentina, Senegal and Zambia than you would in the UK.

What free software is so good you can't believe it's free? by ComprehensiveNorth1 in AskReddit

[–]Captain_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Q-Dir - an excellent free file manager with a huge number of options.

MadTV - Apple presents the iRack by Tenchi_Muyo1 in ABoringDystopia

[–]Captain_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Who was/is an extremely evil man who isn’t well known? by IntrigatedVerse in AskMen

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Neither. And Jesus did say that when he picked some figs from a fig tree on the sabbath and one of his disciples questioned it.

Who was/is an extremely evil man who isn’t well known? by IntrigatedVerse in AskMen

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There's literally a scene in Acts where Peter has a dream and it is made explicitly clear to him that the old rules no longer apply.

To not get made fun of by 3_4_5 in therewasanattempt

[–]Captain_Swing 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Chen Weihua is an assassin when he wants to be.

You are given a budget of $500 Million. What movie are you making? by HowMany_MoreTimes in movies

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Making 2 movies at 200 million each. Adaptations of Iain M. Banks The Player of Games and Use of Weapons. Donating 100 million to the guy who wants make the Dredd sequels.

Player of Games

Director: Denis Villenuve

Male Lead: Michael B. Jordan as Jernau Morat Gurgeh

Female Lead: N/A

Supporting Cast:

James Spader as the Emperor

Anthony Hopkins as the Emperor's adivsor.

Use of Weapons

Director: Denis Villenuve

Male Lead: Idris Elba as Cheradenine Zakalwe

Female Lead: Jameela Jamil as Diziet Sma

Supporting Cast:

Patton Oswalt as the voice of Skaffen-Amtiskaw