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On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:01:23 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:38:36 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Bruce wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:14:12 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

We had no draft here

No real surprise, you rely on the USA to defend you,
like many others do.

Imagine relying on a country that has a senile leader.

You're way more into the Orange man than I am, we change
that position every four years so stand by for the next
one that you'll dislike, because he'll be an American too.

Btw, our last Prez was senile too.

Biden was at the end of his tether

Yes, we know Obammy held the leash tightly.

but he didn't go crazy like Trump.

So "crazy" he surgically ended Iran's nuke program.

(Did you see the racist Obama thing?)

To be accurate Bidumb was the one sucking on a banana.

I didn't dislike Biden or Obama

Of course not, you consort with traitors easily.

and didn't hate Bush Sr.

The same dirty old man who was playing grabass with young wimmen when
he was in a wheelchair..

I always thought that Bush Jr. was as low as
Americans could go. Boy was I wrong :)

I know right, then we doubled down with Obammy and Bidumb.


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On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:28:37 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:14:12 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

We had no draft here

No real surprise, you rely on the USA to defend you,
like many others do.

Imagine relying on a country that has a senile leader.

We survived Bidumb...barely...

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On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:17:40 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 16:16:57 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Bruce wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:38:36 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

You're way more into the Orange man than I am, we change
that position every four years so stand by for the next
one that you'll dislike, because he'll be an American too.

Btw, our last Prez was senile too.

Biden was at the end of his tether but he didn't go crazy like
Trump.

Most of what Biden did was decided besides himself.

If only that happened with Trump too.

...then we'd have 15 more million illegal migrants fucking our nation
up.
Hard pass.

Please remember it comes down to two choices to
be the Prez, and most times I can think of better
choices than those two that get the nominations.

If I had been American, I'd have voted for Kamala Harris, even though
I'm getting tired of the woke stuff. But compared to Trump it would
have been a no brainer.

Yes, she is the ultimate NO-BRAINER!
CA cackling cuntswab, and little more.

Isn't it like that in Australia too? I don't
ever keep track of your politics down there
where the toilets flush backwards. ;)

I vote for the Greens or the Animal Justice Party here.

Iow, you toss your vote away.

Sometimes the
Greens have a deciding vote in an otherwise hung parliament and they
win certain electorates, but it's mainly between Liberals (right-wing)
and Labor (middle of the road).

Labor is hard left, you dutch idjit! https://platypus1917.org/2022/07/03/the-australian-labor-party-and-the-left/
On November 14, 2021, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel discussion, rCLThe ALP and the LeftrCY, at the New International Bookshop
in Melbourne, Australia, to address the following question: rCLHow does
the long history between socialists and the Australian Labor Party
(ALP) inform the meaning of socialist politics in the present?rCY
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'Melania' Is One Of The Five Worst-Reviewed Movies In IMDB History

ByPaul Tassi,

It was a wild weekend at the box office, with Sam Raimi's return to horror, Send Help, just edging out a YouTuber's horror debut, Iron Lung, then in
third place, a controversial, self-title Melania Trump documentary. Melania was projected to earn only $3-5 million, but with a $7 million haul, it's
one of the most successful documentaries in years. Amazon, however, paid
$40 million to acquire it and $35 million to market it to "success" is a
bit of a sliding scale. in context.

In terms of how it's been received, it's at two hyper-extreme ends of the spectrum. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, critics have given it a 10% score, while the audience? A 99% score. Melania has a conversely stunning 7/100 critic score on Metacritic, with a 1.3/10 user score. Then, on the biggest movie site, IMDB, user scores give it a 1.3 out of 10, which puts it in the
bottom five reviewed movies of all time on IMDB, out of hundreds of
thousands (730,00 movies by last count). Here is the bottom ten:

Daniel The Wizard u 1.2
Smolensk u 1.2
Melania u 1.3
Foodfight! u 1.3
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas u 1.3
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 u 1.5
Turks in Space u 1.5
The Cost of Deception u 1.5
Birdemic u Shock and Terror
Manos: The Hands of Fate

You have no doubt not heard of probably 80% of those, and Melania is easily the highest profile film on the list. For now, anyway. It was a 1.1/10, the all-time worst, about 24 hours ago, but it's inched up slightly.
Screenshot 2026-02-02 091724
Melania
IMDB

What's going on here? Well, two things:

IMDB and Metacritic do not require some sort of proof a user has seen the movie in question when they score it. Not to say that Melania is not a bad movie (critics seem pretty emphatic that it is), but these votes can also
be used as a protest metric against her and the administration.

Rotten Tomatoes, meanwhile, has a system where you can link a ticket
purchase to make your review "verified, " which is where that 99% score
comes from. 1) If you are someone who is interested enough in Melania Trump
to legitimately go out and see the Melania movie, you are probably going to like it and score it high. 2) Reading through these often oddly articulate reviews, it is easy to doubt the legitimacy of at least some of them, and theoretically buying a handful of tickets to be able to post reviews to
boost the score is not something that would be terribly hard to do.

We'll see what Melania does in its second weekend, but it is likely to be a movie that's frontloaded by fans of the First Lady and unlikely to boost
its earnings through word of mouth in future weeks. Though it has indeed exceeded earnings expectations, critic and user scores aside. Stacked up against what Amazon paid for it is a different story, however.
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Tal Yessen wrote on 2/7/2026 4:25 PM:

On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:28:37 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:14:12 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

We had no draft here

No real surprise, you rely on the USA to defend you,
like many others do.

Imagine relying on a country that has a senile leader.

We survived Bidumb...barely...

We survived the reagan years. He was completely fried.


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On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 18:23:21 -0600
Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:

Tal Yessen wrote on 2/7/2026 4:25 PM:

On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:28:37 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:14:12 -0500, Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not>
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

We had no draft here

No real surprise, you rely on the USA to defend you,
like many others do.

Imagine relying on a country that has a senile leader.

We survived Bidumb...barely...

We survived the reagan years. He was completely fried.

Thankfully his economic team was more than able and we entered an age of immense prosperity of the private sector, which made the Demotarded
wealth redistribution mechanism furious.

Still does, lol.

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On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:21:09 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 8 Feb 2026 06:29:45 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2026-02-07, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

Turns out, I was doing other important things so they classed me
3A and was never called up.

I went from Student to 1-Y to 4-F. I have no idea why. I "think" the
1-Y to 4-F occurred during a reclassification due to the
unpopularity of the war.
Some I knew went to war. Some joined the National Guard. Nobody from
my town fled to Canada.

Clinton, Bush Jr and Trump all were not sent to Vietnam. Is that a coincidence or a class system at work?

How are your own "stinking Abos" doing these days?
You raving dutch baby hypocrite.
AI Overview
Aboriginal protests at the Australian Parliament, spanning from the 1972 establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy to recent interruptions, highlight long-standing demands for land rights, sovereignty, and treaty. Key actions include the ongoing Tent Embassy opposite Old Parliament House, and recent disruptions like Senator Lidia ThorperCOs 2024 "not my king" protest.
Key Historical and Recent Protests:
Aboriginal Tent Embassy (1972rCoPresent): Established on Australia Day 1972 by four men, this tent embassy opposite Parliament House in Canberra is one of the longest-running protest sites, advocating for land rights and sovereignty.
Senator Lidia Thorpe Protest (October 2024): Independent Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe heckled King Charles III during his visit to Parliament House, shouting "You are not my king" and "Give us our land back," demanding a treaty.
Invasion Day Rallies (2026): Recent protests in early 2026, such as an incident in Perth involving a thwarted attack, highlight ongoing, intense, and sometimes dangerous actions around January 26, emphasizing struggles for Indigenous rights.
These actions generally target issues of land rights, the lack of a
treaty, deaths in custody, and self-determination for First Nations
people.
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:11:04 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I can just see these incel couch potatoes watching American military
activity on TV and going "Yeah, we're teaching them a lesson!"

So we have:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xj_eCr1HCgg?feature=share

https://youtu.be/JoAvXVSVYj0

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On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:13:25 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

the Senate had given themselves multiple pay

raises that totalled $28,000, which is considerably more than the
annual wages for someone working for the federal minimum.

That's right-wing for ya.

No asshat sheila, that's Demotards elites for ya!
AI Overview In late 2024, a bipartisan effort in
Congress, supported by Democratic leadership, sought to include a 3.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in a stopgap spending bill to increase
member salaries from \(\$174,000\) to \(\$180,600\), citing high
inflation and cost of living for members. The measure faced intense
backlash and ultimately failed to pass.-a https://www.npr.org/2024/12/27/nx-s1-5233140/congressional-lawmakers-no-pay-bump
"I was surprised to hear my pay was going up to $240,000 rCo that was
news to me," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., mused at the time.
Congressional pay for rank-and-file members is $174,000 and hasn't been adjusted since 2009.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said he thinks it's reasonable for lawmakers to get equal treatment with the rest of the federal workforce, which does receive cost of living increases.
"We cannot operate as if there's no inflation in the world," Torres
told NPR. "It turns out that members of Congress are subject to the
impact of inflation as well rCo who would have thought?"
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:30:22 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:27:59 -0700, Mars Sellus <zed@is.dead> wrote:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:57:22 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 15:24:28 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

On 2026-02-09 2:58 p.m., Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:54:53 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2026-02-07 15:52, Tal Yessen wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 18:32:57 -0500
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I always figured that Nixon would end up being being credited
as one of the better US presidents.

Of course, socialist policies like wage and price controls, no
private gold ownership, etc. make Canuckleheads cream their
panties!

If you think Canada's a socialist country, you're a complete
retard.

When it comes to politics, most USians are!

American right-wingers seem to think that everyone they disagree
with is a communist or a socialist.

You forgot naked fascists like Assad and Khameni.

Please don't mind me ignoring your posts when I have no idea what
you're talking about.

Please don't think twice before again exposing your rampant political
naivete.

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:34:15 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:29:28 -0700, Mars Sellus <zed@is.dead> wrote:

On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:06:57 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:04:29 -0700, Mars Sellus <zed@is.dead> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 15:24:28 -0700
Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

On 2026-02-09 2:58 p.m., Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:54:53 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
wrote:

On 2026-02-07 15:52, Tal Yessen wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 18:32:57 -0500
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I always figured that Nixon would end up being being
credited as one of the better US presidents.

Of course, socialist policies like wage and price controls,
no private gold ownership, etc. make Canuckleheads cream
their panties!

If you think Canada's a socialist country, you're a complete
retard.

When it comes to politics, most USians are!

When it comes to needless national jealousy and attendant snark,
Canuckleheads rush to the fore to whine about big brudda.

Are you the new incarnation of cult member Adolf?

Why does Godwins law resonate so deeply with you, some family
miscreance when Holland was invaded by 'dolf?

Just trying to keep up with the name changes.

Clogging your we brain up is it Hans?

Although it should have been clear after one or two posts.

Your patterned non sequitur insults are always predictable.


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On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:38:35 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 2/9/2026 6:06 PM, Mars Sellus wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:44:00 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

On 2026-02-09, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:54:53 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2026-02-07 15:52, Tal Yessen wrote:

On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 18:32:57 -0500
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I always figured that Nixon would end up being being credited
as one of the better US presidents.

Of course, socialist policies like wage and price controls, no
private gold ownership, etc. make Canuckleheads cream their
panties!

If you think Canada's a socialist country, you're a complete
retard.

I've never met a right-winger who actually knew what socialism is.

Your actual grips is you've never met one who will accept your
self-made terms or your warped vision for our fine nation.

If I had $1 for every time I've copied and pasted the definition
into an internet discussion, I probably could take myself out for
dinner in a nice restaurant.

McDs perhaps.

You flatter yourself, which is fine, as no one else here will.

I would. Cindy is one of the most intelligent and insightful people
here.

A crying shame that it has all been corrupted by the Ann Arbor leftard
elites, or whomever got her off down the blue hair lane...

I imagine that intimidates some of the people here.

It might were she able to win a few debate points, as it is, she's at
nil.

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:59:03 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

These right-wingers have a very limited
view of reality.

You left wingers keep vandalizing history through scams like wikepedia,
then cry butt-hurt when we contradict your re-writes.

FOAD



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On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:38:51 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Despite the name National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP),
Nazism was not a socialist ideology.

The sales pitch soft-pedaled the innate fascism?

Oh boy, like that's not the mold every damned time!

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On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:13:42 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 11 Feb 2026 07:08:02 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2026-02-11, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Pesky facts often interrupt the right-wing fact-free dream state.

<AI>

Nothing about political AI means a damned thing. Ask AI if the
definition of socialism has changed since WWII, and get back to me.
Also, add capitalism and fascism.

Why do you give me homework when you're going to ignore the result
anyway?

Why do you deny reality and substitute your own self-serving dogma?

AI Overview
Yes, the definition of socialism has broadened and shifted significantly over the past century, moving from a strict, 19th-century focus on state ownership of the means of production to include modern interpretations centered on income equality, the welfare state, and government-provided services. While historically associated with Marxism, communism, and total state control, many today, particularly in the U.S., interpret socialism as synonymous with social democracy, similar to Scandinavian models.
Gallup.com
Gallup.com
+3
Evolution of the Definition:
Historical Definition (19th-Mid 20th Century): Socialism was primarily defined as the public, collective, or state ownership of the means of production (factories, land) and the replacement of market exchange with central planning.
Modern Shift (Late 20th Century-Present): The definition has evolved to often mean the reform of capitalism rather than its replacement. It is frequently used to describe a "mixed economy" where a market exists, but the government heavily regulates it and provides widespread social services.
Alternative Interpretations: Many Americans now define socialism not as government ownership of business,

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:04:16 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:06:10 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2026-02-10 11:41 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2026-02-09, Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

I've never met a right-winger who actually knew what socialism is.
If I had $1 for every time I've copied and pasted the definition
into an internet discussion, I probably could take myself out for
dinner in a nice restaurant.

The definition of fascist has shifted since I was a boy. Hitler
was a fascist. Nazi means National Socialist. Do you see a
connection? Marx and Lenin are hardly ever mentioned in today's
news. Why? Socialism always collapses when the tenet that
"everyone is equal" collapses between the doers and the deadbeats.

Because they have Socialist in their party name they are communists?

Hitler: "Our socialism has nothing to do with Marxism."

IA Overview
In a 1923 interview with George Sylvester Viereck, Adolf Hitler stated: "Our socialism has nothing to do with Marxian socialism. Marxism is anti-property; true socialism is not". He further explained that his socialism was based on race and national solidarity, rather than the internationalist, class-based ideology of Marxist socialism.
Famous Trials

Key details from the interview and Hitler's ideology:
Rejection of Marxism: Hitler claimed that "The Marxians have stolen the term [socialism] and confused its meaning".
Redefining Socialism: He defined his version as "the science of dealing with the common weal" (public good) and an "ancient Aryan, Germanic institution".

|| Alternative Name: He claimed the Nazis "might have called ourselves
the Liberal Party," but chose National Socialists to reclaim the
concept from the left. ||


I'm starting to see why you are so enamored with him...

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:13 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

True, they don't have a real left-wing, yet they're at each other's
throat.

~ Antifa
~ Black Bloc
~ CPUSA
etc...fucking learn something you mouthy Oztarded bitch! https://www.counterextremism.com/content/far-left-extremist-groups-united-states
Special-interest extremism began to emerge on the far-left in the 1990s, resulting in the promulgation of groups such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation Front (ELF). The FBI estimated that between 1996 and 2002, these two groups were responsible for 600 criminal acts in the United States that caused more than $42 million in damages.*
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, ALF and ELF targeted animal research facilities and corporations for acts of vandalism and destruction of property. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. government reevaluated how it approached terrorism abroad and at home. While the government focused on al-Qaeda as the primary foreign threat, federal authoritiesrCopartly in response to government lobbying by corporations victimized by ecoterroristsrCoconsidered ALF and ELF to be the primary domestic terrorism threat in what media dubbed the Green Scare.* By 2010, however, federal authorities had shifted their domestic focus to the threat of the far right, which continued to overshadow the radical far left in violent attacks while ALF and ELF focused on property damage.* A July 2020 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reviewed almost 900 politically motivated attacks since 1994. Researchers found that far-left attacks had resulted in only one fatality in that 25-year span, compared with 329 fatalities in attacks by the far right.* In recent years, however, the radical far left has seen a resurgence in response to the rise of the far right, particularly since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when far-right protesters clashed with far-left counter-protesters. A revitalized American far left has emerged to lead protest movements against the far right and perceived injustices. Armed groups such as the John Brown Gun Club formed to directly confront the violent far right and a broad interpretation of fascism, which often include symbols of capitalism and corporations. These manifestations have been on display during 2020 protests against police brutality, during which the far left have become increasingly visible and destructive, leading then-President Donald Trump in May 2020 to call for designating the broad anti-fascist ideology Antifa a terrorist organization.*
The image of armed leftist groups such as the John Brown Gun Club can
also invoke concern. In November 2020, counterinsurgency and military
strategy expert David Kilcullen told Salon that while groups such as
Redneck Revolt and the John Brown Gun Club claim to be largely
defensive and seek to protect people on the streets from violence, the
fear they evoke can also be a trigger for violence.* This can spark
conflict with police or violent far-right groups seeking an excuse to
strike a blow to the far left.*
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