But it did guarantee around-the-clock saber-rattling on Fox News, which is 45’s sole source of information.Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pmTo be clear, Israel's "coup" disclosed that Iran had a weapons program *prior* to the start of the agreement. None of their intelligence, or anyone else's, has suggested that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the inception of the agreement.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:09 amPresident Trump also specifically cited Israel's recently intelligence coup that indicated Iran was lying all along and repeatedly violating the deal. He withdraws despite a number of European diplomats trying to convince him to stay, including (interestingly enough) Boris Johnson.
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Um ... just the facts here, please, before this quickly spins out of control. Any editorializing can be done on Reretaken Down.
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Wrong. What's truly astonishing about your claim is that EVEN people strongly in favor of the Iran deal openly admit that yes, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. I can quote a number of secondary sources, but here is the primary one, which you evidently didn't watch;Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pmTo be clear, Israel's "coup" disclosed that Iran had a weapons program *prior* to the start of the agreement. None of their intelligence, or anyone else's, has suggested that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the inception of the agreement.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:09 amPresident Trump also specifically cited Israel's recently intelligence coup that indicated Iran was lying all along and repeatedly violating the deal. He withdraws despite a number of European diplomats trying to convince him to stay, including (interestingly enough) Boris Johnson.
Meanwhile, I would love to know from what source you get that statement, or if it's editorializing?
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Take it to Retaken Down otherwise I'll have to call in the big guns. This is definitely not the thread for that.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 7:24 pmSpoiler
Wrong. What's truly astonishing about your claim is that EVEN people strongly in favor of the Iran deal openly admit that yes, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. I can quote a number of secondary sources, but here is the primary one, which you evidently didn't watch;Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pmTo be clear, Israel's "coup" disclosed that Iran had a weapons program *prior* to the start of the agreement. None of their intelligence, or anyone else's, has suggested that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the inception of the agreement.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:09 amPresident Trump also specifically cited Israel's recently intelligence coup that indicated Iran was lying all along and repeatedly violating the deal. He withdraws despite a number of European diplomats trying to convince him to stay, including (interestingly enough) Boris Johnson.
Meanwhile, I would love to know from what source you get that statement, or if it's editorializing?
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Why? Woof disputed a current event of public record. I provided sources/evidence for the claim. He did not.Volante wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 7:49 pmTake it to Retaken Down otherwise I'll have to call in the big guns. This is definitely not the thread for that.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 7:24 pmSpoiler
Wrong. What's truly astonishing about your claim is that EVEN people strongly in favor of the Iran deal openly admit that yes, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. I can quote a number of secondary sources, but here is the primary one, which you evidently didn't watch;Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pmTo be clear, Israel's "coup" disclosed that Iran had a weapons program *prior* to the start of the agreement. None of their intelligence, or anyone else's, has suggested that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the inception of the agreement.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:09 amPresident Trump also specifically cited Israel's recently intelligence coup that indicated Iran was lying all along and repeatedly violating the deal. He withdraws despite a number of European diplomats trying to convince him to stay, including (interestingly enough) Boris Johnson.
Meanwhile, I would love to know from what source you get that statement, or if it's editorializing?
It's quite telling, though, that you take issue with my factual post, but have no problem with this or this, both of which are blatantly off-topic editorializing. Hmm...I wonder why?
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I will repeat since my earlier post was seemingly overlooked, I have no trouble with this discussion being in Reretaken Down, but please end it in this thread NOW.
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Don't be a jackass. A moderator has asked that this whole discussion be taken to another thread.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 8:22 pmWhy? Woof disputed a current event of public record. I provided sources/evidence for the claim. He did not.Volante wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 7:49 pmTake it to Retaken Down otherwise I'll have to call in the big guns. This is definitely not the thread for that.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 7:24 pmSpoiler
Wrong. What's truly astonishing about your claim is that EVEN people strongly in favor of the Iran deal openly admit that yes, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. I can quote a number of secondary sources, but here is the primary one, which you evidently didn't watch;Woof wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:38 pmTo be clear, Israel's "coup" disclosed that Iran had a weapons program *prior* to the start of the agreement. None of their intelligence, or anyone else's, has suggested that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons since the inception of the agreement.IronNeck wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 1:09 am
President Trump also specifically cited Israel's recently intelligence coup that indicated Iran was lying all along and repeatedly violating the deal. He withdraws despite a number of European diplomats trying to convince him to stay, including (interestingly enough) Boris Johnson.
Meanwhile, I would love to know from what source you get that statement, or if it's editorializing?
It's quite telling, though, that you take issue with my factual post, but have no problem with this or this, both of which are blatantly off-topic editorializing. Hmm...I wonder why?
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Rick Moranis supplied his voice for Dark Helmet on a recent The Goldbergs (he was not in the suit)
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Heck with it...it almost feels like it keeps happening because of my volcano tags earlier and doesn't want to be left out
Kilauea has been bubbling regularly on the big island of Hawaii. It might even classically erupt like a stratovolcano rather than the shield volcano it is (though not as disasterously).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawa ... SKBN1IB2CA
Kilauea has been bubbling regularly on the big island of Hawaii. It might even classically erupt like a stratovolcano rather than the shield volcano it is (though not as disasterously).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawa ... SKBN1IB2CA
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At my last trivia outing they asked what island Kilauea was on during the current events round. Our team was evenly split between Maui and Hawaii. We chose the former even though the team scribe (me) wasn’t sure about it. Wish I saw this post then.Volante wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 10:27 pm Heck with it...it almost feels like it keeps happening because of my volcano tags earlier and doesn't want to be left out
Kilauea has been bubbling regularly on the big island of Hawaii. It might even classically erupt like a stratovolcano rather than the shield volcano it is (though not as disasterously).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawa ... SKBN1IB2CA
(In fact, as best I can tell, it was posted two hours after that question was asked at trivia!)
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The Hawaiian islands are generally larger the farther south and east you go because the "hot spot" that has been creating them is moving that way. The island gets built up, the hot spot moves away, and the island begins to erode. Also, how long the hot spot is under where the island is created affects its size. Kilauea is where the hot spot is now, and is creating more of the island of Hawaii.
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The hot spot under the earth’s crust doesn’t move: the tectonic plate moves over it.alietr wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 6:42 am The Hawaiian islands are generally larger the farther south and east you go because the "hot spot" that has been creating them is moving that way. The island gets built up, the hot spot moves away, and the island begins to erode. Also, how long the hot spot is under where the island is created affects its size. Kilauea is where the hot spot is now, and is creating more of the island of Hawaii.
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My wife and I drove through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park when we stayed on the Big Island. Kilauea was rumbling at the time, but the park was open. At one of the observation areas, we were greeted by nenes. The nene, a species of goose, is the state bird of Hawaii. I don't know if it has come up on Jeopardy, but it often comes up on the New York Times crossword puzzle.Volante wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 10:27 pm Heck with it...it almost feels like it keeps happening because of my volcano tags earlier and doesn't want to be left out
Kilauea has been bubbling regularly on the big island of Hawaii. It might even classically erupt like a stratovolcano rather than the shield volcano it is (though not as disasterously).
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawa ... SKBN1IB2CA
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In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 unconditional. The law, which placed a federal ban on sports betting in states where it was not already established (namely, Nevada), was challenged by the state of New Jersey. It, along with all other states, are now free to regulate gambling on sports in the manner they wish.
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What is interesting is that depending on where you are, most of the gambling that is done on sports that people think is illegal is actually legal.9021amyers wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 11:16 am In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 unconditional. The law, which placed a federal ban on sports betting in states where it was not already established (namely, Nevada), was challenged by the state of New Jersey. It, along with all other states, are now free regulate gambling on sports in the manner they wish.
In Pennsylvania, all those Super Bowl block games and NCAA brackets you do at work and with your friends are legal as long as all the money that goes into it is paid out of it--got that straight from the District Attorney.
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It was actually 6-3. Breyer, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor dissented.9021amyers wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 11:16 am In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 unconditional. The law, which placed a federal ban on sports betting in states where it was not already established (namely, Nevada), was challenged by the state of New Jersey. It, along with all other states, are now free to regulate gambling on sports in the manner they wish.
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Breyer was a partial dissent. He concurred with the majority of the ruling, but they can't score it 6-1-2Bamaman wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 12:56 amIt was actually 6-3. Breyer, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor dissented.9021amyers wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 11:16 am In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 unconditional. The law, which placed a federal ban on sports betting in states where it was not already established (namely, Nevada), was challenged by the state of New Jersey. It, along with all other states, are now free to regulate gambling on sports in the manner they wish.
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