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Introducing OCConnectTube!

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:03 pm » in Welcome and Board Announcements

Well, sort of.

I finally found a plugin that plays videos that we can upload from our own devices. Now we can share all those kewl cat videos our...

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Trump really showed China...

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:29 pm
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by Vilepagan » Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:22 am

Trump's trade war sure has paid off...for the Chinese...

15 countries just signed the world’s largest trade pact. The U.S. isn’t one of them....

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Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:29 pm
Another terrorist attack in Western Europe.

Last post by Tommy Tar « Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:09 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:18 am

Another terrorist attack in Western Europe today. This time in Sweden. Large truck mowing over woman and children shopping then crashing into a...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:09 pm
How you say "Whoopsies!" in Farsi?

Last post by Fordama « Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:23 am

Iran has (had?) a mock-up of a US Nimitz class aircraft carrier that they use (used?) in war games. Well, it looks like somebody landed a shot just...

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Last post by Fordama
Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:27 am
Top Iran leader killed by US airstrike.

Last post by Bakker « Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:51 am
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:35 pm
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This is huge. One of the top Iranian leaders killed by airstrike next to Bagdad airport. Why the guy was in Iraq is strange. :hide:

Qasem Soleimani...
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Last post by Bakker
Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:51 am
What happened?

Last post by Wabash « Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:17 am
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:27 am

CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and PBS told us we were seeing the start of WW3 on Tuesday night and by Thursday all is clear and all major world stock markets are...

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Last post by Wabash
Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:17 am
So how big are the Australian bushfires?

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:33 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:20 am

We've been seeing all the pictures of evacuations and people saving koalas but I hadn't seen any maps. So here ya go. Keep in mind that Australia's...

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Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:33 am
Israel's Attorney General hates Israel

Last post by Hanna « Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:05 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:07 am

Israel’s attorney general has formally charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption scandals.

Attorney General Avichai...

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Last post by Hanna
Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:05 pm
How to reverse Mexico's slide into a failed state

Last post by Hanna « Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:28 am

by Hanna » Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:28 am

Bret Stephens

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The episode has gained major attention in the U.S. largely because the LeBaróns are part of a long-standing American Mormon...

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Last post by Hanna
Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:28 am
The NBA, Chinese Money and American Values

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:35 pm
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by Omar Bongo » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:48 pm

Wasn't sure where to stick this. Anybody else following what's been happening in China? The GM of the Houston Rockets caused an uproar with a brief...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:35 pm
Death by gun violence world wide from NPR.

Last post by Vilepagan « Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:52 am
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:56 pm

The United States has the 28th-highest rate of deaths from gun violence in the world: 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 — far greater than what...

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Last post by Vilepagan
Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:52 am
Led by Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, Disrupters Rise Globally - Gerald Seib, WSJ

Last post by Hanna « Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:53 pm

by Hanna » Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:53 pm

We are living in an age of technological disruption, so it figures that the most important trend in international politics is the rise of disrupters...

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Last post by Hanna
Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:53 pm
Many anniversaries in 2019

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:56 am
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by Hanna » Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:32 am

Some have already been observed: Tiananmen Square protests in April 1989 and D-Day on June 6, 1944.

Stonewall uprising June 28 1969

On June 28,...

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Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:56 am
Oil Tanker Attacks

Last post by Wabash « Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:38 am
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by Wabash » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:39 am

Who else doesn't care about these attacks on oil tankers?

Why aren't the navies of the countries where those ships are registered rushing to their...

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Last post by Wabash
Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:38 am
Trump in the U.K. - The Daily Show

Last post by Fordama « Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:15 am
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by Hanna » Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:18 pm

Warning, do not hold a cup of coffee or other drink while watching

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Last post by Fordama
Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:15 am
Kim Jong Un to Meet with Trump!

Last post by broman « Thu May 30, 2019 7:19 pm
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Kim has asked to meet with Trump as soon as possible, and Trump has said he will do so by May. Kim also said N. Korea will stop testing nukes and...
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Last post by broman
Thu May 30, 2019 7:19 pm
Can anyone tell me why we're pulling out of the UN Arms Trade Treaty?

Last post by Fordama « Wed May 01, 2019 11:01 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:11 am

Besides the gun manufacturers lobby and Saudi Arabia, of course.

The treaty is meant to block gun sales to drug cartels, war criminals and...

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Last post by Fordama
Wed May 01, 2019 11:01 am
The Revolution will be televised, after all

Last post by broman « Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:00 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:44 am

While Donald makes **** up about a fake coup, there's a real one going on in Venezuela.

Washington Post

The Sun

EFE's on Twitter en Espanol

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Last post by broman
Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:00 pm
Netanyahu comes clean....

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:46 pm
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by broman » Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:46 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is the homeland “only of the Jewish people,” in a new jab at the country’s Arab minority ahead of...

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Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:46 pm
U.S. Troops Coming Home from Syria

Last post by 18echo « Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:42 pm
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by Credo ut intelligam » Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:12 pm
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White House declares victory over ISIS in Syria; troops coming home:

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticized the move as an Obama-like...
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Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:42 pm
Gallup's Most Admired Man and Woman, 2018

Last post by Wabash « Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:54 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:05 am

Most Admired Woman - Percent mentioning
Michelle Obama 15%
Oprah Winfrey 5
Hillary Clinton 4
Melania Trump 4
Queen Elizabeth 2
Angela Merkel 2
Ruth...

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Last post by Wabash
Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:54 am
Trump Visits Troops in Iraq

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:16 am
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by Credo ut intelligam » Wed Dec 26, 2018 2:47 pm

Typical FAKE NEWS reporting last month, complete with another anonymous source (likely made up):

Trump Hasn’t Visited the Troops in a War Zone...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:16 am
Very confused about this whole "enemies" thing

Last post by Vilepagan « Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:42 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:41 pm

I know we aren't exactly, like, enemy enemies with Russia, but we aren't exactly besties either. And we cooperate on some space launches and the ISS,...

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Last post by Vilepagan
Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:42 pm
UK departs - Trump lands

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:25 am
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by Playthegame » Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:20 am
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Watching markets melt down at UK Brexit while Trump touches down in Scotland, you know this cat has a sense of timing...always there just little bit...
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Last post by John Q. Public
Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:25 am
Jamal Khashoggi Murder and Cover Up

Last post by Fordama « Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:10 pm
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by broman » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:25 pm
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U.S. intelligence indicates that the Saudi crown prince ordered an operation to capture Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and bring him in...
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Last post by Fordama
Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:10 pm
Make Russia Great Again

Last post by crayegg « Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:06 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:03 am
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Forget election meddling, forget spies in the NRA, forget would/wouldn't, forget Syria. THIS is the statement Putin wanted to hear. (The second one....
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Last post by crayegg
Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:06 am
The Honduran Caravan

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:29 pm
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The Honduran Caravan.

Let 'em in?
Deploy the military?
Fake news - Nothing to see here?
Trump's fault?

Count me with Trump - deploy the military,...
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Last post by Omar Bongo
Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:29 pm
Introducing the European Intervention Initiative

Last post by Vilepagan « Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:35 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:32 pm

Under the radar, so to speak, but the EU has formed its own military coalition. It doesn't replace NATO but it gives the EU an alternative in case...

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Last post by Vilepagan
Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:35 pm
Russia-US Relations

Last post by Wabash « Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:12 am
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by Professor Fate » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:26 pm

Russia-US relations: Russia’s approval of US SKYROCKETS in wake of Helsinki summit

RUSSIA’s approval of the US has reached the highest level since...

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Last post by Wabash
Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:12 am
Russia appoints Steven Seagal as 'special representative' to US

Last post by Fordama « Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:30 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:22 pm

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties. The role is meant to...

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Last post by Fordama
Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:30 pm
What's next for Iran?

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:34 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:46 am
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Interesting analyses...five possible future scenarios for Iran from five different Iran watchers... thoughts?

Is the Iranian nuclear deal just a...
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Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:34 pm

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