05-03-26 savo
spal.. in this ocassion i think it is you making a moral statement... you were the one calling the Somalis..."somali pirates"... I merely pointed out that the US does exactly the same things but i never heard you saying the US pirates. Just asking for consistency.
Carib was the one suggesting the US should bomb them as they did with the "narco-boats" .. and again I merely pointed out that making the seas intransitable brings us back to the dark ages... with oil at 110 just the beginning. That is not about morality... it is about trade.
Incidentally.. did the bombing of the narco-boats end the availability of drugs in the US? |
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05-03-26 spal
Secretariat was a terrible sire .. can't win 'em all I guess.
Interesting history Vic - thanks. |
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05-03-26 victor
spal, people paid a lot of $$ to have Secretariat as a sire.
but the irony of the story is that Secretariat was a terrible sire.
one of the best race horses, if not the best, but a horrible sire.
no notable offspring, literally. |
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05-03-26 victor
spal, the reason why Secretariat was such a favorite:
Secretariat was sired by the Hall of Fame racehorse and leading sire Bold Ruler.
Bold Ruler, who was the 1957 Horse of the Year and a champion sprinter, became the most influential sire of the 20th century in North America, leading the sire list eight times. He is particularly renowned as the sire of Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, and is also the great-grand sire of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
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05-03-26 victor
spal, love the underdog and the underestimated,
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definitely the case of Golden Tempo, odds 23:1.
not the case of Secretariat, though. always had very low odds.
his HIGHEST odds were during his very first race at 3:1.
in one race he was such a favorite, that it was like 1:20. |
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05-03-26 spal
| Yes Vic ... definitely shades of Secretariat. Personally I love the underdog and the underestimated, so I teared up a bit watching this one. |
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05-03-26 victor
spal, Amazing run by Golden Tempo.
it's what Secretariat liked to do, from dead last to win.
in all races, except his very last race.
that last race was "it" for horse racing in my op. |
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05-03-26 spal
https://x.com/jrgteam/status/2050735796777361696?s=20
Amazing run by Golden Tempo. |
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05-03-26 spal
| Golden Temple for the win in the Kentucky Derby. If you haven't seen a clip of this horse race you should. |
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05-02-26 spal
“At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned”
― Cormac McCarthy, Child of God
“And the answer, said the judge. If God meant to interfere in the degeneracy of mankind would he not have done so by now? Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creature could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet? The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night. His spirit is exhausted at the peak of its achievement. His meridian is at once his darkening and the evening of his day. He loves games? Let him play for stakes. This you see here, these ruins wondered at by tribes of savages, do you not think that this will be again? Aye. And again. With other people, with other sons.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West |
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05-02-26 spal
Savo - you just called them a pirate - now you think they are turning into one. It is ok to want to have a moral debate, but on this platform I care only for what will be the outcome and largely leave the moralizing to others.
On you moral point however - yes I agree. So what.
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05-02-26 savo
| spal... the world needs some basic rules to function.. otherwise we go back to the dark ages... the world power turning into a pirate is not helping. |
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05-02-26 spal
Savo - the question of course is never who is the pirate, simply who is the stronger pirate that is all.
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05-02-26 spal
| Savo ... unless I am mistaken piracy runs in English blood. I am sure I have a gene or two. |
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05-02-26 savo
spal.. life at see in the days of Red Beard was horrible. I do not think that you would have liked it.
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05-02-26 carib
Matzpen, the IDF unit most responsible for integrating and relaying artificial intelligence and “big data” intelligence across the military, played a critical role in transforming the air force’s effectiveness during the recent war with Iran, its commander, Col. Rotem Beshi, told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview.
A new system managed by Matzpen, known as the LOCHEM system, handled all the planning for attacks on Iran, starting with working with the air force’s special, relatively new Iran unit, said Beshi, 38.
According to Beshi, during the war, Matzpen’s digital applications and processes “helped decide priorities and helped integrate the planning of whole waves of attacks.” |
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05-02-26 carib
Francis Drake had a pirating license issued by queen Elizabeth.
Hence the potential support of a powerful navy.
the somali skiffs might get support from iran or other islamists, but ultimately are sitting ducks. |
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05-02-26 carib
Savo: the point is the US navy has the means to utterly destroy all the pirates. the pirates do not.
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05-02-26 spal
| Savo - I like pirates ... in another life I believe I may have been one. |
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05-02-26 savo
how is US piracy any different than Somali piracy?... they are both stealing other people's vessels
the US based on its own resolutions... the somali based on its own resolutions.
The moment the world power decides to turn pirate... its is free bar. |
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05-02-26 carib
| Spal: what about "blowing up" all those somali pirates skiffs, as it was done for drug boats in the carib? |
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05-02-26 spal
If this were pure Somali piracy, any bulk carrier would do. Targeting an oil tanker owned by a key U.S. ally (UAE) in the middle of a global energy crisis defines the action as Targeted Economic Sabotage.
It is a "message" to the UAE that their support for the U.S. naval blockade in the Strait comes with a physical price for their commercial fleet. |
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05-02-26 spal
As a UAE-owned asset, the Eureka is a high-visibility target. If this is a proxy action, the goal may not be a ransom payment, but rather a "warning shot" to the UAE regarding its support for the US naval presence in the region.
The next 6 hours are critical. If international naval forces (Operation Atalanta or US Fifth Fleet) do not intercept the Eureka before it enters Somali territorial waters, we are looking at a multi-month "insurance hold" on the vessel. |
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05-02-26 spal
The Boarding: Early this morning, the M/T Eureka (IMO: 9231638), a Togolese-flagged but UAE-owned products tanker, was intercepted approximately 84 nautical miles southwest of Mukalla, off the coast of Yemen's Shabwa province.
The Aggressors: Reports identify "unidentified armed men" in a green-hulled skiff supported by a larger fishing vessel. They boarded the ship, disabled the AIS (Automatic Identification System), and took the crew hostage.
The Heading: The vessel has been turned away from its planned route and is currently being steered at approximately 10–12 knots toward the Somali coast (specifically heading toward the Puntland/Galmudug region).
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Somali Pirates have entered the chat ... |
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05-02-26 victor
pana, it's always been like that.. sanchez against putin for the invasion.
the one who is too close to putin is dt, unfortunately.
sanchez 3 years ago: "PUTIN IS THE MAIN CULPRIT"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flPr2428ZFM
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05-02-26 panasonic
Vic, didn't know they were so close, world became a political maze.
I'll go back to my Artificial intelligence corner, and leave "natural stupidity" to politicians. |
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05-02-26 carib
Berkshire Hathaway continued to sell stocks in its first quarter under the command of new chief executive Greg Abel, pushing its cash pile above $380bn as it held off on using its war chest to dive into a volatile market.
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05-02-26 victor
carib, yes, i also bet that dt supporters have also misused food stamps or other govt aid.
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05-02-26 victor
pana, Sanchez and Putin are buddies to be more clear.
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are they? sanchez supports Z.
Sánchez y Zelenski impulsan la fabricación conjunta de armamento con tecnología española y experiencia ucrania
Las empresas Sener y Escribano firman acuerdos con compañías de Kiev para desarrollar misiles, drones y munición guiada
MAR 18, 2026
España y Ucrania han acordado impulsar la producción conjunta de armamento, según han anunciado este miércoles en Madrid los presidentes Pedro Sánchez y Volodímir Zelenski. Antes de acudir a La Moncloa, Zelenski ha visitado la sede en Tres Cantos (Madrid) de la compañía española Sener Aerospace & Defence, donde el presidente de esta empresa, Andrés Sendagorta, y el de Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EME), Javier Escribano, han suscrito acuerdos de cooperación con la industria militar ucrania.
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05-02-26 victor
pana, seems that Mercedes Benz owners are honest people and don't ask for food stamps! :-))
no, it's a list in ascending order, and she only posted the first eight elements.
suppose lexus is #9 at 3000
mercedes #10 at 4000
bmw #11 at 5000
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05-02-26 panasonic
| Sanchez and Putin are buddies to be more clear. |
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05-02-26 victor
pana, what are you saying?
that germany has plenty of oil? :-)) |
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05-02-26 panasonic
The only oil Sanchez has is olive, hence both sides can live without each other for the next 100years.
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05-02-26 carib
| PS: problem is MAGA fans might dislike the idea of people being forced to divulge their assets. a lot of MAGA voters are not wealthy, probably benefit from aids, and want to remain very private.. |
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05-02-26 carib
| Victor: the reasonable logic is that federal aids should be "means tested". States would remain free to be generous with their own tax dollars.. and unhappy residents free to move out. |
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05-02-26 panasonic
| Vic, Carib seems that Mercedes Benz owners are honest people and don't ask for food stamps!! |
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05-02-26 carib
Pill: I saw the Fars dispatch, but I got the impression for now Trump just keeps Hormutz locked to see what comes next.
(maybe I am mistaken, and they bomb the hell out of Tehran tonight) |
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05-02-26 pillz
Fighting with US 'likely' to resume after Trump rejection, Iranian official says
A senior Iranian official said that fighting with the US was "likely" to resume after US President Donald Trump said he was dissatisfied with Tehran's new proposal, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Iran's Fars news agency cited Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military's central command, as saying that "a renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely."
This comes after Reuters reported that an Iranian proposal rejected by US President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. |
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05-02-26 victor
dt did send an ambassador to spain, but he's not sending one to germany?
sanchez has consistently flipped the bird to dt since day #1.
whereas Merz had been kissing dt's ring until very recently.
:-))
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Trump se niega a enviar un embajador a Berlín
La Embajada de Estados Unidos lleva vacante dos años y no hay señales de que Washington esté pensando cubrirla |
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05-02-26 victor
carib, obviously she didnt post all luxury car makes.
mercedes, bmw, lexus, etc.
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requiring those applying for food stamps to declare their assets
sure, it's what the guy in the video said. |
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05-02-26 carib
Victor: there is a problem with math.
the sum of those lines is far below 14.000...
An easy solution would be requiring those applying for food stamps to declare their assets.. (this would deter many wealthy people)..
and excluding those with assets worth more than, say, 100K$.
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05-02-26 victor
carib, this wealthy guy said he conned the system because "eligibility in MN is based on income only, not assets"
https://x.com/Sealsage1/status/2049148684709826820
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05-02-26 victor
carib, she also said it's a red state, so it's not CA.
blue states don't want to share data. |
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05-02-26 victor
carib
https://x.com/SecRollins/status/2049131612835586505
Secretary Brooke Rollins
In just ONE state, 14,000 individuals receiving SNAP benefits were driving LUXURY VEHICLES!
🚗 3 Bentleys
🚗 3 Ferraris
🚗 11 Lamborghinis
🚗 59 Maseratis
🚗 141 Porsches
🚗 244 Alfa Romeos
🚗 306 Land Rovers
🚗 2,098 Teslas
And this is just in ONE STATE. We need to defend our nutrition programs for those most in need, not for scammers gaming the system.
These individuals are taking advantage of the American taxpayer. And together with
@VP’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, this ends NOW.
4.3M Americans have been moved off of SNAP — but more work to be done! |
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05-02-26 carib
there are over 14.000 Ferrari and Lamborghini in a single US state, all driven by people on food stamps? not easy to believe, even in California.
But rooting out fraud is a good idea. |
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05-02-26 carib
Schrodinger's Trump..
fire and ceasefire at the same time? |
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05-02-26 pillz
Trump says US will not leave Iran early, wants to avoid 'problem' reappearing
ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would not exit its confrontation with Iran early, "and then have the problem arise in three more years."
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