CraigM
1809
A little, but important, tweak.
In an only semi-related story, I read the following quote which seems apropos:
Describing the dynamic in Russia, he and Maksakova told the news outlet that lying had become commonplace, and “the lack of professionalism has been replaced by loyalty to power.”
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/23/521215078/former-russian-lawmaker-is-shot-to-death-outside-hotel-in-kiev
Timex
1812
My brain doesn’t even know what it’s supposed to do anymore.
The question he should have been asked is if the White House asked him to brief them on the info.
None
1815
1 dead - tragedy
2 dead - unfortunate coincidence
3 dead - wait a minute…
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 dead - ???
9 dead - prophet(ic)!
ShivaX
1816
Dictatorship book page 1. Kasparov has mentioned it quite a few times.
ShivaX
1817
Russia is fine, we should be their friends.
LockerK
1818
Can you spoiler that please?
e: Thanks, much appreciated.
It’s crystal clear at this point that Russia is being run by a bunch of outright gangsters, isn’t it?
Seems like being a Russian politician is starting to overtake being a Russian journalist as most dangerous job in the world.
Somewhere in North Korea, Kim Jong Un is shaking his head and muttering “shooting…such amateurs” as he mounts his unicorn for it’s evening exercise run.
ShivaX
1822
Spoiler tag hates selectability and linkability.
Yep, that’s basically inaccessible cuz fuck knows I ain’t typin a twitter link by hand ;-)
Skipper
1825
Why are we asking for spoiler tags on links?
Because some will render on Discourse with pictures/videos of bloody bodies in the streets which are not appropriate for many US workplace computer screens.
That said, I’d recommend the “collapse” tag instead of the “blur” tag.
Skipper
1828
I dunno … skip threads on Russia maybe?
EDIT: gave up. Wait, what if I … https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/844918938752442368
Skipper
1829
Not on mobile, is that automatically showing the tweet?
