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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
30 Jan 17 UTC
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Petition to ban petitions
1. Chaqa
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
30 Jan 17 UTC
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Petition to ban petitions to ban petitions, but permit all others that are not spammy
1. Jamiet99uk
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brainbomb (295 D)
25 Jan 17 UTC
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Unprecedented silencing of EPA, USDA, what is next
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?
Our national parks are being blocked from posting climate change data? The USDA, EPA are being bullied? What is this gestapo fucking horse shot?
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fiedler (1293 D)
21 Jan 17 UTC
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MAGA - what a great speech! Future looks bright.
Must be exciting to be an american today. Prosperity and optimism and winning are so much more fun than divisive bullying and globalist theft and war with russia. Plus Barron is hilarious. Glorious stuff! Good on you democracy.
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2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
30 Jan 17 UTC
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Chat on mobile bug?
When I open the in-game messaging window on mobile (Chrome, iOS) my country messages have been "resetting" to a past (earlier) message spontaneously, forcing me to scroll down in the tiny chat window to read the latest message. Anyone else seeing this?
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brainbomb (295 D)
10 Jan 17 UTC
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9 days sober
I feel different. Alot different. My anxiety is not as bad. I dont feel super angry
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leon1122 (190 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Trump effort to defund sanctuary cities is a success!
Miami mayor has revoked the city's sanctuary status!

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article128984759.html
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brainbomb (295 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Leon probably hasnt had enough life experiences to break any laws. He probably uttered aswear word once and felt fuckin guilty for it.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
27 Jan 17 UTC
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@Leon, how much does illegal immigration cost? What percentage of the cities budget?

What negative impact does it have on the city's economy?

What percentage of the economy's funds go toward illegals? I really want to know.
leon1122 (190 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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"Leon probably hasnt had enough life experiences to break any laws. He probably uttered aswear word once and felt fuckin guilty for it."

You say that like it's a bad thing.You know the world is doomed when not committing a crime is considered not having enough "life experience".
JamesYanik (548 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
SOMEONE REPOST THIS FOR ORATHAIC PLEASE!!!

http://cis.org/node/4573
Randomizer (722 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
Not that much since most illegals pay social security taxes by withholding and don't get their benefits. Cities in some places get cheap labor because the illegals can't complain.

In Arizona, the landscaping company that did the capitol building under a state contract used illegal aliens for workers for years.
leon1122 (190 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Reposting this for orathaic to see (from JamesYanik): http://cis.org/node/4573
JamesYanik (548 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
@RAndomizer

http://cis.org/node/4573

"The National Research Council (NRC) estimated in 1996 that immigrant households (legal and illegal) create a net fiscal burden (taxes paid minus services used) on all levels of government of between $11.4 billion and $20.2 billion annually.7 "
brainbomb (295 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Which is ironic because the hero David from the Bible killed a man and committed adultery but was redeemed thru god. World wasnt doomed then..
brainbomb (295 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
Leon, getting a speeding ticket is a crime. Are you saying people who have gotten speeding/parking tickets are destroying the world.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Thanks Leon.
Randomizer (722 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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@JamesYanik - That included legal immigrants who are legally able to use government services. Most illegals don't use government services so they aren't creating a fiscal burden. So that study doesn't support your point.
Lethologica (203 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Oh, look, a city that was never a sanctuary city and just didn't want to pay for incarceration decided incarceration was cheaper than whatever the fuck Trump might do. *Clearly* a win against sanctuary cities, amirite? Fuck your propaganda.
Lethologica (203 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
"Life being messy doe [sic] not justify criminal behavior."

Veracity undetermined, but this story's an old favorite when it comes to illustrating the balance of personal responsibility and social obligation:
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/laguardia.asp
leon1122 (190 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
"Leon, getting a speeding ticket is a crime. Are you saying people who have gotten speeding/parking tickets are destroying the world."

Not as much as murderers and such, but yes. Speeding laws exist for good reason.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
27 Jan 17 UTC
World wasnt doomed then..

the world was doomed when Adam said 'yes I'll take a bite.'
pastoralan (100 D)
28 Jan 17 UTC
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"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."

I also had the impulse to call a teenager stupid when reading a thread on this forum. OF COURSE there are a lot of stupid political ideas being expressed here...you're talking to people who have nothing better to do than talk about politics on a forum for a boardgame website that's read by a tiny fraction of people. This is like posting on Facebook, only more useless. Which is fine if you want it to be a hobby, but it's a total waste of outrage.
Condescension (10 D)
28 Jan 17 UTC
Fuck Brad
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
28 Jan 17 UTC
pastoralan, you are so right!
condensation, don't you wish! ...... little boy
orathaic (1009 D(B))
29 Jan 17 UTC
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California responds, fighting fire with fire: http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/01/29/california-just-threatened-stop-paying-taxes-trump-cuts-federal-funding-sanctuary-city-status/
Vallk (904 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
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That's disturbing, but not as disturbing as Trump
leon1122 (190 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
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I hope President Trump sends in the national guard.
TrPrado (461 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
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From what I'm reading on WSJ (I would link the article, but you can only read so far without a subscription, I'm only able to read it through the Twitter app), it seems there's precedent to challenge the executive order, since the president is unilaterally threatening federal funds. The federal funds being withheld have to:
a) be related to the same purpose they were granted in the first place, and
b) go through Congress.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
29 Jan 17 UTC
Not that much since most illegals pay social security taxes by withholding and don't get their benefits.

that happens to people who die before their sixties too
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
29 Jan 17 UTC
Cities in some places get cheap labor because the illegals can't complain. In Arizona, the landscaping company that did the capitol building under a state contract used illegal aliens for workers for years.

arrest the offenders! if the undocumented workers were not available they would have to pay more and use legal labor; and what is wrong with that?
2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
29 Jan 17 UTC
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"Not that much since most illegals pay social security taxes by withholding and don't get their benefits."

You know if you're illegal you *don't* have a SSN, right? You do know that?
kramerkov18 (1570 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
"I hope President Trump sends in the national guard."

Yes because Civil War is exactly what this country needs right now. Let's invade our own states if they dissent from the populist agenda.
ND (879 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
I agree with Leon.
TrPrado (461 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
I would suggest getting work done with Congress before trying to use the military to enforce a legally dubious executive order.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
29 Jan 17 UTC
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@"arrest the offenders! if the undocumented workers were not available they would have to pay more and use legal labor; and what is wrong with that?"

Well you would have a group of marginalised people being deprived of work.

I mean if the American dream is 'anyone can be successful, if you just work hard enough' - you have to abandon this, and say, only someone people can be successful, because we don't like people migrating here and working hard. It hurts the local workers who need higher wages...

Did i mention how this is a very good divide and conquer tactic? Highlight the difference between working class whites and working class non-whites. (Cause you can't tell where someone was born just by looking at them, but you can tell what colour their skin is...). A great mechanism for pushing race relations off the edge!

(And of course it hurts the employers who have been getting a great deal exploiting migrant labourers... which may have both positive and negative side-effects)

I hope they send in the national guard, and the Californian's armed their citizens to protect them from the dreadful federal government. It would be nice to see a well-regulated militia bringing back some meaning to the 2nd amendment...

Leon, ND, why exactly do you favour civil war? (Or indeed the redistribution of wealth from successful Californians to rural red states? I thought you neo-cons hated the wealth redistribution... That is Socialism!)


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yavuzovic (509 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
Why I cannot create a Known World 901 game at the moment?
There is not choice. Could online players look at the game creator?
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Frothly (159 D)
29 Jan 17 UTC
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US judge temporarily halts deportations due to Trump's executive order
The ruling prevented the removal from the US of people with approved refugee applications, valid visas, and "other individuals... legally authorized to enter the United States".
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brainbomb (295 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Site feature request
I was wondering if one of the programmery type mods could go into the source code for my account, and create an auto mute for me for any thread that contains a letter string of "Tr".
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Condescension (10 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Hey, conservatives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

Literally everything you need to know about why your economic theory is bunk.
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ghug (5068 D(B))
03 Feb 15 UTC
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ADVERTISE YOUR LIVE GAMES HERE
Advertise your live games here and only here.
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captainmeme (1632 DMod)
26 Jan 17 UTC
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1v1 Showdown Stats
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DhYZtnNINPxREZGAVYY2vnFZtPPNmto180cUMNCJXfc/edit?usp=sharing

It's still very early on, but these will be updated as the 1v1 Showdown progresses.
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Chumbles (791 D(S))
27 Jan 17 UTC
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Feeling Crumpled and Trumpled?
Then send out your gunboats abd rule the world: No in-game messaging, Anonymous players, Draw-Size Scoring!

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=189779
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
26 Jan 17 UTC
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Trump using police to steal candy from babies
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! We can't let this stand.

#NoCandyForBabyTrump
67 replies
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dannystores (0 DX)
28 Jan 17 UTC
Apple iPhone 6S Plus – 64GB Unlocked == $500
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Unlocked == $520
Apple iPhone 6S Plus – 64GB Unlocked == $500
Apple iPhone 6S Plus – 16GB Unlocked == $470
Contact: jjconrow1(@)gmail.com
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
27 Jan 17 UTC
Is Trump manipulating foreign currency markets?
Trump makes announcements that affect the Mexican Peso (usually negatively) and yet his financials are a mystery. Is it possible that he is personally trading on the markets that he can influence so much or am I being paranoid?
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JamesYanik (548 D)
27 Jan 17 UTC
DOOMSDAY IS HERE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/science/doomsday-clock-countdown-2017.html?_r=0
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
26 Sep 16 UTC
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Announcing the 2016 WebDiplomacy World Cup!
Come one, come all! This storied tournament is a clash of nations, so gather your pride and some comrades in arms to show this site why YOUR Country/Region is better than the rest!
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WyattS14 (100 D(B))
27 Jan 17 UTC
Gun boat classic game 16 hour phases
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=190232
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brainbomb (295 D)
26 Jan 17 UTC
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THa Govarnment is full of Jipsees, Tramps and Theieves
Prasident Tramp plans to is ban abba, jipsees and all origami from entering America. #Freedom yo
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
26 Jan 17 UTC
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CIA and ongoing covil disturbance in the US...
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/25/seymour-hersh-blasts-media-for-uncritically-promoting-russian-hacking-story/

Tl;dr the CIA posted an opinion piece, the media incritically reported it as true.
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Yoyoyozo (95 D)
26 Jan 17 UTC
Yoyo live gunboat series.
Gunboat. 5min/phase. Every Sunday at 4pm CST. I'll post in this thread when a new game goes up, with in dept End of Game Analysis at the end, for open discussion. Post here or PM me to express interest.
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djnogueira (240 D)
25 Jan 17 UTC
Last turn of a certain dead player can capture province?
Consider Autumn turn. A player has a single original supply center. His last unit is somewhere else.
His last supply center is captured. He will be dead when Fall begins. However, he is in a position where he can capture one of my many supply centers. Will I lose that supply center in the Fall if he moves to that providence?
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principians (881 D)
26 Jan 17 UTC
why is switzerland so rich?
First video in english of this channel, you might find it interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLs5G4SPP4
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CAPT Brad (40 DX)
25 Jan 17 UTC
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Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80
She was fun, enlightening and interesting to watch
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
25 Jan 17 UTC
Lusthog time
It's lusthog time. 2 games this go, same as usual:
- Gunboat
- No draws until stalemate
- No NMR
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The Ambassador (129 D)
25 Jan 17 UTC
Dip Directions?
In episode 11 of the Diplomacy Games podcast Kaner and I discussed longevity aspects and risk management of sites like webDip and vDip to ensure they grow and reduce the chances of going down (either technically speaking or perceptions of IP infringement). We said we'd create a thread for this for others to contribute. What do you reckon?
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
03 Jan 17 UTC
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MAFIA XXVI - GAME THREAD
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Flame (125 D)
25 Jan 17 UTC
For Russian-speaking players
I still want to remind that russian-speaking players are also welcomed to Diplomail.Ru webdiplomacy server.
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