Current NEWS Thread

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:04 am

I'm not sure anyone here love to chat about what is happening in the world/news, but hey lets give it a try.

Are you guys following the Egypt Air hijack currently

hajime · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:35 am

Just read about the hijacking, and my first thought was '...wtf'. Apparently the hijacker wants some female prisoners free crazy if he just wanted to deliver a message to his ex. What's going on in the world? The last few weeks have been an absolute mess, terrorists just all the place.

DryCereal · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:42 am

Taken from BBC News:

11:35

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades appeared to see the funny side of the situation during an earlier joint press conference.
"It's not something which is to do with terrorism, you know what I mean," he tells reporters, before starting to chuckle.
"Always there is a woman involved," he adds, with more laughter as he walks out of the room.
Earlier reports suggested the hijacker had demanded to see his estranged wife, who lives in Cyprus.

Erm. Yeah. That makes it all okay and freaking hilarious then.

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:32 am

The world is confirmed full of idiots

Ickle I just can't believe the jokes going around currently :wtf:

DryCereal · Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:08 pm

sweetmm wrote:The world is confirmed full of idiots Ickle I just can't believe the jokes going around currently :wtf:

But from the leader of a country?!!! :wtf:

Anyway, it seems to be over and resolved peacefully-ish, with no casualties/victims, so there's that to be grateful for.

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:15 pm

Turn out to be a custody issue :wtf:

Thank goodness no one was hurt.

akui · Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:52 am

I can't tell these late night talk show are news or not, but they are about US election so...

2:40 Stephen ask if the bird is voting for bernie, the bird say he will vote for trump because his whole family can nest in his hair.

But little birdie, you don't have to vote for trump, I found you a cozy new home.

majitzu · Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:29 am

akui wrote:I can't tell these late night talk show are news or not, but they are about US election so...

2:40 Stephen ask if the bird is voting for bernie, the bird say he will vote for trump because his whole family can nest in his hair.

But little birdie, you don't have to vote for trump, I found you a cozy new home.

sweetmm · Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:39 am

akui I follow US politics through The Daily Show (TDS); hilarious but at the same time scary

Dan should have had face swap his face into Trump's too

akui · Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:30 pm

sweetmm wrote:akui I follow US politics through The Daily Show (TDS); hilarious but at the same time scary

Dan should have had face swap his face into Trump's too

Me too, i only follow US election through comedy shows like Colbert, Seth Meyers and SNL. It's scary that Donald Trump can actually draw a massive amount of supporters, it's surreal. I have no doubt that if Kanye run in 2020 he will actually win. Because Kanye himself have a good relationship with the democrats while Caitlyn Jenner has ties with the republican. He will get support from both parties and replace Trump to be the new world leader. Out with #Danbama, in with #Danye.

Also may I chant #MakeDINOFGreatAgain ?

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:38 am

The Panama Papaers

Damn

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:15 am

Wow.
Definitely something to follow as the information comes out (and there's already lots of information! I only have a very cursory understanding of it atm). I am very curious to see what sort of ramifications this has down the road.

(Quick summary in case people are interested and have yet to hear about it: 2.6 terabytes of data were leaked about offshore tax evasion involving a Panama based company Mossack Fonesca, world leaders, and other rich and powerful people)

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:34 am

This looks to be a good place to start on their website: New ICIJ Investigation Exposes Rogue Offshore Industry

sweetmm · Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:28 pm

Eyeing this to see any of my countrymen involved

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:51 pm

Well, every politician and successful businessperson of my country is on the panama paper, great.

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:11 pm

I'm actually rather surprised there are no big names from the US (yet)

This might actually be a better starting point: Panama Papers Global Overview

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:02 pm

The story is full-on censored in my countries' internet.

Here is the german news found the leak first
http://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/en/

daphenaxa · Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:38 pm

the leakers have said more name are to come.
That's a bit dumb but I am super disappointed Jackie Chan is in that list.

shikaritrash · Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:28 pm

it's not at all about panama papers but:

Trigger Warning :: homophobia/violence

Sometimes I forget how the world is such a shitty place and why I sometimes don't keep up with the news

greatnessflicker · Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:06 am

Does anyone know what the reaction to the Panama Papers is like in GB with regards to David Cameron's father being on the list? I can't imagine anything less than outrage if that happened with the president of America. And apparently editor of Süddeutsche Zeitung responded to the lack of U.S. individuals in the documents, saying “just wait for what is coming next." Yikes.

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:55 am

daphenaxa wrote:the leakers have said more name are to come.
That's a bit dumb but I am super disappointed Jackie Chan is in that list.

He is a good actor but overall not a good man.

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:17 am

Update

- Jackie Chan has 6 offshore companies but found no improper use of them.
- People of Iceland are protesting out side their Parliament, calling for the PM to resign.
- Downing St refused to comment on the leak.
- Chinese government is censoring all the Panama papers related info on the internet.

trashqueen · Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:04 am

you guys already shared all the important information so all i have to say is: of fucking course football is the reason* my country is involved in the panama papers scandal
(uruguay, even when we show up for international scandals we find a way to make it about football, it would be kind of hilarious if it wasn't so sad, at least luis suarez didn't bite anyone this time)

edit: * well not the reason, but it has to do with football, that's what i meant, i should go to bed

mez29 · Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:54 am

akui wrote:- Downing St refused to comment on the leak.

ugh classic tories

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:45 am

Update
- Messi' family denied any tax evasion.
- There are Americans in the leak, but non of them are famous
- Australia tax authorities already started the investigation on the leaked names, so does American tax office
- Russian spokesperson say the leak is a elaborated ruse (not), he denied it and say it's 'Putinphobia'
- In Iceland the protest continues, more than 16,000 Icelanders have also signed a petition demanding his resignation
- In UK, Jeremy Corbyn says to David Cameron "The Government needs to stop pussyfooting around on tax dodging."

Current NEWS Thread

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:04 am

hajime · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:35 am

DryCereal · Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:42 am

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:32 am

DryCereal · Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:08 pm

sweetmm · Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:15 pm

akui · Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:52 am

majitzu · Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:29 am

sweetmm · Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:39 am

akui · Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:30 pm

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:38 am

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:15 am

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:34 am

sweetmm · Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:28 pm

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:51 pm

icklebrina · Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:11 pm

akui · Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:02 pm

daphenaxa · Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:38 pm

shikaritrash · Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:28 pm

greatnessflicker · Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:06 am

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:55 am

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:17 am

trashqueen · Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:04 am

mez29 · Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:54 am

akui · Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:45 am