StefanAVFC Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Brexit headbangers angry at the Queen for not blocking the Royal Assent of Cooper's bill, don't see the irony in being angry at an unelected elite overruling the sovereign parliament. What's new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, desensitized43 said: walking her to the cliffedge... She will certainly push back a lot harder in any further EU negotiations if that's the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Fascinating thread on (an ongoing?) Bruges group meeting (the Bruges group are the nuttiest Brexiteers on the Tory backbenches): Some highlights include: a] Boris Johnson getting no love in the room because he voted for May's WA, b] Mark Francois calling him and his mates 'the spartan phalanx', c] this: d] Andrew Bridgen apparently believing that you can have a five-star Michelin restaurant, e] Anne Marie Morris saying Corbyn 'could and should' call a VONC, but she wouldn't vote with Labour anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: b] Mark Francois calling him and his mates 'the spartan phalanx' The Spartans of course ended up subsumed into a larger empire, with the warriors reduced to whipping each other in public for the amusement of foreign tourists. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ml1dch said: The Spartans of course ended up subsumed into a larger empire, with the warriors reduced to whipping each other in public for the amusement of foreign tourists. Prompts thoughts both amusing and horrifying in equal measure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 5 hours ago, snowychap said: 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chindie Posted April 9, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 Ah, the crushing inevitability of those 2 years. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Chindie said: Ah, the crushing inevitability of those 2 years. Also wtf was she wearing 2 years ago? MC hammer wants his trousers back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Also wtf was she wearing 2 years ago? MC hammer wants his trousers back. Coco the Clown wants his suit back morelike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StanBalaban Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) Compare Donald Tusk's letter to the EU27, to the sausage fingered moron's piece to the 1922 Committee. Edited April 9, 2019 by StanBalaban 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: Too talented to compare. The clown has the correct skillset 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Quote A real-life American politician has been banned from Eve Online for alleged corruption. Developer CCP said Republican Brian Schoeneman, who went by the name Brisc Rubal in the space MMO, was removed from his role as a member of the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), Eve Online's player advocacy group, for allegedly breaking a non-disclosure agreement and using insider information to make money in-game. In a post on the Eve Online website, CCP said Brisc Rubal was found to be sharing confidential information with a member of his alliance that was later used by another alliance member to conduct "illicit in-game transactions". Brisc Rubal has denied any wrongdoing. The CSM operates under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with CCP Games, which enables it to be privy to and offer feedback on future developments in Eve Online. Rubal, who campaigned for membership of the CSM by leaning on his real-life experience as a politician and thus tied his personal life to his virtual life, was removed from his role as a CSM representative and is barred from running in any future CSM elections. He's also had his in-game accounts permanently banned from the game. Two other players involved in the incident have received a one-year ban, and all illicit assets and ISK (Eve Online's virtual currency) gained from the incident have been confiscated. "To be fully transparent, this misconduct was brought to us by the CSM themselves as an immediate threat to the integrity of the CSM as an institution," CCP explained. "CCP's stance on this is clear: regardless of the type of information shared, acts like this go against everything that the Council of Stellar Management stands for and will not be tolerated under any circumstances." In a post on reddit, Brisc Rubal denied the accusations against him and promised to "fight these false accusations". "I am innocent of these allegations," he said. "I have not, and would not, violate the NDA I signed after being elected to the CSM. I have not provided any proprietary information furnished by CCP to me as a CSM member to anyone. "As an attorney and a public figure in the United States, my ethics and reputation are regulated by a code of professional responsibility and statutory law, unlike CCP's opaque community team. As a licensed attorney for nearly a decade, I have never had a complaint filed against me. I have served in positions of public trust in the United States Government and have never had a complaint filed against me. The claims that I would risk my reputation by providing proprietary or otherwise confidential information to members of my own alliance for personal gain are false. "These baseless charges have had an immediate and negative impact on not only my in-game reputation but my out of game reputation. "I will fight these false allegations, restore my reputation and seek all avenues for recourse available to me for these reckless actions." In real life, Brian Schoeneman was the 2011 Republican candidate for District 37 of the Virginia House of Delegates and lobbied on transportation issues. He was uncontested in the August 2011 primary and was defeated by incumbent Democrat David Bulova in the November 2011 general election. In his "Elect Brisc Rubal to CSM XIII" campaign video, Schoeneman says he's been playing Eve Online since 2006 and, "working together, I can bring the years of experience I have representing my constituents in Washington, to representing you the players in Reykjavik." Eve Online is no stranger to political manoeuvring and corruption, of course - although such skulduggery is meant to remain in-game. While some players have wondered whether Brisc Rubal has fallen foul to a campaign to oust him by rival members of the CSM, others have said Schoeneman should never have associated his in-game persona with his real life in the first place. Either way, Brisc Rubal is banned from Eve Online and he'll play no part in the upcoming CSM elections. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-09-real-life-us-politician-banned-from-eve-online-for-alleged-corruption I'd trust this guy with Brexit more than Theresa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 A question: The final legislative session of the current European parliament is April 18th. The withdrawal agreement cannot be incorporated into EU law without the agreement of the European parliament. What happens if the withdrawal agreement is passed by the UK parliament after the final sitting of this European parliament? When does that necessary vote happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I have noticed some regrettably cruel remarks towards Mark Francois in this thread. I would like to plead for a more empathetic approach. After all, imagine the sheer existential horror of waking up each morning realising that you are Mark Francois, you were yesterday, and you will be again tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, peterms said: I have noticed some regrettably cruel remarks towards Mark Francois in this thread. I would like to plead for a more empathetic approach. After all, imagine the sheer existential horror of waking up each morning realising that you are Mark Francois, you were yesterday, and you will be again tomorrow. I doubt he'd be aware, he's still perturbed that the size of his penis has been made public 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I doubt he'd be aware, he's still perturbed that the size of his penis has been made public You almost tricked me into googling "size mark francois penis" there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 32 minutes ago, peterms said: You almost tricked me into googling "size mark francois penis" there. No need, just ask Will Self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, ml1dch said: A question: The final legislative session of the current European parliament is April 18th. The withdrawal agreement cannot be incorporated into EU law without the agreement of the European parliament. What happens if the withdrawal agreement is passed by the UK parliament after the final sitting of this European parliament? When does that necessary vote happen? Erm...dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 9, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, peterms said: I have noticed some regrettably cruel remarks towards Mark Francois in this thread. I would like to plead for a more empathetic approach. After all, imagine the sheer existential horror of waking up each morning realising that you are Mark Francois, you were yesterday, and you will be again tomorrow. I suspect he’s unaffected by the ravages of self -awareness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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