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    Trump is back baby!

    Trump never had any inclination to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and both the Canadians and the Mexicans knew that, they just played along with his game. Adding the fentanyl issue to a potential trade war was his get out of jail clause for when the others would call his bluff. The upshot...
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    The Official Irish Rugby Thread

    It is far more nuanced than that, the IRFU put a system in place for the benefit of the national team (and it has worked, Irish rugby has been more successful in the last 15 years than the rest of our history) and the way it works with central contracts is that the strongest province will always...
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    The Official Irish Rugby Thread

    I'd agree with this, even though I do think he has more potential than Crowley. Currently (and he may always be like this) he does not like to tackle or even make a half arsed attempt and you can be pretty sure the English back row will run at him all day. In a perverse way it could be the...
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    Trump is back baby!

    Civil wars generally don't happen in democracies, where there is a chance to vote out the ruling party. Historically they have tended to happen when there has been an oppressive regime whereby people have been denied their rights or when a foreign occupier has been overthrown and then their is...
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    The Official Irish Rugby Thread

    To be honest I think Carbery more or less shat on his own career albeit unwittingly. As a running outhalf joining Munster was probably the worst decision he ever could have made, the Munster style at the time meant he had to try and adapt to become a kicking outhalf and he ended up caught...
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    Rory Gallagher Gaa coach

    In fairness Jimmy I doubt any of us really knows what went on between Gallaher and his wife, we'll all just have to wait until Soundy gets back.
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    Immigration Thread

    And they are correct. There is no doubt black people suffer due to the colour of their skin, but there is already a word for that, it is called racism. There is no need to invent some construct to include non racists in whatever collective guilt you want us all to share.
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    21st Century Quarter Pole in Sport

    It is not even near one of my go to sports but my standout moment this century was Ireland beating Pakistan in the 2007 world cup, while it was nail-biting stuff the reason is more-so for the way it transformed the public into avid cricket fans for a night. Pakistan were bowled out for...
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    Welcome Palestine

    To be fair Israel closing their embassy are being a bit precious here, its not like they have ever been influenced by any outside opinions. Throwing their toys out of the pram because a few idiots like Harris et al, said something negative is a bit sad to be honest., the pussies need to grow a...
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    The Official Irish Rugby Thread

    I'd imagine if you are an outside back you'd much prefer Prendergast as his passing and timing of the pass is far superior to Crowleys so you are likely to be put in space more often. If you are in the pack I'd say they'd prefer Crowley, he is aggressive and seems to relish the physical element...
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    Immigration Thread

    Exactly, this interpretation or dogma is obviously being pushed on the kids, but if whoever is pushing this bullshit looked at things logically they would see cultural appropriation (it is a ridiculous term) as being complimentary. As Wilde said "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
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    THe Conor Mcgregor thread

    Tbh that was the one part of the defense I found least plausible, sleeping with her 3 times in an hour and yet both of them being dressed when the security guard walked in. You only get dressed after sex when you are planning a quick getaway not when you are planning on going again. Despite...
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    THe Conor Mcgregor thread

    When coke is added to the mix I don't believe the above tbh. Now not necessarily talking about this case because I'm sure there is a lot we are not privy too, but in general the effects of over indulgence in alcohol are one of two things. A) People have less inhibitions but they still know...
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    2024 Premier Senior Hurling Championship

    I don't think there is a hope, any current Cork club could cope with last night. It was a fabulous spectacle, a throwback to yester year and simply that was because the ref decided unless a free was bordering on dangerous he wasn't giving one, and we all probably enjoyed that as we had no skin...
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    THe Conor Mcgregor thread

    There is a poster on the PROC who is renowned for her show me the evidence argumentative style. In fact one of her favourite expressions is correlation does not imply causation. I'm not sure she would have much truck with your earlier assertion that you believe him to be 100% guilty based on...
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    2024 Yank Election PROC Watch Party

    I disagree, I can never remember a time when people got offended on behalf of others. When context became irrelevant depending on the joke or comment. I read an article on the aftermath of the election trying to explain the loss of black votes by the democrats and a resounding sentiment...
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    2024 Yank Election PROC Watch Party

    Sorry I didn't mean politically, I meant people are becoming more extreme in their leanings towards either conservative or liberal issues. Whereas by centre I meant well maybe I'm a little conservative on this issue and a little bit liberal on something else, now a greater number of people are...
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    2024 Yank Election PROC Watch Party

    I'm with Thready on this, that basically ignoring them is the best option, and deprives them of oxygen. You mentioned the Trump playbook, but a large part of that was him and his supporters feeling victimised at every put down (whether logically argued or not). Eventually it grew to they (the...
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    Trump is back baby!

    No it doesn't, the aggregate number over the terms of each president is clearly highest under Obama. The graph refers to the number of ICE removals not the highest number at a specific point in time.
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    THe Conor Mcgregor thread

    Lets leave this case aside for a sec as I think we all have a bias because McGregor is a prick. My question is what is the definition of incapable of consent? Is it unconscious, or does being drunk count, if so how drunk? How can someone prove how drunk they were, in fact its probably the...
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