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leon1122 (190 D)
03 Jun 17 UTC
Interesting thought
If you have a cell phone type the word : "President"
Then hit the first suggestion and press submit.
Interesting to who everyone's most talked-about President is.
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captainmeme (1632 DMod)
29 May 17 UTC
WebDiplomacy Survivor - Final Tribal Council
35 days ago, 21 castaways begun their journey in the webDiplomacy version of the famous reality game show. Now, only three - Balki Bartokomous, DemonOverlord, Fluminator - remain, and all have fought tooth and nail to make it this far.

The final victor will be decided by eleven of the players they voted out, and this is their opportunity to sway votes their way. Welcome to Final Tribal.
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CAPT Brad (40 DX)
03 Jun 17 UTC
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Colleges Celebrate Diversity With Separate Commencements
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/black-commencement-harvard.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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PhoenixFeathers13 (100 D)
03 Jun 17 UTC
2 Players needed
Help! We need two more players for a fun unranked game! http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=199852
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swagdaddy69 (100 D)
02 Jun 17 UTC
Interest in playing a live game this afternoon
Trying to get a live game going 5 minute turn. Willing to draw or pause whenever.
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
02 Jun 17 UTC
And here's the weather
https://weather.com/
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Clownie (295 D)
02 Jun 17 UTC
Supporting others against your own unit
I'll be circumspect about the description, for obvious reasons (game's ongoing, in case it wasn't sufficiently obvious). See below.
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LeonWalras (865 D)
02 Jun 17 UTC
Autocomplete public press
Basically the idea is to provide you with a centre so we can work together. The only press is public commitment to attack Italy. Every sentence may be in Gascony and the other games. The rest is autocompleted to find out what kind of player is required.
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
01 Jun 17 UTC
Most offensive thread.
See inside.
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
01 Jun 17 UTC
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Should this thread be locked?
See inside.
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Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
02 Jun 17 UTC
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June GR Published
https://sites.google.com/site/phpdiplomacytournaments/theghost-ratingslist
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
01 Jun 17 UTC
America doesn't care about Earth
Fuck you, Trump. Fuck you, every cunt who voted for him. America is a force for evil. You need to be fucking obliterated.
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brainbomb (295 D)
01 Jun 17 UTC
Official Greatest Food Tournament Thread
See inside oven for details...
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CptMike (4384 D)
25 May 17 UTC
Survey - Diplomacy boardgame
I was just wondering... 100 % of us play on webDiplomacy.net. But how many of us have the boardgame, with the wooden blocks for the armies and boats... ?
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
24 May 17 UTC
webDiplomacy F2F tournament in MA, USA
We're only 4 months out from Boston Massacre folks, so now is the time to start making plans! If you're even remotely interested, please reach out to me so I can persuade you. And if you're very interested, go to www.BostonMassacreDiplomacy.com to register!
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
01 Jun 17 UTC
"Trump pulls out" thread innuendo masked as title
The thread regarding trump leaving the Paris accords. Could be viewed very much as a slighted innuendo of Trumps past. He has been accused of some sketchy things. Discuss.
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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Don't click on this
Really just don't
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
31 May 17 UTC
Is it true that covfefe = 0.99999 repeating?
You don't know shit about the covfefe
Bo is the covfefe
JMO gonna bring down the covfefe hammer
Have you heard the tale of Plagueis the Covfefe
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MajorMitchell (1605 D)
01 Jun 17 UTC
SEX, is it greater than, less than, or equal to 0.99999 recurring ?
Is SEX a problem for Trump ? Can be make America great at SEX again ?
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
01 Jun 17 UTC
Trump pulls out
Unfortunately most of the women involved didn't be want him to push in.
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
26 May 17 UTC
Jelly or Jam
Which is better?
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brainbomb (295 D)
28 May 17 UTC
Rap and Hip Hop promote better capitalist values than Country or Rock
Rims, Gold Chains, Fancy Cars, Implants, Gold Teeth, Swimming Pools, Palm Trees, Mansions, "Ive made it culture", "Look at me". Are values pure to American capitalism and more purely espouse what America is.
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Babyburger (1564 D)
31 May 17 UTC
see older chat log
In the games I'm playing, the chat log only shows the most recent x amount of messages. Is there any way to consult older messages as well?
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Technostar (251 D)
21 May 17 UTC
Diplomacy and MBTI
I'm curious, what Myers-Briggs (MBTI) personality types do Diplomacy players have? Post your type here!

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WolfsBane626 (235 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Ancient Med
Anyone want to play an Ancient Med with 3 people who know each other?
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
30 May 17 UTC
How to solve all of humanity's problems
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/parasites-in-your-intestines-may-actually-be-good-for-you-120315#2
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Social security #
What your social security number?

I'm taking a poll for my economics class
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
23 May 17 UTC
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MAFIA XXIX - SIGN UP THREAD
See inside for game details.
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brainbomb (295 D)
26 May 17 UTC
Theory about ending homelessness/panhandling
Would homelessness end entirely if people stopped giving homeless money? The Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska has advised citizens to stop giving panhandlers money as they are on the rise. Here they wait by the interstate exit off ramps with signs.is ignoring them a moral decision?
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JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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@brainbomb

I AGREE!!!
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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#redpilled
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
If you read the IRS.gov regulations it also says the write-off is not contingent upon time spent/hours worked its purely based on financial assistance to GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS

"Remember that donations to individuals will not qualify. You cannot deduct contributions to specific individuals – no matter how deserving. This includes handouts to the homeless and collections at the office or in your neighborhood for those experiencing tough times (including pooled funds for folks who are ill or have experienced a tragedy such as an accident or fire). If the deduction is important to you, consider working through an established organization like the Red Cross which provides disaster or other relief. See again #2."


So time spent is irrelevant - which is pretty fucking important when assessing who contributes to charity (democrats or republicans).

Individual donations are irrelevant. Also pretty fucking important.
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Imagine you are making 6 figures. You dislike big government. Of course yer gonna give donation to your local church - get a write off - literally you could short the government a considerable amount by just giving it to someone whos gonna use it to fund anti-gay, anti-abortion, pro-gun, groups.
And add to that tax incentive
And add to that you get to claim you are GENEROUS. Moreso than Democrats.

brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
I would assert that if you eliminated tax breaks on charitable monetary donation that youd see a complete 180 reversal in which political party donates more time/energy and effort into charity in general.

JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
*checks how much of clinton's tax deductions went to the clinton foundation*
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
http://www.factcheck.org/2015/06/where-does-clinton-foundation-money-go/

Go ahead and check what the difference is between a "programs on the ground" charity organization does and a non in house.

89% of clinton foundation money goes directly to actual programs and on the ground charity.


Meanwhile....

"The Donald J. Trump Foundation gave $59,125 worth of donations to organizations that support climate change, LGBT issues, immigration and minorities, according to the foundation’s 990 tax forms from those years. Interestingly, all causes that now face possible repeal of critical legislation protecting their communities once Trump is in the White House."

Trump appars to support all the things hes against. Fascinating.
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
there aren't many conspiracies i believe, but i've gone through the IRS records on the clinton foundation, and they always seem to rack up tens of millions from places like Qatar and Saudi Arabia (much of which left after November of 2016... i wonder why?)

the operational expenses make up most of their budget, in terms of travel and funding employees, and even your own factcheck article only attacked the low hanging fruit of the 6% effective claim, which is obviously a lie.

meanwhile the 89% figure from charity watch is solely based off of the IRS forms the Clinton Foundation has to submit for officials record. the other 364 days of the year, they are not obligated to keep official record of where that money goes, or how it is spent.

you can see only a 24 hours record once a year of their funds, and for me that's far from conclusive.
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
also Trump is a giant piece of shit.

is... this news?
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Yanik, surely you are rational enough to look up what the Clinton foundation does. Like all charity organizations - there is possible corruption.

The Red Cross - arguably the gold standard most trusted and oft donated to organization in America is not above crooked dealings.


http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-finds-fundamental-concerns-about-red-cross-finances
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
@brainbomb

it's the direct political ties tat have worried me the most, and it's not just sites like Breitbart raising questions on the foundation, the Times have done quite a few articles questioning it.
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
and what the organization does, doesn't make sense considering the donors. there's this giant question mark about why Saudi Arabia is so interested in funding aid to a few specific parts of Africa. there's something beneath the surface we are simply not seeing
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Im not going to sit here and debate the Clinton Foundations legitimacy as a valid Charity. For one I dont care - Hillary lost and it wasnt because of her foundation. Two - Im sure they do some good things and like all modern big name charities theres an aspect of shady-ness going on too. (As was clearly cited even the Red Cross is sketchy)

The argument that conservatives are more charitable and generous is a very spurrious claim to make and im pretty sure you conceded that its too complex to know what church charity supports - and its also imventivized by tax breaks and its impossibke to quanitify what charity is and who is actually involved when its non monetary based.
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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So to conclude : I am a democrat and I am as charitable as I can be. In addition to everything I listed earlier I also manage a restaurant that all month of june is donating 25% of sales revenue to the american cancer society.

I also give to childrens funds whenever possible. I mow the lawn for a family of 4 kids whose father abandoned them as theyre my neighbors. I also consistently help people in the most random of situations

A few months ago a girl was at the gas station and her car was almost out if gas. She went to pay and her card was declined. I bought her a full tank of gas because I had plenty of money. She started crying because nobody had ever done anything like that for her. The gas clerk said that was one of the coolest thinhs hed ever witnessed.

I said I may as well; Id just spend it on booze probably if I didnt.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
30 May 17 UTC
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^ then you are ok BB.
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Its not about being OK man. Thats what these people dont get. The debt will never be paid no matter how much time or money you spend. You dont do it for a reward its about giving a fuck.
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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that's all you need to do. personal responsibility is how we should judge people
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
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brainbomb stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
@brainbomb

you see charity as a "Debt"?
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
I see life in general as an excercise in living humbly in the service and company of others. Charity is the debt we give back for the gift of all the things we owe back to a broken society. I dont come from a poor family. I am Catholic. I have lived well - went to college and the world has in general been pretty good to me. So sure it is a debt that I feel responsible for.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
My understanding (of that tax thing) would be you can choose to pay the money to a charity or to the government as tax. So your choice becomes whether you get to decide which charity should spend your money, or your state gets to decide. How and Ever, i believe the super-wealthy will go to great lengths to avoid paying this tax, and creating these kinds of loop-holes in the first place. So Donald Trump has his own private charity which can spend money on pieces of art which are then put on display in his golf clubs - as one example i've heard about in the last year. I'm sure there is a huge grey area between the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, the Clinton Foundation, and Trump's personal charity: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/how-donald-trump-exploited-charity-for-personal-gain/499535/
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Im still trying to figure out if zmaj is mocking me and attacking my character or if he has a negative opinion of a life lived in the service of others.
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
I'm mocking you for bragging about your charity.
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
I mentioned it. Was not bragging.
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
BTW I love the gas clerk NPC.
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
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But seriously, you "mention" doing good deeds in painful detail and consider yourself a Catholic?

Or is it an elaborate joke? "I mow the lawn for a family of 4 kids whose father abandoned them... oh by the way, I'm the father." If you'd say that, I'd get a job as a gas clerk just to say that was one of the coolest things I'd ever witnessed.
brainbomb (295 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Well theres no need to be deloberately rude about it. I wasnt asking for your praise.


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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
Defending Putin
http://amp.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2017/05/stephen_f_cohen_just_wants_trump_and_putin_to_get_along.html

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