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@ClarkeMicah Ever since the ERM fiasco, I’ve wondered how Major has been able to show his grey face, let alone opine on current affairs. Unless he actually knew what he was bringing about at that time and carries no shame for his involvement. An arse for the ages.

Oh, like railway privatisation, and legalising ambulance-chasing no-win, no fee lawyers. Thanks a lot, Sir John

@RealJamesWoods Rabies.! That clip should come with a viewer discretion warning. Especially for kids.

This is the voice of the Democrat Party. Remember that this slobbering looney was the lead campaign strategist in Bill Clinton’s so-called War Room. This is why the 2016 election was truly divine intervention. Imagine Hillary and this pustule in power…

@GodPlaysCards I agree. Even the cadets lecture room scene with Michael Ironside’s character extolling the virtues of this militaristic society was well, inspiring. The satire backfired mostly if it that was the intent. Maybe he was trying to point out that facism could be the result?? IDK

My father took us to see Starship Troopers when I was 10. Back then, Dutch cinemas left it to parents to decide whether their kids were ready, my father decided we were. Verhoeven intended it as satire. I didn't get that memo and it changed the course of my life. Here's how. For the uninitiated: the film is based on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel. It's set in a future where humanity is locked in a savage interstellar war against a race of giant alien bugs, and where the only path to citizenship is military service. I've only finished reading it recently and it is one of the first time in my life that I say, the movie is actually better than the book. It could be because I saw the movie first, and the child's mind is highly influential, especially at age 10 when you slowly become a teenager. The heroes were beautiful and brave, (Denise Richards was my first crush). The villains were literal monsters. The society rewarded sacrifice and punished weakness. Everyone knew their role, everyone pulled their weight, and citizenship was something you earned. You served, you sacrificed, you belonged. It was that simple. As the meme goes, it activated an ancient blood memory. It looked like exactly the kind of world history had always promised but never delivered. A meritocracy with teeth and honor made into law. Years later, in high school, someone made a presentation on its dangerous ideologies and why Verhoeven decided to make a satire linking it to the tyrannical regimes of the 20th century. She got a A+ for the talk. I understood the rational behind it, but instinctively it didn't make sense for me. Luckily I can give voice to that instinct now. The movie significantly changed my trajectory in life. I wanted to become part of something bigger, get the girl, be all I can be. Did I fall for its propaganda? Yes, hook line and sinker, and in hindsight, that was a great thing to happened to me. Sure we can break down why some (but not all) of the political ideologies the books are flawed (yawn), but that is not the point. The point is that the underlying archetypes and societal models can be tremendously inspiring. Because at 10 years old, I didn't need a political science lecture. I needed a picture of what a man could be. Someone who showed up to the call of duty, who didn't quit, who earned his place instead of inheriting it. The noble visions of sacrifice and comradery were literally awe inspiring. So yes, the propaganda worked on me, but what it produced wasn't blind obedience. It produced ambition. A hunger to be worth something. Johnny Rico was the perfect role model. The movie was a perfect key in to the lock of a 10 year old mind. Not every child gets handed that image. I got mine from a fellow Dutchman (Verhoeven) making fun of fascism. I can still feel that evening. The cold air outside the cinema, the three of us spilling onto the pavement, me, my younger brother, my older one, heads still full of bugs and battle and beautiful soldiers dying for each other. Something had shifted. I didn't have the words for it then. I just knew I wanted more of whatever that was. My father gave us that. I don't think he knew what he was handing us.

@avidfilm It’s the best pick of a bad bunch. I don’t believe anyone who says they watched it twice.

Oppenheimer is the only good movie amongst these four.

@crockpics Never mind favorite track it’s my favorite Maiden album. If you disagree I will point out that you are wrong. 88 btw.

Iron Maiden went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son', their second No.1 LP. April 23, 1998 Favorite track?

@HeadWarriorTWM Angel heart

Right then. The movie with the greatest twist ending. Go......

@LauraLoomer Maybe a trip to France. I hear it’s nice this time of year.

Candace Owens had to abruptly cancel her show today and travel abroad… She never alerted her audience of her travel plans. Interesting how she’s fleeing the country the same day I reported that her Zionist Jewish lawyer dropped her ahead of an important deadline in her lawsuit with the Macrons next week… Remember I exposed her secret trust where she’s hiding nearly $12 million in real estate among other assets. Her other lawyer’s firm specializes in bankruptcies. Is she moving her money abroad and hiding assets abroad so she can file for bankruptcy? She’s fleeing the country. @EmmanuelMacron

@haddad_jac79558 @lajit6384 Well I hope they got salt and vinegar on those.

@lajit6384 @RamessesMyth They sold the software sector and bought chips

Bought 20k shares of $Zeta on the open market at 17.26! This pullback is a gift.

@lajit6384 @haddad_jac79558 It’s getting included in the ongoing software rout. NOW, CRM and ADBE all down heavy today. ZETA is actually down the least.

@haddad_jac79558 @RamessesMyth Sheese, what the hell was that drop about. 😳

@haddad_jac79558 I guess we’ll know more next week.

@RamessesMyth Yes, sir. I’m confident until proven otherwise. I read and watch $zeta everyday

@calvinrobinson @ThePosieParker Harsh, unfair and untrue. Untrue Statistically and in my experience.

@ThePosieParker I do not trust women to drive. I mean, all women. Harsh but fair.

I don’t trust men around small children. I mean, all men, unless I have reason *to* trust them. Harsh, but fair.

@seanonolennon @XTwitmoDetainee @JulianLennon The only irony here was the maid ironing the sheets! 😏

@XTwitmoDetainee @JulianLennon There is zero irony in letting a maid do her job. Thinking otherwise is a very goofy take. They were not protesting maid service.

The irony should not be lost @seanonolennon @JulianLennon

@preetkailon He or his fund likely needed likely 100s of millions to play that trade. A lot more in today’s money. Market influencing amounts. The ERM was stupidity and would eventually have failed but this wasn’t some guy making a clever trade. He had massive artillery and influence.

N 1992, ONE MAN MADE $1 BILLION IN A SINGLE DAY. Not luck. Not insider info. Just one brutal insight nobody acted on. The UK had pegged the pound to other European currencies. Soros looked at the numbers and thought this doesn’t add up. UK inflation was way higher than Germany’s. Interest rates were already hurting people. The pound was propped up by politics, not economics. So he shorted it. $10 billion worth. The Bank of England went into full panic mode raised rates from 10% to 12% to 15% all in one day. Spent billions buying pounds to defend the peg. Didn’t matter. Once other traders saw what Soros was doing, they joined in. The pressure became too much. By that evening the UK quietly gave up, pulled the pound from the ERM and let it fall. Soros closed his position. $1 billion profit. One day. One idea. The scariest thing? He was just a guy who did his homework.

@endless_frank They don’t PR every little milestone as that only destabilizes the price as emotional investors overreact to every bit of news good or bad.

$ASTS Let me get this straight. Blue Origin completes a successful NG3 static fire with a launch for AST in 3 days and AST Spacemobile doesn’t even retweet it or congratulate them on the test? Bruh, nah, something huge is coming. It’s obvious now.

@Mr_Derivatives Moooo

Are there ANY bears still alive after these last couple weeks?! Hello?

@Martina Yet he’s the fat pig taking the selfie. I smell💩

Interesting. She is vile in more ways than one, apparently?

@Ryanmariebach78 “Keep me honest” There’s a lot of corporate speak that’s entered the lexicon over the last 20 years and it’s all irritating.

What's a common phrase that annoys you? "To be clear"

@JohnSimpsonNews What a repellent misanthrope you are.

Today could be a big turning-point. If Hungary votes to oust Viktor Orbán, Putin’s (and, weirdly, Trump’s) ally inside the EU and NATO will be gone. The EU can give more help to Ukraine, which is anyway doing better on the battlefield. And the tide could turn against populism.

@staidindoors They don’t want you to know how good well made movies can actually be so they can keep pumping out their own garbage

Netflix has the worst movie library of all the streamers. They have some good stuff on there, but it's mostly garbage, nothing from the 60s, very few films from the 70s. Abysmal offerings for horror.