Apparently the Democratic party doesn't really want to win. Or they didn't learn from last time...

Apparently the Democratic party doesn't really want to win. Or they didn't learn from last time...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/26/democratic-party-laura-moser-texas

Ouch...

Ouch...

Originally shared by Kristian Köhntopp

Deutsche Diplomaten sind diplomatisch.

https://twitter.com/GermanyDiplo/status/967079630854291456

“I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon,” added Trump, who avoided serving in the Vietnam...

“I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon,” added Trump, who avoided serving in the Vietnam War by saying he had bone spurs.

Sure...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-today-president-says-he-wouldve-entered-florida-high-school-without-a-gun-2018-02-26

Naughty

Naughty

Originally shared by Terry McNeil

Giggles

Do you think.....


#giggles #gogogo

What this doctor explains is quite well known in the military, because the goal in military rifle development is to...

What this doctor explains is quite well known in the military, because the goal in military rifle development is to incapacitate enemy soldiers. Contrary to common believe, a kill is not the highest priority, it is incapacity. Because in that case the enemy needs soldiers to get the wounded soldier off the battlefield, he needs resources to care for that soldier. Soldiers are often protected one way or the other, so the bullet should get through that protection and still do as much damage as possible.

That's the military. Now imagine such a gun against unprotected civilians, at close range even. The AR-15 does not have continuous fire, but it has all the other characteristics of the M-16. It is not almost the same as a handgun or a hunting rifle.

Originally shared by Merritt Awbrey
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/what-i-saw-treating-the-victims-from-parkland-should-change-the-debate-on-guns/553937/

This tweet didn't age well!

This tweet didn't age well!

Let the light show begin!

Let the light show begin!

Lantern Festival 2018

You know a lot of people are expected when all mobile carriers (not all are in the photo) send several mobile base...

You know a lot of people are expected when all mobile carriers (not all are in the photo) send several mobile base stations to an event.

Only for people eating instant noodles...

Only for people eating instant noodles...

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Taiwan Lantern Festival

Taiwan Lantern Festival

Need a public restroom? Follow the balloons...

There will be blood garbage

There will be blood garbage

Silence Noise before the storm

Silence Noise before the storm

The official celebration of Taiwan's lantern festival is taking place in Jiayi county this year, in front of the county government. Or in other words: here.

It's still early and since the sun came out also rather hot, so only few people are here now, but all PAs are already blasting at full power, so it's way noisier than the photo suggests. The real beauty will start after the sun went down.

I'm not interested in sports news, but this article is pure gold!

I'm not interested in sports news, but this article is pure gold!
Norway doesn’t often claim the global limelight in this manner. But every day during the Olympics, the front page of national daily Aftenposten has featured blond people dressed like tubes of toothpaste trying modestly to ignore the massive, blinging medals dangling round their necks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/norway-olympics-another-reason-scandinavians-are-the-worst-winter-olympics-south-korea-sport/

Geerdet. (It works better in German. German Erde is Earth, earth, ground, soil in English. Grounded is not as funny.)

Geerdet. (It works better in German. German Erde is Earth, earth, ground, soil in English. Grounded is not as funny.)

Via Hiền T Quan

Originally shared by Joachim Hummel

Man kann es auch übertreiben.... ;-) ;-)

Interesting. Something tells me the NRA wouldn't like that...

Interesting. Something tells me the NRA wouldn't like that...

Via Dan Thompson

Originally shared by Rod Mesa (Motorod)

Nuri McBride
February 17 at 8:20am ·
I've noticed several people in my feed mention Israel concerning armed citizens and guns, quoting BS put out by the NRA, so let me set a few things straight. If you want to own a gun in Israel you must consider the following:

1. 40% of applications for firearms permits are rejected. There are only 170,000 active permits currently (population 8.5 million)
2. Only a small group of people are eligible for firearms licenses. Primarily licenses go to high ranking retired military personnel, police officers, prison guards, security guards, and animal control officers. There are a small number of licences for settlers in the West Bank and hunters.
3. You must be at least 21 years old for those who completed military service otherwise you have to wait till you are 27 or 45 for non-citizen residents.
4. Applicants must be a resident of Israel for at least three consecutive years.
5. You must pass an extensive background check (including criminal check, national security check, health exam, and mental health evaluation)
6. You must establish a genuine reason for possessing a firearm. I like guns is not an option. If you say you need a gun for self-defence, you can only have one gun, and you are limited to an annual supply of 50 bullets
7. You have to justify every gun you possess separately. Owning more than two guns is extremely rare.
8. You must pass a multi-week weapons-training course.
9. You have to renew your license and pass a shooting course every three years.
10. You have to undergo a psychological assessment every six years.
11. You must have a safe at your residence in which to keep the firearm.
12. There is 100% VAT on firearms, and you will pay thousands of shekels to qualify for your license and hundreds of shekels each year to keep it.
13. There are enormous legal repercussions should your gun be miss-handled, miss-fire, injure anyone unjustly, or be used in a crime. Even if you are not the one that committed these acts.
14. You are not allowed to sell your gun to anyone but a registered dealer or the police.

In Israel, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right. It is illegal to own an assault rifle. The photo below is not an open carry gun enthusiast. It's an off-duty soldier that has to carry her weapon while in basic training. Know that when you see young Israelis carrying assault rifles, those are soldiers. I have yet to meet a single Israeli that liked doing this. It is basically a punishment. Don't believe what the NRA says. Gun violence and gun death in Israel is low, not because we all have to carry guns in our youth, but because of gun regulation, enforcement, and not breeding a culture of fear around personal protection.

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She's good...

She's good...

We are currently celebrating Chinese New Year and it is custom to give not presents but money, in red envelopes.

We are currently celebrating Chinese New Year and it is custom to give not presents but money, in red envelopes. For small children, money does not mean very much, so this time I found a currency that my daughter should know to appreciate: a fried cookie imprinted as NTD10000. (The highest real denomination was 2000, now 1000)

Nothing surprising here, cowards do not want to take responsibility for their actions.

Nothing surprising here, cowards do not want to take responsibility for their actions. What I do not quite understand is the NRA statement:

On the day Mr Trump signed the bill, the National Rifle Association(NRA), America’s most powerful pro-gun pressure group, called it a “new era for law-abiding gun owners”.

Is it a new era because "law-abiding gun owners" have to get more guns to protect themselves from maniacs with guns?

Or are they implying that "law-abiding gun owners" are mentally ill?

Or did they mistaken a word and it should read "a new era for law-ignoring gun owners"? Because if the guy who killed 17 people was abiding by the law, why was he arrested?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-florida-shooting-gun-laws-mentally-ill-bill-photo-white-house-a8213536.html

Have a good laugh...

Have a good laugh...

Via Sandy B

Originally shared by Derrick “Quite Clever” Sanders

h/t Gennifer Bone, for Shar Banning

https://www.sadanduseless.com/2018/02/funny-olympic-figure-skating/
https://www.sadanduseless.com/2018/02/funny-olympic-figure-skating/

Priorities, priorities... Looks like we're starting from the wrong end...

Priorities, priorities... Looks like we're starting from the wrong end...

Via Kristian Köhntopp

Originally shared by Stefan Münz

Worüber wir uns Sorgen machen sollen

ist der Terrrorismus. Ach, und noch ein paniertes Schnitzel, aber bitte mit Sahne!

Originalquelle der Grafik ist:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/the-things-most-likely-to-kill-you-in-one-infographic-a7747386.html
Diese Dilettanten haben jedoch versucht, den Terrorismus unter den Tisch zu kehren. Deshalb kursiert mittlerweile im Netz eine bereinigte Version der Grafik.

Sheriff Scott Israel says that, in his view, people with mental health illnesses should not be allowed to use, own...

Sheriff Scott Israel says that, in his view, people with mental health illnesses should not be allowed to use, own or purchase a handgun.

The president coward will not say anything about this today. And neither tomorrow. (I wonder if he can stay away from Twitter.) Probably because someone decided to "celebrate" the anniversary of this:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/28/517799119/trump-repeals-rule-designed-to-block-gun-sales-to-certain-mentally-ill-people

BS Bingo:
Anyway, let's not talk about guns right now, eh? Let's not start a blame game now, OK?
(Ten bucks these two phrases were already used...)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/feb/14/florida-school-shooting-live-updates-latest-news-marjory-stoneman-douglas

So the UK government is accusing one of their citizens of terrorism because he fought together with a group the UK...

So the UK government is accusing one of their citizens of terrorism because he fought together with a group the UK government supports against a group the UK government has designated as terrorists. Weird, isn't it?

I wonder if the UK government shouldn't accuse themselves of terrorism then? But then again they are doing that circus called "Brexit", so no surprise here... (They also give one month advanced notice that they want to send one warship into an area another country doesn't want them to go. Smart people...)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/14/former-soldier-faces-prosecution-for-fighting-against-isis

His memory is even worse than that of his pal in the white building.

His memory is even worse than that of his pal in the white building.

Originally shared by Haibara Ai

@JRDCastillo24: Rodrigo Duterte: I never instructed anyone, not even a security guard, to kill anyone.

Also Duterte: 👇🏼



https://twitter.com/jrdcastillo24/status/963435731564802048

#JailDuterte #DutertesHell #ResiboParaSaICC #Du30HorrorStories #SwapangAtPasakit #Killippines #KillList #MartialLaw #ProsecuteDuterte #DeathByDuterte #DavaoLeaks #massmurderer #DavaoDeathSquad #policedeathsquads #extrajudicialkillings #summaryexecutions #TokhangForRansom #warondrugs #waronpoor #TanimDroga #ImpeachDuterte #LaglagDroga #impunity #nanlaban #PatayNgPatay #collateraldamage #PalitUlo #humanrightsabuse #humanrights #stateimpunity #policeimpunity #TatakCorrupt #TatakDuterte

Mad World

Mad World

No police officer should ever lose their job – or have their name dragged through the mud – for choosing to talk to, rather than shoot a fellow citizen

Right. In any regular country. Here however, the guy who talked got fired while the two guys who shot without asking questions kept their jobs. At least a court has now decided that the firing was not justified. It's a sad world in which this counts as a great success that makes it into the media.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/12/stephen-mader-west-virginia-police-officer-settles-lawsuit

I'm gonna need a bigger kitchen...

I'm gonna need a bigger kitchen...

Originally shared by Kristian Köhntopp

Und jetzt das Schulfernsehen
https://youtu.be/Ew-3-8itpjc

Isn't he "lovely"?

Isn't he "lovely"? He clashed with Obama, but became friends with Trump. Although he lives only about 1000km from us, luckily there is no place for someone like him in Taiwan. Poor Philippines...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/duterte-tells-philippine-soldiers-to-shoot-female-rebels-in-their-vaginas/2018/02/12/fd42c6ae-0fb0-11e8-827c-5150c6f3dc79_story.html?utm_term=.e3d02a6ff897

Right...

Right...

Originally shared by john kinsey

The Winter Olympics lost a lot of entertainment value.

The Winter Olympics lost a lot of entertainment value.

Via Chris Fink

Originally shared by Chris Fink

lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7wg7f8/donald_trump_and_kim_jongun_impersonators_that/?utm_source=reddit-android

Balance has been achieved...

Balance has been achieved...

Via Kristian Köhntopp

Originally shared by Mara Mascaro (Phiria)

Makes sense

You can't make this up

You can't make this up

Vice-president Mike Pence will stop North Korea “hijacking” the Winter Olympics, an aide said on Sunday, by using his own presence at the Games...

So, next time a crisis is developing somewhere, we just paradrop Mike Pence in there and everything will be fine.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/04/mike-pence-north-korea-winter-olympics

Hmm, should I.

Hmm, should I...? Nah, too expensive: sliding from the second floor costs about two USD, from the third three. That's why nobody uses them.

I just watched "The shape of waret water".

I just watched "The shape of waret water". Interesting... But probably not a big hit in Taiwan. There were only about six people in this showing...

That happens to you when you are at the wrong place at the wrong time: You get decorated...

That happens to you when you are at the wrong place at the wrong time: You get decorated...

Ungeliebte kleinkarierte, gelangweilte Bleistiftschubser bei der Post, beim Zoll oder wo immer diese schwachsinnige...

Ungeliebte kleinkarierte, gelangweilte Bleistiftschubser bei der Post, beim Zoll oder wo immer diese schwachsinnige Entscheidung getroffen wurde:

Könnt ihr mir eventuell erklären, seit wann Lebkuchen keine Kekse mehr sind? Das wurde als Päckchen aufgegeben, also hat unsere Postlerin hier selbst kurz raufgeschrieben, was drin ist, anstatt euer "CN22" raufzukleben. Mit dem Stollen konnte die Frau nicht viel anfangen, weil es hierzulande im Prinzip kein Weihnachten gibt, aber von Lebkuchen hatte sie gehört.

Wie man sieht, besteht der Inhalt zum Grossteil aus Lebkuchen, außerdem ist ein Mini-Stollen drin, alles selbst gebacken. Das war als Weihnachtspaket an meine Mutter gedacht.

Ich danke euch vielmals für die heldenhafte Zurückweisung dieser Sendung, bestimmt unter Einsatz eurer Bürozeit ("Arbeitszeit" trifft ja nicht so richtig zu), wodurch garantiert zwei Terroranschläge, drei Inflationen und vier Umstürze verhindert wurden. Was wäre das Land nur ohne euch? (Besser. Die korrekte Antwort lautet: Besser.)

Ihr könnt wieder weiter Bleistifte herumschubsen gehen...

Unfortunately, this is still a problem in Germany.

Unfortunately, this is still a problem in Germany. If you want to file a complaint or sue, you need to do that against an individual. How do you do that if you have no way to identify the person in question?

German police has long fought againsty any way to identify an individual, even if it is just a number on the uniform, not a name. The anonymous uniform does unfortunately allow people to demonstrate their superiority complex and then hide in the crowd of their colleagues.

The fellow in this article has done a great contribution to the bad reputation of police in Germany. His colleagues will all feel it. He will not care. Because unless there is really strong proof (video with sound) of his wrongdoing, his colleagues will cover him.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/framed-arrested-and-robbed-by-the-police-in-frankfurt_us_5a58f270e4b01ccdd48b5bbf