[BREAKING] News Thread

[Moonface]

Venezuela could've said absolutely nothing and I think the same thing probably would've still happened. That said, I'm surprised how easily Maduro was grabbed and taken out of the country. I feel like no country would just have their leader be easily accessible to that sort of thing.

[Maniakkid25]

So, this is weird.

So, Pakistan is declaring war on Afghanistan after border clashes left several dead. This isn't weird; tensions have been rising in that area for a while, while we've been distractes with other world events. No, what is weird is what Pakistan is accusing Afghanistan of. They are accusing them... of being allied with long-time enemy India.

I want you to actually think about that. Afghanistan, controlled by an Islamist terrorist regime (the Taliban), is allying itself with a nation that has been trying to purge its Muslim population for the past several years. That doesn't pass the sniff test. A more reasonable explanation is also offered by them harboring militants that are targeting Islamabad (Pakistan's capital), but this immediately stuck out to me.

[Moonface]

I feel like declaring any sort of war on Afghanistan is somewhat suicidal? In the sense that the Taliban are probably a damn lot more gun-ho than a regular army is and don't seem to concern themselves with consequences for retaliating against people who attack them. That's not to say leave them alone but I guess it seems a bit futile to try and fight a group that even the U.S. couldn't get rid of fully?

[Maniakkid25]

Pakistan: "Alright, one news cycle all about me! Can't wait for this to get reported into the ground!"
US: "Hold my beer!"

So, if you haven't heard, the US and Israel are striking Iran again. This time, though, they mean business. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been comfirmed dead by Iranian state media. This is probably about to turn into an all-out war. Not WW3, but definitely not insignificant, either. We might be seriously looking at Iranian regime change.

[Dragon Lord]

Not really "breaking news", but for anyone who has been paying attention over the years to the extremely fast collapse of humanity when it comes to Pokemon cards, it finally reached the levels every one has been waiting for. It has been reported that someone has been shot in Indianapolis, with the police citing the cause being a "dispute over Pokemon cards."

Here is an article about it.

I think we all knew that this was going to happen eventually. Too many feral grown men fighting over shiny pieces of cardboard for children for this not to eventually happen. Thankfully it doesn't seem like the person who was shot died, but I'd be willing to bet it's only a matter of time until someone does lose their life in a fight over some Pokemon cards.

Whenever I feel bad and like I'm a loser in life, I just think of Pokemon card scalpers and I instantly feel a million times better about myself.

[Mr EliteL]

Knowing how manic those scalpers get when a store brings in a new shipment of sets, I'm mildly surprised it's taken this long for one of them to go to that extreme. Utterly sad, and well just hope some of them have come to realise Pokémon cards really aren't that worth, now, potentially losing your life over. Yes, thankfully the person who got shot so far has survived for now, but it could've gone the other way, unless his condition turns. Yeesh.

[Dragon Lord]

Unfortunately I don't think that's going to be a lesson they learn any time soon. To them, the appeal of being able to make "easy money" scalping Pokemon cards is worth the risk compared to having to leave their basements and get a job. Like these are the types of 30-year old men who have their mothers bring their chicken nuggets to their room for them still, because getting up and going and making your own food is just too hard and way too much work.

Pretty sure they'd rather get shot trying to get Pokemon cards than have to even look at a job application.