Our Friends, The House of Saud

[Mo]

Dude, you’re a wealthy murderous dictator. No need to be trolling Wilmer Valderrama’s sloppy seconds.

https://pagesix.com/2019/08/05/whats-go ... di-arabia/

[Hugh Akston]

Oh LiLo, you used to be cool

[nicole]

Oh LiLo, you used to be cool

+1

[Mo]

Oh. That’s ... comforting or not

[Aresen]

Saudi Arabia executes 134 as crucifixions rise - with 3 children at risk of death

Barbaric crucifixions are on the rise in Saudi Arabia with 134 people executed already this year.

A death penalty watchdog has revealed 'alarming' rise in state executions in the country - including crucifixions.


A report claims more than 130 people have been executed this year already - with at least 24 more at "imminent" risk of execution, including three children.

The skyrocketing number reportedly included at least six teens executed this year for "crimes" they were accused of carrying out as children.

[Warren]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.

[Jadagul]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.

No, they're just posing like him.

[nicole]

Not that I'm remotely the first one to make this joke, but...



Pretty sure the actual 9/11 was their 9/11.

[dhex]

The drone was coming from inside the house (of Saud)?

[Mo]

Oil fires don’t melt steel.

[Pham Nuwen]

These wells don't run!!!

[Dangerman]

Points to both of you.

[Kolohe]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

US official: Pensacola shooting suspect was Saudi student

Well, this is going to prompt a calm and rational discussion throughout the interwebz (and within the YS government)

[Warren]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

US official: Pensacola shooting suspect was Saudi student

Well, this is going to prompt a calm and rational discussion throughout the interwebz (and within the YS government)

Yeah the interwebz will be twitterpated. But I'm sure our POTUS will wait for an intelligence briefing and consult with his senior staff, then make a public statement outlining a forceful yet measured response.

[Mo]

Well looks like he just decided to break out the kneepads.

[Aresen]

I'd like to hear Mo's opinion of the Aramco IPO.

(FWIW: No way I'd have anything to do with an IPO where 98% of the stock remains in the hands of the offering party, even if it wasn't the House of Saud.)

[Mo]

It’s a massive loss of face for the Saudis. But once they got in, It was inevitable. Either they would have to agree to the required disclosure to be publicly listed on the prestige exchanges or they go the path they went.

Problem is that disclosure would have been embarrassing for them and it doesn’t matter if they’re listing 0.1% or 100% on the NYSE, the disclosure is the same. Even to list in Saudi they had to strong arm a bunch of locals that they previously imprisoned to be able to hit their desired price. Couldn’t have happened to a better bunch.