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[ChairmanPoo]

A Bulgarian cow named Penka seems to have signed it's own death warrant.
The cow strolled a short distance from it's pasture, over the Serbian border, where the grassland wass a bit greener.
It returned to it's own pasture by itself not much later.
Because of the latter, EU regulations say it has to be killed. An animal that has crossed the borders out of the EU, is forbidden to re-enter the EU.
A lot of Bulgarians are protesting the decision. The Bulgarian minister of agriculture has now promised to look if it is possible to make an exception to the EU law.

Penka you're free!
https://youtu.be/RTlY8lXZaE0

[Sheb]

The British trade minister just resigned rather than follow the government line and vote in favour of the Heathrow runway expension. While you have to admire his principles, you have to wonder what the impact will be for the ongoing Brexitnam.

Boris Johnson, who once claimed he'd lie in front of the bulldozers to stop the Heathrow expension, is expected to keep beeing a spineless buffoon, so at least that's some stability. Although I wonder if May wouldn't be happy to see him resign on the matter.

[hector13]

Junior trade minister. BoJo is out of the country when the vote happens on Monday, so will miss the vote anyway.

Beeb

[Loud Whispers]

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/06/anti-tank-missile-fired-at-amsterdam-office-block-one-person-arrested/
Amsterdam Office Block fired upon with anti-tank missile

So yeah that's a thing

[Grim Portent]

That'll be the one Martinuzz mentioned in the WTF thread the other day.

An office building in Amsterdam that houses the redactions of the magazines De Nieuwe Revu, Panorama, and Playboy has been attacked with an anti-tank weapon.
No one was hurt, but the office's front and windows are damaged, and a toilet has collapsed.
Magazine editors have resumed work as if nothing has happened.
The anti-tank weapon was left at the scene.
Amsterdam police have a suspect in custody.
The identity of the suspect, and a motive for the attack are as of yet unknown.

[da_nang]

Netherlands can into Nordic, I guess?

[smjjames]

I think the Volksrant article martinuzz linked to earlier said that it was a new gang that was trying to strut their stuff or something. Someone from a new biker gang shooting an antitank weapon at a building sounds like the easiest way to put a bullseye on their backs.

[martinuzz]

Yeah the guy that shot the anti-tank weapon was the leader of a relatively unknown and new biker gang that was already under scrutiny of the Justice department, which was investigating the possibility of forbidding the organisation.

[ChairmanPoo]

I think the Volksrant article martinuzz linked to earlier said that it was a new gang that was trying to strut their stuff or something. Someone from a new biker gang shooting an antitank weapon at a building sounds like the easiest way to put a bullseye on their backs.

Hell's Satans?

[Sheb]

And now there was a van ramming into De Telegraaf (another newspaper)'s office during the night. What is it with gang and newspapers? Did they report badly on it?

[ChairmanPoo]

And now there was a van ramming into De Telegraaf (another newspaper)'s office during the night. What is it with gang and newspapers? Did they report badly on it?

Van Ramming could well be the name of a dutch biker gangster

[martinuzz]

I think the Volksrant article martinuzz linked to earlier said that it was a new gang that was trying to strut their stuff or something. Someone from a new biker gang shooting an antitank weapon at a building sounds like the easiest way to put a bullseye on their backs.

Hell's Satans?

Nah, the 'Caloh Wagoh McMain Triad'  Never heard of it before 2 days ago. Sounds like either Scottish or US terrorists

[smjjames]

I think the Volksrant article martinuzz linked to earlier said that it was a new gang that was trying to strut their stuff or something. Someone from a new biker gang shooting an antitank weapon at a building sounds like the easiest way to put a bullseye on their backs.

Hell's Satans?

Nah, the 'Caloh Wagoh McMain Triad'  Never heard of it before 2 days ago. Sounds like either Scottish or US terrorists

US terrorists wouldn't be using something that sounds gibberishy, and it sounds like maybe Irish.

Anyhow, I bet older biker gangs are facepalming at the audacity of this group since it's not going to last long if they're going to be like that.

[martinuzz]

Two of the larger biker clubs have already been forbidden quite recently, with much trouble (judges didn't want to outlaw entire biker clubs because freedom of expression blah blah).
Satudarah and Bandidos have been forbidden already, Justice department is very busy forbidding the Hells Angels too (on grounds of being a criminal organisation)

[Loud Whispers]

Won't they just reform in a "not biker gang" biker gang