2020-01-18 at 1:04 PM UTC
aldra
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Russia's introducing a new law stating that to be considered for a government position, you must:
1. Have lived in Russia for at least 25 years
2. NOT hold dual citizenship with any other country.
Seems like common sense to me but a certain group of people are already apoplectic
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2020-01-20 at 1:21 PM UTC
"Many people have a fascination with the Titanic but not many people know Titanic had 2 twin sister ships that met the same fate..all made by the same company “White Star Line”…"
There is a conspiracy theory that the Titanic didn't actually sink and it was in fact the sister ship (The Olympic) that sunk...
Olympic was the slightly older sister of Titanic, built alongside the more famous vessel but launched in October 1910. Her exterior profile was nearly identical to Titanic, save for minor details such as the number of portholes on the forward C decks of the ships, the spacing of the windows on the B decks, and the forward section of the A deck promenade on Titanic that had been enclosed only a few weeks before she set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage. Both ships were built with linoleum floors, but shortly before she was due to set sail J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, inexplicably ordered the floors aboard Titanic carpeted over.
On 20 September 1911, the Olympic was involved in a collision with the Royal Navy Warship HMS Hawke in the Brambles Channel in Southampton Water while under the command of a harbour pilot. The two ships were close enough to each other that Olympic's motion drew the Hawke into her aft starboard side, causing extensive damage to the liner – both above and below her waterline (HMS Hawke was fitted with a re-inforced 'ram' below the waterline, purposely designed to cause maximum damage to enemy ships). An Admiralty inquiry assigned blame to the Olympic, despite numerous eyewitness accounts to the contrary.
Gardiner's theory plays out in this historical context. Olympic was found to be at blame in the collision (which, according to Gardiner, had damaged the central turbine's mountings and bent the keel, giving the ship a slight permanent list to port). Because of this finding, White Star's insurers Lloyd's of London allegedly refused to pay out on the claim. White Star's flagship would also be out of action during the extensive repairs, and the Titanic's completion date, which was already behind schedule due to Olympic's return to the yard after her loss of a propeller blade, would have to be delayed. All this would amount to a serious financial loss for the company. Gardiner proposes that, to make sure at least one vessel would be earning money, the badly damaged Olympic was patched up and then converted to become the Titanic. The real Titanic when complete would then quietly enter service as the Olympic.
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2020-01-20 at 1:23 PM UTC
Thank you!! :)
This is good material that will also be used to add to my findings..
2020-01-20 at 1:26 PM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
The Olympic had structural issues which were irreparable, so they swapped it with the Titanic and repainted it and made some minor adjustments and then sent it out and deliberately sank it for the insurance money. They were successful. The real Titanic sailed on for several more years.
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2020-01-20 at 1:33 PM UTC
So many ways it could have been avoided on so many levels..
From not taking the warnings seriously.. to not giving the lookouts access to the binoculars that were stored away.. down to some of the structural elements
I will also delve into this..
2020-01-20 at 1:37 PM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
it's actually a pretty well-supported theory, there's documentation to show the Olympic was struck by a navy ship and as a result the insurance company wouldn't pay for repairs, and videos/photos from the launch indicate that some of the 'Titanic's' configuration, number of windows etc., were consistent with the Olympic's design rather than the Titanic's
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2020-01-20 at 1:39 PM UTC
Makes sense, back in those days the loss of life wouldn't have been a big factor vs getting the insurance money and keeping the company afloat...if you'll pardon the pun.
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2020-01-20 at 11:03 PM UTC
I’m putting together an amazing presentation .. this is so close to my heart y’all 💖
2020-01-21 at 1:44 AM UTC
STER0S
Space Nigga
[the disappointingly unanticipated slab]
i wish mr. hankey the christmas-poo was still on south park.
howdy-ho!
