Straight Line of the Day: Among the Ways Peace Talks Are Descending Into Farce: …

Ukraine peace talks in Turkey threaten to descend into farce
DPA International via Yahoo | May 15th, 2025

Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine failed to start as planned on Thursday after the two presidents did not turn up and barbs were traded from afar.

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Rubio won’t attend talks with Russians Friday and doesn’t expect breakthrough until Trump and Putin meet
APA | 5/15/2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would not attend talks with Russia on Friday …

“We came because we were told that there might be a direct engagement between the Russians and the Ukrainians.”

“That was originally the plan. You all heard the same thing. That was not to be the case. Or if it is, it’s not at the levels we had hoped it would be at. I hope I’m wrong,” he said.

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 5/9/2025 : New matches for 5/16/2025

Ready for my guest hosting duties. These matches will be accepting votes through May 29th .

Results

Claudine AugerNo PreferenceCecilie Thomsen
135293
Denise RichardsNo PreferenceLuciana Paluzzi
151075

New Matches for 5/16/2025

Match 1

Molly Peters (Patricia Fearing) vs Sophie Marceau (Elektra King)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Molly Peters1 – 0 – 0187 – 1 – 107
Patricia Fearing

Actress:Molly Peters
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:Thunderball (1965)

Synopsis:

Patricia Fearing was a nurse working at the Shrublands health clinic, where Bond had been sent to detoxify from too many martinis. After nearly being killed by SPECTRE agent Count Lippe, Bond won the sympathy of Patricia, and the two spent the night with a steam room and a mink glove.

Molly Peters

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Sophie Marceau1 – 0 – 0148 – 1 – 86
Elektra King

Actress:Sophie Marceau
Nationality:French
Bond Movie:The World is Not Enough (1999)

Synopsis:

Elektra King was the daughter of Sir Robert King, a wealthy oil baron. When Elektra was kidnapped by villain Renard, M persuaded Sir Robert not to pay the ransom. Elektra developed Stockholm syndrome because of this, feeling sympathy for Renard and resenting her father. She killed her father and planned to destroy Istanbul in a nuclear explosion so that her inherited oil pipeline would have a monopoly.

Sophie Marceau

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Who do you prefer?
72 votes · 72 answers

Match 2

Maryse Guy Mitsouko (Mademoiselle La Porte) vs Serena Scott Thomas (Dr. Molly Warmflash)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Maryse Guy Mitsouko0 – 1 – 045 – 5 – 215
Mademoiselle La Porte

Actress:Maryse Guy Mitsouko
Nationality:French
Bond Movie:Thunderball (1965)

Synopsis:

Mlle. La Porte was Bond’s French liaison during his attendance of SPECTRE agent Jacques Bouvar’s funeral. She informs Bond that Bouvar passed away in his sleep, and as the two leave the funeral she ends with “Is there anything else our French station can do for Monsieur Bond?”, to which Bond replies, “Later, perhaps.”

Maryse Guy Mitsouko

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Serena Scott Thomas0 – 1 – 079 – 4 – 192
Dr. Molly Warmflash

Actress:Serena Scott Thomas
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:The World is Not Enough (1999)

Synopsis:

Molly Warmflash was the chief medical officer at MI6. Bond had to visit her to be cleared for duty after an explosion dislocated his collar bone. Although not technically fit, Bond seduced Molly, who agreed to clear him so long as he called her this time. Moneypenny read off the report, which mentioned that Bond had “exceptional stamina.”

Serena Scott Thomas

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Who do you prefer?
68 votes · 68 answers