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45,000 dumbasses. Anyone who buys a fckng computer image is a borderline retard. He reminds me of a snake oil salesman in that video. The last two presidents have been ridiculous. Freaking clown show. Trump did some good things but he's a douche. I'm still trying to figure out what Biden is doing (so is Biden)? He should be in a nursing home. Let's get someone better to lead our country. I wouldn't let Trump or Biden run the snackbar. We need real leaders.

Hmm, that's a real brain-buster. I'll take a stab. Because 'we' (normally adjusted humans) don't desire a 'following'? Because we'd rather forgo personal gain if it can only come from the exploitation of 'particularly susceptible' people? Because, for the collective good, we voluntarily agree to operate within the bounds of the social contract we call 'law'? Because we don't accidentally pre-jac a bit when we catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror? Just spitballin'. If you were trying to define 'stupid', asking this question gets you one step closer to the answer.

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A year ago today, I was promised a Winter of Severe Illness and Death for the unvaccinated. Still waiting.

Hey, this is Fort Worth, also known as Cow Town and known for cattle round ups and rodeos. I think he got his 8 seconds in the saddle and bailed. We'll have to see how the judges score his ride for style points.

I wonder if this is a similar scheme to Hunter Bidens paintings. Just giving money to someone for no apparent reason looks nefarious but buying something from that person, no matter how ridiculous, is completely legal. The card thing might be a way around campaign finance laws.

Sounds like a standard 737 landing.

FBI, DHS, U.S. state agencies, and government-affiliated think tanks colluded with Twitter to censor content on the platform. But ex POTUS is what we are talking about.....

There's a new study out that those who received the vaccine are now immune to cancer. Also, they found out that for some reason the vaccine will also fix check engine lights on your car, feed the dog when you're away from home and provide you with unimaginable wealth. There are 100s of things the vaccine will help with (to include being a safer driver) except for preventing the spread of covid.

I grew up Catholic (I'm a mick bastard). I never once heard race brought up at mass. Never. Can a Priest (preacher for non catholics) get away with saying stop worshiping blackness in 2022? When do black people stop getting a racism pass? If we paid reparations, would the black population be happy? If we give them their 40 acres and a mule? We have all been made painfully aware for the sins of our fathers. How far back do I get to blame others for crimes against my family. I'd like to blame England for forcing my family from Ireland during 1870 (actual year most of my family came over) due to starvation. Who can I blame. Maybe this is why my family is full of drug abuse and alcoholism? Get over your race. We don't get to choose that (as of today). We're all stuck here together for some magical reason in the USA. The sooner we quit making things about race, the better. I have a complete disdain for slavery. I find it very difficult to imagine humans doing that to others. Telling your followers that whiteness is the reason for your problems is a lame excuse to remove responsibility from your actions.

We just learned that federal government ignored the constitution and trampled 1st amendment of own citizens - not a single person is talking about it. An actual collusion with receipts. But we are talking about how ex POTUS made 4.5 mil in 12 hours with cringe fake-coins (which are now worth 600% of original value). 🙄

I think rather than ‘smart’, the more fitting term for him is ‘shrewd’. He owes a lot of whatever success he’s had in life (which can be debated….celebrity doesn’t equal success in my book) to his willingness to to walk all over others and be an absolute chameleon. Don’t forget that the guy who turned the Supreme Court into a conservative juggernaut was once a pro-abortion Democrat. He saw his ‘in’ as the anti-establishment guy and adapted himself appropriately.

Of course they did. But that's the point, isn't it? Are we really prioritizing that type of conflict? We don't have the luxury of another, better country picking up our slack while we toy around with a dying empire. It's super neat watching a plane land vertically (but not take off vertically...). But it's fucking stupid for the US to prioritize that capability, to the great detriment of the more-relevant capabilities of the A and C models. We could barely fund enough of these planes during the most financially permissive environment in modern history. It's very possible we have austerity measures soon. But our Argentina-like foes will be suitably humbled I'm sure. Marine leadership, like nearly all government leadership, are unserious people in increasingly serious times.

He’s not stupid. He garnered such a huge following and won the election because he was not part of the machine. He stood there and told Hillary to her face that “she’d be in jail”. Your average American had been waiting for someone - anyone to say that to someone like Hillary Clinton. He followed that campaign with a massive number of successful policies. And the machine went all in on him. He could have gotten up off the mat, dusted himself off, learned from the experience and came back with a stronger message. But he didn’t. He’s selling trading cards and continues to make outlandish claims. Which is why I don’t think he’s serious about running again even though he announced his candidacy. And that’s ok with me.

It almost always is...

Argentina crapped themselves. Not everyone can afford a CVN.

Titled 42 ends next week after a federal appeals court denied the Republican states appeal to have it remain in place. DHS is estimating 2,500 to 10,000 migrants will go through the border per day after Title 42 ends. What a nightmare.

So like when we redefined the definition of vaccine right?

It depends on what your definition of "over" is. We're in the process of redefining all of the pronouns used since English started being spoken. Also, if you're a man you're not a man and if you're a woman you're you are not a woman. This is true because of the new science we discovered called Feelings.....fing feelings. Why not change a few more definitions?

I’m not arguing doctrine has changed, simply that the machine is a ludicrous choice to support the doctrine. Honestly some sort of light attack would have been a much better choice for what is needed on STOL side, super hornets to replace classic hornets, and then we also would have benefited from a much better A and C model for the AF and Navy.

I have no idea where to even begin with this? Have you ever worked in a targeting cell? Like..... no man, you don't need to listen to a JAG, it is your decision..... but if you have that mindset, don't cry when interpol takes you into custody on vacation in France because you committed a war crime... I don't know what to tell you, lol. Your attitude comes off as "my job would be a whole lot easier if I could just break the law to do it." I mean, no shit man, that's everyone. That's why we have the laws. Because when we don't people break them and do worse stuff just to make their job slightly more easy. Ask SBF, dude thought managing a $30B crypto fund was super easy without laws or lawyers....

I don't understand the RNC. I'm trying really hard to not go down the deep state hole because there are a shitload of crazies in that space. But a small child could figure out that Trump is not good for the Republican party. Something is wrong. We have the guy - DeSantis. It couldn't be more obvious. But now we're going to have to wring our hands until the primaries to see what Trump is going to do. The RNC is currently a bunch of incompetent idiots, or the whole construct has been rigged. Something is wrong.

It's the internet. ad hominem attacks are authorized. And using the phrase ad hominem makes it look like you don't know the definition of a new latin word. Just say "personal attacks." Have you seen what that cat has posted? I'm definitely sad that he flew B-1s. We have some great people in that community. Hopefully he hasn't been running around the community poisoning the Lts with his takes on the merits of mandates, article 15s and such.

Effective pay cut = present inflation - pay raise

1. Yes, if the lift fan fails in STOVL it is assessed that the pilot would not have the reaction time to eject safely before he is out of the envelope so it will auto-eject. 2. 420fpm rate of descent is standard. That looks about right.

For anyone trying to decide between fixed vs rotary wing. I found a really good answer to some differences between helicopter and fixed winged pilots. What are personality differences between helicopter pilots and fixed wing pilots? "Fixed wing pilots are all friendly. Helicopter pilots are all moody. Fixed wing pilots are all confident. Helicopter pilots are all edgy, waiting for an accident. Fixed wing pilots are all happy because they enjoy big salaries and have stable jobs Helicopter pilots are all regretful because they can’t afford anything Fixed wing pilots like women with big floppy boobs Helicopter pilots like women with small boobs and hard asses. Fixed wing pilots always let the co-jo fly because they don’t like flying. Helicopter pilots never had a co-jo so when they get one they don’t want to give him the controls. Fixed wing pilots all fly big lumbering aircraft so they feel the need to drive new powerful Porsches and they drive them fast. Helicopter pilots all fly sporty responsive helicopters and have near death experiences almost daily so they drive old pickups and they drive them slowly. Fixed wing pilots go to the gym but just do curls with 5 pound weights to be seen in the gym. Helicopter pilots start out with 15 minute headstands and then deadlift 200 pounds 200 times at home where no one can see them. They are ashamed to be seen not lifting more. Fixed wing pilots like to retire at 52, because they are tired of the way the company treats them Helicopter pilots like to retire at 75, because their customers which have an aviation consultant are concerned that the pilot will have a heart attack in flight. For fixed wing pilots a long tour is a trip from LA to Melbourne with a three day lay over and return to LA. They complain about the jet lag. For helicopter pilots a long tour is being home 10 days in 15 months. They complain about too much time off. When a fixed wing pilot has a holiday, he and his wife will get a free flight to Fiji and stay in a free hotel and sit by the pool for two weeks, working on their tans, and drinking pina coladas from a coconut with pineapple chunks and a pink umbrella on the top. He scans the poolside for other pilots to swap stories with and as the day draws on some wife swapping may occur. Then refreshed, invigorated, and ready for work, he will return home. While a helicopter pilot's wife goes to her sister’s on vacation to read romance novels, the helicopter pilot feels the need to prove something to the world so he will train hard for a year for this day, working on endurance and breathing. He will fly to Lhasa and trek to Advanced Base Camp for Everest at 21,000′. Then exhausted, and ready for work, he will return home. A fixed wing pilot’s best friend is usually a black or golden Labrador Retriever. If his yard is big enough he may have two or three. A lab is a very intelligent animal and can be taught how to do very elaborate dance maneuvers, get a beer out of the fridge, close the fridge door, and give a high five on command. Due to the helicopter pilot’s vagabond, here today gone tomorrow lifestyle, his best friend can usually be found in any stripper bar. If the stripper bar is of sufficient size, he may have two or three friends there. The stripper may be able to teach the helicopter pilot some dance moves but they are usually not too elaborate and of short duration. More often than not it is the helicopter pilot that gets the beer out of the fridge for the stripper. Fixed wing pilots always seem to marry an NFL, NBA, or college cheerleader. These cheerleaders always seem to come from an old money, staunch, fanatical Christian family. The girl doesn’t want to get cut off from her inheritance so her and her father will try to convince the fixed wing pilot that due to the automation of modern airplanes, he no longer has any control over whether that aircraft will safely arrive at it’s destination or not. That decision is made by a higher deity. In addition, she will offer the fixed wing pilot any kind of sex he can dream up for the rest of his life if he’ll just go along withe their religious views, go to church with them every Sunday and sing, and say grace before every meal. From this day forward, the fixed wing pilot’s life is changed forever. Helicopter pilots have seen lots of cheerleaders on TV and on the Internet but have never actually met one. After a day of moving seventy 2000 pound loads on a 200′ long line, into a tiny hole in the Indonesian jungle at 5,000′ with 6–8 drillers running around below him, the helicopter pilot knows that the only thing that kept him and the drillers below him alive was his skill, his decision making, and the quality of the engineer that is looking after his machine at night. He knows that nobody in the sky determines his fate and dancers to the beat of his own drum. Invariably most helicopter pilots have met their wives in the Atheism section of the local bookshop. After a quick coffee at the nearest coffee shop and several question to confirm each other’s non-religious beliefs, they are quickly married. In the months to come they soon realize that their belief in Atheism is the only thing they have in common, including the use of sexual toys, wife swapping, and black labs. From this day forward, the helicopter pilot’s life changes forever. When a fixed wing pilot gets off a flight in Dubai he will buy a book in Duty Free about flying adventures in the Amazon, the Antarctic, Afghanistan, fire fighting, and Cambodia. He will nestle into his hotel room and enjoy reading the tales which reaffirm why he is a pilot. A helicopter pilot will spend 40 years flying in the most desolate places on Earth, then write a book about flying in the Amazon, Antarctica, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and fire fighting." - Dude on the internet Choose wisely lol

To be fair, you don’t seem to grasp how the MEU concept and objective is not in the same ballpark as the fights an F-35 is designed for. The mission and the asset are completely at odds in several ways.

The B model is fucking retarded and is the RC for nearly everything not liked about the F-35. Even marine bros will back that up. Stupid acquisition decision that forced a lot to be left on the table. But here we are… Glad he got out safely.

What a stupid capability the Marines are obsessed with. Anyone who thinks we are landing those things on contested beaches is smoking the good shit. Good thing we didn't have to make humongous financial and engineering sacrifices to keep that party trick...

And IIRC it was Congress that forced the VTOL version to be part of the whole program (since they are tactical airpower experts and all <sarcasm>).

Someone's looking for a body of water labelled "Gulf of Tonkin" somewhere between Poland and Russia...

Latest update: It was a USAF pilot on loan to DCMA conducting an acceptance flight for the USMC from Lockheed Martin. https://www.coffeeordie.com/air-force-major-crash?fbclid=IwAR3dWKfxZ12U4DWAPwarA0WcAr0SjF-XgEeWf6JRYqFaDxsP27wfWe_YSiI

You obviously don’t understand the point and objective of amphibious warfare.