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and like the Afghanistan debacle, no one will be punished and no changes to the organization will be implemented. amazing stuff really. they do this with zero consequences. makes me really think the deep state is untouchable

Attributing disagreement with fundamentally differing underpinnings of reality does not equal hate. If you honestly see red where I see green and we disagree about what color paint is on the wall, I don't hate you because you see red. My advocacy is for you receiving proper medical consultation and help actually concerned with your medical condition (color blindness), not changing the color spectrum for everyone else with properly developed color vision. If a vocal minority wants to shout at the world that green is now red and any disagreement is hatred, it doesn't make it factually less correct. What do I hate? Anyone who is using those people, who are very much in pain, in order to push their version of tearing down and rebuilding society. If someone (an adult) want to alter themselves, that's okay so long as the follow is also okay: acknowledging that the person who does so is in extreme need for help, and that not one single person otherwise is guilty of doubleungoodthink for not accepting them as suddenly a member of the other sex.

Trans men aren’t men. Trans women aren’t women. Men can’t become women. Women can’t become men. There is nothing else to say. Call me whatever you want. I don’t care. This is pure fucking madness.

The "trans" issue breaks down along two broad categories: (1) People who are either mentally ill or who are suffering from extreme emotional trauma. (2) People who have a fetish to be seen as or to become a facsimile of the opposite sex. Those in category (1) have no business receiving hormones or surgery to treat their issue. It's inappropriate regardless of how old they are or if they are able to mimic the act of giving consent. These people cannot meaningfully consent to surgery that renders body parts non-functional. The only appropriate treatment for people in this category is mental health intervention and counseling. People in category (2) can get surgery and hormones as long as they're 18 and pay for 100% it and all follow-on complications themselves. Insurance should have absolutely nothing to do or say about such optional procedures.

Well, what makes that college swimmer happy is undressing and showing his male genitals in the girls locker room….oh, and taking their gold medals too. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

I’m guessing I’m one of your examples of hate. I don’t hate or fear the mentally disturbed, confused, and targeted but i have deep disdain for those who mutilate those people, knowing full well of their fragile mental/psych issues. They are destroying lives and mutilating people who need help not encouragement in their delusion. My derogatory language is directed at medical personnel, politicians, deluded family, and supporters and the whole trannie ideology. Screw them all, you’re killing the people you claim to support.

I’d consider buying season tickets to see a trans Lebron (pick your NBA player) compete in the WNBA. Every home game would be a combo of the circus and the Harlem globetrotters.

So you honestly believe that if someone with Lebron James skill and body type were to start hormone therapy, post puberty, and then displayed the same hormone levels as a women, he could be allowed to compete with women and that would be fair? You're willing to ignore the massive muscular build that occurs during puberty, the kinematic differences (specifically in the hips and shoulders) that allow a male frame to generate higher force levels, and the significant aggressiveness that is innate to the human male brain that onsets during puberty? None of those things, which are permanent and scientifically proven changes to male anatomy, factor into your understanding? This isn't about trans hate. This is about lack of acknowledging facts. Beyond that, jumping from "that's not fair" to "you're a trans hater" is completely disingenuous. Turn off CNN and go go listen to people that disagree with you with the intent to learn, not respond.

I don’t believe that’s remotely true. I believe that’s what has been jammed down your throat by your choice of media. “You’re just (fill in the blank) phobic!” is the battle cry of the ignorant. Put the media down, give people the benefit of the doubt and you’ll actually realize 90% of the country are reasonable people who aren’t super different from each other outside of some differing opinions. But those differing opinions do not make them bigots, phobic, hateful, etc. Those terms describe single digit percentages in this county, thought the media and the feds want you to believe they describe 50% or more.

Fired it at the range alongside the Glock 43X and 48. I liked the Macro the best. Smooth action. The compensator built into the slide is nice. Grip size is absolutely perfect for a mid-large hand owing to the semi-double stack. Trigger is smooth with a very consistent break, while a bit heavy, but that's expected out of a conceal carry pistol. The price, however, was not ideal ($850 before tax at the time), which led me to get the G48 for nearly half that price. The Macro is definitely high on the wish list.

Watching Top Gun Maverick is a suitable replacement for step-down training. We’re all cleared to 300’ and lower.

It does, and honestly it would more mirror the Russian force structure. Even still, as the systems go from big theatre stuff to divisional/regimental footprints the parent you live with is gonna change. Little known fact though, SA-22 isn’t an Army system, but look at where it is currently nested in Ukraine trying to plug holes and shore up the regular aligned Army ADs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You know... some of us, who have actually dealt with mental ill people, do not feel like the right way to handle their illness is to indulge in their delusion and allow, enable, and even assist in their self-mutilation. That it has now extended to children, to some of us, means that we have left the realm of well-meaning stupidity and entered the world of evil. But it's easier to imagine that a whole bunch of people who believe that we are, in fact, morally responsible for each other, are just hateful of men who want to wear dresses and girls who don't want tits anymore, cuz 'Murica! The left's transformation from "let's compel the society to help those at the bottom," into the post-modern "anything that is part of the traditional power hierarchy is wrong" has been tragically disappointing. Transexuals have never been at the bottom of the social pyramid in America, and they are not an oppressed class. To suggest such is fantasy nonsense, and an open insult to the many groups that have actually existed in that position.

Heard an argument once that I haven’t ever heard a valid argument against. You put 100 people on an island 60 women and 40 men.... in 100 years it'll be a populated island. You put 60 trans women and 40 men with the same scenario on same said island, in 100 years you'll find 100 skeletons of 100 men. Feelings don't trump science.

Lol. No. Lowering testosterone does not reverse the effects of male puberty on the musculoskeletal system. This is Human Biology 101.

130,000 federal employees make more than the highest paid governor in the U.S. They don’t like being called swamp dwellers and will do whatever it takes to defend their swampy turf and paycheck because they know other swamp dwellers will not hold them accountable.

Why argue with insane?

Tell your friends they work for a corrupt garbage organization. Since the FBI is incapable of holding responsible those despicable agents who used their position of great public trust to manipulate an election, the entire thing should be burned down. We would rebuild something eventually, because we need federal LEO. But the FBI is beyond reform, time to elect someone who will defund & disband it.

There's some more context to add. An FBI agent can't just open a case. You have to get concurrence from from a Department of Justice attorney in order to do so. They're the legal check and balance when it comes to whether something meets a legal threshold for burdens of proof. Likewise, a DOJ attorney signs off on absolutely every piece of paper that gets placed in front of a judge or a panel. It's easy to point the finger at the FBI here, but it's failure is exactly 50% of the problem, no more, no less. I don't expect the former infantry officer-turned-agent to be the sterling reviewer for burdens of proof, but I do expect that of the lawyers. I think most people are now seeing that some agents were set up to fail by some very senior influence who were just never expected to get caught. Likewise, the agents I know classify the FBI in three buckets - The FBI, the FBI in New York, and the FBI in DC. When you think the Law and Order FBI that most Americans (used to) think of, that is the FBI. When you think the aggressive, cowboy ops, -the-locals-and-take-over FBI, it's the FBI in New York. When you think sleazy & manipulative FBI, it's the FBI in DC. The three parts don't really play well together, for good reason. The NY folks piss everyone off but that's the nature of an aggressive organization. The DC folks piss everyone off because their hyper-political bullshit slams, derails, and scuttles lots of good work while replacing it with bullshit (such as this). The rest of the FBI doesn't piss anyone off, because they're doing their job just the way you want them to. Did it surprise anyone that the FBI in DC ran Hurricane Crossfire like a shitshow? Nope. Because it's run by political appointees and politicians, deeply ingrained in the shit-scented cultural winds of the moment. If you ask me, as a separate organization, the DOJ is even worse, because you have politically appointed lawyers. It doesn't take much for a few (very) senior folks to lean into a chain of command and skew priorities and processes. Want to redeem or fix the FBI? Only put experienced agents in charge - no more political appointees with no LE/intelligence background, no more lawyers. Baseline it to profession competency, highest moral standards, and absolutely ing decapitate the leadership who was or is in place when this all went down, to include prosecution where appropriate. Treat it just like you want the AF to be treated - the core mission has been rotted away by leadership completely out of touch with the line force, programs and politically motivated bullshit that takes time, effort, and resources away from your actual mission, and a system where dipshits promote other dipshits because they look the most similar to how the senior dipshit looked back in the day. You want a CSAF/leadership that is mission centric, teflon to the politics, and willing to push back on anything that doesn't progress the defense of the nation? The FBI wants that too. I actually believe the FBI has a better chance of doing that than the AF does, given the lack of rigid rank structure. Soap-container dismounted. I've got a number of connections with the Bureau and this has been a topic of discussion for a while. Edited for spelling and to add: Just like the AF, I don't think anyone (who shouldn't be removed) in the actual organization will look at you and say that the Bureau is faultless or innocent in this. There's a tumor. Remove it with vengeance. I am on team Hold Those At Fault Accountable, but I don't see burning down the whole FBI as the solution. Public hearings, prosecution, and removals - sunlight destroys corruption, show the whole world.

No surprise here but it is now official, the FBI is broken and corrupt as the Special Counsel John Durham has released his report to the Director of the FBI, the Attorney General and Congress. It is a sad day for our country as an arm of the government placed its finger on the scales based on political hate. Special Counsel John Durham found that the Department of Justice and FBI "failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law" when it launched the Trump-Russia investigation. "Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report," "This information in part triggered and sustained Crossfire Hurricane and contributed to the subsequent need for Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation," the report states. "In particular, there was significant reliance on investigative leads provided or funded (directly or indirectly) by Trump's political opponents." "FBI personnel also repeatedly disregarded important requirements when they continued to seek renewals of that FISA surveillance while acknowledging – both then and in hindsight – that they did not genuinely believe there was probable cause to believe that the target was knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of a foreign power, or knowingly helping another person in such activities," the report continued. "And certain personnel disregarded significant exculpatory information that should have prompted investigative restraint and re-examination."

Ok Trevor Noah.

A male that has gone through puberty is taller, has greater muscle mass, larger lungs and heart, and skeletal construction that enhances mechanical advantage. Decreasing testosterone removes exactly none of that after puberty. The U.S. National Womens Soccer team played warm up games against U15 boys AND LOST. There is a difference and ignoring the science of biology does not change that.

Your last paragraph is the whole point. Why do you suppose there aren't any FtM trans athletes dominating men's basketball, swimming, power lifting, track...?

I probably posted this before, but one of my all time favorites. “Fighter Pilot” BBC, 1981 on YouTube. Probably the most realistic depiction of UPT, except it’s the RAF..You can see the anxiety, joy and heartbreak all of us went through attending Pilot training.,great show, about 6 episodes

False. Just because testosterone levels are lower does not mean that the kinematics of a biological male have been changed to that of a biological female. Quit using disingenuous arguments.

Army Patriots will kill you without a thought because the right light turns on or doesn’t turn on. They do what they’re told and critical thought is discouraged because they’re punished for mistakes. Stay TF away from them. The USAF should own their own air defenses.

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I don't think his intent was to kill the homeless guy, but it is well known (even to the USMC) that prolonged use of a chokehold greatly increases the risk of death and there was no reason to continue to do so for several minutes after he became unresponsive (having lapsed into unconsciousness). A second-degree manslaughter conviction in New York requires a jury to find a person engaged in reckless conduct that created an unjustifiable risk of death, consciously disregarded that risk and acted in a way that grossly deviated from how a reasonable person would act in a similar situation. I think there's a valid case against Penny. How a jury sees it is yet to be seen....

1. Go to the base historian. That's his/her job. Every base is authorized one. If the billet is empty, go to your Numbered AF and/or MAJCOM historian's office. 2. Contact the AF Historical Research Agency (or whatever they are called now) via a letter. Signed by the Sq/CC or better will work best. Horsepower = faster response. 3. PM me with the unit or post it here for everybody, there are some awfully smart people on baseops who may have something you can use. If not, maybe I can help or know somebody who can.

Well considering the fact that you can't just say "I identify as female" and play in NCAA female events, good luck with that. NCAA requires at least 1 year of documented testoterone suppression treatment as well as proof they are below the required level for female events. I think you'll be hard pressed to find people to do that just for a "gotcha". Probably because most people don't give a shit about how other people want to live their lives. But go ahead and keep on pretending like you care about women's sports 👌