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  1. It's San Fran: Had he not been ex-military, he would have been released... and charges dropped within 72 hours of getting to DA's office.
    4 points
  2. I really don't think they understand that the problem was the vaccine being forced on people, not that there was a vaccine.
    3 points
  3. Achievers are still out there. My kid is a junior in high school and wants to be a fighter pilot (god help me). I've taken his circle of friends camping a bunch and I always ask what they want to do when they grow up, through the years they have remained constant once they got off the NASCAR driver football player track. Two want to be military officers (one of those a military doctor), one a computer programmer (making games), one can already weld like a pro and he wants to be a heavy equipment operator, the last one wants to design rockets for SpaceX. Three play football and the others run cross country. Here is the really surprising part to me, my son is all AP and honors with a 4.43 GPA but there are 41 kids with higher GPA's above him out of 650+ in his year group. Have any of you looked at how hard it is to get into some Universities these days? Average GPA at some of the big Florida schools: U of Florida - 4.41, Florida State University - 4.07, UCF - 4.05, U of Miami 3.6 (unweighted). There are achievers in the next generation, don't believe the hype.
    3 points
  4. The "data" doesn't support all the young athletes dying suddenly, yet it's plain as day that's exactly what's happening. turns out when you lie to people, they don't trust you. I notice you didn't engage on whether you'd have your pregnant wife/sister/daughter get vaxed and boosted. I don't blame you for avoiding the question, it's quite uncomfortable to realize you're the bad guy in a narrative.
    3 points
  5. You're quite right, the burden of proof rests with the person making the assertion. The assertion made is that we must get vaccinated, it is the safe & effective way to "stop the spread." You should be prepared to convince a pregnant mom, not presume to order her. You pro-vaccine zealots don't get it; 100% of the burden to prove vaccine validity is on you. This isn't a tit for tat discussion, you need overwhelming evidence from impartial sources and total data transparency or no one will believe you. You don't have it. Would you force your wife to take the clot shot while pregnant if risk of miscarriage increase was only 1%? Which is greater: the risk a young woman will have and spread covid so severe it threatens her life and others, or the risk this shot will harm her unborn baby? Since you can't answer those question, you shouldn't be shaming people misreading data to err on the side of cautious prenatal care.
    3 points
  6. It's not just POGs/Nonners, plenty of pilots in that grift train. Problem is you're gonna step on toes here because a subset will resemble the remark, don't kid yourself. It's a "we don't talk about fight club" topic. People can spare me the plausible deniability. We all know them, class-I holders running proverbial marathons with tournament player level VA documentation wordsmithing in order to grab the rating golden ring and get puh puh puh paid son. In TX it's even worse, since it nets you [effectively, spare me the sales tax pedantry] zero-state tax burden if you play your cards right. People will continue to profit while hiding behind the govt's inclination to protect the status quo in order to not run afoul of extending benefits to the legitimate cases. Human shield dynamics. If you raise the issue, you'll get told off/met with (literally in my experience debating this topic in person) a "mind your business/ hate the game not the playa". Fair enough, but it is our collective business as taxpayers. This is as far I'll spend time engaging on this topic on a forum like this one, given the demographic. If the FAA is finally "hating on the game", even if accidentally/second order effect?...GOOD. Those who resemble the remark are a f--- disgrace, you can @ me all you want, I'll still call it out for what it is.
    3 points
  7. There are plenty of books popping up that don’t belong in school libraries due to explicit, adult content. However, public libraries are completely different.
    3 points
  8. I was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA in 2019. I had completed RTP for Compass (God rest her soul) flying the E-175 out of LAX and talking about going to the Majors on every flight before that day. It was a bummer. I called my Chief Pilot at Compass and told him I can't fly anymore and didn't renew any FAA physical, any of them. I haven't flown anything (Cessnas, Pipers, Helicopters or anything) since. I drank most days in the AF. Never got mental health. My wife made me stop drinking in 2018. Thats when the real trouble started. A year later I cant fly anymore, but I can surf. My friend just got locked up last week during a PTSD incident. He was an army ground dude. Solid guy, he just had a bad few days and thought he was somewhere else. And now he will do some time. He was in my garage on last Wednesday. I didn't read the signs right. I thought something was off about him but I couldn't tell. I just found out what happened because his sister called me today. If you have PTSD get help. Biff Im ok. Just pray for my bud and his family and remember that its not a joke to need help.
    2 points
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  11. Youtuber is the current Artist. The difference is now days these artists can make ALOT of money if they are good at it. Nothing has changed.
    1 point
  12. Awesome, we finally agree! And I don't care how many boosters you take or how often you double mask your kids. Have at it. Freedom of choice has traditionally been a shared value in the US; it's only recently tyrants tried forcing us rather than convincing us. If you've switched away from the mandate cultists, then I welcome you on the side of freedom regardless of your opinion on vaccine efficacy. Live and let live.
    1 point
  13. I'm skeptical. I see an inordinate number of kids these days answering this question: "what do you want to be when you grow up" "a Youtuber" Sad how in my generation the response would have been "an astronaut, doctor, fighter pilot, an army man" Indicative of anything? The hell if I know, but an indicator of the kind of kids we're raising? Hmmm
    1 point
  14. Not to demean but have you ever been briefed on Raptor, F-15EX, F-35 capes to actually know the hierarchy and comparison of what jets are most capable and should be “feared” in missions sets? I find a lot of fanboys talk of the A-10 and F-22 among others and don’t know anything outside airshow hype. And I wouldn’t expect NGAD in the guard in the next 15+ years if ever. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
    1 point
  15. I get that there are legit claims like the viper dudes with neck issues etc. But I have people openly talking about making BS claims for financial gain like its no big deal. Funny that some of the most fiscal conservative “welfare queen” critics will brag about getting 100%, a pension and still fly airlines. Not I how I think it was intended. I’ve been through the process. 20% for a titanium spinal bridge with and ejection seat waiver, lifetime pain management, actually giving up my sports and hobbies. That’s not close to what you can get for claiming allergies. I no kidding know a guy who did 8 yrs active duty as enlisted support. On a deployment he saw (or said he saw) dead marines being brought back to base and says it inflicted ptsd. He’s getting 100% and moved to TX to get full advantage. And that’s not too uncommon. I saw a mx officer openly solicit advice on FB last week on how to maximize her claim. Scammers and opportunists are taking it away from people who really need it. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
    1 point
  16. @ClearedHot Emerald Coast area? I'm headed to staff at hurbie in a few months, looking for info on riding groups/good routes, etc
    1 point
  17. Disclaimer: I hope that guy gets any kind of help he needs. But holy hell, he's been like a poster child of What Not To Do when leaving the military. Going off of memory from previous times he's been in the news: Believe he elected to separate just short of 20 years, and didn't get a retirement. Has worked a couple of random jobs, to include driving a delivery truck. Had a brief stint as a talking head for Fox or something. He seemed to portray his story as he singlehandedly walked into the compound and killed bin Laden, with no accounting for the huge team behind him. Got the impression he expected to walk out the front gate and just be showered with money and praise for the rest of his life, and that he was struggling with the fact that his expectations didn't meet reality.
    1 point
  18. https://maps.app.goo.gl/THu9vAwwfEC41YmE8?g_st=ic 😋
    1 point
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  20. I didn't know our children still read books. Lol I know that the 20 somethings (with or without a college degree) think they are smart but most of them dont know when world war 2 happened.. not even plus or minus 10 years. Good job academia. My bet is the country will be finished once they start making laws. Good bye military retirement and what was social security? That wont be here either. At least I can marry another man and we can make our children get a sex change. Oh yeah, we had some slaves too at one point and white men are evil. No matter what white man it is or if they have money and power or live under a bridge. They are all bad. There is no wiggle room on this one gents.. sorry. That's just the way it is. Oh, and nobody else is racist. Only white men. And only when the other person can't articulate what I (white man) did to them personally. Not some guy wearing a powered wig 200 years ago. Lol. No more laws in this fucking country. Please stop making them and get rid of at least a 100 hundred of them. Our President is a scumbag. A compulsive liar who does shady business deals using his position in politics. Change my mind.
    1 point
  21. That voter ID and legitimate traceable ballots aren't the national standard speaks to the depth of crisis we're already in. Time for a candidate who takes the issue seriously, although I grant I'm not in favor of a civics test (who will test the testers?). Imagine we're watching enemy targets & you stood up in a JOC full of prevaricating pussy Colonels and said "let's just attack these guys and eat their hearts!" I'd support your enthusiasm, agree in principal that attacking is my preferred COA, and get with you later to revisit & tweak the whole cannibalism thing (which I don't support). But let's get things moving in the right direction. That's how I feel here. Addressing boarder chaos, firing our disgraceful SECDEF then purging the military of his acolytes, and ensuring elections are run legitimately are my 3 top voting issues.
    1 point
  22. I'm in favor of a single age for adulthood. If you think 16 year olds are old enough to vote, they should also be allowed to drink, smoke, join the military, get credit cards, get married, move out, etc. I'm not at all a fan of our tiered approach, where you're an adult for some things but underage for others.
    1 point
  23. Your article does not provide any actual data, it merely alludes to mathematical errors in the assertion that C19 vaccine causes a higher miscarriage risk. If you want to "debunk the conspiracy" then we'd need to know the number of miscarriages in a non-vaccinated control group compared against the number in the vaccine group, then curate for other factors (lifestyle risk choices, age, overall health, etc.). This should be easy to debunk given that data exists, I wonder why that wasn't part of your article? The only relevant information your linked article provided for those questions was the Pfizer comment that they did testing and do not assess miscarriage as a risk. Except they've lied about many things during the pandemic, including efficacy of the shot. **Edited to add: I did read the linked Sep 21 article claiming to prove no relation between vaccine and miscarriage; too old & not good enough, I want the Pfizer study data.** So good luck debunking conspiracies, I mean that genuinely. But denial & counter-accusation does not actually debunk it. Release of all raw testing data might. The appeal to authority is unconvincing in light of complete failure, uncovered deception and corruption by the authorities.
    0 points
  24. cool, another conspiracy easily debunked🙄 https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-pfizer-covid-vaccine-trial-44-percent-miscarriage-545842340316
    -1 points
  25. as opposed to said tweet? lol ok bro
    -1 points
  26. The burden of proof rests with the person making the assertion. What evidence do you have that the vaccines did cause all these additional miscarriages? Aside from counting multiple instances in the report twice to get a more alarming number, that is?
    -1 points
  27. Ah. "I don't like the vaccines, I can make up anything I want and it's on you to prove me wrong". You guys are about as coherent as flat earthers with your arguments. For what it's worth, I don't think the vaccines should be mandatory for anyone and I'll even give you the point that they don't work nearly as well as advertised. I think you hurt your own argument when you completely make up new, scary side-effects that aren't supported by the data.
    -1 points
  28. So...a couple high profile cases are more compelling to you than any actual statistical data? I'm not going to keep arguing it with you. You've found a topic you're passionate about, and you won't be convinced otherwise. Unlike you, I can be convinced by data...and it turns out there's a lot of studies that show people who hold emotional views not only can't be swayed by data, they actually just dig in as you present data contrary to their opinion. Dont get vaccinated. Don't get your kids vaccinated. I don't care.
    -1 points
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