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I'll be "incommunicado" for the rest of the week, so posting today...

Excellent choice in music as well!! 🎸🎸

Well, for one, that would give us a chance to get back the $7 to $10 billion worth of US military equipment left in Afghanistan following the chaotic withdrawal in August 2021 thanks to Biden!! 78+ aircraft, including helicopters and fixed-wing planes 12,000+ Humvees 42,000+ trucks Up to 22,000 additional vehicles including armored units Over 350,000 rifles and small arms 64,000+ machine guns 126,000+ pistols Nearly 200 artillery units Night vision gear Surveillance and biometric devices Explosive ordinance disposal tools Communications and encryption systems The Taliban has reportedly repaired and showcased some of the aircraft and vehicles in parades, and has even sold weapons to countries like Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China! Now tell me again which was the more inept Commander in Chief?!?

FRA is your problem, you want MUC!! I recommend the Sixt rental car desk, the ladies always dress up for Oktoberfest!! 😍😍

On 3 September 2025, China organized a large-scale military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War (“V-Day”). The parade displayed a wide array of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces, weapons, unmanned systems, and other equipment. As described by a state news broadcast, the featured “unmanned intelligence systems, underwater combat units, cyber and electronic forces, and hypersonic weapons,” as well as “the latest generation of conventional weapons,” highlight the “PLA’s growing capacity to harness emerging technologies, adapt to the evolving character of warfare, and prevail in future conflicts.” Notable features of the 2025 V-Day parade include: --- Longer but less dense format except in key areas (namely, unmanned systems) --- Personnel from the aerospace, cyberspace, information support, and militia forces --- Representation of forces for global power projection --- Cyber warfare, electronic warfare, and information support equipment --- Many newly revealed unmanned platforms, particularly for aerial operations --- China’s nuclear triad, shown together for the first time --- Prominence of laser weapons and (at least one reported) anti-satellite weapon In these and other ways, the military parade signals China’s rapid and ongoing investment in new military capabilities. These platforms very likely reflect perceptions among the leadership in Beijing that China must be capable of prevailing not just in homeland defense and regional conflict — such as over Taiwan — but in securing its interests worldwide when necessary. It is unlikely that China pursues state-of-the-art weapons systems (like aircraft carriers) and world-class military status mainly for prestige (though that is very likely a part of China’s motivation as well). However, the presentation of these platforms does not have particular value for assessing the PLA’s actual combat and joint operations capability now or in the future.

How is this thread only 13 pages? We need to bump up that rookie number, gentlemen!!

You'll not get an argument from me. UF could have won that game, despite the poor officiating. I think Lagway may be injured and Billy is letting him play, there's no other explanation as to why he's become such a horrible quarterback this year. LSU is overrated.

The Trump administration offered justifications for why it carried out a lethal strike against the drug boat instead of just interdicting it and arresting those on board. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said previous U.S. interdiction efforts in Latin America failed to stop the flow of drugs. “What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them,” Rubio said on a visit to Mexico. Earlier in the day, Trump said he was sending a message to the cartels. “On the boat there were massive amounts of drugs,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. “We have tapes of them speaking. There was massive amounts of drugs coming into our country to kill a lot of people, and everybody fully understands it. But you see it, you see the bags of drugs all over the boat, and they were hit. Obviously they won’t be doing it again. And I think a lot of other people won’t be doing it again. When they watch that tape, they’re going to say, ‘Let’s not do this.'”

Deadly Airstrike On Cartel Boat Signals Major Shift In U.S. Drug Interdiction Strategy The U.S. will continue to carry out lethal attacks against people belonging to drug cartels designated as narco-terrorists, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this morning. His comments came a day after the U.S. made a deadly strike on what President Donald Trump said was a drug boat operated by the Tren de Aragua (TDA) cartel, which is closely tied to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. “It won’t stop with just this strike,” Hegseth told Fox News about the attack he said is a “very clear” message to the cartels. “Anyone else trafficking in those waters who we know is a designated narco-terrorist will face the same fate. It’s important to the American people to protect our homeland and protect our hemisphere.”... (Full article at title link) A lot of people sharing their opinions on this op...

It's that time of year again, gentlemen!!

Was in Arlington, TX for a few baseball games earlier this year, and literally a five minute walk from the National Medal of Honor Museum, and I flat refused to visit it due to the lack of a sufficient Chapman exhibit! "Chapman's photo hangs on a wall near a monitor playing the drone footage at the new museum — part of a larger exhibit on the timeline of the Medal of Honor, while Slabinski is among several service members who have their own featured exhibits. Slabinski's section is filled with multiple photos and artifacts — like his field knife, ID tag, combat trousers and dress white uniform." "CBS News attempted to reach Slabinski, whose wife also works at the museum, several times but never heard back." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/master-sgt-john-chapman-national-medal-of-honor-museum-controversy/

Or Dudette! 😉

Which wasn't even as good as Ricky Pearsall's last year!! Florida WR Ricky Pearsall WILD Catch of the Year Nominee.mp4

I disagree... Brown III Catch.mp4

Well shit! Congrats, FSU! I didn't think the Tide could suck that bad, but I guess I was wrong!!

You're being generous, I'd give FSU a 5% chance at best. I would say 0%, but there's always a chance!

Figured this thread was the best place for this... Air National Guard Tests F-15 Fighter Against Helicopters An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter deploys countermeasure flares as an F-15D Eagle maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025. (U.S. Air Force) Two helicopters faced off against an F-15D Eagle fighter aircraft above water in an unprecedented combat defense test conducted by the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and U.S. Navy. The test saw an HH-60W Jolly Green and an HH-60G Pave Hawk defend against attacks by an F-15D in a maritime setting. The attacks were staged to simulate real-world scenarios in which U.S. rescue helicopters were fired upon at sea. “The HH-60W has never undergone this type of evaluation. This test data will help us determine how effective U.S. countermeasures are against fighter aircraft over water,” U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Don Smith, AATC HH-60 Division deputy director, said in a service release... (Full article at title link)

"Decoy hats!" I had a Wing Commander teach me that one as a lieutenant! 🫡🫡 An extra set of keys helped with the deception!!

Man shoots bear that broke into his house...

Not really WTF, just Florida being Florida!