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I, again, reject your insinuation. And add to it a rejection of your moral equivalence of those who are rioting, looting, killing with those who object to such behavior. I didn't "step" forward so I have no need to "step back." Nor will I kneel. I get what you are saying, I think. I simply object to be placed in the same category as those ripping our country apart.
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Yet you chose to admonish those most likely to not start trouble or violence, simple meet it without flinching if required.
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If I am protecting my property or my family, it's no longer political. I also don't plan to be downtown anywhere that night. Might I suggest you give your advice to the rioters either now or, probably, then? I don't fantasize it nor do I want it to happen. Simply prepared and I reject completely your insinuation. Mr. Manbun Antifa guy doesn't want to get shot, don't come on my property or try to make an impromptu checkpoint on a city street where I am trapped and unable to escape.
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Ah, unable to duplicate the fault. Fortunately, it's a LRU and the backshop can take a look at it. Whaaaat?! You mean it's about money?! I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.
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If by "pepper spray," you mean jacketed hollow points, I agree.
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If Trump wins the election, the violence on that night and for several nights after will make the recent riots look like a high school pep rally. The cities will light up. If Biden wins, the internets will light up. Quite a difference. I hope state and city leaders are looking ahead and drawing up plans to protect life and property. This is an easy one to see coming (no sts).
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Nope, they've been the "Silver Arrows" since rejoining F1 in 2010-ish. Which is an homage to their original Silver Arrows of the 1930s. The cars were the familiar silver/black/turquoise in pre-season testing. They proudly announced they went full "woke" with the new paint job. Because virtue signaling...
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An interesting race for once, apart from Bottas leading start to finish. Lots of DNFs, some overtaking, some f' ups that mixed things up. Do not like the new Mercedes livery. Doesn't look like a silver arrow at all. I s'pose I'm racist for not liking a black car. And the wokeness is tiresome as well, but now firmly a part of sports.
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Hmmm, unfortunately US troops have been in Afghanistan under now three US presidents. I'm betting that if Ivan is supporting the Taliban, as we did the muhjadin (sp?), it's not a recent phenomena. But only "orange man bad" and has to make a statement or he's Putin's puppet. A very convenient demand it would seem. I also remind the audience that the previous president ordered the extrajudicial killing via Hellfire of an American citizen and his 16 yr old son and was praised for it by those same voices clamoring for Trump to denounce the Russians. (Again, I'm not sorry that bastard is dead, but the precedent can and will be misused in the future)
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DC Circuit Court orders Flynn trial judge to let it go since both the prosecution and the defendant agree to it should drop. FBI agent/Trump hater Peter Stryck notes detail former President Obama stating "to make sure the right people investigate Flynn." And Biden suggested the Logan Act as a way to conduct the investigation (Logan Act - 1799 law prohibiting US citizens from representing themselves as representing the USG when they don't. Passed in a time when it took weeks/months for ships and mail to cross the ocean and prevent unscrupulous from getting paid as USG representatives. And never successfully used to prosecute anyone. Ever).
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Grown kids got me a gift card to a fairly upscale gunstore/range/boutique (Gawd bless, Texas!) because they were lazy and it was Father's Day. Beat the hell out of a tie. Anyway, went on Sunday. Absolutely amazed by how barren the cases were of nearly anything that went "bang." Same for ammo in most calibers. Asked a clerk if they were closing up shop and he said, "Nope. Riots..." The light clicked on. Bought 3 x .44 special boxes and called it a day that concluded with grilling some of Texas' finest beef and some brown liquor...
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Cannot comment or recommend anything re airline (not one never gonna be one) but I punched at 13 years, turned down O-4 because I was just fed up with my era of Big Blue. Was married to someone who was an up and comer (sts), but I was forever gonna be a crewdog and was tired of the 200+ days a year on the road. Wife went on to turn down O-6 and, point to this story, convinced me to go Reserves which turned into AGR which turned into check of the month club. On the other side of 50, that is now mainly my toys and whisky money, but it also is, ultimately, my F U money. As others have stated, it's a nice cushion. 2 x O-5 retired pay = not working if you want to live simply. We didn't and I do, but by choice, not have to. Sucks while enduring it to get there, but once it's over, it's over and the money for breathing until you stop is nice.
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Was asked the other day by a kook liberal friend (but I repeat myself), "What are you doing, Brick, to adopt the new social consciousness that America is developing?" "I carry a reload now," I answered. They were not amused. I was...
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
brickhistory replied to MDDieselPilot's topic in General Discussion
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2020/06/19/navy-upholds-firing-carrier-captain-virus-outbreak/K88Aa6IXnLvdZQxsgn67JI/story.html Big Gray does NOT like to be publicly embarrassed. Strike Group commander promotion also held up if not cancelled. -
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/06/18/thomas-eviscerates-timid-daca-decision-as-destructive-to-the-rule-of-law-n548134 TLDR: POTUS 44: Since Congress can't agree to do anything, Ima sign this DACA executive order without following the admin rules. POTUS 45: Since Congress can't agree to anything, Ima cancel the previous executive order. SCOTUS: Nope, you didn't follow the rules cancelling the previous order that didn't follow the rules. Not a lawyer...
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I learned something today. Actually, several things. One that the political science degree I got way back when is even more worthless today than it has been throughout my career because apparently most of what I was taught was wrong. The other thing that I learned today, and related to the incorrectness of that mighty BA is that executive orders cannot be overturned by a succeeding President. Silly me, I thought that unless Congress enacted a law and the President signed it or if the Supreme Court made a ruling that essentially acted as a law, that the executive orders issued by one President were not binding on subsequent Presidents. The Supreme Court changed that today. Seems some EOs are more equal than others...
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What?! And have them realize that words aren't violence? That violence is violence?! That's crazy talk. Therefore, "owwie…"
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President announced a 30% cut to US troops stationed in Germany. Geopolitically, I agree. If Germany literally refuses to live up to it's agreement for all of 2% GDP towards defense, why should we spend so much of our national treasure doing so for them? Personally, bummer. One of the few good deals about being in the military.
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Too far on the crazy axis in the hot/crazy graph.
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And now every commander at every level is jumping on the collective guilt, collective punishment via mandatory re-education train.
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So she's a victim? Riiiight...a simple statement like "I reject the association of my music with any political viewpoint or ideology" wouldn't have worked. Instead she's forced to campaign for the left. Damn, that's some powerful logic she's using. As to her being "country," she sure seems to have forgotten 'who brung her to the dance' including at least one video mocking those "country folk." My money is on Ms. Swift deciding to get woke. Made a boatload of money so good on her. Why would any guy hit that knowing he's gonna be a follow-on hit song....
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I'll admit my squirrel quip was in poor taste which why I liked diggler's post. I'll own what I wrote. I still thought it was funny, however... As to the, to me, pointless conversation about race: best I can do is treat people like I want to be treated. The ol' Golden Rule. Dang it, that's probably metallism or something, so I need to be re-educated. Meanwhile, if somebody is polite to me, I will respond the same or even initiate politeness. If someone is a douche to me, that is not a skin color, that is a character flaw. I don't take responsibility for anyone else's actions. I don't expect anyone to take responsibility for mine. Oh, and the cop that started this round of "you're a racist, you're a terrorist" has something like 17, I say again, 17, formal, documented complaints/investigations against him. I'm thinking that the Minneapolis PD leadership and/or union hold just a touch more responsibility for him still being a cop and able to do what he did (although I'd like to see the judicial system play out before anyone convicts him. Always more than one side to a story.) than I do.
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Rodent lives matter. Burn it all down! too soon?
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barr-taps-top-prosecutor-to-probe-unmasking-by-obama-officials/ar-BB14IqLo?ocid=spartanntp I will say it again, IF the power of the law enforcement/intelligence communities were used against opposition political entities, it's not good for any of us. If no one is held accountable with indictiments, then it will be done again and, likely, even more egregiously. Regardless of your political leaning, this appears to have been a bad thing and needs to be cleaned up. Otherwise it will, eventually, be used against your side. Then it won't be ok.
