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"some dude from the right literally tried to kill the speaker of the house with a goddamn hammer." The media had to use this type of language in their headlines to get mega viewers/ratings. If the headline had been "Paul Pelosi Gets Hammered" nobody would have read the story and think everything is normal...

The SPR is a well-known US Crude Oil Stockpile but there's also a lesser-known US Diesel Fuel Stockpile A.K.A the US Diesel Fuel Reserves/Northeast Home Oil Reserves. Back in May of this year Biden planned to release Diesel Fuel from this critical Diesel Fuel stockpile to help cut the high cost of Diesel Fuel. I'm not sure if Biden actually tapped into this stockpile back in May to help reduce the cost of Diesel Fuel/could this POTUS move back in May have something to do with the current Diesel Fuel shortage and Diesel Fuel (home heating oil) rationing in the Northeast States? Biden Exploring Release of Diesel Fuel Reserves Amid High Prices The Biden administration is considering a release of diesel fuel from federal reserves to address skyrocketing prices and the threat of supply outages on the East Coast. Officials have drafted an emergency declaration as prices have soared to record highs in recent weeks, White House spokeswoman Emilie Simons said on Twitter on Monday. Such a declaration would allow for the quick release of some of the 1 million barrels of diesel in the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Biden Exploring Release of Diesel Fuel Reserves Amid High Prices – The Energy Bulletin Daily

Some video of the pipeline damage (IMHO, more closeup video/photos/the other half of the damaged pipeline section/etc, etc - would help figure this out): it sure looks like a very clean cut. This has the possibility of being an externally applied flexible linear shaped charge attack/the external detonation Initiation point is around the 2 o'clock position? "The steel pipe itself has a wall of 4.1 cm (1.6 inches) and is coated with steel-reinforced concrete up to 11cm thick. Each section of the pipe weighs 11 tonnes, which goes to 24-25 tonnes after the concrete is applied."

If folks want to see some examples of the types of damage a surface detonated (on top of the bridge roadway) LVIED does to a bridge = see the Iraq War: truck bomb destroys bridge in Iraq - Bing images

'Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales' Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. Visa said it would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant code for gun sales, which was announced on Friday. Until Friday, gun store sales were considered “general merchandise." Visa’s adoption is significant as the largest payment network, and with Mastercard and AmeEx, will likely put pressure on the banks as the card issuers to adopt the standard as well. Visa acts as a middleman between merchants and banks, and it will be up to banks to decide whether they will allow sales at gun stores to happen on their issued cards. Etc, etc. Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales - Washington Times

Something else SBP related is Taxes/it's complicated but there are some loopholes, etc: Volume 7B: Chapter 53: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Taxability of ... comptroller.defense.gov/portals/45/documents/fmr/archive/07barch/07b_53_20…

And pass the updated version of this age-old test:

Something to think about, both Russia and the Ukraine can take some serious casualties. The top three countries with the most casualties during WW2 = China, Russia, and Ukraine. Note - broken down by country not USSR, etc/keep in mind all these countries had a much smaller population during WW2. List of casualties from top 8 countries during WW2: Country Tot. Deaths Military Deaths Civ. Deaths via Military Civ. Deaths via Famine/Disease China 20,000,000 3,750,000 8,191,000 10,000,000 Russia 13,950,000 6,750,000 4,100,000 3,100,000 Ukraine 6,850,000 1,650,000 3,700,000 1,500,000 Poland 6,000,000 240,000 5,820,000 Germany 5,700,000 4,456,000 2,135,000 Japan 3,100,000 2,300,000 800,000 India 3,087,000 87,000 3,000,000 Belarus 2,290,000 620,000 1,360,000 310,000 Complete list: World War II Casualties by Country 2022 (worldpopulationreview.com)

Here's one of many ways to handle a typical USA Hag: At McDonalds This Morning. 'I know I shouldn’t have done this, but I was in the McDonald’s drive-through this morning and the lady behind me leaned on her horn and started mouthing something because I was taking too long to place my order. So when I got to the first window I paid for her order along with my own. The cashier must have told her what I'd done, because as we moved up she leaned out her window and waved to me and mouthed "Thank you.", obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness with kindness. When I got to the second window I showed them both receipts and took her food too. Now she has to go back to the end of the queue and start all over again.'

Something else to watch in another part of the Indo-Pacific AO in October. I wouldn't be surprised if the PRC escalates the situation along this contentious border region - before/during/after this joint US/India exercise? US to take part in military exercise near India's disputed border with China - CNN Exercise "Yudh Abhyas" -- or "War Practice". The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country's disputed border with China. The military drills will be held in mid-October at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and will focus on high-altitude warfare training, according to a senior Indian Army officer with knowledge of the matter. Auli is about 95 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), an inhospitable piece of land where the disputed border between India and China is roughly demarcated. Relations between India and China have been strained since a bloody clash between their soldiers in the Himalayas in June 2020 left at least 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers dead. Also, this event occurred last year in the same location of the upcoming joint exercise = Indian State of Uttarakhand.

It seems to me that HAL's back and he's upped his game. Caution - back in the day HAL was good at reading lips/today HAL can probably secretly monitor/observe every move you make, etc, etc. It sure seems like one of HALs many new mission sets is showcased in this money/finance discussion.

Father of the year award potential for this crew.

The totally failed police response to this active shooter situation reminds me of something really simple = 'Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of The Way - NOW'. Most of the Law Enforcement officers actions during this active shooter incident were equivalent to a modern-day (Real World) version of F-Troop, particularly the scenes from the new video that was just released.

IMHO, the USSS needs to update their training. They could've used this technique numerous times on the Presidents dog. Rumor - this is also the fastest method to stop uncontrollable cackling - Example VP Harris/good luck finding any USSS agents willing to accomplish this task. 'Biden's dog, Major, bit Secret Service members for 8 days in a row, email says' Biden's dog, Major, bit Secret Service members for 8 days in a row, email says | Fox News

Pretty much a universal quick release/jettison button. I wonder if anyone ever tried this maneuver during a bear attack - and survived.

With lots of boats in Florida and gas prices so high this maneuver is becoming SOP:

A little more Gyro-Tumbling: This is way too complicated for my feeble-mind. I'm with this crew on how to handle money, debt, deficits, foreign aid support, etc, etc. Let these guys run this shit-show for a few decades and see how things turnout. "Money for nothin' and your chicks for free (Dire Straits)" https://vk.com/video-88133688_456239532

The Guinness World Record's office needs to add this "Turret Tossing" as a new category. "Russia’s T-72B3 Turret Toss World Record: 100m Up In the Sky (Video)" "As can be seen from the video there are no equals for russia’s army tanks in the “turret toss competition” Russia’s T-72B3 Turret Toss World Record: 100m Up In the Sky (Video) | Defense Express (defence-ua.com)

Here's the latest mushroom cloud on Snake Island.

Here's the latest (just now hitting the news cycle): "Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship RTS Moskva (121) has sunk while being towed toward Sevastopol, Crimea, after sustaining major damage in a fire Wednesday, Russian state media said on Thursday. “During the towing of the Moskva cruiser to the port of destination, the ship lost its stability due to damage to the hull received during the fire from the detonation of ammunition. In the conditions of stormy seas, the ship sank,” the Russian ministry of defense told the TASS newswire." UPDATED: Russia Says Damaged Cruiser Moskva Sank Under Tow Headed to Black Sea Homeport UPDATED: Russia Says Damaged Cruiser Moskva Sank Under Tow Headed to Black Sea Homeport - USNI News

"Russia says flagship of Black Sea fleet badly damaged by blast | Reuters" This story just hit the news about 45 minutes ago. There are two versions of what happened (TBD) but either way it sounds like this Russian Flagship is probably toast/artificial reef material. "The Neptune (Ukrainian: Р-360 «Нептун», romanized: R-360 "Neptun") is a Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missile. The system entered service with the Ukrainian Navy in March 2021 and has a 330lb Warhead" "Russia on Thursday said the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following a fire that caused an explosion, as a Ukrainian official said the vessel had been hit by missiles." "The incident on the Moskva missile cruiser occurred after ammunition on board blew up, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying." "Maksym Marchenko, governor of the region around the Black Sea port of Odesa, said in an online post that the 12,500 tonne ship was hit by two missiles, without providing evidence. "Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage," he said in an online post." etc: Russia says flagship of Black Sea fleet badly damaged by blast | Reuters

A little info on this Ukrainian designed/manufactured ATGM (it can penetrate 32 inches of armor) and it can also do this "The Stugna-P is able of destroying low-altitude, slow-moving aerial targets": "Stugna-p anti-tank missile": Stugna Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile technical data fact sheet | Ukraine Ukrainian army vehicle missile system UK | Ukrainian Ukraine army military equipment UK (armyrecognition.com)

This looks like a very simple set up. A well trained/experienced team of four (plus security personnel) could most likely accomplish this task in about 40 minutes or so but there could be lots of other time - consuming task/variables, particularly if installing multiple electric/mechanical triggering devices, etc. Keeping it simple = The team would have to do a detailed recon of the area/rehearse the plan of attack, prep all the demo material like cut the 5 det cord branch lines/sensitize all five det cord branch lines/check electric blasting caps/test initiation system/prep the 5 demo charges (example - M183 Satchel Charges/20lbs of C-4 each - which looks like about the approximate size of the charges used in this video), etc, etc. Next step - when the time is right the team gets to work putting everything in place IAW with the plan. Final steps/Command Detonation Mode - one person stays down range and everyone else heads to the safe area. Final hook-up takes about a minute or so = make a small hole in the ground a couple feet from the det cord main line, place the electric blasting cap/detonator (explosive end/nose down in the hole, turn the receiver switch to the armed position - most receivers have a built-in safe separation timer), after 30 second if the electric blasting cap hasn't detonated connect it to the det cord main line. Head to the safe/reviewing stand area, fire up the popcorn machine, and watch/wait for your target to arrive - then press and hold the transmitter fire button = boom.

After watching this short video - here's some very basic demo info: To me It appears that this setup is composed of one long det cord main line that runs parallel to the road, 5 short det cord branch lines that are connected to the det cord main line, and 5 main charges that are connected to the 5 branch lines. When initiated it all goes boom at about 21,000 feet per second. Enough said at this point.