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TLDR version: Biden’s fault.

To be fair, various sources seem to have him somewhere between 30M on the low end, to over 500M on the high end. Salary figures vary wildly as well. I’m sure that just about every one of these “sources” is trying to paint a picture, be it good or bad. Suffice to say, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle & what I posted was, admittedly, likely at the high end. I stand by my sentiment however.

Guys, guys….GUYS! Listen up. Bashi appears to have this all figured out. He’s onto some obscure intel that we’ve all just missed somehow (it’s called RT or something). Now, he apparently had the whole Covid thing shacked from the get go, so obviously the US government and all its institutions will be wrong about everything, forever going forward. I say we just save ourselves some time, make him the Chief of Staff & then hopefully get a successful presidential campaign going for him for 2028. We’ll be back to being feared and respected (alongside our Russian allies) in no time.

Similar to where the Republicans were in 2016. I’m so tired of these parties and politicians running against something/someone rather than passionately advocating for their own platforms and ideas. And pundits like Carlson get an equal share of the blame (yeah, plenty of the CNN/MSNBC crowd does the same….this discussion is about the little bow tie boy for now). If he gave a shit about making this country a better place, he’d spend more time telling you why DeSantis or Haley make the best candidate, and less time getting you outraged at whatever perceived atrocity the other side has committed most recently. He doesn’t. He cares about ratings and being filthy rich (he’s worth $420M. His salary is $35M). Hell, even Rupert Murdoch admits he’s a shill but he’ll never be fired because he makes Fox too much money. Fuck Tucker and everyone like him.

Ahhh, so Tucker releases a few videos and says “see, all those people were just peaceful tourists”, and you take him at face value? You can have whatever opinion you want on whatever politician, but let’s get a few facts straight. Those people were not part of the guided Capitol tour. They broke through police lines and barricades and entered the building illegally. Were some of them calm and “peaceful”? Probably. But there were plenty who were willing to assault police officers and more than a few explicit threats directed at the lives politicians. Sorry, but when you join the angry mob, MAGA, woke, or otherwise, you’re signing up for potential unpleasant consequences. Veterans of all people should’ve understood the ramifications of the event they were choosing to participate in. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes and all that.

Great race yesterday from 3rd place down. Congrats to Fernando for representing the old guys. Where the hell did Aston Martin just come from? Also a solid showing at Williams which was solidly mid pack. Points for Albon and a good finish for the new Yank, Sergeant, who beat all of his rookie competitors. Shaping up to be an interesting season with some potential upsetters in the field. Not sure if anyone has the pace to chase down the Bulls though.

Also, don’t paint with such a broad brush. While I certainly thought Trump was awful, I was never in the “not my president” camp. Our checks and balances largely worked to stem Trump’s worst impulses and at the end of the day, we were still the USA. Quit identifying yourself and others as belonging to a “side” and start recognizing that we are all still Americans.

Yeah, my rebuttal is: be an adult. Take the high ground and don’t torpedo the whole fucking country just because you don’t like who happens to be in power at the moment.

No, you completely miss the point. You may make a compelling argument that the bad outweighs the good. That is not the same as saying there is zero good. That’s the crux of my criticism: certain pundits are indeed making the claim that there is zero good, and it is to the detriment of our country as a whole.

Ahh yes. The old “Two wrongs make a right” argument.

Here’s the thing though: There is a good chunk of conservative media (and therefore a good chunk of conservatives) that are eager to paint everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) the Biden Administration does as a misstep. They are so blind in their desire to demonize the current president that they would rather see him fail than the United States win. Incredibly, there has arisen a contingent of self professed Reagan loving conservatives who are now willing to spread Russian propaganda and misinformation in order to to discredit the current president. Look, no one is saying you have to like the Biden Administration or vote Democrat. There are plenty of valid criticisms. But the narrative that Joe is somehow the world’s biggest criminal and that every single decision he’s made in office has been an abject disaster is a bit hyperbolic, no? Worse than that, this attitude is damaging to our nation in numerous ways, not the least of which is letting the camel’s nose that is Russian misinformation under the tent.

Tanker. He doesn’t get any cake but he is drinking heavily and is perfectly happy with that.

Agreed. You know who else really doesn’t want to see us/NATO get directly involved in the war? The Russians. ‘Cause they’ll get their dicks kicked in if that happens. They can threaten expansion of the war all they want, but they won’t because it makes zero sense for them. It’s an empty threat.

Naahhh. Vlad and his cronies want to be alive to enjoy their expensive caviar, yachts, and whores. They’re not interested in Armageddon. We are holding the far better hand here, but some really, really want to see us fold. This is the most obvious bluff (on Putin’s part, in case you weren’t clear) in history.

& put it in your bag of “reasons I’m leaning the AF for Delta/FedEx/United/etc.”. You will not be dealing with double occupancy at any of those places & will have zero reasons to avoid calling fatigued when proper rest has not been achieved.

Somebody had to post it..

Nice whip. I’m looking to do a metric later this year. Might turn it into a full century depending on how training goes. Just got started with Zwift about a month ago & already seeing some ftp gains from doing some actual structured training vs going out on the road & over-doing every ride.

Very true. I’m just excited to have a yank (have a yank….giggidy.) in the peloton to support who’s capable of a stage win or two.

American rider Matteo Jorgenson wins Tour of Oman today. Up and coming talent who had some decent results at last year’s TDF. Should be one to watch over the next few years. Video & commentary of the finish in Oman:

Well, I guess we finally know what happened to Rainman.

No, but when Podunk, Nowhere Community College launches an atmospheric study ballon, it should probably have some sort of squawk.

It never ceases to amaze me that these airlines don’t recognize what they have in their pilot groups. We are generally a Type-A, mission oriented group who want to get the job done. And we’re generally pretty good at doing just that when we’re properly motivated. If AA or anyone else offered a Cadillac contract with the caveat that they expected the pilot group to start going the extra mile, they’d strike oil & make everything they put on the table & more back in increased productivity. Instead, they nickel & dime & go out of their way to treat pilots like shit & then wonder why guys are cranking the APU before they’re off the runway. SMH.

This whole post reads like an RT special repor…..I mean Tucker Carlson rant.

Um, the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Ukraine was not under any obligation to give any weapons left on its territory back because the empire they belonged to in the first place had imploded. Thankfully, some people with the foresight to understand that it was not in the rest of the world’s interests for Ukraine to suddenly become the third or fourth largest nuclear power on the planet were able to convince Ukraine to transfer its newly acquired arsenal to Moscow where it was thought they would be easier to monitor and account for. (Arms control treaties remained in effect with Moscow but would’ve been unenforceable with Kiev.) Make no mistake, Moscow’s claims on those weapons was shaky at best and non-existent at worst. Western nations absolutely had to convince Ukraine to give them up peacefully and Ukraine’s price was a security guarantee. If you believe these were always Moscow’s nukes, do you also believe that the fighters, tanks, artillery, trucks, and myriad other military equipment that made up the armies and air forces of (formerly East) Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, and other former Pact nations should’ve been sent back to Moscow? I suspect you’re smarter than that & know full well that this is not what happens when empires fall.

The fact that we were so publicly critical of the Nordstream projects means blowing them up would immediately have people pointing the finger at us. Pursuing that option seems like it would’ve been rather daft. Not saying it’s impossible for us to make silly, ill timed decisions, just less probable in this case than other possibilities. I think it’s entirely possible, for instance, that one of our Baltic or Eastern European NATO partners could’ve been the culprit. They have advocated for far more deliberate & direct action against Russia and, given their stated positions in this conflict, I wouldn’t downplay the possibility that perhaps the Latvians or Poles decided to act on their own. Another possibility (and I think a more likely one) is that the Russians did indeed blow up their own pipeline as part of a series of actions to create tension and doubt amongst the Western allies. One of Russia’s primary angles of late has been “yeah, we’re pretty sneaky and nasty, but your so-called democracies are just as corrupt and amoral as us”. Thankfully, most of us can see through that narrative, but it does seem to have taken hold with a certain segment of our population and media. In any case, one article that hasn’t been corroborated by anyone (and written by an octogenarian with a sketchy history) is probably not quite the slam dunk you think it is.