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It’s not just the military that can’t VID adversary aircraft. It also looks like the guy in the right is carrying an AK. https://transparencyreport.google.com/political-ads/advertiser/AR488306308034854912/creative/CR14945867714789376

And have an MC rate in the single digits.

Got my CMP 1911 today. I had honestly forgotten about it since I submitted the application almost two years ago. It's a 1945 S/N R&R field grade. It'll go well with my Garand in the heavy metal class whenever three gun opens back up.

Reagan literally had early onset Alzheimer's and almost everybody likes him.

Looks like a rotator. Guys will find any reason to break in Hawaii.

The display on the mini is nearly the same size as the paper approach plates. The only time I've had to zoom is to look at some of the details on the Jepp plates.

Ref. Deep Throat

Getting away from the protests for a bit, the House will vote on a bill to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances and leave it up to the states to determine legalization. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/514237-house-to-vote-on-a-bill-to-remove-cannabis-from-list-of-controlled-substances Discuss.

At what point is somebody being disarmed for firing shots become self-defense on the part of the shooter? Honest question because everything out of this right now is clouded in the fog of crafted narratives to fit whatever agenda is being put forward. The same event may seem to protesters like an attempt to disarm and prevent an active shooter situation while also seeming like self defense to prevent a mob attack.

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report Vol. 5 page 943. Back door talks should not include urging an ambassador to "delay a vote or veto a pending UN Security Council resolution." Ref. https://www.lawfareblog.com/michael-flynn-plea-agreement-documents This was a reply to brickhistory on Vindman "feel[ing] like they can take on political leadership they don't happen to like, then it's all moot and we become who can gain/hold power by means that I don't get a vote about"

Is that worse than members of a campaign actively working with agents of a foreign country to find and release "dirt" on a presidential opponent? What about members of a transition team initiating backdoor talks with a foreign government to overturn US policy? Also how is Vindman any different than Oliver North? He was subpoenaed by Congress to testify.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/18/two-us-drones-collide-and-crash-over-idlib-syria-defense-official-says/

I had over 100 hours with T-6 time. WTF

If it's below Mach it's not a shockwave anymore, it's just thunder.

Oxidized wings all the way. They look far better than the shiny wings in all uniform combinations

DFCs have been given for less.

In one of my M9 classes there was an airman from services that was deploying to Kuwait to hand out towels at the gym and needed M9 for some reason. She had never handled a weapon outside of basic and never handled a pistol at all. I had to help her load her magazines. At the end of the qual she had one of the best groupings in the class and shot expert. She just listened to what the CATM instructors were saying and had no preconceived notions on how to fire a pistol. Damndest thing I ever saw.

Plate carriers and AR-15s are understandable. The issues is that they look and act like the military when then have a very different mission. Wearing black/blue/khaki would have a very different message when interacting with the populous. CBP and other federal agencies have the uniforms. Are these agents that aren't kitted up with the latest and greatest from Crye less effective in their duties?

Somebody made a mistake and just went with it.

Why did they censor the tail code. It's not like they're everywhere.

The Lawfare Podcast had a good analysis of the legal justification for the DHS surveillance and federal response in Portland: lawful but awful.

Or cops hitting and pepper spraying an individual literally standing in front of them without any apparent malice or hostile intent.

Somebody decided to try and have a shooting gallery and the ducks shot back.

There's always more to the story. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/portland-place-couple-who-confronted-protesters-have-a-long-history-of-not-backing-down/article_281d9989-373e-53c3-abcb-ecd0225dd287.htm

Anybody want to discuss the fully kitted out Federal officers in Portland? Why do Federal officers need to wear head to toe multicam and look like they're going to raid a compound? I know that companies make black and blue tactical gear.