Lord Ratner

Sort of. The answer is violence from the state. This is not new. The 60's had a *lot* of political violence. Hunt them and lock them up. Publicly and ruthlessly. If not, and where we agree, is that violence will be the response

Nothing about that looks like a Hellfire hitting anything. So for those of you here who regularly watched hellfires hitting targets in IR, does this look like it? The hellfire comes in from the left. It looks like the hellfire is moving *very* slow. It looks more like liquid or lighting artifacts messing with the IR camera. Do Hellfire's home into a target, or lead it? This video shows the "hellfire" on a perfect trajectory from the side and slightly in front of the fast-moving target. The AI hive mind claims that hellfires using homing, which makes sense for a laser based targeting system, which this video purports. Looks like a contaminated camera, not an alien shrugging off a hellfire. Also is anybody at all interested in how an unidentified space orb got the green light to be shot with a hellfire? Does that really sound like our military?

How fascinating. The Trump supporters will continue to support him so long as he continues to align with their primary political concerns? And they won't abandon him based on personal flaws, big though they may be, so long as their political needs are aligned? Did you just describe... A representative democracy? There's hope for you yet.

Don't forget the part where the hundreds of people who were involved in the maintenance of the island, transportation of people, or the victimized women themselves who for some reason are also protecting the reputations of the alleged rapists. And of course the part where somehow Epstein was running an intelligence operation where dozens of powerful people were offered children to fuck, and somehow every single one either accepted the offer or independently decided to keep it a secret. I'm no fan of the ruling class, but to think they are *all* secret kiddie diddlers is a bit much. Like I said, it had potential, but it turns out he was just a child molester who also knew a lot of famous people.

The T-1 was a joke to fly, but it still gave you breadth and additional stick-and-rudder experience. And I was further improved as a FAIP by my time in the MC-12. You already have to overcome the myopia of being a FAIP to excel in the job, and this just seems like it'll make it nearly impossible. If there's no T-1 replacement then either all FAIPs should come from T38 training or send them off to get a couple civilian type ratings. I remember some pretty disheartening decisions when I was in AETC, but I truly feel bad for the students and instructors who will have to dig us out of this mess.

But Epstein!! It's the only thing that matters now, yet another conspiracy with no witnesses. I thought it had potential, but once Gloria Allred shows up you know it's a hoax.

Who cares? It's still cheaper to just blow them up.

When I was researching the different options it looked like a very small number of cases where the "insurance" didn't want to pay were overwhelmed by hundreds of examples of people getting their monies worth from the insurance if they had to use their firearm. It's not very expensive, and even if you have to sue them after the fact to cover you, that's still going to save you a shitload of money potentially. I wasn't very fond of USCCA because of how much they spend on advertising and swag. CCWSafe is pretty good. It's like $200. I feel like a few guntubers going absolutely crazy over some specific cases where the insurance companies didn't want to pay have made it seem like the whole thing is just one giant scam. That's kind of like thinking we live in a totalitarian police state just because the YouTube algorithm will bombard you with bad-cop encounters if you let it. But most cops are good, just like most insurance claims are painless.

Hey I was born that year! 🤣😂

? There are other rounds than just 5.56. 300BLK with a good can won't even wake up the kids. Then again, sometimes I'm pretty sure a 155mm howitzer wouldn't wake up the kids either 🤣😂

Typing in all caps should immediately disqualify you from all public office.

I'm not sure which is dumber, getting upset that a bunch of people whose job is to murder foreigners having off-color jokes, or being dumb enough to put those off-colored jokes in a chat full of a bunch of commanders who would sell out their children to get the next promotion, much less a fellow commander telling a naughty joke...

All propane? Natgas?

You'll never beat a dedicated pizza oven, but if you don't have the budget/space for a specific pizza oven, this Ninja-Engineer's-Fever-Dream seems like a pretty good middle ground. I had to dig to find a video I didn't hate, and failed, but I settled for a nice lady that I think Biff would kiss softly on the forehead before sneaking out of her apartment wearing a stolen "going out" thong from her hamper: Another: I don't have much pizza experience, but I'll try to make a pie once I get the stone in the mail and report back.

I haven't used it enough to give you an honest answer on that. The fan blows into the chamber, so while I do expect some aerosolized grease to hit it, depending on how they designed the air intake it could stay relatively clean. The thing gets hot as fuck. I was originally going to get some sort of infrared grill, but those have gone out of style so all that are left are the extremely expensive Pro units. Since we aren't planning on having this grill for a super long time, I didn't want to spend the money on something I wasn't sure would integrate into the new home build. But cranking this thing up to 600° with that fan is absolutely hot enough for anything I need.

When the wife wants a grill, I buy a grill. Saw this on sale at Costco and decided to give it a shot. The cocaine budget at Shark/Ninja must be off the charts, but they do occasionally knock it out of the park. https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-flexflame-propane-grill-outdoor-cooking-system-stainless-steel-zidPG301B1 It's kinda sorta a gigantic air fryer. It gets insanely hot because of the fan, and while it won't come close to the heat output of charcoal, at 600° with that fan blowing at full speed, it cooks *fast* I haven't gotten the pizza stone yet but the reviews on YouTube are promising. I'm hoping the griddle works well, because pancakes in a skillet are a PITA It's cool having the ability to set a specific temp, though I'll have to retest all my recipes and techniques to adapt them to the convection. The smoker function is neat, but it doesn't give a very smoky flavor to meats. It will however cold smoke very effectively. I have a traeger and honestly it doesn't put on a super strong smoky flavor, which is fine because both my wife and I prefer mild smoke flavor. The lid is insulated, which is a nice touch. Anyone have a bat shit crazy ninja appliance they love? The Creami is a family favorite.

No need, I'll take this one.

Lol, what, do they give you dinner where you vote? The pearl clutching in this thread is getting out of control.

Yeah but here's the thing, no one gives a shit what you think it's time for. Or what I think it's time for. The simple reality is that people do not use social media that way. And the busier the person is, the more likely they are to repost something that they only watched or read 5% of. I don't have to like it, I just have to be intelligent enough to realize it. Or conversely, you can spend all day thinking that you're superior to everyone in power simply because no one deemed you worthy of the amount of attention or responsibility our leaders have. You of all people should be grateful that our internet lives are not the exclusive basis by which we are judged. I sure am.

Gender differences ≠ Racial differences. So let's just skip that diversion. We already discriminate based on gender in the military. And we should. The extent to which we do so is a valid debate. Also, reposting something does not equal endorsing every word of an interview. As I said, I wish our leaders wouldn't post/repost/share anything, but they do. If Hegseth says he believes women should not serve, then you have a point. Hell, if he refuses to answer, even then you have a point. Right now you do not. Call it lunacy all you want. We will *never* have a functional government by this standard. I think it's lunacy to believe that gay people will go to hell. I also think it's lunacy to believe that gay parents are a drop-in substitute for straight parents. Every belief is absurd to someone. But he did not voice an opinion about women serving or not serving. *You* think it's wrong. Which is worse? Saying women shouldn't serve, or promoting seizing the means of production? What about hate speech laws? Affirmative action? How many people would die if we "turn the clock back 77 years" and ban women from military service versus legalizing all drugs? Is a discriminatory belief less acceptable than a fatal belief? It's just hypothetical, since PetSouth has never said that women should be banned from serving. Overturning RvW was the constitutional answer. Period. So now that's a step on the slippery slope? Also, could you elaborate on the gay marriage to Jews continuum? Not going to lie, watching you lump disparate issues together like this is making you sound more like Sotomayor then Alito. If we shouldn't have a Secretary of defense that would roll back women serving in the military, do you also suggest that we shouldn't have supreme Court justices that would (did) roll back Roe v Wade? Do we appoint a new Arbiter of Acceptable Opinions, or do we just rely on the first amendment and let the voters to decide? I already told you I agreed with you on Signal (that it is a fire-able offense, not that he *should* be fired), but we are talking specifically about this Twitter post. I won't make so broad a statement, but again, if Pete Hegseth actually advocates for banning women from the military, then I will agree that he is the wrong person to run the DoD. But he hasn't done that, regardless of how much I disagree with him retweeting a ridiculous interview.

For this? Why? Because you don't like his beliefs? I don't agree with them either, though I haven't taken the time to listen to the complete interview. I'd rather we just close off the pipeline of unfiltered reactions to every stimulus in the world. Our leaders should not have social media. We shouldn't know what they think about everything. You guys are acting like you still haven't figured it out. They're all crazy. They're all idiots. If you expect these people (or any people) to have the right views and the right ideas and the right responses and the right actions to every possible situation, then every single one will be a let down. Vote for what matters *now.* Women are not going to be forcibly impregnated and kicked out of the workplace, losing their suffrage in the process. The signal thing was bad. 100% understand calling for removal for that. I don't think RFK Jr should be removed for thinking he has a worm in his brain, nor do I think Hank Johnson should be removed for thinking Guam could flip over. I don't think they should be voted for, but that's not the same as calling for their resignation. Cancel Culture indeed.

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"Did you kill him?" "... yes." "Thank you for your honesty. I think that's about everything we had, you may go."