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An article written by a guy who has zero clue. That said, I do share his disdain for our acquisitions process and understand his comments regarding cost creep, etc. But he showcases his zero credibility with multiple comments. Restarting the F-22 - GTFO, that’s a dumb idea and non-starter. 6G is necessary and it’s going to hurt the bank account, pretty much no way around that. The hope is they can produce what they claimed they will relatively close to the timeline they said they would. That would be a massive improvement over LM’s bullshit with the F-35. I’m not holding my breath, but I am rooting for Boeing to succeed where LM has failed miserably. Our national defense depends on it.

The “both sides do it” argument in the context of what we’re talking about is lazy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant. Conservatives at scale are absolutely not rioting, looting, vandalizing, threatening people’s lives and livelihood, losing complete emotional control over everything, etc. The left on the other hand has and is continuing to do all of those things at scale. Do I need to list all of the very obvious examples and give you a list of personal experiences, or can you put the ego aside and recognize you’re blatantly wrong on the “both sides do it” bullshit? Of course I’m not saying you can’t point out some ultra right nut job who did something bad, or even point out a few. We also probably agree that politicians by and large are asshats, whether they have a D or R next to their name. But when it comes to at-scale violence, destruction and willful disregard for the law and societal norms, GTFO with this “both sides” bullshit. That doesn’t mean you have to like Trump or identify as an R, but you should acknowledge reality.

Too bad state law doesn’t stop federal law. But this is just a performance for the lemmings, we all know that.

Federalizing elections is right the fuck out. Voter ID requirement should have happened forever ago. Voter rolls are fucked in several states (probably more than we know), so maybe a better fix is to amend the law to be more specific instead of using massively subjective language like “reasonable.” Fed takeover though is absolutely not the fix.

But not surprising, considering Trump may be a lot of things, but a true politician is not one of them. And true politicians for the most part seem to get very little done.

How does it sound with the suppressor? I assume it’s still not hearing safe. I’m still undecided on the 5.7, but it is interesting and somewhere on the list. I’ve started a pretty expensive rifle build, and hunting for an airplane, so I unfortunately may actually have to break my own rule and only get one gun this year (gross, that just sounds terrible).

Are you high? Which party generally aligns with rioting, destruction of property, literally celebrating when someone they don’t like is murdered, lose their minds at anybody who disagrees with them, etc. Which party do people generally align with who threaten one’s livelihood and/or life simply for having a different opinion? It is by a large margin the Democrat party. It’s not a zero sum game, so you would be wrong to assume this means I think the GOP is awesome and without issues. But you are absolutely retarded if you can’t admit one party’s followers/aligners are substantially more violent and destructive when it comes to how they act towards those with differing viewpoints. And no, that doesn’t mean everyone who’s not a Republican fits that mold, we’re talking overall big picture.

This is the mainstream Dem party - destroy/kill anybody who isn’t in lock step with “their truth” (e.g. alternate reality) and values (or lack there of in my opinion). Republicans have a whole host of problems of course, but at least one of them is not wishing and implementing destruction and death on everyone who even slightly disagrees with them.

I doubt it for two reasons: They’ve proved they will do anything to make him go away, and I don’t think burning some senators, etc. would have been enough to stop them prior to the election (there was an assassination attempt after all) If it existed they could have easily released that portion of the files (in addition to others, including some low level D cannon fodder, to make it not look targeted) So your theory is certainly possible (I’ve thought it myself before), but also highly unlikely.

The funny thing is they want it so bad, but haven’t connected the simple dots that the Biden cabal (including Merrick Garland) had these files. They did everything possible to destroy Trump to prevent him from running, including a massive, politically-motivated purge attempt resulting in a sham trial…but yeah, it’s completely plausible they just sat on a portion of the Epstein files that would have conclusively implicated Trump in something that would have easily crushed his electability.

Yep, completely different ballgame ~4+ years ago.

My feeling, based on my squadron and talking to friends at several other fighter squadrons, is most have changed to a more organized/by invitation rush event model, with exceptions as required. When you have 300+ apps, you just can’t support the amount of random drop-ins that would occur if it was a free for all like several years ago.

Inshallah

This is going to be wild, walked back very quickly, or includes large exceptions to the point it’s not really a big deal/he gets what he wants. The FAA right now:

To go more macro, there are cities with more deportations than Minne, but none of the Minne BS going on. Why is that? Well, it’s because these aren’t grassroots protests. This isn’t normal Americans who just really love illegal aliens. This is a calculated insurgency-style operation that is well organized, equipped, and funded. There are big actors behind this with the ultimate goal of delegitimizing the gov and hoping to instill increased support for communist/marxist values. The agitators are useful idiots. They’re petulant children who didn’t get their way in the election, and despite a vast majority of Americans demanding deportations and voting for it in Nov 24, these people don’t care. The left either gets their president/policies, or they’ll hold cities hostage via riot and unrest until they get what they want…or hopefully for all of us reasonable people, they get what they deserve this time around (held accountable for breaking the law). On the ICE actions front, I’ll say this: I’m always skeptical of the fed gov and our rights - I am far from a “worship the gov” guy. But I also know what it’s like to be in situations where you have milliseconds to make life/death decisions. So while there are issues and bad apples in any organization, including ICE, I also have to say a big GO FUCK YOURSELF to every douche bag out there who hasn’t been in a situation like mentioned above and has the luxury of freeze framing videos from multiple angles over and over.

Have a friend who says he shot a cat with a 5.7 incendiary round, burned for 10”. I’m intrigued…

That’s pretty much my breakfast today, except two more eggs, a bit less bacon, and none of that creamer shit n my coffee. And yes, there was a couple pistols on the island!

I saw more stars with his slap than closed-fist punches I’ve taken. Don’t piss off Spartac!

If Spartac’s guns are as effective as I remember his open-hand slap, I’m in.

I now have the 10mm (hardcast lead) for the back country pistol - know two guys who escaped griz death using those. Good enough for me. My father in law shot a charging black with a 5.56. Way less than ideal cartridge, but it was enough to stop the attack. So a 9mm with Barnes should do just fine!

I also am 300BO in the house, 5.56 in the truck gun. A few pistols and a 45-70 (mostly for immediate predator issues) are also around the house. Big “2” on the mag marking between calibers. I use the rubber bands personally. Saw a guy put 300BO in a 223…ouch.

That is infuriating. I despise our acquisitions system even more now, which is a pretty large feat at this point.

That’s key right there. Regardless of caliber or gun, if the purpose is to kill, never cheap out on ammo. And I will also never rely on reloads for self-defense.

My scorpion is what I want to put a FRT on, though I haven’t seen one for it yet. If I’m going to waste a shitload of ammo, might as well be 9mm. Specific load, springs, and if a gas gun, then also gas system length and gas block settings, all factor into functional reliability. If you’re talking your MP5 (not a gas gun), then I’m guessing it’ll work great with subs, but wouldn’t be crazy that you may have to try a few different loads to find one that works well. This is a good reason to reload - fine tune your ammo to exactly what a specific gun likes. Trust me, just take a trip down that rabbit hole!

I think it was 2013 or so I first flew with the Aussie E-7. 13 years later and here we are. Screwed indeed.