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- Today
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That last one was pretty incredible
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Those picks will get you… 😂
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That shutdown lasted 21 days. It’s currently the second longest shutdown behind the 2018-2019 shutdown during Trump’s first term. The current shutdown is currently at 17 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdowns_in_the_United_States
- Yesterday
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Shut down but kind of sorted like
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Don't listen much to Rogan anymore but this one is pretty good. I had been reading about the Eagle Eye system prior to his appearance. It's pretty cool but lots of questions obviously. He's definitely on the right track of MORE for LESS (money and time)
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Palmer Luckey on Rogan is pretty good. Hearing a defense contractor talk about designing weaponry that can be manufactured in an auto factory is refreshing. At the end of the next war I don't think the current defense giants will be on top anymore. How many F-22/35s are we going to crank out in the next global conflict?
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All the more reason to not need the ATF to “work” these forms.
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ATF Overlords aren't working my forms....
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Yes, Congress has always appropriated money to make up for the pay lost during a shutdown, at least since the 1980s. Also, the number of people and programs that are still receiving money despite the shutdown has increased dramatically over my experience. What's different this time is Trump & Co firing 4,000 more GS. A district judge has halted that, but I expect that to be overturned eventually. I'm finding out about lots of obsure agencies and offices that do weird stuff that, to me, isn't a government function.
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Anyone feel free to chime in and correct my understanding of the history and facts: My first shutdown that I experienced while receiving a DoW paycheck was during the Clinton administration. Our paychecks were delayed a few days, but the paychecks arrived in full. Every shutdown since, same song. In fact, while I was always required to show up to work, even if my paycheck was delayed, other federal agencies were handled differently. Some agencies, or certain workgroups within those agencies, were told to stay home. And yet, time and again, once a CR was passed by Congress, those workgroups received their full paychecks. Seems like the government, and media mouthpieces, will use words like "furlough"...but that word has a different connotation than if I, in my current role, were to be confronted with the same term. Yes, the fact that Congress can't do its fucking job is righteous bullshit. But this admin isn't really breaking any new ground here. Broken trust, indeed.
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My favorite part of a government shutdown are the news mashups showing every politician from both sides taking the exact opposite position during the previous shutdown when it was the other team leading it.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
HeloDude replied to MDDieselPilot's topic in General Discussion
You didn’t make this big of a stink over the last 15+ years of other people who were serving in various high level positions, when there were better/stronger options available. Dude, you hate Trump, and just about everyone he picks to serve on his team. We get it. You’re free to have your opinion, but your emotions on this issue have gotten quite old. -
Commanders are dropping like flies this year
brickhistory replied to MDDieselPilot's topic in General Discussion
U.S. SOUTHCOM commander retires less than a year into tenure - UPI.com -
Dude. Put down the big media talking points that say this is a binary problem created by republicans. It takes both sides and no one cares about Epstein, that scumbag and all the people who visited him from both parties are nothing more then chaff. The shutdown is the result of both parties being populated by raging narcissists who haven't breathed the same air as the average citizen for decades. They want you pissed at "the other side" so you don't do anything relevant to remove incumbents from power. Aim your ire at the real culprits: the people you voted for.
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I never watch tv news, but I turned it on 2 days ago and they were talking about this. SOTH Johnson was being interviewed. He said that this is no different than previous shutdowns when a Republican needed to be sworn in but had to wait until the government reopened. Sounds like precedence has already been set. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
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To be fair, the Danes said that some of these drones are aircraft and others still remain unidentified but it looks likes they have backed off labeling them as “attacks”. According to this video many of these drone incursions predate the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Republican congress shuts down and refuses to swear in an elected democrat, Adelina Grijalva. Recess and closing within minutes has been the entire modus operandi the last two months. Now I ask all of you, what is the moral justification? And yes, I recognize that FoxNews has literally no stories on this, so there are no preapproved talking points. Probably has nothing to do with the fact that only one more person is all that’s required to force a vote on the Epstein files. Why are they so scared? And why didn’t you know about it?
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I just know these government officials need to get their act together and open the government and quibble about their issues where it doesn’t effect millions of Americans.
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Friday practice runs noon-1830 with gaps. Sat/Sun: 1100-1440. F-35A and F-18F demo got canx'd due to shutdown. It's still a great show though.
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2026 ACTIVE DUTY UFT BOARD
Mintberry_crunch replied to rparsonsr2's topic in Pilot Selection Process
What’s going on everyone, just posting in here to stay engaged and just want everyone to be positive through the wait. Even though it’s very unlikely, we were going to find the results in a month. It’s uncertain how long the wait will be now with the current shutdown, just hoping that gets figured out sooner rather than later. I know all of us been waiting YEARS for us to get the opportunity to fly, but what’s a few more weeks?! Hope all is well but remind yourself, this is all worth the wait! 💪 -
Honestly not really. It’s always changing and it’ll be different again even just a year from now.
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Necro thread... So there I was, cooking dinner for the kids tonight in the Santa Maria area when the sound of multiple radials starts droning overhead. I ran out the room and onto the porch like a kid trying to catch Santa. My dog was righteously concerned; the kids just ignored me. If, in the long shot, you were in the mixed four-ship on a midfield at/about 5:35 local, thanks for the show appetizer. Happy SMX 2025, to those who celebrate. Now excuse me while I try to find my good camera; too many good things happening for the cell phone treatment.
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Pepperidge Farm remembers when he threatened to give an ART-15 to the next person to misplace their sidearm. Guess who’s M-9 was found in the porta-shitter immediately after this decree?
- Last week
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Sounds similar to a CC in the AMC structure taxiing A C-17 over a fire bottle in the tan AOR, immediately after stating that the next crew to hit a fire bottle would be Q3'd. If I recall correctly, she immediately did NOT Q3 herself.
