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It would be nice if this could be true, but Leviathan/Deep State/entrenched bureaucracy/good taxpayer-funded deals demonstrated pretty vividly from 2017-2021 that this isn't the case. The IRS, among others, used its power to punish wrong-thinking Americans who held contrarian political views. They hid/destroyed evidence, lied under oath about it. Not one person was punished, charged, or lost a sweet government pension. The FBI and at least parts of the Intelligence Community intentionally spied on a presidential candidate, a President, and willfully lied about it multiple times. Those are now facts. And the FISA courts said, "Tsk, tsk." And recently appointed one of the key DOJ participants as one of the watchdogs. Comey/Brennan/McCabe/Powers, et al did really heinous things against a President they didn't like. One elected by the American people. And not one person saw the inside of a jail. One low-level lawyer pled down to a single charge and received a suspended sentence. Didn't even lose his law license. Cities are literally burning and it's called "mostly peaceful" and miscreants are either not charged or provided bail via elected officials. Protesters at the Capital are relentlessly pursued and charged with fairly minor crimes. An Air Force veteran was shot and killed by a cop because of....? All fun and political games until those powers are turned against us little guys because we believe/think/speak a different tune. So Leviathan proved its power pretty clearly.

If only there was a system of government where there were individual smaller governments (let’s call them states in this example), and they could largely be sovereign as long as they adhered to very basic principles (like no slavery, allowing people to have their own religion, not stop people from being able to protect themselves, etc)...and then people could pick and choose which state better reflected their own values and priorities. This way the national government would have less influence on people’s everyday lives when compared to these state governments. If only such system existed...

To explain my snark a bit more, I don't believe any part of the executive branch will investigate any misconduct by someone with a (D) by their name. So when it comes to Kerry selling out the Israelis, the media will turn a blind eye. Doubtful Israel will share any intel on how many of their people were compromised/killed because of Kerry. The only reasonable thing would be the House switching hands, and committees doing their own investigation. As we saw during the Obama years, the committees will be high on rhetoric, and low on ability to compel testimony from the Justice Department and the IRS, to name a few. So where do go from here? I haven't a clue at this point.

Nylander was my flight SRO in OTS. Soft spoken and a real good dude, and a true believer in the Air Force and our foreign policy writ large (something I'm categorically not, in part due to the circumstances behind his untimely death in that FUBAR so-called nation building effort). Died a hero. Complete waste of human capital, that entire clusterf*ck of a perennial war we got going on over there, while private interests all get rich off the carnage. Indefensible mess that should have been nuked from orbit and left to glaze 5 decades ago. I'm also still disgusted at the potshots of cowardice levied towards these casualties by US senior investigating leadership. RIP Nathan.

Congratulations, one more pass over and you get paroled early… just in time for the major boom in hiring. Timing is everything, availability is key and you hit the jackpot. The airlines are surprisingly full of passed over Captains (me) laughing all the way to the bank. Let me know if you have any questions on the process. It seems scary, but it’s truly the best thing to ever happen to you.

Is spilling classified information to Iran still a federal crime? Asking for another friend of this friend... Is falsely attesting to drug use and flavor of military discharge on a Form 4473 when buying a gun still a felony? Asking for the son of that first friend... Is being orange now a felony?

Option 1: Get out ASAP and go Guard/get a line number - be eternally grateful you made that decision Option 2: Take the bonus, get out in 6-9 years and get a line number - be eternally pissed you made a poor choice in 2021 and tell all the young guys not to make the same mistake you did

Reduce the power of the government. Less ability for overreach and less ability/incentive to buy favor.

Is Biden’s travel ban on India due to bigotry/racism? Asking for a friend... https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-biden-set-ban-most-travel-us-india-limit-covid-19-spread-2021-04-30/

That's because Amazon has enough money to influence outcomes and brings enough jobs that site selection can have significant impacts to that site. A small business bringing maybe 100-200 people won't have the same impact as Amazon bringing several thousand jobs. Coincidentally, that's similar to why labor unions work: an individual worker can't negotiate as well as a large organization, unless they have unique/rare abilities. Same goes for businesses- a small business won't be able to negotiate with government as well as a large business, unless they possess something the government is interested in. I'd bet younger people are flocking to the far left because there's no real middle ground when it comes to voting. I don't think younger people necessarily care if large businesses are treated better than small businesses, they care about making end meet and getting paid well enough to do the things they want. Republicans have doubled down on backing business interests, particularly when wages have been stagnant for so long when compared to productivity expected from workers. So yeah, if you're in a position where you feel financially squeezed, you're going to vote for someone who will at least consider a minimum wage increase, or better worker protections like sick leave or access to healthcare. They're going to vote for someone who will help them meet basic needs, all the other politics don't really matter if you're struggling. And since Republicans won't even entertain any debate on those subjects (and use the "free market" as an excuse to not engage in meaningful debate, or to acknowledge that there might be a problem), of course they'll vote Democrat, even if they don't fully agree with their platform. The unfortunate byproduct of that is that it enables the far left to push their agenda on many other unrelated fronts.

For all you test pilots. True home build hanging it out there more than I'd be willing to.

There's nothing currently happening that's "reducing reliance" on the T-1. If anything they're increasing reliance. New syllabi just dropped for 2.5 grads and a XPW (T-1 only UPT) syllabus. I've heard 2025 as a rumor too but the T-1 squadrons are definetly not winding down. Only step I've seen is they're not taking T-1 FAIPs any more at Vance. Side note to quash rumors: the new T-1 syllabi have plenty of flying in them. Definitely less than the old syllabus but the whole "all simulator and 2 flights" rumor isn't true.

The World Famous Bayou Militia is tentatively planning an inexperienced hiring board on Sunday, 11 July 2021 at NAS JRB New Orleans, LA. Obviously COVID will play a part in this, so be prepared to flex. Applicants should have a current PCSM, resume, transcripts, and letters of recommendation ready to submit prior to any visit. Please direct all questions to 122fspilothiring@gmail.com. I won’t respond to DMs, inquiries, etc. on this platform. Nuke Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll always support Kinzinger over the spoiled drunk that's never had a day in his life where he had to be accountable for his actions. Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app