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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

Central Coast AirFest in Santa Maria CA is this weekend, 21-22 Sept. It's right by Vandenburg SFB, and the best warbird airshow in the nation. Two of the only 5 De Havilland Mosquitos will be flying in formation... the first time that has happened since 1987. The F7F Tigercat just cancelled but the flying lineup includes: P-38, F8F, SBD Dauntless, TBM Avenger, P-40, lots of Mustangs, B-25, MiG-15, Yak-3, P-63, Sea Fury, the only P-47 Razorback that files... Also, F-18 Demo Team. And the A-10 Demo Team in their 3rd to last airshow before the team is disbanded (thanks a lot, Frank Kendall). https://www.centralcoastairfest.com/

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.

Off the street guard heavy select. Here's what I have to offer. AFOQT: Nov 2023 TBAS: Dec 2023 Rushed squadrons all through 2024 and early 2025 Applied to unit that hired me: Dec 2024 Interview/Hired: Mar 2025 MEPS: Apr 2025 (needed waiver) SG Waiver accepted: June 2025 FC1: Aug 2025 FC1 Waivers Approved & FC1 Accepted: Sep 2025 Swearing in: Sep 2025 Packet sent in to NGB: ? NGB Approval: ? OTS: ? SERE: ? UPT: ? For anyone not hired yet, here were my scores for reference: P 99 CSO 99 ABM 99 AA 91 VERB 89 QUANT 86 PCSM 99 (4 flight hours at the time, but by the time I got hired I had my instrument rating + PPL, was working on CSEL) Anyone have any insight on how the gvt shutdown might impact timelines here?

Unqualified CV-22 Pilot#usairforce #militarylife #airforce #youcandoit #pushyourself #specialrec.mp4 Just one of his MANY transgressions.

missed an incredible opportunity to call it the HAWK-TUA (transport, unmanned aircraft)

This is how beer goggles work.