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11 hours ago, jazzdude said:
Good words
It's going to take longer than that, I expect there will be more OSI/CID/NCIS directed involvement to root out this sort of thing.
It reminds me of stories my Dad would tell about local gang issues he had while he was running the comm workcenters while on the ship. Just more largely organized, which is worse.//break break//
You guys thinking @slackline is a troll because he disagrees with you and won't back down is hilarious.-
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4 hours ago, slc said:
While we're on this subject, anyone seen this bit of racist shit?
It comes back at ya from all angles
That link doesn't go to "that white people shit."
But here's some "white people shit" for you - https://v.redd.it/vzpry1jq3qe61 -
2 hours ago, Seadogs said:
Are you or are you not? Cause if you aren't and you are telling black people to be scared of cops, then you are carrying an authority you do not have. And you come off as highly offensive.
Holy shit.
Get to the ER, you've had a stroke.-
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4 hours ago, tac airlifter said:
It seems we have different opinions on the man. However I know mine is an opinion, whereas you think there’s “absolutely no question” yours is fact.
edited to add: sorry if this comes of like a dick, wasn’t my intent but it totally reads that way.
I'm a prior-E, so I have some appreciation for the position. I also worked in mostly E environments my whole commissioned career (comm sq's, cyber ops sq's).
While your opinion was not absent, it is extremely minuscule among the Enlisted Airmen that I interacted with.
E-9 Cody on the other hand, I worked with one of his enlisted execs...oh the stories, also about his wife. Anyone who wasn't a Molotov Douche would be better than that guy, so EJ got some push from that.Do you mind elaborating on your interaction that caused your dislike? I got saluted by him as he visited our unit and I was leaving and he was professional and nice. Never thought I'd ever be in that position, so it was pretty cool to me.
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2 minutes ago, ViperMan said:
Can you show us a representative sample?
Do believe illegal activities aren't allowed. I still got my clearance! 🤣
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1 hour ago, lloyd christmas said:
You have to be the biggest condescending asshole on here dude. For fucks sake, please stop.
Hard disagree.
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1 hour ago, busdriver said:
You guys realize that roughly 30% of the population is greater than 1 standard deviation (about 15) from the mean on IQ right? So about 15% of a 330M population is below an IQ of 85. Since you could probably justifiably say that about 8M of those people are actually mentally handicapped (2x standard devs), the other ~40M are just good old fashioned dumb.
This was some of the most fascinating discussions on Jordan Peterson's videos on Youtube that I watched. It really highlighted how he wasn't some far-right nutjob, but you know...left gonna left.
I still don't know why he gets so much hate outside the, "You can't make me say what I don't want to."
I always wondered when I'd read about someone holding a lecture and people attending "in ye olden days," who the hell would go? After listening to his presentations, I get it. I didn't always agree, but it made me think hard about a lot of different things, and I appreciated it. Also good conversation with friends and family. -
5 minutes ago, ViperMan said:
Jezus, what kind of beer and what kind of hookers?
We have standards man.
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This was a WILD ride -
I don't know how much of it is true. It was echoed in the other news outlets.
Apparently there's a whole series, and podcasts.
https://www.axios.com/off-the-rails-episodes-cf6da824-83ac-45a6-a33c-ed8b00094e39.htmlWant to be clear, I'm posting this for entertainment purposes only. 😆
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1 hour ago, Seadogs said:
Are you black?
No, but I got 1 friend who is.
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1 hour ago, slackline said:
You comparing the Capitol riots to riots (not excusing them or calling them good) based on demonstrable and verifiable social inequalities is laughable. You’re way above this too man. You’ve put out so many intelligent points over time, that it is weird you’d drop that out there expecting it to land. Riots=bad. We all agree. Capitol Riot was nowhere close to the same thing as the legitimate unrest caused by decades of mistreatment.
To act like the riots over the exact same thing have happened over and over and over as well. Are we acting like "those people" just like to riot for no reason?
1 hour ago, Lord Ratner said:So we can at least agree that the BLM race riots started in May were based on a lie and fueled by lies, and directly in conflict with the reality of society in 2020.
I don't know. Dead dude because of a cops knee on his throat vs. QAnon, and the Pres "going down to the Capitol with them" or his lawyer wanting "trial by combat."
So no, we don't agree.-
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34 minutes ago, nsplayr said:
23% of Republicans vs 13% of Democrats vs 12% of Independents...that's a more Republican problem than a Democratic problem. Bad all around but still. Same goes for the % that correctly find this statement to be false, only 38% for Republicans vs 57% for Democrats. The Dems & Independents did better here too, but still no excuse for it not being 100%. This stuff is bat-shit crazy.
So, I agree it is nutty and not a good look for anyone.
However, the news the past decade has been about elites covering up child sex rings. Epstein, British House of Lords, Catholic church, etc. Sure, news loves pushing the narrative...but damn if it didn't at least hint to the conspiracy.
Also, Epstein didn't kill himself.-
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13 hours ago, jazzdude said:
NPR's article also implies QAnon beliefs is an issue for Republicans, where as the pollsters article points to it being a problem across the board, with Republicans being more likely to believe. For example: T/F regarding Satan worshipping elites running the world, only R-14% D-46% I-33% said this was false (correct answer). So yes, it's a big problem for Republicans, but it's also a big problem for Democrats and independents alike. Unfortunately, the to NPR article only states the first half (Republican problem) while leaving out the rest of the story.
Statistics was my favorite class in High School. Paid of so much in life, I think it should be required for all students.
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6 hours ago, MyCS said:
Restaurants run by chefs in CA are better than TX.
Fun fact - There's great chef's everywhere. San Antonio had some AMAZING food. So does Houston.
My 0 point PT waist is evidence of this fact.-
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42 minutes ago, joe1234 said:
The sky is falling! I've always heard people say the country is "going to hell" for like 30 years now. Some people even think the decline started 50 years ago. At what point do we actually get there?
While we're on the subject, who are the weak men supposed to be? If these weak men are creating hard times, then where do the strong men come from? After all, you said history repeats itself. Tread lightly on this answer, because you might end up complimenting the wrong people by accident.
We did just have an armed mob try and storm the capital to capture the Legislature. So yes, I'd say one more step towards a hell, however we can pull back. That's the great thing about our country.
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2 hours ago, nsplayr said:
To me a system that claims to select for merit that produces a scattershot of amazing people and total douchbags is pretty clearly failing to live up to its claim.
Yea, that's why I made that comment about "merit based systems" in the other thread.
People get ahead for all kinds of reasons, easy to deal with, extra smart, favors...not strictly merit based. Got a guy who's early to command I used to work with who was a complete douchebag who produced nothing but more meetings.
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1 minute ago, slackline said:
Made a lot of LTs cry behind a closed door, then seen them totally turn things around. Rarely yelled btw, the old disappointed dad routine works miracles.
I've also had it not work, sometimes you can't fix stupid.
I love this last sentence. We have to invest in them at all times, until they've proven that it just isn't worth it anymore. There's a chasm between that and career ending paperwork though.
Yep, in 21 years I yelled twice. Once as a SSgt, once as a Maj.
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10 hours ago, nsplayr said:
Just an initial, not recurring. Before they insure you they want to make sure you’re not on death’s door or lying about weight, tobacco use, etc.
Yep, got
covidfat, have family history of issues, been denied life insurance. Each time someone comes to the house and they want medical history. -
1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:
Amen brother.
As a commander I tried to stay old school, there is no substitute for a good old fashion ass chewing...yell, throw in some profanity to get the point across. Perhaps not professional but I saw no need to electrocute every Airman for a simple mistake....a mistake I probably made at one point and was lucky not to get caught doing. If we truly believe people are our greatest asset, then invest in them, not only when they do good, but also when they do bad.
This so much. Closing the door and screaming loud enough that those outside can hear (justified, of course) is a wonderful corrective tool. Especially if that's not your normal mode, and no effective leader I've ever met was that way.
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26 minutes ago, pawnman said:
Only for anyone who didn't watch a single clip of him during the campaign. This is nothing new. Like, not even a little bit.
I'm pretty sure I heard this before -
"Don't worry about what he says, he'll build a good team around him and get things done." -
On 1/29/2021 at 2:47 PM, MilitaryToFinance said:
There are actual regulatory reasons why Robinhood and a number of other brokers did what they did on Thursday. And once you think about the mechanics of shorting a stock it is quite easy to understand how the shares short can be greater than the free float. But it seems people are having more fun ranting and raving about "the elites" so I won't let explanations spoil the fun.
Yes, none of which they mentioned, then the CEO denied they had those issues that night.
Why did all the other (Ameritrade, Schwab, etc.) halt buys as well. They ALL were having liquidity issues getting required margin to their clearing houses?
Yes, you can have shorted shares > float pretty easily when you're just playing with margin and other people's money. Oh yea, and regulation is so lax to allow it among the Good 'Ole Boys.
I'm generally pretty chill. But after 2008 I have an extremely hard time dealing with rage that I get thinking about these bankers and billionaires. For them to get away with no jail time, lying about their credit ratings then wrap themselves in the 1st Amendment, blame the people for buying houses they couldn't afford when there were predatory lending programs they set up. Fines of millions on billions of dollars of profit.
And we still have hedge funds that double as market makers, and market makers that heavily invest into multiple hedge funds.-
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49 minutes ago, Hacker said:
Yep...and all of the failing banks and investment houses that were bailed out with taxpayer money in 2008 were also not based on anything fundamental.
Still gets back to manipulation being okay for a certain group of people, but not okay for others.
It's a short squeeze, it is fundamental.
Happened in 2008 to VW as well. Will GME be worth 326 (current price) in a month, almost certainly not. But it's not going to be $4 either. The fact it was shorted 140% is ridiculous, and when you get the chance to beat someone betting hard with a bad hand...I guess if they're a billionaire we're just supposed to walk away.
Fuck that.
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Bought some GME @ $17, sold for a tiddy $1K gain at around $40.
Bought some more @ $128 avg...still holding. This could tank, and I'm still up retardedly for the year. I am hoping I can get it up (STS) enough to cover a good chunk of a new deck I need. For real...we can't walk on it, it's a hazard.
I watched some of AOC's stream last night, didn't seem like a horrible human being. Seemed like an American I don't always agree with. Get that "horrible human" shit out of here and into the Pres thread. She had interesting guests on I also didn't agree with but provided very interesting perspective.
10 minutes ago, Swamp Yankee said:Yes. Congress is the only place you can make $174k yet become a multimillionaire.
Funnily enough she spoke about this for a good clip.
That said it's been a wild ride seeing the clear manipulation in the market: timed equal volume sells to drive down price, the short-ladders, and finally locking out buyers on cash accounts (me). How we don't have regulations against market makers also being/directly backing hedge funds is insane to me. Same as we used to have on banks...until we got rid of them then...boom...2008.Edit - here's the video of the dude that started it all:
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20 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
40 and counting...
Not that he hasn't done some of his own, but are you counting un-doing Trumps? Should those count?
The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)
in Squadron Bar
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If someone lies in their interview, and has locked down social media...not a lot you can do. Thankfully, the FBI can't just ask for access to see without a warrant of some kind.
People lie man, I've seen it first hand...completely fine SF86 (right form?) and then they get a poly, "Oh, yea I forgot about x, y, z."
Also, I'd venture some people don't think those extremist organizations are extreme. References to proud heritage, taking back the country, etc.