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Target rich environment. How many AIM-9's do we have stockpiled? '99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects:' 'The National Weather Service alone releases around 92 balloons every single day in the United States and its territories. They can float to altitudes of around 100,000 feet, according to the weather agency.' 99 Red Balloons: US Air Base Launching Slew of Weather Balloons as Scrutiny Intensifies over Flying Objects | Military.com

This method was attempted and failed back in 1998 for a very large-stray weather balloon. When a Weather Balloon Went Rogue Two Decades Ago, Fighter Jets Fired at It but Couldn't Bring It Down | Military.com 'Almost 25 years ago, a large runaway weather balloon proved to be quite challenge a for a pair of fighter jets trying to shoot it down, staying in the air even after more than 1,000 rounds were fired at it. The Balloon passed across Canada, over the Atlantic Ocean, and through British airspace before entering Iceland's airspace and then drifting northward.' 'Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft spotted the balloon over Newfoundland and fired more than 1,000 rounds at it. The AP reported that the jets, Canadian variants of the American F/A-18 Hornet, hit the balloon, but rather than popping or exploding and crashing to the earth, it slowly began leaking helium. The big balloon was still in the air. The balloon, BBC reported, also survived encounters with British and American aircraft.'

The new ordnance item contained in this latest Aid Package = The 'Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB)/long-range, all-aspect, precision-attack, ground-launched weapon developed by Saab in partnership with Boeing to address the emerging needs of armed forces.' U.S. readies $2 bln-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons -sources | Reuters

Today IMHO - I don't believe any tank is anything but a rolling coffin. Are we going to provide these Ukraine gifted M1 tanks with modern DU 120mm rounds (120mm APFSDS-T) M829A3 and A4 Carts? We've done this a few times in the recent past/here's just one example and the results: 'Between 2010 and 2012 the U.S. supplied 140 refurbished M1A1 Abrams tanks to Iraq. In mid-2014, they saw action when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launched the June 2014 Northern Iraq offensive. During three months, about one-third of the Iraqi Army's M1 tanks had been damaged or destroyed by ISIL and some were captured by opposing forces. By December 2014, the Iraqi Army only had about 40 operational Abrams left. That month, the U.S. Department of State approved the sale of another 175 Abrams to Iraq.'

What's next/one more: I'm surprised they aren't mandating vaccinating fetuses (babies) before they abort them.

WNBA: Not sure if she/it/etc - is a real W based on these photos?

"not here...did you conjure this up to justify some presupposed bias?" My response probably belongs over in "Lighten Up Francis":

"some dude from the right literally tried to kill the speaker of the house with a goddamn hammer." The media had to use this type of language in their headlines to get mega viewers/ratings. If the headline had been "Paul Pelosi Gets Hammered" nobody would have read the story and think everything is normal...

The SPR is a well-known US Crude Oil Stockpile but there's also a lesser-known US Diesel Fuel Stockpile A.K.A the US Diesel Fuel Reserves/Northeast Home Oil Reserves. Back in May of this year Biden planned to release Diesel Fuel from this critical Diesel Fuel stockpile to help cut the high cost of Diesel Fuel. I'm not sure if Biden actually tapped into this stockpile back in May to help reduce the cost of Diesel Fuel/could this POTUS move back in May have something to do with the current Diesel Fuel shortage and Diesel Fuel (home heating oil) rationing in the Northeast States? Biden Exploring Release of Diesel Fuel Reserves Amid High Prices The Biden administration is considering a release of diesel fuel from federal reserves to address skyrocketing prices and the threat of supply outages on the East Coast. Officials have drafted an emergency declaration as prices have soared to record highs in recent weeks, White House spokeswoman Emilie Simons said on Twitter on Monday. Such a declaration would allow for the quick release of some of the 1 million barrels of diesel in the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Biden Exploring Release of Diesel Fuel Reserves Amid High Prices – The Energy Bulletin Daily

Some video of the pipeline damage (IMHO, more closeup video/photos/the other half of the damaged pipeline section/etc, etc - would help figure this out): it sure looks like a very clean cut. This has the possibility of being an externally applied flexible linear shaped charge attack/the external detonation Initiation point is around the 2 o'clock position? "The steel pipe itself has a wall of 4.1 cm (1.6 inches) and is coated with steel-reinforced concrete up to 11cm thick. Each section of the pipe weighs 11 tonnes, which goes to 24-25 tonnes after the concrete is applied."

If folks want to see some examples of the types of damage a surface detonated (on top of the bridge roadway) LVIED does to a bridge = see the Iraq War: truck bomb destroys bridge in Iraq - Bing images

'Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales' Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. Visa said it would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant code for gun sales, which was announced on Friday. Until Friday, gun store sales were considered “general merchandise." Visa’s adoption is significant as the largest payment network, and with Mastercard and AmeEx, will likely put pressure on the banks as the card issuers to adopt the standard as well. Visa acts as a middleman between merchants and banks, and it will be up to banks to decide whether they will allow sales at gun stores to happen on their issued cards. Etc, etc. Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales - Washington Times

Something else SBP related is Taxes/it's complicated but there are some loopholes, etc: Volume 7B: Chapter 53: Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Taxability of ... comptroller.defense.gov/portals/45/documents/fmr/archive/07barch/07b_53_20…

And pass the updated version of this age-old test:

Something to think about, both Russia and the Ukraine can take some serious casualties. The top three countries with the most casualties during WW2 = China, Russia, and Ukraine. Note - broken down by country not USSR, etc/keep in mind all these countries had a much smaller population during WW2. List of casualties from top 8 countries during WW2: Country Tot. Deaths Military Deaths Civ. Deaths via Military Civ. Deaths via Famine/Disease China 20,000,000 3,750,000 8,191,000 10,000,000 Russia 13,950,000 6,750,000 4,100,000 3,100,000 Ukraine 6,850,000 1,650,000 3,700,000 1,500,000 Poland 6,000,000 240,000 5,820,000 Germany 5,700,000 4,456,000 2,135,000 Japan 3,100,000 2,300,000 800,000 India 3,087,000 87,000 3,000,000 Belarus 2,290,000 620,000 1,360,000 310,000 Complete list: World War II Casualties by Country 2022 (worldpopulationreview.com)

Here's one of many ways to handle a typical USA Hag: At McDonalds This Morning. 'I know I shouldn’t have done this, but I was in the McDonald’s drive-through this morning and the lady behind me leaned on her horn and started mouthing something because I was taking too long to place my order. So when I got to the first window I paid for her order along with my own. The cashier must have told her what I'd done, because as we moved up she leaned out her window and waved to me and mouthed "Thank you.", obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness with kindness. When I got to the second window I showed them both receipts and took her food too. Now she has to go back to the end of the queue and start all over again.'

Something else to watch in another part of the Indo-Pacific AO in October. I wouldn't be surprised if the PRC escalates the situation along this contentious border region - before/during/after this joint US/India exercise? US to take part in military exercise near India's disputed border with China - CNN Exercise "Yudh Abhyas" -- or "War Practice". The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country's disputed border with China. The military drills will be held in mid-October at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and will focus on high-altitude warfare training, according to a senior Indian Army officer with knowledge of the matter. Auli is about 95 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), an inhospitable piece of land where the disputed border between India and China is roughly demarcated. Relations between India and China have been strained since a bloody clash between their soldiers in the Himalayas in June 2020 left at least 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers dead. Also, this event occurred last year in the same location of the upcoming joint exercise = Indian State of Uttarakhand.

It seems to me that HAL's back and he's upped his game. Caution - back in the day HAL was good at reading lips/today HAL can probably secretly monitor/observe every move you make, etc, etc. It sure seems like one of HALs many new mission sets is showcased in this money/finance discussion.

Father of the year award potential for this crew.

The totally failed police response to this active shooter situation reminds me of something really simple = 'Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of The Way - NOW'. Most of the Law Enforcement officers actions during this active shooter incident were equivalent to a modern-day (Real World) version of F-Troop, particularly the scenes from the new video that was just released.

IMHO, the USSS needs to update their training. They could've used this technique numerous times on the Presidents dog. Rumor - this is also the fastest method to stop uncontrollable cackling - Example VP Harris/good luck finding any USSS agents willing to accomplish this task. 'Biden's dog, Major, bit Secret Service members for 8 days in a row, email says' Biden's dog, Major, bit Secret Service members for 8 days in a row, email says | Fox News

Pretty much a universal quick release/jettison button. I wonder if anyone ever tried this maneuver during a bear attack - and survived.

With lots of boats in Florida and gas prices so high this maneuver is becoming SOP:

A little more Gyro-Tumbling: This is way too complicated for my feeble-mind. I'm with this crew on how to handle money, debt, deficits, foreign aid support, etc, etc. Let these guys run this shit-show for a few decades and see how things turnout. "Money for nothin' and your chicks for free (Dire Straits)" https://vk.com/video-88133688_456239532