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Classic correlation vs causation. Liberal states vote left and a leftist tenant is their disbelief in voter ID laws. Not that a lack of voter ID turned those states liberal. They were already liberal. Also, as of today, that list seems to be incorrect since Trump has won Nevada and Pennsylvania.

Future Onion/Duffle blog Headline: Spirit Returns Fire, 10 EKIA in Haiti.

I think with the advances in technology we could design something fast as hell, stealthy, and still able to turn (YF-23). Just don't put a lift fan in middle of it...

Automated boom refueling has already happened: And the Navy's Boeing MQ-25 is LO and obviously a drone. I'm sure it does a lot more than just buddy tank too. Hell, the even Navy did automated receiver AR in 2015 with their X-47 off an Omega KC-707. So, LO tankers aren't "that" hard. But scaling from fighter size vs transport size is definitely a challenge. It'll have to be a custom build like the B-21. Why not just build bigger fighters, I dunno...let's call them interceptors...and stuff them with enough gas to make it the fight and back (ie: MIG-25/31, F-14, J-20, etc). A lot easier than building LO tankers, IMO.

I would love Rand Paul as Sec Tres. But I don't think Tres can really solve our national debt issues...that comes down the Senate and House passing pork filled ridiculous budgets. What are the con's of taking a sitting Republican Senator and making them a cabinet Secretary? Is there some worry about losing that seat in a reelection?

Man, doesn't Purple already have it bad enough with their activist investors and contract negotiations? Now they gotta deal with Putin's package bombs too?! They can't catch a break...

I blame State way more than I blame the DoD. Fire them all first.

I found this chart pretty interesting: Basically, Trump did a better job getting people to vote than Kamala did. The Republican's didn't win the election, the Democrats lost it. My guess: because they ran a person people didn't like. Even Bernie agrees with me:

So, I am unfamiliar with the intimate history of NATO courting Ukraine for membership. But, I did just read the Wikipedia article dedicated to the subject, and it seems like the only recent (in the last decade) time Ukraine seriously considered joining was after they were invaded by Russia in 2014. So, while I continually hear the narrative that this is NATO/West's fault for seducing Ukraine into the organization...I'm not seeing it that way. But, I am open to learning if you care to refute the Wikipedia article and educate a mostly uninformed individual on your counternarrative.

Tit for tat.

Further googled: Dutch and Danish F-16's were donated to Ukraine. Those are AM and BM configured which have been upgraded to have HMD's. Also this picture from The War Zone helps: Definitely not an -9X in the picture, but that doesn't mean they do or don't have them.

UAF F-16 allegedly downs SU-34. Follow ups: - Do their Vipers have off boresight capability? - Did we give them -9X's? https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/breaking-news-ukrainian-f-16-fighter-wins-first-air-to-air-fight-shoots-down-russian-su-34

Russia Fox 2's their own "stealth" UCAV:

That still isn't a cost to the Bobs. They will PCS, promote, or retire out and then it will be someone else's problem. Make it a $2 reduction in their pay or retirement per delay. Something tangible, otherwise they will still wont care to get it right. And Congress will still fuck it up anyway when we hit sequestration, as is tradition.

Interesting, a buddy of mine who has a CJO from early summer just heard back from the hiring board and they are getting new paperwork for their back ground checks, etc with word that indoc will be at the beginning of the New Year.

Jacob Thornburg https://www.mcconnell.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2003302230/

Anyone got the deets on the former McConnell Vice Wing? Guy was (allegedly) supposed to take over Command at MacDill and disappeared.

I hope it isn't because of the optic mounted backwards picture. Also, the article doesn't mention why he was fired so it most likely is for something completely unrelated: “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer."

Bah, serves me right for speaking out of my ass (and being in diapers in the 80s): Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1984) - Ferraro was the first woman vice presidential nominee of a major U.S. party. Shortly before the Democratic National Convention in July of 1984, Ferraro was named by Walter F. Mondale as his choice for the vice-presidency. The ticket received 13 electoral votes. Born on August 26, 1935, in Newburgh, New York, she attended Marymount Manhattan College and Fordham University Law School. She was an assistant district attorney in Queens, New York. She won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and was subsequently elected to two more terms.

People are quick to forget (maybe rightfully so) the first female VP candidate was a Republican. The tolerant left also tore her to pieces (maybe rightfully so).

I use this on the road: Timex Q It's cheap enough I don't care if it gets banged up or stolen. But looks nice enough from 20 feet away...and, added bonus, is useful with 3x time zones (home, zulu, and then spin the dial for local)

What crazy luck and a great save.

Definitely disagree with your refugee policy. I, myself, would like to fully enact Sir Ali G's policy:

Just wanna thank you all for what you do. It's been a hot minute since I've used your service, but it's great to have in the hip pocket. Especially because the jet I'm on at the moment has 2x broken SATCOM...

Except Putin did try and take Kiev. "According to the British Ministry of Defence, Russian forces were 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the city-center of Kyiv (Source)." Also, how was that peace deal sabotaged? I'm unable to read the article behind a paywall. But it seems like that peace deal resolved around Ukraine giving up rights to many territories and several other concessions to Russia.