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Russia and Ukraine/NATO are both blaming each other today for an attack on the nuke plant. ...that hasn't even happened yet. Both are saying the attack is imminent. Place your bets on who will be responsible. I think it'll be Russia. They love it when nuclear plumes are carried over the motherland by prevailing westerly winds almost as much as they love destroying their own 12 Billion dollar pipelines.

Happy Independence Day. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/03/white-house-substance-secret-service/ "The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a suspicious substance that prompted a brief evacuation when it was found Sunday evening inside the White House, according to law enforcement authorities. In a preliminary test, the substance, a white powder, indicated positive for cocaine, according to an official familiar with the investigation and the recording of a dispatch from a D.C. fire crew that responded to the incident. The discovery prompted an elevated security alert and a brief evacuation of the executive mansion, Guglielmi said. He said President Biden was not in the White House at the time. Guglielmi said there is “an investigation into the cause and manner” of how the substance entered the White House."

Well, if you want to correlate mishap rate with mishap risk, it's doesn't matter if it's zero, or 10 or 90. I don't understand the crux of your argument. You seem to be saying there is no reason to raise wages, and there should be no meaningful difference between major and regional pay scales because experience and competence have not recently resulted in fewer casualties when comparing regionals to majors. While the rates may be similar, you can't reasonably argue that the risk of flying with two seasoned aviators is the same as flying with two dudes (or whatever) not long out of AllATPs. All carriers are required to have aircraft mishap liability insurance, and while the required coverage is less for regionals due to the number of seats, pilot experience requirements are a factor in determining individual airline rates. There are great pilots in the regionals, and nearly all of my new hire FOs that have come from RJs have been awesome. But there are some that have slipped through the cracks. All it takes is one. While their individual mishap rate may be zero, the risk is most definitely elevated. They wouldn't be sitting over there if there were more people competing for that position. Better contracts would most definitely make make more and better candidates attempt to overcome the barriers to entry into the profession. I absolutely don't fly on RJs. In at least 10 years, I've never needed to get anywhere bad enough to put myself on a regional carrier. Granted, not just because of pilot experience, but because of the whole experience. And if booking tickets for my fam, not even a consideration.

If the rate of something happening is zero, then by your logic, would you say the risk is also zero?

Right. Any organized union campaign to violate the status quo would clearly be detrimental to the cause. But as individuals, I can certainly see where a lack of progress would weigh heavily on the minds of the average pilot. It appears the union is committed to the RLA process, but if the process fails to give recourse, I think the "burn it all down" mentality could take hold. If unionization doesn't yield results, many pilots may not care if the union gets sued. I hope the Southwest contract sets the bar high for everyone else.

That wasn't my observation. But to your point, are you saying it is common or uncommon for immigrants to spark chaos and conflict?

I'm sure there's a point at which the pilots will become sick and tired of being told they won't be able to strike.

Hmm, I wondered what they're take on it would be. Apparently, none at all. As if it weren't happening. However, American tourists are behaving badly in Italy. It was the #1 trending item on Twitter this morning... until Twitter went down, and still is. MSNBC: Nothing. FOX News: Nothing. CBS News: Protests as funeral held for teen killed.

Cool. I'm always impressed when people claim they condescended to imaginary people in conversations that didn't happen. I wonder how many French revolutions were instigated by people who were non-native to France. Which book would you have the imported rioters read? Maybe they've already read it. https://twitter.com/wokeflix_/status/1675021100730941440?s=20

The videos coming out of France are insane. Granted, no one loves rioting more than the French, but they've taken up a notch. They're making the George Floyd riots look tame. Sure seems like the frequency and magnitude of chaos in "civil" society has sharply increased as of late. It is really about people being victimized by the police? Buy lowers.

A new woke phrase I'm actually incorporating into my daily vocabulary.

Two bonus holes having a meeting. https://twitter.com/JebraFaushay/status/1674504908832112640?s=20

This thread should probably have the laptop content for scientific research purposes. https://bidenlaptopreport.marcopolousa.org/report_viewer/index.html

Glad to see you back! Do you have a link to the research? How was the HIV initially detected and what method was used to determine that it was no longer present? Sorry, it's just that ABCnews is a pretty sketch source. Also, careful with using "cure" and "treatment regimen" as if they're anywhere close in definition. One creates a huge cash flow, one does not. A cure is likely not even a remote possibility. I'm reminded of Kary Mullis. He won the Nobel Prize for inventing PCR tests which the industry later used to detect HIV back when it was a "thing". He had an interesting take on HIV/AIDs. Funny how Nobel Prize winners, like Robert Malone, PhD, who actually invent these medical technologies come to regret how they're used. https://twitter.com/listen_2learn/status/1630043201078976514?s=20

Sorry, I don't know for sure. But if you can pass UPT then portray yourself as being able to inspire or represent a marginalized community, your chances would increase exponentially. Good Luck!

WTF. Why would Kinzinger lend support to the idea these "Nazis" are federal officers?

Today's' Press Briefing was wild. Maybe there's a glimmer of hope the media may actually pursue this. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1672314542150262805?s=20 https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1672316269855485952?s=20

It says humanity would be wiped out if we did not "stop" fossil fuel usage by 2023. Well... we didn't. And we're not going to. Humanity has remained undefeated in the last 2 million years. You have my personal guarantee that you're going to be okay. No need for hysterics.

Huh? This is the exact article from the link in her Tweet, found in about 5 seconds. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501150731/https://gritpost.com/humans-extinct-climate-change/ Some brilliant highlights: A top climate scientist is warning that climate change will wipe out all of humanity unless we stop using fossil fuels over the next five years. “The chance that there will be any permanent ice left in the Arctic after 2022 is essentially zero,” Anderson said, with 75 to 80 percent of permanent ice having melted already in the last 35 years. However, the bad news for humanity is that as long as Donald Trump is President of the United States, swift action to combat climate change seems unlikely prior to 2020 LOL. So Ridiculous. Why are you accusing anyone else of not being able to read?

I dunno, I’d love to go back to the Irish pubs on George street. Some amazing memories. Wonder if the Cotton Club is still there. But yeah, none of us would have gotten that kind of support.

You seem to be taking this pretty hard. It wasn't my intention to upset you to the point that you quit the forum forever. Be that as it may, you're a full grown adult and only you are capable of deciding what you can and cannot handle. If you choose to come back, I look forward to exchanging ideas. If you go, it was a pleasure. All the best.

False. You had no idea how this was going to go or you would have started here. On the other hand, I knew you weren't equipped to defend your position and would throw in the towel, which is why I persisted until you did. Something for you so ruminate on: It wasn't luck that has resulted in a very high state of well-being for myself and my family. It was questions and critical thinking. My success rate has been better than average. I hope you can one day say the same.

CNN ran a story this morning quoting a Ukrainian pilot saying they "Couldn't do anything" against the Russian Air Force. They later updated the article headline as it was apparently too revealing of the struggles of the Ukrainian forces. https://twitter.com/Mahmood88239370/status/1671536648553906179?s=20 The original article removed from CNN, but still available on its affiliate websites: https://www.egyptindependent.com/we-cant-do-anything-ukrainian-pilots-plead-for-f-16s-as-they-struggle-to-contain-russian-aviation/ The new whitewashed article. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/21/europe/ukraine-pilot-f16-russia-intl/index.html

Oh, so it gets better. You achieved a scientific consensus by asking one of the doctors you referenced one question. Why do you keep digging this hole? Pro tip: before you hit the submit button, reread your post from the perspective of someone who may be critical of it. It might save you some backpedaling. Again with the red herring. Try a different tactic. You keep trying new metaphors that are easy to argue against instead of simply arguing the issue at hand. I think you've injected moon landings, crystals, aliens, election fraud, flat earth in just the last few posts. No one other than you has mentioned any of those things. It's obvious why: you're not entirely comfortable with your position on the autism issue, so you're attempting to reinforce it with irrelevant BS. So what are your personal set of rules as to what questions we can ask, where we can ask them, and who we can ask them to? Would you like to see people restricted from exploring these ideas unless they meet your specific guidelines? Help me out here, there's a word for that and I can't think of it. (Note to self, insert ad hominem attack here.) "Not receiving scheduled vaccines hurts people rather than helps them." That's an overly broad generalization. Maybe not all vaccines are bad, perhaps not all are good. Again, color me skeptical. My family and I didn't receive the last scheduled vaccine and we seem to have made out better than many who did. If you were so sure, why did you ask your doctor? You received a single opinion and you suddenly believe it's an immutable law of physics beyond reproach because she got a diploma in medicine from Phoenix University. I gave you a couple dozen links to medical research and I can give you a couple dozen more, but you're dismissing them, without reading them, all because you talked to one doc? Bear in mind, the conversation you claim to have had with one doctor is the ONLY substantive basis you've provided for your opinion. Sorry, my friend, it just doesn't make much sense. I'm not saying none exist. I'm saying you either don't know they exist, or are too lazy to cite them.