gearhog

So which is it? First you accuse me of not being emotionally charged, then you accuse me of being emo. This is the type of "reasoning" some women exhibit who are afflicted with bipolar disorder. if you're going to try and be insulting, at least attempt to remain consistent and not just type whatever your feelings tell you to type in the moment. It also might help your case to demonstrate some critical thought. Don't like what I have to say about Gaza? Totally cool with that. I have ideas be them good or bad. You're unable to even create one of your own. You're just running and Anti-Trump operating system on a Commodore 64 processor. Just show everyone you have even a little knowledge on the subject, because it appears that the extent of your grasp is "If Trump is for it, I'm not". There's a thousand solid criticisms of this plan. I could argue almost as convincingly against it as I can for it. You can do neither.

You're getting emotional again. Notice that you are still unable to engage on specific issues. The entirely of your baseline opinion is: "Durrr, Trump sucks! And if you agree with him you suck too!" That's it. Nothing of substance. I brought up specific issues in Gaza and with trans athletes. You can't even begin to form a coherent substantiated argument as to why you feel the way you do, and the only way you can respond is with some variation of "Duhhh.. you is too stupid to tak to." As to me believe Trump is the second coming. Of what, exactly? I like to deal in facts, and I have been very reserved and reluctant about any support of Trump. Search my posts. See my quote below. I thought much of his campaign was just one ridiculous unrealistic promise after another, but slightly better than the alternative. Now, to see him delivering on many of those promises at a rate I can't keep up with, I'm not ashamed to say it's impressive. What's with you P.S. ing every post? Are you writing your response down with a quill pen and parchment before you post it? "If I appear dumb, it's because I'm posting satire." Yeah, that's the reason, Lt. Backpedaler. Why would I need a dopey puppy when you're here mindlessly licking your own balls and bum scooting around the forum?

Agree. I think there should be a multi-national plan to help them relocate out of a construction site. It's the right thing to do and would fulfill any moral obligations to help them get a fresh start. After, if it looks like someplace they would like to live again, I would highly encourage them to fill out an app, agree to the terms, and rent a truck. Say Banzai and a Palestinian both wanted to rent a condo in the Gaza Shores Trump Tower... neither should be given an advantage or disadvantage based upon their religious or ethnic origin. There will certainly be Palestinians who would want to live there, and many that won't. Let them decide. They would have to understand that it would be governed as a US territory, subject to US federal law- not Hamas.

I don't see how it's invalidated. It seems that Trump was saying Gaza would be redeveloped to be some sort of an international community represented by people from all over the world. If the people from what was formerly Gaza have the means, desire, and ability to make the move back to the area after being rebuilt, they shouldn't be restricted any moreso than anyone else on the planet who wants to go through the lawful process and pay a fair market rate to reside there simply due to their ethnic origin. I would even support a 10% discount on their first year's rent and (re)building materials at Home Depot.

May not be the same tracker they're talking about, but here you can search keywords and names and it'll give you a and it'll show similar info. The "See USAID grant flow" link on the right draws a flowchart showing how money was distributed through multiple layers to these orgs/individuals. https://datarepublican.com/officers/?officer_kw=chelsea+clinton

I'm fully aware. Try to set aside your emotions. Take a sip of your soy latte, clear your mind, and observe these images. https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/1881299383137779882 Now let's apply reason. Is it not obvious to you this place is devastated? Hell on Earth. There is no infrastructure. Teetering remains of buildings and ordanance littering the ground. Without regard to your emotions, try to summon an empirical assessment of the situation. Is it reasonable to believe Palestinians can live acceptable lives at this location given the current conditions? No. Is it reasonable to believe this area should be rebuilt? Yes. Can the Palestinians do it? No. Is it reasonable to believe it is physically possible to reside in this area while it is being reconstructed? No. Logic would dictate the residents of this area must physically occupy a different geographic location. Will they be given the opportunity to return. Yes. This is basic stuff. I'm not making a subjective argument here. Do you even have a logical alternative? Direct quote: Reporter: Just a follow up on what you were saying about the Gazans leaving Gaza going to other countries: 1. One, where exactly are you suggesting that they should go, and two, are you saying they should return after it's rebuilt. And if not who do you envision living there? Trump: I envision a world people living there the world's people I think you'll make that into an international unbelievable place I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable and I think the entire world representatives from all over the world will be there and they'll and they'll live there. Palestinians also. Palestinians will live there. Would you like to correct your false statement? If you're gonna be wrong, be wrong with confidence. Nice work. If you're gonna try to see who can be more condescending, I've been here longer than you. 😀

Why would you get emotional about a possibility, a small one at that, of anything? Are you in constant state of distress over things that have not happened? That's no way to live life. I don't agree with the recent social trend where grown men feel it's acceptable to elevate emotion above reason and expect everyone to marvel at their virtue. It's been over a year since Palestinians crossed the fence and killed Israelis. It's been over a year since Israel has effectively leveled Gaza. We've been providing them the means to do it. There were US citizens being held hostage. You haven't commented on any of it. But Trump makes a statement on the issue, and you hyperventilate. All he said was Gaza was uninhabitable, it needed rebuilt, and Palestinians would live there. Relax. Try to analyze the facts: Gaza is leveled. The Palestinian cause has been overwhelmed. Hamas has never been nearer defeat. It's uninhabitable land. It's prime real estate. Someone is going to rebuild it. Who would you rather see take ownership? Israel (with our money)? Iran? Other countries sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians? China? I don't think you have the capacity to understand the complexity of the situation because you only seem to have an opinion if it involves Trump. Ok? So you believe trans should not be in women's sports? This issue has gone on for years. One man steps up and squashes the issue and within hours the NCAA says you must be assigned female at birth to compete in women's sports. You posted this after Trump signed the EO, but refused to give him any credit. The funny thing about TDS is... it's identifiable to everyone except the people that have it. As a father with daughters who played soccer in HS and college, I very much appreciate this photo: As has been pointed out, your record for accurate predictions is near zero, yet you keep making them. Again, your perception of the world is contaminated by this derangement. Something is important to you if Trump addresses it. For me, he's just a guy addressing the issues I already find important.

False. You use strong language because you're emotionally triggered by Trump. Be sure to tune in today at 3pm when he signs the executive order banning men in women's sports. I hope your reaction is as equally entertaining.

I always like to see the source documents for these types of charts. Proof that the above agencies funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Ben Hu, the scientist working in the lab and identified as "Patient Zero", was obtained via a FOIA request. Interestingly, Fauci's pardon (found here) is backdated to 2014, the same year the funding for the research began. Documents here: https://blog.whitecoatwaste.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wuhan-patient-zero_chmura-gima-correspondence.pdf Page 18:

Ridiculous deranged hyperbole. He's not threatening violence.

If you watch the clip and zoom in on Bibi when Trump makes this statement. He was completely blindsided. Bibi visits Trump, discusses a few issues, and thinks he's got it all figured out. Then Trump does what Trump does... puts the other side of the negotiating table on their heels with something wild. Trump is completely comfortable doing this sort of thing in public, and Netanyahu is forced to stand behind the podium and try to not react. Trump is telling him that if we're going to fund Israel, we're getting something of material value out of it. Has Netanyahu himself addressed this since the press breifing? No, because he doesn't know what to do with it. Hilarious. It's like the tariffs. Trump didn't have to impose them, but he got Canada and Mexico to give up lot of what he wanted at no extra cost to us. I think the US actually having any ownership in Gaza is insane and I don't want any involvement in that mess, but using it as leverage is brilliant. https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1886932839393796540

Interesting. I wonder what changed.

Here is why I mentioned USAID and why it is relevant to Ukraine: - The Ukraine Crisis Media Center was founded in 2014 around the time of Maidan protests. It's an NGO that receives money from other foreign NGOs and governments to advance the interests of other nations in Ukraine, against Russia. - Who is the biggest contributor to UCMC? USAID April 2019, Zelensky ran for President promising to fight and expose corruption in the Ukrainian government. May 2019, the UCMC (the donors above), obviously worried that Zelensky might not be 100% on "Team NeoCon" releases a statement that says "As civil society activists, we present a list of “red lines not to be crossed”. Should the President cross these red lines, such actions will inevitably lead to political instability in our country and the deterioration of international relations:" USAID, The Embassy, go on to list in detail all the demands of policies and positions Zelensky must implement, or.... "If the President crosses these red lines, it will indicate that he does not seek real democratic change and does not wish to establish a more honest and responsible government, even though he promised to do so during the election period." An obvious threat to Zelensky. It's all here: https://uacrisis.org/en/71966-joint-appeal-of-civil-society-representatives Check out the list of NGOs who signed it, all of which who are funneling (laundering) money. in 2021, the "leak" of the Pandora Papers showed Zelensky had funded his campaign in part, and continued to receive funds from his off-shore oil company businesses he had established previous to his election. Leverage. Later in 2022, Putin invaded, and Zelensky is pressured to advance the demands and interests of these "Non-Governmental" Organizations. The developments with USAID this week are the tip of the iceberg. Hundreds of Billions of your US dollars are unaccounted for and it's going to take a little while to find it. NGOs are receiving this money and using this money in a way that circumvents the normal US government accounting and audit processes. They don't want you to know how it's being spent. But... It's hard to hide money from a US government administration that wants to find it.

I speculate that this could be one of, if not the, most complex corruption hairballs he's having to deal with. There are so many subplots to this story: USAID funding of the Maidan protests, Victoria Nuland, Biden, Burisma, Biolabs, Nordstream, Pentagon accounting errors, missing funds, theft of military aid, embezzlement, etc. It's going to take a while to ascertain the scope and scale of the fraud and deception. Even then, if it were all to be untangled and exposed, the implications it may have on the economy, foreign relations, global power balance could even give Trump pause for thought.

A week ago: An hour ago:

On Combat, page 55. I have a signed copy with probably a hundred post-it note bookmarks inside. Accounting for the physiological effects of a high-stress situation such as a home invasion when you're trying to operate a firearm should be considered absolutely essential. Some buddies and I did a firearms training course with a pro competitive shooter a few years ago. One of the drills required us all to sort of rough-up (pushing/shoving/restraining) whomever was about to shoot for 30 seconds or so. Even though everyone knew it was "fake", it still got your adrenaline up and hugely affected your ability to shoot. Trying to hit targets before and after that "stress" was the most memorable part of the training.

I had to open up my FlightRadar account to see if this was true. Rivet Joint orbiting near Sinaloa, Mexico. F yeah.

The hilarity never ends. Just wow. 🤣 https://x.com/clashreport/status/1886489936028696939

I had been cautiously optimistic about what this admin could/would accomplish. I know this is a bad analogy, but for some reason the only one that comes to mind: I was in high school in 1992 when the rules were changed to allow the "Dream Team" play in the Olympics. I couldn't wait to see how they would do. When they were finally on the court, it was just overwhelming domination of every player from every country they competed against. They outmaneuvered their opponents seemingly every play of every game. Amazing to watch. America ended up in first place, over 100 points in every game, average 50 point spread. This may or may not continue, but it's pretty awesome right now.

According to this article, It appears there was a Capt, a CWO, and a SSgt on board. Honest question: Is it common in the Army for a Chief Warrant Officer to be the Instructor/Evaluator and have the A-code with a Captain in the seat?

"The Best Money We Ever Spent" Always was a scam. I will never be convinced otherwise.

Capt. Rebecca Lobach 450hr PIC?

ATC audio adds a lot of context.

Looks like a midair over DC a few minutes ago.