Everything posted by Sua Sponte
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Tactical Tanker
So, is it going to fly with a boom operator?
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The Next President is...
That one guy obtained convictions of 100 mafia members when he was a federal prosecutor, which is 100 more than Bondi. A quick Google search of his bio shows he held the title "Director of the Criminal Justice Division" in the New Jersey AG office. I dunno about your part of the world, but in mine, when you have "Director" in your job title, you're usually running a major office. Especially in the 11th most populous state. While being an AG of a state is pretty substantial, it's not the same scope as being the USA AG and being a cabinet-level official who's leading the biggest law office in the world and overseeing the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals, etc. If you're referring to Merrick Garland, he was such a liberal that he upheld the death penalty in multiple appeals and sided with law enforcement in cases like U.S. v. Watson (1999) when he was the Chief Judge leading the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. That really doesn't sound very liberal of him. He was actually considered more of a centrist. Though rare, Janet Reno argued U.S. v. Virginia (1996) in front of the SCOTUS in the case that allowed women to enroll in VMI. Robert Kennedy also argued a case for the U.S. when he was AG. In the end, I don't really care if Bondi keeps her job or gets fired, so your comment of "gnash your teeth all you want, but that's the reality" is moot. However, it's pretty entertaining to see people here, who have never been federal prosecutors, circle the wagon in her defense when critics, who have served as federal prosecutors, state she's in over her head as AG.
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“Clearly biased links” apparently involve a former AUSA in the DOJ pointing out examples of how Bondi lack of DOJ experience is contributing to her current missteps as AG. Sixth-seventh of your username checks out.
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It’s not irrelevant since it consistently shows she never prosecuted at the federal level. Here’s a former AUSA discussing her lack of federal prosecutorial experience is showing as AG. Warning though, you’ll have to use your critical thinking skills. https://open.substack.com/pub/staytuned/p/pam-bondi-trumps-clueless-heat-shield?r=58l99b&utm_medium=ios
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The fact Steven Miller is 39 is fucking wild.
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Someone to be AG who has never served as a US Attorney...ever. That's like hiring a regional airline pilot to run one of the majors.
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Tactical Tanker
“In Iraq and Afgh, you'd be labeled as a rogue tanker pilot if you relocated your orbit to sit over or near the TIC to facilitate the fight. I know because I've spoken with enough of them. One was even threatened with paperwork for "disobeying orders" afterwards...he was literally the airborne standby tanker with no scheduled receivers...mind blowing.” As someone with 3,000 hours and eight deployments in the KC-135, I have never seen, nor heard of, anyone being labeled that for supporting a TIC, or threatened paperwork for doing so. I have personally been apart of crews who have told C2 we were supporting a TIC on our own accord and was never given any grief about it. When a tanker’s primary mission is to do AR, then yes, fuel efficiency is a major component of the planning. Of course the CAOC are also the retards who bitch about fuel efficiency, then would have a tanker give 80K to a B-1 who would then get cleared RTB and fly home in burner.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
Rumors he hated Wilsbach when he was the ACC/CC, so he would really hate him as CSAF.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
When is Fat Tony retiring from USAFA?
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Tactical Tanker
A 15-20K offload is not “a lot of capability.” It’s a partial offload to one F-15E with external tanks.
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Tactical Tanker
ISU-80/90s are not able to be loaded on a MRTT due to their height (taller than the cargo holds). Pallets compatibility is important due to AE’s using PSPs that are the same dimensions of a 463L pallet.
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Tactical Tanker
Six. However, the -135 wasn't designed to carry pallets, which is why the pallet cargo load was designed decades later. The MRTT also can't carry ISU-80/90 due to height restrictions of the forward and aft cargo hold. The KC-46 can carry 18 pallets in a side-by-side configuration, can carry ISU-80/90s, and also has worldwide parts support and three allied users currently have or are in the process of receiving their jets.
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Tactical Tanker
Still doesn’t carry more than eight 463L pallets.
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Tactical Tanker
At that point, just start making KC-135s again.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
- "Boomer" Welsh drops the hammer at Texas A&M
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/19/texas-am-president-resigns-controversy-gender-identity/86238582007/- The Next President is...
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/09/11/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-body-phoenix/86096344007/- The Next President is...
https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-with-a-high-degree-of-certainty-suspect-in-charlie-kirk-killing-caught- The Next President is...
Here in Utah, Governor Cox reminded the media that Utah has the death penalty. I wouldn't be surprised if the suspect is caught, both the state and the feds charge a capital case.- The Next President is...
Charlie Kirk was just shot at a rally at Utah Valley University.- College Football
Am I insinuating that specifically, Saban, though he denied it, was paying dudes under the table? Uh, yeah, per some former players.- College Football
Saban retired because schools can now openly pay players via NIL and the portal allows in essence free agency. The entire SEC won’t be as dominate as it once was due to this.- College Football
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This. He still had a 108 rating in that game. - "Boomer" Welsh drops the hammer at Texas A&M