Sua Sponte
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2 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:
Dangerous to you and dangerous to me might mean completely different things.
Is it dangerous to potentially shorten the lives of .1 to .3% of people who catch covid? Especially when the vast majority of those people are nearing the end of their lives? You may say yes, I would say no.
Is it dangerous to fly 3' away from another aircraft? You may say yes, I would say no. 😆
I was a Boom, so no it’s not dangerous to fly 3’ from an aircraft to me.
Regardless, you, nor I, are the ones paid to interpret law.
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4 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:
I posted the story of the hero strip club owners who challenged the illegal actions of the Governor of California and won a week or so ago.
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44 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:
Governors in several states have issued mandates that are not in accordance with the republican form of government guaranteed by our constitution. These Governors are acting as monarchical forms of government which is not in accordance with our norms.
Out of curiosity, I'd like to know on this board the number of CAF pilots who are for/against government mandated lockdowns and enforcement of "arbitrary" (my word) rules vice those pilots who are not 11F. Could be an interesting discussion.
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“Under the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment and U.S. Supreme Court decisions over nearly 200 years, state governments have the primary authority to control the spread of dangerous diseases within their jurisdictions. The 10th Amendment, which gives states all powers not specifically given to the federal government, allows them the authority to take public health emergency actions, such as setting quarantines and business restrictions.”Most state constitutions, which were ratified by the state congresses, and signed into law give governors expanded authority during emergencies.
I’d like to know the amount of people here who have a political science or law degree and what their opinion is against mandated lockdowns.
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There needs to be one unified cybersecurity framework that federal entities use (which they’re required to currently), not the multiple ones that are fielded now which don’t fully integrate with each other. Generals with wings will “get cyber” once adversaries have found a way to shut down largely computerized modern aircraft and possibly endangering crew members.
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8 hours ago, SpeedOfHeat said:
I think the opposite is occurring, at least right now. Sick people are staying home. Have you seen someone running a fever, or clearly congested, or with a persistent cough at the work place or casually shopping at Costco? My experience has been that anyone who coughs, even once, even into their mask, gets a hairy eyeball. I think very few legitimately sick people are out and about.
What we have is sick people at home without masks, getting their family members, or roommates (or nursing home cohabitants/caregivers) sick, and healthy people out of their homes wearing masks, essentially for no reason. We have it all backwards.
And to your last comment, about protecting yourself via mask, are you (correctly) wearing an N95 or better? Because the surgical mask or the homemade cotton mask is doing nothing to protect you.
I’m from Wyoming. I was there for the holidays. Plenty of people didn’t wear masks, though there’s a mask mandate, however it’s not enforced. Why? Because people there are more hilfuck than Texans and don’t care about COVID. The people who I’ve seen that are the most adamantly against masks are usually the ones who have a higher chance at dying of COVID (i.e. fat, old, etc.).
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2 hours ago, pawnman said:
They aren't the only ones. Which generation is demanding other people pay for the student loans they signed for again?
From what I’ve seen, some Gen-Xers, Millennials, Zoomers, take your pick. Pretty much all of them who didn’t go to college when tuition was $200 a year and could be paid for by working part-time like Boomers.
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17 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said:
The boomers did a shit job of, well, everything, and now that they are finally retiring, they are collectively shitting their pants at the prospect of their houses and investment accounts losing value right when they are planning on needing them.
The real reason why politicians/Trump want the economy fully opened.
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1 hour ago, MyCS said:
The vaccine isn't mandatory at my base or for anyone in the military. It's been said a million times to everyone it's not mandatory. Hell, my buddy who is AF at Naples in Italy knows this information too and he's overseas.
I am at a base issuing the Pfizer vaccine. We will be testing Astrazenca next. Johnson & Johnson will be evaluated too, not sure when. We won't receive Moderna. Pfizer is being administered in phases at my base. Which means not everyone is going to receive it right away. Only emergency personnel are receiving it right now to include inpatient/ED/ER/Fire/SF..etc.
I'm telling you what the experts are telling me in the briefings. I sit in on the briefings that discuss all the vaccines.
80% of the populace needs to be vaccinated before we can factor herd immunity.
You can still pass the virus and must wear a mask even after vaccinated.
There is an PHEO who is a full bird and another FGO from PH I can call 24/7 with questions. I had to put together a surveillance and testing plan with them.
As a flyer, they won't let me take allergy shots from my dermatologist. But you think they are just going to let you take a vaccine and go fly where you may have an allergic reaction. Some people may have to be on quarters or DNIF after receiving the vaccine per a military doctor that oversees the administration of the vaccine.
If I was being dishonest, how does a flyer know about all the manufacturers of the vaccine, testing, and herd immunity? I didn't look this stuff up because this is what was briefed. And we have a bunch of the base that will return from holiday leave where we are expecting the numbers to spike. The city is already above 100K cases.
It’s not mandatory...now. Will it be mandatory later? I mean, the DoD still vaccinates against smallpox, so you do the math.
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On 12/18/2020 at 6:16 PM, MyCS said:
I get to sit in on the briefs. The vaccine isn't the silver bullet. You can't factor in herd immunity until 80% of the populace receives the vaccine.
You have vaccines from Pfizer, Astrazenca, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. How long is the effectiveness and duration? Nobody knows is what was said in the brief.
I'll pass...
Aren’t you active duty? Like you have a choice of declining the vaccine or not 😂
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On 12/18/2020 at 10:28 AM, VMFA187 said:
Thinking about taking the wife and showing my appreciation tonight!
Hell yeah brother, your wife loves strip clubs!
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12 hours ago, brabus said:
Man, you guys are ridiculous. “Because I’ve never personally seen X” is an incredibly stupid way to make a case. This thread (and elsewhere) is full of this bullshit notion; how about you guys acknowledge a shitload of things exist, occur, etc. in ways you haven’t personally experienced because such a thing would be impossible, as you haven’t lived in every square inch of the world, the U.S., etc.
Directly to your specific point on this subject, here’s a decent overview:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx
My personal experience - I’ve voted in three states that don’t require a photo ID. In one of those states there is literally nothing done beyond verifying the name I stated is on the registered voter list (checked at the time by the volunteer sitting at the check in table). Yeah, it happened...in the last 3 elections I’ve voted in (local/state and federal).
Parting shot to emphasize the point - do you disbelieve one of your airman’s claims of rape because you’ve never experienced it or seen it happen first hand? Yeah, that’s exactly how stupid your above comment comes off. And even worse, you’re not the only one in this camp.
Here let me translate:
“My argument is pretty weak and I’m really quibbing over finding a solution to a problem that only had a small amount of documented verified claims in the past 20 years. Here’s an emotionally charged comment that has nothing to do to support my argument.”
Oh, and before you ask, I went to Georgetown for grad school, since I guess you find that important.
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You’re right, we should implement a massive overhaul, and spend a ton of money, to change all of the state laws who don’t conduct ID verification when voting due to the 1,300 actual documented cases of voter fraud in the 20-years.
Fuck outta here.
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56 minutes ago, CDAWG said:
Well I would say Ed Snowden is a traitor but I’m glad to know the truth about the US spying on our own citizens. I’m also happy to see Tulsi fight for our basic constitutional rights.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOwn? They were even spying Allies and not telling them under the PRISM program.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
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1 hour ago, M2 said:
Funny how all those alleging election tampering in 2016 suddenly claim it couldn't have happened in 2020!
Had Trump won, you can bet your last dollar the Democrats would be screaming the same tune when Hillary lost.
Our electoral process has some major issues. Denying that is simply ignoring facts. How anyone can have total and blind faith in it after this past November is beyond me...Well, they only have issues in the states Trump lost, right? You can bet your last dollar Republicans would be singing the same song about how fair the electoral process is had Trump won.
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7 hours ago, brabus said:
Well you guys took my simple statement about voter ID and ran 90 left off the tracks. I don’t think trump won, nor did I even remotely argue there was enough fraud to change the course of the election; you just made wild assumptions based off me arguing we should have voter ID requirements. Get this train back on the tracks - what is a legitimate reason for skipping voter ID, yet requiring it for many other things (arguably less important than voting)? I honestly can’t think of a single one.
I guess it’s also totally not a big deal when finance fucks up $15k of your pay for 1.5 years or a violent offender is released from prison and kills someone a week later. Yeah, no point in trying to make the process better, let’s just let it ride. Too much effort otherwise. God I hope this shitty attitude is just your internet persona and not what you actually practice in real life.
I’m not sure you even graduated college, let’s see that proof big shot. Unbelievable dude.
When you say Voter ID, are you meaning I have to show my ID every time I vote? Or I can bring in a bill showing my address? Because 35 states have Voter ID laws, all varying in degree of what proof you have to provide to vote.
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On 12/15/2020 at 5:06 PM, HossHarris said:
Enjoy your disability later ...
The VA found this comment not to be service connected.
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The Next President is...
in Squadron Bar
Judging by how the GA Senate Runoff is currently going, looks like it’s going to be a rough four years for the GOP.