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GrndPndr

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  1. 8 hours ago, GrndPndr said:

    The one thing I picked out from the article worth mentioning, "There are now 20 confirmed cases in the UK..."  I believe the non-African cases now total around 150!

    Damn - chilling.  

    Update!

    "U.S. health officials said Monday they knew of one confirmed case, in the state of Massachusetts, and four probable cases — two in Utah, one in Florida and one in New York City.  All were men who had traveled outside the U.S."

  2. On 5/20/2022 at 1:53 PM, nsplayr said:

    No, it's actually spreading: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61506562

    The point was that it would not be the first time that a tabletop exercise ended up being very prescient. I say good on them, I wish some of the BS exercises I've taken part of had been more accurate to real-world events!

    The one thing I picked out from the article worth mentioning, "There are now 20 confirmed cases in the UK..."  I believe the non-African cases now total around 150!

    Damn - chilling.  

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  3. 49 minutes ago, Demonrat said:

    See Below...

    <snip> ...and for preventing extremist policies (both far-left and far-right) to permeate American society.  WHY SHOULD WE PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FREE SPEECH?

    You are right, government overreach into the lives of private citizens is absolutely an issue that needs to be reigned in, but there are some (limited) situations where the government should be able to operate to safeguard US interests. No system will ever be perfect and the government likes to push and exceed its legal authorities, so I appreciate people like you who are willing to call the government out when it misuses its power.  APPRECIATES PEOPLE LIKE BH!  Word!  YOU'RE SOFT-PEDDALING, BY THE WAY.

    I just think absolute government distrust is a step too far, especially if you serve in the military.  I MISSED IT DAMN IT, WHERE WAS THE ABSOLUTE PART?  WHY DO I ALWAYS MISS THE BEST PARTS?

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  4. 45 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

    <snip>The question is how will Putin respond if the Ukrainians stop them again.

     

    That's just it, isn't it?  One day someone somewhere will deploy a nuke.  Will it be one hundred years form now, or next week.  It seems like our demonstration of this weapon in August of 1945 has held back a lot of folks, but that can't last forever.

    Here's a question.  Does Putin think we will come knocking if he delivers one or two tactical nuclear devices to his favorite places in Ukraine?  It sure seems like he might actually have that kind of mindset right now.  He's already risked everything for this, by completely cutting Russia off from the west.  How desperate does he need to be in order to use special weapons thinking that WWIII won't start?

    For most of my life, we've always had symmetrical nuke forces standoff - they launch, then we launch everything.  Is this a unique opportunity for him to have a successful asymmetrical nuke fight?  After all, we're not his main enemy/threat right now.

    Consider what your own reaction will be when you learn that two nukes have been detonated over Ukraine.  Will you be saying, "Let's go kick Russia's ass?"  Or will you say, "Wait a minute, maybe things will cool down, let's take a breath and wait."  I wonder how many might say, "Let someone else go clean that up."

    Does it feel like a warm Gamma infused morning to you?

     

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  5. 1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said:

    What was the whole video context before that propaganda site edited their hot take and took his comment out of context?

    Well, now that I have seen Joe give his explanation (see BashiChuni's post above), I understand it all.  We're not sending troops there, we're not suggesting regime change, and I'm actually not sure about Chem. weapons.

  6. 1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:

    He needs an off ramp,<snip>  True

    I want the Ukrainians to win, but I fear if this starts to go way south for Russia he will escalate to a tactical nuke or chemical weapons because he has no other choice to avoid complete defeat.

    And, I wonder how bad everyone's feelings would be hurt by the Russkies producing a yield (nuke detonation) at say FL300.  No real damage, but a nuke is still a nuke, eh?  Is this the most innocuous use of nuclear weapons?

  7. 16 hours ago, HeloDude said:

    Oh don’t get me started on Lincoln…

    <snip>

    This whole binary way of thinking is how we keep getting crap—crap politicians, crap policies, you name it.  Don’t excuse bad behavior or bad policy just because X person/party is not as bad as Y person/party.

    Yes, but the media has to have drama to survive, it's how they continue to operate.  Are you saying that some of the media (who can't hack it) should go out of business?  Why, that would be a terrible thing indeed, reporters on the street, cats and dogs mating in back alleyways.  Uh, maybe that was reporters and dogs....

  8. 7 hours ago, Prozac said:

    #racecarsuxtnet? Courtesy of Toto Wolff? 😂

    I was going to say the same thing.  "They were hacked by Merc (with Hunter's laptop), we need an investigation!"

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  9. 27 minutes ago, brickhistory said:

    <snip>

    First race is next weekend.  I'm interested to see the new regulation cars perform.

    Yes!  And also to discover how much Merc/AMG is sandbagging.

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  10. 28 minutes ago, fire4effect said:

    A whole lot of combined arms doctrine will need to be looked at when this is all over.

    In one aspect, it's sad the Russia is getting some practice out of this experience.  I'd rather they had saved their (potentially) inept maneuvering for a later conflict.

  11. 3 hours ago, Slow-Smooth-Fast said:

    What did you end up going with?

    I recently acquired a restored vintage receiver and had it in my living room for 2 months before I got vetoed by the wife due to no remote control.  It now resides in the bedroom.

    Perfect, use it when your GF is over!

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  12. 2 hours ago, NKAWTG said:

    Was the no show job Hunter had in Ukraine from the pro Russian side or the pro Ukrainian side?  Just curious which side we're on when the marker is called in.  

    Good question!  In any event, I propose that Hunter B. is appointed as Ambassador to Ukraine.  Or one could make him a regional ambassador, you know of that whole area.  He's been there before and knows one or two of the words they speak.  Plus... Payday!

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  13. 24 minutes ago, brickhistory said:

    This elder abuse is just sad...

     

    Also Biden:

    If this election bill is not passed the 2022 elections won't be "legitimate."

    He doesn't do contemporaneous.  I'm not sure that it's senility (might be though), so much as his ADD.  That's why this is only the second full news conference he's had since gaining the office.

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