1 minute ago, uhhello said:

I had to see it for myself. Its on the signup site still :)

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/forms/snow-laborer-registration

I mean, if I was still sitting reserve in a crash pad in Queens... nah. After Federal/NYS/NYC taxes, I'd make enough for a Starbucks tip. Not the drink, just the tip.

Edited Saturday at 11:28 PM3 days by nunya

5 minutes ago, nunya said:

I mean, if I was still sitting reserve in a crash pad in Queens... nah. After Federal/NYS/NYC taxes, I'd make enough for a Starbucks tip. Not the drink, just the tip.

Probably at least a coffee. No tip though :)

Edited Saturday at 11:34 PM3 days by uhhello

ID to vote??? Racist, sexist, and a crime against democracy !!! ID to shovel snow? Absolutely required in the workers paradise by Comrade Mamdani.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/21/mamdani-snow-shoveling-n2671695

I am sure my liberal friends will point out the outright racism from their leading candidate for 2028.

Gavin Newsom in conversation with Mayor Andre Dickens addresses the Atlanta crowd: “I’m like you…I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.”

9 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

I am sure my liberal friends will point out the outright racism from their leading candidate for 2028.

Gavin Newsom in conversation with Mayor Andre Dickens addresses the Atlanta crowd: “I’m like you…I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.”

Does he carry hot sauce in his purse?

10 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

I am sure my liberal friends will point out the outright racism from their leading candidate for 2028.

Gavin Newsom in conversation with Mayor Andre Dickens addresses the Atlanta crowd: “I’m like you…I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.”

Oh, you care what a politician says now? Noted.

5 hours ago, 17D_guy said:

Oh, you care what a politician says now? Noted.

CH has been very clear on his criticism of dumb shit being said across the entire spectrum, as has just about everyone else here. Start living in reality instead of making up/implying blatantly false things.

Edited yesterday at 07:24 AM1 day by brabus

Medal of Honor for flying into Venezuela?

19 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:

Medal of Honor for flying into Venezuela?

Heard he was shot up pretty bad early on and continued on to finish. Heard, nothing concrete.

Well deserved and earned.

9 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

Medal of Honor for flying into Venezuela?

You sound like you disagree with him receiving it? Unless I’m misinterpreting the tone of your post?

9 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

Medal of Honor for flying into Venezuela?

He was shot FOUR times including in the leg and hip, but flew on and conducted the air assault.

Sua’s minimum is 5, ideally 6 or more hits for a MOH, and preferably would’ve got at least one practice approach in upon RTB.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by O Face
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Wonder how many army pilots have taken bullets and continued flying? Did they all get MoH’s?

In all seriousness, the threshold for getting an MoH as a living serviceman is incredibly high. And there's not one shred of doubt in my mind that this administration would happily violate the customary burdens for qualification so they could say that their operation had one more piece of flair on it.

If the guy lives up to the standard set by previous recipients, then by all means. But getting shot and continuing the mission is not enough. And unfortunately for that pilot, everybody knows Trump is going to be pushing this as hard as he can, regardless of whether or not he deserves the medal.

2 hours ago, HeloDude said:

You sound like you disagree with him receiving it? Unless I’m misinterpreting the tone of your post?

You sound like you read into comments trying to shape some preconceived narrative you’ve already formulated in your head.

1 hour ago, Lord Ratner said:

If the guy lives up to the standard set by previous recipients, then by all means. But getting shot and continuing the mission is not enough.

@jonlbs

That extremely over-simplified, distilled version of the event is all you’re going to get - it is what it is. I don’t see this one as unwarranted (though I understand the speed at which it was pushed through is almost certainly politically driven).

Like all awards/medals, including the MOH, there will always be people who easily could have/should have received them and didn’t. That fact doesn’t immediately negate the validity of someone else’s award.

Edited 13 minutes ago13 min by brabus