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Fister Roboto posted:January Current Events: JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE This. We need this.
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I thought they both came from the same phone call.
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Jan 2, 2019 04:07
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Lake of Methane posted:“On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed a bill blocking the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. The prohibition was established due to concerns over Turkey's intent to procure the S-400 air defense system, which would allegedly put the secrets of the F-35 at risk. In August 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the bill, which blocked the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. Despite the suspension of deliveries, the F-35 Joint Program Office claimed on August 21, that it would execute the program according to existing plans. Another bill was passed by the US Senate on August 23, which prohibited any spending related to the transfer of F-35s to Turkey until it was certified that Turkey would not purchase nor accept delivery of the Russian S-400 air defense system.” Unfortunately Turkey already has a lot of the tech, since they're one of the major suppliers to the European line.
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Jan 2, 2019 05:51
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As Nero Danced posted:You probably don't know but just in case, does this go for officers as well or just enlisted? With officers the problem is retention, not recruitment.
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Jan 3, 2019 02:22
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The same month the Navy changed their tat rules (a year or two ago I think) I saw a gate guard at Fallon with something spelled out on his knuckles.
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Jan 3, 2019 02:24
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maffew buildings posted:I was told it's up to a two year process for getting to OTS, and that's with being in service/prior from another branch being more competitive but still competing with off the street folks. Long wait list for folks to statistically be predisposed to bailing It depends on timing. There are only a couple of selection boards per year, and sometimes they get cancelled. So if you miss the submission deadline, you're stuck waiting a year. After the board, it can take a couple of months for you to get the results. Then you can get a class date anywhere from 30 days out to about 300.
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Jan 3, 2019 02:29
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If we found ourselves in an actual war that wasn't in an extremely permissive environment getting those medications could be challenging.
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Jan 3, 2019 05:46
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Fallom posted:We allow plenty of people to serve while taking cancer meds, painkillers and muscle relaxers, and antidepressants. I wonder why ADHD gets singled out. If you're on cancer meds, you're not deploying. But ADHD probably gets singled out because it's a mental issue, rather than a brokebody issue. Hot Karl Marx posted:i thought they gave out amphetamines years ago for long operations and flights? that's literally a type of ADD med Oh that's still a thing, don't worry.
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Jan 3, 2019 06:26
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my kinda ape posted:I bet there were a few unmedicated ADHD sufferers that served during wartime during all of the wars we fought before such a diagnosis even existed. I think they would probably manage if they couldn't get their meds, the vast majority at least. "Let's keep treating *condition* the way we always have even if we know it's not a great idea now" is a bad idea. Edit: That doesn't mean I think all ADHD sufferers should be blocked out; also I didn't realize I had 130 loving new posts in this thread to read. Godholio fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Jan 4, 2019 |
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Jan 4, 2019 01:58
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Handsome Ralph posted:Jim Webb is being floated as a replacement for Mattis. How? He's everything this administration hates.
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Jan 4, 2019 02:25
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McNally posted:He's a woman? He married one. Who isn't white. And was a refugee.
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Jan 4, 2019 03:23
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Lou Takki posted:Good, lets impeach this motherfucker. Impeachment doesn't solve the problem.
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Jan 4, 2019 21:05
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Fister Roboto posted:No, but it's a good start. Unless you can get the Senate to convict, it's loving paperwork. DoktorLoken posted:https://twitter.com/betsy_klein/status/1081296229554884610?s=20 We're literally turning the country off in hopes that it'll work when we turn it back on.
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Jan 4, 2019 22:49
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Lou Takki posted:So? It's a great place to start seems like to me. What do you think impeachment does?
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Jan 4, 2019 23:28
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Well it's never been used to successfully remove a president so what exactly do you think it does? Unless you can put the Senate in a position where it has to convict, nothing except waste time. Maybe get Trump to tweet angrily. Impeachment is a weak goal.
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Jan 4, 2019 23:48
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Well since that's unlikely what do you think the value of the political theater of it all would be? Certainly Bill's impeachment affected Hilldawg's run down the line. It might have a ton of political value absent a conviction even. Maybe. But I don't think he'll care unless he actually personally takes a consequence. Impeachment on its own isn't going to pwn Trump. Unless you can remove him from office against his will he'll forget about it in a week and be calling it fake news in 10 days. And half the country will believe him, because they think impeachment means removing the president from office, and if he's still in office then he obviously wasn't impeached  Vasudus posted:Impeachment is a lightning rod to both sides. This is what I'm trying to say. Impeachment isn't the end game, and it shouldn't be treated like it. That's why the idiot from CA needs to stop filing articles of impeachment every time Starbucks spells his name wrong. You've got ONE loving shot at making it hurt. Fister Roboto posted:The longer this shutdown lasts, the more likely it is that the Senate Rs will realize that Trump is a noose wrapped around all of their necks. Once their supporters start realizing they can't pay their bills, maybe. It depends who they blame.
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Johnny Five-Jaces posted:he's a weed elemental. his nerves are all fried and the electrical impulses are triggered by bits of nug that float around in there He'll probably be our next mod when EBB gives up and throws himself into a wood chipper after a day or two of gunchat in CE.
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Jan 5, 2019 20:50
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Turkey bacon.
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Jan 6, 2019 03:36
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You could just save everyone the hassle of your nonsense and post a banme instead.
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Jan 6, 2019 07:23
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Cyks posted:House Dems are starting to draft up smaller bills to fund the treasury/irs/whatever so tax returns can be processed and I really don't see how McConnell is going to stop those from getting to Trump's desk. psydude posted:Just lol if he vetoes a tax return bill. This is exactly the kind of situation I want House Dems to push. Honestly I'd rather see us get away from the omnibus budget anyway, so if they have to piecemeal it and sell it to the public as "This bill funds your tax return" and "This bill funds emptying the toilets at national parks" I'm perfectly fine with that.
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That is loving stunning. Also, this might be the first Bolton headline in history that hasn't pissed me off: https://twitter.com/sommervilletv/status/1081976472162787328 It's a lie of course, but whatever.
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Jan 6, 2019 19:18
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not caring here posted:Do we, like, have enough steel to even contemplate that? I'm curious if anybody in the inner circle has ties to the US steel industry. Interesting how the wall suddenly became a steel barrier a few months after tariffs went into effect.
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:Watch it, he looks like a movie star Steve Buscemi is a movie star. mlmp08 posted:https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1082372069113954304?s=21 Now now, in this thread we expect our elected officials, politicians, and all other human beings to adhere to each of our individual ideals in thought, emotion, and action and anyone who fails to meet that simple standard is immediately reviled and declared to be a Piece of poo poo. Johnny Five-Jaces posted:quick reminder that psydude is doing pretty well so he doesn't really give a poo poo if things change or not. Trump is a threat to him because he causes market instability, not because he is really, actually evil. This is a pretty hosed up direction for this thread to take. Godholio fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Jan 8, 2019 |
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mlmp08 posted:Huh? The gently caress does that false asserttion have to do with professional “fact-checkers” going after AOC as hard as the WH press sec? I was using sarcasm to agree with you. Godholio fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Jan 8, 2019 |
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Jan 8, 2019 03:55
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Proud Christian Mom posted:and one we've repeatedly taken with respect to our pro-Brexit factory owner I don't recall psydude posting about how he was actively loving people over to make a buck.
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Noted funnyposter johnny five aces. Just joshin the bros.
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DoktorLoken posted:You've got a few outliers like Rick Wilson, Thomas Ricks, Steve Schmidt, etc. Just none with any power.
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M_Gargantua posted:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46788751 Countdown to the sixth republic... Hexyflexy posted:
We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are racist, expensive, and ripe for corruption.
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Fister Roboto posted:I thought Mueller was more generally investigating Russia's influence on the election. This is a lot more specific. There's a lot of confusion on this subject, so here is the full text of Mueller's appointment: quote:By virtue of the authority vested in me as Acting Attorney General, including 28 U.S.C.
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mods changed my name posted:godholio just messaged me asking if I was a national socialist is that a gip thing?? Rule #1...
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:I hope they hazed the sickness out of that child "Here. 800mg Motrin."
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ElMaligno posted:ECABTRIDNSSDTYFBL - Enough Cops Are Bastards That Reform Is Direly needed So Stop Defending Them You Boot Lickers I don't think boat cops are gonna get a pass, dude. Godholio fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jan 13, 2019 |
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Jan 13, 2019 19:00
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There is no way in hell I'll ever browse on a work computer, unless I start my own business.
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Casimir Radon posted:I'm worried because Donnie doesn't have much to lose now. He failed to get anything done during two years of unified government, Mueller is closing in, the FBI potentially found some damning stuff, and the House Dems are going to start issuing subpoenas. He has no incentive not to wreck everything. He's privately said he wants to leave the government shut down even if he manages to get funding through declaring a national emergency, just to punish the Dems. The only way we might get the government back open is a veto proof majority and McConnel and friends don't give a gently caress about how much damage they do because they'll turn around in a couple years, blame the Dems, and a sizable portion of the electorate will go along with them. He pushed through his richfolk tax break, thinks he's winning the trade war AND immigration (all that's missing is the wall), and moved the embassy in Israel. He thinks he's doing well.
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Waroduce posted:i wonder what the force composition is of US Military Personnel that are not intel weinies and staff officers at whatever military base we're storing nukes at in turkey. Incirlik has been an active source of American bomb-droppers in the region for decades, in a wide variety of stupid wars. For the rest, read Command and Control. Seriously, read it. Everyone.
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I'm convinced the wall is 100% about him not backing down, more than it is anything else. That's how he views success...getting the last word.
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I just assume that the engineering has improved but everything else is the same or worse.
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The Valley Stared posted:In reference to the Piss Bottles on the Fitz: Following the collision we didn't have working toilets on the ship. People probably pissed in bottles. It wasn't an every day occurrence. Hell, we did it on AWACS if the lav started getting full.
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