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I don't see him as a micromanager. He's had far too much going on for far too long not to let his people make their own decisions. He's got an ego the size of Texas and I'm sure he thinks he knows best, but there's just too many high level decisions going on every day for him to involve...

You're not wrong. There are tons of 50 year old males today with less maturity than a 12 year old had 50 years ago. But that doesn't mean *all* 20 year olds today are immature twat waffles. I'm going to give Trump the benefit of the doubt and assume he picked a good one.

Alexander Hamilton was 21 in 1776. James Monroe was 18. I'm not too worried about it. We want disruption, not people who are going to stick with the status quo. Young blood is good for disruption.

Yes, militaries have contingencies and plan out everything. But that doesn't mean they can make *working* plans for everything. Sometimes the plan is just "we're fucked, but we'll do what we can", like the Pols sending guys on horseback to fight tanks. But my point was that they have no way...

Yes, but that sort of jamming is impractical for the whole path, and the terminal guidance is usually optical. Now similar "optical jamming" exists, but imagine trying to maintain a smoke screen covering your critical assets 24x7.

You're probably not wrong. But in very least, Trump bought us another 4 years to prepare. I suspect he brought us a bit more. He has done some damage that they will have to repair to get back on track. I think if it weren't for his first term, we'd be fully cooked already.

We have fought all these Russian systems. They simply do not work as well as Russia advertises them. If they take out American satellites, then the gloves are off and Russia will be in the stone age inside of a week. No power, no internet, and certainly no satellite communications. Sure...

We do not want martial law. Not in LA and certainly not everywhere. Arrest the agitators, charge them with domestic terrorism, but no martial law. Follow the money back and seize the assets of everyone who funded this, but no martial law.

In WWII the polish sent Calvary charges on horseback to repel the German Blitzkreig combined arms assault. It would look like that. You don't fly through air defenses like that. You dismantle them. Russia has somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 full S-400 systems. The first phase of a...

Bonus points if it's a black hawk with a door gunner.

Looks like an insurrection to me... Better subpoena all the cell phone records and then put anyone in the area in 4 years of pre-trial detention.

Probably be cheaper in the short term too. It will cost billions to remove them, but it costs billions a year to keep them. How long is the ROI on deporting a criminal on welfare, section 8, and 10 other kinds of government dole. Could be less than a year.

What is it you think they would do ? They are fighting one war that they're already in over their head on. Holding troops in reserve for another that you would get steamrolled on either way is dumb. There's no other way to put it.

But the only answer to "how will we counter NATO ?" Is "you don't". If NATO attacks, the Russians will do nothing because they can do nothing. Holding something in reserve for that contingency is just stupid. Imagine a Mexican cartel saying "we're holding those troops in reserve in case the...

I'm convinced 99% of transgenderism is Munchausen syndrome, or Munchhausen by proxy. If it's the latter it is actual child abuse by both the parents and the doctors enabling them.

I still don't think Elon really cares about that much. I think he's pissed that Trump isn't sticking to being fiscally conservative enough. Too much pork in the "big beautiful bill". Trump allowed the pork to get the bill enough support to pass. Elon is pissed about that and thinks Trump...

Ending the EV incentives is not new. Elon knew that was coming last summer. Trump made no secrets about it. And Elon was cool with it. It might cut his sales a little, but it might not, it would hurt his competitors much much more. I think EVs are ready for prime time now. They're not...

The big question is "if you can have a dick and still be a woman, then why is it necessary to cut it off" ? Why is a woman who wants a boob job to go from an A cup to a D cup cosmetic surgery, but a transwoman who wants to do the same thing and it's "medically necessary surgery that should be...

You honestly think Russia could present a real conventional threat to NATO ? It would look like Conoco fields writ large. The lie is to present them as more of a threat than they really are to justify the spending.

I'm sure Russia is just one good Calvary charge from victory. The whole point is that Russia *doesn't* know how to fight this type of warfare. That's been apparent from the beginning.

Nobody serious thinks Russia can invade the west, or even make a serious attempt to do so. He can't even take the west half of Ukraine after 3 years. Even without NATO, Poland alone would curb stomp Russia.

But they don't need to. Nobody is talking about occupying Moscow. They just need to degrade the Russian troops *in* Ukraine enough that the Ukranians can kick them out. Liberation is a completely different ballgame to occupation. Imagine how much easier it was for the allies to "hold" France...

It's insane to wage war like that. You don't go tit for tat. You fight the fucking war. It's not like D-Day was "revenge" for the battle of Britain. It's not like it wasn't inevitable once France was lost. It was done because it was a necessary step to win the war. So, either these...

Just goes back to the fact that the modern left is a one trick pony. Basically their entire ethos is just "weaponized envy". They can't stand people who can take care of their own problems, because that just highlights their own incapacity. That's why their mantra is "let the experts do it"...

IIRC SCOTUS shot down the line item veto. Bringing it back would be difficult. If you're going to that much effort, might be better to pass an ammendment that outlaws multi-issue bills altogether.

So, the catch is that we already *knew* Trump is listed in the files. They shared a couple flights between NY and FL, and they attended some of the same social events. So, Musk isn't lying there. But, if that's all that's listed, then it's still a nothing burger. Not sure what this squabble...

It's certainly Isreal's style. But I agree with you, this isn't a case of Isreal helping. This is a case of Ukraine saying "those Isrealis know their shit, what's something they would do".

They've blown up plenty of civilian infrastructure. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_(2022%E2%80%93present) None of that would be new, so not an escalation. Cyberattacks from Russia are pretty much continuous. It would be major news if they...

But, after 3 years of full scale war, what "retaliation" is Putin going to do ? Yet another offensive that's doomed to stall out ? Launch a nuke ? He's all in. He has been all in for 3 years. There's no more escalation to be had.

It's very difficult to teach history without putting a spin on it. And we absolutely do need to teach the history of Communism / Marxism. That philosophy very alluring to a lot of people who don't know the history.

We can't just abandon academia and the kids it's educating. While they are grossly over funded, we need to do more than just cut them off. We need to reclaim them. We need the next generation of kids to understand the dangers of collectivism, and to champion rugged individualism. They need...

Defunding PBS is the wrong answer IMHO. They should be looking to take it over. Replace the left wing lunatics with reliable conservatives. Keep Sesame Street, use it to teach about the dangers of collectivism and identity politics.

Yep, saw that right after I posted mine. I replied before reading to the end of the thread. It's such a perfect elaboration on his post.

Alcatraz might capsize. Just ask Hank Johnson.

Except, without the tax stamp, there's nothing required for you to *do*. If they no longer have to be registered, because the tax no longer has to be paid, then all of that goes away. What are you going to be charged with ?

Russia just has to eat it because they already dropped all the hammer they have. That's it. That's the only reason. Yep, someone did that to us and we would obliterate them. Because we can. If someone did that to Yemen, or Somalia they wouldn't do shit because they can't do shit. It's the...

Why would they have to ? If NATO gets involved it would likely look like the initial stage of Desert Storm with an overwhelming air assault. I'm sure there would be a few NATO casualties, but nothing like what Ukraine or Russia are experiencing. And once Russia is down to dismounted infantry...

Yes, the only way to beat NATO is to hide for 20 years until they get bored and leave. The difference in Ukraine is that Russia is the invader. They can't hide in some Ukranian caves for 20 years and then emerge to claim victory LOL.

I don't agree. Russia has very limited options available. They have backed themselves into a corner. They can escalate against NATO, but do they *really* want to do that ? Russia is already running all out with their conventional forces they don't have anything else to bring to bear. NATO...

You mean the bog standard IRBM Russia is hyping up like it's something new ? Tell me again what it can do qualitatively better than the PGM19 Jupiter that we were fielding in the 1950s ?

The point is that you keep bringing up this rhetoric about "Russia has been holding back, but they're going to stop soon" for 3 years. But you have no idea what either of those mean. You don't know what they're supposedly holding back, and you have no idea what else they could possibly bring...

So, nothing. Got it.

To do what ?

There are things like unemployment and insurance that aren't freebies or handouts. We've been paying for them for our entire adult lives, we *are* owed that money when circumstances change. Don't mistake actual earned benefits for the freeloaders handouts.

What does "take the gloves off" mean ? What gloves has Russia been wearing for the last 3 years, and why haven't they taken them off before now ?

It all just looks like "national socialism" to me.

It's perfectly legal to make homemade suppressors, and has been forever. Even machineguns were legal to make at home up until 1986. You just have to file the paperwork and pay the tax. If this bill removes the tax and the paperwork, then that's the only thing that changes. An FFL and SOT are...

Unless you're Eric Swalwell, then it's the CCP.