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  1. Defeat them at the polls. Defeat after defeat after defeat. We can never relent, they are irrational actors and can never again be entrusted with power. Grind the Republican party into ashes and throw them onto the dustbin of history. GQP delenda est.
  2. Laura Loomer?
  3. This really is amazing to watch in real time. It's going to be in business books right next to the Dutch tulip bubble.
  4. Someone met us at the gate. I think it was someone senior at the airport, not the airline itself, but don't recall what capacity. They only thing he asked was if we were okay, but he asked every group that question as we came through the door. I don't know if he asked any other questions of people behind me, or that lingered. I was in GTFO Dodge mode at that point, so I moved through pretty quickly. I'm not sure whether anyone tried to follow up. I was in WY doing field work for the summer and it was pre-cell phone days. My old apartment phone number would have rung as disconnected. It continued until we landed and then stopped when we slowed down. That definitely seems possible. It was a much steeper descent than I've ever experienced. They dropped it with a purpose, really quickly. By the time we noticed the noise, and the FA notified the pilots, the pilot already had us at ~11,000. It makes sense that they wouldn't be worried about it at that altitude, especially if they were already aware of it from a sensor. Appreciate the feedback, it's been interesting getting your perspective.
  5. I know you're a pilot and you're probably right. Door seal would def explain the noise. I wish I remember the plane, but it was 20 years ago. A puddle jumper between Salt Lake City and Casper, WY as we were getting close to Casper. I'm curious what they would have done differently if we were losing cabin pressure. It was over rural Wyoming and Casper would have been the closest airport. They said they were going to drop in altitude a little early, but nothing to worry about, and dropped down to 10-12,000 feet for the rest of the flight. The headache didn't go away until after we landed, but it stopped getting worse after they dropped.
  6. When that blessed day finally arrives, it might be time to rent an RV and go on a grave pissing tour. Simi Valley for Reagan, Yorba Linda for Nixon, then cross country for whichever of Trump's golf courses they stash his body and some classified documents in. If we're lucky, maybe we'll get a Roger Stone or Steve Bannon as well.
  7. Dearest Family, I hope this letter finds you well. The war on Christmas has entered a 6th bleak long year. The boys and I on the front have been dug in since the pre-Halloween offensive, facing the secular humanists in their trenches. We've been trading artillery barrages for weeks, but this morning we awoke to find the enemy far to our rear. Led by Generals Biden and Obama, the anti-Christmas crusaders have broken through, taken our headquarters... and our messaging. Morale is very low. We remain under heavy shelling by the Kwanzists and Hannukahites. With Christmas cheer ringing out to our rear, some of the boys have begun to doubt if we were ever even fighting anything real, but I remain steadfast and will not fail you, though all I have to comfort me at night are my pictures of Hunter Biden's dong. Please send Christmas cookies. With love, Skeeter
  8. Had this happen on a 21 seat 2-prop plane. Out of nowhere, no warning, plane suddenly plummeted, everything hit the ceiling, including probably 1/3 of the passengers and at least one flight attendant. Seat belt sign was not lit. I had mine on anyway, so it "just" shook the shit out of me. Plane lurched side to side and up and down. Huge excursions in a tiny plane. It was like some sort of a bad horror B movie. Probably lasted 4-5 minutes. Seemed like an eternity. Every adult on the plane thought we were going to die. Everyone. Plane finally settles out and every adult is grey/green and looks like they just had a brush with death. Many of them were vomiting in the airsick bags. Kid in the aisle across from me looks over and says "What's the matter mister, you don't like roller coasters?" I say "yeah, but I like them with tracks under me." Everyone laughs that awkward relieved laugh. A few seconds later, we notice a loud whining sound from the top left of the cabin door. It's obviously leaking or gaining air through some sort of gap. We alerted flight attendants, they alerted the pilot. Pilot says it's nothing to worry about. We're almost to our destination. We continued the flight, the noise stayed constant and everyone got severe headaches that continued until after we land. I'm 99.9% sure we were losing cabin pressure and oxygen. It was a while before I was comfortable on a plane again after this.
  9. I'm aware. That's why I said lost their last bit of cool. I don't think Twitter will have a similar soft landing.
  10. That last bit of cool Facebook had died, when people's parents and grandparents started cluttering feeds and comments. Fitting that Elon's mom will be posting away while Twitter burns.
  11. Twice
  12. 5 more points. Let's send the Louisville and Nebraska fans home sad.
  13. Shit is intense to watch.
  14. Pay for downvoting program. Seems like a good way for some oligarchs to financially shadowban any causes they don't like.
  15. Agreed. It's an empty threat. How many dozens of times has that supposedly been the Russian red line, only to find out they are full of shit? Spoiler alert, they are full of shit. They are always full of shit. If Russia is constantly squawking about something, they are lying. Putin is a coward. He doesn't want to die. Look at his Eternity Tables for any meetings. Even if he did, his subordinates know the war is lost. Anyone who follows an order from Putin to use nukes will be a pariah and tried at the Hague if they ever leave Russian territory. That's if they even survive the retribution. The West would respond proportionally to the nuke militarily, but we would crush what remains of the Russian economy. Sanctions would make sure no one, but Iran, North Korea and Belarus will trade anything with him. In contrast, Ukraine would get a bunch of fancy new toys. Nukes work best as a threat, because you can only shoot the hostages once. Use a nuke and Putin is out the last of his leverage. Unfortunately for Putin, he's used the threat so many times, it's lost any value.
  16. It's ludicrous that we rely on any billionaire for a national security asset like spaceflight. We now have a Space Force, but rely on some fickle dickbag to launch anything. It's absurd and reckless. We need to refund and reinvigorate NASA.
  17. Exactly. Max speed of the Shahed is ~115 mph with a predictable flight path. It's also loud as hell and distinctive, sounds like a moped, so there's an auditory early warning. Ukraine is already dropping 85% of them and will keep getting better. A lot of this war, the announcements of US aid arrive after the UA has already gotten the equipment, or is immediately about to. I hope that's the case with the Patriots.
  18. I've said it a couple of times on this thread, but those Shaheds are non-aerodynamic pieces of shit. Their only advantage is numbers. A delta wing design is much better for high speed than the low speeds these fly at. This shape/speed combo makes them stable in pitch (nose up/down), but otherwise extremely non-maneuverable and Ukraine is going to keep getting better at knocking them down. They are also very fuel inefficient due to their large drag, which limits their range. Our/Ukraine's old tech should feast on these. Missiles are a completely different problem all together. We need to get Ukraine the more advanced missiles they need to defend against these ASAP.
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