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  1. Fun times. Just declare the Monroe Doctrine already. 

    The U.S. flew Air Force B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, stepping up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro only days after other American warplanes carried out an “attack demonstration” near the South American country.

    Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, though they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and flight tracking data.

    The B-1 can fly at supersonic speeds and carry 75,000 lbs. of bombs, more than other U.S. bombers. They can also conduct maritime surveillance. The aircraft haven’t been moved to bases in the region, as they have the range to reach anywhere in the Caribbean from the U.S., according to a defense official.

    https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-sends-b-1-bombers-near-venezuela-ramping-up-military-pressure-f9514126

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  2. 1 minute ago, Macanudo said:

    Tito* knows where you are.

     

    * Yes, I realize Tito died 4 years before the Yugo was introduced in the U.S. and he is, indeed, still dead.  Just like Generalissimo Franco.

    Forest Whitaker Laughing GIF

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  3. 2 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

    $70 net

    Thank god there are payday loan companies and pawn shops next to every base. Anyone want to open up a Army Surplus store? 

    Never forget, after a long deployment you can get a new car. 

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  4. 39 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I'm having a hard time buying the below mattering - there are a myriad of ways they can get that cheap oil, and Beijing isn't going to give it up - Iran could serve as a proxy. Also, this says "seaborne" and nothing about pipelines, of which I'd guess China has a lot of.

    If China reduces purchases in a huge way (not just "seaborne" but pipelines), then I'd feel like it means they know shit is going down and either they want to contribute to the post-Putin chaos, or they feel like they can wait and get a better deal when the dust dies down.

     

    If Ukraine could only hit those pipelines. 

  5. 2 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

    I really try not to hate people.   I generally reserve it for House, Senate and Admin members of MAGA/GOP plus their media mouthpieces.  You know, like Trump, Vance, Abbott, Paxton, Patrick, Cruz, Cornyn, Chip Roy, Troy Nehls, Ronny Jackson, Grassley, Thune, Mike Johson, Gym Jordan, Randy Fine, Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson, etc. ...   You get the point.   

    I mean, it might be a longer than I care to admit.

    But I really, really hate Karoline Leavitt.  

    But you still would. :)

     

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  6. 5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    It's about to be a good time to be a vulture with cash to spend on distressed assets.  Maybe the best time in our lifetimes.

    This you on the ledge? It is more of a perch sir. 

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  7. Just now, atomheartbevo said:

    This is the 2nd or 3rd time Putin has made Trump look like an idiot in front of the world in the past few months, and Trump is desperately wanting that label of "deal maker" and "peace maker" and Putin keeps nabbing it out from under him.  I think the sanctions might stick.

    And Trump keeps saying he is going to solve his 9th war. He cannot lose face. This is about ego, not lives. 

     

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  8. 1 hour ago, Snake Diggity said:

    Winner

    Just got back from Disney World and they have a ride called Living With The Land, which takes you through their onsite farm.  They had vertical farming there on a small scale that they use to supply some of the restaurants in the parks.

    Vertical farming is not new. It is now just catching on. I designed my first ones for, get this, Afghanistan, in 2006. Yep, they kicked ass. Won't grow everything, but will grow a lot and with the right lights year round. 

    It would be great for large urban areas. Have worked with a team to design them. Anyone want to invest let me know. I would love to be able to focus on that. 

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  9. 1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

    The article I read said that she was in charge of doing driving tests, and she had a half-million dollar bill for home repairs from a storm that insurance didn't cover (it's nearly impossible to fully insure your home in CO.)

    DRIVING tests, winkwink,nudgenudge, say nomore!

    Her onlyfans bio? 

  10. 8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    This.  And entirely subjective.  Like, understand that a professor saying "last century, fascist movements had these common traits: repression of minority groups, high-level corruption and crony capitalism, etc. etc.".....will be deemed a violation of the "you can't say anything anti-conservative" rule.  When you understand that "anti-conservative" is both ANYTHING remotely critical of actual things done by the regime (so, no discussion of ANY negative impacts of Trump tariffs), or even of things that are objective truths (see discussing the history of fascism) that makes the regime feel "targeted."

    It's hot garbage contrary to the first amendment, academic freedom, and every fucking American value and ideal.

    And look at the professor's firing at Texas State. What he did was voice his opinion on an online forum, not in class. Fired. 

    My biggest concern is the step deeper into censorship. I want a diverse university. I want disagreement. It makes us think. I do not want Madrassa learning styles to enter into Academia. 

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