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InkaUtexas

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  1. This is great, but very misleading. This impacts the tourist trade. Not the water around the island. I lived there in the early 1980's for three years and was at the beach every weekend. All over the island. Reefs were pristine, lots of fish. Went back in the 1990's quite a bit. My brothers live there. It was night and day and has only gotten worse. Some areas, where the resorts are have maintained some beauty, but it is not the same and doubt it will recover. Santo Domingo is filthy. The two rivers do nothin gbut push waste into the water. You DO NOT swim in the city. I mean NEVER. No one does. Puerto Plata is going in that direction. So don't want to be a downer, and as I said, this is great. But it is a band aid when amputation is needed.
  2. I am not sure. I think there are two outcomes that would end this. 1- UA holds, and can bleed the Russians. Halt the advance basically and keep hitting them in their rear areas. Infrastructure, air bases, etc. Russia can lose men, but equipment is probably more important. Many forget Lend Lease saved their ass and the West is not doing that. There are so many shells they can get from the Norks. India may buy oil (we should sanction the fuck out of them) but won't be sending equipment. In fact they have cancelled orders of Russian equipment. China? I think in the long run they would like to see a weaker Russia. 2- Putin dies..... Who replaces him is the issue. Another hardliner or a military coup hell bent on going down with Mother Russia or the Oligarchs who are getting hit in their Versace wallets. What is in the aid package will be important. Artillery, anti-air and life support items are important. Some more Bradleys, etc. F-16's will guard Ukraine's skies, don't see them going into Russia.
  3. The Russian's or the Crazy-ass members of Congress who support Putin?
  4. So she pushed an amendment saying anyone who voted yes joins the Ukrainian military? Um, it is seen as illegal to enlist in a foreign military. So she calling for her fellow congress members to break the law? Crazy woman...... Putin's Special Envoy! I love her being referred as that. https://www.businessinsider.com/mtg-mocked-by-jared-moskowitz-ukraine-russia-2024
  5. Still not enough, but this is the amount passed in the Israel bill. No justification, just FYI. $9.1 billion for humanitarian needs https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/
  6. Role model? Wishful thinking? Or just a bought schmuck. And I mean her, not you!
  7. The anti-aid meltdown commences now. House passes Ukraine aid bill The House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act with a vote of 311-112. One member – GOP Rep Dan Meuser – voted present. Democrats cheered and waved Ukrainian flags during the vote. The $95 billion package contains $61 billion for Ukraine and regional partners. One of the bills would provide nearly $61 billion to assist Ukraine and others in the region fight Russia – about the same that was included in the Senate bill. Of that total, about $23 billion would be used to replenish US weapons, stockpiles and facilities, and more than $11 billion would fund current US military operations in the region. Nearly $14 billion included in the bill would help Ukraine buy advanced weapons systems and other defense equipment. From Zelensky "Democracy and freedom will always have global significance and will never fail as long as America helps to protect it," Zelensky said in the post. "The vital U.S. aid bill passed today by the House will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger."
  8. Will be a combination I think. Depends on what we are going to provide. Then there is APS program. Big ass Roll On/Roll off ships sitting at sea ready to go. Equipment, ammo, life support, etc.
  9. Article about him. Does not get into his injuries and there quite a few. Getting hit by a car, TJ Surgery, etc. https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-booser-called-up-by-red-sox
  10. Unsolicited DM's on Linkedin offering training to help me be better at my job. Today it was learn spanish in one on one classes (virtual). Um, I am a 4/4 in Spanish, grew up in Latin America. At least read my damn profile. Linkedin is becoming Facebook/twitter
  11. We train Palestinian Authority police officers. We did it in Gaza before Hamas took over as well.
  12. Yep, numbers are real fucked up. And at the same time we have police training programs in the West Bank. And of that aid, how much will get down to those that really need it? Fund fucking conferences in Geneva to talk about the situation. Yeah, aid is used for that.
  13. Sox did a big tribute to him after their game today. He was in Fenway last week with the 2004 veterans.
  14. Nah, they both rely on Surly.
  15. Speaking of water use and conservation. Not sure I like this. https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2024-04-19/san-marcos-changes-its-water-restriction-policy-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-10-years The San Marcos City Council voted this week to change the city’s water restrictions during times of drought. The last time these rules were updated was in 2015. Since then, the region has experienced rapid population growth and increased water demand. What’s changed?
  16. Yeah, the proved they could hit Iran proper, now they will go after the proxy forces.
  17. or just Former President Dickhead.
  18. ID'd him. Dude was from Florida.
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