Ternaugh Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, BNakagawa said: A lot of Pence quotes about the importance of handling classified documents and thorough investigation following the discovery of such documents in Biden's possession are going to come back to haunt him. It's only fair that the DOJ appoint a special counsel for him, too. Where's Oprah when you need her? "You get a special counsel! You get a special counsel! You get a special counsel!" Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: The Abrams delivery is probably a token gesture to satisfy Germany. The Abrams is not only more complicated than what the Ukrainians are used to, requiring additional training; they also use jet fuel rather than diesel, which is harder to supply. Russia has many tanks in the field, but they're dated and inferior to the Leopard tanks. The Leopards are also lighter, which is an advantage when crossing muddy ground. I have as much faith in Russia's anti-tank weaponry, as in everything else Russia has put in the field. Just to nitpick, the Abrams can run on just about any hydrocarbon--the Australians run theirs on diesel--but the Army uses Jet A to simplify logistics with aircraft. That said, I've also heard that the Abrams was designed for professional soldiers while the Leopard was designed for fresh-out-of-high-school kids doing their mandatory service. And Poland, which is right there, has all the necessary facilities to maintain a fleet of Leopards. Lord Liaden, TrickstaPriest, Lawnmower Boy and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Abrams fuel versatility had never been brought up in any source I'd seen since the current issue was raised, so thanks for that nitpick, Ancient Dude. Of all the NATO states, Poland seems to have been champing at the bit the hardest to get into the fight in Ukraine. The Poles have a great deal of experience with Russian expansionist aggression. I'm sure they have much sympathy for the Ukrainians, but keeping Ukraine as a buffer would be in their security interest. They probably wouldn't mind some proxy payback, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 SCOTUS’s First Decision of the Term Is a Unanimous Blow to Disabled Veterans Ranxerox, Joe Walsh, Old Man and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Switzerland Takes Step to Allow Arms Re-Exports to Ukraine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 When your country's actions are egregious enough to provoke Switzerland to choose a side, you should realize you've gone too far. Iuz the Evil, Grailknight, Tom Cowan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Virginia school administrators were warned 3 times in the hours before 6-year-old shot his teacher Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 The answer is to arm the teachers so they can shoot the 6-year-old. /s Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 From what I read about teacher morale and classroom issues...I can see where an overworked administrator maybe didn't want to take action. That's not exonerating the administrator, it's asking *why* they didn't, and whether this was strictly personal, or in some measure a reflection of institutional problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 I actually sort of understand the administrators' point of view--the odds of a first grader even having a gun, let alone using it, surely seem minuscule, whereas the odds of a sh*tshow resulting from a search and patdown of a 6-year-old probably exceed 100%. Unfortunately the risk analysis seems not to have properly weighted the potential outcomes. Iuz the Evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 21 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: I have as much faith in Russia's anti-tank weaponry, as in everything else Russia has put in the field. Including Russian rhetoric. As usual, the Kremlin is screaming wild threats; the latest, that Germany is now a target for retribution. Yesterday on the BBC, the German defense minister drily said that his government was not cowed by harsh language. Dean Shomshak Iuz the Evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Yeah, Russia hasn't much left to threaten Germany with. A mild winter in Europe so far has tempered the impact of diminished Russian gas imports on Germans. It has to stick in Putin's craw that his status and influence on the world stage has shrunken so dramatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Old Man said: I actually sort of understand the administrators' point of view--the odds of a first grader even having a gun, let alone using it, surely seem minuscule, whereas the odds of a sh*tshow resulting from a search and patdown of a 6-year-old probably exceed 100%. Unfortunately the risk analysis seems not to have properly weighted the potential outcomes. Leader: "What is the risk that your artificial sun can catastrophically fail?" Scientist: "Oh, millions to one against!" <recites a litany of failsafes> L: "What happens if it does?" S: "Oh...umm...the entire station explodes....." ................... L: "Keep checking." S: "Right...." But by the same token, how far do you take paranoia? We live in a day and age where people cry Wolf! all the time...inaccurately for the most part. We're desensitized to violence by the amount of violence, while we're polarized by the concerns that We Have To Do It To Them Before They Do It To Us, and we're burned out by being at a societal equivalent of DefCon 1 for 2 years. (And before that, DefCon 2 has probably been the norm for 15 years in schools.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 23 hours ago, unclevlad said: From what I read about teacher morale and classroom issues...I can see where an overworked administrator maybe didn't want to take action. That's not exonerating the administrator, it's asking *why* they didn't, and whether this was strictly personal, or in some measure a reflection of institutional problems. 22 hours ago, Old Man said: I actually sort of understand the administrators' point of view--the odds of a first grader even having a gun, let alone using it, surely seem minuscule, whereas the odds of a sh*tshow resulting from a search and patdown of a 6-year-old probably exceed 100%. Unfortunately the risk analysis seems not to have properly weighted the potential outcomes. I'm inclined to suspect institutional issues. If you believe there to be an immediate threat to students and faculty, why would you pass the buck to administration and wait to see what they want to do about it? Fear of lawsuits and media frenzies aside, I also wonder if none of the adults in the equation felt comfortable with the idea of potentially having to deal with a loaded firearm if they did search the kid. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 If they did search the kid it would martyr him with the 2nd amendment groups. He would be on Fox News the next day, then giving speeches at Proud Boy rallies for the next six months, and his lectures would protested on college campuses for the 6 months after that. /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 5 former Memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols. The DA's office has said they will release body cam video some time after 6 PM local time Friday. If you wish to watch it, I'm sure you can find it... BUT... BE WARNED. The comments I've seen...THE VIDEO WILL BE SHOCKING. I found this quote from one of the attorneys retained by Nichols' family: Quote “He was defenseless the entire time. He was a human piñata for those police officers. It was an unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating of this young boy for three minutes. That is what we saw in that video,” Romanucci said. “Not only was it violent, it was savage.” CNN has this timeline of the investigation, which included the above https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/us/tyre-nichols-timeline-investigation/index.html TrickstaPriest, Cygnia and Ternaugh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 3:43 PM, Lord Liaden said: I have as much faith in Russia's anti-tank weaponry, as in everything else Russia has put in the field. OTOH, cheap man-portable antitank weapons are available in quantity, and it's already known that Russia will buys stuff from Iran, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 All the military experts I've heard have asserted that these tanks, if used correctly, will make a big difference to a counteroffensive by Ukraine. The Ukrainians asked for the tanks, and they've fought this war smartly so far, so I'm pretty confident they know how to use them correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: All the military experts I've heard have asserted that these tanks, if used correctly, will make a big difference to a counteroffensive by Ukraine. The Ukrainians asked for the tanks, and they've fought this war smartly so far, so I'm pretty confident they know how to use them correctly. I'd say they certainly know how to use them better than the Russians do, but that's damnation by faint praise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Joe Walsh, Old Man and DShomshak 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 I'd rather have a pen-and-pencil gift set--or anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Clowns putting on a show. That's all the GOP have become, and all they think their voters want or need. unclevlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, wcw43921 said: I'd rather have a pen-and-pencil gift set--or anything else. What the actual....? Did this guy figure that Lauren Boebert was too subtle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 He's rocking a Bond villain look in that picture. If only he was an unscrupulous weapons manufacturer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 He needs a bodyguard with a bowler hat or steel bridgework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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