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And for the twits who can't read tweets ... ;)

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So United Airlines is going to hire 5,000 “people of color or women” to be pilots.

How about you fuckers hire the best PILOTS. Nobody gives a shit what color they are, or whether they have a penis or a vagina. I want the best PILOTS behind the stick. This might be the worst application of being “woke” and virtue signaling that I’ve ever seen. I guess as the plane goes down, the passengers will all be saying “well, at least our pilot was a woman!”
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Skjellyfetti wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:23 pm DOJ isn't looking at him for violating Florida law. They're looking at him for violating federal law.
Investigators are examining whether Mr. Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws, the people said. A variety of federal statutes make it illegal to induce someone under 18 to travel over state lines to engage in sex in exchange for money or something of value.
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AZGrizFan wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:28 pm So United Airlines is going to hire 5,000 “people of color or women” to be pilots.

How about you fuckers hire the best PILOTS. Nobody gives a shit what color they are, or whether they have a penis or a vagina. I want the best PILOTS behind the stick. This might be the worst application of being “woke” and virtue signaling that I’ve ever seen. I guess as the plane goes down, the passengers will all be saying “well, at least our pilot was a woman!”
At least they’re not hiring Asians.

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kalm wrote: Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:01 am
AZGrizFan wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:28 pm So United Airlines is going to hire 5,000 “people of color or women” to be pilots.

How about you fuckers hire the best PILOTS. Nobody gives a shit what color they are, or whether they have a penis or a vagina. I want the best PILOTS behind the stick. This might be the worst application of being “woke” and virtue signaling that I’ve ever seen. I guess as the plane goes down, the passengers will all be saying “well, at least our pilot was a woman!”
At least they’re not hiring Asians.

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BDKJMU wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm
9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
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UNI88 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:19 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm
9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
While I don’t think Obama in a muslim now, he was born to a muslim father, grew up in a muslim country, amd went to a muslim school. So thinking he is (or was) one isn‘t off the wall crazy.
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BDKJMU wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:12 am
UNI88 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:19 pm

9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
While I don’t think Obama in a muslim now, he was born to a muslim father, grew up in a muslim country, amd went to a muslim school. So thinking he is (or was) one isn‘t off the wall crazy.
I was born in a Christian country to a Christian father, but went to a public school.

That’s why I’m a satanist.
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kalm wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:18 am
BDKJMU wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:12 am
While I don’t think Obama in a muslim now, he was born to a muslim father, grew up in a muslim country, amd went to a muslim school. So thinking he is (or was) one isn‘t off the wall crazy.
I was born in a Christian country to a Christian father, but went to a public school.

That’s why I’m a satanist.
Explains a lot. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:
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AZGrizFan wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:30 am
kalm wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:18 am

I was born in a Christian country to a Christian father, but went to a public school.

That’s why I’m a satanist.
Explains a lot. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:
When they say “get behind me, Satan”, what happens next?

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BDKJMU wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:12 am
UNI88 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:19 pm
9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
While I don’t think Obama in a muslim now, he was born to a muslim father, grew up in a muslim country, amd went to a muslim school. So thinking he is (or was) one isn‘t off the wall crazy.
And 9/11 was a hoax or the Clintons killed JFK Jr.?

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UNI88 wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:58 am
And 9/11 was a hoax or the Clintons killed JFK Jr.?

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So "the Resistance" was actually "the Empire" the entire time. :lol:

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SDHornet wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:07 am So "the Resistance" was actually "the Empire" the entire time. :lol:

What's funny is too many of the anti-Citizens United proggies will lap this up and cheer it on...and won't realize talking about this stuff is a way for Corporate America to steer the national conversation away from corporate taxes and the corporate cracking down on non-MSM.

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The Steak-umm corporate account taking a baseball bat to Neil deGrasse-Tyson's dome is the Twitter we need to see more often. :lol:



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Baldy wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:34 am The Steak-umm corporate account taking a baseball bat to Neil deGrasse-Tyson's dome is the Twitter we need to see more often. :lol:



Gotta love the brand reminder at the tail end of the tweet smash. :lol: :notworthy:
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Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11: 'It's time to end America's longest war'
The deadline Biden has set is absolute, with no potential for extension based on worsening conditions on the ground. Officials said that after two decades of war, it was clear to the President that throwing more time and money at Afghanistan's problems wasn't going to work, even as senior military and national security advisers cautioned against a full withdrawal.

"We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result," Biden said.

"I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats," he went on. "I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth."
Thank you President Biden!

This is good news but I think you're mistaken about this being America's longest war. Lyndon Baines Johnson began the War on Poverty in March of 1964 so we've been fighting it for 57 years. That war went pretty well for the first 10 years as the percentage of people in poverty dropped approximately in half but in the 37 years since it's gone up and back down but not significantly better than that mid 70's level. The percentage of people in poverty was already trending down over the 5 years prior to LBJ's War on Poverty/Great Society so using the same logic that JSO applied to Trump and jobs/economy, LBJ and the War on Poverty/Great Society get zero, zip, zilch, nada credit. (Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate: 1959 to 2019)

You know what they say about the definition of insanity. Maybe it's time to try a different approach. :coffee:
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UNI88 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:19 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:39 pm
9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
Interesting. But I predict AOC will have more impact than she does.
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JohnStOnge wrote:
UNI88 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:19 pm 9/11 was a hoax
Obama is a Muslim
The Clintons killed JFK Jr.

She's as crazy as the Joker. The scary thing is that people believe her and give her money.
Interesting. But I predict AOC will have more impact than she does.
She’s got nowhere to go but up... from her rating as one of the least effective legislators:

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/03/17/ ... ing-bills/

She ranks significantly lower than some real giants and lions of government... like Hank Johnson of Guam tipping over and capsizing fame


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CID1990 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:30 pm
JohnStOnge wrote:
Interesting. But I predict AOC will have more impact than she does.
She’s got nowhere to go but up... from her rating as one of the least effective legislators:

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/03/17/ ... ing-bills/

She ranks significantly lower than some real giants and lions of government... like Hank Johnson of Guam tipping over and capsizing fame


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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:06 pm Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11: 'It's time to end America's longest war'
The deadline Biden has set is absolute, with no potential for extension based on worsening conditions on the ground. Officials said that after two decades of war, it was clear to the President that throwing more time and money at Afghanistan's problems wasn't going to work, even as senior military and national security advisers cautioned against a full withdrawal.

"We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result," Biden said.

"I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats," he went on. "I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth."
Thank you President Biden!

This is good news but I think you're mistaken about this being America's longest war. Lyndon Baines Johnson began the War on Poverty in March of 1964 so we've been fighting it for 57 years. That war went pretty well for the first 10 years as the percentage of people in poverty dropped approximately in half but in the 37 years since it's gone up and back down but not significantly better than that mid 70's level. The percentage of people in poverty was already trending down over the 5 years prior to LBJ's War on Poverty/Great Society so using the same logic that JSO applied to Trump and jobs/economy, LBJ and the War on Poverty/Great Society get zero, zip, zilch, nada credit. (Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate: 1959 to 2019)

You know what they say about the definition of insanity. Maybe it's time to try a different approach. :coffee:
War on Drugs just about as long and as “successful”....
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If only they had called a social worker...
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Is it just me, or did Ukraine totally flip flop, and Putin come out looking as a much stronger leader as he just had talks with Biden.

Pretty much can tell what happened. Ukraine was going to fight Russia with US backing, only to have Ukraine do a 180 today and say that they weren't looking for casualties, just peace.

Biden got put in his place by Putin today. Let's hope Putin doesn't use the recording of the "meeting" to further blackmail Biden into other beatdowns.

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Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11: 'It's time to end America's longest war'
The deadline Biden has set is absolute, with no potential for extension based on worsening conditions on the ground. Officials said that after two decades of war, it was clear to the President that throwing more time and money at Afghanistan's problems wasn't going to work, even as senior military and national security advisers cautioned against a full withdrawal.

"We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result," Biden said.

"I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats," he went on. "I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth."
I’m glad my son is not going to be among the last troops on the ground, now that the President has given the Taliban a hard and fast date...I’ll wager we’ll see a rash of attacks on our few remaining troops in August and September...

And before someone asks...No, I don’t think we should leave them there indefinitely...I would have preferred everyone wake up one morning, and American troops were gone...
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