romad1

The only way the middle class works is if everyone is terrified of letting everyone else down. I'm totally riffing and just goofing here but...its a lot like Orwell's outer party.

However, the not getting married and having kids out of wedlock thing is classic poor people self-destructive behavior. We have the rituals and the dogmas to cement the two kids together so they can muscle their way into the middle class together or perhaps secure their passage into the upper crust. Hard to do that as a single or as an unwed parent.

are we going to buy Colombia now?

Excusing Eddie Gallagher and other war criminals is a good way to tell me you never had PME.

Re: the women pilots and Tuskegee Airmen what makes it worse is the fact that its an interpretation of the will of the King that the Air Force education people are doing. "He must not want us talking about the contributions of marginalized communities that would otherwise be interpreted as DEI." Those who don't play along will be reported.

e.g., Eddie Gallagher, who started 9-line apparel which is a great name but he's a dirt bag. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/01/02/some-veterans-salty-over-eddie-gallaghers-new-clothing-line/

Why won’t Trump release the Epstein Files?

It certainly doesn’t make Pete Hegseth uniquely qualified to be SecDef as the preceding dudes back to Ash Carter were all veterans.

I would be wary of anyone using their status as a cudgel.

I see a lot of military types are losing their mind about the commissary program cut. My cousin (oh no! ROMAD1 is telling a story about someone) is married to a Navy guy -- but remains separated -- just to keep her CAC card so she can shop at one.

Soldiers are going to miss the A10 for close air support. I think the Air Force is probably also going to miss it. But they would much rather move onto 6th gen fighters. The cuts to the contractor workforce are going to hurt a lot of marginal productive types and accelerate retirements. Looks like the easiest answer would be to cut all the non-whites because nobody is looking out for their interests in Government these days. https://bsky.app/profile/michaelstahlke.bsky.social/post/3lgmnpokhi226

In that world the human's job will be to consume.

Weird how he got all wrapped around the axle about that. Its almost as if he's looking for any thread because he's obsessed.

My superfan is a boon to Motownforums. He's posting content and generating clicks. He's an MVP. As much as you hate him...he is giving you a "Goldstein" to 2 minute hate.

Blue Falcon

Interesting news unless you are rooting for Putin like Trump is https://bsky.app/profile/timkmak.bsky.social/post/3lgnntivbjs2q ‪Tim Mak‬ ‪@timkmak.bsky.social‬ · 6m Here's what we are reading today: Even without the current conflict, U.S experts expect Russia’s population to shrink by up to 11% by 2045, worsening an already significant demographic crisis. Putin admitted that this crisis is one of the most serious issues facing Russia. VOA Russian: War plunges Russia deeper into demographic crisis www.voanews.com Now imagine you slaughtered a generation of potential daddies.

Which, when put on military dog tags and truncated by guy running the machine with sense of humor is Ass of God. Guy in my unit who used to sleep around on his wife but is now Churchy McChurch on facebook had those.

Elon being an outright Nazi Trump wanting to rid Gaza of those pesky people Trump ordering all contributions of people not born white male eliminated from official history Trump firing IGs because reasons Drunk elevated to run complex bureaucracy because "merit"

Glad to see the reaction.

https://bsky.app/profile/ariellaelm.bsky.social/post/3lgll7cz33s2h This is the bigger deal today. Someone finally calls them on their BS. Sure they will try to crime. They will succeed in criming. But, these people in CIGE are not having it. Ariella Elm ‪@ariellaelm.bsky.social‬ The Inspectors General refuse to leave until the action is taken legally, which they do not believe it was, and neither do senators like Chuck Grassley. This is what not backing down looks like. static.politico.com/b3/3e/5baf92...

The IGs not backing down!

I have to say that the Tuskegee Airman thing really is bothering me. For schmucks who want to rename all the Army bases in the South after the Confederate losers to say its all about legacy and heritage. What the US Air Force owes to the Tuskegee Airmen and what the African American community owe to those men is enormous. This is just awful. A blight on our national honor if this is let to stand.

And will it be Episcopalian or some other flavor of Protestant Evangelical that gets the Most Favored Religion status?

Some percentage of African Americans voted for this circus. I want to look those folks in the eye and ask them what they thought was gonna happen.

Women are not veterans apparently. Tammy Duckworth forgot her legs in her other purse apparently