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To those that don't know by now, The Great Ranger grabbed another leader for his battalion. We lost my Dad in November. He did a lot for this sport, behind the scenes, which if you knew him was exactly how he would have preferred.

Peace through superior firepower is the only option available to Ukraine. The Russian - Ukrainian Friendship Treaty is still in effect, so a negotiated peace is pretty well covered. You are perhaps recommending that Ukraine do the same thing and expect different results? That's precious.

I posit that it is long past time to not use the word alien as accepted in the current usage. Anyone from Central America, or anywhere else, is no more an alien to Americans than life from any other place on or off our insignificant planet. For too many it is the most awful starting point for the "otherisms" that plague us and hold us back.

I thought they were called "your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me" At least until republicans turned their attentions to renaming them. This is what the hatred is directed to: Yes they should be hated because they are Brown skinned. Because they are poor, homeless, oppressed, seeking freedom and a better life. Judged to be illegals because they are gang members. Look at the one in the yellow outfit. Clearly a MS-13 member. The guy hiding behind the sign, probably a rapist.

No, he meant homophily. It's ok to admit you don't know what that means. We should all be comfortable saying what we don't know. After all, without first acknowledging that, we'll never learn anything new. See, as an example, I'm perfectly happy saying I have no idea what any of that means.

Obviously real battlefield results are above our pay grades. Well mine anyway. President Biden has approved F-16 exports and perhaps 50-60 are on the table, But Ukraine has had very good success with Storm Shadow missiles and the French version of same. Obviously the US and NATO Europe is supplying intel. The Netherlands has promised 6 F-16s at the end of this year, 18 in 2024 and 5 in 2025. I wonder if more of the same and ATACM missiles could result in a Ukrainian victory in itself? Air power without the bombers so to speak. Russia is losing equipment and skilled troops at a massive scale. They don't seem to have any program to fully train and fully equip top notch formations. Instead relying on pouring more and more contracted peasants from the far east. Anyone that can hold a Kalashnikov and use a shovel if good enough.Did you hear that Slim? Ukraine is massively expanding a domestic drone industry and striking further and further. Its starting to have better results at sea and on land.

Sharon is a sweetheart. Spoke to her for the copycat book I'm working on. Her and Mac are pals.

At least in the UK and Europe, that word is not used. The word immigrant (or migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker) is used instead. It's actually jarring to hear Americans use that word and have to mentally process that "oh, they meant migrant" instead.

Interesting, stewardess describes the McNally hijacking...

Bud Light isn't beer any more than a Shirley Temple is a cocktail.

1980's, Indiantown, Florida. Smitty on left in red.

You should put this as a caption for all your posts. Sort of a sub rosa admission of Proud White Boys.