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Pause and re-read it. Cause what I read is that Joe Rogan can tell you what to think. I'll give you my opinion of Rogan. He started talking one day and a couple of people heard what he said, so he started to say it louder and those two begat two more, who begat four, who begat eight until one day he had a Limbaugh type following not because what he said was right, but because it was popular. And then, some dumbass sees this and says, "I'm gonna give Rogan a 150 million dollar contract," not because he's right, but because he's popular, which only validates Rogan to himself and so he gets louder. Hmmm.. maybe he can tell you what to think.

Just pause for a second and think about how fucked up this comment is.

Yes, the bar for racism has, in fact, been lowered. Being lynched is no longer the sole qualifier; then they went and included codified/legalized institutional discrimination (military, school, housing, movement). And they still weren't happy! We leveled the playing field, and keep on going with the scores we had -- because we earned those scores, dammit! There was no entitlement whatsoever in the 300 points I personally accumulated, standing right in front of the goal with a tilted field! It's the abuse of institutional, social, and corporate power. For so long in society that power was codified that one can't necessarily get it exactly right in trying to equalize. But being perfect as measured against changing goalposts is no longer an essential quality for an underdog -- not a minority, not an immigrant, not a woman. The goalposts are set and performance evaluated by people in power. And as long as they evaluate personally, rather than blindly (consider the proliferation of women in orchestras with the initiation of blind tryouts), people are going to favor those they identify with, whose "minor errors" they can imagine making Wendy P.

Why aren't the police in England, Australia, France, Italy, etc., killing civilians at this rate? Because every day we get more Sacrifices to the Second Amendment, a religion that they don't have.

Old discussion for sure. I'm going to go with the possible two out and save the cutaway decision for later.

Trump claims army 'took over airports' in 1775 Is that due to ethnicity and gender too, or is that only when a female POC does it? "I am not a racist, I have a black friend"

Hubris is abandoning your allies/friends because you're strong enough not to need them this year. It's kind of like showing your superiority by treating wait staff like shit -- they say far more about you than they do about the worthiness of your friends of help We might ought to consider whom we ally with, but if we should ever need help, we'll need friends, and not just the temporary good nature of the current local bully. Wendy P.

No, no, they are just sending in piece-keeping troops! You know, so Putin can keep this piece...and that piece...and that piece over there...

No. Putin is going to annex Ukraine one bite at a time, and nobody is going to do anything about it.

That THIS is what you think CRT is about is delusional. How about this. Do you think everyone should be treated the same in the eyes of the law, regardless of race or gender? A simple yes or no, please.

Cooper was described by the stews to the sketch artist as having thin lips and a protruding lower lip, that is rare. Mitchell noted a turkey neck. The stews and Mitchell would have got a good look at Cooper's profile. Frank Sturgis does not, he wasn't Cooper for many other reasons. No protruding lower lip. Richard Floyd McCoy does not match the description of Cooper, too young, no turkey neck thicker lips and no protruding lower lip.. lots of other reasons. What about that bulge on the back of his head. McCoy has a protruding adam's apple, a unique neck posture and blue eyes.. Look at that crazy neck posture..

I've had a total where I went straight to reserve without cutting away and I would also do so for PC in tow as I've seen a high speed mal resulting in broken lines (long time since I've seen it so might have been a riser) on the reserve from the hard opening and the jumper only being saved by being able to fight the main out as he was spinning to the ground. This is just my personal choice and many would disagree with me. YMMV as there are all sorts of things that can happen but I'd personally rather two canopies out with all the fabric associated with that and an opportunity to get them apart than my worst nightmare of having a completely unworkable reserve and no main because I chose to cut it away.

It seems the demand for racism sometimes outstrips the supply; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10531443/Black-female-student-racist-graffiti-Sacramento-high-schools-water-fountains.html Also not the first time something like this has happened.

That is what I was thinking.. The only thing he can add is something in the FBI files we don't have.. but he isn't talking until he leaves.

Look closer. It looks like the reserve snagged the main pilot chute and took it during the deployment. He had no chance to contain the main after deploying the reserve.

Hi Deyan, Actually, it is from 1974 when the Wonderhog was originally certificated. Just for those perfectionist types. Jerry Baumchen

TSO is useless for that exact reason. You could certify something, then change it as many times as you wish as long as you log it as a "minor change". Vector Micron from February 2022 is exact same rig like 2 pinned Wonderhog from 1977 ..... In the eyes of the FAA

Gunther could have obtained the FBI files via FOIA.. Reading his book he must have had some of the files. This is from 1980 before Gunther's book, don't know if this was Gunther or not, but people did access FBI files via FOIA way back.

May I suggest installing different-colored risers to the two different canopies? Different-colored risers will give you a second reminder of which canopy you are landing.

He's still an asshole.

There's so many straw-men in that OP I'm amazed this thread isn't classified as a fire hazard.