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Hi Don, Here is someone who will probably not be voting for him: “He is unquestionably mentally unstable, and he is racist, bigoted, misogynistic, xenophobic, vulgar and prone to violence . . ." “There is simply no rational argument that could lead me to vote for someone with those characteristics.” This is an excerpt from a new book, written by Mitt Romney, about what he thinks of Trump. He calls out a lot of Republicans for what they are. Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, makes clear in a new biography that he is not pleased with the direction of his party. Jerry Baumchen

Our most recent hero of the anti-woke is Joseph Czuba, a conservative talk-show warrior who showed the Muslims who's boss: Prosecutors say Joseph Czuba, 71, of Plainfield, had been listening to conservative talk radio about the Israel-Hamas war and became increasingly concerned about his Muslim tenants before he attacked them Saturday, fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and badly wounding his mother. No woke coddling for him! He knows who America's real enemies are - six year old Muslims.

The ironic thing is that if Reagan ran today as a republican he'd be laughed out of the race by today's republican, who would consider him a gun-grabbing, illegal-immigrant-loving tax-and-spend liberal.

Another of trump's former lawyers, Sidney Powell has plead guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Who'd have thunk it?

It’s evident that the Republicans don’t even like republicans. Nothing like trying to elect a speaker that asked for a pardon because he knew he participated in illegal election actions.

It must have been conflated and not on chute number two,, why didn't they note it for chute number one, it is obviously there. You know there was a word floating around that was noted for being on the Dummy but I can't remember it or find it.. I think it was a 6 to 8 letter name.. I have it somewhere in my files but can't find it.. Anybody remember.. FOUND IT... "Norm D"

Hey Dropzone.com! I'm bored at work and am online because some things never change after 20+ years. Anyone still come to visit here? I don't jump anymore because I'm old and boring now, but I miss the community and I HATE social media! Miss (some of) you all!

That's the kind of spin that'll make a fella dizzy

If Trump is elected I foresee a pardon and maybe a Medal of Freedom.

It sucks, and I agree. Wendy P.

Looks like Jordan is stepping aside (for the time being) as enough of his colleagues (and I use that term loosely) have told him "no way".

It may be harsh, but at this point I think any US citizen (even if they are a dual citizen) who travels to Russia or Iran or North Korea and is taken hostage should be on their own. No way the US should allow itself keep being put on the defensive by such reckless people. It sucks to be unable to visit family, but lots of people get put in that position and deal with it. If someone takes that risk and it blows up in their face they need to own it. There have been plenty of examples of things going sideways, so no-one can claim they didn't know the risks, especially a journalist.

Well, a lot of it is republicans. The whole "the accusations against (some democrat) must be taken 100% seriously! How DARE you claim the women are lying, you woman-hater!" followed by Trump's "all 16 of the women are lying" comes to mind. I mean, keep in mind that this is right out of the far right's playbook. Democrat does that: "they are lying hypocrites! They should be in JAIL!" Republican does that: "It's fake news! It's not? OK well both sides do it, not a big deal."

True, but remember: Even Donald Trump laughed at Sidney Powell when she spouted baseless voter fraud claims: 'This does sound crazy, doesn't it?'

Soooo much conflation in these early descriptions. You see another one in that same document. They’re saying that the Cooper backpack is the “civilian luxury type” one.

Ok I feel better already

An actual quote from Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY): republicans are acting “very childish, that people are just throwing out random names. Like, this is serious. This is the United States Congress,. We’re trying to elect a speaker, and you’re just like throwing out, like, random names of people who are not running or are not even members of the House.” Like totally!

Military ordinance people (bomb experts) I had read the FBI transcripts came to the same conclusion - in a nutshell they said 'either Cooper was trying to impress on some knowing eye that his bomb might be real, or it was real'. The people I consulted focused on the wiring Tina described. How could Cooper have known he was showing the bomb's contents to an electrician's daughter who would focus on colors of wires and trace their connections in addition to describing the brief case's contents in detail ! ? The average person would probably not be able to do that with clarity ... anyone is free to duplicate this experiment using experts - anyone!

They’re seriously better, but only if people come here! Talk some shit… Wendy P.

Debateable whether it made you better or safer, but it does give you a different perspective to put in your experience bucket, not only from the jump itself, but with the preparation and planning that goes into it, and the decision making process involved in actually pulling the handles. So from that perspective, having that in your experience bank is a good thing. You may be asked to pass on advice in the future as well, all us old dogs are moving to the great DZ in the sky, so someone needs to pass ideas on to the next generation. I've done several intentionals on display jumps, as well as a couple of cutaways for real, and no matter how much practice on the ground you do, nothing replicates the moment of the real thing. Used to be a requirement of our old D licence to do a cutaway if you hadn't experienced the real thing. Back in the day it wasn't common to get to D licence level without at least one mal. For me it was jump #6. But its always important to remember, that anytime you put yourself in a different situation like this, your risk level is increased. That is why it is important to talk to the right people, get the right gear, and plan it properly. I wouldn't induce spins or anything unusual to make it more "real". It could turn to custard pretty damn quick. I jumped several torn up canopies to see how they behaved, but I can't say I learned anything special, because they were just one offs and behaved differently. I gave myself extra altitude for these jumps, so I was back at normal activation altitudes for normal deployments. I wouldn't worry too much about it, better just to keep current, and practise your EPs regularly. When you really need them, they should be ingrained and automatic. The most important thing in a stress situation, is to make a decision, and carry it out immediately. You'll find when it turns to shit in the air, its pretty easy to carry out the EP drills. He who hesitates is lost.....