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In 1939 it was illegal for black men to serve as pilots in the US military. Due to a DEI offensive from the NAACP, labor union leader A. Philip Randolph and Judge William H. Hastie, a war appropriations bill was passed containing funding to train black pilots. This effectively legitimized the use of black pilots by the US military. It was not without friction; a great many opposed it. Major General Frank O'Driscoll Hunter, for example, insisted that "racial friction will occur if colored and white pilots are trained together." But they persevered, and by the end of the war, this DEI squadron (also known as the Tuskeegee Airmen) flew almost 200 bomber protection missions, with a record of protecting bombers almost twice as well as the all-white squadrons flying at that time. Overall the squadron received one silver star, 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses,14 Bronze Stars, 744 Air Medals and at least 60 Purple Hearts. Proof of their unity, excellence and honor by any measure. Martha McSally was one of the first women to fly for the USAF in combat. She was able to do that as the result of a DEI effort to lift the prohibition against women in combat in 1991. She ended up as a decorated squadron leader before retiring and becoming a US representative, where she served for two years in Congress. She was part of several DEI lawsuits, including one against the DoD to end the requirement that women in the US military wear burqas when in public in Arab countries. She was also raped by a superior officer, but managed to overcome that and still become squadron leader during her time in the service. Leigh Ann Hester was a seargeant in the 617th Military Police Company. In 2005 the supply convoy she was guarding came under attack by at least 50 insurgents. She led her team to flank the attackers, and used grenades to end the threat. At the end, there were 27 dead and 6 insurgents, with no losses of the US supply team. She ended up with the Distinguished Service Cross. Again an indication of unity, excellence and honor. So I'd say that DEI has in fact done a lot for combat. It is why black people and women can now serve in the military. It has taken hard work, and overcoming the objections of people like General Hunter above, but we are all better off because of it.

Maybe that's also because the standard of evidence required for a rape appears to be higher; you made it clear that basically nothing that Carroll said would convince you that she was telling the truth, and that you don't even believe her win; you're probably not alone. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It just means the bullies get to "win." Wendy P.

Hi folks, This is from a CNN reader: American citizens who voted for President Trump do not consider nor empathize for those who’ve suffered until they themselves are graced with misfortune. As I continue to say: It is all well & good until it is your ox that is getting gored. Just wait until they come for you, Jerry Baumchen

This coming from the people who think vaccines don't work, that climate change is a Chinese hoax, that windmill cancer is a thing, that women can "shut down" a pregnancy if they are raped, and that Haitian immigrants are eating people's pets in Springfield. I prefer actual reality, even if alternative facts conform more closely to conservative agendas.

I'm guessing TF is that discrimination by a governmental agency is forbidden by the 14th Amendment. The issue is that we all seem to have our own views as to who is the discriminated against party. In Ron's interpretation, apparently, anyone not washed in the blood of Jesus Christ will do.

I work with these people, they exist in reality. They hate women, they NEVER get laid, mostly because they are despicably misogynistic, race hating as well, and Joe Rogan is the source for their information some of them think the Bible is a good loving book..... to add icing to the description

I’d probably be prettier if I smiled more, too Wendy P.

You listed one of the two. The two were Josseli Barnica, 28, and Nevaeh Crain, 18. There have also been several deaths in Georgia due to women trying to do their own abortions at home - then not going to get medical care when there were complications, since they feared prosecution.

that is the perfect example. the doctors would not do the procedure under threat of prosecution, until they were certain that she was going to die, and guess what? She dies. Again, the law is DELIBERATELY vague so as to put fear into doctors, but the lawmakers can conveniently blame then for not making the decision when every single day, they are under threat of prosecution. Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion | Reuters Lady needs abortion... gets court order to get one, as required by law.... AG goes after the doctor anyway because the court order granting her an abortion did not specifically say they could not prosecute the doctor. SHe leaves the state to get the procedure, only because she had the means to do so. millions of other women do not nor ever will have that luxury. Let's not pretend that this is ANYTHING other than exactly what it is.... a total ban on abortion via any means necessary, and women are dying. Those people that voted for Trump and other GOP state legislatures have put my niece in danger.... but some of them still want to be my friend.....

It is not ‘may be a lie’ it is a proven lie that was known to be false. Vance in his own words said “if I have to make up stories to get people to pay attention…” My point about cognitive dissonance is that you are very strongly opinionated about Harris, the left and the media being dishonest - to the point you justify it as a reason for supporting Trump. Quite likely the most dishonest person to have ever served in politics. Reconciling those positions is close to the text book example of dissonance.

You can take that up with GWB's administration. It's what they believed. And that idea that if you Big Lie enough it becomes real has permeated the far right ever since. You claim that liberals are divorced from reality and then you say things like that? You're proving my point here. Vaccines are "fake" infections that present pathogen antigens to your immune system. The immune system then responds to the antigens, thus "training" your immune system to react quickly to pathogens in the future. There are several classes of vaccines: - Live similar pathogens. The first smallpox vaccine was actually a cowpox infection, but it was close enough to generate an immune response that covered smallpox. These aren't used any more, but may be returning in the form of recombinant vector vaccines - engineered viruses that have exactly the antigens you need. - Weakened pathogens. These are the actual bacteria/viruses but damaged so they cannot make you very sick. Polio was an example here; they have since switched to an antigen-only type. - Antigen-only vaccines. These are just the antigens themselves. One way to get them is to denature a virus/bacteria (i.e. kill it) and inject the "debris." The debris will contain the antigens. Another way to get them is to filter out everything but the antigens and then inject them. A third way is an mRNA vaccine that stimulates your own body to produce the antigens. This is the opposite of a treatment or a therapeutic. A treatment is like an antiviral - you take it AFTER you get sick and it interferes with viral reproduction. Vaccines have to be taken BEFORE you get sick, because they do nothing to treat your disease. They only train your immune system. I would STRONGLY recommend you learn your medical science from a reputable source rather than a red-pill podcaster.

I'm not sure why you think an mRNA vaccine is not a vaccine but there is a lot of evidence that it functions as one. I know you will carry your personal anger and resentment over the extreme pressure put on you and others to make the sacrifice of taking it for the common good despite your beliefs to the grave with you. I'm not even going to try to have that argument again. But the fact is that it is an effective measure that attenuated the epidemic and allowed society to get close to normalcy far faster and with far less death than otherwise. Without it we would be in a far worse place right now.

Lucky you. My mother died from it. My wife and I only had moderate cases, more than sniffles but less than the worst flu I've ever had. My wife was reassigned from her regular job to help in an overflowing ICU unit where she nursed more than a few anti-vaxxers more than one of whom changed their minds about the vaccine too late. Most but not all of them survived but some lost spouses or other family members. They were largely from the southern Manitoba bible belt and had leaders who told them not to get vaccinated and that ivermectin would save them if needed. Covid has killed far more people than the opiate epidemic did in the last few years. It currently is responsible for 1.2% of deaths last week in the USA up from 1.1% the week before. That is with high levels of vaccination keeping the rate down. The money spent on healthcare for covid victims could probably buy a few tent city concentration camps for the homeless opiate addicts who are one of the few groups you seem to empathize with.

I understand how barcodes work, it was a metaphor. You continue to miss the point. I've said it repeatedly: it's not the issues so much as it's that Trump is an odious scumbag willing to harm anyone for an iota of personal gain. I will make money from his policies but I was happy to leave it on the table in exchange for being represented by an adult not a name calling bully who is both stupid and wide open to manipulation. It is there that we are different.

And one of them just got elected - again.

My daughter lives in Manhattan. The red hats were out in force harassing women the night of the election. Yelling “grab em by the pussy” and laughing. Its going to be an ugly 4 years.

But the fact that it goes on all the time isn't a problem? Or just not your problem, so why care? But if you have a wife or girl, then it still might be their problem, right? Wendy P.

After a nine years of MAGA I'm surprised that you're surprised.

A friend told me that his girlfriend had left him. Me: "Why?" He: "She asked who I would choose for a threesome." Me: "Let me guess: you chose one of her friends?" He: "No, I chose two of of them."

You think he had a blood pact with Trump to get into government before he bought Twitter? Dude - he didn't want to buy fucking Twitter. You're here thinking he's playing 4D chess 20 moves ahead of everyone else when the reality is he made a crazy back of a cocktail napkin offer without doing his due diligence then tried everything he possibly could to back out of the deal until there were no more courts to lose in and he had no legal options left but to pay up. You seem to be living in a fantasy world of bullshit revisionist history.

In other words, get rid of the women, gays, etc who are currently serving their country? Or can the women still be nursies and USO girls? Wendy P.

We don't print the world's reserve currency. We have to be a little more careful about that. Per capita legal immigration to Canada far outstrips that of the USA. But we have the obvious advantage of not having the third world at our doorstep and opening the door without knocking so we have a lot less unauthorized entries. Desperate people seeking entry is a problem in all the relatively wealthy western nations. It was the key reason for Brexit because being an island offers protection. It is a difficult moral dilemma.

it is ABSOLUTELY true in those states. Florida's definition of 'life in danger' is just as vague as the Texas law. deliberately so. A doctor will not get to decide whether his decision is legal or not, as already demonstrated by dozens of examples in recent history. Because of Florida abortion laws, she carried her baby to term knowing he would die | CNN Florida’s abortion laws almost killed my wide. Let’s pass Amendment 4 | Miami Herald DNC 2024: Anya Cook says Florida abortion law nearly killed her They deliberately removed the idea that the doctor could make the life and death decision.

...now get compensation for those lies can enjoy what justice has awarded: "A federal judge in New York on Saturday authorized two Georgia poll workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani to pursue information about four Yankees World Series rings owned by the former New York City mayor...The rings are estimated to be worth at least $200,000." Agree. How many more will get swept up in trump's second term. trump will be feeding at the public cash trough like a pig and his buddies/criminals will be in there with him. When trump is done a second term there will be nobody left to pardon the fresh crop of criminals.

Just so you know, there are people here who count you in that group for some fundamentals.