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NASA https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-funded-studies-explain-how-climate-is-changing-earths-rotation

Yeah, so for my three lines posted - between Sky & you; I'd have to spend the whole day answering eleven questions of taunt. It would degrade into a silly argument. Not going to do it. You guys know the difference between sex education and porn.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pornography Science vs. Social Reproduction vs. Pornhub/OnlyFans type materiel in visual or written form.

Not sure which camp you'd put me in; teaching sex education in class is one thing. Pornography is another.

It's a shooting term referring to the grouping. Quarter, Nickel, Dime. Not real money, just the diameter of. EDIT: And the best one is - able to drive a nail at X yards.

No argument.

However, the working stiff at 35 years old making 37-65K/annum with 2 kids is not. They're 10K in CC debt, have no savings and an average $25,000 of vehicles at a cost of about $600/month, plus insurance, plus gas, healthcare costs, etc. Most on here have done well for themselves. But, I doubt they would enjoy the above scenario.

Sure. You can't interpret anything if you just listen to what others tell you to think. The analogy you presented about the KKK and CRT was inaccurate. The KKK is about promoting racism. CRT is about acknowledging racism not only exists, but was incorporated in laws creating an environment of restriction for minorities. But, I'm no "expert."

Then you're interpreting it wrong.

The holster can lose its "shape" causing one to have to unscrew it, heat it, reshape it, etc. If not done properly, can create additional issues. As to the 3/4" if one is an 1/8" off inserting the weapon back into the holster - you'll see the issues the SS member had with trying to put it back in the holster. If you get it right, they're good holsters, but not near as easy as a leather or nylon holster. I also don't like them because they will scratch your gun over time. Not might, will.

There's always been some corporate/government speak for tearing down barriers (i.e., Race Relations). DEI is just the new word. In the case of the SS, the new Director was looking at a 48% attrition rate within her ranks. Employing DEI was not only a government mandate, but a possible way to slow down that attrition rate. Unfortunately, it did not address the real reasons for the attrition and then just became the thing to blame for a worsening attrition rate. As for the holster situation - I'm not a fan of Kydex holsters, being so rigid, they are difficult to put the gun in, even more difficult being left handed, and factor in some adrenaline.

I grow weary of your posting YT videos as source citations rather than using academic or more scholarly sources. This latest video would demonstrate that you know nothing of CRT. The video is about porn. Of which I tend to agree. Can you please stop throwing youtube videos and just add to the conversation. Nobody is going to view the videos you post. I will read thru something longer if given a source, rather than listen to a 30 second video from FB or YT. PS There is an (R) after my name also.

I like how you think.

So, no more talk of ending the 2nd amendment? :)

A rare Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event has been detected in the stratosphere above the Antarctic region over the past week. Forecast models predict it will start to filter down through the atmosphere later this month. https://watchers.news/2024/07/15/rare-sudden-stratospheric-warming-event-detected-over-antarctica/ These disturbances influence the geomagnetic activity of Earth’s atmosphere, with changes detectable and measurable.

You know.

Understand. Thank you.

Service TO your country. Trump was serving himself.

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? DEI didn't come to be in the VA until a pilot program in 2022. Pretty sure it was Lincoln who gave us VA Hospitals.

Ohh wait . . . you said shootings, not piercings.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1pzlfKSN0PM

Morning, Phil American Revolution, Civil War, WWI, The Great Depression. WWII, Korea, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, 1989, 9/11, 2008 recessions, Iraq Afghanistan, and COVID. We are if nothing else; Tenacious.

Being a moderator on here for some 20+ years gives you the impression of sanity? :)

The American people are the most divided we've seen in this lifetime. Most of the left-leaning on here have made comments about Biden's lack of fitness for varying reasons, Trump fitness is more than questionable. I haven't sat out since 1980. What in the hell are my choices? What the hell are anybody's choices? We're not voting for anymore - we're voting against. You have been vocal about your lack of confidence in Biden - you're not really voting for him, you're voting against Trump. I bring up a D that I would vote for, young, military experience, Rhodes Scholar, socially responsible, fiscally conservative, gun laws in Maryland that have yet to be challenged, etc. and yet, he gets a dismissive wave of the hand cause America is "not ready" for another Black on the ticket. The truth is - I will sit out this one if no one brings us the type of leadership this country needs. Abstention is active politics. It's being able to stand up and say, I don't agree with either position because it's not in the interest of the greater good. If enough people abstain, then sometimes people will reflect on doing something different - or they'll just dig in their heels and drive their point harder - even if it's not for the benefit of everyone - that's the real self-chicanery. You want me to vote your way. Not the best way.