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It's only an insult if the 'sheep' are following something the Qcumbers don't like. If it's something like Trump's white supremacy, the Rs blatant abuses of power, what their preacher tells them to believe or the "Q" nonsense, then 'following the crowd' is good.

European or African?

Which part of 105.45 covers anyone accompanying the Tandem pair in freefall? I don't see it. I don't even see anything about 'following all manufacturers rules for operating' the rig. Or even USPA's BSRs. Not going to start debating on what qualifications 'lurkers' should have, or how important it is to follow the BSRs & Mfg rules. But I'm not seeing it in the FARs. However, I'm open to other interpretations.

One of the things I find most amazing about this time in American History is how interchangeable satirical 'news' and 'real' news have become. This is The Onion. It's satire. https://www.theonion.com/the-onion-s-guide-to-qanon-1844647760?utm_campaign=The Onion&utm_content=1600615740&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0lQbBt_6U62L6wbCP_Mf86-iamaBDrabhCQqSiOMMu_XjnuNQRaJ-1Zu8

It was something of a combination of the two. The "Democratic Party Machine" favored HRC. Partly because of her influence over the party, partly because she was the strongest candidate, partly because the party liked the idea of her being the first woman president. As such, she got a lot of help from the party that other candidates did not. I don't think any of the other candidates could have beaten her for the nomination if the party hadn't thrown it's weight behind her, in part because there really weren't any other really strong, nationally recognized candidates running. But it makes a good soundbite for the "HRC Haters" to latch onto that the DNC 'chose' her from the beginning. Makes it sound all conspiratorial and 'evil'.

You do understand that the McDonald shooting was very typical for the Chicago PD, right? As was the coverup. All the cops on scene knew exactly what had happened. It wasn't a "Shoot/No Shoot" scenario. A cop rolled up on the situation, got out of his car and executed the kid. The cops falsifed reports, intimidated witnesses and destroyed evidence (camera footage from a nearby business). The ONLY reason it came to light is because a cop who saw the video, and couldn't stomach the idea of what happened, called a civil rights group and told them about the video and what it showed. He did so anonymously. He did that because cops who snitch are in serious danger. After the civil rights group found out, they had to pursue a lawsuit to get the video released. The cops refused, and fought and even disobeyed the judges order to release it. They then charged the cop the day before the video was forced to be released. The reason this had made the news the way it did isn't because the way the cops covered it up is rare, it's because the fact that the coverup was exposed is. The reality is that accusations of this sort of behavior have been made for years (decades - forever basically). The fact that video has become so prevalent is the main reason that some of these accusations have begun to gain some traction. Without video proof, it's always been the word of accused criminals against the cops. And the cops made sure they all told the same story, lawyered up behind the union lawyers and the they got away with it.

I'll just leave this here: 2016: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don’t do this in an election year.” 2018: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election.” 2016: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): “I don’t think we should be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term - I would say that if it was a Republican president.” 2016: Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.): “The very balance of our nation’s highest court is in serious jeopardy. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will do everything in my power to encourage the president and Senate leadership not to start this process until we hear from the American people.” 2016: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): “A lifetime appointment that could dramatically impact individual freedoms and change the direction of the court for at least a generation is too important to get bogged down in politics. The American people shouldn’t be denied a voice.” 2016: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.): “The campaign is already under way. It is essential to the institution of the Senate and to the very health of our republic to not launch our nation into a partisan, divisive confirmation battle during the very same time the American people are casting their ballots to elect our next president.” 2016: Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.): “In this election year, the American people will have an opportunity to have their say in the future direction of our country. For this reason, I believe the vacancy left open by Justice Antonin Scalia should not be filled until there is a new president.” 2016: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.): “The Senate should not confirm a new Supreme Court justice until we have a new president.” 2016: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.): “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.” 2016: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio): “I believe the best thing for the country is to trust the American people to weigh in on who should make a lifetime appointment that could reshape the Supreme Court for generations. This wouldn’t be unusual. It is common practice for the Senate to stop acting on lifetime appointments during the last year of a presidential term, and it’s been nearly 80 years since any president was permitted to immediately fill a vacancy that arose in a presidential election year.” 2016: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.): “I strongly agree that the American people should decide the future direction of the Supreme Court by their votes for president and the majority party in the U.S. Senate.” ________________________ ** “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” -- Mitch McConnell, March 2016

Yup. Lowest since early July. In Wisconsin, we've seen record high postive tests 4 of the past 8 days. 7 day average is around 1500. Yesterday (reported today) was over 2500. Percent postive is also stupid high. Yesterday was over 20%, averages over the last week have been around 15%. They opened up the University of Wisconsin, down in Madison, back in the beginning of Sept. 3 weeks later, they closed in person classes. At first they wanted all the underclassmen to simply 'go home'. Given that the class cancellation was because of a huge spike in positives (the county they are located in saw daily postives nearly 500 - they accounted for well over 30% of positives for several days), the reaction was... Not good. Everyone outside of Madison basically told them how stupid they were for sending infected kids back to their hometowns. After the reaction, the University decided to have the students quarantine in the dorms. About the only positive (that isn't a virus test) that is showing up is that deaths aren't following the case increases. We're currently around 1.4% fatalities. Well below the national & worldwide average of ~3%. As Bill noted above, they are gaining experience in treating cases, some treatments are showing success. It's also due in part to the fact that the biggest age group testing positive is the younger crowd. They don't get as sick, nor do they die as much. Doesn't stop them from passing it on to older folks, though. Edit to add: The numbers I'm quoting come from Wisconsin Dept of Health Services (DHS). They post daily around 2pm (Central). Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DHSWI/

Possibly. I would hope that any rigger that received gear from a random stranger, who got it at an 'estate sale', with no packing data card would check the 'stolen' lists. I would. OTOH, the Astra, Time-Out & Mini DV camera are obsolete enough that if it was stolen, it was a while ago.

The protests will continue as long as the cops keep shooting unarmed black men. Whoever wins the election won't be able to change that culture overnight. But at least Biden will try.

Don't forget that they ALL both passively and actively cover up for those 'bad apples'. None of them will 'rat out' a 'brother officer'.

Glad you liked it. LIke I noted, it's been posted on here more than once, but it's been a while. Another one that got posted repeatedly, but hasn't for a while is this one: Definitely NSFW. Something about Wagner's Ride of the Valkeries and aircraft is just cool. Whether it's the "Charlie Don't Surf" air assault scene from Apocolypse Now or a washing machine commercial.

Risers, toggles, d-bag & pilot chute go with rig. So does reserve freebag, safety stow & pilot chute. Canopy gets slider & links.

Well, he claimed he was going to 'drain the swamp'. He just forgot to mention the fact that the garbage that was going to be 'drained' was stuff he himself put in there.

Down the 'all the fires were started by Antifa' road. It's paved in bullshit. Same as the rumors that they were started by the proud boys. https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-remove-false-rumors-antifa-arson-oregon-wildfires-2020-9

I call it an honest and stupid mistake. It wouldn't be all that big of a deal, except it's happened over and over and over again. Well, it's pretty clear that Putin runs Trump. So, if not an 'ally', how about an 'overlord'? Trump wants us to 'support our troops'. Just like he supported them in Syria by pulling out US Special Forces. Dude on the right is carrying an AK of some sort. You can see the muzzle & front sight.

So, by that argument, driving drunk should also be 'my choice'. Fortunately, we as a society have decided that putting others at risk in that manner is not acceptable. I'd love to see this put into effect. But who gets held liable? If someone is asymptomatic, do we treat that as someone who claims they only had 'a couple beers'? Do we hold whatever venue they were at, like we do with bartenders who serve and allow someone to drive? There was a 'superspreading event' in Maine recently. 176 cases, 7 dead. https://www.newsweek.com/two-more-deaths-linked-covid-super-spreader-maine-wedding-state-cdc-director-says-1532109 6 of the dead are at a rehab center. None of those dead attended the wedding that is believed to be the 'spreading event'. It seems like an employee of the rehab center attended & brought it back. A guard at the local jail brought it back there, too. Who should be held responsible for that? Should anyone or should we just chalk it up to 'too bad, so sad, oh well'? I honestly don't know the answer. I can see valid reasons both for and against holding responsible (in no particular order): the venue owners - the event was over the limit for 'gathering size'; the wedding couple - they made the decision to have that many people; the pastor who officiated - the linked article says there's a further outbreak at the church; the individual who brought it back to the rehab facility. But if we don't get people to start taking this seriously, if we don't get people to start taking precautions, we're fucked. Wisconsin has seen a big spike in the past week or so. Both new case numbers and percent positive tests have gone through the roof. Much of it is linked to the opening of the universities. But the 7 day average new cases has topped 1000 for the first time, and has been that high for a few days.

In order: I think the pocket is part of the little flap that the data label is on. Not really. Many riggers will refuse to work on gear that is more than 20 years old. Some European countries have that as a rule, but not in the US. Life limits are a subject of lengthy debate on here. The guys who are long-time, well respected riggers can't even agree. Some say there's no real life limit, but many riggers still won't touch older stuff for a variety of reasons - liability, knowledge of the gear, ability to find all the documentation, and on and on. I doubt any jumpers would want to use those helmets. If you can find someone in another 'action sport' who wants them, great. Keep in mind that jump helmets are not impact rated. The procedure would be the same as for any other rig. The lack of packing data card is 'not good', but it doesn't make them unsellable. Have a rigger inspect it. If you are in the San Francisco area, I think the closest DZ is SkyDance. You could ship them, but it costs. You'd be better off taking a trip out there and visiting in person. Give a call to make sure there will be a rigger there when you show up. An "inspection & repack" (I&R) is usually between $75 - $100. To have a rigger open both main & reserve up and take a quick look shouldn't cost too much. A detailed 'pre sale' inspection would cost more, but I don't think you are looking for that now, you just want to see what's in there and look for any obvious issues. An experienced jumper could take a look, but they may or may not know what they are looking at. You may be able to find someone closer who would let you bring the gear to them. Yes. Obsolete and 24 years old. I can't remember if the Astra has a life limit, but every modern one does and they're all shorter than that. A quick look on the FXC site doesn't show it under 'legacy products' that they still maintain. It's just a sight. It shows the jumper where the center of the frame is. Yes. It's an audible (and apparently has a flashing light) to let you know when you reach a pre-set altitude (break off, pull, ect). The newest review is from a decade ago. I've never seen one in use. There are much better modern units. Bev & Tony are both still around. However, I'd think it unlikely that they would be able to tell you the measurements of the buyer(s). I've never seen a serial number on a suit. They might be able to tell you what areas to measure to get an idea of what size they are (inseam is the one that comes to mind). You'd just have to let people try them on to see if it fit. You could put them on some 'representative' people to get an idea of how short/tall, fat/skinny they fit.

Hi Jerry, Well, the blouse could function as the 'main'. either velcro or a 'clip on' link (the one used for the RSL comes to mind). Have both the cutaway handle and the bra itself attached. Not sure how to do that so that pulling the blouse off towards the back can pull the bra off towards the front. Hmmm... You're the engineer, I'll leave it up to you. And, for those who are reluctant to click on the link, it's the original "Television Commercial" for the setup pictured in the OP. It's been out for quite a while and has shown up on here from time to time. Potentially sort of NSFW.

I got a funny feeling that if he starts a war with Iran for no real reason, the committee might not care about any peace deals. He also trashed the Iran nuke deal, against the wishes of ALL the other signatories, failed miserably at containing North Korea, and has inspired the rise of white supremacists and Nazis all over the world. Don't forget that Hitler, Mussolini & Stalin were all nominated.

It was kinda funny. When the Atlantic story came out about Trump treating the military like shit, calling the Marines in WW1 'losers' and 'suckers', all the 'Alt-Right' folks went bananas. The ONLY 'story' I saw that had anyone of any stature refuting it was a Breitbart story quoting... Bolton. Questions as to the stance of believing this while saying he was lying in his book went unanswered.

Yes. The top generals see as much intel as the president does (and they actually read it). If the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided that the intel didn't justify an attack, or that the attack would be illegal (similar, but not quite the same), then they could and should refuse that order. "Because I was ordered to" is not a defense in a court of law. It would be unprecedented, but what about this administration isn't? Given how Trump has treated the military, I wouldn't expect blind obedience to his commands.

An oldie but a goodie: https://www.epictv.com/media/podcast/fastest-bra-removal-cutaway-system-|-base-girl-ep-4/252315

How does the left enable this behavior? And how can you be sure the shooter was from 'the left'? The only description I can find is a 'black male'. Considering that the arsons in Minnesota and the previous police shooting in California were committed by Alt-Right, white supremacist, "Boogaloo" types; to assume this was done by someone 'on the left' is a bit of a stretch. Not saying it wasn't, but nobody knows at this point. I think I remember a few of the white 'provocateurs' were arrested wearing makeup that made them look black. Again, I don't know, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. From a purely 'operational' standpoint, that sort of disguise would be a good idea, as long as nobody got close enough (and apparently nobody did). Shoot the cops, run around the corner, pull off whatever clothes are on the outside, wipe off the face, walk away as a completely different person. (again, this is pure speculation) Although, if it is a black person, I give it about a 10% chance of him surviving the arrest. Who is shocked? I've been wondering how long it would take. The LAPD & LA County sheriff's dept are some of the most corrupt and brutal out there. Everything that the Rodney King investigation showed was still present during the CRASH/Rampart scandal a few years later. During the initial BLM protests a couple months ago, there were a LOT of excessive force claims. Because just about everyone has video capability in their hand, there was proof of many of the claims and the dept couldn't just ignore them. Trump is doing absolutely nothing to make people think the problems will be addressed. In fact, as Bill pointed out above, he's doing just the opposite. If you want the riots and violence to increase, make the people protesting think that they aren't making any progress at all. The anger and frustration will increase to the point that stuff like this starts happening. Funny how it didn't happen when Obama was president. Yes, there was violence in St Louis after Brown was killed, but it went away pretty fast.

Yeah, the illegally appointed acting head of DHS tried to get reports to play up the threat of 'Antifa' & other 'left wing' groups while downplaying the threat of 'Alt-Right' and 'white supremacist' groups. In addition to trying to pretend that China is as much of a threat to the election as Russia. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/dhs-whistleblower-white-supremacist-threat/index.html