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I don't have a dog in this fight, but there is an observation I would make relating to these X links. Very frequently they are from people that nobody has ever heard of, and generally for good reason. The links are always in support of the poster's underlying view. The problem is that they are rarely credible and contain vies and judgements that are ridiculous, with near complete ignorance of the subjects and context of what they suggest. I only say this regarding those I have noticed on issues I think I am quite familiar with. When I read those, I frequently find myself shaking my head and being amazed at the ignorance.

This drone strike on Russian aviation is a game changer in the annals of offensive warfare. Currently, there is no way to adequately defend against such a thing. Imagine a container ship cruising past a US task force in congested waters. Hundreds of drones suddenly launched inside the range needed to properly engage. US airbases do not protect airplanes with hardened spaces, and there are thousands of them. These drones were not data link controlled, so no way to jam them. Consider the amount of farmland purchased by Chinese interests near US air bases. This drone strike is akin to the brilliance of the Israeli pager operation. Pentagon.....We've got a problem. By the way, this has been discussed for years, but nobody did anything about it.

I think this is the third time I've asked, and it has never been answered. Who runs the Palestinian state? Who is on that side that does not advocate destroying Israel? Until someone or something arises, the desire is a fantasy.

My wife runs her business through Etsy. She creates custom banners for churches and ships them throughout the US. She and the buyer discuss the plan, swap a few design ideas, agree on the product and then she creates and ships it. Last week she got a request for a banner for an Episcopal Church. The guy wanted the official Episcopal symbol with a "pride " thing added, sewn onto the lower left quadrant of the 4x3 banner. She politely told him she would gladly do the Episcopal symbol, but not the pride portion. She mentioned she didn't want to create any banner that could be remotely political. Anyway, she gets more business than she cares to handle, so no problem.

On a happy note, and because it has been mentioned in this thread, Truman ended its' eight+ month deployment and docked in Norfolk today. The airwing would have flown off a couple days prior. Fly-offs and landing at your home base after a long cruise are tremendously happy days that you never forget.

It is pure craziness to suggest that the US taxpayer has any obligation to "retrieve" illegals who have been deported. the only way to solve this issue is for those people to come together and change their governments. It's been done before. The stupidest, least efficacious strategy is to have a single safety net to illegally enter. Fix their govs and the fleeing will stop, but that takes guts, and having the US as an easy out makes that all but impossible.

Ya Williams was a CDR. It was one of the learning days for me. I was on my first cruise, but we were well into it. After launch, you go to "Strike Freq." and check in, then go about your business. When I checked in, which was probably 90 secs after the ejection, I had no idea. Strike told me to switch to "Covered Strike, " which is the encrypted freq. The told me there was an airplane in the water and that the Soviet Intel ship was steaming to the wreckage on the surface and told me to keep them away. the way you do that is to descend to deck level and cross their bow, indicating change your course. They didn't change so I did a 360 and pushed it up to about 500 and flew right between two of their masts/antennas. I asked strike if they wanted me to lay down a strafing run in front of them a few hundred feet, but they said no. Anyway, they turned away. I was supposed to be my CO's wingman on this so he watched the thing from above, and after we landed he told me that it was obvious I had lost my temper and this stuff happens. But he also told me my second pass was pretty cool.

My father's brother, who would have been my uncle, was killed in WWII. The sickening thing about it that he killed on the day that the Germans recorded a video of seriously damaged Hitler addressing the remaining Hitler Youth. His final video, just before the end of the war. The Germans my uncle was fighting just west of Florence in Italy had already been surrendered the day before, but work hadn't gotten to the front lines until the next day. We lost an A6 at sea in the Indian Ocean. Freakish mishap. I had just launched off cat 2, and in between us, an F-14 off cat 1. The A6 was on cat 4 and got to about 100 knots when the cat lost all pressure. They ejected just off the bow. The BN went right under the Kitty Hawk and was never seen. The pilot, Bruce Williams, the CO of the A6 squadron went down the left side of the ship and flashed a thumbs up in the water, but couldn't get the parachute off. The rescue helo arrived immediately and a swimmer went in. Turns out Williams was about 10' underwater and the swimmer got to him and got his arm under his shoulder straps. Helo started the hoist. He died on the helo and the swimmer separated his shoulder on the way up Just horrible.

You are too stupid to respond to. Approach charts have minimum altitudes at various distances that must be adhered to. They are there for a reason, like in this case, a ridge line with extending power poles. This is aviation 101. You abide by them and you are safe. Want an explanation? I'm sure you can't figure it out. Why did this plane crash I'm glad you mentioned fixing "real problems," because that's what our current Sect of Transportation is doing. Quite unlike the last knucklehead who was more concerned about removing male nomenclature and hiring/promoting based on race and gender. It doesn't matter what is available or out of service on the ground. Period.

These posts from someone who has no idea of the subject matter, and are clearly intended for political purposes. Outages such as these are not abnormal, and have more to do with local funding. They are not abnormal, and have nothing to do with this accident, where a guy simply violated the altitude restrictions on an approach, and flew into power lines.

Like a lot used to watch ESPN stuff a lot, and never do anymore. One quick story though, regarding PTI personalities. After 9/11, the very first day US airspace was opened for commercial travel, I was coming home to Dulles from LA, after being stuck on the west coast since the event. It was an all nighter, and Mike Wilbon sat next to me. I was in uniform so he asked me a few things and we had a lengthy discussion about the event and the likely results. I remember specifically his comments and views, and I remember thinking that this guy has absolutely no idea how big of a deal this was and what it would cause. His view was akin to thinking that it was kind of like a plane crash.

OK. 35 basis points on a 30 year bond is not normal?

It's a bond, not a bill, as I have mentioned in the past. What is being forwarded, seemingly, as some kind of cause for concern is about a 35 basis point rise in the bond yield. This is normal market stuff, and nothing to be concerned about. That is not to say that gov spending in the US market is not a concern. It definitely is. It has been since the goofy stimulus package that started out as "build back better," and ended as the idiotically named "inflation reduction act." There is no future in guessing that either side is fiscally prudent. I think the Republicans are far better, but we are where we are.

I'm not sure if you're a trader or financially aware, but it was very easy to get yields above 5% during the last administration. I do all the financials stuff for the local vol fire co., and had two CD's above 5.4% "called" after the election. Having a CD called is quite rare. We have our last cd purchased at 5.3% maturing on the 29th. It was purchased well before Jan 20.

No, I'm always interested in the markets.

Once again, your imagination gets control of you.

Another false and foolishly ignorant claim.

That was the reasoning, but it is so unrealistic that when combined with the normal range of a 747, it isn't worth the expense. Not that the scenario has occurred, but they've never tanked with the ores aboard. They have tanked the spare on some trips though.

That is way above my knowledge level. The encrypted communication suite as well as the passive defensive stuff that AF1 requires would be the major issue, and I have no idea re expenses. De-bugging it would be relatively simple, but an additional expense. Either way, they don't need to build in air to air refueling. that's a simple waste we've never used nor needed.

Because the gov probably told Boeing when they wanted them completed, based on the current two 747's used as AF1.

Evidence of the posters complete ignorance. An arresting gear failure, a mishap involving a rapid maneuver while an airplane was under tow, and a shootdown from an auto system which was stupid, but that's what automation does. I doubt that the individual who posted this has any scintilla of knowledge about any of this.

i often wonder if people who post here actually follow markets. Moodys should have done this years ago, and certainly no later that the "Inflation Reduction Act." Treasuries are fine. The bond market is fine.

I don't think there are "hundreds."

Just a side note, because it was mentioned in a link above as an expense, there is no reason to have air to air refueling capability on AF1, and it is extremely expensive. The Boeing project underway does not include it. AF1 has never "tanked" with the president aboard. The spare has, but without the pres.

Do you ever wonder what makes people "disinterested?" This is a perfect example. It's simply stupid, unrelated claims that have never been made. It's a waste of time.