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by Ken777
Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:24 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Restrictions on Political Discussion discussion thread
Replies: 172
Views: 19607

Re: Restrictions on Political Discussion discussion thread

This is pretty sad IMHO. NonAv was one of those special places where people from around the world can input their thinking - and that is a pretty good idea. The loss of that input is the really sad part of the decision.

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by Ken777
Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:27 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Mass shooting in Dadeville AL
Replies: 50
Views: 3275

Re: Mass shooting in Dadeville AL

Just another basic NRA/GOP Event.

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by Ken777
Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: federal judge suspends FDA's longtime approval of an abortion pill
Replies: 42
Views: 4325

Re: federal judge suspends FDA's longtime approval of an abortion pill

Thank God for a sane judge from Washington. Texas judges scare me these days - keen jerk idiots who will crawl on their knees together the lifetime job. Maybe we need to dump that lifetime appointment business, all the way to the Supreme Court. And maybe we need to ban members of the Federalist Soci...

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by Ken777
Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: US Supreme Court Justice Thomas got free luxury trips from Republican megadonor
Replies: 146
Views: 10494

Re: US Supreme Court Justice Thomas got free luxury trips from Republican megadonor

Justice Pubic Hair simply enjoys all the benefits of super rich friends. He knows what is important to them and he delivers - which ensures they stay friends. Toss in his weird wife and we have a situation where that couple have prostituted the integrity of the court. As for Justice Pubic Hair endin...

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by Ken777
Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Can anyone please give me the list of the best US medical centres especially for treating cancer? Thanks
Replies: 18
Views: 2619

Re: Can anyone please give me the list of the best US medical centres especially for treating cancer? Thanks

My GP is a member of Ascension, a large health system and she's the one who suggested Karmanos (or University of Michigan, another CCC). I was with a GP who had been on the staff at St. John's Tulsa before they gave the hospital to Ascension. I'll still have some simple procedures there because the...

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by Ken777
Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:36 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: N.Y. grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump
Replies: 84
Views: 6457

Re: N.Y. grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump

This is the start of an interesting year or two. If Trump actually believes that he is innocent then he should push hard for a very fast trial - that would get it out of the way before the election. Same with all of the other potential indictments. Some would be hard, though, like Georgia with his c...

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by Ken777
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Texas, the (un) friendly state
Replies: 8
Views: 1307

Re: Texas, the (un) friendly state

I was born in Texas, but the only time I claim being a Texan is based on who won the annual OU - Texas football game. That pretty well says it all.

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by Ken777
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:40 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: My son has had a bit of a week
Replies: 29
Views: 4900

Re: My son has had a bit of a week

We have been very lucky in terms of kids having accidents. My son scared me with a lump below his knee - afraid it could be cancer, but if was just fat. The grandkids have asthma (the grand daughter is worse of the two) and has had some hospital visits as well as having the mid lobe of her right lun...

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by Ken777
Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: DeSantis requested medical records of all trans students attending Florida public universities
Replies: 45
Views: 5638

Re: DeSantis requested medical records of all trans students attending Florida public universities

dmg626 wrote:

Haha what an fn joke , liberal delusions, Florida more popular than ever


As long as you're white.

How long do we have to wait for this a$$hole to start on the Jews.'

like Trump he has a compulsive desire to be a little dictator.

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by Ken777
Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit
Replies: 339
Views: 31994

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

FOX has a major problem. Discovery has clearly shown that FOX executives KNEW that their people were lying like George Santos and they did nothing, Discovery is going to cost FOX billions because Dominion is getting more smoking guns for the trial. FOX was in a panic because they were concerned that...

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by Ken777
Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:39 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: For some student loan borrowers, repayment is a burden.
Replies: 167
Views: 8998

Re: For some student loan borrowers, repayment is a burden.

Let's be honest - most of us went to a local school: K through 12. That was funded fly taxes and students were not charged for that education, That is, simply SOCIALISM. We happily pay those saxes because as a nation we benefit for those free educations. Think back to the last century when high scho...

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by Ken777
Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
Replies: 581
Views: 35510

Re: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's

Car loans here are now anywhere between 6-9%, on a $40K plus car, that's a lot of money and that brings up another issue, car loan length. 4 years used to be the average, then 5, then 6 and now its 8 and many people don't realize how long that really is, I mean that's like watching your kid go from...

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by Ken777
Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:07 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
Replies: 581
Views: 35510

Re: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's

Car loans here are now anywhere between 6-9%, on a $40K plus car, that's a lot of money and that brings up another issue, car loan length. 4 years used to be the average, then 5, then 6 and now its 8 and many people don't realize how long that really is, I mean that's like watching your kid go from...

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by Ken777
Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:59 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit
Replies: 339
Views: 31994

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

We need to hope for Jury Members who have at least half a brain, which will cost FOX $1.6 Billion. With luck the Jury will return the full amount (or increase it) and move a chunk to Punitive Damages as they cannot be hid behind bankruptcy. Hopefully FOX will fire those behind this farce- leaving t...

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by Ken777
Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit
Replies: 339
Views: 31994

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

We need to hope for Jury Members who have at least half a brain, which will cost FOX $1.6 Billion. With luck the Jury will return the full amount (or increase it) and move a chunk to Punitive Damages as they cannot be hid behind bankruptcy. Hopefully FOX will fire those behind this farce- leaving th...

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by Ken777
Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
Replies: 581
Views: 35510

Re: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's

The issue right now is that companies have become addicted to prices increases that are out of sight. Just look at food: chicken is up 70% over the past year and for companies don't give a damn of how you can't afford it - they just add years to the length of your loan. Competition increasing will h...

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by Ken777
Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's
Replies: 581
Views: 35510

Re: 10% of all new new vehicles sold were EV's

N1120A wrote:
frmrCapCadet wrote:
If a Porsche and a BMW can be a compact SUV, why not a Mustang?


Porsche doesn't call the Cayenne a 911 and BMW doesn't call the X5 an M5.


And MB doesn't bother selling their A Series in the US. Probably would kill their status here.

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by Ken777
Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:02 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: State of the Union Speech
Replies: 33
Views: 3743

State of the Union Speech

I watched a relatively long Speech and found that Biden delivered a damn good speech - especially at the start. Following tradition, both the VP and Speaker of the House. The VP performed a lot better than McCarthy, When ever Biden said something that got a solid round of applause from the Dems here...

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by Ken777
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:13 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Mass shooting at Chinese New Year's celebration in Monterey Park (CA)
Replies: 133
Views: 6741

Re: Mass shooting at Chinese New Year's celebration in Monterey Park (CA)

If people want to kill a huge number of people banning guns will not stop them. Stop blaming the 2A. It's so lame. Maybe have national sale tax collected by the manufacturer and based on the potential damage each size does will help. A little 22 caliber could be as little as 25 cents each would be ...

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by Ken777
Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:41 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Yet another mass shooting in the US not in Cali
Replies: 24
Views: 2179

Re: Yet another mass shooting in the US not in Cali

From "petertenthije" Only in America can someone shoot 12, and not be called an active shooter. I am sure the people that got shot will appreciate knowing the shooter had a motive. All saId. Mass shootings have become a fad/sport in the US and until conservative politician s join the liber...

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by Ken777
Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 2022 US Elections
Replies: 608
Views: 40364

Re: 2022 US Elections

The one who actually needs to realize this is Trump himself. Good luck with that, he couldn't be less self-aware. Just as well - he'll drift on to multiple indictments and won't understand why people don't like him. One simple "Guilty" for a Felony and he will won't be able to be Presiden...

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by Ken777
Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 2022 US Elections
Replies: 608
Views: 40364

Re: 2022 US Elections

Trump says he’ll make ‘big announcement’ Nov. 15 https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-florida-donald-trump-a8e9a5134a478c5c24f581d3cd7129d6 I just want to know... how big is the escalator at Mar-a-Lago ? ? ? At his age and weight it might be wise for him to take an elevator. On th...

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by Ken777
Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:39 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 2022 US Elections
Replies: 608
Views: 40364

Re: 2022 US Elections

No predictions here. It’ll be a R Congress, however, not a prediction; a certainty. Fear and hate, alright. I fear the Dems will continue to reduce the value of my assets by 8+% a year and hate that they will continue to expand government powers, reducing liberty. if you are I your 30's you should ...

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by Ken777
Thu Nov 03, 2022 12:06 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Brand loyality
Replies: 132
Views: 12524

Re: Brand loyality

Airline - BA. I used to put CX, QF and AA high on my list, but I'm not flying the Pacific anymore and AA has really screwed the customers for way too many fees - and nothing to drink (even water) for a 1 hour flight. At least QF managed an honest hot meal on the 1 hot flight SYD - MEL. (There was on...

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by Ken777
Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:40 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: UPDATE: Queen Elizabeth has died
Replies: 207
Views: 14576

Re: UPDATE: Queen Elizabeth has died

This is sad news, but generally not an unexpected moment in our history. At 78 I can barely remember watching her coronation on TV. Now my Granddaughter has just arrived last week for a Semester at Oxford. I've written her to get copies of newspapers that have caught her eye, as well as some coins a...

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by Ken777
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:59 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.
Replies: 776
Views: 72619

Re: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.

Trump would be silent if this were a big deal. Trump is simply too stupid to keep his mouth shut. Since President Biden was sworn in those 15 boxes set aside for a trip to Florida have left a lot of people (including me) wondering when we would see what the government will do with those boxes. Clas...

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by Ken777
Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: SCOTUS about to decide on EPA emissions regulations
Replies: 90
Views: 5070

Re: SCOTUS about to decide on EPA emissions regulations

Between Justice Pubic Hair and Justice Erection dece t folks in this country are getting screwed. Soon the Scrotums at SCOTUS will start on Oral Sex, followed by making cit illegal stock go to a different not state for an Abortion. (In that last one the states with that law will need to. have offici...

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by Ken777
Wed May 25, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX
Replies: 519
Views: 18975

Re: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX

Speaking of Cruz: As 14 students and a teacher were shot dead at a Texas elementary school, the Republican senator tried to demonize Democrats, saying they’d be coming after guns. When a mass shooting happens, Cruz told reporters, “You see politicians try to politicize it,” he said. “You see Democr...

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by Ken777
Wed May 25, 2022 2:26 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX
Replies: 519
Views: 18975

Re: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX

Corrected in another post.

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by Ken777
Wed May 25, 2022 2:25 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX
Replies: 519
Views: 18975

Re: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX

Well, them kids died because of our God given 2nd amendment rights. But hey, freedom isn't free. God Bless 'Murica, the greatest freest country in the world. I would gladly take dozens of these sacrifices every year rather than live under the tyrannical gun laws of Canada, Australia, New Zealand an...

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by Ken777
Wed May 25, 2022 2:24 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX
Replies: 519
Views: 18975

Re: Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX

Well, them kids died because of our God given 2nd amendment rights. But hey, freedom isn't free. God Bless 'Murica, the greatest freest country in the world. I would gladly take dozens of these sacrifices every year rather than live under the tyrannical gun laws of Canada, Australia, New Zealand an...

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by Ken777
Wed May 04, 2022 12:42 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Updated: US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe vs. Wade
Replies: 1137
Views: 63647

Re: Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

However, there is a reason its so hard. Civil rights which was a very serious issue, was despite the difficulty making changes to laws, codified in the 1960's. The same way back to slavery after the civil war, hard but done. Some topics are hard because they are polarizing, if abortion isn't that p...

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by Ken777
Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:08 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: The GOP has decided to punish free speech
Replies: 119
Views: 10476

Re: The GOP has decided to punish free speech

c933103 wrote:
Should have use the chance to push to eliminate corporate donation


Corporate donations from Disney will not be heading to the GOP for some time now. There will also be a number of employees who will be changing their donations.

Sometimes I wonder if Goofy fathered a lot of Florida politicians.

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by Ken777
Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:25 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Conservativism and a new Marxism
Replies: 25
Views: 2054

Re: Conservativism and a new Marxism

Conservatives and Big Businesses have a lot of issues where they have natural conflicts. Look at health care costs: As soon as the corporate world takes a hard look at "socialized medicine" they will discover 2 interesting factors: (1) our system costs bout twice what it should and employe...

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by Ken777
Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:07 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Cruise Ship/Ocean Liner Thread -2022
Replies: 260
Views: 31415

Re: Cruise Ship/Ocean Liner Thread -2022

The Queen Mary is currently undergoing critical repairs and that includes removing the lifeboats. The city hopes to have the ship reopened by late 2022. https://abc7.com/queen-mary-long-beach-repairs-2022/11547071/ I can remember when. the ship arrived in Long Beach. I was actually on the USS Long ...

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by Ken777
Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:35 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: P&O Ferries sack 800 UK staff with a video call.
Replies: 43
Views: 4232

Re: P&O Ferries sack 800 UK staff with a video call.

Fire and re-hire might be the easiest way to get "qualified" staff, but it also adds the risk of future problems. If they are hiring Dubai citizens then one hopes they all speak at least English. Personally I'll pass on P&O in the future as I would be concerned about the safety and som...

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by Ken777
Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:27 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: US President's State of The Union Speech 2022
Replies: 90
Views: 5493

Re: US President's State of The Union Speech 2022

Biden did a pretty good job with that speech - he even got the GOP cheering with the Dems at various times. Nancy did get ahead of herself with her excitement over the proposed law to give vets who had served in the ME the same types of benefits from Burn Pits that Vietnam Vets receives from Agent O...

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by Ken777
Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:01 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs
Replies: 129
Views: 44868

Re: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs

OK, I know my eyesight is as bad as my typing. And the Grand Thing about the Navy is that you CAN join the Navy and see the world. The gets to be important to me as I met a beautiful lady during my visit to Perth and that beautiful lady was to become my wife, now of 53 years. We also look around som...

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by Ken777
Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:52 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs
Replies: 129
Views: 44868

Re: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs

After the first WestPac Deployment in the Navy we had a bank on board who played Anchor's Aweigh as we entered Long Beach Naval Base. All of a sudden that song had a lot new meanings to me. It was the first of my three combat deployments. Just as important was the Navy Band playing Waltzing Matilda ...

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by Ken777
Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:29 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
Replies: 18095
Views: 1507526

Re: Russia invasion could begin any day, US warns

[*]I can't even guess what Russia will end up doing, but consider an invasion as definitely on the table for the short term. Russia has moved the October military games to this weekend's they have half of their military lined up on the Ukraine's border. There is also false flags and an overload of p...

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by Ken777
Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:53 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs
Replies: 129
Views: 44868

Re: Let's talk about your top goosebumps songs

Ode to Joy, live at a Flashmob in Nuremberg. As I was there nothing else even comes close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23945btJYw Your link was incredible, but there were many good ones from around the world after that. I spent two hours going from now flash mob to another - but your's was the...

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by Ken777
Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:43 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Prediction: This will have no impact upon Trump's fans
Replies: 25
Views: 3039

Re: Prediction: This will have no impact upon Trump's fans

This is a dramatic disclosure of Trump Fraud. Now every financial institution that has loans out to the Trumps will have a duty fo care to investigate documents supporting those loans and, whenever fraud is seen suspected, it is their duty go call those loans. That will probably see Trump file his n...

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by Ken777
Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Downfall: The case against Boeing.
Replies: 278
Views: 49811

Re: Downfall: The case against Boeing.

With luck this could be a force in returning Boeing to their pre-MD Days where the P&L Guys & Lawyers take a back seat to engineers.

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by Ken777
Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Is Prince Charles Finally Going To Become King?
Replies: 75
Views: 8304

Re: Is Prince Charles Finally Going To Become King?

While the Queen might not "rule" her lands I understand that the PM has to face her weekly to answer her questions, and they can be very sharp from what previous PMs have indicated. With her years on the Throne Elizabeth has had exposure to a very wide range of situations - far more experi...

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by Ken777
Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:39 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Legitimate Political Discourse?
Replies: 38
Views: 2578

Re: Legitimate Political Discourse?

Both parties do it, if they think it suits their goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_protests Does anyone doubt, if Trump won, there would have been riots? Both parties are not "doing the same thing" - but only because of Trump. Hillary beat Trump by 3,000,000 votes, but l...

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by Ken777
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Legitimate Political Discourse?
Replies: 38
Views: 2578

Re: Legitimate Political Discourse?

Really? The GOP "Powers That Be" have decided that the efforts to take over the government simply Legitimate Political Discourse and we are supposed to believe that it reflects what happened on Jan 6th. Really? How many traditional Republicans are going to read that crap and gag? Will the...

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by Ken777
Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:18 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Legitimate Political Discourse?
Replies: 38
Views: 2578

Re: Legitimate Political Discourse?

These days it is a GOP problem. Part of the "we are allowed to do what we want" mentality of the radicalized right. Like Trump tearing up masses of documents and stealing at least 15 boxes of federal property. That theft included his love letters from North Korea as well as gifts that were...

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by Ken777
Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:25 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Legitimate Political Discourse?
Replies: 38
Views: 2578

Legitimate Political Discourse?

Really? The GOP "Powers That Be" have decided that the efforts to take over the government simply Legitimate Political Discourse and we are supposed to believe that it reflects what happened on Jan 6th. Really? How many traditional Republicans are going to read that crap and gag? Will they...

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by Ken777
Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Is Prince Charles Finally Going To Become King?
Replies: 75
Views: 8304

Re: Is Prince Charles Finally Going To Become King?

I believe several factors are influencing her thinking. The first, obviously, is the death of her husband. Their mutual love and dedication are not easily matched. Then there is her current age and the 70 years of Service of Queen has probably impacted her thinking how much time she has left. The an...

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by Ken777
Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:06 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Which books should be adapted for large or small screen?
Replies: 16
Views: 1789

Re: Which books should be adapted for large or small screen?

Turns out this thead was a good idea... two years into a pandemic i kinda run out of books to read... best regards Thomas If you want to try Griffin I recommend starting with Semper Fi, the first volume in The Corps series. It takes a little time to develop some of the characters, but most last thr...

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