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I used to enjoy this guy's tweets back when they were called tweets. https://bsky.app/profile/rocinante.bsky.social/post/3lby2kjycyk2y

Concur that it won't be as compelling as last year's game which was the highest drama. Michigan sealing its legacy on its way to a natty, Saban disgusted with his mercenary team failing to stop Blake and JJ et.al., and Michigan's elite D stopping Milroe on 4th down in overtime. Hard to measure up to that. But, If you were the bag man sponsor of a bowl game that was not also a CFB playoff game you could not ask for a better matchup. There are sicko fans who will consume all content involving their teams.

The enormous fanbases of the two best programs not in the CFB

BLM protests over George Floyd were the proximate reason for Bureau of Prisons and other assorted federal law enforcement standing on the Lincoln Memorial steps in full riot gear. Its going to happen again. People are going to cause a reaction. Gonna be two-three years of chaos until the next pandemic or the War.

Hunter Biden and RFK Jr. had basically the same trajectory. Fail sons with drug problems. The RW propaganda machine is way more effective if you compare those two.

Yeah, i think that is the plan. I had heard from various folks that his parents want him to redshirt.

that game was nuts. We have a handful with Josh Allen.

IF YOU ARE A DIEHARD MICHIGAN FAN.... Get thee to a copy of The Victors by the Mgoblog guys. So freaking good. The joy is so strong. https://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/mgoblog/products/victors-commemorative-book-by-mgoblog

Man, we didn't make New Years day and we have to play Bama again. Lets hope we have the same result.

There are a couple things that are no longer on order in warfare (at least for now) based on the first week of the 2022 Ukraine invasion by Russia. Nobody wants to attempt tactical airlift or air assaults under fire. The Russian "special forces" attempt to seize Hostumel airport taught a lesson that you cannot expect to move large groups of ground troops by air while the airspace is contested or modern anti-aircraft weapons exist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport Now, there is no more self-loving element of the various World militaries as airborne forces (fighter pilots are right up there). But, you will hear quickly from that airborne community that while they think they should be able to jump out of airplanes in certain circumstances when stealth conditions are available or in order to train in toughness and attention to detail, there is little value in having entire fleets of airlift aircraft with hundreds/thousands of troops crash into the ground while crossing the forward line of own troops.

somebody posted a meme with the Law and Order writers room losing their minds over the possibilities. Their twist would be that it was his cheating wife or his gay kid or his business rival but that they violated some procedural matter and the killer got off.

bummer. To paraphrase Burt Bacharach: "what the world needs now is dead dictators"

Why are the PRC building planes trying to match the F-35’s capabilities and why are our allies desperate to add F-35’s to their own arsenals? Also, does the entire history of warfare not shed light on the battles of procurement being some of the most best decisions or worst decisions made by various nations? For example, Hitler should have bought more of x rather than the v-2 which was an obscene expenditure for his country but which was in the immediate post war seized by both sides as crucial tech. Or, The obscene expenditure on the combined bomber offensive over Germany decided the fate of the Luftwaffe which couldn’t build fighters or any other anti aircraft weapons effective enough to stop it. And for all that expense it allowed the allies to land in Normandy and to dominate the battlefield in France because of absolute control of the air.

All true. The level of concern for being targeted is very high among a stratus of people who think they are above reproach and for whom can buy ink by the barrel metaphorically.

Everything above was purchased at great expense by the American taxpayers for hotly contested requirements decision making process which involved their elected representatives as final arbitrator. So, there was a plan, there was a reason for the plan and there was follow on technology that drove their replacement. Maybe there was swindling involved in these investments but i would bet you have a technology grave yard of your own. How many iphone or micro usb cables will you acquire before usb-c?

I think the preference for the national security community would be she removes herself before they have to burn sources and methods but you do you.

Now if we can get Putin to fall before Jan 20 that would be smashing.

what does the above prove?

I'm not sure we can say this with certainty but... https://bsky.app/profile/joncooper-us.bsky.social/post/3lcsghrnpes2m Jon Cooper ‪@joncooper-us.bsky.social‬ With the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, Tulsi Gabbard’s chance of being confirmed as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence has fallen to ZERO. The only question is whether the Syrian rebels will release the secret files on Tulsi before or after her confirmation hearing.

The latter would be "big" so...there is that.

The GWOT made the Navy build the LCS which was pretty silly but they were trying to be relevant. I gather some of them will now be turned into some sort of hybrid missile dispensers and have their guns removed. Some of the most interesting work in doctrinal arguments is over the big and amazing vs. small and cheap stuff argument. Having enough lethality in the small and cheap stuff (e.g., armed drones, standoff pgms) means you can be a game changer over big and amazing (e.g., Aircraft Carriers, F-35s, Mechanized Infantry). But what actually wins, is incorporating small and cheap lethal into the reconnaissance strike complexes and the well-trained and coordinated big and amazing things. The PRC is definitely coming. They have stuff that is nearly as good as ours and they are trying to learn all about the nuanced things we do well (e.g., timely offensive air support on the battlefield vs. whatever non-dynamic crap the Russians do). They are also trying to learn our lessons from the GWOT (e.g., have drones everywhere to support everything). They are also making big investments in the big and amazing stuff (e.g., carriers, ballistic missiles, heavy amphibious tanks units). We are looking at a very near set of crisis points with China. The next 5 years may well be WWIII and I am sad to have to say that. If Xi decides he wants Taiwan back. We are going to have to play a road game and fight it out in the western Pacific at the end of a very long logistic tether, but also with some reasonably capable allies in Japan, South Korea and Australia and some less capable but game allies in the rest of the region.

We seem to have had a bit of a dividend from the effort to keep Russia from taking Ukraine. Lots of things will be happening now. This is a very dangerous time as all transitions are. ‪Angry‬ ‪@angrystaffer.bsky.social‬ · 8h Rumors that Russia is abandoning Tartus. Tartus is their only naval base in the Mediterranean. It’s their primary logistical hub for force projection into Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe This will limit their ability to resupply and repair, and slow down their troop deployment ‪Angry‬ ‪@angrystaffer.bsky.social‬ · 10h Biden administration believes that it’s “increasingly likely” that Assad’s regime could fall within days. We shouldn’t prop up Assad, but we have to be clear-eyed about the geopolitical implications of the regime falling - including securing his chemical weapons stockpiles.

https://bsky.app/profile/adamparkhomenko.bsky.social/post/3lcrem6b4tk2b Adam Parkhomenko ‪@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social‬ I imagine Tulsi Gabbard did not expect this part of the movie. December 7, 2024 at 11:25 PM 140 reposts 5 quotes 1.5K likes ‪JF Ayora‬ ‪@juanfayora.bsky.social‬ · 33m Could we discuss the successful removal of Assad by President Biden through strategic support to Ukraine, all without the need for ground troops? Thank you.

Can you imagine a better scenario for Russian and Chinese intelligence and their mafia allies than closing down the FBI? They have got to be salivating.

Sheesh, the pitiful Cowboys are on MNF!? After having to play on Thanksgiving the week before. What a kind and benevolent league Jerry Jones has found.