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    Russia started mass deportation of migrants after the terrorist attack at Crocusa

    I won't say there aren't vulnerabilities in our military capabilities - for example, I worry about over-reliance on tech - but I do know two things: 1) Ever since WWII, air dominance has been THE deciding factor in wars 2) US military absolutely, indisputably, dominates the air. There's no...
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    Russia started mass deportation of migrants after the terrorist attack at Crocusa

    Sure it would. But my post was not about strategizing what to do with Russia/Ukraine. It was pointing out that holdover's statement that the US couldn't do a damn thing about it was incorrect. We absolutely could stop Russia from taking over Ukraine. Whether or not we want to, or should, is a...
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    Russia started mass deportation of migrants after the terrorist attack at Crocusa

    You should have read past the first part of my post, then. Here's what you missed: ------------------------ Jesus, you too? FFS, guys, my post was not a novel. Here's the part that you didn't bother to read:
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    Russia started mass deportation of migrants after the terrorist attack at Crocusa

    I think you're dead wrong. We could put an end to the whole thing quite quickly: deploy US troops in Ukraine. I am not advocating for this action in any way, shape, or form. But if you wanted to see Putin tuck his tail and run, this is how. He cannot win, or even provide a decent challenge, in...
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    New York Screwed Up Shutting Down Indian Point

    Agreed. I've said it many times, Andy Cuomo was one of the most effective politicians I've ever seen. Whatever he wanted to get done, got done. He was impressively effective. I often wished he was on our side.
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    New York Screwed Up Shutting Down Indian Point

    The ONLY solution to the liberal "complete electrification" goal is nuclear power. Frankly, I'm in support of nuclear power. Tech has come a long way since public opinion soured on the matter. We have MUCH safer reactor designs nowadays. What we call "nuclear waste" is now a viable source of...
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    Ketanji Brown Jackson Say's The Unthinkable About the 1st Amendment

    This whole idea that free speech does not cover false information (whether truly false or "false according to the political beliefs of a person") is completely bunk. Freedom of speech is just that: freedom of speech. Even the old adage of "you can't yell 'fire' in a theater" has been found by...
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    New York Legislature Repeals Call For Federal Constitutional Convention

    ...and: - The primary pushers of it were none other than the GWB administration - The bill was introduced by a Republican - The bill passed in the House by a vote of 357-66. Only three of those 66 "nay" votes were Republicans. - The bill passed in the Senate by a vote of 98-1, with the sole...
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    New York Legislature Repeals Call For Federal Constitutional Convention

    Well... ever hear of the PATRIOT act?
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    New bill pushes for shorter 32-hour workweek across the country with no loss in pay for workers

    Separately, I work 4x10 hour days and love it. If I could move that to 3x13 or something similar, I totally would. Having a three-day weekend every weekend is amazing. I'm able to get so much done.
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    New bill pushes for shorter 32-hour workweek across the country with no loss in pay for workers

    I think you might not be looking at it the right way. It's not that people themselves have necessarily become more productive, it's that technology has been multiplying our productivity. In my field of software development, compilation of code used to take hours. Testing took days, in addition...
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    Niagara Falls man arrested for DWI and multiple felony gun charges on the Thruway.

    My guess is it relates to him not having a permit. Just guessing though.
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    The Trace and those charged with illegal possession

    Some correction here: no, you cannot carry anywhere equally in PA, and the whole "cities of the first class" thing still applies. But now PPD understands that open carry is legal in Philadelphia so long as the carrier possesses an LTCF. PA law restricts the concealed carry of firearms, which...
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    The Trace and those charged with illegal possession

    Your original statement was "require a license to bring your guns to a public range [...]'. That reads like requiring a license to bear arms on public property, to which I am adamantly opposed. But here, you're talking about using (presumably firing) at said range. Maybe there is a distinction...
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    The Trace and those charged with illegal possession

    Not this gun owner (not that I ever use public ranges). The validity of the comparison between licenses for public roads and licenses for public ranges falls apart when we take the fact that keeping and bearing arms is a fundamental right, but driving is not.
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