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It's a religion of peace. ~Bang

Across the globe conflicts are escalating involving either the US directly, or our direct interests or allies. More than the usual juntas and coups and assorted small fires always going on somewhere on earth, great powers are moving closer to war, and the words "World War III" are not being used in a facetious way so much anymore. So this can be a thread to post news of these events, our involvement, etc., beyond the politics of the other threads. This is from December 26 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/super-hornets-score-air-to-air-kills-over-red-sea Super Hornets score aerial kills over Red Sea Yemen's Houthis unleashed a new onslaught of anti-ship and land attack weaponry today around the southern end of the Red Sea. U.S. Central Command says the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike group shot down a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles. The series of engagements occurred over a 10-hour period starting at 6:30 AM local time. Not one of the weapons hit its mark. The fact that Super Hornets scored kills is a new development. They would constitute just the second (and possibly more) aerial kill by a F/A-18E/F, the first being an Su-22 over Syria in 2017. While the Israeli Air Force has shot down Houthi drones since October 7th (and apparently did so again today, as seen in the tweet below), and it's possible Saudi Arabia, which has a long history of air-to-air kills on drones emanating from Yemen, may have as well, U.S. fighters have not. The employment of Super Hornets in the air defense role isn't that surprising though, as the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) is currently loitering in the Gulf of Aden. This body of water is separated from the Red Sea by the narrow and tumultous Bab el-Madeb Strait. Click the link for the rest of the story. An update: With the recent spate of attacks on commercial shipping now extending far out from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Indian Navy has announced the deployment of warships and maritime patrol aircraft to “maintain a deterrent presence” out into the Arabian Sea. The move comes after a suspected drone attack on the tanker M/V Chem Pluto about 120 miles off the Indian coast over the weekend, which Washington has now blamed squarely on Iran. The damaged ship is now pier side in Mumbai. You can read our coverage of that incident here. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/india-enhances-naval-posture-red-sea-attacks-continue ~Bang

They are serious in that you don't want people doing them in public. it isn't addictive or harmful, and the myths of people jumping off buildings or other self-harmful nonsense are silly. it just isn't that intense. But, it can be VERY unpredictable based on the individual. In the words of Jimi, am I experienced? Yes, many many many many many many many times. Many many. Never had a bad experience. Never had a scare, nothing. If you're someplace safe where you feel secure and don't have to go anywhere for the duration, it's SO much fun. They aren't unpredictable in that you won't get a dose that will make you murderously insane or suicidal (unless you already are), they don't create a reality that doesn't exist, you won't see anything that isn't there. Hallucinations happen on the edges, slight distortions. I think most people can benefit from a psychedelic experience. But you can't stop people from tripping in public, and therein lies the danger. Public introduces unexpected things, and that can **** with you.. and everyone else around. And while my personality just means i'd laugh.. others certainly may not. (Note, i am talking 'traditional' hallucinogens, LSD, Mushrooms. No bath salts, ex, designer things. No thanks. I prefer LSD to mushrooms. For one, i don't have to eat those nasty things, and if the acid is clean, it is VERY good. Make a fruit salad ahead of time, get some movies set up and have fun. The idea of legalizing everything is ridiculous. Some drugs like LSD might not be inherently 'dangerous' in the way heroin and cocaine are, but the effect on some people means you can't just have them walk around in public tripping. Some people ARE crazy. Some people ARE violent in nature. Get them dosed up and who knows what happens. ~Bang

Merry Christmas, everybody. ~John

I remember when Alphas didn't have to ask anyone if they found them attractive. I also remember when they didn't have to tell people they were alphas. Wildly successful at 17: Can masturbate to conclusion in under 60 seconds with only a discarded panty hose wrapper for stimulation. 28th level necromancer (still with original character sheet he made when he was 11), once saw two dogs ****ing, can name the last 36 TV champions from any professional wrasslin' franchise. Hobbies include posing his naked Matt Gaetz action figure with his sister's Barbies, kissing his Donald Trump pillow, fighting off hordes of women aching for his seed, pulling wedgies out of his ass after school. ~Bang

Ya, der fresh minty taste, ya. ~Bang

From the playlist The Zombies Nick Lowe Gun Club, decent band from the early 80x Ween does their best Think Lizzy and because it's Christmas ~Bang

We have actually gotten to "he who smelt it dealt it" phase of our de-evolution. Absolutely humiliating. ~Bang

Once received an 18" plastic Spiderman. It didn't move. Arms at it's sides, standing. I did though. I figured if my work was worth a 7 dollar toy you can't even play with, well, fa-la-la-la-**** off. ~Bang

I also think it's a bad idea. Coke is highly addictive, and it's sole benefit is to make you think you are WAY more interesting than you are, and then of course, the instant jones. Did my time with it. Laid awake in bed trying to sleep after a night of it feeling my heart racing a lot. Always wanting more, waking up thinking about where I'm getting some today and when. The War on Drugs has failed, but legalizing dangerous hard drugs is total capitulation. ~Bang

"hanged". ****ing illiterate idiot. ~Bang

Lets see what happens. ~Bang

Meanwhile the military is entering the pre-stages of conflict with China. Confrontations with Chinese warships and aircraft have increased significantly in the last few months, and they are getting more and more aggressive. Our military is viewing conflict as an inevitability. The military couldn't care less about pronouns. If you want to join, they'll take you, they are way short on recruiting. I'm around military all day long. The only pronouns they care about are "sir" and "ma'am". And since this isn't boot camp, they're pretty loose on that too, except in official capacity. MAGA does the work of our enemies. The GOP is a clear and present danger, and within the next few years, things are going to get very serious. they scream about enemies within our borders, and as usual, it is them. ~Bang

Well, i heard Ted Cruz's mom was so fat that when she cuts herself gravy comes out. ****ing children run this country. ~Bang

Gosh, and maybe we can travel by overland stage down past Rat-**** Gulch to git some pannin' tools and a couple o' jugs o' cider fer Christmas! Show me....IDIOTS! ~Ding!

What have i been saying? Historically, good does not act against evil until it is either too late, or almost too late. Good expects evil to adhere to some of the standards that make good GOOD, and when it doesn't, they fall back on those standards that the enemy does not recognize in the slightest, except to use it against the good intentions that gave it life to begin with. As is obvious, the fear of whatever political "appearance", or "optics' or whatever made up bull**** that the enemy could not care less about is a weapon used against anyone with any scruples, self reflection or sense of right. And it's beyond time these ****ing ******* learn from history and figure it out. ~Bang

"**** it. Whatever. I don't even care anymore." ~God

So.... I am not so sure about all this (unless he's confessed since i last heard.) Video is easily faked, and faked well. AI does amazingly realistic things, and is getting better every day. Now I am not sure if this guy did do this unbelievably stupid thing. He might have. But I AM sure that you can't trust your eyes and ears as much as you could just 5 years ago. And I AM sure you can't trust the GOP or any of it's followers, especially given the laundry list of fakes and dirty tricks they have done since going full on insane about 20 yrs ago. SO color me skeptical. And this skepticism should be applied to ALL things now, especially that which you don't actually see with your own eyes. It sounds 'conspiracy crazy" but when the reality of deep-fakes and audio manipulation what it is now, nothing should be taken at 'face value'. Especially something so politically charged and 'leaked' only to media outlets that has judgments of fraud against them, and has gone on the witness stand time and again and admitted no one should believe what they say. Any info I haven't heard that washes this all down the drain? ~Bang

Call Lloyd's of London and see if they will insure the money in case Rudy dies... of anything. ~Bang

I absolutely will not stand for it. ~Jerry But yeah, my mom and i had wars when i was a kid.. she'd force me to drink it. They didn't know about that stuff back then.

Will it matter that Congress had t suspend itself and cower on the floor while maniacs tried and eventually did break into the chambers sending them running for the escape tunnels? Tune in and find out! I am not confident. ~Bang

Milk tastes awful. Nothing worse. And I will feel sick, until I fart about 75 times. ~Bleah

Man, the good that one well placed hand grenade could do... ah well. ~Bang

I have an idea. Lets rig up something that will cause his fat ****ing ass to fall down a sewer hole. I mean if we are all so good at RIGGING things, lets rig something to get rid of him. Drop a piano on him, drive a steamroller over his head, squeeze a poison arrow frog into his diet coke. Rig up something useful. ~Bang

Loved him in Homicide.. man that is one show I really wish would stream somewhere. ~Bang