My understanding is that Turkey can block entry to belligerents during a conflict. That seems to leave a gaping hole for non-belligerent escort...

"Some of the skills you’ll learn are: Calculating target locations manually and electronically Handling ammunition Operating gun,...

This is exactly why we should be focusing on cutting demand. We're 2 years out from being paid to take oil off their hands when demand fell far...

There are Americans blogging on the ground. I'm sure CIA can go where they need to. Dubious that CIA has many personnel that are better trained on...

Scan around NIH etc and you'll probably find several studies looking at a 1% solution of Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo. I haven't kept up on their...

And any other thread about my rights vs. your rights. Big Tobacco trained us well.

That's familiar: my wife had "allergies" Saturday, test Monday was positive so Paxlovid Tuesday. I woke up with some nasal drip Tuesday but tested...

Never again--to us. Other people aren't us. TBF, those aren't the missiles I'm looking for. I think we should be sending HIMARS.

Here's a point: if you think buying more from bad actors is the way to get them to change and that buying less makes them poorer then maybe communism...

We should be more creative. Definitely should be sending our occupier-killing arms to Ukraine, but stalemates outlast wars so it might not make that...

The 80's thrad is with you

I expect they regard cleaning up the mess as the next century's problem. As the "unnamed scientist" knows, short of hacking it and taking over...

Scroll up to those numbers, though. What makes it seem like there's VASTLY more terrorism aimed at schools outside the US? Media coverage, possibly?...

Thank you for this. Civility is so underrated in these troubled times and basic ritual politeness can be very comforting while we wait our turn.

It is, and this is too, but you'll appreciate it (hard to believe the change in a few decades): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YsmgPp_nlok

With a strip of scorched earth between the artillery pieces and no one approaching the border from either side. Land mines, loitering UAV's, barrage...

The difference between an interview of a Russian soldier/POW and a Ukrainian civilian/hostage is absurdly stark: ...

This sums up the relationship between those shows reeeeeaal well in the nineties. ER, too.

Helps to remember Jerry hates sitcoms, including his own. No question they opened the door for a broader spectrum of things that just focus on funny...