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[nsaspook]

 

[Borg]

C-Span Gone Wild!
Be sure to see the bad lip reading at the end.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I saw recently that some young people think this is a "woke" symbol.

 

[hmmm27]

Timothy Leary would agree.

 

[gmax137]

Timothy Leary would agree.

 

[hmmm27]

Well, he wouldn't disagree.

 

[nsaspook]

I saw recently that some young people think this is a "woke" symbol.

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What do they think about the other side?

 

[pinball1970]

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What do they think about the other side?

Awoke

 

[BillTre]

Maybe dewoked.

 

[Hornbein]

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What do they think about the other side?

White supremacist.

 

[pinball1970]

White supremacist.

I read your comment and thought "What!" Then I looked at the image again. Very clever actually!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

In short, the report says, Ivan told you so 20 years ago. :)

 

[Frabjous]

In short, the report says, Ivan told you so. :)View attachment 320360

If you cannot trust the government when it said there were no UFO’s, why should you trust it when it says there are UAP’s?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

If you cannot trust the government when it said there were no UFO’s, why should you trust it when it says there are UAP’s?

The irony is, the real [original] UFO nuts were mostly government officials and high-ranking military personnel. This has never really been a secret. And the biggest debunker of all - the guy hired by the government to debunk UFO claims [Dr Allen Hynek] - became the leader of the field of study.

I never have tried to explain the reports and I still don't. But it isn't all just people's imaginations, flocks of birds, or swamp gas.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

One of the cool things about my research was all the people I met. I even got to be buddies with Edgar Mitchell - an astronaut who walked on the moon and a HUGE UFO guy.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The irony is, the real [original] UFO nuts were mostly government officials and high-ranking military personnel. This has never really been a secret. And the biggest debunker of all - the guy hired by the government to debunk UFO claims [Dr Allen Hynek] - became the leader of the field of study.

I never have tried to explain the reports and I still don't. But it isn't all just people's imaginations, flocks of birds, or swamp gas.

Another interesting bit of related trivia: Hynek invented the "close encounter of the first, second, or third kind", scale, as a tool for genuine research. His investigations for the Government's "Project Bluebook" and others were the basis for events imagined in the movie, "Close Encounter's of the Third Kind" in which he makes a cameo appearance. He is the scholarly-looking guy seen briefly smoking a pipe when the mother ship is hovering over Devil's Tower.

 

[nsaspook]

In short, the report says, Ivan told you so 20 years ago. :)View attachment 320360

They're coming here to help us.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

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They're coming here to help us.

 

[Jarvis323]

The irony is, the real [original] UFO nuts were mostly government officials and high-ranking military personnel. This has never really been a secret. And the biggest debunker of all - the guy hired by the government to debunk UFO claims [Dr Allen Hynek] - became the leader of the field of study.

I never have tried to explain the reports and I still don't. But it isn't all just people's imaginations, flocks of birds, or swamp gas.

 

[nsaspook]

https://time.com/6245568/philippines-onions-shortage-inflation/
In the Philippines, Onions Are Now More Expensive Than Meat.

because reasons.

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/14/DA-suspects-syndicate-hoarding-red-onions-.html
DA suspects syndicate hoarding red onions
In the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act

 

[Astronuc]

TSA: passenger packs rocket launcher in checked bag
https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-passenger-packs-rocket-launcher-140014911.html

Who packs an 84 mm rocket launcher in their luggage?!

Transportation Security Administration officers at an airport in Texas found an 84 mm caliber weapon in outbound checked luggage Monday, according to an agency tweet. TSA initially noted Monday that the weapon was "undeclared," but on Tuesday made a correction, confirming that the passenger declared the item in question to the airline, but that TSA was not informed. "Out of an abundance of caution, TSA did not allow the item through baggage screening," the agency wrote on Twitter.

Oh, yeah. What happens in Texas.

 

[nsaspook]

TSA: passenger packs rocket launcher in checked bag
https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-passenger-packs-rocket-launcher-140014911.html

Who packs an 84 mm rocket launcher in their luggage?!Oh, yeah. What happens in Texas.

It's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle.
They are legal in every state that allows NFA firearms, as long as you've paid your tax stamp for a “Destructive Device" and passed the Federal background check.

https://www.military-today.com/firearms/recoilless_rifles.htm

 

[Astronuc]

It's not a rocket launcher, it's a recoilless rifle.

When I was in 7-10th grades, I lived down the street from a Vietnam Vet who served in the special forces. I spent time visiting with him, and he had a nice collection of weapons and munitions, including a bazooka, a light anti-tank weapon (LAW), an AK-47, and various shells/rounds and grenades. The FBI and ATF paid a visit to his home following the discharge of the AK-47 by a buddy. The bullet went through the ceiling and roof of the house. ATF confiscated the live rounds.

I learned a lot from him and from the various manuals he loaned me. At the time, I had expected to be drafted for the war in Vietnam, so I thought I should train myself.

 

[nsaspook]

When I was in 7-10th grades, I lived down the street from a Vietnam Vet who served in the special forces. I spent time visiting with him, and he had a nice collection of weapons and munitions, including a bazooka, a light anti-tank weapon (LAW), an AK-47, and various shells/rounds and grenades. The FBI and ATF paid a visit to his home following the discharge of the AK-47 by a buddy. The bullet went through the ceiling and roof of the house. ATF confiscated the live rounds.

I learned a lot from him and from the various manuals he loaned me. At the time, I had expected to be drafted for the war in Vietnam, so I thought I should train myself.

It this case it was a prop. Typical media nonsense over nothing once you get the full story.

https://news.yahoo.com/tsa-finds-undeclared-84-mm-155743674.html

The owner advised the item is a demilitarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle that was to be used as exhibit/demo item at the SHOT show currently happening in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The owner identified the steps taken to "demilitarize" the prop and produced company paperwork to that effect.

A TSA Explosives Specialist also confirmed the item was no longer able to be used; however, a TSA supervisor declared the item would not be allowed onboard aircraft.

Their own TSA expert said it was just a hunk of metal. TSA strikes again.

 

[hmmm27]

Who packs an 84 mm rocket launcher in their luggage?!

Wouldn't fit in the overhead.

 

[fresh_42]

Couple hate Last Christmas by Wham! so much they're trying to buy the song rights so they can take it off the air forever

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Couple hate Last Christmas by Wham! so much they're trying to buy the song rights so they can take it off the air forever

Wow! I think someone needs a little counseling.

 

[fresh_42]

Wow! I think someone needs a little counseling.

I principally like



better, but I immediately downloaded Last Christmas. Just in case. There once was a bavarian attorney who indexed a book by Henry Miller. You bet I ran to the bookstore the very next morning!

 

[Hornbein]

They hate Last Christmas because she worked in a place that had it on a loop. I can dig it. I stayed in a hotel in Nanjing for two days. They had van Beethoven's Fur Elise on a loop. I was so glad to leave.

The BIC Camera stores in Japan have a short stupid jingle on a loop. I could never work there. As it is I go in, buy what I need and get out.

 

[Ibix]

I was once in a mostly deserted shopping center that had Last Christmas on, but whatever media player it was on was broken. It went

Last year I gave you my heart,
The very next d-
Last year I gave you my heart,
The very next d-
Last year I gave you my heart,
The very next d-

I did not stay long enough to find out how long it took them to get it fixed...