**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
1. "Been watching the coverage all night…" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jan-30-25 09:50 AM by Dstl1
to think that anyone who survived the initial impact, then plummeted into pitch black and freezing water is heartbreaking. Life just goes on, though…still had to clock in, this morning. The mortgage is still due on the 1st. Just makes you feel sad and a little helpless.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Thu Jan-30-25 11:20 AM
4. "and just like that, we are no longer focusing on the freeze" In response to Reply # 0
maybe I’m a cynic but this is a good way to get us to stop focusing on the mess that went down 24 hours ago.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
6. "That's also just the timeline we are on, though." In response to Reply # 4
One chaotic event after another. With social media and the 24 hour news cycle, these stories just come and go because people's attention spans are about that of a goldfish, even when it has to do with national security. Remember the Cybertruck bomb? The NJ drone hysteria? The New Years attack in New Orleans? They all seem like a lifetime ago now.
24. "Well, actually…you’re right. That explains my confusion" In response to Reply # 22
He did that whole Real World/Road Rules Challenge spinoff and that is what I remember him from.
To be honest, I don’t hold his reality stuff against him. We all started somewhere and while I don’t agree with his politics, this guy has actually worked his way up in politics, won elections, held public office (state and federal) and is probably one of trumps more qualified picks to head an agency.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Thu Jan-30-25 12:03 PM
14. "I joked to myself that this would happen" In response to Reply # 5
but its not funny at all.
shit is so lame.
they will eat it up too
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
All I want is for them to get everything they voted for.
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Maybe there are two types of people in the world: those who favor humans over ideology, and those who favor ideology over humans. I prefer humans to ideology, but right now the ideologues are winning.
41. "shoe-throwing journalist was a real one.." In response to Reply # 5
and i understand..any crazy outburst = no more press job
but jesus christ, i fucking hate how this shit is covered by mainstream media nowadays:
"welcome back, we're now joined by lisa johnson, former asst to pete buttigieg at the FAA--lisa, that you are aware of, did the FAA ever engage in the practice of hiring air traffic controllers with mental deficiencies and psychological problems?"
"no david, i was with him for 4 years and we very much stuck to a practice of no crazy people during our hiring process"
26. "I can only speculate, as I don’t live in the area…" In response to Reply # 20
but the UH60 Blackhawk is easily the most common military chopper for getting from point A to point B. We used to do quick hops on them if we needed to get a small amount of pax to another base and a convoy was just not practical at the moment. Kinda like Kobe saying he started taking helicopters to avoid traffic.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
29. "I forgot how nice it was to not have to spend ..." In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jan-30-25 02:47 PM by Brew
... half my waking hours literally ENRAGED for four years. Why are they like this. Why are there still so many people who support these scumbags. Why are we here again.
I'm dying this week. Like what do we do with this level of evil besides a revolution.
34. "That's undoubtedly true for a solid majority of his base." In response to Reply # 32 Thu Jan-30-25 03:01 PM by Brew
But I know a select few people who aren't, outwardly at least, racist, hateful, spiteful pieces of shit, who are somehow so dumb that they still find ways to defend even the worst of what these nazis do. I guess it could be chalked up to stupidity, the people I'm thinking of certainly aren't the brightest. But you don't even have to be bright to see how objectively and obviously racist and hateful and shitty trump and his cronies are.
37. "^^^ have been thinking the exact same." In response to Reply # 36
Been thinking about it basically since the inauguration. I can't do another 4 years like this.
On the other hand I keep thinking, well that's just giving in.
But on the other other hand, I (like many of us here, I presume) fought like hell on so many levels during orange hitler 1.0. And all we got in return for the hard work of electing the party that, at the very least, isn't a full on nazi party, were a bunch of half assed J6 prosecutions that were ultimately overturned anyway. Our elected officials from 2020 did not come even close to meeting the moment.
So I dunno. This is all such a mindfuck. Cannot believe we're here.
>RE: I might have to try to block all news sites on my phone >Log off all social media. > >And basically only pay attention to music/sports. > >I can’t keep paying attention to this shit and getting mad >every day. I’m not normally mad. It’s not healthy.
42. "I'm certainly working to shutting myself off from all of it" In response to Reply # 36
I'm just going to drive myself insane if I keep following all of it while he floods the zone with bullshit. Which I 100% know is the tactic.
I try to feel like living in the Bay Area shields me from a lot of it, but I realize that I'm also in a position of privilege, because a trans friend of mine is REALLY going through it, and we're living in likely the most trans friendly region of the country.
But I know it's time to cut myself off from all of the horseshit. I'll vote in all of the election (especially the local ones), but otherwise I'm dedicating myself to music, sports, TV shows and movies, and playing the Switch I bought around Thanksgiving.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Thu Jan-30-25 04:01 PM
38. "Obama really set these mfers off. " In response to Reply # 0
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Thu Jan-30-25 08:26 PM
43. "older voters pushed Trump to victory" In response to Reply # 40
and racism ages like a fine wine.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
Maybe there are two types of people in the world: those who favor humans over ideology, and those who favor ideology over humans. I prefer humans to ideology, but right now the ideologues are winning.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 09:00 AM
50. "this some goofy ass shit" In response to Reply # 48
“it was the niggers and nigger lovers fault”
this dude is fucking gone.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 12:15 PM
58. "oh the irony.. Unk Ruck.. " In response to Reply # 51 Fri Jan-31-25 12:28 PM by legsdiamond
oh the irony
all this going on and you attack me for attacking Trump.
I mean, we all known you on some Ruckus shit but gotdamn, the irony and hypocrisy is astounding.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 12:31 PM
60. "he also attacked Obama, DEI and diversity" In response to Reply # 59 Fri Jan-31-25 12:52 PM by legsdiamond
but of course you ignored that part to focus on me in here because you are fucking obsessed with me.
gotdamn weirdo
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 02:29 PM
63. "He is so obsessed with me he isn’t even making any sense" In response to Reply # 61
I even said nigger lovers because that is exactly how they view dems who aren’t Black.
but this fucking guy is so hyper focused on me he can’t even see how he comes off in these threads.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 02:46 PM
66. "SV and Uncle Ruckus is the same person" In response to Reply # 64
its only one person..
but he has a bitch ass alter ego inside of him that needs to come out.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 04:00 PM
72. "this isn’t the first time someone questioned if he was actually Black" In response to Reply # 70
you might be onto something
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**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
I think he issued it right after his racist press conference on the crash.
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Maybe there are two types of people in the world: those who favor humans over ideology, and those who favor ideology over humans. I prefer humans to ideology, but right now the ideologues are winning.
49. "RE: Blackhaw/ Airplane crash over Potomac River" In response to Reply # 0
One has nothing to do with the other but this is the second time a horrific helicopter accident has occurred during the month of January as trump starts his presidency. I mean if the idiot wants to point fingers.
Peaceful rest to those who perished and prayers to their loved ones.
Moreover, the FAA under Trump in 2019 launched a program to hire controllers using the very criteria he decried at his news conference.
“FAA Provides Aviation Careers to People with Disabilities,” the agency announced on April 11, 2019. The pilot program, the announcement said, would “identify specific opportunities for people with targeted disabilities, empower them and facilitate their entry into a more diverse and inclusive workforce.”
The link under “targeted disabilities” is now dead, but the Wayback Machine retains links from June 2017 and January 2021 that show the page was unchanged during Trump’s tenure. The list included:
Hearing (total deafness in both ears) Vision (Blind) Missing Extremities Partial Paralysis Complete Paralysis, Epilepsy Severe intellectual disability Psychiatric disability Dwarfism The June 2019 webpage for the Aviation Development Program (ADP) — also now removed but still visible on the Wayback Machine — said the program “provides an opportunity for Persons with Targeted Disabilities (PWTD) to gain aviation knowledge and experience as an air traffic control student trainee.” Participants would get up to one year of experience in an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), with a possibility of getting a temporary appointment at the FAA Academy.
-- Sometimes you have to look reality in the face and say 'No!' -Ben (Reaper)
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82090 posts
Fri Jan-31-25 02:59 PM
67. "Not sure we can survive another 4 years of this shit" In response to Reply # 65
its like a bad Tubi movie
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69. "That was infuriating to watch." In response to Reply # 65
I have to feel sorry for the family members of the folks that died; bodies haven't even been buried yet, but the White House is finding time to politicize this tragedy for the sole purpose to push their narrow minded agendas.
This is going to be a long and painful four years indeed. Trump hasn't even been in office for a month yet, right?
"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.
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