βSenate Democrats rejected a proposal Thursday to reopen the government β¦β
This does not reflect the Schumer line that Repubs are responsible.
Oh, and I am on unpaid furlough along with the rest of the Federal government
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09.11.2025 12:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Senate. 100%. Hands down. And who is voting against opening the government in the Senate? Every democrat senator except 3. Those 3 are profiles in courage. And one maverick Republican who is against any increase in spending anywhere...Rand Paul.
08.11.2025 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Okay, which institution in Washington can open government the quickest ?
08.11.2025 12:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Capitalize Christβs title & you might, for then it becomes a prayer
07.11.2025 20:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
AOD CSG=Carrier Strike Group, a U.S. organizational term indicating a naval force centered on a nuclear powered aircraft carrier embarking around 70 aircraft & escorted by 4-6 surface combatants. Formerly they were known as Carrier Battle Groups, which is a better name for them
07.11.2025 15:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD βProgress...depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve & no direction is set for possible improvement: & when experience is not retained...infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.βG. Santayana, Life of Reason
07.11.2025 15:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Report: Pentagon Canβt Forget About PNT for Golden Dome
The Pentagon should establish a dedicated budget to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) needs of Golden Dome.
AOD PNT= Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.
a story by insiders for insiders that never spells out the acronym. & it use the fad bureaucratic word βenterpriseβ, which means everything & nothing.
www.airandspaceforces.com/report-penta...
06.11.2025 13:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD βI fear Democrats are going down the same path. Weβre allowing the most extreme, pugilistic elements of our party to call the shots.β
Jared Golden, D Maine
06.11.2025 13:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
your definition of socialism seems very broad.
06.11.2025 00:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've been in a bad mood, probably because I have now been furloughed without pay for THIRTY-SIX DAYS.
05.11.2025 17:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Here is my source
04.11.2025 18:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FOURTEEN times, that is the number of times the Republican Senators have voted to fund the government β¦that is also the number of times Dems have voted NOT to fund gov
04.11.2025 18:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
AOD AGITPROP= Agitation and propaganda, what news outlets like CNN and BBC mostly do these days, to try to convince people, for example, that the shutdown is the Republicans fault. 6 democratic senators is all it will take to end the shutdown and turn on full SNAP
04.11.2025 15:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
2/ what follows this is Clausewitz's theory of deterrence..."The best strategy is to be very strong."
04.11.2025 15:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βEverything in strategy is very simple, but that does not mean everything is very easy.β C. v. Clausewitz,
On War, Book 2, (page 178, Howard and Paret)
04.11.2025 15:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
2/Iβve been out of work since October 1st because Dems think youβre stupid. Iβm an independent, so there goes any chance Iβll vote for ANY Dem next year.
04.11.2025 00:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
1/Here is the hard truth, every Republican & 3 honorable Democrat Senators have voted every time (there have been multiple votes after first failed vote) for the Continuing Resolution to keep open or open backup fed government.
04.11.2025 00:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
AOD. MCM=nine countermeasures
03.11.2025 00:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
psalm 3:5
03.11.2025 00:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Mini-Handgrenade Miscamble on Giangreco | H-Net
Do you believe in outdated/misleading narratives about the atomic bombs? read this
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29.10.2025 17:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
AOD NPR-National Public Radio, but more like National Palestinian Radio, see this for evidence:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HZO...
29.10.2025 15:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD βNuclear powers are difficult to coerce, and incredibly difficult and costly, if not impossible, to conquer and thus nuclear weapons strategically favor the defense.β
Barry Posen, Restraint, p.21
29.10.2025 15:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Latest Blog post at H-War on Navy Birthday, first one since March, but thanks to gov shudown...
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28.10.2025 13:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD "...keeping the fleet actively in being--not merely in existence, but in active and vigorous life."
Sir Julian Corbett, from _Some Principles of Maritime Strategy_ p. 212
28.10.2025 13:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is deeper than most realize, firsthand witnessed by teenage apostle John. Christ is talking with Pilateβrepresenting the most powerful state on the planet.
Literally speaking Truth to power
15.10.2025 14:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
QOD "You say that l am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the worldβto bear witness to the truth.
Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
Christ Jesus
John 18:37
15.10.2025 14:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
AOD CR=continuing resolution (by US Congress)
Nuff said.
14.10.2025 23:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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