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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

May 28, 2022 04:18 AM Forum: Politics

Gov Abbott: "I Was Mislead And Am Livid"

Posted By Rod Kaufman

He wasn't misled by the "liberal media", either...
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-elementary-school-shooting-05-27-22/h_0a8a7fa68e22d2f37765c61e184b7f5b

May 28, 2022 07:41 AM Forum: Politics

From The Company That Sold The Rifle...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Is that anybody's idea of responsible gun ownership?

May 28, 2022 08:56 AM Forum: Politics

From The Company That Sold The Rifle...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Talk about gun culture...

May 28, 2022 05:14 AM Forum: Politics

From The Company That Sold The Rifle...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The picture of the young child with an AR15 style rifle in his lap says it all:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/maker-gun-used-uvalde-shooting-long-known-incendiary-ads-rcna30631

May 29, 2022 01:21 AM Forum: Politics

The AP Fact Check On the Annual NRA Conference In Texas

Posted By Rod Kaufman

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/ap-fact-check-nra-speakers-distort-gun-and-crime-statistics/2904359/

May 29, 2022 05:19 AM Forum: Politics

Forest Service Caused Largest Fire In New Mexico

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"The Forest Service says it was responsible for both the blazes that merged late last month and created the largest fire in New Mexico history."
"The agency said Friday that its fire investigators determined the Calf Canyon Fire was started by a holdover fire, or sleeper fire, from a federal pile burn that concluded Jan. 29."
“The pain and suffering of New Mexicans caused by the actions of the U.S. Forest Service – an agency that is intended to be a steward of our lands – is unfathomable,...”
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3504963-forest-service-finds-it-was-responsible-for-largest-fire-in-new-mexico-history/

In SoCal, we've got the forest service teaming up with private logging companies to allow cutting in areas around Mt Pinos, a popular observing site for amateur astronomers,  that have not been shown to be fire prone, either from lightning strikes or human carelessness. It also ignores local council action regarding its actions:
https://lpfw.org/ventura-city-council-votes-6-0-to-officially-oppose-logging-projects-on-pine-mountain-and-mt-pinos/ 
The above move from the forest service occurred after actions from the Trump administration that allowed the logging operation to go forward...

May 30, 2022 02:50 AM Forum: Politics

Ruskies: US Missile System To Ukraine Crosses A Red Line

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"The Biden administration is preparing to step up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine by sending advanced, long-range rocket systems that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say."
"The US-made weapon systems can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of kilometers — much farther than any of the systems Ukraine already has — which the Ukrainians argue could be a gamechanger in their war against Russia."
"On Friday, after CNN first reported the news, Russians warned that the United States will "cross a red line" if it supplies the systems to Ukraine."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/us-long-range-rockets-ukraine-mlrs/index.html
In view of the Ruskies threatening a"harsh response", I'm including how to prepare for it by linking to" Panic In The Year Zero", starring Ray Milland and Frankie Avalon, Jr:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR1U6MNoVXk
I think I saw this on AMC or TCM awhile ago so I thought I include for how to stay safe, just in case...

May 31, 2022 10:06 AM Forum: Politics

We Need More Wind Tunnels...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/05/31/hypersonic-missiles-russia-china-us-warfare-technology-ebof-fisher-pkg-vpx.cnn

June 1, 2022 04:34 AM Forum: Politics

Clinton Campaign Lawyer: Not Guilty-Durham's 3 Yr "Investigation" Is A Joke!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"The verdict is a major defeat for Durham and his Justice Department prosecutors, who have spent three years looking for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia probe."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/sussmann-verdict/index.html

June 2, 2022 07:24 AM Forum: Politics

Now Tulsa

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
Man with a rifle walked into a medical building, got up to the second floor, killed three and wounded others, and is now dead himself. What a wonderful country this has become. Maybe the doctors should have been packing, too, just like elementary school teachers so they can confront the shooter?
Not only that but we have to have "hardened" hospitals, too...