Supplemental Blog
Bullet Points:
** Mcdonald’s now charges 10 cents for a bag of your food if you want to separate a large order into smaller ones (for each child, for example). It’s only one more reason not to patronize them.
** “I apologize to anyone I’ve not yet offended. Be patient. I’ll get to you.” ~ WSF
** Different times (right) – Oregon or Bust: 1936 — July 1936. “Vernon Evans [interview] and family of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana. Leaving the grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington. Expects to arrive at Yakima in time for hop picking. Makes about 200 miles a day in Model T Ford. Live in the tent.” Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein.
** How much does it cost to get a person out of homelessness? This is the answer. The stated number is over $1.1 MILLION per person! What portion of the money went to actual construction and programs, and what was lost through fraud, corruption, or incompetence? In all fairness, the Governor contested the figures. “Following the governor’s comments, Kruse recalculated the figure based on the governor’s claim, removed the capital costs, and found that the project was still spending an exorbitant $83,294,259. Kruse posted on X, “To get 126 people out of homelessness. That’s still $661,065 PER PERSON.” It’s not about solving the problem. It’s about creating new levels of bureaucracy and dependency. If the problem were “solved,” the money would stop flowing.
** I can explain it to you but I can’t understand it for you.
** “Get a job, study, work hard, and I’ll distribute your money to somebody who didn’t but is more oppressed than you are.” – K. Harris
From the Mail Bag
Q—What’s it like to be on a submarine? My son is interested in serving on one.
A – I was only supercargo on US Navy submarines, which meant I was along for the ride. I’ve locked out of submarines operationally. Once on a Japanese Navy submarine at RIMPAC off the Hawaiian Islands. That’s about it. Others who visit the blog (EdB, for example, whose son was a COB) may have a better answer. I have heard the best description: imagine being on a tour bus. Now, fill it with 30 people, black out the windows, fill every cabinet with food, and then put more cans on the floor with plywood above them. Now, drive the bus by committee with directions from a guy with a roadmap and a stopwatch. Now, do this for 3–6 months without opening the door to the bus.
Trust? – yeah, ask Varus. Oh, you can’t, he’s dead.
The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, also known as Rome’s worst weekend getaway, was where three Roman legions walked into a forest and didn’t walk out. Picture this: the year is 9 AD, and Publius Quinctilius Varus, Rome’s man in Germania, thinks he’s going for a leisurely stroll through the woods with his troops. Little did he know, Arminius, a Roman-trained Germanic chieftain playing the long game of “I’m your friend—just kidding,” had set up the ultimate ambush.
If I was Pres. Trump, that’s how I would view the FBI, Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Secret Service. Sorry – not sorry. That’s how trust works when you’re dealing with The Swamp.
Shawn Ryan interviews Eric Prince
Erik Prince is an American entrepreneur, former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer, and founder of the private military company Blackwater. Returning as a guest and fan favorite on SRS, Erik joins Shawn for an in-depth exploration of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump. Together, they delve into unresolved security and operational issues surrounding the tragic event, speculating how the situation might evolve as new information emerges. Leveraging their backgrounds, Shawn and Erik offer distinctive perspectives rarely found in mainstream media coverage.
It’s worth a complete view and — you decide.
Meme of the Day
I recall how much more it hurt than the original injury.
Identify the Aircraft
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Three graphics to aid your identification
It flies
It floats
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A fighter and surveillance reconnaissance aircraft used at the end of the 1930s. Only one was built because of the onset of war.
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The fixed water radiator is your hint to the specific unit. Over 1,000 produced.
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Identify the Feature Film
The photo was taken on the set, not in the movie, but you should still be able to get it without breaking a sweat…unless you’re a ‘dog faced pony soldier.’
Parting Shot
How many lives do YOU have?
End
The Horse Soldiers, I just saw it again this past weekend.
I’ve learned a lot from watching John Wayne movies. From “The Horse Soldiers,” never draw your cooking and drinking water downstream of where the horses are picketed.
From “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” ride your horse 1 hour, walk your horse 1 hour, repeat. That is, if you don’t have remounts.
Much much more.
Everybody wants to rule the World. Not hardly, I just want to be left the hell alone and that sure doesn’t seem to be working out well.
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How much does it cost to get a person out of homelessness?I would say the majority of the NGOs that are supposed to help alleviate homelessness are just there for the money to be made and maybe the power to be garnered.
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Subs. There is a reason I joined the AF and not the Navy. As far as being on a sub is concerned I would be using copious amounts of Mercurochrome on the gashes in my head and shoulders and shins and…. What the heck ever happened to Mercurochrome anyway? Taken off the market because it was too effective?
EdC, Mercurochrome like Phisohex and Betadine have all been classified as cytotoxic… meaning there are some side effects(percentage of person effected are almost statistically too small to correlate). Hell, celery if eaten way too much is cytotoxic. Those compounds worked effectively and were cheap, we can’t have that. The medical and pharmacy industry weren’t making enough money, so yank them from the market as toxic and make them available in some cases by prescription only and it isn’t like the original formulae.
Thank you for the info. It just kind of went away and I didn’t think anything of it. Glad to see that my perception of a lot (definitely not all) of the medical establishment not being on my side is not solely paranoia on my part.
I’m sure they’re available outside of the USA.
I’ve been on a number of submarines, most fast attacks and one boomer. I’ve never gone for a cruise on one. But your description is exactly as I remember it. I remember walking aboard thinking that the ceiling had shrunk only to discover I was walking on cartons of food in all the passageways with rubber mats put over them. One thing that impressed me was that every sailor, in order to get his dolphins pinned on, traveled from one end of the sub to the other blindfolded, jacking into each oxygen receptacle along the way.
Everyone on a submarine cross trains like crazy. My son was a yeoman, but did so much more, primarily driving this submarine. I’m proud of the time he drove his sub up the Thames River full speed on the surface in a thunderstorm because of a wounded sailor that was a board that had to be taken to hospital. The exec had turned to the Captain and asked him if that was wise and the Captain told the Exec to leave Scott alone.
Mercurochrome is great stuff. It taught me to not complain and to hide my injuries and just carry on as if nothing had happened.
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In Massholia McDonald’s charges 5 cents a bag. But you can click on “no bag” when using the robo-order thing. Then they don’t charge you, but you still get a bag because they don’t want to deal with handing you an awkward pile of loose crap. Hah! Suck that, econazis.
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You know, the whole calling random bad people “Nazis” not because they’re national socialists but just because they’re horrible assholes is getting old. I think I’m going to start using “Chekist” (as in the Soviet secret police) as my generic disapproving insult.
Two of the people I worked with on the Iowa had sons who went into the Silent Service. They don’t talk about it much.
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I’m not sure how you go about dismantling a government bureaucracy.
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The Russians sure built a bunch of interesting aircraft.
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The Toyota 2000GT used in You Only Live Twice was one of two “convertibles” made. There was no soft top, just a tonneau cover over where it would have been stowed. Having been around, and allowed to sit in, several 2000GT’s, they’re a very tight fit, and I’m only 5’10”. Sir Connery’s head actually sticks up above the windshield, mean he couldn’t have fit into the coupe version.
Selleck always drove Robins Ferrari in Magnum PI with the T-tops off because he’s 6’4”.
** How much does it cost to get a person out of homelessness?
Nobody knows. It’s never been done. At least not by the government.
I disagree. You can’t get a person out of homelessness. It’s like dealing with addicts. Only the individual can change their status, homelessness or addiction.
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You can throw lots and lots of money and remove the stigma of the act and claim it’s a syndrome or disease or something, but no matter what, it takes action on the person to change.
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Lots of people are homeless in prison, in mental institutions and on the streets.
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Now, temporarily unhoused? Yeah, that can be changed by money. But not by government. Lower taxes and encourage business and lower inflation and stop Blackwater et al from buying everything that can house a human, and the temporarily unhoused will be able to afford housing because they’re working.
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Yes, there are exceptions, of course. This is a generalization. But like stereotypes, the generalization is based on fact.
Blackwater/Blackrock?
It has been done. Particularly by Christian outreach centers that have turned lives around by turning spiritual condition around.
Start at the source.
Governments can’t do that. Or won’t.
Speaking of fast food and bags, Wendy’s came out with a $4 biggie bag a couple three four years ago. Now it’s the $6 biggie bag. That’s not their fault. But this is just something our neighbors must be reminded of.
Let’s go Brandon.
And the burgers are smaller.
Not as noticeable as the $2 :)
True, easily “seen” whereas a slightly smaller shrunken burger is harder to compare.
Where’s The Beef!?!
#1 is a Bartini Beriev VVA-14, designed to use ground-effect, but at a higher altitude than the Ekranoplan. Looks like a great design for a sci-fi starship.
The rest, no earthly clue. I’ll let the AIs take over.
Poisonally, in Da Bron’x, we used 3% Peroxide (speaking of cytotoxic) when I was a kid back mid-century; it didn’t sting it bubbled the dirt out of the wound/gash, and it made the lesiion an impossible medium for anaerobes.
Our bodies produce peroxides. 3% used topically does produce a fine set of bubbles, yes, it does kill aerobic and anaerobic pathogens, but also underlying healthy tissue. There are far better products to use to clean and disinfect a wound, but not as fun…
Mom used Peroxide it all the time on our wounds, the foaming affect made it ‘seem’ it was doing something. MrsPaulM was involved with an equine study (moons ago now) that determined it ‘delays wound healing’ (that underlying tissue point you made, dries it out and wounds need to stay “wet” to heal with less scarring). H/P also weakens sutures. We use it to clean blood from around the wound.
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Not every “older” tech product is bad, many are still the go-to…but H/P is mostly good for cleaning blood and not much else. Same with Furacin – that yellow antibiotic salve – been around a long time, but is another one to be tossed from the veterinary kit despite eons of use. (“Walking a colic” is another one…don’t do it, only wears the horse out.)
** “I apologize to anyone I’ve not yet offended. Be patient. I’ll get to you.” ~ WSF
It is a monumental task, but I’m, working.
That video is thought provoking.
Rule the world? Meh, WAY too much bother.
My family used tincture of iodine instead of mercurochrome!
Both.
And Bactine!
In the Horse Soldiers photo it appears Constance Towers has a slight cross dominant eye issue. I wonder if that was the Duke’s personal S&W.
I’m late to the party, I know…
But the title reminded me of this: https://youtu.be/H6YJ5oIcT4g?si=gX6z9QxDupWjGO44
Identify the Aircraft:
1. Bartini Beriev VVA-14
2. Aviotehas PN-3
3. Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
4. Lockheed Constitution
Identify the Feature Film:
The Horse Soldiers
Any post with Varus and the Teut Forest is a great post.
Of course they recaptured the Eagles, and well done, but what happened later, after the utter DISASTER of Adrianople? As I understand it, Belisarius got the Eagles back and paraded them in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, along with captured Vandal warlords.