On 26 Feb 2025, Kurt Weiske said the following...

Gregory Deyss wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

I was a big fan of the 1970s film "Colossus: The Forbin Project" - whe
an early incarnation of SKYNET/WOPR tasked with the US' missile defens

Thanks, sounds interesting I'll see if I can locate that one. locally or online.

I'm pretty sure was on YouTube for free, but it's been removed for some
reason. There are lots of clips and trailers to let you get an idea of
the film.

Maybe a search on the Roku TV app with be able to find, they have many channels that only cost a little bit to watch the old stuff.
I will let you know what I find.

Greg

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I think that Trump is doing exactly what some of the World's elite wants... different elites, but elites nonetheless. At the very least, he is doing things that will line his and Elon's pockets... as the richest man in the World, Elon is about as elite as one can get.

How are Trump and Musk going to profit from their roles?

A bunch of Air Traffic Controllers get fired, then Elon offers Space X -- a company he owns -- as a solution to the staffing shortage he caused. That is one example. He has offered to substitute people from his companies in a few other places where he has just gutted the staff.

Elon's people work the jobs, his company gets paid, and he makes money.

Trump meanwhile has been marketing new hats, and other gear for fans, in
videos from the Oval Office.


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How are Trump and Musk going to profit from their roles?

A bunch of Air Traffic Controllers get fired, then Elon offers Space X
-- a company he owns -- as a solution to the staffing shortage he
caused. That is one example. He has offered to substitute people from his companies in a few other places where he has just gutted the staff.

If Space X saves us money, then it's still efficiency. And if they save lives that an incompetent FAA staff can't save, then that's efficiency also.

I don't think we have any proof that the intent is to save taxpayers money or lives, but let's keep our fingers crossed. The left is furious about all this, and that's something that we need to enjoy one sip at a time.

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A bunch of Air Traffic Controllers get fired, then Elon offers Space X -- a company he owns -- as a solution to the staffing shortage he caused. That is one example. He has offered to substitute people from his companies in a few other places where he has just gutted the staff.

If Space X saves us money, then it's still efficiency. And if they save lives that an incompetent FAA staff can't save, then that's efficiency also.

Who says they will save us money? The FAA was doing a pretty good job
lately until Elon got involved with something... aviation coordination and safety... that he knows very little about.

I am positive they will make it look like they saved money... and the folks
who are enamored with Elon will eat it up... but I would not just take
their word for it.

I don't think we have any proof that the intent is to save taxpayers money or lives, but let's keep our fingers crossed. The left is furious about all this,
and that's something that we need to enjoy one sip at a time.

I don't care about what the left is furious about. The fact that there is
no proof of any intent to save money or lives should be concerning to
everyone.


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If Space X saves us money, then it's still efficiency. And if they save that an incompetent FAA staff can't save, then that's efficiency also.

Who says they will save us money? The FAA was doing a pretty good job lately until Elon got involved with something... aviation coordination
and safety... that he knows very little about.

There was a ridiculous quantity of plane, train, and boat crashes, and ufo/drone sightings reported by the media during Pete Buttigieg's term as Transportation Secretary. Why did you say that "the FAA was doing a pretty good job?"

I don't care about what the left is furious about. The fact that there
is no proof of any intent to save money or lives should be concerning to everyone.

I haven't seen proof of anything saving us money in any department. It could be a gigantic lie. People are passionate about saving money.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

There was a ridiculous quantity of plane, train, and boat crashes, and ufo/drone sightings reported by the media during Pete Buttigieg's term
as Transportation Secretary. Why did you say that "the FAA was doing a pretty good job?"

Because that's what his masters told him to think.

I haven't seen proof of anything saving us money in any department. It could be a gigantic lie. People are passionate about saving money.

Especially when the gov't keeps taking more of their money and sending it somewhere else.


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I haven't seen proof of anything saving us money in any department. I could be a gigantic lie. People are passionate about saving money.

Especially when the gov't keeps taking more of their money and sending it somewhere else.

Those who are freaking out about the tariffs "potentially causing price increases" are the same people who want to fund Ukraine's battle to wipe Russia off the face of the earth.

They're so brainwashed that deep down, their true concern is about not having enough electronics to keep them tuned in to MSNBC.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

There was a ridiculous quantity of plane, train, and boat crashes, and ufo/drone sightings reported by the media during Pete Buttigieg's term
as Transportation Secretary. Why did you say that "the FAA was doing a pretty good job?"

There were 0 fatal plane crashes During Pete Buttigieg's tenure. Not
bad for some would refer to as a "DEI Hire".


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There was a ridiculous quantity of plane, train, and boat crashes, an ufo/drone sightings reported by the media during Pete Buttigieg's ter as Transportation Secretary. Why did you say that "the FAA was doing pretty good job?"

There were 0 fatal plane crashes During Pete Buttigieg's tenure. Not
bad for some would refer to as a "DEI Hire".

That's impossible. I think you got some faulty information. Unless you're referring to commercial aircraft only.

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Hello Aaron!

01 Jun 70 21:41, you wrote to Ron L.:

I haven't seen proof of anything saving us money in any

department. I

could be a gigantic lie. People are passionate about saving

money.

Especially when the gov't keeps taking more of their money and
sending it somewhere else.

Those who are freaking out about the tariffs "potentially causing
price increases" are the same people who want to fund Ukraine's battle
to wipe Russia off the face of the earth.

They're so brainwashed that deep down, their true concern is about not having enough electronics to keep them tuned in to MSNBC.

You're so hyper-focused on sending a few billion to Ukraine that you're just ignoring the wasteful spending here at home.

For instance, the F-22 Raptor - it's going to cost $9.2 billion to keep 151 of them in service over the next 5 years.

that's _IF_ Congress allows the military to divest the 32 oldest F22s. If not, it's going to cost cosiderably more.


That's $12.2 million per year, per fighter jet.



Now, don't get me wrong, I love the F-22. I've had the opportunity to see one close up, and I've seen what they can do in the air - they're amazing.

But They're a money pit.



We've given Ukraine $83.4B since 2022 (source: https://www.ukraineoversight.gov ). we can probably tack on some more billions there if we include the cost of logistics and training.
In comparison, our defense budget over the last 3 years has been about $2.5 TRILLION

so Ukraine has received 3% of our defense budget. I'm pretty sure the government spends more than that on toilet seats.


Mike


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We've given Ukraine $83.4B since 2022 (source: https://www.ukraineoversight.gov ). we can probably tack on some more billions there if we include the cost of logistics and training.
In comparison, our defense budget over the last 3 years has been about $2.5 TRILLION

We haven't given anything to Yemen since 2022. What about them? Not as important as Ukraine?

The USA is more than $36 trillion in debt. That means that the USA is in no position to be funding wars at the moment, especially not somebody else's wars. Ukraine should check back with us after we've paid off our debt.

When my kids want new toys, but I'm in debt to the bank, I tell them "Sorry kids, we'll have to wait until after I pay off my debt to the bank." And they're way more understanding about it than the dude in the polo shirt.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

Those who are freaking out about the tariffs "potentially causing price increases" are the same people who want to fund Ukraine's battle to
wipe Russia off the face of the earth.

They're so brainwashed that deep down, their true concern is about not having enough electronics to keep them tuned in to MSNBC.

Over the last few years, I've noticed more and more hive-mind-like mentality among "regular" people. Now most of these people certainly weren't the brightest bulbs on the tree, so that was understandable.

But lately I've noticed the same mentality among the people that I thought were in the "controlling class". The big tell is giving speeched that are, almost, word-for-word identical. But none of them producing any content. They have no counter ideas. No plans. Nothing but lies and vapid slogans.

It's looking like the hive-mind is deeper than we thought too. And the question of "who's in control?" is still there.


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Over the last few years, I've noticed more and more hive-mind-like mentality among "regular" people. Now most of these people certainly weren't the brightest bulbs on the tree, so that was understandable.

But lately I've noticed the same mentality among the people that I
thought were in the "controlling class". The big tell is giving
speeched that are, almost, word-for-word identical. But none of them producing any content. They have no counter ideas. No plans. Nothing but lies and vapid slogans.

Right. It's not just the television viewers. It's an army of elected officials who all say the same slogan like it's a religious chant.

It's looking like the hive-mind is deeper than we thought too. And the question of "who's in control?" is still there.

There must be some kind of training camp that they're all attending behind closed doors. Biden has indicated that Obama & Pelosi are calling the shots, so that tells us that it's definitely not Obama & Pelosi.

There are at least 535 people who know the answer but I'm not elite enough to get an answer from them.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

There must be some kind of training camp that they're all attending
behind closed doors. Biden has indicated that Obama & Pelosi are
calling the shots, so that tells us that it's definitely not Obama & Pelosi.

There are at least 535 people who know the answer but I'm not elite
enough to get an answer from them.

And even if we were elite enough to get an answer, I doubt it would be a useful answer.

These people act like robots/puppets.


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There are at least 535 people who know the answer but I'm not elite enough to get an answer from them.

And even if we were elite enough to get an answer, I doubt it would be a useful answer.

I thought about writing to my US Rep (D) to complain about him not standing up for a black child cancer survivor with a passion for law enforcement. Not to elicit a response, but just to let him know that he does a piss poor job of "representing" anybody from this region.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

I thought about writing to my US Rep (D) to complain about him not standing up for a black child cancer survivor with a passion for law enforcement. Not to elicit a response, but just to let him know that he does a piss poor job of "representing" anybody from this region.

They don't care. It's blindingly obvious that the Dems are the party of the Elitists and they don't care about us Plebes in the least.

I'd write my congressritters too, but I'm 100% sure that they were all installed (i.e. not really elected) and they are only in office for their own enrichment. They couldn't care less what one of their constituents thinks, mostly because they don't believe that we are intelligent enough to think anyway.


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