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I know Elon has said he does not support terminating the H1-B visa program. A lot of offshore Indian call centers and IT workers have put a lot of American counterparts out of work, so I am not happy with that. Had a friend who was part of an IT Help Desk who had all of their jobs offshored...

Got her finished. Man, this stuff has been good for the builder in me.

Some would say that's because American jobs went overseas for the sake of corporate profit margins by the same amount. Stuff goes in cycles and that's why people say to invest for the long term and choose the right time to retire.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/old-biden-phone-call-goes-viral-amid-trump-backlash-lost-his-temper-and-demanded-zelensky-show-more-gratitude/ https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1895968116292583439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Different POTUS, same attitude from Zelensky.

Yeah, Trump flaps all over the place sometimes. Putin is not a good guy and Zelensky is not necessarily corrupt, but others in Ukraine may be. I do think both Zelensky and Putin may be in danger of military coups in the coming year or so because that's the way most of these things go.

Some of it may have been because he was having to speak English, but Zelensky was also speaking in word salads if you paid attention to it. No plan for victory and after 3 years, Putin has shot his wad, too. However, I also believe Europe has to get more firmly behind Ukraine for there to be a...

We've been pretty good about keeping this thread on an even keel. There's a political side to this war for sure, but don't go down any political rabbit holes.

Got the drop tanks and missiles on her. I usually build Corsairs clean with no drop tanks or hung ordnance, but decided to add them to the build this time since this is a Korean War Corsair. The High Velocity Aircraft Rocket (HVAR) carries a 5-inch shell for a warhead and I mixed some paint...

Yesterday's meeting did solidify most of Europe behind Zelensky. Increased support is the next step.

Well, that didn't go too well. LOL A quick solution would be great, but this is a very hot and brutal war. Ukraine and Russia are probably going to slug this out whether we give Ukraine any more aid or not.

David Petraeus was one of our best officers before that personal scandal hosed-up his career IIRC. A great analysis.

I noticed at the Ole Miss game that we didn't look as sharp last year working the ball around the perimeter as we did last year. It just seemed noticeably slower to me. We have been okay on defense, but my perception is Lamont's offense relies on misdirection with dribble penetrations and then...

If Putin caves on Ukraine, some would say he might overthrown and murdered, but I don't know. Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation, and political machinations. It remained part of Imperial Japan from 1910 until 1945. After Japan's surrender in World War II...

Yep. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/economic-deal-between-us-ukraine-191525595.html Putin must have told Trump to go screw himself in the meeting without Zelensky. Trump has said we have given Ukraine $350B when it's only been $200B. This makes me think there's $150B for Ukraine at some...

I figured there would a drop-off from the talent we lost at the end of last year, but nothing like this. The well-paid grown-ups on the coaching staff have some accountability with this as well.

Got the landing gear installed. Tedious stuff.

We are lacking in fundamentals and don't have enough offensive talent to compete with most SEC teams, but we'll see.

On the one hand, demanding mineral rights as collateral for our substantial investment in Ukraine's defense makes financial sense, but most folks would say we're not really taking a neutral stand, either. In fact, most would say it obligates us for the long term. Although it's not a military...

Got a little further the past two days. Was concerned some of the decals would roll up when they were clear-coated since the surfaces weren't flat, but they didn't. Will hopefully finish her in the next day or two.

Then there's this Chinese BS near Australia. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/g-s1-50065/australia-airlines-china-military-exercise