Politics

[Altitude sickness]

"died a very wealthy landowner."

I guess my first question is, did any of that money make it to you?

Also, land costs more that $5/acre like it did in your great-grandfather's time. Undeveloped land around me in the Raleigh/Durham area routinely sells for $100K+ per acre for a multi-acre plot. After it's developed, $200K-$250K per acre. And when a developer subdivides it? Guess what, you have to use their preferred builder. It's rare they sell only the lot's anymore.

Their builders charge $250/SF, 2500 SF minimum. You get the idea?

The new entitlement, victim class claiming people born before them had it so easy. Are the same ones that expect to start out in a $400k house and drive a $60-$120k vehicle.

God forbid if they have to move to an area that suits their skills, means and current economic situation. That includes world wide moves. Do it or shut up.

Or live in the worst dump in their current geographic location. And ride a bike or bus to 2 or 3 jobs. It’s called working your way up. Like the rest of us did.

How about joining the military.

Ask an anthropologist who had it easier. Our grandparents or the lazy, obese basement dwelling whiners.

 

[KJE81]

There are plans for a new archway in Washington DC.
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It will be known as the Arch de Triump, and will have a likeness of the President giving his signature thumbs up.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5832850-white-house-trump-triumphal-arch-leavitt-plans/

All leftist Karens are scheduled to have a simultaneous aneurysm in 3-2-1!

Actually by now it would probably not be to many that were truly suprised if such a thing (the part of a potential archway would be having a likeness of the President giving his signature thumbs up) would actually be for real.

 

[Altitude sickness]

These may help the latest victim class.

 

[PARA45]

Speaking of HOAs, which I hate with a passion. When I lived in Homestead FL, my old OIC and I both lived in the same subdivision, Key's Landing. Our HOA was run by Canadians (no offense to our northern brothers), who only lived in FL during the winter months, going back to Canada after our FL "winter". If one word could describe our HOA members is "a$$holes".

My OIC deploys to Iraq for six months and ask the HOA if he could leave his hurricane shutters up during this time since he was going to be away during hurricane season. The HOA approved his request. Normally, hurricane shutters had to be removed x number of days after any hurricane warnings, or you would end up with a notice, a fine(s), and legal charges, etc, if not removed within the specified time.

My OIC came back from his deployment to find out that he had a lean on his house. Apparently, the HOA didn't have good internal communication, and the one HOA a$$hole did not get notified that this house had an approved letter for the hurricane shutters. Well, this one HOA a$$hole kept sending letters, and kept fining the owner for the violations, and obviously since the owner wasn't there, there was no reply or payment.

When my OIC came back from the war, he finds this mess and goes to the HOA office to clear this misunderstanding. He shows them the approved letter, and the HOA basically wiped their rear end with it and basically told him too bad. That he had to pay all the fines or faced losing his house. Needless to say, he was beyond pissed and couldn't believe that these inconsiderate a$$holes didn't care he was deployed to Iraq.

I suggested that he speak to the JAG to see if there was anything they could do. Which unfortunately since it was an external (off base) issue, the JAG couldn't get involved. However, off the record, the JAG coached him a bit, and suggested that he go back and basically tell the HOA office that he would see them in court, and to remind them that no judge in the right mind would prosecute a vet for this since he had proof that leaving the shutters was approved and that he was gone serving our nation.

He told them that, and miraculously the approved letter appeared, and all fines were dropped and his file was cleared. Someone suggested he sue them, but instead, he sold his house and moved to the FL Keys instead.

When my wife and I moved to Middle Georgia, I made it clear with our realtor that any HOA would be a deal breaker. We live in a nice community with mostly retired military and no HOA. Life is good.

 

[skydiver386]

Speaking of HOAs, which I hate with a passion. When I lived in Homestead FL, my old OIC and I both lived in the same subdivision, Key's Landing. Our HOA was run by Canadians (no offense to our northern brothers), who only lived in FL during the winter months, going back to Canada after our FL "winter". If one word could describe our HOA members is "a$$holes".

My OIC deploys to Iraq for six months and ask the HOA if he could leave his hurricane shutters up during this time since he was going to be away during hurricane season. The HOA approved his request. Normally, hurricane shutters had to be removed x number of days after any hurricane warnings, or you would end up with a notice, a fine(s), and legal charges, etc, if not removed within the specified time.

My OIC came back from his deployment to find out that he had a lean on his house. Apparently, the HOA didn't have good internal communication, and the one HOA a$$hole did not get notified that this house had an approved letter for the hurricane shutters. Well, this one HOA a$$hole kept sending letters, and kept fining the owner for the violations, and obviously since the owner wasn't there, there was no reply or payment.

When my OIC came back from the war, he finds this mess and goes to the HOA office to clear this misunderstanding. He shows them the approved letter, and the HOA basically wiped their rear end with it and basically told him too bad. That he had to pay all the fines or faced losing his house. Needless to say, he was beyond pissed and couldn't believe that these inconsiderate a$$holes didn't care he was deployed to Iraq.

I suggested that he speak to the JAG to see if there was anything they could do. Which unfortunately since it was an external (off base) issue, the JAG couldn't get involved. However, off the record, the JAG coached him a bit, and suggested that he go back and basically tell the HOA office that he would see them in court, and to remind them that no judge in the right mind would prosecute a vet for this since he had proof that leaving the shutters was approved and that he was gone serving our nation.

He told them that, and miraculously the approved letter appeared, and all fines were dropped and his file was cleared. Someone suggested he sue them, but instead, he sold his house and moved to the FL Keys instead.

When my wife and I moved to Middle Georgia, I made it clear with our realtor that any HOA would be a deal breaker. We live in a nice community with mostly retired military and no HOA. Life is good.

I believe the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act would apply here. I was in a similar situation when I was stationed at Ft. Lewis.

I came back to a pile of letters and fines, but told the apartment Manager I'd see them in Court. Within a week I received a nice apology letter and never paid a nickel. The only real downside was a coating of moss that grew on my new pickup during my Deployment.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Listening to this mornings Pentagon brief.

My take away.
Hegseth should recuse himself and let General Caine and Adm. Cooper speak. I did like Hegseth’s scolding of the “Press”

But the :10 Crusades sermon was out of place for a Pentagon brief.

The O-10s briefing was phenomenal and gave an inside look to the operation.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Well, I see this morning Trump is playing with his Photoshop again. This time he's posted an AI generated image of Jesus embracing him. Caption was "God plays his Trump card." Maybe not as crazy as pretending to be God incarnate, but genuinely stupid. Yep, I'm sure Christ would wrap his arms around a philandering billionaire who persecutes impoverished immigrants. Somehow I just can't picture that happening. Do what ya gotta do, Donald, but leave God out of it. Man, is he stupid ... with a capital S.

 

[Altitude sickness]

“ persecutes impoverished immigrants.”

What immigrants have been persecuted? If you’re referring to people walking across our border illegally. I suggest you try to sneak into Mexico, any of the country’s that end in Stan or any socialist countries you tend to embrace.

Try sailing a boat to Australia and deciding to stay. And live on the government dime.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Well, I see this morning Trump is playing with his Photoshop again. This time he's posted an AI generated image of Jesus embracing him. Caption was "God plays his Trump card." Maybe not as crazy as pretending to be God incarnate, but genuinely stupid. Yep, I'm sure Christ would wrap his arms around a philandering billionaire who persecutes impoverished immigrants. Somehow I just can't picture that happening. Do what ya gotta do, Donald, but leave God out of it. Man, is he stupid ... with a capital S.

Yea I don’t like or agree with that stuff either. Obviously not good. That said, you need to drop the “persecutes impoverished immigrants part”. I’m quite certain Jesus didn’t want them to break the law to come here in the first place. Your liberal worldview is antithetical to biblical Christianity. Also, ironic to claim to defend God and then in the next breath call someone stupid.

 

[deewayne2003]

One of the many reasons I sold the house in town and moved to the farm. We were on a treed 5 acre lot. Bastards would come on the property once a year to make sure I was obeying the rules in the areas they couldn’t see. They confronted me about a bunch of cans with bullet holes hanging in trees out back, my response ‘looks like that’s a bad place to wander around unannounced!’ I wasn’t popular.

Well played sir!

There are HOA's in Plano Texas that prohibit American made trucks/pickups from being parked visibly in your driveway.......

You can own them, you just can't have one visibly parked in your driveway and it must be "stored out of sight when not in motion."

 

[Flipper Dude]

What about rice burners? I drive a rice burner.

Oops. It’s made in San Antone.

Maybe I’ll put the Tundra in the garage and put the 911 in the driveway. No one could complain about a 911 in the driveway.

 

[Scott CWO]

It sounds like there have been a lot of mission targets reached allready, I wonder if there are any truth as to US destroyers turning back from entering the Straits of Hormuz due to Iranian threats.

Also one cant help to think that it was bad timing to have the three Littoral Combat Ships that apparently are capable of mine sweeping duties to exit the Persian Gulf just weeks before launching the campaign. I wonder if it was just bad timing or lack of communication between the administration planning for the war and the navy?

https://news.usni.org/2026/04/11/two-u-s-warships-sail-through-strait-of-hormuz-to-establish-new-route-for-merchant-ships

Those ships were removed to protect them before the strikes began. Do some of you guys even realize the size of the Persian Gulf? I love how everyone spouts off about the US military without any working knowledge!

 

[Aaron N]

“ persecutes impoverished immigrants.”

What immigrants have been persecuted? If you’re referring to people walking across our border illegally. I suggest you try to sneak into Mexico, any of the country’s that end in Stan or any socialist countries you tend to embrace.

Try sailing a boat to Australia and deciding to stay. And live on the government dime.

“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt."

 

[Aaron N]

Well played sir!

There are HOA's in Plano Texas that prohibit American made trucks/pickups from being parked visibly in your driveway.......

You can own them, you just can't have one visibly parked in your driveway and it must be "stored out of sight when not in motion."

Specifically American made, or any vehicle which encompasses American? I’d really need to see that verbiage to believe this one.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt."

Read Romans chapter 13 and get back to me. Twisting Scripture is an egregious act

 

[Scott CWO]

I have never been to El Paso. But I guess the state of Texas which collects and publishes the best, most detailed data on these times of crimes are just woke dipshits who need you to each them the truth.

Out of touch with reality! I suppose next you’ll be trying to convince us that Mexico’s crime rate is less than ours! Not all illegal immigrants are criminals but if you don’t think they commit more crime than Americans per capita, you’re out of touch. Their countries of origin are riddled with crime but yet when they come to the USA, they are suddenly pure as the driven Canadian snow? Give me a break! Have you even travelled to Mexico and Central America outside of tourist destinations?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Yea I don’t like or agree with that stuff either. Obviously not good. That said, you need to drop the “persecutes impoverished immigrants part”. I’m quite certain Jesus didn’t want them to break the law to come here in the first place. Your liberal worldview is antithetical to biblical Christianity. Also, ironic to claim to defend God and then in the next breath call someone stupid.

I am not claiming to defend God. I just can't picture Jesus chumming up to some super rich guy who cheats on his wife with porn stars. Christ also didn't have much use for the money changers in the Temple as I recall. But maybe I just have a twisted "liberal" perception of what was written in the Gospels.

The Apostles migrated to all parts of the world to spread the Good News, often to places where they were very unwelcome. Unwelcome enough to get killed. Illegal immigrants? In the context of the times maybe they were. And why did they go? Because Christ told them to. Like he told them to shed their wealth and love everyone no matter their color, race, or religious affiliation. Jesus Christ was the definition of a liberal. If you don't know that then you flunked Sunday School.

Clearly, the stuff Trump says and does, especially on his social media platform, demonstrates below average intelligence. Judging by his actions and his words (of very few syllables), his IQ may not be the level of mentally handicapped, but the bar cannot be far below him. I mean really, would a person with ANY common sense or reasonable intellectual capacity do this stuff? Unscrew your conservative blinders.

 

[Aaron N]

Read Romans chapter 13 and get back to me. Twisting Scripture is an egregious act

If you’re referring to submission to governing authorities, and paying taxes, then please justify American independence

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I am not claiming to defend God. I just can't picture Jesus chumming up to some super rich guy who cheats on his wife with porn stars. Christ didn't have much use for the money changers in the Temple as I recall. But maybe I just have a twisted "liberal" perception of what was written in the Gospels.

The Apostles migrated to all parts of the world to spread the Good News, often to places where they were very unwelcome. Unwelcome enough to get killed. Illegal immigrants? In the context of the times maybe they were. And why did they go? Because Christ told them to. Like he told them to shed their wealth and love everyone no matter their color, race, or religious affiliation. Jesus Christ was the definition of a liberal. If you don't know that then you flunked Sunday School.

Clearly, the stuff Trump says and does, especially on his social media platform, demonstrates below average intelligence. Judging by his actions and his words (of very few syllables), his IQ may not be the level of mentally handicapped, but the bar cannot be far below him. I mean really, would a person with ANY common sense or reasonable intellectual capacity do this stuff? Unscrew your conservative blinders.

You were indeed de facto defending God. I don’t think Trump is a truly converted Christian so I don’t hold him to that standard, or rather, I’m not surprised by anything he does because of what I already stated. I already said I don’t agree with that stuff so no need to make that case again.

He (Jesus) was not the definition of a liberal. Lol. Comparing the Apostles to modern day illegal immigrants is literally laughable. You are supposed to obey the laws of the land unless and until they go against God, even then violence is not to be done. Your argument is utterly ridiculous and absurd.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

If you’re referring to submission to governing authorities, and paying taxes, then please justify American independence

I am. You are to submit to governing authorities wherever you find yourself. You are supposed to obey the laws of the land unless and until they go against God, and even then violence is not the answer. Hot take here, I don’t believe the colonists had a biblical justification for the Revolution .