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I Swear that I am Human
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 06/29/2014 14:33:13

Really, it's come down to this, hasn't it? But you'll just have to take my word for it; since there is no video footage of my death and replacement by a robot. Nor have I had the "666 chip" implanted into my brain. It's all me.

But again, you'll just have to take my word for it. If I start enjoying boiled okra, then you might want to question me.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 06/29/2014 16:40:09 by Will in Chicago)

Ask a Vet Extra
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/28/2014 12:33:02

Good Morning.

Two Tuesdays ago, my clipboard was empty, but it's somehow grown to six pages since then. We'll skip the stats; let's get right to it.

Let's start right in my backyard. While Phoenix may have been ground zero for the ongoing problems with the VA, there's facilities in all 50 states. You don't need to go very far to find a "harmless mistake".
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 06/29/2014 13:58:01 by Scoopster)

Fluffy-ish Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 06/27/2014 13:17:59

Why is it the Daily Show is better at making a point then the rest of the "news"?

#YesAllWomen




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32 comments (Latest Comment: 06/27/2014 22:47:26 by clintster)

Thursday
Author: Raine    Date: 06/26/2014 13:06:44

Shit's all gone to hell. Now who wants to come party on Saturday?

So, I leave you with the real problem, John McCain thought he was going to meet this ISIS when he went to Syria last year…



Instead, he got these guys and he didn't even get a Tshirt!

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Ending the Violence
Author: BobR    Date: 2014-06-25 10:36:54

The rapidly escalating situation in Iraq has certainly made some strange bedfellows recently. Megan Kelly on FOX "News" criticized Dick Cheney - to his face. Glen Beck said the Left was correct when we raged against starting a war with Iraq. Cheney has popped up wherever he can to criticize president Obama. The president is not polling very well on how he is handling the situation, even though what he is doing (and not doing) aligns with the desires of the majority of the public. What would they have him do differently - wave a magic wand and undo centuries of tribal, religious, and ethnic hatred and rivalries?

Because that is the crux of the problem. Iraq is an artificial country comprised of three distinct regions. If not for the iron fist of Saddam Hussein, it would have collapsed into anarchy years ago. By breaking the power structure and leaving nothing in its place except for a bad copy of American democracy in a region that doesn't understand it, we guaranteed this outcome.
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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/24/2014 10:27:54

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,643rd day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,329
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,121

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 544, 179, 200, 000 .00


We'll start with a brief look at Iraq this morning. Here's the latest figures regarding Iraq, from the same sources as above:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4489
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4347
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3627
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 256
Since Operation New Dawn: 66

And our costs in Iraq are currently running at $ 816,941,570,000.00

I did that just to remind us what we've bought with our blood and treasure. And looking at "going back"...there's no hearts and minds to win here; they're already lost.
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I am late late late.
Author: Raine    Date: 06/23/2014 13:15:21

Late.
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43 comments (Latest Comment: 06/24/2014 01:02:12 by Will in Chicago)

Open Sundee
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 06/22/2014 14:44:33

Overslept like crazy and have a hugely busy day. (When will I never have a busy day)?

But not to be outdone by TriSec's cute puppy blog from yesterday, I leave you with this:
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TriSec is Toast
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/21/2014 11:25:44

This is a flamethrower:



For a while now, I kinda feel like I've been on the wrong end of the thing.

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4 comments (Latest Comment: 06/22/2014 01:06:56 by Will in Chicago)

Just Drive, She Said - Part II
Author: BobR    Date: 06/20/2014 13:06:27

Back in January 2008, I wrote a blog about an exciting new technology for car batteries that would allow them to be charged in the same amount of time as it takes to fill a gas tank in a conventional car. The technology seemed to work, but they were having challenges with manufacturing. Six years later and it still hasn't come to fruition.

In that time, several car companies have released electric-only cars, despite the "range limitation" issue (even Harley-Davidson just revealed a new electric motorcycle). Most cars can only go one to two hundred miles and then need to be charged for several hours. For most people, this shouldn't be an issue, as most people don't drive more than a couple hundred miles a day. It's only an issue for when people go on vacation/road trip, which is fairly rare.

The other issue is the ability to charge the car where one lives. A lot of people that live here in DC have street parking, which makes charging difficult. Municipalities could replace parking meters with combo charging stations / parking meters. Residential and office buildings could put charging stations in place for every (or most) parking spaces. They could charge for the electricity used just like they charge for use of the space.

Nonetheless, despite it being a rarity (and renting a gas car being a simple solution), the road trip would seem to preclude buying an electric car... until now.
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