It's hilarious to see Dems on TV today whining about how "Congress should have been consulted!". If anyone outside of a very select few had even been notified it was going to happen, Iran would have known it was going to happen!
Somebody (username Allin76, who has no post record replied to this with "No one gives a shit, fag. Roll over and die, if you can even roll over." But it didn't show up under this comment; only as a direct message. Does anyone know how that is possible?
I understand why Iran wants nuclear, but I don't understand why the rest of the world didn't call them out on the fact that they had no need for nuclear power (the excuse Iran gives for having nuclear reactors and refining capabilities)
About 15 (or maybe closer to 20) years ago, one of those national stores was going out of business (maybe it was K-mart?), and they were selling off their sterling silver. At the time this happened, silver was fairly high, but they were selling it at a price that meant I could have bought it all and just gone to a pawn shop and sold it as scrap sterling for a very decent profit! Unfortunately, I didn't have the money to do that at the time :)
What I have been mad about for many years, long before this forum started, is that there was never a reason for Iran to have anything nuclear, since they have enough petroleum reserves to meet their needs for hundreds of years. And NO TALKING HEAD (media or politician) EVER brought this basic point up! (and I still haven't heard any of them mention this; it's like it's some kind of taboo topic!)
I'm here to vent about the ridiculousness of medical practices and charges! I got a total hip replacement surgery and bills for physical therapy are now coming in. Although I only pay $25 per PT session, the insurance company is getting billed SIGNIFICANTLY more. A recent summary came for three sessions. The charges submitted by the hospital for three VIRTUAL PT sessions was $1,695, with the insurance plan allowing $800. What got me to look into it was that there are six charges for these three, ~45 minutes virtual sessions. I called the insurance company to ask, and they said there can be multiple submitted charges for a single PT session. I asked what those charges are for, and the rep read off things like "instruction on nutrition....". I said these were virtual visits and I was just told what home exercises to do, and the PT watched me walk and use a cane, etc. The rep reiterated that they can submit multiple charges. I said that I was mad that the insurance companies don't care that they have bogus charges submitted to them, and that policy holders end up paying for it. The rep continued to state that they have agreed on items that can be billed. It was like talking to a brick wall.
I did a little research on it and the "lying slightly above ground" is a recommendation for military shooting scenarios, where a soldier needs to be able to look around and respond quickly, while minimizing exposure to fire (but not the minimum, which would seem to involve lying completely flat). My terrorist training occurred when I was a civilian in a military organization.
When I worked at a Federal agency, we had to do annual terrorism training, and one of the recommendations was to not lie on the floor if shooting was going on, but to get down on hands, knees, and feet, such that your body would be a few inches above the ground. It was stated that bullets would be more likely to travel right above the ground ("ground" meaning the floor of a building). I presume because shots that skip off the ground tend to stay just above floor level? Can anyone verify if this is true?
My wife tells me to do the same :) I am too eager to hear of "justice" happening, so I keep reading posts here :) There has certainly been MAJOR breakthroughs toward "justice" since Trump was first elected, with all the setbacks during Biden, but now seemingly picking up speed. I just can't resist being able to read when the REAL, SIGNIFICANT, arrests happen.
This scenario could only happen if the "Synagogue of Satan" is in control of Israel at a time when this option could be considered. However, Biblical prophecy, which has never been incorrect (all prophecy has either already happened, just as predicted, or will happen), predicts that Israel will ultimately defeat the massive military forces that will come against it some day (Armageddon).
I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in NY, in addition to the high property tax associated with the over-priced public school systems, and bloated government, they pass municipal bonds that then are paid off by individual homeowners. In my area, they passed a multi-million dollar bond about 25 years ago, with a 40 year maturity! This single bond resulted in about $400 additional real estate tax, each year, for about 375 homeowners! The bond was supposedly for connection to a municipal water system, What is outrageous is they told people 25 years ago that they only had to pay $750 to get connected to the system, and then just pay a monthly bill; no indication that there would be this additional annual tax. As a side note, many fire departments add a few hundred dollars to each homeowner's annual tax bill. Fire department employees here in NY make a fairly obscene salary, and then an even more outrageous retirement.
Public Service Announcement: I didn't realize this until I checked today, but a single ct scan ("cat scan"), is equal to 100 to 250 chest x-rays! (in terms of radiation dosage) I had gotten two coronary calcium scans in the past three years, and more recently a pelvic ct scan, so I've now had the radiation equivalent to about 1000 years of living without any medical/dental x-rays.
My experience is that Asians are very good at math, engineering, and things that required established knowledge and procedures, but don't seem very good at independent, innovative, thought. (i.e., they can't come up with new technology; dynamite and other things may have been invented long ago in China, but modern Asians don't seem to have that ability)