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Posted in: U.S. exploring potential Space Force hotline with China, U.S. commander says See in context

I heard that here on Earth the number one cause of greenhouse gas emission is war and war related industry. 

Not by a long shot. It is the electric and shipping/transport industries.

If our militaries and their masters care so little about the results of their shooting and explosions here on Earth, 

You should see a live range at 29 Palms when they have to cease fire and evacuate the range every time a desert tortoise or California Condor decides to make a visit. And believe me, it happens more than you think.

After the range, go see the motor pool, where any oil spill more than a few ounces is reported to civilian watchdog agencies, investigated, and responsible parties punished.

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Posted in: 'Hostage diplomacy' a growing headache for the West See in context

Like Trump making a deal with the Taliban to release 5,000 of their terrorists.

Then Biden gave them M4s with full accessories, JLTVs, AH-1s, and Bagram AB.

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Posted in: Surge in Japanese online dialogue propagating 'good Nazi' myth See in context

Nazis were the most evil in all of humanity.

If we’re talking about sheer numbers of people killed, and suffering caused by state policies, Stalin and Mao make Hitler look like an amateur.

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Posted in: Shibuya mayor says 'Don't come' for Halloween See in context

Pre-COVID, Rapper and board member of the Shibuya chamber of commerce, Zeebra, suggested setting up a venue with street stalls and performances in Miyashita Park.

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Posted in: Head of Johnny's talent agency quits over abuse scandal See in context

One of the alleged victims proposed a plan that entailed dissolving Johnny’s, transferring their talents to other agencies and paying them early retirement and severance pay from the sale of Johnny’s assets and the sale of corporate stock, -of which Julie Keiko Fujishima is the 100% holder. Then transfer the rights to royalties and residuals of Johnny’s to the individual performers.

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Posted in: KFC Japan’s new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing burger range includes 2 surprises See in context

Have you ever seen the moon when it is rising or setting? Quite the yolk color.

You're thinking of the sun.

If your egg yolks are the bright red color of the rising and setting Sun, your chickens have an ovarian cyst or other reproductive disorder.

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Posted in: Gasoline prices soon expected to soar past the ¥200 per liter mark. What to do? See in context

In other news, Nissan has been experimenting with a new type of hybrid that runs a gas powered generator that runs an electric motor.

It was reported to be twice as fuel efficient than current hybrids, and lighter than EVs due the lack of need for heavy batteries.

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Posted in: Gasoline prices soon expected to soar past the ¥200 per liter mark. What to do? See in context

The infrastructure for EVs is simply lacking. Many houses and most apartments don’t even have a parking lot to charge your vehicle from your home.

Unless the govt starts subsidizing the installation of charging ports in rental parking, supermarket parking lots, etc, there is little incentive for property owners to do expensive installations.

EVs also tend to be completely computer controlled and software reliant, making roadside repairs and modifications near impossible, which makes them unattractive for many.

With an ICE vic, you can pop an extra can of gas in the trunk for emergencies. With an EV, what are you gonna do? I’ve seen a guy literally charging his EV with a gasoline generator at a highway rest stop.

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Posted in: Elusive Japanese 'Ninja' bear killed See in context

Desert Tortoise

That is one tough bear. You’d think the bullets displacing all their inertia by stopping in the bear’s skull would’ve at least knocked it out unconscious.

I’m not sure if the bear I heard of while doing parachute drills at JBER was the same one, because there were not many details other than “there were about a dozen old bullets in it’s rib cage and skull.” But there are definitely similarities.

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Posted in: Elusive Japanese 'Ninja' bear killed See in context

A while back, when a JGSDF gate guard was attacked by a similar bear, many were saying “why didn’t they just shoot it.”

The news is saying it took three 30.06 shots, to the head, to take this bear down.

Standard NATO 5.56mm would’ve probably required the entire 30 round mag.

And that SDF camp was in an urban area.

I remember in Alaska, there was a notorious bear, who, when was finally killed was found to have multiple bullets embedded in it’s body and skull from previous encounters.

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Posted in: Japan's Defense Ministry to seek record ¥7 tril budget for FY2024 See in context

The SDF can start by paying it’s servicemembers better.

The GSDF soldiers we trained with were payed about 2/3rds that of US Marines at LCpl level, and the gap widened as the pay grade rose.

They also had less benefits like free education for dependents, no GI bill, no free or subsidized housing, etc… and the camp facilities were scant even by USMC standards.

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Posted in: Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X See in context

What a pair of absolute nimrods

Interesting origin to that insult. Buggs Bunny often called Elmer Fudd a “Nimrod” in reference to the Bible verse “Nimrod was a mighty hunter,”describing the king of Babel.

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Posted in: Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial See in context

But what do I know… I was just a gullible grunt who believed anything Air Wing told us.

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Posted in: Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial See in context

@Desert Tortoise

Wearing ridiculous disguises was never an official policy, but many test pilots with a sense of humor copied original P-59 test pilot Jack Woolams habit of wearing a Gorrilla suit.

There was a documentary on it, although I will admit it was probably embellished quite a bit.

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Posted in: Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial See in context

In the 50’s test pilots of the 1st generation fighter jets and helicopters wore gorilla suits, Bigfoot masks, clown makeup and other ridiculous disguises so any eyewitness reports would be dismissed as crazy talk. They would also trick out the exterior with enough colorful lights to make a Carnival float embarrassed just to up the crazy factor.

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Posted in: Still no word from North Korea on U.S. soldier who dashed across military border See in context

Randy,it obviously the army trusted him with their secrets

The biggest “secret” a Pvt in an armored unit would be privy to is that Staff Sergeant is having an affair with an admin clerk, and the vehicle commander is gay.

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Posted in: U.S. soldier facing military disciplinary action flees to N Korea while touring border village See in context

@Mr Kipling

I didn’t have the chance to talk to him, but I attended a seminar where he and his wife were guest speakers. Maybe it was his old age, but as you said, he didn’t seem like the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

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Posted in: Japan key ally for U.S. in defense of Taiwan: think tank See in context

Then name just one military conflict the US has won overseas ?

Uh-huh...yeah oh ok..all thore war crimes and weapons of mass destruction but still haven't won any conflicts without help have they !

Tactical or political victory?

In tactical terms, every US war since WW2 was a slam dunk, with enemy casualties more than 10 times higher than US casualties.

Politically and strategically, not so much, because other than “peacekeeping,” “stopping the spread of communism,” and “war on terror” the objectives and end state were never clear.

When did the US use WMDs since 1945?

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Posted in: Japan key ally for U.S. in defense of Taiwan: think tank See in context

this shocked me. I thought 45,000 and their whole family members paid by our tax money. In Chatan, Okinawa. they get a three story house with utilities, internet, parking, healthcare paid for by our tax. Childcare also. But the pilot I went diving with, ¥220,000 beachfront apartment. Imagine the cost in Tokyo, Yokohama?

After UDP was implemented in the Marine Corps, most Marines are only in Japan for less than a year, and don’t/can’t bring their family members or dependents.

Some Marines favor the UDP system, some prefer the old system where you could live on Oki for several years with your family and integrate with the community.

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Posted in: Japan key ally for U.S. in defense of Taiwan: think tank See in context

Japan already supported US logistics in Vietnam and Korea.

Camp Zama can support an entire Army Brigade Combat Team, and Okinawa has the infrastructure to support at least an entire Marine Division.

My grandmother was an Army nurse and treated GIs at the formerly US occupied JGSDF camp Asaka during the Vietnam War.

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Posted in: China begins blanket radiation testing on seafood imports from Japan See in context

Every year, China, with its huge coal industry and coal-slurry burning power plants releases more radioactive particles into the environment than all the nuclear power plants, nuclear accidents, and nuclear weapons ever.

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Posted in: U.S. soldier facing military disciplinary action flees to N Korea while touring border village See in context

If he’s lucky, he’ll be a celebrity playing the evil American in propaganda films.

Yeah right .

Can't imagine anyone being lucky running off to North Korea like that.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Jenkins was a celebrity and privileged class citizen in NK for doing just that.

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Posted in: U.S. soldier facing military disciplinary action flees to N Korea while touring border village See in context

Private 2nd Class Travis King had been held on assault charges and was released on July 10 after serving his time. He was being sent home to Fort Bliss, Texas,

King is a cavalry scout who joined the service in January 2021

2 1/2 years of service and still a Pvt… Fort Bliss… 1st Armored Div… So many indicators of diminished mental capacity.

Should’ve been at least a Specialist or Corporal by now. Something tells me he’s either been busted down in rank a few times, or is a habitual offender who can’t promote.

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Posted in: U.S. soldier facing military disciplinary action flees to N Korea while touring border village See in context

Hope he is ready for a low calorie diet for the rest of his life. I guess if he is obdient Kim might provide him with a skin and bones wife. He will have to survive the initial torture, though.

If he’s lucky, he’ll be a celebrity playing the evil American in propaganda films.

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Posted in: U.S. soldier facing military disciplinary action flees to N Korea while touring border village See in context

Fort Bliss, what a joke. Almost as bad as Fort Polk.

The Army has the money and personnel, so a lot of R-TRDs slip through the cracks.

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Posted in: North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, Japan says See in context

Imagine starving a population to death, whilst you spend all the money on military hardware you keep shooting into the sea....

These missiles are being sold to Yemen, Iran, Sudan, Syria, etc… and generate revenue for NK, as their meth and counterfeit operations are in the decline.

These tests are to demonstrate capabilities to potential buyers, and to maintain the legitimacy of the Kim regime.

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Posted in: Japan, France to hold first-ever joint fighter jet drill next week See in context

The French Dassault and Eurofighters may not be as powerful or fast as the F-15J, but they do have a few tricks to out-maneuver the F-15.

Should be a good learning experience for all.

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Posted in: South Korea flood death toll rises to 39; Yoon blames botched responses See in context

To add, no one should completely rely on the govt or any agency for their own safety. But it is the govt’s responsibility to ensure the safety of it’s taxpayers.

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Posted in: South Korea flood death toll rises to 39; Yoon blames botched responses See in context

Don't rely totally on governments or authorities, use something that is called Common Sense.

To a certain degree, yes. But ultimately it is also the govt’s responsibility to ensure the safety of even it’s most uninformed citizens, as it is the govt who controls all the disaster control and early warning infrastructure.

And with increasing reliance on 'SmartPhones', note that there is not an 'App' for it!

There are multiple apps in Japan (and I assume in SK as well) that give real time disaster alerts and evacuation warnings. The J-alert, Tsunami/Earthquake alerts, and evacuation alerts are activated even without an App.

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Posted in: World's war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot See in context

All SDF vehicles are subject to the same shaken and emissions standards as civilian vehicles.

Mitsubishi Heavy is also developing a hybrid version of the T-10 MBT and is considering making all future tanks hybrid.

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