Blade9732

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[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 70 points 1 week ago

This whole list amounts to $729 million. That is 20% of the $3.5 billion in additional money we sent in one month to Israel to buy bombs and missiles. You can see what kind of goodwill our government is really interested in "spreading". Maybe the USAID money was well spent and we could do something about the money that is going to death, misery and creating more hate against us? Crazy talk, I know.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

He still catches up and kills/captures everyone. He is only thwarted by his own, highly trained soldiers that don't want to waste space laser "ammunition"????

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I hope somebody there will stand up to this. Just make a list of all grants and funding, detailing that all research on climate involves the Oceans and Atmosphere. You know, like the TITLE of the agency specifies.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just remember the drunk suburban girl who would load up the jukebox with Creed and Nickelback at the bar. Nothing kills a good Friday night at the bar faster than that.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No problem. I have seen a lot of people think that the army was just tossing huge chunks of uranium around. The actual core made of depleted uranium is quite small, I believe it is less than 300grams in an Abrams 120mm shell. The cores are encased and not very radioactive, but I would bet they are still an environmental hazzard long after they are used. The US started using it when it proved harder of a penetrator than tungsten, and since it is a waste product, it was far cheaper.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 84 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

I thought Kendrick was very good, and I don't listen to him or very much of that style music. He is amazingly talented and I thought a top tier showman. In the article, Jack Posobic said that he wished it was Creed (like In the 2001 half time) instead. Since this was the Apple Music streaming halftime show, I looked it up. #1 Streamer of last year was Kendrick, I didn't see Creed in the top 50. Also Billboard has Kendrick at #4 all year for Streaming, also no Creed. I know Creed had a big resurgence last year touring, but I was around listing to music in 2001 and we all voted that Creed sucks. I didn't like those people who liked Creed then, and even more so now.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You are correct on the Penny. The military still uses a lot of copper and zinc, just not how you are thinking. The "depleted uranium" rounds you are thinking of are anti-armor rounds. This is a fin stabilized sabot round that has a core penetrator made of DU instead of Tungsten, like the Russians use (we use some tungsten core rounds also). The US used these for the Bradley's main 25mm Bushmaster auto cannon, M1 Abrams tank, 30mm fighter jet cannons and the big boy A-10 Brrrrt gun. Almost all small rounds, think infantry, use full metal jacket rounds. The core of the round (back then, now mostly steel) is made of lead. Then the lead is encased ( or jacketed) with copper. This would apply to 9mm pistol rounds(not used much in combat, if so, it is a bad day), M-16 5.56 rounds, .30 caliber machine gun, and .50 caliber machine and anti material rifles. Copper is used a lot in other areas also, primarily motor windings and generator windings. Zinc is used is almost everywhere as a galvanized coating on ammunition that is not jacketed and other things that have bare steel. The Bradley fires a standard round that is used more often than the DU sabot, called HEAT. This is an explosive round covered in steel with a jacket of zinc for corrosion resistance.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but those guys use facts and figures and stuff. This way, Elon can manipulate anything he wants to do whatever they want. Much easier way to allow a fascist takeover.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey NATO, you don't have to send any troops. Just tell the Pentagon that you sent the Swedes and the Finns. When they say "Where? We don't see anyone" Just respond"Exactly"

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

You are correct. I know it is a tax that will be paid by us. These will probably collapse the US economy. I give it 8 months. Then another 6 to start wiping out the rest of the worldwide markets. Maybe two years before we become a warring shithole with nukes.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We have always been at war with East Asia.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Some of us tried. I just hope that when it does crash, It doesn't take the Great White North with it. I am on the west coast, maybe we can join Canada while the fascist idiots aren't looking.

 

Happy Holidays to you all! Get bent, FOX news. Let everyone celebrate the season. Now, I am off to prepare for Festivus at my house.

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