March 20, 2024

$2B from Saudi?

Hello all—please forgive if I’ve posted this in the wrong spot (?) and if I somehow missed an update on this? What about that exorbitant “gift” ? Has *anyone* been talking about it? Can someone please educate me? Could it be used by TSF to make bond? Who has it and where is it and what is it (going to be) used for? What are the strings attached to it? Has or is anyone investigated/investigating it? If yes, who, and where can this be read? If not, why??? I feel really curious. Thank you. Love, IGoToDU

October 16, 2023

Rachel Maddow's Book Tour

I went to her first in Philadelphia today. Highly recommend!!! Was hoping she *might* talk a little news or politics but just as I figured, she did not. Still, great experience.

October 26, 2020

Superspreader & his minions here in my town

Source: https://www.wgal.com/article/president-donald-trum

https://www.wgal.com/article/president-donald-trump-holds-campaign-rally-at-lancaster-airport-in-lititz/34480035

Read more: https://www.wgal.com/article/president-donald-trump-holds-campaign-rally-at-lancaster-airport-in-lititz/34480035

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Orange Mussolini is "speaking" maybe three miles from me. These jerkwads cheering Cheetolini calling it "The China virus" and laughing while he insults Joe & KAMALA are going to be infecting my grocery store, all the stores & restaurants, and our small Hospital soon enough. And he blathers on and on. Praising the Amish. Calling E. Warren "Pocohontas". Same old shit about COVID. Bragging about the doctors and treatment he got at Walter Reed (the local chumps clap for that).

August 17, 2019

Shopping/dining list?

Just read that CVS is supporting Voldemort’s re-election. Ugh now I gotta transfer my mom’s prescriptions elsewhere. And most of the fast-food joints (which I have quit but others in my immediate family won’t. And both Home Despot (which I eschew) AND Lowe’s(?!?) Lowe’s really? Can anyone confirm this? And, anyone have (or can put together?) a list of Dem-supporting companies? Is COSTCO still good? This Dem progressive refuses to give a penny to help that shit. Eternally grateful, IGoToDU

February 9, 2012

Combat pay issue

A relatively new friend of mine, a former fighter jet pilot, posted something on FaceBook today from "conservative action alert" which naturally makes me go "hmm" from the get go. Here's a cut and paste from the article he posted.

According to Military.com, and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 1540-7 Sec 616) as of February 1, 2012, this new measure went into effect, and soldiers who are to receive the additional $225/mo. combat pay ‘must’ be in immediate risk of harm. The measure is very specific in its criteria for receiving the additonal pay.

The rules for Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger Pay have changed. Service members will now receive imminent danger pay only for days they actually spend in hazardous areas. This change went in effect on February 1, 2012.

A member of a uniformed service may be entitled to Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger pay at the rate of $225 for any month in which he/she was entitled to basic pay and in which he/she was:

Subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;
On duty in an area in which he was in imminent danger of being exposed to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines and in which, during the period he was on duty in that area, other members of the uniformed services were subject to hostile fire or explosion of hostile mines;
Killed, injured, or wounded by hostile fire, explosion of a hostile mine, or any other hostile action; or
On duty in a foreign area in which he was subject to the threat of physical harm or imminent danger on the basis of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions.

Now, here's "conservative action alert's" quote from a soldier (supposedly) (which was above the passage I cut and pasted):

A Marine who lives in Florida(also currently serving in Afghanistan) has just posted a note on Facebook which stated that he received a letter from his MyPay account that he would only be receiving his Hazard pay (Imminent Danger Pay) if he is actually in a hostile area and at risk of being shot at.

So I just got a letter from MyPay (the way we get paid in the military), saying that I will only reason Combat Pay while deployed for the days that I take fire or am in a hostile area. Now, as an Infantry Marine, I’m constantly in a combat zone…it may not always be popping off, but for them to take that away from us is bullshit. Now, the aviation tech who sits on Camp Leatherneck, sure, I can see him not getting Combat Pay, but to take it away from the grunts, the ground pounders, the front line of defense…come on, Uncle Sam. You let the Liberals win a big one here… Marine from Florida (We are not posting his name for obvious reasons)

I want to ask if anyone here can further educate me on this. I would like to be able to understand this better so I can educate my friend further--thanks. Liberally Yours.