US Foreign Policy 3.0: We're The Mets of International Diplomacy

[Kepler]

Which of the states in this link's list do you consider to be middle America?

WY, SD, ND, MT.

It's all one state (with ID). Strike 8 Senators.

 

[MichVandal]

Never heard of these before. Prob gonna have to subscribe to Soldier of Fortune.

The U.S. will send 100 Switchblade drones to Ukraine as part of the Biden administration’s new $800 million weapons package, Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told POLITICO.
The inclusion of the “tactical” drones, which crash into their targets, represents a new phase of weaponry being sent to Ukraine by the U.S., which so far has shipped mostly anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. An administration official confirmed McCaul’s account that the U.S. is sending the Switchblade.
The Switchblade is a small, light drone that can loiter in the air for up to 30 minutes before being directed to its target by an operator on the ground, dozens of miles away. The drone is launched from a tube, like a mortar shell. Its real-time GPS guidance allows a service member in the field to fly it until the moment it crashes and explodes into whatever the target might be.

Here's a few month old video from NBC about the switchblade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ZtFUxXzQg&ab_channel=NBCNews

Watched a video a few days ago- there are a few different flavors. One is just a simple flying grenade- anti-personnel. One can do damage to simple vehicles, and a third is very anti-armor. These hand carried drone systems are real game changers. The video actually points out how bad these are for the US...

They are so small, the only way to detect them is to hear their signals being sent back to home- and I hope the US is doing that. It's clear that the russians can't even detect the larger drones that are directing fire.

Interesting tools.

 

[Drew S.]

An American in Ukraine caring for his sick partner has been killed.

 

[Kepler]

I expected this to be self-serving and ridiculous. It's not; it's perfect.

I wish somebody would do this with the Dumpies.

 

[Slap Shot]

WY, SD, ND, MT.

It's all one state (with ID). Strike 8 Senators.

So 12 out of 270 electoral votes? ; ^ )

That said I agree senate representation is a joke and seeing DC admitted as a state would make so many heads explode I hope it happens before I'm gone.

 

[Swansong]

So, like Beatrice?

Edit: Fuck, Beatrice got eaten and is now KKR.

Coincidentally, my girlfriend's company was recently purchased by Nestle... from KKR (though Carlysle owned a small piece of them too). Just a total who's who of scumbag vultures.

 

[LynahFan]

So 12 out of 270 electoral votes? ; ^ )

That said I agree senate representation is a joke and seeing DC admitted as a state would make so many heads explode I hope it happens before I'm gone.

I genuinely don’t understand your question. There are 39 states plus DC on that list. Far more than just the ones Kepler named would be considered “middle America” by most people.

 

[rufus]

An American in Ukraine caring for his sick partner has been killed.

Russians opened fire on a bread line.

 

[Kepler]

Day 22. Not a lot of difference from Day 7.

 

[rufus]

Boycott!

https://www.nestle.com/brands/brandssearchlist

Easier done than I thought. Other than Stouffers and lean Cuisine, I have little connection with them. Do like a good Kit Kat once in a while.

That list is missing Poland Spring water though.

 

[Kepler]

Easier done than I thought. Other than Stouffers and lean Cuisine, I have little connection with them. Do like a good Kit Kat once in a while.

That list is missing Poland Spring water though.

Purina.

Sorry kitties.

 

[rufus]

Day 22. Not a lot of difference from Day 7.

That map's also somewhat misleading. They don't control all that territory. They control the major roads along that territory. Long, skinny tentacles, easily severed.

 

[Kepler]

That map's also somewhat misleading. They don't control all that territory. They control the major roads along that territory. Long, skinny tentacles, easily severed.

That's what the stripes mean.

 

[rufus]

No, cause I don't think they even control all that area north of Crimea.

 

[Kepler]

AJ running a story on Ukrainian refugees trying to get into the US via Canada. They are hot as a baker blondes. Hey, guess what? CBP and our entire customs process is racist.

 

[Kepler]

Just to burnish the brand, today Russia abstains from a UN Resolution to support women and girls and democracy in Afghanistan.

 

[Kepler]

Interesting. China allows truthful news about the war and even footage of Ukrainians talking about it on some media.

I always assume this is catfishing and they will just round up the people who take the bait and murder them.

 

[rufus]

Russian soldiers manning a checkpoint with bolt-action rifles.

 

[Slap Shot]

I genuinely don’t understand your question. There are 39 states plus DC on that list. Far more than just the ones Kepler named would be considered “middle America” by most people.

Then he should named more than 4 when I asked him which ones he considered to be part of middle America. :^) I was mostly having fun anyway.

I don't think Middle America is a 'problem' relative to the electoral vote (which was the topic of his link) but I do agree Senate representation is off and should be restructured.

 

[walrus]

Easier done than I thought. Other than Stouffers and lean Cuisine, I have little connection with them. Do like a good Kit Kat once in a while.

That list is missing Poland Spring water though.

Thought they sold poland spring
I eat nothing on that list, my dogs eat Purina one and Purina pro though