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But they are not allowed to. mspart

Nice back pedaling. By saying you don't want anyone to do anything about it, you support it. You don't want the government to say this is wrong, because it is not a big enough thing to go after. Yet you admit that men have advantage and that equates to possible injuries to women, and opportunities not realized by women because a man beat them. And you support that by your live and let live mentality. You are trying to have it both ways and that is not possible. mspart

https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/americas-top-general-says-strike-on-irans-nuclear-bunker-was-15-years-in-the-making-fordo-gen-dan-caine-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-united-states-military-operation-midnight-hammer-iran-nuclear-weapons America's top general says strike on Iran's nuclear bunker was 15 years in the making Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Thursday morning that "Operation Midnight Hammer," the strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, was the culmination of 15 years of intense work by the American military. And Caine said the bunker-buster bombs used in the attack were tailor-made to destroy Iran's deeply buried Fordo enrichment facility. “In 2009, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency officer was brought into a vault at an undisclosed location and briefed on something going on in Iran,” said Caine, standing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a media briefing on last weekend’s U.S. strikes. Caine said the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, houses the world's leading experts on deeply buried underground targets. And the Joint Chiefs chairman offered extraordinary detail of how U.S. forces had spent years preparing for the possibility of dropping bombs on the Fordo site. Caine said they decided to strike a pair of ventilation shafts as the primary point of entry to Fordo. The general said the Iranians attempted to cover the shafts with concrete caps in the days before the U.S. strikes. But Caine said that didn’t do much to slow the 30,000-pound GBU-57 bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers. “The planners had to account for this. They accounted for everything. The cap was forcibly removed by the first weapon, and the main shaft was uncovered,” Caine said. “Weapons two, three, four, five were tasked to enter the main shaft, move down into the complex at greater than 1,000 feet per second, and explode in the mission space. Weapon No. 6 was designed ... as a flex weapon to allow us to cover if one of the preceding jets or one of the preceding weapons did not work.” Caine said they decided to strike a pair of ventilation shafts as the primary point of entry to Fordo. The general said the Iranians attempted to cover the shafts with concrete caps in the days before the U.S. strikes. But Caine said that didn’t do much to slow the 30,000-pound GBU-57 bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers. “The planners had to account for this. They accounted for everything. The cap was forcibly removed by the first weapon, and the main shaft was uncovered,” Caine said. “Weapons two, three, four, five were tasked to enter the main shaft, move down into the complex at greater than 1,000 feet per second, and explode in the mission space. Weapon No. 6 was designed ... as a flex weapon to allow us to cover if one of the preceding jets or one of the preceding weapons did not work.” The GBU-57 bombs were developed because those officers realized the U.S. didn’t have a weapon capable of destroying Fordo. The U.S. military worked with the defense industry, tacticians and scientists to develop the bombs and test them over and over. Caine said the weapons development resulted from supercomputer-intensive modeling and simulation and hundreds of real-world test shots. This is a good article and describes the 15 year effort of a few folks that concentrated on this fordow target. The bombs were specifically made fort the target. Fascinating. Good read. msaprt

The real issue here is that a liberal won a seat on WI supreme court and she along with the others denied the Ds the ability to redraw district maps for the 2026 election. That is the core argument here. RV was convinced that this new liberal court would right all the wrongs perpetrated on the Ds. I just found this result refreshing. mspart

"who said men don't have an advantage in most sports?" RV your question reveals that you are saying that men have an advantage in most sports. That is how that deconstructs. That being the case, why is it your position that we should not stop men from competing against women in most sports? Then why allow them to compete. Because it is such a small issue? Shouldn't it not be done because of what you just said, that men have the advantage? I could deconstruct your statement further to say - men have an advantage in most sports and that is why there are mens and womens sports because they are for men and the other is for women. This is also what you are saying. So why do you support men competing with women? It doesn't matter how many do it or whatever, it is wrong and you have now admitted that it is wrong and your position that this is not an issue that we need to be concerned about is wrong. When under 15 can completely destroy adult professional women in soccer, there is no question to this topic. It is not a strawman, it demonstrates the fallacy of those accepting men (trans women) competing with women saying they are women too because they say they are women. There are plenty of people that have said Trans Women are women. There is not even a question about that. mspart

Interesting that Iran has a negotiated deal with Israel. I thought they didn't recognize Israel. I guess they do now. mspart

True. In my 4 years in Hawaii, I became enamored of Polynesian life and culture. I think it is fascinating. They were quite a fierce people, incredible navigationalists and seafarers. I really found it very cool their traditions etc. I found a book by King David Kalakaua called The legends and Myths of Hawai'i. Fascinating book regarding life and culture and traditions of Hawaii, and by extension Tahiti and Samoa. I have friends from NZ that said Hawaii life has a lot of Maori in it. Apparently the language is very similar. mspart

Specifically palestinians against Israel. Saying he wants global intifada is a global violent uprising against Israel. You don't get much more anti-semitic than that. He can try to back talk that all he wants, but that is what he said. He can cry crocodile tears for being called an anti-semite. But he used the words and he is not apologizing for it. Tough to see it any other way. mspart

So the story is correct if read on Reuters but not correct if read on some suspect page? Got it. mspart

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/wisconsin-supreme-court-district-boundaries-congress-00424868 Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear challenges to the state’s congressional district boundaries It’s a setback for Democrats who had hoped for new, friendlier district boundary lines in the state as they attempt to win back control of the House next year. Discuss. mspart

https://www.outkick.com/sports/switzerland-womens-national-soccer-team-u15-boys-team https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14845321/Alisha-Lehmann-Switzerland-Euros.html There's definitively no male advantage is sports. This is incredible and embarrassing. I remember the US womens team got beat in similar circumstances. mspart

What do you all think of this guy? If elected, he will make NYC into Portland and Seattle. The folks in NYC seriously do not want that. mspart

Ding ding ding ding ding!! I thought it was just north of Australia, but was wrong. Thanks for the info. By the way, while in Hawaii, I met a guy from Niue. He grew up with catchment water systems. The island is too low for in ground water. Very brackish. mspart

Nobody but you say that. Public education should educate period. They are not doing that. They need to return to it. mspart

https://www.reuters.com/world/uae-in-talks-with-us-israel-about-provisional-government-post-war-gaza-2025-01-07/ Reuters must be right right? mspart

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-israel-iran-ceasefire/ CBS must be right RV, don't you think? mspart

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-netanyahu-agreed-to-end-gaza-war-within-two-weeks-after-us-strike-on-iran/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14850661/Trump-Netanyahu-end-Gaza-war-US-strike-Iran-Israel.html https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-great-progress-made-on-gaza-ceasefire-talks/live-73028690 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250625-trump-sees-progress-on-gaza-raising-hopes-for-ceasefire Is this good enough for you RV? mspart

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-planned-parenthood-abortion-medicaid-e056395b9e5646d13539e76605027a1f Supreme Court says states can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood WASHINGTON (AP) — States can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings without facing lawsuits from patients, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court’s conservatives was not directly about abortion, but it comes as Republicans back a wider push across the country to defund the organization. It closes off Planned Parenthood’s primary court path to keeping Medicaid funding in place: patient lawsuits. ... South Carolina argued that patients should not be able file such lawsuits. The state pointed to lower courts that have been swayed by similar arguments and allowed states such as Texas to act against Planned Parenthood. The high court majority agreed. “Deciding whether to permit private enforcement poses delicate policy questions involving competing costs and benefits — decisions for elected representatives, not judges,” Gorsuch wrote. He pointed out that patients can appeal through other administrative processes if coverage is denied. mspart

Where are they, not google search. mspart

Is it true? mspart

I can understand jross's assertion. Who can tell where the Cook Islands are specifically without looking it up. I couldn't some time ago. When I lived in Hawaii, Aloha Airlines started flying to the Cook Islands. I was like where is that? I knew where Iran was, but not the Cook Islands. Granted Iran seems to be more relevant to world issues, but who has even heard of the Cook Islands? Is it important to know about the Cook Islands? So I can see what he is talking about. mspart

My kids are color blind. That might be a rough major for them!! mspart

https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/06/26/trump-and-netanyahus-2-state-vision-gaza-wars-end-abraham-accords-expansion/ But he is trying to end the war in Gaza. He prevented (for now) war between Iran and Israel. This guy is a real war monger. Trump and Netanyahu's 2-state vision: Gaza war's end, Abraham Accords expansion They reached consensus on these fundamental principles in general terms: Gaza hostilities to conclude within two weeks, Abraham Accords expansion to include Syria and Saudi Arabia, a two-state solution with limited Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. mspart

Heating oil needed in Sri Lanka? I find that suspect. It's a tropical climate. Maybe 80F is cold there, who knows. mspart

I understand what you are saying, but this is why we send kids to school. Very few students in school feel that education has intrinsic value, but it does. Knowing basic facts about the world always has intrinsic value. The schools are not doing the job they are there to do. mspart