Weekend Open Thread

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Not first. Still on lunch break.

“Penny Thoughts: Curious How Riots Have Cured COVID-19” https://www.westalabamawatchman.com/penny-thoughts-curious-how-riots-have-cured-covid-19/ “For the past week, we have witnessed another great American tragedy, which began as a justified protest of the death of a black American citizen at the hands of a white police officer. This tragedy has devolved into a series of rampages commandeered by some violent anarchists most of whom it is thought have come from outside of the plagued cities and are youngsters in their late teens or early twenties.” “Minneapolis, Oakland, Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Denver, D.C., and Portland present a line-up of the American cities in which there have been destructive riots resulting in fires, looting, and property damage. Their mayhem is a testimony to the dissidents’ false protests and an insult to those who have legitimately sought to protest the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin.” “As a superfluous aside, does anyone else see the irony in the fact that the sites of the most virulent episodes are taking place in areas of high population concentrations? This reminds me of one of Thomas Jefferson’s observations on over-crowding: “When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.” As geometry tells us then, quod erat demonstrando,or in its abbreviate form, Q.E.D.” “Nevertheless, our undivided attention, obeisance and devotion to the strictures and mandates the “pandemic” have been shifted, but this might be a confirmation of our shortened attention spans, as a function of our addiction to current media streams. The main-stream media, social mediums, computers and smart phones have fashioned all of us into “news junkies”. We have allowed ourselves to be seduced by the alluring sirens of what we take for current information, and we have done so without verification of its veracity. Consequently, we start jonesin’ for more and more gratuitous and self-affirming platitudes from those sources.” “We have been spirited from the “Russian Collusion” to the “Mueller Investigation” to the “Flynn Trial and Conviction” to the “Democratic Party Primaries” to the “Impeachment” to the “COVID-19… Read more »

WOW LOOK AT THIS SHIT!!!! Congratulations Combat Historian. Hanging out. Trying to read back threads, work from home and shit. On the good news front, I am working with my chiropractor and also the National pain and spine group, And have been put on another anti-inflammatory medicine a different blend of gabapentin, Some pain meds which are opioids, but with all the cautions and a piss test and multiple doctors and everybody monitoring it, Even with me in rehab that wasn’t my problem it was too much drinking, but I am extremely aware of the opioid issue so it’s not gonna be a problem. It’s a very low level, extended release drug to try to step on some of the post shingles nerve pain, and inflammation. I have to go in next week to get four shots of Cortizone in the nerve bundle areas to also help relieve the inflammation which will hopefully stop the cycle of triggered nerves which will stop the pain hopefully. After two days I’m feeling some background relief. I may be imagining it a little bit but it seems like I have a very tiny bit more confidence in my step and stepping on a stair or putting any significant weight on my legs rather than just walking. Sorry for the rant but I just thought I’d fill everybody in. Monitoring TAH and military phonies and trying to catch up with my reading because I’ve been too busy to follow threads every day. Looks like things are gonna be opening up a little bit better in the peoples Republic of Maryland tonight so access to some more places and a return to normalcy a bit but I’ll sit back and watch before jumping into the pool as it were. Blessings and love to everybody here hope you all are doing well and moving forward to return to where we used to be some months ago. It’s a very odd life we are living right now compared to where we were 100 days ago or more so I’m looking forward to the near future in the… Read more »

“The Last American To Collect a Civil War Pension Has Died” https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-last-american-to-collect-a-civil-war-pension-has-died-1.632424 “The check arrived every month: $73.13.” “Irene Triplett, who lived in a North Carolina nursing home, rarely talked about the source of the money. She was the final American to receive a pension from the Civil War — $877.56 a year from the Department of Veterans Affairs.” “The jaw-dropping fact that someone in the year 2020 was still earning a Civil War pension was the result of two factors: First, Triplett suffered cognitive impairments, qualifying her for the lifelong pension as a helpless adult child of a veteran. Second, her father, Mose Triplett, who’d served as a private in the Confederate Army before defecting to the Union, was on his second marriage when she was born in 1930. He was just a few weeks away from turning 84.” “On Sunday, Irene Triplett died at Accordius Health, a long-term care facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., at the age of 90. A relative said she’d broken her hip a few days earlier and died of complications. She never married, and her only brother had died in 1996.” “Triplett’s story is a powerful reminder that the Civil War wasn’t all that long ago, said Columbia University historian Stephanie McCurry. “Just like the Confederate monuments issue, which is blowing up right now, I think this is a reminder of the long reach of slavery, secession and the Civil War,” she said. “It reminds you of the battle over slavery and its legitimacy in the United States.” “Many more widows and children of other long-ago soldiers are still alive. According to the VA, there are 33 surviving spouses and 18 children receiving pension benefits related to the 1898 Spanish-American War.” “Triplett’s status as a Civil War pensioner began gaining attention in 2011, when the Wilkes Genealogical Society in Wilkes County, N.C., displayed her photograph on its quarterly publication and featured her in a story. The article noted she was one of only two people in the country still reaping a Civil War pension.” “One of the piece’s researchers, Jerry Orton, of Syracuse, N.Y., a… Read more »

From 2016: “Retired Green Beret Says Mattis Left ‘My Men To Die’ In Afghanistan” https://www.stripes.com/news/retired-green-beret-says-mattis-left-my-men-to-die-in-afghanistan-1.442367 “A retired Green Beret officer alleged Friday that Gen. James Mattis, who has been nominated to be the next defense secretary, hesitated to send medical evacuation flights and left soldiers to die during a 2001 friendly fire incident in Afghanistan.” “Retired Lt. Col. Jason Amerine, in a Facebook post, said a delay by Mattis in sending rescue aircraft from a nearby base might have led to the deaths of Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser and at least two Afghans after they were hit by a U.S. bomb outside of Kandahar.” “He was indecisive and betrayed his duty to us, leaving my men to die during the golden hour when he could have reached us,” wrote Amerine, who is a future of war fellow at the New America think tank in Washington, D.C.” “The 2001 friendly fire incident, which was chronicled in the book The Only Thing Worth Dying For, occurred while Mattis was in command of Camp Rhino in southern Afghanistan where aircraft were stationed. Amerine was leading a group of 10 Special Forces soldiers.” “The Green Berets were with future Afghan President Hamid Karzai and were helping to bring about an initial Taliban surrender when the bomb struck.” “Every element in Afghanistan tried to help us except the closest friendly unit, commanded by Mattis,” wrote Amerine, who was awarded a Bronze Star with V device and a Purple Heart for his service during the mission. “Men were ready to drive to get us or send horses from the other side of the country if that was what it took.” “At the time, Mattis was reluctant to send aircraft without knowing the situation on the ground, according to an account in The Only Thing Worth Dying For.” “Well, if they’ve taken fire and you can’t tell me definitively how they got all scuffed up, I’m not going to send anything until you can assure me that the situation on the ground is secure,” Mattis is quoted as saying.” “The Air Force Special Operations Command dispatched… Read more »

“Army One-Star In Germany Suspended Pending Investigation Unrelated To Crime Or Safety”

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/06/04/army-one-star-in-germany-suspended-pending-investigation-unrelated-to-crime-or-safety/

“The Army one-star general who helms the service’s reserve headquarters in Europe was suspended this week as he awaits the results of an internal probe, according to U.S. Army Europe.”

“Brig. Gen. Michael Harvey was replaced for the time being in his role helming 7th Mission Support Command by Col. Douglas LeVien, according to service officials on the continent.”

“The investigation does not involve criminal activity or safety,” said Army Europe spokesperson Beth Clemons in an email. “No further information will be released until the investigation is complete.”

“Harvey also served as the deputy commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, a logistics management unit for the Army in Europe and Africa.”

“Harvey assumed command of the 7th Mission Support Command last summer. The unit executes mission command for all Army Reserve Forces in Europe, providing Title 10 support and soldiers for Army Europe’s various needs.”

“Harvey is a native of Piney Flats, Tennessee, according to his biography. He received an undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University in 1991 and commissioned into the Ordnance Corps. He later received an MBA from Upper Iowa University and a Masters in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.”

So the entire ERT (the guys who do riot control) in Buffalo resigned from their ERT duties. They’ll still be cops but won’t be doing riot control.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/da-investigating-buffalo-cops-shove-old-man

There IS hope and justice for Captain David Dorn’s Family.

His Life Matters.

Rest In Peace, Captain Dorn.

neverforget

“St Louis Police Release Surveillance Video: 7 Persons Of Interest In the Death of Retired Captain David Dorn:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-police-release-surveillance-video-7-persons-of-interest-death-retired-capt-david-dorn

We all know this is NOT about COVID 19.

It is about POWER and taking President Trump out of office:

“Officials who pushed strict lockdowns now argue protesters are an exception”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/officials-lockdowns-protesters-exception