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This happens in San Francisco bay every year and no one complaining about two tanks today has ever said a word about it
Every.

Single.

Year.

In NYC.
Portland Rose Festival.

EVERY YEAR!
Los Angeles Fleet Week
Seattle Fleet Week
New London Fleet Week
Fort Lauderdale Fleet Week
Baltimore Fleet Week
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Hockey?
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Fusilli Spock
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We live in the age of gaslighting
- The Betsy Ross flag is racist
- Tanks in DC are unusual
- Detention facilities are 'concentration camps'
- Gay, Asian reporters are Nazis

Where does it end?
Meanwhile, here's Obama standing under huge Betsy Ross flags. Was it racist then?
Meanwhile, here are tanks in DC. Was it a military junta then?
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Fusilli Spock
@awstar11
Time for a sea story
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When I was the Operations Officer on a US Navy destroyer in the late 90's. It was by far, the hardest job I've ever had. Standing 6hrs on watch / 6hrs off for weeks on end. During my "off watch" time running a department of 100 sailors, managing the ship's schedule...
2/x
... meetings, collateral duties, senior watch officer (3rd in command) and occasionally eat & sleep. It was literally exhausting. But, it wasn't really manual labor. It was making difficult decisions (defensive weapons release authority)...
3/x
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Fusilli Spock
@awstar11
Dear Democrats. Believe it or not, conservatives sincerely want to help stop gun violence. We're willing to work with you on things that will actually work to that end. /1
But, we will not agree to gratuitous and meaningless restrictions to legal gun ownership that does not address the real causes. /2
Also, we simply don't believe that you will live up to your end of any bargain. I assume that you'll abuse any opening offered to do exactly those things you've always wanted /3
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