Politics

[Beaufort]

Turns out Rev. Mariann Budde, the lesbian spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. That scolded Trump for enforcing our immigration laws.

Brought in millions of taxpayer dollars to the Diocese for helping to give sanctuary for illegals.

Not that I’m trying to protect her, but she is married to a man named Paul Budde.

 

[fourfive8]

Since aviation has been major topic lately here's a couple of Youtube videos to watch. If I could choose, here is the type pilot I want! Experience, attitude and demeanor. skill and training. I think Captain Ugyen Dema of Druk Air Bhutan has 10,000 +/- hours. She is one of only a handful qualified into Paro Bhutan. Airbus A319/320s are the primary passenger jets into Paro. One video shows approach and landing in clear conditions and one shows approach and landing in rain.

 

[PARA45]

Very similar to landing at Tegucigalpa’s International Airport. Definitely requires a special qualifications.

 

[mdwest]

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Very similar to landing at Tegucigalpa’s International Airport. Definitely requires a special qualifications.

Stepping out of the airport onto the streets of Tegus is the only thing more dangerous

The little steakhouse that’s across from the Marriott makes it worth it though

 

[Wheels]

First time that I can remember in my life where an American President acknowledges the rights of Afrikaners and other European settlers.

 

[Red Leg]

Stepping out of the airport onto the streets of Tegus is the only thing more dangerous

The little steakhouse that’s across from the Marriott makes it worth it though

Very similar to landing at Tegucigalpa’s International Airport. Definitely requires a special qualifications.

It is fun being in a dialogue with folks who share certain experiences.

 

[WAB]

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First time that I can remember in my life where an American President acknowledges the rights of Afrikaners and other European settlers.

Wow, it’s about time somebody stood up for them!

 

[flatwater bill]

President Trump chose the wrong word when he said "disinfectant". Just that. Wrong word. Fortunately, no one on this site has ever done that. .....FWB

 

[DieJager]

Trump standing up for white farmers in SA

Almost in tears after reading this news. Best president in our lifetime. Communists worldwide will get the message. Hopefully things are turning also in Europe. There is a shift going on.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I’ve done Lukla “airport” a few times. You walk out on the tarmac at Kathmandu and there is a fresh oil spot under the planes motor. The interior is pretty grubby. But hey it beats walking. I guess.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2023/08/03/most-dangerous-airport-lukla-nepal-cprog-orig-fj.cnn

 

[rookhawk]

The Snowden conundrum is just that. He betrayed his clearance by telling the US public that the NSA was monitoring/spying on huge swaths of our citizens. Not only those talking to bad actors outside the US as we were told.

So in the future when the potential technology he had exposed is ancient news. And personal freedom is almost gone. Due to AI abilities, cameras everywhere, digital currency. And governments viewing citizens as subjects and criminals.

He will definitely be viewed differently. When it’s obvious the only group really harmed by him were the people calling him a traitor.

The flip side is. The public needs to be able to trust that its government and military has their best interests in mind. That we don’t need to know everything they do on our behalf. And how. We give our trust. And if too many Snowden’s are leaking our programs to foreign enemies the public loses trust.

It’s the same serious issue with the public losing trust in the justice system. If that slippery grip is lost. We live in anarchy and chose which rules to follow.

Then we are all called politicians

It’s interesting the question always starts with Snowden the informant rather than the US government.

For sure, the US gov’t was a traitor. They were using technology illegally against US citizens within our borders and lying about it. They were also using quid pro quo with the Five Eyes to domestically eavesdrop by having foreign powers do it for us, and us to do it for them.

Whether Snowden was a traitor or not is up for more debate, but the gov’t certainly was, yet there is less talk about the misdeeds than there is about the whistleblower. Should Snowden have given up trying to whistleblow when he exhausted his legal avenues to do so? Who knows?

Should the US citizen be delighted that these illegal activities by our government came to light? Absolutely.

Would I have snitched out the US gov’t in a similar role? Definitely not, I would have spent more energies finding lawful means to escalate the concerns in a classified manner. His concerns would have eventually been heard, it might have taken a decade to get the concerns to the right desk in the right administration.