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[JRT]

Here is more on our national trucker shortage. This is causing a ripple effects throughout the supply chain. COVID impacts production, most consumer goods are being shipped from overseas and this results in backups for container ships in our container ports...not to mention our rail lines are clogged as well.

Now you understand the whole infrastructure thing being argued about.

https://www.businessinsider.com/truc...hortage-2021-6

And the beat goes on...

08 April 2022
Walmart lifts first-year pay for truck drivers amid trucker shortage

Yahoo Finance Live’s Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi report that Walmart will now offer its drivers a starting rate of up to $110,000 a year amid the nationwide truck driver shortage.

[JRT]

05 April 2022
El Salvador Arrests 6,000 Gang Members In 10 Days

El Salvador has continued its crackdown on what officials are calling a war on gangs as the government has arrested 6,000 gang members in response to a killing spree in March. The rise in gang violence caused a countrywide state of emergency, but advocates claim some of the the efforts are creating a framework for abuse.
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[Monash]

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And where are they going to put them all? Perhaps a container ship bound for the US?

[Monash]

I don't no if this is the appropriate thread or not gentlemen.

But once more, on the 25th of April: 'Lest we Forget'.

[Albany Rifles]

I don't no if this is the appropriate thread or not gentlemen.

But once more, on the 25th of April: 'Lest we Forget'.

I think in the past we have had an entire thread dedicated to ANZAC Day. Let me see if I can resurrect it.

[Albany Rifles]

I don't no if this is the appropriate thread or not gentlemen.

But once more, on the 25th of April: 'Lest we Forget'.

Monash, I couldn't find one. So I made a new thread here in the Pub and made it a sticky so it will be there for every ANZAC Day going forward.

[JRT]

24 April 2022
When Ukrainian refugees meet Russian tourists in Turkey

Ukrainian refugees are encountering Russian tourists at Turkish holiday resorts, leading to tensions. Ukrainians express disbelief about Turkey's stance in the war.

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[JRT]

07 May 2022
The strategy behind Russia's disinformation propaganda campaigns

Is there a playbook for how the Kremlin spreads disinformation when it is at the center of a global outcry? We have found three tactics that it has used again and again:

• Spreading confusion, with massive amounts of misleading information. The aim appears to be to muddy the waters for those who want to know more.
• Turn the allegations around. Rather than defend itself, it shifts the focus through attacks, bold responses of strength, and disinformation.
• The Kremlin's spokespeople also tend to attack opposing views – moving the focus away from the allegations themselves. They like to imply or point out that the West is just as bad as it accuses Russia of being. This narrative can be found scattered through different pro-Kremlin sites, often with misleading information.

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[Monash]

So. I've been given some 'Carolina Reapers' to cook with. A friend we had lunch with grows his own vegetables. I like chili in my food but he kept warning me to treat them line Plutonium 238. Just a sliver or two max he said. Should I be wary? Normally we just chuck a couple of chili's in a pot. I was thinking maybe a quarter or a half.

[Albany Rifles]

So. I've been given some 'Carolina Reapers' to cook with. A friend we had lunch with grows his own vegetables. I like chili in my food but he kept warning me to treat them line Plutonium 238. Just a sliver or two max he said. Should I be wary? Normally we just chuck a couple of chili's in a pot. I was thinking maybe a quarter or a half.

Tread lightly...they are lethal! Not quite ghost peppers but pretty close!

[Monash]

Tread lightly...they are lethal! Not quite ghost peppers but pretty close!

OK thanks. I'll just use slivers like he suggested. BTW have you ever cooked with Ghost Peppers out of curiosity?

[Albany Rifles]

OK thanks. I'll just use slivers like he suggested. BTW have you ever cooked with Ghost Peppers out of curiosity?

Nope. I like a certain amount of spice in my food but I like to manage it myself. I believe in spicy, not hot. I use hot sauce if I want to get more heat. My son, however, is braver than I am!

[tbm3fan]

OK thanks. I'll just use slivers like he suggested. BTW have you ever cooked with Ghost Peppers out of curiosity?

In 1976 I was sitting in a Left Bank cafe having dinner by myself when someone across from me (all I can recall now) asked me to try a pepper. I normally don't try peppers at all but I did let that Tunisian pepper touch my lower lip. That was as far as it got...

[Albany Rifles]

In 1976 I was sitting in a Left Bank cafe having dinner by myself when someone across from me (all I can recall now) asked me to try a pepper. I normally don't try peppers at all but I did let that Tunisian pepper touch my lower lip. That was as far as it got...

Had a colonel I worked for one day join the system engineers for lunch. These guys were all South Asian and our colonel prided himself on eating hot, spicy food. Well they all ate at the table next to us...and my eyes were watering. He excused himself as we all had to get to the 1300 staff meeting. He appears in the meeting just as it started about 10 minutes after he left the table. He was squirming and as time went on you could tell he was really starting to suffer. After about 25 minutes he told the XO to take over and he bolted out of the room.

About 3 months later we were sitting around while on a business trip having some beers and the colonel finally spilled the beans what happened. During that 10 minute absence he had gone to the bathroom...and didn't wash his hands before taking a leak.

Lesson learned...after handling hot peppers wash your hands thoroughly before grabbing your junk.

[DOR]

No idea where to put this ...

CBO Releases an Improved Interactive Tool for Analyzing the Military’s Forces and Resources

CBO has enhanced its interactive tool for analyzing the U.S. military’s force structure. The tool now lets users alter the total defense budget to see the possible effects on military forces, as well as letting users alter the number of major units to see the effects on the budget. CBO has also created a tutorial to show how the tool’s new functionality can be used to explore various types of policy choices.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57981