Apparently SOF folks are white supremacists because elite requirements (by virtue of selection standards) + white males makes them breeding grounds for neo nazis. Also only examples of extremism were neo nazi jackoffs, preceded by pictures of confed flag folks (no idea if they were racists or where pic was taken), buffalo horn guy from 6 Jan, some black arabic flag (maybe ISIS).
The Office of Special Counsel pushed the "non political" line for BLM since there was no official part or candidate they endorsed. So they don't fall under Hatch Act (memo is public). That's where the bullshit delineation comes from that people are trying to use as cover to quash discussion.
My folks did. Both older, late 70s. So far so good. I was more worried about it. They're both prior medical careers. Between that and age, they figured the benefits outweighed the risk. Not in greatest of health (type 2 diabetes, some other stuff). Looking like folks are tolerating it ok, with outliers. I'm not getting it fyi.
Blm and antifa are symbiotic. During Portland nightly attacks on courthouse, blm showed up to rile up the troops, prep the field. Then black block came out and started attacks, arson, etc. Similar tactic in other places.
Office of special counsel is playing the game that they aren't partisan (debatable), so since no overt support for party or candidates, they aren't political partisan group subject to hatch act. DoD asshats are distilling this to "blm isn't political, so not the same." Totally bullshit, since the partisan political affiliation if the anarchists, antifa, q folks, and anti gov dorks that breached on 6 Jan (as opposed to grannies and retirees escorted in by police 20 mins later after speech ended) were ostensibly apolitical by the same token. All those riots, autonomous zones in open insurrection, seige of federal courthouse l, destruction of federal property, burning of cities, not political so it's not extremism. Hilarious.
Smart enough to be a chemical engineer. Dumb enough to take out the debt. Hmm. If she's actually analytically minded, have her do the cost/benefit analysis including loan maturity, job security, expected profit, etc. Dave Ramsey approach might be useful. Working through college (cash floating), scholarships, lowering the cost by going to state school (I'm guessing this is out of state), doing community college for 2 years and transferring (way cheaper). Living at home so rent/room/board is covered. Go work a regular job and save up, reapply. There are all kinds of ways to chip that down. If the goal is to become a chemical engineer, then an honest person will find a way to do it within constraints. If the goal is to get out of the house, with going to school as a side benefit to "find themselves," then money is no object and that person will sign their life away.
Oh yeah, military will also pay for degrees and provide job security.
literally annihilated Mitch McConnel
Mitch is still in power. Politics.
He could have pointed out the corruption and structural destruction of the judicial branch; calling out the individual Supreme Courts justices name by name.
Those were his picks (including at the federal level); ergo he looks incompetent.
He could have pointed our the complete failure of the military leadership to protect the people
Military is not praetorian guard. Also Commander in Chief never invoked Insurrection Act or really exercised "any" of his powers w.r.t the office. Stuff remained classified, people avoided prison, muh Durham, etc. Pardons were a cop-out to avoid impeachment. Very weak overall in appearance, but I'm not sure what the repercussions would have been to him/family personally. Bad for USA though.
Long story short: politics is ugly and politicians who are recently re-elected (with his support no less) still have positional power. Anything he touched that turned out bad - if he publicizes or gripes about it - is an indirect condemnation of his own judgement / leadership (and really importantly, the Brand). So it's tricky to condemn and criticize without looking incompetent in the process. Unless he goes the personal accountability route, and plays for sympathy/apology (e.g. I was mistaken; never again; there will be accountability, etc.). Doubtful.
I would have preferred more verbal fire bombing of the republicans and the party in general. He should have declared war on the local establishment as well due to their utter lack of accountability (if not direct contravention in states like AZ, PA, GA, MI, WI, etc.). People need to be reminded frequently of the back stabbers, or they will just be re-elected again and again.
Performance art.