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[Aaron N]

Quick question, who’s the only country to invoke Article 5 within NATO?

 

[YancyW]

Doesn’t permanent residence status in the U.S. give that Columbia University guy first amendment rights? View attachment 670413

I don’t personally understand why he would choose to support Palestinian Terrorism but it looks like he still has the right to free speech

That status can be revoked if someone is deemed a national security threat.

 

[Red Leg]

I think he’s just proving he can flip the switch any time he likes… another means for forcing Zelenskkys hand… if Ukraine doesn’t capitulate quickly he’ll flip the switch back the other direction fairly soon..

It’s barbaric..

But I’m guessing effective..

I would have hoped another set of terms would describe the expectations for Ukraine, but I think you are likely very accurate.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Quick question, who’s the only country to invoke Article 5 within NATO?

It was bush in the fallout immediately following 9/11 wasn’t it. Can’t think of any other time it’s been invoked.

 

[Red Leg]

Quick question, who’s the only country to invoke Article 5 within NATO?

Excellent point. The US - 911 - and the alliance responded.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

That status can be revoked if someone is deemed a national security threat.

Can he be tried then or only expelled?

 

[YancyW]

Can he be tried then or only expelled?

Could be both, depends on a countless number of variables. If there is evidence he facilitated the activities that lead of crimes being committed against jewish students at Columbia, there are a number of federal crimes that could be associated. I haven't seen the arrest documents or any charging statements, so I don't know on that front.

 

[Tanks]

You knew full well any deal was going to involve Russia keeping some of the territory gains and Zelenskyy losing power?

I don’t know whether you negotiated any contracts or own your own business but as a rule one doesn’t concede everything before even sitting at the table.

 

[YancyW]

I don’t know whether you negotiated any contracts or own your own business but as a rule one doesn’t concede everything before even sitting at the table.

I don’t compare to you, and I mean that genuinely, but I do own businesses on my own. They are small, but I have 20 full-time employees and a handful of contractors. I was also an executive at a fortune 10 company, where I managed healthcare contracts generating billions annually. These contracts routinely had multiple negotiated amendments per year.

I do know a bit about this subject, but in this case, that doesn’t matter at all. Ukraine isn’t at the table. Back to my point—you generally have a very good ballpark idea of where things will shake out in the end. Two elements of that are going to be Russia keeps some of the ground they have taken thus far and Zelenskyy won't be allowed to maintain power.

 

[observe]

https://www.statecapture.org.za/site/information/reports


.....and NOTHING happened to any of these crooks in Parliament that still think they can threaten USA or that they for all in South Africa........!

 

[MauserM03Blog]

Could it possibly be your smarmy, condescending manner of speaking that makes Americans resistant to your point of view?

Pretty sure that’s it for me. But WTF do I know? I’m not a scientist and all that.

I'm not an oncologist. But if I found that the vast majority of the world's oncologists were trying tell me something, I'd listen to them before I listened to an unqualified politician who says they're all wrong.

 

[flatwater bill]

Disappointed to see that Ukrainian journalist Vadym Karpiak called for the assassination of Pres Trump last Friday. A USAID funded and State operated media employee at that. Cover photo shows him shaking hands and receiving an award from Zelenskyy (although the post was on FB personal page). Remember when Joe Biden got the Prosecutor in Ukraine fired for looking into Hunter's graft money? Maybe Karpiak needs a new career...this kind of thing won't help with the begging. On a lighter note, here's some headlines before and after the CIA fueled proxy war., before the propaganda told us to waive flags in support of democracy.....FWB

 

[Scott CWO]

You made me laugh out loud. Well done.

Chances are the burning you saw in Africa was done in the cool season, to reduce the build up of fire hazards and catastrophic fires in the dry season. This results in less CO2 being released overall. It's measurable. The same thing is done here in the Northern Territory. Undertaking managed, cool season hazard reduction fires results in carbon credits which are tradable. The land is rejuvenated. The buffalo love it.

We're familiar with hot season, catastrophic fires and the CO2 they release. To be avoided. Due to climate change, they're happening in cool seasons in some places. Perhaps somewhere near you?

So, you haven’t been to Africa! The burning is wide spread in central and southern parts of Africa. These aren’t climate caused wildfires. These fires are set by the locals, trackers and PHs to burn the dead high grass and draw wildlife to the new green growth that quickly develops. These fires are intentionally set by people and are not counted in your bogus 14:1 ratio that just measures activities like driving and manufacturing.

 

[MauserM03Blog]

There is a great deal of difference between trusting science, and trusting the scientific community. The former is simply fact, the physical laws of the universe, some known, some yet to be discovered. The latter are the human beings investigating those laws, who in large part have deviated from the discipline of their profession in the investigation of climate change, the topic that got this discussion started.

I for one, do not trust the scientific community as regards the investigation between the link of human activity and climate change. In my opinion they have largely compromised their scientific integrity in this area.

Distrust of the scientific community can reflect the level of dislike for what it is that's being reported. That's understandable, but it does vary with the makeup of the audience.

With the general public, the solution for scientists is to stay true to the scientific process and allow people to convince themselves when they are ready. The time it takes and the level of uptake varies.

Contrast this with what I saw while working as a military scientist for decades. My colleagues and I reported our findings to senior military officers, being men and women who had been carefully screened for each promotion by their seniors based on never ending scrutiny and review of their personal qualities and intelligence. These were seriously competent people. Not once in 35 years did I see a senior military officer reject scientific advice.

 

[MauserM03Blog]

So, you haven’t been to Africa! The burning is wide spread in central and southern parts of Africa. These aren’t climate caused wildfires. These fires are set by the locals, trackers and PHs to burn the dead high grass and draw wildlife to the new green growth that quickly develops. These fires are intentionally set by people and are not counted in your bogus 14:1 ratio that just measures activities like driving and manufacturing.

Exactly. They're not wildfires. Good. These controlled burns do what we've both described; reduce wildfire hazards in a low intensity burn and stimulate new growth. New growth that quickly captures about the same amount of carbon that was released. It's circular.

I know you know what I'm about to say. Burning oil, coal, gas releases carbon that took gazillions of years to capture, ages ago. It's so easy to see that burning this stuff is not circular. It must have an effect upon the sealed environment we live in. It is. We can see it.

 

[Scott CWO]

I haven't done due diligence research on climate change. That being said I have been professionally involved with pollution monitoring for decades. If one were to do a Venn diagram of proposed "climate change" prevention methodologies and anti-pollution methodologies, there is tremendous overlap.

Because something is being proposed as a "green" solution does not invalidate it if it also prevents pollution. Unless it has the word "gay" in it of course.

Here is a picture of Mumbai, India 2010 and 2024. It is important to engage in this internationally.

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The smog differs by the day according to weather and temperature inversions. Don’t take too much stock in a snapshot. Yes, the rest of the world needs to catch up before we get more restrictive here. Good luck with that.

 

[WAB]

Distrust of the scientific community can reflect the level of dislike for what it is that's being reported. That's understandable, but it does vary with the makeup of the audience.

With the general public, the solution for scientists is to stay true to the scientific process and allow people to convince themselves when they are ready. The time it takes and the level of uptake varies.

Contrast this with what I saw while working as a military scientist for decades. My colleagues and I reported our findings to senior military officers, being men and women who had been carefully screened for each promotion by their seniors based on never ending scrutiny and review of their personal qualities and intelligence. These were seriously competent people. Not once in 35 years did I see a senior military officer reject scientific advice.

There really is no point in further discussion. I have a relatively strong background in science, having been responsible for large research groups. I am convinced that the scientific community has compromised itself on this issue, you are insistent that we believe them whether they have compromised their
principles or not. On that basis, we are
Simply going to have to agree to disagree.

 

[Scott CWO]

People change when they can use something that is better, cheaper and more convenient. Ask Kodak about this.

My wife and I went sailing after retiring. It used to be that cruising sailboats always had a generator to charge lead-acid batteries. Instead of this we had solar panels and lithium batteries. The performance was brilliant, it was cheaper than a generator and was more convenient. This approach is becoming standard. People change when a better, cheaper and more convenient solution is offered.

Who's been in Africa and seen solar panels being used by villagers for water pumps, lighting, etc? Brilliant. Alaska is different, I know. Different solutions are needed. 100+ years ago, a better solution than using horses for transport was devised. It'll happen again.

In Australia right now, we're dealing with problems arising from having too much solar generated electricity. We have to adjust the grid to share it around. Electricity prices are coming down. Please, don't lose hope. Look around and you'll see how bright the future can be.

Lastly, thank you for acknowledging that climate change is human induced. Not all in this place can see it.

Solar can work for small applications like your sailboat but not for more than about 8% of electricity supply overall. There are other questions you avoid. Why do you ASSUME that the SLIGHT warming is a bad thing overall? Why do you ASSUME that warming will keep accelerating and exponentially increase? Scare tactics!

 

[Scott CWO]

Exactly. They're not wildfires. Good. These controlled burns do what we've both described; reduce wildfire hazards in a low intensity burn and stimulate new growth. New growth that quickly captures about the same amount of carbon that was released. It's circular.

I know you know what I'm about to say. Burning oil, coal, gas releases carbon that took gazillions of years to capture, ages ago. It's so easy to see that burning this stuff is not circular. It must have an effect upon the sealed environment we live in. It is. We can see it.

They are not controlled burns done by the Forest Service! Lol. People use a cigarette lighter and just walk away. Saw this happen hundreds of times during my two weeks in Cameroon last month and on every other trip. You haven’t been to Africa. The skies are full of smoke for thousands of miles.

 

[observe]

......lets see what's going to happen when telling the truth [other side] in the USA......

.....eg. about the current discrimination race laws in the NEW South Africa.....