ONCE YOU'RE done dropping and giving me Twenty (for [30] up there) please accept Weigantia's thanks for the PSA.

YouTube has a number of PBS Road to war programs as well as numerous Putin analysis as well.

Shut up, or you might jinx us all and the Kumbaya might go poof!

See what I nean, Michale? Just a little dab'll do ya.

Lemme put it this way regarding bold italics and ALL CAPS.

I am a bassist. Before that piano, violin and rhythm guitar. In all cases once one gets halfway proficient at making their instrument say what they want they'll spend a time playing a million notes.

THE next major leap is to learn that,

What makes your playing tasty is the notes, yes, but more importantly it's the space between the notes.

So I suggest that the "less is more" approach will give your stuff more punch.

I miss Sarek Of Vulcan *sniff*

The other Weigantians and I use italics when quoting each other.

I could post LESS of the bolding but that would likely result in MORE comments..

Yer call.. :D

Yes!

Save the bold for the shouting for emphasis part of your original thoughts. I believe that will work better for you. Obviously, your call.

:D

Don't tell the others, but that's exactly how I see Biden's performance to date. You gotta remember he was Barack "Red Line" Obama’s VP.

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Good deal, you watched it. Only thing I'd ask is that you explain why, for example, T/D/C doesn't work, etc. I assure you that your arguments will always be more informative and persuasive with the reasoning included.

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Apology sincerely accepted. Don't worry, we're all Big Bois here. Besides, God knows I've called you a bunch of unkind things in the past.

And maybe will in the future, too!

That means a lot...thank-you!

It's long past due...

That means a lot...thank-you!

Tonight at 8pm Frontline on PBS will be premiering Putin's Road To War

Please sharpen my understanding, as I was US Army but never law enforcement.

And my sincerest apologies for my past denigration of your military service...

It will always be a shameful memory best left in the past...

OK, so I am watching your Beau video.. What I am going to do is just jot down notes as I am watching it and then go into more detail afterwards...

I am doing this from work I have some on my workbench, so it might take me a few to get all the way thru it..

Anti-Cop attitude front and center..

Why would ANYONE want to be "more critical" of LEOs?? Isn't their job hard enough without dealing with ignorant people who are overly critical??

Time Distance Cover..

There is a reason why this is no longer emphasized...

Tamir Rice.. Monday Morning quarterbacking...

It's easy to cherry pick instances like the Wal Mart shooting that went sideways..

For everyone of those, I can point to incidents where Time/Distance/Cover COST people their lives..

"Most bad shoots are because this (Time/Distance/Cover) was not applied."

And most tragic loss of multiple lives are because T/D/C WAS applied...

"Auditory Exclusion"... Also known as "Situational Awareness"... Disregard the irrelevant distractions and focus on the key elements of the incident.. Is it perfect?? Of course not.. When humans are involved little IS perfect.. But by and large, situational awareness SAVES lives..

"Give him a few seconds. He'll hear it.."

OR

He hears you just fine, he's just contemplating where he left his weapon and that "few seconds" he is given will give him time to grab his gun... :^/

"You can't kill someone because they succumb to a biological response"

Bullshit.. If the "someone" responds with the FIGHT option of FIGHT OR FLIGHT instead of FLIGHT and pulls a weapon, you sure as shit CAN kill them.. And if it wasn't just a dime bag that the perp was selling, if he was ALSO wanted in regards to a violent felony and chooses FLIGHT, you can STILL shoot him.. Or her..

Responding to biological urges doesn't excuse a perp's actions...

This ongoing "give him a few seconds" is the WORST possible advice given to LEOs...

Cops DIE in the blink of an eye... A few seconds is an ETERNITY to someone who wants to kill a cop..

"Give him a few seconds" my ass..

"So, if someone ran and exerted themselves..."

The solution to that is simple...

DON'T RUN...

Practically EVERY INSTANCE of someone dying in police custody or at the hands of the Police can be traced back to ONE SINGLE THING..

Failure To Obey The Lawful Orders Of Police

You don't want to die by a cop's hand??

OBEY...

The time to argue your innocence or your case is NOT on the streets at the time of the incident..

The time to argue your case is in front of a jury or an LEO review board..

If you choose to fight the law at the time of the incident.. The law wins EVERY TIME...

OK I just got slammed with work.. I'll continue later...

So I hesitate to even have the appearance of partisan politics.. As evidenced by the lack of my comment-barrage of the last few days...

However, I am still inclined to call a spade a spade..

And pointing out the wisdom of Senator Tom's Cotton's commentary is in keeping with that..

Biden's timid leadership in Ukraine on full display in Poland MiG fiasco

While Zelenskyy has rallied his people, Biden has responded with timidity and half-measures
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-leadership-ukraine-poland-mig-sen-tom-cotton

I won't post the entire litany of Senator Cotton's commentary.. I'll just suggest ya'all read it..

And, before anyone jumps 10-8 in my shit, keep in mind that the Senator's words are in keeping with the Weigantian commentary, What Is The Holdup With The MiGs?

So... It ain't just me...

I also bold for quotes... :D

Mark your calendars people.. The brown stuff might be hitting the fan.. :D

Hopefully this will be the final nail in the coffin of all the global warming/climate change hysterical nonsense..

"We were even up against phony environmental groups, and I’m a big environmentalist, but these were funded by the Russians to stand against any effort, ‘Oh that pipeline, that fracking, that whatever will be a problem for you,’ and a lot of the money supporting that message was coming from Russia."
-Hillary Clinton, 2014

Like I said... If there is any good to come from Putin's insane war, it's that we're finding out how far Putin's tentacles stretch around the world...

Who did Biden listen to when he shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline???

Were they funded by Russia???

Enquiring minds want to know...

Again, in the spirit of our new found amity, I read the entire commentary word for word..

And I have to say I was mightily impressed..

"And I don't impress easily.. WOW!!! A BLUE CAR!!!!"
-Homer Simpson

This was actually a truly bi-partisan commentary. Not a single slam or attack on a GOP'er.. Nay, the commentary actually stated that they were using data from a GOP'er...

And, gods help us all, not a SINGLE attack or even a MENTION of President Trump....

While the shit always rolls down hill, apparently positive feelings of goodwill rolls UPHILL.. :D

My compliments to the administration for a well-written fair and balanced non-politically biased commentary..

Here's Beau of the Fifth Column addressing an LEO's question about minimizing bad shootings and other unnecessary mayhem. Beau used to train law enforcement-- what do you think? Please share any feedback about this video.

Please sharpen my understanding, as I was US Army but never law enforcement.

Now you have definitely piqued my interest.. I will make an extreme effort to listen to this one..

If there is ONE "good" thing that has come out of the Russo-Ukraine war it's that, what with all the sanctions against Russia, the facts are coming out on how much Russia has funded the global warming fanatics and climate change con...

Hopefully this will be the final nail in the coffin of all the global warming/climate change hysterical nonsense..

NOW Joe is wussing out on helping Ukraine turn back Putin. Instead of your boldified copy and paste job which, to be candid, is needlessly hard on my eyes. And which needlessly promotes absent minded scrolling through your contrarian contributions to Weigantia, if you must know.

My bolding articles and commentary is not to be annoying but rather to highlight the relevant portions of the articles/commentaries I comment on..

I use bold for article/commentary and italics for response to other commenters..

I could post LESS of the bolding but that would likely result in MORE comments..

Yer call.. :D

THAT ASIDE would you give (8:36) of your open mind listening to this Southern Gentleman Beau of the Fifth Column and thence tell me what you think about this YouTube Guy?

Not a big fan of youtube influencers or podcasters but in the spirit of our new found amity, I'll give it a go.. It probably won't be for a few hours when I get to work, but I'll give it a go.. :D

Whoa, Nellie! Until what end, Elizabeth? You ain't sitting around in Nikes, waiting on the Mother Ship to come fetch you away, right?

Here's Beau of the Fifth Column addressing an LEO's question about minimizing bad shootings and other unnecessary mayhem. Beau used to train law enforcement-- what do you think? Please share any feedback about this video.

YES, it’s (14:40) but it is packed quite solid.

Please sharpen my understanding, as I was US Army but never law enforcement.

Cheers, everyone!