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#21

Off the Record / Re: Quo Vadis GOP?

Last post by Valmy - November 21, 2025, 07:14:35 PM

I don't know who Candace Owens is.  Tucker Carlson and MTG I would not slot in the Christian right.

You don't know? Lucky fucker.

She is a nutty conspiracy theorist right wing black lady who thinks Israel murdered Charlie Kirk. Total weirdo.

#22

Off the Record / Re: Quo Vadis GOP?

Last post by The Minsky Moment - November 21, 2025, 07:13:41 PM

Tucker Carlson is not an evangelical; he's a yuppie Republican that turned to the Pat Buchanan wing. Candace Owen is a full-fledged conspiricist, she recently converted to Catholicism (?) Doesn't seem much religious content to her "thought".  MTG has a New Agey background, she poses as Christian to get elected in Georgia.

That said Raz, I basically agree with you on the broader point.  GOP now split between the philo and antisemites and the latter are gaining ground fast. 

#23

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Razgovory - November 21, 2025, 06:45:38 PM

I'm wondering about cost per pound of explosive.  Speed is probably a factor as well, it seems like a battery of guns of could drop explosives much faster than some drones.  An 155mm gun can fire about 2 rounds a minute for an extended period of time.  So that's about 30-40 pounds of boom per minute for one gun.  

#24

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Tamas - November 21, 2025, 06:04:25 PM

Orders of magnitude cheaper, in general. It's also much cheaper to train drone pilots.

Precision strike maybe but don't tell me an army of drones can do an artillery barrage cheaper than a batter of field guns.

#25

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Zoupa - November 21, 2025, 05:49:47 PM

Orders of magnitude cheaper, in general. It's also much cheaper to train drone pilots.

#26

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Zoupa - November 21, 2025, 05:48:19 PM

To be honest I'm not sure how it works. I thought it was a case by case basis for ITAR. Anyways, I'm sure the US would find a gimmick to deny the import if they so chose.

#27

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by crazy canuck - November 21, 2025, 05:25:22 PM

Gripen's sale to Canada would need US approval. The Gripen uses a General Electric engine.

Why, Canada is already an approved market for US tech?

#28

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Razgovory - November 21, 2025, 04:32:11 PM

Question about Drones:  Is it more cost effective to use drones to put high explosives on a target than a big cannon?

#29

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by Zoupa - November 21, 2025, 04:16:53 PM

This war is industrial. One of the reasons Ukraine is still in this fight is because they retained heavy industries and hands-on personnel. I agree with Sheilbh that quantity is what's needed at this point. Mortar shells, mortar shells, mortar shells.

#30

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Zoupa - November 21, 2025, 04:12:30 PM

Gripen's sale to Canada would need US approval. The Gripen uses a General Electric engine.