Originally posted by sdy: America currently has access to 500 years' worth of coal -- far more than any other nation.
Yep, and now China is buying it from us instead of from NK.
USA has about 29% of the worlds coal. 8.26001E+11 tons.
I recall an article from a couple years ago that indicated that we had enough coal to last some 1100 years. Don't remember where I read it, but it was being bandied about in the media.
[/QUOTE] Well no wonder the left wants to shut down the coal industry. Harm America first.
God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump.
April 18, 2017, 06:58 PM
slosig
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Originally posted by flashguy: ...[snip]... (And I think that application from the Berkeley Police Department is a fake--no sane department would include a recommendation for "symbolic arrests".
flashguy
Are you saying you think anything in Berzerkeley is sane? That is not a bet I'd take.
April 18, 2017, 07:05 PM
BamaJeepster
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Originally posted by flashguy: (And I think that application from the Berkeley Police Department is a fake--no sane department would include a recommendation for "symbolic arrests".
flashguy
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Nope it's verified. I do agree that it's crazy, but you can go to the city of Berkeley's main page and follow the links for yourself to verify.
Under the Services tab, click on Police...On the police page scroll down on right side under 'Popular Resources' and click on 'Protest Guide'. On the Protest Guide, click on 'Event Planning Checklist' and you will see the checklist for planning your riot, offering 'symbolic arrests' at a time and place of your choosing.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
April 18, 2017, 07:07 PM
JALLEN
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Originally posted by Fenris:
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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
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Originally posted by sdy: America currently has access to 500 years' worth of coal -- far more than any other nation.
Yep, and now China is buying it from us instead of from NK.
USA has about 29% of the worlds coal. 8.26001E+11 tons.
I recall an article from a couple years ago that indicated that we had enough coal to last some 1100 years. Don't remember where I read it, but it was being bandied about in the media.
Well no wonder the left wants to shut down the coal industry. Harm America first.
Be suspicious of these prophecies.
I was dissuaded from becoming a wealthy oilman upon reading in a school newspaper decades ago that the entire world supply of oil would be exhausted by 1996. Fooled me completely!
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
April 18, 2017, 08:24 PM
newtoSig765
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Originally posted by bozman:
...I have heard speculation that the size of the previous tests were such that there may be no devices. I have read somewhere that the underground tests could have been conventional explosives (many, many tons worth) to give the appearance of working devices. I am not saying I believe that, but I don't know that I have read that we definitively know that they were all nukes (really have not done much searching on the net to see if our intelligence agencies have proven they were all nukes or not)...
We used to detect Russian tests by flying a U-2 over the area and sampling for radiation from the blasts. Apparently, the frequency of the radiation is such that it passes through dirt, at least to the depth of several miles.
Assuming we still have that capability, the test results could be considered classified, so we might not find if the nukes were real or not.
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
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April 18, 2017, 08:37 PM
Balzé Halzé
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Originally posted by newtoSig765:
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Originally posted by bozman:
...I have heard speculation that the size of the previous tests were such that there may be no devices. I have read somewhere that the underground tests could have been conventional explosives (many, many tons worth) to give the appearance of working devices. I am not saying I believe that, but I don't know that I have read that we definitively know that they were all nukes (really have not done much searching on the net to see if our intelligence agencies have proven they were all nukes or not)...
We used to detect Russian tests by flying a U-2 over the area and sampling for radiation from the blasts. Apparently, the frequency of the radiation is such that it passes through dirt, at least to the depth of several miles.
Assuming we still have that capability, the test results could be considered classified, so we might not find if the nukes were real or not.
And we're still flying U-2's but now over Korea.
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You can apparently tell a LOT about a given device by the radioactive particles it puts off - yield, efficiency of the device, where the plutonium came from, etc. And they just have to be down-wind of the blast site (well out in International waters away from NorK interference).
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April 19, 2017, 09:45 AM
SapperSteel
Links on Drudge this morning pertinent to Trump:
"The Trump Slayer" doesn't get the win he hoped for in Georgia, must now go into a runoff election in which the Republican field is narrowed and Republican votes will therefore be more concentrated. This is good news, friends. "Trump Slayer" link
89% of all media coverage on Trump is "negative". That's news? But it's at least nice to see proof of what we all know: The MSM is populated by GDCs and is spoon feeding the public nothing but anti-Trump bullshit. Anti-Trump media link
Thanks,
Sap
April 19, 2017, 02:00 PM
olfuzzy
President Donald Trump signed a bill to extend the Veterans Choice Program at the Oval Office on Wednesday, inviting influential veterans groups to join him. “The veterans have poured out their sweat and blood and tears for this country for so long, and it’s time that they’re recognized, and it’s time that we now take care of them, and take care of them properly,” Trump said.
The bill allows veterans to seek private care outside of the VA system, if they live more than 40 miles away from a VA hospital or can’t get an appointment within 30 days. Trump specifically thanked Senator John McCain and Senator Johnny Isakson for their work on the bill, as well as Rep. Phil Roe, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
“Some people have to travel five hours, eight hours, and they’ll have to do it on a weekly basis, and even worse than that,” Trump said. “It’s not going to happen anymore.”
Trump was joined by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, who praised the bill.
“This is a good day for veterans,” he said. “This is a great day to celebrate not only what veterans have contributed to the country, but how we’re making things better for them.”
The extension of the bill passed by Congress authorized the sharing of medical records to hospitals outside the VA and modifies the procedures for reimbursement for private hospitals.
President Donald Trump signed a bill to extend the Veterans Choice Program at the Oval Office on Wednesday, inviting influential veterans groups to join him. “The veterans have poured out their sweat and blood and tears for this country for so long, and it’s time that they’re recognized, and it’s time that we now take care of them, and take care of them properly,” Trump said.
The bill allows veterans to seek private care outside of the VA system, if they live more than 40 miles away from a VA hospital or can’t get an appointment within 30 days. Trump specifically thanked Senator John McCain and Senator Johnny Isakson for their work on the bill, as well as Rep. Phil Roe, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
“Some people have to travel five hours, eight hours, and they’ll have to do it on a weekly basis, and even worse than that,” Trump said. “It’s not going to happen anymore.”
Trump was joined by Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, who praised the bill.
“This is a good day for veterans,” he said. “This is a great day to celebrate not only what veterans have contributed to the country, but how we’re making things better for them.”
The extension of the bill passed by Congress authorized the sharing of medical records to hospitals outside the VA and modifies the procedures for reimbursement for private hospitals.
If they don't fix the program all they are doing is extending a political feel good policy instituted by the previous administration.
You don't make an appointment with your local doctor, have the problem taken care of and the doctor bills the VA. You call the VA, the VA consults with the local doctor and then decides if you go to that doctor or wait for the VA to get you in. I tried this last August, as long as the VA is involved in this program it's not worth much.
April 19, 2017, 04:58 PM
Floyd D. Barber
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April 19, 2017, 09:58 PM
Fenris
Some days are good, some not so good.
But every day is a day that the Evil Witch is not in power, which makes it a pretty good day regardless or irregardless for that matter.
God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump.
April 19, 2017, 10:20 PM
sigmonkey
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Originally posted by Fenris:... every day is a day that the Evil Witch is not in power,...
"That's a nice day, Sergeant Savage..."
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
April 19, 2017, 10:32 PM
bald1
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April 20, 2017, 08:31 AM
sdy
Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley on Supreme Court:
rumors have swirled around Washington that swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy wants to quit
He hasn’t interviewed prospective clerks for the next session
moved up his traditional five-year summer reunions for past clerks up a year
Very good news indeed. Now where's Ginsberg's resignation letter? If Kennedy goes and then Ginsberg quits, the meltdown in the liberal world should be epic.
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April 20, 2017, 10:09 AM
yanici
Keep your fingers crossed on this one. I wouldn't be surprised if Kennedy didn't wait until after the 2018 midterm elections though. I can't see the old crow Ginsberg giving in though.
John
"Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." [Nancy Pelosi]
rumors have swirled around Washington that swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy wants to quit
He hasn’t interviewed prospective clerks for the next session
moved up his traditional five-year summer reunions for past clerks up a year
Very good news indeed. Now where's Ginsberg's resignation letter? If Kennedy goes and then Ginsberg quits, the meltdown in the liberal world should be epic.
Kennedy is typically the swing vote and his potential replacement would be huge. Of course, Kennedy was not supposed to be the swing vote since he was nominated by Reagan.
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April 20, 2017, 11:38 AM
JALLEN
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Originally posted by tatortodd: Of course, Kennedy was not supposed to be the swing vote since he was nominated by Reagan.
Ahhh, Supreme Court Roulette! Guts or better to open!
This is the chance you take. You just never know how it will work out.
There are many surprises, not very many of them pleasant.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
