“Firsts of all sports metaphors are dumb they assume people know what sport you’re talking about and I don’t so you sound like you’re talking jibberish.”

“they never find any wrongdoing in what they do.”

“the idea of an entity investigating itself is asinine and laughable.”

“If a citizen was falsely arrested and tried and then attempted to sue the prosecutors and the police; the judge would have tossed the case with nary a thought.”

“In what context is it ever fucking okay to lie and get someone killed?”

Some certainly do sure, but I think many also just live in constant shame (whether publicly acknowledged or not). I would imagine that many Nazis went through similar paths of attempting to cope. Some openly repented, others hid their pasts in shame, some as you stated convinced themselves that they were also victims.

While I fully understand your desire for nuke breakers, it doesn’t fit the US needs. Our claim in the Arctic is minimal to say the least, and it’s shared with Russia. That’s why we’re only committing to 2+ heavy breakers. Comparing Russia’s Arctic capabilities to the US, is apples to oranges. A more apt comparison to…

This was based on an Arctic conference I attended a few months ago where the admiral that’s in charge of making the final recommendation to the Commandant, basically said he doesn’t see how it’s feasible economically.

Very true. The reality is they have completely different missions. But I think the next-gen heavy breakers the USCG builds will take a lot of design cues from the Healy. They can’t speak its praises enough.

I was at an arctic conference not too long ago that included all the leadership involved with the new breakers, the coasties currently operating the existing ones, and a bunch of foreign operators. It was interesting to see everyone’s point of view, but the consensus was that the money would be better spent on…

Congratulations.

Thank you for pointing this out. The Healy is a far better ship design than the decrepit Polar Star.

She’ll never sail again. She’s being cannibalized to keep her sister ship alive. The decision to put her down for good isn’t final, but it’s practically a foregone conclusion at this point.

They will most certainly not be nuclear. There’s honestly no need for a nuclear ice breaker. Yes horsepower is important, but so is the technology that goes with it. Hull shape, propeller design, and hull material together a more important than horsepower.

I’m the same way regarding these sorts of decisions. I’m relatively well aware of the various impacts, but I leave it up to my accountant to advise me on what to payoff fastest. Especially when you’re on the cusp of a new tax bracket.

“En mass walkouts”

You do realize how large the department is, right? Well over 60,000. We have too many people in the Senior Executive Service as it is. It’s well overdue for pruning. Same goes for the military brass.

“Most of them were like, Nah.”

“kiss any Mexican law enforcement cooperation goodbye”

Couldn’t agree more, as a secret service agent (in the Denver office no less), she likely wouldn’t have anything to do with personally taking a bullet for the POTUS. And a FB post isn’t exactly taking a stand. There’s several other things that she could have done that would have sent a stronger message (including a…