The Radar

The voice of Tony Carr, an American/British writer, pilot, USAF expert, veteran advocate, operations general manager, and Harvard lawyer.

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@PeteHegseth If your whole supposed basis for punishing him is his military rank, then why do you keep putting his rank in save quotes?

You seem like an unserious person.

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Coercion doesn’t just offend the yearning for liberty. It has a habit of not working, and indeed backfiring.

Seems like some of us might be forgetting how this works.

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@1Jasmine0 I think "stop looking" is unlikely before dementia, as it would require active override of automated/semi-automated/sublimated behaviors. "Stop coveting" can be achieved with self-awareness, which arrives at a different point for each man, including never.

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@elonmusk Why don't you start by advocating for American workers to earn the best wages on the planet given the economic yield they create. When more people have more to spend, we can trust the market to help us decide about immigration.

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@JaneMayerNYer I think this line was erased when Trump's residence was raided, documents were found, and he wasn't arrested or properly prosecuted. Now anyone can be raided, and prosecution can be selective/arbitrary.

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@ohhanxiety War.

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@JDVance Recalling, wistfully, the quaintness of times when VPs were too busy governing to engage in propaganda, spread lies, and redefine truths according to the narratives craved by an inflamed based of aggrieved supporters.

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@StandUpForTrmp I trust him to be lying 100% of the time. And also to do what is in his individual best interest. And to be a raging, inflammatory, hate-mongering, insufferable prick while doing so.

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@elonmusk I'm sure these numbers will improve if we abolish public education and let social media teach our kids what's true.

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The most profound mutual obligation we share as Americans is safeguarding elemental justice for all. We need not, do not, and probably never will agree upon equality in all things. But we can and must embrace equality before the law.

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Modern-day pricks are a special species. They claim to really care about some issue, and explain this is why they are so irritated all the time.

This is rubbish.

It's a Prick's Paradise, by @RoguesRadar https://t.co/Be1paPUmbN

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I don’t think any Rubicons were crossed at Quantico. But I do think Sec Hegseth told 800 star-shouldered commanders to stay on their horses as he gestured in the direction of a river in the distance.

None dismounted.

American Zampolit, by @RoguesRadar
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Air Force Maintainers: BOHICA, by @RoguesRadar

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USAF aircraft maintenance is ground zero for the Stupid Bomb known as “more with less.”

Everyone knows what it really means.

BOHICA, as crew chiefs are known to say.

“Bend over, here it comes again.”

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@RepBrandonGill Well, the facts indicate it is both. The question is what are you proposing we do about it? Are you proposing regulation of big tech to disincentivize the practice? Are you calling for hearings? Or is this just rage farming?...

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@SenSanders They're shutting down media and private individuals. You have people suggesting imprisoning dissidents. Both chambers of Congress should be in emergency session. If you guys keep shrugging, what power does anyone else have to resist?

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Freedom is not about saying nice things or agreeing with those in power.

It is not flattering the President of the United States.

It is the right to express your point of view without government interference.

We must not allow anybody to take that freedom away from us.

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@Markhendri31961 @checovenier @krassenstein @grok There are protocols for a situation like this. Whether they were followed is what's being investigated. One individual lost his temper and should sit for a review. The goal is to de-escalate, not play the protestors' game.

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@PeteHegseth If it's so simple, why do you need to be a prick about it? Why are you normalizing everyone being petulant assholes to each other? Just explain why you're doing it and people will respect that. If you care.

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Can we make sense of this grim moment without tearing each other apart? Can we make sense of it at all?

Can we talk to one another at an acceptable temperature?

It’s not clear we can. But we must.

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Retired generals arguing who should be CSAF. Why do they think Midnight Hammer was a one-off, and how would they know that?

These guys want Gen. Ken Wilsbach as CSAF. He plays both sides to curry political favor. We can do better.

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