I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
ACDC recorded "Through The Mists Of Time" as the average age of their band members was 65 years old.
This was right after Malcom Young's passing.
They are still doing global rock tours into their 70s.
ACDC doesn't just rock. They rock to death. Literally.
Legends.
After getting awarded the Medal of Honor, Maverick agreed to run Top Gun, taking Iceman's old job.
But he hates not flying, so he decides to retire and sail around the world with Penny.
But then he learns that pilots are getting replaced by AI piloted drones. After all, every plane shot down in Iran cost a hundred million dollars. Drones are cheaper, expendable, no lengthy training required. Dog fighting is going the way of the calvalry and the cannon ball, anyway.
The Admiral tells Maverick that Top Gun is transitioning to drone pilot training--this will be the last class of recruits. They need him to use the new recruits to train the AI to replace them. They need Maverick to teach the machine everything he knows.
But, in the final battle, the experimental AI drones will fail -- because they aren't human and will never, ever have the need for speed.
Maverick will save the mission and also save Top Gun itself by proving that no machine can replace a human fighter pilot.
He and Penny finally sail around the world -- but he does install an AI captain on the boat so he and Penny can relax. After all, he doesn't know anything about sailing.
THE END
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It’s going unnoticed because so much other news is happening, but the war drums are beating again in D.C. The warmongers worry this is their last chance to get the white whale they’ve been chasing for thirty years, an all-out regime change war against Iran.
A new Middle East war would be a catastrophic mistake. Our military stockpiles are depleted from three years of backing Ukraine. Our effort to reshore manufacturing has only just begun and will take years to bear fruit. War would worsen our already immense deficit and national debt. Iran is larger than Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan combined. A war would not be easy and could easily become a calamity.
Thanks to President Trump’s restraint during his first term, America has a golden opportunity to pull away from Middle East quagmires for good. We shouldn’t throw that opportunity away so that sone D.C. has-beens can feel tough by sending young Americans to die yet again.