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Reminder that this idiot killed someone while distracted driving
wait, I thought she straight hit a pedestrian in London and then fled back to the US where we did fuck all about it. am I thinking of some other cunt?
Someone else. That was a diplomat's wife.
As Politico noted, the former president’s post came the same day that Jeff Miller, a top Republican lobbyist for Anheuser-Busch, announced that he would be hosting a March 6 fundraiser for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Aha, I wondered why he brought that back up for no apparent reason.
Everything is Pavlovian money levers with this orange parasite, everything there is, the one and only thing, is "give me your money and I'll be your dancing monkey, for enough money I'll throw my own mother and children under the bus, I have no dignity". As subtle as pushing buttons with a sledgehammer.
"I have this pathetic crowd of rabid, ignorant followers. I hate them but now I need their mindless adoration."
Even Trump doesn't have much control over this irrational wave he's trying to ride. They didn't like it when he said it was time to get vaccinated now, either.
I'm honestly just shocked that out of sixty-five THOUSAND employees, only 1,500 are vets? Do they actively try NOT to hire them? 2.3%? Fuckin lol JFC
Veterans only make up about 4.8 percent of the population. 16.2 million veterans vs US population of 331 million.
And then considering there's lots of that veteran population that is either too old or too disabled to work, 2.3% seems reasonable.
My bad! I work in a large warehouse and we have something like 10% vets. My bias of understanding led me to believe that the number was outrageously low. TIL!
Identifying and correcting biases is one of the smartest things a person can do!
Also without putting two fine a point on it the average non-military person is probably better qualified on average than a military person because the military person is qualified for military actions, but not so much for civilian roles.
Sure maybe you can strip down a gun but can you do a mail merge? Also how's your passive aggressive email banter?
They have the option of going to an academy or enlisting and then using the GI bill for college. About half of enlistees use the GI bill (https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ES-10.13.20-Kofoed-2.pdf) and all officers are expected to have a bachelor's degree.
As a person in the military, I disagree wholeheartedly. Military rates/MOSs are extremely diverse, and most have real-world equivalence (to some degree). A person with skills at stripping down a gun might not be apt for a mail merge, but they'd be good for law enforcement or security. A store keeper, on the other hand, would be pretty good for that. And most non-combat roles would likely be good at passive aggressive email banter. Especially good, in fact, because going to far with the wrong person can have serious consequences, so the "passive" in passive aggressive carries a lot of weight.
Combat specialties in the military account for less than 14% (it's slightly over if you exclude Coast Guard and Space Force, which would bring the percentage down a bit). So while there might not be 1:1 on military and civilian gun-related jobs, there's no reason to expect any given company having a low percentage of vets just because they don't deal with guns.
As a military member whose primary job has been working on the avionics and electrical components of aircraft while also having a lot of experience flying (as aircrew/flight mechanic), as well as general aircraft maintenance management, if I felt like getting out of the military right now, I could easily get a six-figure job with my experience. I know because several of my coworkers have been poached by companies offering exactly that, and they figured out how much they'd make would be worth more in the long run than getting a retirement check for the rest of their life starting when they retire at 40. Also, I can't speak to other branches, but my branch absolutely pushes us into getting higher education/training and civilian certificates. I can (and will) get an Airframe and Powerplant license, as well as several avionics ones before I retire. In my 40s. And walk into a pretty cush quality assurance job at Honeywell or Boieng or Sikorsky or Rockwell-Collins.
All this to say, I think you need to change your preconceived notions of what the military consists of and what training they receive.
I work in one of those industries that translates very well from the navy. About half my coworkers were in the navy, and we all make over 6 figures.
Delete this fam. This isn't news - this is just tabloid junk in an election year.
It seems pretty on-topic for Leopards Ate My Face, though?
Maybe no one needs to make caitlin jenner face jokes? 🤣 Or we all do? I dunno I hate all the fucking idiots.
I think you could benefit from having this explained.
"Leopard Eating People's Faces Party refers to a parody of regretful voters who vote for cruel and unjust policies (and politicians) and are then surprised when their own lives become worse as a result. It has been commonly used to parody regretful Brexit and Trump voters."
It has nothing to do with Caitlin's actual face and it is a perfect example of what type of content is relevant here.
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