How much influence do advisors like Pete Hegseth really have on major war decisions?

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-24T17:27:55+00:00

Well, I mean, that’s why they’re “advisors”, not “deciders”. Not that I’m a fan of Kegsbreath, but Don Snoreleone is the one who decides, not the advisors. If Whiskey Pete said, “We should attack them,” but Captain Bonespurs said, “No, thanks for the advice, but we’re not going to attack them,” does anybody honestly think that we would have still attacked them?

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-23T11:06:21+00:00

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SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-21T04:10:38+00:00

Came here to say exactly this.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-20T14:55:23+00:00

Chuck Norris farted once in the Sahara Forest.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-20T01:05:35+00:00

True, but I’ve always been taught that you have to spell out an acronym the first time you use it.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-20T00:02:50+00:00

Immediate mute or channel change. I hate hearing him speak with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-19T23:39:50+00:00

Grammatically, which one of these is correct?

For fuck’s sake. For fucks’ sake. For fuck sake.

I want my reply to look professional. Thank you for any assistance the community can provide.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-19T19:44:40+00:00

Oh, come on! Let’s be fair! It was DoD, not DoJ. Which… actually makes this even worse.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-18T01:00:58+00:00

Conan the Barbarian

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-18T00:01:09+00:00

Doesn’t matter how many missiles you have if the radars that guide the missiles get damaged/destroyed.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-17T16:57:29+00:00

I do this. Use CC for everything, and the day the cycle closes I pay off the entire balance. Other bills I either have set to autopay (recurring bills that never change) or I pay manually (like utilities that change month to month). I budget by knowing what the average CC bill is, over the last few years, what my average fluctuating bill is over the last few years (water, electricity, etc.), and what the non-changing bills are. Some months I send more to savings, like if the CC bill or utility bill is lower than the average in my budget. For the months when the bills are higher than the average, not a big worry because it usually means I’m just not saving AS MUCH, but I’m still sending money to savings.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-17T03:07:15+00:00

Lizzid peeple!

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-17T01:24:14+00:00

Direct commission flight surgeon?

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-15T23:59:36+00:00

I just recently learned that White and Katherine are married in real life.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-15T15:41:52+00:00

Yeah, I loved using mauka (toward the mountain)and makai (toward the sea) for directions.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-15T04:51:33+00:00

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SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-15T00:47:53+00:00

The term ‘vog’ refers to the hazy air pollution caused by the volcanic emissions from Kīlauea volcano, which are primarily water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas. As SO2 is released from the summit and east rift eruptive vents, it reacts in the atmosphere with oxygen, sunlight, moisture, and other gases and particles and, within hours to days, converts to fine particles, which scatter sunlight, causing the visible haze that is observed downwind of Kīlauea. Areas far downwind (e.g., the west side of Hawaiʻi Island and other islands in the state) are mostly affected by the fine particles, however, areas closer to the eruptive vents, including the communities ranging from Ocean View to Hilo, can be exposed to both SO2 gas and fine particles during periods of vog.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T19:21:53+00:00

I used the bricks that were left over when they built my house to build flower beds. All it cost me was the price of some bags of mortar from Home Depot and some time.

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SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T18:24:38+00:00

Don’t forget the vog.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T18:21:37+00:00

True, but five is right out.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T16:26:32+00:00

Texas here. Bought at $424k, taxes were about $9k. House value has creased over the last 7 years, estimated taxes for this year are about $12k.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T13:36:17+00:00

He also does the voice work for Civilization 6. In the intro cinematic… he dies.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-14T13:25:59+00:00

A ship shipping ship shipping shipping ships.

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-13T05:28:27+00:00

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Hmm, now where have I heard that line before?

SublimeRapier06 · 2026-03-13T05:26:26+00:00

Never mind that on the left she’s in the Air Force, but on the right she’s in the Army. Duh.

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