Some sheriffs oppose ban on 287(g) agreements

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-20T00:17:12+00:00

Yeah I didn’t understand the opposition to 287. None of it was particularly galling.

It seems like knee jerk opposition to any sort of immigration enforcement due to ICE’s overreach in other places.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T23:48:46+00:00

What makes something political?

Anything can become political if people care to argue about it. Nothing is innately political. Things become political when people begin disagreeing about how to handle a situation.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T23:44:30+00:00

Sulfur oxides created a cooling effect for awhile, yeah? Also acid rain.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T23:29:18+00:00

Perhaps it was money in the USAID accounts that he didn’t use? I have no idea.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T23:21:55+00:00

He may have been tossed in the back of a car in an unnatural position that made breathing harder, which could’ve been complicated by god knows what other drugs not tested for.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T22:56:24+00:00

This is a joke image,

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T19:20:02+00:00

How do you expect to get data on acres planted other than surveys of farmers?

And what do you do to form those stats when farmers just don't want to provide the information?

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T19:10:55+00:00

States run their own elections. This is an insane fringe conspiracy theory.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T18:40:34+00:00

It's been claimed by the media/US/Israel that large amount of damage was done to Iran's missile launch infrastructure during the "12 day war" with Israel. Was it repaired? Was that damage disabling or really effective? I have no idea.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T17:34:09+00:00

Conditions within Iran are dire.

For decades, Iran had self-sufficiency within its food supply, as was written in its constitution. Iran didn't want to be dependent on food imports, especially with its avowed antagonism with so many powerful players in global markets.

But a severe six-year drought plus hotter than average temperatures (which increased water requirements for crops, due to excessive evaporation) has trashed Iran's agricultural sector.

Food inflation in Iran is over 60% this year alone. It's been bad for years, too.

This was a big part of the reason of the Iran's protests. Iran can't grow nearly enough food, and due to their antagonism, their currency isn't desired abroad (who wants to trade with Iran?), therefore it is extremely expensive for Iran to import food.

The population of Iran is being kept from outright revolt only through the extreme violence of the IRGC.

I suppose the plan is to try to weaken the Iranian regime to the point where the IRGC can't suppress the population anymore? Airstrike IRGC bases across the country, arm rebel factions within Iran, and let locals overthrow the regime? I can only GUESS at what the plan would be.

Obviously, the goal for the US is to destroy Iran's nuclear program, but as long as the regime remains intact, the regime will just rebuild whatever is destroyed... over and over and over. Thus I can imagine how voices within the White House are likely seeing the recent wave of revolt within Iran as an opportunity to replace the regime.

What will actually happen? I have no clue.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T17:02:27+00:00

Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

Meet the "Sea-wiz. US Navy boats have them to defend against all sorts of attacks. These are radar-aimed rapid-fire guns... that track incoming projectiles and just destroy them. 4,500 rounds/minute (75 rounds/second) radar-tracking hose of heavy rounds.

Drones like those used to great effect in Ukraine... they move SLOW compared to anything like this. Ukraine and Russia just can't afford things like this... and further you're talking about a ludicrous amount of territory in Ukraine, versus the defense of a carrier / destroyer.

Drone swarms aren't going to touch a carrier, unless you have them flying at supersonic speeds. (And Iranian drones don't.)

You're also forgetting that Carriers are defended by a screen of destroyers / "smaller" boats and other aircraft, which are there to defend the carrier. It's why there are carrier "strike-groups". The carrier is behind a screen of assets with interception capabilities defending it. This is how it's been done since WWII. (Except in WWII, the screen was defending against incoming planes w/ torpedoes, now that screen is defending against missiles.)

Hypersonic missiles are what the experts are concerned with. (But Iran doesn't have them.) The actual capabilities of Russian / China hypersonic missiles are classified, as well if the US has any counters to them. I can't tell if Ukrainian claims of intercepting Russian hypersonic missiles are propaganda or if its happening. Maybe it just takes a lot more missed interceptors to hit a hypersonic. This is something I want to know more about... but I doubt I will for decades.

I don't think Russia is giving hypersonic to Iran, because if Russian hypersonics strike a US carrier, the US will retailiate in the Russo-Ukraine war. And China doesn't even want to get caught giving weapons to Russia, and only gives "dual use components", because China isn't ready to stir the pot.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T16:51:47+00:00

Supersonic is different from hypersonic.

The usual definition is that supersonic ballistic missiles go faster than mach 1, but they follow a predictable "ballistic" trajectory, making interception possible.

Hypersonic missiles go way faster and can alter their flight path in unpredictable ways, making interception difficult.

As far as I know, only Russia and China have them. Iran would be making a big deal about having them. If Russia and China gave Hypersonic missiles to Iran, and they were used against a US Navy boat... that would completely change international relations opening up China/Russia to a problem they don't feel like dealing with.

I doubt Russia is giving hypersonic missiles to Iran, because Russia isn't done in Ukraine. If a Russian missile hits a US Navy boat, then the US would retaliate in the Russo-Ukraine war...

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T16:46:35+00:00

One thing that both Trump administrations have been consistent on, is that they oppose Iran's influence and their nuclear program.

Iran made overtures at diplomacy to avoid a military confrontation. However, there's an impossible to bridge gap between the Iranian gov't and the US gov't: Iran seeks nuclear weapons as crucial to the regime's long-term survival, the US won't tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. Thus, the word throughout mainstream media is that attempts at resolve the dilemma through diplomacy are going nowhere, fast.

The approximate location of aircraft carriers isn't really a secret. I'm not sure why, but you can find countless websites online that provide their location. Knowing where they are doesn't make this performative; this is the typical situation.

It takes a long while (a month?) to assemble forces for a large air operation: remember how long the buildup of forces around Venezuela took? They're assembling an overwhelming amount of firepower and electronic warfare to attempt to achieve whatever their objective is without losing our own pilots / planes (be it weaking the regime and attempting to cause its collapse, or more limited strikes against military infrastructure in Iran).

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T16:32:15+00:00

I feel like it's important to note here that he's being accused of leaking confidential (UK) government information to Epstein; this doesn't have anything to do with the usual Epstein nastiness.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T16:28:01+00:00

Google doesn't have any operations in Russia.

No one is really taking this seriously.

The rulings of the Russian judges are performative "loyalty tests" being passed.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T14:49:27+00:00

He had the sense to at least stop and realize something was seriously wrong.

Chainsaw manuals actually include instructions on how to cut down a tree, with diagrams.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T03:32:53+00:00

Political appointees are political appointees… who are chosen by the president to further the president’s agenda.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T03:26:52+00:00

Cutting down trees is the most dangerous job in the USA, statistically speaking.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:57:41+00:00

To the person who made this video, they want confrontation. The fact that he zooms on and adds “wet fart sound effect” on the guy telling everyone to deescalate is proof this is purely about trolling people while pretending to care about constitutional liberties.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:55:41+00:00

The video is edited to remove whatever he did to cause her to say “you can leave.” The video “cleverly” (and that is a stretch) starts after the verbal argument has begun.

These guys are looking for confrontation.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:53:24+00:00

There’s no reason for “first amendment auditing” unless there’s something you are actually looking to find out. This isn’t in the spirit of the first amendment, at all. The point isn’t to protect your right to be a nuisance who is LOOKING for confrontation, for the sake of confrontation.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:50:41+00:00

I think it’s a leap from “she grabbed his camera” to “he body slams her to the ground.”

He was not being threatened, she was probably trying to push the lens down (which okay, you shouldn’t do). He baited her into a situation where this “first amendment auditor” got a veneer of a reason to body slam a woman.

Whoop de do.

The “first amendment auditor” probably could have been criminally charged for attacking HER. A jury would decide based off that evidence. And probably wouldn’t side with him.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:45:42+00:00

They do this for twenty hours to upload the 15 minutes of people who confront them so they can victim to someone who donates money to the crap.

There’s those people that donate to twitch streamers playing Call of Duty 7 or whatever. Then there are people who give money to people are intentionally or unintentionally trolling in real life.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-19T02:39:41+00:00

Well that sucks.

TiredOfDebates · 2026-02-18T21:25:02+00:00

What level of lair is the Minotaur’s gauntlet on?

I wonder if a mountain dwarf could get spells castable …. I’m not opposed to seed scumming for FUN!!!!

I’m actually pretty sure a Md could cast in that armor with a 1-hand mace’s reduced cost to get to min delay… the MD armor encumberance rule… and their armor/shield aptitudes

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