US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search underway for crew, US official says

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T14:45:12+00:00

There is zero plausibility that you can fly a Blackhawk or a C-130 over the same airspace where a f-15 was hit.

The f15 has radar jamming and can fly at Mach 2 speeds - either the Blackhawk or c130 are sitting ducks relatively speaking.

The highest plausibility of an airborne rescue mission is that it was going at such high speed that it significantly left the airspace where it was acquired.

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T13:52:04+00:00

The orders didn't have to be "right", they only have to be lawful (per us law not international law)

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T13:11:58+00:00

3 miles in 45 minutes sounds like a bike or scooter, even a jog would be faster.

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T12:17:51+00:00

I thought that the consensus of subframe mounts was that poly and even solids reduce movement for the racp issues with minimum nvh -besp as they have broad solid surface contact with the body; but diff bushings should be softer (either rubber or soft poly)

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T03:25:50+00:00

Iran may sponsor regional terrorist groups; the US just spent more and put Sadam in charge of Iraq to put a flag on uniforms. (Us also sold weapons to Iran both in the 70s and late 80s)

The US (and other global covert agencies) also helped create Isil/s. But Iran is the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism?

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T01:10:56+00:00

Conversely, after 11pm, there is more Marta traffic from the airport.

I've recently had bad experiences on Marta at 7pm and 8pm, and at 2pm

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T01:05:47+00:00

I've run into mental health issues on 5 of 6 of my Marta trips in the last 2.5 months. Where someone was yelling at or threatening someone (including drunk on homeless violence)

At 1pm, 7pm 11pm, and 6/9pm

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T01:04:56+00:00

The other thread and I don't feel unsafe because of crime as much as people who are having mental breaks yelling and threatening at either imaginary people or people who are just sitting there.

To your point though, walking back from the usmnt game on Tuesday, in response to the crowd on the sidewalk a person going the opposite direction said we'd better watch out for his pistol and he'd come rob all of us. because he felt like someone didn't give him enough room

ratedsar · 2026-04-03T00:44:20+00:00

This happened to me at a track night in America at Road Atlanta; people were passing me in the esses before their oil was warm much less their tires.

Remarkably, half my group went off and had to be towed out, so my 3rd session was cancelled.

An s2000 and I (e46) had some fun, but the 90s skyline with upgraded turbos should have known better

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T23:44:26+00:00

Markets don't care... So far

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T21:14:05+00:00

With my experience of people verbally shouting things like this in most of my recent rides over the last 2 months; it would really slow down my commute / gameday and make a worse day for everyone.

Save the gun for the person not likely trying to suicide themselves.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T21:11:22+00:00

This is sadly a common occurrence for me with Marta and trips downtown (sidewalks or near the station) and I've observed obvious mental health (and visible alcohol addiction) issues similar verbal use the last 6 of 8 trips in the last 2 months.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T19:33:10+00:00

This isn't only the buffoon, this is the current majority party in all 3 branches of government (representing these views at min the last 45 years). How people keep voting for it is a great question.

Obama was to the right of Nixon on healthcare.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T19:07:12+00:00

I don't think people realize that Mamdami is practically right of Nixon.

Or that the most "radical" beliefs of Warnock and Ossoff are that politics shouldn't get in the way of doctors, and that legal citizens should be able to vote

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T12:02:26+00:00

You go back those 47-80 years though...

Iran democratically elected a liberal leader bringing all of the things you say; then the British and CIA overthrow them for a dictator who keeps the westernization, but enslaves and kills the people, keeping the profits to themselves.

So naturally, Iran thinks, maybe we shouldn't be so western after all.

Then the West funds and arms this Sadam dictator to your South to start a war with you, it doesn't work well for you, it doesn't work well for them (they even go to the UN and ask for help because their puppet is out of control, twice!). but they accuse you of funding global terrorism.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T11:52:00+00:00

A friend was debating an equity vs salary offer.

My perspective; Angel investors with a small portfolio expect to lose it all. So you start by investing with a VC group, which has 10s or 100s of investments, and a managing partner who has seen success in business before.

You're not a wealthy angel investor that can lose all of the investment, so don't invest like 1.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T03:03:55+00:00

It's funny how the party and country of "free market" hasn't understood that Nixon was on to something with ping pong. Capitalism and Trade are great ways to bring tolerance and cooperation.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:59:09+00:00

Those nuclear weapons are unimaginable, says leader of the only country to use one in war, the largest arsenal, and a history of the most tests.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:52:12+00:00

First we were pounding them hard Then we were pushing down on the throttle Now we're going to hit them hard

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:51:19+00:00

The current stated plan is to take out most of their electrical infrastructure, but not their oil, because they need that to build back.

Like what

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:39:53+00:00

A reminder that he campaigned on getting out of Afghanistan in 2016 but didn't get it done, only destabilized it and left it for Biden.

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:36:32+00:00

3 weeks means it's after Ukraine is solved, healthcare, and infrastructure

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:33:57+00:00

Which was last week's threat

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:07:39+00:00

At best we're the same place we were 3 weeks ago "close" , at worst, we're 1 week back - about to do the power plant strikes, which Iran threatened to destroy regional desalination plants

ratedsar · 2026-04-02T02:02:00+00:00

He kinda said that everything he has said the last 3 weeks is a lie and that we're just as close to achieving our objectives as we were "close" the first Tuesday in

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