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Navy relieves CO of USS Harry S. Truman following collision​

"The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the carrier Harry S. Truman on Thursday, one week after the carrier collided with a civilian merchant vessel in the Mediterranean, the service announced.

Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved by Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said in a brief release."

" Capt. ,you have many responsibilities as commander of this Navy Vessel, one being ........ DONT DENT Our SHIT "
 


EDIT: When I first saw this video, I thought it was an old one. I looked everywhere to see if there was any indication that it wasn't current. There was nothing. So I assumed it was a current video.

I looked again and this was posted below the video and wasn't there before. It really pisses me off when they do that!

Readers added context to this video on another post

Footage of the press conference held by the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona is from 2016, not 2025 as is implied by posts on social media. The press conference was documented by local media in 2016.
 
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OK, so taking this one step further......

Shred the cooked pork in a big, cheap, aluminum tray. Apply said sauce liberally to shredded pork and toss well, then more sauce when served ?

Sumptin' like that ? :unsure: ;)
Save some of that pulled pork and add it to homemade Mac and cheese
 

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Say bye bitch..
 
How's the USS Harry Truman lately?
Getting a new Commander ;)

Oh, BTW.......does the name "Cdr Yvonne Gray" ring any bells ?

Just a little something to help everyone's memory along.......


You know, by and large, I'm teasing. I like Kiwis and pretty much everyone from the Commonwealth Countries. So, don't take it personally.
 
True. I’d say close enough would be good enough, lol. It’s hard to find people with that skill when the average school cafeteria worker in my area gets $10-$13 per hour.

Funds for schools are truly used in all the wrong places. Priorities are all messed up.
My wife worked in the middle school cafeteria for something to do anfter we sold an business. Overworked to the max and underpaid. $16/hr. Her coworkers hated their jobs. What was expected was a bit much. Most are poorly managed also. One of the workers had to take a leave of absence due to cancer and they couldn’t find anyone to fill in.
 
Getting a new Commander ;)

Oh, BTW.......does the name "Cdr Yvonne Gray" ring any bells ?

Just a little something to help everyone's memory along.......


You know, by and large, I'm teasing. I like Kiwis and pretty much everyone from the Commonwealth Countries. So, don't take it personally.
Back at ya - all the Yanks I've met have been good folks. All except for that Kalashnikev guy.

He's just a cunt.
 
scratched but still with positive bouyancy.

did they fire the "unmanned" Gold Star Captain that let y'all's ship take a nap in the ocean?
I do believe that being on top of the water is quite a big deal with ships - Mz. Gray must have slept through that lecture.

She is still employed, while the enquiry wanders to a conclusion. Preliminary finding is human error though, and as she had command for two years it's going to be a hard sell to come up with anything other than "it's the boss's fault".
 
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IRS cooze:
"This is just absolutely incredible that one man has this power to do this."


Lololololol. Suck it. After Lois Lerner, the ATF looks positively legit compared to the IRS. Ok, tied for shitty. You get my point.
 

interesting...
The ships will be hanging around ready for the international war games Talisman Sabre coming up soon. The Chinese traditionally park several spy ships just outside the Australian waters recording every radio and radar/sonar transmission.
They have also sent several "survey ships" to map all the oceans off Western Australia where Fleet Base West and our submarine fleet is stationed mapping the sea floor where the sub go and play.
 
I agree that parents should foot the bill for food, but there are a lot of broke parents who can’t, and they can’t just not send their kids to school.

The money will be taken from you, regardless of how you feel. I wish that wasn’t the case and that taxes were lowered accordingly for those without children.

I’d rather tax money go to feed kids a healthy meal so that they can focus on their education. I do not want the money to go to administrators, sportsball, electric school buses, or DEI/gay/gender ideology.

Hopefully Trump’s changes will lead to much better education, which will lead to a more educated society. A win for all. If quality change does happen then I would happily fund free school lunch for the local elementary and middle schools. The funny part there is that nobody will get lowered taxes, lol.
I think we are finding out that with proper oversight that might not be the case. I don't care if kids get fed at all. I don't think taxes should be for that at all. If we are in the spirit of trimming, then this can be one of the things
 
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I think we are finding out that with proper oversight that might not be the case. I don't care if kids get fed at all. I don't think taxes should be for that at all. If we are in the spirit of trimming, then this can be one of the things
What might not be the case?

I believe kids should be fed if they’re forced to be there for 8 hours. Ideally their parents would send them with a lunch or lunch money, but there are a lot of broke parents that can’t afford the $80 per month for 1 kid for school breakfast and lunch.

I believe the taxes collected for public schools would be better spent on feeding the kids so they can focus on their education.

Funny thing is if I did fund free lunch for elementary-middle school students, it would cost roughly 1.2-1.7 million dollhairs under current food standards, and it wouldn’t lower anyone’s taxes a penny. You’d just see a new sportsball stadium or brand new sportsball equipment. Trades, ELA, math, science, and arts would still be bottom tier on funding.

Our education system’s priorities are a damn dumpster fire.
 
What might not be the case?

I believe kids should be fed if they’re forced to be there for 8 hours. Ideally their parents would send them with a lunch or lunch money, but there are a lot of broke parents that can’t afford the $80 per month for 1 kid for school breakfast and lunch.

I believe the taxes collected for public schools would be better spent on feeding the kids so they can focus on their education.

Funny thing is if I did fund free lunch for elementary-middle school students, it would cost roughly 1.2-1.7 million dollhairs under current food standards, and it wouldn’t lower anyone’s taxes a penny. You’d just see a new sportsball stadium or brand new sportsball equipment. Trades, ELA, math, science, and arts would still be bottom tier on funding.

Our education system’s priorities are a damn dumpster fire.
Aint that the truth... The fkn sportsball crap is completely crazy. Schools in my AO are adding astroturff (wtf its called) instead of just ya know dirt and grass. Its full retard on sports ball, hell at least 1 ISD here has a damn charter buss for hauling them around.
 
Aint that the truth... The fkn sportsball crap is completely crazy. Schools in my AO are adding astroturff (wtf its called) instead of just ya know dirt and grass. Its full retard on sports ball, hell at least 1 ISD here has a damn charter buss for hauling them around.
They tried to build an indoor training facility here. Just for football. The citizens voted it down but hey were hitting every parents cell phone every day pushing them to vote for it. Pissed a lot off AND reminded them to vote no. The town split between the 20% that wanted it and the other 80% that were sick of ever increasing school and property taxes. The level of emotional distress was crazy for those that lost. Two weeks after the superintendent resigned. Facebook was not kind. People are tired of being used as an ATM for stupid projects that serve no real purpose.
 
What might not be the case?

I believe kids should be fed if they’re forced to be there for 8 hours. Ideally their parents would send them with a lunch or lunch money, but there are a lot of broke parents that can’t afford the $80 per month for 1 kid for school breakfast and lunch.

I believe the taxes collected for public schools would be better spent on feeding the kids so they can focus on their education.

Funny thing is if I did fund free lunch for elementary-middle school students, it would cost roughly 1.2-1.7 million dollhairs under current food standards, and it wouldn’t lower anyone’s taxes a penny. You’d just see a new sportsball stadium or brand new sportsball equipment. Trades, ELA, math, science, and arts would still be bottom tier on funding.

Our education system’s priorities are a damn dumpster fire.
You aren’t wrong on the fixation with athletics. Friday night lights is no joke. My county sits at a 22% poverty rate roughly. The football stadium has new artificial turf, and there is a $5 million indoor practice facility with 50 yards of a field that also has artificial turf. Every kid in the school system gets free breakfast and lunch. There are a few kids each year that get free rides to college for sports, but no substantial number. I will say that the school has invested pretty heavily into the trades. This is probably because they know many of the kids will not go to college. There are tracks through high school that focus on welding certifications, automotive repair, construction and carpentry, and some other useful skills. Those kids are walking out of the school and straight to jobs.