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It's a nice gun; I'll give you that...

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i swear it used to be good when i got personal pan pizzas for lying that i read books

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narcomancers

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Turboprops are cool and more efficient until speeds exceeding about 450 mph. The Dash 8 aircraft line look really cool to me, high wing with the landing gear mounted beneath the engines. This concept art looks like the wings are a bit higher than at typical low-wing for clearance.

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i miss dekotora, i wish there were many eras and waves of personalized truck decoration

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I watched his Wired tech support video about D&D and he managed to sneak in some agitprop and was like "I don't know if you'll leave that in."

Also, I watched a Wired video of a "China expert" think-tank ghoul and it was the most inane, tired old propaganda about Taiwan and tankman and it didn't seem like anyone was buying it in the comments.

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Maybe he'll say "fuck" again.

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cave rave

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everyone is saying it

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I don't have anything that secures mags with velcro flaps or pull tabs and I've never found I needed it doing competitions. It's not like "brutality" but there is some crawling and going prone and getting up.

I like Esstac KYWI pouches for pistol and rifle mags on my belt. Secure but easy to access mags. It's not the cheapest, tho there are sales sometimes on some online stores.

Then I have like a stretchy velcro sleeve insert to hold mags in a placard on my plate carrier.

I don't know whether or not cheap stuff is any good. Condor brand is kind of budget, and it has been fine for me. Seen reviews apparently from troops that have used some of their stuff.

Honestly, I would believe some Chinese stuff could probably be good enough and much cheaper. If it means more money for ammo and training, then it definitely makes sense to me.

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I think Charlie Whiteknife is playing with mods, and he has the ability to transform into a deathclaw.

Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 5th to January 11th, 2026 - The New Old Colonialism (And Long Live Chavismo) - COTW: Venezuela

A reminder that as the US continues to threaten countries around the world, fedposting is to be very much avoided (even with qualifiers like "in Minecraft") and comments containing it will be removed. ...

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I think it was the other way around. Civil war would void coverage.

Why is hexbear not working on my computer, but does work on my app?

Having trouble with hexbear on Firefox, my clean chrome build, and mobile Firefox. 504 gateway error. However my app (Boost) seems to work fine and I see many of you are still posting and I imagine from web. What is my issue? Any advice or debug steps would be appreciated because I much prefer desktop browsing. I tried deleting ...

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vpn?

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I've had to update the Mint kernel (failing the first attempt) to get a game or a driver to work. Is there any reason to stay with Mint versus something more cutting edge?

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why is AI such a sycophant, wheres my contrarian redditor AI?

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The Long Time-Trying-to-Traverse-the-Motorcyle-Across-Ladders

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so many antennae

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good trigger finger discipline

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that colin mcrae rally 2.0 menu is cool, console menus used to be cooler too, PS3 was my favorite but I also like Gamecube

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Grok is this real?

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nice

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if socialism was a beer

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Ex Machina (2014)

ICE is starting to conduct raids in my town, does anyone have ideas or resources about community defense?

I want to try to compile resources about different community mobilization tactics for when ICE is conducting raids, specifically for all of the tenants/neighbors in the vicinity. I have heard of the whistle thing which I think is a smart piece of a puzzle but I want to try to help people build more cohesive acute support ...

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I just want to warn: don't use discord for organizing or electronic communication. It's insecure and unencrypted. I'd use an encrypted messenger like Signal.

Are there any pistol accessories that are genuinely useful?

So two of my handguns have rails and mounting spaces for any number of goofy tacticool stuff. But none of it has appealed to me at all. I shoot just fine without an optic. Lasers seem like a gimmick that don't work either because the dot isn't visible enough or because the dot never stays zeroed. And a flashlight doesn't seem ...

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you mean on the frame dustcover rail underneath? flashlight isn't a bad idea. also there are optic mounts that attach and wrap around to the top so you can put an optic on top, doesn't seem super practical but could be a fun range toy accessory

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https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/4-flashlight-techniques-for-concealed-carry/

the first 3 techniques are good except hold the light at the temple of one's head instead of one's neck, so you can illuminate your sights and actually illuminate everything from your eyes POV instead of making a big arm and gun shadow off to your strong side

i prefer the "high fbi" or that temple hold. you can adapt to the situation. avoid bouncing the light off the cover you are standing right behind and blinding yourself.

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nah you got this

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Is Discord like particularly unsecure? I keep hearing of authorities using it against people.

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Big carp eating a car.

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Punished Raymond.

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Fairbairn's system seems interesting, the idea of dirty, overwhelming offensive combos seems practical. "Defendu" aka "gutter fighting." Stepping on feet, attacking the groin, neck, eyes.

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Who's Steve Jobs?

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Pretty evening sky. Sun rays shine through the clouds. Cool crisp blustery air. The leaves are turning autumn colors.

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Sinners was corny

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Anything concrete? Material?

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Without more information, this doesn't sound healthy for you. Sounds like addiction or codependence. If you're in treatment for some mental health issue like that, get yourself sorted first. 8 hours a night on the phone fantasizing can't be healthy or productive. Discuss this with a professional.

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Does this count as a Veblen good?

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Emu War

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keep reddit contained to c/slop yummy

edit: ok, nevermind there some interesting comments here about anticommunism

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now opsec will be kicked out.

What do you mean?

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It's difficult to both keep the front and rear sights aligned and keep them on target, and you have to shift focus to either see the sights clearly or the target clearly, plus iron sights are rather large and coarse. Red dot eliminates all those issues, just look at the spot on the target you want to hit and put the colorful dot on it.

Also, it's easier to diagnose a bad trigger press or grip situation, just watch what the dot is doing.

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What is that stuff bottom-right?