US Joe Biden News Megathread - The Other Biden Derangement Syndrome Thread (with a side order of Fauci Derangement Syndrome)

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Let's pretend for one moment that he does die before the election, just for the funsies. What happens then? Will the nomination revert to option number 2, aka Bernie Sanders? Or will his running mate automatically replace him just the way Vice-President is supposted to step in after the Big Man in the White House chokes on a piece of matzo? Does he even have a running mate yet?
 
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FAQnews Correspondent said:
haha yeah about that
www.bloomberg.com

Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers

It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned for meticulous design made seemingly basic software mistakes leading to a pair of deadly crashes. Longtime Boeing engineers say the effort was complicated by a push to outsource work to lower-paid contractors.
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It's a pretty smart move. Rebuild the blasted ruins, sell weapons so they get destroyed again. Rinse and repeat.
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I already work a place like this. So it's been going on for years now.
 
Confused Doggo said:
Especially when it concerns people's lives. I mean, of all the things to be a cheap-ass about, you choose something that, if it were to fail, would kill people and therefore bring attention to your horrible business practices.
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Boeing's last CEO, after killing 300 people due to safety budget cuts, got a 63 million dollar payout..or something to that effect.

Ebenezer Scrooge isn't a far off caricature when people get enough money
 
The fat turk lived long enough to see Crowder overtake him in subscriber count despite Youtube funding TYT and Crowder is a strike away from getting banned.

 
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AnotherPleb said:
She's also never getting any higher than she is thanks to what she did to Harris.
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Man. That was such a great night, but it goes to show that playing the long game is always a better option than going nuclear (politically). Bernie/Tulsi would have mopped the floor with Trump, any day and twice on Sunday but the DNC are evil.
gaystoner said:
Boeing's last CEO, after killing 300 people due to safety budget cuts, got a 63 million dollar payout..or something to that effect.

Ebenezer Scrooge isn't a far off caricature when people get enough money
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This happens in the food industry, too. They force the Indians to work for $9/hr building their database systems (and in the middle of the night so it’s normal business hours for the Americans), and they get all surprised Pikachu face when the product sucks. And then they use the shitty code anyway because they don’t know how to write more, so ??? But they still PROFIT overall, and that’s what drives it. It all goes back to the money. The love of money is the root of all evil. I can see it.
 
Sithis said:
He's doing the same thing Obama did and using entry level minimum wage job openings as evidence of some sort of roaring economy.
I'm not going to get into an economics debate or shit on anyone's job at amazon/walmart/etc, they're important jobs and I feel like a lot of us have relied on them. But having a shit load of low paying unskilled jobs available isn't really a sign of a strong economy, it's smoke and mirrors using big numbers to trick people. Let me know when the jobs for skilled laborers, degree holding professionals, etc start rebounding in full swing.
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It was even worse than that, the Obama administration used the gig economy to show that things were roaring back and better than ever. A guy who had a gig at Uber, Doordash, and Fiverr now was counted as having three jobs. For the first few years, there was so much hype about how cool and disruptive it was to be an Uber driver. Not to get back at Big Taxi but because this was the new economy, man! Do your part by having several jobs that pay like shit, have no benefits, and undercut jobs that pay a living wage! Creative destruction at its best! The worship of Big Tech at this time was particularly disgusting. A lot of people hate them now but they’ve always been scummy.
 
Looks like Student Loans are here to stay and can be used to enrich more bloated university administrations and inflate a lot of prices while students study even more useless degrees. Unless they willing to join the pozzed military after they graduate.

 
gaystoner said:
Thank. God. Fuck this Faggot

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Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-seizes-90000-man-who-sold-footage-us-capitol-riot-2021-05-21/
Archive: https://archive.is/fPrzy
Prosecutors also have filed additional criminal charges against the man, John Earle Sullivan, a self-described political activist who is accused of entering the Capitol building and participating in the riot, the filings unsealed on Thursday showed.
Sullivan now faces a total of eight criminal counts, including weapons charges, related to the riot. Sullivan's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Sullivan sold that footage to several news outlets for a total of $90,000, according to a seizure warrant. The news outlets were redacted from the warrant.
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So they just took the money he earned from the killing footage and slapped him with a few charges that other protestors got. But doesn't sound like they threw him in prison or they'd probably mention it.
 
Joe Biden made a friend his own age!

Colonel Ralph Puckett is awarded the Medal of Honor by Joe Biden


Colonel Puckett did some things. An airborne ranger commander assigned a company of cooks and truck drivers, Puckett trained them for several months and then deployed to Korea. The unit came under counter attack by a Chinese force outnumbering them 10 to 1 after taking Hill 205, forcing the company to retreat with their wounded commander.

Medal of Honor: Korean conflict hero led Rangers in battle for Hill 205
By Devon L. Suits, Army News ServiceMay 20, 2021

Then-1st Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr. led fellow Rangers and Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers across frozen terrain under enemy fire to seize and defend Hill 205 in Unsan, North Korea. Puckett will receive the Medal of Honor on May 21, 2021, for going above and beyond the call of duty as the Eighth Army Ranger Company’s commanding officer during a multiday operation that started on Nov. 25, 1950.
WASHINGTON -- Then-2nd Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr. had been finalizing his deployment preparations as a member of a replacement depot out of Camp Drake, Japan, when he heard his name echo through a nearby intercom system.

Having volunteered to support the joint U.S. and U.N. mission during the Korean conflict in 1950, Puckett responded to the call and found himself reporting to Lt. Col. John H. McGee at the Eighth Army headquarters.

McGee explained the launch of a provisional Ranger company to support dangerous missions throughout the Korean Peninsula, said retired Lt. Col. John Lock, a military historian and close friend to now-retired Col. Puckett.

Puckett, a recent graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, had limited infantry training and no combat experience. Yet, he still volunteered without knowing any other details.

"I said, 'Sir, I would volunteer for any position in the company. That includes being a platoon leader, squad leader, or anything. I would be proud to serve as an Army Ranger,'" Puckett said.

After two of the unit’s three officer billets had been filled, McGee needed to select a company commander. The pair of officers he previously chose were West Point graduates and spoke highly of their former classmate, Lock said.

The next day, McGee tasked Puckett to stand up and lead the Eighth Army Ranger Company in August 1950. He also received a promotion to first lieutenant shortly after taking command.

"I felt a stab right in the stomach,” Puckett, 94, recalled. “I knew I didn't have one ounce of experience, but I also knew I was getting the best opportunity that I would ever get in my life."

The company was divided into two platoons and comprised of 74 enlisted Soldiers and three officers, Lock said. To make things more complicated, infantry personnel were not authorized to join the unit due to mission requirements and high demand.

Hundreds of Soldiers volunteered for the provisional unit, allowing him to select Soldiers based on their weapons qualification scores, duty performance, athletic ability, and desire to serve as an Army Ranger.

"[Puckett] had to select his company from service and support personnel," Lock explained. "He spent time interviewing clerks, truck drivers, maintainers, and cooks.

"All he cared about was are they physically able to do the job? Are you willing to meet the standards? And will you follow me? Those were Lt. Puckett's criteria," Lock added.

With his selections in place, the company relocated to then-Pusan, South Korea, where they started seven weeks of specialized training at the Eighth Army Ranger Training Center. The needs of the Army reduced the unit’s preparation to five and a half weeks. Soldiers who could not meet the standard were cut and replaced with Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers, known as KATUSAs.

The company activated in early October 1950 and was redesignated as the 8213th Army Unit.

Then-1st Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr. led fellow Rangers and Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers across frozen terrain under enemy fire to seize and defend Hill 205 in Unsan, North Korea. Puckett will receive the Medal of Honor on May 21, 2021, for going above and beyond the call of duty as the Eighth Army Ranger Company’s commanding officer during a multiday operation that started on Nov. 25, 1950.
Taking of Hill 222

Puckett recalled the freezing temperatures that he and the Ranger company had to endure as the lead assault element while under the 25th Infantry Division as part of Task Force Dolvin, Lock said.

Without proper cold-weather gear, ground forces were ill-equipped to handle the harsh environmental conditions. Food and ammunition were also limited, as supply lines struggled to keep up with the Army's advance.

The company continued to push north on the backs of Sherman tanks from the 89th Tank Battalion. As they drew closer toward the Yalu River and Chinese border, the company seized Hill 222 on Nov. 24, but suffered several causalities from both enemy and friendly tank fire, Lock added.

During the taking of Hill 222, Puckett ran across open terrain and jumped on top of a tank at one point during the assault. He banged on the hatch with his rifle to get the tank crew’s attention to tell them to cease fire, Lock said.

The battle for Hill 222 took a toll on the company, as Rangers dug foxholes into the frozen ground to stay overnight, Lock said. Freezing temperatures and a risk of hypothermia halted any opportunity for rest. Many of them even removed their boots and stuck their feet in another person's armpits to prevent frostbite.

On to Hill 205

The following morning, the company received orders to secure Hill 205 and defend the critical position overlooking the Chongchon River, Puckett said. Intelligence reports from the 25th ID reported more than 25,000 Chinese fighters in the area, severely outnumbering the 57 Rangers and Korean soldiers Puckett picked for the upcoming mission.

Riding on the back of Sherman tanks, the Eighth ARC and 89th Tank Battalion encountered resistance about a half-mile out from the hill. North Korean forces launched an array of mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fire on their position as the Rangers dismounted and prepared an assault.

Sherman tanks from the 89th TB initially did not fire. In need of armor support, Puckett tried to contact the driver inside through a frozen radio near the rear of the tank, Lock said. Realizing that he couldn't get through, he resorted to his old ways -- jumping on tank and beating on the hatch with the butt of his rifle.

After a quick discussion between Puckett and the tank crew, the tanks engaged the enemy’s position.

Yelling, "'Let's go, Rangers!'" Puckett sprang into action and led his company across 800 yards of frozen rice paddies and wide-open terrain, as his two platoons split up to flank enemy positions on the hill, Lock said.

Soon after, a concealed heavy-machine gun opened fire and pinned one of his platoons, Lock added. Taking a risk, Puckett ordered his Rangers to take out the gunner's nest as he ran across the open field and exposed himself to enemy fire. It took him three passes before his Rangers could locate and eliminate the fighter's position.

Now at the base of the hill, Puckett ordered his Rangers to fix bayonets as they moved up the slope. They met little resistance as they secured the top of Hill 205. In total, six Rangers were wounded and one South Korean soldier died during the initial assault.

"We began to put in a perimeter defense," Puckett said. "We always defended 360 degrees because we were always alone. We had our individual weapons, machine guns, rocket launchers, and hand grenades -- that was it."

The closest Army ground force unit was over a mile away, Puckett recalled. The company needed to establish a strong line of defense against an enemy counterattack they knew would come.

The battle map of the 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Dolvin, during Nov. 25-27, 1950. Then-1st Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr.'s unit, the Eighth Army Ranger Company, was assigned to the task force. The map is from the book "Disaster in Korea, The Chinese Confront MacArthur."
Defending Hill 205

As the company made their final preparations, Puckett and a handful of Rangers crossed back over the open field to battalion headquarters. While there, he procured another radio, supplies and coordinated artillery fires.

"I got with the S3, and he briefed me on the situation. It looked like the Chinese were stiffening, [and] things were getting harder and tougher," Puckett said.

Puckett returned to Hill 205 around 10 p.m. with another Ranger and supplies. Soon after his arrival, he heard a series of whistles and bugles -- a signaling tactic employed by the Chinese to organize an attack.

The area turned into chaos as the enemy opened with heavy mortar and machine-gun fire on Hill 205 and the surrounding area. China had officially entered into conflict against the U.S. and U.N. forces. The initial assault was the first of six battalion-sized attacks against Puckett’s unit.

"I called on artillery and got them to fire on one of those concentrations that I'd already planned,” Puckett said. “That's what prior planning does for you."

Several "danger close" artillery strikes held off the first wave of the attack. Through all of it, Puckett circled his defense perimeter to check on his Rangers and direct fires, Lock said.

The unit sustained several casualties during that first wave, including Puckett, who took grenade shrapnel to his right thigh. He stumbled back to his foxhole with blood running down his thigh and was met immediately by his two platoon leaders, Lock said.

All the while, he refused to be evacuated. Puckett directed his company and waves of artillery support through additional counterattacks. He continued to leave his foxhole during each wave to observe the enemy's movement, motivate his Rangers, and call in artillery where they needed it most.

"[Artillery] was the predominant power on the battlefield," Puckett said. "It saved our necks ... and broke up the attack against an overwhelming force. Fortunately, we had no short rounds that landed [in our] perimeter."

Ammunition and supplies were running low as the number of casualties on both sides continued to increase, Lock said. At one point during the fight, Puckett gave up his extra rounds to his Soldiers but kept one eight-round magazine.

Even after being wounded a second time, he pushed past the pain and refused to leave his men behind, Lock added.

Puckett also put his own life at risk to try and flush out an enemy sniper taking shots from the shroud of darkness, Lock added. Even with a wounded leg, he ran across an open area on three separate occasions to help his Rangers isolate the sniper's position.

"When 1st Lt. Puckett exposed himself intentionally to enemy fire, he did it because that was who he was," Lock said, paraphrasing comments from Soldiers that he led. "It needed to be done, and somebody needed to do it. He was never going to ask anybody else to do a job that he wouldn't do himself."

Overrun

The aggressing Chinese changed their tactics during the sixth wave in the early hours of Nov. 26, Lock said. A battalion-sized force started to overrun Hill 205 after putting heavy firepower on one area of the company’s defenses.

With little to no options, Puckett ran back to his foxhole and requested artillery support, only to determine that there was no support to give, he said. Backline artillery support was occupied on a different fire mission.

"I said, 'We've got to have it. We are under heavy pressure,'" Puckett said.

Puckett ordered his Rangers to fix bayonets and prepare for what would be the final counterattack on their position.
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MrJokerRager said:
Looks like Student Loans are here to stay and can be used to enrich more bloated university administrations and inflate a lot of prices while students study even more useless degrees. Unless they willing to join the pozzed military after they graduate.

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Should've went with Sanders or Clinton. All that money has to go SOMEWHERE.
 
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