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Politics / Re: The 2024 Circus
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 04:04:54 PM »If he had said "shoot the Bidenians" YT would have taken down the video and the FBI would be crawling up this guy ass.
I'm not sure you can just use your phone. First, that assumes your phone is charged. Beyond that, doesn't StarLink (like most satellite services) require a fairly clear view of the sky? In heavily forested terrain, I doubt she would be able to connect with a satellite.
What kind of contract do you demand for your members when they're instructors in one of the least proficient school systems in the entire nation?
How about a $50 BILLION contract that includes free abortions for union members, pay hikes of 9% per year for the next 5 years, and accommodation for illegals?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-teachers-50b-demands-includes-pay-hikes-abortions-migrant-accommodation
Reminds me of the budget that the local school system submitted to the county here about 20 years ago. It was a down time in the local economy, and the county was cutting services. The school chief was told to hold the line on that year's budget.
So, the schools came back with an annual budget demand that was nearly 60% higher than the previous year's...
*expletive deleted*ck muppets.
The sad death aside, it's interesting to think about how much less the likelihood is of this happening today, just eleven years later. At the time of the story, personal EPIRBS were already a thing. They were small enough that we wore them in our survival vests when flying, and I know that they were a thing with serious hikers, but they were still expensive enough and bulky enough that most recreational hikers wouldn't use them.
These days you can get a tiny personal locator for $300, and I just looked, and a McMurdo Fastfind, a PEPIRB similar to what I carried is even less, at $250. If Elon comes through, you won't even need a personal beacon - you could just use your phone.