Recent content by Blackadder1916

Yes, they can. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_who_switched_parties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_who_switched_parties And probably the most publicized example in recent years. House Democrat To Switch Parties Over Impeachment...

It's like deja vue all over again. https://medicinehatnews.com/uncategorized/2025/11/21/ontario-man-charged-nearly-13k-for-air-ambulance-services-because-he-needed-angiogram-in-alberta/...

But if they let everyone wear the smock, the SSF wouldn't have been "Special".

Yes, there is. They are predominantly used by or the membership is largely Danish citizens/residents. Danish persons (especially those born and educated/socialized in Denmark) have remarkedly similar life experience and attitudes.

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-trident-nuclear-program/ The French, on the other hand, have a different attitude.

I suppose I could have used AI to find the most appropriate thread to include this . . . can AI generate sarcasm? This piece caught my attention. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ai-bot-doctors-meeting-patient-info-hospital-privacy-watchdog/ There have probably been dozen of...

And nuclear armed SAMs and AAMs.

Why does that matter? Unlike some of the junior members of the nuclear club, who principally want to deter (or destroy) their immediate (next door) neighbour(s), the UK's sights are aimed farther away. So ensuring that a delivery system will be available should the need arise is paramount. The...

And with no objection in the Senate before the bill was even transmitted from the House, it now goes to the President for signature without any amendment. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgmrrrrlvmt?post=asset%3A08c38b21-1ea0-4b82-8dcf-1e773d1d89af#post

Don't know the quality of current winter warfare training but in the 70s and 80s it could be hit or miss if there was any ski training. Though snowshoes were an individual issue item to those in field force units (unlike bangy boards which were unit holdings) the only time that I ever had to do...

As much as that would make a juicy story, the copper resembles the then Chief Constable of the North Wales Police, Carl Foulkes. He was present at the Caernarfon Remembrance Sunday service in 2019 as per this story which relates that he assisted one of his police officers in giving CPR to...

There is no "division" of responsibility. The Coast Guard has primary responsibility for maritime SAR and like the CAF (who has responsibility for air SAR and providing aviation resources to maritime incidents) exercise control through Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (for BC, the one in...

My experience is from the 1980s.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/transition-materials/caf-operations-activities/2020/03/caf-ops-activities/search-rescue.html In the same manner that soldiers, sailors and the other guys fill sand bags when the creek rises, so too does SAR...

All the "four star generals" referred to are retired. The GOFOs pictured in that video are serving officers and are not the ex-soldiers voicing discontent with the current UK government.