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  1. Blackadder1916

    Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91

    Adored for her sexuality and reviled (at least by Newfoundland seal hunters) for her activism and politics. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/28/brigitte-bardot-french-screen-legend-and-animal-rights-activist-dies
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    Alberta government thread

    An interesting analysis by Duane Bratt (poli sci prof at MRU and opinion columnist at a few publications). https://substack.com/home/post/p-182265579
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    CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    Probably not going to get an invite to Mar-a-Lago for Xmas/New Years this year.
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    CAN-led MN Bde (formerly eFP BG) Latvia Megathread

    Back in the day, we didn't have inappropriate GIFs . . . just inappropriate behaviour.
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    CAN-led MN Bde (formerly eFP BG) Latvia Megathread

    The laundry detergent of record was "OMA" . . . old man's away.
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    'Twas the Night Before Festivus

    Yesterday as I was leaving a supermarket and walking by the employees' entrance, I spotted an "elf". Okay, it wasn't a real elf; I know they don't exist outside of Will Ferrell movies, Tolkienesque interpretations of Norse mythology or sitting on shelves. But in one of the few reminders of the...
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    CAN-led MN Bde (formerly eFP BG) Latvia Megathread

    That would depend on the "profession" of the spouse. By the time of my last three postings over there (to the bde until closure was announced, then up to Baden to close the BHosp, then back down to Lahr to close the CFH/base clinic), CFE was a reasonably well rounded Canadian community with...
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    Trump Class Battleships?

    United States Coast Guard
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    Religious/Extremist Terrorism: Non-Muslim edition

    That's why I'm waiting outside in my car until you leave.
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    Religious/Extremist Terrorism: Non-Muslim edition

    At zero dark thirty when going to an ATM for an "emergency" withdrawal, I don't go in if I see more than one person (and sometimes don't enter with even one). I wait in the safety of my vehicle until they leave. It doesn't matter how they are dressed or their political/social views (though I...
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    Alberta government thread

    Additional to above. https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2025/12/19/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-ryan-tanners-phone-number/ Even if it is a bogus recall petition, there may not be a lot that the Election Commissioner can do about it. While he does have authority to investigate...
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    Alberta government thread

    The UCP's belief in grassroots democracy now requires those grassroots to have deep pockets. https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-government-bumps-citizen-petition-fees-to-25k-in-amendment/
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    US SecWar: “Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional support officers”

    I read it as the emphasis will be on Chaplains to perform religious ceremony and not provide any 'ethical' guidance. Just as JAGs are being steered toward rubberstamping whatever action the current administration orders, I suspect that they prefer Chaplains only pray for ideal conditions to...
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    CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    But it won't be "farmers" that are shipping fresh milk to Canadian processing plants. Just as it now works in Canada (and the US) the guy (or corporation) who owns and handles the teats has standing agreement with a major processor (or is part of a cooperative) that picks up the milk, tests it...
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    For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce

    Apparently the US Army hasn't learned any lessons from providing less than adequate food service at some of their bases. Now they are looking to the private sector for ways to piss off recruits. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-dining-basic-training/
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    COCOM Realignment

    Fewer commanders to object to questionable orders?
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    The "Nursing Officer" Merged Thread

    Has something changed? Individuals who access "Protected B" information needed only "Reliability Status". Of course other caveats apply depending on the physical location or IT system that the individual may need to access to perform their job...
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    British Military Current Events

    If I was to write a lexicon of nicknames for army equipment, I would title it "Housewives and Horsec**ks". DON'T GOOGLE IT! While nobody has copyrighted it for that subject, those two words together gets a lot of hits.
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    What's the confusion? They can hate both. Though they may be confused why people are calling soccer "football".
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    Army Reserve Restructuring

    Reflecting back more than half a century to when I did Driver Wheeled as an already licensed driver, there was not much repetition of the basics I learned in operating a civilian car. Besides the DDC and Safe Backing, most of the time was spent on "military driving" - those important lessons...
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