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usaf-vet

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21. The republicans want TO PRIVTIZE weather gathering and reporting. It is part of their long-range plans to.....

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:11 AM

Jul 1

..... PRIVATIZE all government services. All of which leads to worse services and, in many cases, leads to earlier deaths. Which, in the mind of this 79-year-old, is directly connected to wanting to kill off as many as they can BEFORE they can collect the Social Security they are owed. As the likes of the current POTUS, the desire to privatize Social Security. And grab the cash! Four generations of this family have served in the military to protect the Constitution against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC!

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Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately [View all] douglas9 Jul 1 OP

Anything more annoying than leaving the house in shorts and flip-flops and getting caught in the rain? luv2fly Jul 1 #1

Leaving the house in flip-flops is bad enough Redleg Jul 1 #2

You must not live in California. chia Jul 1 #22

I do not Redleg Jul 2 #34

That is the part of the article you choose to comment upon?... MiHale Jul 1 #3

Indeed it is, thanks for noticing luv2fly Jul 1 #6

Got cha...👍 MiHale Jul 1 #7

I'm not partial to flip flops RB77 Jul 1 #17

Never wore ff's..never will... MiHale Jul 1 #30

Farmers depend on accuracy. yourmovemonkey Jul 1 #9

Yes, I know I live in farmland... MiHale Jul 1 #31

It matters to me a lot. I don't have a car so I walk about an hour to the grocery store, and part-way home progree Jul 1 #4

I have noticed this recently Bluestocking Jul 1 #5

My wife and I use different apps and get different forecasts underpants Jul 1 #24

"I'm not able to predict severe weather with the confidence I normally would. That is extremely concerning." progree Jul 1 #8

Living in tornado alley this can be a big deal Racygrandma Jul 1 #10

Tornadoes are a bad example, being unpredictable..... ColoringFool Jul 1 #15

Yes, it was 2 am Racygrandma Jul 1 #16

Republican governance is dysfunctional by design dlk Jul 1 #11

GOP Mantra - Government is broken. Elect me and I''ll break it more to prove my point AZLD4Candidate Jul 1 #12

Exactly dlk Jul 1 #14

I haven't noticed. Has this alleged inaccuracy been a major problem?.... ColoringFool Jul 1 #13

'leaving the house in shorts and flip flops, only to get caught in an unexpected downpour' Intractable Jul 1 #18

Every day it says rain that never comes. Historic NY Jul 1 #19

Everybody talks about the weather but no ones does anything about it underpants Jul 1 #27

Social Murder: littlemissmartypants Jul 1 #20

Good info thanks. underpants Jul 1 #25

Social murder - glad to learn a new term. yellow dahlia Jul 1 #33

The republicans want TO PRIVTIZE weather gathering and reporting. It is part of their long-range plans to..... usaf-vet Jul 1 #21

Sen. Santorum tried to privatize weather in 2005 to Accu Weather underpants Jul 1 #26

While weather events are becoming more extreme due to climate change, which Trump says is a Chinese hoax. surfered Jul 1 #23

Surgery canceled due to global warming JillyUpstateNY Jul 1 #28

Well at least I'm not the only one, the forcasts are either at minute or not ar all Historic NY Jul 1 #29

K & R malaise Jul 1 #32

trump fucks up everything LymphocyteLover Tuesday #35