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robbob

(3,604 posts)
64. 150 meters is 164 yards
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 09:49 AM
Jul 15

The two aren’t interchangeable, but not as off as, for example, comparing kilometres to miles…

Remember Trump on January 6? Turn off the mags they're not here to hurt me. Walleye Jul 14 #1
According to Michael Cohen, TSF is a coward gab13by13 Jul 14 #3
The Mango Jesus will want a bigger pope mobile than the actual pope's. With gold rims and other gauche appointments. Comfortably_Numb Jul 14 #22
A gauchemobile.... yorkster Jul 14 #28
Douchemobile... Probatim Jul 14 #62
He'll remote it in. He ain't going near a stage or podium for a while. paleotn Jul 14 #23
I want Joe to have that too mahina Jul 16 #68
Exactly. Trump Demanded Secret Service Lower Security For His Supporters TomCADem Jul 15 #65
He could easily have walked to the Capitol, like he told his supporters to do Walleye Jul 15 #66
Does the Secret Service have an Inspector General gab13by13 Jul 14 #2
DHS, which is who the SS falls under as an agency, has an Office of Inspector General BumRushDaShow Jul 14 #13
What if the conclusion is that Trump Ignored Advice Like He Always Does? TomCADem Jul 15 #67
This is bad, something is very wrong with this article... Think. Again. Jul 14 #4
US military is metric because metric works better. Rest of country should get with the program and the world Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #8
Thank you! So the difference in question is only about 12 feet or 4 yards. Think. Again. Jul 14 #11
I have had to constantly convert English and metric measurement my whole life. Scruffy1 Jul 14 #25
Ronald Reagan brought it in. If it is good enough for Saint Ronnie and the sainted US Army, should be good for MAGA. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #27
150 Meters 164.04199 Yards. IA8IT Jul 14 #9
"Meters and yards are not the same distance" BumRushDaShow Jul 14 #10
I didn't realize pita bread had a specific size, thanks! Think. Again. Jul 14 #14
It's a variation of BumRushDaShow Jul 14 #16
Yes, flat bread, love it! Think. Again. Jul 14 #17
150 meters is 164 yards robbob Jul 15 #64
This will be followed by the SS let it happen conspiracy, like the 911 conspiracies doc03 Jul 14 #5
Yep. At some point I expect to hear Jesse, Sean, or Laura use the words.... JohnnyRingo Jul 14 #26
Bannon? former9thward Jul 14 #51
So the sniper, on the barn, or his spotter didn't notice him in street clothes with a gun underpants Jul 14 #6
No helicopter over the area prior to Trumps arrival either? Bengus81 Jul 14 #15
They lied ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 14 #42
A flat WHITE roof! IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 14 #48
I read today that the SS detail of a former president is not supported by aircraft... DemocraticPatriot Jul 14 #52
A spectator notified the police about the guy on the rooftop with a rifle, but nothing was done until too late. TheRickles Jul 14 #20
I've seen that. underpants Jul 14 #21
Oh, that explains why he didn't wait for a better shot Farmer-Rick Jul 14 #41
Witness says he struggled to climb with a rifle Historic NY Jul 14 #30
Open carry state. If that's allowed at all, a Trump rally is the place they should be parading around with their brewens Jul 14 #33
Yeah, Farmer-Rick Jul 14 #43
I was wondering about that. underpants Jul 14 #45
The outfit that erased all its J6 texts and emails shouldn't be allowed to investigate itself. brush Jul 14 #7
That's a good point. Think. Again. Jul 14 #12
True. But don't expect the SS to conclude what the public can clearly see -- that they failed to properly cover ancianita Jul 14 #37
Seems to me the Secret Service took a nosedive when moved from Treasury to Dept of Homeland Sec. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 14 #38
I think you'r right. That happened in the W Bush admin with Tom Ridge? brush Jul 14 #54
I had to look it up. Wikipedia says 2003 Hermit-The-Prog Jul 14 #56
They fucked up. Captain Obvious. twodogsbarking Jul 14 #18
Mention of "army" worries me BadgerKid Jul 14 #19
Well, that's good. After royally screwing up. That's good. paleotn Jul 14 #24
Will they also investigate why it was so easy for the shooter to obtain an assault weapon? groundloop Jul 14 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 14 #40
Trump's SS detail is hand-picked and every one of them would have qualified for the Nazi SS back in the day. brewens Jul 14 #31
I"m curious as to how you know this. onenote Jul 14 #46
Didn't read it, but watching the book tour interviews with Deminpenn Jul 14 #32
Looks like things got "exciting" BumRushDaShow Jul 14 #35
Yeah, the local news had fininshed reporting about the rally Deminpenn Jul 14 #36
Yeah, I grew up in near Wexford Deep State Witch Jul 14 #57
Shooter's dead, they shld be investigating the guy stoking violence onetexan Jul 14 #34
They need to fire everyone in the PA rally detail ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 14 #39
It shouldn't be hard to figure out. This is a pro-Trump, pro-gun area and the shooter was outside Vinca Jul 14 #44
The shooter might have come on the grounds in the wee hours of the morning FakeNoose Jul 14 #58
My guess MorbidButterflyTat Jul 14 #47
Nothing would surprise me Lulu KC Jul 14 #50
BTW: I'm just reentering the news cycle from last night Lulu KC Jul 14 #49
It had been initially reported that his teleprompter had been shot, DemocraticPatriot Jul 14 #53
150 meters? mucholderthandirt Jul 14 #55
The shooter was rushed. intheflow Jul 15 #63
Was there supposed to be a security company in charge that Trump hadn't paid? twodogsbarking Jul 14 #59
Looks like he could have parked remotely. LudwigPastorius Jul 14 #60
The local police were probably giving the shooter the Kyke Rittenhouse treatment. Crowman2009 Jul 14 #61
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