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InkaUtexas

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  1. My brother! Did not know that. I will use it at the kids wedding. Lets see what happens. Hope I wake up with both kidneys and not married.
  2. Ruh Roh. One reason? Hurricane Mellisa is cited. Well shit, that is not going to hit the US unless someone draws it with a sharpie. Yeah, this is how you create a revolution so you can crush it. Trump admin says it can’t tap emergency fund amid shutdown to help millions buy food https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/trump-admin-says-it-cant-tap-emergency-fund-amid-shutdown-to-help-millions-buy-food.html This is the one that gets me. The document states that the contingency fund is reserved for such things as helping individuals in disaster areas. It cited Tropical Storm Melissa, which could become a major hurricane in the coming days, as an example of why it’s important to have funds available to mobilize quickly in the event of a disaster. The document was obtained by The Associated Press and was first reported by Axios.
  3. Latin America. A civil war/revolutoin/guerrial shit followed by a Military Government. Argentina is going to Argentine. Only thing they can agree on is Churassco, wine and the national soccer team.
  4. Jamaica or Haiti? Yeah, Haiti is fucked with no matter what. A grasshopper could spit and it causes a mudslide. Aid worker? Where? We (the US) were the lead for this region. Um.... Well you know.
  5. And getting reports they are pulling out personnel from Africa.
  6. So fumble or incomplete pass?
  7. You know I spent a lot of time working in that region. It is hard as fuck. Forget the mountains. The cities. Look at Caracas. It is a collection of hills. Sure you can take the port, but Hummers ain't going up those streets. I can see the plan, but full on invasion will be nasty. And then what? Take Maracaibo, hold it, that you can do.
  8. Here is a link. In Argentina this is an ass kicking. Argentina's midterm election hands landslide win to Milei's libertarian overhaul https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentines-vote-high-stakes-test-mileis-libertarian-vision-2025-10-26/
  9. Projections are Kingston will be right to the east of it. Full winds. Also- If it wobbles W or E will have a major impact. But the whole island is fucked.
  10. As a buddy in the 3rd ID told me. We don't move all this shit somewhere for nothing. He was sitting in Kuwait.
  11. They need to add the Ford Carrier group. It carries a bit of power.
  12. Gonna go CAT 4, maybe 5. Buddy in Haiti is already talking about how fucked they are. Poor Jamaica. Well, except the cost of timeshares will go down so win for the Surly 1% that smoke weed. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/weather/hurricane-melissa-storm-tracker-forecast-jamaica-haiti-climate
  13. nah, technically still married. Don't want that shit to bite me in the ass. Her, yes, but not more BS. But I will see her at my son's wedding next year, so never give up hope.
  14. I had my reasons.
  15. Was at a wedding a few weeks ago. Groom is my son's best friend and grew up in my house. A second son. So I got to be the last "old" invited to have the celebratory cigar at the end. Venue was closed, but we were allowed to stay. Got hit on by a bad ass 35 year old Navajo chick. I did not proceed, should have. Sometimes I fit in, living in San Marcos I am surrounded by the yutes. But when they start talking about their lives I get lost. Asked the collected 27ish year olds what was the last book they read. Silence. Oh and I have to have an instagram account to see the wedding pictures. Yeah, I felt out of place.
  16. No Sun will shine in my day today.
  17. For me on development programs I am the final compliance check. So yeah, you fuck up the review the program fails and people don't get the help they need. Have seen it many times.
  18. There has been rather strong language used when communicating Melissa’s impact to Jamaica, and rightfully so. The National Hurricane Center warned on Saturday, “Melissa is still expected to make landfall in Jamaica as an upper-end Category 4 hurricane, which could be the strongest direct landfall for the island since tropical cyclone record keeping has been made in the Atlantic Basin.” While Melissa could make landfall as a high-end Category 4 storm or even a Category 5, the practical difference between the two is minimal. https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2025-10-26-hurricane-melissa-strongest-on-record-for-jamaica-nhc
  19. Just got off a long call with a good friend in Ukraine. They provide evacuation support for injured civilians and military. Due to their work with military they are going to lose part (a large part) of their funding. If anyone has tree fiddy take a look. Here is their mission statement. I vouch for his group. Fuckers go into harms way around the world. Met them first in Afghanistan. MOAS has been present in Ukraine since February of 2022 and currently supports over 150 medics and drivers in the field and maintains 52 ambulances in our fleet, MOAS is an established and reputable humanitarian NGO looking for partners to support a high-impact, innovative and situationally unique program that has saved over 78,000 Ukrainian soldiers and treated 30,000 civilians to date. The changing geopolitical environment, uncertainty around the possibility of conflict resolution and MOAS’ dedication to providing services to both civilians and military personnel have all contributed to an increasingly challenging and restricted funding landscape for MOAS. As a niche, unique and specialized service provider, the cessation of operations would undoubtedly leave a significant a critical gap in the health pipeline in Ukraine, leading to increased mortality for those in desperate need of care. https://www.moas.eu/ukraine/
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