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RE: God Bless the USA !

I think I disagree on every single thing you say Riz.
Funny how that works ay'

No worries though, I'm used to it by now. It's cool.

God Bless the USA !

they just do not like the idea where the usa can improve a lot of things here with cost cutter savings the minute we leave NATO.

RE: God Bless the USA !

Do you smell aggression gals?
Why are thase lefties always so angry?

Oh, correction some are just anti-trump left and right.

God Bless the USA !

yea spend some money on your defense and call it NATO 2. after all, formed back in 1949 NATO has outlived its purpose to counter Soviet Aggression in Europe since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

The collapse of Boeing by Jon Oliver

I found it interesting that some flight booking sites offer to search flights with only Airbus planes offered.

Even Aeroflot have safer planes than the Boeings.

RE: Does bill gates still claim that cows emit more pollution than running cars?

When did Bill Gates make this alleged statement?

Ever thought of checking how true a statement is before posting a proven lie?

Wasn’t it flooding the blogs with BS, lies and misinformation that got your previous profile banned?

The collapse of Boeing by Jon Oliver

A former Boeing manager turned whistleblower has been found dead with a 'self-inflicted' wound, the authorities say.

A former Boeing manager who flagged concerns about the aircraft manufacturer's quality standards was found dead in South Carolina on Saturday.

John Barnett, 62, was found dead in his truck at a hotel car park in Charleston, just days after he started giving a formal deposition in a legal action against Boeing, the BBC first reported.

The Charleston County coroner's office said in a statement that Barnett had died from "what appears to be a self-inflicted" wound, per multiple news outlets such as The Hill.

Boeing told Business Insider in a statement: "We are saddened by Mr Barnett's passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends."

Police are investigating Barnett's death. He worked for about 32 years at Boeing before retiring in 2017, and for a time, was a quality manager at a North Charleston manufacturing plant for the 787 Dreamliner.

At this post, Barnett said he observed worrying signs of slipping standards at Boeing, saying that the manufacturer was rushing to assemble its aircraft.

"I haven't seen a plane out of Charleston yet that I'd put my name on saying it's safe and airworthy," Barnett told The New York Times in 2019.

That year, he told the BBC that a test in 2016 for 300 oxygen systems showed that a quarter of them failed to deploy. Barnett also alleged that he knew of at least one case at the plant where workers used parts from scrap bins to fit planes on the production line.

In January, Barnett told TMZ of cases where inspectors were given only two hours to find defects in a supplier's products, significantly hampering their ability to conduct proper checks.

Boeing has denied Barnett's allegations and said that while it found some defective oxygen systems, as Barnett reported, it removed them from production so they weren't deployed on any aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration visited the Charleston facility and found that more than 50 "non-conforming" parts were missing, appearing to add credibility to Barnett's claims of parts from scrap bins being used, per the BBC.
Barnett was due to continue deposition, lawyer says
Barnett had filed an AIR21 case against Boeing, saying it undermined his career because he had raised safety concerns at the Charleston plant. The AIR21 is a law protecting airline safety whistleblowers.

Barnett's lawyer, Brian Knowles, said the former Boeing manager was supposed to report for the third day of his deposition on Friday, per the Corporate Crime Reporter.

He was questioned by Boeing's lawyers on Thursday and then cross-examined by Knowles on Friday, but didn't show up or respond to calls on Saturday, Knowles said.

Barnett's lawyers asked his hotel to check on the whistleblower, and he was found dead in his vehicle, Knowles told the Corporate Crime Reporter. The BBC reported the same details surrounding Barnett's death.

Knowles did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Boeing has, in recent months, come under scrutiny over safety concerns in its 737 Max planes after an Alaska Airlines flight in January had a door plug blown out of its fuselage while in the air.

The New York Times reported on Monday, citing a set of presentation slides, that Boeing had recently failed 33 out of 89 FAA product audits for its 737 Max production.

On Monday, at least 50 passengers were injured when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner run by Latam Airlines dropped suddenly due to a technical issue. The 787 is the aircraft that Barnett worked on at the North Charleston facility.

Business Insider, March 12

RE: False accusations...

some members are allso Friends on other sites,like FB etc.
So word does get around!

RE: I do not like the idea of Marxism and Communism anywhere in the United States of America.

Are you experiencing the 3rd Red Scare?

Who is pushing it this time?

Here's why Marxism and Communism will not be a problem in America.

It starts from the bottom. Imagine a tree that tops itself, cuts off the part above ground and hopes to start new growth from the roots.

Call the roots the manual working class.
They get rid of all the classes above them and attempt to run everything themselves socially and communally.

This class is normally the far left, socialist leaning class of people.
But in America this class of people is far right, Republican (MAGA people) and these people hate Marx and his Marxist ideology.

So how do you see that working?

More likely the 3rd Red Scare will come from the Red Party.

Would you call it Anarchism or Trumpism or Trump Anarchism?

Four more years...

It's an election year and some of the things you say can be used against you.
For example:

RE: Auntie D and Al

I enjoy a social beer or two, but it has raised eyebrows here that most guys around the bar drink two or even three bottles of San Miguel beer to my one bottle. I’ve been accused of being a cheapskate but I regularly buy a round, it’s all water off a ducks back to me, life is too short to get stressed over what others people think.

My real friends all know me and never comment!

RE: Auntie D and Al

I live on a tropical island, surrounded by coconut and papaya trees, I overlook a turquoise blue sea and a white sand beach, I have no need for any stimulants or alcohol.

Having said that, there are many ex-pats here who cannot miss a day without beer and or rum, I feel sorry for them.

RE: The collapse of Boeing by Jon Oliver

Is it time to buy Boeing stock?
Shares were $179 in October 2023.
Shot up to $264 mid December and now it's $184.

RE: Four more years...

What did Joe actually say about the "State of the Union?"
All I heard was a bunch of blaming others for his failures. He sold unconstructed sections of the border wall then changed his mind, under pressure from his own party, and decided to continue to build the wall is some places of his choosing. Illegal border crossers total over 10 million since Biden's inauguration according to The Washington examiner. Under Trump, illegal border crossings were the lowest on record. THEN OLD JOE BLAMES REPUBLICANS AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS!!. Once a liar, always a liar. Did Wiston Churchill ever leave $80 billion worth of military hardware including cutting edge aircraft (Blackhawk helicopters) to the enemy?
Joe lied when he said a drunk truck driver killed his wife and child when in fact the driver was sober, and the accident was her fault for making an illegal turn. What kind of man does this for political gain?
He plagiarized speeches by JFK, Robert Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey and Neil Kinnock. He said he graduated from college in the top 10 in his class when in fact he was at the bottom 75th. This is someone that you trust? BTW, he also claimed that he was a coal miner and drove an "18-wheeler."

The news has never "fact checked" him once but in 1987 they did, and his campaign died as a result.
I'll never know how you could be taken by him.

RE: Four more years...

I don't know of one Democrat in both houses that denounces the fantasy that "men" can give birth or even simpler, can answer the question "what is the difference between a man and a woman."
Would you say that is "developmentally similar age as my eldest grandchild" or do you go along with that woke fantasy?

Let's not forget to take out the Trash this November 2024!

I don't know what you are talking about jar. . I should not have replied to your question. Never again will I. My grandparents did have passports from Italy like I do today. They also paid their own way here, got jobs, and didn't take anything from any government. your bloviating is definitely pointless.

RE: Alone

I too have been out of the loop for a while now. Too busy at work to have any time on this site these days. It's good seeing you again on here.

As for being alone, I'm sure you will find a really good guy.