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I've always thought that the .223/5.56 NATO is too small to be sufficiently effective.
The old .308/7.62, and the older .30-06 are a good size for hunting bear,
but are too large (too much recoil) for tactical use.

They're now introducing the .277 Fury, which is a little larger than halfway between the two.
I was thinking that a .270 would be about right, but the military wants longer range.

The .277 Fury has a chamber pressure of 80,000 psi!
I suspect that those rounds will be reserved for the military,
and that a lower pressure version will be sold to the public.
(That, and the full pressure round is likely to cost about $2.00 each!)
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Noem was never a contender.   *****rollingeyes*****

All this dog story means is those so inclined will need to find some other way to disparage Donald Trump. 
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 Where the hell are the parents of these deluded Columbia students chanting about attacking Jews?
By Social Links for Piers Morgan
Published April 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m. ET

It costs around $90,000 a year to attend Columbia University.

Most undergraduates do four years of studying there, which means that if they’re not getting any subsidized grants, their parents are coughing up a total of $360,000 just for their tuition, housing, food and books.

Add in other expenses like travel, and Mommy and Daddy won’t be getting much change out of $400,000.

That’s a lot of money.

But those parents would doubtless consider it a price worth paying to give their child what is supposedly one of the best educations in the world at such a supposedly elite institution with a supposedly world-class reputation.

I use the “supposedly” because Columbia has now proved itself to be none of those things.

Instead, it’s become a disgraceful hotbed of toxic terrorism-supporting insanity and its lunatic students have literally taken over the asylum.

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https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/opinion/where-the-hell-are-the-parents-of-these-deluded-columbia-students-chanting-about-attacking-jews/
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"When I taught Law school."

Another Biden lie.  The man barely passed Law School. 79th out of 86.  I'd like to know who the dude was that finished last.  He'd make a better president then Lieden.

If that guy is still alive, I'm guessing he had enough sense to retire at least 15 years ago. 
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The ADL didn't foresee the Prog mainstream going full-anti-Semitism sooner or later? *****rollingeyes***** ADL Libs/Progs "voted for" what is being done by fellow Progs.

Indeed. 
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I find it a hoot that Tump thinks he can tap into RDS' supporters for cash, after all the shit the orange menace threw last year.

RDS might forgive, but I bet over half of RDS supporters won't.

The guy campaigned in all 99 Iowa counties without winning one of them.  Is this the support you reference?  88devil
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32 minutes ago
Prosecutors call Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Keith Davidson to the stand
By Ben Kochman

The prosecution's next witness is Keith Davidson, an attorney who once represented Stormy Daniels.

Michael Cohen's $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels was wired to Davidson's account, court records say.
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Brandon Johnson to reinstate guaranteed income in Chicago using remaining COVID-19 relief funds
By
Annabella Rosciglione
April 30, 2024 11:40 am
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will reinstate a guaranteed income program to use up remaining COVID-19 relief funds instead of returning the money to the federal government.

The city received the money in 2021 and must allocate all of the remaining funds by the end of 2024 and spend the money by 2026, or else it must be returned. Chicago officials are hopeful all of the money will be allocated by November.

Last year, thousands of families participated in the pilot guaranteed income program, and it was popular. More than 176,000 families applied to the program, which only had 5,000 openings. The previous program gave eligible participants an extra $500 per month with no strings attached.

“The bulk of the dollars on the community initiative side will go out and have gone out under this mayor. And so it is really critically important to him that we get this done correctly and that we return $0 to the Treasury, and so that’s what our focus is,” Johnson Budget Director Annette Guzman said Monday.

Guzman said details about when the program will start again are still being finalized.

Under former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the city received $1.9 billion in COVID-19 relief funds. Now, the city has a remaining $374 million in federal funds it’s left for community projects.

Chicago has spent 79% of the federal funds and already allocated 88%. The money saved for community projects, however, has been spent and allocated at a lower percentage. About $576 million was saved for community programs. The city has spent 35% of that and allocated about 59%

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/2984625/brandon-johnson-to-reinstate-guaranteed-income-in-chicago-using-remaining-covid-19-relief-funds/
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Investors now see no interest rate cut before election in major blow to Biden
By
Zachary Halaschak
April 30, 2024 11:15 am
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Investors now peg greater than even odds that there will not be a single interest rate cut until after the November election, a market outlook that complicates President Joe Biden‘s reelection bid.

Just four months ago, investors were pricing in up to six interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in 2024, with most expecting that the first cut would have happened in March. But on Tuesday, as top Fed officials huddle in Washington, D.C., investors think the Fed will hold off until at least November.

Investors implied a nearly 52% probability that the Fed will hold rates steady during its September meeting and then would cut during its November meeting, which happens just days after one of the most politically charged presidential elections in modern history, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which calculates the probability using futures contract prices for rates in the short-term market targeted by the Fed.

Still, some investors are even more hawkish, and there are about 1-in-4 odds that the Fed won’t cut interest rates at all this year. Last week, there was about a 10% probability of no rate cuts in 2024, and a month ago, the odds of that were only 1% — showing how recent economic data are shaping perceptions.

The higher interest rates are a result of years of too-high inflation. The rate of inflation began to spike in early 2021 and peaked at over 9% in 2022. Since then, it has largely been falling as a result of the higher interest rates. This year, it has proven stickier than anticipated — not only bad news for the economy and consumers but also bad news politically for Biden.

Inflation, as gauged by the consumer price index, has wobbled between 3% and 3.7% since June 2023 but has not once fallen into the 2%-3% range.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/2984574/investors-now-see-no-interest-rate-cut-before-election-in-major-blow-to-biden/
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"TRUMP FULL REMARKS--WEEK 3 ---Talks weaponized government, campus protests, debating Biden and the new TIME article.  Biden could never speak for over 6 minutes straight like this"


https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1785309575069188202
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