Frank L Palmer's Profile
A long-time member who lost ALL his passwords in a computer crash. I decided to come back with another username (middle initial added).
Real Name: Frank Palmer
DOB: 11/29/41
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Occupation: Retired
Diaries published: 10 (137 days since last diary on Mon Jul 24, 2023 at 08:58 AM PDT)
Comments posted: 1211 (0 days since last comment on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 08:51 PM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 1973
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: New air superiority, 28 comments, 28 recommends
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Kos writes (my summary) that drones are the new air power. If he’s right, the USA and other supporting powers should work to provide Ukraine with enough drones and enough kinds of drones to overwhelm Russia in that area. At minimum, we should ask UA...
by Frank L Palmer
28 comments on Mon Jul 24, 2023 at 08:58 AM PDT with 28 Recommends |
I keep dreaming about Ukrainian troops keeping Russians in selected sectors awake 24 hours a day. During the day, they make combined-arms attacks. During the night, attack drones with IR and other low-light sensors locate pickets and troop shelters and...
by Frank L Palmer
2 comments on Tue May 23, 2023 at 11:08 AM PDT with 3 Recommends |
I haven’t seen any specific polls on the issue, but it seems clear that the Ukrainian. public wouldn’t be in the mood to quit if the next year brought equal amounts of recovered territory as the period April 1, 2022 — April 1, 2023, at the cost of...
by Frank L Palmer
12 comments on Wed Apr 26, 2023 at 09:02 AM PDT with 13 Recommends |
“I like the ones who weren’t indicted.” Meghan McCain
by Frank L Palmer
6 comments on Fri Mar 31, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT with 4 Recommends |
McCarthy accepted a bunch of new rules to give crazies more power. One of them, however, might bite those crazies on the ass. If 6 less extreme Republicans get so disgusted by the tiny caucus deciding their party’s policies that they would...
by Frank L Palmer
4 comments on Wed Jan 18, 2023 at 09:34 AM PST with 5 Recommends |
Yesterday, I got 2 oversize campaign postcards on the IL governor’s race. Both had the state Democratic Party as return address. Both dealt only with abortion. Apparently, the Republican candidate is a no-exception RWNJ. This struck me as an...
by Frank L Palmer
2 comments on Fri Oct 28, 2022 at 02:14 PM PDT with 1 Recommend |
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- Russian forces may be suffering losses along the entire front in Ukraine at a rate close to the rate at which Russia is currently generating new forces. The US pushed for large-scale, combined arms offensives. But Ukraine faced unexpected difficulties...20 comments 54 Recs
- On Wednesday, Lara Trump went on Newsmax as a surrogate for the four-time-indicted Donald Trump in his bid to become dictator of America. Lara was sent out to smooth over her father-in-law’s most recent disastrous interview where he literally admitted...17 comments 66 Recs
- President � Joe Biden � will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a tribal nations summit that aims to make it easier for � Native Americans � to access federal funding and have greater ...2 comments 24 Recs
- For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.” State ...3 comments 20 Recs
- Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of opportunities to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election....20 comments 64 Recs
- He's been a frustrated observer, a confrontational witness and a heated commentator outside the courtroom door. Now former President Donald Trump is poised to return to his civil business fraud trial again, first to watch and then to serve as star...17 comments 49 Recs
- We begin today with David Wallace-Wells of The New York Times, citing a rather obvious underlying reason for continuing American economic pessimism: the COVID-19 pandemic. But in fishing for causes, an obvious contributor is often overlooked: the...285 comments 255 Recs
- The captain has illuminated the seat belt sign. Please return your trays to the upright position. That’s a damn shame about your electric infrastructure. This is reportedly a factory that produces transformers and other electrical equipment. That’s a...24 comments 322 Recs
- The House GOP's ever-shrinking majority just shrank a little further—and could get smaller still. That means Republicans could soon have even less room to maneuver, with huge battles over spending bills just up ahead. Rep. Kevin McCarthy's Wednesday...151 comments 433 Recs
- During an interview on Tuesday evening, Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Donald Trump whether he would abuse power if he was returned to office and noted that Trump has been using the line “I am your retribution” in his campaign. Trump responded by...175 comments 343 Recs
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