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maxrandb

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39. I spent 30 years in the Navy

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #38)

Sat May 30, 2026, 09:27 AM

9 hrs ago

It took us about the length of 10 football fields to complete a 180 degree turn on my first ship.

The most important thing was to keep the rudder to port.

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Umm... WTF is this? [View all] OldBaldy1701E Tuesday OP

Wow. WTAF? PittBlue Tuesday #1

This is so frustrating. Why can't they just leave people alone? LoisB Tuesday #2

They were Indoctrinated by their sponsors. dave99 Tuesday #4

Yes, that's the real indoctrination. LoisB Tuesday #31

My Grand daughter in kindergarten crud Tuesday #3

Maybe it's time for parents to give newborns the middle name "You" Attilatheblond Tuesday #5

It sounds to me like teachers are afraid of being fired if the parents don't give permission FakeNoose Tuesday #6

I must have misread the op orangecrush Tuesday #7

Because some parents can't handle their kid being trans EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #9

Nope. ShazzieB Tuesday #12

Public School Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators Operate Under... ColoringFool Tuesday #13

I can't subscribe to that interpretation. Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #20

In Ohio our representatives were attempting to make women going braless in T shirts illegal!! Hope22 Tuesday #8

They Would Have Had Many Job Applicants! 😉😛🧐😳 ColoringFool Tuesday #14

Yes so many.... Hope22 Tuesday #16

Whatever heppened to... Totally Tunsie Tuesday #10

The School Building Is A State Unto Itself When It Comes To..... ColoringFool Tuesday #15

ColoringFool's Law: "If It's A Republican Idea, It's Bad." I Was..... ColoringFool Tuesday #11

MAGA'S modus operandi is to attack B.See Tuesday #17

*Transgender People* Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #21

Is this bill likely to die in the Senate? ShazzieB Tuesday #18

Maybe Dems are tired of getting the shit kicked out of them when they suport 0.00001% of the population maxrandb Tuesday #19

There is no justification for this garbage. Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #22

It's .6-1.2%, actually. Quite a bit more than are, say, coal miners. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #23

Politicians aren't losing elections for supporting coal miners maxrandb Tuesday #27

So, people should suffer and die in the name of making sure we don't endanger the infrastructure. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #28

Of course not maxrandb Tuesday #30

"Not one single one of the issues... would be a frickin' issue if Dems held the majority!" OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #32

I guess it depends on what you define as real change maxrandb Wednesday #33

Since I have lived through both, I would say it is about the same, no matter who is in office. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #34

I get it. maxrandb Thursday #35

I never said I would not support them. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #36

Sorry maxrandb Yesterday #37

I also wish you the best. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #38

I spent 30 years in the Navy maxrandb 9 hrs ago #39

Thank you. It's politics. betsuni Tuesday #24

Fuck any lawmakwer who speaks against or votes against trans rights. TheProle Tuesday #25

Here is the bill on congress.gov mahina Tuesday #26

"Maybe Dems are tired of getting the shit kicked out of them when they suport 0.00001% of the population" J_William_Ryan Tuesday #29

It's depressing that Democrats cannot find a good response to this issue. kentuck 9 hrs ago #40