Quix0te said:

The transition is underway. Army combat units are getting drones and getting rid on vulnerable vehicles like humvees and light tanks.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-army-drones-shift-20cc5753?st=LP9VZ7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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British Army Destroys Drone Swarms Using New Directed Energy Weapon

The British Army has tested a new radiofrequency directed energy weapon against drone swarms in the country's largest trial of its kind.

thedefensepost.com

Boileratthebeach said:

No euro trip this year?

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DwaynePurvis00 said:

Will graduate in 2026. Has a good looking 3pt shot (quicker than his brother). Can’t find his ranking, but like you said, doesn’t matter if paint likes him haha

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Katscratch said:

What about the 20 or so countries that we have free trade/zero tariff agreements in place, and where Trump has now instituted 10% tariifs?

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DG Boiler said:

No, it is not "a worthy goal." What are we hoping to accomplish by spending the global economy? China isn't nearly as brutal as Trump's favorite dictator, Comrade Vlad.

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northside100 said:

What year is Eric? Is he considered a high-level prospect? I guess DJ was wildly underranked through spring of last year until he made the USA Basketball team, so maybe whether Eric is considered a high-level prospect doesn't matter.

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TC4THREE said:

100%. Before social media it was a good source for information. Once everything started getting posted on Twitter it just became us paying for their opinions and speculation.

I really soured on them when it was revealed they had a reporter texting assistant coaches family trying to stir the pot and did not immediately relieve her of her duties. Unbelievably unprofessional.

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BoilerJS said:

IMO the reason for the tariffs is to bring manufacturing back to the States.
Ford for ex., can't sell cars in many countries because they tariff us and manipulate their currency to make it impossible to compete.
So Ford moves manufacturing facilities overseas so they can sell cars.
We have the lowest tariffs in the world for EVERY Country we trade with.
The citizens of the US benefit from chepa and in some cases, child labor, as mentioned above, Countries that have no manufacturing environmental restrictions etc.
AI can reduce the labor force and create higher paying jobs here. We have the technology to do so.
We also need to quit relying on Foreigners for our goods that we rely on for National Security. Such as medicines and computer chips.
Trump isn't going to get 0 for 0 tariffs but he will at least level the playing field somewhat.

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DG Boiler said:

Oh, and to comment on why these tariffs are so bad ... There is no rhyme or reason, it's just an across the board program of taxing everything that comes into the country. Tariffs should be applied to protect American businesses, not punish the rest of the world.

The fallacy that a trade deficit should not exist with other countries is completely absurd, and it's been discussed ad nauseum. Your comment on not understanding the goal of the tariffs isn't surprising, because it's clear that Trump doesn't, either.

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Riveting- said:

I am not clear on the goal of the tariffs, and will not pretend to be. However, I am still waiting for people who are strongly opposed to the tariffs to explain why tariffs are bad if so many other countries have tariffs and trade barriers against the US.

I am starting to think the goal may be to wage non-military war on the brutal Chinese dictatorship, which is a worthy goal.

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BoilerJS said:

IMO the reason for the tariffs is to bring manufacturing back to the States.
Ford for ex., can't sell cars in many countries because they tariff us and manipulate their currency to make it impossible to compete.
So Ford moves manufacturing facilities overseas so they can sell cars.
We have the lowest tariffs in the world for EVERY Country we trade with.
The citizens of the US benefit from chepa and in some cases, child labor, as mentioned above, Countries that have no manufacturing environmental restrictions etc.
AI can reduce the labor force and create higher paying jobs here. We have the technology to do so.
We also need to quit relying on Foreigners for our goods that we rely on for National Security. Such as medicines and computer chips.
Trump isn't going to get 0 for 0 tariffs but he will at least level the playing field somewhat.

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DG Boiler said:

Oh, and to comment on why these tariffs are so bad ... There is no rhyme or reason, it's just an across the board program of taxing everything that comes into the country. Tariffs should be applied to protect American businesses, not punish the rest of the world.

The fallacy that a trade deficit should not exist with other countries is completely absurd, and it's been discussed ad nauseum. Your comment on not understanding the goal of the tariffs isn't surprising, because it's clear that Trump doesn't, either.

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Tommaker said:

Old Gold Free Press still exists, I think. That's where I came on board.

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Riveting- said:

I am not clear on the goal of the tariffs, and will not pretend to be. However, I am still waiting for people who are strongly opposed to the tariffs to explain why tariffs are bad if so many other countries have tariffs and trade barriers against the US.

I am starting to think the goal may be to wage non-military war on the brutal Chinese dictatorship, which is a worthy goal.

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Riveting- said:

I am not clear on the goal of the tariffs, and will not pretend to be. However, I am still waiting for people who are strongly opposed to the tariffs to explain why tariffs are bad if so many other countries have tariffs and trade barriers against the US.

I am starting to think the goal may be to wage non-military war on the brutal Chinese dictatorship, which is a worthy goal.

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Ihaveswag29 said:

I’m not sure how to answer that. But given that we have them, I do hope they make our economy better by reducing unemployment and inflation while maintaining or increasing our standard of living.

That being said, I’m not sure if “success” for the tariffs as defined by Republicans will actually accomplish those things. Say there is a world where we somehow do bring all of that manufacturing back to the us (is that the goal? I think so, but I’m actually not sure). We don’t have the population to actually accomplish all of that manufacturing, and we are aggressively kicking out a lot of the people that would perform those jobs. Unemployment is low, and there is no way all the rural and trailer park folks will start working in factories placing tiny screws in computer chips. I get that republicans will want to start to look at child labor and reducing worker protections, as we have seen that in Florida, but that just feels crazy backwards.

It is a moot point though. While I still don’t get what the tariffs are trying to accomplish in the end, they are only hurting Americans now. We haven’t seen it much yet, because many companies imported a bunch of goods in preparation for the tariffs. But once that inventory starts to get low, it’ll get tough. Unless Trump just declares victory and reverses course.

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Wolegib said:

I believe after this year and Odom has a solid base of players that fit his style, you will see a lot fewer players leave and Odom signing a lot fewer transfer players.

I believe what you are currently seeing at Purdue is not totally related to NIL but rather to ODOM not liking the players who were at Purdue. Looking at our last 4 coaching hires, Brohm brought a lot of his players from WKU and players he was recruiting with him when he arrived. Hazell brought nobody from Ohio st with him when he arrived. Walters brought 1-2 players from Illinois. Looking at Odom, he brought a bunch of players from UNLV and a bunch of players he and/or. His assistants have previously coached. Odom is bringing players he is familiar with and who are familiar with him.

It’s also nice to see these new players are coming to Purdue from decent schools. Odom is not recruiting 2 star players from Wabash College Or Drake or SIU.

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proudopete said:

I’m not sure what it all means but it could get weirder around here.

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Riveting- said:

You ducked the question above, which was, do you want to the tariffs to work or do you want them to fail?

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Heads up BOILER said:

I wonder if paint/Purdue is gonna recruit/offer Eric Jacobsen, Daniel’s 6’11” younger brother?

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Katscratch said:

Did you buy one? Better get one soon! They are made in China and those hat tariffs are about to hit.

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