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15.11: The Gamblers - Episode Review/Recap

This ep follows directly on from last week. The episode was very mixed, there were 2 distinct storylines that merged at the end. I had a few issues with the Castiel/Jack side of the story, which I’ll cover later, but the Sam and Dean scenes, for the most part, I was able to enjoy. I even caught myself smiling… fucking smiling at several moments, because this? This was a glimpse of what my show once was. This also explains to the “Just stop watching” brigade why I’m still watching. The brother scenes were a nugget of gold amongst the dross and worth watching for.

Thank you, Davey Perez, Meredith Glynn and Director Charles Beeson for reminding me, albeit briefly, why I fell in love with this show, and at the same time, why I dislike much of Dabb’s run, which in my humble opinion hasn’t just veered the ship slightly off course; it crashed into an iceberg in 11.21 and has been slowly sinking since then. I think last week’s episode brought us to the point where half the ship is now vertical, ready to plunge into the depths of the icy ocean...

...Anyway, enough about sinking ships, the key thing I struggled with going into this episode is the obvious fuck up from the previous week; the entire premise of the Winchester’s losing their “luck” and being reduced to “normal” people, and I want to talk rant about that for a few more minutes before we get onto this episode. If you want to skip that, I’ll put start and end of rant, so you can skip forward.

Start of rant

In order to enjoy this episode, you pretty much have to ignore much of the previous episode and… that doesn’t sit well with me. Last week wasn’t just a single scene you can forget ever existed (e.g. the trench-coat scene or Dean’s apology to Cass). What Dabb did fucked with the entire concept of the show; that the Winchesters are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. So, it’s really difficult to shake that epic fuck up off and just move on.

I just can’t ever buy in to the concept that the Winchesters were “favoured” or have more luck than “normal” people. I mean look at Sam’s life for starters; he didn’t know his mom, he was fed demon blood as a baby, was dragged up in a life he hated, constantly moving, being brought up in crappy motels and forced to train to become a hunter. The love of his life is murdered, and he becomes an orphan at 22. He died at 23 (for the first time) and then he loses the last remaining member of his family at 24. The Winchesters are far from “lucky” and if I could be bothered, I’d go looking for mentions of “with the Winchester luck” that have been peppered throughout the series. Chuck has not “favoured” the Winchesters at all and they haven’t had Charmed lives because of Chuck’s interference.

I also can’t buy into the concept that the Winchesters are anything other than “normal” in the first place. Sadly, they showed last weeks “fight” scenes during the recap and it did nothing, other than enrage me again. Sam and Dean are excellent fighters and hunters because they trained from a young age to be as good as they are. They weren’t “given” anything and certainty not a free ride and fuck Dabb once again for writing that bullshit. It was nothing less than petty because we rejected his instant Hunter!Barbie fiasco that wasted too much of season 13.

So, how do I move forward from that and manage to enjoy this episode? The answer in my opinion, is you can’t, because even with a few good brother moments, the entire premise of this week’s episode fails to make sense, because the previous episode fails to make sense. I’ll cover why that is when we get to the pool game.

End Rant

The episode opens on a recap, and I ask myself why they are using all the bad bits from the previous few episodes, before I remember there weren’t many good bits to select from. That clip of Jensen with the teeth is still funny. 😂

I love the intro again this week. The setting was good, the guest actors, the camerawork, the music choice – North to Alaska - which complimented the scene, rather than felt like nails being dragged down a chalkboard. All classic spn so far, so it has my attention.

Two men (Joey and Leonard) are playing a game of pool and you can tell this is a high stakes game from the get go. What the stakes are, we don’t yet know, but when the game ends, we see 2 coins being held in a contraption above the pool table; one glows green then dulls with the coin head disappearing, the other glows green and gets brighter with the coin head gaining in definition. I don’t think this looks good for the loser. He agrees and tries to attack the winner with his pool cue. He’s stopped from doing so by a bouncer who turfs him outside. 👋 cutie tall bouncer. There’s an absolutely great shot of the loser tossing his coin in the air and the music gets loud again (Hey, I’m here as much for the settings, lighting, music and camerawork as I’m here for the Winchesters – sue me) and then…. Splat. He’s hit by a truck. Poor Leonard, red shirt of the episode. RIP my friend.

As an aside, I like how you guys announce which pocket the 8 ball is going into, we don’t do that.

This was a great into, interesting premise that immediately sucked me in, wanting to find out more. This is my show. Great job so far.

The next scene though shows once again how useless, at least for me, the writing is around Castiel. They wrote an entire scene with him walking into the bunker, seeing a note that has been left, going down to read it “Cass, we’ve gone to Alaska, Sam”. I’m not going to rant about the twats that insist on saying Sam has spelt it wrong, I’ve already done a post about the arrogance of fans trying to tell the show that created the character that they are wrong with the spelling of that character, so I’ll save you by moving on.

This entire scene, while I liked the shots of the otherwise empty bunker, was just wasting time for me. I’ve seen people say Sam left a note because Castiel was in heaven and wouldn’t get a text message and how clever of Sam to resort to paper. I don’t know about anyone else, but I dip in and out of WiFi zones all the time and the moment I dip back in, my phone pings with multiple notifications, so I personally thought this scene was dumb. It would have been better to see Castiel appear back at the sandpit and get a text notification from Sam with the same message.

Even better, you could take this scene away and it changes nothing that happens so why include it? *Whispers* J2 wanted time off and the writers are incompetent of filling that space with something more interesting so use “filler”.

Interestingly, my computer froze on Castiel’s face for 5 minutes so fuck you Norton or Windows 10 Update for your bad timing in running something in the “background”

BROMENT ALERT

We’re finally with what I’m watching the show for. Dean and Sam are in baby and driving towards Alaska. Sam’s phone is lighting up with messages and we find out through Dean that it’s Eileen. 🙄. Oh, Eileen’s being shoved into the narrative now? Sorry Eileen, the third wheel position on the show has already been filled since Season 7. And fuck you again Dabb because I loved Eileen as a friend of Sam and it’s just yet another thing your reverse Midas fingers have screwed over this season.

Dean: Silent mode is always an option

Me: I love you, have my babies… wait, that came out wrong

Eileen thinks the plan is a little too good to be true. Sam thinks she might be right. He’s not convinced the place even exists or that it can fix their problem. Dean thinks it couldn’t hurt and he’s done with normal, including the constant heartburn.

Sam: You know if you changed your diet…. Dean’s frown 😂

Sam insists that no one other than Garth has heard of it and it isn’t in the lore. Dean believes it’s got to be there. He believes Chuck isn’t messing with them,

Dean: He [Chuck] wants us off our game, he wants us weak, ‘cos he’s coming for us Sammy, and when he does, and we haven’t figured this out, we’re DOA.

Mostly a great brother scene, apart from the forced insertion of Eileen – are we incapable of getting a broment in the final chuck damn season, without the completely unnecessary forced inclusion of a third party???! The scene ends with a great shot of baby.

Back at the bunker and Castiel hears a phone ringing, and… I’m trying not to nitpick, but the way this case comes about just annoys me. There are better ways of bringing this about, than how they did it. But moving on, Castiel answers a random phone that was ringing in Sam’s room, and it’s a sheriff (Jeb Evans) looking for FBI agent, Watts. Castiel tells the sheriff that Agent Watts is working a case in Alaska, and that he is Agent… Lizzo. I can only assume Dean gave him that alias as I don’t think Castiel would know any musicians on his own. I like Jeb, who tells Agent Lizzo, they have a homicide and the suspect is someone Agent Watts flagged into the system… and guys… Sam is back to hacking into police systems and I just… I need a moment here as they’ve remembered Sam can hack into systems!

The agent tells Castiel that the suspect is Jack Kline.

Ummm… Castiel, are you... okay? Do you… do you maybe need to use the bathroom? Oh, you’re emoting? Okay dokay then. I can’t with this. I got more out of Leo in the less than 2 minutes he was on screen than I got out of Castiel since his return in season 7.

Back with the impala, which rolls into a diner stop. Sam is asleep, and Dean whacks him to wake him up. Sam wonders why they’ve stopped at “Round up café”. Dean says it’s the last stop for food for a few hundred miles.

Sam (frowns): Grab something out of the cooler

Dean: Yeah, no, I polished off the last of the sandwiches while you were out

Sam (annoyed): We’re on a budget!

Me (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Last weeks puppy dog eyes fiasco aside, Dean’s still wrapped round Sam’s fingers, they enter the diner, slap some coins on the counter and ask what they can get for $4.60. Apparently, it’s a slice of pie and a coffee, and I’m moving to Alaska when they secede from the US because that would barely get you just the coffee here.

Dean asks for two forks for the pie

Me (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Long story short on this scene, they get out of the waitress there’s a local urban legend about a magic poolhall in the middle of nowhere, that if you win, you come back lucky. She says though that no one ever comes back. Turns out she knew Leonard from the intro, and he went up there because the bank was going to take his house and he met with an accident.

Sam says at least they know now what the downside is. Dean doesn’t agree, he thinks it could be great, pool is the game of champions, kings, his game, our game, and they have great memories of hustling pool

Sam: yes, because we had to… to eat!

Still not seeing the “luck” Dabb wrote about. Imagine thinking they were remotely lucky; running scams or hustling pool to put a roof over their head or food in their stomach. And this is where I disconnect with this week’s episode, because of last week’s writing. How are they going to even be good at pool, a game that takes practice and skill? The things taken away seem to be random and plot devices; lock picking, fighting, hot metal burns, while it appears Dean can still drive okay, fix baby and I’m guessing their pool is going to be okay too, otherwise what’s the point of this episode? There’s no believable rules to this “bad luck/normal” and I’m left completely drifting and because of it. It's just badly thought out and executed.

Dean: if pool is the way we get our mojo back then maybe we ain’t as screwed as we thought

Waitress: Hey, you guys drive an impala?... I think you guys have a flat.

😂

Back with Cass and sheriff Jeb, Cass has managed to set up the laptop and access a video the sheriff has sent him. The video is of Jack killing a doctor and eating his heart. 😷 Jack, no! I’ll come back to the heart eating later.

Back with the boys, another shot of baby as they pull into “Lurlenes”. Baby isn’t sounding too good and I think I missed that earlier, but it did somewhat register that she was sounding louder than normal. Good touch.

Dean walks over one of the coins as they head for the entrance which I guess might be Leonard’s from earlier. I like little details like this. Once inside, Sam points out they don’t have beer money, much less what it costs to buy into a game. Dean says they’ll figure something out and goes to the bar and orders two waters. I’m guessing that’s going to hit Dean more than health conscious Sam. Dean asks the bar person, Evie, how they get into a game. She calls Pax over and it’s the tall, cutie bouncer from earlier. Sam asks Evie if she saw Leonard and she says no, but you can tell she’s lying.

Pax takes them to his office and explains the rules of the game, that they don’t bet with money, they bet with luck. He gets Dean to touch a coin he puts down and it turns green. Pax looks at the coin and says “not great”

Dean: And that means?

Pax explains that everyone walks in with a certain amount of luck, that the green glow was Dean’s and it was “about average.” Dean thinks that sounds about right. I’m going to head-canon that Dean’s luck is about average of the people that find the pool hall, but below average in general, due to Chuck screwing around with them.

Pax says if Dean wins a game, he might see his fortunes improve.

Sam: And if he loses?

Pax says he can keep playing, but if the coin goes blank, that means you’re out of luck, and you’ve got to leave. He asks if they’ve got any questions.

Sam (a bit pissy): What is this place? Who owns it?

Pax says he doesn’t know, but if they don’t like it, they are free to leave.

Dean: When I win, can I split it (indicates Sam)… the luck?

Pax (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍 Oh, wait, sorry, that was me

Pax: it’s yours, you can do what you want

Sam asks for a second to talk to his husband brother.

Sam: no, no, no, no, no way (complete with shaking finger)

Dean: man, I’ve been slinging pool cues since before you were born

Snarky!Sam: when you were four, really? In between snack time and nap? 😂

Dean (internally): damn, I forgot you were my brother for a second and I can’t bullshit you

Dean tells Sam that they need to do this, and that Sam is pretty much better than him, at everything, he’s not mad about it, he’s proud… but he can wipe the floor with Sam at pool. Dean takes Sam’s epic eyeroll as silent permission he can play.

Back with Castiel, he investigates the doctor’s office and finds a weird case which has a sword inside. We flashback to a previous episode with Sam tied to a chair (🙄 it must have been a Thursday). Anyway, the flashback tells us the doctor was one of the Grigori, a brotherhood of perfect beings. I’d forgotten about them and might have to look them up before I touch the heart eating thing. Note: I did look them up and it was a Claire episode, so never mind, that’s why I forgot about them.

We transition from Cas to Jack and he seems to be following someone with the same case as the doctor, so another Grigori. He follows the Grigori into an abandoned building.

Back at the pool hall and no one is biting to play with the noob. Okay, I’m ashamed to say I laughed at this next bit, Dean deliberately breaks badly and loudly proclaims that he’s rusty at this. Oh Dean. No one’s going to fall for… Surprisingly he actually gets a taker and asks Dean to rack up. Sam goes back to the bar to speak to Evie. She asks if he plays and he says not really. Sam asks Evie what the woman’s deal is that’s playing Dean (Moira). Evie says she’s been here a while and her sister is in a coma.

Sam goes into awkward question mode, and I have flashbacks to the earlier seasons. He asks about rotten eggs. Evie responds: Just Charlie… We pan over to Charlie and he’s playing pool badly. Sam then asks if she’s seen “little bundles” laying around. She says no, but she gets that he’s trying to figure the place out. Sam says places like this don’t exist for no reason, she answers that most people think it’s a godsend. She gives him information on a couple of people playing, they won at first, could have walked away winners, but kept playing until their luck ran sour. She repeats they should have walked away which is a clear warning for Sam who looks over at his brother who wins the game.

Back with Jack, he’s got an angel blade and is still after the Grigori. Unfortunately, the Grigori twigged he was being followed and now has Jack at blade point.

Back at the pool hall and Sam is trying to convince Dean they need to leave, and I’m trying not to be distracted by the picture in the scene behind them.

Dean (brandishing his coin at Sam): Come on man, I’m on a roll

Snarky!Sam: Dean, you won one game!

Sam thinks the place sucks you in and that if Dean keeps playing, he’ll lose and end up like Leonard. Dean convinces Sam who reluctantly allows him to have one more game.

Me (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Dean finds his mark, which is Joey from the intro. We see Dean playing well and Joey asks what his name was again.

Dean: my name is Dean Winchester and I am going to kick your ass.

Sam: 😍 that’s my platonic soulmate husband brother

Joey smiles.

They talk as Dean clears the table. Turns out Joey used to work the bull riding circuit.

Dean (cocky smile): tell me, how was that?… corner pocket. He misses the shot

Joey (grinning): good times (he pots and all he can do is hide the cue ball behind another ball, giving Dean a very tricky shot on the 8 ball)… and some not so good.

Dean goes to take the shot and Joey challenges double or nothing if Dean misses. Sam doesn’t like it. Dean asks if Joey is trying to hustle him.

Joey: I thought you were going to kick my ass

Dean smiles and agrees to the deal, does a trick shot with the cue ball jumping over the other ball and potting the 8 ball.

Joey closes his eyes. Sam looks happy, then Joey says: a hell of a shot.

Dean watches as the coins glow green and Joey’s coin is now dull, and this is sad because even if Sam and Dean haven’t realised the implication yet, Joey is not long for this world. Joey leaves, and Sam and Dean follow. Joey congratulates Dean on the game yet again and says, “I guess you can’t hustle a hustler.” Sam’s concerned when Joey starts coughing. Turns out Joey is dying, he has cancer, he came to the pool hall to beat it, and Sam and Dean have finally caught up with me that this game sucks. This is the first time in a long time, I’ve felt anything for a character on this show that we only meet for a limited time in a single episode, so I’m going to kudos the writing and the guest star for this one. This is what happens when you actually put some characterisation into your writing.

Sam and Dean go back inside. Dean said the plan worked so they should hit the road.

Sam: What about everybody else?

Sam wants to stay and figure out how they can help them. Dean reminds him they are in a fight with God and they just got their mojo back. Sam challenges whether there’s even enough luck in the coin for them. Dean says they’ll give it a try by him going for a drive and if baby’s okay, they are leaving. End of.

Back with Castiel and he meets sheriff Jeb at the abandoned building Jack was captured in. A transient spotted Jack going into the building so called the police. Castiel asks Jeb if there are any other abandoned places around. Jeb tells him about a church.

Back with Sam and he’s talking to Charlie, who is apparently playing so his team can win the Super Bowl and part of me is 😂 and part of me is, I feel you my friend, because Canucks and the Stanley Cup, and desperate measures at this stage.

Sam: that’s great, it is, but is it really worth your life?

Me (picturing the Stanley cup being paraded through the streets of Vancouver): …Yes?!

The puppy dog eyes fail again, Charlie says “just one more game.” And goes back to playing

Evie says at least Sam tried but no one will listen. She says none of “us” are going anywhere. Sam asks if they are trapped here, if Evie was trapped here. She leaves rapidly.

Dean arrives back, baby’s dead again, he didn’t even make it out of the parking lot. Sam takes a look at the coin Dean slams down. He believes Dean should have won more luck than he did, given how many people Joey likely beat before Dean played him and all that accumulated luck should have gone to Dean when he won, but it doesn’t seem to. Sam thinks someone is stealing the luck, skimming off the top.

Dean: You mean like the house?

Sam (lifts coin showing head): her… I think

Dean takes the coin and reads: Atrox Fortvnta

Sam says she’s the Roman goddess of luck. So, Sam’s allowed to be smart as a plot contrivance this week? *cough* hot metal burns *cough*.

They go speak to Evie about who runs the place. She says she can’t help them. Sam asks why she warned him in the first place. Evie says so he would take his brother and go. Dean asks why Evie is there, does the god have something over her. Evie says she played and lost and is only alive because she lets her stay as long as she keeps working. Sam asks if the god is here, but Evie doesn’t know, she only talks to Pax and drops the revelation that Pax is the god’s son.

Back with Jack and the Grigori has injured him and holding him captive. He knows what Jack is and that he’s powerful. The Grigori wants to know why Jack killed his kind. The Grigori have their own frequency of angel radio. Me, 🙄 of course you do because easy plot device. Before his brother died, he called to the Grigori. He asks Jack if he did that to draw him out, to kill him too.

Back with Sam and Dean, Sam approaches Pax wanting to ask a question. While Pax is focused on Sam, Dean grabs him and holds him at knifepoint.

Sam (niceness gone): Where’s your mom?

Loved that bit

Pax doesn’t answer so Sam shouts “Fortuna.” Dean follows with, “We have your son”

Moira walks through the pool hall and we know she is now Fortuna.

Sam says they know she’s skimming luck and they want it back. Dean threatens to kill Pax if she doesn’t

Fortuna: well, you probably could, his daddy was human, but no

Pax (shocked pikachu face): Mom!

Fortuna: I’m sorry baby, I can always make more sons

Sam and Dean (shocked pikachu faces).

Uh oh, leverage gone. Dean releases Pax, but not before the blade cuts his throat a little.

Dean demands Fortuna to play him for it. She says she’s already played him and got a read on him. He’s just a “beach read”. Sexy, but skimmable.

Dean (how dare you face): beach read? lady, I’m Tolstoy

Fortuna laughs and says, “That’s very funny” and approaches Sam: this one here, now he could be interesting

Dean (Protective big brother mode activated): Wait, no, no, that’s…. Uh uh

Sam (I’m 36 years old Dean, not a kid anymore mode activated): Fine… Yeah, okay, but not for our luck. I’ll play for the lives of everybody in here.

Fortuna doesn’t agree, she says the deal is only for their luck and if they lose, she wants their lives. She wants to make an example of them.

The Grigori is torturing Jack, cutting his skin. Jack says he can��t kill him. There’s then expose on the Grigori feeding off souls, and this one feeds off children. I think I’m supposed to not feel sorry for the Grigori when Jack eats his heart, but I do have a few issues which I’ll come onto later. Jack looks to the side and it’s clear he catches something. The Grigori reaches for his sword and points it at Jack’s throat. He asks who told Jack that. He answers Death.

The Grigori senses someone behind him. Now given the Grigori are supposed to be elite and much more powerful than ordinary angels, I’m embarrassed for this one and have no idea how on Earth this Grigori managed to survive to being last of his kind as even Castiel despatched him fairly easily, without too much of a fight, but “new canon” I guess. 🤷‍♀️

With no tests whatsoever, Castiel releases Jack from his bonds. I’m presuming one of Castiel random powers of the week is being able to automatically tell it’s Jack. We get a Cass and Jack hug and I … don’t really care to be honest. I can’t watch Cass without viewing that awful scene in Purgatory so I’m over him.

Back at the pool hall, Sam breaks, potting 2 balls immediately. I love, love, love this next bit: as Sam lines up his next shot, we see Dean nodding in agreement, because yep, that’s the shot he would have went for too. Sam proceeds to knock down a couple more, Fortuna has said a couple of things, but Sam is focusing on the game. She asks why they need the luck so bad, girlfriend problems? Liver failure? (She looks at Dean here). Sam answers: “a curse by god” and misses the next shot.

Fortuna: Life’s a bitch and then you die

Me: Hey! That’s my philosophy!

Dean: THE god literally cursed us

Fortuna (sarcastic disbelief): You’ve met

Dean: Yeah, Little guy, squirrelly as hell

Fortuna: Yeah, that’s him… well, welcome to the club

Dean: the club?

Fortuna answers with exposition while winning the game. God created the world, but humans created the gods, kind of, which led to God creating the other gods. Dean asks why, which makes her angry and she misses the next shot. She says they were created to take the blame for anything that went wrong. That only worked for a while before his ego got the better of him, now he hides behind whatever religion pays the biggest syndication deals. She keeps talking about how pissed she is and that she’s holding a grudge. Sam meanwhile is quietly potting balls and winning the game. She realises this and shakes off her mood, “oh well, what can you do?”

Dean: we’re going to fight him

Fortuna: are you now? And when you lose?

Sam’s voice from off screen: we lose swinging

He then appears in shot and says “8 ball, corner pocket” and she realises the game is nearly over.

Sam lines up for the shot, looks at Dean briefly, then… he wins. I wasn’t expecting that, and Dean is happy too.

Fortuna (to Sam): you little minx, you got me talking!

Sam smirks

Fortuna: you’re good

Sam: I learned from my brother

Dean approaches: all right, you know the deal, even up

Fortuna offers to make it interesting, if they are going to fight God, that’s the stuff of heroes and they are going to need the luck of heroes. Hercules, some other people, she helped them all. Sam asks what the catch is. She says another game, double or nothing.

Dean: Double? That’s how the cowboy died.

Sam agrees to play, “but not for more luck,” he indicates the room, “for them. If I win, you have to let them go.”

Fortuna: I’m not stopping them

Sam: Okay, when I win, you have to give back the luck you stole, close up shop

Fortuna: What is with you and these losers? They’re nothing, they don’t matter

Sam: they matter to me

Dean: they matter to us

Everyone in the poolhall (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Fortuna agrees. She breaks, and it all goes downhill from there. Sam doesn’t even get to play a shot.

They lost. There’s silence

Fortuna: you challenged the goddess of luck in her own joint, what did you think was going to happen?

Me: pretty much this tbh, I’m actually surprised Sam won the first game

Dean: well, we had to try

Fortuna: well, that was stupid

My poor boys. They leave the poolhall.

Dean: I thought she was going to kill us

Sam: well she doesn’t have to, our luck will do that on its own … Dean, we can’t just…

Dean:… leave ‘em? Yeah, I know.

Me (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Dean: all right, well let’s go get WiFi and see what kills Lady Luck, we’ll circle back

Sam’s agreeing when Evie comes out, followed by the other players. They ask her what happened. She says Fortuna shut it down. They ask why

Evie: Because of you, she said she thought your kind had gone extinct

Sam: Our kind?

Evie: Heroes, like the old days

Fortuna also gave her a message to pass on, “Don’t play Chucks game, make him play yours.

She hands Sam a coin which he somewhat reluctantly takes. He holds it in his closed fist as she walks away. He opens his hand and we see the coin glow green on his skin. Dean “grabby hands” Winchester snatches the coin, getting a glare from Sam and the coin glows green in his hand too.

They get into the car and Dean fires up the engine. “We’re back baby!”

Aww, Dean called Sam baby.

Me (sighing): platonic soulmate Husbands! 😍

Also me: You can take your “Castiel is a lamp” sub zero text and whack yourself over the head with it.

They drive away. And I’m left behind wondering if they’ve got their “normal” luck back or the supercharged hero luck that Sam said he didn’t want and that’s why he was reluctant to take the coin.

They arrive back at the bunker. Dean’s scratching lottery cards and doesn’t win. So much for the superhero luck.

Sam consoles his husband brother that they might not have won the lottery, but they have no car trouble, the credit cards work again, and Dean was able to eat back to back bacon double cheeseburgers, that didn’t kill him. So…

Dean: that was beautiful by the way… I’m just saying, would it have killed her to give us a little extra?

Sam: well, she thinks we’re really heroes, maybe they don’t get all the answers

Well hopefully that conversation answered my concern from earlier.

Cass appears, looking shifty (when doesn’t he tbh). They know something is wrong and Sam asks him. He steps aside and Jack appears. Jack dorky waves hello and we all melt and immediately forget he killed their mom and did some other really naughty stuff that at the very least should get him a time out. Apparently, Dean and Sam forget too. This scene is shot with Jack and Cass at one side of the reading room and Sam and Dean on the other.

Sam: Jack?

Castiel (to Sam): it’s really him

Sam walks over to Jack first and gets quicker as he reaches him and we get a Sam and Jack hug, and since I didn’t get one in season 14, I’ll ignore the mom killing, heart eating etc. for a few minutes and enjoy the hell out of this one. Yes, I’m fickle! But I loved this nougat eating baby before Dabb ruined him.

Dean walks across more slowly, reaches and grasps Jack behind his neck, staring into his face as if checking it’s really him. I think he’s struggling to see past the burnt-out eyes which was their last view of him. He looks briefly at Cass once. To me it’s a silent thank you (headcanon for bringing Jack back for Sam in particular), and an equally silent, you’re welcome. Jack looks a little apprehensive as obviously the last time he was alive, Dean was going to shoot him, stopped only by Sam.

They all have a beer at the map table, Sam asks Jack about eating hearts, so it’s good that hasn’t been hidden. Jack said he had to.

Dean (to Castiel): and you let him?

Castiel nods (likely waiting for the anger for doing the wrong thing)

Dean (shrugs): hmmm

And… that is not my Dean. They’ve turned him into a neutered house cat and idiots are calling it “growth”. And all I can hope is that his natural instincts fight their way through, I believe it’s wrong to trust Jack is okay eating hearts, even of ones that eat children’s souls and I hope we see that develop as we progress.

Sam: you could have called us

Jack: every day I wanted to come home, but I couldn’t

Dean: why not?

Jack: because if I don’t stay hidden, if I use my powers, my grandfather, he’ll know I’m back, and try and kill me… again… he’s afraid of me, and that’s why we had to wait.

Castiel: Billy kept him hidden in the empty, until Chuck went off world

Jack: she let me out when it was safe

Dean: safe to what? Eat a bunch of angel hearts?

Jack: safe to do what I have to.

Turns out the hearts were just the beginning, they made Jack strong, but not strong enough. If Jack follows her plan, he’ll get stronger and he’ll be able to kill god.

Sam and Dean (in winsync): bitch please, this is our show!

Not really, that was just me and we end on that note. I could wish we had ended on “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers, but season 15 music budget. Sigh.

So, I have a few other issues with this episode, particularly with the Jack side of the storyline, off the top of my head;

1) I’m hoping we aren’t sweeping what he did in season 14 under a rug, a la Castiel.

2) I’m hoping we aren’t just going to support him eating hearts (even of bad angels) without fully investigating what this supposed plan is.

3) I’m struggling with the heart thing anyway. I don’t believe an angel has a heart to eat, only the human vessel does so I’m going to need an explanation on why eating human hearts is supposedly goring to make jack stronger, and why we don’t care about the human vessel

4) I’m struggling with how a lesser god can give back what God took away, even if that lesser god is the goddess of luck, God still trumps her.

Other than that, I think Death is bad now, or at least Billy’s version of death is. I think they changed course on wanting to kill the Winchesters a couple of seasons ago when they realised they could play a part in them reaping God. Possible reason, just being tired after all this time, and wanting it all to end. And it can’t end before Chuck dies. Possible power play.

I still think Chuck will die. I still think the Winchesters will become firewalls, not sure what Jack is, other than a toddler whose power needs to be bound until he can wield it responsibly, and Castiel is going to sacrifice himself at some point. And the less we say about Eileen, the better.

Next episode is up after Hellatus the welcome break from the caricature this show has become

#spn spoilers #15.11 #The Gamblers #episode review #episode recap #anti castiel #spn critical #anti saileen #anti eileen

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Taking UBI seriously part 6: Dolan

This is the sixth in a serious of posts looking for a serious proposal for universal basic income. Previous posts:

A Budget-Neutral Universal Basic Income by Jensen et. al.

Basic Income – Why and How in Difficult Economic Times: Financing a BI in Ireland by Healy et. al.

Andrew Yang’s proposal as part of his presidential campaign

A variety of indicators evaluated for two implementation methods for a Citizen’s Basic Income by Malcom Torry

It’s Time to Think BIG! How to Simplify the Tax Code and Provide Every American with a Basic Income Guarantee by Allan Sheahen

In this post I will be looking at a UBI proposal by Ed Dolan, an economist and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center. He set out his plan in a series of posts on the EconoMonitor blog (part 1, part 2, part 3) . The meat of the proposal is in part 2.

tl;dr: Not a serious plan. Vague on some of the tax measures, penalties to seniors on Social Security make the plan politically untenable, and worst of all, it’s a massive transfer of wealth AWAY from the poor

Like most UBI proposals, Dolan’s idea is to replace most current welfare spending, although he would leave health care spending (Medicaid and CHIP). Unlike most proposals, though, he replaces this with a benefit that falls far short of enough to live on, which calls into question whether this should be called a basic income at all.

His plan, in brief, is this: eliminate all federal means-tested welfare, except for health care programs. Eliminate some middle class entitlements such as the mortgage interest rate deduction and the personal exemption for income taxes. Divide the money equally among all US citizens (including children). Returees get the choice of the UBI or their current Social Security benefits, but not both. The budget is below, figures in billions of dollars.

Excluding those retirees who would rather keep their current Social Security benefits, Dolan figures on 259 million recipients, for a benefit of $4452 per person.

Before I go on to what’s wrong with this, let me mention two things that Dolan got right. First, he left health care alone. Many people who propose replacing the current welfare system with UBI sweep up health care along with everything else, ignoring the fact that if you have $50,000 in medical expenses a year, a UBI of less than that is not going to leave you better off. And second, he gives the benefit equally to children and adults. Poverty is concentrated among children, so if you are trying to make a poverty-reduction program, you should prioritize children. A lot of UBI plans give children either a smaller benefit or nothing.

That said, $4452 per year isn’t nothing, but it’s not credible to call this a basic income if “basic” means “provides for basic survival needs.” Using federal poverty guidelines for 2014 found here, that's 38% of the poverty level for an individual or 75% of the poverty level for a family of four. (Lower 48 only. Guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii are higher.)

And that’s before getting into specific problems with the components of Dolan’s budget, which I will tackle in reverse order.

Most retirees and disabled people on SSI are worse off

Dolan figures that there are about .42 million retirees on Social Security and 21 million people under 65 who receive Supplemental Security Income, most due to disability. His plan is to offer them either $4452 per year or their current benefit, whichever is greater. For most of them, their current benefit is the better deal, so Dolan figures 57 million people will keep what they’re currently getting and be no worse off.

Except that they will be worse off, because of Dolan’s other cuts. They will lose all of whatever welfare they are currently receiving, as well as the provisions in the tax code that Dolan calls middle class entitlements. Every one of those 57 million is going to lose something, because Dolan would eliminate the personal exemption on income taxes. For those 57 million, Dolan’s plan means all loss and no gain.

The AARP is never going to sit still for this, so I think Dolan’s plan is dead in the water on this provision alone.

Vagueness on cuts to tax expenditures

Dolan wants to cut some federal tax expenditures for a total of $577 billion in new revenue, but he’s not clear on exactly what. He leaves out exclusion of taxes on health insurance plans, and then lists $174 billion in benefits to home owners, retirement savings exemptions at $145 billion, and deductions for charitable giving at $49 billion. The rest, which would come to $202 billion, would be a number of smaller tax measures.

But all tax expenditures, leaving out health-related ones, come to much more than $577 billion, so it’s not clear which ones Dolan is targeting. His link to a list of tax expenditures no longer works, but I believe he’s using these figures. Which of them make up the $202 billion in the miscellaneous category? The big ones would be capital gains ($76 billion), the step-up basis of capital gains at death ($66 billion), the child tax credit ($24 billion), exemption of Social Security income ($26 billion), exclusion of interest on state and local bonds ($29 billion), and deductibility of state and local taxes ($46 billion). Those come to $267 billion, and the smaller provisions would add a lot more. Since Dolan doesn’t say which ones he wants to eliminate, it’s impossible to figure who benefits from his plan and who pays.

Current welfare recipients are much worse off

Go back and look at that budget again. It takes $500 billion that currently goes to the poor and divides it up among everybody, poor, middle class, and rich alike. That means, obviously, that a lot less of that money is going to the poor.

To make up for this, Dolan adds another $653 billion and again, divides it among everybody, and again, that means most of it is not going to the poor.

If you’re trying to help poor people, don’t you think it would be a good idea to make sure they’re getting back at least the $500 billion you cut from welfare?

There are, let’s say, 50 million poor people in the US. Depending upon what you count as poverty, you get a different number, but 50 million is a nice round number and good enough for a sanity check on Dolan’s idea. At $4452 each, their share of the UBI payout is $222.6 billion.

Poor people are getting back less than half of what they lose to welfare cuts.

That’s a very rough estimate, but we can check it against data that Dolan had on hand: the report from the Cato Institute that he cited for his welfare numbers. Starting on page 11 of the report, there is a breakdown of the cost and the number of recipients for each program, which lets us calculate average welfare spending per participant. Here are the results for some of the larger programs.

Those are averages, of course, and in particular the number for TANF is not to be taken at face value because only about 25% of that goes to cash benefits. But it should raise some red flags. A thoughtful and responsible person would have done a little googling around.

Median combined SNAP and TANF cash benefits for a family of 3 in 2012 were $869 per month (source, p. 13), which is $10,428 per year. Dolan’s UBI for three people is $13,356, so substituting that for SNAP and TANF, the family is $2928 per year better off. But take away an average EITC of $2037 and school breakfast and lunch programs for two kids at $1203, and the family is now $312 worse off. And that’s before losing WIC, Head Start, Section 8, or any other program they might benefit from.

I have criticized the authors of other plans for not using a tax model to figure out who benefits and who pays, but Dolan couldn’t be bothered to run the simplest check to see if it’s even plausible that his plan works. That’s insultingly shoddy.

Having completely missed this little flaw in his plan, Dolan ends part 2 of his series with this statement:

My purpose here has simply been to show that a UBI within striking distance of the poverty level, as commonly understood, would , conceptually, be affordable without aggressively attacking the fortunes of upper income Americans and without raising anyone’s effective marginal tax rates.

Well you fucking failed at that. Ed Dolan, you are a professional economist with a PhD from Yale. I, an anonymous rando on Tumblr, have only taken one class in economics ever and that was at a second-rank state school. And yet I discredited your work with about two minutes of arithmetic.

That being the case, I feel qualified to say that you are an innumerate nitwit and I wouldn’t trust you to add up a bar tab.

Oh, and if you take away the personal exemption you are obviously raising the effective marginal tax rate for at least some people. Good grief, think about what you’re saying for a moment.

Conclusion: this is a horrible plan that completely screws the poor, and the quality of the economics program at Yale must be pretty awful if this guy is any indication.

#ubi #universal basic income #ed dolan

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200: My crush’s name is: John. (Fischer) @fxscher 199: I was born in: 1999 198: I am really: fucking fun  197: My cellphone company is: Verizon 196: My eye color is: Brown 195: My shoe size is: depends on brand. Nike: 15 Adidas: 14  194: My ring size is: idfk lol 193: My height is: 6’ 2’’ 192: I am allergic to: poison ivy  191: My 1st car was: 2001 toyota camery 190: My 1st job was: Dishwasher at a Buffett Restaurant  189: Last book you read: The Soloist  188: My bed is: comfortable  187: My pet: my dog, Harlee 186: My best friend: @fxscher also my boyfriend 185: My favorite shampoo is: well my mom does hair so idk 184: Xbox or ps3: Xbox all the way 183: Piggy banks are: overrated  182: In my pockets: are black holes 181: On my calendar: blank months 180: Marriage is: a huge goal of mine and im so excited for it 179: Spongebob can: run me over in his boat and i would thank him  178: My mom: is the best in the world even tho we have many disagreements. Love her 177: The last three songs I bought were? None bitch tf i have spotify premium  176: Last YouTube video watched: uhm for sure the music video for camp rock “we cant back down”  175: How many cousins do you have? Bitch i don’t know, a lot 174: Do you have any siblings? Twin brother. Little brother. Little sister.  173: Are your parents divorced? Nope 172: Are you taller than your mom? For sure 171: Do you play an instrument? Do i look like a band/orchestra kid lmaoo 170: What did you do yesterday? I don’t even remember what I did 20 min ago stop

[ I Believe In ] 169: Love at first sight: of course 168: Luck: yes 167: Fate: yes 166: Yourself: uh yes bitch 165: Aliens: universe is too small to not believe 164: Heaven: YES 163: Hell: Eh 162: God: OF COURSE  161: Horoscopes: yes 160: Soul mates: yes 159: Ghosts: yes 158: Gay Marriage: im gay so yes hoe 157: War: uh yeah  156: Orbs: yes 155: Magic: yes duh

[ This or That ] 154: Hugs or Kisses: both bitch 153: Drunk or High: why not BOTH  152: Phone or Online: online 151: Red heads or Black haired: neither lmao 150: Blondes or Brunettes: brunettes but im gay so 149: Hot or cold: bitch. Hot for sure but christmas isnt christmas without cold weather  148: Summer or winter: summer 147: Autumn or Spring: here in ohio we call it “fall” 146: Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla  145: Night or Day: both 144: Oranges or Apples: apples 143: Curly or Straight hair: dont care 142: McDonalds or Burger King: mcdicks bitch 141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: is that racist😉 jk but forsure white chocolate  140: Mac or PC: MAC 139: Flip flops or high heals: neither lmao 138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: how and RICH AND SWEET fuck the sterotype  137: Coke or Pepsi: COKE-aine  136: Hillary or Obama: obama lol 135: Burried or cremated: uhm idk idrc i lowkey wanna be cremated and thrown in the ground with some tree seeds  134: Singing or Dancing: both 133: Coach or Chanel: chanel 132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: who are they 131: Small town or Big city: big city 130: Wal-Mart or Target: target 129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: neither 128: Manicure or Pedicure: idk 127: East Coast or West Coast: west coast for sure  126: Your Birthday or Christmas: dont care enough 125: Chocolate or Flowers: flowers i dont need to be happy AND fat 124: Disney or Six Flags: havent been to either 123: Yankees or Red Sox: this is tumblr we dont care about sports on here

[ Here’s What I Think About ] 122: War: i dont care #MakeAmericaGreatAgain 121: George Bush: fuck u 120: Gay Marriage: yes bitch we do what we want 119: The presidential election: i love donald trump 118: Abortion: under certain circumstances should it be okay. If you’re doing it bc you fucked up, that child doesnt deserve to not have a life because of your poor choices sorry 117: MySpace: dumb 116: Reality TV: love it 115: Parents: love them but back tf off 114: Back stabbers: i’ll fucking ruin your life  113: Ebay: what 112: Facebook: hi 111: Work: love my job so much 110: My Neighbors: ok this bitch who lives next to us is psycho and wants to literally BE my mom i feel like im in an LMN movie sometimes 109: Gas Prices: fucking really dude like go back to the way they were before the hurricanes  108: Designer Clothes: LOVE LOVE LOVE 107: College: I love it so much can’g wait to graduate  106: Sports: dumb 105: My family: love them 104: The future: ony God knows, he has a plan for me

[ Last time I ] 103: Hugged someone: idfk 102: Last time you ate: like 2 hrs ago 101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: today 100: Cried in front of someone: months 99: Went to a movie theater: months 98: Took a vacation: June 97: Swam in a pool: August  96: Changed a diaper: never 95: Got my nails done: never 94: Went to a wedding: years ago 93: Broke a bone: never 92: Got a peircing: never 91: Broke the law: idk today i guess when i went 60 in a 35 90: Texted: hour ago

[ MISC ] 89: Who makes you laugh the most: my dog bruh and my boyfriend and sometimes cece😉 88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my dog and my mom 87: The last movie I saw: Norma Rae 86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: a future with my boyfriend 85: The thing im not looking forward to: being poor when im out of college 84: People call me: gay 83: The most difficult thing to do is: ignore the negativity  82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: nope 81: My zodiac sign is: taurus 80: The first person i talked to today was: john 79: First time you had a crush: bitch i used to be heartless  78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: john or gabby  77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: lost brain cells thinking about this 76: Right now I am talking to: no one 75: What are you going to do when you grow up: own my own coffee franchise or ya know get rocognized for something dumb and get famous  74: I have/will get a job: yes i work at subway 73: Tomorrow: i work 72: Today: i worked 71: Next Summer: im gonna work 70: Next Weekend: im gonna work 69: I have these pets: dog 68: The worst sound in the world: dfc 67: The person that makes me cry the most is: not one person has made me cry in 5 years 66: People that make you happy: my boy 65: Last time I cried: like 5 min ago bc tears of happiness thru music 64: My friends are: the best i’ll ever have 63: My computer is: if only i had one 62: My School: Mount St. Joseph University  61: My Car: needs a little work 60: I lose all respect for people who: are rude af 59: The movie I cried at was: too many 58: Your hair color is: brown 57: TV shows you watch: usually pretty little liars 56: Favorite web site: 😉 55: Your dream vacation: sicily, italy  54: The worst pain I was ever in was: when i wanted to kill myself for like 5 years 53: How do you like your steak cooked: idk  52: My room is: simple, classy n cozy 51: My favorite celebrity is: like really idk 50: Where would you like to be: sleeping 49: Do you want children: maybe 48: Ever been in love: yes 47: Who’s your best friend: my bf and gabby and cece 46: More guy friends or girl friends: girl 45: One thing that makes you feel great is: eating healthy and drinking coffee 44: One person that you wish you could see right now: my boy 43: Do you have a 5 year plan: no 42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: ya 41: Have you pre-named your children: ya 40: Last person I got mad at: the person who accused my bf of sexual assault  39: I would like to move to: a beach 38: I wish I was a professional: in BUSINESS

[ My Favorites ] 37: Candy: ew 36: Vehicle: blacked out range rover 35: President: Donald Trump 34: State visited: Florida 33: Cellphone provider: verizon 32: Athlete:dc 31: Actor: dc 30: Actress: dc 29: Singer: Cardi B, Post Malone, Halsey, Migos god damn so many 28: Band: dc 27: Clothing store: anything name brand 26: Grocery store: kroger hoe 25: TV show: pretty little liars 24: Movie: the hunger games movies 23: Website: hmm 22: Animal: idk 21: Theme park: kings island 20: Holiday: halloween/xmas 19: Sport to watch: nope 18: Sport to play: volleyball 17: Magazine: idk 16: Book: Looking for Alaska 15: Day of the week: saturday 14: Beach: yes yes yes yes, santa rosa  13: Concert attended: lana del ey 12: Thing to cook: anything  11: Food: i love all food fwm 10: Restaurant: skyline 9: Radio station: idk 8: Yankee candle scent: anything seasonal 7: Perfume: idk 6: Flower: idk 5: Color: blue 4: Talk show host: i dont know do i look 50 3: Comedian: idk 2: Dog breed: german shepard  1: Did you answer all these truthfully? Yes bitch

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200: My crush’s name is: Peyton o//o 199: I was born in: 2003 198: I am really: gay. 197: My cellphone company is: Verizon 196: My eye color is: brown 195: My shoe size is: 5 194: My ring size is: N/A 193: My height is: ...5′1 192: I am allergic to: stupidity 191: My 1st car was: N/A 190: My 1st job was: N/A 189: Last book you read: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 188: My bed is: comfy 187: My pet: Joshua, Chloe, Bella and Shelby 186: My best friend: Rayne 185: My favorite shampoo is: Suave 184: Xbox or ps3: N/A 183: Piggy banks are: convenient 182: In my pockets: N/A 181: On my calendar: N/A 180: Marriage is: im too ugly for anyone/too young 179: Spongebob can: ?? 178: My mom: is a pretty fuck 177: The last three songs I bought were? N/A 176: Last YouTube video watched: Waving Through a Window | Thomas Sanders ft. dodie & Ben J Pierce 175: How many cousins do you have? not shore 174: Do you have any siblings? nup 173: Are your parents divorced? nup 172: Are you taller than your mom? nup 171: Do you play an instrument? nup 170: What did you do yesterday? wake up [ I Believe In ] 169: Love at first sight: hell yes 168: Luck: hell no 167: Fate: hell yes 166: Yourself: hell no 165: Aliens: hell no 164: Heaven: hell yes 163: Hell: hell yes 162: God: hell yes 161: Horoscopes: hell yes 160: Soul mates: hell yes 159: Ghosts: hell no 158: Gay Marriage: hELL YES 157: War: hell yes 156: Orbs: hell yes 155: Magic: hell no [ This or That ] 154: Hugs or Kisses: that 153: Drunk or High: this 152: Phone or Online: that 151: Red heads or Black haired: that 150: Blondes or Brunettes: that 149: Hot or cold: that 148: Summer or winter: that 147: Autumn or Spring: this 146: Chocolate or vanilla: this 145: Night or Day: this 144: Oranges or Apples: that 143: Curly or Straight hair: this 142: McDonalds or Burger King: this 141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: that 140: Mac or PC: this 139: Flip flops or high heals: this 138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: that 137: Coke or Pepsi: this 136: Hillary or Obama: uhh neither 135: Burried or cremated: that 134: Singing or Dancing: this 133: Coach or Chanel: that 132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: THIS 131: Small town or Big city: that 130: Wal-Mart or Target: that 129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: this 128: Manicure or Pedicure: this 127: East Coast or West Coast: that 126: Your Birthday or Christmas: this 125: Chocolate or Flowers: that 124: Disney or Six Flags: this 123: Yankees or Red Sox: nEITHER [ Here’s What I Think About ] 122: War: yes 121: George Bush: no 120: Gay Marriage: yes 119: The presidential election: yes 118: Abortion: no 117: MySpace: no 116: Reality TV: no 115: Parents: yes 114: Back stabbers: yES 113: Ebay: no 112: Facebook: yes 111: Work: yes 110: My Neighbors: no 109: Gas Prices: yes 108: Designer Clothes: no 107: College: yes 106: Sports: yes 105: My family: yes 104: The future: YES [ Last time I ] 103: Hugged someone: two dayz ago 102: Last time you ate: im eating right now lmao 101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: awhile ago 100: Cried in front of someone: June 28th 99: Went to a movie theater: sometime this week 98: Took a vacation: two months ago 97: Swam in a pool: two months ago 96: Changed a diaper: N/A 95: Got my nails done: two months ago 94: Went to a wedding: N/A 93: Broke a bone: N/A 92: Got a peircing: ooooooh...sometime this year 91: Broke the law: N/A 90: Texted: June 27th [ MISC ] 89: Who makes you laugh the most: Rayne 88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my pets 87: The last movie I saw: Dunkirk 86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Heaven. 85: The thing im not looking forward to: tomorrow 84: People call me: gay fuck 83: The most difficult thing to do is: pretend everything’s okay 82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: N/A 81: My zodiac sign is: Saggytitties 80: The first person i talked to today was: Mop 79: First time you had a crush: 7th grade 78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Rayne 77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: eVERYDAY MOP AND I HAVE TELEPATHY 76: Right now I am talking to: no one 75: What are you going to do when you grow up: join the army 74: I have/will get a job: hopefully after the army 73: Tomorrow: draw

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Music asks, personalized list

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1. A Song you’re ashamed of liking - Cold Water by Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber (I just can’t help it, it’s so catchy.)

2. Favourite lyrics - “When we collide we come together, if we don't we'll always be apart. I'll take a bruise, I know you're worth it.” by Biffy Clyro (Many of Horror)

3. Favourite band/artist - Band: All Time Low; Artist: James Arthur

4. Top 5 Favourite songs at this moment - Dirty Laundry by All Time Low, Many of Horror by Biffy Clyro, Chained To the Rhythm by Katy Perry, Bester Freund by Matthias Schweighöfer, Eris & Exile by Fewjar5. Latest song that made you smile - Painting Flowers by All Time Low

6. An overrated band - I don’t know, everybody likes what they like so I don’t really think there’s such a thing like a ‘overrated band’ to me.

7. An overrated song - Gangnam Style by PSY

8. Latest song that made you cry - Kitchen Sink by twenty one pilots9. Artist/band that saved your life - None.10. If you could see any band/artist live, who would it be - The Neighbourhood11. What song/album/band/artist always brings back memories for you - Green Day always brings back my happiest memories.12. saddest song you know - The Scientist by Coldplay13. Favourite song to sing in the shower - American Idiot by Green Day14. If you played an instrument in grade school, what was it - Transverse flute15. What song would you like to have your first dance to at your wedding - Biblical by Biffy Clyro16. 5 Songs to have sex to - Backseat Serenade by All Time Low, Romeo by Until The Ribbon Breaks, Bite by Troye Sivan, Sympathy by Billy Talent, Tear In My Heart by twenty one pilots17. One band you’d have get back together/bring back from the dead - Nirvana18. You’re forced to listen to only one album for the rest of your life, what album is it - Don’t Panic by All Time Low19. A song that gets you through shit - Dream by Imagine Dragons20. A song to shut everything out - King for a Day by Pierce the Veil21. A song that’s a joke between you and your friends - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q2sV1IHvqQ (you know what it is, @hopedreamssoul) and Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio ft. L.V. (a joke between my best friend and me)22. A song to jam out to at 4am - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by Taylor Swift ft. ZAYN23. A song that punches you in the gut every single time - Throne by Bring Me the Horizon24. A song that calms you down - Honest by The Neighbourhood25. A song that makes you feel alive - Emperor’s New Clothes by Panic! At the Disco26. If you could get any lyrics tattooed, which would you choose - “I've never told a lie and that makes me a liar” by All Time Low (Jasey Rae)27. What band/artist would you get your children addicted to at an early age - They should choose their own music.

28. Can you play any instruments, if so, which - Transverse flute.29. If you could be a member of any band for one show, who would it be - I’d like to be Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco.30. CDs or Vinyls - Vinyls.31. 25 songs to play at your funeral - Goldfish by Until The Ribbon Breaks, Suburbia by Troye Sivan, A Moment of Silence by The Neighbourhood, I Unproudly Present by James Arthur, Painting Flowers by All Time Low, Time To Say Goodbye by twenty one pilots, O by Coldplay, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, Au Revoir by OneRepublic, You Found Me by The Fray, Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls, Last Hope by Paramore, Cancer by My Chemical Romance, People by Biffy Clyro, Silence by Michael Schulte, Heilige und Hunde by Gloria, Wish I Was Here by Cat Power ft. Coldplay, Honest by The Neighbourhood, Breathe me by Sia, Drive by Halsey, Eyes Shut by Years & Years, Therapy by All Time Low, I Was Me by Imagine Dragons, Obstacles by Syd Matters, Another Love by Tom Odell32. What are some song titles that you love - Smoke and Mirrors by Imagine Dragons, Long Way Down by One Direction, Paint You Wings by All Time Low, Afraid of Heights by Billy Talent, Until the Ribbon Breaks by Until The Ribbon Breaks33. If your life ended today, what song would you choose to represent it - The Beach by The Neighbourhood34. Can you give me a 10 song playlist for a long night - This Is Gospel by Panic! At the Disco, All I Want by A Day to Remember, Polemonium by Fewjar, Do Or Die by 30 Seconds to Mars, Wolves of Winter by Biffy Clyro, Rat a Tat by Fall Out Boy ft. Courtney Love, Lost In Stereo by All Time Low, Chained To the Rhythm by Katy Perry, Polarize by twenty one pilots, Alaska by Casper35. A heart wrenching song - Mad World by Gary Jules36. A band/artist you’re proud of - twenty one pilots37. A song that has a lot of meaning to you - Jasey Rae by All Time Low38. A song that reminds you of school - Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus39. A song not sung in your native language - Believer by Imagine Dragons40. An instrumental song - Imagine by John Lennon (I love the instrumental version so much)41. A classical song - Imagine by John Lennon42. A song with no percussion - Candle In the Wind by Elton John43. Something you’ve heard performed live - Surrender by Billy Talent44. Something you’d give ANYTHING to hear performed live - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (sadly that’s not possible)45. A song from a band/artist that’s from your town/city/state/province - Rock Me Amadeus by Falco46. A song made suddenly precious because of a special someone - Bester Freund by Matthias Schweighöfer47. A song made suddenly painful because of someone special - Talk Me Down by Troye Sivan48. A song that demands lip syncing and a makeshift microphone - Mr. Brightside by The Killers49. A song from a band/artist you met/know - Drag Me Down by One Direction50. A song that you would rock at karaoke - I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys51. A song you can’t help but dance to - All The Small Things by blink-18252. A song that makes you want to dance on a table - Best Song Ever by One Direction53. Your 10 song striper playlist - I don’t think I have that kind of playlist (yet).54. Favourite Disney song - Colors of the Wind from the movie Pocahontas55. A song that starts with the first letter of your name - Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake56. A song from an artist still alive - Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran57. A song from an artist who’s dead - Black or White by Michael Jackson58. A song you love by an artist/band you hate - I don’t think there’s an artist/band I really hate.59. A song you love with a colour in the title - Red Flag by Billy Talent60. A song you love with a number in the title - Seventeen Forever by Metro Station61. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about - Out of Mind by Tove Lo62. A song that needs to be played LOUD - Friends and Enemies by Biffy Clyro63. A song that makes you think about life - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen64. 15 Songs that get suck in your head easily - Avalanche by BMTH, Border by Years & Years, Perfect by One Direction, Doubt by twenty one pilots, Fallen Leaves by Billy Talent, Mr. Brightside by The Killers, All I Want by A Day to Remember, Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran, Golden by Brandon Beal ft. Lukas Graham, Basket Case by Green Day, Your Love Is a Lie by Simple Plan, Ganz schön okay by Casper ft. Kraftklub, Death of a Bachelor by Panic! At the Disco, King for a Day by Pierce the Veil AND basically every All Time Low song ever65. A song that you think everyone should listen to - Viva la Vida by Coldplay66. A song that makes you want to fall in love - Favorite Record by Fall Out Boy67. A song that makes you think about ‘him/her’ - Oh No by Bring Me the Horizon68. A song that you remember from your childhood - One Love by Blue (because my mom always listened to this song)69. A song that reminds you of you - Old Scars / Future Hearts by All Time Low70. Okay what’s the real answer to number 1 - The real answer is the answer I gave at number 1. ;)

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MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft in Red Flag Alaska exercise for first time

The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 remotely piloted heavy combat aircraft for the first time participated in the exercise Red Flag 19-2 training exercise, according to 1st Lt Lee Lizotte.

This year Red Flag Alaska large scale realistic combat training marked the first time the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft participated.

Maintainers of the 174th Attack Wing, partnered with Airmen assigned to the North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Wing that also operates MQ-9 aircraft in Fargo, to deploy, assemble and operationally check the first MQ-9 aircraft within two days of their arrival by a C-17 from the 105th Airlift Wing, New York.

Simultaneously, other Airmen established and operationally checked the Ground Data Terminal antenna and tower for launch and recovery line of sight, as well as the mobile Ground Control Station. These items are critical for the control of MQ-9, flown remotely by pilots located back at Hancock Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, more than 4,000 miles away.

When the second aircraft arrived by truck, it was also assembled and readied for flight in just two days.

“Because of the way operations are for traditional drill status Guardsmen, this exercise provides an excellent opportunity to further their hands-on expertise with the airframe,” said Staff Sgt. Collin Izard, a 174th Attack Wing maintainer. “It also allows us to figure out how to operate on a much busier, more crowded flightline which differs from the one back in New York.”

The efficiency and hard work of these maintainers led to the first ever take-off of a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper from Eielson Air Force Base, said Lt. Col. Aaron Brown, 108th Attack Squadron director of operations.

“We conducted several test flights where we flew the MQ-9 locally before handing control off to the pilots back in New York,” Brown said.

“In the past, the MQ-9 hasn’t been heavily utilized in traditional air combat operations,” said Brown. “During RED FLAG, we’re trying to build interoperability between the platforms and showcase the MQ-9’s capabilities and how they can be integrated into the fight.”

A key role of the 174th Attack Wing, Brown said, is the ability to provide more detailed information on targets so the manned aircraft can receive a better view of the battlespace from a platform that has much more longevity in the area of operations.

“The MQ-9 also adds a lot of longevity because it can fly for nearly 24 hours non-stop and the intel it provides allows fighter pilots to use their fuel more efficiently,” said Brown.

The participation of the 174th Attack Wing in this year’s training exercise, alongside piloted F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, KC-135 Stratotankers, Mitsubishi F-2s, C-130 Hercules, UH-60 Black Hawks and HH-60 Pave Hawks marked the first integration of the MQ-9 to train alongside other Air Force and international partners.

During the exercise, the Syracuse Operations and Maintenance Groups successfully flew 20 sorties for a total of over 120 hours and expended more than a dozen precision munitions, including nine GBU-12 inert bombs, four GBU-38 inert bombs, and four live Hellfire missiles.

When the exercise concluded, the maintainers disassembled and packed both airplanes and support equipment for the return trip to Syracuse.

This exercise provided an excellent training experience for 174th Attack Wing members as a whole, Brown said. The employment and integration of the 174th Attack Wing MQ-9 in this year’s training rewrote the book in total force combative tactics, he said.

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The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 remotely piloted heavy combat aircraft for the first time participated in the exercise Red Flag 19-2 training exercise, according to 1st Lt Lee Lizotte.

This year Red Flag Alaska large scale realistic combat training marked the first time the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft participated.

When the second aircraft arrived by truck, it was also assembled and readied for flight in just two days.

“We conducted several test flights where we flew the MQ-9 locally before handing control off to the pilots back in New York,” Brown said.

“The MQ-9 also adds a lot of longevity because it can fly for nearly 24 hours non-stop and the intel it provides allows fighter pilots to use their fuel more efficiently,” said Brown.

When the exercise concluded, the maintainers disassembled and packed both airplanes and support equipment for the return trip to Syracuse.

Photo by Airman First Class Taylor Phifer)

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Missouri State Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag

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Missouri State Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, located on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state.

Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764.

State of Missouri

Flag Seal

Nickname(s): Show Me State, Cave State, and Mother of the West Motto(s): Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) Let the good of the people be the supreme law State song(s): “Missouri Waltz“

Official language English Spoken languages

English 93.9%

Spanish 2.6%

German 0.4%

Missouri French

Demonym Missourian Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro Greater St. Louis Area Ranked 21st • Total 69,704 sq mi (180,530 km2) • Width 240 miles (390 km) • Length 300 miles (480 km) • % water 1.17 • Latitude 36° 0′ N to 40° 37′ N • Longitude 89° 6′ W to 95° 46′ W Population Ranked 18th • Total 6,093,000 (2016 est.) • Density 87.1/sq mi (33.7/km2) Ranked 30th • Median household income $59,196 (22nd) Elevation • Highest point Taum Sauk Mountain[3] 1,772 ft (540 m) • Mean 800 ft (244 m) • Lowest point St. Francis River at Arkansas border 230 ft (70 m) Before statehood Missouri Territory Admission to Union August 10, 1821 (24th) Governor Eric Greitens (R) Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson (R) Legislature Missouri General Assembly • Upper house Senate • Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D) Roy Blunt (R) U.S. House delegation Lacy Clay (D) Ann Wagner (R) Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) Vicky Hartzler (R) Emanuel Cleaver (D) Sam Graves (R) Billy Long (R) Jason T. Smith (R) (list) Time zone Central: UTC −6/−5 ISO 3166 US-MO Abbreviations MO, Mo. Website www.mo.gov

Missouri State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag

The flag has a red, white, and blue background (representing Missouri’s French heritage; it was part of the Louisiana Purchase from France). The circular center is surrounded by 24 white stars (the number of states when Missouri entered the Union). Two grizzly bears represent bravery and strength. A knight’s helmet and another 24 stars are above the bears. The motto, “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL” is around the inner circle. The motto, “SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTA” (meaning “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law”) is on a yellow ribbon under the bears. The inner circle has an eagle holding the olive branch of peace and the arrows of war (representing the federal government), a crescent moon, and another grizzly bear. The Roman numeral MDCCCXX is under the two bears (1820 was the date of the Missouri Compromise).

Animal Symbols:

State BirdBluebird State AnimalMissouri mule State Insect Honey bee State Aquatic AnimalPaddlefish A large, primitive, freshwater cartilaginous fish. State FishChannel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Plant Symbols:

State Flower

White hawthorn

State Tree

Flowering dogwood

State Nut Tree

Eastern black walnut tree (Juglans nigra)

Earth Symbols:

State Fossil

Crinoid A sea lily that lived 250 million years ago.

State Mineral

Galena (Lead Sulfide)

State Rock

Mozarkite

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Musical Instrument

Fiddle

State Folk Dance

Square dance

Geography

Missouri is landlocked and borders eight different states as does its neighbor, Tennessee. No state in the U.S. touches more than eight. Missouri is bounded by Iowa on the north; by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee across the Mississippi River on the east; on the south by Arkansas; and by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (the last across the Missouri River) on the west. Whereas the northern and southern boundaries are straight lines, the Missouri Bootheel protrudes southerly into Arkansas. The two largest rivers are the Mississippi (which defines the eastern boundary of the state) and the Missouri River (which flows from west to east through the state) essentially connecting the two largest metros of Kansas City and St. Louis.

Although today it is usually considered part of the Midwest, Missouri was historically seen by many as a border state, chiefly because of the settlement of migrants from the South and its status as a slave state before the Civil War, balanced by the influence of St. Louis. The counties that made up “Little Dixie” were those along the Missouri River in the center of the state, settled by Southern migrants who held the greatest concentration of slaves.

In 2005, Missouri received 16,695,000 visitors to its national parks and other recreational areas totaling 101,000 acres (410 km2), giving it $7.41 million in annual revenues, 26.6% of its operating expenditures

Wildlife

Missouri is home to a diversity of both flora and fauna. There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller tributary rivers, streams, and lakes. North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the Oak-Hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Missouri was 6,083,672 on July 1, 2015, a 1.58% increase since the 2010 United States Census.

Missouri had a population of 5,988,927, according to the 2010 Census; an increase of 392,369 (7.0 percent) since the year 2000. From 2000 to 2007, this includes a natural increase of 137,564 people since the last census (480,763 births less 343,199 deaths), and an increase of 88,088 people due to net migration into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 50,450 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 37,638 people. Over half of Missourians (3,294,936 people, or 55.0%) live within the state’s two largest metropolitan areas–St. Louis and Kansas City. The state’s population density 86.9 in 2009, is also closer to the national average (86.8 in 2009) than any other state.

In 2011, the racial composition of the state was:

84.0% White American (81.0% non-Hispanic white, 3.0% White Hispanic)

11.7% Black or African American

0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native

1.7% Asian American

0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

1.9% Multiracial American

0.1% Some other race

In 2011, 3.7% of the total population was of Hispanic or Latino origin (they may be of any race).

Missouri racial breakdown of population Racial composition 1990 2000 2010 White 87.7% 84.9% 82.8% Black 10.7% 11.3% 11.6% Asian 0.8% 1.1% 1.6% Native 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander – 0.1% 0.1% Other race 0.4% 0.8% 1.3% Two or more races – 1.5% 2.1%

Colleges and universities

University of Missouri System

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses. Headquartered in Columbia on the original campus, the extension program provides distance learning and other educational initiatives statewide. The UM System was created in 1963 when the University of Missouri and its offshoot, the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, were combined with the formerly-private University of Kansas City and a newly created campus in suburban St. Louis.

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment Founded University of Missouri Columbia State university Doctoral/very high activity research university 33,266 1839 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City State university Doctoral/high activity research university 16,944 1933 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla State university Doctoral/high activity research university 8,838 1870 University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis State University Doctoral/high activity research university 16,989 1963

Public universities

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment Founded Harris–Stowe State University St. Louis Historically black* public university Baccalaureate college 1,854 1857 Lincoln University Jefferson City Historically black public university Master’s colleges and universities 3,109 1866 Missouri Southern State University Joplin Public university Baccalaureate college 5,264 1937 Missouri State University Springfield Public university Master’s colleges and universities 24,489 1905 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph Public university Baccalaureate college 5,508 1915 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville Public university Master’s colleges and universities 6,687 1905 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau Public university Master’s colleges and universities 10,738 1873 Truman State University Kirksville Public university Master’s colleges and universities 5,880 1867 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg Public university Master’s colleges and universities 14,395 1871

* Harris Teachers College was the City of St. Louis’ teachers college for white students, and Stowe Teachers College was for black students until 1954, when the school board merged the two.

Private colleges and universities

School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment (2009) Founded Avila University Kansas City Catholic Baccalaureate college 1,837 1916 Central Methodist University Fayette Methodist Baccalaureate college 1,000 1854 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout Presbyterian Baccalaureate college 1,600 1906 Columbia College Columbia private Master’s colleges and universities 3,000 1851 Cottey College Nevada Nonsectarian Baccalaureate college 325 1884 Culver–Stockton College Canton Disciples of Christ Baccalaureate college 821 1853 Drury University Springfield Christian Master’s colleges and universities 5,474 1873 Evangel University Springfield Assemblies of God Baccalaureate college 1,850 1955 Fontbonne University Clayton Catholic Baccalaureate college 2,950 1923 Hannibal–LaGrange University Hannibal Christian Baccalaureate college 1,150 1858 Lindenwood University St. Charles Presbyterian Master’s colleges and universities 11,421[10] 1827 Maryville University Town and Country Nonsectarian Baccalaureate college 3,600 1872 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis Evangelical Baccalaureate college 4,615 1957 Missouri Valley College Marshall Presbyterian Baccalaureate college 1,789 1889 Park University Parkville Non-denominational Master’s colleges and universities 11,013 1875 Rockhurst University Kansas City Jesuit Master’s colleges and universities 3,000 1910 Saint Louis University St. Louis Jesuit Doctoral/very high activity research university 13,784 1818 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar Baptist Baccalaureate college 3,000 1878 Stephens College Columbia private Women’s College Baccalaureate college 1,000 1833 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis Nonsectarian Doctoral/very high activity research university 14,114 1853 Webster University Webster Groves private Master’s colleges and universities 5,000 1915 Westminster College Fulton private Baccalaureate college 1,064 1851 William Jewell College Liberty private liberal arts[11] Baccalaureate college 1,050 1849 William Woods University Fulton Disciples of Christ Baccalaureate college 3,000 1870

Associate’s (community) colleges

Public

Crowder College

East Central College

Jefferson College

Metropolitan Community College

Mineral Area College

Missouri State University–West Plains

Moberly Area Community College

North Central Missouri College

Ozarks Technical Community College

St. Charles Community College

St. Louis Community College

State Fair Community College

State Technical College of Missouri[12]

Three Rivers Community College

Private

Ranken Technical College

Theological seminaries

Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

Baptist Bible College

Central Bible College

Central Christian College of the Bible

Concordia Seminary

Covenant Theological Seminary

Eden Theological Seminary

Kenrick-Glennon Seminary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Nazarene Theological Seminary

Ozark Christian College

Saint Louis Christian College

Saint Paul School of Theology

Special focus

A. T. Still University

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Logan College of Chiropractic

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

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MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft in Red Flag Alaska exercise for first time

The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 remotely piloted heavy combat aircraft for the first time participated in the exercise Red Flag 19-2 training exercise, according to 1st Lt Lee Lizotte.

This year Red Flag Alaska large scale realistic combat training marked the first time the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft participated.

When the second aircraft arrived by truck, it was also assembled and readied for flight in just two days.

“We conducted several test flights where we flew the MQ-9 locally before handing control off to the pilots back in New York,” Brown said.

“The MQ-9 also adds a lot of longevity because it can fly for nearly 24 hours non-stop and the intel it provides allows fighter pilots to use their fuel more efficiently,” said Brown.

When the exercise concluded, the maintainers disassembled and packed both airplanes and support equipment for the return trip to Syracuse.

Photo by Airman First Class Taylor Phifer)

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The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 remotely piloted heavy combat aircraft for the first time participated in the exercise Red Flag 19-2 training exercise, according to 1st Lt Lee Lizotte.

This year Red Flag Alaska large scale realistic combat training marked the first time the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft participated.

When the second aircraft arrived by truck, it was also assembled and readied for flight in just two days.

“We conducted several test flights where we flew the MQ-9 locally before handing control off to the pilots back in New York,” Brown said.

“The MQ-9 also adds a lot of longevity because it can fly for nearly 24 hours non-stop and the intel it provides allows fighter pilots to use their fuel more efficiently,” said Brown.

When the exercise concluded, the maintainers disassembled and packed both airplanes and support equipment for the return trip to Syracuse.

Photo by Airman First Class Taylor Phifer)

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