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Elon Musk, now deeply embedded in Donald Trump’s transition team, is navigating the cutthroat dynamics of Trump’s inner circle.

Musk has used his massive influence, including 200 million X followers and $200 million in campaign contributions, to push for “radical reform” and staff picks like Brendan Carr for FCC chair and Russell T. Vought for budget director.

However, his lack of political experience and constant presence at Mar-a-Lago has divided Trump’s aides.

Musk has publicly downplayed his influence, following the unspoken Trumpworld rule: don’t overshadow the boss.

I've read out there that the ratio between men and women on dating apps is pretty awfully skewed. The estimates I've read, from a variety of sources all claiming inside insight, put it somewhere at 10:3 men:women on the high end and about half as many women on the low end. Let me tell you, I sure do feel it. I've been using some combination of Tinder, Bumble, and Hinged on and off for more than half a decade now and I've had two dates total. The first one didn't have a second date because she sexually assaulted me, the other because she just didn't feel any chemistry. I can get maybe 5 matches in a month if I'm maxing out my free likes on two platforms every day. The chance they even respond to the first message is like 1/10. So on, so forth. I think I'm a decent catch. I take care of myself. I have a job, hobbies (even ones that aren't video games/TV!), open myself up to plenty of new experiences, try to listen to others, and was lucky to be born with some conventionally attractive features. Hasn't helped very much.

This all sucks, but this is nothing that anybody who has used a dating app could tell you. What really kills it all is A) the way this shitty feeling is monetized to sell $30/mo dating app subs that I will not buy on pain of death B) the white-knuckled grip half the women in the south (where I live) seem to have on outdated gender roles C) the lack of any alternatives

Elaborating on that last point, I live about an hour outside of the nearest city of any decent size. I'm in maximum old-white-people-exurb territory. There's basically nothing for me to meet people my own age, let alone women my age, without an hour's drive. All but three of my friends are guys, and they aren't really positioned to introduce me to anybody either. Out of my ~10 closest friends, only one of them has even been in a relationship in the past 5 or so years. I can't move because I'm at my parent's house right now and it feels super hard to justify moving out when you're making less than 50k/yr and have a stable family situation just because I'm sexually frustrated. It's been so long I feel like I wouldn't even know how to flirt or recognize flirting even if I landed in a miracle situation anyways.

What do yall think? Am I making too much out of it?

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The original was posted on /r/combatfootage by /u/TeaBagHunter on 2024-11-23 06:13:02+00:00.

I have a weird question. Some numbers of pips can have the black pip. However, the 4 captain pips have never been depicted with this.

In some ways, this makes sense; a "lower" captain wouldn't make sense, and we've seen that the highest first officers hold commander pips. It's most likely that have 4 pips with one black is totally invalid.

However, I wonder if there's ever a circumstance where the black pip would be there. For instance, let's say someone gets field promoted to acting captain, but Starfleet either takes their time making it official or it's going to take a while (a few weeks) for the ship to get back to starbase to pick up a new captain (meaning the acting captain will be a bit long-term)? Could it be used then?

I imagine most of this is speculation, but I'm wondering if there's any example in canon of a long-term acting captain that could disprove the use of this pip configuration.

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Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, has had his promotion to lead U.S. Army operations in Europe blocked by Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, reportedly at the request of Donald Trump’s transition team.

The block reflects tensions over the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, with Trump allies pushing for investigations into military leadership during the operation.

Some have suggested court-martialing officers involved.

Critics warn such moves undermine military readiness, while Trump and allies label the withdrawal a “humiliating retreat.”

Donahue’s promotion remains in limbo as debates continue.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - In Rutherford County, Friday night football games have long brought communities together, with proud traditions at schools like Riverdale High. But this fall, a different kind of clash is taking place off the field — a divisive battle over whether certain books need to be pulled from library shelves.

Since February, the Rutherford County Board of Education has banned 35 books, including well-known young adult novels such as Wicked, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Beloved by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. These books were available in high school libraries, though none were part of the district’s curriculum.

The book bans were initiated by board member Caleb Tidwell, who flagged the titles as sexually explicit under school board policy and state obscenity laws.