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Happy news! ~~~~~~~~~~~ BRRRRT Lives On: Air Force Now Extending A-10 Warthog to 2030 Every grunt's favorite Cold War leftover piece of close air support, it seems, is getting a few more years of active service. On Monday, the Secretary of the Air Force announced, with a nod to the Secretary of War, that the great A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the Warthog, will have its service life extended until at least 2030. The A-10 is operating with impunity in Iranian airspace right now, and the 'Hog drivers have had great success in hunting down and disassembling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' annoying little speedboats. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/20/brrrrt-lives-on-air-force-now-extending-a-10-warthog-to-2030-n2201493

So much winning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. Steel Announces Plans to Restart Gary Tin Mill Move creates 225 jobs, supports reliable, mined, melted, and made in America tin mill supply, domestic manufacturing, and critical food and agriculture supply chains PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2026 – U.S. Steel today announced plans to restart the Gary Tin Mill at the company's Gary Works facility, positioning the company to increase domestic tin mill production and provide customers with American made supply. The planned restart requires sustained customer interest in securing long term domestic tin mill supply and U.S. Steel's belief that demand can be met by increased U.S. production when market conditions allow for fair competition. The restart is intended to provide customers greater access to reliable, American made tin mill products—mined, melted, and made in America—as part of a more balanced domestic supply mix. "Customers are increasingly focused on securing dependable domestic supply they can count on over the long term," said U.S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt. "Restarting the Gary Tin Mill positions us to serve that demand, support domestic manufacturing, and strengthen critical U.S. supply chains—including those that help support American farmers and food producers—provided trade is fair and enforced." On April 9, U.S. Steel, along with the United Steelworkers, filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions against imports of tin and chromium coated sheet steel ("tin mill products") from China, Taiwan, and Turkey and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition against subsidized imports of tin mill products from China. U.S. Steel expects the restart of the Gary Tin Mill to occur in early 2027, subject to completion of maintenance activities, procurement of materials, and workforce readiness. The company is taking a deliberate approach to ensure the Gary Tin Mill can operate safely and reliably once production resumes. The timing is intended to position the facility to support customer needs aligned with the annual contracting cycle for tin mill products. The company estimates approximately $15-$20 million in restart related costs, primarily to ensure operational readiness, including equipment inspections, maintenance, and materials necessary to resume production. The restart is expected to support approximately 225 jobs at Gary Works. Tin mill products produced at the Gary Tin Mill will be used in essential applications, including food and beverage packaging, aerosol products, oil filtration goods, and other critical end markets. About U.S. Steel Founded in 1901, U.S. Steel delivers profitable and sustainable steel solutions. Propelled by its talented employees and an unwavering focus on safety, U.S. Steelserves the automotive, construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging industries with high value-added steel products. Steel production begins with our competitively advantaged iron ore production capabilities which fuel our integrated steelmaking facilities and investments in electric arc furnaces. U.S. Steel is at the forefront of creating steels that are stronger, lighter, and better for the environment. This includes our proprietary XG3® advanced high-strength steel, verdeX® steel produced with 70-80% lower CO2 emissions with a recycled content of up to 90%, and ultra-thin lightweight InduX™ steel for electric vehicles, generators, and transformers. U.S. Steel maintains operations across the United States and in Central Europe and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com and follow U.S. Steel on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X. https://www.ussteel.com/media/newsroom/-/blogs/u-s-steel-announces-plans-to-restart-gary-tin-mill

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Bedtime HSM discouraged by doc aided zzz, finally man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Attempted Siesta #1 failed, overcaffeinated we man. Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man. Conquered LL & dished/de-dished the warsher as should have been done Sunday, delinquent we man. Dallied all day waiting for Mama T-B. to call, dally we man. At 2 p.m., she called and out-reamed us for not calling her, man. Visit lasted an efficient half an hour, amazing man. Mini-B. arrived as scheduled, de-skoolbused wee man man. Siesta #2 partially successful, got most of it before hip-pain truncation man. Din-din was maple-flavored baked beans + air-fried chicken chunks + r'b'r, ingest Two Guys man. No movie night in favor of Mini-B.'s study for state-mandated test on Tuesday, studious wee man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No distinct obligations Tuesday, supposed to monsoon anyway man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Thank you -- we all care. Oh, gosh... more waiting. It WILL eventually pay off for you.

She was a curious choice to begin with, and no loss at all.

Another pretty good article on this topic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gamers Hit Record 12K New ATC Job Apps: FAA Just Won the Boss Fight [...] Not long ago, the Trump administration's Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, announced an initiative to hire new air traffic controllers to make up for what was becoming a serious shortage. The kicker? They were going to recruit gamers, people who already had skill in managing the movement of big, complex things on computer screens. On Sunday, Secretary Duffy, appearing on Fox News' Sunday Briefing, announced that it worked — bigly. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/20/gamers-hit-record-12k-new-atc-job-apps-faa-just-won-the-boss-fight-n2201478

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the Canada regional forum.

Anecdotally, this is apparently not the first time that gamers have been recruited for ATC, but I don't remember hearing about previous specific efforts. Your question can be interpreted as "how many gamers have become controllers" and as "do any current controllers game as recreation." Really good questions. I'd think that their day jobs would prove to be quite enough activity (with far higher stakes) to quell their itch for gaming, but who knows?

Perhaps, but on the condition that they use "z" instead of "s" in -ize words, and that they drop the superfluous "u" in "labour," "neighbour," etc.

Each of these stories would be a slam-dunk publication in a medical journal.

Not sure that this is a totally new idea, but it's ingenious, just so long as DEI hiring has been abandoned. Even if 98% of applicants wash out, the net result is a gain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6,000 Apply as Air Traffic Controllers After DOT Secretary Duffy Proposes Recruiting Gamers U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) campaign to recruit video gamers as air traffic controllers "wildly successful," after nearly 6,000 applicants submitted forms within the first twelve hours of the program's launch. The FAA is reporting thousands of applicants applied after its unconventional new recruitment initiative launched on April 17, with the application portal reaching its cap at 8,000 candidates. The Trump administration is currently looking to address a persistent nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, as many of the most experienced have retired in recent years. "To reach the next generation of air traffic controllers, we need to adapt," Duffy said in a statement. "This campaign's innovative communication style and focus on gaming taps into a growing demographic of young adults who have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller." The recruitment drive features a high-energy promotional video and messaging that frames job requirements as "mission objectives," which is designed to appeal to Gen Z applicants. [...] https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2026/04/18/6000-apply-as-air-traffic-controllers-after-dot-secretary-duffy-proposes-recruiting-gamers-n4951917

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Did not leave casa yet again, party-animal we man. Mama T-B. said to wait till Monday, compliant we man. Despite HSM, another lousy night of zzz, man. Breakfast/lunch was onecan of Chunky soup, ingest we man. Weather cool, cloudy, windy, might as well mow lawn we man. Full lawn mowed, mow lawn we man. Two sweatbands consumed, one job one recovery man. Siesta hosed by hip pain, we man. Din-din was toucans of chicken noodle soup, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B., start of Two Guys Week man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S+Ms, ingest wee man. Movie night was most of an NBA game, watch Two Guys man. One bowl of Costco popcorn was consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2+2) already for the week, counting Two Guys Eve last week man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Visit to Mama T-B. on Monday, visit senior she man we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Yeah, right. If it does come, it had better be before the midterms. ~~~~~~~~ Kash Patel Makes Bombshell Promise: Arrests Are Coming Over 2020 Election FBI Director Kash Patel dropped a bombshell Sunday morning that the legacy media will do everything to attack. Appearing on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Patel announced that arrests are coming over the coordinated effort to rig the 2020 election. "We are going to be making arrests, and it's coming, and I promise you, it's coming soon," Patel said. That's not a vague promise from a bureaucrat hedging his bets. That's the sitting FBI director going on record, on camera, with a direct commitment to the American people that we’re finally going to see some accountability over the shenanigans that took place during the 2020 elections. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/19/kash-patel-makes-bombshell-promise-arrests-are-coming-over-2020-election-n4951964

It's Sunday, and time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ====================================== I HAVE JOKES... I have a joke about construction, but I'm still working on it. I have a joke about time travel, but you guys didn't get it. I have a joke about being an electrician, but it's too shocking. I have a joke about hunting for fossils, but you probably wouldn't dig it. I have a joke about a broken pencil, but it's pointless. I have a joke about the flu, but I hope you don't get it. I have a joke about statistics, but it's not significant. I have a joke about pizza, but it's too cheesy. I have a joke about immortality, and it never gets old. I have a joke about paper, but it's tearable. I have a joke about trickle-down economics, but 99% of you will never get it. I have a joke about drilling, but it's boring. I have a joke about being a rejected organ donor, but I don't have the guts to tell it. I had a joke about canned juice, but I couldn't concentrate. I have a few jokes about retired people, but none of them work. I have a joke about a broken clock, but it's not the right time. I have a joke about nepotism, but I'll only give it to my kids. I have a joke about butter, but I'm not going to spread it. I have a joke about a roof, but it would just go over your head. I have a joke about inferiority complexes, but it's not very good. I have a joke about procrastination, but I’ll tell it to you later.