DisplacedAppalachian
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DisplacedAppalachian
@220Stan
#DOFN *RT’d by CitizenHush* #TeamMVRDERCVLT. Self-Certified Expert SAWZALL Arborist. Academic Dean - Jigsaw Puzzle Palace for Left Handers. HUMAN SUPREMACIST
가입일 Ocak 2021
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@ClaudesBBQ I just suck all the air out of the zip lock bag, easy peazy
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@TheBuddyCSM CSM, can you print all the E4s who are on OPFOR ninja stars for the next box rotation?
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@mike1zr2 An MP7 chambered in 9mm would be the perfect truck gun.
Fight me.
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MP7s are ugly and shoot a stupid caliber. The majority of people who like them are weebs with anime PFPs
Doc Strangelove@DocStrangelove2
Gun opinions that get this reaction
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@OfAthenry Had a dude who was, no shit, 41. Tore one of his metatarsals on a ruck.
Finished the ruck.
Hard as woodpecker lips. Pretty sure he was a finance guy.
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We had a 28 year old guy in my basic training flt and we called him Grandpa.
USMC Lady Vet 🇺🇸@Arkypatriot
I went to Marine Corps Boot Camp at 25. I don’t know anybody that wants to go to Boot Camp at 42
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@L6_Underground “Accuracy Through Volume” goes hard as woodpecker lips. Give’em the ol’ razzle dazzle.
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lol. Lmao.
Still… considering it, but not sure the divorce would be worth it.
GIF
Task & Purpose@TaskandPurpose
Army raises enlistment age to 42, removes waiver for marijuana possession trib.al/h6sIjvd
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The heart of the VA “disability” debate isn’t policy, it’s the word itself. Disability is a term loaded with misunderstanding and stigma.
Uninformed veterans and civilians negatively react to the idea of compensation for someone who appears physically “able.” That reaction is conditioned by decades of Hollywood cultural imagery that includes disfigurement, prosthetics, and World War I–style shell shock. In that frame disability is limited to something visible and severe.
But that’s not what the VA system is built around. What veterans leave service with are limitations. Some immediate, others latent but predictable based on exposure, wear, and mathematical and science-based risk. These are measurable, actuarial realities. The system isn’t designed for public adjudication based on anecdotes or subjective thresholds of “hurt enough.”
Yet many people implicitly treat VA disability like workers’ compensation, which invites a kind of vigilantism and an eagerness to identify fraud. It mirrors the logic of true crime culture: find the bad actor and expose the scam! In practice, that instinct often targets legitimately suffering veterans, turning them into suspects and criminals rather than beneficiaries.
What’s missing from the conversation is the underlying purpose: the VA Disability program is, functionally, a quality-of-life compensation model. It acknowledges that service imposes lasting costs, not just on the individual, but often on their family and long-term well-being.
But of course the current terminology obscures that reality. “Disability” narrows the public’s understanding to visible impairment, when the system is actually compensating for diminished lifetime capacity and risk exposure. If the goal is clarity and legitimacy in the public mind, the VA should reconsider the term itself. The whole damn thing… its language, framing, and branding.
Because as long as we rely on a misunderstood word, we’ll keep having the wrong debate. And veterans will lose.
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Chuck Norris didn't join the Marine Corps...the Marine Corps applied to him.
Heaven’s streets have always been guarded by Marines. Today, Chuck Norris reported for duty.
We mourn the passing of Chuck Norris, a @usairforce veteran, who also became an honorary Marine in 2007 when awarded the title by then Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway.
Chuck Norris is one of just over 100 individuals to be awarded the title of Honorary Marine in the entire 250-year history of the Corps.
Some missions may require a battalion, but this one just requires an Honorary Marine.
#USMCHistory #USMC #SemperFidelis


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A little GoldCorp history for the newbs vice.com/en/article/mee…
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@HardPass4 Chuck ain’t dead, he just felt like roundhouse kicking Satan in his big dumb face and was tired of waiting on him to show.
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@Gruntpa What about that Raytheon nerd back in the day? Has anyone checked on dude in a minute? All this winning must be terrible for him.
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It’s time for another 2A giveaway. This time it’s a brand new @ExUmbrisDesigns Low Profile EDC Fanny Pack in Multicam. Giveaway ends next Monday, 3/23. To enter: FOLLOW, REPOST or QUOTE POST, and REPLY!


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We’re making the Hound Wolf Jacket🐺🐺
Thank you to @bluejeanoperator and the rest of you for inspiring us into making this jacket. Just like with our Spetsnaz Gorka, we’ll be making sure to give this all of the attention to detail it deserves.
Sign up for our project tracker to keep up to date at kommandostore.com/blogs/hound-wo…
- We are hoping to release this by the end of 2026.
- As of now, we don’t have plans to open a pre-order, but that is subject to change.
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