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"The suicide bomber made his away across Bagram air base in Afghanistan in 2016, heading toward a Veterans Day 5-K race featuring hundreds of U. S. soldiers. As U. S. Army Spec. Winston T. Hencely moved to grab the man, the bomber detonated an explosive-laden vest that left Hencely with severe injuries and killed six.

Hencely was credited with saving lives, and the military later concluded that a contractor, Fluor Corp., which employed the suicide bomber, had failed to properly supervise the man before the attack.

Under federal law, Hencely cannot sue the military for his injuries. And when he sued Fluor for negligence, courts dismissed his case, saying federal law preempted it as well.

On Monday, the Supreme Court grappled with Hencely’s last-ditch appeal to revive his lawsuit. The case will determine what recourse soldiers hurt in combat zones might have if they allege that contractors — a fast-growing part of military operations — are responsible for their injuries.

The case revolves around the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which in some instances waives the sovereign immunity the government typically enjoys against lawsuits. The law sets up some clear barriers to suits, including those related to “combatant activities” during “time of war.”

In 1988 SCOTUS held that the tort law barred suits against military contractors when the claims involve a “uniquely federal interest.”.

Mark Mosier, an attorney for Fluor, told the justices the readiness of the U. S. military to fight a war could be undermined by suits like Hencely’s because trust between the military and contractors is paramount.

“The purpose of tort law is to discourage risk-taking, but waging war often requires contractors to take risks, putting their lives and the lives of others in danger,” Mosier said. “Petitioner’s claims also weaken the military’s control over combat operations. Contractors are part of the total force, and the military cannot successfully wage war without them.”

No I'm not a vlogger.

I realise for the purposes of this question, the irony of this GAG account and as an introvert (lol, yes, irony, again?). I was watching snippets or skippings of the Bieber vlogs on YouTube lately "as he's a streamer* and then I watched a bit of Kai Trump (I didn't know that relative existed or had a vlog via a YouTube channel, until tonight (yes that's a nod to the nostalgia of Recess Schools Out if you remember Principal Prickly says as much "until today" when he looks at this old peace sign pendant ✌🏻🕊️ towards the films conclusion). Classic Disney.

Anyways - what do you make of vloggers? Are you a vlogger? Doesn't it kind of become... too many eyeballs?

Hell i think it becomes too many eyeballs. While I'm running my mouth here, merrily and humbly as always, as an amateur observational comedian "how's about being a nobody - of course it's ruined now since that's been taken for two theatrical movies - yet I think there's a lot to be said for the joy of being a "actual nobody" - few socials, few presence online, and not vlogging or filming even point of view, every waking moment of our lives"

How' did i do there? Anyways. Peace 🙏🏻 ✌🏻👀😋🫣😈

Personally, unlike those films about "a Nobody" I for one just like being a standard stock character in real life, a nobody. I'm just another face in the crowd, or keeping to my own self. Yes, minus the irony of this GAG. Which I'll probably delete or leave anyways lol y'all know me, GAG, becomes tedious and publicity I'm not one for. Blah 😛🥳😶

Stunningly, math teachers have technically been banned from using them when teaching probability in many districts. Yes there is the potential for gambling but JFC life IS risk analysis and card games of all stripes are VERY useful for that purpose. I just don't understand USA American "education" sometimes.