I feel bad for all the people in Space Force who know have to move from beautiful Colorado

[edhopper]

to Shithole Alabama, the State is at the bottom of everything except racism.

Apologies to those that live in Alabama, but you already have my sympathy.

[Cha]

1. So Do I! Especially being Born and

Raised in Beautiful Blue Colorado. .

I wish there was something that could be done about it to Compensate the loss.

[BoRaGard]

27. Well the Alabama football team lost, so who wants to hang with losers (r)?

Tomee Tubster (r--florida) is down with that.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Do they want to send their children to Alabama schools?

[haele]

8. They'll send their kids to a base school.

Or a private school. Base schools aren't bad. In many locations throughout the country, they're better than the local schools (Oklahoma, the Dakotas, Idaho...)
The kids going there all understand the military lifestyle and the attitudes and expectations that go with it - and disruptions are not tolerated.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Do they have DOD schools on base stateside?

I thought they were only overseas.

[Aristus]

12. Yes. There are DoD schools on-post.

Depending on the size of the post, the schools can range from pre-K to high school. I attended DoD schools throughout elementary school. By the time I started junior high, my Dad was assigned to a smaller post that didn’t have secondary schools. I attended a local junior high that was technically civilian, but enrolled huge numbers of Army and Air Force dependents.

I have nothing but fond memories of my time in DoD schools. I think the education I got there was better than it would have been if I had attended nearby civilian schools.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Thanks! I attended DOD schools overseas, they were EXCELLENT.

Fabulous education by dedicated high caliber professionals.
I often think of my teachers there, kind and brilliant.

If I can write well it is because of the DOD schools.

When we were stationed stateside we were sent to Catholic schools.
So I didn't realize the USAF base had schools, but we were at some small bases so
perhaps there were no DOD schools there.

[vapor2]

3. thought I read it is definitely going to court

PLUS Boebert against this shit

[marybourg]

4. Huntsville is beautiful and full of Federal scientists and tech people. The cost of living is low,

and because of the population, the schools are probably good. I visited on government business when I was a New Yorker, and I was pretty impressed at the lifestyle.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. It's still Alabama 😣

[Cha]

14. And, it's Still RED Ass Traitor Brainwashed.

[Arazi]

21. Women are second class citizens there with an almost total abortion ban

No way many educated women (and their partners) will voluntarily decide to go live there and risk their own and their family’s lives

[misanthrope]

5. Wait until they find out about Huntsville's weather

Not only do they have a tornado-wracked history but on the occasions when they get winter storms, there isn't sufficient infrastructure in place to deal with it.

[LearnedHand]

11. Non-politicized healthcare for women?

Equal standing of women before the law? Which young family would ageee to this?

[Emile]

7. Had a truck driver tell me I was mispronouncing Alabama.

He said we call it Aladamnbama.

[pecosbob]

10. Space Force never should have been created...pure DJT lookatme bullshit.

This is retribution for not releasing the incarcerated election fraud felon Tina Peters.

[Cha]

15. Ah yes, Tina braindead Peters...

It that the latest that Colorado isn't going to release her?

TY!

[pecosbob]

16. I believe she is still incarcerated...she has been filing appeals.

Latest wiki entry...

Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison and immediately taken into custody in October 2024.[113] At her sentencing, District Court Judge Matthew Barrett told Peters, "Your lies are well documented... I'm convinced you'd do it all over again if you could."[114] Peters told the judge, "I've never done anything with malice to break the law. I've only wanted to serve the people of Mesa County."[113] Barrett told her, "You are no hero. You're a charlatan who used, and is still using, your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that's been proven to be junk time and time again."[30] Subsequent to the sentencing the courthouse increased security after receiving threats to the judge and staff.[115]

Peters filed a federal habeas corpus petition in U.S. District Court of Colorado, arguing that she should be released on bond pending the appeal decision. The hearing was set for July 22, 2025.

Peters asked to appear at an upcoming court hearing remotely from prison in Pueblo, but the judge denied the request.[116]

In May 2025, President Donald Trump directed the United States Department of Justice to take actions to secure Peters' release. In August 2025, Trump issued a social media statement warning that "harsh measures" would be imposed on Colorado if Peters was not released.[117]

[Cha]

18. So here we are.. the GD Harsh Nazi measures.

Thank you for that, Pescosbob..

I'm originally from Colorado and take special interest in what's going on there.

[UTUSN]

17. Yip, KRASNOV's mob retribution, punishing CO & rewarding AL, he was threatening it for months.

[Johonny]

22. It absolutely should have been

It has always been a part of the USAF and given the increased number of space fairing nations and the amount national security depends on space superiority, Space Force is critical to national security

[genxlib]

30. I don't necessarily disagree with you

But what is the point without a functional NASA.

They are a space force that can't get to space.

While it pains me to utilize military preparedness as a reason to fund space exploration, I would still prefer it to the wholesale abandonment of space to billionaires with alternative motives.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. I wonder how much of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge will be cleared and paved to...

make way for this relocation.

https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/redstone-arsenal

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler

[ThoughtCriminal]

20. As far a the politics are concerned

The city of Huntsville is closer to the political center than Colorado Springs. The surrounding areas though are populated by some of worst MAGA infestations anywhere.

Huntsville is a pleasant place, but it has been growing too fast and that is affecting the quality of life. Maybe the same can be said about the Colorado front range. Having lived in both places, I can tell you for culture and scenery, it's not even close to Colorado Springs.

[muriel_volestrangler]

33. Is it closer to the center?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%27s_5th_congressional_district#2024

Democrats getting up to 41% of the House vote in recent elections in Colorado Springs. Compared to Huntsville:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%27s_5th_congressional_district#2024

Unopposed Republican in 2024 (and 2018 and 2020), 30% for the Democrat in 2022. Hunstville itself has had a Republican mayor since 2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Battle

[ThoughtCriminal]

34. The district includes a substantial rural area around Huntsville

That is very right-wing. The city itself is more moderate.

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. But Huntsville has a Republican mayor, while Colorado Springs has an independent

who beat the Republican. We had an argument on DU on whether the independent, Yemi Mobolade, was homophobic, but I think the evidence presented was that he isn't:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217925239
and another news story after that also points in that direction:
https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-11-20/a-year-after-a-mass-shooting-at-an-lgbtq-nightclub-community-feels-supported-but-says-work-remains

[Johonny]

23. Obviously Los Angeles made the most sense

As that's where SMC has been for years. The pentagon is the next obvious choice. In the end, I don't know if it makes a lot of difference as neither the Colorado base or the LA base are closing or changing their missions. Seems like the general is just being moved further from USAF activities.

[FSogol]

24. Won't it be hilarious if the State turned purple or blue.

[Emile]

25. I never seen a reason for having a Space Force to begin with.

More government wasteful spending.

[underpants]

26. Al Abama. Where they lifted the 30 yr ban on yoga in schools....sort of

Alabama Will Now Allow Yoga In Its Public Schools (But Students Can't Say 'Namaste')

MAY 21, 2021

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill to allow public schools to offer yoga, ending a ban that stood for nearly 30 years. Christian conservatives who back the ban said yoga would open the door for people to be converted to Hinduism.

The new law allows yoga to be offered as an elective for grades K-12. While it erases a ban that, over the years, some schools had not realized existed, it also imposes restrictions on how yoga should be taught. Students won't be allowed to say, "Namaste," for instance. Meditation is not allowed.

"Chanting, mantras, mudras, use of mandalas, induction of hypnotic states, guided imagery, and namaste greetings shall be expressly prohibited," the bill states. It also requires English names be used for all poses and exercises. And before any students try a tree pose, they'll need a parent's permission slip.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. 14K people

Work there . . . 9400 Active Duty.

Where are they going to house these folks?

They have shit seeping up through the ground into peoples' back yards down South.

[Prairie Gates]

29. Huntsville is, in some ways, the only place in Alabama I'd even consider

The NASA program there meant it has had several generations of scientists and scientist families. The University of Alabama-Huntsville is in some ways favorable to the black hole of culture that is Tuscaloosa.

It's not great, but it's not geographic death.

[Johnny2X2X]

31. It's high time Dems started doing this about Red States

Most of them are shitholes! Doesn't mean you can't still be proud of your state, or that your state doesn't have good spots and good things about it. But when you compare the deep red states to the Blue States, they are absolute shitholes in comparison for things like incomes, health, education, poverty, crime, and almost all quality of life metrics.

Hell, look at life expectancy. Living in one of the deep blue states gives you 10 year longer of life than living in Mississippi. How the hell can in one country, someone living in Massachusetts expect to live to 80 and someone living in Mississippi only expect to live to 70? This isn't about a 1 or 2 year gap, this is a full decade of life difference. The elected leaders in Red States are literally killing the citizens there.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/life-expectancy-by-state

We should be talking about Federal takeovers of these states whose governments are doing such a poor job for their citizens. It's beyond the pale that being born under Republic rulers means you and your family are going to live 6, 7, 8, or even 10 years less than people born in blue states.

[muriel_volestrangler]

32. Are people in "Space Force" more Republican than Democratic?

If so, Huntsville (already solid Republican, in a solid Republican state) may be the best place for them, giving Colorado a better chance at electing Democrats.