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  1. Mitt Romney cares about the United States. He has different ideas about the way she should be governed, but he wants what is best for the country. He believes in things like respect for the office of the presidency the integrity of democratic institutions. He voted to impeach DJT, twice. He voted to confirm Jackson. He voted for a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission. The U.S. needs a spectrum of political ideas and Romney is the type of person who should be representing his constituents who share those ideas and want them promoted in a democratic way.
    25 points
  2. So, went to the Kasparov event tonight. It was fantastic. He didn’t pussyfoot around, he went right into discussing Ukraine, Russia, etc. I took notes of particularly interesting points; Lobo criticized me for having my face in my phone at times, but I was typing. Below are my raw notes, I ain’t a court reporter. —————— In the last few years, so many politicians have turned into clowns, and a comedian has become a hero. We must judge things relatively. Maybe the dollar has weakness, but the other currencies are weaker. Ukraine is the frontline of freedom, in the never-ending battle between freedom and tyranny. Why was Putin so wrong about how Ukraine would receive him? Goes back to 1994, and Yeltsin, and him launching the war in Chechnya. At the same time, Ukraine saw something Russia never has - a peaceful transition of power. For all its ills, it had a civil society that would not accept a ruler they did not choose. They demonstrate to us that there are values worth fighting and dying for. Americans got it wrong - thought that Ukraine would fold in two weeks, so we shouldn’t give them weapons that will end up in Russian hands. Dictators lie about what they did, but they are always telling us what they are GOING to do, accurately (see Mein Kampf). One of Putin’s first acts - restoring Soviet anthem. It’s a symbol, but dictators need symbols. He remained reserved about his plans, because he wasn’t ready to move on them. Kasparov knew what he was going to do if ever given the chance, and he’s gotten it. Skyrocketing oil prices gave Russian people a taste of “normal life.” McDonald’s, etc. It MUST be a democracy, right? The parallels between 2014 Russia (Sochi Olympics) and 1936 Germany (Berlin Olympics) were strong. And people overlooked these rising problems because business is business, and we ignore the lessons of history. 20 months after 1936 games, Hitler annexed Austria. 20 DAYS after Sochi, Putin annexed Crimea. Weakness from Obama and red lines. Merkel said we can’t get off German gas, she had 16 years. Turns out they could get off Russian gas in 10 days. Weakness of western leaders emboldened Putin. Putin has an army, money, and nukes, yes. But let’s go back to 1941. Great things happen due to leadership or lack thereof. January 1943, Casablanca conference, set the goal of “unconditional surrender,” which took political will. The challenge of Stalin taking over West Berlin. For 11 months, allied leadership defeated him. I am a Berliner. Tear down this wall. Leadership moments. How can you expect a wall to come down that’s been here so long? Bold leaders push it. Now, when people look at America, they don’t know what it is. We used to have a consistent policy approach when it came to the Cold War. We are still a factor, but it depends on who is in the White House. The aid we provide is much less than Ukraine needs, but much more than Putin expects. Tucker Carlson is Russian propaganda - is he parroting them, or are they parroting him? Our fear of China sounds exactly like our concern about a rising Japan in the 80s. Yet for all we fear China, they couldn’t come up with a decent vax, we did. The remedy to these problems is freedom and creativity that comes with it. What has surprised him? The volume of the genocidal crimes committed in Ukraine. And how many Russians accept it. They don’t WANT to know the alternative (true) viewpoint. It’s a shield that protects their conscience. Russian message now is that they have to deplete the Ukrainian forces, fight to the last Ukrainian. There’s already a quarter million dead soldiers, total. Went from 60,000 artillery rounds fired a day to 15-20k, though. Re the warnings that the West is sleepwalking into WWIII - we are already in WWIII, Putin already decided that. This was never about Ukraine, which he doesn’t recognize as a true independent nation. It was an attack on the rest of the world, governed by treaties, agreements, and the rule of law. It’s about BEING the law, via might makes right. Indeed, some Russians thought WWIII was the Cold War, which they lost. This is WWIV. And we were sleepwalking, BEFORE this war. He’s not playing chess. He’s playing Poker, with bluffing, and watching your opponents fold on your bluff time and again. He thought that the free world would fold, and he would have been right, but for Ukrainian leadership and courage. Re: taking back Ukraine, is it an attack on Russian soil? We’re back to poker, and probabilities about the risk of escalation. Dictators move to take advantage of perceived weakness. He thought he could get away with it. Oh, and when you say it’s not a bluff…it’s a bluff. All other dictators are watching this. Ukraine affects Taiwan’s fate. Ukraine’s victory would make dictators tremble, its loss will do the opposite. It even inspires the Iranian revolution - “I wish Russian men had the courage of Iranian women.” He wants reparations to be paid, and war criminals brought to justice. And as long as Putin is in power, the war won’t end. Empires like that must expand, if they retreat, they collapse. War is the only justification for him remaining in power. The liberation of Ukraine is the first step to liberating Russia - true Russian patriots should be doing all the can to help Ukraine win. How will it end and how is Ukriane succeeding? Freedom wins. He’s an optimist by nature, history doesn’t end. We know that evil doesn’t die. It may be dormant, but when we become complacent, it rises up. Ukraine wins because they are creative. He believes it ends this year (optimist), because attrition plays to Putin’s hands. We don’t want this war to be an issue in our presidential campaign. Victory for Ukraine is victory for Russia. How and why does Putin leave (bullet, coup)? He’d rather not speculate, instead talk about what history shows us. Weakness, losing, is when he leaves. Big difference between Russia and Ukraine: Russia is still an imperial mindset (comes with conquest, expansion). Ukraine has shifted to a statehood view. Russia has to make that shift. The only way to wake up Russian society is a decisive military defeat. The Russian public needs to understand that the age of Russian empire is over. There are parts of Russia that will break away. If it makes the transition from empire to national state, it will be smaller. We don’t know the outcome of the collapse of the Russian empire exactly. We don’t know how and when it will end, but it will end. He will fall because his powers will fail. Dictators need a myth, and a loss shatters that myth (loss of Crimea would do that). Will leadership go along with him if he wants to use nukes? What would a mafia do? Dying for and with him is not what they’re interested in. Interesting question to him: What is a downside of being intelligent? Frustration. What seems obvious to him, why don’t others see it? He also knows the limits of his skills, he knows what he’s good at and what he’s bad at. Do you believe Ukraine can win without sustained western support, and will we support them long and strong enough? No, they need our support across the board. But they really don’t need that much. Most of our aid is weapons sitting in storage. They just need what we have in stock. It is not a charitable contribution - THIS is the war that NATO has been preparing for since 1949. The planned battlefield was the Rhine, now it’s the Dnipro. The principles are the same, Ukraine is doing what NATO was built for. Imagine, we can end the Russian problem by supplying Ukraine with our weapons. It’s crazy that it’s even a debate. It’s the greatest bargain imaginable. This is our war. Putin is fighting us. He is fighting the world we live in, the world of the rule of law and norms that has made us successful and prosperous. ————— Lots to digest. Really interesting stuff from a voice who has been sounding the alarm on Putin’s plans for over 20 years.
    23 points
  3. Or next to me. A few observations; (1,x,2 not shown) I spoke briefly with the 3 ladies on the front row, none of them spoke back. One of those smiled, his wife I think (red?). The one in front, zero sunshine, looked at me like Ossai looked at the Okla State QB. The facial expressions. CW. Bond villain (eyebrows), pride, and the 3 guys on the second row. They appear to be locked-in and trying to process everything they're hearing. Bet they never looked like that in class. My thoughts, exactly. But, my reality, is that none of my closest family, friends, or colleagues have the opinion and understanding of Ukraine-Russia I do for the simple fact I read about it every day, and they don't. Is it a self-fulfilling prophecy because I immerse myself in all things Ukraine? No, I read Surly, I am enlightened, I'm a smart dude, I get it, I'm kinda like Kasparov. Poor Brisket forgot his umbrella... ha ha ... rookie mistake... I forgot my wallet & cash. Ok, maybe not like Kasparov. Reminded me of the UT lecture series after Watergate, hearing every swinging dick blaming the system, but one; Senator Sam Ervin, D., NC. RIP. "The system worked. They broke the law, and got caught." Seeing Alex Haley speak in the late 70's was awe inspiring. Over the next few years, we traced our family to the 1500's. I sat next to the young sophs who brought their chess boards for an autograph. They came to see the Chess Grandmaster, knew very little about Russia-Ukraine. I gave them a short Surly brief before. After, the enlightenment they showed was refreshing. I told them, they would always remember tonight, not because of their autographed boards, but for what they heard. Last night, front row center, for Garry Kasparov; No question about being in the presence of greatness, by far the most intelligent person I've ever seen, heard, or shook hands with.
    20 points
  4. Wordle 599 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    15 points
  5. Wordle 599 3/6* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    15 points
  6. Oh, you didn't know something about a situation, or completely misunderstood what was happening around you?
    13 points
  7. "We return most of a team that went 5-7. Advantage? Ags!"
    13 points
  8. Wordle 599 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  9. Wordle 599 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  10. 13 points
  11. Wordle 599 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Worldle #383 1/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 ⭐⭐⭐🏙️🪙 https://worldle.teuteuf.fr Daily Quordle 380 6️⃣7️⃣ 4️⃣8️⃣ quordle.com ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  12. Mine looks similar 🤣 Wordle 599 3/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  13. We're mad that someone tricked us into reading Ketch's opinion.
    12 points
  14. That fucking guy is a piece of shit traitor and deserves jeers and derision
    12 points
  15. Well, and there’s the fact that Hersh neglected to mention— there were four pipes. Three explosions. Shortly after the blast, Russia announced that it could resume delivery but ONLY if Germany agreed to turn on the NS2 pipeline which they earlier decided not to start using or certify.
    12 points
  16. Today I learned that ManInBlack's name is Seymour Hersh.
    12 points
  17. I make it a rule to never talk about big dick naked guys to my wife and suggest y'all do the same.
    12 points
  18. Won't someone think of the corporations!!!! Let's pretend the 2.5 T number is accurate, the fed took 17.5% of corporate profits as tax revenue. That's a percentage of just profit. Let's do the math on personal individual income then. Personal individual income should come in around 21 trillion this year. I can't find a data point for avg disposable income but let's just assume that the average in the US is 40% disposable (and I feel this number is probably very generous). That leaves us with 8.4 T in actual disposable income after expenses (rents/food/utilities/transpo/etc) of which the govt took 2.4 T. That's an effective tax rate of 28.5%. That number just rises if the avg disposable income is less than 40% which I suspect it is. Keep sucking that corp dick though...
    11 points
  19. Ron Desantis: The stupidity of Trump combined with the unlikeability of Ted Cruz.
    11 points
  20. Wordle 599 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  21. i picked a good day to try a new starting word... Wordle 599 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 380 4️⃣5️⃣ 8️⃣6️⃣ quordle.com ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
    11 points
  22. No yellow in 6 guesses. Wordle 599 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  23. Wordle 599 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  24. Wordle 599 4/6* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  25. "Since you feel you can't in good conscience stand by while the school plays what you believe to be a racist song, we have initiated your transfer to Texas A&M. Goodbye, and good luck."
    11 points
  26. And man, here's the thing, as I'm listening to this bonafide genius, one of the most brilliant people of the past half century, speak, I'm thinking to myself "yep. yeah. No shit. Uh huh. Yep, that's what I thought too. And yes, that's what I think now." Which leads you to think "well, shit....I must be a super brain genius TOO!" Then, as you pause, you realize the humbling truth: "shit, if I can figure this shit out.....maybe it wasn't that hard to figure out at all." Which DOES make it even more vexing that others don't seem to get it. You don't have to be a Kasparov-level genius to get this shit -- after all, a bunch of assholes on a web forum devoted to football and cracks about South Austin's mom seem to get it. So why don't MORE people get it? Also, I forgot to bring an umbrella last night, and had a 10 minute walk back to my car in the pouring rain. I looked and felt like a wet dog when I got back in my car. Must have looked pretty pathetic, as I was walking down Speedway, some student gal looked at me and said "you know, this is a Safe Ride Campus, if you call, someone can give you a ride." Fuck you, missy, I'm a man, I've been rain-soaked before, I can take it.
    10 points
  27. This one was weird. Took forever to come up with my third guess, but the fourth came to me almost immediately. Wordle 599 4/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So close to sexy Daily Quordle 380 4️⃣3️⃣ 5️⃣7️⃣ quordle.com ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    10 points
  28. Wordle 599 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Oof. I did not dial in on that one. Daily Quordle 380 6️⃣4️⃣ 7️⃣5️⃣ quordle.com ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ I thought Quordle had some fun words in it today.
    10 points
  29. Wordle 599 4/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    9 points
  30. Oh shit Edit: LonGER range weapons https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-64566762?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=63e375e304caa552cb12dda4%26UK's latest package cements long-term support%2C Sunak says%262023-02-08T10%3A19%3A40.783Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:85066c76-e8c2-45f4-adf5-7c36ce3c64bd&pinned_post_asset_id=63e375e304caa552cb12dda4&pinned_post_type=share
    9 points
  31. 9 points
  32. To be even more fair, that song has brought together Horns of all races, genders, shapes, sizes, philosophies, and backgrounds as one, win or lose, home or away, at games, birthdays, weddings, funerals, and more. As much as there is to divide people it is something that actually transcends so many differences and creates a sense of unity. Until the squeaky wheels got ahold of it, anyway.
    9 points
  33. One of the things that’s worth looking at with this pipeline/Hersh thing is just how similar the info op is to other info ops— namely MH-17. I know surly isn’t taken in with this, I’m not trying to convince you- just drawing some dots on how this works. You may remember from MH-17 that various Kremlin adjacent sources cycled through several theories before settling on “Ukraine shot it down,” including “it was a plane full of dead bodies.” So, back to the NS sabotage. Last fall the Kremlin announced that the UK did it. Not some gray zone disinfo outlet. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, announced that the UK bombed the pipelines. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/11/1/russia-accuses-uk-of-directing-nord-stream-blasts This was an extraordinary claim, and of course there was no evidence. Nevertheless— the Russians have already attributed blame to the British. Full stop, as our friends across the pond say. Now, Seymour Hersh has a scoop! America blew up the pipeline! Joe Biden, personally, directed it. Hersh mentions many different countries in his blog, the UK is notably not one of them. And of course, Hersh never mentions that the Kremlin has already attributed this attack to someone else. Not even obliquely. At the bare minimum, an honest reporter would point out that “according to my investigation, the actual truth is in conflict with the official version promoted by the Kremlin.” More notably— not a single amplifier who is excited about this “scoop” has bothered to point out that either Hersh is wrong, or the Kremlin lied to the world last fall when it blamed the UK. There is no second option. But the Kremlin’s official account is down the memory hole, like it never happened. This is the power of lying not just sometimes, but all the time. When it’s expected and accepted, you are never held accountable.
    8 points
  34. So you basically walked past the Crown and Anchor, with your dry insides and soaked exterior, instead of going inside and reversing the situation.
    8 points
  35. This. The Russians blew up the existing operational pipeline, with the intent of freeze and squeeze Europe, then proffer the "There's this other pipeline that's available, turn it on and let's get you all warm and hooked on our sweet, cheap NG again" Sometimes this shit is not that hard.
    8 points
  36. To be fair, citing an incident from over 70 years ago, isn't exactly fair. Or representative. Or topical.
    8 points
  37. Student Government Meeting:
    8 points
  38. No more hiring people in wheelchairs, got it.
    8 points
  39. Fuck Wordle 598 X/6* [emoji834]🟨[emoji834][emoji834]🟩 [emoji834][emoji834]🟨[emoji834]🟩 🟩🟨[emoji834][emoji834]🟩 🟩[emoji834][emoji834]🟩🟩 🟩[emoji834][emoji834]🟩🟩 🟩[emoji834][emoji834]🟩🟩
    8 points
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