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Posts posted by smokebomb
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6 hours ago, BamaATL said:
At any rate, he's put a big fat target on his back, whereas if he'd just kept his mouth shut and silently contributed, like most rational billionaires, he wouldn't be getting a second thought. I don't know what will come out of all this for him, beyond actually having to pay more in taxes, but people have long memories and I suspect he's invited way more trouble for himself than he ever bargained for.
Biden or Harris could revoke his security clearance, which would seriously hamper his position at SpaceX due to all the DoD contracts. The report that Elon talks to Putin regularly is enough of a concern to justify that move.
Biden or Harris could also order an investigation into Elon’s citizenship application. If it is found he lied during that process, his citizenship could be revoked. The reports that he worked illegally before gaining citizenship are enough to justify an investigation but I didn’t know if that would be a disqualifier.
Either way, Elon relies heavily on the US government (DoD contracts, EV tax credits, etc) and needs to be reminded that choices have consequences. Just look at Bezos - don’t think Amazon AWS losing the $10 billion JEDI contract after criticizing Trump didn’t affect his decision to prevent the Washington Post from recommending Harris.
Basically - don’t slap the hand that feeds you.
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3 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:
Wife voted for Trump. She already told me.
Mistress said she wouldn’t fuck me after lunch if I voted for Kamala. I’m not making this up.
If abortions aren't legal, she has an excuse of getting pregnant and locking you in.
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6 minutes ago, Pancho said:
How to say you’re an idiot without saying you’re an idiot.
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9 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:
Which is why I have NEVER enabled biometric access on any of my devices (all of which contain at least a portal to attorney-client privileged info -- my email, etc.). If the cops seize it, then they seize it. And yes, passwords can be cracked, the FBI does it sometimes, but it's not a guarantee. And the delay gives me a chance to tell my IT department to lock down my email (not destroy or delete, but prevent ALL access). I have long recommended to people NOT to enable biometric access to your devices.
FYI - If you do have biometric/Face ID access enabled on an iPhone, you can hold down the power button along with one of the volume buttons together for a few seconds. This will require your passcode to unlock. So if you ever get pulled over by a cop or know you are getting interviewed by the police, you should do this.
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Anyone else seeing this:
Edited: Whoops - Already posted in the College Hoops 2024-25 thread by BurntOrange&White.
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15 hours ago, Blotto said:
I presume she's still considered a lock to win in her new district?
Yes - her predecessor won in ‘22 with 60% of the vote vs 36%. She might not get 60% but it’s safe to say she will win. And sadly she will continue to be elected until she dies or gets arrested for something. Most congressmen leave for better roles (senate, governor, etc) or stupidly high paying consulting/media jobs. Due to her low IQ neither will happen and so she isn’t going anywhere. If she can win the GOP primary AFTER publicly giving a dude a handjob on video AND moving into a new district, she is safe for the foreseeable future.
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4 hours ago, Sleepygrad said:
Downloaded Nord VPN and I'll set an alarm for 330am in Italy to wake up and watch on my phone. Gotta do what you gotta do.
Better double check your time. Kickoff is 6:30pm CDT Saturday, which should be 1:30am Sunday morning Italian time.
And FWIW, I have an Amazon Firestick with NordVPN & YouTubeTV that worked perfectly for last week’s OU shellacking.
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19 hours ago, chainsaw said:
Is there a thread already about this?
Whatever the plan is, I guarantee it's not good.
It will never happen. Arlington approved >$300m & >$400m in bonds to help build Cowboy & Globe Life stadium respectively (each stadium cost ~$1.1b). I seriously doubt this city will ever vote to approve a nearly hall billion dollar bond for a professional sports team’s stadium, a requirement any expansion team ownership is going to have. It is why Austin FC was funded privately and probably why the Spurs haven’t already made a serous attempt to move here.
Statistically Austin is the perfect place for a professional sports team but the city’s lack of an appetite to bankroll a billionaire’s private company already has, and will continue to, prevent any team from moving here.
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Looks like Tate and his brother are now being held overnight:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd02j64y9o.amp
QuoteAndrew Tate held overnight after police raid homes in Romania
Author, Robert Plummer
Role, BBC News
21 August 2024
Updated 7 hours ago
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been remanded in custody overnight as part of an investigation into new allegations against him.
He and his brother Tristan were taken in for questioning by Romania’s serious crime agency, DIICOT, as police searched their home.
The internet personality was already awaiting trial for rape and human trafficking, but could potentially now face additional charges of sex with, and trafficking in, underage persons, as well as money-laundering and attempting to influence witnesses, prosecutors say.
Andrew and Tristan Tate, who have a massive following on social media, have denied all previous charges against them.
They were first detained in Romania in December 2022, then released from house arrest in August 2023.
According to a statement from DIICOT earlier in the day, four houses were searched on Wednesday morning in the capital, Bucharest, and in Ilfov county.
The brothers were then driven to DIICOT in Bucharest for questioning - and afterwards taken into custody in handcuffs and under armed guard.
They have been remanded in custody for 24 hours.
According to the brothers' lawyer, they are being kept until prosecutors can ask a judge either to detain them for longer, move to house arrest or release them.
Asked by the BBC what he had to say about the new allegations, Andrew Tate shouted over his shoulder that the prosecutors were "desperate".
"Wait 'til you see," he said. "They say I have lover-boyed the mother of my children. We tricked them into having kids.
“Ask them this time what the evidence [is]."
He described the file as being "more pathetic than the first".
Earlier on Wednesday, the brothers were met by a small crowd of reporters and supporters as they arrived at the DIICOT building in police vans.
As Andrew Tate entered the building he greeted a local blogger who asked why he was back at DIICOT. Grinning, Tate replied that he "didn’t know", before shouting through the closing door that he was in his "favourite place".
Two police officers, who both had their faces covered by balaclavas, were seen carrying heavy sacks into the same building - presumably with items taken during a search of the brothers’ home and other properties.
Asked to comment on the latest developments, their lawyer - Eugen Vidineac - said the latest allegations were not yet clear, as he hadn’t yet seen the file.
He said he didn’t yet know “what we’re dealing with”.
Officers at DIICOT have 24 hours to question the brothers. After that, if they want to remand them in custody, they would have to bring them before a judge.
The lawyer said he did not expect the brothers to be detained because their movements are already restricted as they await trial for other charges, including forming and organised crime group and human trafficking.
In an apparent response to the raid, Andrew Tate posted on X (formerly Twitter): "The Matrix is real. And they have a tried and true playbook.
"Slander is their number one tool and the process is the punishment. But unfortunately for them, Good always wins in the end."
Andrew Tate is a self-described misogynist and was previously banned from social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views.
He has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence against him and there is a conspiracy to silence him.
The Tate brothers, former kickboxers who are dual UK-US nationals, are accused of exploiting women via an adult content business, which prosecutors allege operated as a criminal group.
Two female Romanian associates were also named alongside the brothers in an indictment published in June last year, and seven alleged victims were identified.
The internet personalities are also wanted in the UK in connection with separate and unrelated sexual offences allegedly committed there.
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1 minute ago, mdmost said:
Who's on tap for tomorrow night? I feel sorry for them.
Bill is speaking tomorrow.
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36 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:
Someone explain to me how it's legal or acceptable for this to happen. Biden needs to handle this with Netanyahu immediately.
It is illegal - it is a violation of the Logan Act but only two people ever have been indicted and neither were convicted.
And Trump isn't the first to violate it, Nixon most famously violated it to help his campaigns in 1968 while some theorize Reagan violated it 1980 to help his. Nixon's actions were the most egregious in that it prevented a possible end to the Vietnam war:
Regan and the October Surprise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_October_Surprise_theory
TLDR - Same shit, different day.
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In case any of you use the Anova Sous Vide cooker to cook their steaks, Anova is implementing two major changes:
#1 - they are going to start charging $10 a year for Anova app access for any accounts created after 8/21:
https://anovaculinary.com/blogs/blog/update-existing-users-grandfathered-in-new-users-will-pay-a-small-app-subscription-fee?srsltid=AfmBOor0R0kHCR4_qHtOBxkGCHzhZH-T_VIfBK3an4L3XL8gx-zdF94P
#2 - they are going to disable Bluetooth/WiFi access from the app to older cooker models next September. You’ll be able to manually set the cooker on the cooker display but not through the app:I’m really disappointed as the product worked perfectly & they are only making changes to try & squeeze in a few extra bucks. It will still function but in a degraded state.
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FAFO - https://www.fox7austin.com/news/lockhart-pit-bulls-shooting-mini-horse
QuoteLockhart family shoots neighbor's pit bulls after attack on livestock
By Meredith Aldis
Published August 6, 2024 5:26pm CDT
CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas - A Lockhart family is speaking to FOX 7 Austin after shooting and killing three of their neighbors' dogs who they say attacked their animals.
The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office responded to the deaths of several livestock that were attacked by a pack of dogs.
On Friday, they attacked again, but they didn't get away.
The woman who owns the livestock said she had to take matters into her own hands to keep her animals safe.
"I'm trying to see through the window what is actually going on, I call 911 at the same time, and then I hear three blasts," livestock owner Michelle Gomez said.
Gomez said her husband shot the neighbor’s pit bulls early Friday morning.
"He's protecting me and my animals," Gomez said.
She said the dogs either climbed over her fence or dug under it and were attacking her pig.
"They were trying to get his ears, but he fought," Gomez said.
The pig survived. Three dogs are now dead.
"The cops have always given me and told me you have a right to shoot and kill the dogs," Gomez said. "I don't like to kill dogs. I mean I love animals. They should not have to die by a bullet."
Gomez said enough was enough.
"I think that she's going to be more careful about letting them loose or letting them loose at night, like the way she has been," Gomez said.
In the past two years, Gomez said her pig and donkey were attacked and her three chickens, foal, and a miniature horse were killed.
"I live in fear for my life," Gomez said.
Caldwell County records show from January 2022 to the end of July 2024, there have been more than 45 calls for service from these two neighboring properties for things like cruelty to animals, animal attacks, noise complaints, threats, neighbor disputes, stray dogs, and animals at large.
A miniature horse was viciously attacked by pit bulls in Lockhart
Records show the owner of the dogs has received two citations for nuisance animals. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said she made the scheduled court dates and paid the fines to the court.
"A citation is not enough. To remedy this, they need to pick up the dogs," Gomez said.
The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office originally told FOX 7 they couldn’t comment on this case because it was active. On Monday night, they made a statement and said they have, "followed the laws of the State of Texas and has pursued this matter to the fullest extent possible, as the situation stands today between the neighbors in this case, and will continue to follow state law in these kinds of situations to hopefully prevent more deaths of pets and livestock in our County."
Gomez said she plans to sue Caldwell County and her neighbor for all that she’s been through.
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7 minutes ago, Armybrat said:
What a difference a week makes at the Sandcastle condos in Port Aransas…
(click the Sandcastle live webcam link below the pic)
It’s starting to kick off..
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4 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:I wonder if Kristi Noem asked to sit in on the proceedings, and was told that wasn't part of the courtroom strategy by alienating everyone.
They wouldn't bring in Noem with Eric there too. She has a history of shooting little bitches.
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I've always felt that Cruz looked like Kevin from the Office...
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10 hours ago, YGIFS said:
Dammit, I was gonna post the same thing but didn't scroll down enough.
If somebody here with digital skills can take that Seinfeld clip scene at Festivus Dinner. Where Elaine sits down and asks the OTB guys, "Hey, how'd my horse do?" And then put Ted Cruz's face on the creepy dude in the leisure suit who says, "He had to be shot." I promise I can get that his Chief of Staff via email.
Damnit - GenXer beat me to it.
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Alex might be thinking of hiding out in Terlingua:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/what-is-alex-jones-doing-in-terlingua/
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Guess Nicole is back in town:
QuoteAPD: Body found in Lady Bird Lake, investigation underway
by: Julianna Russ
Posted: Apr 13, 2024 / 07:59 AM CDT
Updated: Apr 13, 2024 / 10:25 AM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS said a body was reported in the water near Lady Bird Lake Saturday morning. At the scene, medics found an adult who was then pronounced dead.
The Austin Police Department said an investigation was underway by APD homicide detectives, but the incident was not being investigated as a homicide.
ATCEMS said it responded to a water rescue call at approximately 7:40 a.m. Saturday in east Austin.
According to police, a fisherman found an unknown person floating in the water. That person was later pronounced dead at 7:52 a.m.
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1 hour ago, ScottS said:
What is their Surly handle?
There are pictures in the linked article for the curious.
The travel agency that runs those nude cruises, Bare Necessities, is actually based out of Austin. Maybe they have a Surly handle?
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23 minutes ago, Armybrat said:
WTF is VPN?
I barely know what IP is from the IPIHB forum.
An IP is an identifier used by your computer to use the internet. Typically you get assigned the same IP by your cable modem. If you leave your cable modem off for few hours, you’ll get assigned a new IP. But most people don’t do this & pretty consistently get assigned the same IP for months at a time
When your account gets banned, you can no longer use the account but you can create a new account & start over.
When you get permaban’d, your account gets banned AND Surly tracks your home IP and won’t let you create a new account from that IP anymore (and maybe even prevent access to the website at all). This effectively prevents a specific person from using the website.
A VPN is a service that is used to encrypt/prevent others from looking at your web traffic. But it also has the added benefit of changing the IP address Surly sees when you visit. If he used a VPN, Derka’s account would be still deactivated but the permaban wouldn’t completely work since he could create new accounts & use the site.
This then would most likely lead to imamac playing wack-a-mole & permabanning each account & IP that Derka use. Identifying Derka would be relatively easy due to his known writing style but requires annoying work by Imamac.And this is one example of why people get burned out running message boards.
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Fitlump fucking won a Austin City Council seat, Now on to Congress 2026!
in Daily Texan
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Surly's own Fitlump getting a KUT writeup and support from Democrats:
https://www.kut.org/housing/2024-11-04/austin-city-council-democrats-for-mackenzie-kelly-republican-housing-krista-laine