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atomheartbevo

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  1. 6 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I'd be less concerned about good guys with guns if they could all shoot like that LEO does.  I still think it's a flawed concept, but holy smokes he was cool as a cucumber. 

    Honest question, as I don't shoot:  is that distance similar to the distance one trains at in most ranges?  Seeing it all go down, it looked like a (metaphorical) mile.

    He apparently hasn't been LEO since the '80s, and was a reserve deputy or whatever, at that.

    He is a shooting instructor, both for LEOs and civilians, including LTC, and we've all seen plenty of situations where LEOs completely suck ass at shooting in a live-fire situation.

    Some (not you) are overlooking the fact that he probably is a better shot than most LEOs out there, because being a shooting instructor is what he's done for decades.

  2. 3 hours ago, BradInATX said:

    My issue with the "good guys with guns" who carry to cracker barrel and church is that they're all fat diabetic morons.

    But those guys make great cover/shields and could do a good job of taking fire from the shooter.

  3. 21 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

    I agree with most everyone else on here. Watched the whole series and was pretty entertained I guess but had no idea what was happening overall.

    It was like a collection of various scenes with a high production value and just stitched together to try and create a story

    So, would you say it resembled an expensive RPG?

  4. Giving Trump something to do for his State of the Union

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/middleeast/iraq-us-airstrikes-reaction-intl/index.html

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    Iran has warned the US of "consequences" after Washington carried out airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq.

    The US has "openly shown its support to terrorism and shown its negligence to the independence and national sovereignty of countries," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mosavi , according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

    "It must accept responsibility of the consequences of the illegal attacks," added Mosavi.

    At least 25 people were killed and 51 wounded in the airstrikes that targeted five facilities controlled by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria on Sunday.

    Kataib Hezbollah is a militia group that falls under the Iran-backed Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.

    The strikes represent the first significant US military response in retaliation for attacks by the militia group that have injured numerous American military personnel, according to US officials.

     

  5. 7 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

    Jerry Jones hiring Barry Switzer, and Bud Adams moving the Oilers gave me the opportunity to cut the NFL out of my life. Had the Texans drafted Vince, they might have reeled me back in, but, of course (it's Houston), they didn't.

    I'm glad to have Sundays free.

    1234.  I've said it before here, and I’m going to be that asshole and say it again.  

    Bum Phillips died surrounded by friends and family.   

    Bud Adams died alone, and his body was only discovered after somebody in another state called the cops to do a wellness check.  

    Fitting end for both.   

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    This is Trump's base. If it were a movie on Amazon Prime.

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    John Wilson wakes up, gets ready for his day and heads to work. He has no idea that he's being watched, tracked and studied. Is he a threat to national security? Is he a terrorist or a criminal? No, he's an ordinary American citizen. Like everyone else, John's rights and freedoms have been systematically destroyed - all in the name of security and convenience. Is it about peace and unity? Or is it about ultimate global power? What if there were hidden forces with no ties to democracy or constitutional rights in power? What if new laws, media propaganda and Secret Societies labeled John a danger to society? And what if all this set the stage for a Biblically prophesied global government run by the Antichrist?

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  7. 22 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    The idiot who was tweeted above seems like an insufferable cunt.

    He sounds like those uptight assholes that get upset over a little masturbation during this movie yesterday, even though you made sure you were in the very top row and nobody was within a few rows, or at least 5-6 seats of you.

  8. 2 hours ago, workswithseed said:

    It's weird that the church has a security guard. 

    My wife's Baptist church, albeit it is large, is in Central Austin, and has a shit-ton of armed security, usually 1-2 off-duty LEOs in uniform, and several armed volunteers (and that's just the ones hovering near the doors with earpieces making themselves out to be obvious, pretty sure there are some we are not seeing).

    It used to not be this way either, but it's the norm.  It's like one of my in-laws is an assistant principal, and they were bragging about how the new school they are working at has all of these new features to deter school shooters, and all I can think was "holy shit dude, think about what you're bragging about???"

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    29 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

    This was the best thing Democrats could come up with, after almost 3 years, to try to remove a President from office for the first time ever, in an election year.

    It never had a chance and was never taken seriously, even by most of the participants.

    I doubt that was the best thing they could come up with, nor will it be close to the last, but it was pretty clear cut, and Trump could only prevent so many federal employees from testifying.

    You know who is taking it seriously?  @realDonaldTrump

    Don't believe me?  He's pumped out hundreds of tweets about it since October.    It scares the shit out of him, based on the fear he is projecting over his tweets.

    He's what happens when somebody gives Grandpa Simpson a twitter account.

  10. NHL cares more about the Cotton Bowl than some of our dipshit fans who want to move the OU game to Jerry World.

    Also, SMU Mustangs (cheerleaders? dance?) and the aggy dance team are going to be there performing at half-time.

     

    https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/troy-aikman-ricky-williams-to-make-special-appearance-at-winter-classic/c-313087064

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    The 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®, the New Year's Day outdoor matchup between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators at Cotton Bowl® Stadium in Dallas, will include a salute to the iconic venue with appearances by Cotton Bowl Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Ricky Williams; a special celebration of the State Fair of Texas; and musical performances by GRAMMY Award-winning duo Dan + Shay, Texas band Midland and "The Voice" winner Jake Hoot, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today. Live television coverage of the event will begin at 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 1, on NBC in the U.S. and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.

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    The transformation of the Cotton Bowl Stadium football field for the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic includes the addition of an oversized ranch entry arch featuring the NHL Winter Classic logo flanked by the Stars' NHL Winter Classic jersey crest and the Predators' sabre-toothed tiger head logo. The wood motif in the hanging welcome sign is featured throughout the stadium.

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    During the second intermission, the NHL will pay homage to the biggest attraction in Texas and most Texan place on Earth -- the State Fair of Texas. Fans will enjoy some Texas-sized fun as the NHL regulation-size rink shares the field with jugglers, a rodeo clown, a sword swallower, a fire breather, trick roping and horse riding, SMU Mustangs and Texas A&M Aggies dance teams and a rodeo show. 

    The boots belonging to Big Tex, the internationally known, 55-foot talking cowboy that welcomes the more than 2.5 million visitors to the State Fair of Texas each year, will sit alongside the rink, joined by a rodeo clown and longhorn steer. 

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  11. Meanwhile, we are bombing sites in Syria and Iraq that are directly linked to Iran, and the a Pentagon says they are linked directly to Iran, and involved deaths and casualties of American troops,    But we aren’t bombing Iran.  For now.   

  12. 3 hours ago, Tuco said:

    I've gotten into discussions with gun nuts, and challenged them on whether they think semi-auto AR-15 style rifles would be much help against an Abrams tank. The response is generally pointing to places like Iraq, where an insurgency can survive despite massive imbalances in weaponry.  Their hypothetical goal is not to defeat the government; it's to up the pain level to affect the government's actions.  This is also known as terrorism.  I don't think the vast majority of Trumpster gunnuts will do so if he loses. They envision themselves as the heroes in a Red Dawn inspired dystopian fantasy land. But with that basic mindset, it won't take much of a mental health spiral, or further radicalization, to drive some of them to do it.  And when Trump pushes the illegal immigrant voting narrative, it justifies their actions as defending real democracy rather than attacking it. The thing I always found so crazy about the Oklahoma City bombing was that the terrorist thought their actions would spark a revolution, as the people stood up to their government oppressors.  That kind of crazy only works if you think democracy has already been subverted. 

    You are correct.  While some nuts may try something, the vast majority of Trumpkins won’t do shit.  They have too much to lose, and I’m not talking about insulin deliveries stopping or not being able to easily charge a Rascal scooter.    They have retirement funds and Social Security they count on, they have their cable or satellite TV where Fox News where Tucker and Hannity can make them feel smart.   They may have government bailouts/handouts that are keeping their farm going.    They need electricity to power everything.   

    Many Trumpkins have comfortable, or at least stable, lives they do not want disrupted.   Some old fart behind his keyboard sounds tough and like he wants to violently bring down the Democrats when they win next year, but take away his electricity, his heat or his air conditioning, take away a cheap and easily available gasoline or diesel supply, and that old fart is in an absolute world of shit, and he knows it.    

    Ironically, the Democrats could do far more to help these old farts maintain their lives and provide more of a security net for them, but the Republicans have done an outstanding job of making them think the Dems want to take everything away.  

    That’s why the GOP is so scared.   When a Democrat takes the White House in January of 2021, not much, if anything, is going to change for your typical Trumpkin, and when they discover that not much has changed, and that things may even improve as relations with other countries are restored, the GOP will lose its power.   

  13. 12 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    That gives me the worst anxiety. Can I just have trump as president for life and end it all instead?

    I was triggered.   I would have lasted maybe 10 seconds on that level.  

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