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  1. Who knows where they would end up if Maga is defeated, but Tim and Bill Kristol have shockingly been more on the pulse regarding the grotesque deportations (and frankly many other issues) than most of the Dem leaders have. They are podcast hosts so very different stakes involved, but it’s a bit disheartening that former neocons are more passionate leaders on these issues than many true-blue dems.

    I do think Tim and Bill pretty frequently  castigate themselves over their wrongly-held prior beliefs. Sarah less so.

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  2. 3 hours ago, Serak The Preparer said:

    Dumb question alert: are you saying there are plaintiffs with the actual initials AA and RP (or four plaintiffs with an initial beginning with A, A, R, and P) but the full name is anonymous? Or is AARP totally random and just happens to be the same acronym as the AARP for retired people?

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  3. Well, we’ve upgraded our plans from lightly pursuing an out-of-state move to a serious pursuit of AU/NZ residence. I had a pretty pessimistic view of how this would all shake out, but it has somehow managed to outpace my own morbid imagination. I imagine our family is only a few rungs up on the scapegoat ladder from where we’re at now, and I don’t intend to wait around and find out if we can help it. It will probably take at least a year to get the visa we will need, so no time like the present.

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  4. Loving Collin from Accounts on recommendation from this thread.

    I loved the Other Two. The main actress was from one of my favorite High Maintenance episodes, so I was very happy to see her getting more work. I would recommend it universally, but it does have some very specifically targeted humor at times. 

    Would also recommend Search Party (now on Max). It takes you on quite the ride.

     

  5. I think the key messaging point should be “What’s in [any of this] for you?” It transcends race, class, gender, and wouldn’t pin you down to any one lane of political ideology.

  6. 11 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    last I went by there it's still empty. not sure if they're waiting to redevelop or what

     

    to me this is still couched language. these people only know plain language. start saying shit "dangerously idiotic" or "massively moronic" or "fucking stupid". they're not going to respond to anything else

    I did just get out of a partners meeting that had a few old-school Reagan types, and when the question of whether we should hire more associates in one of the groups came up, one of them shouted “We better not! We’re about to tip into a recession because of these fucking, god-damn moronic tariffs!” Everyone in the room then laughed and nodded along.

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  7. On 3/28/2025 at 5:58 PM, Brisketexan said:

    Actually, if ANY "financing" is involved with the project, it almost certainly IS following "Sharia law," because traditional interest-based lending is barred by Sharia law.  Instead, Islamic finance mechanisms are used (these are quite common, and are offered by multiple institutions, including some right here in Austin -- again, they are common):

    The problem here is that there is absolutely nothing illegal about such arrangements.  "Sharia law" -- the broad term -- is not illegal.  The sole basis for these assholes to go after the transaction is based on religion.  

    But, being that the 1st Amendment only applies to white, Christian males, making statements in support of/agreement with the regime, nothing fucking matters anymore.

    This is actually one of my practice sub-specialities, although I don’t do as much as I once did. Deals incorporating some sort  of Ijarah (similar to a ground lease) structure are fairly common place and offered by all the big players. I realize he’s throwing red meat to the base, but this is such an anti-business attitude, which I thought was all we cared about in Texas.

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  8. 2 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    - Shootout is Gaitok/Russians/Thai bodyguards/Rick in some weird Tarantino-esque standoff.  Russian that banged Laurie is the body.

    - Ratliffe's lawyer gets him off and he gets phone call he is in the clear.  Piper freaks out about brother and doesn't stay.  Everything goes back to normal for that family.

    - Blond blob leave separately.  They all hate each other.

    - Belinda takes the money.

    I think this is right except that the three women remain “friends” after the ordeal and begrudgingly indicate that they will talk soon/plan their next trip.

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    13 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

    I’m speculating and haven’t seen any gossip at all about this, but I bet it’s prescription opiates.  You just don’t see a lot of liver failure, even with alcohol abuse, at such young an age.  

    I would venture it’s likely to be a genetic or autoimmune condition like autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson’s, Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) or PSC. I know someone (36F, marathon runner, doesn’t drink, thin, healthiest person I know) with PBC who is currently dealing with this and will likely be facing a liver transplant in the next decade.

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  10. 12 hours ago, 27-25 said:

    I live in Sonoma and love it.  We don't have kids with us, so I have no informed opinion on the schools here.

    The weather is great.  The wine is great.  The political climate (for me and I assume others on this thread) is great.

    The downsides?  Taxes are higher.  Home prices are higher.  There's always a fire risk in the fall, particularly if you live in a more rural area.

    Marin is a center for anti-vax sentiment I believe, even if not MAGA.  It might be even more expensive than Sonoma.

    There is no paradise on Earth.  It's all compromise.  On balance, Sonoma is a winner for us.

    Gracias. Do you have any towns in particular that you would recommend in addition to Sonoma proper?

  11. 2 Mom (no pics) family, 2 under 2. We love Austin, but think our time may be coming to an end here given the evolving climate. Still in the early planning stages, but my firm indicated I could stay on if we moved to California or Colorado, which is great news but shakes up out plans a bit as we were thinking more east coast.

    Any intel on the vibes in Marin/Sonoma County or Laguna Nigel, particularly for our family situation? In Denver, should we look to the burbs or Denver proper + private school? Anywhere I'm overlooking?

     

    Thanks!

  12. 1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I was doing fine with math and then I got to calculus and

    Arrested Development Mistake GIF
     

    Should have went to law school instead.

    I made not just great, but perfect grades in math until calculus. Went to law school.

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  13. 17 hours ago, Derka said:

    https://cbsaustin.com/amp/news/local/one-dead-another-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-west-austin

     

    my mom, brother, and myself have been close with this family for more than a decade, probably two decades. truly wonderful people. a very close knit family that has been through a lot already. the family has been extremely active in our school community for years. my mom and i had just reached out to them 2-3 days ago with plans of meeting up. i can’t even process this right now. this family does not deserve this. i really don’t know what else to say. just a wonderful family. the best people.

    edit: i have to assume that some others here know them as well. please feel free to reach out if you need anything.

    I’m friends with one of their children,  and this is so devastating. Incredible family, full of truly interesting and vibrant people. What a miserable week.

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  14. My wife and I have been mulling over a move out of Austin as well for these reasons. We are about to have two  young daughters, and even if things don’t completely deteriorate federally, I can’t imagine things will look great (for us) in Texas in the next 5-10 years. We’re both very feminine and conventionally attractive, so no hassles wherever we go on a day-to-day level, but I think the child  and marriage license thing are going to be a problem in the future. 
     

    Any good recs on an accepting Denver suburb or relatively nice neighborhood in Denver proper?

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  15. On 5/22/2024 at 6:13 PM, Brisketexan said:

    She graduated last may, double major from McGill in Linguistics and German.  Didn't really plan her graduation exit/post grad plans well.  She came home, was a bit lost.  Ended up doing some decent work here in the Linguistics field, so not a blank spot on her resume.  Her real hook is that she's multi lingual (English, fluent German, close-to-fluent French and Swedish/Norwegian/Danish).  She's got experience starting organizations and projects....but it's all student-level.  It's hard to get a job when you are in the "no real-world experience group," which includes most of her peers (outside of some small jobs she's had).

    Bottom line, she's looking for most any gig that 1) will use her language skills, and 2) will hire her.  The heck of it is, while this job technically calls for her to be fluent in German, they revealed that they really won't be leaning on her using those skills that much.  And so many of the reviews of the place use the word "toxic."  She can be strong, and can work her ass off, so she can put up with the pressure of a hard gig....but she in particular doesn't need "toxic."  She's really wrestling with this one.

    She may have already tried this route, but she should apply to the IAEA, perhaps in a low-level admin position, just to get her foot in the door. It has a great campus filled with incredible people and Vienna is awesome. 

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  16. The 5th Circuit’s take would turbofuck the lending and mortgage industry, so I’m assuming Thomas joined the majority because of his relationship with Crow/TCC?

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