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tchookem

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  1. Chance of Trump debating any Democratic candidate not named Joe Biden? Zero. I'm talking Kelvin Zero. They're going to have to sneak into a rally and call him out like Beto did to Abbott.
  2. First time it's been used appropriately since 1980.
  3. I came across this in my "attic" recently. Looking at it, I think I could DIY a decent fix, but I wouldn't mind knowing the (TX) residential building codes for any such repairs. The Google gives me nothing. Did anyone have those codes handy? Or if you're looking at this and know this needs a pro, let me know.
  4. Interesting. If it makes it out of the HOR, I guess she's trying to drag them into the light and shame them? It won't work, shame is a weakness these men shed long ago. But their answers will give us interesting sound bites and give history something to interpret... unless they refuse to show up... and they don't take the 5th... and we aren't in an Idiocracy/Logan's Run Hellscape by the time history gets around to it.
  5. Imagine looking at that dude and thinking, "Yeah, I'll cheat on my husband with him." That is unless there was some sort of coercion involved... completely possible.
  6. And they're probably still making in their votes.
  7. Everything in Texas is a red/blue issue. The reds have had power my entire adult life, yet somehow they can still blame the blues when their policies go to shit.
  8. The 3 dissenting justices need to be campaigning on this. Maybe not going on the trail or making endorsements. But they can definitely speak out on the dangers of an unlimited government. They can definitely discuss their dissent in this case. If Sotomayor genuinely does see this as an attack on democracy, and democracy is worth fighting for, then increasing their visibility is a way for them to get in the fight.
  9. Holy shit. I don't remember ever seeing this. Much less doing it.
  10. Oops.
  11. Andrew Johnson? I think he got them mixed up.
  12. And when it gets back to the Supreme Court?
  13. Ya'll just wait until Greg Abbott and the SCOTX see this and start getting ideas. Teachers like me are going to be round up put in camps.
  14. I actually show this clip to 8th graders when I'm teaching the 7 principles and limited government. Occasionally, a few kids gasp when he says it, and that wakes up a couple more. It's going to be a bit different now. Everything is going come with a caveat... "That was until 2024. Now it depends. Read this and figure out if the Supreme Court believes in a government bound by laws." With 6th graders, I do limited vs. unlimited. Guess I'm going to add a paraphrased version of this decision to the USA slide. I'll report back with what the kids say.
  15. That Harvard Law Review paper was a real eye-opener for me. The shift you're describing will not be applied to Dems in our lifetime. SCOTUS is making everything go through them. Every law or presidential action Democrats pass gets scrutinized and challenged. Everything Reps do gets a rubber stamp. All these principles and laws were written by men who thought they were smarter than everyone else because they were more educated than everyone else (having slaves work your plantation gives you time to become learned). They also thought that only learned men would be in positions of power and that even if one (or two) learned men attempted to abuse power, then the rest would step in and stop it. They never believed someone would be able to sidestep impeachment. They never saw a world where weaponized ignorance could win... ignorance couldn't vote. They were worried about a king, so they wrote a Constitution to stop one bad actor from making himself a king. It doesn't do anything about a small minority of bad actors burning it down from within.
  16. Clarence and Ginny Thomas High School will be built in a low income, mostly black part of Baltimore.... the simulation has already decided
  17. Trump just got the of those people in. The other 3 were nominated by good, old-fashioned, traditional Republicans. Blame Trump all you want, but he's just the problem right now, Republicans have been the problem all along. I apologize for any previous vote that might have been complicit in that.
  18. Watch this, or don't, I don't care
  19. We built our house in 2002. I was 27. It is only through the Grace of God (and 2 reliable incomes) that we didn't end up with a subprime mortgage with an adjustable rate that triggered after 30 days. 22 years later, I'm still clueless, but I was such an easy mark back then.
  20. I assume other countries have access to Discord, or Reddit, or social media. https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1819576527
  21. Beto did one thing... he got around Texas. I think that made a huge impact. Talking everywhere, red counties and blue. He actually listened and talked to them. I think it could work for Allred too. His football background will open a lot of doors easier than they opened for Beto. Now, getting his message across, I don't know about that. I think taking some suggestions from Beto might be a good idea. I'm sure suggestion one is to actually have a message.
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