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  1. And as one would expect, over on TexAgs there are multiple posters advocating to solve this problem by no longer allowing women to serve.  My natural inclination is to assume they're doing a bit, but experience reading posts over there tells me I should know better and that they're perfectly serious.  

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  2. 21 hours ago, Bullneck said:

    This is a stupid post.  

    I fully realize this is largely the GOP’s doing, and the term “both sides” is too loaded to use at this point, so I retract that - but seriously, the podcast episode  covers a lot of the background behind deficit spending and the politics around it. As a history buff it was really interesting and didn’t push into false-equivalency territory - apologies if I made it sound that way. 

  3. The NYT Daily podcast this morning covered the massive current deficit, potential ways to fix it (like Rubinomics approach that led to an actual balanced budget during the Clinton era) - and why the current Congress will never agree to something like that because both sides are dug in and refuse to compromise or give an inch.  It was depressing - just like everything about the current legislative shitshow.

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  4. 4 hours ago, mdmost said:

    All those Danny and Sirois fans that left when the lineup changed....

    They went to mornings (and then some), given the +.5 increase for 6-10a.  If they hit 2.0 in the next book then the lineup shuffle was a win. Overall numbers still aren’t great but you can bill better with consistent 2+ versus what they had before. 

  5. I am so tired of this crap already (SIAP - didn't see it earlier in thread). 

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    Oregon handed Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders their first loss of the season with a 42-6 blowout win in Eugene on Saturday. The Ducks left no doubt who was the better team, out-gaining the Buffaloes by 323 yards and sacking star quarterback Shedeur Sanders seven times. However, USC legend Keyshawn Johnson says coaches from other schools helped Oregon game plan to beat Colorado out of spite.

    "I spoke to somebody in the coaching fraternity right after the game," Johnson said Monday on FS1's Undisputed. "They know some people that coach at Oregon. They told me that information was being given to that staff about game planning against Colorado so that Oregon could beat them. They were stacking against them. I ain't making this up."

    I don't know, maybe it's called scouting your opponent and watching game film?

    https://247sports.com/Article/coaches-gave-oregon-intel-on-how-to-beat-colorado-keyshawn-johnson-claims-as-buffaloes-prep-for-usc-216916134/

     

  6. First-time visit yesterday to Barber Hills trails up north of Paris (about 5min from the OK state line). Really impressed - lots of variety between easy (like RCP or Harry Moss) and intermediate (Northshore, Big Cedar, Boulder etc). In 2 hours of moving time I covered 15 miles and 1,299’ of elevation gain, but it’s mostly pretty subtle climbs so it didn’t wear me out. And you get the benefit of some fun downhills, piney tree cover, loamy soil and pretty views of Pat Mayse Lake. Topped it off with solid BBQ from Scholl Bros. in downtown Paris. A good day overall. 
     

     

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  7. 4 hours ago, Nueces River Rat said:

    I just love these coaches who are giving us bulletin board material.    Time for Sonny Dykes to open his mouth.

    So far, Dykes has been smarter than that in his season-preview interviews.  We'll see if that holds up.

    Also, say what you want about Yormark, he's the primary reason the Big 12 is in a stronger position than I expected at this point (and the Pac 12 has gone teats up).

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  8. 1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    Every male Texan over 35 knows first hand how this combination effects them. 

    Not minimizing but I think you are looking at Northern Spain. 

    I went to the McCallum-Anderson game last night, and the concrete and metal bleachers in House Park were basically a brick oven radiating heat into our asses, in addition to almost no breeze. 

    They delayed kickoff of our HS game last night to 7:30.  It was still balls hot, but it did make a difference as sun was mostly behind stadium wall by that point.

  9. I've spent way more of my life in the DFW area than Austin, and I really do wonder:  Why can't Austin seem to get transportation/mobility issues right, ever?

    Dallas is far from perfect, but we have a decent light rail network (it's had some post-COVID issues but they've recommitted $$$ in the past month to go towards security and operational improvement), and we're getting a new line from North Dallas/Plano/Richardson to D/FW Airport which will be a boon for those of us that live up here and travel.  And even moreso, the hike-bike trail network they've built in East and Central Dallas is actually useful.  I can ride from home all the way around White Rock Lake, or to downtown/Uptown, with very little surface-street riding. 

    So what is it that keeps Austin from being able to get even the basics right?

  10. SIAP: One of the places my wife and I have long thought we'd enjoy relocating to if we decide to bail on Texas is western North Carolina (either Asheville, or more realistically, Charlotte).  But after reading this (and knowing that a portion of the state elected Madison Cawthorn), I just don't know anymore.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-mark-robinson-conspiracy-theorist-north-carolina-governor-race_n_64df8cabe4b0ce7f01203a6b?unf

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  11. Meanwhile, ignorant older relatives of mine continue to post things like “WE’VE HAD 30 DAYS OF TRIPLE DIGITS BUT IN 2011 WE HAD 60 AND EVEN MORE IN 1980 - GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX!!!111”

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  12. 2 minutes ago, Da Fino said:

     "The Hang Zone was never a terrestrial radio program. "

    What?

    Yeah, that was weird.  My guess is they meant that to mean it was never *just* a terrestrial radio program, given the podcasts, videos, etc.

    I still think the fact they let It's Just Banter go on for years without pushing back (along with Gordo's Twitch streams, etc.) works in D&J's favor.  

  13. 3 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:


    Cliff Notes for those of us in the real dumb zone?

    Essentially, they are targeting each of Dan and Jake's arguments in their response and trying to shoot them down one by one - that a podcast *does* count under the noncompete, that D&J have actually been going after Ticket advertisers, and that they have been disparaging the Ticket even though they say they aren't.  This is a more direct response with specific examples and cited caselaw.  Very curious to see how the judge responds.

     

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  14. This is quite a read. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/14/influenceable-texas-politics-ken-paxton/

    Notable from the above link: Brad Parscale, who ran Trump's digital efforts in 2016 and ended up running his 2020 campaign until he was drummed out, has moved to Midland and is now apparently working for Tim Dunn, the billionaire behind Empower Texans (and many other far-far-far-right-wing efforts).  Not a good sign, as Parscale is known for a lot of dirty tactics.

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