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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. What’s the over/under in months that Ballard announces that he has separated from his wife and is now in a “brand new” relationship with his cofounder? And those two items are completely unrelated to each other. https://thespearfund.org/
  2. I don’t blame them for striking but it’s a bit disingenuous to ask for fair wages when the top 1% of the acting labor force must take home 80% of the compensation for all actors. (I don’t know the numbers but the top must make a high %.)
  3. You don't have to listen long to some of the right wing or libertarian influencers to understand how they view women. Many, not all, openly say that women should neither have the right to vote nor have the ability to divorce except in rare cases. It has a religious fundamentalist feel to it. And while these extremes may not be currently championed by the main GOP party, peripheral ideas are being pursued. Such as how DeSantis recently led the effort to eliminate permanent alimony in FL. Advocating for men doesn't mean that someone is anti-women but many of these ideas are pursuing anti-women laws to further their goals.
  4. There's a element in this country that solely rely on volume or ratings to determine worth. Examples include Trump and twitter followers or Aggies and the attendance levels at Kyle field. I agree that these metrics can equate to money but it doesn't necessarily equate to high value.
  5. As a GO resident I have mixed feelings about Fisher and Wakefield turning into a full-fledged entertainment district. I haven't been a big visitor to the current places and I wouldn't want to live next door to what is being built up on 19th and 20th. I don't live literally next door to Fisher/Wakefield but close enough. /old man rant
  6. Is the shipping container method that common with traffickers? I know that is shown on TV dramas like The Wire, but I didn't know if it was believed to be frequently employed. For some traffickers, is it difficult or expensive to get a travel visa for the people? I'm ignorant of what it takes to legally temporarily to get into the US and then overstay your visit.
  7. from that article: It doesn't appear to be much about protecting the children if they're released into the same environment within days.
  8. Colombia asked him to set up a sting operation and then they would arrest the bad guys when he gets everything on film? As a private citizen I would be worried about protecting myself since I have zero authority and I'm the one buying children for $25K. Who's to say these children weren't flat out kidnapped BECAUSE Ballard was asking for them. Or this entire story can be exaggerated.
  9. The closest that I can think about in terms of an actual pedo sex ring was the Dean Corll story in Houston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Corll
  10. I would argue that there is not a pedo sex ring at all in America. Zero. At any level. Not 800K kids disappearing and not even 1 in terms of a ring of people. Is it possible hypothetically that some group is kidnapping kids, or have kidnapped them in the past? Yes but even when a similar situation is uncovered, it makes the national news. One incident is one too many but this situation is being pursued like how satanic cults were pursued in the 80s. No one ever discovered one. The real victims are at-risk kids taken advantage of by teachers, coaches, preachers or even family. Perhaps the kid is not sold like in this made-up stories but the abuse is very real. Of course to stop this abuse, we need more govt intervention which the Right won't allow.
  11. I have a buddy who gets furious at other drivers. Practically seeing red. He doesn’t carry so I’m not worried about him shooting someone but I’ve told him to watch out in being the potential victim in these stories. Getting mad at another driver and expressing yourself has never helped someone.
  12. Why not both? If someone likes their S4 then also get an average SUV for trips or other errands. I know multiple vehicles for specific purposes sound or look extravagant to some but in my experience it can be very useful. And fun.
  13. Have a friend and more acquaintances that have setups like this at home. Part of their saturdays are driving around random liquor stores looking out for items on their wish list. I also believe that a trip across the state takes a few extra hours as they stop at small town stores. From what I can tell just talking to the small town liquor store owners often leads to a score. while I don’t get it the collection aspect, I find the people that collect to be very generous.
  14. @wackawacka not to turn this into a debate but is there a reason you seem adamant about not wanting a suv? For cross country trips with pets, it’s hard to beat a solid SUV that gives you plenty of room. And I understand that SUVs can just be overgrown station wagons bot grocery getters, but they offer a lot flexibility. on driving trips, SUVs can allow you to overpack.
  15. I don’t understand why anyone would want to start teaching in Texas today unless they had no other options. Same with many states.
  16. We’re too busy going after overly hyped crimes when people are being murdered in front of us. Also don’t flip people off on a country of 400m guns and many are angry to begin with.
  17. And reviews like only reinforce their views that the media is out to get them and/or protecting the guilty.
  18. I don’t know what level child trafficking is occurring and whether the volume has changed over time. Don’t get me wrong, one incident is horrifying but is it getting worse? I would think it was worse in earlier American history than today but who knows. I am sure that I don’t believe the QAnon folks who say 1 million US kids disappear each year. At that level, the odds of making it to 18 unkidnapped would be low.
  19. When I first heard of this movie, I was certain that it must be about Dem politicians kidnapping children to drink their blood. Not at all. Apparently its all about child trafficking in Latin America. While I have no idea of the scope of child trafficking in Latin American countries, I assume it's greater than zero. However let's look at the hypocrisy of those flocking to the theaters. They don't give one crap about Latin American victims. We're putting buoys up to keep refugees them out.
  20. The crowds seem to going to the film just to show the libs. Very impressive marketing strategy to push viewers to buy tickets for others. Some MAGAts and QAnons are absolutely buying tickets for their friends and families, because by-God they need to see this documentary. (I know it's not a documentary.) You know that some husbands are telling their wives they ain't going to the movies this weekend and they don't care that her father spent $100s buying tickets for everyone.
  21. Should Biden withdraw all troops in Texas and sell off the military base land just because 52% of Texas votes GOP?
  22. Yes that is what I described as the symptoms above. which point to a compressor not working. However I can't look at or listen to an AC unit and know the cause of the compressor not coming on. My point without being overly obvious is that we've all run into repairman who know they can fix the problem but prefer to sell a new unit. As soon as they see a unit that is 10-15+ years old, they're going to tell you to replace. It's not necessarily wrong but it isn't necessarily your only option. A new unit should be more efficient and may cool better but you will be paying for that.
  23. Biden isn’t going to punish Alabama just because they elect a POS. Democrats are not the GOP.
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