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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Yes. UT does not fit well into the culture of the SEC. SEC schools look to have a large following of local/statewide fans who fit the category of tshirt fans. Even they couldn't meet the relatively low academic standards and/or pay the cheap tuition. Plus many of these schools have a very high percentage of out of state students. Ole Miss is close to 60% out of state whereas UT is <10%. Out of state students are not going to Ole Miss because of the academics. They're attracted to the Ole Miss student life and how they fit into that culture. It's no surprise that some of these schools become an echo chamber of racist and bigoted beliefs. They're only repeating what they grew up hearing from their parents and from their fellow students. I would bet that many parents would never let their kids attend these schools. Obviously I'm not talking about each school and each student but rather the average.
  2. Maybe it’s camera catching everything in the world now but too many people go apeshit over any situation. I would be very annoyed with a crying baby on a plane but no reason to potentially ruin your life over it. There’s also the idea of preparing for a noisy flight. If you can’t afford noise cancelling headphones, go buy some $2 ear plugs.
  3. There’s a good reason why some jobs rarely have openings and might require that you’re someone’s son/daughter/niece/nephew. “After careful consideration of all of the quality candidates, I’ve decided to hire my son who just wrapped up 6 years getting the undergraduate degree.”
  4. Smith et al Foundation. Jones needs to step up to be a named partner. Smith doesn’t need Jones.
  5. Hospice care was great with my mom. A doctor is supposed to sign off that the main medical condition is likely to lead to death within 6 months but it’s not like hospice care ends at 6 months. It last can years. the downside is that you effectively give up curative care but you can also drop hospice whenever you want. Then if you want to return to hospice, you can.
  6. I’ve long told Harris County to not display my name on voter registration websites. Downside is that I can’t check my status on self serve websites. Guess I will find out in November if I’m registered or maybe I will just register again.
  7. I wouldn't recommend starting off telling a doctor that you've diagnosed the cause to be the COVID vaccine. I'm sure you can find a healthcare professional who will readily agree and sell you plenty of over the counter remedies that insurance won't cover. People are happy to sell you $200 vitamin combos. Find a dermatologist and give them the facts, including that any medication recently taken along with a COVID vaccine. Any reputable derm will be familiar with skin reactions to common vaccines. And if it is related to the vaccine, they will have methods to treat it.
  8. In dealings with family members, most weird, highly dramatic events are almost always related to drug addiction. Drug addicts make bad decisions especially when law enforcement is involved. As in quickly leaving town with $20 in their pocket and zero credit cards. Not that I'm even remotely accusing anyone in recent news stories of drug use. I do feel for anyone, especially parents, who have a drug addict in their lives. Very emotional and financial draining, and you have to deal with a loved one lying to you constantly. I watched my mom refuse to give a family member $100 for drugs (solid and right decision), but shelling out thousands for bail and lawyers a few days later.
  9. Texas Republicans haven't grasped the fact that our property tax system is based on taxing unrealized capital gains in respect to homeowners. And actually it's not capital gains but total asset value with a small exemption. But not surprising that Texas GOPers haven't connected those dots.
  10. Back on the main topic i have to guess that someone in Swindells demographics has a high percentage of being hard core maga (50%) or at least being unable to vote for a democrat (30%). if you add in that he has an autistic son that was diagnosed soon after vaccines, being a trump supporter must be closer to 95%
  11. Yeah. It's easy to think that Grandma's confusion is due to senility but if it's sudden onset dementia, an UTI is a likely culprit. To my untrained mind, its makes little sense.
  12. I feel like I watch mainstream news and they constantly fact check especially when it's presented as a fact. If Trump says the economy is bad, that's an opinion and cannot be fact checked. If Trump says 50m people came over the southern border last night, that can be fact checked as there is no credible source backing up that claim.
  13. If mental clarity is a problem, the most likely reason is a UTI. A doctor can order the test virtually. Also important to remember that it could be several things going on at once and not just one condition with multiple symptoms.
  14. Don't repeat the same lines that the right says about the mainstream media. It's a bad look
  15. On what? An adult going on a trip? Land of the free.
  16. for those that fall into his camp but having opposing views on reproductive rights, he wants to give each side just enough to believe him.
  17. an adult doesn't answer calls from their parents and they know roughly where she is, and who she's with? I'm unsure that meets the definition of missing.
  18. If I was invited to a group lunch somewhere and one of the guys was dressed like this, I'm sitting somewhere else if not leaving. At a minimum the hat and shoes gotta go. The shirt is horrific but I could ignore that. still dead
  19. In contrast, there's evidence that Melania only shows up when she's paid by the Trump campaign or PAC. And I realize that families can have different levels of public affection for each other, there is no evidence that anyone in the Trump family likes each other. Perhaps Melania and Baron being the exception.
  20. doubtful that many meaningful files weren't shredded years ago. If any were left, they would be destroyed if RFK Jr. was about to be given access power. EDIT: let's look to close this thread soon as it doesnt matter after today.
  21. Republicans that are honest with themselves would agree that they would rather spend time with Kamala and Tim. Who would want to spend time with Trump and Vance outside of the fact that you might take home some incredible stories.
  22. She should want his mic hot and have him interrupt her. You want to piss off women at home, have Trump interrupt Harris again and again.
  23. I first read some analysis that some thought it would be close to impossible for a sailboat to capsize within minutes when the keel would work to right the boat. Then short of massive hull breeches, a boat that size would take time to sink. But then I read how the sailboat had a feature to raise the keel for use in shallow harbors or at anchorage. No official word if the keel was extended or not. https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/world-news/bayesian-investigators-probe-whether-subtle-mistake-could-have-caused-yacht-to-sink/
  24. He will soon flat out bribe voters to vote for him soon. "I will give each American a $5,000 tax rebate when I'm elected"
  25. no network will fact check him via the moderators.
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