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jimmyjazz

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  1. Well, that's just stupid. What a businessman.
  2. Young college students at a somewhat progressive university, which is the demographic I was referring to, tend to latch onto one issue. Right now, that's Israel's continued actions in Gaza and the West Bank and the United States' refusal to lean on Bibi and the gang. Roe V Wade is done, and is off the table. Unionization is completely foreign to them. Legalized weed might move the needle.
  3. Maybe you can find something more consistent with your budget on one of these websites: Groupon restaurant.com
  4. I can easily leave Texas. Leaving the US is a completely different kettle of fish. It's a false choice, but Abbott in the Governor's office is far more tolerable than Trump in the White House.
  5. That would be to create a shelf stable canned (Mason jar) product, right? I'd just freeze mine.
  6. Most boys would be devastated if their Dad blew off attending graduation. In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if Barron were relieved.
  7. Fuck. My first cousin's husband is a Charlotte cop. I was going to post about him in the Simms/Esiason thread on Football, but I figured it didn't matter that much. He played with Bill Cowher at NC State, and they remain close.
  8. This is 100% correct. I've had the conversations, multiple times, with at least a couple of dozen new voters. They won't vote for Trump, but they won't vote for Biden, either. I'm talking smart, educated students, but they're naive and unaware of the nuance of what is going on. Biden will suffer because of it.
  9. The majority of Americans have lived paycheck to paycheck for decades. It's probably a bit worse now, but I suspect it's also a big driver in the R->D->R->D swings we see over time. Push back against the incumbent, because "it's the economy, stupid".
  10. Not actually true, it depends on the song. At times she was absolutely breath-taking. (Cue the "Wild Heart" singalong while she was getting her makeup done before an appearance.)
  11. I have to laugh at the slogan on Valentina's uncashed paychecks due to zero funds (courtesy KXAN):
  12. They literally paid her to shut up nearing an impending election. That's of material value to the campaign, and well above allowable limits. How is that not a violation?
  13. Let's not fool ourselves. If some grad school dipshit from the Linguistics Department (we have one?) had pitched a tent (uh huh huh) on the South Lawn one year ago, nothing would have ever been done about it. People would point and laugh like they used to point and laugh at Leslie. This is all about controlling the message and falling in line with the Governor.
  14. I won't dispute that real estate exploded in the last 5-6 years, but a quick google search shows Austin rents are down 7.4% year over yeard, and up a net 18% since 2019. That's 3.1% annual growth. My math could be off, though, and the data could be wrong. Just a snapshot.
  15. OK, thanks. I think I see 3 tents and a shanty tarp. Clearly the larger crowd didn't put up any more tents but had a shit-ton of umbrellas. This is not a situation warranting dozens of arrests, as has been alleged.
  16. Regarding the tents: I've reviewed all the footage I can on KXAN and I see one tent. I see a shit-ton of umbrellas, which I think we can all agree is not a tent. So, wtf?
  17. I'm curious -- can protestors wear helmets and face shields? Kinda hard to see those cop faces in some instances.
  18. I'm talking about shifting the vote. How many of them vote, how many are already set in their candidate?
  19. I think they're being taken advantage of every step of the way. A little good advice from their agents could actually effect some change, and not cost those agents a dime. Yeah, Mahomes gets to live in a huge mansion and drive multiple supercars. You ain't Mahomes. Here are the stats to back it up.
  20. Honest question for you, Doc: are you saying stress can cause dementia? Or stress can accelerate dementia? I can believe the latter, the former seems unlikely, but I'm but a simple man.
  21. It's almost as if you haven't read what I wrote.
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