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Blotto

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  1. And some people were worried that Travis wouldnt benefit from all this rain. Lulz
  2. I'm like 95% sure you're right.
  3. So it cost him nothing? Masterful gambit, Doug!
  4. I did hear one "river to the sea" chant at the UT Austin protest on Monday(?? I think??), but it was short-lived and limited to probably a dozen people. Its certainly inflammatory rhetoric, but lets not pretend there aren't elements within the Pro-Israel movement openly advocating for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. In any case, I hope I can get down to campus on Sunday for a first hand appreciation of what's going down. An interesting article I stumbled across today. From what I read, Haaretz represents the more liberal Israeli viewpoint, and i dont know much about the Jewish Federations of North America. But I agree with the bolded part, we don't do nuance very well in today's political climate in the US. Everything is black and white, Israel (or the Palestinians) are 100% right (or 100% wrong). But if that is the sentiment within the Jewish American community, the notion that any criticism of Israel or Netanyahu's government is antisemitic by default is ridiculous. https://archive.ph/dFT7z (from Haaretz.com - Majority of U.S. Jews Uncomfortable With Actions Taken by Israeli Gov't Survey Finds)
  5. I actually don't have an objection to protestors being labeled as "anti-Israeli" as long as its understood the objection is to the actions of the Israeli government. The notion that the Israeli government can never be criticized for their behavior is as absurd as the notion that a US president can never be charged with a crime, regardless of his actions in office. All countries are capable of poor policy decisions. 9/11 was a horrific episode. Invading Iraq as a response was equally horrific. And yet those who criticized our decision to invade Iraq were often labeled as anti-american at the time. That was a bullshit argument as well. One additional comment is that I did not attend the protests on campus first hand. My exposure was limited to what I watched online, and what I heard was calls for and end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, calls for an end to US assistance in that aggression, as well as calls for a free Palestine. Those are not antisemitic positions in my mind. If everyone was screaming death to Jews, I missed it. If its not pissing down rain on Sunday I may ride down to observe the shitshow, and see if the rhetoric is significantly different than what I have understood it to be to this point.
  6. Oh boy. Once words gets out aggy hired the fake news media, I know a couple of people who will be getting that $1M bonus before signing on to a gig somewhere else.
  7. I'll gladly concede that a non-trivial number of the protestors don't have an informed viewpoint on why they are protesting and are simply protesting to protest. That's been the case on the west mall and other college campuses for decades. Young people are always pissed off at the government for a variety of reasons, so when given a chance to protest the government, they will jump right in. Hell, some of them are probably protesting for no other reason than a hot chick they know said she was going to protest. But I would also argue that claiming the majority of these protestors are antisemitic is fucking laughable. There's one side currently subjugating/annihilating the other right now, and it ain't those poor folks in Gaza. That's what people are protesting. They weren't all out there last June. And while there are almost certainly some antisemites in the group, simply protesting Israel's annihilation of Gaza is by no means antisemitic. That's bullshit. You may agree or disagree with Israel's tactics, but you should be free to voice those beliefs without threat of arrest. I get very uncomfortable when the government starts defining what you can and cannot criticize. You should be free to criticize Israel or free to criticize the Palestinians/Hamas. I had a reply to your second paragraph (why start at 1967 rather than 1948, etc...), but deleted it as there are threads on this board for discussing the greater Israeli/Palestinian conflict and this thread already suffers from some unfortunate hijacks rather than the protests at UT (see the recent effort at Jewish Taxonomy). I'll just say, I fully expect that region to be a fucking shitshow long after I'm gone from this world. And hopefully students will be free to voice their opinions on the matter without the blessing of whomever happens to be sitting in the governors mansion.
  8. And Netanyahu himself has ruled out a two-state solution clearly stating that Israel aims for full control of "all territory west of Jordan" and his directives have already resulted in 40K Palestinian deaths. Its two sides of the same stupid fucking sky daddy coin. You may find chanting "from the river to the sea" a horrific offense, and many others feel the same way about slaughtering Palestinians and subjecting the rest to a horrific standard of living. So lets not clutch pearls over a pithy chant while pretending Netanyahu doesn't plan on subjugating Palestinians (he has stated exactly that) or that he hasn't taken a pretty big lead in the genocide category as well. Its a shitshow over there and I expect that to continue as long as the hardliners on both sides call the shots. Jailing protestors in the US for expressing support for the Palestinian cause is just politically motivated horseshit.
  9. based on my two years living in Milwaukee, that dumb bitch has a great jump on filing for her 4th bankruptcy. She selling any of that non alcoholic beer to wash down all that vaigan deliciousness?
  10. Agreed. The rams look like they gave a 6th grader a laptop with power point and told him he had 10 minutes to finish the design. Extra fruit roll-ups if he worked in that fancy gradient effect. Ive seen enough, Broncos about to go on a Patriots/Brady like run.
  11. Gary P is like Three Year Letterman, only funny.
  12. I'd be yelling "how much for a hand job..... a double jack hammer with a half pump and a twist " when she walked by.
  13. utf-8''NATIONAL_LAMPOON%27S_VACATION_Dog_Killer_range (1).mp4
  14. I cant understand what the fuck they are chanting. Something like "hey hey, ho ho, Deion Branch has got to go". I'm not sure if they are aware that his last season was 2012.
  15. It would have been pretty funny to see that fat shitbucket attempt to storm the capital with the secret service in tow. And then realizing it was a long way off, and just getting back into his limo to swing by the golden arches on the way back to the WH
  16. How many brothers does MPJ have, and why are they all fuckups, lulz. Nugs may have to keep a full-time security detail on MPJ just to be safe. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40064144/jevon-porter-brother-michael-porter-jr-arrested-suspicion-dwi
  17. I've actually never seen them live, but I noticed they are also playing a show in Gloucester MA in Aug, and thats usually the time of year I try to get out to the Boston area and hang out at my sister's place for a bit to escape the heat. If I bail on the SD show, I'll make sure to catch them in MA.
  18. Yeah I posted in the "Concert your attending" thread in the music forum to not derail this any further. Its not on the Antones website yet,so I emailed them to verify as I was planning to be out of town that weekend.
  19. Blotto

    Italian

    Met up with some folks today at a joint in Round Rock called Palermo Pasta. Not out of this world good, but they have a lunch special that was $12 that includes iced tea, salad and main dish and there were 5 or 6 options. Most of us grabbed the lasagna or Calzone and no complaints. Decent $12 lunches are hard to find these days.
  20. Went down a bit of a soulhat rabbit earlier, and stumbled across this on their website: I was halfway planning to fly out to San Diego that weekend to see Cracker with an old roommate who also digs that band, but now I dont know. The show isnt listed on the Antones website, so who knows.
  21. Easily my favorite spot on 6th street back in the day. One of those places where people would mix from all walks of life in Austin. Fun times.
  22. Probably just train right over Shoal Creek Saloon for a few hours. Its about that time I guess.
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