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Tuco

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  1. Is this where the simulation sets it up so a bunch of prolifers hold rallies to pull the plug?
  2. I would say his military bonafides exceed any President since the first Bush. Which is also an indication that no one really cares that much about military service. I agree with the good talker / lack of charisma thing. He probably has a better shot of winning the Presidency than becoming a Senator from or Governor of fucking Indiana. I think changing states would mean ditching the Mayor Pete from the conservative Midwest state thing and make him look like an opportunist. So, it’s more likely he would take high profile appointments to build the resume.
  3. Well, sure. But I think there is a large percentage of Pro-Putin Americans who justify that support in their version of Christianity. I’d be curious in what the correlation is between having a favorable opinion of Russia and identifying yourself as Christian or Evangelical Christian. I would guess over 90% for Christian.
  4. I would say a huge part of it is because Russia is about 50 years behind the US on social issues. They are proudly homophobic. The two conservative organizations the Butina courted were the the NRA and the National Prayer Breakfast. Putin frequently uses “anti-woke” rhetoric that is directly quoted by US Christian outlets. The Wagner Group uses Crusader iconography and rhetoric. There are many right wingers who believe that the US has lost its Christian culture and look to Russia as the last bastion Christian power. Fucking Christians.
  5. If it makes you feel any better, you’re both wrong. Calories are a unit of measurement. It’s fine to use less. You get your oil changed in “15 minutes or less.” My fuel tank holds “less than 20 gallons.” It’s all pretty much bullshit anyway.
  6. West Virginia isn't as red as it seems. Up until 2020, there were more registered Dems than Republicans. (In 2020 it was 36.8% R to 36.5% D; link ) The mental disconnect there is that West Virginia Democrats aren't really national Democrats. They are their own category, born out of the coal miner unions. The good news for Manchin is that he isn't really a national Democrat either. So, yeah, there are a lot of WVDems (and former WVDems) who are still politically aligned with a candidate like Manchin but wouldn't consider voting for a "liberal" like Biden. The shift from state party affiliation to national party affiliation has probably been the most dramatic political shift in my lifetime. West Virginia is just behind the curve a little. Who know how long a candidate like Manchin can hold out, but he might have another cycle in him.
  7. To recap, the Civil War was merely a disagreement of tradition versus change. And, "tradition" is also the reason she gave for defending the flag and agreeing with Confederate Memorial Month. And, for what it's worth, I think the interviewer asked the question in a way that would illicit an answer offensive to his group. He didn't ask a question obscured by academia like, "what were the primary causes of the civil war?" Something like that would give her leeway to lean into the states' rights nonsense that still passes for legitimate in some circles. He asked "Why was the Civil War wrong?" Straight-up, down the middle of the plate. And she fucking dodged the obvious answer. Because she is a fucking cowardly slimeball.
  8. I think live-action is a better medium for something this serious.
  9. Oh. Maybe that explains why you are a bit high strung.
  10. I assume they could only grant immunity for criminal repercussions. His license would be out flapping in the wind.
  11. He means “white people,” right?
  12. Fair nuf.
  13. So, here in Seattle we have a vote coming up. It’s a ballot initiative on whether the city should set up a board to manage nonprofit social housing coops basically. King County has a great website that summarizes the initiative, provides details, and has a pro and con position. The pro position is penned by some liberal Democrats. No surprise there. The con position is penned by some liberal, grassroots, activists, who believe it’s an unnecessary distraction that diverts resources from current efforts. Hard for me to distinguish who is right. They both seem like good people who disagree on how to achieve a noble goal. Meanwhile, my friends back in Nebraska are fighting efforts to make drag shows illegal. Abortion, voting rights, and gun control are also on the docket. I almost feel guilty.
  14. What request?
  15. Yeah, Dems have been addressing the material needs of rural Americans and old people for decades, and they continue to lose those groups, and by increasing margins. Most people are too ignorant or lazy to understand how they are affected by financial policies.
  16. I think he would be more conservative than Warren or Sanders, but there is nothing I have read that would imply he is more conservative than Biden. During the campaign, in response to Warren’s antitrust statements, Pete said the FTC needs to be given additional tools to fight big Tech monopolies. It isn’t terribly controversial, but it’s more than Biden said. My guess is you’d prefer Buttigieg because he’s on the bench. 2nd string quarterbacks are frequently popular. I would also prefer Buttigieg. But I don’t believe his familiarity with the military or corporate America would translate to a more generous deference for either. Like a good butcher, his familiarity with the pig means he knows where to apply the knife.
  17. Based on policy? I would say Biden is more conservative. Is there a policy position where Joe is left of Pete? Or it more of a personality thing?
  18. The spy ballon thing reminded me of the time Japan bombed Omaha in WW2. Relatively late in the war, the Japanese desperately wanted to disrupt the American war effort. The loaded up a bunch of balloons with incendiary ordinance and launched the them into the air stream, with a leakage rates that they believed would cause them to land in the US. They were mainly trying to cause forest fires in the western US. The effort wasn't terribly successful, although I think it did cause some fatalities as a few people who found unexploded bombs didn't stay clear. And, one of these bombs did come down in Omaha, near an area of town called Dundee. The US Military didn't want the Japanese to have any notion of whether it was successful, so they completely covered it up.
  19. Let's unwind the stupid in this statement: 1. That China doesn't have the technology to sufficiently guide a balloon remotely. 2. That he thinks the ballon could hold the cargo of 3 buses (rather than having the size of 3 buses.) 3. "manned spacecraft", in quotes. 4. That we didn't "call China." 5. That the US would publicly leverage the pilot's life for negotiations. 6. That China would give a shit about a pilot.
  20. Money. That’s the only real power the dem party has, either at the state or national level. And call lists to get money. They alienate half their donors when they put their thumb on the scale. Schiff and Porter are nationally recognized names, so they probably raise more for the party than they get from it. One of the interesting dynamics is the candidate to candidate donations. Someone like AOC fundraises like a mofo, doesn’t need much in her district, and donates to other progressive candidates, earning loyalty in the process. It’s almost like a party within a party. The party leadership isn’t nearly as powerful as most people assume. It’s not like a company. They are more like a well funded PAC.
  21. Yep. It’s my favorite example of how people completely twist the Bible to mean whatever they want it to mean. Full story reads like a bizarre sex romp. At one point, the widow ends up disguising herself as a prostitute to trick her father-in-law in to fucking her. She gets prego. Idiot townsfolk prepare to stone her. She proves it was the father-in-law and everyone has a good chuckle. Moral of the story: don’t beat off. Totally logical interpretation.
  22. They're still wankers; they just lie about it. Regarding the one yard rule, I picture this scene with a rather cruel wife walking around the house while her idiot husband is stumbling around, boxers around his ankles just trying to keep up. "Please touch it, Buela,...it's been three weeks for gods sake....at least slow down." I wonder how many wives have woken up in the middle of the night to a breathless husband and a lingering smell.
  23. I liked the gas mask mention. OMG, protesters were actually taking measures to avoid being hurt when the cops use tear gas and fire pepper balls. That's terrorism.
  24. There is so much weirdness in that description. "In [his] possession"... "A handgun and shell casings were located at the scene." That is not terribly specific. Was it in his hand? Was it in his tent? Was it within five feet of where he was shot? I see a picture of a dirty handgun laying on the ground with a few cigarettes and ashes. Obviously it's not in a tent. Did the cops move it to take a picture? Casings would imply multiple shots from this gun. How many shots are they claiming Teran fired? And the chain of events is pretty murky. Cop calls out to Teran who was in his tent. Teran doesn't comply and then shoots the cop. The would imply the cop was in the tent, or at least at the entrance. Then several more cops shoot Teran. Were they just shooting blindly into a tent? Are they saying Teran came out blasting, making some bizarre you'll-never-take-me-alive coppers moment? "Additionally, mortar style fireworks, multiple edged weapons, pellet rifles, gas masks, and a blow torch were recovered." So this was the only firearm that was found? Teran, who had been quoted days earlier about avoiding violence, was actually an outlier for being armed? Everyone else avoided having a firearm. "Other preliminary information released in this case is consistent with the investigation so far." What about the unreleased information?
  25. I would also say that the just-need-better-training crowd is usually the moderate dems and the few moderate republicans who will acknowledge there is a problem but will stop short of any measure that would seem hostile to police. Cops don't want to be held accountable. Their unions fight hard for them not to be accountable. But this shit will never diminish until they are. Any real solution will be hostile to cops. Training is an easy out for moderates to pretend they are doing something without actually standing up to cops. But, yeah, you are absolutely right they don't need to knock down 90 acres of forest in the city for deescalation and anti-racism training. You can do that shit at a conference room in the Holiday Inn. The city is clear that this is about recruiting. They need to build a paramilitary amusement park to recruit and you can only guess what type of recruit that attracts.
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