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Tuco

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  1. Well, I assume people are compelled to provide dna in paternity suits all the time. Maybe there isn’t a contempt threat with it, but your refusal would be strong evidence of a match.
  2. "Rage" is a bit of slog, mainly because it is talking about Trump and COVID, two things that are not too fun to read about. But it is timely.
  3. They might be classified. There is a lot of diplomatic stuff that is classified because their broad release could limit our diplomatic efforts. It's not all troop movement and spy identifications. If Un said "...you know, I'm only mostly heterosexual..." well, that should be classified because Trump breaking that confidence could have major diplomatic implications.
  4. As an engineer, I hate that shit. I'm not going to highlight our weaknesses, but if I can't figure out a way to execute a project, it's a project I don't want. Projects that start off shitty are just going downhill from there. Life is too short to do shitty work. I recall a rather heated argument I had with our BD guy because wanted to commit to designing an oil refinery (based on customer legacy PIDs) when no one in our office had work in the refinery market. We found a work-around and the project evaporated anyway, but I was pissed. That kind of shit gets people killed.
  5. He should be imprisoned for taking up three spaces. And what kind of GOP candidate drives a truck low enough that you can see the driver's "mid-thigh" from outside the truck.
  6. The budget for the DoD in 2022 was $780B, which was $37B more than what the Biden Administration requested. The support for Ukraine costs a little more than Congressional military earmarks. (link) The amount the US spends on the military is absurd. It is more than what we were spending during the Cold War even adjusted for inflation. It absolutely needs to be reduced. But supporting Ukraine is the best money we will ever spend in strengthening our position against an adversary. Biden should state any dollar reduced from a Ukrainian package will instead be sourced from the defense budget. Trump did it for a fucking wall; Biden can do it for something actually related to national defense. That's the best of both worlds for me.
  7. Put it on billboards. Dems get way too complacent when they think they’re going to win.
  8. Maybe he just thought he was paying sex.
  9. Hey, the dojo is the time for experimentation.
  10. It's almost like he doesn't understand that the Zionist movement originated in the American Evangelical movement.
  11. For some reason this dialogue from 13 Assassins is running through my head.
  12. And..any good?
  13. Which race? Iowa (Grassley)? It’s an off cycle for Nebraska Senators, unless at state level. The House race would be Bacon v Vargas.
  14. Yeah, it’s something he and Newt have done n common.
  15. The big attack on Barnes is about whether he supports cops, right?
  16. I was thinking the same, but I was corrected upthread. He has stated he will not caucus with the GOP. I imagine could change over the course of six years.
  17. You should ask him how he feels about Russian gun control laws.
  18. A few years ago I had some folks over for a football game. The doorbell rang, my wife answered it and it was my neighbor - a lovely woman in her 60s who lived alone. I could tell my wife was confused by what the neighbor was saying. I went over and it was weird. The neighbor was frustrated and saying words, clearly, but that didn't relate to each other. "Sarah, what's the matter?" "Crane...cards...." some pointing..."tree blue acting...." "Do you think you are having a stroke?" "Cat!"...nodding head vigorously. We called 911 and gave her an aspirin. I don't know how severe -as in how many dead brain cells - the stroke was, but I think if it affected her ability to reason or move, instead of just her ability to find the right words, she would have died - maybe starved to death. It's all about location and timing. She got the stroke meds in time and that apparently is a major game changer, did therapy, and she was my lovely, older neighbor again, with some minor lingering effects in her speech. And she is still more qualified to be a Senator than Oz.
  19. What are you basing that on? Did he say crazy shit in the interview? Did he forget stuff? Is he leading his campaign poorly? I think you have a concept what a stroke victim is and are unwilling to consider that not all stroke victims are the same. What was discussed in the interview is that processing audible language has its disconnects and jumbles the pronunciation of words. You have no evidence to the contrary. He has found a way to communicate effectively. It’s not how a completely normal person communicates, but it is still effective.
  20. You sound like a 90s Democrat talking about gay marriage.
  21. You seemed to concede my first point and ignored my second. Would you vote against someone for being deaf if they couldn’t read lips?
  22. What specifically about Fetterman's condition is worse? There isn't a uniformed condition for people recovering from strokes.
  23. 1. Bullshit. Most people don't sign and lip readers get lost when there are multiple people speaking or when people turn their heads. I am sure your friend could follow conversations, but that is not the same as saying she never got lost in conversations. Do you think she could read the lips of a Senator 100 feet away who was looking at his notes? 2. So, your position is that you would only vote for a deaf person who could read lips?
  24. I'd say yes to the second and partially to the first. Edit: Honestly, the Senate might be a better place if there was less talking and more reading.
  25. I think you are getting lost in simple conversations. Tell me how this different than someone with hearing issues?
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