Posts posted by TwiceHorn
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On 10/9/2019 at 10:27 PM, UpperWestside said:2020 is important. No need to underscore it because we all know it. Whatever Democrat gets the nomination and wins needs to make it priority one to remind China that we can and will destroy the way of life for the elite in that country.
I do not like advocating violence, but these bastards are torturing and killing people who want to be free. I have no sympathy for anyone like Xi. Anyone who does is just a shitty human being. He deserves to sit next to Dotard in the 7th Circle of Hell for the atrocities he has willingly committed.
How exactly is the winner of the 2020 election going to destroy the way of life for the elite in that country?
In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, China has been grotesquely violating human rights for the last 70 some odd years, through Republican and Democratic administrations good and bad. I won't say we've stood idly by, but we have.
What the PRC is doing in Hong Kong is restrained and moderate by Chinese standards.
Why are you just now upset about it?
And, as big a shitheel as Trump is, it's invidious to compare him to a Chinese leader. He just wishes he was as big a shitheel as any Chinese leader.
Short of provoking a world war, we aren't really gonna do shit to China. And the winner of the 2020 election is going to have her hands full right here at home.
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On 10/9/2019 at 10:27 PM, UpperWestside said:
2020 is important. No need to underscore it because we all know it. Whatever Democrat gets the nomination and wins needs to make it priority one to remind China that we can and will destroy the way of life for the elite in that country.
I do not like advocating violence, but these bastards are torturing and killing people who want to be free. I have no sympathy for anyone like Xi. Anyone who does is just a shitty human being. He deserves to sit next to Dotard in the 7th Circle of Hell for the atrocities he has willingly committed.
How exactly is the winner of the 2020 election going to destroy the way of life for the elite in that country?
In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, China has been grotesquely violating human rights for the last 70 some odd years, through Republican and Democratic administrations good and bad. I won't say we've stood idly by, but we have.
Why are you just now upset about it?
And, as big a shitheel as Trump is, it's invidious to compare him to a Chinese premier. He just wishes he was as big a shitheel as any Chinese Premier.
Short of provoking a world war, we aren't really gonna do shit to China. And the winner of the 2020 election is going to have her hands full right here at home.
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22 minutes ago, Genco said:Could the lawyers on here opine on the Tarrant DA?
I don't know what she's been like as a DA, but she was a real hard core, "tough on crime" district judge. And I mean that in the least complimentary way possible.
Her office sought and obtained the five year sentence for that dumb bitch that voted on felony probation.
I imagine she will bring a murder indictment due to political pressure,** if nothing else. Not sure whether they'll sandbag the case.
Unlike Dallas County, I have much less confidence that a Tarrant County jury will convict, even on these facts, of murder.
**When I say political pressure, I mean forces outside Tarrant County. As mentioned previously, Tarrant County is not "woke" at all.
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5 hours ago, AUinHsv said:
Even with the carriers avoiding Pearl Harbor there were several estimates of how long the war would last - made by leaders of the military. In 1942 a lot of them said the war would last until 1949 or so. The Europe first decision meant almost no resources for the Pacific in 1942. Adm King stuck his neck out at one of the Allied high command meeting and got a guarantee of something like 20% of the war material and men committed to the Pacific - which was a huge increase. It took the Army until 1944 to realize that there was other places to fight except Europe and they discovered that the Navy had almost won the war by then. You would think the US would have wanted to hit back against the country that pulled them into the war but there were a huge difference in bringing the war to the Pacific vs Europe. For Europe you staged in England and jumped across the channel to fight. For the Pacific you had to bring everything with you (thousands of miles) and then do it again and again. The logistics of the Pacific war were totally unknown until it started. One of the forgotten heroes of the Pacific was Adm Calhoun who headed the logistics and supply - basically he was responsible for getting everything from men and material to a battle.
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If you are interested in this from either an historical or business perspective, Beans, Bullets And Black Oil, by RADM Worrall Reed Carter is a surprisingly compelling read. He was commander of Service Squadron 10, which ran Ulithi from 1944 to 1945.
Ulithi Atoll from 1944 to 1945 was the 8th wonder of the world.
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11 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:
This, and it all goes back to the "War" on drugs and police forces being equiped with military vehicles.
Don't think for a second the Patriot act didn't further the decent of our police being an occupy force in mind set.
It goes all the way to the federal level.
And it's a big problem. The biggest.
Yet nearly zero politicians are addressing either aspect in their campaigns because fear sells, and the US public is buying, in bulk.
Federal policies have the most influence on state and local policing and law enforcement.
That's tragic and wrong. It's why I am federalism boner man.
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On 10/11/2019 at 9:48 PM, Mole said:
1. FYE classes would be better served focusing more on academic integrity than advancing some ideology. I say this from experience and the endless plagiarism reporting that I find myself doing.
2. The ship has long since sailed, but if the goal is introspection by the beneficiaries (white men) and a more just and caring society for the less privileged, x privilege is unproductively antagonistic. It takes things that would be inherent in a better culture and casts them as tools of oppression. The phenomenon described as white privilege is no doubt true, but it implies an approach to dealing with it from a backwards perspective. I’m sure I’m guilty of white fragility or some other term designed to bludgeon out a victory rather than find mutual understanding and cultural growth.
3. All too often, and it appears to be the case based on the article, calls of white privilege are used to negate someone else’s experience rather than bring about mutual understanding. I’m sure this can be written off with claims of white fragility as well (another true phenomenon that is described in antagonistic terms).
4. Book burning, even of bad books, is usually a bad thing, but I’d be willing to make some exceptions.
5. These terms are often used to antagonize and reinforce the victim/oppressor dichotomy. They don’t necessarily do this and they claim to not do so, but in practice they often do. This is largely due to the way they are framed.
6. This will probably be the best thing to ever happen to the author’s career. She owes those morons a debt of gratitude. I’d kill to have some conservative kids burn some of my academic work and make the national news. I’d probably attach the press clippings to my CV.
This is a really solid post.
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16 minutes ago, Disco Missile said:
This was the first game in the Herman era I felt like the other team was tougher and meaner, especially on the lines.
We didn't even let LSU push us around like that, and they have better athletes up front than OU does.
Very good point. We may not have the depth of talent of several of the teams we have played in the Herman era, but this is the first time it looked and felt like we were pretty seriously pushed around.
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3 hours ago, Asithappens said:
Imo the 90% is way too high. Maybe 50%.
There were way too many times Sam should've thrown the ball away (and he had time) but he didn't.
Sam has the starting job mostly because he was good behind a shit line. Now, I suppose he got used to not having a shit line last year, for the most part.
But, he's hurt or something. Been off most of the season.
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20 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said:
Dallas is segregated as hell as well.
So is Austin, but the white liberals are too busy patting themselves on the back to notice.
Having lived in all three places, Fort Worth is fairly conspicuous in how little a political voice the minority neighborhoods have. They have their councilmembers, but it's like Dallas before 10-1.
Dallas at least has a public conversation about conditions and investment in South Dallas. Fort Worth has very little.
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Except that you're totally wrong about a MA provider declining coverage because of a pre-existing condition in the form of ESRD.
MEDICARE FORBIDS PEOPLE WITH ESRD from enrolling in MA. Not the MA provider. MEDICARE. The US government.
QuoteIn most cases you can’t enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan when you have ESRD.
https://medicare.com/medicare-advantage/medicare-advantage-and-end-stage-renal-disease/
Part of the reason for this disparate treatment seems to stem from the fact that people who have not attained 65 can enroll in medicare early if they have ESRD. It's almost a separate form of medicare.
https://blog.medicarerights.org/kidney-failure-medicare-know/
There seems to be a similar program for ALS.
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2 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:Cade Brewer played almost every snap on offense. He had 1 catch for 10 yards. He made up for it with pretty shitty blocking.
Just another way yesterday's game was a Greg Davis special. We need a worthless TE out there because it's constitutionally mandated apparently, not because it strategically helps us.
Tom loves him some 11 personnel. Fuck. A less stubborn coach might throw in an extra blocking surface, instead. Or maybe RoJo as a fullback. I dunno.
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1 hour ago, bigcigar said:Yeah, it’s pretty obvious when every team we play has guys wide open in space that our players are not being taught how to play the game. Defense is supposed to look like what we saw from OU yesterday. Know where the ball is, where it’s likely to go and get there in a hurry. When Orlando’s defenses play well, that’s what it looks like. He needs to figure out what the fuck is causing them to be absolutely oblivious to the ball.
It's because their heads are full of his bullshit blitzes and calls. They're too busy trying to remember whether they're supposed to break right or left in six-two-stack-monster-blue-waffle to cover the guy running past them.
His defenses, like DIaz before him, have only looked good when they were coached by regular coaches first, so they have more than a distant high school memory of what playing defense is about.
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6 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:We have 1 more year with a generational talent at QB, hence the sense of urgency.
Dig me some Sam, but he's a special leader and a good college QB. Not sure I'd call him generational talent.
If RoJo picks up college QBing like he picked up college RBing, he might be generational.
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Elizabeth Warren 2020
in Cloak Room
Before her campaign got rolling, I had a bit of a harpy vibe as well (great description, btw). I liked/respected her as a former UT professor who did great work. But I get less of a harpy vibe since her campaign has gotten into full swing.
However, I don't feel any need to hang on her every word/tweet/video/debate/appearance, so I may be missing something. If so, I don't want to know.