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  1. Yeah, a couple of those things, like the tuition freeze, is nothing but a populist appeal. The real goal of that, is that last bit of shit that even Texashammer agrees is nebulous, standardless ground for ideological punishment. I have been contemplating the question of why is education so "librul"? And the answer is, that is its very nature. Education, academia, and intelligentsia are, by their nature, progressive. It's the study and generation of new ideas. Even a discipline like history, dedicated to study of the past, basically thrives on uncovering new facts from the past or new interpretations of the past and how it affects the present and future. Sure, some of those ideas are garbage, just like some old ideas are garbage. But to have real education, you just have to let it go where it wants to go. And an attempt to do otherwise is damaging.
  2. I saw the guilty plea, but not the six months. That's fucking absurd in the context of what lesser sex offenders routinely get.
  3. It's performative. It means SCOTX governs who can sit for the bar, and that's usually a graduate of an ABA-accredited law school, or one with an exception, an "approved school." Now, it's whatever school SCOTX approves, which also means ABA-accredited. They're not going to start independently approving/disapproving law schools. What might eventually happen, though, is some bunch of right wing loons put together the Acme School of Religious Freedumb and SCOTX might approve its graduates to sit for the bar, but that will only be in Texas, and maybe Floriduh and a couple other places. But like most of the marginally accredited schools that have been in Texas, the school will probably struggle financially. I suppose at some deranged point, they might actually disapprove of HLS, YLS, etc. or any school, including UT, that's too woke. But that's a ways off on the timeline and we'll have a lot bigger problems by then, anyway.
  4. So, guys who've served. Shaving in a combatish situation seems like a painful waste of time. I think of seeing guys in winter conditions shaving with no doubt cold water out of a helmet, and it just makes my face hurt. Is it anything like McRaven's make your bed everyday? Because I think that's real. And about half my GI Joes had beards, along with their life like hair.
  5. matasticize? Oof. Uphauling and meadoker.
  6. Arizona State is the far less serious of the two schools.
  7. That appears to be Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Weimer And the badge you are questioning is the Master Military Freefall Parachutist badge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Freefall_Parachutist_Badge
  8. No, I mean posters here.
  9. I disremember, did anyone actually disclaim P2025?
  10. I wonder how much that has changed in this era of top X%.
  11. Looking forward to the book. I love that kind of stuff. The story has been told several times, but I think this one is in the style of The Perfect Storm, which is a damn good book.
  12. Yeah, chiding the lower courts for not following their precedent, established by opinion-free, non-precedential orders on the "interim docket." Also, they're analyzing "likelihood of success on the merits," a key component of any emergency relief, not on existing precedent, but on what they're likely to do with the question.
  13. I agree that Trump lacks courage as a general proposition. I don't think I agree that sending US troops in harm's way takes much courage, especially for a thoughtless twat like Trump. Political courage, maybe.
  14. Yes. Almost without question, yes.
  15. Like the rest of us. Christ on a cracker.
  16. Because it wasn't. They're allergic to truth. The true progressives on the board never liked Biden, in theory or practice. The rest of us liked him pretty well for restoring normalcy. A few called him "best President of my lifetime." No one called for him to go on Mt. Rushmore, unless it was some kind of joke. Trump, on the other hand . . . .
  17. Da fuq. I guess that's somewhat semi-plausible because the "local" or "state" DC courts exist under federal law. But geezus.
  18. Speaking of which, I thought Zoe was really good. Very articulate (figure I can toss that at a white chick without penalty). But more seriously, pretty even-handed, insightful, and yes articulate for such a youngun.
  19. I also take issue with "super duper Christian." I mean, it is true that he appears to be a serious Christian that takes seriously the teachings of Christ. But that's not what Texas "Christians" want. At all. At some point, us rationals hope that someone like Talarico can summon our better angels We are Texans, most of us, and feel like they have to be there somewhere. But the way Abbott, Paxton, and Patrick continue to plumb our depths without ballot box penalty seems to show that is futile.
  20. Good analysis of the Antifa as DTO designation. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-can-t-designate--antifa--banks-and-platforms-will-act-like-you-did-anyway Tl;Dr, legally it has about zero effect. In terms of chilling certain activity, including by banks, the effect could be rather serious. But mostly depends on the courage of those it intends to target.
  21. The other thing is Trump's current bullshit, to wit authoritarianism, bad economics, thinly veiled racism, petty retribution for political enemies, should have been obvious to anyone paying attention since 2016. To most of us, the choice is binary: Trump, or not Trump. But it's a little more complex than that, because a vote for anyone other than Harris was effectively a vote for Trump.
  22. Normally, I concur. But when someone is outspokenly anti-gay, as is Johnson, it becomes an issue.
  23. Probably a matter of semantics, but if Arch was a sack/turnover machine, this might be true. Currently, all defenses have to do is commit to defending the run and dare Arch to throw. And our run game hasn't been up to that task, really. But if Arch can hit a few, that all goes down the toilet for the d.
  24. "Extensive studies of homosexual relationships" while getting a BBA at LSU. I think that means glory holes and arcade booths.
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