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TwiceHorn

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  1. 3 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

    So Axos may have had a choice, lose $175 million against book value right now, or potentially more on liquidated property right now.  They may well still lose the same amount a few months from now, but at least for now they are able to kick the can down the road a bit.  

    Do I have that right?  

    Possibly.  An execution-style foreclosure can be an even bigger clusterfuck than a mortgage foreclosure, so pushing that off could have some value.

  2. 1 minute ago, Sawbonz said:

    Someone probably explained this but how does this bond work? I get how a criminal bond works where the court keeps the money until you appear and if you do then they refund it. What happens here? If Trump loses his appeals does the bond company forfeit the money it put up and then have to go after Trump for it?

    Yup.  That's why they're typically 100% secured with liquid, foreclosure-free assets.

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  3. On 3/26/2024 at 6:56 PM, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

    Ok sure, but my comment was personal to him. I have quite a bit of familiarity with the guy and he's a certain... strain... of defense attorney. The kind that quotes Shakespeare in his briefs, name-drops continually, and dances up to the edge of outright misrepresentations to the court 

     

    On 3/26/2024 at 4:32 PM, Satchel said:

    Pay attention, little people. The system is the solution…for the rich and powerful

    Wice seems to get quite a few of these special prosecutor gigs and for some reason unauthorized practice of law cases. 

    Any insight into that? lockquote widget

  4. 10 hours ago, safe sex said:

    Lmao I remember when Ken got off on his impeachment, the "trust the system" people kept chiding the thread that Ken still had his federal charges looming over him.

    Why do we even have laws? (Rhetorical)

    To be honest, these charges were kinda chickenshit from the get go. The SEC declined to charge him criminally and Texas rarely charges these kinds of things. 

    While it is quite amazing how he was able to delay the case, it is also somewhat amazing that he was charged in the first place and pursued for so long. The fact that the special prosecutor was getting paid (admittedly a pittance) may have had something to do with it. 

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  5. 11 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I'd like to know what these Christian nationalists are.  Are they Southern Baptists (seems like a lot of them come from that group) or are they are mix of various branches of Christianity?

    Because if they are a mix, there's no way in hell they'd all agree on how Christianity should be taught or enforced.

    A common theme among fundagelicals is congregationalism. Meaning in this application that the individual congregation manages its own affairs, including deciding its own theology. 

    Although certainly not infallible, those denominations with a more episcopal polity, that is, a hierarchy of governance, tend to be less extreme and more nuanced in their deeper beliefs and the hierarchy tends to exert a moderating influence.

    Congregationalism seems to be the most direct path to fundamentalist extremism in all the worlds religions. Judaism being a somewhat notable exception, probably given their strong tendency toward academicism among clergy and even lay members. 

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  6. On 3/26/2024 at 11:28 AM, Brisketexan said:

    Just show that video to any jew who is fucking stupid enough to vote MAGA.  And I don't just mean Trump, I mean anyone aligned with that movement.  THEY HAVE TOLD US WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO.  FUCKING BELIEVE THEM.

    This long ago stopped being about "politics."  It is about survival in the face of a murderous cult -- and for those fucking pathetic cult members, including people on this site, who say "well, I don't believe those things, and wouldn't take part in killing non-christians," you are actually a necessary part of that system: you support, enable, and - importantly - empower the people who WILL do so.  "I don't believe in killing non-Christians....I just vote for people who do so" is not the absolution you think it is, you nazi pieces of shit.

    The catlick common gooders, too. They might need a little reminder that took 150 years to elect a papist president.  

    The mackerel snappers and the ratfuck babtis gonna be at each other's throats before we know it. /ht Stephen King

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  7. On 3/26/2024 at 10:13 PM, RomaVicta said:

    Dead Calm

    Tight thriller with Sam Neill, Billy Zane, and Nicole Kidman (pre transformation). A couple sailing the ocean encounters the survivor of a large schooner. He's a little creepy.

    Solid movie.

    Flare gun fu. Twist and shout check it out. 

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  8. On 1/2/2024 at 7:52 PM, Mo Horn said:

    I gotta give this another try. First time I thought it was meh. Maybe I was half asleep that day

    It is a massively complex plot that isn't really exposed linearly. Might take a couple of re-watches to fully absorb. 

    But some power acting from a stellar cast. 

  9. 5 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    This team is so full of fail. I don't recall a Texas team like it. 

    Exactly what I am talking about. One of our better pitchers just walks in the tying run. 

    What the fucking fuck. 

    We have one of the better hitting lineups we've had but they go silent when it matters. 

    Pitchers have eaten some good innings, but never when it really seems to count. 

  10. 30 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    All the board has to do is vote to let him cash out early right? 

    I suppose, but it will probably let other shareholders sue the shit out of them and if he tries to sell a significant number of shares in a short period, well the share price is going in the shittter. 

  11. 51 minutes ago, CleverNickname said:

    If memory care is $11k a month, at some point it don't matter how much I love her.

    Texas Medicaid covers only skilled nursing, not assisted living or memory care. 

    About the only thing one can do with Medicaid beyond skilled nursing is jimmy up a home health care plan that probably won't cover 24/7,but would give family caretakers the ability to work and have some breaks. 

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  12. 5 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    The plaintiff here is also the state, not an individual, and I think much of the judgment is fines and pentalties, not for restitution, so securing the plaintiff in their ability to collect works differently. The size of the judgment is also uniquely high, that also probably plays a role. I'm not too concerned with any shenanigans on this one. 

    Yep fair points. The judgment is a bit punitive in nature if not explicitly so and the state is at least partially protected. 

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  13. There is some notion, evidenced by Texas rules, of limiting a supersedeas bond to some fraction of the defendants worth. 

    We love to look at this as preliminary punishment for Trump, but that's not what it is. 

    It is primarily there to protect the plaintiff pending appeal. And, truth be told, half protection is actually better than leaving collection to execution. Execution may be fun to watch, but for getting even fiddy cent on the dollar of judgment, it's not much fun for the plaintiff. 

    And if the judgment gets reduced, it may be dollar for dollar. 

    Also I don't think this necessarily foreshadows a reduction of the judgment. The court of appeals probably knows less about the judgment of the trial court than we do at this point. 

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  14. 5 hours ago, Tylerocks said:

    I can't remember a coach that is as universally hated than this chick.

     

     

    Who do y'all think is the male equivalent to her in basketball or football?

    Bob Knight was a huge asshole, but still kind of likable for whatever reason.

    Coach K?  

    I know Scott Drew is persona non grata here, but do random CBB fans hate him?  I doubt it.

    Knight and K are or were intense. Knight let his intensity get the better of him on several occasions. 

    But they had the capability, demonstrated, to be good sports to their opponents and the press although both could be quite surly. 

    Mulkey never lets up as far as I can tell. 

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