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TexasHooch

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  1. Close. His lifelong dream is to be adored and accepted by the privileged class (a benchmark that has always alluded him). The "most enthusiastic people" you mention disgust him. They are simply a means to an end. He's cool with them fearing him, but really gives two shits otherwise- which is why he's fucking them.
  2. The worst offenders, and largest demo, will be dead in 10. Shortly after the election, our family went to the in-laws. My son quickly joined his grandfather in the den where he was catching the very end of the Bears/Lions game (in which the Bears inexplicitly let the time run out on the game). One of them expressed how much that sucked for Bears fans to have to watch that, and my son remarked about how he heard that violence (meaning domestic violence) went up in NFL cities after losses. To which my FIL replied, "Yeah, Chicago is very, very dangerous. It's a Democrat controlled city". I overheard this as I was still unpacking in the kitchen and reflexively yelled "NO", as if he was a dog squatting to take a shit on the carpet. That was the end of that, for that evening anyway.
  3. My favorite Katie Porter take down of all time. Unfortunately you can't shame the shameless.
  4. Looks delicious! I grew up and San Antonio, but I've always known that as s a hamburger steak- pepper steak was a stir fry. Surprised I've never heard of that.
  5. I legit thought this was going to be an immigration/deportation thread. https://www.the74million.org/article/trumps-deportation-plans-threaten-millions-of-families-who-is-protecting-them/ "Parents showing their children where passports and other important legal documents are hidden at home. Mothers and fathers signing affidavits outlining who their childrens’ caregiver would be. Guardians making arrangements with schools for dismissal in the event they have been picked up by federal agents in a deportation sweep. These are the daily conversations and heartbreaking realities mixed-status families — where not all kids, parents or grandparents hold American citizenship or legal status to reside in the U.S. — are rehearsing in case children come home to an empty house."
  6. I don't hate that it's district by district, I just don't understand why any of them wouldn't pull the plug today. Unless you're like some private schools in which 95% of the kids get dropped off at the door by their parents, it really just doesn't make sense. Hell, the private school my kids go to fits that description and even we got canceled.
  7. -17 at my house. All the schools around here are closed for the day. My dogs are not happy. The one who usually spends 30 minutes outside to start the day was like "nah, I'm good."
  8. I'm serious. To anyone just beginning the 2nd season, Watch the "previously on" before episode 2, and then skip to the "previously on" for episode 3. Continue this until the second to last episode and then watch it and the finale beginning to end. You will miss a whole lot of boredom and cringe, but nothing of import.
  9. I thought the same thing about Minnesotans, but concluded that the 3% probably differentiate themselves as "Upper-Midwest" with the remaining .5% distinguishing themselves as "Great lakes" or "Great Plains".
  10. I haven't used mine at all, just shoveled once. Last year I didn't use it until March. 2022/2023 was record snow though. You never know.
  11. That's because Ashlee got nervous and started dancing the jig like a dork. You can be fraudulent, just not un-cool.
  12. Whoops. That's Celsius. It's really only about 0, so I'm not sure what he's bitching about.
  13. The boy has a ski-comp all day today. Poor bastard.
  14. He was worried about UK knife crime. Let's see how he does with Romanian prison-shanks. I'm sure the guards will be interested in his opinion.
  15. If you're looking in the Midwest already, you ought to add Carleton. My niece from Florida swims there and absolutely loves everything about it. She's another example of what's been discussed on this page. Her grades in high school were great, but who knows if she would have gotten in without preferred admissions.
  16. I realize that my last statement seemingly contradicts my early one when I said that the 1st amendment doesn't guarantee the delivery mechanism of your choice. So, I'll clarify. What I mean is that we don't automatically get to set all of the terms of our "speech". I can say what ever I want, but that doesn't mean I get a microphone and crowded theater just because I want it. I can write whatever I want, but that doesn't mean I get to have it published wherever and by whomever I want. I can post another video of me standing on my head, wearing only a thong, lip syncing "I want it that way", but... I've said too much.
  17. No, I would not support a complete ban on books just because a particular publisher was found, apart from the content it published, to represent a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States; Just as I'm not advocating the complete ban on social media just because Tik Tok, apart from the content it hosts, represents a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States. Of course, I'll stipulate that this is all predicated on Tik Tok actually fitting that description. I will agree with you that simply being from an adversarial country shouldn't be an automatic disqualifies to operate in the United States. That is what I'm trying to argue. It has to be more than banning Tik Tok because they host videos where idiot kids encourage other idiot kids to eat Tide Pods, I'm not down with that. Sure. But Tik Tok isn't a mechanism, It's a brand. Electronic Media is the mechanism. That is and should be protected.
  18. This isn't a free speech issue. It's a national security issue, which has been an established exception to the 1st amendment for a very long time. Plus, the ban is happening at the provider level, not consumer. My guess is that if you're hellbent on still using TikTok (instead of the dozen other apps that do the same damn thing), so'll have no problem doing so via VPN. Even so, how does the 1st amendment guarantee the speech delivery mechanism of your choice.
  19. I think you're missing something big. I actually thought that they made it too obvious (which probably means I'm wrong). This is just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure I'm right, so don't click on this unless you're willing to (possibly) rob yourself of what will be a big reveal.
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