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Posts posted by gmr548
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Oatmeal cookie guy is a fucking moron for his male teacher take. What a profoundly stupid post.
As for pay, average teacher pay in Texas is a bit of a misleading stat. That number is inflated by large suburban districts that are so flush with cash they pay tens of millions to build football stadiums, ag complexes, etc. Relative to cost of living, a teacher in a big suburban Houston or DFW district is among the best paid in the nation.
In real terms, there is a pay disparity between those jobs and the big urban districts (higher COL for same/lower pay) and rural districts (shit pay).
Where do we need to incentiveize the best educators to go? We need them in the big urban districts and rural areas. And yet the way things work in this state, the incentive for an educator works the exact opposite way. I used to teach in Houston - the starting salaries are actually pretty good. But there is so little growth in the pay scale. Plenty of the good educators move out to the burbs after getting their start in HISD because staying means doing more challenging work for less money.
Starting salaries in Austin, on the other hand, are laughable compared to COL. I left the field because I had to move back to Austin and AISD salaries were a pittance for younger teachers (and they didn't get much better as you went on). If I recall a small pay raise (like 2-3 percent) was enacted somewhat recently, but as of 2015 their salaries were non competitive with RRISD, Leander, etc. Looked more like a rural district. I can't imagine they can recruit a lot of young, educated people that aren't on their parent's payroll. And those young, educated people with options are exactly the folks we need in our schools.
HISD, DISD, AISD... They all send hundreds of millions to the state through recapture despite having the most challenging populations to educate. As long as that's the case, we're going to continue to have what amounts to an educational caste system. And that equates to a societal caste system.
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It's amazing how low firearm homicide rate since I've been told Chicago is a warzone with THOUSANDS getting murdered by Democrat gun policies.Â
It's also amazing how the low overall violent crime rate suddenly explodes when arguing for the wall.
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1.) Yes, violent crime, gun related or otherwise, is as low as it's been in decades. Still, gun violence in this country to the rest of the developed world is crazy high.Gun violence has plummeted over the last several decades.
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 So has the overall murder rate: Â
2.) Excluding suicide from gun related fatalities is disingenuous, akin to excluding car accidents from a discussion of transportation fatalities.
3.) My comment wasn't about what should happen, it was about what will happen. Bottom line is that young people perceive gun violence as a pretty serious issue and that has largely been dismissed by boomers. Regardless of the merit, there is going to be a backlash to that.
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Gen Z has mostly grown up post 9/11 and mass school shootings. These kids will effect change when they come to power.
Boomers can't get off the pot soon enough.
I believe the boomers refusal to do anything about gun violence will result in the millennials and gen z going way further than they otherwise would have on that issue in particular. Most millenials and all of gen z have grown up with school shootings and mass shootings being normal, and are aware of how fucked up that is.
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3 minutes ago, CastHorn said:
I donât know if this guy is an immediate starter. Heâll only have the summer & fall to put on necessary mass and learn the offense/blocking schemes. Guys like Imade and Okafor are better looking guards but lack the game experience of Braun. Iâm worried about him in pass protection with his small arms and slim frame. Great pickup either way.Â
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Pass pro is a legit concern. Still, I'd be surprised if a two-time All ACC player couldn't snag one of the two open guard spots, but if there are two guys that can play at a higher level than that then 2019 is going to be a fun year.
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OU sucks.
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2 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:
Think it has been said Ghirmai may get reps at Center. Â
I could see Angilau beating out Okafor.
Tyler Johnson will eventually be in the 2-deep IMO.
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2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:I think Oak gets first crack at starting. He's an upperclassman, and based on the practice reps, he seems to be Hand's pet project.Â
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I think Okafor will be a pleasant surprise at guard. That is where he is best suited at the P5 level. The last time we saw him was two years ago playing out of position. I expect a much different player,in a good way.
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Braun is a good get. He will help provide the kind of interior push that was so obviously missing in 2018. The transition from GT to Texas isn't something to take lightly, but he has the physical and mental tools to overcome it; not to mention, if anyone can be trusted to get him up to speed, it is Herb Hand. Really excited to havehim for the LSU game in particular. LSU has some horses at DT. Having a legitimate NFL prospect at G is going to be immensely helpful.
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4 minutes ago, sushihorn said:
Braun is going to kill it on power and counter. Replacing Vahe with a truly mobile OG should allow Herman to run more outside zone as well.
Yeah, dude is pretty athletic for a guy his size. Certainly moves better than Vahe. He'll be much more effective getting to the second level on combo blocks. And you're right, when it comes to pulling he'll be our best weapon from the first day he is on campus. Braun barreling around the corner and clearing the way for Sam will be a bitch to deal with in short yardage and goal to go situations.
Dumb question amnesty - Will he be here for spring ball?
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Good addition. The learning curve coming from GT will be steep, but he certainly has the tools to succeed and Hand has certainly earned the benefit f the doubt when it comes to getting him prepared. He will certainly help create some push in the interior run game that was sorely lacking all year.
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I think he has great feet, balance â, and lower body flexibility. and he looks like heâs been adding good weight. He really pops on his film when heâs exploding out of his stance and run blocking, which he obviously doesnât  get to do here.However, he definitely looks like he struggles with hand placement and initial punch in pass pro.
I still like him a lot as a prospect because a lot of the traits he shows canât be taught nearly as easily as hand placement/technique, but heâs a good example of why OL scouting is tough. Heâs been losing a lot of reps at these camps, however some small changes with his hands would probably shift a most of these reps from losses to wins.
I haven't watched enough of him to really agree or disagree, just going off of what I'd read and the handful of camp videos that have come out recently. Thanks for the insight. No doubt slight corrections can go a long way on the OL.
It's also worth noting that these camp drills are skewed towards the DL - they don't have to read and react to an offensive play, no chip/help, and no pads slowing them down.
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Obviously don't put too much into these drill videos one way or another, but from what I understand Majors is heralded as a guy coming in with really high level technique (I feel like I remember having read that - correct me if I'm wrong). Yet in all of them he gets stood up straight nearly immediately. That doesn't seem to vibe. I understand he is likely at a strength disadvantage with a lot of these high level DL, and that can be fixed in a couple of years. But when you have that kind of athletic handicap you absolutely cannot afford to give up leverage. His film will be some to keep an eye on.
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Buttigieg is great.  I love him and I would vote for him in a heartbeat over any republican but I would be lying if I said I didnât have some legitimate concerns with him becoming president in 2021.
 For one, due to inexperience, he would need more on the job training than most other candidates.  He doesnât have much experience in dealing with the sharks in Congress or the other snakes inside the beltway.  Itâs not a dealbreaker but I feel like he would be vulnerable to getting eaten alive by the machine.  He hasnât done a whole lot to earn these peoplesâ respect.  This was also an under appreciated shortcoming with Obama.  I fear he would balk in moments when he needed to put his foot down. Â
Again, Iâm not trying to rip on the guy but these are factors I consider when evaluating a potential president.  Iâd also like to see how he manages a real setback or a loss.  IMO leaders are better defined by how they handle adversity than success.Â
Iâm glad heâs running and I hope he gets his ideas and messaging out to as many people as possible but letâs not pretend heâs a flawless candidate. Â
Donald Trumo will need more on the job training in his eighth year than anyone in the field will need on day one.
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Obama barely beat Hillary Clinton
Historically, barely beating Hillary Clinton in an election is a 100 percent accurate predictor of whether or not a candidate becomes POTUS.
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7 hours ago, Asithappens said:
Moore might win, but I think you're missing the point. Jones would have a better chance defeating Moore than probably most other Repub candidates.
So no, I don't think those who want Moore to run are dooming themselves.
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This. I'd written AL completely off. With an unremarkable candidate or even just a standard Trumpkin on the ballot the GOP cruses to a 10 point victory. If the run Moore? I agree they still probably win, but now they have to work. Now they have to deal with the media firestorm. Now they have to deal with national money coming in against Moore again. The more the GOP has to devote to taking Alabama the less they have to devote in other races, especially ones in NC and GAÂ where the Democrats might have a puncher's chance and voters will hear a lot about Republicans and Roy Moore.Â
And if Moore does run and lose, then all of a sudden Doug Jones becomes an eight-year incumbent in 2026. It is hard to knock off an entrenched Senator, even in a state with a partisan lean.
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39 minutes ago, Coors yellow belly said:
The Republican president committing felonies while in office is not impeachable for tjhooker.Â
Just say it coward
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Do not want BYU. Mormon aggy is an apt description.
Most on here seem to not want Cincinnati, and I get that, but it is the one G5 school I can really get behind adding. Historically a good basketball program and a decent football program that has shown it can be top 25 with a good coaching staff. Large enrollment. Not an embarrassment academically - I'd wager it is above the B12 median in terms of research dollars, rankings, etc. It does bring a new market/recruiting footprint into the fold. Isn't a geographic reach.Â
Beyond that, whole lotta meh. I guess I'd go with UH to get to 12 but I'm not dying for them to be in the conference either. I'd really just rather see them swapped for Baylor straight up cause fuck Baylor.
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Edit: For clarity's sake, I am not really for expansion in general. It is clear there isn't a good way to execute it and the 10 team league works fine as it is, stupid ass championship game be damned. Just saying I think there is at least one decent option. Ultimately, we'll see what happens here in a few years once the B12 dies, which it likely will.
Also, no way Texas and OU stop playing, as conference mates or otherwise. Way too much moneyed interest there.
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Time to see how he handles the first crisis not of his own making. India Pakistan is heating up real fastÂ
Make a racially charged comment and demonstrate he doesn't know which is which on a map. Next.
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What kind of idiot reimburses his illegal porn star payoff with checks signed by himself and his son?Â
This... Has he never heard of best buy coupons?
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I was warming up to him running for Senate again. While I think he'd lose, he'd boost downballot Ds. I can understand why he wouldn't do that though. Feel like this almost certainly means he is running (all signs point to him doing so). He will lose and his political usefulness is Texas is effectively dead at that point. I'd love to see him come for Ted again in 24.
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Ok which one of y'all voted for this moron.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texasobserver.org/amid-measles-outbreak-texas-lawmakers-want-to-make-it-even-easier-to-opt-out-of-vaccines/ampAmid Measles Outbreak, Texas Lawmakers Want to Make it Even Easier to Opt Out of Vaccines
A new bill would ban the Texas health department from tracking vaccine exemptions â a move medical experts say would curb their ability to identify outbreaks.
Texas state Representative Bill Zedler doesnât understand the fuss over the resurgence of infectious diseases. âWhen I grew up, I had a lot of these illnesses,â he said, listing measles, mumps and chickenpox. âThey wanted me to stay at home. But as far as being sick in bed, it wasnât anything like that,â said Zedler, an outspoken anti-vaxxerand longtime member of the House Public Health Committee who has worked in the health-care industry. The only lawmaker with an A++ rating from Texans for Vaccine Choice
Wow. Surely there are enough sane people in Arlington/Mansfield to vote that guy out.
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Y'all are debating semantics at this point on the middle class thing.
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Donald Trump is President. I could give a fuck if Bernie is sitting on a couple million. Hell, I'd be surprised if he wasn't. Senators make a good salary, have a lot of expenses covered, and I don't see the Bern blowing it all on strippers and coke. That is before whatever income his wife brings in. Wasn't one of the right wing attacks on him in 16 that he wasn't worth enough given all of those afforementioned advantagesm and therefore couldn't be trusted managing the finances of the federal government? Moving the massive lulz at Republicans attacking anyone's fiscal competence to the side - which one is it? Is he too rich or too poor? You can't have it both ways. Donald Trump is entangled in far shadier shit than Bernie Sanders, I guarantee-god-damn-tee that. Non-issue.
Also, if he were rich (again, I assume he is, how could he not be?), it doesn't make anything he is campaigning on or in his track record any less correct or sincere.
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59 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:
This is actually a house representative ...I donât care what side you are on.....dumb Is dumb
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In an Instagram Live video, she warned, âOur planet is going to face disaster if we donât turn this ship around. And so itâs basically like, there is a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult and it does lead, I think young people, to have a legitimate question. You know, should â is it ok to still have children?â
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24 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:No there isn't. Even if there is a scientific consensus that global warming is real they do not agree on how much of an effect it is going to have on the planet. You would be right at home with those moronic kids that got in Feinstein's face last week.
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Stop. There is scientific consensus on climate change. You people are already laughed at and are going to be laughed at like anti-vaxxers in 20 years. The only debate on the impact is whether it is going to be bad or whether it is going to be hellish, which is mostly dependent on what kind of action we do or don't take.
It is well documented that, by far, the most damaging thing you can do as an individual in terms of carbon emissions, pollutants, etc. is having a kid or kids. Not having children is orders of magnitude more impact than living car free or going vegan. It is a question myself and plenty of people my age have thought about. It isn't like she is telling people to not have kids. I obviously agree that wouldn't be a Congressperson's place. But she is correct that it is a dilemma young people face.
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1 minute ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:
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Tucker just looks really fucking confused the whole time. Or like he's about to post in the shart thread.
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 So has the overall murder rate: Â
are there any anti-vaxxers here?
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