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bolverk

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  1. I just do curbside and avoid all of you annoying assholes, your yippy mutts, and your snotty brats.
  2. Admittedly, I didn't watch the whole thing and mostly left it running in the background, but unless he got behind the podium to squat and take a shit or break out a water bottle to piss in while I wasn't looking, then okay.
  3. I'd like to acknowledge that yesterday was, low-key, the best day for liberal democracy in the US since after the election. Cory Booker made a historical, 25-hour-long, record-breaking marathon of a speech (my gawd, he didn't take a leak, or shit, for an entire fucking day at the age of 56!). He brought passion and literally showed America how to stand up for democracy and put a spotlight on our broken system of government and this corrupt regime. I know we're not normal, but I think he caught America's attention. It's only a start, but we've got to start somewhere. The people of Wisconsin literally stopped the shadow president and richest man in America from buying a Supreme Court election, thereby ensuring a fairer Congressional District map and, therefore, increasing the odds that their delegation will better reflect the will of Wisconsinites (a reminder that this purple state's current delegation is comprised of 6 Republicans and only 2 Democrats because of extreme Gerrymandering). It's only a start, but we've got to start somewhere. So, props to you, Senator Booker, and the people of Wisconsin. The fight has only just begun, and we've still got this nightmare ahead of us. We had to start somewhere.
  4. This was a perfectly symmetrical fuck up. Wordle 1,383 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #661 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1164 6️⃣7️⃣ 5️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html Archive link of obit in NYTimes: https://archive.is/yNy8q
  6. I don't think voter ID is an indicator of much. The majority probably see it as common sense, no big deal, and an easy decision because they don't think through it too much. Hell, I'm about as progressive as it comes and don't have a problem with the concept, per se. The issue is how it gets implemented when they make it as difficult as legally possible for folks, especially those living on the margins, to obtain one.
  7. @immamac Can we get consolidate this "Trump's Economy" thread with the other "The Trump Economy" one? https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/41560-the-trump-economy/?do=getNewComment TIA
  8. Yeah, the scene's main premise was to get the redheaded lead, NoΓ«l Wells, topless. She's not who I'm talking about. But Britt's character (almost certain it's her) is topless in it, too. I've posted a couple of photos in question in the celeb thread in IPIHB. It's obviously a minor role, but you can go check and judge for yourself.
  9. A few years ago, she was in an indie movie filmed in Austin called Mr. Roosevelt. I wouldn't have heard of it if I hadn't previously gone on a couple of dates with someone who had a small speaking part in it. I'm almost certain Britt appears topless in a scene down in the Greenbelt, possibly at Twin Falls or further up near Sculpture Falls. She's got wet hair and looks a lot younger in the stills from that scene (face less angular), so I'd like to see her in other scenes and hear her voice to make certain. I'll post the photos of the scene elsewhere to get opinions. It admittedly wasn't the best flick, though.
  10. Brownwood and Stephenville have entered the chat. 22 new cases: BROWN (Brownwood) +1 ECTOR (Odessa) +1 ERATH (Stephenville) +1 GAINES (Seminole) +10 GARZA (Post) +1 LUBBOCK +4 TERRY (Brownfield) +3 YOAKUM (Denver City) +1 https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025
  11. blah, blah, blah https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/texas-house-seat.html
  12. It should be cued up to the trumpet part. If not, start at the 8:00-minute mark.
  13. Thanks for the response. Okay, so you're confident your social crowd, church group, work colleagues, etc., would mobilize if it happened to someone they know firsthand and care about and would not need convincing. Empathy is a completely natural human response in that case so that response obviously checks out. Barring that personal connection, do you believe those folks would be persuadable otherwise? If so, how?
  14. Again, Republican lies worked. She was NOT put in charge of fixing the border (This is a SECURITY function). She was instead tasked with the Herculean effort of addressing the "root causes" in Central America (This is a DIPLOMATIC & DEVELOPMENT AID function). The goal was to help those countries strengthen their economies and security situations so their citizens could build "successful lives at home rather than abroad." Democrats need to adopt an ELI5 mentality when communicating with the American public. Explain clearly AND take concrete action in a visible way. It's how they regain trust with the working class. If they can't do both of those things, then GOP lies will work because our news media is lazy and will just regurgitate those lies.
  15. If you're considering the UofATX, might I suggest saving your money and just subscribing to The Great Courses instead?
  16. Yelling "Fuck!" out of anger isn't an expression of "Texas Values"?
  17. 401JK would've worked better.
  18. I can't recall if someone posted it here on Surly or whether I saw it somewhere else, but someone summed it up succinctly: "It'll be like Covid, but without the virus."
  19. @Rex Kramer This isn't an attack, so don't worry about putting your guard up -- I do have a genuine question. Scenario: I fully accept your word that you're not happy about the unconstitutional and, therefore, illegal deportations of migrants who have their proper paperwork. For the moment, let's also say you have a friend or coworker who had done everything right but had a tattoo or something akin to it that, for whatever reason, got them locked up in the Salvadoran prison, which makes you get worked up (I know that you aren't but indulge me and just pretend for a moment), and this causes you to try to convince some of your more skeptical friends that it's unjust and/or dangerous. Question: What kind of argument would you use with those same friends so that you wouldn't come across as hyperbolic but still be persuasive? This isn't a snarky, gotcha kind of question at all. I'd genuinely like to get your perspective on how to be more effective in communicating concerns with friends and neighbors who may not "get it." I'd consider it a favor if you could help me formulate a good response. Thanks in advance. Edit: If you need to think about it for a while, take your time. There's no rush. I understand you have a life outside of Surly.
  20. What's interesting is this weird trend of people personally reaching out like they're Putin's serfs, like we've seen in the Ukraine war videos, supplicating themselves and pleading for mercy from Trump as if he were their master. It's disgusting and a fucked up mentality that has no place in a democracy, but it does offer a real-time demonstration of how conservatives actually do have an authoritarian mindset by default, as all those psychological studies we've read about have shown.
  21. Wordle 1,382 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #660 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟦🟦🟦 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1163 4️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  22. I don't have any basis for that conclusion other than today's the day, and, well, that's just my gut reaction, so don't go around thanking deities for saving us from stupid shit yet.
  23. I'm 99% positive that it's an April Fool's Day joke.
  24. This warms my cold black heart. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/cybertruck-washington-dc/682232/ On the first Sunday of spring, surrounded by row houses and magnolia trees, I came to a horrifying realization: My mom was right. I had been flipped off at least 17 times, called a β€œmotherfucker” (in both English and Spanish), and a β€œfucking dork.” A woman in a blue sweater stared at me, sighed, and said, β€œYou should be ashamed of yourself.” All of this because I was driving a Tesla Cybertruck. I had told my mom about my plan to rent this thing and drive it around Washington, D.C., for a dayβ€”a journalistic experiment to understand what it’s like behind the wheel of America’s most hated car. β€œWow. Be careful,” she texted back right away. Both of us had read the stories of Cybertrucks possibly being set on fire, bombed with a Molotov cocktail, and vandalized in every way imaginable. People have targeted the carβ€”and Tesla as a wholeβ€”to protest Elon Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administration. But out of sheer masochism, or stupidity, I still went ahead and spent a day driving one. As I idled with the windows down on a street in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, a woman glared at me from her front porch: β€œFuck you, and this truck, and Elon,” she yelled. β€œYou drive a Nazi truck.” She slammed her front door shut, and then opened it again. β€œI hope someone blows your shit up.” Earlier that day, my first stop was the heart of the resistance: the Dupont Circle farmers’ market. The people there wanted to see the organic asparagus and lion’s-mane mushrooms. What they did not want to see was a stainless-steel, supposedly bulletproof Cybertruck. Every red light created new moments for mockery. β€œYou fucker!” yelled a bicyclist as he pedaled past me on P Street. The diners eating brunch on the sidewalk nearby laughed and cheered. Then came the next stoplight: A woman eating outside at Le Pain Quotidien gave me the middle finger for a solid 20 seconds, all without interrupting her conversation. cont'd: https://archive.is/ySLgp
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