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  1. George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York, said he was withdrawing from the race in a post on the social media platform X. The announcement came after the disgraced former congressman’s campaign committee reported no fundraising or expenditures in March, raising speculation that his campaign had failed to get off the ground. Santos last month launched a campaign to challenge Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in the GOP primary for the eastern Long Island congressional district, which is a different district than the one he previously represented. Weeks later, Santos said he was leaving the Republican Party and would instead run for the seat as an independent. “Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems,” Santos wrote on X, adding, “Staying in this race all but guarantees a victory for the Dems in the race.” Santos was expelled from the House in December following a damaging ethics committee report that determined there was “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking and that he “cannot be trusted.” He was just the sixth member expelled by colleagues in the chamber’s history. The former congressman has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include deceiving Congress about his wealth, stealing from his campaign and obtaining unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. He has a trial tentatively scheduled for later this year. In his post on X, Santos did not rule out seeking office in the future. “It’s only goodbye for now,” he wrote, “I’ll be back.”
  2. Wordle 1,040 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #318 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Daily Quordle 821 4️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ClickWord.org Daily 445: 571 points (top 20% 🎊) 11 words: ⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟥🟥🟧🟧 💪 Best word: 118 points 🔥 Streak: 2 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily445
  3. Getting tired of this shit. Wordle 1,039 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #317 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Daily Quordle 820 6️⃣4️⃣ 8️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ClickWord.org Daily 444: 490 points (top 40% 👏) 12 words: 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟥🟥🟥🟥🟧🟧🟨 💪 Best word: 88 points 🔥 Streak: 1 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily444
  4. Wordle 1,037 X/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #315 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Daily Quordle 818 4️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  5. For anyone curious about who voted against Ukrainian aid, here are the Texas Congress critters: Name, Where they represent, Where they grew up, and Where they got their undergrad. Arrington, Jodey TX-19: Lubbock, Abilene, Big Spring, Plainview, Andrews, Snyder, Levelland, Sweetwater From Plainview, TX Texas Tech University Babin, Brian TX-36: Baytown, Deer Park, Clear Lake, Beaumont, Lumberton, Jasper From Pt. Arthur, TX Lamar University Cloud, Michael TX-27: Corpus Christi, Victoria, Rockport, Lockhart, Beeville, Gonzales From Baton Rouge, LA Oral Roberts University De La Cruz, Monica TX-15: McAllen, Edinburg, Alice, Seguin From Brownsville, Texas UT-San Antonio Fallon, Pat TX-4: West Plano, Frisco, Rockwall, Sherman, Denison, Paris, Sulphur Springs From Pittsfield, Massachusetts Notre Dame Gooden, Lance TX-5: Garland, East Mesquite, Forney, Terrell, Kaufman, Athens, Mineola From Terrell, Texas UT-Austin Jackson, Ronny TX-13: Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Denton, Hereford, Pampa, Bridgeport From Levelland, Texas Texas A&M University at Galveston Luttrell, Morgan TX-8: NW Houston, North Katy, South Cypress, Magnolia, Conroe, Livingston, New Waverly, Willis From Willis, Texas Sam Houston State University Nehls, Troy TX-22: South Katy, Cinco Ranch, Pearland, Alvin, East Sugar Land, Rosenburg, Richmond, Wharton, El Campo, Bay City From Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Liberty University Pfluger, August TX-11: Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood, Lampasas, Llano, South Killeen From San Angelo US Air Force Academy Roy, Chip TX-21: Alamo Heights, NE San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Barton Creek, Dripping Springs, Kerrville, Fredericksburg From Loudoun County, Virginia University of Virginia Self, Keith TX-3: East Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Wylie, Greenville, Commerce From Amarillo, Texas United States Military Command Van Duyne, Beth TX-24: NE Tarrant, Grapevine, Carrollton, Park Cities, North Dallas From Cooperstown, New York Cornell University Weber, Randy TX-14: Galveston, Texas City, League City, Angleton, Lake Jackson, Freeport, West Columbia From Pearland, Texas University of Houston-Clear Lake Williams, Roger TX-25: Arlington, Burleson, Cleburne, Granbury, Stephenville, Comanche, Mineral Wells, Graham, Jacksboro, Eastland From Fort Worth TCU Link to all 112.
  6. Wordle 1,036 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #314 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Daily Quordle 817 4️⃣8️⃣ 6️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ClickWord.org Daily 441: 413 points 13 words: 🟪🟪🟪🟥🟥🟥🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟨🟩 💪 Best word: 86 points 🔥 Streak: 2 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily441
  7. Here's the story about the author. Not lol at all. Edit: Btw, the image is really from a Motley Crew concert at Wembley.
  8. Wordle 1,035 3/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #313 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Daily Quordle 816 7️⃣9️⃣ 6️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ClickWord.org Daily 440: 507 points (top 30% 🎉) 10 words: ⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 💪 Best word: 106 points 🔥 Streak: 1 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily440
  9. Ah, that's where you're wrong, my jejune Jar Jar. They could have really friendly neighbors and never have to worry about security again. Hell, they wouldn't ever need a dang army. And can you imagine what kind of awesome fucking canteloupe-, nopal-, and yucca-based dishes they could come up with? My gawd. Make em eat Kosher Bell! So, instead of kicking out 2.2 million brown people for everlasting security, we'd only have to kick out less than 40k. Of course, this would mean the Israelis must "volunteer" to make this happen. Never mind that, though, this is TOTALLY doable. No problemo!!!
  10. Oh, yeah, El Paso could finally hook up with New Mexico, which is what I suspect they've always wanted anyway with their contrarian "Mountain Time Zone." I figure another good source of income for New Israel be the tolls they could place on I-10 & 20 without even having to build the dang things. They could have that infrastructure for FREE!
  11. Guys, I've been giving this a lot of thought, and I think I've come up with the PERFECT solution that NONE of you will be able to find a fault in. Let's give most of Far West Texas to the Israelites and let them voluntarily move there. It's got mountains and access to both the Pecos and Rio Grande rivers. In the northeastern portion of that area, there's a fuckton of oil. So, they ought to make a pretty good economy out of it. Plus, they'd have a whole bunch more land than they currently have. Yeah, there are a few people out there, but not many--I'd guess maybe 40,000 more or less. So, it's not like they'd be displacing many folks. They'd easily have a majority and be guaranteed a Jewish state. Sure, we'd be forfeiting the Davis Mountains and Big Bend, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice so long as they allow Americans to visit. Plus, we'd get a groovy new trade partner to join NAFTA. What's not to like? I CHALLENGE ANYONE to come up with faults in my PERFECT PLAN! Why can't y'all see my wisdom?
  12. Another consideration with desalination is what to do with all the brine, but smart folks are looking into that. https://news.mit.edu/2019/brine-desalianation-waste-sodium-hydroxide-0213
  13. Someone call Guinness. I think we've found the absolute most punchable face anywhere in the history of ever.
  14. Who are the folks "stubbornly spurning nuclear energy"? It's not like individuals can mount a nuclear reactor on the roof of their house like they do solar panels or that some rancher can cut a deal with a nuclear power plant builder like they would some wind or solar farm developer. I believe you live in the Waco area, meaning your electricity provider is Oncor. What's stopping Oncor from building more nukes like they have in Glen Rose? The cost. It's expensive as shit because of all the safety regulations due to the inherent risks of an accident, and building new ones likely wouldn't be profitable. So, are you saying we should get rid of the regulations? Which regulations are especially onerous or unneeded? Are you volunteering to live within a couple of miles of one? If these plants can't be built profitably while also being safe, who should build them? A government that doesn't have to worry about direct ROI? Which government, federal or state? Guess what? There aren't good answers to those questions, and there haven't been any for quite a while. So, in the meantime, we have these two revolutionary new technologies that are super cheap now that can generate a whole fuck load of power under the right conditions and that don't cause a bunch of air pollution. The problem is just managing the distribution and storage of that power so that it can get to where it needs to be (transmission) when it needs to be (storage). Has anyone priced out the cost of a new nuclear power plant versus the transmission lines and batteries we need to continue supplying our energy with renewables? I'd bet Oncor has, and there's a reason why they're not building any today. Maybe SMRs will revolutionize the business and solve all our energy problems. I'd be 100% in favor of that. How cool would it be for each town to have one set up next to their water tower? But, then, what the hell do we do with the waste?
  15. Jon Stewart's take from Monday night on the Gettysburg speech (also note the bored and restless kid with the backward Confederate baseball cap on the left):
  16. I dunno. You left out racists, xenophobes, misogynists, and homo(trans)phobes, of which one could be any without also being rich, a religious zealot, or a pedophile. Poke around the Lulz or football board, and I'd bet you could find lots of examples within minutes from our secular Surly crowd in the Lol pic thread alone.
  17. Oh, easy. Around the Governor's mansion, there are at least a half-dozen DPS troopers at any given time (that we can see), each paid around $80,000 a year. Multiply that by 3 for each shift, and you're already looking at almost $1.5 million. Of course, this doesn't take into account anything else like, as you mentioned, traveling around the state.
  18. Specifically, here's how the international community defines these various crimes. Just go bullet by bullet to identify all of the shit we've seen.
  19. I'm really sorry. In early 2020, I lost one of my best friends over all this shit--we'd been friends since the 6th grade and even roommates in college. He basically has cut off communication with our core group of about a half-dozen friends because of his devotion to Trump. It's all just so fucking sad.
  20. https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/30269-india-burgeoning-global-superpower-friend-foe/?do=findComment&comment=6105046 https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/30269-india-burgeoning-global-superpower-friend-foe/?do=findComment&comment=6105380 https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/30269-india-burgeoning-global-superpower-friend-foe/?do=findComment&comment=6105448 I guess I got lost and wandered into the wrong thread. So, @BeardIP, you were saying something about the US being overburdened in its support for Ukraine?
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