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  1. 26 minutes ago, Wanker Bob said:

    The fucked up thing is this will be just a continuation of the cycle of the last few decades. GHWB and Clinton both had horrible missteps and mistakes but both also accomplished decent things and it's believable both attempted to do the best they could. 

    Since the start up of republican death cult in the 90s the country went to GWB who fucked everything up so badly that Obama was saddled with a nearly broken country in 2 wars. Obama did the best he could to pull things out then the country puts trump in and breaks it even further. Now best case scenario it'll be Biden who will inherit a flaming pile of divided shit country ravaged by pandemic and financial distress. At best if he manages to mitigate the damage and turn things around even a little the country will go right back to the next republican death cult member to further damage things later. 

    It's a downward spiral that shows no signs of ending. It will keep getting worse. I'm trying to convince my wife to immigrate back to my home in England with our niece when this pandemic is controlled enough to allow it. Right now she doesn't want to leave her family but in time hopefully she'll see just how things only keep getting worse here. I've already told my dad he's a wanker for moving us to this shit hole and if he wants to die here that's his business but I don't. 

    While I take your criticism to heart and agree about America's trajectory, I don't think England would be my first choice of destination to get away from a country on the decline, especially post-Brexit.

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  2. 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    trump on CC would be pure gibberish 

    He undoubtedly is. My daughter is deaf. Even though she no longer lives at home, I still keep captioning on out of force of habit. It's like reading transcripts of his interviews but with long pauses or ongoing corrections where you see the CC persons back up their cursors to fix shit. The result is pretty much incomprehensible so not really that different.

  3. 25 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

    Yeah, from June. There were other articles discussing an increase in murders that really started in the first three months of the year and then leveled off. Now, the numbers are actually in line with a typical year. 

    That's exactly what the APD detective said in that interview. Local murders were increasing prior to Covid, slowed down, and has picked back up. 

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  4. 10 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

    Yes. And the predictions are quite stunning. Warmer, wetter and two growing seasons. (those predictions also predict Texas and the Southwest will be only suited for solar collection as humans transition northward). 

    As for GDP - Canada is expected to be flat if not rising by 2021, while the US becomes a shell of its former self. https://web.stanford.edu/~mburke/climate/map.php

    It is becoming quite obvious we have no intention of slowing this trend. The still dismal, but greener, pastures, lie in Canada. I know some of the billionaire class plan to escape to space. For those more connected to humanity on Earth - Canada fares better than most nations (while still devastated by climate change).  https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/mbanm4/how-climate-change-could-turn-canada-into-a-global-superpower

     

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    Poor Greenland. Glad we didn't make the mistake of buying it from the Danish.

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  5. 5 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

    So . . . probably time for grandparents and parents to start snatching up that pristine farmland in the Yukon for their grandkids and kids? No? 

    That depends on how productive Yukon's hypothetical farm soil would be after the permafrost melts and how long the growing season would be during its summer months of perpetual daylight, yes?

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  6. 2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/parts-of-tasmania-wake-to-snowy-surprise/12524416
     

    if super hot in Siberia means something, then super cold in Tasmania also means something. Right?

    Right. Both outcomes are entirely consistent with what has been predicted over the past 20 years: a warmer atmosphere is one that has more energy stored within it and, therefore, tends to produce more extreme weather events.

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  7. 56 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

    It brings me down that I barely miss out on being able to vote against him and for Wendy. I live on the east side of the train tracks by Crockett High and missed out by a few blocks.

    Also, it bugs me that he looks like a less cool Kevin Fowler. 

    Double click on the map below and start panning around to see how weirdly specific neighborhoods in South Austin were chopped up, for example the little notch along Brodie or your neighborhood with a bit of his district just to the north and south.

    https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/us-house/21/

    Edit: Or how specific it gets around Old Enfield and off Riverside.

  8. 1 hour ago, Dnaguy said:

     

    Wasn't there a show on MTV Europe in the 90's that was geared towards Hebrew rappers called 'Yo Semites!"?

     

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    I remember that. They played Beastie Boys pretty much non stop. Loved that hour.

    1 hour ago, Born to Run said:

    Judging by the amount of poor dumb fucks in small towns sporting maga swag, I would say that is exactly the reality. Its a very old ploy that works. "Well i done almost lost my farm, but its better than communism and all this politically correct shit. "

    The vast majority of Americans are completely clueless and revel in it. They are walking shit country songs.

    I know you fancy people like to call it the Dunning-Kruger effect, but I like to call it arrogant ignorance or ignorant arrogance, depending on the day of the week.

    I can never decide which more appropriate.

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  9. 54 minutes ago, Foggy Notion said:

    New statement from Perry’s lawyers...

     

    That second point should be pretty easily verifiable, so I doubt his legal team would be lying about it. Glad he didn't crash the memorial. That restores a smidgen of my ability to not think all of humanity is comprised of absolutely worthless assholes.

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  10. 3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I wonder if it's somebody from Surly posting that on twitter, but then, it's the internet, and she's pissing off plenty of people, and it wouldn't be hard to dig it up.

    I'd say it's pretty likely. Can't remember all the details, but wasn't there a group from another board who came along digging up shit on Romeo Rose for us?

    Also, after skimming that, it looks like whoever is responsible forgot to include her fake broken arm.

  11. 35 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    That raises an interesting question...what State Houses/Senates around the nation could potentially flip this year...thus setting the table for redistricting upheavals?  I'm not terribly interested in Democrats capturing myriad state legislatures.  I know I'm a CR minority/Rex Kramer acolyte in this regard...but give me a split U.S. Congress, a pragmatic SCOTUS, and Donald Trump's head on a fucking spike.  When it comes to the States...they're big kids...let them plot their own way and let's all shut the fuck up about our neighbors.

    Yes, we should tend to our own Texas garden. That said, your logic on the partisan balance of the federal government should also be applied closer to home. I think you're only 4-5 years younger than me so for, essentially, your entire adult life, this has been a one-party state, and it's high time for it to become competitive again. A big part of that goal will be redistricting as Republicans have recently shown themselves to have created district maps that discriminate against minorities.

  12. 19 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Hell no, too easy to commit fraud by other party.  You can stand in a line at Walmart, The grocery store you can wait in line to vote.

    Grocery stores and neighborhood schools cannot be used for voting in Travis County because of Covid concerns, according to a local KUT news story I heard on the radio this morning. Our county clerk said that it has been an extreme challenge (and remains ongoing) to find new voting locations for this fall and election administrators are very concerned that people are going to be confused about their traditional voting locations having changed. She also reiterated that the voting process will be slower than normal due to the safety precautions that must be taken, as well as the fact that a huge chunk of volunteers are elderly and won't be able to man the booths.

    Fortunately, we've extended early voting by a few days but it sounds like it's going to a mess regardless.

    ETA link to story: https://www.kut.org/post/voting-defunct-bank-election-officials-get-creative-search-safe-polling-sites-texas

  13. 2 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

    I would guess it is an abundance of caution, given last weekend started this thread.  

    That's kind of where I'm at on this. It's very likely there will indeed be protests tonight, but the "paid protesters" from Portland smacks of the Soros tropes.

    While I get that last weekend's protesters probably didn't have a permit to march down Congress, job number one of the cops should be to keep the peace and protect protesters, bystanders, and property. I don't think they did that last weekend even though they had an evident presence given the extremely rapid response time to the shooting.

    These quotes from the KXAN story should actually be encouraging:

    APD: “We are bringing in the necessary staff, and have partnered with other local law enforcement agencies as we have done throughout the past few months, to allow for those peacefully and lawfully practicing their first  amendment rights while also working to prevent any violence or destruction of property.

    DPS: “DPS supports the right of individuals to lawfully protest, and public safety is our top priority. Therefore, DPS will be increasing our presence this weekend, along with our local law enforcement partners, to ensure public safety needs are met and to combat any potential criminal activity.”

    Those are absolutely the messages I want to hear.

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