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bolverk

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  1. I don't know if there's a single story to go with it, but my understanding is that any law that names a particular place (city or county) as a target for whatever bullshit the lege comes up with, then the law wouldn't be unconstitutional. So, what they do in the Capitol is write these regs in such a way that they do (or sometimes don't) apply to jurisdictions by specific population ranges. So, for example, you'll get stuff like a law that forbids communities above 500,000 in population from having a local sales tax to support economic development projects, meaning cities like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin can't compete as effectively on certain big investment projects but all of their suburban competitors reap the tax base and jobs windfall. Then, you'll have some bullshit like counties starting with the letter M with a population range of 35,000-40,000 and located on the Gulf of Mexico America are exempt from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations regarding the disposal of nuclear waste.
  2. Ich vas really sitting on ze Fence mit ziess Vahn und needed to hear how ze Expertin judged ze Gesture. So, if Anymann vas ever in Doubt, ze Germans habe us ze Answer given.
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  4. It's amazing how capriciously and inconsistently CR (and adjacent) content is moderated in the "News and Current Events" subforum of this board.
  5. The dramatic biting of his lower lip is the chef’s kiss and underscores his dorkish malignancy.
  6. Added to my gif library
  7. I know what these might portend, but I'd still like to see some serious unpacking of these as they pertain to our southern neighbors. Like, shit's obvious for Mexico, but I also wonder if there's wiggle room in there for fucking with Panama's canal. Up for discussion in the FP thread?
  8. I saw Bsky post elsewhere that said, "Ketamine is a hell of a drug," which I was coming here to repost.
  9. I'm not watching it, but have they trotted this kid out to sing yet?
  10. Headline should read Israeli terrorists but whatever. West Bank settlers attack Palestinian villages, angry about prisoner releases. As three hostages were reunited with their families in Israel after 15 months of captivity in Gaza, settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked at least three Palestinian villages, according to residents and the Israeli military. Palestinian residents of the villages said that the attackers were masked and burned homes and vehicles, accounts that were backed up by video footage on social media verified by The New York Times. The Israeli military said in statements that the villages had been subject to “violent riots” and “violent confrontation” but did not mention arson attacks. The military said that it had detained two suspects and handed them over to the Israeli police. The police did not respond to a request to confirm the episodes or the detentions. Honenu, a legal organization that has represented settlers, on Monday issued a statement on behalf of one of its lawyers, Daniel Shimshilashvili, saying that two people accused by the police of setting fire to the homes of Palestinians in the West Bank had been released after a court hearing. It did not name the two. The violence against Palestinians in the West Bank comes as many far-right Israelis have been protesting the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel, hoping to disrupt implementation of the deal. On Sunday, WhatsApp groups administered by Israeli settler groups were full of angry comments about the release of Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank and calls to block their entry with organized protests. Many users said that the released prisoners, some convicted of mass-casualty attacks on Israelis, posed a threat to citizens of Israel. In Sinjil, a village south of Nablus, dozens of men, some carrying slingshots, rampaged through the village throwing stones and setting houses on fire, according to residents and videos verified by the Times. One clip showed vehicles burning in the village. “People screamed as their homes were burning,” said Ayed Jafry, 45, a resident of Sinjil. He said that several people were injured, including an 86-year-old man. On Sunday morning, a WhatsApp group for settlers posted a video of an Israeli man outside a shop with shattered glass, in Funduq, a Palestinian town. “The next stage is destroying it,” he declared. In a video taken from a CCTV camera in Turmus Aya, at least 20 masked men can be seen throwing stones and entering the village, as Israeli police cars appear in the distance. Villagers said the officers stayed clear of the violence and did not try to stop it. Lafi Adeeb, the mayor of Turmus Aya, said that the police didn’t enter the village but that the military eventually dispersed the riot using tear gas. “I was shocked,” he said, because “this is the first time the army stopped the settlers here.” Palestinian villagers in Turmus Aya and Sinjil, some of whom are U.S. citizens, alerted the American embassy in Israel about the attacks, and a senior U.S. diplomat called the office of Defense Minister Israel Katz to inform him, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic information.
  11. Same. I turned it off after that and went to bed in disgust.
  12. As if this day couldn't get worse.
  13. This came out several years ago and might be the study you're referencing: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-states-are-in-the-midwest/
  14. @Captain Ron When I was watching coverage of the fires on the YouTube stream of that local Fox channel mentioned above, it was like a free 15-minute commercial fawning over Musk as they announced that "free" Starlink service was going to be rolled out. Obvious scam from the outset.
  15. Oh, I agree, absolutely. I've done projects up in both OKC and Tulsa and was surprised when people mentioned a self-identification with the Midwest (Big 8, yo), as opposed to the Southwest, the Sun Belt, or the South. Hell, when visiting my sister (who now says "pop") in Denver, I've also heard people say they thought of themselves as Midwesterners. It's a vast expanse that, of course, needs to be broken up into regions to pick up all the various flavors... (edit) or lack thereof, if we're being honest.
  16. I could see how some would leave them out, especially NE Ohio around Cleveland or SE Ohio next to (or part of) Appalachia. Except she's in Dayton, about a half-hour east of the Indiana state line. Plus, she was telling me recently about how she and her neighbors had a "Mexican" potluck dinner where she served a "Mexican" corn casserole of some sort involving mayo. She's very Midwestern.
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