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Posts posted by UpperWestside
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1 hour ago, TheStoicPaisano said:
I like their coffee and their main location is right down the way from me. I’ll be buying that for sure.
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12 minutes ago, LCHorn said:
I think it's because we're both unable to buy in on your stated presumption that a contested primary results in weaker candidates that you present as if it's prima facie evident.
You can blame it on fascists in charge all you want; I'd rebut that the same group of assholes keeps getting elected because they are winning the majority of votes in fairly clean elections. Even if they are rigging elections, you're not going to convince the public of it when there remains significant support for the incumbents.
The best thing Talarico or any Democrat can do for the party, for the state, etc., is focus on being popular.
Your understanding of fascism is something. I don’t care one iota whether you agree or not. He asked the same question repeatedly. I answered it the first time and he kept asking the question even though I answered. That’s it.
Your state is a clown show and your state is getting exactly the representation that it desires. She has an 0.0 percent chance of winning a senate seat in a state run by fascists and is wasting the time of a candidate that has a greater than zero chance (Not much, but greater than 0) of winning so yes this is a waste of 3 or 4 months of time doing this.
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On 12/3/2025 at 5:50 AM, Brisketexan said:
I mean....
It's pretty fucking clear at this point....and just think about the pardons issued in JUST THE PAST WEEK:
Defrauding people for literally hundreds of millions of dollars? That's a-ok now.
Trafficking drugs at literally the nation-state level, using the apparatus of the nation state to do so? A-ok.
Naked corruption and accepting foreign bribes to influence US policy? A-ok.
Jesus fucking Christ, you remember how all these MAGAts yelled "HE'S GONNA DRAIN THE SWAMP?" There is literally no "swamp activity" left that he hasn't said is now super-duper fine and ok for fuckheads to do. It's not just amazing that the idiots voted for him thinking that he would drain the swamp, what is amazing is that he is doing the 180 degree opposite....and the moron class think that means he's draining the swamp. Dumbest. Fucking. Timeline. Ever.
He drained the swamp the same way Houston does. Clean it up and then deluge it with the next big hurricane. He’s Hurricane TFG. He drained the swamp and installed a bigger and better swamp that you’re not gonna believe!
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8 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
So vote for Talarico. But if she’s truly that bad of a candidate and Talarico/his surrogates can’t make the case, how could he possibly be expected to run a good campaign in a general election?
I don’t know how else I can say this is not in the best interests of Texas Democrats. Clearing the field for low profile candidates who are perceived to be the most electable doesn’t help and has literally never worked for a Democrat in this state.
Well you said what you thought about this, but you kept asking me a question I already answered.
What you are wanting to see would be ideal when fascists are not in charge in Texas as well as DC. You have contested primaries when an exchange of ideas matters. None of that matters right now. When the fever grip of fascism is broke and the nation decides to do a reset politically then what you want to see would be cool. You cannot do anything like that right now and hope that it’ll be a good thing. It will not. Ms. Crockett made a poor choice in doing this. She didn’t read the room. To be honest doing this is more ego-driven. That doesn’t change how I view her as a politician because they all have to have a certain amount of overconfidence to make politics a career. She is not going to get rural voters to support her though and people like my uncle will vote for Ken Paxton or Cornyn again even though he has nothing in common with either of them. Maga folks would rather die poor and in bad health than elect her in Texas thanks to fascism.
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7 hours ago, MissingInAction said:
Everyone fucks at government agencies and the service industry.
I worked with a guy who wound up marrying a server he was the manager of. He was 17 years older than her. The age difference doesn’t matter, but man when you are someone’s direct manager you probably should use better judgment.
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11 hours ago, BingoDinoDNA said:
Maybe try a bigger prayer?
You don't want the bigger prayer. It's a doozy when it shows up.
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I still use this line sometimes.
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17 minutes ago, General Specific said:
Damn man. He’s so fat, his fat has fat!Just how Vic likes ‘em.
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2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:
Adding on, I think it’s completely fucked that it purely comes down to her being a woman and a woman of color. She could have some amazing ideas and policy stances, but she is disqualified in Texas from the jump. This is also the lesson we have learned about the presidency. White males only please.
If I had to put co one that I would want to see win it would be her, but for the reasons you stated it won’t happen and I also find that extremely disappointing. So incredibly ignorant to judge her because she is a black woman and one that has no qualms about voicing her thoughts. I love that about her.
I have only been in relationships or dated black women since my 2nd year of college. They’ve all been women who work twice as hard as their white counterparts and I can say that they were all exceptionally intelligent as well. All beautiful too, but that’s another story. I say that to say that I feel strongly about seeing black women in the halls of power. The more the merrier.
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2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:
What in the actual god damn fuck?
What a time to be alive.
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5 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:
This is where I’m at. My fear is that if she wins the primary, she will lose by 30 points in the general. Talarico will probably lose by the regular 4-8 points, but I’d rather him get close and have a slim chance than her get waxed. It would might effectively end her career too. She should keep her powder dry for when/if we wrest control from the fascist, racist magats.
This is more/less my view. Talarico is obviously an underdog in Texas. That whole being kind to others and treating all people with dignity and love doesn’t play well with the die-hard in the cult. Out of the two he still has the better shot to win, even if it’s a long one.
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1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
Absolutely I do! Nothing could be more important than Democrats getting attention as alternatives. Which they cannot do without spectacle. What would you have them do otherwise? Write editorials and put out position papers?
There is no day but today and no world but what we make. Sack up, pick one, throw them some dollars, and be prepared to vote for the other if you need to.
I do not know how else I can say why this is not in the best interests of Texas Democrats. Fascists run Texas right now. Ms. Crockett is not going to win a statewide race under those circumstances. I have a better chance of the Lakers signing me to play shooting guard than she would have flipping that state right now. No amount of spectacle is going to change that. Talarico, once again, should be out canvassingTexas trying to break the fever grip of fascism that has engulfed the state. He’s the one for this cycle. Whether he wins or not I do not know. I do know Ms. Crockett should’ve ran for Congress again. That is where she can affect change.
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7 hours ago, Js1 said:
Leading from behind, as usual
Also that’s a what’s in it for me if I don’t try to pass legislation making it even harder to run an athletic program from that congressman. Just an attempt to grift.
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1 minute ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
Except attention, money, at-bats, learning to win, etc. And she gains the same from him.
Not picking on you because that’s the conventional wisdom, but let me turn the idea around- why would a compelling, high contrast race between two good candidates who are very different from each other be bad?
I feel like I already answered this, but I’ll try and restate it with more words. I do not, in theory, think it is ever a bad idea to have this in a time of normalcy where you have a modicum of decorum etc. These are not normal times. Every single day he is not out canvassing the state presenting to voters in Texas his ideas for how to attempt to right a ship that’s leaning heavily towards sinking is a day wasted. You want to hold this contested primary in a time where contrasting two candidates and their ideas matter is different than the current landscape of combatting fascism that now has a fairly firm grip on Texas. Time is of the essence in attempting to fight back. Talarico is, and I think this will hold true, the right sex and color for that state. I find that abhorrent because I’d personally rather vote for women of color almost all of the time. I was able to vote for AOC once when I lived in her district. Talarico will be able to talk to people who normally do not want to hear one of those evil libtards because of how he looks and that he’s a man. It’s not right, but it is what it is.
I also happen to like Congresswoman Crockett quite a bit. Her and AOC are two that I enjoy listening to. She just is not going to win a statewide race in fascist Texas. I want ideas to matter and I want to hear a diverse array of them. I won’t agree with every single thing a Democratic candidate thinks or says, but I want to hear their ideas in a normal time. This just is not it.
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20 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:
Great points and totally valid about cutting research.
However, the Time of London has one of, and possibly the most highly regarded metric for world university rankings in the world. For their 2026 rankings, the US, as usual, has 7 of the top 10 universities in the world, and 13 of the top 20, as well as over 50% of the top 100. That is a fact.
My point is that we always complain and think everything is at its most terrible.
Do we have a lot of dumb, anti-education morons in this country? Hell yes. Do we have a crazy weird world of college sports? For sure. Do we have the most and best universities in the world. Also true.
I am looking at a country destroying public school education right now and that has no political stripe because New York is gutting their public schools in favor of charter schools the same as Texas is and those two states are polar opposites on most everything else. The results of this will not be seen until 15-20 years down the road.
The United States has world class universities because the world has been coming to the United Staes to get educated because we used to believe that’s a good thing. Invite the world to come here to get educated and if you have something valuable to add to America we wanted these people to stay and work here. The last decade has shown that is no longer the case. When you actively scare off great professors and foreign students it has an effect and it’s one that will show up down the road. I use history as a guide on almost everything and history says what’s happening now will not end well for higher education.
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7 minutes ago, LCHorn said:
Who would you rather he be facing in the primary?I just clearly stated my position on this.
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6 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
I’m glad she’s running. Primaries are good. If Talarico can beat her he’ll be in a much stronger position against whoever.
I feel primary challengers are good in normal times and in states that are not like Texas. Talarico gains nothing by having to make his case against Congresswoman Crockett.
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1 hour ago, Deej said:
The academic side.
Yep. It sucks. A fairly decent portion of American society would rather field a great football or basketball team rather than invest money into students who are struggling to make it through school. It’s embarrassing how little we care about academics in the US as a whole.
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8 minutes ago, ButtFumble said:
https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/104151
it is hard to talk shit about Utah being broke with that going on
bad news champ....ASU subsidizes their athletics with $19 million+ in academic side funds
over the last 20 years the academic side subsidy for ASU has been at least $10 million per year with the exception of two years when it was $8 and $9 million and for the last 10 years it has not been less than $10 million and in 2022 it was $75 million (da covids)
I don’t know what you want me to say about ASU being in the negative as well. There’s only a select few schools turning a profit. I don’t think that’s news to anyone here. I think I already said more schools are going to do this. If ASU folded up the entire athletic program it wouldn’t have any tangible effect on me. It’s just entertainment. I don’t base my life around the football team or athletic program.
And it’s pretty easy there “champ” to talk about Utah doing this when they should just drop football if they are taking PE money to field a team.
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6 hours ago, bluto said:
The belief in her as a viable candidate for anything greater than the house is on par with that fuckin idiot wulaw’s cfp claim on the football board.
Wulaw also thought that Dodgers getting Ohtani for the price they paid was a bad decision. He's like an older Helo.
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I have an uncle that'd have a coronary if she won the seat. He's not particularly religious nor does he seem to care about Maga from what I can gather, but Crockett is a no go for him.
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5 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:
PE exists for the exit: what’s the exit here?
Getting alcohol sold at all of their sporting events. Should be fun watching Mormons drink during the game and not before it anymore. No way that alcohol ban stays in place with this deal. BYU will probably follow with that as well. Should make for some good Mormon on Mormon violence, especially during football and basketball games.
I know it’s not that simple, but seeing this transpire will be something.
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5 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:
Doesn’t this firm own part of the Alpine F1 team?
Yes and apparently it’s a real dumpster fire.
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So how does one guy claim three different awards? It’s cool and whatnot and doesn’t matter, but just more curious than anything. I don’t keep up real well with this stuff.