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  1. They’ve given up on winning elections. It’s all there laid out, the idea is to disenfranchise as many people who may not vote for them as possible, gerrymander state legislatures to ensure a permanent majority, and then appoint POTUS via rhe legislature. That’s the literal plan. 

    How do we know that? Oh yeah….BECAUSE THEY FUCKING TOLD US THAT’s EXACTLY WHAT THEIR PLAN IS.
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  2. 5 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

    Well that solves the mystery of where my inside source got their super secret info.

    But I can say that cops are still knocking on doors in that area, looking for any surveillance footage.

    I can't find anything about her online, either.  Granted, I'm not an expert creeper nor am I taking a lot of time.  Just odd, all the way around.

  3. 1 minute ago, BrickHorn said:

    Latest rumors I heard: the victim was alive when the fire department arrived; accelerant was detected on the scene; there was a knife near the body but no sign of trauma; the cops suspect the perpetrator knew the victim and picked the neighborhood at random; and the victim was last seen by her family the day before and, at that time, was going to get her phone fixed at the Apple Store. 

    That’s all 3rd or 4th hand, so apply generous salt. 

    KXAN reported the same, and they are generally better about not posting rumors, so that's likely from APD.

    Wow.

  4. 1 minute ago, longhornmatt said:

    Ok, some of you get way too cavalier (repeatedly) about being ready to kill people for real in a civil war.  Internet bravado is nice and all, but you’d think the news reports from Ukraine would provide a little more grounded realism and understanding that we do not, in fact, want an actual war.  MAGA people piss me off, too, but maybe our comfortable lives are JUST A LITTLE better than watching your family get raped and murdered right in front of you.

    Not a single one of us wants it.

    Just like Ukraine didn't want to be invaded by Russia.

    Sometimes, a breathtakingly stupid and evil party on the other side makes the decision for you.  That's what we're facing.  The MAGA stochastic terrorism is only going to get worse, and coalesce into actual movements.  They are going to commit more acts of violence.  Not a one of us WANTS that.  But here's the thing....if/when those assholes DO start that shit, I hope they get SHOT.  FUCKING.  DEAD.  And right soon.

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  5. 15 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Are the dates poured over that cake, and then is it sitting on a custard?  The recipes I’ve researched have the dates mixed in the cake, and then the cake is topped with toffee and ice cream or whipped cream. Thanks for the new idea. 

    Ain't got no clue.  Got clarity -- the girl (a local) made the pudding.  And that's her cold Desperados on the screen.  It's a tequila-flavored beer.  No thanks:

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    Man....college kids will drink freaking ANYTHING.  I remember that well.

     

  6. 1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

    How do they enforce a 4 yr commitment? 

    I had the same query.  I imagine it's along the lines of "we'll be a shitty reference for you if you quit early."  In the end, doesn't matter because she's a hard "NO" on it.

    1 hour ago, BeardIP said:

    I've never heard of anything but utter horror stories about being a flight attendant. The stories and tell-alls are online to read for yourself. Sounds like a miserable way to work, at extremely low pay for a college graduate with ambitions and aspirations in her major.

    In fact, most people that do the flight attendant jobs are the ones who will sacrifice decent pay and lifestyle because they have wanderlust and want to travel and see the world under the guise that the job will let them do that, when in fact it's rarely the case and they've been sold a dream that isn't reality.

    Definitely this.  And she gets that (it's not like you have to dig deep to get the accurate scoop on the gig).  It's not the right path for her.

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  7. 5 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    The bloodshed is only getting started and I hope we can be the bigger, more forgiving people, in the equation. 

    Yeah.  Count me out on that.  When it comes to people who happily participated in the attempted murder of my country solely to further their personal ambition.....I will not be the bigger person.  I will not be forgiving.

    I hate them.  All of them.  And I want them to suffer, and then die.  

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    4 hours ago, Macanudo said:

    You know what would have prevented this?  Maybe not support and/or work for cretins like Meadows or Trump? 

    I'm not saying they deserve to die but being a member of the Leopards Ate My Face Party is a personal choice.  No one forced them to join.

    Bingo.  They knew what they were doing.  They need to end up like Jake.

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  8. 15 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

    It must have been starting to break earlier on the way home as the power steering started going wonky.  Once it broke, the computer programming basically shuts down since the alternator is offline.  I made it about 2 blocks after the break (mostly downhill) but it shut down completely as I hit the bottom of the hill and started uphill.  Just annoying 'timing'.  

    Ha.  Yeah, this happened in my 99 F-150.  Ain't no "computer shutdown" function in that ancient beast.   I just drove it without power steering, carefully and slowly, to the mechanic.  That was.....interesting.

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  9. The chronicles of our eldest continue, progress being made slowly.  22 yrs old, just graduated college, figuring out what to do.  Starts a half-time gig helping run the study of Texas German dialects this week, so that's a big step forward.  Talked about her other prospects and plans last night over dinner, just the two of us.

    She has been recruited by Delta -- with her languages, they want her to be a flight attendant.  She'd surely work out of a hub (seems a 99% chance that means Atlanta).  But, the pay is shit, and they want a 4 year commitment.  And she'd be bouncing all over, rarely resting her head in the same place on consecutive nights.  She confessed "dad, I'm tired.  I've loved living all over, and having adventures, but I wouldn't mind a couple of years where I just stay put somewhere."  Thought that was some interesting self-awareness.  She's still going to talk to the Delta gal, to see if there are other positions she might be suited for that don't require a 4 yr commitment.  So, she's getting some traction on the full-time job search.  And she's getting her head around the idea that settling somewhere and working would actually be good for her.

    So, small steps forward.  Still not easy.

    And she's still under our roof -- good for her financially, not so good for our empty nest vision.  But, forward and onward.

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  10. 7 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Love how McCarthy got on his knees for Trump but Trump wouldn't lift a finger to tweet an endorsement for McCarty in January. Now Trump is enthusiastically endorsing Jordan. Add McCarthy to a long line of people burned by Trump because McCarthy wasn't useful to him. FAFO.

    Pledging your loyalty and life to an individual who is loyal only to himself is just about the dumbest fucking course of action imaginable.  And pathetic GQP bastards after pathetic GQP bastards keep doing it, the living embodiment of

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    This is. The dumbest.  Fucking.   Timeline.

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  11. 5 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

    This is only the latest iteration of the clash between the "North" & the "South". I use quotes because the geographic distinctions aren't necessarily applicable today, but the beliefs of the cult haven't really changed much. It is a white Christian cult that wants power no matter what. Over time, they have adapted the moniker of Democrat, Redeemer, Dixiecrat, Republican, Fiscal Conservative, Tea Party, etc. It doesn't matter. What matters is they tell you what to do, and the rules don't apply to them. Everything else is all bullshit. And engaging in conversations about fiscal conservatism, family values, border security, the economy, is falling for the magic trick. They don't care about any of it. They just want to distract you while they gain more power and redraw the voting maps.  

    So.  Much.  This.

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  12. 9 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:
    Well said. And would. 
     

    The Estonians know how Russia works.  They know that "peace" under Russian occupation isn't "peace" at all.  It's repression, suffering, and death.....just more slowly, by casual and bureaucratic means.
    They made goddamned sure to preserve the Russian way of doing things, as a reminder.  These were your accomadations in "peacetime Estonia" if you were even suspected of not being all-in on the Russian occupation regime (and a couple of pieces of art from their Belarussian compatriots reminding us that nothing has changed about how Russia approaches things):
     
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  13. 11 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

    Few things are as good as a sticky toffee pudding

    The one at the World's End pub in Edinburgh is definitive.  When my daughter went there to check out the university, she landed late.  Dropped her bags.  Headed to the pub for a drink and a sticky toffee pudding.  There was a line to get in, doorman tells her it will be 30 minutes, she says "I don't give a shit, I flew across an ocean for a drink and a sticky toffee pudding, and I'm going to get both tonight."  

    I'm thinking the one in the boy's picture looks too pretty -- I'm guessing that the ladyfriend in the picture brought it over/made it.

  14. Look to your right. Does The Boy wear striped pants?  Not that there’s anything wrong with that if he does. 

    Pretty sure the striped pants with the blue jeweled ring on the hand is a lady friend. No, I don’t know which one, he rarely shares such info with me.
  15. Most Poles he will work with speak English or German. Suggest he learn it for day to day, not for business. The business language will come with time, but being able to talk about sports, the weather, family, etc is a great way to start. 
    I know a lot of people (Americans) who went to study Urdu or Pashto. Well now they have a language skill that does not mean much. 
    Working in the Balkans, SW Asia, and the Middle East the people outside of the market and day to day life spoke English. 
    And watch Romania. They are doing some interesting things. 

    Well, he’s already got the English and German down, so there’s that. And there’s also Polish girls…
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  16. 25 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Poland will continue to provide aid but that the countries may become future rivals within the EU.

    My crystal ball (which is really just a snowglobe with a hula dancer in it) tells me that there's a good chance that the eastern parts of central europe have a chance of becoming a new center of gravity in Europe's economic future.  There is some real untapped potential in Poland, Ukraine, and the Baltics.  Maybe even Romania and Bulgaria (nowhere to go but up, dudes).  Hungary?  Dunno.  Former Yugoslavian states?  Maybe some of them.  Once the war is over, they could be some real lands of opportunity.

    I will say that in talking to some folks planning ahead, several of them told my son (international relations major) "it'd be a great idea to learn Polish."

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  17. 18 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Yes, and if it was closer to trial, one of them might.  Note that his lawyers are withdrawing from a Smartmatic suit, a Dominion suit, a Coomer suit, and one other.

    And....note that the defendant in the captioned case is "My Pillow, Inc."  A corporation generally CANNOT appear pro se (so, Mike Lindell can't just say "I'll represent myself," because MPI isn't "myself" -- it's a separate entity).  So....the corporation doesn't have counsel.  And it NEEDS counsel, or else it will end up defaulting.

    Which ultimately, may not make a shit, as it seems MPI is outta money and headed for bankruptcy sooner rather than later.  So, get the judgment....you'll never collect on it from MPI.

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  18. 7 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

    Lindell is obviously very mentally ill.  I feel bad for the guy.  I don't think he's a horrible person, he just needs a ton of psychiatric help.  His family should be ashamed for not getting him help. 

    Counterpoint: I'm sick of the empowered and weaponized mentally ill being allowed - fuck, being EMPOWERED AND ENABLED BY THE MAGA MOVEMENT - to fuck over our country. 

    If he was on the corner yelling at clouds, I'd feel bad for him.  He's made millions, and has spent it trying to destroy our democracy.  Suffering is too good for him.  Hell is too good for him.

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  19. 1 minute ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    I'm amazed that any lawyer would take cases from any of the MAGA crew and not require 100% of estimated fees upfront. Maybe 150%.

    This.  It's the only rational course.  Except the bottom line should be 200% of the estimated fees.  Paid, with all transfers having cleared, before I do a .1 entry of work on the file.

  20. 1 minute ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

    Put yourself in his shoes, just for a moment.

    He owes millions in legal fees he cannot pay.  He owes someone $5 million for a "Prove Mike Wrong" election challenge that he lost, was ordered to pay, and is now appealing that.  He has lawsuits from 2 election companies that are slowly moving forward.  His company, while not bankrupt yet, will be soon, and aside from MAGA folks, there is no market for his goods.  He can't even get his product placed in brick and mortar stores because of his lunacy.  Now, having said all that, I couldn't care less what happens to him, because all of this is his own doing.  But shit, imagine having all this hang over your head, day to day.  

    Ah well, back to the entertainment.  Oh, and fuck him.  Reap what you sow, bitch.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/mypillow-lawyers-say-ceo-mike-lindell-owes-millions-dollars-rcna119058

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    In a March interview with Newsweek, Lindell said he'd been forced to borrow $10 million to pay for his legal fees.

    In April, an arbitration panel ordered Lindell to pay $5 million for losing his “Prove Mike Wrong” 2020 election challenge, in which participants were asked to find proof that his cyber data was not valid data from the November 2020 election, as he’d contended it was.

    “For the people who find the evidence, 5 million is their reward,” the contest said.

    Software developer Robert Zeidman won the challenge, but Lindell refused to pay. Lindell is now challenging the arbitration panel's ruling.

    On Thursday, Lindell told NBC that despite the financial strains on him and his company, he plans to keep pushing his stolen election claims.

    "I will never stop trying to secure our elections," he said.

    Lindell is not the only Trump ally facing an action on unpaid legal fees tied to false claims about the 2020 election.

    Last month, longtime Rudy Giuliani attorney Robert Costello and his firm sued the former New York City mayor for $1.4 million in unpaid fees.

    Giuliani, who's also being sued by Smartmatic, Dominion and Coomer, has been found liable for defaming two Georgia election workers, and is facing related criminal charges in Fulton County. He's pleaded not guilty to the Georgia election interference charges.

    Trump held a fundraiser in September in support of Giuliani's legal defense fund.

    Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani, who worked in the Trump White House, touted the fundraiser in an interview on WABC radio of New York City in the hours before the fundraiser, saying that while they'd raised over $1 million for this event alone,” it “won’t be enough to get through this.

     

    So, we're well into the "finding out" portion of our program.  Let's see what happens next.

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