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Brisketexan

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  1. I don't think so. He did have one of the best "case cites" I've ever heard in an argument. District Court here in TC, and it was a fight over whether a certain type of witness needed to be deposed or whatnot, and the other side had taken a similar position (and gotten favorable treatment on the matter from the judge). Judge asked Sean if he had any authority for his position, and he said "well your honor, I'd cite the case of Goose vs. Gander." He paused and grinned, judge smiled and nodded, and it won the day. Pretty smooth move. Was also working a multi-party case with him when the bonfire collapse happened; his brother was there, and was killed. Was a solid example of professional courtesy as the other 9 lawyers on the case said "we're going to stay all activities and proceedings until Sean tells us he's ready to step back into the case." And we did. Just froze things for a couple of months, then Sean said "ok, I appreciate the courtesy, let's get going again."
  2. Both solid plaintiff's lawyers. I've known Sean for a LONG time. Good lawyer, good guy. And Lanier is smart as HELL. The move towards putting a photo of the deceased in the Petition itself is a new trend, and a strong one. It's powerful, even though the Petition isn't an "action" document that a jury will ever see - gives a flavor of how the case would look. And seems there are several defendants where venue is proper in Travis County, so seems likely that the cases will stay in Travis County. As defendants....other than defenses of "I didn't have anything to do with it, I just own shares of an entity" or similar defenses.....yeah, I don't know where and how you even begin to defend this case. It's as bad as it gets for a negligence case.
  3. "They don't care about you. They want to hurt you to make money for them and their billionaire buddies." Simple fucking sentences, people. If you're explaining the details of "how," you're both wasting your time and fucking LOSING. "They want to fuck you over. They've already fucked you over and gotten rich doing it. And they think you're too stupid to know when you're being fucked." Shit like that. Constantly.
  4. Too drunk to walk? Holy shit, that IS a perfect Russian AI robot!
  5. On the one side are dwindling water resources, a strained and unreliable grid, and the well-being of Texans. On the other side is tremendous profit and self-dealing by Abbott and his cronies. So, I'm sure you understand that they really had no choice in the matter, the choice was obvious.
  6. Its core mission is "enshittification." Squeeze and extract every drop of blood you can TODAY, damn tomorrow, and who gives a fuck what happens to the empty husk then, PE will have cashed out and be long-gone by then. Over, and over, and over, we are choosing, empowering, incentivizing, and unleashing mechanisms and phenomena that are utterly counterproductive for having a healthy, functioning society. If it sucks out dollars faster than ever before, it's good. If it does anything BUT that, it's bad. That's fucking unsustainable, but nobody is listening, and nobody cares.
  7. Sounds like aggy is FAKE NEWS.
  8. Whatever, says this dude: No, really, you see like the one thing I wanna do before I join the cosmos is to hang glide off of Mt. Everest. Yeah, but wait, this is the best part: NAKED!
  9. "The American Jobs Report....brought to you by FanDuel!" That's where we are, dudes. Enshittification isn't just somethign that happens, it's our core national ethos.
  10. This is the key. And while we can and should put plenty of blame on Gen Z men and such (seriously, PLENTY), we're also accelerating a system designed to fuck them over when it comes to creating the opportunities for having a successful life (which translates to "is attractive to a potential female mate"). Hell, success begets confidence which begets social skills which begets desirability. As a society, it is strongly in our collective interest to offer men a pathway to a reasonably dignified and successful life, meaning an actual career and future. Instead, we're doing just the opposite politically, economically, and culturally. So in a lot of ways, what else should we fucking expect?
  11. Getting a little fucking judgey, aren't we?
  12. "Not that he went to Oklahoma, freakshow, and I am the idoit" would like a word.
  13. Cuz it always gets out eventually, dude. I tried to warn you, but you went in there and closed the door behind you anyway. We know, Pato. We know.
  14. You should probably be nicer when you post about a future member of Congress like that. I could be wrong, though. She might be Senate material.
  15. Image from Tesla Shareholder Meeting, November 6, 2025:
  16. We don't need all of our hogs to survive. We just need one more than the GQP has. What y'all consistently fail to get is that the slaughter is on, and ongoing. There is not "avoid casualties" option anymore. We are long past that point. We are at point "when the dust clears, have more people alive in the rubble than your opponent does....then finish the job." The village cannot be saved. Civilian casualties are a foregone conclusion. Stop worrying about that sort of thing. That's loser talk, ESPECIALLY when your opponent will gleefully target civilians to get you to cave. Accept the fact that (1) the collateral damage is going to be horrifying, and (2) it has to happen in order to have any chance of having any surviving Republic on the other side of this. We've been invaded by old-school 20th century fascists, enabled by a massive fifth column within our country. Fight back accordingly.
  17. This. When your enemy is suffering, and it's getting worse.....keep it fucking going. And then, keep it fucking going some more. Don't stop until your enemy is a lifeless husk, AND you've lit that husk on fire. This is an existential fight. Someone should start treating it like one.
  18. Literal words, from our literal president, during the first 6 months of a literal pandemic: “If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.” If there are no longer any facts and data, then you can't criticize them using facts and data.
  19. It's a global movement. With a giant megaphone -- thanks, Elon. The day he dies will be one of the most positive pivotal moments in all of human history. He is a transcendent evil.
  20. What makes you think we haven’t?
  21. You skipped the part where "but the voters always come back around, because resentment, hate, and wanting to hurt other people ALWAYS trump common sense, self-preservation, and even a scintilla of human decency." Understand the time we are in. Then understand that the only way out of this time is....more time....and more pain than any people should have to endure, but that's what we're going to get. You always skip over that last part. It's the most important part.
  22. I mean....FFS. You can buy smoked turkey legs at HEB for.....$4-$5 each. That price is just insane for what is supposed to be a family-friendly venue.
  23. We lawyers generally have a better collection of fashionable neckties.
  24. That's why I use the term "unimaginable levels." The pain has to be so bad that the people's reflexive response is "WE GOTTA MAKE A CHANGE!" Any change will do, just make a change. This is not a sophisticated play. Let the situation become so intolerable that they'll pull the lever for any change. When you're in a building being consumed by fire, you jump out. Well, we the people are in that building right now....we need more people to feel the scorching life-threatening heat.
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