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Brisketexan

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  1. QFT because this is really, really, really important. As we've seen the Karl Rove strategy borne out over the last few decades, this is what we've gotten. It's not just that we've ended up with Republican congresscritters, it's also that we've ended up with truly shitty, embarrassing, terrible Republican congresscritters. MTG. Boebert. Come on. Any self-respecting American should be fucking mortified that people like that have offices in our Capitol. Shit, even when it's not a gerrymander, and you have long-time one-party rule, you end up with awful fucking leaders. Senator Tuberville? Attorney General Paxton? These are pieces of shit who should never have had ANY sort of successful career, much less occupied high office....and today, they are the tip of the spear of Republican leadership and thought. It's not just that ag with kids wants to elect Republicans. It's that he favors a system that will elect the Temu version of Republicans.
  2. All of the discussion above is ripped from the pages of "DUH! A Journal of the Obvious." Potatoes. Some whole/natural fat. Salt. None of those three things are bad for you....in moderation. In fact, all three are a valid part of a decent diet (seriously, potatoes -- a source of easy calories, that can be grown in cooler climates, are legitimately responsible for population growth and stability in northern europe since the Columbian exchange). But we have known the rule since the Oracle at Delphi: nothing in excess. And Americans as a whole eat french fried potatoes to excess. As I've gotten older, I've found that an occasional order of fries -- size small -- is more than enough. Hell, for one, after about 3-5 minutes, the typical fry loses it's fresh-out-of-the fryer luster. But those first 10-12 fries, especially if fried in beef fat or duck fat, are glorious. A good, real-deal english chip, crispy outside and fluffy inside, amazing. So, cool. Enjoy them. Every once in a while. That's not what we do. We eat an estimated 17 lbs of fries per person per year, and trust me, some folks are doing the work to keep that average up while others hardly eat fries. Food dyes aren't what's killing us (even though they're not good for us). French fries cooked in seed oils aren't what's killing us. Eating too much shitty food, including those things, is what's killing us. Eat whole foods. Eat a relatively balanced diet, including real vegetables and fruit. But....where's the profit in that? And it should be obvious by now, the only motive for any policy we have is profit, and particularly profit to the favored (those who have cozied up to the regime). Look at any policy, see who benefits, and you'll realize that not only are they not looking out for you, they intend only to make money off of you, damn what it does to you.
  3. Good sir, have you been to the Quinn Ewers thread?
  4. Oh....it's much worse than that. At least the Munich Agreement was motivated by a genuine desire to stay out of a war, achieve peace, etc. Whatever comes out of this will be motivated by one man's ego, and opportunities for personal enrichment. Just such a shitty timeline.
  5. Yep. The irony of "RUN 'MURICA LIKE A BIDNESS!" when....(1) it's not a business, a nation-state has an entirely different purpose for existing, and (2) THE VAST MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES FAIL. Statistically, if you run a country like the average business...it has a 2 outta 3 chance of failing within a decade. If you put failed businessmen and conmen in charge....those odds of failure go way up. Because their businesses have historically succeeded at only one thing: enriching the conmen at the top.
  6. Dude. My wife likes my hair longer. It’s not “unkempt.”
  7. I mean…I don’t think anyone here can argue with that.
  8. I don't think any of us have any idea what in the hell you are saying here. Which is almost certainly for the best.
  9. I assure you, those remarks weren't casual, they were dead serious. Of course, they weren't homophobic, either. The sexual repression and self-loathing of the modern conservative, particularly the MAGA conservative, is one of the most dangerous phenomena around. Because they build up incredible anger and frustration, and unleash their rage and cruelty on the rest of us. Because maybe that will legitimize them to their peers, and to themselves. Maybe that energy-filled action will distract them from the awful, terrible feelings inside them (being gay). It doesn't work....so they just keep amping it up. A world in which, instead of turning pent-up self-loathing into rage and cruelty against others, these guys just lived into their true self, and were out and gay and happy, would be so much better for all of us. For them -- be happy. And for us -- we wouldn't have them inflicting their performative cruelty on the rest of us. I mean, yeah, I guess I hate super-closeted self-loathing gay men who turn their self-loathing into cruelty and inflicting pain on others, but my hate ain't because they're gay. It's because of the cruelty and inflicting pain stuff. And for the record, I have never -- not for a single moment in my life -- had any animus for LGBTQ folks. Not even as an apolitical child. Not sure why you're intent on making me out to be something I'm not, and never was, but go on with your bad self.
  10. Whether or not you voted for them, the Leopards WILL come for you. You gonna be ready?
  11. Battle of Concord says get fucked, orderly Brits. And I say get fucked, all old rules and norms, and all Republicans. Go after them using every tool you have. Attack asymmetrically. Ruin their businesses, their families, their personal lives. Lie about them, plant rumors about them, use all power you have against them. Weaponize EVERYTHING. Those are the rules now. Use them to your advantage.
  12. The problem with the "let them fight" approach is that the more loathsome republicans get....the more powerful they get. It's not that there is no bottom, it's that up is down and down is up. Child rapist? Homewrecker? Abuser? Just a giant piece of shit? WELCOME TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP! THOSE ARE ALL THE QUALITIES WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE THEY MAKE THA LIBZ CRY!
  13. This. All rules, norms, and old ways are gone. Dead. Fighting based on policy, ideas, and the ability to communicate them is like the British army lining up for an orderly battle when the enemy is picking you off from the trees with squirrel guns. There are no rules anymore. None. Correction. There is one rule: win. And a corollary rule: once you win, do not cede power. Ever. The playing field and rules have been set by the opposition. So be it. Play to win. It is LITERALLY the only thing that matters.
  14. Well, yeah. Gotta start climbing the ladder, so she can run for (and win) POTUS in 2040 or so.
  15. Almost nothing on this thread makes me laugh. The infinite scream of anguish from Elmo did, though. Laughed so hard I couldn't see.
  16. And remember....a targeted assault on an entire institution that a member of the admin demonizes....merits ZERO action. Crickets chirping. Big Ballz gets his ass kicked in DC (I don't care who it was by, deal lord he had it coming)? SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. If you are a member of a group, or work at an organization, or anything like that, that the admin doesn't support....you're fucking on your own. Best arm yourself, wear a vest, all that shit. Because not only will they not help you when the attacks come, they will divert resources and ramp up the rhetoric to insure that MORE attacks come.
  17. And that's fantastic as well. Super. Well-done. Give a psycho, who is not allowed to possess a firearm, a firearm? You should be charged with whatever crimes he committed.
  18. I think what's really, super-duper important, is that we have made sure that an obviously batshit crazy mofo with a rap sheet a mile long can obtain a firearm as easily as obtaining a quarter pounder with cheese. That seems like a great policy choice we've made.
  19. Or...their prize is a shell of a country. Drive out the bulk of the people who make up your economic engine, and replace them with the fucking losers, burnouts, and third-rate intellects that is MAGA? Yeah, if a country with that makeup is the prize, you can have it.
  20. I mean....they're my son's friends from uni, so....I'm a Surly slimeball, but I ain't a creep.
  21. Not a terrible idea. I just took two english girls shooting for the first time ever on Sunday. Gave them the full safety lesson, started them on a single shot .22 bolt action, worked up to an autoloader and a revolver, then let them each shoot the .45. But I was standing at arms length next to them at all times. Never had to correct anything they did, but I was ready to, because until you've got some real education and practice in....yeah, you don't know a lot.
  22. Fun facts: Percentage of Arkansas' exports that go to Israel: around 0.75% Percentage of Arkansas' exports that (historically) go to Canada: around 24% Arkansas....doing a victory lap about 0.75% of its export economy, while grinning wildly as they receive a smooth, Trump-administered buttfucking on nearly a quarter of its export economy. Simps who are also bad at math. Checks out. May have to crank this up tonight, it's a fucking classic:
  23. You're missing the insane thing: We live in a country where an unabashed utter shithead like Musk still has a 33% favorability rating. One third of our country fucking LIKES HIM. For the millionth time.....we don't come back from this. We've successfully destroyed ourselves from within, it's all over but the shouting.
  24. Meh. Just took my new .45 1911 out to the range for the first time. The boy and I each cycled several mags through it. Pretty damned foolproof. Sure, it throws some thunder, but nothing you can't handle once you get the hang of it after 3-4 rounds. But yeah, I usually advise newbies to get a shotgun and a revolver in something like .38 (even more foolproof than an auto).
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