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Brisketexan

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  1. Perhaps you did not get the memo on "The Rule of Law is dead." Coulda sworn I saw your name on the routing slip.
  2. Non-functioning FEMA and both Federal and State governments out front shoulda told ya. The social/government compact in America and Texas in particular exists for one reason only: to ensure maximum profit/minimum costs/taxes to a very small segment of us....and fuck everyone and everything else. We are not seeing the system failing. We are seeing it working flawlessly, exactly as designed. From the moment the first raindrop fell the night of July 3-4 to present, and to infinity and beyond. Ho-hum, same old same old.
  3. A nice, well-stated update message from Mo-Ranch: Tim is good people, and the crew they have working at Mo these days are top-notch.
  4. Also this simple and obvious truth. If we saw targeted actions, where ICE was going to specific addresses to arrest specific "bad dudes" who had committed violent crimes.....most folks would be at least accepting of that. That's not what we're seeing. Instead, we see them going after people who are FOLLOWING the rules (showing up to their scheduled hearings)....and then gaming it to arrest them and shove them in facilities hundreds or thousands of miles away NOT to process them for deportation, but to make them suffer and make a point (don't want to be sent to a gulag for an indefinite term? You best GTFO America). This is you. This is what you want, this is what you've got, and this is what you OWN. And you will own for all of history. History was not kind to fascist collaborators last century. Eventually, it will get it right this century as well. May your grandchildren be embarrassed to say your name.
  5. At which point the publisher of the conclusions of that AI would be sued by the administration for defamation. You either really, really don't get the game here, or you're being purposefully obtuse. And we know which one it is. If we as a Republic -- governed by a REPRESENTATIVE government (including the executive) -- believe that "bias is bad, and truth is good," you'd see SOME action by this government to rein in the insane and obvious lies promulgated by the conservative media sphere. You see....zero. Instead, you see only active coordination between the government and those sources to promulgate objectively false information. I'm not "suggesting" an authoritarian government can quash speech it finds unfavorable, I'm flat-out saying it can and will. Such governments have done so in the past, and this government is actively working to do so in real-time. Will there be counter-information out there, underground, spoken about on password-protected websites and such? Of course. There always has been. That's not the point. The point is that THIS current strategy is about controlling the population, via controlling the common, accessible sources of information. Force truth-based journalism to be practiced on printed leaflets handed out from vans in Wal-Mart parking lots, while all mass-media must conform to the administration's false narrative? That's the authoritarian play. A play that is being run, successfully, and fully supported by fascist authoritarians and their eager enablers. Such as yourself.
  6. His proportions are not just incorrect. They reveal the foundational flaw and evil in modern conservative thought: their "feelings" about an issue absolutely trump and void any and all facts. Sheeeit posits that out of 10 people arrested: 10% will be wrongly arrested (that number is perhaps high, but genuinely unknown -- the percentage of genuinely legal residents arrested (green cards, actual citizens) remains tough to sort out at present) 20% will be ordinary, otherwise law-abiding and productive people just living their lives and working (this percentage is the OPPOSITE of the actual ratio)...and 70% will be "really horrible people" (again, a percentage that is even MORE the OPPOSITE of what has been seen thus far -- around 8% of people arrested have some sort of serious criminal activity on their record) THEN, he uses HIS bias of the facts as HE believes them to assail NPR for being counter-factual in its bias. No, I'm sorry, I know facts hurt conservatives' feelings, but they're still facts. The reason that all objective journalism on this planet is painting a shittastic picture of the actions of this admin is because....those actions are genuinely shittastic. Even outfits that are seen as generally center-right (like the Economist) tell the identical tale. Why? Because....the facts are the facts. I listen to NPR in the morning. They REGULARLY invite conservative officials and commentators on to discuss the issues....and those people REGULARLY state outlandish, counter-factual bullshit. I mean, obvious and insane counter-factual bullshit. And when the host politely prods "but how to you respond to the analysis that shows that only 8% of the people arrested have a serious criminal record," they just lie some fucking more. And NPR gets painted as "liberal biased" because it says "ummm....what you're saying does not match up to the known data, do you have different data you can share?" There is no honest discussion with people whose entire worldview is based on the lie that their feelings are superior to all objective facts. Those people are called "authoritarians," and they are the enemy of any functioning nation state.
  7. This is the foundational problem. Reporting on simple facts, like "the temperature data gathered in the Gulf of Maine over the past 50 years shows that the body has reached a temp 4 degrees warmer than its long-term average" is liberal slant/bias. You have a POTUS firing the head of the BLS because....it reported and adjusted job numbers using the EXACT same methodology it has used forever, including during his first term, Obama's term, Biden's term, etc. Reporting of ACTUAL FACTS is...to use the exact word from the leader of "conservatives" is "rigged." A society never gets over that. We are going to gut every single entity that gathers or reports on objective data and facts. Because....objective data and facts are enemy #1 of an authoritarian government. It's not any more complicated than that.
  8. Should I have taken a picture, it just got back from Maine, and in several of the touristy main streets, all the shops had big new signs in the windows with Canadian and American flags, said something like “we welcome our Canadian friends.” They’re feeling it up there for sure. So, I dunno…short your position in schlocky T-shirts with mooses and such on em.
  9. Jim’s is damned fine. Great diner breakfast, fluffy biscuits, and maybe the best chorizo and egg taco in town (you heard me). And their burger is first-rate…or at least it was when I last had one. As for LJS, one of the most surreal scenes was at the Brownwood location. I was on a late road trip for work to Sweetwater. Needed to grab something to eat in the car, saw LJS and thought hell yeah, fish sammich. As I pulled up, a pickup with a flatbed parked next to me. Three cowboys got out. I don’t mean they dressed like it, I mean they were legit bow-legged, were wearing well-worn spurs, dirt on the back of their necks, the whole deal. They walk inside in front of me and order their LJS combo plates, and it just seemed weird as hell. But eat what you want, fellas. You earned it.
  10. Seen at a shop in New Hampshire. Live Free or Die, motherfuckers.
  11. Joey can’t shuck his own, the wuss. Also, I doubt I ate more than 4 dozen or so over the week. That ain’t nuthin’.
  12. Some more Maine scenes.
  13. Dinner our last night in Maine, at Pemaquid seafood south of Bristol. Then, we went over to Pemaquid Point to enjoy the sunset. Good night, moon. Good night, Maine.
  14. I’m serious, guys. The Divine can be found in many places. One of those places is in the Damariscotta River, where they raise what I’ve discovered to be the finest oysters in the world. If you love oysters and visit Maine, spend some time here. They even offer an oyster tour of the river, which I would take if we were here for the day. And the Blackstones and John’s Rivers I ordered for dessert.
  15. And, we stopped for a snack at the Shuck Station in Damariscotta. Glad they had something for my non-oyster-fan wife: scallop ceviche, which was crazy good: And my order: Jesus. Tapdancing. Christ. Blackstones: the most balanced of the briny oysters. Kind of a three-way tie with the Bar Harbor Blondes and the Pemaquids. Norumbegas: the boldest of the briny ones. John’s River: the most balanced, briny start, sweet finish. Heron Island: outstanding…but 4th place on this plate. I may order a couple more Johns River and Blackstones, because life is for living. Maine oysters are the best I’ve ever had, fellas. And I’ve eaten a LOT of oysters. https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/43813-Favorite-oysters
  16. And, we stopped for a snack at the Shuck Station in Damariscotta. Glad they had something for my non-oyster-fan wife: scallop ceviche, which was crazy good: And my order: Jesus. Tapdancing. Christ. Blackstones: the most balanced of the briny oysters. Kind of a three-way tie with the Bar Harbor Blondes and the Pemaquids. Norumbegas: the boldest of the briny ones. John’s River: the most balanced, briny start, sweet finish. Heron Island: outstanding…but 4th place on this plate. I may order a couple more Johns River and Blackstones, because life is for living. Maine oysters are the best I’ve ever had, fellas. And I’ve eaten a LOT of oysters.
  17. Yesterday morning, wife wanted her breakfast sandwich. I made a different choice. Went into a garage where you can buy Bar Harbor Blondes on the honor system. Borrowed an oyster knife from the folks running our cottages. Sat down and shucked a dozen for breakfast. They’re as good as the Damariscotta River ones. DEAD. SEXY.
  18. View from morning coffee with the wife. Salsbury cove, in front of our cottage. Lobstermen checking their pots on a falling tide.
  19. Hiked the ocean path today. Otter point to sand beach. Dinner at Thurston’s lobster pound in Bernard, SW side of the island.
  20. And a lobster, egg, and avocado sando and a popover at the park in Bar Harbor. Little break before another hike.
  21. Acadia. View from our cottage. And my breakfast, a dozen Bar Harbor blondes bought from a garage on the honor system. Acadia. View from our cottage. And my breakfast, a dozen Bar Harbor blondes bought from a garage on the honor system.
  22. This point and post are very, very important. Because that is absolutely where we are: lies are displays of absolute power. They are not told to create an alternate truth, they are told because fuck you what are you gonna do about it?
  23. Seeing the pics of the diner food….in fairness, if we denizens of the Steel Shank food thread got together and opened a joint serving the shit we slap together, it would look similar. But would be better.
  24. Steamed clams and blueberry mojitos. Yeah, went blueberry themed today.
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