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Brisketexan

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  1. And for those of you who don't think that sort of outcome is coming before this presidential term is out, you are either lying to yourself, lying to everyone else, or both. That sort of activity -- emboldened by the functional lack of true resistance thus far -- is exactly what the current iteration of ICE is made for, armed for, and intended for. If you think that Stephen Miller will not order the wholesale slaughter of any and all who dare oppose the regime, you are deluded. Shit, just this past Saturday I told my wife that if shit goes down, don't follow the crowd fleeing down the street, duck into alleys and use those. They provide better defilade from projectiles, and are less likely to see active tear gas launches into them. You best be thinking about the same any and every time you appear at anything even loosely associated with opposing the regime.
  2. aggie08 knows what's up. Because of there's one thing we've learned in this timeline, it's that Jesus loves a winner.
  3. I spent 4 hours of my Saturday watching Texas play "football," so let's not question people's sado-masochistic proclivities, mmmkay? FTR, I think I'd have been better off had I just shoved a broomstick up my ass instead of watching that "game."
  4. So, what is the phrase for AI that feeds on itself? Yeah, I know its cannibalism and whatnot, but I recall a perfect phrase/name for the phenomenon, but can't remember it now.
  5. Oh, on any and all projects these days, grift/routing projects to donors is an understood baseline. Just realize and accept that. There are NO tax dollars that do not suffer from some diversion to corrupt ends. That's the rule these days. Funny that all the "drain the swamp!" types have gotten us fully immersed in the most openly corrupt governance in 100 years. But if we want anything good to be done, just understand there will always be an inherent "siphoned off to the governor's cronies" tax. On every dollar, for every purpose.
  6. Huh. I've hit it multiple times as a "we just want some barbecue where we don't have to wait in line, but still want better than Rudy's," and I truly haven't had a "miss." Is it the BEST EVER? No. But has it been consistently good? Yep. In fact, so much so that I tell out-of-towners who don't have time to wait in line somewhere that's a decent place to go to get a sampling of legit Texas BBQ. What have you had that was not good?
  7. I think we get f'd by this particular window of weather. (1) We had a wet enough summer that there's still water standing in the creeks, being fed very slowly by springs, etc., and (2) because it hasn't rained, that water isn't flowing, it's just standing. Which is perfect skeeter habitat. Some rain to move the water would help. But more likely.....continued drought will dry up the pools eventually.
  8. I mean, I can't even listen to Marketplace in the evening without them spending the whole broadcast trying to find diplomatic ways to say "WTF?" Sigh. Seriously, I should definitely listen to nothing but bubble gum pop and such, it could only help my state of mind as Texas burns, the country descends into a fascist hellscape, etc. And don't you DARE suggest sports radio where I have to hear about Longhorn football. That's just cruel.
  9. You know I won't be arguing with you. But we could ALWAYS do worse. So, let's not call a constitutional convention to re-write our constitution just now, mmkay? Can you imagine what a giant pile of evil fuckery that would be?
  10. "Texas football: worse than cancer." Maybe not the most inspiring slogan, but it seems accurate.
  11. See, depressing shit like this is why I'm looking at ditching KUT and renewing my Sirius subscription so I can listen to that super fun "Kelly Clarkson Connection."
  12. Bolded part for key truth. He has no real understanding of what's actually happening. His instinct is to side with the "bigger" bully, because that's what HE is, to his core. And he just doesn't get it when David stands up and slays Goliath. It doesn't compute.
  13. What too many of us have not accepted yet is that the baby is already doomed. There's no saving it. So, embrace the horror. Ultimately, horrific pain is our only ally.
  14. I haven't found it at the two I hit regularly. I may need to branch out.
  15. And I think I agree with these. There is no way for society to experience the necessary level of pain without ALL of us experiencing that pain. That's the absolute idiocy of the approach of the GQP and its supporters. They are standing in the boat that we all occupy, shooting holes in the hull as fast as they can, and then laughing as half of us look on in horror and say "you're sinking a boat with ALL OF US in it!" And all they can say is "suck it libs, more tears!" Fuck it. Let it sink. There's no path forward that doesn't involve that, and a lot of incredibly harmed and, yes, dead, Americans. That's where we are. There's no getting off this road.
  16. The fucking hell of it is, we've actually had some around our house. No fucking idea where they are coming from. We have a seasonal creek behind our house, and parts of it are spring fed. I have to assume that's the source.
  17. Oh, and while I am on one hand on the Dems' side on this (because they need to put up a fight on SOMETHING).....I do tend to agree that total, unbearable pain is the only thing that will change anything. We need to make sure the messaging is out there, so that enough of the people know who to blame when they lose their healthcare, lose their jobs, can't afford a home or groceries or christmas presents, etc. But let them get burned. Badly. Horrifically. Because that's the only way most of us learn.
  18. On prop 4 (the water infrastructure funding), an amendment is needed because our overly detailed constitution places some limitations on what the Lege can do with sales tax revenues/allocation of same. This allows allocation of what are functionally excess sales tax revenues to water infrastructure projects. Which is indeed needed. This is kind of a bread-and-butter issue our state government should be tending to. So, vote yes.
  19. Yeah....that too. Y'all remember the days of "hey, Randall's is running its .99 lb Memorial Day brisket special?" Yeah....me too. SIGH. Between all beef prices going up significantly, AND the popularity of the cheap working man's cuts (and brisket was for sure one of those....until the internet BBQ trend that I think mostly kicked off with Franklin and such), all of these cuts are expensive. It's still affordable enough (you can get it for $5 lb from time to time I think).
  20. All beef is expensive right now anyway. But yeah, the price explosion of former "trash cuts/poor folks cuts" is insane. Beef short ribs, oxtails? Those were tough cuts, suitable for a long braise, sold for CHEEP. Now? We've "elevated" southern cuisine and soul food and such, and now oxtails are a fucking expensive cut. Short ribs are expensive. FFS, short ribs are one of those things I used to make at home when we were a young and poor married couple. My wife loved 'em, and they were like $3 a pound, among the cheaper cuts around. Now, I still make them, I just have no illusion that it's a money-saving move. I have similar rants about the rise of the $8 taco, the $25 burger, etc. etc. etc. Taking all of the poor/working class foods, making them hip and cool, and as a result, quadrupling the price. The last refuge is cheap cuts of pork and chicken. You can still get a deal on pork neck bones and chicken backs and such.
  21. So, old trial lawyer story/tip. Every trial lawyer worth his salt has had to deal with this sort of person at least once (usually more than once): the idiot judge who simply agrees with the position of the last person who spoke. When you are arguing a case in front of such a judge, and you realize that what you say doesn't matter, the evidence you present doesn't matter.....only the timing matters....it changes your whole strategy. You could lay out the most lay-down, open-and-shut case in history, and the judge nods along, says "I think that's right," then turns to the other lawyer and says "any response?" The other lawyer doesn't have to say more than "well that's not right, that's not what the law says." No citation to any actual law, or evidence, but the judge nods and says "I think that's right." You then realize that you're in trouble.....and what you need to do is find a way to say "nuh uh, I win." And then hope the court runs out of time to hear anything else. You realize that no matter what the law and facts are, you are dealing with a malleable moron, who has the memory and attention span of a lobotomized, previously brain-damaged gnat. And we elected that guy president. There's a strategy for dealing with him. It's just such a fucking dumb one.
  22. It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days. Inside skirt? Sure. But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)? I can find it at....Central Market. That's it. And it's $25 a pound. Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at. Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.
  23. That....is fucking INSANE. Man, I remember my old man ranting around 1980, about how those motherfucking sonsabitches at Chilis had ruined everything. "I used to be able to buy fajitas at the store for .29 a pound, then those assholes at Chilis told all the gringos about 'em, and now they're $5 a pound! For fajitas! A trash cut!" 29 cents a pound in the early 70s. Now, at restaurants for $70-80. I got nuthin', man. It's insane.
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