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  1. Follow that up with the facts that: 1) the entire doctrine was invented by one dude in the 1830s, and 2) it didn't acquire ANY real traction until the early 1900s when it was put into the Scofield Reference Bible. I guarantee you that 99% of the same folks who believe in the "Rapture" also say they are "strict textualists" when it comes to both the bible and the Constitution, yet they base their modern "faith" on a concept that doesn't fucking exist in the text they claim to revere. Dumbest. Fucking. Timeline.
  2. It's 2025. Assume the absolute worst of people. You will very rarely be incorrect.
  3. We're big on "be kind." Our son has an oversized heart, he beats himself up for not being kind enough. But nation-wide, at this stage, I don't need us to achieve "be kind." I'd be perfectly happy with "just acknowledge that other humans exist and act with a modicum of courtesy." You don't have to go out of your way to be kind....just don't be a dick. That alone would be a HUGE social improvement....which is opposed with every fiber of their being by our entire dominant leadership class.
  4. We need a massive, nation-wide education on basic "civics." It doesn't have to be complicated. It's a very short course. 1) Realize that there are other people out there, everywhere, just like you. 2) Don't be a dick to them. There, done. And if you proposed that simple lesson, say, to be taught in our schools, you would be fucking burned at the stake in 2025 America as a demon-possessed commie right from the pits of hell.
  5. Perfect example. When someone pulls an asshole maneuver like that, ask yourself "is that what someone who is the only person in the world would do?" 99% of the time, it's a quick "yep, that's exactly what they'd do." You do not exist. You do not matter at all. Because you are not ME, the only person who matters.
  6. Sounds like Jesus should have taken the yoke.
  7. It permeates everything. What is "it?" Our toxic individualism at the expense of -- and in purposeful opposition to -- any other possible ethos. "ME ME ME." Our national ethos now is 100% "I'm the only person in the world." Take that attitude, and see how you drive. And shop. And treat your neighbor or co-worker. Etc. etc. ad infinitum. We are literally governed by a movement that has its "leaders" repeatedly and consistency condemning empathy as "evil." Any idea or thought that hmmm, maybe we should do something in furtherance of the common good? Not only is it not supported, it's attacked as COMMUNIST SOCIALISM MARXIST COMMUNIST SOCIALISM!!!! It all comes down to "the individual is god, the community is the enemy." Install that belief system as your OS, and you get all the shit that's gotten to be truly awful this past decade or so.
  8. Yep. What is the purchasing power of your accounts today compared to January 19th? That's it. That's what matters. Dollars are just a means to an end. On January 19th, $100 translates to "2 gallons of milk, sack of produce, package of chicken, laundry detergent, bag of coffee, and pound of cheese." Today, you have $110, and it translates to...."2 gallons of milk, sack of produce, package of chicken, laundry detergent, bag of coffee, and pound of cheese"....are you actually any "richer?" Fuck no you're not. The purchasing power of Americans has at best remained close to stagnant (and that's for Americans who have real money in the stock market...most Americans do NOT have real money in the market. For them, their purchasing power has DECREASED). But, you know, "winning." The 48% is made up of people who see people they don't like getting hurt on Fox news, which means they MUST be doing better. "Other people hurt" = "I'm winning." It's that fucking lizard-brained.
  9. I also heard her speech days before filled with venom and hints of vengeance. You give these folks the benefit of the doubt. I do not.
  10. THISTHISTHIS. The dirty secret (which is now out there in the open, for all to see) is that any system incorporated the Rule of Law necessarily relies on some baseline level of good-faith. That is, it requires the vast majority of people living and acting within that system to believe in it an abide by it. If you have a criminal class of 5% of your population? Well, the 95% deals with them, using the agreed-upon rules and norms. If you have 30% of the population that opts out of the Rule of Law? You're fucked. And we, friends, are fucked.
  11. Don't forget the bolded addition. It is very, very, very important. They want government to hurt people. That is the #1 purpose and function of government, to the GQP voter. The only time they get mad is -- and these are their words -- when he's "hurting the wrong people." That's it. Not that it hurts people, but that it hurts the wrong (white) people.
  12. Problem: to take your position requires that you believe her. You should not believe her. The entire movement is about grievance, punishment of the other, and revenge. Believe them when they tell you who they are, over and over and over and over and over.
  13. Here's the thing that just doesn't work for all the "CHARLIE KIRK WAS NOT A RACIST!!!" folks: if Charlie wasn't a racist/white supremacist....why do all the white supremacists and racists love him so much? Rallies after his death had people chanting "white power." That MAGA rapper dude, immediately after Kirk's death, put out a song literally extolling the virtues of lynching. Dude was at Kirk's memorial, commanded an audience outside. Maybe YOU don't think that Kirk was a white supremacist....but all the white supremacists sure do. So....yeah. He was a bad person who thought and sold bad ideas that were rooted in and fed white supremacy. If that's the movement you want to associate yourself with so passionately, if you are happy to be on team "hang 'em up high at sundown" and think “we ought to do it like they did it way back in the day because grandaddy’s way works best,” referring to getting a "tall tree and a sort rope," then just fucking own it already.
  14. Brisketexan

    Pizza

    Agreed…but it feel that way about deep dish, and regular/chain pizza. If it’s a good NY style thin crust, I like it warm and crispy. Man, I used to love a Godfathers deep dish sausage and mushroom slice for breakfast.
  15. Brisketexan

    Pizza

    I’ll try it, but for thin crust, my cast iron griddle is hard to beat. Crisps the crust, and if I manage the temp, it heats all the way through till the cheese bubbles. Did it for a slice for breakfast this morning.
  16. In process, and the results. Ordered 100 Pemaquids for 4 of us. One dude popped up with Covid, so it was up to the three of us. We polished off 95. Leaves 5 for me to have with dinner tomorrow. They remain the king of oysters to me.
  17. And English blood sausage. Very traditional UK breakfast item.
  18. Brisketexan

    Austin FC

    Loving these last-second wins. Also..we sat behind Danny’s girlfriend and her mom. Jesus. Girlfriend is an 11, mom is a 9.5.
  19. Depends on where you’re staying. But find any of the following: chippies, kebab shops, Asian noodle joints. There are a million, plenty of meals for £10 or so to be found.
  20. Bingo. Set up an arbitrary expensive gate that you alone control. Provide for an entirely discretionary “exemption” mechanism. Walla, another nice “legal” bribery pipeline. All that Techbro Inc. needs to do is buy some Trumpcoin, or “invest” $100 million in some other Trump venture, and not only are their H1B apps exempted, but their competitors’ are blocked. These plays have all been run before, there’s no secret.
  21. Ok…this is the stuff we should have seen the last two weeks. Yes, it’s weak competition. THAT’S THE POINT. This is what you do. It builds confidence, gets you in the rhythm. I sure hope it sticks, and that whatever was messed up in Arch’s head is getting straightened out.
  22. Wife’s outta town, so I’m cooking stuff she won’t eat. Tonight, sweetbreads (mollejas).
  23. So. We’re moving the ball. Yet I remain unimpressed. I don’t like what this team has already done to my mind this season.
  24. Brisket family story: I was maybe 3, in the back seat with my folks up front. We get to a stop light and pull up next to a convertible with two women up front. Our windows are open. I look over and say out loud “look at those dumb bitches”…because based on what my dad taught me from his statements from the drivers seat, all women on the road were “dumb bitches.” Mom was not amused.
  25. What a shit non-call.
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