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There's a fun German word for this: teppichfresser. It even has some historical connotations.
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This is going to be a vicious fight - and one that we need to have. Here in WA, like Texas, we do not have a state income tax, and even mentioning one is the third rail of state politics. It means that we have a terribly regressive tax system (one of the very few things I dislike about the state). This year the Lege tabled a bill to place a small tax on people with an annual income of over 1 million dollars, almost exactly the state's top 1% of earners threshold. Almost immediately constant radio ads popped up about the state not raising taxes, funded by the usual suspects who would have C-suite people affected by it (Microsoft, T-Mobile, Expedia, Amazon, Alaska Airlines, etc.). Nothing, of course, about the 99% that do not have 7-figure incomes and would not be affected. This fight is going on in a state that has a near-supermajority D legislature, the second-largest economy per capita in the country (after NY), and the fourth highest income required to be 1% (after CT, MA and CA). Even here the Dems are not messaging it well at all, and that speaks to the discussion here and in the NYT's op-ed above. This stuff needs to be hammered home.
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Oh yeah, we're a total shithole. I doubt there will be a single Ohio State fan in Husky Stadium this Saturday, which of course is good for our couches, seeing as how we're a couch sanctuary city and all that.
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U.S. Beef Industry in absolute crisis
flatdawgs replied to Horn Under a Bad Sign's topic in Daily Texan
I've been told, right here on this very site, that raising emus is the way to go. Kind, docile, definitely not batshit crazy killing machines.... @Goredho- 251 replies
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Hey @PTINS - I just wanted to thank you for sharing the depth of your knowledge in a way that makes sense to O&G laypeople. It really adds to my understanding of what Ukraine is trying to do and why it is (or isn't) effective. Stuff like this continues to make this the best thread on the board and it's much appreciated.
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Y’all going to look at the socials? Okay den let’s get our rapture on!
flatdawgs replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Well, here's how Austria handles that in their constitution: Parents decide their child's confession up to age ten, but by age fourteen, the child has the legal right to choose their own religion, free from parental or external imposition. (and Austria is not, shall we say, a particularly liberal nation) -
The von Lettow-Vorbeck saga in East Africa is incredibly fascinating - several books are well worth the read (African Kaiser and The East African Campaign 1914-1918 come to mind). The other African campaigns were short and sharp, and their effects particularly in Namibia (German South West Africa) lasted until the end of apartheid in South Africa. WWII - Ian Toll's Pacific War trilogy is excellent, as is Richard Evans' trilogy on the Third Reich. I enjoy personal histories, particularly from the opposing side, and there are quite a few of those out there as well.
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That will not end well (and as an aside, Gil, Veloso, and Buarque have to be the three biggest surviving names in modern Brazilian music, and I believe all were exiled during the 1964-85 ditadura militar.) There are many Brazilians with vivid memories of those days and even more with memories and experiences with the Direitas Já movement that ended it. In my experience they take democracy seriously because of it - despite, as in most countries today, there being a large anti-democratic faction (of course I know you know all this, @Hank_Hill - are those the thoughts of your partner's family there as well?)
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Very good description (and yes re Duany and Calthorpe). UW was set up the same way - in fact when I was there it was called the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and we had required coursework in Planning, which I always enjoyed. The "charrette" term as a public meeting thing isn't really used here; interesting that it seems to have started in Portland, but Portland is weird and Oregon is politically the oddest state around. In politics, I think the entire concept is best avoided especially in today's world, where we've been focus grouped to death. It works better where there is a common understanding of rules and social mores, which at the moment no longer seems to be the case.
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lol here it's sarcastically called the "Seattle Process" and we need more facilitators like you around. It's stopped many a good idea from becoming reality (and to be fair, also has stopped more than a few bad ones from being forced upon us). In a region founded in large part by people from consensus-based communities (Scandinavia, Japan, New England, layered over an existing tribal-based system also largely based on community decision-making) it makes some sense that it took root here. The major problem is that it takes forever to get anything done and issues are often just kicked down the road. "Charrette" is a common term in architecture, used from day one in school throughout your career to mean a short, intensive skull session/workshop with your design team or with other closely related peers/consultants to stimulate ideas and (hopefully) solve problems on a given project. As you are working from a fairly common shared knowledge base, it can be very effective and useful. While the idea sounds nice brought into the public realm, the mere fact that by definition you are involving laypeople that may have a stake and may be quite intelligent but that do not often have the specific knowledge required to solve problems in a short duration intensive workshop can be problematic (especially when the agency wants everyone to feel their opinions are weighted equally).
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Great - y'all can rest everyone for the last series. Right? Right?
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Thanks for the recommendation - I'll definitely follow up with that. Colonial history is an interest of mine. Angola was a particular shitshow for decades, as was Mozambique for somewhat different reasons; Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde both also to a lesser extent (and Amilcar Cabral is still venerated in both places). São Tomé e Príncipe is fascinating in a very sad way. Salazar's Portugal was poor as hell yet tried to hold on to their vast colonies until the Estado Novo government was overthrown, long after the rest of Europe bailed or were forced out of theirs, and it was the proximate cause of the regime's fall.
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Portugal's clerico-fascist (today what would be called christofascist, Catholic flavored) Salazar dictatorship lasted nearly 50 years but was peacefully overthrown in 1974's Carnation Revolution. April 25th is still a big deal there; everyone of all parties wears carnations that day. The difference is that the military had finally had enough, particularly of endless, unwinnable colonial wars, and we are not likely to have the military here.
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My congresscritter, yay! She's pretty good on this stuff and doesn't take a lot of shit - that said, you'd be hard-pressed to find a safer seat, which does make it easier. Glad she's doing this. "Shadow Government" is a good definition and one common in parliamentary systems.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
flatdawgs replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
MOAR leopards indeed! Sorry to all for the derail. And - said leopards need to take a short break to feast on whatever dumbass puts gummy worms in Pad Thai. I mean, MAGA or no, some things simply shall not stand. My ex's family is upcountry South Carolina MAGA (she wasn't); over 300 or so years they slowly made their way down the Appalachians from the Front Royal area. It's all the same and I think the Blue Ridge Parkway is becoming infested with very hungry leopards, awaiting the feast. -
The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
flatdawgs replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
Muito bem. Se bem me lembro, passou algum tempo em Moçambique, né? -
The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
flatdawgs replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
Outstanding. I can't do what you do, but I'd make a pretty good batman... just saying... 😉 Portugal is a good base for me because 1) I'm okay with the language, 2) my remaining family mostly live in the UK, 3) it's a fair enough base for onward travels. Two of my favorite places, Lesotho and Mindelo (Cabo Verde) probably are too remote for me long term. When in doubt, my "if they make good wine there, the climate and scenery will do" will always lead me to a good place. Having looked into it, most of my places have low populations of leopards, so there's that too. -
Republicans are giving their supporters what they want; Democrats are not giving their supporters what they want. It's that simple.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
flatdawgs replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
I'm a fellow architect but probably closer to the end of my career (if architects can be said to have such a thing). I'm quite conversant in the metric system and read Portuguese well enough to get through a set of drawings (lol specs though). Unfortunately my career has mostly been in high-rise residential, not really anything in much demand in the Algarve. That said, pay for architects is terrible in Europe and the UK, and whenever the time comes to go I'll likely do something else altogether. (I've already done much of the legwork, prior to this administration, so it'd just be a matter of sending some money and paperwork to my attorney in Lisbon.) StassneyHorn is correct; the USA is an extremely expensive place to live; those who say they can't afford to live overseas probably should dig a little deeper. There are many amazing places out there with reasonable residency visas, more and more of the digital nomad variety. The holy grail is maintaining your US income for an expat COL, but even without that it's quite doable. If you go the pension/guaranteed income route, Portugal only requires something like $36k p.a. income; very tolerable places like Malaysia or the Philippines require a lot less and actively seek retirees. -
Charlie Kirk assassinated at an event in Utah (by a 22 YO groyper)
flatdawgs replied to msbesq's topic in Cloak Room
Yeah, but the Reichsadler on the flagpole is a nice touch. -
The destruction of America's public education system
flatdawgs replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
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Please tell me you guys aren't going to Chili's.
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To clarify, this is in exurban Tacoma, about 45 miles outside of Seattle and on the bleeding edge of MAGA rural WA. It's an area of low population permanence due to being right next to the huge Joint Base Lewis-McChord. I'm very glad they found this punk and will be quite interested in what happens going forward with his case.
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Roldan doesn't even play the same position for his club now as he did in his previous USMNT stint. He won't make the side, nor should he, but if you're using MLS players this window why not roll him out? This summer alone he's been a stalwart against the UEFA club champs, the CONMEBOL club champs, the CONCACAF club champs, the defending MLS and Liga MX champs, and Inter Messi. He'll go into coaching whenever he hangs it up, and my guess is he adds more to the side off the field than on (Weston McKennie said as much during Roldan's last USMNT appearance). Now, if he appears in many more open (non-MLS only) windows, then we have a problem.
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My favorite Nepalese restaurant in Seattle is called Annapurna; then again, we know our mountains here. Dammit, now I want some momos too. Even the yak ones aren't bad.
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