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Amazing when you compare the two situations. 2020: Trump asks faceless Georgia voting system bureaucrats for 12,000 votes to steal the election. -- Faceless bureaucrats say NOPE! 2025: Trump asks highly visible Texas governor for five House seats to rig the 2026 elections and beyond. -- Texas governor says "HEIL TRUMP!"
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We know the answer. Likely some good and a lot of bad. How else does he get through the approval process? And we know Abbott had to approve or it ain't happening. So he will do what Abbott and BOR tell him what to do. Amid the good ... expect a lot of bad.
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Correct. Joining the SEC is all ya need to know about the future of UT-Austin, faculty rights, and academic freedom. As I said when it happened, joining the SEC was an Abbott-Regents move to align UT with the fascist MAGA Deep South. It was never merely about "big boy" football and $$$$. That was the smoke screen. And it worked. Just look at all the SEC love on the football boards.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
BevoAbyss replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
Because the mainstream and legacy media have failed us, are failing us, and will continue to fail us -- with their endless normalizing, enabling, and gaslighting everyone about the GQP quest for fascist, white dude patriarchy, and medieval theocracy, all wrapped in a glittering capitalist-corporate economy where making money is more important doing the right thing. Been happening since Reagan-Falwell union of Republican Party with Religious Right ... up through Bush2-Tea Party and now Trump-MAGA. -
Implied ... at all the hotel stops between DC and Tucson.
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Well, she's still got it goin' ... and likes to dress stylishly hot (pretty much at all times in public). Plus, the A/C in the rented Jeep Wrangler was keeping it cool.
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Here’s a summer 2025 story y’all might enjoy from deep in the heart of SEC Tennessee country. So a longtime friend (with benefits, no pics, UT alum) asked if I would ride with her from DC to Tucson, where she was spending a few weeks taking care of aging mom. So one night we crashed in Knoxville. Next morning, we were on the road pretty early and we stopped in a Starbucks in the bumfuck outskirts of Knoxville. We decided to order inside and use the rest rooms. The only customers in the place were two old pot-bellied codgers (probably in their 70s), both decked in Volunteer tee shirts and caps. I am just wearing jeans and cotton shirt, nothing to connect me with any school. I could not resist, so I said: “Y’all gonna let them Longhorns take over the SEC” Tennessee Codger 1: Takes off his Vol cap, rubs his balding crown, and merely takes a breath shakes his head. Tennessee Codger 2: “Yeah, it was a big mistake to let them in the SEC” … said with scowl on face. Me: “Yep, they’re gonna kick butt this year. They ain't like the Aggies” Codger 2: "No shit they ain't the Aggies!" I amble over and grab the two coffees and banana bread. About this time, my friend emerges from bathroom and as we walk out the door, she flashes the HOOK'EM sign and laughs. (Looking rather smoke in her tight jeans and boots) Codger 1: “What the hell?” Codger 2: “Them God Damn Longhorns!”
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Been away for a couple of months working on art projects. Just checking in about "the legal process" and Wheels of Justice in ICE America. So are the Top Shelf Surly Law Dogs giving us 250-word summations of: -- How ICE could be understood as a modern day component of the "well-regulated militia" of the Second Amendment. -- How the Posse Comitatus Act could be interpreted to permit a full-scale Marine invasion of Sanctuary Cities, tanks and all. Just wondering ... Oh, we know it will take decades for the hallowed Courts to resolve these issues beyond mere laymen.
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Q. What do the Top Shelf Surly Law Dogs and the Holy New York Times have in common? A. Massive gaslighters, enablers, and, in the end, high-brow hack apologists for a collapsed system quickly devolving the USA into a medieval-feudal-theocratic dictatorship. We are so far beyond "autocracy" and "authoritarianism" it is laughable. Trump elected in 2016 signaled the collapse, Covid response and J6 proved it. Biden was merely the illusion that things could still return to normal. Trump 2024 is the tombstone.
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Great "No Kings" music video for Trump's America. Enjoy.
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True, but does not capture the level of annihilation. Boston College 44-0 Virginia 68-0 Rice 72-15 -- Texas led Rice 54-0 before the Owls scored the first TD of the season against Texas. So Texas scored 166 STRAIGHT POINTS. -- That will never be achieved again by Texas ... at any time in a season. -- Could be an all-time record ever in college?
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If you're the future of America, then we're all fucked. World leaders in name calling! Just like Trump, the guy you claim to oppose. Look in the mirror dude. You enable his fat ass.
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What a badass! Beaver gonna fight me on the church parking lot? Lulz. Across decades, I have written numerous articles and books that state my positions on a variety of topics that involve art, science, philosophy, politics, culture, and sometimes religion and beliefs. In public. With my name on it. Stuff that goes way way way beyond "atheist talking points" or stuff in Surly. And no publisher or editor or reviewer or commenter has called me a "bigot." Or a "pussy." Only you Beaver. But, then, you're an internet tough guy, I guess. "Adios" because it is pointless for me to continue. 4 decades of debating with religious believers and apologists ... many with PhDs in theology at UT and elsewhere ... not merely your local megachurch bible thumper or online poster ... and I still can't fully remember that it is utterly pointless to argue with them. Yet, I still sometimes get sucked in. My bad. There are no amount of facts or logic will convince anyone anything who believes that the Creator of a universe .... with two trillion galaxies and three sextillion stars .... stretching across 93 billion light years .... has a special behavioral plan ... just for them ... on a fraction of a tiny ball of dirt and water ... orbiting a flaming ball of hydrogen ... in a remote part of a single galaxy. I am plainly stupid for arguing at all ... with any religious person in Surly .... or on this planet ... or in this galaxy ... or in this universe. So, yes, adios.
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I see the apologists showed up on cue. Of course, not every Christian supports what's happening in America. But they are not running the show. But it seems the majority voted for Trump (see table below). And the Christian fanatics who voted for Trump are running the show and they are imposing a fascist theocracy. That's a fact. That's Project 2025. That Nazi Germany was overwhelmingly Christian is a fact. That does not mean every Christian supported Nazism. But it sure seems like most did. Those aren't "atheist talking points." Those are facts. Too bad y'all can't handle those facts because you were raised as Christians. Adios.
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Nazi Germany was an overwhelmingly Christian nation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Nazi_Germany 54% Protestant 41% Catholic That's 95%. The chart is correct. There were throngs of racist fascist Christians who supported Hitler. Protestants the most. That's a fact of historical reality. Of course, to those who are not brainwashed and know real religious history, this is no real surprise. Now, be sure to tell everyone at Sunday School tomorrow what you learned on the internet.
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Troph: You're a great poster here. One of the very best. Your post makes good points. But, with all due respect, you echoed the exact party line of the "for profit journalism." The media want us to think it "Trump won on the economy" ...blah blah blah. Sure, independents played a small role. But the empirical facts are that religious people PLAYED A LARGE ROLE. They voted overwhelming for Trump and their cult leaders are installing Project 2025 ... just as they said they would. Yet, as we see throughout the media, including non-profit media, the role of religious fanatics gets a 99% free pass. The data are 100% clear (see below). It is what it is. Their goal is a fascist theocracy. Unless this threat to civilization is confronted, this nation is doomed. Most likely, it is far too late. Hell, the entire world is endangered because of these people ....
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Anyone here "Stand Up For Science" yesterday? I took to the streets for the science rally, with cool sign in hand. Saw a boisterous, agitated, happy-dejected crowd of about 1000 people in the metropolis where I attended the really. -- Crowd size was more than I expected, but tiny considering the million+ population of the metropolis and surrounding burbs. So, about 1 out of 1000 people attended from the area. -- Lots of funny and piognant signs. Too many to post here. -- Saw many faces that seemed depressed-dejected ... and downright angry. The speakers (local scientists and local politicians) had their lines. But other than saying "fight back" and "demand a seat at the table," there was not much of a plan. Two hours of a rally .... then it disappears. https://standupforscience2025.org But, I feel good for going. And trust me, my ongoing international art project will not ignore what is going down in America. No fucking way!
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Does not matter. The full-on 100% fascist takeover is underway and succeeding. The legacy & mainstream media have completely failed us and are doing next-to-nothing to stop it. Hell, they can't even call "fascism" what it is: FASCISM. The fascism has been obvious since Trump-MAGA appeared on the scene, if not much sooner. (First table is from 2023, slightly modified to include Project 2025). And many posters/law dogs repeatedly told us that the "Wheels of Justice" move slowly, but inexorably to justice. I posted the Nazi-MAGA table in 2024 and was told I was wrong. I am sure some posters will soon say it again. We have a huge percentage of this country (perhaps 80-95%) who simply do not fully grasp what is unfolding before their eyes.
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America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
BevoAbyss replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Spot on. My light came on when Reagan and Falwell made kissy kissy on stage in mid-1980s (1984?). I (and a few UT philosophy and artsy friends) knew that politics + religious fanaticism were a toxic brew with deadly results ... if they ever got power. The legacy and mainstream media gave them a free pass across the decades. Now they have near-total power. And they are installing a violent fascist theocracy ... while Elon, DOGE, and billionaires take the spotlight. -
The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
BevoAbyss replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
And the Dallas Morning Christian News managed to not criticize the pastor or his religion. But the News did offer RFK as the man with vacccine insight. Insanity presented as reasonable dude. The pastor proudly stated they were anti-science and all about "religious freedom." These people do not care if other people die. THEY DO NOT CARE! And, yet, they get a 99% free pass in the media. These Christian fanatics and lunatics are bringing on the destruction of America and modern civilization. That's a fact. -
Anybody who thinks the Democrats -- at least with current leaders and power brokers -- are going to save this country is very mistaken. Bernie, Hakeem, AOC, Schumer? They ain't got it. The Democrats should have jumped all over Trump last night as soon as he walked in. -- Booing him LOUDLY immediately as he is walking down the aisle. -- LOUDLY interrupting his speech and calling out his lies. -- Shouting this is fascism when he discusses mass deportation. -- Heck, perhaps even some shouting of "No Seig Heil in America" "No Seig Heil" ... "No Fuhrer" ... "No Fuhrer" ANYTHING to break the silence of pretending there are still civilized rules in place. Bu, no, they sat there like obedient house pets. ------ There are no fucking rules when you are in a political war trying to save a nation and even civilization ... from an obvious fanatical Fascist Evangelical regime bent upon destroying many sciences and armed with nukes. Otherwise, don't even bother to attend the event -- a collective no show. I don't have an exact plan ... but we need someone with some balls to say "NO! We ain't surrendering to fascists" and say it LOUDLY and REPEATED in the media. They must use the term FASCIST, not mere "extremist" or "far right." And organize and lead an elected resistance of some kind. Of course, I am over the ledge and in abyss, so it is likely far too late.
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Spot on. Once Reagan and Falwell got on the stage together .... I and several UT friends knew big trouble was coming if the fanatics ever got total power. Now they have it .... after 40 years of the purposeful erosion of public education and purposeful growth of anti-science idiocy. ... and 40 years of a near-complete free pass from the media.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
BevoAbyss replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
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Great post Francisco! How the hell could I leave off a DEVO mention? Am I not a man? Must be a spudboy! Devo saw it coming ... Big fan of Devo, especially during Ronnie Raygun era. (Still have my Devo music, but now I get most of my electronic music fix from Kraftwerk.)
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We are way beyond saving democracy.... that's because we are witnessing human DEvolution in real time ... led by Team USA ... streaming on screens all over the world. A 21st century crusade of idiocy and violence accelerating our species backward into the Sixth Extinction event: -- either by massive climate destruction over a few centuries -- or total nuclear annihilation in an afternoon. We are far beyond the event horizon.
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