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  1. 42 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    I’m about to be driving through all kinds of small towns in the southeast for a few weeks. I’ve told my wife that one lunch on one day, whichever day, is a certainty. We’re stopping at a fucking Zaxby’s. I’ve been seeing their commercials for years and never been near one to my recollection. I assume it is a hillbilly Chili’s, and I feel the once in a lifetime need to confirm that. 

    Zaxby's makes a pretty decent Cobb salad for a fast food place.   

  2. I'm late catching up on the thread, but didn't they take Trump's passports earlier?  Seems like they scooped them up when they raided MAL, and he groused about it.  I know they didn't return his diplomatic one, but did they give his general passport back?   

  3. Trump will post bail undoubtably.  Can he make some sort of bail deal that allows him travel outside the US while on bail?  Use his foreign properties as justification?

    I can see him asking for this, but then whining about not getting it, or having to pay an exorbitant amount to make it happen.   

  4. 5 hours ago, Underdog said:

    Has Kim K passed the bar yet?  Maybe he's delaying in order to hire her on when she passes the bar. 

    This one ought to have her license by now.  Angie Varona Hot Wallpaper - Wallpapers And Pictures

    4 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Hundred Grand!

    Payday Peanut Caramel Bar, 1.85 oz (52 g)

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  5. I googled him too, and my life is a little poorer now for the knowledge.  Good thing is that at my age, I'll probably forget it soon enough.

     

    I wish Dolly would stand up and speak her convictions.  You know they have to be fairly progressive when you consider her friends like Fonda and Tomlin.  I guess she's too worried Dollywood would go dark from all the MAGA types boycotting her.

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  6. So basically he's saying the red team deserves a mulligan, to preserve the image of the US?  Gotta think he figures if they can the DOJ to look the other way on Trump for this, then everything else will be moot.   He's not worried about protecting Trump, he's worried people will finally start realizing how much Trump did, and how little they did to stop him, probably even enabling some of it.  

     

  7. 9 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

    The national debt went up way more than $3T under Trump, didn't it?

    Approximately 7 Trillion.  Maybe Christie is excusing him all the COVID measures.

    "When Trump entered office in January 2017, the national debt was nearly $19.9 trillion, according to U.S. Treasury data.

    The debt did lower slightly during the first few months of Trump's presidency, between the first and second quarters of 2017, but then continued to rise for the next three years, hitting just over $26.9 trillion by the end of the fiscal year in 2020."

    https://www.newsweek.com/trump-national-us-debt-1774764

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  8. On 6/2/2023 at 8:35 PM, Pancho said:

     

    I've made it through 3/4 of the episodes.  I thought it was going to be cute little expose' on the Duggar family (which I had scant knowledge of before all this).  But it is SOOO much more.  It goes back to 1961 and the founding of the Institute of Basic Life Principals by Bill Gothard.  This makes that Mormon sect of bigamist/groomers seem like pikers.     

    It's really hard to tell the interconnection of all the groups like IBLP, The Family, Wilks and Dunn, FLDS and others, but they all have one thing in common, and that is white supremacy, male white supremacy, to be exact.     

    The scary part of it is that these people have been indoctrinated for several generations.   It's going to be hard to turn this around any time soon.   Thing is they have been doing so much of this under the radar, under the guise of religion.  "What bad things could they be doing?  All they do is preach and pray?'  More like preach and prey.  When Abbott went on his voucher tour, there was no public notice.  It was all done via texts, emails and word of mouth within selected groups.  This is how they work, in the fucking shadows, and hide behind the bible when they get caught.

    Everything that Abbott is pushing from vouchers to 10 commandments has roots in this movement.  Now whether he believes it or not, or is simply pandering to them for their votes, he's doing it.   

    And while IBLP has some facilities here, they are all over the US and abroad too.   They represent a large voting bloc, but not sure they would make up a silent majority.   

     

    Here's the trailer for The Family again:

     

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  9. For those of you up on the Texas Constitution, with Slaton being ousted, Abbott has the privilege to set a special election for his seat.   People in his district were thinking he'd probably call it for mid-June.  But he's set it for Nov 7 instead.  

    So basically, those folks get no representation through all the upcoming special sessions?  Is this constitutionally legal?  Seems it would be Abbott's duty to fill the seat ASAP.  

    I have a feeling he's put it off that long to let the anger in that district over Slaton cool.  Might feel that if the election were now, potentially could lose that seat to a Dem.   I know that seems ludicrous, but it's an open race, no primaries.   So they have about 6 Republicans who have declared.  That's splitting that vote quite a bit, against one Dem.  

     

  10. 1 hour ago, troph said:

    that property tax cut isn't going to do what we think it's going to do. I haven't looked terribly closely but I would be shocked if it's more than $30-100/month in savings.  The state needs a massive, massive overhaul. capping values on homesteads at price paid, not just exemptions, lower the maximum rate taxing authorities can charge, and finding revenue elsewhere, tax O&G, increase the gasoline tax, and I'd even support an increase in the margin tax (business income tax) as well as a modest increase in the sales tax.  taxing homes the way we do has turned Texas into a tax unfriendly state.

    I've seen where several counties have been jacking up evaluations so when the tax cut does come, it will put the counties back to where they were right before the cut. So no real savings, just sleight of hand.

     

  11. 10 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    That's just fucking weird, even for them.  I'm sure it was started with good intentions to honor fallen explorers sailing into space for the benefit of all Americans.  But goofy ass poses, with cigars, and moronic hand gestures?  That's how you commemorate them?  The dumbest fucking Texans.  

    Also, I have to ask for the 137th time.  It says Squadron 17 is the Corp of Cadets.  But their flag says ROTC.  I know some of them actually do take the ROTC route, and I applaud them for that in all seriousness.  But I can see the Corps of Cadets signing off on this goofy shitshow.  But for ROTC to be involved in official program photographs that are fo flippant and borderline disrespectful, that's unnerving.  

    Think about that giant memorial in the NW corner of DRK-TMS.  I see ROTC classes taking photographs in front of it all the time.  Sometimes in formation and full dress, other times just a solo one with their parents or whatever.  If you were to drive by and see a half platoon of them with their sleeves rolled up, cigars, and a thumbs up...you'd probably be embarrassed for our program.  

    But therein lies the magic of Aggie.  When you can feel no shame, anything is possible  

    I believe I saw something about how each CT has to start with a year or two in ROTC, and then can opt out.  Not sure if the band corps members have the same requirement.  Apparently, they let the actual military people teach them to drill and such.  Can only imagine what a circus it would be if aggy were left to their own devices for training.  

  12. On 5/24/2023 at 11:59 AM, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

     

     

    Wasn't this already reported on Paxton like a year ago, or was that a different GQP fraud?

    5 hours ago, The Dog said:

     

    They could sell gallery tickets to fund a happy hour for Phelan.

    1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

    TTrib:

    smh

    I have no doubts my brother is a card carrying member of that PAC.  

     

    What is the Cartel equivalent of the Russian 'fall from a window'?   

     

    Is it possible all these investigations into the big hospitals was the straw that broke this?     I know it wasn't all of it, but you have to know those places are raising a few glasses tonight.

     

  13. Trump isn't an adept crook or mastermind.  He simply does whatever he wants and if he gets caught he denies and deflects.  Then he uses the court system to drag things out counting on those coming after him run out of patience or money.  And if he does lose, he claims it a victory.  Roy Cohn taught him all this and he's used it to his benefit from his early days.  Several of the Trump documentaries go into depth on that.  Seems Cohn and Norman Vincent Peale were two yuge influences on young Trump.

    What pisses me off is what safe sex and TwiceHorn alluded to, that people much brighter than Trump get away with these white collar crimes all over the place and no one catches them.   But they catch the poor kid who swipes a loaf of bread.  

    And when they try to add the muscle to catch more of these type it gets blocked.   We know the IRS doesn't have the staff to go up against the big money and their phalanx of tax lawyers, so they get their quota on smaller citizens.  And Biden tried to add muscle into the IRS and it got watered down.  So infuriating.  

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  14. 22 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

    I vaguely remember some rumblings about Talarico. I think he’s going to be a huge presence in years to come. Loved this exchange he had, shows he does his homework, didn’t seem like he was talking at, but with. 

    I've also been impressed with Senator Roland Gutierrez.  He was the gentleman who called out the hateful three of Abbott, Patrick and Paxton in the press conference posted above.   

     

  15. 3 hours ago, Updawg said:


    He might be liking it. Can call a special session or few and load up more bullshit to to stay in the news

    I don't know.  He really needed this now to use as his springboard into the presidential race of '24.    Having to hope to get it done in special session will delay that.  I think he was hoping the public would be asleep at the switch and let this glide through.  But now everybody will have time to eviscerate him for everything he sacrificed to get his precious vouchers.  If he can't read the room in Red Texas on this, then how can anyone expect him to be effective on a national level?  

     

    I'm hoping he calls a special session on this, because it will expose him.  And forces are already gathering to put up much stronger grassroots opposition to vouchers.  He didn't do himself any favors with the teachers and rural folks who depend on those schools and Friday night lights.  

    7 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

    Didn't realize it until just now, today is 1 year since Uvalde massacre/massive display of cowardice.  Wonder how the Legislature will mark the anniversary.  

    I think Abbott will ignore it, Phelan will drink through it, and Dan Patrick will commemorate it with a new pants suit from Lane Bryant.  

    Fucking disgrace.  It's my two daughters' second to last day of school.  And I don't think of what they accomplished and learned this year, or what we'll do this summer, all I can do is hope and pray that make it a little longer without being murdered at school.  What a time to be a Texan. 

    Abbott called for flags to fly at half staff.  How noble of him.

  16. 46 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

    So we're doing away with the fees collected testing the emissions of carbon-emitting cars in order to charge money on cars that have no emissions?  

    With this outstanding logic, there'll be no more alcohol taxes on 3.1-7.1% beer but instead will be collected on 0.5% N/A beer to offset that.  

    I got...i'm uh........nothing.  We get nothing for this.  I don't even know.  This is weird, even for Texas.  

    Somebody reminded us earlier that the emissions testing is federal, not state.  Guess we'll see if they just ignore that too

     

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