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pyrohornIII

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  1. So I have finally secured a date and time for our AMA with new TDP Chair Scudder. It will be at 8:30 PM the night of Wed, Sept. 3. I am waiting for Imamac to suggest something other than Zoom to use, but if nothing else, we'll have a Zoom with him and you folks can ask/suggest what you want.
  2. That's Bobby Cole. He is for real. He is running for Governor, and right now there don't seem to be many stepping up. I have met him and he is very genuine. Not sure how far he will get, but he's talking the talk anyway. https://www.coleforgovernor.com/ Christopher and Mendi Tackett have been fighting this nastiness here in Texas for several years now. It's White Christian Nationalism behind Project 2025 and the redistricting. And the uber wealthy are using those WCN people to promoite terror and division in order to keep us at each other's throats instead of theirs. https://gobehindtheballot.com/what-is-christian-nationalism-and-how-is-it-undermining-democracy-with-mendi-tackett-culture-wars
  3. This is exactly how we got Allred vs Gutierrez last go around. They tell state parties not to endorse, but then put their thumbs on scales all over the place.
  4. These numbers are skewed because they represent how people voted, but don't take into account how many would vote if they felt their districts were established fairly. And also in the smaller rural counties they vote Red because that's the only party that has candidates, usually. Plus I am betting the return of services per dollar is greater in a lot of those blue states.
  5. Why isn't Johnson a bitcoin billionaire by now?
  6. She's probably already been recruited by a country that gives a shit about higher education.
  7. Actually most of them aren't independently wealthy. Talarico for example is a school teacher by trade. There are some lawyers and medical professionals, but by and large they don't have the wealth of their counterpart Republicans. Gerrymandering has huge implications on winning more seats. That and the aforementioned voter suppression, but in general I can see how people think that the Dems of Texas got comfortable losing. It takes a lot to change perceptions that were 30 years in the building, but we are trying...or some of us are. Yes, I just messaged Imma to see what his suggestions are for which platform to use. I am shooting for 8/14 at 8 pm, but that is contingent to what is going on with the special session.
  8. From what I gathered, there was an over-reporting of missing intially. Anybody who couldn't get into contact with loved ones right away reported them as missing. They later went on to clear up the missing vs dead boards and cleared a lot of the missing.
  9. If anything, he's getting kickbacks from some of the contractors, if not all of them. Would love to see the budget for that project, as well as the list of final bidders awarded the jobs. That last guy on the video states that the low numbers are excusable due to the confusion and reticence around the trade wars and tariffs. They know what the causes are, but are too cowardly to step up and point fingers.
  10. If you want to make comment: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c055 “Texas taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for a special session just to redraw maps that were already declared fair and legal by the very people who now want to change them. If nothing material has changed — no new census, no court ruling — then what is this really about? The explanation offered, a vague letter, is not justification for upending the democratic map-drawing process again. This is not about fairness; it’s about keeping political control.”
  11. How much longer until we see a proposal for a DC Colloseum? Complete with the Trump Games using immigrants and liberals as the lion bait.
  12. No problem. That's your forte. Lead on.
  13. So I talked to Chair Scudder today, and he is still willing to come take the slings and arrows you guys want to toss at the TDP. I am figuring some night the week starting on 8/11. Would hold a zoom where you all will get an invite link posted here and can attend incognito. Would start at 8. I just want you folks to let me know which night is best for you all. I'm not sure how to do a poll in here, and think maybe you have to start a new thread, so I will just keep an informal tally from responses here. Hardball questions are ok, but trolling is not.
  14. I think there is more than the sexual stuff that he's concerned about. I think he did some shady financial stuff that could have double crossed someone like Putin or the like. Maybe it's something that sends him to jail, but he can get out of that. This is something that would be settled out of court somehow. Maybe not him falling out of a window, and surely he doesn't give a shit about any of his family, but whoever it is has the goods to ruin his reputation as the brilliant dealmaker who should be king.
  15. Has anyone seen the rest of the video? Did he actually play that ball? He could have addressed it and then stepped back, realizing it wasn't his and prompted a further search. I know it's Trump and I know he cheated, but this really isn't evidence without seeing him play the shot and also what his scorecard says for the hole. Would certainly be interesting to see someone question him about it live. "If you cheat at a game to win it, what else do you cheat at?"
  16. The reason those tickets cost so much more was the aggie delusion machine that for years has convinced the aggies that no matter how much better the horns were coming into the game, that the 12th man would carry them to victory. That pricing was due to cult being on one side of the ticket.
  17. If that dress was valued at $19K initially, I have wonder how much it would bring at auction right now? Seems AOC wearing it probably increased the value of the dress as well as the designer. Thinking somehow she should get credit for that which would probably offset the increase of the rent.
  18. Yeah, these maps are mainly red herrings. They are not going to reveal the true maps until they bring them up to vote. That keeps the protests down and basically toothless because how can you testify against something that isn't publicly proposed.
  19. I've been to Mimsy's. It's about an hour from the park and leona is about 5 minutes. If Pinkerton's is a 10, then Mimsy's is about a 6.5 IMO.
  20. You'll just add to the ambience.
  21. Yes, I see your point here. I think he is more trying to point out the hypocrisy, but I'm not big on the WWJD stuff either. It was more than the church who influenced my views on what it meant to be a good person. Somehow we have to allow that good citizens who care about other humans as people are not exclusive to the christian church. Those two circles don't perfectly overlap in a Zen diagram.
  22. Not real sure about invoking, but I do like when he uses the Bible and his own experiences to call out the hypocrisy under the dome.
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