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pyrohornIII

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  1. They probably targeted you off your voting history and used your name and address to link you to another source that had name, address and phone.
  2. This fool is on both the Dem and Rep primary ballot for this seat. He's done this before and they tried to pass some legislation to close that loophole, but the republicans were too busy writing suppression laws to pass something to fix something actually broken. The kicker is, if he wins one or the other, then he can't be in the general at all. Seems there is legislation for that. Just not enough to help out those running the primaries. Dr Ortiz is a good candidate though. She's an educator first and she is solid. But like most people in these races, they are getting into them as good people hoping to serve. They really have no idea the pit of vipers they have jumped into. I think Gutierrez is going to surprise some folks, particularly Allred. He's covered over 9,000 miles of Texas meeting people this campaign. And unlike Beto, he comes off as sincere, there's actual discussions, not just photo ops. Burch is the real deal. He's a third-generation driller and earlier served as an oilfield firefighter. He knows his stuff and is great at explaining it from old oil patch guys down to laypeople like me. He says he's the only Dem in the race, because his opponent is from somewhere on the east coast and has a history of voting/running republican. He also is traveling the state like Gutierrez. He does a lot of soc med stuff on IG, Threads, X. Thierry needs to go in a big way, Houston voters.
  3. I get them because I have had to use my phone number for all things doing with my mother, like medical, financial, etc. I don't opt out because once in a while I get one that is pushing a local event like when Abbott was on his way here to stump for vouchers the first go around. Gave us enough of a heads up to get together a little protest outside. Been getting a lot from Don Jr lately, which is kind of weird, since TFG is the one everyone worships. Also get a lot of red junk texts for my ex, who hasn't lived her since 2014 when she moved back to Canada. She was never a voting citizen anyway, so I keep her opted in, because now and then they waste money on junk mail to her. And yeah, Allred has no problem bomb texting us. But I think Beto was even worse. Still, Allred has time to win that aggravating race between now and Nov. Another reason I like Gutierrez.
  4. Thanks for the update. It's been years (obviously) since I discussed this with any Catholics.
  5. You really can't deny that until the past 100 years or so, most women were chattel more than people. Society cast them in the role of mother/wife and placed their value on how well they functioned in each. That's a lot of culture that's been accepted norm for a long time to be bucking. I think some of these women do it to increase their value to the men in their lives. It's like that overrides everything else. Tie that to the religion that's been drilled into them for generations. A mighty duo. But it is interesting to see so many protestants begin to use the argument against recreational sex that the Catholic church has been using for ever against birth control.
  6. And a pretty good documentary hit either Netflix or Prime recently that cast a much better light on Grant.
  7. Did Evans have any eligibility left? Would he take a bag? If the answer to either of those is no, then Sumlin knew what the score was and how valuable JF was without Evans to bail him out.
  8. Now THAT I would love to see at the bottom of every Dem ballot!
  9. The props are basically a free straw poll the Republicans do with their voters that is paid for by the Secretary of State and the counties. Also, it's a helluva propaganda tool to gin up their masses and give them free fodder they can scream about. On the other hand, the Dems quit putting theirs on the ballots starting in 2022, I think. They determined the long lines in the polling booths were partly because of people reading the platform. So, in the interest of speeding up the process and reducing the frustration of those waiting in line, they were omitted after Covid.
  10. And the incumbent Shawn Thierry in HD 146 needs to go. She's our own little Sinema. All her funding comes for far right groups. She's a blight. Lauren Ashley Simmons is the right person for that seat.
  11. I have met and visited with the bulk of those. Allred, Gonzalez and Hassan are the ones I haven't met. I'll preface it to say that ANY of them would be better than Cruz. While there's not a nutcase in the bunch, there's a definite horse race at the top. I don't know why some of these good people wouldn't run for smaller races like House districts or Congressional Districts. But I guess they feel the need to cut their teeth on something, might as well be the biggest bone. T Sadly, there is no mechanism in place to build a bench, which is what we need. There are different camps, but not one central alliance that charts a course. I won't deny there are power players, particularly in DC that push money into certain campaigns, but again there's not a lot of Texas influence going into those decisions. We are seeing that in the Senate race.
  12. Strays made me truly laugh out loud several times
  13. I don't mind Sark doing the narrating here. I want him to become the voice of UT when it comes to excellence and football. Might as well start now, since it's his voice the recruits are going to be hearing more than the MoC.
  14. Anyone who watched Parade's End on HBO want to explain it to me?
  15. Trump boasts so much about his brand. It seems like it would be taking a pretty good beating about now. How does that affect his overall financial picture? Will a reduction in the valuation of his brand be reflected in the value of his assets which then makes whatever he still holds worldwide seem to be a riskier investment for those who leant him money for things like the golf course in scotland, etc? Can those lenders now revisit those loans and renegotiate due to the fallout here?
  16. I searched but couldn't find a specific thread on this group. They fly pretty much under the radar. That's why I was glad to hear this group was forming and think their messaging might hit a note with some of you. Home - Find Out Pac Their video won't imbed here, but the link is pretty reliable. Here's a Progress Texas podcast interview that gets into the history, motivation and plans for this group. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-124-find-out-pac-targets-texas-supreme-courts/id1552998795?i=1000645075600
  17. They are better than those old corny Campbell soup ones. Not much, but better. That idea jumped the shark not long after it got started.
  18. You are right. VY actually started the first 3 games of the 2011 season for Philly. It was not a great team, and in 2012 Reid would be gone. So not sure how much was on VY's shoulders for the season, or the team overall. I'd forgotten about that.
  19. This made me wonder how things might have gone if Reid would have drafted VY. About that time is when McNabb was starting to lose a step. Could those two have won some superbowls together?
  20. I will not miss his need to make a nickname stick to everyone who comes on the screen. "Scotty Mac!!" You know he's the only person who ever calls him that.
  21. Just like there are a certain number of assholes, there are a certain number of women who think they can tame those assholes. It's a competition of sorts between women, I am convinced.
  22. UNION F.A.Q. – TSEU-CWA 6186 (cwa-tseu.org)
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