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pyrohornIII

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  1. Curious who you or others would accept as authorities on this? Who could give you an answer that you would readily accept, especially if it went counter to what you had heard from other sources?
  2. THIS is the heart of it all. There is a uber wealthy class that feels the US is circling the drain and doesn't give a shit about anything but picking the bones just a bit more. So what if their consumers are killed off? They don't have enough left in their pockets to worry about, and that upper class has plenty of yachts, islands and mountain compounds stocked up and waiting. BLM, Covid, 1/6, immigration, voter suppression? All distractions from what's really going on. And these fucking politicians, including some Dems (looking at you Manchin) are happy just to be fed scraps from the table, like some yippy lap dog. https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-irs-files-reveal-how-much-the-ultrawealthy-gained-by-shaping-trumps-big-beautiful-tax-cut I mean seriously, wtf do you do with the second billion you get? Funny how people whose ancestors lived under hoods can't wear masks.
  3. I've fought several fights on a local level for things like VFD, school, POA and what I have come to realize that what it's going to take it to have the place burned down, then rebuild. Sadly common sense or problem solving doesn't make any difference anymore. It's all about not making changes, not spending money. So who burns us down first? Plague or Climate Change?
  4. It basically comes down to two types of people. Those who give to others and those who take from others. Facebook and a bastardization of current Christian philosophy towards prosperity over all else. This "God put you in your life to get everything from his bounty you can get, and after you're satiated, then give a little back to the poor," is bullshit. Of course we've seen this over and over from Carnegie and Rockefeller in the Gilded Age up to Bezos and his ilk now. And because the Dems are the party of looking out for your fellow man, then it would come off as hypocritical if they were to condemn anyone without giving them a chance at redemption. It's the proverbial Charlie Brown and Lucy. Charlie Brown is an ass if he doesn't give Lucy one more chance. And when he does, and she fucks him over for the umpteenth time, then he's a loser. At some point Charlie Brown needs to learn to drop kick and make Lucy irrelevant. But until then, Dems will continue to look centrist.
  5. She's been banned for a week now. It's not permanent, but that's imminent. She'll keep pushing back until she's gone so she can say she's as big a martyr as the orange toad is. https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/tech/twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html
  6. We have a large Kubota dealer in the area, and he usually has well stocked yards and he finances them himself, not under an inventory program. His stock has dwindled considerably, like from 50 to 5 on pretty much all models and implements. Not sure if he is scaling back on purpose because he's not getting the sales, or he's having trouble getting stock. Possibly a combination. But scarcity of materials is definitely a consequence of this.
  7. Hot Wheels is playing the rural vs urban card. Bigger districts don't have the burden of the smaller ISDs where everyone knows most of the board members and that exerts intense pressure on those people. Being addressed by some fairly anonymous person in a meeting is far less consequential than being cornered in the local grocery, bank or hardware store by a neighbor or fellow churchgoer. That doesn't even bring kids and spouses into the equation, which usually multiplies the issues. Abbott is hoping that these rural schools treat everything like its 2018 again and Covid just doesn't take root. If it does, you know he's already got some deflection ready. To the untrained, but wide open eye, this shit looks like it's in its infancy worldwide. I think it would take something like the Black Death to move some of these people, but not all.
  8. But if we could just band together, you know, as employees and fight this! Coming Soon For The Unvaccinated: A $50 Monthly Paycheck Deduction From Your Employer https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2021/08/08/coming-soon-for-the-unvaccinated-a-50-monthly-paycheck-deduction-from-your-employer/?sh=7e195d247ae3
  9. She had a face that was great. Girl next door you felt you might have a chance with. You never saw her bitch resting face. Julie Bowen always struck me the same way.
  10. And a lot of people figure they survived the first wave fine, so no need to take any precautions this time around. The past 3 or 4 months has been the eye of the storm. The backside's going to be worse. I am going to bet that none of these stories about these right wing morons are getting any type of play on NewsMax, OANN, Fox, etc.
  11. One of the comments in the twitter feed I was looking at was some lady who was saying one of them (didn't say which) was vaccinated and had been very careful about exposure. Also said the pic as pre Covid in 2018. Said this guy detested Trump, but apparently had no issue continuing to be tight with Trumpistas.
  12. I grew up being told Texas had the best roads, the best schools, and other social structures that made us truly exceptional. We're not even average anymore.
  13. Nancy Boston is a special kind of stupid. I'm friends with Boston's counterpart in Bell Co. Polar opposites. The ones I have engaged with this come back with science is the work of the devil. How you feeling man? Hang in there! I lost one friend several years back to the Q movement. I decided today to cut another free after he gave me this smug smartass story about how he set some receptionist in Houston straight about how he'll get vaccinated the day he gets shipped to the internment camp. I told him to leave, to GTF out of my shop. I'm just so tired of these fuckers thinking they are so smart, and they only humor me because I am too caught up in the Biden Socialist Program. And I am surrounded by them. He and his wife have been good friends in the past, but I just couldn't help but think "Go ahead you two, FAFO." And if one or both died, I'd probably not shed a tear. White privilege and white supremacy were not under threat at that time. In fact it might have been argued by some that the white race made America the savior of the world. And follow the money. What better way to rebuild the post Depression economy than by selling arms and goods to war ravaged countries? The same thing with law enforcement. The rural counties tend to get the disciplinary cases the larger counties want gone. Probably the same for schools too.
  14. The whole blame doesn't lay at the feet of the previous administration, but there are numerous articles written on how CARES and its funding was intentionally made more difficult to deal with by them, for whatever reason: "For example, on the final day of the Trump administration, the Treasury Department sent out guidance for how state and cities could use rental relief funds. But many housing agencies found those rules confusing, and they were not sure if they should use the instructions as a road map because Biden was about to take office." I'd bet it was a lot easier for those grifters to access PPP to buy Lambos and stuff than it was for the normal low income person.
  15. https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-google-voice-as-burner-number-0182662/ Use Google Voice as a 'Burner' Number ...you might need a second phone number that's a little more disposable than your primary number — a "burner" number, so to speak. If you create this burner number using Google Voice, you'll get new functionality like call forwarding and voicemail transcripts, and best of all, it's completely free.
  16. The amount of evidence against Cuomo is large and validated enough to push for his ouster. Unlike all the unfounded accusations against Biden concerning his purported sexual improprieties. This is how it should be done. Reasonable consideration of all the evidence. But nothing reasonable about GQP. With them it's all torches and pitchforks (literally).
  17. We can see this in the rise in popularity of superhero movies based on comic books.
  18. Shit's been bad in GA for some time now. Instead of flipping homes, the money ppl are buying up rental property, colluding on exorbitant rent for an area. Then they collect a healthy deposit, first and last and perform not maintenance. Once the tenant missed one month's rent GA law allows for immediate eviction. In many cases the tenants are leasing units with substandard living conditions, like bad plumbing, rats, mold, etc. The tenants don't have much recourse in the courts and so they stop paying rent. Landlords then would evict and keep the deposits. The evictee would be put on a black list of renters and they would often be discriminated against and charged higher deposits and rates due to "bad credit." It wasn't just in GA, there's a whole lot of this going on. Kushner is one of the worst. But the laws are very landlord friendly in GA. https://www.aecf.org/blog/examining-atlantas-affordable-housing-shortage
  19. As far as closing our borders, aren't there some pretty severe travel restrictions set by other countries on visiting the US? U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-will-not-lift-travel-restrictions-citing-delta-variant-official-2021-07-26/ Maybe at the southern border the first thing we should do is vaccinate everyone who attempts entry (after testing negative). If they refuse, an automatic rejection. Then whether deported, detained or allowed entry, at least we know they are vaccinated. Probably some ACLU case though would pop up. And yes, in the meantime the Republicans continue to deflect from the consequences of their inaction by creating more chaos, inciting more fear and hatred.
  20. The bumper sticker was a bit of overkill, right? I'll second that. Go the Little Big Horn and then Wounded Knee, and see which place gets the government bucks to promote what happened at each site. Pretty fucking dismal.
  21. T Shirt site. The only thing it's missing is the PLEASE as an asterisk https://viralstyle.com/GFX-PANDA/come-and-take-him#pid=1&cid=235
  22. This is why we push for everything county and down to be non partisan and ranked choice voting. Ma and Pa Ferguson say hi.
  23. Miller, Acting in more ways than one.
  24. As much as he's been censored on social media and his rallies have been lackluster, I wouldn't be surprised if he jumped at the chance for that much media time again. Just tell him the ratings will be the best ever!! He'll do it for sure. He knows everyone who loves or hates him will tune in.
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