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SimonBolivar

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  1. And your mother-in-law really did see that fairy out by the downed tree. It's incredibly rude to doubt it or laugh about it. OH, and I forgot, you talked to another woman in your wife's dream last night. I hope you are ready for a day of hell. God, I love Mexico
  2. I love Mexico, but being in Mexico is like being in a novel in both good and bad ways outside of cartels. You can feel the energy in the air the moment you step foot in the country no matter which state you're in and that's generally a shock to the white American that grew up eating meat and potatoes, going to the local FBC, paid his HoA fees on time, and cheered on Reagan's dismantling of the Soviet Union only to abandon American exceptionalism in the Trump Era. It takes a few months to understand the real differences and to acclimatize to Latin America. First thing to learn is that you don't complain about the rooster being loud at unholy hours. It's been his home longer than it's been yours and nobody gives a shit about your gringo ass sleep schedule. Although I guess if one lives in an expat enclave then they may be able to spend their way out of living in Mexico and instead end up living in some sort of halfway state that is in neither country.
  3. I have an old Jetta that I'll drive to work and back until it needs some repair >$1,000 and I "forgot" to change the oil for a good 2 years in there and it handled it like a champ. I might "forget" again so it'll finally die, and I have the incentive to get something newer. Barron is juggling the cyber and college. That's a full workload.
  4. American Christianity is fascinating and, imo, will be studied long after the US ceases to exist in its current form.
  5. Then how the hell are we supposed to find lesbian love letters in political prison if we don't amp up the violence rhetoric? We're playing the long game here.
  6. We're screwed example #5,005 From NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/us/trump-address-us-reaction.html The article with their full quotes is even worse:
  7. I've always been partial to this one.
  8. How about the Texas Hill Country? If LBJ's ancestors thought that the climate was a myth, then by God the climate is a myth.
  9. I think it's a little late for that in our lifetimes. DOGE is popular because the American people have been conditioned to hate government for generations. There is no pro-government Progressive Era or New Deal grassroots movement right now. As long as the average American isn't the one being let go (and most people don't work for the government) then they're completely fine with nameless bureaucrats getting the axe. Hell, not just fine, they're all for it. "That's my money" Ukraine vs Russia? "That's my money" and we're not conditioned to understand complex international conflicts or the way that military procurement works. USAID? "That's my money" and we're not a nation that understands the long game (look at our collective retirement accounts) Immigration? "That's my money" + "They're different than me" Nativism is nothing new and scary foreigners is one of the classic hits in the American album Asking the most selfish people on earth to suddenly care about others with their wallet is just not going to happen, imo.
  10. Gonna be tough, have fun!
  11. Honestly would be great for Ukraine especially if we took Hungry with us.
  12. "Albinoooo watching that"
  13. My favorite of the stupid pandering 🎵DQ, that's what I like about Texas 🎵
  14. Cabinet member material, imo
  15. Well they don't actually care about him. They want to use him so that's fine. "We freed the wonderful police office, but that state of Minnesota is now doing a misjustice!"
  16. I chose to end your post right here
  17. While we're here we should discuss the poor decorum that Zelenskyy has when addressing world leaders.
  18. The audiobook is fantastic because he's the narrator (for those that don't know he narrated Ken Burns' Civil War and Baseball).
  19. They don't have a single SeaWorld in the whole state of Nevada. I hope you're prepared to go without.
  20. Lots of "I want to rollover this IRA that has all of my retirement savings in it ($34,000) at 56 and pay the early w/d penalty to live on it and the wife's salary until I can get SSA" vibes in that group.
  21. For anyone looking for some light reading might I recommend, It'll change your thinking on Texas history by looking at it from a social/labor (bottom-up) history position instead of the traditional top-down historiographical approach.
  22. Aint no way I'm selling shit #TeamNeverSell
  23. Books and French Canadians? I'd visit now if you want to go.
  24. MAGA's inability or unwillingness to understand the impacts of soft power never ceases to amaze me. I can understand, though not agree with, isolationist principles, but the "it does nothing for us!" argument is simply nonsense.
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