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  1. Austin Oaks church in SW Austin - yesterday afternoon. Took 1 hour and 15 minutes. Probably 100 people in line when I got there... snaked out the church and down the sidewalk into the Texas sun. 3 workers at the table, dozen voting machines. Its Austin so I know how the county will vote but lots of olds in line. Hopefully they're voting to keep their Medicare benefits.
  2. For your reference, the location off of Monterey oaks had three people checking in and a dozen machines. Which reminds me of bolverk pointing out that his small rural location had the same amount of machines. Doesn't seem very logical
  3. Yeah I pretty much voted straight ticket except for one single person. That said, took me 1 hour and 15 minutes to finally vote. Was told it was 2 hours earlier today. Worst was the old couple standing too close behind me and the old man farting in front of me
  4. But can I tell you some doofus Just walked out wearing a big American flag we the people shirt?
  5. Hmmm... could've gone out closer to Lakeway and had someone tell at me to "Speak English, Mexican!?"
  6. Reading Surly... equally offensive
  7. Standing in line in SW Austin.. been here maybe 45 minutes... still have a ways to get in. I know how to pick them! Well, I do know how to pick them at the ballot box. Not a fan of the close standing person behind me, though.
  8. I don't know that its a kill them with kindness approach but an understanding on what both sides need to do. Not just what we will provide but reforms they need to implement. Again, as you're saying... the current approach hasn't done anything positive. I suppose we can help them and they can pay us in Yordan Alvarez x 100 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/02/havana-cuba-collapsing-buildings-housing-unesco/1998606002/
  9. That's just it... like real diplomacy to change the course of that country with good faith support to help rebuild Cuba. Of course, "why are we sending mah tax dollars to Cuba when my iPhone costs do damn much!? I N F L A T I O N !?"
  10. Wouldn't it be interesting if we reached out a hand to Cuba and said, "hey, stop being dicks to your people and let us help you bring your country forward" like as a legit olive branch? I know it sounds simplistic but some people want to keep alienating them and what does that get anyone?
  11. The good news is that lawns in Tarrytown and Westlake look beautifully green so we're good
  12. Lifts are spinning at the top at Val Senales in Italy...
  13. I've used that story with my teenagers to warn them about the dangers of gambling addiction Seriously
  14. You and me both I wish the heart disease would kick in
  15. Ah no... he actually referred to her as devious. He thinks we know what Trump is and people have their guards up. hahahahahahhahahahahahaha hahahahahaha Like Republicans are going to keep his power in check
  16. Here is my help back... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/nyregion/adult-survivors-act-lawsuits.html I used the following quote to point out Republicans supported the bill while expressing his concern on the impact of changes to the SOL. BUT, it was not directed at Trump. Will Barclay, the Republican minority leader in the Assembly, said that since Republicans had supported the original bill, which brought “alarming cases to light and provided victims with a path to justice,” they would consider an expanded window. But statutes of limitations “exist for a reason,” Mr. Barclay added. “Unilaterally erasing the threshold would necessitate a deeper discussion, ideally with all stakeholders within the justice system.”
  17. Very helpful - thank you! His response was that they should not mess with SOL and I said that may be there is nothing that shows the law had Trump in mind and that two of the other big names impacted by the change were Democrats Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams. Appreciate the help with that. I am telling you with strong confidence he is not irredeemable (thank God for spell check)
  18. The silver lining (if there is any) is that he in CO and his vote doesn't mean jack shit in the grand scheme of things. If I can just get him to not vote at all... sew enough doubt... then I've done my job (for now) By the way, if you ever want to read a book on how painting an entire people as genetically deficient, evil, etc. etc. can impact a country's policy, this is a sobering book... https://www.amazon.com/Life-Unworthy-Hitlers-Germany-Republic/dp/0465098460
  19. Going to keep throwing his words back at him. I'll find more. Edit: added the following that Trump and his ilk are scaremongering. Trying to get everyone all up in arms over perceived threats. Mentioned how the world did not end under the Biden administration like Trump said. All the calamities he predicted did not come to fruition. Obama didn't confiscate everyone's guns. All the fearmongering from Republicans over Obama and Trump was pure BS. Stop buying into it.
  20. OK... so I asked more about it and am working on countering his arguments... he's an attorney if that provides any perspective or maybe it doesn't mean anything because what does these days with Trump supporters? I asked why she presented a threat to civilization... "The lawfare that has been practiced by the current administration against Trump (and even against Musk by CA regulators) is the biggest threat to the rule of law not Trump. Show me the man and I'll find you the crime. There is a far bigger threat to the rule of law state than Mr. Trump." So I responded back with consequences of his actions, history of being crooked, skirting rules, breaking laws, grifter, blah blah blah, etc. I mentioned Musk is not on the ballot. I also referenced Mark Milley, Mattis, most of his cabinet, etc. coming out against him. Response "So you are telling me that you don't think suspending the statute of limitations in NY state for a year so that a lady could file a claim against Trump from 1975 over a Bergdorff Goodman alleged rape that she told no one about and didn't report to the police before having the SOL revert back to its normal 10-year period is not something out of the KGB playbook. Show me the man and I'll find you the crime. The legislature in that instance particularly enacted this legislation to get Trump." Can't speak to the background on the E. Jean Carroll case but why are we talking about a state court case here? AND he then said I was being influenced by TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) F me... Anyway, I dug up our WhatsApp conversation from January 10, 2021 where he admitted I was right about him the whole time. Screenshot and sent to him. I told you... you eventually saw through him, you can still see through him. Best I can do is throw his words back in his face.
  21. Yeah, so he said "I know many folks like me they cant stand him but the threat to civilization posed by her is too great to ignore" so I just shot him an e-mail asking about this. He's not a Trumper - never really acted like a Trumper or help Trumpy beliefs. My guess is that he is looking through a misinformed financial lens and making a decision based on that. Y'all... I've had no problem unfriending and ignoring friends who went off the MAGA rails. I block them out and move on because they're lost. This friend is not like that which is why it is so confusing and, as I said, disappointing to see the stance he is taking. I'll work on him. He is a close friend - I'm not kicking him to the curb... not until the brown shirts come for us...
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