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  1. Tangentially related, but a lot of cities are installing Flock cameras, which are for “surveillance” (not red lights per se) - but are able to read license plates and connect that data to a database cities can use to track people‘s movements. They are facing multiple lawsuits in several states. https://www.keranews.org/government/2025-02-07/cutting-edge-and-controversial-surveillance-cameras-installed-in-southwest-dallas
  2. SMA has a decent-sized LGBTQ ex-pat population. I heard recently that over 20% of the city are expats.
  3. I made the mistake of looking at TexAgs' thread about this. One regular poster said: It utterly astounds me that a not-insignificant number of Americans agree - and are OK with this. But you can also see that the poster is getting a *little* closer to getting it; maybe these *are* the tyrants.
  4. Musk retweeted Mike Flynn (that bastion of honesty and patriotism) today calling Lutheran Social Services - which provides an incredible amount of support for families, newcomers, etc. - a money-laundering fraud and vowing to shut down their "illegal payments". LSS literally helps keep children and seniors from starving with these funds. Can't wait to see where this weekend's "revelations" end up in court.
  5. Looks like many of the EOs and memos released so far still had metadata on them showing they were authored by … the architects of Project 2025. Color me shocked. https://www.mediaite.com/news/federal-agency-scrubs-metadata-after-memo-exposes-authors-were-affiliated-with-controversial-project-2025/
  6. After 30 years, the Stars quietly killed the “darkness” music (so named by Rhyner) played after opposing goals. https://starsthoughts.com/2025/01/27/the-end-of-a-dallas-stars-musical-tradition-the-story-of-where-the-darkness-came-from-and-why-it-may-have-suddenly-disappeared/
  7. SIAP, but this is gonna blow up in a big way tomorrow. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 More from Roll Call here: https://rollcall.com/2025/01/27/trump-white-house-orders-freeze-on-federal-grants-loans/
  8. It’s not a governmental entity - it’s owned by an independent foundation with close ties to the Episcopal Diocese of D.C. and the larger denomination. And it’s probably my favorite building in the entire country. I try to go every time I’m in D.C., even on business trips, at times when I can hear the choir, or even just for a brief prayer. The bishop said what needed to be said today, even though it’s going to make her life harder (or put her in danger) for a while. And it’s also ludicrous that what she said is considered so heinous by so-called “Christians”.
  9. IIRC from watching some of the testimony, this guy was protesting the right-wing/evangelical takeover of the board, and dressed up as a fake priest to make a point.
  10. A related bill has already been introduced by former Flower Mound councilman-turned-House member Ben Bumgarner, an ally of Abbott. It’s a little more nuanced, but seems to be heading in that direction. https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB371/2025
  11. Critics mostly have liked it, actually.
  12. I lived in London in '99 and he was EVERYWHERE - that was at the height of "I've Been Expecting You" (his 2nd solo album that was his biggest seller) and the dude was inescapable on radio, TV, subway posters, tabloids - you name it. That was the album they thought would really break him in the states, but aside from a few dalliances with the Hot 100/Top 40 charts, he never did anything - which brings us to this completely incomprehensible decision by Paramount to drop coin on this film for the US market (although it's gotten strong reviews).
  13. Eh, Fayetteville is a pretty progressive pocket of the state annd we found people there to be pretty cool. Every school has its shit fans.
  14. My oldest has decided on Arkansas, and got into the honors college as well. We came to F’ville over the break and had a blast - it’s gorgeous up here and the town has a lot of options for good food and drink. I know Surly loves to tray the ‘Hogs - but I’m pretty stoked about being a UArk parent for a few years.
  15. It’s split, as mentioned above. Some schools are very much in demand and considered “destinations” - and others are not. Not saying it’s accurate or fair, but it is a thing. Same for Richardson ISD, which closed four schools last year. Some schools are in high demand (like Pearce and Richardson HS) while others are struggling and don’t draw from their neighborhoods (which are either getting magnet transfers or going private). But all these districts are still being deeply affected by the total abdication of traditional support for public education from our current governor and incoming legislature.
  16. But I ... I ... believe in love. HUAH! (drum fill)
  17. Nice! Who knew we had some DCI alums here. Cavs 91 and Phantom 93 are two of my all-time favorite old-school shows. I really wanted to do DCI (even switched to baritone from trombone in band for a year to get used to it), but couldn't swing it financially - it was either spend a few grand I didn't have to go do that, or earn a few grand I really needed working all summer. Kinda regret not doing it.
  18. SIAP - I scrolled back a few pages and searched and didn't see this. Crazy story if true. aggy grad says he accidentally ended up in the corps, and then the band, and somehow faked his way through four years without ever actually playing an instrument. https://www.lonestarlive.com/life/2024/12/texas-am-alumnus-accidentally-joins-band-says-they-pretended-to-play-for-4-years.html
  19. sasquatch69

    Landman

    Dated a girl from Jacksboro. This is correct. (Dairyland is pretty solid, too.)
  20. No. This fall has been nuts and frankly didn’t think about it. Wasn’t a choice based on any kind of moral stance.
  21. I tested positive for Covid on Monday. It’s knocked me on my butt - I rarely get sick, and this is the sickest I’ve been in years. Started Paxlovid this am and had enough energy this evening to walk the dog around the block - and it wore me out. It’s only been two days of sleeping on an air mattress in the home office to stay away from the family, and I’m starting to go stir crazy.
  22. Northeastern New Mexico for me. Same beautiful vistas and outdoor activities as CO, but the roads all suck so the bad guys can't get to you.
  23. He was likely to get canned by UCF if he didn’t leave on his own. Preemptive move.
  24. 1. LBJ was definitely flawed. 2. Do not ever, ever compare LBJ to Gaetz again. LBJ actually accomplished things and seemed to care about the well-being of the country.
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