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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. MAGA may accept their politicians to be handicapped but they prefer ones who can walk.
  2. Impeachable offense especially if said President wears a tan suit. One time.
  3. If someone is a flight risk, especially if they may have access to a non-US passport, there should be careful consideration of letting them leave jail either either with bail or not. Now the whole bail question also brings up the issue our court system not meeting the constitutional right to a speedy trial. To me, most criminals trials should be held within weeks. If you are caught shoplifting at Target on a Monday, is there any particular reason that we're not conducting the trial the next week? And if the defense wants a delay, then it should still be a limited time. A delay request gets you an extra week. I understand there are limited resources from investigators to lawyers to courts. However this is why the bail system has turned into what it is: punishment for the non-convicted where they eventually plead guilty because they've served the sentence while awaiting trial. EDIT: I'm not suggesting that complex criminal trials should occur days after the indictment. There are certain crimes where we need to give both the prosecution and defense adequate time to prepare. However I don't think this should be ever measured in years except for rare and extreme circumstances.
  4. In many cases, bail is set to solely punish someone before they’re convicted. If they’re a danger to society or frankly to just one person, they shouldn’t have release options. Otherwise if they have ties to the community, I see little reason they shouldn’t be released without bail. Now if you have a history of not returning to court on prev charges, that should be a consideration for bail or kept in jail. you have to wonder how many low level arrestees have their life turned upside down including losing a job because they can’t afford bail. It’s still very likely their fault, assuming they are guilty, but that hasn’t been determined yet.
  5. There’s an argument to help out a country that is having financial problems. The world economies are linked and w have an interest in keeping north and South American countries aligned to the US. but why does Trump have to follow it up that he’s doing this because he likes the Argentina president? He really is the ultimate small businessman that personal connections and fealty to him are the only driving factors.
  6. This has always stopped me from paying with a CC online in Harris county. Every time I’m compared the fee with the expected points, it isn’t worth it. now if it’s to meet some promo spend level for other benefits to kick in, I can understand it.
  7. Property tax is about the only checks I write these days. remember when grandmas would write checks in the grocery store line. You didn’t know frustration until you she would wait until the groceries were rung up before even taking the check out of her purse.
  8. Aren’t you special that you’re demanding that everyone use one app to make your life easier. I rarely see a store not accept a credit card. And if needed just enabled one of the credit cards on Apple Pay or whatever android uses. As for what app to pay a friend, ask what most people in your friend group use. In my experience Venmo works for the majority. the nice part of enabling a card in Apple Pay is that if you leave your wallet behind, you can pay with your phone in many situations.
  9. I hate to think of degrees of horribleness of some crimes but filming the child porn, like what this coach is being accused, would seem to be much worse than possessing it. To be clear, possessing it is unthinkably bad in itself. on a side note, do high schools with $25m stadiums still have group shower areas? Looking back on it, I think it’s odd to ask young people to shower together especially when the school can afford otherwise.
  10. If leaving the phone behind is not an option, I would at least turn the phone off. If you need to start filming for your protection or you’re separated from others , then turn it on.
  11. The other annoying part is that Santos had a $400k penalty to his victims. Unless he already paid (highly unlikely) the restitution penalty is also removed.
  12. It’s also safe to assume that Trump doesn’t believe that fraud crimes are real crimes. It’s just one side not doing their due diligence. Why should that be a crime?
  13. The president of 49% of the population.
  14. I hear you and agree that the father doesn't have to participate in an investigation but then he should also step down from any position at the school as well.
  15. Agree. Think about the facts: the govt gave Trump multiple opportunities to return the items he and his lawyers continually lied about not having them attempted to hide the boxes of documents complained about "home invasions" or raids when the feds showed up with a signed search warrant
  16. in fairness to Trump, the really super secret stuff were in the boxes behind the shower curtain. Not only was it well hidden, unless you were tall, you also had to move the other boxes to get to the shower. No one was going to crack this security system unless your name was James Bond.
  17. I give the dad/head coach the benefit of the doubt that he was unaware, but he should also be investigated to understand if he ever looked the other way because he didn't want to believe any allegation. And he should welcome the investigation. The idea of coaches/student athletes walking around with phones in a locker room is scary. Photos, videos, live streaming. Whether to protect again sexual or bullying reasons, I would think that phones/cameras shouldn't be allowed anywhere near where people are unclothed. Especially young people.
  18. There can be much more to this story than rich vs poor. From a quick glance at the end of 2024, Parkland had 56 patients on their transplant waiting list, and UT Southwestern had 224. but even that doesn't mean that UT Southwestern should be prioritized over Parkland. Transplant centers are not all considered equal to each other: volume, ability to handle more difficult cases, response times, etc. are taken into account. In 2024, Parkland performed 38 transplants and UT SW 205. I believe this can be taken into account because there is an assumption that UT SW has more capabilities than Parkland. Finally, I gather that the patient wait list is not simply first come-first serve. Time on the list is a factor but if UT SW has higher acuity cases, some of their patients could be prioritized over Parkland's. To be clear, from a quick search, Parkland transplant center seems to be highly regarded. I'm not slamming them. (If any of this info is wrong, I hope someone corrects me. I'm only an google/chatgpt expert.) EDIT: This story reminds me of the odd story out of Houston where the Memorial Hermann transplant doctor intentionally pushed some of his patients further down the transplant list, outside of the guidelines. I don't know if the why was ever fully understood by the public.
  19. It makes sense for an appeals court to not allow national guards in Chicago. If they allow it and kick it up to the Supreme Court to decide, that bell couldn’t be unrung. I guess the Supreme Court could order the WH to pull the troops out of Chicago but the damage is done.
  20. Bit of a hollow excuse when a 41 year old says that he said dumb things when he was 37. i don’t recall the exact politician but I remember when a congressman was outed as having an affair in his 50s and at the time he was in his 60s. He called it a youthful mistake. I might have the ages off some. Maybe the ages were 40s/50s instead. It was silly acting like a very grown adult wasn’t responsible for his actions.
  21. While against the title of the thread, here’s a notable, but non celebrity death. The last surviving member of the crew that first summited Mt Everest has died at 92. He never personally summited Everest in his career of 17 years but he was one of the small crew at the highest base camp for the first successful climb from Hillary and Norgay. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/kanchha-sherpa-last-surviving-member-of-history-making-mount-everest-trek-dies-at-92
  22. 100%. Its like the voter ID issue. It's not about stopping illegally cast ballots, which honesty is not opposed by most on the left. The Right wants to stop as much voting as possible by groups who both vote Democrat and are less likely to have valid IDs.
  23. Ugh, Dems are making similar mistakes in the Maine race against Susan Collins, assuming she runs again in '26. https://www.yahoo.com/news/article/janet-mills-joins-maine-senate-race-to-unseat-susan-collins-setting-up-a-high-stakes-generational-clash-in-the-democratic-primary-220241803.html The Dem primary is shaping up against the current Maine governor vs a more populist oyster fisherman/ex-military who has the endorsement of Bernie and other Dems. The biggest red flag of the governor is that she's 77 and would be 79 years old when taking the senate seat, the oldest freshman senator ever. The ex-military guy is much younger but previously labeled himself a communist on online posts and called cops bastards. While the left might like some of his comments, it doesn't help in the general election. Taking Collins' seat is a must for the Dems.
  24. There seems to be a growing belief from the religious right that women shouldn't be allowed to vote because their man (father and later husband) should vote/speak for the household. Women in other situations should be discounted as not mattering. I have zero understanding if this is an extreme fringe in the low, low single %ages or not. Then you also have a larger but overlapping opinion from some in the right that poor people shouldn't vote since they're "takers." And I'm defining poor from their definitions as someone who pays little to zero in federal income taxes. These opinions conveniently ignore FICA, sales, property or fees as taxes even the poor person may pay a higher overall tax/fee burden as a percent of their income/wealth.
  25. That would be an interesting trip to explore the St Joseph Island beach. Not quite as daunting as exploring all of Padre Island but definitely a trip that few have made.
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