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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Critical that Dems get out the vote for House races to limit shenanigans in congressional certifications for the Presidency. Dems only need to flip 5 seats to take the majority. I believe Alabama and Louisiana have new districts that most likely will flip Democrat. GA, SC, OH and NY are in battles with the court to redraw the districts that could also add to the Dem totals but I'm unsure if they will get resolved soon. If Texas had a Democrat party, they could be fighting hard for the districts on the southern border. Either to flip them blue and prevent the opposite. Crazy to me that Brownsville has consistently voted republican as of late. It wouldn't shock me if the Republicans took another border district this year with immigration fears and lies about Harris shutting off all the oil wells.
  2. Trump's plan is relatively simple, and I imagine that it's fully prepared by some. Create enough confusion to give the GOP in Congress to ultimately refuse to certify. Ask the Supreme Court to decide on the certification status. Plan 1 - The Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump for winning, bypassing all vote counts. Plan 2 - The Supreme Court rules that the election is voided, giving the power to the House to decide. As of today, Trump would win that vote. Another scary aspect is that the Speaker could temporarily become President while waiting for a decision. The Constitution wouldn't let Biden hang around waiting for an outcome.
  3. Unsure. If Trump wants to use a large arena, the arena could easily require full payment or at least a down payment. This is why Trump prefers to find a MAGA business owner with a large property to hold the events. He most likely pays nothing and strong arms the business owner to pay for the setup. I still could see the local law enforcement having a duty to assist even if Trump owes them $$. Law enforcement doesn't want the optics of a shot ex-President or a riot occurring in their area while they're sitting back at the station doing nothing. However past unpaid bills could keep Trump away as it draws attention to him being a deadbeat.
  4. If Trump rolled into Tucson and held an event at a private location, would the city and police really refuse to assist the Secret Service? They have an obligation to protect the people in their jurisdiction. I don't know if they would take the stance that they're avoiding a rally to protect/assist a former President and 5K people just because they weren't previously paid. Unpaid bills feels more like a civil matter and not a reason to allow a free-for-all in their town.
  5. This is where Trump's narcissism comes into play. If he embraced standard GOP candidates that didn't kiss his ass, he would have an easier path to winning. Instead he endorses nuts like Kari Lake and tells popular GOP politicians like Kemp to f themselves. I'm so glad that we can count on Trump being Trump.
  6. He doesn't have immunity due to running a campaign. I am planning to watch with anticipation how the GOP handles kicking Trump to the side without alienating MAGA. I can't imagine they will enthusiastically entertain a Trump run when he's 82.
  7. Plenty of reasons why problems occur. pedestrians walking (and talking) with earbuds in. (noise cancelling ear buds!) cyclists not following traffic laws, or only following them when it suits them. Also wearing ear buds. drivers checking/typing on their phones. roads and lights with poor design; not meeting traffic patterns and needs. Think a left hand turn lane constructed for 3 vehicles when 10 need it. apps like waze directing drivers to cut through neighborhoods to save 2 minutes, or avoid poorly designed roads. Short of cul-de-sacs or dead-ends, every road is now a cut-through road. wider and wider roads creating issues for pedestrians having time to cross. and all the above make people madder and madder. They may not purposefully run over someone, but anger can lead to unsafe driving.
  8. And our leaders refuse to increase the number of representatives and therefore electoral votes to accurately reflect the number of citizens. Texas should have many more electoral votes along with other large states. Looking back, Obama should have used the Dems majority in 2009-10 to push through an improved apportionment law for House seats. This would have removed the smaller states' power in terms of equalizing. It wouldn't have necessarily just helped Dems but made the system more fair.
  9. Teachers knowing their place is to stay in the classroom, saying nothing outside the classroom and earning below average salaries = Good Teachers publicly advocating for students and teachers = Bad
  10. even losing NV and AZ are ok as long as Harris sweeps the great lakes and omaha.
  11. While I wished it wouldn't occur, Trump will have zero Presidential immunity when he incites violence after losing this year. And any DA or US Attorney shouldn't take 2-3 years to arrest his ass. It should be the same day. When he calls or hints at the need of a violent overthrow of the US Govt, arrest him that afternoon. You can take time to present your case but there is zero reason to delay especially since he's an elderly man.
  12. I heard an interesting take on "DEI hire" that I hadn't previously heard expressed so I wanted to share. When someone calls Kamala, a DEI hire, they're calling her the n-word without saying the n-word. "DEI hire" has replaced it as an acceptable word in groups where they would feel rightfully uncomfortable saying the n-word. When you hear someone saying DEI hire, realize what they're really saying. And feel free to educate them on what they're really saying, and ask them to stop it. Obviously, "DEI hire" can be used for other racist slurs as well.
  13. Goes along with the idea that she's not qualified which anyone with half a brain can see is not accurate. She has a lifetime career in politics and govt work as a lawyer. Now it's fair if someone wants to attack her as a lifetime govt worker, but that is also weak given so many of the GOP fit into that category as well. Harris will be painted as dumb, inexperienced and a whore. Add to the spoken/not-loudly spoken belief that a woman isn't emotionally capable of being President. We all know Trump is well in control of his emotions. They will also paint her as the biggest leftist this country as ever seen. She was considered moderate if not conservative in CA. Which most likely puts her closer to Bill Clinton's ideology than Joe Biden.
  14. What a ghoul. He wants immigrants to suffer by hoping (his desire not mine) that they stay away from seeking healthcare. I notice that he never asks to quantify the financial benefit that Texans realize from undocumented workers including lower costs and tax revenue.
  15. Drop the price enough, people will overlook an asset’s past. people don’t want to live in a house where a murder took place. But drop the price 30% and their attitude changes.
  16. Not great, not terrible Not great, not terrible
  17. Was there much Russian military presence in this area before this past week? From maps, the area is completely rural with the largest towns around 5k population.
  18. Give them both bronze. Because at the end of the day, no one outside of a few really care. And it’s not like the medal itself costs any money. Given the chance of ties, they have extra.
  19. I’ve always assumed that the companies, that profess to get your out of time shares, are also run by the time share industry. Just one last way to take advantage of you on the way out. “I fought hard but they need $10k to tear up the contract. They’re willing to finance it at 10% for 10 years. Only $130/mo. soap box: never put your kids on future debt like adding then to a timeshare. I don’t care if the salesman tells you that it’s giving your kids a forever vacation at costs from 40 years prior. That’s impossible. Buyers just assume there is some magical financial formula that’s going to keep the property up to modern expectation.
  20. Thought I had left a post on here before. @NoRagrets I’ve been served up a channel or two on TikTok about people owning tortoises and they’re decades into ownership. I assume there are YouTube channels as well. being 55, I don’t want anything that could live more than 20 years unless there was clear understanding that someone else (younger) wanted them.
  21. Tarrio will serve 20 years or ~5 months.
  22. In his statements in open court, the ex GOP lawmaker said that he understood that the age of consent was lower in the Czech Republic than in the US but he didn’t know the ages of the boys/men that he paid to have sex. Presumably he googled age of consent for European countries but failed to check US law. from the stories, the US attorney and judge let a lot slip including that the defendant was not fully abiding by the conditions of his bond. Hopefully he will get a life sentence which shouldn’t be long for a 80 year old in federal prison. and his travel costs to Europe were apparently all paid by a school district and state funds because he was there on “official” business.
  23. New Chinese rocket breaks up into 700+ pieces in orbit. I assume this isn't good. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/science/china-rocket-stage-orbital-debris/index.html low earth orbit will eventually will (has?) become the tragedy of the commons. We will eventually not be able to send manned missions into space. And then it will become less and less important to prevent space debris, leading to an even worse mess.
  24. Not a good look for Hildalgo when her office says that she was hangry from the long day. There may be valid reasons to be angry but she needs to be calm and collected during public meetings.
  25. damn you. I saw this pic and thought we lost Les Nesman.
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