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yep. i mean, there was that one time in pamplona when we got caught in between police and a riot. oh, that one time in amsterdam on the leidseplein where a brawl broke out and we ended up being detained by police. oh, there was that one protest in london that got violent. and then there's every night on dirty sixth, haha. i have no idea what yall think of europe, but from posts on here, you'd think it was lawless anarchy. people here (well, now on daily texan) were talking about police no-go sharia law zones. remember that? all that disinformation sort of congeals into an impression of a dark and scary bloodsoaked hellscape the likes of which we've never seen before. yes, there is a war in ukraine. that's not where @Brisketexan is sending his children. nor russia. europe is as stable as usual. it's a place full of people just trying to get through tier day like everywhere else.

yeah for real. what is this happy horseshit?

well, it's a very rare demonstration of corporate courage. so i reckon it's worth some attention.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/dicks-sporting-goods-overhauled-its-gun-policies-after-parkland-the-ceo-didnt-stop-there/2019/05/31/9faa6a08-7d8f-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html

yes? what a weird question. do you think Europe is somehow unsafe?

first they came for the wombs, but i did nothing, because i didn't have a womb. just wait. you're on the list, buddy. the republican party does not operate through any other mechanism than opposition. eventually, they'll oppose yours and clarence's marriages, and then what? nothing. because you will have already forfeited any right to protest because of your acceptance of some fascism.

yeah, except they weren't being dishonest. they were being clever enough to end around the democrats. nothing they said indicated that they weren't primed and ready to overturn the precedent. just that the precedent exists. it did. now it doesn't. i want to think this would backfire on republicans, but somehow, they've managed to convinced a large number of voters to vote against their best interests. they will continue to have success in this, because americans are stupid. also because the democrats are stupid. everyone is stupid. fuck. i hope that some kind of movement comes from this, but all we'll see on tv are the freaks on both sides. and people will calcify in their decisions. i will say that as someone calcified in my fucking decisions now. i'll never vote for a republican ever again in my lifetime. i'll actively work against them. fuck them.

yeah we might be in colorado if it weren't for austin proximity of family. both my inlaws are here (wife is a child of divorce) and same with brothers-in-law. without that, i really think my wife is fired up about living somewhere else. japan was an amazing experience, but i don't know that i want that for life. i would love to move to london, but they are all fucked in their own way. finland would be outstanding, though the people there are a bit strange. but ultimately, i'm not sure about moving internationally, but i'm not against it. my kids are both now in high school, though, so we might need to go ahead and finish that here in austin. but once they are out, i dunno. maybe it's the heat this summer, or the political climate of the past several years, but i never would've thought i'd entertain the thought of living permanently outside of texas. i'm getting there.

i really don't understand why yall don't use the political forum for political hot takes. it's right there. click it. post your political takes there. it's easy. enjoy the 24 hour break.

lol, most corporate bullshit executive moment ever:

yep. i'm still here. i'm lucky i'm still in a group with a great boss who is actually still customer focused and does a fairly good job of shielding most of us from the corporate bs, though since im second most experienced on the team, i get the privilege of picking up any slack on that side of things. honestly, i know a lot of you on here are bosses. as the talent of my organization (i'm one of 5-8 people in the world that can do what i do), i deal a lot in that stratosphere are part of my job with my customers and vendors, etc. i know more about what other companies' corporate suites do than my own. however, my experience has been that powerpoint is the lead skill for a c-suite person. if i were to count the layers above me, i'll go my boss, his director, that boss's boss, that boss's boss, then that boss's boss, then the ceo of our business unit, then the ceo of the corporation. that's a lot of c-suite to support those of us making the actual money for the company. they are making the actual money for themselves, and i'm making alright-ish money, but honestly, it's all fucking upside-down. i know c-suite can bring value, but my experience is that good execs are few and far between. .the rest are treading 5 years of water if they can parlay that into a couple of board seats and easy street in general. meanwhile, i'm writing my successful quarterly reports, running one of the most successful products in our overall group, by myself, with only my boss's product (which he shouldn't be doing, but due to staff shortages because of layoffs) does better revenue-wise than mine. from my street level perspective, leadership doesn't really lead. they might expedite in some ways, but for the most part, they seem to get in the way. sales sells. marketing does fuck all. and execs do exec things with no real overall practical perspective into how they fucking get paid. they just see share price.

yeah. sucks, but someone needs to tell our guys that blue is calling big strikes on us so swung the fucking bat.

shouldn't we all be expected to save someone if we can, without a thorough investigation of their past actions to determine their worthiness of saving? I'm jumping in after the drowning guy before i issue a background check on him.

cornyn has the power and cachet to play hardball here. he isn't up for reelection until 2026. make no mistake, he is not a good actor in all this. none of what he does operates outside of money and party politics. frankly, i'm surprised the nra still has this much say after that dark russian money dried up. or did it?

i can totally move this to cloak if yall want. or i could start handing out breaks. whatever. doesn't matter to me

a møøse once bit my sister

well shit

haha, fucking exactly. not only wasn't i sure they should even be doing this movie, but now they are going full on musical?

god, this dude was on the news on the daily. always was kind of a slimy schmuck, but a pretty good shit stirrer. also, he stole from his client. otherwise, he might still have some kind of grift going on.

and a prominent crucifix

wait, how did biden become glossed two scoops? is this some smooth brain irony i don't understand.

lol i heard that. wtf man

must have been that random crowd noise a few minutes ago