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  1. Does it actually change anything for you? In one scenario, he is someone who has lost step with reality and apparently into furries and shit. In the other scenario, he is someone who lost step with reality and is angry about the vitriol that Kirk and others spout. To me, it's the losing step with reality part that is the defining characteristic. I could see more conspiracy theories if 1) the Robinson wasn't still above ground; 2) if the roommate wasn't still above ground. As it is, the simplest explanation is that someone who hated Charlie Kirk killed him, for many of the same reasons I really disliked Charlie Kirk.
  2. My favorite part of the Bible is Ecclesiastes. Has nothing to do with Jesus and not much to do with God, which works for this agnostic wanderer. "All is vanity and vexation of the soul." I love it when you pick up an ancient piece of philosophy and it hits like it could have been written yesterday. We meatpuppets have been dealing with this shit a long time. (There is nothing new under the sun.) It ends with (paraphrasing) "just do your job and don't worry too much about it." Apparently it was added later, but I can get down with that.
  3. Yeah. "I left no evidence, except this sentence I am currently texting. And all the other ones."
  4. Ok. So he debated well. Did ever say anything you'd put on a poster? Anything that would resonate with a non-Christian or a non-conservative?
  5. Just skimming the threads here, but did Kirk ever say anything remotely inspirational? I get the algorithm has put me in a liberal bubble, but I'm not seeing a whole lot exultation of what Kirk actually did or said. Anyone seeing any high falutin memes out of the mourners? It appears to me that he existed more as a symbol than anything else. Maybe the conservatives here can post some of his most inspirational stuff; my guess is that it's a bunch us vs. them white grievance victimhood shit.
  6. Not too surprisingly, Holgorsen is a good coach. In the last two weeks, the Nebraska has demonstrated they can execute his offense well against (vastly) inferior talent. No punts in two weeks. One turnover. No negative yardage plays last week. Pretty clean penalty-wise. Sure, it's against shitty competition, but it's been a while since Nebraska has executed well against shitty competition. To me, the biggest positive note is that the second team has come and continued to operate at a high level. It's a well coached squad, up and down the chart, and that is a credit to Holgorsen. The big questions are 1)how much of a talent-delta is there to the top 25 or top 10, 2) how well the offense can execute against better d-lines and blitz packages. Defensively, the missed tackles are my biggest concern. The team seems to swarm to the ball well, but missing tackles against will kill them against talented backs and mobile quarterbacks. I don't know if Nebraska should beat Michigan, but I would take the over. (UM is a 2.5 point favorite with a 45.5 point o/u.)
  7. I did have a post on Facebook that I was not going to mourn or celebrate Kirk - that he was just an average dweeb who will be replaced easily. I thought about taking it down. Then I thought if that kind of post gets me fired in September 2025, it's very unlikely I was going to make it through this Presidency anyway. I wouldn't be compromising to save my job, just a few months of it.
  8. At that distance, he would have just beat the shit out of him.
  9. See Hot Dog's post. The house was owned by Tyler Robinson at the time. Unless Tyler is a jr, or he bought the house when he was 16, or someone bought him the house, that ain't him.
  10. "I think very good." He even compliments himself when asked if he is grieving. "Nobody has mourned as good as I have. Very efficient. Many are saying I went through the all stages in record time. My Uncle went to MIT."
  11. 2 x 24 =48. Or 2+2 =4, 4+4 = 8. Math geek, bordering on obsessive-compulsive. Or, more likely, just more random shit to squint at while trying to find meaning.
  12. I'm curious if he ever thought he would make it off campus. He may just have assumed there would immediately be swarms of cops and black helicopters closing in. I'm also curious if the gun was registered. The nice thing about this guy being alive is he may actually explain some shit at some point. Not that any of it is very relevant.
  13. It was 8 years ago. He was 14. It doesn't mean anything. Yep. And once in the afterlife, they spend eternity battling each, just for fun. Hacking the shit out of each all day, drinking mead out of horns all night. That's the super-macho violent paradise they think Charlie fucking Kirk is part of. They think that dweeb is a warrior. They think they are all warriors.
  14. If you’re going to count WW2, you might as well say millions.
  15. Gee, I wonder what US company making electric vehicles might benefit from knee-capping Hyundai.
  16. The difference between politicians and activists is that politicians work within the political systems and activists work outside the political system. The Dems lost in the political system in 2024. We lost the Presidency, the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court and numerous state governments. Part of that is because natural biases in the system towards small population states, and part of it is bias the Republicans have installed and are working to increase greatly. The biggest part of it is that Americans are stupid and racist and sexist. I think we have a good chance of regaining ground in 2026, but my hopes wane when looking at the next Presidential election. Still, there is a chance and I will put money on that chance, even if it is a long shot. But Politicians work within the political system and at least for the next 17 months, there is very little they can do there. Activism is the only viable path right now.
  17. No, I don't see a state-sponsored boycott as a consent for a military takeover. If that is sufficient, they were going to do it anyway.
  18. I once used that story as a “values moment” in a management meeting to demonstrate the relationship between commitment and sacrifice. There were no follow-up questions.
  19. Actually that was my bad. The race is non-partisan, so it makes more sense to have a party endorsement, so it is clear who is pushed on the slate card, prior to the primary. I'd still prefer the party stays out of it and let the candidates list their own endorsements (from actual people), but I can see where a local party would make an endorsement.
  20. Point of clarification: Fateh never had the State DFL endorsement. He won the City DFL endorsement. Different leaders, different voters. While the State DFL doesn't have veto power, they do have authority on rules to make the locals are on the up and up. They went through the endorsement vote and found it didn't follow the rules and determined the vote didn't count. In other words, the State Party was worried what effect the endorsement might have on state-wide races and found an excuse to veto it. The intrapolitics shit gets pretty chippy. One of the reasons I don't really get involved with it. So much infighting over who gets to drive the bus rather than changing the oil. And all that is probably a good case for why the party(s) shouldn't endorse before the primary. That shit should be worked out by the big group, with formal election rules, consistently enforced.
  21. "President" and "present threat" sound a lot a like.
  22. Well, I'm a registered Democrat, which gives me the right to vote for who will be Democratic candidate for partisan elections. (Not sure if Texas operates that way.) But, beyond that, for the last 35 years, the Democratic Party has consistently approach challenges with the same mindset that I do, with very few exceptions. They may not write the policies the way I would write them, but it is generally coming from the angle: - it is important to protect the environment - free market capitalism is frequently a good way to develop an efficient economy, but there are notable exceptions like health care - voting participation should be encouraged - the government has a role in protecting human rights and promoting equality - upward mobility is good for society and the government has a role in promoting it, including through public education If the Democrats stop viewing things through that prism, I will stop calling myself a Democrat. In the meantime, there is no reason to be coy about who I am or what I believe. And sure, there are things I approach differently than the Dems generally do, but they aren't that high on my priority list.
  23. You assume too much. Some may have dabbled in the bleach during the pandemic.
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