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Tuco

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  1. Let's unwind the stupid in this statement: 1. That China doesn't have the technology to sufficiently guide a balloon remotely. 2. That he thinks the ballon could hold the cargo of 3 buses (rather than having the size of 3 buses.) 3. "manned spacecraft", in quotes. 4. That we didn't "call China." 5. That the US would publicly leverage the pilot's life for negotiations. 6. That China would give a shit about a pilot.
  2. Money. That’s the only real power the dem party has, either at the state or national level. And call lists to get money. They alienate half their donors when they put their thumb on the scale. Schiff and Porter are nationally recognized names, so they probably raise more for the party than they get from it. One of the interesting dynamics is the candidate to candidate donations. Someone like AOC fundraises like a mofo, doesn’t need much in her district, and donates to other progressive candidates, earning loyalty in the process. It’s almost like a party within a party. The party leadership isn’t nearly as powerful as most people assume. It’s not like a company. They are more like a well funded PAC.
  3. Yep. It’s my favorite example of how people completely twist the Bible to mean whatever they want it to mean. Full story reads like a bizarre sex romp. At one point, the widow ends up disguising herself as a prostitute to trick her father-in-law in to fucking her. She gets prego. Idiot townsfolk prepare to stone her. She proves it was the father-in-law and everyone has a good chuckle. Moral of the story: don’t beat off. Totally logical interpretation.
  4. They're still wankers; they just lie about it. Regarding the one yard rule, I picture this scene with a rather cruel wife walking around the house while her idiot husband is stumbling around, boxers around his ankles just trying to keep up. "Please touch it, Buela,...it's been three weeks for gods sake....at least slow down." I wonder how many wives have woken up in the middle of the night to a breathless husband and a lingering smell.
  5. I liked the gas mask mention. OMG, protesters were actually taking measures to avoid being hurt when the cops use tear gas and fire pepper balls. That's terrorism.
  6. There is so much weirdness in that description. "In [his] possession"... "A handgun and shell casings were located at the scene." That is not terribly specific. Was it in his hand? Was it in his tent? Was it within five feet of where he was shot? I see a picture of a dirty handgun laying on the ground with a few cigarettes and ashes. Obviously it's not in a tent. Did the cops move it to take a picture? Casings would imply multiple shots from this gun. How many shots are they claiming Teran fired? And the chain of events is pretty murky. Cop calls out to Teran who was in his tent. Teran doesn't comply and then shoots the cop. The would imply the cop was in the tent, or at least at the entrance. Then several more cops shoot Teran. Were they just shooting blindly into a tent? Are they saying Teran came out blasting, making some bizarre you'll-never-take-me-alive coppers moment? "Additionally, mortar style fireworks, multiple edged weapons, pellet rifles, gas masks, and a blow torch were recovered." So this was the only firearm that was found? Teran, who had been quoted days earlier about avoiding violence, was actually an outlier for being armed? Everyone else avoided having a firearm. "Other preliminary information released in this case is consistent with the investigation so far." What about the unreleased information?
  7. I would also say that the just-need-better-training crowd is usually the moderate dems and the few moderate republicans who will acknowledge there is a problem but will stop short of any measure that would seem hostile to police. Cops don't want to be held accountable. Their unions fight hard for them not to be accountable. But this shit will never diminish until they are. Any real solution will be hostile to cops. Training is an easy out for moderates to pretend they are doing something without actually standing up to cops. But, yeah, you are absolutely right they don't need to knock down 90 acres of forest in the city for deescalation and anti-racism training. You can do that shit at a conference room in the Holiday Inn. The city is clear that this is about recruiting. They need to build a paramilitary amusement park to recruit and you can only guess what type of recruit that attracts.
  8. Apparently the Georgia State Patrol makes a point of not having body cameras. Not because of the cost for the cameras, but because it can be difficult to know what to do with the data. In other words, they have a standing policy to avoid documentation of how their police interact with the public for whatever bullshit excuse that seems plausible. This was from an interview Teran gave, shortly before the GSP says he decided to start shooting at cops: Originally from the AJC
  9. I don’t know the facts of the case other than he’s rich and the case is up to interpretation. Unless he texted someone beforehand saying “watch me scare this bitch,” he ain’t getting convicted.
  10. In a surprise to no one, Pete Ricketts closed on his purchase of Ben Sasse’s vacated seat. Not up for election until 2026.
  11. Did you shoot one in her face? I believe that’s traditional.
  12. It would be amazing to watch the first 5 Dems get up there and vote for some random Republican Congressman. I would donate to each of their campaigns just to watch the expression on McCarthy's face. I don't know if CSPAN has enough cameras to capture the panic.
  13. There are plenty of people in the 30s, 40s, 50s, working in campaigns who don't get paid shit. It's not a standard career path.
  14. I think the Democrats are probably doing the right thing here by just holding their ground and just letting this story be just about the Republicans. But, just to be an armchair qb for a moment, I would like to see them publicly state the following: "We will not support anyone for Speaker who has claimed the 2020 election was stolen. That is not a policy difference. That is an attack on our country. We would consider supporting a Republican for Speaker if we can get an agreement that no election-deniers are appointed to chair committees." That would do a few things: 1) Change the conversation from a vague "far right" issue to one that is centered on election denial. 2) Give an incentive to any non-denier Republican to play ball as they would suddenly get a much better chance of better positions. You would only need six of them. 3) If successful, it would shove McCarthy and the MAGA nutballs completely out of the game. The reason why this is a bad idea is that it would give McCarthy and the MAGA nutballs a reason to unify.
  15. McCarthy has offered to place his hand in Gaetz's mouth as a guarantee.
  16. I think #1 would appear to happen before #5. In other words, I could see a bunch of Republicans telling McCarthy to stand aside “willingly” or they would pull their votes. As bad as it looks for McCarthy now, if he starts losing by 30 or 40 votes it would be colossally ugly. If he were to withdraw now, maybe he has a shot in two months after the next revolt. If he publicly loses a bigger chunk of the caucus, I don’t see that ever happening, especially since his unwillingness to stand aside would certainly be remembered.
  17. January 2021, we learned that Republicans are really shitty with the whole peaceful transfer of power thing when they lose. This January, we learned they ain’t much better when they win.
  18. I know most criminals are stupid, but that definitely takes it to the next level. Attack a substation to get to a cash register? This criminal genius is going to get 20 years for a $40 heist. Ok, $43 if he grabbed the roll of nickels.
  19. It seems like that would tend to bring Jordan to heel rather than divide.
  20. 2000 or 2008. For all W's faults, I don't recall him hitting the racism/nativism button more than your average Republican. Sure, after 9/11, the Republicans led the way on anti-Muslim/anti-foreign/anti-brown. But W won the Muslim vote in 2000. I saw 2008 as a turning point for Republicans. Brownback didn't win the nomination, but he definitely demonstrated the willingness to say that shit out loud, and he wasn't boo'ed off the stage. Then Palin. Then McCain having to push back on a voter who thought Obama was a secret Muslim.
  21. The book mentions Trump a few times. I wouldn’t say Bateman was in any way based on Trump, but he was the embodiment of the perverse, soulless, status-driven vanity for which Trump was the 80s poster child.
  22. Napoleonic Code is always fascinating.
  23. Maybe I am missing sarcasm here, but the AEI is neocon central and closely aligned with Republicans and aggressive conservative foreign policy. Paul Wolfowitz is currently a senior fellow there because these stupid fucks still think the Iraq war was a good idea. Lynne Cheney was cashing their checks while Dick was the most powerful vice president in history. I know there are plenty of people who try to paint neocon as being liberal, but it's not. It's just a Republican obfuscation to avoid blame for W's foreign policy. It's bullshit. It's like saying the Nazis were socialists because it was in their name.
  24. I would say the earned media from wearing the dress at the gala was absolutely a part of her political campaign. She probably got more donations within the 24 hours than what both of them combined cost.
  25. Sometimes you need to state the obvious when explaining something to dumb people.
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