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Scheiss Meister

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  1. I took my dad to vote in Brenham today. No line when we got there, and the election folks helped him with a minor glitch. He needed an updated address; it was an easy fix. He told me that he had been afraid that it would be harder, but he is very happy that he has voted. Afterwards I asked if he voted for trump. He gave a very emphatic negative response.
  2. Pretty much anything east of the Cascades is maga. It was jarring to witness. West of the Cascades you see normal people; east of them you're in a different world.
  3. It's Baker City, and it's only 4 1/2 hours. Not long at all, especially compared to the magat asshats that traveled from all over for J6. But you don't have to go that far east. Last month when I drove to Oregon to visit my daughter, I could still hear the banjos at The Dalles. They are pretty loud around Bend, too.
  4. Tell me you don't know shit about Oregon without telling me you don't know shit about Oregon. The eastern half of Oregon is full blown maga. It's not a long drive to do that and head back home.
  5. I had been taught about the poll tax, but it didn't really land until last year when I was helping my wife and her sister go through their dad's papers after he passed away. He had kept poll tax receipts that he and his father-in-law had paid, going back to the 40s. When you see that a person had to pay $75 in 1948 dollars to vote, that brings home just how onerous the poll tax was. That lady is an absolute hero and treasure.
  6. Not a war thunder player, but an old model tank builder and WW II buff. I was also in the Marine Corps in the late 70s early 80s, and these were vehicles that were still in service in some Middle Eastern and Asian armies, so we might have seen them in action. It's my understanding that the Russians still have a shitload of the 76mm anti-tank guns in storage from WW II. They really are prepared to fight a very long war of attrition.
  7. What else are you going to use when a fuse blows and you're out of fuses? (Damn I'm old.)
  8. I saw a JS-2, a T-34/85, and an SU-122, all of which are WW II vintage. If they're training on them, they're planning to use them. They really are getting close to the bottom of the barrel.
  9. I had two words at the end of the last sentence that could possibly have been interpreted as a threat, so I removed them. It's a common phrase, but I don't wish death on the jackass.
  10. Fuck you, you motherfucking piece of shit. I hate dotard BECAUSE I love my country. He is the biggest threat to our nation since the Civil War. As are you and his other moron worshipers. Eat shit, bitch.
  11. I want to have a beer or two with that guy. The real man, not Shapiro.
  12. I know that Biden didn't get out and about to campaign as much as usual, but I think that helped highlight how bad trump was. I had a co-worker who couldn't understand how Biden could win while trump had rallies and parades. I told him that it was because trump sucked so bad that Biden didn't even need to campaign.
  13. I think that this is an appropriate point to say fuck dotard and fuck the gop.
  14. Found a line short enough that my wife could take it. About 20 minutes in downtown Bryan. Two votes for Truth, Justice, and The American Way cast. Not one vote for a republican. Oh, and my wife was offered the option to go to the head of the line, but she chose to stay with me. Thanks to all of you who let me know about that.
  15. I think Harris/Walz wins, dotard claims victory, court cases ensue, mostly won by Harris/Walz, they are sworn in, then low intensity terrorism from the right begins. From there, who knows? I must be the most optimistic fucker on the ledge.
  16. Shit, I am the peasantry, and I look down on the peasantry.
  17. It's easier to lose a war by underestimating your enemy than by overestimating them. I remember talking to Gulf War veterans who told me that it was tough and real, but it was easier than training exercises that they had done. It's always better to be prepared for the worst case.
  18. I'll give that a try. The cane and the fact that she has to move at the speed of smell should help. She'll hate it, though.
  19. Went by our usual place in Brazos County this morning and it was very covered up. Tried again this afternoon, still too long. My wife has a problem with her knee and can't stand very long, so standing in line wasn't on the table. We're going to get there before they open Wednesday and try to cut it short then. The county announced that about 5,000 voted today, which is much greater than the usual early voting here.
  20. There's a reason that crop duster pilots can't get life insurance.
  21. My wife had a lab appointment this morning, so we thought we'd have breakfast and vote afterwards. Got to the only polling place in the southern part of the county (Brazos), and it was covered up. Folks parking 1/4 mile away, long, long line covered up. She has another appointment right after lunch, so we're going to try after that. I've voted at this location for years, and I've never seen it this covered up, even in 2020. This location went big for Biden in 2020, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
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