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bolverk

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  1. Our already struggling VA system is going to be in a world of hurt.
  2. Tell them you're sticking with the curricula. Until it's printed as such in all your textbooks and all the maps have changed in your classroom, it's the Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, I think you're also safe until the US Geological Society complies and changes all their maps.
  3. It was the reader. The DPS trooper said as much and that they were all recently being equipped with them. The way he pretty much described it was that the reader scans automatically when it's turned on and will alert him if it comes across an expired tag. This was several months ago, so I'll just assume they're all outfitted with one by now. He also went on to say that some local jurisdictions (but not all) are starting to get them, too. Like @Longhorn_Fan68 points out, it gives them probable cause to pull you over.
  4. I've got two cars. One is an around-town beater (2005 Toyota) with plenty of bruises and scratches, and it's still got 2016 registration tags on it. My shiny "good car" on the other hand has 2019 tags. Guess which one I was driving while moving across the state when I got pulled over for expired tags. And, now, guess who was astonished to only receive a warning for driving around with those 2016 tags. The cop actually laughed because he'd never seen overdue tags that old before. Me. πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ Yeah, this white guy. (By the way, I did learn from him all DPS now have license plate readers that can tell them if your tags are out of date, even if they're just cruising along behind you.)
  5. I don't know if you came up with that or not, but I'm stealing this genius gem.
  6. They do go on to subtly note, in a very French way, the irony of the debate going on in America is taking place on a platform owned by the billionaire fascist.
  7. No figure is given for 2024, but the article says we gave them $17B in economic aid in 2023. I don't know how much we were scheduled to give them, but I do know they're not getting any more for now. The article I posted is Ukraine-focused and isn't really a discussion of any sort. Simply a news announcement and a guess by the author at its impact on Ukraine. In my estimation, it's relevant to the thread topic.
  8. No figure is given for 2024, but the article says we gave them $17B in economic aid in 2023. I don't know how much we were scheduled to give them, but I do know they're not getting any more for now. The article I posted is Ukraine-focused and isn't really a discussion of any sort. Simply a news announcement and a guess by the author at its impact on Ukraine. In my estimation, it's relevant to the thread topic.
  9. Fuck that. She'd join up with them. I want to see what Varys's little birds might do.
  10. Looks like US economic aid for Ukraine might be paused for the next 90 days.
  11. That was my point. I thought you were implying they weren't. We got our wires crossed.
  12. Short intro to that "Der Spiegel" article also puts it bluntly: "Kira Ayyadi from the Amadeu Antonio Foundation has been observing the right-wing scene for years. When she saw Elon Musk's gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration, she was shocked. She doesn't believe it was an oversight." Just as "Die Zeit" states it matter of factly: "A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute." These two mainstream GERMAN publications are at least making it plain to their readers, unlike the American pussy press.
  13. No spoilers, no theories. This is just the technicalities of shooting that first scene where Mark S. is panicked running through the hallways to find the Wellness Center (12 minutes in length). Fun to watch if you're into that kind of thing.
  14. Go post that in the DT Russian invasion of Ukraine thread.
  15. How often would you say it's gotten down to -35F up where you live?
  16. I don't know if there's a single story to go with it, but my understanding is that any law that names a particular place (city or county) as a target for whatever bullshit the lege comes up with, then the law wouldn't be unconstitutional. So, what they do in the Capitol is write these regs in such a way that they do (or sometimes don't) apply to jurisdictions by specific population ranges. So, for example, you'll get stuff like a law that forbids communities above 500,000 in population from having a local sales tax to support economic development projects, meaning cities like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin can't compete as effectively on certain big investment projects but all of their suburban competitors reap the tax base and jobs windfall. Then, you'll have some bullshit like counties starting with the letter M with a population range of 35,000-40,000 and located on the Gulf of Mexico America are exempt from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations regarding the disposal of nuclear waste.
  17. Ich vas really sitting on ze Fence mit ziess Vahn und needed to hear how ze Expertin judged ze Gesture. So, if Anymann vas ever in Doubt, ze Germans habe us ze Answer given.
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  19. It's amazing how capriciously and inconsistently CR (and adjacent) content is moderated in the "News and Current Events" subforum of this board.
  20. The dramatic biting of his lower lip is the chef’s kiss and underscores his dorkish malignancy.
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