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Buttigieg/Secretary of Transportation Thread
UpperWestside replied to Hank Kingsley's topic in Cloak Room
I am not putting that label on him. If we can elect an incompetent clown 2 out of 3 times, well, anything is possible. I don’t believe we should bow to a bunch of morons who would have an issue with his choice of being married to a man. This stupidity has to be met and shouted down so to speak. He is what we need leading us. No more recycled old white guys. We have had plenty of them and it’s time to move past that. His last video he posted about this leak shows he’ll take the nice guy gloves off and hand out some FAFO when a serious breach of incompetence occurs. -
Buttigieg/Secretary of Transportation Thread
UpperWestside replied to Hank Kingsley's topic in Cloak Room
There is someone here willing to find out if they can take out a badger. I’m Team Badger on that all day everyday. -
Buttigieg/Secretary of Transportation Thread
UpperWestside replied to Hank Kingsley's topic in Cloak Room
Hearing him drop an f bomb in his remarks about using unsecured channels was a pretty big deal. He never shows that kind of anger. To say two curse words really drove home just how colossal of a screw up this was by the amateurs running the country. I’ll vote for him in a heartbeat if he runs in 2028. He actually cares about America and that is what I want in a president.- 700 replies
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You won’t see @realgreggym post on here again. He’s still reading the board, but like the rest of the cult members that post on here he’s a coward. Somebody needs to tell Sean Miller that if 70-something old white has been, that played basketball at UT in an era no one cares about, tries to befriend any current basketball players to just give him the PNG treatment. He’ll be their friend to their face while calling them and their families libtards and other fun words in private.
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I am going to apply a bit of a lesson that Japan learned the hard way during World War II as I can a parallel here with America. When Japan was going buck wild on the Pacific and setting up their East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere after Pearl Harbor they made a fatal mistake. They were already a nation with limited resources and instead of consolidating their gains and hunkering down for the inevitable American response that would be coming they just kept going. They stretched themselves thin due to “Victory Disease.” From there it was academic what would happen even if Japan seemed to be in the driver’s seat as they bombed northern Australia and took New Guinea. America after the war was a changed society. We were the big dogs for the first time in our short history and we let the world know it. We let the Soviets know it, Europe by running the show militarily and investment wise we let the world know America was setting up shop. We had our own version of victory disease. We never fully pulled in people that could cause economic harm. We really didn’t set any real limits that mattered. America was here and the rest of the world be damned. We became a brand as a country and we’re still the only country that can make that claim. Unfortunately we enjoy victory too much and not the hard work of consolidating gains and being content. Capitalism is fine by me, but we have gone so far overboard with it and the guard rails are gone. To me this feels like Japan’s retreat back across the Kokoda Track in New Guinea against the Australians. They bit off more than they could chew and it cost them. As a country we need to learn these lessons, but 80 years out we still haven’t and that’s really disconcerting and frustrating because we could be so much better if only people would just not attempt to screw others over in pursuit of their own gains.
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Transgender man tortured for 30 days then killed
UpperWestside replied to HornPhD's topic in Cloak Room
Not real sure who said it was limited to a single political party. Demented people don’t need a party to commit an atrocity like this. HOWEVER, there is only one party in America right now openly trying to make life hell for trans folks. That rhetoric can seep into someone’s mind whether they support that party or not. Normalizing hate can give people the idea that crimes like this are for some twisted greater good scenario they have in their head. -
Ocean’s 11 is a good description, especially the musical score. I went and saw this again Friday night. It was just as cool seeing it the 2nd time. Listening to the dialogue again and picking up some clues about things made it a fun 2nd viewing. I read they want to do more of these and the cast is up for doing them. Cate did such an awesome job. The chemistry with Fassbender really made the movie. I’m good with taking Fassbender’s role if he wants to give it up. 😂
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2025 NCAA Tournament - First Round Thursday/Friday
UpperWestside replied to Pancho's topic in Basketball
I still cannot fathom how they put 14 teams in this field of 68 from a conference that has just 16 total. They could’ve cut out about 5 or 6 of them and given them to teams that actually belonged in the tournament. -
UT's next basketball coach - discussion/debate [Sean Miller Hired]
UpperWestside replied to alphahorn's topic in Basketball
I just watched a movie with him tonight so this hits close to home. -
The things China is doing that wind up being the most intense topics are going to be geopolitical in nature. This will be of little significance to what China does or does not do on a worldwide basis, but The Solomon Islands have a leader that is decidedly pro-China. They came in and built a stadium for the country even though The Solomons have no real way to maintain it. Obviously it’s buying influence just like America does, but this troubles me quite a bit. Guadalcanal is the site of one of the most decisive and bloody series of land, sky and sea battles that happened in WWII. That land is hallowed ground for the Americans who gave their last full measure to stop Japanese expansion of their co-prosperity sphere in East Asia. I will live in that country and I want to work to make sure that the Americans who fought there as well as the native Solomon Islanders who helped America by being our eyes and ears on the ground, as well as the people that hauled injured soldiers for miles on stretchers, to one day have a museum worthy of what they accomplished. These people sacrificed themselves willingly for something they didn’t even have a word for. They called Guadalcanal “The Big Death” because of what they witnessed. It really bothers me how little America cares about what happened there. We should be stepping up and getting China right out of Melanesia and Micronesia entirely and doing right by people that had our back when we needed all hands on deck, even if they weren’t American. Seeing China buy influence right in the backyard of sacred ground for Americans just really gets to me.
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He’s a coward and that thread he put up about his orange god king put a glaring spotlight on exactly who he is. He’s been one for the entirety of his existence. The guy is around 70+ or so and he’s never done a single thing that was not in some way beneficial to him or the image others might have of him. It’d be nice if some of the newer Longhorn basketball alumni saw the stuff he writes on here while simultaneously trying to be their friend when he sees them at events or athletic department functions. He’s an embarrassing human being.
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Papers, please. Surly thread of deportation cruelty dominance
UpperWestside replied to Captainant's topic in Daily Texan
Be careful. In the past, before social media, hatred of entire nations would not be as widespread. Europe though pays special and close attention to America. Europeans that I cross paths with, even the ones coming way out this way now, can tell me more about our politics than most people who actually are American. Just enjoy the vacation and take a Canadian hat with you to wear. -
Give it time. Eventually he’ll snap out of his funk.
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They sat Jokic and Murray tonight. Going about as you might expect in LA without those two. Luka is obviously an elite talent, but 21 in the 1st quarter isn’t happening if Jokic is playing.
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So looks like the fines are going to have to be higher and more frequent. Any fan who paid to watch this deserves a full refund. You want to see all of OKC’s best players out there. Instead Grimes will probably put up 50 tonight for Philly and they’ll still lose.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
UpperWestside replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
I'm excited to see how Teslas handle the DRC. -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
UpperWestside replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
They should exit stage right to France, Britain or Germany ASAP. -
You have to remember that a very large portion of America, and honestly most countries, pays little attention to anything political until the effect of multiple horrendous choices and decisions change how they live. The key to making sure things like this do not transpire is the teaching of more government and civics classes in school and people educating others about history. Look at Germany for instance. The kids there still have to put together school projects on nazi Germany and why what happened was horrific. Not everyone there thinks that obviously with those far right neo-nazis, but the point is that you teach and educate your population. Right now, education is at the bottom of the list for things our orange god king cares about.
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There was a guy in my hometown that recently passed away. When I was a kid he coached his three sons in basketball. His sport in college was baseball (UH 63-66), but basketball was his first love and he coached it in the early 70’s at a small school (won a district title) and then at Alvin long before their school system got big. He got out to move back to my hometown and went into private business. He kept coaching his kids. One became an all-state basketball player in the early 90’s. He never really quit “coaching” though. He and the high school basketball coach did not much care for one another because he would sit a center court opposite the bench and yell all game. The coach he did not like that coached his youngest son finally had enough. My senior year of high school I remember that he wanted to quit because he was not the football/AD’s hire and because of this one parent. They asked him if he would at least coach through the rest of first semester. He said if (player’s dad’s name) says one more thing to me I’m walking right across the court and I’m going to beat his arse in front of everyone during the game. This was a guy from Graford, same hometown as Billy Gillispie. It was not an idle threat. Needless to say he never coached another game and that parent stayed at center court almost another three decades. Hopefully he calmed as he aged.
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For the WWII Nerds - Best admirals voted by panel of peers in 1942
UpperWestside replied to Macanudo's topic in Daily Texan
One of the best things about living out this way is direct access to parts of history I absolutely love. I knew part of the reason for coming this way was not just to be in the area of the world I enjoy the most, but also it would give me a chance to work at a museum here. I interviewed for a job working part-time (Could have been full-time, but I have one of those jobs already.) as a tour guide on the Missouri last week and got accepted. I’m stoked about being able to do this and see this solemn, but serene view each time I come to work. -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
UpperWestside replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
You will either see the US military stand down and refuse the order to attack our neighbor or you’ll see them finally give Dotard a military “parade” that ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I vote they do both and end the stupidity. -
It was #1 at the box office last weekend. Quaid will wind up being a pretty big star I think. He has put in the work though to succeed so good on him for being part of a cool movie like this.
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