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So instead of just sitting there with your rich friends and being a sycophant, how about trying to educate them on the fact that this site supports freedom of speech and has a wide range of viewpoints? The reality is that anyone who tries to wade in to the CR right now supporting just about any issue of the right has no basis for their position, so they get their ass handed to them. Take any issue. The debt? The Republican President along with tax cuts put us in this mess and the Democrats can’t do anything even if they wanted to because of the House. Immigration? Republicans shat a turd on that, and proposed a dumb ass wall that Mexico would pay for (right). Foreign policy? Republicans sucking Russian cock in exchange for campaign funds is not a good look. Dealing with China? Trump put up a fake tax that did nothing, while Biden is at least strengthening our chip plants before China invades Taiwan. Foreign policy with allies? Trump was a disaster who was widely ridiculed by every foreign power. Abortion? The Republican party is firmly on the wrong side of that issue, despite the party’s supposed mantra of “keeping the government out of our lives”. Views of Trump by his own administration? Every single member of his cabinet, along with hundreds of generals have pointed out he is unfit for the office. AG, Chief of Staff, Secretary of State, etc. And then there are the multiple indictments and serious charges of turning over our county’s most sensitive secrets to the Saudis, maybe Russia, and who knows else. Then there is the defrauding of his own charity foundation. And I haven’t even touched the surface of dozens of other serious issues of the Republican nominee for President of the United States. His dishonesty. His corruption. Etc. And you sit here and say this web site’s political views are the reason rich alumni won’t support their university? Do you realize how insane that sounds? Instead of blaming the site owner, how about you pull your head out of your ass and help other independents educate the rich right who haven’t realized yet they’ve aligned themselves with terrible unAmerican clowns.

What is the story on Cam Scott and why is this board unconcerned?

So the F-35 has caught a lot of flak for being a mess of a development program, but we saw them fly last week at the San Antonio air show and they are really impressive.

I am an independent. I don’t like some of the beliefs of posters in the cloak room. However some of the views have completely changed my mind on a topic. It’s a mixed bag. The behavior of the entire Republican Party right now is sensationally bad. There are certain important issues where I don’t agree with the Democratic Party. All these things are true, and yet I don’t feel like I’m being picked on, or the site is a left wing echo chamber. Have you really not stepped back to consider for a moment that maybe you aren’t the perfect prince you seem to think you are? Maybe you still have some things to learn. And not contributing to NIL solely because of the issues you raise really makes you look worse to the independent crowd. You do have maga solidly supporting you. That’s like saying the theological dictators are in your corner.

What’s with the new polite ctj. I’m extremely suspicious.

Don’t know what data you are referencing but my best friend is a senior exec in the insurance industry and has been doing underwriting for 30 years and he said absolutely lawsuits and payments are up massively. I also see it all the time myself. And yes you need lawyers to keep companies in check, but there is a needed balance.

Good call

I’m reading that services inflation came in hot. That is not good, but is not surprising given the ridiculous increases in insurance rates. And by the way, we need to get the lawyers under control. The lawsuits are getting out of control. People suck and will sue for anything and everything.

It’s not necessary to look at film to understand whether Texas would have even wanted him. He used the term “natty” on his tweet so I consider him banned from the 40 acres.

I had forgotten about Loree until it was brought up, but there are at least a dozen or more posters here that were discussing it on hornfans after it happened. I do think, as troph said, the other site had the name hookem in it or something like that. I just can’t remember exactly.

The incident itself was terrible. The article didn’t describe the details of the parent’s charge of on-going retaliation and harassment. So why is everyone assuming the school district is automatically at fault? Could it not just be some shitty kids did the original act?

How the hell does OU recruit well almost every year? It’s a shithole city, shithole state, their coach is suspect, they can’t have that much NIL money, the school itself is unimpressive, the area is full of racist lugheads, there are more Karen’s per capita than just about anywhere else, the pro sports in the area are weak, it’s boring.

CPI has lagging indicators, especially housing. It’s close to the 2% target once you look at where housing is headed and remove the volatility of energy. However, the economy has to be pushed clearly into a recession to generate significant unemployment, which would drop inflation firmly into the 2% range or possibly even lower, and also slow down coastal housing inflation But, with deficits and debt so high the government can’t afford a major recession or the debt and deficits will get so scary as to be potentially catastrophic. So they will be reluctant to push too hard. The coming wave of real estate defaults will probably cause a major impact. So they will not raise rates, wait for the real estate crash, and then adjust rates modestly. Inflation will continue to run hot for the next 10 years (3-4%) and they will inflate away the debt.

Unless someone confirms that they’ve met Helobious in real life, then these two posts confirm that the Helobious account is satire. There is no way there is someone this dumb on the internet.

So thinking about doing a trip to Ireland in July. Appreciate anyone's input. I've been to Dublin many times for business and stayed there quite a bit. I don't think we want to spend much time there and will focus on the west side of the island. Just how bad are the tourist crowds in July on the west side? I'm guessing we would spend time among Galway, Dingle, Killarney, but still trying to decide. Reading Surly threads to establish an itinerary. Also, I learned a year ago in Colorado that my fear of heights has gotten way worse for some strange reason. How bad or scary is the driving from a heights perspective? My wife will be doing the driving, and I'm not sure how she will react to the tight roads either. I'm a little leary of getting exhausted from driving.

Well thanks a lot. You just gave the pro-Terry crowd a post they can go to over and over until the end of year five of Terry’s rein.

Lindsay Graham is oh so close to the real life version of Francis Underwood in House of Cards.

Anyone want Dusty Baker back yet? Pitcher choice. Batting order. No one warming up in the bull pen until now.

I waded into this thread because I want to understand the following about the oil/energy markets: 1. How does supply look over the next several years. Your price predictions imply constrained supply vs demand. Is that because of the shale field topping out? If so, then doesn’t everyone understand that? Are oil futures reflecting this? 2. How will the stocks of energy companies do over the next ten years? If there is limited supply does that mean bad or good? 3. which energy companies are best positioned to survive and thrive? Seeing Buffet buy Oxy was interesting.

Ousux should change his user name to iamaposterwhosux

Video I took during the darkest moment:

Did anyone else feel like a massive alien space ship blocking the sun was about to appear in the sky and Jeff Goldblum was nearby?

Clouds parted in Leander. Two birds having sex.

Tips for those with clouds. If they aren't thick you can see it still.

did you just burn my retinas because I looked at these photos?