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Brisketexan

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  1. Yeah....it ain't the "my stocks lost value" that will hurt. It's the contagion across the board and at every level that will follow from the US economy losing trillions in value in a very short period of time. The collapse in the value of assets/things that support and/or secure massive chains of debt leads to the collapse of a metric shitton of debt, which is foundational to our economy. I am not a major debt/deficit hawk, but it is ALWAYS something of a point of vulnerability. It is much larger, and much more vulnerable, than it has been in a long time. And some of the things that we've done to increase it (see Trump tax cuts) are doubly dangerous because those things (if we had them left in our toolbox....which we don't) would be useful/important in softening the blow of a crash. We've consumed our seed stock. There is no cushion or margin of error left. Any material "crash" of any major economic indicator - especially including the stock market - will cause a brutal contagion that fucking crashes damned near everything.
  2. Saw Scourge of Black Vultures at the Back Room in '93. They were fucking loud.
  3. God......the sex must be INCREDIBLE. I nominate you to go find out for us and report back.
  4. Well, the Rule of Law is dying a quick death. And there is apparently no more obscene word in the English language than "regulation." So, yeah....the nuclear winter suggestion remains at the top of the "most likely solution" pile. Kinda seriously. The only thing that can stop the tide is complete, total, and catastrophic social failure. Good news: we're headed there at breakneck speed. Bad news: we're headed there at breakneck speed.
  5. Remember how we keep saying this is the dumbest timeline? That hyperbole has now lost any punch that it once had. Every moment of this timeline is dumber than the one before it. We just plummet to deeper dumbness with each passing millisecond.... And the "chemtrails" idiocy is such a prime piece of idiocy. For example....how come we have never seen a single photo of a "chemical" tank used to fill up the "chemtrail" tanks of a commercial plane? How come not a SINGLE pilot has ever come out as a whistleblower, to say "yep, we spray chemicals -- here's what we spray, and how we do it?" There are so many obvious points of revelation if chemtrails were indeed a real thing....yet not a single fact to support them. Nevermind that the "evidence" of "chemtrails" is......contrails.....that we have eyewitness and photo proof of from fucking WWII bombing missions, and a bazillion other flights. It's so profoundly stupid, so profoundly devoid of evidence and contrary to reams of obvious evidence, that it's perfect for this timeline of infinite idiocy.
  6. So, hopefully got both kiddos coming home (to the US) for Xmas this year. We have talked about taking a 3-4 day trip after New Years as a family, then they'd fly back overseas. I'm toying with NYC. Like, maybe flying in on the 1st (will the stupid New Year's crowds be thinning out then?), and then having the kids fly back to Europe from JFK on the 4th or 5th. Would be a shorter and easier flight for each of them, so that's an advantage. But is that a good time to be there? And....what should be on our agenda? Sure, we can see a show, hit a museum or two we haven't hit....but what else? The boy's suggestion for a similar timeframe was to visit NOLA, and I know what to do there over a few days, but am trying to sort out what a NYC itinerary would look like.
  7. It's about to be a good time to be a vulture with cash to spend on distressed assets. Maybe the best time in our lifetimes.
  8. Yeah....I dig pickles, but....nope.
  9. No we won't. Because in the broken human brain, hate/contempt for others will always trump love of self and family. We are lizard-brained assholes who really don't deserve to be the dominant species.
  10. Sure. Start with a massive, intrusive, and purposefully intimidating DOJ investigation into ADP, followed by criminal charges, and/or a civil injunction, and/or designating the release of such "fake news, false information intended to hurt America" as terrorism, etc. etc. Another path: threaten to terminate all government contracts with any enterprise that uses ADP in any capacity, and get friendly state governments (Texas, Florida, etc.) to do the same. These are tactics this admin has already used in other situations. Dude. There are no norms, there are no guardrails. It's mafia rule. "What would the mafia do?" gives you your script. The regime can destroy any private enterprise rather quickly, and has demonstrated the willingness to do so.
  11. The utter contempt these people have for.....human beings....is fucking maddening. These are literally the LAST sociopathic assholes any sane person would want in charge of shaping society, and we've handed them the reins with functionally no checks or restrictions. It's fucking suicidal. These people are flat-out evil. The word and concept "evil" have existed through eternity for just these sorts of people and situations, and our leaders--social, political, functionally everyone--are just happily handing them the keys to humanity with nothing to restrain them.
  12. Yeah, we're empty nest, in a larger house....and we plan to stay here for another 10-15 years. It's our hood, our neighbors, and we do like having a good base of operations when the kids and others come to visit (and we like to host some pretty big parties, so like the space for that). Eventually, we'll downsize, but not in the near future. And that means that a house that could have school kids will not for a decade plus.
  13. Indeed. We live in a time and place where any enterprise, if it is focused on its business success, studiously avoids saying anything that would upset the regime. Jesus fucking tapdancing Christ. What a fucking timeline.
  14. Bottom line, most of America has bought into the proposition that (1) the only way to help THEM is (2) to hurt someone else. That's it. The only policies and people worth supporting are those that deliver on "hurt the other guy." What they are all too fucking dumb to realize is that a political and social framework built on the principle of "hurt someone" ALWAYS creates massive collateral damage, first accidentally and then intentionally. Because to continue and keep power, the policy and its practitioners always need to turn their eyes to the next target. And eventually, with 100% certainty, YOU become "the next target." It's goddamned Niemoller's prose, over and over and over again. Sub in whatever targeted "others" you want, the pattern is fucking identical, every fucking time: First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me You can do this mad lib with "mexicans" and "black people" and "people who live in blue cities" and "people who aren't sufficiently reverent about Charlie Kirk," etc. etc. ad infinitum. It always ends the say way: Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me You fucking dumbasses. They ALWAYS come for YOU. ALWAYS.
  15. Yeah....on all counts. Now, cow brains? They were a semi-regular in our house. Scrambled brains and eggs, my mom loved 'em.
  16. Also, the fact that the Finns managed to kick ass using Brewster Buffalos is awesome.
  17. It had a history with their air force that pre-dated the Nazis. And also....Finns give zero fucks. That cannot be overlooked as a factor.
  18. Yep. They actually became a tailgate snack for us years ago - @CHIEF knows. I'd fill a gallon ziploc with hearts, some oil, and seasoning of choice (often zatarains). Put on bamboo skewer, grill, eat while drinking beer.
  19. Which is why I'm disappointed that she didn't choose to debase and humiliate herself in a way that DOESN'T hurt other people. Nobody has ever been beaten by ICE and suffered rendition to Sudan because some no-talent chick shoved some sharpies up her butt.
  20. Jesus. Instead of being a latina fascist grifter, why didn't she just choose to do something more dignified and respectful to make money, like start an OnlyFans page where she sticks sharpies up her butt? Any father worth his salt would rather have his daughter come home saying "that's my gig now" instead of "I'm a white nationalist nazi piece of shit for money."
  21. Counterpoint: nazis and racism and religious hatred have been normalized more in the last 9 months than in the previous 50 years. They are no longer a problem, they are mainstream and ordinary now. I am as shocked an appalled as anyone that this is where we are. But look around you. This is indeed where we are. Win. Win at all costs. It is the only imperative. If you don't win, then you can't even slow down the fascists.
  22. "People who are beastly to others for a living have no right to ask for good wishes." Well, goddammit, would ya look at that....Brisket agrees with Milo. Practice evil, evil will come back on ya, Milo. That's the way it be. Thinking it would be any different is folly.
  23. Also, every time I see "UVA" and a thought in the negative, I remember these buttons and stickers from back in the day:
  24. Brisketexan

    LBGTQ

    Did you not realize that if it fits in the "gets men laid" bucket, it will ALWAYS be approved, covered by insurance, etc? I'm a fan of it, by the way. But I get the hypocrisy, too.
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