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Brisketexan

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  1. Counterpoint: I'm going to spend MORE. More experiences, dinners, trips, all of that shit. Because that's what you do when the fucking apocalypse is coming.
  2. Yet, just a few months ago, ALL the Trumpkins told me the election was all about inflation, and the price of eggs, and gas prices, and "my 401k was better under Trump!" Literally all of those things, they stated as bedrock, foundational reasons for electing Trump. Stupidest, most dishonest, fucking self-sodomizing timeline in history. And we have to go through it with them. Man, I was gonna expose them to some CULTURE. They've never seen mexican-coonass redneckified beaching. Little bit of crabbing, fishing for specks in the surf, drinking cold beer out in the hot waves, grilling steaks for dinner on a fire smokey enough to drive away many of the skeeters. L-I-V-I-N, motherfucker. They won't know what hit 'em.
  3. All of these things coming together was always the end game. We are 100% in the end game now. We are getting what we asked for: a post-democracy, fascist authoritarian state in such (self-inflicted) economic collapse that it empowers the regime to seize unimaginable and irrevocable power and control. We don't get out if this any way OTHER than something involving an Esso station. And of course, the incredible human cost to be incurred before/if we ever get there.
  4. I mean, we just need to get back to prosperity. So, I invite you to invest in Brisketexan's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory II, who cares if they burn, they're just bitches Boogaloo.
  5. Fair. Seriously, it may well be on the table. Simply because it's tough to stage a tournament when there's a war going on in Panama, Greenland, Canada, and Iran, involving half the potential teams/countries.
  6. Yep. My mom had this in her "when we were young and poor" stash: As I'm cleaning out their house, I hope to find it. Seems it'll come in handy these days. That's just good thinking. Because when you look at the content that'll go for $5 or less, well, your price-per-pound is going to be FANTASTIC.
  7. We'll show them. Team Trump is already moving forward with their plan to make America the leader in alternative, ummm, "simplified" automobile manufacturing: ...and video technology.... We'll show those dirty Chicoms we don't need their "rare earths!"
  8. Roma, you're coming over to the hate side. Good. That's where shit will get done.
  9. He won't. He is protected by the regime. That's a hallmark of fascism: the favored enterprises are always protected by the regime. Remember when conservatives used to yell that the government "shouldn't pick winners and losers?" Yeah.....every accusation is a confession, exhibit number infinity. Elon will be fine. He is backed, literally, by the full faith and credit of the US government.
  10. Fiddling while Rome burns. Except - PLOT TWIST! - he's ALSO the arsonist!
  11. About that....I presume you are working with our, uhhh...."transportation broker" to ensure that we get our t-shirts from Bangladesh into the country and on the rack without paying the tariff because we get a "special exemption." Capiche?
  12. Sure. We are going to functionally burn down the Library at Alexandria while we're at it. If you think a purge of the Library of Congress getting rid of all materials that "do not align with the administration's priorities" isn't coming, you haven't been paying attention.
  13. So, the past 70 days or so reminded me of the phone call I got in November of 2016 from @Macanudo, asking me "seriously, do you really think this is that bad? How bad could it be?" And....I told him how bad I actually thought it was (I was wrong, though....it was and is even worse than that). Remember that conversation, Mac? I do. Seriously, I remember where I was standing when we had it.
  14. What's really important to understand is that this blunder is far from just being an economic one. It is across-the-board. Remember, trade wars are wars. And the US just declared war on.....this: We are now the enemy of....literally every person and country on the planet. Via an insane, unprovoked, and self-destructive war. It's just so. Fucking. Stupid.
  15. So.....let's say that all of that is true (I have no way of knowing whether it is or not). The part that is left out is that Karmelo was at the track meet....with a knife. That fact alone speaks of bad intentions. And I note that fact is omitted from the recitation above. Is it reasonably likely that this event is the result of the intersection of two dudes who had shit intentions and shit behavior? Sure is possible. And in light of that, the efforts to paint either one of them as an innocent angel are distasteful as hell.
  16. Yeah.....the layers of impact here are staggering, truly. Just some fascinating ones on a personal level: 1) My son is the only American in a class on Transatlantic Foreign Relations at a university in Germany right now. He relates that damned near every class, as they are discussing the latest globally devastating misstep by the US, the class turns to him and says "so....what do you think?" He tries to explain the American perspective, but so many times, he just ends with "I've got nothing. It's just so stupid." At least his classmates seem kind and sympathetic. 2) And yes, both kids have had multiple conversations where they have to explain that half of America is victims in this whole deal, as big or bigger victims than folks in the rest of the world. 3) On a selfish personal level, I'm kind of pissed about what this is likely to do with our plans for summer 2026, when the World Cup is coming to Texas (Dallas and Houston). We were already talking with various groups of friends overseas about coming in for that. We'd all get together, barbecues, the beach, attend matches, just have a great gathering. Now....I'm more and more convinced that they aren't interested in supporting the US economy in any way, they aren't interested in the risks of being randomly abused/detained by our CBP/immigration system...they are just bunkering, and reaching the "yeah, we love y'all, Brisket family....but we're not willing to travel to the US right now" point. And I can't fucking blame them. We are becoming a pariah state, and we fucking deserve it. All of it. And more.
  17. In fairness, that takes no effort at all. He's pretty much self-bashing. Which works out well for me, as I'm pretty lazy.
  18. Ding Ding! Here comes the shit-mobile. I've never seen a fire truck that needed to be shaved. I would rather be burned to death than be saved by this hairy piece of shit.
  19. She was, is, and shall remain a strong "WOULD," even though I know it's a terrible idea. And man....the magic she could work with a package of tator tots....
  20. I mean, that's a great idea. NOBODY doesn't like Sara Lee!
  21. 100% In fact, that would be the smart play: put pressure on the people who can bring about change. The EU's retaliatory actions should be directly and nakedly targeted at the billionaires who control the US government. Brutal and painful treatment of every venture Zuck, Bezos, and Musk have. A 200% tariff or additional duty or tax on every car company that rhymes with "Mesla," shit like that. Squeeze them, so they run crying to and squeeze Trump. Hurt the American little guy? Sure, eventually, that creates some electoral pressure, maybe. Hurt the American billionaires? That gets some immediate response. And let them know, via back channel, that if they do the RIGHT thing (get their rabid dog back under control), then things will be much more lucrative for them.
  22. Fuck them kids. We are at war with the planet. And if you're a sane person, you're rooting for us to lose, and lose hard.
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