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Posts posted by Brisketexan
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6 minutes ago, hookemATL said:
Jesus fucking Christ.
I think you mean "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jesus fucking Christ," you heathen.
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1 minute ago, Loco said:
It's traitor season
Cool. I've still got all my tags.
[FTR, I'm making a riff on the old Texas hunting season joke, not actually threatening to shoot, tag, and display on my wall a bunch of traitors. Plus, it would be really hard to get the mount right -- tough to tell their head from their ass.]
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1 hour ago, Eastwood said:
And you certainly don't ask a foreign government to do the investigating. You let them know that you want to investigate and ask them (in most cases tell them) to cooperate with the FBI, who will be on their way shortly.
Stop. Stop using their gaslighting characterization.
The important fact is the one that the GOP repeatedly ignores and mischaracterizes -- Trump asked Ukraine to ANNOUNCE an investigation. Ukraine making a public statement was a specific ask. And is a specific crime. And is specifically ignored and mischaracterized by the gaslighting GOP.
Don't repeat their lies. Fuck them up the ass with their lies.*
* The problem is, the platoon of closeted types in the GOP will enjoy that.
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And yet lots of curious silence when I was pointing out the many problematic points related specifically to the FISA problems in this situation. The use of unverified political opposition research to bolster a surveillance warrant in a fraught political context. Don’t worry. I will rehash those exchanges at some point.
Because you’re focusing on a pet issue that’s eclipsed by the existential threat. Forest, trees, etc. and it makes you look asinine.-
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Not really my job to educate you. I quoted the of summary related to the process as it relates to the page application. Hopefully wildcat or somebody else will chime to discuss the findings in a substantive way.
1) the plight of the 4th amendment, particularly as it relates to warrants, and even more particularly as it relates to the FISA mechanism, is well-trod ground. That seems to be the biggest negative takeaway from this
2) ummm...everything else. Everything else about the report tells us that it was as legit investigation, and we are in a shitload of trouble.
Put a pin in point 1. It’s important. And we need to deal with it. AFTER we deal with the existential threat that’s the subject of point 2. Always deal with the existential threat first.-
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1 minute ago, DigglerontheHoof said:
Pretty expensive for kerosene.
Well, perhaps you didn't notice that it's "PREMIUM BRAND." The finest the Kyiv airport has to offer.
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especially in the Ukraine, or so I hear.

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46 minutes ago, Nivek said:
What about space diapers?

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1 minute ago, Serak The Preparer said:
Neg rep for all 4-circle "Venn Diagrams" that aren't really Venn Diagrams. In above image, for example, there is no universe with intersection of Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World that also excludes both A Handmaid's Tale and Nineteen Eighty-Four. A true 4-dimension Venn Diagram cannot be constructed with circles. <end nerd math rant>
Your mom can be constructed with circles.
Big ones.
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^^^^
See, it's that kind of can-do spirit and true greatness that helped us put a man on the moon. Or on the toilet. Whatever. Bravo.
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So....how ARE you keeping this safe from the elements now?

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forecasted high of 84 today. not hating it. this year i've suddenly grown averse to anything less than freezing.
Ate dinner out on the patio at North last night. It was perfect. -
I caught that as well! Well played Mr. Cosell!
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Seems like many police have become military without the command and regimentation structure of real military but instead are solo soldiers acting however they wish in the moment.
A squad of Marines in Afghanistan operates under stricter rules of engagement to protect civilian lives. And, you know, they actually have combat training.
These are pretend soldiers, playing at being Superheroes in Blue, using zero fucking common sense or any rules of engagement at all, killing real people.
I’m kinda done with cops.
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Goddamn dude, is there anyone remaining on the right that is simply reasonable. Just reasonable, that's all we're asking.
Asked....Narrator: There wasn't
....and answered.
There’s nothing redeemable about the current incarnation of the right. Nothing. Not one fucking thing. I’ll devote the rest of my life to punishing anyone with the assholery/bad judgment to run for any office with an ® next to their name.
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The Mexia side of the family really liked squirrel, but they died out before I could get to one of their reunions. I assume it's nasty as hell if you didn't grow up with it?
Ever eat rabbit? It’s really similar.-
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If that baby’s last name happens to be Trump....I’m listening.-
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3 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:
here's something that i don't believe has been highlighted yet, except slightly by brisket.
the system is set up for recidivism.
you see it all the time in the dwi world, and back when the mugshot thread was a thing - the repeat offenders were often picked up for other offenses that branched off their conviction.
but let's make a hypothetical. take a young (early twenties) service industry person. he works nights at a restaurant while trying to finish up his teacher's certificate. let's say he had a few beers after work with the kitchen staff before driving home. is he at fault for this act? yes. he is pulled over and subsequently arrested. that is one bad night. let's say he wasn't even really doing anything overly wrong on the roadway - but he had a brake light out. still, driving drunk is his fault, so he's got to take the arrest, but he does the smart thing and refuses a breathalyzer and the sobriety tests.
problem is, service being a cash heavy business, he carries most of his money in his wallet. he made $350 last night that's sitting in a baggie at the jail. his bank account is pretty short, because he's just made rent and power.
he's printed, mugshot, and spends the night in jail. he's arraigned the next morning. judge is in a bad mood, so even though he's on a first time offense, he is given an instruction for an interlock system on his car. he's given a $3000 bond, so his bail money would be $300. now, he's got enough of this in his wallet, but he has no access to this. so he cannot make bail, and he has friends trying to get hings put together for him.
but he has to spend another night in jail, is AWOL at work, and subsequently fired when his boss cannot get ahold of him.
finally the bail money is put together, and he gets out.
let's keep in mind at this point he is not even convicted of a crime.
his car has been towed by a tow company who charges $180 per night at their lot (cash only, and exact change ONLY!), so he's already out $360, which is more than he has got in his wallet, and besides, he has to pay his friends back for the bail loan.
somehow he scrapes up enough money to get his car back. now he needs to hire a lawyer to make a filing to get a provisional license to drive so he can find a new job so he can pay for all this shit. his lawyer is cool and agrees to be flexible on the payment plan. he pays what he can on a credit card, lawyer wanted $500 down. his lawyer advises him to take a couple of classes about drinking or some shit, and those cost about $50 each, and are really only offered in the evening, when he would normally be working. however, his lawyer makes clear these classes are checkboxes for a judge to be more understanding. no effort means no mercy.
let's keep in mind at this point he is not even convicted of a crime.
so he somehow finds his way into another job after a week. he's filling up his car with gas finally, walks into the gas station and BAM, there's his mugshot on a paper on the counter. clerk looks from paper to him and back to the paper.
let's keep in mind at this point he is not even convicted of a crime.
in order to drive that car, he has to have an interlock device installed. the device costs, say $100. then there's a monthly fee to be monitored by the device, let's say $75 per month. if he doesn't pay this, or is caught with the device somehow disconnected, his provisional license is suspended. he could also face a second arrest.
not even yet convicted.
let's say he manages to get all this done, and he pleads guilty and is convicted of a misdeanor dwi. now he has a record that makes him toxic to many employers, including schools, so he has to stick at being a waiter.
now shit still hangs over his head. he's on probation, he's got to pay court costs, and he can have his license back, but it comes with a three year surchage of $1000 each year. but don't worry, he can pay in installments of $38 per month. if he misses a payment, his license is suspended. he would be subject to arrest if pulled over with that suspended license.
the trick is, that $38 per month comes with a "convenience fee" of $5, so that's really $33 per month. but it's alright, he can pay it off in his own time. but these surcharges stack. so after only paying $396 of his first year surcharge after 12 months, the next year surcharge takes effect. bang, another $1000 stacked on top. he's successfully fulfilled the provisions of his probation, so, effectively he's "served his time, but that second surcharge is another minimum payment of $38, which means each month he know owes $76 or he risks losing his license. he manages to make this work, so he's paid nearly $800 of the first year, and $396 on the second year surcharge, but here comes year #3! another $1000 to stack on top. so now he's in for a minimum of $113 per month to retain his license, despite being 3 year removed from the crime he committed.
at every step, if he doesn't fulfill numerous obligations, he's subject to another arrest and more fines and more draconian punishments.
this is the same for numerous crimes, including possession of drugs, getting in a stupid fight, or whatever.
so we've taken a promising life of a guy who wants to be a middle school teacher and completely derailed it for at least half a decade. because this guy had one idiotic night wher ehe had one too many beers and a broken taillight.
what he did was wrong, but years later, he's still dealing with it. and the system is designed to be blocky with multiple points of failure to further embroil you in the justice system.
it's a meat grinder, intentionally so. you can't just expect people who don't have the money to pay fines to do, say, community service, because they need those hours to work. you or i get arrested for something or other, we can afford bail. we can afford a good lawyer. we can pay that surcharge out of pocket. but the waiter, the teacher, the person working through school at dominoes pizza? nope. they are turbo fucked, and for YEARS.
i'm not advocating for pardons, or ultimate leniency, or anything of the sort. but the system is very invested in putting offenders back inside and chewing them up, and it really punishes those who do not have a lot of money.
tl;dr - the system sucks and actively pursues ways to chew up no-violent offenders.
Well, yeah, but see....counterpoint.....punishing people makes other people feel like they're in charge and being tough. So, you understand, your argument is nothing but pussy libtard talk.
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2 minutes ago, Loco said:
We've crafted our entire Middle east policy around the Saudi Royal family's whims and wishes.
You reveal too much.....you may face....consequences.....

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4 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:
That is just goddamned amazing. “We have a situation where we’re looking very strongly at sinks and showers.”

I wish I was a loofah....
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Just now, hornhorn said:
So I'll ask you the same question I asked others, what do you suggest we do with someone who has been ticketed 3-4 times for driving 30 over, suspended license, warrants and court dates missed? How do you stop it at some point? Or do you even want it to stop?
I'm not for jail, trust me I am not. But at some point there people who leave us with no other option.
Read any number of the studies and recommendations I cited. There are a metric shitton of good ideas out there. Some places are implementing them. Others are doubling down because "tough on crime! law and order! there must be consequences!".....cutting off their nose to spite their face.
Go ahead, read a few of them. Plenty of good ideas between what we have now and letting someone drive like Mario Andretti through school zones every other day.
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1 minute ago, Tuco said:
But understand this: as long as the Trump GOP is a politically viable party, it will always be the Trump GOP, long after he is gone. Success doesn't not facilitate change. You voting for him just means you will never have a candidate you actually like. I guess every dark, shit-storm, fascist cloud has a silver lining.
This. They've swallowed the full glass of poison. They''re just too dumb to realize that they're already dead, even if it takes a couple of hours to do its magic.
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Just now, hornhorn said:
OK, fair enough. I don't know if ALL jurisdictions allow it. Would you agree that if a jurisdiction(Dallas and almost all surrounding cities to my knowledge do) allow you with a payment plan or community service in lieu of a ticket and you still do nothing and end up getting arrested its your fault? And not the system?
Sure. It's your fault.
Now what? Punishing these ne'er do wells sure does make hornhorn feel better. You really showed them. So now they're poor, and they're gonna stay poor, and not be able to drive to a job or anything like that. WINNING!
Justice is about results, not about retribution. We need to actually take affirmative steps to help people OUT of poverty, not steps to keep them there. Even if they "deserve it." I don't give a fuck if someone deserves it or not -- we are all better off if they have a pathway to earning a living and not being a drain on society. Our system should be focused on achieving that outcome.*
*Note, I'm not talking about violent crimes and such. You stab someone, you're not getting a lot of second chances. But non-violent offenses, including traffic and drug offenses? Yeah, I'm good with giving you 2, 4, 10 chances. Because that just increases the odds that eventually, you get out of where you are, and become a contributing member of society. Which is a win for ALL OF US.
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Running Alt-Right Thread of Mockery and Hypocrisy
in Cloak Room
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Problem: he’s not “alt-right.” He’s just a mainstream GOP. Which is now the alt-right. So, maybe no problem. Or maybe all the problems. Who knows. They’re all fucking clowns...and they run the show.