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Brisketexan

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  1. Fuck, we'd settle for some semblance of objective and evenly applied regulations and the continuing Rule of Law at this point.
  2. Fucking war crime, man.
  3. And Bill's reaction to the whole story should be him ostentatiously smiling, and lighting up a cigar.
  4. Oh, and shame on me -- I forgot to mention that they also had cheese enchiladas on the entree line. They looked glorious.
  5. Bullshit. You're at least curious about what enthusiasm that lip-lickin' hog of a Karen brings to the table.
  6. It's a real fucking branding problem. See, these fuckheads have defended to the death, and viciously attacked any criticism of kleptocratic fascist-captured crony "capitalism," which they call "Capitalism," thus ruining the FUCK out of actual Capitalism's brand. If you tell people that this utter fuckjob is "Capitalism," then yeah....people are going to turn against Capitalism. The brands of Capitalism and Christianity have never had worse brand ambassadors than the modern GQP.
  7. "According to the Greatest Tremendous Amazingly Accurate Bureau of Labor and Economic and Statistics for Kids Who Don't Read Good, unemployment is at the bestest number ever, at levels the likes of which have never been seen, and inflation is down bigly, like 1,500%. Also, the 2020 election was stollen and the Epstein files are a Democrat hoax."
  8. Okay, in a TINY bit of fairness here....she called asking for something very specific that most churches don't exactly keep on hand. So, an answer of "we don't have any formula for you" is not a "wrong answer." It is an incomplete answer, for sure. For example, if you called our home church and asked for formula, the answer would be "we do not have any on hand. But, we work closely with Manos de Cristo, and they keep a supply on hand. How about we call them, and connect you with them so you can get what you need?" Most churches don't have every possible resource at hand, but most decent ones (and yeah....I realize that these days, there are a shitload that don't fall anywhere on the "decent" spectrum) have a list of resources they know of and/or work with, and will work to connect people with those resources. So, this particular stunt did prove a point that has a lot of truth to it, but did so in a way that was misleading at least in part. Again, plenty of the targets of her ire deserved it because their response was shitty from the get-go, but not all churches who didn't directly provide baby formula neglected their call.
  9. Man, I even got the Luann - I'm a delicate little lunch eater these days.
  10. This. Women have no greater enemy than Repuglican women.
  11. Now....imagine that random kid is gay or trans.... ....and you've built the foundation of America's dominant theology.
  12. It always is when fascists are involved.
  13. I combed the emails for mention of T. Herman Zweibel, and his name was SUSPICIOUSLY absent. I ain't buying it.
  14. Just went there for lunch today with one of my partners. Guys....it's fantastic. It's a shorter serving line and limited menu. Like today, the entrees were roasted turkey, roasted chicken, chopped steak, cheese and bacon-topped chopped steak, baked fish, fried fish, and CFS. Sides included fried okra, mac and cheese, rice pilaf, green beans, corn, and spinach. Luann with an iced tea set me back like $13 - not bad at all for a downtown lunch. There was a crowd. We found a place to sit, but tables ended up full. I will be back. It was a nice treat.
  15. Sure, but you just took the class to meet chicks.
  16. Here's the thing: for most Repuglicans, "release the files! Protect victims of sex trafficking!" was just performative bullshit meant to get votes, that's it. They don't believe it, never did, and actually, they like sex trafficking just fine because it's among the purest examples of the powerful using and abusing the powerless, which is the core Repuglican ethos. But a handful of them apparently actually bought the message - Massie seems to be one of them. I know people who have worked, for decades, in the world of enforcement against sex trafficking and rehabilitation of victims of sex trafficking. It's real shit, although the perpetrators and victims are 99% much less interesting and glamorous than the players here. But that said, they welcome any allies they can get. And it's amazing that we live in a time where the approach of "if you say you're concerned about sex trafficking, and are against sex trafficking, then you should actually BE against sex trafficking" is a controversial one tells you what a world of shit we're in.
  17. BING-FUCKING-GO. And she was fucking RIGHT. Pay attention to how Trump has run the executive branch. He has done so EXACTLY as a mob boss would do so, including ample use of threats, punishment, and negative consequences for people who don't do what he wants. And when confronted by such a dynamic, MOST people choose NOT to cross the mob boss, testify against the mob boss, etc. I don't even have much experience with that dynamic, but it doesn't take much to understand it. Hell, I had a federal criminal appointment. I represented a low-level player. He could have gotten a major sentence reduction if he'd flip on his higher-ups. He told me what he knew, and it was good stuff. We set up the meeting. Walk into the room with the AUSA and lead FBI agent. My guy....clams up. Completely and totally. Authorities are not surprised. Afterwards, I ask him WTF, he explains "they know where my family is." And that was that. Trump is a fucking criminal mobster. Very, very few people are going to cross him, because he has always made it plain - either directly, or through his fixers -- that he will hurt the fuck out of you and yours if you do so. Start treating Trump like a criminal, in every imaginable way, and you'll begin to understand what we're dealing with here. An explanation/question of "oh yeah, well then why aren't people coming out and testifying against him?" has the same answer of "why weren't people lined up down the block to testify against John Gotti?"
  18. Fuck you, I sure as shit did. I collected on multiple bets in 2016 on just that point. And this....this is the fucking problem. She was a fucking minor. Who was trafficked. She had no agency, that's the entire goddamn legal point. When you functionally enslave an underage girl and farm her out for sex for money, she is not a whore. YOU are a child trafficker. Full stop. And if you're Donald Trump, you are 100% okay with all of it. He is a sexual abuser of minors, the GQP excuses sexual abuse of minors, and its mouthpieces rationalize it and are minutes away from the "actually, an adult male fucking underage girls who were trafficked is a GOOD thing." Every conversation, every debate, anything involving any democrat speaking in public should begin with a statement like that. "What do I think about the state of our roads and bridges? Well, the important thing about our roads and bridges is that I think that Donald Trump sexually abused minors, and the entire Republican part including my opponent is just fine with it and actually supports the sexual abuse of minors. Oh, and he doesn't give a fuck about you -- he wants to take everything that belongs to you and give it to his billionaire buddies, and get paid for it. Remember, if we're talking about Republicans, we're talking about people who either fuck you, fuck little girls, or both."
  19. That's because you didn't take "Advanced Stupid" as a language course in college. If you can read fluent Stupidese at a sophomore level or better, it all becomes crystal clear.
  20. [Epstein] Wait....where can you get a 17 year old girl for 49 cents? [/Epstein]
  21. Yeah.....an outlier for sure. But then, someone most folks really don't need to interact with. You don't go down to the DA's office for anything, unless you're charged with something.
  22. Yep, Travis County title transfer (and out-of-time registration) is amazingly easy and smooth. Honestly, Travis County's operations as a whole (vehicle registrations, wedding licenses, election stuff) are pretty damned good. Nothing's perfect, but they get at least an A-.
  23. Fast food bargains are indeed a creature that young men specialize in, and Americans are experts in it. My son tells tale of road trips with his baseball team in Scotland. On drives back from out-of-town games, they need to stop for food, and the UK doesn't have nearly the roadside food options that we're used to. McDonald's is their main option. After a few trips, his teammates were amazed by the difference: they spent 10 pounds on a combo meal. My son got a big sack of food for 8 pounds. "How did you do that?" He explained the art of engineering your value menu order. He could get 4 snack wraps for 4 pounds, then add a double cheeseburger for 2 pounds, etc. The art of "acquire sack of food for minimum money" is an American skill, and a valuable one. I may be past those days, but I get to chuckle and re-live them as the boy tells his tales. Shit, there's a Taco Bell in downtown Glasgow, and he's converted a good bunch of his crew to appreciating its late-night attributes. Funny as shit to hear a couple of cute English girls talk about how they LOVE going to Taco Bell after they leave the bars now.
  24. Again, no worries. There's a very good chance that before the 4 years is up, there won't be "Americans" any more. Maybe you'll be a resident of Pacifica, if they take refugees.
  25. It's okay. The Republic won't survive 4 years of it, so this will "end" early.
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