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Brisketexan

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  1. I said gotdamn. Preach.
  2. Dude. The tariffs are a big, beautiful tax on other countries. And stopping the tariffs will obviously make things cheaper for American consumers, who also weren't paying for the tariffs.
  3. AT age 13...MANY years ago....when they were 2 for .99, we'd ride our bikes around all day. And I'd have $2 and change in my pocket, so we could stop at JITB and get 4 tacos for fuel. Then get back on our bikes and ride miles in the Houston summer heat. There is no creature as resilient and immortal as a 13 yr old boy.
  4. Because it's not a case. It's a grift. This entire Regime is a grift. We just invited shameless thieves into the Treasury. And we're getting the result you'd expect.
  5. Yeah...the contrast with "prosperity gospel" is too rich. Interestingly enough, a couple of weeks ago, we were chatting in the evening, and ended up talking about the Swedish expression "Lagom är bäst," which translates to "enough is as good as a feast." My wife used the expression while presiding at the table the next Sunday, and in the context of the day and the sermon that had just been preached, it was fantastic. We really dug into it at our house, and talked about what it means in the most direct context of food. We are definitely foodies, and have had incredible meals in some amazing places. Some of them quite fancy and expensive. But we also talked about the meals that have made us happiest in our lives. A ham sandwich and potato chips at your kitchen table with your friends after swimming all day. A warm bowl of beans and fresh tortillas sitting on a dirt floor. The bag of fresh, hot mixed tacos we picked up from Taco Cabana in Feb of 2021, when our power came back on, and our house warmed back up. Burgers on our back patio, laughing with friends. We were hungry. And we had....enough. Our bellies were filled. Not to excess. Not with extravagance. But with enough. And how could you live a life where you don't want EVERYONE to have "enough?" And if that means sharing what's on your plate -- literally or metaphorically -- then why wouldn't you? In case you couldn't tell theology of the table is a big thing at our casa. It's just basic Matthew 25: 35-40 stuff. As you do for the least of these. WTF? How does so much of American "Christianity" get that so fucking wrong?
  6. I mean, it really is fantastic -- they've worked out a perfect work-around to avoid any legal prohibitions on gifts of government funds to individuals. Can the government give me $50 million? Of course not. Can I file suit against the government for.....literally ANYTHING, it really doesn't matter....and then have the Trump-owned DOJ "settle" my claim for eleventy trillion dollars? You bet. Our treasury has an open door for any ally of the Trump regime, with no cap or spending limit. Come in, take whatever you want. It's fucking amazing, and every single Trump supporter who said they wanted to "drain the swamp" is 100% okay with this. This is on track to the be the greatest looting of the US treasury in history, without there even being a close second. And all the MAGAs love it. Because draining the treasury for private gain of their guys is really "owning the libs," and in the end, that's all that matters. When this regime is done, the treasury will look like this: And they'll be just fine with it, because LIBS OWNED.
  7. “See that bridge? Built it with me own two hands. Carried the stone from the quarry on me own back, placed each one on top of th’other with great skill. Ya could drive a bloody herd of cattle over it without the least fear of damage, so strong is it. But do they call me ‘McGonagall The Bridge Builder’? No! They do na!” (repeat same basic story with the mill) “But do they call me ‘McGonagall The Millwright’? No! They do na!” (repeat same basic story with the kirk) "So do they call me ‘McGonagall The Kirk Builder’? No! They do na! But shag one sheep…"
  8. Better than dying to Taylor Swift.
  9. All of this is true. You and I explained this early on in the process -- there's a reason that the cops don't release all the emails and text messages they collected in every criminal case they have investigated -- it doesn't go public unless it's actually used in court. But Donny boy doesn't give a fuck about that distinction. Donny boy promised this, hundreds of times, and made it a centerpiece of his campaign. A very stupid dog just caught the car. Have fun, Donny boy! RELEASE THE FILES!
  10. Why you hate reggaeton?
  11. "Fanbois?" I couldn't care less. Just sharing what I've observed, on a daily basis, for several months. And the objective truth that I'm safer with Waymos around me than I am with typical Austin drivers (like the drivers at two consecutive intersections who turned right in front of me from the middle lane the other night going home). I'm no early adopter or preacher for autonomous driving. I'm just observing that it works, at least situationally.
  12. 100% And I know from personal experience -- and yes, this is anecdotal -- that upon taking urgent calls like this, we have made sure that the connection to Manos de Cristo happened in real time, and that the need was met. We also have an emergency "pastoral benevolence fund" that the pastor can tap for just this sort of real and urgent need. I wish we were bigger/had more volunteer time and resources to make such things available, but we're also practical -- we are functionally a suburban church in a pretty well-off neighborhood. There aren't many folks in urgent need showing up at our door. BUT, we also work closely with a sister church, located downtown, that absolutely DOES face regularly urgent needs, so we make sure they are regularly stocked (my wife and I will be delivering some stuff this weekend, as a matter of fact). Maybe my only point is that there are some intelligent logistics and practicalities involved -- a suburban church probably isn't going to keep a dozen cans of formula on hand. A church in a lower income area, or a mission project of multiple churches (e.g., Manos) absolutely does. That is indeed illuminating, and not surprising. In my experience with inter-faith work, both catholic and muslim congregations regularly "walk the walk." Have any other issues with them that you want, but in terms of "God calls us to tend to the needy," they are often at the front of the pack. Also not surprising. Perspective. Reminds me of the Eddie Izzard routine about how churches of one of the most oppressed populations nonetheless have some of the most joyous music and worship. That's because they know well the joy of simply having "enough," when you have been missing "enough" in recent memory. The response of the more well-to-do protestant (and non-denominational - you should be skeptical of anyplace that calls itself a "bible church") churches is disappointing and also quite unsurprising.
  13. This is the only way. It's also how I learned that our 2025 year-end projected GDP is "muledick."
  14. Fuck, we'd settle for some semblance of objective and evenly applied regulations and the continuing Rule of Law at this point.
  15. Fucking war crime, man.
  16. And Bill's reaction to the whole story should be him ostentatiously smiling, and lighting up a cigar.
  17. Oh, and shame on me -- I forgot to mention that they also had cheese enchiladas on the entree line. They looked glorious.
  18. Bullshit. You're at least curious about what enthusiasm that lip-lickin' hog of a Karen brings to the table.
  19. 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.
  20. "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."
  21. 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.
  22. Man, I even got the Luann - I'm a delicate little lunch eater these days.
  23. This. Women have no greater enemy than Repuglican women.
  24. Now....imagine that random kid is gay or trans.... ....and you've built the foundation of America's dominant theology.
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