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Brisketexan

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  1. 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!
  2. Why you hate reggaeton?
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. This is the only way. It's also how I learned that our 2025 year-end projected GDP is "muledick."
  6. Fuck, we'd settle for some semblance of objective and evenly applied regulations and the continuing Rule of Law at this point.
  7. And Bill's reaction to the whole story should be him ostentatiously smiling, and lighting up a cigar.
  8. Oh, and shame on me -- I forgot to mention that they also had cheese enchiladas on the entree line. They looked glorious.
  9. Bullshit. You're at least curious about what enthusiasm that lip-lickin' hog of a Karen brings to the table.
  10. 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.
  11. "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."
  12. 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.
  13. Man, I even got the Luann - I'm a delicate little lunch eater these days.
  14. This. Women have no greater enemy than Repuglican women.
  15. Now....imagine that random kid is gay or trans.... ....and you've built the foundation of America's dominant theology.
  16. It always is when fascists are involved.
  17. I combed the emails for mention of T. Herman Zweibel, and his name was SUSPICIOUSLY absent. I ain't buying it.
  18. 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.
  19. Sure, but you just took the class to meet chicks.
  20. 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.
  21. 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?"
  22. 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."
  23. 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.
  24. [Epstein] Wait....where can you get a 17 year old girl for 49 cents? [/Epstein]
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