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  1. There are actually states in this country that have enacted many of those policies, have robust economic sectors from tech to ag to manufacturing to services, have some of the top performing economies in the nation, and whose voters continue time after time to elect members of the party that bring them that. Some even vote in these policies via the public. While none of them are perfect by any means, I don't know, maybe go to those places and find out how and why that's working? Or, ya know, I suppose we could just go back and talk to voters in some diner in Fail State about failure.
  2. Portuguese women are just fine, believe me... but daaaaamn, those bundas brasileiras!
  3. Nah, you're the better choice. The Portuguese like to make fun of Brazilians (probably jealous that Brazilian Portuguese sounds much better/more lyrical than European Portuguese). Even speaking my terrible Brazilian Portuguese in Portugal, I always get the "you speak Portuguese very well... for a Brazilian!" followed by peals of laughter. Of course, Portuguese people are great and it's all good-natured.... (seriously, though, I hope for the best for you both and agree that right now might not be the best time for her to leave here) 🤬
  4. Sonoma Beach! Gardenia!
  5. "Dipping into Portugal" by train is extremely challenging and has been since Covid, when both overnight trains from Spain (one from Madrid to Lisboa, the other from Hendaye at the French-Spanish border to Porto) were discontinued by the Spanish rail operator RENFE. You can still travel between the two countries but it takes multiple trains, some of them local services, either from Madrid via Badajoz to Lisboa or from the north via Vigo to Porto (normally requires an overnight in Vigo). Alternatively, there's a bus service (2 hours or so) from the Sevilla train station to Tavira and Faro in the Algarve, where you can connect by rail to the rest of Portugal. All of these are doable and fun if you love trains, but will take a bite out of your rail pass days. You'd probably want the unlimited pass to do that. Unfortunately, there is no longer Wrexham - Portugal direct service either, although one hopes this will change once the Premier League is attained.
  6. Thread name checks out.
  7. I just figured it was the Oklahoma plates.
  8. Naturalized citizens can be denaturalized and deported. I believe this even works on South Africans should an occasion arise.
  9. $43,000? That's minimum wage for most people in WA. That'll encourage the best and brightest. But yeah, sucking on the gubmint teat and all that. Get rid of 'em. What could go wrong?
  10. Ducks suck. Oh, I thought you were in Oregon.
  11. Visited the Mighty Mo many times as a kid when it was at Bremerton (and once at Pearl). Congrats on the gig, and enjoy!
  12. I was in Zambia over a couple of months in 2012-13 (northern Zambia mostly, not in the Copper Belt or much in Lusaka). Two Chinese "advisors" at a copper mine near Kitwe had recently been murdered and I was chatting about it and the growing Chinese presence with a Zambian acquaintance. His response was a shrug of the shoulders and "We Zambians know colonialism when we see it." Unfortunately they're still having even worse luck with them than they did with the Brits.
  13. Odds are, despite his age, that he didn't vote for this shit. He lives in Seattle, where Trump has managed to get 1 vote out of every 11 cast, in all 3 elections, at around 90% turnout. So, while he fits the demographic most likely to be that 1 of 11, odds remain high that he didn't. The Leopards Eating People's Faces Party has very little support here. Nonetheless, they're still feasting.
  14. Yeah, Alaska has its issues but it's much better than SWA (especially with these major devaluations)... if you're in a market they serve well. For most of this board that's not going to be the case. That said, in my major metro SWA hasn't had "low" fares - or really even competitive - for decades, and they're now a bit player here. Alaska and to some extent Delta have pushed them out, and now they have nothing to differentiate them from anyone else (worse, actually, if you fly more than just once a year to see Aunt Millie).
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