Everything posted by HRSchenker
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People keep moving to Texas, mostly
Kaufman County being the fastest growing county in the nation just makes me laugh. Land and SFHs are dirt cheap for what you can get on a sq ft basis as well as property taxes but that's mostly because the developments coming up around Forney and Terrell are outside their city limits. Aside from sales tax these new residents don't contribute to things like police, fire rescue, bond funding, etc. Tie that in with the most corrupt city government I've ever seen and a city voting bloc that violently opposes new residential development, they're inevitably going to see huge tax increases that will make Dallas County look cheap.
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Home Owners, Auto Insurance, and Related Stuff
My home and auto both went up 40%. I was able to move my auto to a different carrier but my wife's car (a Kia soul) is now liability only because carriers are refusing to pay for damages due to rampant theft. I can't move my home policy because I have 2 claims from last year and the other carriers my agent uses refuse to write a policy for the home with that many claims in 3 years. I think it was you C-Man that mentioned the $0 claim from my initial roof inspection could fuck me. Sure enough it did.
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The Supremes
Big news out of the Supreme Court this morning. Lindke v. Freed is out. A public official who prevents someone from commenting on the official’s social-media page engages in state action under §1983 only if the official both (1) possessed actual authority to speak on the State’s behalf on a particular matter, and (2) purported to exercise that authority when speaking in the relevant social-media posts https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-611_ap6c.pdf
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TikTok : Give me TikTok or Give me Death !!!
Or in a book. Can the government shut down a printing press because it's owned by a company that holds political views it finds objectionable?
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TikTok : Give me TikTok or Give me Death !!!
Is there not a first amendment argument to be made against this bill? Tik Tok is the forum where my Gen Z colleagues use for news and political discussion. I don't like the idea of shutting down a forum for free speech because it "might be a national security threat". Where do you draw the line? I remember Joe Jamail calling us terrorists because we talked about tearing down his statue if Mack Brown wasn't fired. Could we be next on the chopping block?
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RFK Jr. off the chain and off his rocker
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Trivial Things That Make You Surly
Is that in PSI? Holy shit you're a pot hole away from a massive explosion
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
What's up with the proliferation of businesses charging a fee for using a credit/debit card? I've seen anywhere from 1% all the way up to 4%. Feels like bullshit to me. Now I gotta go to an ATM and pay them a fee to withdraw money so I can avoid the fee at the business. Fuck this!
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2024 Oscar Nominees
"Okay fuck it, let's open this envelope"
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Murder plot stopped by the Royal Family
The same family that shut down OU's wishbone offense in 1970 also shutting down a murder plot shouldn't surprise anyone.
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Has the surge in sports betting legalization and advertising change how you view sports?
I used to laugh at people when their team lost and they'd yell about how the game was "rigged". Not anymore. The way the leagues are embracing gambling really bothers me. When Tim Donaghy was caught rigging NBA games it was a big deal at the time but I think a modern day Tim Donaghy would destroy a sport. If the NFL had its own Tim Donaghy controversy would people stop watching professional football? I probably would.
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Texas BBQ
- 2024 State of the Union, 8p central, 3/7
Why did Biden give a shout out to Lincoln Riley?- Texas Primaries
Mitch Little pulled out the upset of Kronda Thimesch a little after midnight. He was one of Ken Paxton's impeachment attorneys- Texas Primaries
This is what a Ken Paxton endorsement gets you in Kaufman County. Feuerstein thought he could bank on that while not submitting his campaign finance reports. Wrong!- Texas Primaries
All 3 of Paxton's CCA candidates are winning bigly but Slaughter is trying to keep it close- Texas Primaries
I still have no idea why Neave decided to primary him. It wasn't like her state house spot was flipping red so it was ride or die.- Texas Primaries
Travis County DA is winning in a landslide- The Supremes
Trump v Anderson is live. Colorado Supreme Court opinion reversed in unanimous decision. Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson write to concur in the judgment- Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
Just got my renewal notice from Germania. My auto and home rates are going up 45%! Fuck!- Texas Primaries
- Electric Cars
Tesla has a near monopoly on service. Outside of tires and suspensions I don't know anyone locally that is willing to work on my Model 3. Hell it took me a few calls to shops just to find one willing to change my tires.- Texas Primaries
- Reddit Gone Dark
I'm well into group 1 but will not be buying any stock in reddit. If anything I'll be shorting it. Reddit is at the mercy of Google. If Google decides to find a prettier girl to feature on search results, that stock is gonna crash quick. That scam ass site Quora found out the hard way (yes they're a scam, FUCK QUORA and their partner program).- Texas Primaries
8 day campaign reports were due yesterday. Joshua Feuerstein is still refusing to report his donors and expenditures. Of course he's the Paxton candidate in that district. - 2024 State of the Union, 8p central, 3/7
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