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re: The Aggie/Tide brotherhood continues in the NFLPosted on 5/1/21 at 12:38 pm to Farmer1906 An Aggie opening up his holes for Bama is nothing new, baw
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Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
pyrohornIII replied to Grade of D as in David's topic in Cloak Room
You can be pretty book smart without having much common sense or a feel for the best course of action. I think this fits him pretty well. -
Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
pyrohornIII replied to Grade of D as in David's topic in Cloak Room
Do as I say, not as I do. -
I think maybe he stalled the vote in order to try to take it behind closed doors and pump it full of other crap. If he lets it pass now, then some of the other voter suppression bills like 1340 would probably die. This is an attempt to round up all the strays into one bad ass bill. But I don't know shit, just trying to piece it all together too.
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This is what I figured he would try to pull. Swamp the system with lots of crappy bills to divide the fight, then find a way to try to lump them all into one bill at the end. Last ditch efforts to retain control. They know Texas will turn blue, and they are working to forestall that as long as possible. So even if these laws end up getting struck down, now they will clog up the courts. TDC Press Release 4/30 Vote-Suppressing Texas Republican Briscoe Cain Just Muscled Senate Bill 7 Through Committee AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, Texas Republicans on the House Elections Committee ducked transparency norms in order to greenlight a shadowy version of voter suppression bill Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) — clearing a path to move the bill through the legislature and strip away Texans’ voting rights behind closed doors. In a blatant attempt to force the voter suppression bill through the House, Committee Chair Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) raised SB 7 without giving legislators advance notice, substituted the language of House Bill 6 (HB 6) into the titular SB 7 without giving legislators time to read through the bill, and disallowed public discussion and testimony from concerned Texans, as is customary. If Cain succeeds and the full House passes SB 7, a handful of Republican legislators will be able to pull the worst parts of SB 7 and HB 6 together behind closed doors and pass them through the legislature — without the House having heard testimony on many of the bill’s harmful, illegal, racist provisions. Voting rights advocates, Democrats, and a broad coalition of allies sounded the alarm Thursday at the state Capitol during a press conference organized by MOVE Texas. Democratic legislators continue to fight tooth and nail to stop SB 7 and HB 6, which represent the worst attack on voting rights in our state since the Jim Crow era. The bills include blatant provisions to gut the voting rights of communities of color, voters with disabilities, and working Texans — including slashing voting hours and locations and clearing the way for Jim Crow-style voter intimidation. Now, if Cain manages to duck scrutiny through skirting House procedures, advocates fear the most harmful pieces of these bills will be compiled and passed into law. Unfortunately, that was not enough voter suppression for one hearing, and the committee also considered SB 1340. This bill would require many Texans to provide documentary proof of citizenship before being registered to vote, confuse and lengthen the time between when a voter submits their registration form and when they can vote, and enshrine into law parts of Texas’ failed illegal voter purge from 2019. Public testimony highlighted many problems with the bill — not least of all how it violates the National Voter Registration Act, thus flying in the face of federal law. Looking at other states that have attempted similar schemes, such as Kansas, this bill could disenfranchise over 10 percent of new would-be registrants and would result in costly legal battles. Texas Democratic Party Voter Protection Director Rose Clouston issued the following statement: “Texas Republicans have already introduced the most racist, harmful voter suppression bills our state has seen since Jim Crow, in the form of House Bill 6 and Senate Bill 7. Now, Rep. Briscoe Cain is trying to cherry-pick all the worst parts of these terrible bills and pass them through the Texas Legislature without ever giving House lawmakers time to properly scrutinize this legislation, and without giving Texans a chance to give testimony on what’s in this bill. “These are some of the shadiest moves yet from a party hellbent on slashing our voting rights. Republicans have decided to do the work of voter suppression in the shadows, ignoring their constituents’ concerns and experiences. They are abandoning normal procedures because it would be inconvenient for them to hear the outpouring of condemnation from everyone who believes in the foundation of our democracy — voting rights. “We have to continue to ask why Republicans are trying to fix a voting system that isn’t broken. There is only one reason: Republicans know that if they let Texans vote conveniently and freely, Texans won’t choose them. “We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: we will not be silenced. Texans have already spoken loud and clear to say these racist bills aren’t welcome in our state. A massive coalition of advocates and Texans is fighting to stop these bills, and businesses and corporations are on our side. This is a brazen attempt to rob Texans of their right to vote, and it’s wrong, racist and illegal. We will keep fighting, and we will win.”
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The Batshit Insane QAnon Conspiracy Theory
pyrohornIII replied to Hugo Stiglitz's topic in Cloak Room
Replacing Planned Parenthood with Planned Poverty of Intelligence. -
Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
pyrohornIII replied to Grade of D as in David's topic in Cloak Room
There's nothing left in their playbook anymore. Just trolling, no actual governance or anything. It's all MTG and Boobert now. Just hang on to office and don't fix a damn thing. Those of them in Austin are rigging the game in their favor. It's very obvious and comes off as a hail mary. 40 years of dumbing down America has gotten them 40% of Americans voting for them. The others are waking up. They know it. So they are pushing every despicable bill they can, and blocking all the real legislation because they know their days are numbered. The question is can we get them out before they destroy Texas by ignoring global warming? -
Cross posted from the Voter suppression thread... this from an hour ago: In case you missed it, Chair Cain (R) just tried to take a surprise vote on SB 7 by steamrolling his Vice-Chair, Rep. Jessica González (D), and attempting to sub in the language for HB 6 so that he and Sen. Hughes (R) can rewrite the entire bill behind closed doors. Don’t let them.We need you to call House Speaker Phelan right now and tell him not to let Chairman Cain jam SB 7 through the House Elections Committee today. There has been no hearing, testimony, or public notice on this racist anti-voting bill. Take two minutes right now and please call (512) 463-1000 and let Speaker Phelan know that Texans want their voices to be heard. We will not be silenced. Thank you for all you do - it really makes a difference.
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I'm so tired of this shit! I called and told them if they wanted to screw over the texas voters at least do it in public and not behind closed doors. This is from 1 PM on the 29th. In case you missed it, Chair Cain (R) just tried to take a surprise vote on SB 7 by steamrolling his Vice-Chair, Rep. Jessica González (D), and attempting to sub in the language for HB 6 so that he and Sen. Hughes (R) can rewrite the entire bill behind closed doors. Don’t let them.We need you to call House Speaker Phelan right now and tell him not to let Chairman Cain jam SB 7 through the House Elections Committee today. There has been no hearing, testimony, or public notice on this racist anti-voting bill. Take two minutes right now and please call (512) 463-1000 and let Speaker Phelan know that Texans want their voices to be heard. We will not be silenced. Thank you for all you do - it really makes a difference.
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By nature the Dems are divided on different goals and strategies. Maybe not so much divided on the goals, but the priority of them. But all Dems are concerned about the welfare of others, that makes them more humane in the treatment of others, always looking for the good in people. That's the image of the party. So going in on the attack is not their norm. The Dems need to keep hammering the message that they are accomplishing things in contrast to the last admin. Show the positives and let the negatives speak for themselves. 100 days in they can start to show progress, and the longer we go, the numbers will reflect that positive trend. We had 4 years of division, hate and fearmongering. We are better than that. We are proving that. The republicans are masters at wallowing in mud. We can't beat them at that game. We need to get out of that pit and move forward. I get the idea that is Biden's general plan. Let an independent DOJ go after the bad actors, don't politicize that. BUT I wish they would develop a scoreboard that shows what each administration had accomplished within set time frames, i.e. first 100 days. They need to show people what they had and what they have now. Need to squarely place the blame where it belongs.
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What Discontinued Snack/Food Item Needs To Come Back?
pyrohornIII replied to BayouBill's topic in Food and Travel
Mihn Breakfast Egg Rolls Manske Rolls used to be in HEB frozen section. Not as good as fresh, but definitely still a treat. -
They show up now and then around here...like these: If you get near canadian candy, grab up one of these. Very hard to find, but the buttered popcorn ones are the bomb. Two of my favorites not mentioned so far.
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My frugal german grandmother always had a bottle of root beer concentrate. She'd mix with water and pour over ice. It wasn't very good, but on a hot summer day it wasn't turned down either. She never had sodas of any type in the house, that was as close as she'd get. It was considered a treat. What was the name of that Happy Days type diner chain in San Antonio in the 90s that had their own RB? Rudy's Root Beer? That stuff rivaled A&W with the cold frosty mug.
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If you could fight one politician or political personality?
pyrohornIII replied to TexArcher's topic in Cloak Room
Google 'Democrats receive death threats' Google 'Republican violence against Democrats' Google 'Jan 6, 2021 US Capitol' Then fuck off with this concept the "cabal" is this unhinged group of echo chamber liberals. -
If you could fight one politician or political personality?
pyrohornIII replied to TexArcher's topic in Cloak Room
Although fisticuffs would give satisfaction, I don't much imagine it would change much in the long haul for most of these people. Since this thread started, I have been trying to think of someway to expose these people and possibly educate them to their sliminess. Maybe this challenge thing isn't the best answer, but I think these fuckers need to walk some serious miles in the shoes of those they represent. Therefore I would probably challenge them as my fight. Something along the lines of 'Trading Places.' I'd start with Cornyn. Devise a series of a half dozen scenarios faced by his constituents at the lower level socio-economically. Maybe it's facing eviction because you're now a Covid long hauler and can't work. Or an asylum seeker who faces deportation. An elderly person who can't get decent healthcare, despite working and paying into SSA and medicaid their whole lives. An abused spouse who gets the shit beat out of them, but their spouse walks free after 6 months of "anger counseling" Likewise I'd be challenged to do the things his job demands, basically acting as Senator, making policy decisions and generally representing people. Let a jury/panel of 100 Texans drawn randomly be the judges scoring the match. -
Running Alt-Right Thread of Mockery and Hypocrisy
pyrohornIII replied to bad_teammate's topic in Cloak Room
To be so close to the truth and yet soooo far from it at the same time is staggering. I was thinking he's going to make a library for his vast collection of books. She's good. But right off I was like "how the hell does lazy eye dude have a wife like that?" By the time she got to barely legal mermaids, I was on to her. -
2021 Texas Orange-White Game - April 24, 1 PM, LHN
pyrohornIII replied to Machinator's topic in Football
Ware called a LHN game last year. I remember asking the same question. -
2021 Texas Orange-White Game - April 24, 1 PM, LHN
pyrohornIII replied to Machinator's topic in Football
I like Overshown and Kerstetter, but interview them during those interminably long pre and post game shows, not during the game. Tell us who is on the field and what they are doing or did. We don't need some 20 minute diatribe on Coach Sark in the middle of the game. And they hardly ever said anything about the defense other than the DL when they got a sack. Dumbasses trying so hard to impress with their boundless knowledge, I suppose. Those announcers for the V-ball tourney, they know their shit. They know the players and the game. Very little color and loads of tech talk. That's what LHN needs, not this moronic Kurt Bohls type prattle. And that includes Acho. Did you guys mute that shit in Discord and just do general discussion? My Discord went all haywire today...so didn't get in. I have no idea who Galindo has pics of, but they must be doozies. -
Exterminate All the Brutes on HBO does a pretty good job of exposing the Belgian exploitation of the Congo. Highly recommend this doc, but I am having to take it in small doses.
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I started watching New Tricks a few nights ago. I stopped to watch an episode of Endeavor. While it is good, I went back to New Tricks. Same sort of Brit copper show, but a different formula. Basically, a trio of retired detectives come back as consultants to man a squad assigned to close out cold cases. It's got some tongue in cheek humor mixed in with the cases. I'll finish Endeavor next.
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Ridingtosunsets ride into the sunset Meta thread of genius
pyrohornIII replied to Ridingtosunset's topic in Cloak Room
It really is a deal but maybe not so big. He accepted a fact, something in black and white as fact. Not many of them do. But that's not the bigger point. That is admitting to repeatedly accepting and parroting falsehoods from these same spreaders of untruths or half-truths, and then doing a mea culpa for falling for that tripe. There's distance between apologizing for an incident, showing remorse for the incident, and correcting behavior to prevent repeating the incident. I'm waiting for the TA groups to start forming. Trumpist Anonymous. It's just as addictive as some other mainline substances. -
If you get Netflix, look for Foyle's War. A lot like Endeavor.
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Depp had a good role in Benny & Joon. I watched it because I really like Mary Stuart Masterson. He played a passable troubled youth in it. I also agree he seems to find the more fantastical roles to his liking. Somehow they might light his fire more than others. Any one that can carry all those roles is alright by me. Wayne was always lucky to have some pretty great co stars to help him out, like Martin and O'Hara. Roscoe Lee Brown as Jebediah Nightlinger. I fully agree. To me when the actor like Oldman and Depp can make you forget who they are and see them only as the character, then they have some serious talent. As much as I love Robert Duvall, I also see him so much more than I see his character. Maybe it's because I am more interested in his spin on the character, than the character itself. A lot the same for Eastwood and Wayne. To me Chris Elliott has always made me cringe when I had to sit through a scene he was in. Even in Schitt's Creek, which was all about over the top, just seemed he was too far over the top.
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Take copious notes. It's a great show.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Sam Neill is excellent as always. Amazon.
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