Texas -- a failed state

[tx 3 putt 78027]

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33973]

fuck yeah. I say let the stupids play stupid games. fuck protecting them anymore. we need a culling anyway. 

[YChang 3475]

Just when I think the dude sounds reasonable about raising the alarm bell about water conservation, I'm reminded he's still an idiot with stuff like this. 

[Francisco 2.0 32442]

8 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

fuck yeah. I say let the stupids play stupid games. fuck protecting them anymore. we need a culling anyway. 

 

What's even better is some chain, say, oh, HEB will decide they don't want to sell raw milk. But Abbott will sign a law that specifically forces chains like United or HEB to sell raw milk, because freedom.

Then one day people will purchase it from HEB, possibly get sick, and then people will bitch and moan about HEB selling tainted milk.

 

Edited Monday at 07:24 PM by Francisco 2.0

[Chad Fuck 17915]

11 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

What's even better is some chain, say, oh, HEB will decide they don't want to sell raw milk. But Abbott will sign a law that specifically forces chains like United or HEB to sell raw milk, because freedom.

Then one day people will purchase it from HEB, possibly get sick, and then people will bitch and moan about HEB selling tainted milk.

 

Dallas decided we didn't want to use plastic bags because they fill up White Rock Lake, etc.  But Abbott told us we couldn't decide for ourselves.  That broke dick fucker.  

[royiv 9452]

27 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Dallas decided we didn't want to use plastic bags because they fill up White Rock Lake, etc.  But Abbott told us we couldn't decide for ourselves.  That broke dick fucker.  

They’re all for local control until they don’t agree with it.

[Brisketexan 105787]

45 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

What's even better is some chain, say, oh, HEB will decide they don't want to sell raw milk. But Abbott will sign a law that specifically forces chains like United or HEB to sell raw milk, because freedom.

Then one day people will purchase it from HEB, possibly get sick, and then people will bitch and moan about HEB selling tainted milk.

 

There is a near 100% chance of this exact scenario coming to pass.

FREEDOM!*

 

* Which means "freedom for the GQP to tell people/businesses what to do, but zero freedom in those people and businesses having any choice."  And we're not talking about government orders or laws telling businesses what to do in terms of "don't harm people" (e.g., we have laws that prevent stores from putting poison on the shelves where kids can reach it, shit like that).  Nope.  These are COMPULSORY laws mandating affirmative conduct - you MUST sell raw milk.

The current iteration of the GQP is the antithesis of a party of "freedom and liberty" for anyone except their chosen class/group.  "Laws for thee, not for me," all that jazz that we've seen repeatedly.

[hornmpa96 2635]

If you want raw milk, go buy a dairy cow. These fuckers are trying to get people killed.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13569]

Texas. The anti-science state.

[Chad Fuck 17915]

3 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

If you want raw milk, go buy a dairy cow. These fuckers are trying to get people killed.

That's the freedom to die by ignorance, son.

You take that away, well, then you just don't really have America anymore, do you?

[DigglerontheHoof 21347]

10 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

If you want raw milk, go buy a dairy cow. These fuckers are trying to get people killed.

Perhaps it's a chance to improve our gene pool a tad. 

[hornmpa96 2635]

1 minute ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Perhaps it's a chance to improve our gene pool a tad. 

I’m starting to see this perspective. Let’s maybe cull some folks.

Sid Miller and family can be the first to start drinking raw milk daily.

[royiv 9452]

10 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Perhaps it's a chance to improve our gene pool a tad. 

Unlike the anti-vaxxers, the raw milk idiots are only putting themselves and their own families at risk. Let ‘em at it.

[Gap03 3354]

9 minutes ago, royiv said:

Unlike the anti-vaxxers, the raw milk idiots are only putting themselves and their own families at risk. Let ‘em at it.**

**  But back of the line when these dumb sonsabitches show up at the emergency room.

[Brisketexan 105787]

17 minutes ago, royiv said:

Unlike the anti-vaxxers, the raw milk idiots are only putting themselves and their own families at risk. Let ‘em at it.

 

6 minutes ago, Gap03 said:

**  But back of the line when these dumb sonsabitches show up at the emergency room.

These.  Go out and suck shit out of a cow's ass if you want, IDGAF.  Just don't take up valuable bed space in the ER when you bust a 105 degree fever.

Of course, we're finding bird flu in raw milk, so there's a non-zero chance that one of these fucking numbnuts will be patient zero of the next fucking pandemic.  Because "LOOK HOW STUPID AND DEFIANT I CAN BE!" is the ultimate badge of how American you are these days.

[Bozo_Casanova 26692]

1 hour ago, royiv said:

Unlike the anti-vaxxers, the raw milk idiots are only putting themselves and their own families at risk. Let ‘em at it.

Right up until it introduces exactly the wrong H5N1 flu mutation to the wrong person at the wrong time.

Or infects food servers or a cook with listeria, Cryptosporidium, campylobacter, etc, and ylu eat at their place the day they get sick. 

Edited Monday at 10:31 PM by Bozo_Casanova

[Chad Fuck 17915]

20 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Right up until it introduces exactly the wrong H5N1 flu mutation to the wrong person at the wrong time.

Or infects food servers or a cook with listeria, Cryptosporidium, campylobacter, etc, and ylu eat at their place the day they get sick. 

Look for "WE DON'T USE RAW MILK" signs to pop up in restaurants soon.  

Or the opposite.  More lines we can draw between each other.  

[BrazilHorn 6668]

 COVID denial killed a bunch of Texas GOP

If now folks want to drink raw milk and some of them expire then game on. 

[tx 3 putt 78027]

3 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Dallas decided we didn't want to use plastic bags because they fill up White Rock Lake, etc.  But Abbott told us we couldn't decide for ourselves.  That broke dick fucker.  

 

fuck that puto

as i walk into heb with all my totes at home 

 

[tx 3 putt 78027]

2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

That's the freedom to die by ignorance, son.

You take that away, well, then you just don't really have America anymore, do you?

 

in his statement, miller brags about filtering out the shit from his raw milk, before drinking it 

 

lol i’m sure there’s no after taste there 

 

[Evil Bill Obrien 3355]

So more "small government" things...

 

Guessing the takeover of HISD was the first test, if they can get this to pass will be the next test, guessing final outcome is try and do a full takeover of Harris County and any other county/city governments the ruling party declares "unfit"

 

[Brisketexan 105787]

14 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

So more "small government" things...

 

Guessing the takeover of HISD was the first test, if they can get this to pass will be the next test, guessing final outcome is try and do a full takeover of Harris County and any other county/city governments the ruling party declares "unfit"

 

Correct.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13569]

20 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Dallas decided we didn't want to use plastic bags because they fill up White Rock Lake, etc.  But Abbott told us we couldn't decide for ourselves.  That broke dick fucker.  

 

17 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

fuck that puto

as i walk into heb with all my totes at home 

 

I hate local govts adding more laws and regulations on us but people suck. If they would take the plastic bags home and dispose of them correctly, mayors wouldn't pass laws like this.

Trash rant incoming. We can't have nice things without the govt regulating us more. I live near a park in Houston where they recently improved/expanded the size of their playground. Which is fine but the increased number of parents/kids using the park has led to a tremendous amount of trash that they fail to throw away. Why bother walking 25 feet to a trash can to dispose of a dirty diaper when the parking lot is a fine alternative. The place is a low grade landfill somedays.

[royiv 9452]

5 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

So more "small government" things...

 

Guessing the takeover of HISD was the first test, if they can get this to pass will be the next test, guessing final outcome is try and do a full takeover of Harris County and any other county/city governments the ruling party declares "unfit"

 

In a state where our legislative body meets for 140 days every two years, it’s good to see our elected representatives focus their time on the issues that will improve the lives of Texans and their children.

[tx 3 putt 78027]

10 minutes ago, royiv said:

In a state where our legislative body meets for 140 days every two years, it’s good to see our elected representatives focus their time on the issues that will improve the lives of Texans and their children.

 

is this some kind of protection from austin / travis county da’s ?

[royiv 9452]

7 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

is this some kind of protection from austin / travis county da’s ?

I was being highly sarcastic, but I’m sure that talking point is part of Briscoe’s calculus.

[tx 3 putt 78027]

Almost half of Texas counties have nowhere to get prenatal care, let alone deliver a baby. 

The Rural Texas Maternal Health Rescue Plan offers legislative proposals to shore up what’s left.

 

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/texas-rural-maternal-health-plan/

[royiv 9452]

15 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Almost half of Texas counties have nowhere to get prenatal care, let alone deliver a baby. 

The Rural Texas Maternal Health Rescue Plan offers legislative proposals to shore up what’s left.

 

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/texas-rural-maternal-health-plan/

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As one of 10 states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid, Texas has a 21.7% uninsured rate, the highest in the nation. 

From the article, this is one of the biggest kicks to the nuts. As a state, we’re turning away Federal money that we’re already paying into the system via federal taxes. 

[softlynow 1855]

17 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Almost half of Texas counties have nowhere to get prenatal care, let alone deliver a baby. 

The Rural Texas Maternal Health Rescue Plan offers legislative proposals to shore up what’s left.

 

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/texas-rural-maternal-health-plan/

Why would this concern Republican voters? Their concern isn't babies, it's fetuses. An abortion is provided by an OB-GYN. No OB-GYNs, no abotion. Fetuses saved!

A real Christian woman would deliver that baby and survive with or without modern medical care. Post-partum deaths are God's will. Pre-partum deaths are Satan's work through the commie libs defiling this land Jesus gave us.

[Brisketexan 105787]

6 minutes ago, royiv said:

From the article, this is one of the biggest kicks to the nuts. As a state, we’re turning away Federal money that we’re already paying into the system via federal taxes. 

Read things like this:

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Several of the top priorities focus on Medicaid, the largest payer of maternal health services in Texas. Medicaid pays for half of births statewide, but in rural areas, covers between 60% and 90% of births. Medicaid is primarily federally funded, but states administer the program.

Translation: in the areas that are most likely to vote lockstep GQP because "get a job, get the gubmint outta my business!"......the LARGE majority of people are on....government funded healthcare.

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This plan also lays out ways the Legislature could shore up rural women’s health care more broadly, ensuring they are healthy before and after pregnancy. As one of 10 states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid, Texas has a 21.7% uninsured rate, the highest in the nation. While lawmakers are unlikely to move on that issue anytime soon,

Translation: Texas has an easy path to improving access to prenatal care, and insuring the people who need it.  But the people who need it most....consistently vote against it.  And then bitch about how society is leaving them to suffer in declining rural communities.

For fuck's sake, we're filled with people who repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot and then get angry about why their feet are full of holes.

 

And one thing is for certain: the Legislature won't do jack shit to meaningfully improve this situation.

But....we're pRo LiFe!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus.  The fucking stupidity and hypocrisy of this fucking state.

[Biff Tannen 45791]

22 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

So more "small government" things...

 

Guessing the takeover of HISD was the first test, if they can get this to pass will be the next test, guessing final outcome is try and do a full takeover of Harris County and any other county/city governments the ruling party declares "unfit"

 

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

[Captainant 28024]

6 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

Just like how trump had no chance of winning, yeah?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13569]

23 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

So more "small government" things...

 

Guessing the takeover of HISD was the first test, if they can get this to pass will be the next test, guessing final outcome is try and do a full takeover of Harris County and any other county/city governments the ruling party declares "unfit"

 

can we expel Cain and Baytown from Texas?

[LCHorn 2689]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

Backlash from whom?  Have you seen the voting patterns in Austin?  My neighborhood went something like 75%-80% for Harris.  The GOP gave up on earning votes from here 20 years ago.  Even prior to that, Austin was “the people’s republic” for the majority of voters.  

[Evil Bill Obrien 3355]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

Didn't pass last time but fact that he refiled means it at least has a chance... got plenty of backlash from the state takeover of HISD but they still did that and show no sign of giving up control there.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33973]

1 hour ago, LCHorn said:

Backlash from whom?  Have you seen the voting patterns in Austin?  My neighborhood went something like 75%-80% for Harris.  The GOP gave up on earning votes from here 20 years ago.  Even prior to that, Austin was “the people’s republic” for the majority of voters.  

and what our magnanimous leaders can't seem to comprehend is that maybe so many people live and move here is because Austin is exactly not like the rest of Texas. Don't Texas my Austin.

Edited 9 hours ago by Longhorn_Fan68

[royiv 9452]

4 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

and what our magnanimous leaders can't seem to comprehend is that maybe so people live and move here is because Austin is exactly not like the rest of Texas. Don't Texas my Austin.

That was definitely the case in the past, but I think that Austin, and all of the large blue cities, are not going to attract new residents like they once did as Texas continues to align itself with the MAGA agenda. We’re already seeing it on this board with lots of examples of kids going out of state for school with no plan of returning. Professionally, it has become a lot more difficult for me to recruit physicians to Texas when it was super easy in the past.

[Brisketexan 105787]

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

Dude…does it present an opportunity to “own tha libz?” That’s all that matters. It may not pass this session, but I’m resigned to them presenting it each session going forward, and once they run out of other bullshit issues to pass legislation on, they’ll pass this.

Because “fuck you” is our only governing political philosophy now.

[DigglerontheHoof 21347]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

I think this would cause a legitimate backlash if it were to pass.  This has no chance of passing, correct?

We just elected a traitorous, felon, rapist as POTUS.  Nothing will cause a backlash.  Not one goddamned thing. 

[mchookem 16598]

[Biff Tannen 45791]

2 hours ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

We just elected a traitorous, felon, rapist as POTUS.  Nothing will cause a backlash.  Not one goddamned thing. 

Austin didn't.  My statement should be it would cause a backlash in Austin.  I don't know what that would actually look like.  Maybe just a gnashing of teeth or maybe something with more substance.  I guess I just don't see the 11th largest city in the nation just sitting back and taking this like a Clayton Williams rape victim.

[Brisketexan 105787]

38 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Austin didn't.  My statement should be it would cause a backlash in Austin.  I don't know what that would actually look like.  Maybe just a gnashing of teeth or maybe something with more substance.  I guess I just don't see the 11th largest city in the nation just sitting back and taking this like a Clayton Williams rape victim.

We can't stop it.  And that is a huge part of the point - the power dynamic.

You know how psychologists explain how a significant number of rapes aren't about sex, they are about power?  That's what the GQP is about.  "We can totally assfuck you."  "Oh, is it that you want to assfuck me?"  "No, it's not so much that we want to, it's really because we know you don't want to be assfucked by us, but there's nothing you can do to stop us.  We can do whatever we want to you, with impunity.  And that gets us off."

It's the exercise of power to cause pain as a display of dominance.  That's it.

[royiv 9452]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Austin didn't.  My statement should be it would cause a backlash in Austin.  I don't know what that would actually look like.  Maybe just a gnashing of teeth or maybe something with more substance.  I guess I just don't see the 11th largest city in the nation just sitting back and taking this like a Clayton Williams rape victim.

The state took over HISD and the only thing we’ve been able to do is vote down two bond propositions to express our displeasure. The state can do whatever it wants.