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I'm part of a Friends of Big Bend NP group on Facebook. It's mostly pictures from vacations... I like being a part of it despite there being MAGA representation. Watching them justify cuts to NPS and BBNP while being in a group called Friends of Big Bend National Park is somehow predictable and disappointing at the same time.

Someone with not 100% citizen status asked about traveling to the park. A number of MAGA replied, "Just have all your papers, you'll be fine." They were completely serious and unironic. They probably typed it without even thinking about it.

America used to make jokes about countries that required papers in order to travel. Nazi Germany, Stasi Berlin, Apartheid South Africa, Black Codes Louisiana, Trump Big Bend BP.

Just have your papers, and you'll be fine.


Yeah, I follow that page.
Big Bend Times FB page consistently trolls Magats about The Gulf and The Border. They get outraged!
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1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Tech demonstrators started flying in 2019. Towards the end of Biden, the entire NGAD program was paused to let the new admin make decisions.  The crewed fighter is just a part of it that includes loyal wingman and other UAS.  
 

This was literally just the Pentagon naming something after him to get it across the finish line of approval.  That’s how we do strategy now. 

And it won’t go online for 10 years. Next dem president* should rename it

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*Yes there will be one
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Yeah, I follow that page.
Big Bend Times FB page consistently trolls Magats about The Gulf and The Border. They get outraged!
I'm fairly sure the original post (which was anonymous) was trolling or meant to the a response. If that's the case mission accomplished. The comments (before they were turned off), were as expected.

I've seen Big Bend Times. While I agree with the viewpoint, it's a little too much Babylon Bee vibe for my tastes.
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On 3/22/2025 at 8:49 AM, 956 Worldwide said:

DoD:  The NYT story about sharing China war plans with Elon was made up fake news.  We are also going to poly everyone to find out who leaked this real and sensitive information. 
 

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Polygraphing employees? That should boost morale. 

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9 minutes ago, yoladu said:

Polygraphing employees? That should boost morale. 

It’s pretty standard practice for some clearances and investigations in the IC and security world.  It’s eyebrow raising for it to be announced and for them to claim in one breath that the information isn’t real and fake and in the next claim that it was classified national security information.  This isn’t the only place they are making that argument.

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Needless to say, telling a reporter bullshit and claiming it’s classified isn’t a leak and it isn’t a crime.  It could be unethical but there are other tools to use.

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9 hours ago, tchookem said:

Just have your papers, and you'll be fine.
 

Because America has no history of ever tearing up papers supplied by freemen so that they could be resold.  Bad people do bad things, and we have a history of putting bad people in positions of authority.  Have your papers, and a camera/recording device, because it's your word against the authority. There's a reason America wants to rewrite its past.  

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Looks like a Gary Peterson pic.

Can you imagine what Fox etc. would do to a democratic president who publicly demanded that a portrait of them be taken down? I mean, you could apply that to almost anything he does, but still.

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9 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

It’s pretty standard practice for some clearances and investigations in the IC and security world.  It’s eyebrow raising for it to be announced and for them to claim in one breath that the information isn’t real and fake and in the next claim that it was classified national security information.  This isn’t the only place they are making that argument.

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Needless to say, telling a reporter bullshit and claiming it’s classified isn’t a leak and it isn’t a crime.  It could be unethical but there are other tools to use.

The Attorney General of The United States of America, folks.  Referring to the "deep state" in official communiques.

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On 3/22/2025 at 2:39 AM, TwiceHorn said:

But the law was weaponized.  God damn I hate this motherfucker so much.

Tell us again how the children are not in charge anymore @realgreggym

You won’t see @realgreggym post on here again. He’s still reading the board, but like the rest of the cult members that post on here he’s a coward. Somebody needs to tell Sean Miller that if 70-something old white has been, that played basketball at UT in an era no one cares about, tries to befriend any current basketball players to just give him the PNG treatment. He’ll be their friend to their face while calling them and their families libtards and other fun words in private.

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On 3/22/2025 at 5:11 PM, InkaUtexas said:

Ok, , I will be the anti-doom human. Gonna tag a few. If I forgot you, well meh.

We are UT. What starts here and all that shit.

We fight with kindness. We fight with what we were raised with. Open a door for someone at a cafe or bar. Be kind.

I ran an experiment today. I bought flowers and walked through a diverse crowed. I handed out flowers to people who seemed sad, perplexed, alone. I had one dude get pissed, he backed off (I did not see him but his "date" wanted to give me her number). And yeah, I had a big ass friend with me who backs this concept. And he is an Aggie (only time I will spell it that way.) Yeah, a simple act.

We are in this together.

So here is my challenge. Let's not be doom. Let us walk off the ledge @Brisketexan and realize, we win if we smile while silently thinking. Let our neighbor know I am here. Go give someone a flower. Just that.

Lets get ready, but right now, lets be kind and wow them with kindness. MLK, Mandela, Ghandi.

Let us hold hands. Simple shit.

@BurntEyes @bolverk @atomheartbevo @Nivek @Rex Kramer @Schulz2.0

Bring on the negs. Don't care. I like Bolivia.

 

Aww man ....

I may have the cancer but I can still pew pew.

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On 3/22/2025 at 10:42 AM, SimonBolivar said:

I see about 50 people with suspicious VACP deposits for every 1 with SSI.  I'm sure some of those VA ones are legit ones that aren't physically viewable, but there are plenty Trump lovers like my uncle that has been on 100% for years for "bad knees" that he somehow got in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. He spends his time now golfing, fishing, and driving around complaining to local businesses about how their flags aren't being flown properly. 

turn him in to DOGE.  Their first case of real fraud.

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11 hours ago, Satchel said:

Here is the "fact sheet" for how Project 2025 would affect Texans, according to https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheets-the-harmful-effects-of-project-2025-by-state/
 

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Taxes

Project 2025 shifts the tax burden from the wealthy onto the middle class. Under 
the plan, the typical family of four in Texas would see a tax increase of $2,701 
per year, while 45,000 households in America reporting more than $10 million in 
income would each see an average annual tax cut of $1.5 million.

Social Security

Project 2025 authors have endorsed and supported plans to cut Social Security by 
raising the retirement age for roughly 79 percent of Texas residents23,668,413 
people. Their ideas are reflected in the two most recent Republican Study 
Committee budget proposals, which propose increasing the Social Security 
retirement age from 67 to 69*. Doing so would cut benefits by $4,100 to $8,900 
after just one year, depending on when one claims Social Security. A median-wage 
retiree would lose $46,000 to $100,000 over 10 years.

Health care

Project 2025 proposes imposing "limits or lifetime caps on [Medicaid] benefits." 
In Texas, 1,191,800 Medicaid enrollees would be at risk of losing coverage because 
they are low income and lack access to alternative, affordable coverage.

The plan would raise the cost of prescription drugs for up to 1,323,430 people in 
Texas by eliminating out-of-pocket Medicare drug cost limits. It also blocks the 
government from negotiating for lower drug prices.

Abortion rights and contraception

Project 2025 eliminates some emergency contraception medications from free 
preventive care requirements, meaning 4,290,000 women in Texas would lose 
guaranteed access to free emergency contraception.

The plan instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to misapply the Comstock Act, a 
pair of laws from 1873 and 1909, to criminalize the mailing of medication abortion. 
Doing so would result in an effective abortion ban nationwide, even in states 
where abortion is legal.

The plan instructs the Department of Justice to take legal action against local
officials who refuse to bring cases against women and doctors who violate 
state abortion bans, such as Texas' severe six-week abortion ban, which includes 
no exceptions for rape or incest.

Child care

Project 2025 eliminates Head Start, which provides access to no-cost child care
among other servicesfor 70,727 low-income children in Texas. Eliminating Head 
Start would wipe out a critical supply of child care in rural and other underserved 
communities that already face a lack of child care slots. In Texas, for example, 
rural communities would lose nearly 1 in 3 child care slots.

Student loans

Project 2025 replaces income-driven repayment (IDR) plans with a one-size-fits-
all program that would increase payments for all borrowers enrolled in existing 
IDR plans, including the Biden-Harris administration's Saving on a Valuable 
Education (SAVE) Plan. Under Project 2025, 591,700 borrowers in Texas enrolled 
in SAVE would pay $2,700 to $4,100 more each year.

Public education

Project 2025 eliminates the U.S. Department of Education, including Title I, which 
provides funds to ensure schools serving low-income students have additional 
resources to deliver a high-quality education beyond that which can be supported 
by local property tax revenue. Ending Title I would lead to the loss of 20,261 
teaching positions, which serve 299,861 students, in Texas.

My wife's stepsister had her student loans jump from $35/month to $800/month in the past week or so. A friend of hers had hers jump up similarly.

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7 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

My wife's stepsister had her student loans jump from $35/month to $800/month in the past week or so. A friend of hers had hers jump up similarly.

Why?

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fry from futurama is shocked with his mouth open

The White House invites a new guest to its Easter event: corporate sponsors.
The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.

The financial backers of the April 21 event would be able to choose from three options that cost between $75,000 and $200,000, according to a nine-page guide for potential sponsors that was reviewed by The New York Times.

The most expensive package includes a corporate booth, logo placements, branded snacks or beverages, exclusive tickets to brunch with the first lady, Melania Trump, a chance to engage with the White House Press Corps, a private White House tour and 150 tickets to the event.

“Be a part of history,” reads the guide, which was written by Harbinger, an event production company founded by Republican aides in 2013. It invites sponsors to “provide financial support, activities and giveaways to enhance the event while gaining valuable brand visibility and national recognition.”

As in the past, any money raised through the event will go to the White House Historical Association, a private nonprofit educational organization founded by Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. The event is largely held without taxpayer dollars, with the American Egg Board, a marketing group for the egg industry, sponsoring thousands of eggs for the event — but without the kind of visibility laid out by Harbinger’s guide.

Federal regulations prohibit government employees from using their public office for private gain. Richard W. Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush, said that the White House was clearly breaking that code by allowing private enterprises to use an official event to showcase their brands and letting the proceeds flow into a private nonprofit.

“I’m shocked that they are doing this to raise money,” Mr. Painter said, adding that his team under Mr. Bush did not even allow public schools to be named after Mr. Bush. “You can’t use the power of the United States government to favor one nonprofit over another.”

Mr. Painter said that some in Mr. Trump’s White House have argued that the ethics laws technically do not apply to the president, but most presidents have complied with some sort of ethical guidelines since President Richard M. Nixon resigned in 1974.

The White House did not comment on the sponsorship plan, which was reported earlier by CNN. Harbinger and the White House Historical Association did not respond to requests for comment.

Mr. Trump and the first lady have been widely criticized in recent months for blurring the ethical line between their official duties and powers and leveraging it for private gain.

Earlier this month, the president hosted an exclusive car show for Tesla at the White House with Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive who also leads the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal work force and spending.

And just days before Inauguration Day, Mr. Trump announced his own cryptocurrency, which he has promoted on social media — including on Sunday, writing on his Truth Social site that it was “SO COOL.” Mrs. Trump also announced her own memecoin the day before her husband took office.

The White House Easter Egg Roll first took place in 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes, two years after Congress passed a law prohibiting children from rolling eggs — and themselves — down Capitol Hill. Tens of thousands of attendees congregate each year on the South Lawn as children try to roll hard-boiled eggs to the finish line without cracking them.

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9 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

“Shit on the floor” -Trump 2.0 electric boogaloo

 


 

Dehumanizing immigrants. Good old fashioned American Christian values. 

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“Welcome to the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll… presented by, Poulan Weedeater and by Patriot Coffee, freedom never tasted better than with a cup of piping hot Patriot Coffee… “

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1 minute ago, Underdog said:

“Welcome to the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll… presented by, Poulan Weedeater and by Patriot Coffee, freedom never tasted better than with a cup of piping hot Patriot Coffee… “

I bet Four Seasons is eager to host.

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1 minute ago, Underdog said:

“Welcome to the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll… presented by, Poulan Weedeater and by Patriot Coffee, freedom never tasted better than with a cup of piping hot Patriot Coffee… remember Patriot Coffee - never black, and always with lots of cream! “

fify

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6 minutes ago, bolverk said:

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I went to one of those for the first time a couple years ago in San Antonio when I got in town early for a meeting and needed a coffee joint close by to hang out in.  The name alone should've been a giveaway, but holy shit the inside screamed MAGA.  

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5 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I went to one of those for the first time a couple years ago in San Antonio when I got in town early for a meeting and needed a coffee joint close by to hang out in.  The name alone should've been a giveaway, but holy shit the inside screamed MAGA.  

I didn't even know they had brick and mortar shops.

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7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I didn't even know they had brick and mortar shops.

Yes, and the one in San Antonio was heavy on the merchandising (i.e., clothing, hats, mugs, etc.).  It almost felt more like an apparel store than a coffee shop.

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25 minutes ago, bolverk said:

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I congratulate their success but I feel like this is just the tip of the iceberg. we need more products with military adjacent or weapon associated branding. 

Examples:

F-47 Mobility Scooters

Centerfire Tactical Adult Diapers

Molonlabe SGLT-2 Inhibitor 

 

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7 minutes ago, Captainant said:

They've been popping up all over Georgetown and Round Rock

Must be really recent. Those aren't showing up on Google maps yet.

Beyond the Texas Triangle, there's one in Midland, OKC, Ruston, Louisiana, a bunch clustered around SLC, a couple around Phoenix, and then a half-dozen or so scattered about the Southeast.

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9 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I congratulate their success but I feel like this is just the tip of the iceberg. we need more products with military adjacent or weapon associated branding. 

Examples:

F-47 Mobility Scooters

Centerfire Tactical Adult Diapers

Molonlabe SGLT-2 Inhibitor 

 

Smith & Wesson Deconstructed Burgers.

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2 minutes ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

Walked by one in Boerne a couple of weeks ago.

Weird, because Boerne seems so un-MAGA...

 

Kendall County hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1932.

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1 hour ago, bolverk said:

fry from futurama is shocked with his mouth open

The White House invites a new guest to its Easter event: corporate sponsors.
The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.

The financial backers of the April 21 event would be able to choose from three options that cost between $75,000 and $200,000, according to a nine-page guide for potential sponsors that was reviewed by The New York Times.

The most expensive package includes a corporate booth, logo placements, branded snacks or beverages, exclusive tickets to brunch with the first lady, Melania Trump, a chance to engage with the White House Press Corps, a private White House tour and 150 tickets to the event.

“Be a part of history,” reads the guide, which was written by Harbinger, an event production company founded by Republican aides in 2013. It invites sponsors to “provide financial support, activities and giveaways to enhance the event while gaining valuable brand visibility and national recognition.”

As in the past, any money raised through the event will go to the White House Historical Association, a private nonprofit educational organization founded by Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. The event is largely held without taxpayer dollars, with the American Egg Board, a marketing group for the egg industry, sponsoring thousands of eggs for the event — but without the kind of visibility laid out by Harbinger’s guide.

Federal regulations prohibit government employees from using their public office for private gain. Richard W. Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush, said that the White House was clearly breaking that code by allowing private enterprises to use an official event to showcase their brands and letting the proceeds flow into a private nonprofit.

“I’m shocked that they are doing this to raise money,” Mr. Painter said, adding that his team under Mr. Bush did not even allow public schools to be named after Mr. Bush. “You can’t use the power of the United States government to favor one nonprofit over another.”

Mr. Painter said that some in Mr. Trump’s White House have argued that the ethics laws technically do not apply to the president, but most presidents have complied with some sort of ethical guidelines since President Richard M. Nixon resigned in 1974.

The White House did not comment on the sponsorship plan, which was reported earlier by CNN. Harbinger and the White House Historical Association did not respond to requests for comment.

Mr. Trump and the first lady have been widely criticized in recent months for blurring the ethical line between their official duties and powers and leveraging it for private gain.

Earlier this month, the president hosted an exclusive car show for Tesla at the White House with Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive who also leads the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal work force and spending.

And just days before Inauguration Day, Mr. Trump announced his own cryptocurrency, which he has promoted on social media — including on Sunday, writing on his Truth Social site that it was “SO COOL.” Mrs. Trump also announced her own memecoin the day before her husband took office.

The White House Easter Egg Roll first took place in 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes, two years after Congress passed a law prohibiting children from rolling eggs — and themselves — down Capitol Hill. Tens of thousands of attendees congregate each year on the South Lawn as children try to roll hard-boiled eggs to the finish line without cracking them.

Nobody told me IDIOCRACY was a documentary.

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