So, what's it gonna be?

[Incredulity 11650]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

I see brisket's gone full nihilist. 

Admirable, really.

In the absolute most sincere usage of this overplayed meme on this site.

 

Are you new here?

[David Dennison 18847]

3 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

In the absolute most sincere usage of this overplayed meme on this site.

 

Are you new here?

I never got the idea before that he had completely given in to the void. He was just void curious.

Now he's fully embraced the nothing.

Edited November 7 by David Dennison

[The Dog 44019]

Oh and I also plan to clown the fuck out of the Stein voters who did so to protest Biden/Harris' policy towards Israel. 

Those idiots are about to get a very, very rude awakening.

[Incredulity 11650]

Just now, David Dennison said:

I never got the idea before that he had completely given in to the void. He was just void curious.

Now he's fully embraced the nothing.

He has bloviated the same everything is fucked embrace nothingness ad-nauseam for half a decade at least.

[David Dennison 18847]

1 minute ago, Incredulity said:

He has bloviated the same everything is fucked embrace nothingness ad-nauseam for half a decade at least.

[Celery Man 20931]

Giving money to private charity is great. Giving money to private charity and working against government involvement in societal wellbeing is moral whitewashing. Same as schools - there’s nothing wrong with private schools but they absolutely cannot accomplish what the public schools do and giving money to private schools while rooting for the dismantling of public education does not make you pro education.

[Balcones 317]

42 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

I had a Trumper tell me yesterday that all illegal immigrants are criminals because they broke the law by coming here.  That was her rationalization for deporting all of them.

As someone said up thread, I'll personally benefit from tax breaks and business reforms that should come our of this.  I work for a bank and know this will affect me monetarily (in a positive way) before the end of the year because our dividend is now going to go up for sure.  

I'm going to keep my head down and my mouth shut while encouraging my daughters to move out of Texas.  And maybe find a significant other from New Zealand so we can all emigrate.

 

Ok. Well, Leticia James and Gavin Newsome view the law the same was as the Trumper you mentioned. So, sounds like we are all aligned.

[Balcones 317]

1 minute ago, Balcones said:

Ok. Well, Leticia James and Gavin Newsome view the law the same was as the Trumper you mentioned. So, sounds like we are all aligned.

Here was Newsome today. 
 

“California will seek to work with the incoming president -- but let there be no mistake, we intend to stand with states across our nation to defend our Constitution and uphold the rule of law.”

[Brisketexan 105058]

47 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I see brisket's gone full nihilist. 

Admirable, really.

I've spent enough of my life banging my head against the wall.

It fucking hurts, and gets you nowhere.

The only rational option is to stop that shit.

[quigley 1558]

3 hours ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

I think the US will be fine.  It’s not like Trump has a history of fucking up everything he has ever been put in charge of.  As for me, I’m a rich white dude and my industry will do better under Trump/Republicans with less regulation (I unlike others didn’t vote for him because I would personally gain but I guess now I will just enjoy the extra money I am going to get).  My main decision going forward is do I want to stay in TX.  I just moved to a house on the lake in DFW but if the Republicans keep passing laws that make me and the wife uncomfortable then we will have to move somewhere else in the US.

I don't agree with the this in the short- , intermediate- , or long-term.

Immediately, many talented people on here are telling us they'll be less engaged with their neighbors and society. I don't think it's debatable that perception of the nation has declined internationally.

Talented scientists were already less likely to come to the US after 2016. Now with RFK leading the Public Health Service into the ground, funding for US science will be much less certain.

Longer term, @PenelopeWitherspoon mentioned that the US$ as the reserve currency was on shakier footing based on Trump's election. China would be just as fine with the renminbi as a reserve currency. In a multi-polar world, interest rates rise and standard of living falls.

Trump is a fuckup, no doubt. But his staff aren't all idiots, and a lot of them are malicious.

2 hours ago, immamac said:

I'm not trying to be a dick, but this is just nonsense dooming. You can't project what will happen or that elections will become less free and fair etc.

Elections are already less free and fair: gerrymandering, ID requirements, removal of voting drop boxes and polling locations. The ability to spread disinformation and general social media control are another angel.

1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

Democrats are typically pretty stingy with their charitable giving.  Maybe you're an exception.

You gotta short your work here.

The data around this incomplete at best. If you subtract giving to churches, dems are thought to give more.

[aggie08 21482]

37 minutes ago, Balcones said:

Ok. Well, Leticia James and Gavin Newsome view the law the same was as the Trumper you mentioned. So, sounds like we are all aligned.

Yes, we should compare California violent crime rates to red states. That's always fun.

[Frank Drebin 5655]

2 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Yes, we should compare California violent crime rates to red states. That's always fun.

When you stop reporting crime, the rates look better.  We have all seen The Wire.

[quigley 1558]

5 hours ago, G650 said:

Not me. I am surprisingly serene, not at all what I expected.

5 hours ago, Hefeweizen said:

I am going to sit in my corner with my tax cuts coming and count my blessings.  We’re going to see some shit I think, so I’m going to make sure my kids are ok and their future secured.  
I am going to be a lot more transactional about things and I am definitely retiring sooner than I thought because I do think there will be a housing bubble coming with low interest rates being pushed hard. 

@Brisketexan

I understand the impulse, but I'm sorry to hear this.

I'm going the other direction. After Trumps 2016 election win, I started volunteering at a police athletic league. I did it for about 3 months, got busier at work and never went back. I'm going to go back now and will try to be more committed. I'm going to lean in hard to one election every cycle. I'm focused on Abigail Spanberger winning in 2025.

This is for my own benefit, the benefit of my family, and the benefit of my community. There's lot of data showing greater social engagement and a positive attitude to those around you reflects back to you. I'd like to set a positive example for my daughter and nephews and nieces.

You both seem like people who are a positive influence on your communities. I hope you stay engaged and continue to make the world you want to live in.

Edited November 7 by quigley

[Brisketexan 105058]

1 minute ago, quigley said:

I understand the impulse, but I'm sorry to hear this.

I'm going the other direction. After Trumps 2016 election win, I started volunteering at a police athletic league. I did it for about 3 months, got busier at work and never went back. I'm going to go back now and will try to be more committed. I'm going to lean in hard to one election every cycle. I'm focused on Abigail Spanberger winning in 2025.

This is for my own benefit, the benefit of my family, and the benefit of my community. There's lot of data showing greater social engagement and a positive attitude to those around you reflects back to you. I'd like to set a positive example for my daughter and nephews and nieces.

You both seem like people who are a positive influence on your communities. I hope you stay engaged and continue to making the world you want to live in.

Waste.

Of.

Time.

[immamac 42835]

2 minutes ago, quigley said:

@Brisketexan

I understand the impulse, but I'm sorry to hear this.

I'm going the other direction. After Trumps 2016 election win, I started volunteering at a police athletic league. I did it for about 3 months, got busier at work and never went back. I'm going to go back now and will try to be more committed. I'm going to lean in hard to one election every cycle. I'm focused on Abigail Spanberger winning in 2025.

This is for my own benefit, the benefit of my family, and the benefit of my community. There's lot of data showing greater social engagement and a positive attitude to those around you reflects back to you. I'd like to set a positive example for my daughter and nephews and nieces.

You both seem like people who are a positive influence on your communities. I hope you stay engaged and continue to making the world you want to live in.

What you are missing the benevolence the capable have shown by being team players. 

[troph 24781]

I've had conversations with a few others now and they are all saying the same thing, "fuck it, i'm going to get mine now."

it's pretty scary to think the do-gooders are also going to give in now.

[G650 14230]

5 minutes ago, quigley said:

I hope you stay engaged and continue to make the world you want to live in

I will with those I care about.

[quigley 1558]

4 minutes ago, immamac said:

What you are missing the benevolence the capable have shown by being team players. 

From this I understand that you're saying that the people around you may not want to cooperate with your good gestures.

I'm a Sooner on a UT board so you know that I'm not afraid of antipathy.

I agree with this and experience it regularly. But I think, consistently showing that your intentions are good by your actions is the only way to break down the walls.

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19100]

12 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

It’s fucked and I’m fighting every trumper at thanksgiving

Can you post about it in the Thanksgiving thread?  I would appreciate the laughs.

[David Dennison 18847]

31 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

When you stop reporting crime, the rates look better.  We have all seen The Wire.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19100]

12 hours ago, The Dog said:

I’m gonna enjoy my tax cuts and laugh at all the stupid motherfuckers who are worse off and voted for Trump.

 

This.

12 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Yea, at this point it’s hard to feel bad for the demographics that are about to be shit on when they’re the ones that voted him in. Crushed for those that didn’t though. Me and mine will be fine. 

This.

11 hours ago, mchookem said:

gonna be a whole lot of

Already is.

10 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Looking at PJ’s.  Chartering doesn’t have the same feel.  And I can thank a bunch of dumbfucks lining my pockets.  

Well done.

9 hours ago, Xminus6 said:

Right there with you. That chart that showed how each income class would fare under each candidate’s economic plan had us FIRMLY in the black. I live in California with my two daughters, so we’re relatively safe in that regard. We can easily absorb an increase in the cost of goods. I’m exploring which investing strategies to use in the case of massive inflation and an economic downturn.

The people who most wanted to vote him into office are the ones who will be most hurt by it and I’m here for it. I’m in the leopards eating faces phase now.

This.

6 hours ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Same here.  I'll likely take home more money under dotard.  I will be enjoying a boatload of:

scha·den·freu·de

/ˈSHädənˌfroidə/

noun

noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude

pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

"a business that thrives on schadenfreude"

This.

5 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I’ve set up a decent life for myself and I’m an oldish white guy so I expect to do well under a Trump presidency. Did great under his previous admin and even better under Biden. Still I vote for Dems because it’s the right path for future success for more Americans.

Won’t have any sympathy when many Trump voters struggle. I guess the ones who compete with illegal immigrants for jobs will do better. Not sure about other lower wage voters. Their losing will show the libs up.

This.

I live in the Republic of New York City.  I work in commodities. Trump crazy will bring volatillity which means I will be just fine. I have no kids, so don't have to consider the future beyond my lifetime. 

I will be looking to buy something in Europe as a way to get the fuck out just in case.

A lot of people in this country who voted for Trump are about to Fuck Around and Find Out, and I really cannot give a rat's ass anymore.

[royiv 9247]

2 hours ago, Iceman said:

There are multiple posts in the election and or poll volunteers thread about access being better than what the narrative alleges.

That doesn't mean it is remotely perfect, but folks even ready to bitch about it were saying they were pleasantly surprised about early voting hours or other access issues.  

Does anyone on here know someone who was kept from making a reasonable effort to vote?

Unfortunately, yes. I personally had turn away multiple people from voting at the poll I worked at on Tuesday because the voter was not made aware that they had been dropped from the rolls.

[Bookman 4638]

I predict Trump will play a lot of golf and line his pockets as much as possible. 

[Burt 4080]

My short-term prediction is that Trump's henchmen will be coming for my job (NOAA) by the end of 2025.  They already have a hit list out for some DHS folks (https://www.dhswatchlist.com/).  Wont be long before they start coming for us, the climate change folks, too.

My long-term prediction is Trump will be Dear Leader until he departs this Earth because no one will check him.  They'll bypass the two-term limit by saying the 22nd Amendment meant no one could serve more than two consecutive terms.

[bad_teammate 13187]

2 hours ago, Woland said:

Elections are already less free and fair. Stuffing the ballot box is last century. There are many ways to subtly influence an election result that add up to make a significant difference. Chief amongst these is the control or lack of control of information.

I would point out how Al Gore had an election openly stolen from him by the Bush campaign and SC in 2000, but most people here were either the guys pounding on the doors in Miami-Dade or cheering on those who did (if politically engaged at all so long ago), so I'm not sure that will register as meaningful.

Subtle Internet influence campaigns don't really stand out to me as all that big of a deal.

[Mileslong 4728]

I’m sorry. What have the Democrats done in this area?

They have tried to pass stricter gun control laws and have not added the largest increase to the national deficit in history like Trump did in just four years. To name a few things.

The MAGA answer to an individuals safety is to have everyone carry a loaded weapon around. To make our schools safer, you simply arm teachers and security officers with AR-15’s.

Regarding the largest increase to the national deficit in history, Trump added more to this deficit than all the other Presidents in history combined, the MAGA response? So what you fucking liberal…

BTW, I’m a registered independent. I probably would have voted for a Cheney - Kinzinger ticket. On the other side I would vote for something like a Manchin - Kelly, Shapiro, Newsom, Whitman type ticket

[mchookem 16321]

2 hours ago, troph said:

you really can't help but be a raging asshole can you?  you know NOTHING about my charitable endeavors or those of anyone on this board but want to toss around your efforts as better than.  you really are something.

he's the modern day Christian archetype. it's perfect really. 

[Horn Dogg 3871]

How long will Trump and Elon Musk be able to get along?  It doesn’t seem like their egos are compatible.

[Iceman 2691]

48 minutes ago, royiv said:

Unfortunately, yes. I personally had turn away multiple people from voting at the poll I worked at on Tuesday because the voter was not made aware that they had been dropped from the rolls.

what causes that?  It's not just random is it? I mean we were discussing the registration card also in the election thread;  that comes in the mail.  If I didn't see it after 2 years, I'd be asking around.

Edited November 7 by Iceman

[Iceman 2691]

37 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

Regarding the largest increase to the national deficit in history, Trump added more to this deficit than all the other Presidents in history combined, the MAGA response? So what you fucking liberal…
 

Dude is terrible with the ledger.  That is beyond dispute.

[softlynow 1812]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Waste.

Of.

Time.

This. And there’s a good chance the Leopard gets loosed on Dems and never-Trumpers. When that starts happening I’m @immamaccan scrub my footprint here. IRL, I’m shutting the fuck up around folks who don’t already know where I stand. I’m not afraid for myself, but I have young girls who need to get the fuck out of Texas, at least, and I’m not able to move us right now.

On the positive side, shit won’t be boring again for a long, long time. 

[mchookem 16321]

1 hour ago, troph said:

I've had conversations with a few others now and they are all saying the same thing, "fuck it, i'm going to get mine now."

it's pretty scary to think the do-gooders are also going to give in now.

my sister is in deep NE Texas, moved to be closer to dad once we left the state. 

dad has a friend...a person who literally contributes nothing positive to the world. horrible health bc he never took care of raging diabetes, legally blind, hides out in a family cabin and has mail delivered to my dad's to avoid bill collectors, hid his now repo'd truck in my dad's back pasture for months, hasnt worked in years. he's so shitty that his entire family (dad, sis, bro) doesn't speak to him... so my dad and my sister take him to all appts, get his meds in order, get groceries for him, my dad 'loans' him money all the time, they take him meals on wheels...

he is full-on laugh in your face maga, much like our 'new' posters in this thread. my sister was in tears Tuesday and he joked that she'd be alright bc she lived in the 'right' place or some bullshit and she should be happy the voters 'saved her'.

lady called my sister this morning to tell her his grocery and prescriptions were ready for pick up today. my sister told her she would no longer be doing that and to remove her number from his contact list. "he's on his fucking own". the lady said 'ahh...got it' lol. she knew. 

i have barely been able to even stand this guy for years when i've visited.

i mean he's on nothing but medicaid and SSI anyway...so, you know, we got ours, good luck on your own dipshit. is dying from untreated diabetes painful? 🤔 

[Balcones 317]

1 hour ago, Mileslong said:

They have tried to pass stricter gun control laws

So they haven’t done anything then.

[Nivek 16917]

4 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

Democrats are typically pretty stingy with their charitable giving.  Maybe you're an exception.

people who brag about charity are typically full of shit and/or have some angle to profit from it.     

[Balcones 317]

2 hours ago, troph said:

I've had conversations with a few others now and they are all saying the same thing, "fuck it, i'm going to get mine now."

it's pretty scary to think the do-gooders are also going to give in now.

I have some student loans that need to be paid off.  if anyone wants to pretend the Dems won, I’ll be happy to let them pay my debts.

[Nivek 16917]

2 hours ago, troph said:

I've had conversations with a few others now and they are all saying the same thing, "fuck it, i'm going to get mine now."

it's pretty scary to think the do-gooders are also going to give in now.

shit, I am going to leave my grocery cart in the driving lanes now.   

[Hank_Hill 18791]

2 hours ago, troph said:

I've had conversations with a few others now and they are all saying the same thing, "fuck it, i'm going to get mine now."

it's pretty scary to think the do-gooders are also going to give in now.

It’s what they want. 

[troph 24781]

3 minutes ago, Balcones said:

I have some student loans that need to be paid off.  if anyone wants to pretend the Dems won, I’ll be happy to let them pay my debts.

Nah man this is Trumps world. Don’t come crawling to me for help or sympathy.  your ass is on its own.

[StassneyHorn 6573]

We’re getting close to Thirsty Thursday HH. Feed me the hot takes.

 

 

[wildcat09 29344]

Just now, StassneyHorn said:

We’re getting close to Thirsty Thursday HH. Feed me the hot takes.

 

 

Ana is going to be gloating fucking HAAAAAAAARD in this thread tonight.

[Balcones 317]

5 minutes ago, troph said:

Nah man this is Trumps world. Don’t come crawling to me for help or sympathy.  your ass is on its own.

Damn. Maybe we all could  agree on a week where we wear Covid masks to school/work or something?

[DigglerontheHoof 21176]

2 minutes ago, Balcones said:

Damn. Maybe we all could  agree on a week where we wear Covid masks to school/work or something?

Here's a mask for you that will fit you perfectly

 

[softlynow 1812]

32 minutes ago, Nivek said:

people who brag about charity are typically full of shit and/or have some angle to profit from it.     

I love the obvious sham charities that get huge local political support. I had to go to a huge fundraiser for a "charity" that supposedly gives housing and other support to women who say they would get an abortion if they didn't have a free room and board, pre-natal paid for, etc. They had been around a while and helped a grand total of one woman. At the fundraiser they werer hyping a plan to build a facility to house several women (maybe up to 8, IIRC). The hope was to raise something like $1.5 million. From the look of things, that night they raised at least $25k, maybe a bunch more. I wrote "LOL, NOPE" on the pledge card and turned it in without any ID info on it.

I haven't followed up, but considering this was a year before Hobbs, I bet the founder folded the charity and pocketed the money.

If you go to Chamber of Commerce events in Montgomery County, especially The Woodlands or Conroe, you will meet several founders of charities like this. MoCo is lousy with this nonsense.

[AnTiM 1666]

8 hours ago, troph said:

Provided Trump doesn’t nationalize social issues we will watch Paxton and continue our plans to relocate based on the Texas DOT ID dispute, see what happens with the courts on that, but other than move out of state so my existence isn’t threatened further we will do like the rest and enjoy our tax cuts and build more houses and lawyer more clients. I’ve got some leads on a few opportunities that could be very lucrative, they were there anyway Trump has nothing to do with them, but distract myself by making more. thats M-F type stuff.

climate change is the big one, I’m distraught over what it means for my sons, one was terribly upset yesterday. It’s hard not to be he has no ability to participate and he sees really dumb dude bros high fiving in the hallways over trumps win. This should be the single issue we all vote for but it somehow never is.

other than that as I’ve said on other threads, we will do what humans should do, raise my sons to understand how powerful the algorithm is, practice putting phones down, avoid big tech social media, cook together, eat together, enjoy the outdoors more, enjoy our hobbies, find opportunities to give back and help others, we will build stronger relationships and practice gratitude until we have a shot and fighting this nonsense again. 

You mentioned climate change; a client told me today he heard that this year's October set a worldwide record for warmest one ever. Have not tried to verify it but basically did not rain around here for two months.

[troph 24781]

19 minutes ago, AnTiM said:

You mentioned climate change; a client told me today he heard that this year's October set a worldwide record for warmest one ever. Have not tried to verify it but basically did not rain around here for two months.

Yeah it’s bad and going to get badder.

[Nivek 16917]

You mentioned climate change; a client told me today he heard that this year's October set a worldwide record for warmest one ever. Have not tried to verify it but basically did not rain around here for two months.

Fake news. It rained outside my house. And if it didn’t, you can’t prove that it didn’t up to my enigmatic and illogical standards which remain is a state of flux depending on what I want to hear.

[hookem2010 2623]

15 hours ago, AnTiM said:

You mentioned climate change; a client told me today he heard that this year's October set a worldwide record for warmest one ever. Have not tried to verify it but basically did not rain around here for two months.

That has not been verified. The EU climate change monitoring service has ONLY said that October is "virtually certain" to be the hottest ever, not that it was the hottest ever. So I think we're good.

[wildcat09 29344]

17 hours ago, softlynow said:

I love the obvious sham charities that get huge local political support. I had to go to a huge fundraiser for a "charity" that supposedly gives housing and other support to women who say they would get an abortion if they didn't have a free room and board, pre-natal paid for, etc. They had been around a while and helped a grand total of one woman. At the fundraiser they werer hyping a plan to build a facility to house several women (maybe up to 8, IIRC). The hope was to raise something like $1.5 million. From the look of things, that night they raised at least $25k, maybe a bunch more. I wrote "LOL, NOPE" on the pledge card and turned it in without any ID info on it.

I haven't followed up, but considering this was a year before Hobbs, I bet the founder folded the charity and pocketed the money.

If you go to Chamber of Commerce events in Montgomery County, especially The Woodlands or Conroe, you will meet several founders of charities like this. MoCo is lousy with this nonsense.

When I was a kid my mom got involved for a bit with some sort of local anti-graffiti charity. She was really into the whole broken windows thing and they said they were too. The organizers raised like $50k-$75k claiming they'd use it to clean up graffiti and I'm pretty sure the extent of their anti-graffiti efforts were to call the city and report it when they saw some.

[AnTiM 1666]

6 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

That has not been verified. The EU climate change monitoring service has ONLY said that October is "virtually certain" to be the hottest ever, not that it was the hottest ever. So I think we're good.

Damn, second place is for LOSERS!!!   But then, that appears to be what we are...

[Gatorubet 30185]

Time to buy expensive shit from the Chin-ee before tariffs.   

If you’re gonna buy solar, you better do it now while the government has money to give you 30% credit.