I met her once. She’s a sociopath.
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I met her once. She’s a sociopath.
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Not laying down a sufficient mulch layer is a crime against proper lawn care.
The term “woke,” when used by a regressive, just means, “I don’t like this.”
LOL … or start pointing out wrappers on the ground for them to pick up.
I don’t know, but it looks like it could carry A LOT of garbage and/or mulch. Perfect for this deployment.
Hoarding disorder is the accumulation of too many things one doesn’t actually need, difficulty parting with those things, and becoming upset by the thought of getting rid of them. So, why do we hospitalize those who hoard old magazines or cats, but lionize those who hoard the world’s resources?
If billionaires were actually using all of this wealth to “create jobs,” why would we ever have to worry about unemployment? They’re resource hoarders, plain and simple.
Remind me, what’s the word for when you require people to work without just compensation? 🤔
You seem to be arguing a version of “they’re just following orders.” While true, it’s no excuse. I’ve seen many videos where the civilians are much less accepting of this invading army in their midst. The folks here seem to have full accepted their presence. That’s a problem.
Making Congress less attractive to people who would use their office for self-enrichment is kind of the point …
Why is everyone in the video acting like this is totally normal?
In Citizens United, SCOTUS decided that money was the same as speech. That means that Bill Gates, with a net worth of $116B, can roar at a volume of a jet engine, while the median U.S. household can barely whisper. So, yes, if Bill Gates decided that tax policy needed to change, he could do it.
I could see Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia refusing to go along. The rest are lost causes.
The Man of Squeal
Every time someone says that MAGA can’t sink any lower, they show you, there really is no bottom.
Yes. But, who’s going to stop him?
I’m not surprised by this argument at all. It’s the same argument I’ve heard from corporate management with respect to their employees for years.
And you’ll understand where the United States is as a country when you accept that MAGA knows all of this about Trump, but they view you and I as worse.
Can’t have a team of all quarterbacks. Everyone has their strengths and their roles to play. Newsom may not have midwestern substance, but he is absolutely killing it with the memes right now.
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It’s often hard for people to comprehend the extent to which billionaires like Bill Gates are hoarding our country’s resources. You could make $1,000,000 a day, every day, for 100 years and still not have 1/3 of what Gates has amassed. That kind of imbalance is neither natural nor sustainable.
John “Calvinball” Roberts
In the 80’s, American society decided that the true measure of a successful life is money (“Greed is good.”). There is very little more offensive to that idea than the homeless.
He thinks political preference is inherited but sexual preference is chosen.
I don’t know if JFK is the best example of a Democrat who was popular in Texas …
Your assertion is that Dems lose statewide in Texas because “White Democrats” force bad candidates on non-black minorities, thereby leaving them no choice but to vote Republican? That’s … novel.
💯 The point of Capitalism is to make profit. To make profit, by definition, you must take more from a transaction than you put in. Do so over and over again, and you become rich. Since the ‘80’s, the driving goal of society is to become rich (“Greed is good”). This leaves little room for compassion.
Because (1) there are a ton of ignorant bigots outside of the major cities (and fair number within); and (2) Dems have TERRIBLE branding problem. Dallas, for example, is blue but ruby-red Highland Park carved itself out of the city years ago to avoid school integration. It’s that way all over.
“The time when most men could support a family ended in the 1980s” with Trickledown Economics. It benefited a handful at the top, while the masses fell further behind. The GOP then lionized the rich and blamed women, immigrants, and minorities for White-male losses. The system is the problem.
“The time when most men could support a family ended in the 1980s” with Trickledown Economics. It benefited a handful at the top, while the masses fell further behind. The GOP then lionized the rich and blamed women, immigrants, and minorities for White-male losses. The system is the problem.
Why do we choose to allow this? We now have proof that the people who used to say we need weapons of war in civilian hands to protect us from governmental overreach are full of it (they always were). What is the argument in favor of continuing to allow mass shootings? www.kare11.com/article/news...
I bet you Miller’s hero, Goebbels, once made similar statements about how they had liberated thousands of people living in Poland.
People who pull the ladder up behind them are the absolute worst.
And Trump announces deployment of federalized National Guard to Minneapolis in 3 … 2 …
What do you call an economic system where the government owns the means of production?
Violence, and the credible threat of even greater violence, accompanied each of your examples. True, the U.S. is exceptional, and we might be the first time in history where non-violence topples an authoritarian regime. Or, non-violence with an authoritarian could be suicide. I guess we’ll see.
Remember during the Civil War there was Sherman’s famous Mediation to the Sea.
No, but “obedient soldiers” do. What do you think is the ratio of obedient to good in the military?
MAGA isn’t doing this to protect the pedos; they hate pedos. They’re doing this because they hate libs MORE than pedos. They would rather pedos go free than give libs a win. Once you realize that to MAGA you are WORSE than a child rapist, then you will truly appreciate where we are as a country.
Good. But, are you going to surrender your city, or are you going to use your city’s resources to maintain independence?
What is an historical example of an authoritarian regime that agreed to step down purely as a result of non-violent opposition?
Newsom is never going to be President, but I sure do appreciate how he gets under MAGA’s skin.
Arguing for gray in a situation like we’re facing now is an admission that you would rather bargain with evil than fight it. I’m making the call right now: When the time comes to pick a side, you’re going to collaborate.
Awful, for sure. Better than a hot civil war? Maybe.
I think our best case scenario is an India/Pakistan-style partition (and that ain’t good).
I think we’re headed toward a partition in the style of India/Pakistan.
Calling yourself “centrist” in this environment is an admission that you would rather appease evil than fight it.
Shocked
He’s planting the seed for a conversion moment when the Epstein files finally come out. He’ll “give his life to Christ.”How many times have we seen this? A preacher gets caught with a mistress or stealing from the congregation, tearfully decrying his sins at the pulpit. The Evangelicals LAP THAT UP.
Thank you for everything you’ve done Lloyd. Time for a well-earned rest.
Powell is no toady, and he didn’t say the Fed is going to lower rates. The Fed has two jobs (1) manage inflation and (2) manage employment. What Powell said is that the Fed is trying to balance those two things, and they are open to the idea of a rate cut if needed to help the labor market.
I’m organizing a poker game next week. Having read your analysis, I’d like to invite you to be the guest of honor.
Conservative Golden Rule: Do unto others, then complain when the same thing is done unto you.
The Confederacy surrendered, but the Confederates never went away.
That sounds about white.
Agree. You march with the army you’ve got, and right now, Gavin’s leading a charge. God bless him for it.
This and the Epstein files should be the “Bengazi” and “her emails” of our time.
Welcome to the revolution, John Bolton.
Sort of like DEI and CRT—can’t explain it, but it seems to matter to Libs, so I know I don’t like it.
But children’s cancer research costs too much.
That’s going to make partition that much easier.
Knows more about grass than any man alive? Someone would like a word …
He should, but I’ll be shocked if he does. These folks always hold on too long.
They are also “boiling the frog” by slowly increasing the information so the public isn’t as shocked.
“Fox News” and “dishonest spin” are redundant.
Once #Texas #redistricting is complete, my interests will be unrepresented at any level of government—local, state, or federal—with little hope of change due to gerrymanders. This realization has me feeling very Boston, circa 1773.
From what I can tell, Mexicans look down on South Americans, who look down on Central Americans, who look down on Caribbeans, while Cubans look down on everyone.
Why won’t any of them walk out without signing and see what happens? Test the boundary. Get in some good trouble.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
You just KNOW he thinks there are kangaroos in Austria …
Another good example of misalignment between the world the as it is, and the world as it should be.
You’re not wrong about the privilege, but it applies to criminal prosecution. This is a civil matter of legislative administration, and SCoTex in In re Abbott, 628 S.W.3d 288 (Tex. 2021), held that the legislature can secure the physical presence of its members. Rep. Collier even acknowledges this.
Does the same 10/32 distinction apply to the District of Columbia National Guard?
Would be wild to see what would happen if they did that. As I understand it, the penalty for leaving is that you get fined and brought back. So what if they all just scattered, and forced MAGA to spend time and money chasing them down and bringing them back? Could turn it into an absolute rodeo.
Done. The U.S. Constitution doesn’t speak to this specifically, so Tenth Amendment reserves the right to the State to decide how to maintain its State government.
People do what they have to do to survive. But, part of surviving is being able to look at yourself in the mirror. There are plenty of career paths that don’t involve turning on your fellow citizens.
How is this not a PCA violation? Genuinely curious what the argument is. Seems pretty cut and dried. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... #lawsky
Can some #lawsky person who understands the Posse Comitatus Act better than I do explain why this isn’t a violation?
Sure, Art. III s. 10: “Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.”
You get all that from me saying that it’s unlawful for ICE to shoot at people who are fleeing? Wow. Are you suggesting that ICE should be able to shoot at unarmed, fleeing suspects?
I would rather no one were martyred, but Collier chose that mantle for herself. Since I first wrote this post, it’s become clear that Collier is doing this to make a point. Good for her. But, I’m suggesting a way she could have made that point more strongly.
No. You don’t understand how the law works. I could explain it to you, but you choose to insult me instead.
Not true. Just lawyer trying to explain Texas law to those who don’t have the benefit of legal training.
Definitely not MAGA. Just a lawyer who understands Texas law. There are plenty of things to be outraged about right now. Article III, section 10 of the Texas Constitution isn’t one of them.
As a matter of law, no.
Yes, if they can do so without being arrested in the State.
I understand why it might feel like that, but as a matter Texas of law, it’s neither extortion nor hostage taking.
If I am in fear for my life from unknown assailants, then doesn’t the legitimate use of deadly force in self-defense also come into play?
💯 We shouldn’t “have” to win people over, but we do. And I’ve never known anyone to be convinced by getting cussed out. It’s just not persuasive.
That provision has been in the Texas Constitution since 1876.
I think the point is that if the Dems are all sitting in the Travis County jail, then they are not present at the Capitol. If they are not present, there’s no quorum. If there’s no quorum, the House can’t conduct business.
