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Family of boy who died in frigid Texas trailer sues ERCOT for $100M
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Good God what parents let some child freeze to death? You know the house temp is dropping and dropping and you DO NOTHING except fall asleep? Why was that kid not wrapped in multiple layers and blankets? Why didn’t mommy go out and start the car and blast the heat and let everyone warm up every few hours? So many things that could have been done to prevent this.
5 posted on 2/22/2021, 6:04:56 AM by BiglyCommentary
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To: USA Conservative
Don’t these people have cars? Why not get out of town. Didn’t they have warming centers?
14 posted on 2/22/2021, 6:57:57 AM by Sacajaweau
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This is the result of valuing ideology over the lives of our fellow man. I would love to see John Kerry spend a frigid night in a trailer without power.
9 posted on 2/22/2021, 6:31:30 AM by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
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They should go after the EPA and Joe Biden, IMHO. This is actually a policy death. They could have easily released the EPA restriction to allow Texas to produce enough power for he cold snap, and they refused.
13 posted on 2/22/2021, 6:56:27 AM by Pete Dovgan
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Why didn’t they go to Cancun?
25 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:51:49 AM by gcparent (Justice Amy Coney Barrett)
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Maybe groveling Ted will join himself as a defendant.
19 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:16:31 AM by Socon-Econ (adical Islam, )
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Sad story. But, this is what happens when you are reliant upon the gubermint. Self sufficiency is what people need to be taught.
27 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:56:45 AM by MGunny ( )
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it’s pretty warm back in Honduras...
29 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:02:16 AM by ronniesgal ( no fool like an old fool!)
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One kid froze , ONE KID, meanwhile 100’s of thousands didnt. The headlines sbould have read “Parents let child freeze to death” this is tragic, the parents or caregiver should be charged, not the power company. Iow A sick newstory that should have been back page news. More people have died from covid shots. . - another sick “ if it bleeds it leads” story.
34 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:29:02 AM by Ikeon (RIP RUSH, MAY YOUR JOURNEY BE SHORT AND YOUR REPLACEMENT BE EVEN MORE POWERFUL. )
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Dollars to donuts that kid didnt die from just the cold.
45 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:23:13 AM by Ikeon (RIP RUSH, MAY YOUR JOURNEY BE SHORT AND YOUR REPLACEMENT BE EVEN MORE POWERFUL. )
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No autopsy report. But Ill bet the kid was sick or had underlying health issues. They were Honduran refugees living in a 40 year old trailer. If a 40 year old trailer is better than life in Honduras then trump is right it is a shthole. But now they have 84k in a gofundme account to send the body back to hondouros. IDK wtf? 84k could by a newer mobile home...
38 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:44:08 AM by Ikeon (RIP RUSH, MAY YOUR JOURNEY BE SHORT AND YOUR REPLACEMENT BE EVEN MORE POWERFUL. )
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Yeah, I'm trying to imagine what they think like, all the power companies have a "produce moar" button they can push and the EPA won't let them?
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"that kid died WITH cold"
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Remember how Freep was adamant Limbaugh never mocked anyone's death?
In Wake Of His Death, Media Smears Rush Limbaugh For ‘AIDS Update’ He Repeatedly Apologized For
quote:To: Kaslin
I’m not seeing the problem or apparent controversy here whatsoever.
#rushisrightaboutaids
5 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:34:26 AM by SheepWhisperer (My enemy saw me on my knees, head bowed and thought they had won until I rose up and said Amen!)
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They hate it when they are correctly mocked for their idiocy. The Deficit awareness ribbons soon followed.
RUSH crushed it with his truth, no wonder they squirmed because it takes guts to call them out.
7 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:37:17 AM by 1Old Pro
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“Was that the one with the theme song “Up Up and Away in My Beautiful Balloon?”
Nope, that was his “Condom Update”. He also had a ‘Gay Community Update” with a very feminine sounding singer, singing “You don’t own me”.
I don’t remember his AIDS Update, but back then the Left was ignoring him, hoping he’d go away, rather than risking drawing attention to him (along with recording him, and going through every word he said, as they do now with Soros money). So he had a lot more freedom to do things on his show which would have gotten him banned in 5 minutes today.
I think Rush represented a lot of us back then regarding AIDS, since very early on, it was clear that if you wanted to avoid AIDS, you could avoid AIDS without having to ‘social distance’ or ‘wear a mask’. It was VERY EASY to avoid, and everyone knew it, yet the media kept repeating, without evidence, that AIDS was about to break out into the straight community - to get us in fear, so THEY could get huge amounts of funding, far more than cancer, for example.
10 posted on 2/22/2021, 7:43:46 AM by BobL
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Rush NEVER made fun of dying AIDS patients. He DID mock the radicalism of the homosexual rights movement.
21 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:29:37 AM by alstewartfan (One day he just washed up on the shores of his regrets. May his soul rest in peace. Al S.)
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If he did it, it was cruel. But these things are held against conservatives only, not liberals.
22 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:31:20 AM by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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“He said, “It’s a behaviorally spread disease and they attempt to absolve themselves of any responsibility for the actions they’ve taken (then) suggest people who disagree with them get banned from television,” He continued, “So The AIDS update is meant to offend them. D-mn right.” “
And he was absolutely right.
23 posted on 2/22/2021, 8:42:51 AM by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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It's a rumour that Abbott requested a waiver from the EPA allowing coal and gas plants to operate above their normal capacity during the storm, and Biden's cronies cruelly said no in order to make Texas look bad or something. In reality Abbott got exactly what he asked for, but the plants ended up operating at 0% capacity because they got hosed by the cold weather.
https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1363639615802982400
Lol every time I see a TX power grid map cuz my hometown is in the western bit connected to NM instead of Texas and had 0 outages despite being full-on Canada for a week.
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quote:This is the result of valuing ideology over the lives of our fellow man.
It's my favorite kind of Freeper post, "correct, but for the exact opposite reason they think."
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Also wow, Freep has been hella racist about India lately. What brought that up all of a sudden? I mean, yeah, I know they're all racist in general but I've noticed them talking about how filthy/dirty/terrible India is a lot in the past couple of weeks after not hearing anything about it from them in the entire time I've been reading this thread.
Could be legal immigration or trickle down racism from the alt right, but in freep’s case I’m pretty sure it’s just that Kamala Harris is a prominent democrat now. And the one really pulling the strings! Actually it’s the deep state via soros!! No wait it’s the ccp!!!
e: oh also Nikki Haley criticized trump and then he refused a meeting with her so she’s uh not popular on freep right now. Two prominent Indian-American women politicians they hate? Time for fresh racism! (and the usual sexism)
Pontius Pilate fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Feb 22, 2021
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Her dad is Jamaican and her mom Indian, so I’m afraid yes. As are we all for being in the freep thread
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The Looming National Security Crisis: Young Americans Unable to Serve in the Military [71 percent of young Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible to serve in the military.]
Freep: This is actually a good thing for us
quote:To: daniel1212
Now that the communists have seized power, this is actually a good thing for us.
2 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:01:06 AM by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies] quote:To: daniel1212
My son was in an ROTC program, plenty smart, not obese, no criminal record. But he decided he no longer wanted to serve because of the wokeness and the election.
Have to consider if the country we are becoming is worth defending.
9 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:06:42 AM by Bruce Campbells Chin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies] quote:To: Alberta's Child; Bruce Campbells Chin; daniel1212
“...No offense to anyone here on FR with a military background, but I think you’d have to be certifiably nuts to join the U.S. military today...”
Let’s think about that for a minute; more over, let’s think about this strategically for the long term...
Those of us more seasoned that others would of course never be considered or would be considered for military service, but to be blunt, our side may need some inside sources down the road; now and long after we’re gone.
No need to go into further details.
just my $0.02
-jimjohn
28 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:20:22 AM by jimjohn (...like Donkey Kong.)
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I’m a Veteran, and I tell everyone to stay away.
Maybe serve in some non combat, mostly White AFSC in the Air Force...
34 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:24:58 AM by EEGator
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First of all 51 percent are unqualified simply because they are female. No. Women are not soldiers. They are physically and psychologically weaker than men, don’t have the aggression, are far more vulnerable, get pregnant and have periods. No.
Then I’d guess take away 70 percent from the remaining 49.
41 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:39:25 AM by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen )
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Women are not soldiers. They are physically and psychologically weaker than men, don’t have the aggression, are far more vulnerable, get pregnant and have periods.
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Absolutely true and every word of it even though like most everything else there are exceptions. But exceptions not withstanding, women should never be assigned to combat missions on land, sea, or air. NEVER! To do so is tantamount to aiding and abetting the enemy, and no argument to the contrary will EVER change that fundamental truth!
78 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:49:05 AM by fortes fortuna juvat (Conceding the result of a fraudulent election is both irrational and immoral.)
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I told all three of my sons I don’t recommend the military. One came this close to going to Annapolis then changed his mind. I did not pressure them hard just told them my opinion and told them I’d support them if they went in anyway.
My reason: the homosexualizarion of the military. Further, the fact that America has elected some anti American presidents who you can not trust as commander in chief.
45 posted on 2/22/2021, 9:42:31 AM by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen )
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Fat, HIGH and stupid. Being a drunk was never a disqualification. In my day it was almost a requirement except when taking the ASVAB, the recruiter kept us well supplied with booze.
64 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:06:20 AM by OldGoatCPO (No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me.)
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This is a good thing. I hate the standing army. It is threat to freedom. Let the LGBQxyz-ers and feminazi’s defined us.
75 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:42:46 AM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat...)
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I’m reminded of that Israeli report that found women are fine in combat but men assigned to mixed units turn into hormone addled idiots.
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Ugh I did not enjoy reading that. gently caress.
"So many things could have been done to prevent this. Except by the power company, pocketing more money instead of investing in safety and reliability was cool and good".
"What about all the kids who weren't killed by ERCOT's incompetence and greed"
"Died WITH hypothermia, not OF hypothermia"
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Ugh I did not enjoy reading that. gently caress.
"So many things could have been done to prevent this. Except by the power company, pocketing more money instead of investing in safety and reliability was cool and good".
"What about all the kids who weren't killed by ERCOT's incompetence and greed"
"Died WITH hypothermia, not OF hypothermia"
yeah that one is hosed. it can't be that texas dumb libertarianism and psudo "nationalism" bullshit was unprepared for anything kind of horror disaster and corpo ghouls not preparing either and basicaly cheering at the horror show because they can skin the sheep all the way clearly arnt the reason hundreds of people and a ton of children are dead or injured. nah, thats all bullshit. gently caress these bitter old boot licks.
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Absolutely guarantee a bunch of those dudes are going to be like "Well I WAS going to join, but the PC lib military made me decide against it!"
They were never going to join
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Trump to claim he is ‘presumptive 2024 nominee,’ leader of GOP in CPAC speech: report
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My vote is his if he wants it. He’d be they first president to win 3 presidential elections but only serve 2 terms. He should select DeSantis as his running-mate early and the primary will just be a formality.
2 posted on 2/22/2021, 5:59:22 PM by MountainWalker
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Trump is president and he should state it.
4 posted on 2/22/2021, 6:03:25 PM by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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well, have fun possibly killing the GOP then dipshit. him taking over fully and openly means they probably don't do well in 2022 and probably have even more of brain drain of smart ghouls either looking for better pastures for petty reasons or getting primaried.
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It's a rumour that Abbott requested a waiver from the EPA allowing coal and gas plants to operate above their normal capacity during the storm, and Biden's cronies cruelly said no in order to make Texas look bad or something. In reality Abbott got exactly what he asked for, but the plants ended up operating at 0% capacity because they got hosed by the cold weather.
https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1363639615802982400
I think this perfectly encapsulates the quandary we are in. There is no truth anymore, you just have to find the narrative you want to believe, and with social media you don't even have to do any work; it just comes to you.
I'm not sure how you run a democracy under those circumstances.
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I’m genuinely interested in seeing how the vote shakes out if in hypothetical Biden vs Generic Ghoul vs Third Party Trump
Part of me was thinking they'd finally regret not convicting Trump, but then I realized that even if they had convicted him and barred him from further office, he would still run and his supporters would still vote for him. Because to them the Constitution only matters when it's in their favor.
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TEXAS WAS PLANNED TARGET
the OP posted:Posted on 2/22/2021, 9:34:42 PM by WmShirerAdmirer
Comments from those who watched this shocking video:
"In Texas. Filled a saucepan with snow and heated on gas stove and snow sticking to outside and bottom of pan sparked a little and burned different colors. I was a little freaked out by that."
"We had the same kind of line “snowflakes” falling in central Texas the other day. Not sure what it was but I’ve never seen anything like it before..."
"Those snowflakes look like designer viruses."
"Here in Indiana we got weird "stick shaped" snowflakes! I took a video recording. Looked like material fibers! My Senior Mother commented, never seen snowflakes like this!"
"I'm in Oregon. I scooped up a cup of this wks snow, set it on a gas furnace heat register, it took 2 &1/2 hrs to melt and didn't melt with the lighter test. The snow DOES go away quickly with rain however. 100% artificial ice nucleation."
"When I tried to clean my windshield they smeared like cake frosting." quote:To: WmShirerAdmirer
I have never in 60 years seen an “ice storm” like we had that lasted several days. Trees caked with several inches of very hard, thick ice. This took forever to melt and turned into cubes of ice first. Trees that made it through a hundred or more years of weather all gone. Animals caked with ice.
The CCP has been experimenting with “weather control” for years.
Now watch them blame the destruction on f’ing climate change.
7 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:02:57 PM by doc maverick
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I’ve never seen snow stick to roofs (especially, here in SE TX) like this snow has.
I just commented about this, to hubs, a few days ago.
We had patched in our flower beds that STILL haven’t completely melted, and, we got into low-mid 70ş, today.
8 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:05:24 PM by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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I was going to post it as news in that the Texas event, with it’s unusual “snow” ( video shows man scooping up snow from outside , puts it into his microwave oven to melt and it starts shooting sparks every which way when the microwave oven is turn on. ) I thought it news worthy because they say this weather pattern was definitely planned with airplanes covering large areas at night for hours, a couple of weeks ago.
Since I only had comments from the Texan viewers who were testifying about their experience with this “weird” snow I felt I had to post in Bloggers and Personal.
It appears we have lost control over who is controlling what is happening in nature and to us everyday as citizens and communities. This wasn’t some freak snow storm and freeze that gripped Texas, especially with this freaky type of snow with its heavy metals content , coloring, and shape. It is alarming to me because who knows how it is poisoning the ground and our water for animals and future growing seasons. Many viewers were alarmed that children like to “eat” snow, and this snow may be deadly to them.
12 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:11:45 PM by WmShirerAdmirer
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“The crazy is getting deep on FR.”
I’m several hundred miles from Texas, but we got a little snow. An inch or two. When I got in the car, I hit the wiper fluid button and watched the blades as they swept the windshield.
I noticed at the time that, oddly, the snow seem to smear rather than being washed and wiped away as is usual. Over the ensuing days, I remarked to myself, “Myself, this snow seems to be taking longer than usual to melt.” To which I replied, “Yes, it does. Hmm.”
I have no idea if that means anything, but there it is.
21 posted on 2/22/2021, 10:51:50 PM by dsc (Evil doesn’t have a day job.)
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The “snow” that fell here displayed negative entropy — something that, according to physics, should be impossible. This is equivalent to each snowflake, taken individually, moving backward in time. In experiential terms, individual snowflakes were lifting off the ground and ascending into the sky, while at the same time snow in the aggregate was accumulating on the ground. I published a series of short Youtube videos demonstrating this.
25 posted on 2/23/2021, 12:28:22 AM by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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we have also been doing weather mods for decades. what do you think haarp is all about?
this could have very well been biden and our coup socialist democrats directing it to be done.
texas did start discussing secession
heres the democrat totalitarians’ payback
27 posted on 2/23/2021, 1:07:39 AM by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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LOOK OUT SOUTH DAKOTA!!! LOOK OUT FLORIDA!!!!
The Democrats are PLANNING DISASTERS IN YOUR STATES!!
33 posted on 2/23/2021, 3:47:26 AM by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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I find it odd that this super snowstorm only affected Texas and not any other states north of it. Or maybe there’s a political reason for all the news media attention. Nah, that’s crazy talk.
41 posted on 2/23/2021, 5:07:20 AM by McGruff
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