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Soon, the streak for not hitting 100 in Texas will be a perpetual "0 Days."
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IT BURNS posted:Soon, the streak for not hitting 100 in Texas will be a perpetual "0 Days." what a username/post combo.
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Jul 6, 2023 06:54
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poemdexter posted:what a username/post combo. Should've sent a poe-- hrmm
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Jul 6, 2023 09:56
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poemdexter posted:what a username/post combo. I've been waiting for this moment since I first set eyes on Al Gore.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:13
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Doesn't that usually result in some kind of default judgement?
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Waffle House posted:Doesn't that usually result in some kind of default judgement? This is not a criminal trial, it is a political process wherein the Senate votes after seeing the evidence but for the most part they're going to vote how they're going to vote, regardless of what is presented
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Jul 6, 2023 15:43
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I say four-fifths to convict. It's going to be Dan Patrick's decision, and the rules he allowed on the floor are like specifically anti-Tony Buzbee rules. Right now they'd be working the hell out of the refs in the media but they can't and so they can't build up the "grassroots" outrage.
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Jul 6, 2023 15:45
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Let's be fair, 9/10ths to convict. Really puts the onus on the prosecution. Every now and then, it's fun to read the OP and  at the idea of Texas becoming a battleground state in any sense other than a Mad Max hellscape.Xarthor posted:This fact, along with the magic of latino sex, has made astute political observers note that Texas may become a full-fledged battleground state within the next X-number of years. Just what exactly that number is seems to depend on political ideology and hopefulness but the general consensus seems to between 6 and 15 years.
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Jul 6, 2023 15:49
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Oh that reminds me https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1676924242045067265 But I thought that district flipped forever!! Forever and ever because of one heavily targeted special election!
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Jul 6, 2023 15:51
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IT BURNS posted:Every now and then, it's fun to read the OP and we've got six years left!!
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Jul 6, 2023 15:53
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https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1677006409852936209 A plain reading of this headline would be that these people died as a direct result of the passage of HB 2127 into law in early June, right?
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Jul 6, 2023 20:14
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Those are just two facts left to the reader to associate or not, presented together for no particular reason
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Jul 6, 2023 20:23
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The law doesn't go into effect until September 1, only two cities - Dallas and Austin - have water break ordinances, and none of the people cited in that article save one live in either city. I am extremely sympathetic to opposition to statehouse tyranny but don't loving lie about poo poo.
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zoux posted:The law doesn't go into effect until September 1, only two cities - Dallas and Austin - have water break ordinances, and none of the people cited in that article save one live in either city. I am extremely sympathetic to opposition to statehouse tyranny but don't loving lie about poo poo. Lies? In my Texas government and journalism?
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Jul 6, 2023 20:39
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Lmao just lmfao at the thought that a government that won't let localities tax plastic bags would care in the slightest about giving people water breaks.
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https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1677079219757563904 lol I didn't know about this part quote:Abbott, his successor, never served in the Legislature, and his relationship with the body has long been fraught. In 2015, his first session, he promised Republican lawmakers in the House he’d back them strongly for reelection if they supported his modest plan to expand pre-K programs in Texas, which was opposed by conservatives. The program passed, but when it came time to pay its proponents back, Abbott broke his word. “No appearances, no endorsements, no fund raisers,” wrote Quorum Report’s Harvey Kronberg of Abbott’s support for those he cajoled to vote for the bill.
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Jul 7, 2023 00:31
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why is he such a lil shrew
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i say swears online posted:why is he such a lil shrew How much does it cost him to show up to a party for a photo op and eat mediocre snacks?
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Unbelievable levels of Not That Guy That article is savage btw
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I want everyone to remember the day, july 6 2023, when I reposted a Chris Hooks article from twitter before zoux
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quote:A plain reading of this headline would be that these people died as a direct result of the passage of HB 2127 into law in early June, right? It's not particularly misleading. It's not even a stretch read to get "they passed this law and since then it has become even more apparent they really shouldn't have."
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IT BURNS posted:Lmao just lmfao at the thought that a government that won't let localities tax plastic bags would care in the slightest about giving people water breaks. It's 10 minutes every 4 hours, that isn't going to save lives unless they use the break to pass out and get into insane medical debt. The National Weather Service recommends only working/exercising for 15 minutes with a 45 minute rest every hour when you get to the 110+ heat index.
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Badger of Basra posted:I want everyone to remember the day, july 6 2023, when I reposted a Chris Hooks article from twitter before zoux Self promotion on SA is so gauche, all you did was help him.
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Dameius posted:Self promotion on SA is so gauche, all you did was help him. quote:There is real substance being debated, but this being Texas, the policy dispute is secondary. There’s an overarching psychodrama taking place in Austin that’s a lot more interesting and arguably more relevant. To wit: Can Governor Greg Abbott cajole his way into being loved or respected or feared by any member of the Legislature who does not already feel that way? Has he figured out the One Weird Trick, as internet ads sometimes have it, that will allow him to finally—finally—find acceptance?
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Lots of smart people say to wit
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i will love,accept, and most importantly fear governor greg abbott.
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If we are gonna get our asses kicked across the country, I’d rather it was a Machiavellian political genius instead of jack lemmon from glen gary glen ross, it’s insulting
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zoux posted:Lots of smart people say to wit to wit: me.
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Vis-a-vis my enormous and throbbing intellect
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Dameius posted:to wit: me. mot juste
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George H.W. oval office posted:Lupe beef fajitas are p good I think. Better than Pappacitos but worse than a good local spot. I enjoy their tortilla soup.
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lobster shirt posted:i will love,accept, and most importantly fear governor greg abbott. gregory abbott is a warrior from on high
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zoux posted:If we are gonna get our asses kicked across the country, I’d rather it was a Machiavellian political genius instead of jack lemmon from glen gary glen ross, it’s insulting lemmon was able to sell the leads, abbott can't get in the office after hours
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His whole voucher strategy has been baffling. Not to mention passive aggressively vetoing half of a particularly uninteresting local calendar as ‘leverage’ with his smug little statement.
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zoux posted:mot juste sic semper erat, et sic semper erit 
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yeah i don't get the shooting hostages stuff. that doesn't even increase leverage in real hostage situations! that's not what hardball is!!
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i say swears online posted:yeah i don't get the shooting hostages stuff. that doesn't even increase leverage in real hostage situations! that's not what hardball is!! While maintaining leverage is important, it's not as important as property tax relief for Texans.
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The theory is that they’ll bend the knee because if they play ball he will magnanimously add all those bills back onto a special special session to pass all the vetoed bills, but since he didn’t have the grapes to veto anything significant, it was pointless. No legislator is going to lick his boots just so they can pass a bill authorizing Nueces Co. Hospital District #3, at this point they’d rather die
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