Ball of Confusion

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:42 pm

If you are the stronger, more prosperous, more connected country you need to turn the other cheek and take the harder road or subject your kids to your failures

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:17 pm

Testing to see if I can link a Bluesky thread …

https://bsky.app/profile/hilzoy.bsky.so ... idkx7jwv22

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:56 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:17 pm Testing to see if I can link a Bluesky thread …

https://bsky.app/profile/hilzoy.bsky.so ... idkx7jwv22

Works for me. Unsure if it does if one doesn't have a Bsky account.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:56 pm

It opened the app for me on my phone.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:03 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:56 pm It opened the app for me on my phone.

On my phone it opened the app and I had to sign in, and it took me to a George Takei post. On my computer it took me to a different post.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:21 pm

Well yeah. Feature. Not a bug.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:10 pm

cool, cool, reports of a carbomb having gone off on the Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls). All 4 local international crossings are now closed....

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/ni ... -incident/

...imagine you're just walking across on a long lunch break... (not to make light of it but a lot of people do go over either way for like an hour or 2...)

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:13 pm

Fucking Canadians. Build the wall!

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:24 pm

softest of LOLs ....

(am running the local turkey trot tomorrow which gets over 10k runners / is one of the area's biggest events of the year and someone planted *that* fear idea in my head 5 minutes ago so now i'm like....fffffuuuuuuccccck)

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:25 pm

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:32 pm

yeah sounds like it was likely some loonie on the US side driving 100mph towards the entrance of the bridge and hit the barrier.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:27 pm

I thought loonies came from the other side of the border.

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:32 pm yeah sounds like it was likely some loonie on the US side driving 100mph towards the entrance of the bridge and hit the barrier.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:59 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:27 pm I thought loonies came from the other side of the border.
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:32 pm yeah sounds like it was likely some loonie on the US side driving 100mph towards the entrance of the bridge and hit the barrier.

Lol

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:07 pm

honestly for the past 2 hours it's been bugging me that i spelled it loonie not loony but upon further review i'll stand by it.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:13 pm

"...just a good ol' boy...."

https://twitter.com/cbp/status/17274508 ... cICXb_eKAw

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:02 pm

LEEEEEEEROY JENKINS!!!!

Jesus Christ, that's hilarious (in a way).

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:05 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:02 pm LEEEEEEEROY JENKINS!!!!

Jesus Christ, that's hilarious (in a way).

Holy Shit!

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am

The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:00 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.

Plurality, but still not good.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:58 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:00 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.
Plurality, but still not good.

Is it even Dutch if it isn’t 50%?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:25 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:58 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:00 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.
Plurality, but still not good.
Is it even Dutch if it isn’t 50%?

Lol

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:06 am

gold medal.

rass wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:58 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:00 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.
Plurality, but still not good.
Is it even Dutch if it isn’t 50%?

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:38 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:58 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:00 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.
Plurality, but still not good.
Is it even Dutch if it isn’t 50%?

A late contender for best line of the year.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:49 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:25 pm

And yet, they closed 3 or 4 other bridges and shut down airports. My first viewing of the video I knew it wasn't terrorism.

Wild that they over reacted like that.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:07 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:49 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:25 pm
And yet, they closed 3 or 4 other bridges and shut down airports. My first viewing of the video I knew it wasn't terrorism.

Wild that they over reacted like that.

That was some Dukes of Hazzard shit right there!

billy · Post by **billy** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:58 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:46 am The Dutch just elected a fascist, so that’s fun.

Is this offset by Poland electing a total normie (no, but a glimmer of decent news in the long march toward populist authoritarians maybe)? https://apnews.com/article/poland-prime ... %20Justice.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:32 pm

Lots of dead people.

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:58 am

Ecuador Is Insane Right Now

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:45 pm

Jewish white people fight Islamic Brown people and you know who gets to pay with their lives. Fuck that shit.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jordan ... tified.amp

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:14 am

Oct 7 to March 14. So about 150-160 days is the required time before jewish americans people speak up about the israeli government. 30,000+ is apparently the number of dead required.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:23 am

Oh are we allowed to talk about that?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:17 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:14 am Oct 7 to March 14. So about 150-160 days is the required time before jewish americans people speak up about the israeli government. 30,000+ is apparently the number of dead required.

Well, it was the length of time that it took Chuck Schumer to say anything. Plenty of other Jewish Americans have been speaking up against the Israeli government and the reprisals all along.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:07 pm

Fair. Im sure theres a diversity of thought. I havent heard it but shouldnt generalize. Perhaps buy a bigger bullhorn? There are PLENTY of Jewish people in this country with that type of reach. Yet Mr. Schumer is the first to come within my sphere. There are those on this board who are silent despite plenty of reasonable points on the israeli side. We talk about a lot of stuff here and learn a lot from each other. So one might say their silence is complicit. And it seems to be the modus operandi generally for pro israeli policy... dont talk about it... sweep it under the rug and bring up those that are antisemitic.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:34 pm

I’m with citgo.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:27 pm

There were immediate lawn signs in the aftermath of October 7th and then an early and steady ongoing reduction as this has gone on. Some have been modified to "We Stand With THE PEOPLE OF Israel" but most have just been pulled. Granted, this is a pretty far left town, but the concept of "you're either for Hamas or the Jewish people" or belief we have to fully support (and fund) the Netanyahu gov't was abandoned early. Its no different than being for the american people and against the american war machine and slowly and waaaaaaay too late, everyone else seems to be realizing this.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:41 am

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:07 pm Fair. Im sure theres a diversity of thought. I havent heard it but shouldnt generalize. Perhaps buy a bigger bullhorn? There are PLENTY of Jewish people in this country with that type of reach. Yet Mr. Schumer is the first to come within my sphere. There are those on this board who are silent despite plenty of reasonable points on the israeli side. We talk about a lot of stuff here and learn a lot from each other. So one might say their silence is complicit. And it seems to be the modus operandi generally for pro israeli policy... dont talk about it... sweep it under the rug and bring up those that are antisemitic.

Didn’t a Jewish director just get raked over the coals for using his acceptance speech to call out the Israeli government?

Anyway, I don’t agree that silence is complicity when we’re talking about Americans who happen to be Jewish. That’s a scary road to go down. As far as I’m concerned American Jews have no greater obligation to speak out against the Gaza attacks than anyone else.

Just like Arabs or Palestinians didn’t have a special obligation to speak out against 10/7.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:51 pm

In general the sentiment is correct. But do you really think Palestinians dont need to confirm that they aren't for murder of random Israeli or Jewish teenagers? If they didn't I just might be an Israeli dad on elbows and knees seeking to take out 5 of your family.

You speak of some director but I have no idea who that is and that's the problem.

I wouldn't expect all Jewish Americans to explain or condemn or support the Israeli cause but if you are a thought leader you should discuss and contribute and explain even if only to distinguish between the Israeli Jewish relationship and other religion/governmental relationships much less the military goals and their validity and consequences

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:58 pm

This is close enough to my siblings' property that I had to ask if they were there or not.

18-wheeler driver denied CDL day before crashing into Brenham DPS office

They're OK.

Post by **brian** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:02 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:58 pm This is close enough to my siblings' property that I had to ask if they were there or not.

Crash of 18-wheeler into Texas Department of Public Safety office was likely ‘criminal act,’ sheriff says

Guy was apparently denied a CMV license yesterday. Pretty extreme overreaction. Driving a truck is mostly a pain in the ass.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:04 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:02 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:58 pm This is close enough to my siblings' property that I had to ask if they were there or not.

Crash of 18-wheeler into Texas Department of Public Safety office was likely ‘criminal act,’ sheriff says
Guy was apparently denied a CMV license yesterday. Pretty extreme overreaction. Driving a truck is mostly a pain in the ass.

Yeah, I updated the link with a more detailed story. Probably the wrong thread too given the motive.

I did get to make a good Garth Brooks joke in our family chat though.