Politics

[freefall]

"You disagree with me, so you've obviously drunk the kool-aid".
Always a well-reasoned argument.

 

[Red Leg]

Just to add a bit of fun to this bitch stream, many of you Yankees have likely never heard of Surf Swag and never attended a night game at LSU stadium. A small idea of what Ole Miss was contending with last Saturday night in Baton Rouge. And how is that theseis about University of Texas making the SEC great again looking this evening?

56K views · 10K reactions | We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge | Boot Krewe Media

We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge.

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Which is a little milder than when the band plays "Neck."

241K views · 21K reactions | Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball | Boot Krewe Media

Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball.

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And yes, after defeating Arkansas, LSU is still undefeated in conference play. They will meet the other undefeated SEC team, Texas A&M, next Saturday at Kyle Field. Should be a great game.

 

[wesheltonj]

Just to add a bit of fun to this bitch stream, many of you Yankees have likely never heard of Surf Swag and never attended a night game at LSU stadium. A small idea of what Ole Miss was contending with last Saturday night in Baton Rouge. And how is that theseis about University of Texas making the SEC great again looking this evening?

56K views · 10K reactions | We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge | Boot Krewe Media

We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge.

www.facebook.com

Which is a little milder than when the band plays "Neck."

241K views · 21K reactions | Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball | Boot Krewe Media

Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball.

www.facebook.com

And yes, after defeating Arkansas, LSU is still undefeated in conference play. They will meet the other undefeated SEC team, Texas A&M, next Saturday at Kyle Field. Should be a great game.

Well fortunately, I can claims both UT and A&M. But UT was a big disappointment.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Just to add a bit of fun to this bitch stream, many of you Yankees have likely never heard of Surf Swag and never attended a night game at LSU stadium. A small idea of what Ole Miss was contending with last Saturday night in Baton Rouge. And how is that theseis about University of Texas making the SEC great again looking this evening?

56K views · 10K reactions | We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge | Boot Krewe Media

We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge.

www.facebook.com

Which is a little milder than when the band plays "Neck."

241K views · 21K reactions | Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball | Boot Krewe Media

Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball.

www.facebook.com

And yes, after defeating Arkansas, LSU is still undefeated in conference play. They will meet the other undefeated SEC team, Texas A&M, next Saturday at Kyle Field. Should be a great game.

I think I saw Farmer Fran in that one video:

 

[Tanks]

Back to our discussion about CA gas prices and regulations.

Opinion | Gavin Newsom Raises Gas Prices Again — The Wall Street Journal

A new law and tighter rules may drive refiners out of California.

apple.news

California oil refinery announces closure after Newsom signs more regulations

The oil company Phillips 66 said its Los Angeles refinery will shut down by the end of 2025 days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new regulations into law.

www.foxbusiness.com

I had two guys working at these refineries full time and had multiple additional people including myself on site involved in a multitude of projects since 1994.

The two guys already told me that they would retire once the plants shutdown instead of moving over to another refinery.

A small source testing company whose sole source of revenue was Phillips as they kept him and his three guys busy full time told me that he would shutdown and retire out of state.

Not as big of a deal for me as oil and gas is not a huge part of my business.

 

[Newboomer]

Back to our discussion about CA gas prices and regulations.

Opinion | Gavin Newsom Raises Gas Prices Again — The Wall Street Journal

A new law and tighter rules may drive refiners out of California.

apple.news

California oil refinery announces closure after Newsom signs more regulations

The oil company Phillips 66 said its Los Angeles refinery will shut down by the end of 2025 days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new regulations into law.

www.foxbusiness.com

I had two guys working at these refineries full time and had multiple additional people including myself on site involved in a multitude of projects since 1994.

The two guys already told me that they would retire once the plants shutdown instead of moving over to another refinery.

A small source testing company whose sole source of revenue was Phillips as they kept him and his three guys busy full time told me that he would shutdown and retire out of state.

Not as big of a deal for me as oil and gas is not a huge part of my business.

Seriously, is that guy mentally ill or just trying to see what he can get away with? Some of his crap is flat out unbelievable but one does have to remember it's Corruptifornicate. Not the most stable location in the nation.

 

[spike.t]

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/prez-biden-slowly-losing-africa-harris-or-trump-unlikely-to-fare-better-124102000194_1.html

 

[Red Leg]

Seriously, is that guy mentally ill or just trying to see what he can get away with? Some of his crap is flat out unbelievable but one does have to remember it's Corruptifornicate. Not the most stable location in the nation.

I do not believe it is corruption. Rather, the democrat party state leadership has put themselves into a spend and tax economic death spiral from which it will be very difficult for the state to recover. As of February of this year, the California deficit had ballooned to nearly $75 billion. Programs enacted over the previous decade were accelerating spending that was no longer truly discretionary. Tax increases to address those sunk costs were creating an ever more punitive business environment with corporations leaving the state and small businesses closing. Since 2018, nearly 600 companies have left California, and that does not include companies that moved high tax impact infrastructure from the state. During the same period, Texas for instance, became the home to the largest number of Fortune 500 businesses in the nation. Unlike low tax Texas with a $32 billion surplus, the only mechanism that democrat party seemingly understands to try and address the California shortfall is to raise taxes on whatever is left, which of course simply accelerates the revenue flight the state is already experiencing.

 

[Tanks]

Rather, the democrat party state leadership has put themselves into a spend and tax economic death spiral from which it will be very difficult for the state to recover...

That leadership is following the will of the people that elect them. Remember, we actually had on the ballot a measure to repeal the additional gas taxes enacted a few years ago. People actually voted against it.

 

[Red Leg]

That leadership is following the will of the people that elect them. Remember, we actually had on the ballot a measure to repeal the additional gas taxes enacted a few years ago. People actually voted against it.

Point taken - something about sowing the wind however.

 

[deewayne2003]

Just to add a bit of fun to this bitch stream, many of you Yankees have likely never heard of Surf Swag and never attended a night game at LSU stadium. A small idea of what Ole Miss was contending with last Saturday night in Baton Rouge. And how is that theseis about University of Texas making the SEC great again looking this evening?

56K views · 10K reactions | We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge | Boot Krewe Media

We’ve officially got our first Swag Surf of the night in Death Valley #swagsurfin #swagsurf #lsufootball #lsu #batonrouge.

www.facebook.com

Which is a little milder than when the band plays "Neck."

241K views · 21K reactions | Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball | Boot Krewe Media

Almost that time #lsufootball #lsu #louisiana #cfb #collegefootball.

www.facebook.com

And yes, after defeating Arkansas, LSU is still undefeated in conference play. They will meet the other undefeated SEC team, Texas A&M, next Saturday at Kyle Field. Should be a great game.

Yes sir!… Just like that surf swag, Kyle field can be heard for miles during a game.

I remember back when Johnny Manziel came to A&M after Mack Brown Brown told him he didn’t have what it takes to be a UT quarter back…. Yeah that didn’t age well did it?

Yes - Next Saturday will be a game for the ages!

 

[deewayne2003]

That leadership is following the will of the people that elect them. Remember, we actually had on the ballot a measure to repeal the additional gas taxes enacted a few years ago. People actually voted against it.

Yep….. Wasn’t California the worlds 5th largest economy under Reagan?

More worrying is the Billion+$ that California has pumped into the homeless crisis; with no improvement and no accounting of where the money went.

Mark Twain said it best when describing the shotgun used to guard stage coaches of the day…..

“Most often 10ga and with barrels cut short, their pattern scatters like a charge of bribery in the California Senate!”

 

[Tanks]

Yep….. Wasn’t California the worlds 5th largest economy under Reagan?

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Still is...

California Remains the World’s 5th Largest Economy | Governor of California

SACRAMENTO – Thanks to continued economic growth and strong performances in a variety of industry sectors, California has again ranked as the 5th largest economy in the world.

www.gov.ca.gov

CA also has one of the largest income-inequality among the States. Very similar to many regimes overseas.

https://www.ppic.org/publication/income-inequality-in-california/

 

[deewayne2003]

Still is...

California Remains the World’s 5th Largest Economy | Governor of California

SACRAMENTO – Thanks to continued economic growth and strong performances in a variety of industry sectors, California has again ranked as the 5th largest economy in the world.

www.gov.ca.gov

CA also has one of the largest income-inequality among the States. Very similar to many regimes overseas.

https://www.ppic.org/publication/income-inequality-in-california/

Well your source is Gavin Newson, so I checked a couple of sources and you are in fact correct.

So it’s some sort of reverse miracle to have that economy and the homeless issues persist, I can only imagine the frustration to make as many people leave as they did during Covid.

 

[flatwater bill]

Isolationism
Two of the main ideologies of foreign policy are isolationism and interventionism.
Throwing these terms at one another to stick on a label is a fool's game. Name calling. My daddy can beat up your daddy. Intelligent adults realize that the World is not as simple as "we is good, you is bad".

We need to invest more in diplomacy. My opinion. Call it what you will, but "kinetic diplomacy" should be a last resort. There is a time for military intervention and a time for restraint. Current US foreign policy resembles a game of Whack-a-Mole. (CT)

It is always sold to the American people as a moral obligation. Save democracy, Rid-a Rat, free up elections. The usual CIA tradecraft. The objective is often simply profit. Ask yourself who benefits? Does it make sense? Is success possible? Who will suffer? Why THAT Country, and not a dozen others? What is the long game?

Americans have come to think of war as something that happens in a foreign land. Trust me, one is coming to a theater near you.
stay free......................FWB

 

[sgt_zim]

Still is...

California Remains the World’s 5th Largest Economy | Governor of California

SACRAMENTO – Thanks to continued economic growth and strong performances in a variety of industry sectors, California has again ranked as the 5th largest economy in the world.

www.gov.ca.gov

CA also has one of the largest income-inequality among the States. Very similar to many regimes overseas.

https://www.ppic.org/publication/income-inequality-in-california/

The hallmark of 3rd world countries: a small and very rich elite, little or no middle class, and huge numbers of poor. Also the hallmark of dictatorships from feudal Europe into Tsarist Russia and communist eastern bloc.

 

[Tanks]

The hallmark of 3rd world countries: a small and very rich elite, little or no middle class, and huge numbers of poor. Also the hallmark of dictatorships from feudal Europe into Tsarist Russia and communist eastern bloc.

Yep. and buy taxing the rich extensively they keep the middle class and the poor happy with entitlements. At least enough to keep re-elected.

The problem is that as they keep increasing the taxes on the rich, the rich, being mobile, will keep leaving and eventually even the high taxes won't work (we might be there now).

 

[MD Driver]

The hallmark of 3rd world countries: a small and very rich elite, little or no middle class, and huge numbers of poor. Also the hallmark of dictatorships from feudal Europe into Tsarist Russia and communist eastern bloc.

Yep. Kim Jong Un didn’t get that way by eating dropped rice grains on the ground like quite a few there have to do.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

That leadership is following the will of the people that elect them. Remember, we actually had on the ballot a measure to repeal the additional gas taxes enacted a few years ago. People actually voted against it.

I’m not one to aggressively defend the intelligence of the average Californian voter, but it was scandalous how the state attorney general worded the proposition. I’m sure many voters who would have voted to repeal the gas tax thought they were doing just that.

 

[fourfive8]

I’m not one to aggressively defend the intelligence of the average Californian voter, but it was scandalous how the state attorney general worded the proposition. I’m sure many voters who would have voted to repeal the gas tax thought they were doing just that.

Couldn’t agree more! Those who write ballot questions have gotten very good at constructing the questions in a way to bias the outcome. Some are a verifiable torture of the English language constructed for no reason other than to deceive for a desired outcome.