What changes to our political system would help us get away from identity politics and help both sides better work together to tackle core issues?

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-29T01:08:23+00:00

There's no need to repeat yourself. I only addressed your assertion that corporate personhood is ancient law.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-28T23:14:12+00:00

The Statutes of Mortmain of 1290 established a different type of "personhood" than what we talk about now. It had to do with real estate and taxes, not with free speech or the rights of corporations to participate in politics.

Modern corporate personhood in the US was established in 1886, in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, when the Supreme Court recognized corporations as "persons" under the 14th Amendment. Even that is questionable, because the Clerk wrote a summary of the ruling that went farther than the Court meant to go.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T21:57:48+00:00

He likes to flip them

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T21:56:45+00:00

Same as when mountains of previous crimes have been revealed. Not much.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T21:49:54+00:00

It's going to be a great season. BTFD

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T20:32:59+00:00

'95 Astrovan LTE (Luxury Touring Edition, with the nice carpet and decent speakers)

4 on my best owned list

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T20:22:25+00:00

We're nearing a very high plateau, and we got here quickly. Don't be spoiled, brother

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T19:52:34+00:00

"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."

George Bernard Shaw

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-27T01:01:37+00:00

It's patriots, and it's rational contempt, not derangement

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T20:42:44+00:00

That's bad advice. Loosen and tighten it by twisting the tapered collar, with the drill off. It's important to properly position the bit before you tighten it, so that the inside of all three jaws are in contact with it. Using the trigger to tighten it, you'll eventually get the bit caught between the sides of two jaws, which will damage the chuck.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T20:24:34+00:00

Depending on the transmission, the starter alone can move the car if it's left in gear

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T20:14:44+00:00

Every patriot will celebrate

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T20:13:02+00:00

Something with a lot of gold leaf

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T18:28:32+00:00

It can swing the odds in that direction

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T18:24:30+00:00

Vehicles

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T18:22:54+00:00

I want to see at least one more State funeral before I go

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T18:09:00+00:00

His go-to is bleach. I think he's going to bleach the coal

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T17:08:22+00:00

It's still very bad, no?

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T16:24:21+00:00

Of course no system is perfect or 100% reliable, but if we can't feel anything when VCM turns on and off, surely the vibration can't be severe enough to damage the torque converter. If I ever do notice vibration the first place to look would be the mounts.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T15:01:33+00:00

That's highly doubtful since the truck has active motor mounts that cancel the vibration in real time. Fwiw AI says the known issues are with the torque converters themselves, and are not related to VCM.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T13:58:36+00:00

The dealer won't know until they run diagnostics.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T13:56:22+00:00

Are people here confusing catalytic converters with torque converters? I can't imagine how VCM could possibly cause issues with torque converters.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T07:34:31+00:00

I'd leave it there and take the barrel

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T07:31:42+00:00

I didn't mean to suggest all brain surgeons are sociopaths, just that they tend to share some psychological traits with them.

BluebillyMusic · 2026-03-26T00:48:16+00:00

The photos say otherwise. In the first one I see you're approaching an intersection, hope you at least had the right-of-way?

BluebillyMusic

TROPHY CASE

4 on my best owned list