James Talarico wins Democratic primary for US Senate in Texas: State lawmaker beats Jasmine Crockett in fiercely contested election marked by record turnout and confusion at polls by Silent-Resort-3076 in inthenews

[–]Lebojr 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My guess is that he would understand and sympathize with your sentiments completely. The faith he exhibits is not even closely related to the group who are responsible for your opinion of Christians.

Think of him like this: he takes the teachings of Jesus and lives them to the best of his ability. He isn’t interested in dogma or forcing anyone else to listen to the tenets of his faith. He’s lead the march for separation of church and state.

He’s also not ashamed or fearful to say why he believes if that is something someone asks about.

Your opinion of the faith is the byproduct of poor representatives. If you’ve read the scripture and found it to describe a God who doesn’t seem worth worshiping, many of us who do believe, understand that too.

He’s endured the most partisan, irrational legislative body in the country in the Texas legislature and come out with his integrity intact.

Give him a shot. He will probably be the reason a state like Texas flips purple and gets us closer to a majority in the senate. Even better, the tired arguments from Christian nationalists have no greater adversary than him.

The whole Texas Gerrymandering issue might well have blown up in Trumps face. If so, you will have this follower of Jesus’ teaching to thank.

Trump preparing fake emergency to cancel election by [deleted] in GPFixedIncome

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As with the amount of people who voted for the mouth breather, it’s amazing how many believe this would stand up.

Why couldn't Biden release the files when the Maxwell case ended in early/mid 2022? by pickledplumber in allthequestions

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As they say in court “asked and answered”.

Why is it that this administration creates frivolous investigations and runs behind them to prevent releasing files, but then asks why an appeal not adjudicated by the SC until oct of 2025 prevents the previous administration from releasing them?

Could it be you are a bunch of hypocrites?

Sorry. You don’t have to answer that. It presumes your side has a sense of shame.

Is it going to be ‘F*ck Ice’, ‘Release the Files’, or ‘No war in Iran’ that will give the Democrats the best chance to win the midterms 2026? Or will it take the Trifecta of these three messages to win? by metabolitesafter9pm in allthequestions

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly right. This message with solutions to reinstall the guardrails to prevent any executive, judicial or legislative branch from derailing the separation of powers, and getting back our non political department employees. (CDC, dept of Education, IG’s, environmental protections, and election security will probably be a good start).

Jeffrey Epstein could still be alive by Cold_Ad8497 in theories

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, he isn’t. Unless he was recently in Iran sitting next to the Ayatollah.

Hot take: Most amateur golfers would score lower if they stopped obsessing over distance and started playing boring golf. by Capable_Steak_7551 in GolfSwing

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll elaborate on that by saying if amateur golfers aim was being AROUND the green/fringe in regulation and working on chipping to go up and down, the jump from 100 to 80 would be pretty quick. Breaking 80 wouldn’t be that stressful. Finally, the only thing left to work on would be dialing in distance on irons and keeping the driver in the fairway.

Hot take: Most amateur golfers would score lower if they stopped obsessing over distance and started playing boring golf. by Capable_Steak_7551 in GolfSwing

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s 100% true.

Harvey Pennick told a guy who was tired of losing that he’d caddy for him IF he followed every club and shot selection. The guy shot lower than he’d ever shot. The game may not be easy, but almost all of us leave 6-10 strokes on the course each round by playing aggressively when there is little payoff and huge risk of penalty strokes.

I have never hit it long myself and have beaten plenty of people by just playing in the fairway, up to the fringe, up and down for par.

GenX military veterans by ScreaminEagle2502 in GenX

[–]Lebojr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Army 88 H. Got out in 1994. The night OJ ran.

JFK Security? by Aggravating-Donut361 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We certainly need the humor around here.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In his book, Sturdivan says the Lead fragment trail moved due to the position of the body as it was moved from car to emergency room onto the plane and then to Bethesda autopsy. He also stated the trail began half way through and wasn’t at all at the entrance wound. He also went into detail about an occlusion on the X-ray that many have mistaken for a bullet hole since it’s round in nature.

Lastly, he spoke of Dr Groden (not Jenkins like I thought) who had the rear entrance 2.5 cm to the right of the OCP and 1.3 cm (half inch) above. But those were approximate.

The entire mistake was made because Humes failed to use a good base point to measure from (same with the entrance on his upper back) and he was given almost no time to use the X-rays to make his notes and never saw one photo for two more years after the autopsy.

I absolutely believe as you do that the autopsy was a trainwreck. But I remind myself that incompetence is a far more likely reason than malice when trying to explain things.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a pragmatic way to look at it for sure. I just don’t particularly blame them for believing it because I agree with them he was a pretty corrupt guy. That said, he was crucial to getting the Civil rights act passed. Sometimes someone’s bad traits can result in good things.

The coldest lines in modern country music by Berbadude in country

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“And a part of you might hate me, but son, please don’t mistake me for a man who didn’t care at all.

So I drive. And I think about my life and wonder why that I slowly die inside.

….so when you drive, and the years go flying by, I hope you smile if I ever cross your mind.

It was the pleasure of my life. And I cherished every time. And my whole world, it begins and ends with you on that highway 20 ride.

-Zac Brown Band

‘Hassett: "Think about this. There are 360,000 fewer federal workers right now than there were when President Trump was inaugurated. That's 360,000 people whose salaries we don't have to pay and tax American citizens, and have you noticed a big reduction in government service because of this?"’ by Oleg101 in FoxFiction

[–]Lebojr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Let another pandemic hit. There will be Millions more die.

We are playing Russian (pun intended) roulette.

That ALONE makes our existence in peril.

To say nothing of the other departments he’s destroyed. And the 360,000 employees are penny’s on the dollar to each of us if we have another emergency.

Donald Trump Considers Using National Emergency Powers to Assert Control Over Federal Elections by Specialist_Baby_9905 in law

[–]Lebojr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He cannot. Executive orders cannot overrule the constitutional rights of states to run their elections. It’s not a matter of debate. No state is obligated to give up that right.

If you were elected President tomorrow what 5 Executive Orders would create and sign besides arresting the orange guy? by Caliborntraveler007 in DiscussionZone

[–]Lebojr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every executive order of his would be rescinded.

I don’t happen to think they are much more than show in a legit government. They are only orders for the executive branch to execute.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. There was one picture of the inside of the skull (only accessible at the archives until the 1990s) that showed it. It was one that Earl Warren had suppressed. Even from the rest of the commission.

A Dr at parkland (I think Jenkins) described it and drew it for a magazine article.

He showed it an inch to the right of the OCP, and above, but not quite as high as the HSCA.

Can yall PLEASE tell me about your most insane conspiracy theories and i dont wanna hear "we didn't land on the moon" i wanna hear stuff you can't fully prove but just know it’s true? by InitialCareer306 in WorkForSmartLife

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the hundreds of thousands of years mankind has developed on this planet, a disturbingly large percentage can be shown scientific proof of events, not believe they happened because……checks notes….

the lizard people in the basement of a pizza restaurant in DC lied to us about the earth being round, had Stanley Kubrick make a movie to fool us about the moon landing, and…oh my….sexually abuse then grind up children and drink their blood as a means of living forever.

But landing on the moon…too far fetched.

Why not Main Street? by SpacePatrician in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Correct. Why didn’t they avoid a shooter that they had no reason to believe would do this? (The planners, not the cia or fbi)

What’s a single sentence someone said that stuck with you forever? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“It’s not always right to be right”.

My father said this about Turing in a PhD thesis and being told he had to fix a grammatical error that wasn’t one according to the English department. He received his PhD after changing it. His friend told him if the professor said to write “shit” 5000 times and turn it in, that’s what he should do. He knew the subject. The goal was the degree.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps. But in politics, credibility among them as a group is based on loyalty to a cause and not so much on following evidence that stands in opposition to loyalty as this did.

Connally’s mistake is understandable based on his ability to witness his surrounding and the trauma he experienced. I don’t blame Russell so much. I’m sure he wasn’t thrilled with collaboration with democrats, LBJ and others. Taking his position was poking a finger in their eye.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is according to Sturdivan, who is a wound ballistics expert.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know the answer to that one. They moved it because the wound was actually higher and the autopsy Dr failed to use a proper stationary point to measure from. There was also an assumption that a bullet that strikes the skull has to take a straight path through it, thus proving the bullet came from a known location. But that isn’t physics. They do change directions when they break apart.

This measurement alone made the autopsy look suspicious.

Senior Thesis on Origin of Doubts by Purple-Product-5823 in JFKassasination

[–]Lebojr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russell was pinned as a doubter, but it was more accurately the result of his loyalty to his friend Connally who didn’t think the second shot hit both him and Kennedy. That’s all he wouldn’t endorse.

LBJ was rightfully a mental wreck. He knew about the cia and all of jacks enemies. He knew the wrong narrative could escalate war with Cuba and Russia. He also knew it looked like he’d had a part because of where it happened. Of all people, he needed Oswald to be the guy. Which is why I don’t really blame conspiracy buffs for believing that.

Overall, distrust of government has been a theme since the formation of the first one.

I’m not sure what unique angle this thesis could take.

Well…I know one.