Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Dr. Strangelove]

Crash- Your two "True the Vote" people got thrown in jail this morning for contempt of court. Judge gave them till 9 this morning to cough up the name of their "informant" and they reportedly refused once again. So he sent em to jail.

In chaotic Texas court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt | The Texas Tribune

[Dr. Strangelove]

In Brazil, the actually convicted of total widespread corruption Lula edges the right-wing dude with authoritarian leands, Bolsanaro, by 51-49. That was waaaay closer than I thought it'd be.

Lula is beloved figure in Brazil despite his government's corruption that probably ran toward the billions. Bolsanaro is a total conservative populist who, of course, emphazised "family" and "tradition" and all the stuff that might play well in a big Catholic country.

Very interested election.

Bolsanaro can still win if Mike Pence has the courage.

[THE_WIZARD_]

STFU

[Dr. Strangelove]

Did you let the new owners of Wizzie's Wings & Adult Videos know about the secret cockfighting pit down in the basement?

[THE_WIZARD_]

We don't talk about Fight Club...

dumbass

[Hannibal]

Don't resort to the "Dems do it too" argument when we don't even have any evidence that the violence had political motivations.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Ralston's latest blog post on early voting in Nevada and what it might mean. Bottom line is it's looking close and Nevada could buck the trend and have lower turnout, more like a traditional midterm, than most of the country.

The early voting blog, 2022 – The Nevada Independent

[Hannibal]

Whatever the midterm results, they will look obvious in retrospect.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Thank you Mister Obvious.

[DaGeezer]

It's different at different schools. Legacies make up a much more significant number at Harvard and other "elite" schools than at public schools. Between 2014 and 2019 Harvard's overall acceptance rate was 6% but for Legacies it was 33%

Legacies at private schools are overwhelmingly white and come from rich families. Talent is right that they are pretty much taking spots that otherwise would've gone to a white kid (or Asian).

I've been listening to the oral arguments. Gorsuch posed a hypothetical asking if legacies, students whose parents were willing to build an art museum, and professional-level squash players, (all of whom currently receive priority in admissions) were not given special treatment, would that also work toward a more diverse student body.? It had the Solicitor General jumping through some funny machinations. The fact is, there is no basis for legacy preferences at public universities. Harvard is a special (private) case, and one can see them admitting a student whose family is going to build a building for the university.

There have been no arguments presented that question the whole premise of "diversity" in a student body being beneficial to the student body as a whole. Certainly, it is beneficial for black or Hispanic students individually, but not so for the student body as a whole. Thomas deals with that extensively in My Grandfather's Son.

[crashcourse]

Crash- Your two "True the Vote" people got thrown in jail this morning for contempt of court. Judge gave them till 9 this morning to cough up the name of their "informant" and they reportedly refused once again. So he sent em to jail.

In chaotic Texas court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt | The Texas Tribune

BREAKING: Ballots Discovered "Pre-Loaded" Inside Drop Box in Pennsylvania... Two Others Reportedly Also Had "Pre-Loaded" Ballots Inside the Boxes (thegatewaypundit.com)

[THE_WIZARD_]

You are just an election denier.

INSURRECTIONIST!!!!!!!

[CGVT]

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[THE_WIZARD_]

horrible

[Dr. Strangelove]

BREAKING: Ballots Discovered "Pre-Loaded" Inside Drop Box in Pennsylvania... Two Others Reportedly Also Had "Pre-Loaded" Ballots Inside the Boxes (thegatewaypundit.com)

Good ol' GatewayPundit. Making up pure bullshit for almost a decade now.

Speaking of conspiracy trash, here's the charging documents against Mr. DePape. Sounds like they have a full confession from him.

Paul Pelosi: Read the charges against suspected attacker David DePape | CNN Politics