AwgustaDawg
| Favorite team: | Georgia  |
| Location: | CSRA |
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| Occupation: | Engineet |
| Number of Posts: | 13858 |
| Registered on: | 1/3/2023 |
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re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 3:20 pm to Big Scrub TX
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some of what you are saying is true, but as noted, you are completely ignoring the census aspect. Nothing else can explain the level of intense "pro-illegal" policy supported by one side other than this.
Outside of being long established in the history of the courts there is no explanation needed unless one is looking for an answer to a question which simply doesn't exist.
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re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 3:18 pm to Scruffy
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I just popped in and your post was retarded.
I will agree it was apropos of nothing at all to do with anything other than the question the poster I was responding to, a silly question no doubt posed by a troubled soul who suffers from the inability to maintain the thread, as it were, who asked about who would benefit from a dog and pony. Perhaps you also are unable to follow the conversation, as posed?
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 3:15 pm to Klark Kent
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I’m still waiting on you to answer the question.
My friend I assure you I can write a encyclopedic tome chronicling the benefits of dogs and ponies, it would be the mere work of a minute, but I gave you a pretty straightforward and concise answer to the question you posed and you seem to be unable to read it or accept it. Maybe try rephrasing? Why are you asking who would benefit from a dog and pony to begin with? This is your question and somewhat annoying demand for an answer:
"who is this dog and pony going to benefit? answer it"
Are you looking for something other than what you posted? If so I will be more than happy to enlighten you on any manner of subjects and again, I can easily further explain who would benefit from a dog and pony, but the answer to that question was already pretty well established and you seem un-satisfied....
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 2:53 pm to Klark Kent
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I’m almost positive it’s very transparent to the vast majority of posters reading, but here’s what you’re really doing with this post:
> Downplaying the problem
> Mocking anyone who’s concerned about it
> Hiding behind selectively interpreted polling
> Declaring victory
That might work on Reddit, but not here. Even if anyone were take that load of shite at face value (which is generous), you conveniently skip the part where the same polling consistently shows a majority of Americans support deportation. And it was the top reason people elected this administration in the last election.
"Downplaying the problem" - This will happen when folks pretend a non-existent problem exists....its called dismissal out of hand. Most of us do it when confronted by a flat earther with a fix for the non-existent problem of the curvature of the earth.
"Mocking anyone who’s concerned about it"- Again, when you express concern over a made up problem that does not exist you open yourself up to ridicule - I don't make the rules, I just understand and accept them.
"Hiding behind selectively interpreted polling" Are you suggesting that 60% of Americans polled do not want ICE reigned in?
"Declaring victory" When one feels that someone has declared "victory" when the latter person has merely pointed out a fact it is due to the former person knowing they are on the losing end of a point.
"you conveniently skip the part where the same polling consistently shows a majority of Americans support deportation. And it was the top reason people elected this administration in the last election."
There is a boat load of polling I haven't included but one you seem to be overlooking suggests that only 32% of Americans think ALL illegal immigrants should be deported while 51% disagree. 97% think those convicted of violent crimes should be deported while only 44% think that those in the country less than 4 years with no criminal history should be deported.
If deportations is the top reason people elected this administration, and I agree with this point, those who did so have to be terribly disappointed in Trump's dreadful numbers compared to "Open Border" Biden, Obama, Clinton and Bush...like all things Trump being inefficient and incompetent is the point....
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 2:36 pm to Klark Kent
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another 200 word civics lesson, no one asked for, to still avoid the underlying question: [b]who is this dog and pony going to benefit[/b]? answer it
My friend no one has asked for a single post to these message boards.
I do not know how the bold and underlined part of your response is pertinent but a dog or a pony could possibly benefit anyone who needed a dog or a pony for whatever reason. Both have proven to be of great benefit to mankind over the history of our species. Dogs provide companionship, protection and can be of great assistance in hunting and even beasts of burden. Ponies are also highly beneficial to anyone who needs one. Like their larger kin, horses, they provide transportation and can haul a load. It is my understanding that some folks enjoy ponies simply because they are ponies. Combined dogs and ponies can be used together to hunt, carry loads, entertainment - there are ample examples of dogs and ponies performing together to entertain crowds. I don't know why you asked who this dog and pony would benefit, it seems to be a question you pulled out of nowhere for god knows what purpose....
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 2:24 pm to Klark Kent
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church attendance compared to what year in history? you’re terrible at this.
Compared to the years in question....in 1996, 2006 and 2016 it was declining, in 2026 it is increasing. Life is better by any quantifiable metric in 2026 than any year in history and will be better next year. I know that its comforting to pretend otherwise for most people but it is simply fact....by any quantifiable measure life is better today than yesterday for the majority of people on the planet.
US Life Expectancy
1996 76.1 Years
2006 77.1 years
2016 78.6 Years
2026 79 years
Life is good, is better than it was and not as good as it will be.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 1:59 pm to LemmyLives
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the counting of illegal immigrants in the census for congressional apportionment is permissible, meaning that both citizens and non-citizens are included in the population count used to determine representation.
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If illegal immigrants were not counted for congressional apportionment, states like California, Florida, and Texas could lose congressional seats, while states like Alabama, Minnesota, and Ohio might retain seats they would otherwise lose. Overall, this could shift political power and representation, potentially benefiting Republican-leaning states over Democratic-leaning ones.
But yeah, nothing to see here, along with the billions they use in school services, hospital visits they don't pay for, SNAP, CHIP, etc. Illegals need to GTFO, period.
So a supreme court decision is no longer nothing to see here...got it.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 12:51 pm to Klark Kent
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if you include social media, sure.
otherwise, nope.
By all accounts church attendance is on the rise in the last year or so...it was on the decline through 2020 or so....there is no better place than church to be a part of a community....if one chooses not to attend its a personal choice, not a societal one.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 12:47 pm to Klark Kent
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save your 100 word “this is the how the system works” nonsense for someone else grandpaw.
We both know this is not about “reigning ICE in”, ICE is doing their job. who benefits from this? (before I start dropping clips of your representatives saying the quiet part out loud)
My friend I don't give a frick how many clips you drop, the fact remains that there is no law which requires the opposition party to rubber stamp the party in power's agenda in the United States. Makes NO difference what an individual says, no matter how vile and hateful, the fact remains that nothing can legally compel Democrats to support action which their constituents do not support. The GOP has an option, they won't use it because when it blows up in their face they won't be able to claim bi-partisan support.
Mitch McConnel blocked Barack Obama's supreme court nomination and was cussed by democrats and lauded by republicans...he was doing what his constituents wanted. The same as democrats today. It is how our system works.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 12:42 pm to Centinel
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If by "constituents" you mean illegal aliens, then yes. You are correct they want ICE reigned in.
I know y'all want to pretend like illegal aliens are actually crime lords with supernatural abilities who can vote in high enough numbers to turn an election your way without leaving a trace of evidence but here in the real world no, or, to salve your hurt fee fees, almost no illegal alien votes and is not a constituent. Polling indicates 60% of Americans want ICE reigned in....only in MAGA world does 60% of Americans mean illegal alien....
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 12:38 pm to NIH
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Less inflation, less social media, more community with your fellow humans. Pretty basic stuff.
Less inflation is quantifiable -
1996 - 2.95%
2006 - 3.23%
2016 - 2.1%
2026 - 2.4%
2026 is only 3 months old but to date inflation is .3% higher and almost .5 to 1% lower in 2026 than the other 2 years. Based on 2006 inflation is tame compared to 2026. 2026 is better.
Less social media is a certainty - not sure other than feelings how less social media is quantifiably better. There are some serious issues with social media but there is also a lot of good....more freedom in communication is a net good and its better in 2026 than it ever was.
Less community with other people is a personal choice and good or bad is based on feelings. For some people it is a blessing, for some a curse....if one is in the latter group it is incumbent upon the individual to right the ship and it is very easy to do in 2026 if someone wishes to do so...easier than in 16, 06 or 1996.
Mankind longs for the past while rushing headlong into the future...its an inherent adversity to change that we all have. What seems great about the past in retrospect is a function of hindsight and is often not inclusive of anything which wasn't so great. In almost any conceivable, quantifiable measure life is better in 2026 than it was in the past and will be better in the future. Its the least one can expect from a robust and mature society...things get better, not worse, over time.
re: Smoke Detectors and Batteries
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 12:04 pm to ShrevetownTiger
We have 8 of the damned things in our house. 4 of them are 14 feet or higher off the ground. I can replace all of them at the same time and one of the damned things will start up with the chirping bullshite 90 days later and never the same one. They always do it in the wee hours of the morning and will stop for months on end and start up with the bullshite again.
The truly galling thing about smoke detectors is there is no data from any source other than smoke detector manufacturers and the national fire protection association, both with a vested financial interest in selling and installing smoke detectors, that they have done much if anything to save lives. The downward trend in deaths from fire in homes in the US has been dramatic and steady over the last 100 years. As smoke detectors became more common and then required if they had any impact that downward trend would have been sharpened...it was not. There have been 3 IBC iterations of smoke detector requirements since the mid 1980s. The initial one was one detector in the house, battery powered. No noticeable increase in the downward trend of fire related deaths. The second iteration was multiple detectors hard wired together...again, did not change the slope of the downward trend. The last iteration again required even more smoke detectors. No change. The NFPA and smoke detector manufactures all claim that smoke detectors save lives and eerybody without them will die for certain in a house fire if there ain't a smoke detector on every flat surface. All of this data is based on functioning detectors, ones that actually work, in the case of malfunctioning or non functioning detectors, what most are, there is some data which indicates they are actually unsafe. My wife and my 86 year old father are convinced that First Alert would never fudge data to increase sales but the data suggests their data is flawed for some reason.
The truly galling thing about smoke detectors is there is no data from any source other than smoke detector manufacturers and the national fire protection association, both with a vested financial interest in selling and installing smoke detectors, that they have done much if anything to save lives. The downward trend in deaths from fire in homes in the US has been dramatic and steady over the last 100 years. As smoke detectors became more common and then required if they had any impact that downward trend would have been sharpened...it was not. There have been 3 IBC iterations of smoke detector requirements since the mid 1980s. The initial one was one detector in the house, battery powered. No noticeable increase in the downward trend of fire related deaths. The second iteration was multiple detectors hard wired together...again, did not change the slope of the downward trend. The last iteration again required even more smoke detectors. No change. The NFPA and smoke detector manufactures all claim that smoke detectors save lives and eerybody without them will die for certain in a house fire if there ain't a smoke detector on every flat surface. All of this data is based on functioning detectors, ones that actually work, in the case of malfunctioning or non functioning detectors, what most are, there is some data which indicates they are actually unsafe. My wife and my 86 year old father are convinced that First Alert would never fudge data to increase sales but the data suggests their data is flawed for some reason.
re: Am I the a-hole?
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 11:31 am to BoogaBear
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You're not an a-hole you take it on the a-hole.
On or in its still gay......
re: Am I the a-hole?
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 11:30 am to crimsoncoded94
Dude you missed a chance to expand your horizons. You done fooled around sexually with another dude so you're queer as a 3 dollar bill....just accept it and live your best life. The heart wants what the heart wants and yours apparently wants dudes...nothing wrong with that, just be who you are!
re: My life has finally begun!!!
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:26 am to AZTiger7072
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Any OT advice on the first few weeks of fatherhood is greatly appreciated
Congrats! Be in the moment. It is a LOT but take some time to appreciate the blessing that is a child because it won't be long before that child is just another adult. Embrace every moment....
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:22 am to NIH
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10 years ago / 20 years ago / 30 years ago for starters
But I don’t conflate “easy living” or ordering ubereats with good living
What was better about 2016, 2006 and 1996?
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:20 am to Klark Kent
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They represent FAR more people than the party in power does, just a matter of simple mathematics.
who are they representing exactly with this current shut down? who does it benefit?
Their constituents. Their constituents want ICE reigned in. Its not a matter of right or wrong, its what the people who put them in office put them in office to do. This is how our system works. There have been plans put together which would fund TSA...they have been rejected. This is how out system works. It would be better if it was more efficient but we the people want this and our actions speak louder than our words...we voted for it, making liberals cry was more important than efficient governance. Here we are.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:14 am to NIH
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Never been better
No one actually believes this
Unfortunately far too many of us are spoiled by easy living and do indeed doubt this irrefutable fact. Name an era when you'd prefer to live in than the current era.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:12 am to SallysHuman
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How tf is long wait times in an American airport benefitting someone in Bangladesh?
Did you hit your head falling out of bed this morning?
Long wait times are a tiny result of a messy system which has, for all its flaws, improved the lives of every living soul on the planet. The system is the United States, long wait times currently at airports is a bump in the road to progress that mankind has been marching down since our first ancestor stood on their hind legs and said "the view is remarkable from up here...my back hurts". Apparently I have hit my head against a wall of woeful ignorance on your part as you are apparently of the opinion the only thing the United States has ever produced are the current long wait times at airport security.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 8:04 am to Purplehaze
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GOP controls the House, Senate and Executive. The blame is with them. All they have to do is waive that 60 vote rule and they get done everything they want.
Don't forget that they also have a historically favorable judicial branch.
Congress has, over time, concluded that it is advantageous to them to allow the executive branch to be the lightning rod while they pander to lobbyists and work on getting re-elected. Unfortunately we the people eat it up and encourage it. This is the main issue we have as a nation today....we do not demand our leaders do their fricking job and blame those we have NO control over for allowing this sort of bullshite. We can only vote for the people in our area and the president. Other than the latter everyone of them is elected to get shite done or stop shite getting done...and they fail on both accounts because they refuse to do the job they were hired to do and we accept their excuses.
re: I hope nobody is planning to fly through IAH anytime soon
Posted by AwgustaDawg on 3/25/26 at 7:59 am to Dixie2023
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Our country has gone to sh*t. This is ridiculous the way we are headed.
Our country has never been better LOL. I know it is a popular sentiment but some perspective is required. When was life in the US better than it is today? And it will be better tomorrow, unless of course we allow ourselves to be conned into returning to a period which never existed and blow it all up.
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