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BarryLaverty

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  1. She beat another Republican, and she has to beat the Democrat to be in charge.
  2. Not Jewish space lasers! Will be surprised if they are made to be financially responsible for the damage caused. https://www.yahoo.com/news/utility-provider-xcel-energy-says-151422147.html Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say JAMIE STENGLE Updated Thu, March 7, 2024 at 10:38 AM CST·3 min read 287 1 / 5 Texas Wildfires Firefighters battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Canadian, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (AP Photo/David Erickson) ASSOCIATED PRESS Power lines ignited massive wildfires across the Texas Panhandle that destroyed homes and killed thousands of livestock, officials said Thursday, including the largest blaze in state history that the utility provider Xcel Energy said its equipment appeared to have sparked. The Texas A&M Forest Service said its investigators have concluded that the Smokehouse Creek fire was ignited by power lines, as was the nearby Windy Deuce fire. The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its equipment appeared to have played a role in igniting the Smokehouse Creek fire, though it did not believe its equipment was responsible for the Windy Deuce fire. The Smokehouse Creek fire burned nearly 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) and destroyed hundreds of structures. The Minnesota-based company said in a statement that it disputes claims that “it acted negligently” in maintaining and operating infrastructure. “Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its equipment appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire,” the company stated. Downed power lines and other utility equipment have led to other major wildfires, including the deadly blaze in Maui last year and a massive California wildfire in 2019. The Smokehouse Creek fire was among a cluster of fires that ignited in the rural Panhandle last week and prompted evacuation orders in a handful of small communities. That wildfire, which also spilled into neighboring Oklahoma, was about 44% contained as of Wednesday. Officials save said that as many as 500 structures may have been destroyed in the fires. A lawsuit filed Friday in Hemphill County had alleged that a downed power line near the town of Stinnett on Feb. 26 sparked the blaze. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Stinnett homeowner Melanie McQuiddy against Xcel Energy Services Inc. and two other utilities, alleged the blaze started “when a wooden pole defendants failed to properly inspect, maintain and replace, splintered and snapped off at its base.” Dale Smith, who operates a large cattle Ranch east of Stinnett said he lost an estimated 30 to 50 head of cattle out of the 3,000 that graze on his property. “We’re still trying to tally up the cattle losses,” Smith said. “It burned probably 70-80% of the ranch.” Smith said much of the grazing land will grow back quickly with the proper rain and moisture, but he said they also lost several 100-year-old Cottonwood trees that dotted the ranch. Firefighters were able to save three camps on the ranch that included barns and other structures. Smith said he believes a faulty power line sparked the blaze which quickly spread because of high winds. “These fires are becoming a regular occurrence. Lives are being lost. Livestock are being lost. Livelihoods are being lost. It’s a sad story that repeats itself again and again, because public utility companies and oil companies responsible for these power lines aren’t keeping them maintained.”
  3. if there have been, they have been infinitely minuscule, caused by clerical error or the part of the voter in most cases, and there is not an overwhelming need to doubt every single election, every single time. The hysterical approach has led to death threats, resignations and defamation and misplaced mistrust in voting.
  4. Do you think that someone who is an expert in their field shouldn't have insight into this? Or is that just your normal college education resentment?
  5. It was a meandering mess not worth responding to, and no matter how I responded to Dave The Massive Missive Writer, he would still make little digs at me.
  6. It's funny to think about how when Republicans win that cheating isn't remotely thought about, no matter the high-minded protests. If there is such a systemic mess out there, and President Biden wasn't elected fairly, then why did we tricksters not also give the House and Senate overwhelmingly to Democrats? It's a mystery!
  7. A short list: Immigrants LBGTQ members of all shapes and sizes Muslims Black Americans who want to study their history Women who want equal pay and access to their own health care decisions Other Republicans who don't pass a purity litmus test that must involve loyalty to an indicted Attorney General and who are willing to sell out public schools for a slush fund College students College professors Most people with a college degree Public educators Fancy city folk Poor people who need help with things like food and shelter That list isn't exhaustive, but it was fun to work on for a minute.
  8. Everyone should be factchecked but Trump wouldn't recognize the truth if it was standing in front of him waving.
  9. There's no Titfortat. Republicans hate everyone, including themselves, more than good governance, and this 'bloodbath' drove the vote.
  10. The all time biggest liar in American history is going to 'fact check' President Biden? Crazy fun!
  11. ONE high school was struggling with meeting testing standards. That was used as a political wedge, and it's obvious to anyone in education that Houston was targeted because of the politics in Harris County.
  12. Because Democrats aren't having rampant cannibalism in their races like Republicans. Blood lust for non cultists drove the vote. It's not complicated and it isn't indicative of anything to do with future Democratic turnout.
  13. Oh, yeah, now tell me how you put your woman in her place, let her know who's boss, take her shoes away, and throw her back in the kitchen where she belongs, Archie Bunker wannabe.
  14. And, there's a very real reason why the majority of women vote for Democrats as a rule, because the Republican Party is largely a WASP White Man club and the policies of the party reflect that. Abortion rights will be an issue in November that will be a factor, for example.
  15. I can see one of you slapping this guy on the back for such wisdom. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-fan-says-quiet-part-122650504.html Trump Fan Says Quiet Part Out Very, Very Loud With Disgusting Anti-Haley Comment Lee Moran Wed, March 6, 2024 at 6:26 AM CST·3 min read A voter in North Carolina faced fierce backlash over his highly offensive reasons for not even thinking about supporting GOP hopeful Nikki Haley’s presidential run. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster asked the man — identified as Emmett Martin, and who’d claimed “things were a whole lot better” with Donald Trump in office ― if he’d ever considered Haley for the White House. “You know, what I got to say, you don’t really want to put it on,” he replied. When pressed for an answer by Brewster, Martin let rip: “A woman is not going to be a good president. She don’t have no balls to scratch. She’s just gonna scratch her head. All a woman is good for in my book is having babies and taking care of the house. That’s the old thing. You know, I’m old school.” Brewster sought to clarify: “So, you never even considered her, mainly because she’s a woman? Martin replied, “Because she’s female. Don’t get me wrong: Females know what they’re doing, but they still got to have a little bit of guidance.” Trump would provide that guidance, he added. Brewster shared the video of the exchange on X, formerly Twitter, and addressed the sexism and misogyny that Haley has faced throughout her bid to loosen Trump’s grip on the GOP. “Men and women have told me they wouldn’t vote for Haley because she’s a woman before (and in plenty of other states), but rarely is it said this explicitly and in front of a camera,” he wrote.
  16. Are you so deluded that you think that's how it actually works???? You get more cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs every day.
  17. Oh, if it could only be literal, but no, just figuratively speaking. Anyone deserves comeuppance, it's Ted Cancun.
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