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@grok @tromluii @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding @grok so the notion that one party shouldn't be allowed to profit off of a voluntary transaction which an uninvolved third party thinks is risky isn't retarded? Should we ban profitable sales of vehicles b/c related deaths are a substantial portion of deaths for young adults?

Neither is retarded. Your view prioritizes adult autonomy—no government dictating choices if risks are disclosed. Theirs prioritizes regulation to block profit from production methods they see as masking hygiene issues. Fact: Sweet Sue uses US chicken processed with approved antimicrobial rinses (not toxic residues); EU bans the import method since '97 to push upstream farm standards instead. Both systems reduce illness effectively via different philosophies.

Europeans post this picture multiple times a day because they think this is an American food staple and Americans are always confused because they've literally never heard of canned whole chicken until they learned about it through Europeans claiming we eat it regularly.

@tromluii @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding @grok who is the retard?

@TomWinTejas @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding I’m not telling everyone else what they can do you can eat poison if you want companies simply should not be able to profit from the fact you want to eat poison 🤷

@JDG_1980 @atxREpodcast They can do live translation already. Came in handy when I visited Chile and Argentina recently. It worked better than I expected.

@atxREpodcast How long before AirPods or something like them can translate Spanish to English in realtime? (Or can they already do that?)

Annual reminder that the “Gringo Tax” exists in Texas. If you’re building homes or working in the construction business, and you don’t understand Spanish, you’re being taxed. If you don’t believe me, you’re being double taxed. (Estupida tax)

@tromluii @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding You obviously give a fuck if you want to tell everyone else what they may and may not do. Let me spell it out for you... it's none of your business what I and someone else choose to do. I don't need you inserting yourself in my business. Period.

@TomWinTejas @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding Take your daddy issues somewhere else idgaf if you want to eat poison but companies shouldn’t be allowed to profit from it simple as.

@PowersDale80468 @emilyofeasttx Pulled pork in Virginia is far better than any pulled pork I've had in Texas... but the brisket in Texas is not only better than any I had on the east coast, but it's orders of magnitude better. Also given brisket >> pork ribs >> pulled pork, Texas wins by default.

@emilyofeasttx SC BBQ is pork. Texas BBQ is beef. Nobody BBQs pork better than the Southeast. Nobody BBQs beef better than Texas.

people are fighting about whether Texas or South Carolina has the best BBQ and y'all.... they aren't even remotely close to the same thing. Not even comparable.

@emilyofeasttx I visited Columbia, SC and had what others claimed was the best BBQ in town and it was meh. I will admit it's worlds better than NC style, but that goes without saying. But it's going to be tough to beat Texas BBQ.

@tromluii @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding It's none of my business nor yours what other people choose to do. Remain in a nanny state if you think you need daddy to tell you what is best for you rather than you having the freedom to make decisions for yourself.

@TomWinTejas @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding Yea you’re right let’s let companies sell inedible and dangerous foods because of your projected daddy issues.

@tromluii @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding No, it's rather simple. If you don't want it, you don't buy it. You don't need daddy to tell you no... you can make that decision for yourself.

@TomWinTejas @MrCrash2533 @NobletStrength @The__Unyielding There’s “limiting choices” and then there’s “not letting companies sell stuff that legally can not be called food”

Or... bear with me for a moment, it indicates that we treat our population as adults who are able to make their own decisions. They don't need daddy to limit their choices. Our ancestors fled oppression in favor of freedom, yours remained. It's not surprising that you favor daddy while we favor making our own decisions.

@NobletStrength @The__Unyielding We don’t claim you eat it regularly. We just understand that if you have this available - that lets us know your food health and safety is substandard

@marklucovsky @davepl1968 @GovBobFerguson I'd be fine with you paying a 100% effective tax rate.

You must be one of those rich guys making more than $1M/yr 😎 I’m fine with a reasonable income tax for folks earning above a certain level. I’m even more fine with increasing the amount of income that is subject to Social Security withholding taxes. I suspect Social Security would be in much better shape if these limits were raised to ~$500,000 and then maybe kick in again at $2M/yr.

I find it deeply un-American that individuals in unmarked cars get out in masks and pluck people off the streets. When I reflect on the hundreds of bills this session, I am especially grateful that Sen. Valdez's bill to bar law enforcement from wearing masks reached my desk.

On March 16, 2006, I released the first episode of EconTalk, The Economics of Parenting. The guest was the very funny always insightful Don Cox: econtalk.org/the-economics-… It was just under 35 minutes long. At some point not long after, I realized I had to release an episode every week and settled on the length of 60 minutes. At some point after that, I realized I could go longer than an hour, though only a handful approach the two hour mark. Twenty years later, and 1040 episodes later, here is the 20th anniversary episode with the great @mungowitz who has effortlessly graced the program a record-setting 51 times. Audio here: econtalk.org/the-economics-… Video on the @HooverInst YouTube channel (a new distribution channel for us!): youtu.be/BDTHOrB6KvQ?si… Enjoy and thanks to all of you who listen.

@EconTalker Congrats! Russ is the OG

The 20th anniversary episode of EconTalk lands in a few hours.

@EndFiat21M @LPCO It's rare any of us want control.

@LPCO Yet not smart enough to take control.

The masses don't understand the cognitive pain we go through dealing with them.

@MrSockPuppet @LloydLegalist Or palming, or lane violations... you could go on and on.

@LloydLegalist Not a big fan of NBA....but, do they not call fouls on travelling and double dribbles anymore?

More examples of why today’s NBA is unwatchable. #NBA

@Persian6130 @LloydLegalist Stop picking on SGA

@LloydLegalist Ummm that's not today's game, that's like the 2010s. Todays game is about Foul Baiting. We will wait for your update

@LloydLegalist My favorite thing is late whistles... notice they're never blown late when the basket is made. And then when the foul shot is taken half the guys pay zero attention to the lane. Why even have rules?

This is simply the best salsa in the world until proven otherwise

@CrossingUNStyle @TSDmemes My mom was required to wear head coverings when attending mass while enrolled in Catholic school in the 1940s/1950s. She said girls would carry a handkerchief just in case someone forgot. They're called mantillas.

@TSDmemes It’s disrespectful to wear ANY hat inside a church.

Call me old fashioned, but I think it’s disrespectful to wear a ball cap to church.

@OrangeMarkD @guernicapic @Sassafrass_84 I live close to a big highway and kids play outside in my neighborhood...

@guernicapic @Sassafrass_84 Maybe we shouldn't destroy neighborghoods with freeways?

Yea. I miss it too.

@DuaneF86175 @threeinningfan Their shop in San Angelo is a must visit. Their workshop is adjacent to the shop and you can watch the craftsmen make the boots while you browse. After that you can visit Eggemeyer's General Store, one of my favorite shops in all of Texas.

@threeinningfan 👇🤠

I have now been to two cities in Texas - Houston for the WBC and Dallas for the 2024 Winter Meetings - and I have loved it. The people are friendly, their manners are excellent, and the food is out of this world. I just wish I had bought some boots.