Instead of framing it for what it is, the warmongering of a power-mad pig with his sweaty hands firmly gripped around the launch codes, this is a “test.”

My argument is that this study, just like much of the modern teetotaler movement, is inflating statistics to make a point about alcohol. I’m asking for apples-to-apples comparisons (for instance, a “for context” cite to illegal drug *overdoses* as a comparison to *deaths related to* alcohol is extremely misleading,…

There’s an interesting story making the rounds today - the American Petroleum Institute, oil and gas’ main lobbying group, is now trying to get people to start calling the industry “natural gas and oil” in order to emphasize natgas’ lower carbon emissions.

Yes, but if you included deaths from drunk people driving/falling/doing stupid things or directly killing people, then the number would go way up.

72,000 alcohol-related deaths

Conversely, if you did it chronologically with say.. flashbacks.. you know, timey wimey wavey screen notations that this is a flashback, I don’t know. I really feel like it wouldn’t have been as engaging because let’s be honest, while flashbacks are cool to give us context, we all really hate losing the main thread…

I was a little confused at first, but it’s not an issue

Times like this, I’m really struggling with how this whole thing works out.

Last time I built a PC from scratch (ummm....7 years ago?), LI was my starting place, with PCPartPicker as a way to further fiddle based on sale prices.

15-20 years ago, building a PC might have been terrifying, but with the rise of online guides, it’s dirt simple. I mean, go to Logical Increments, pick the line that matches up with your budget, then assemble everything, watching Newegg’s installation videos.

Honestly, Castro as VP feels more like Palin than it ought to - Castro is young and a minority, and he doesn’t really bring anything else that Warren doesn’t have already.

Filoni’s Clone Wars is the second-best Clone Wars show, though....

But, the twins never got to Tatooine together.

That’s more an indictment of how much unearned attention Mayor Pete has gotten than a statement of Castro’s qualifications, but fair point.

Why not slight Castro? I’m having trouble thinking of many Presidents coming out of a low-tier Cabinet position (and Castro spent two years between that job and his run).

You can’t pivot from a failed Presidential run to Senate, especially when you already lose a Senate run.

John Cornyn (TX)

Granting that Beto deserved shit for passing on a winnable Senate race, it’s weird that Castro missed a lot of the same criticism for a run that ended up being equally doomed.

Rick Perry tried, he really did. Remember that time he said fossil fuels were the best way to prevent rape?