No state is going to secede. C'mon folks...
Thats what Spain said, until it happened!
Still fun to hypothesize about what would happen if one did.
Exactly.
No state is going to secede. C'mon folks...
Still fun to hypothesize about what would happen if one did.
I wonder what Spain thinks about Italy getting involved with this?It is pretty interesting to see how that's going and how quickly things are escalating from Catalonia declaring independence and the Italian government immediately dissolving Catalonia's government.
At this point I think it's more likely that California would secede than Texas.
That's a good point. CA agriculture industry would have a big problem if they lost access toWithout water?
Dangit!!!!!!!!I wonder what Spain thinks about Italy getting involved with this?![]()
I wonder what Spain thinks about Italy getting involved with this?![]()
I haven't seen anything about the kid's circumstances, but I agree. At 12yo, how can things have gotten so bad that you feel that this is the best way to take care of things? Or, alternatively, at 12yo how can you have learned that this is the way to deal with (perceived?) problems?
It's a problem here in this area. There are enough kids that kill themselves that we've had to discuss this with the kid multiple times. I've told her that it may seem like we're too interested in her life, or too nosy, or that we ask the same questions over and over, but we want to make it abundantly clear to her that we're interested in what goes on in her life, we want to know how things are going, and we want to know if she starts getting to the point where she feels overwhelmed, or unable to deal with things that are going on in her life. We've explained that there's nothing that can happen that is permanent, or that can't be fixed, no matter how bad it seems.
In the end, it sucks that kids can't just be kids any more. I'm guessing that even at 12yo, the kid probably got a bad grade or assessment and felt that he had already screwed up his shot at the "right" college and let his parents down: there's that kind of pressure on success in this area. (And yes, I'm just guessing, but it's kind of an educated guess for this area).
That's a good point. CA agriculture industry would have a big problem if they lost access to
Dangit!!!!!!!!
Without water?
I assume you were going to say the Colorado river. You just going to turn it off out of spite? Fine, no more porn. You hear that Kentucky? You have to imagine banging your step mom from now on!
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I was, then I looked up how much water CA gets from within the state, so I abandoned the post. But it was still added into the test box, so it added it to my respond to Sean about mixing up Italy and Spain.I assume you were going to say the Colorado river. You just going to turn it off out of spite?
For the record, I have never entered the word "Ebony" into a Google search.I assume you were going to say the Colorado river. You just going to turn it off out of spite? Fine, no more porn. You hear that Kentucky? You have to imagine banging your step mom from now on!
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Yeah, common assumption. To be fair, the imperial valley area does use a lot of colorado river water, but that's not the main source of ag water in the state.I was, then I looked up how much water CA gets from within the state, so I abandoned the post. But it was still added into the test box, so it added it to my respond to Sean about mixing up Italy and Spain.
I'm not sure why total production matters when they are always bankrupt? The state is poorly ran and full of parasites.
In an ACTUAL news article, I did see there is going to be escalated drama in Spain with the Catalonian Independence. Thats pretty interesting IMO. Imagine if Texas actually decided to withdraw from the US.
We celebrate this notion every year:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.“
That hilariously brings up when NPR tweeted the DOI and a bunch of idiots declared it to be liberal propaganda
I’m just glad the notion (secession) can be broached now without being immediately draped in racism, etc.
Previously it was impossible to discuss without being seen through a single lense (the US civil war).
I would welcome Calexit, Florexit, Texit, and a host of others...
I would welcome Calexit, Florexit, Texit, and a host of others...
I wouldn’t. China and Russia are busy trying (and succeeding) to absorb new territories. Simultaneously they are hard at work trying to get members of the US and EU (as well as NATO and MNNAs like the Phillipines and Turkey) to drop off to weaken their major opposition.
I’m as big of an non-Weird Austinites anti-Texan you’ll find and I would never want to see Texas leave the US.
We’re going to eventually need those fake cosplaying cowboys to defend against Russia and China, giant smoker trucks with python boots, oversized belt buckles, and pretend cowboy hat and all.
Should Finland officially recognise the new state of Catalonia this will be yet another body blow to the the EU which has firmly backed the continuation of a unified Spain under the control of Madrid.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned today that “cracks” were appearing in the bloc due to the seismic events in Catalonia that were causing ruptures through the bloc.
Mr Juncker spoke in favour of unity. He said: “I do not want a situation where, tomorrow, the European Union is made up of 95 different states. We need to avoid splits, because we already have enough splits and fractures and we do not need any more.”
I'm guessing Kevin Spacey is not having a good day.
They must lead the nation in something. Maybe prairie dog turds. Nebraska or somebody's gonna have to step it up a notch so there's no dropoff.Would be super disruptive if a completely landlocked state - like Kansas - seceded.
It would be like South Africa's Lesotho....Still fun to hypothesize about what would happen if one did.
Would be super disruptive if a completely landlocked state - like Kansas - seceded.
"Kansas is the #1 wheat-producing state, generating about 15% of the nation's total crop."They must lead the nation in something. Maybe prairie dog turds. Nebraska or somebody's gonna have to step it up a notch so there's no dropoff.
I assume you were going to say the Colorado river. You just going to turn it off out of spite? Fine, no more porn. You hear that Kentucky? You have to imagine banging your step mom from now on!
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Man, that sounds like a terrible place to live - unless you own a diamond mine. Still, it's crazy that there are 40+ other countries that are even worse places to live!It would be like South Africa's Lesotho....
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Must not be any LRers from there.Man, that sounds like a terrible place to live - unless you own a diamond mine. Still, it's crazy that there are 40+ other countries that are even worse places to live!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
I'm sure we've got a few who've traded in blood diamonds.Must not be any LRers from there.
Not FL - too conservative. You need a liberal state to allow consenting adults to bang on camera for cash. Or in a bus..That product would be quickly replaced by Florida, Miami (Venezuela, Brazil and Cuba) and Tampa would explode. Though many of the Mee-amians come through Mexico/California which could result in a similar blockade.
...But da 305 is an internet porn mecca!Not FL - too conservative. You need a liberal state to allow consenting adults to bang on camera for cash. Or in a bus..
Jacob Pugh made some news today...
So who's the lucky man who made the grade?"I read the news today, oh boy...."
Jacob Pugh made some news today...
He’ll probably get crucified but there’s no doubt his statements are true.
I hope California does secede. The other 49 states would be immediately better off.