The little smile after "For what," relishing the opportunity to seem cold-blooded, and from someone who pretends to be a pious Catholic toward a man whose death was mourned by the Catholic Church. Vance is an awkward dork who just decided to don the mask of the King of the Online Right. Before that, he was Thoughtful Christian Populist. Before that, he was a "Trump is literally Hitler" guy. What Vance really is at heart is a hollow shell of a man who defends the murderers of American citizens more vigorously than he has ever defended his own family from the bigots he's trying to court for 2028. There has never been such a pathetic figure in public life.
“There are people in the world who are so sick or so angry that they sometimes hurt other people and they’re usually the ones who end up in the news...but when we get sad and angry, you and I, we know what to do with our feelings so we don’t have to hurt other people.”
Texans have an intentional food safety blind spot when it comes to tamales.
We would never buy a hamburger out of a trunk of a car.
No back of a bike chicken.
Or soup from a backpack.
Or anything else cooked by a stranger with no explanation.
But tamales?
All suspicion disappears.
A cooler shows up. No signage. No credentials. No origin story.
We don’t ask questions. We ask how many dozen.
This isn’t an accident. It’s a choice.
Everyone has a tamale person.
A lady from church.
A guy in a parking lot.
A coworker’s aunt selling out of her trunk.
Even with H-E-B and legit online ordering, we still trust the cooler more than the store. We'd get into a fistfight over how good the tamale hookup we have is.
It’s December, peak tamale season.
I had a guy show up at my house several weeks ago while I was home sick. I checked my Ring camera and all I saw was a short Mexican guy with a slide-top Igloo cooler.
I knew exactly what he was there for.
I said hello on the intercom. Told him I was sick. He asked if I wanted any tamales.
I was devastated, I had to say no. I didn't want to give him the flu. But I was adamant he come back next time he was selling.
Will I ever see him again? Maybe. Maybe not.
Do I know where he gets them? Absolutely not.
Will I buy some if he ever comes back? You betcha.
Just a huge shoutout to the dad trick or treating with his kids dressed as weird Barbie that was SO excited I knew what his costume was. I feel like his kids didn’t appreciate it so I was happy to give him validation.
The Battalion Editorial Board condemns the political pressure put on President Welsh that led to his resignation.
What kind of System is the Board of Regents running where the opinions of politicians seemingly matter more than those of students and staff?
https://t.co/jalmP51SMr
Texas A&M University President General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III is a Texas native, a former dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the 20th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The retired four-star general received numerous awards and decorations during his 40+ years of service.
He was a military pilot who served in a role in the CIA as Associate Director for Military Affairs. He's the son of a World War II veteran and comes from a family of Aggies.
One of his first statements upon taking over leadership of the university was this: "I believe every Aggie must have a voice, that each of you is critically important to our success and that you deserve to be treated with respect."
On Friday, he will step down from his role at A&M.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
@EvilElko@TAMU It’s ok to learn things that make you uncomfortable. Thats kindof what college is for. Learn, process. Decide for yourself what you believe.
Section 124. Subject was being ejected for intoxication and vaping. While being escorted out, subject evaded. Subject was located back in Section 124 and arrested. #BTHOutsa
@travishelwig Texas A&M. Some will say it’s a conservative uni. I came out more liberal than I went in. Also FUN traditions and a delightful game day experience.