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It doesn't break on a particularly consistent pattern. Just as an example, it's GOP candidates for Michigan Regent seats that have been the most outspoken in opposition to the shout out to the Palestinian activists in the UM commencement speech while it is a board with a majority of pretty mainstream Democrats that has been roundly criticized for allowing the mood on campus to become toxic/dangerous to Jewish students in the first place.

I think him typing crazy posts in the middle of the night would be even stranger than hiring someone to do it, but either way it's incredibly stupid and he has to own it.

Looking between 37-44, the only player other than Moore who would have made some sense is Colton Hood, who the Giants took.

Unmentioned in the Times story but mentioned on CNN: the price index rose 0.6% for this month alone, the equivalent of 7% or so annual inflation.

The Pistons are shooting 42% from three for the series. Cleveland is only shooting 32%. Detroit has made 43 three pointers and Cleveland has made 47. Volume matters. Detroit attempted 102 vs Cleveland's 143.

A distinction without a difference.

And what's worse for the GOP is that in surveys, inflation expectations are even higher, over 4%. That means that much like at the end of Biden's term, people aren't going to believe it even if inflation starts down again.

You're describing real things, and I don't want to minimize any of it. The incidents in Chicago, the university harassment, the attacks on Jewish students, the Johnson administration's handling of that human rights report. All of that is documented, troubling, and worth calling out forcefully. But here's where I'd draw the line: what you're describing is a surge in antisemitic behavior in urban areas, much of it traceable to radicalized fringe actors, online agitators, and a specific political moment inflamed by the Gaza war. That's real. What I would resist is the leap from that to "the left"—let alone the Democratic Party—having embraced antisemitism as a core value. Johnson's handling of that report was cowardly and shameful. But a cowardly and shameful response as a concession borne of political calculation isn't the same as core ideological antisemitism, and it's definitely not representative of Democratic governance writ large. The far left has absolutely provided cover for some of this, and that's a legitimate indictment of a certain strain of activist politics. But the far left isn't the Democratic Party, and recognizing the asymmetry that exists matters, because the Republican Party has largely been taken over by its radical wing, to the point where figures who would have been considered fringe a decade ago now set the governing agenda. That's not at all true of the Democrats. Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and the party's mainstream leadership have been meaningfully critical of campus antisemitism and pro-Hamas rhetoric. The Democratic Party hasn't been captured by its loudest voices the way the GOP has, and pretending the two situations are equivalent in the interest of both-sidism actually lets the bad actors on the left off the hook by miscasting all this as mainstream partisan symmetry, rather than specific aberrant behavior that demands to be condemned. So, yes to everything you're citing as real. No to the implication that Democrats own antisemitism as a value.

One of the things that has happened in Israel is that public opinion there has hardened - the radicalism of Hamas and Hezbollah has in turn created a reaction in the Israeli general population sufficient to create a majority of support for Netanyahu's terrible policies. It's sort of the same phenomenon we see here with Americans supporting terrible cruel Trump policies. I don't know what the answer is when whole societies lose their moral bearings. In the ME it's been an ever descending spiral for my entire lifetime. Arabs cheer in the street when Israelis die, eventually Israeli's don't care how many Arabs they kill. And we've imported those mentalities onto the DOD with Hegseth cheering at killing people with same kind of glee as a dedicated Hamas radical. Hard to see it all ending on any good note.

yeah, its a tough situation. one that brings out a lot of emotion on all sides.

the knicks dont have interior defenders like the magic and cavs do. it will be harder to neutralize duren (but not impossible, of couse, because duren isnt good at anything else), and he should be able to outmuscle kat's pansy ass. now, duren cant GUARD kat, but they can put tobias on him. ausar can guard brunson. the pistons have owned the knicks this year because cade is now better than brunson.

The Pistons are weak defending the 3 point play and at one point in the first quarter, the Knicks were 9 out of 10 on 3 pointers. They finished 25 of 44....57%. If they shoot like that, nobody in the East could beat them.

Agree with all of this. I get annoyed when some conflate how awful the actions of Netenyahu/IDF with anti-semitism. Hamas are war criminals, Bibi is a war criminal and we can agree on those things without picking a side. Anti-semitism is bad no matter the political leanings.

I'd feel a lot better about this were the country not so exquisitely gerrymandered.

I really doubt he posted those. Someone else does it for him.

I think if they want to tweak the settings they can just adjust the ball within their wide tolerance band a bit between seasons to account for the ebb and flow of the player pool. This is what they have already been doing to suit their desired outcomes already, isn’t it? If I remember correctly they did it midseason a few years back to juice homers.

I think if anything it’s self-motivating. I don’t see it at as a dig at the tigers in the slightest. I suspect now that he got that real 40-man spot he’s probably pretty happy and excited. I’m sure he knows he’s ticketed for a return to Toledo at some point soon given how many guys are on the IL. But he probably also feels pretty secure against a DFA, and that 40-man spot means he’s going to be getting these promotions more frequently. I don’t think a guy like Jung feels similarly now that workman has those 40-man bona fides.

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agree with your assessment. This is a case where many things are true all at the same time. There is a genocide in Gaza and what many in the IDF and others are doing is horrific. I just read something yesterday about rapes and beatings of women and children. What happened on Oct 7, 2023 is equally horrific. Netyenyahu is a bitch and finally got Trump to do his bidding. He's a horrible individual. Jews are being targeted with antisemitism and also people conflate criticism of the government in Israel with anti semitism. It's all true. But too many are forced to pick "sides" and have to tread lightly without offending someone who they also agree with on nearly everything. I refuse to pick a side and pretend that's pure and free from atrocities.

whoever wins this game wins the series.

This is a right wing pollster.

the protests at universities, the harassment of jewish students, the violence against jewish students, the increase in violence against jewish people all over the country, especially in large cities. swastikas painted in new york and other places. there were violent attacks last week against jewish people in new york again outside a synagogue. there are security details in chicago assigned to synagogues up here by me. multiple jewish people have been shot walking down the street in chicago over the past few years. there has been a huge uptick in anti-semitic violence in major cities. yes, the far right is always against jews (see tucker carlson and that nutty band of ignorant ****s), but now you've seen it in liberal areas as well. the human rights commissioner for chicago recently resigned because mayor johnson insisted that she amend her report on anti-semitism in the city. the report cited the huge upsurge in violence and threats against jews in the city, but johnson refused to release it unless it was changed to focus on other minorities. the equivalent of making "black lives matter" into "all lives matter" so the report could be diluted and it wouldnt upset his far left supporters on city council like sigcho-lopez or rossana rodriguez. the anti-israeli art exhibit at the chicago city museum. the attacks on the two israeli students at depaul. again, protesting israeli military actions in the middle east is one thing - everyone is entitled to their opinion on the war. but its spilled over into a huge surge in violence in urban areas, fed largely by online agitators and the hysterical and over-the-top way we present news on social media now. people are taking out their feelings about israel on jewish citizens. its akin to people assaulting asians after covid, but on a much much larger scale. we have 3000 years of history telling us how people treat jews differently.

The team is now safely on Gage's broad shoulders.