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So, the people who insist it’s necessary to have an ID to vote don’t think it’s important for someone to have a background check to become the director of national intelligence? Do I have that right? Really, if a Democrat President-Elect tried the same stunts Republicans would begin impeachment proceedings before the inauguration

If we're still doing election autopsies, this is about a good as anything else out there https://www.publicnotice.co/p/anna-gifty-kamala-harris-glass-cliff Once again for emphasis While pundits have busied themselves over the past 10 days nitpicking Harris’s campaign, one thing is abundantly clear: She was held to the highest standards of leadership while Trump was held to no standard at all.

I blame trump voters for trump

Your time is better spent not trying to pin down trolls.

Next up...seniors who were told no more taxes on their social security. Then we'll have waitresses who rely on tips to make (almost) a living wage. Keep paying those taxes, suckers, billionaires need new yachts.

"brainnotonyet"? Is that who you mean?

I certainly haven't written off Wallinder but I tend to be higher on guys than most (I mean just check out this post...). But he's only 22, seems to have filled out his frame a little bit and he was slated to get big minutes with GR pre-injury. This is only his second season in GR too, but this season and the next will give us a good indication of where he's headed I would imagine. His range of outcomes is still very wide in my opinion. Last season it seemed like they had him working on his defensive side so we'll see if the offensive stuff opens up at all. At least it seemed like he acclimated fine to the smaller ice. I think we'll finally see some later picks contributing soon (or I hope). Dmitri Buchelnikov is near a PPG in his second full season in the KHL (first season with Vityaz) still only 21. His contract is going to keep him overseas longer, but he did train in Detroit this past offseason so fingers crossed. Mazur should join the team's middle / bottom six in the next couple of seasons. He's even showed that his shot plays more than I thought it would in the AHL. Amadeus Lombardi looks really good in Grand Rapids this season, if he puts on a little bulk I could see him hanging in the NHL in the next couple of seasons. Jesse Kiiskinen was on a tear before his injury over in Europe. Now I will go full prospect homer and say even Elmer Soderblom has looked kinda.... good? in the Griffins clips I've seen this season. These taller guys take a lot longer to get used to their bodies, but I had kinda written him off at this point, but maybe there's something there. He's already had NHL games so if he keeps up good play I think he's a good candidate to take a roster spot. And I would be shocked if Danielson and MBN aren't there in a season or 2, hopefully ASP joins them among the first rounders. Cossa looks on track to put himself in the backup mix next season. We have to hope most of the roster spots opened up the next two offseasons by Motte, Fischer, Tarasenko, Petry, Lyon, Husso, Chiarot, Holl, Gustafsson and Kane stay free for these guys (Berggren, Johansson and Veleno have RFA deals expiring too). I would hope that Yzerman would see the prospects as far enough along to do that this time. At the very least, as you can see with that list of names up there they're positioned to transition from this current roster based on contract expiration. If they want to... I don't disagree with much of anything that's been said in here, it sucks they don't have a better roster right now, but I am hopeful moving forward. Probably means I'm a sucker but what can you do.

I just read their page. I guess I'll stock up on Maxwell House...

One of them might be President.

Democrats need to show some backbone and fight back. I'm not sure how accurate this is but it sounds like it would be a nice start; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/16/democrats-resistance-trump-agenda?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

Here's a look at how difficult it will be for DOGE to make significant cuts... https://www.axios.com/2024/11/16/elon-musk-trump-department-government-efficiency Maybe if some of these billionaires paid their fair share. BTW...has anyone checked to verify if Musk is in this country legally, or did he get his visas on false pretenses?

Most of those people in the world who want to harm us and the security of the US and its citizens are already here. A lot of them will be working in Trump’s government, as well as in various red state governments.

They’re disappointed because they are ****ing dumbasses for their stupid wishful thinking.

There's another side to this that many people really don't understand. Many of these people, whether legal or not, pay into social security and aren't eligible to ever collect. Throwing them out of the country will bankrupt social security very quickly. And...many of them also pay local taxes that keeps cities solvent. I really hope Donald's talk of rounding them up and deporting them is just more of his lies. People <think> inflation was/is bad while America recovered from Trumps pandemic? They haven't seen what his policies will do, the damage to our country is unimaginable. Between the tariffs and deporting workers, his plans will destroy our economy.

I've got 23 guitars. Some I spent way too much money on. The one I play the most? A cheap Yamaha FG800 that I spent 200 bucks on. It actually sounds decent and It is the only guitar I leave out all the time. I don't give a crap about dings or scratches and it is always within grasping distance in the evenings when I'm kicking back and relaxing. I'm kinda' like grandma with the good china in the cabinet that no one is allowed to eat on.

A lot of people tried to tell them, but they wouldn't listen-and it's hard to believe they weren't aware of the positions of his supporters, who have been anti-Muslim for decades.

We all knew this was coming and they'd be in for a rude awakening.

Also... I mentioned Sasaki as my #1 pitching addition target. I would love to get him. But if the Dodgers sign him... that would free up one of Flaherty or Buehler to sign...? I would be fine with grabbing one of those guys too...

Another reason to give The Bird the bird https://x.com/therickwilson/status/1857797227659337751?s=61&t=akgNyUltuSb7RN54lulxTw edit Has anyone tried deactivating their account? I keep getting a "something is wrong" message. The "something wrong"is the megalomaniac owner

Today's JVL. For those old enough to remember standing in line to get the polio vaccine on sugar cubes, days before heart, kidney, lung, etc surgery. Knee transplants were not out patient procedures. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vaccine-politics-and-american-decadence?utm_campaign=email-post&r=45wcm&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email The Trump crime family wants to take us back to those days again. This is one time I'm glad I'm older and can see the end.

It’s on Sportsnet in Canada but that probably won’t help you unless you have a VPN

Intermission times perfectly with start of Tyson vs Jake Paul. Yes I admit it, I’m watching, lol.

Can't help but think the Jake Paul v Tyson thing, and the inability to actually watch the damn thing, is a metaphor for what's to come. Especially given they are both Trumpers

Are teams taking us lightly or....are the Pistons good? 🫢

Holland makes both FT's

https://bsky.app/profile/georgetakei.bsky.social/post/3laz5nq7qi22o

While I'm happily overwhelmed with how much bluesky has grown in just a few weeks and how many familiar accounts I'm finding there, I can't help but wonder if this mass exodus (X odus?) had taken place when Elon took over if we might not be in a much better place right now.

It's not Sanders's fault they lost this year. Get over it.

Sorry, made me think of this.