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That's not the flex you think it is.

But to pick up on Rob's post that set this sub thread off, I think you would have to admit that guys like Johnson who wear their religion on their sleeve and constantly refer to it as the motivation behind their political actions, make it rather hard to go very far in a discussion of current US politics without running into religion in the subtext. In a more perfect world, people who take political stances for religious reasons could at least try to find non-religious, common good, utilitarian or other secular basis arguments to get those position so it would have some accessibility to the body politic as a whole. When my SOTH admits that he is governing as a member of a small religious sect whose concept of truth and reality may be quite different than mine, and that those imperatives are enough for him, I can't have a good feeling about that.

Ol' Mikey knows a thing or two about "creating a fake, phony narrative" lol

Not speaking for Oblong but I think he might be referencing John Nelson Darby. (Plymouth Brothren, Exclusive Brethren) father of dispensationalism and first appeared in the Schofield Reference Bible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby

It’s especially something when undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than U.S. citizens, which is always convenient. There always needs to be a boogeyman, and what’s scarier to a lot of people than darker skinned people?

Yup - I for one just can't wait for another period of government accomplishment, economic and social progress like '16-'20. 🙈🙉🙊

There's no reason to drop Tork now, none, zero, nada. If he was out of options or about to get expensive, yes. Otherwise you are just selling low out of short-sightedness.

Lol You brag about voting for the guy that nominated the current director

That says a lot more about the GOP than it does about Hakeem Jeffries, Chief...

An evaluation of Kash Patel, and what qualifies Kash Patel for a job, rests solely on Kash Patel's record. If someone is pivoting/whatabouting to an administration 45 years ago to launder some sort of defense of Patel's record, at least to me, it reads more or less an admission that Kash Patel's record sucks and that he's not qualified for the job.

Congress is a coequal branch of government.... an election was held concurrently with the Presidential election, and the GOP's "mandate" was *checks notes* 3 votes. So, sounds like Newtie (and Johnson and Trump) and whoever need to deal with that reality and stop complaining.

Harris won't give up talent. He keeps trying to make the roster better. That means some guys will end up in Toledo to start the season. It's not 26 guys, it takes most of the 40 man roster to get through a season.

I love Ken Rosenthal’s work, but this sounds to me like he is concluding the Tigers will never ever spend ever because (1) Harris has had two whole years on the job and never once threw a big big contract at a prime free agent, and (2) Chris is not Mike, so he will never spend, and in fact, Harris is the perfect PBO to help Chris keep his money in his pocket, which is all he really wants Forget that Baby Doc committed a quarter billion dollars to just two guys a mere three years ago. Never once does Ken contemplate the idea that this simply might not be the right time for the Tigers to sign some big free agent any big free agent. Nope, Ken’s seen enough. I think that’s a lazy take for a guy who promotes himself as being the most plugged in writer in the game.

3 wins in a row.

red wings are doing this weird thing where when they lose the puck they actually try to get it back rather than just retreating to their own blue line. weird.

Basically, it's just going to come down to their red zone defense. If they can hold teams to a 25% rate or less there is a good chance they win so long as the offense plays like it should. When you score 30+ a game and force teams to get 4+ TDs you can get by with a bad defense so long as you get fortunate in the red zone......and don't give up a long TD play. Make teams go all the way down the field and hope they either make a mistake or struggle once the field gets congested near the goal line.

I mean, an insurance company CEO is probably the worst possible messenger for any sort of commentary, but it seems pretty clear that social media (and the bifurcation of media more generally) feeds an addiction to anger and divisiveness in society. I personally don't see a lot of it offline... Both at work (which leans slightly conservative) and the town that I live in (Trump 60-40ish), people mostly get along and respect one another face to face at least. But social media media meme-culture and ****posting is all about sowing disunity (and grifting off of it). And it works. Collin Rugg is a pretty good poster child for it... And to be fair, there is a bipartisan element to it as well.

It's probably a myth - drivers... Guys spend thousands of dollars on new clubs all the time. Drivers especially. Does it matter????? I don't think so. For the golfers out there; how many times did you buy a new driver and it was spectacular - until it wasn't. It all of a sudden was just as bad as the driver you just replaced. Imagine that. It ain't the arrow - it's the Indian. Bobby Jones, according to today's technology, shows he had a clubhead speed of 130+ - with hickory shafts. Drink beer and forget it. And don't play the guy with the best tan for money.

Why would she take it down? She hasn’t any interest in being factual, only incendiary

https://bsky.app/profile/brandonfriedman.bsky.social/post/3leurajgcds2h It's not really the military's job. It's the job of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is not only regularly targeted for cuts and privatization by Republicans, but also specifically mentioned by Musk and Ramaswamy as part of their DOGE project. ‪Jonathan Cohn‬ ‪@jonathancohn.bsky.social‬ · 24m An indictment of the military's failure to support people in successfully reintegrating into civilian life -- as well as a failure to spot extremism early theintercept.com/2025/01/02/m... U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says. theintercept.com 1 16 38 Brandon Friedman ‪@brandonfriedman.bsky.social‬ Follow Send people to war for 20 straight years, then cut their healthcare and benefits in the name of government efficiency, I can assure you that you will see some pretty terrible outcomes. January 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM

As you once declared upon other posters and multiple times do not apply to yourself: Its 2024, bub

S.Tork

Age really isn't that huge of a factor as passing for big yards is really more of a new(ish) thing in the NFL. It only happened twice before 1980, 15 times in the 80s, and then started really picking up steam in the 90s. So being a team that goes back beyond the 80s doesn't really grant you a better shot of having a 4K passer vs. more recent teams. Still, you're right that you'd like they'd accidentally hit it at least once or twice. If Kitna could do it - twice even - with the Lions, someone from the Bears should have been able to hit that number some time. https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/4000-yard-seasons-by-quarterback/

Duck Jauron was the only Lions HC, and he was an interim HC, to be hired as a HC somewhere else. It was Jauron that coached the Bills not Bevell.

Just a note, the roots of the Protestant Church came about because an English King just wanted to divorce one of his wives...

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/12/how-trump-nominee-botched-a-seal-team-six-rescue-of-american-hostage.html?outputType=amp He’s not even remotely qualified to run the FBI

that is why I did say "re-interpreted." Preachers in every era create their own pastiches from bits and pieces of scripture or whatever other 'inspirations" they have. I'm not sure how big a thing that particular trope is across Christianity as a whole or even evangelicalism as a whole. It's just one stroke on a pretty big canvas. I suppose it's because of their political cohesion in the US, but US evangelicals get far too much credit for speaking for all of Christianity, of which they are only a small part.

At the risk of getting the Jim Mora meme resurrected, I would like to point out that the Wings are now just 4 points behind the final playoff spot. A bunch of mediocre teams chasing 8th place.

I was having a discussion recently with someone about civic participation.... like, even 20-30 years ago, there were more people who got involved in groups like the Lions Club, Kiwanis, Rotary, Elks or other civic groups than today. In lesser numbers do we go out and join bowling or softball leagues these days. In the macro, as we have become more connected to the "outside world", curated by these apps, we've increasingly outsourced our time interacting with others to interactions over screens. And we are more and more walling ourselves off to the lives that our sitting right in front of us. I suspect that it in the macro, it makes us collectively less charitable, more suspicious of others and, on the whole, less happy. And I think it's a factor in where we are sitting today with respect to our culture.

not questioning the concept of the dead and living Christians being taken away. But the context as it relates to a Tribulation. That's the part that was invented in 1830. The second coming and the rapture as been taught, are not the same thing.

It gives them options; if Tork kills it, he can still get 400 abs at dh/1b with Carpenter in rf a lot, if not they are covered. Next year they can always move Keith back to second.

The news that him and his son monitor each other’s porn intake is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.

Really noticeable how they've been blamed the past couple of days from terrorist incidents committed by actual American citizens and military vets.

I think that’s because in a way, Trump checkmated the Democrats by putting them on the defensive about 2020, so if/when the Projecters were to cheat in the exact same way they baselessly accused the Democrats of four years ago, any complaints about it would look like just so many sour grapes. It is how MAGA is actively starving democracy of the legitimacy and trust it needs to flourish, and then they’ll already be in power to pick up the pieces once it collapses and move the whole country all forward on their and only their terms. I’m pretty sure that’s an explicit goal on the inside.

Tuned in to watch Rutgers and Harper was sitting out. No reason given. Thats OK, it was the Ace Bailey show today. He went for 39 and man did he show a bit of everything. He went deep into his bag. Scored at all 3 levels, driving, mid-range floater, 3PT shot, creating for himself, etc. Also might be the first time I have seen him play acceptable defense. Top 3 is really good this year. BTW, that Rutgers team is all kinds of bad. They legit have 2 of the top 3 draft picks on their roster and they might miss the tournament.

Mike Johnson is a weirdo religious nut. The kind who blame women for being molested or raped. Not a good dude.

Everyone involved will be better off if Butler was able to leave Miami.

Yes! Catturd! 😂

"Anybody can play 1st base" but not many guys actually play it well and a guy that can't save throws will cost your team more outs than any bad middle infielder's glove errors. If Keith gets the footwork down I think his hands are probably fine and he should be OK, but I'm guessing it's 50/50 at best for Malloy. But Malloy has a bigger problem, which is getting his bat on more strikes. If 781 OPS didn't sell them on Tork at 1B (his numbers after his return), 544 (Malloy's last two months) sure isn't going to either.

Hypothetical is so mid. Theoretical got ris.

Legacy media eh? @Tigeraholic1

Detroit’s defense these days has three true outcomes: give up a TD, force a FG attempt, Kerby Joseph gets a pick.

This must mean Khalif will be in on Sunday for the kick returns.

Ivey had internal fixation surgery today. No indication of any damage beyond the fracture. With the screws or plates or whatever they installed, plus an intact Tibia (unlike Hutch who broke both), he should be able to at least get back on his feet a little sooner while it heals. https://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/

If they don't spend to get Bregman, I hope it's because they don't want him and not because they don't want to spend.