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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

Christopher Wray is personally responsible for the fentanyl crisis not being solved... But Kash Patel, who has zero experience in this area, will single handedly solve it? Cannot make it up folks!

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

Johnson was an assistant coach for the Dolphins 2012-2018 before coming to the Lions in 2019. I'm sure someone would have had an inkling about this guy during that time. Not that they knew he was the offensive genius he seems to be now. It's just a matter of being in the right situation at the right time

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/

With another year in the books, here's a look at the people associated with the Tigers who passed away in 2024. Jim Hannan pitched for the Tigers in 1971, going 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 7 games, all in relief. Acquired in the offseason as part of a blockbuster, 8-player trade with the Washington Senators that netted the team Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman, Hannan was again traded six weeks into the ‘71 season, this time to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for John Gelnar and Jose Herrera, neither of whom ever played in a game for the Tigers. Hannan also appeared in the majors with the Senators and Brewers. He died February 8 at the age of 85. Chuck Seelbach pitched for the Tigers from 1971-1974, compiling a record of 10-8 with a 3.38 ERA and 14 saves in 75 total games, with the vast majority coming in 1972. He debuted as a September call-up in 1971, was a heavily used bullpen arm in 1972, and then spent most of the 1973 & 1974 seasons injured. Becoming a history teacher at an all-boys school in Ohio after retiring, Seelbach did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died March 27 at the age of 76. Ed Ott was the Tigers’ bullpen coach from 2001-2002, serving under manager Phil Garner before being fired along with Garner and three other coaches by Dave Dombrowski after the Tigers started the 2002 season 0-6. As a player, Ott appeared in the majors with the Pirates and Angels, and also coached in the majors with the Astros. He died March 3 at the age of 72. Whitey Herzog played for the Tigers in 1963, batting .151 with 7 RBI in 52 games as a backup utility player, used mainly as a pinch hitter. Acquired from Baltimore in a 3-player deal after the 1962 season, he spent the entire season on the major league roster before retiring as a player to concentrate on scouting, coaching, and managing. Elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager in 2010, Herzog also appeared in the majors with the Senators, KC Athletics, and Orioles, and managed the Rangers, Angels, Royals, and Cardinals. He died April 15 at the age of 92. Hank Foiles played for the Tigers in 1960, batting .250 with 3 RBI in 26 games as a catcher, one of three teams Foiles played for in 1960 alone. Acquired from the Indians on July 26, he spent the remainder of the season with the Tigers as the team's backup catcher before being drafted by the Orioles after the season. Usually a part-time player, he was only a starter for two years with the Pirates, but made the most of it, being named to the 1957 NL All-Star team. Foiles also appeared in the majors with the Reds, Indians, Pirates, KC Athletics, Orioles, and Angels. He died May 21 at the age of 94. Mike Brumley played for the Tigers in 1989, batting .198 with 1 home run and 11 RBI in 92 games as a utility player, spending time at second base, shortstop, third base, and all three outfield positions. Acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres in spring training, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1989 off-season in exchange for outfielder Larry Sheets. Brumley also appeared in the majors with the Cubs, Mariners, Red Sox, Astros, and Athletics. He died in a car accident June 15 at the age of 62. Jimmy Hurst played for the Tigers in 1997, appearing in 13 games as a September call-up and batting .176 with 1 home run, his bomb coming off of David Wells in a 6-1 loss to the Yankees. Hurst did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died July 6 at the age of 52. Jerry Walker served as the Tigers general manager in 1993. Among his achievements were signing Kirk Gibson and David Wells as free agents and acquiring outfielder Erid Davis in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walker pitched in the majors with the Orioles, Athletics, and Indians, was a pitching coach for the Yankees and Astros, and also worked in the front offices of the Cardinals and Reds. He died July 14 at the age of 85. Doug Creek pitched for the Tigers in 2005, appearing in 20 games, all in relief. He compiled a record of 0-0, with 0 saves, 18 strikeouts, and a 6.85 ERA in 22 ⅓ innings pitched, receiving his release on July 22. Creek also appeared in the majors with the Cardinals, Giants, Cubs, Devil Rays, Mariners, and Blue Jays. He died July 28 at the age of 55. Billy Bean played for the Tigers from 1987-1989, batting .216 with 4 RBI in 45 total games, many of them as a defensive replacement at various positions. He spent much of his time in the Tigers organization with AAA Toledo, coming up to the major league club as an injury replacement or September call-up. Following his playing career, he became the second MLB player to publicly come out as gay, after which he worked as an inclusivity ambassador for MLB. Bean also appeared in the majors with the Dodgers and Padres. He died August 6 at the age of 60. Jim Brady pitched in 6 games for the 1956 Tigers, surrendering 20 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings pitched for an ERA of 28.42. His contract status as a “bonus baby” meant that he had to spend the entire season on the major league roster, though he was used only 6 times. Following his brief baseball career, he became a college professor of economics and was eventually named president of Jacksonville University. Brady did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died August 18 at the age of 88. Don Wert played for the Tigers from 1963-1970, batting .244 with 77 home runs and 363 RBI in 1,090 games as an infielder, mainly a third baseman. An American League All-Star in 1968, he batted just .118 in the World Series against the Cardinals that year but played in 6 of the 7 games as the team’s starting third baseman. Also in 1968, Wert was hit in the head with a pitch from Cleveland’s Hal Kurtz, shattering Wert’s helmet and knocking him unconscious. He was carried off the field on a stretcher, spending two full days in the hospital recovering, and batted .200 after his return. Traded to Washington after the 1970 season in the Denny McLain-Ed Brinkman deal, Wert also appeared in the majors with the Senators. He died August 25 at the age of 86. John Baumgartner played in 7 games for the 1953 Tigers, batting .185 with 2 RBI in 27 plate appearances as a third baseman before being sent back to the minors for good. Of his 7 major league games, 6 of them were losses. Replaced by Ray Boone at third, Baumgartner did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died September 25 at the age of 93. Ozzie Virgil played for the Tigers in 1958 and from 1960-1961, batting .228 with 7 home runs and 33 RBI in 131 games as an infielder. The first African-American player in Tigers history, he was also the first player born in the Dominican Republic to play in the majors when he debuted with the Giants. After splitting the 1958 season between Detroit and the minor leagues, he played all of 1959 in the minors before again shuttling between the major and minor leagues in 1960, finally being traded to the Kansas City Athletics midway through the 1961 season. Virgil also appeared in the majors with the New York Giants, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants. He died September 29 at the age of 92. Ray Semproch pitched for the Tigers in 1960, going 3-0 with a 4.00 ERA in 17 games, all of them in relief. Acquired from the Phillies in the off-season, he was traded to the Dodgers on June 21 in exchange for fellow reliever Clem Labine and was assigned to LA’s AAA team in Spokane. Semproch also appeared in the majors with the Phillies and Angels. He died October 27 at the age of 93. Merv Rettenmund was the Tigers’ hitting coach in 2002, one of the only coaches to survive the housecleaning after the team’s 0-6 start. He was dismissed following the season as new manager Alan Trammell brought in his own coaching squad. As a player, Rettenmund appeared in the majors with the Orioles, Reds, Padres, and Angels, and he also coached in the majors with the Rangers, Athletics, Padres, and Braves. He died December 7 at the age of 81. Rocky Colavito played for the Tigers from 1960-1963, batting .271 with 139 home runs and 430 RBI in 629 games as an outfielder, mainly in left field. He was acquired from the Cleveland Indians in a blockbuster trade just before the 1960 season in exchange for outfielder Harvey Kuenn, with Colavito, the 1959 home run champion swapped for Kuenn, the 1959 batting champion. Colavito responded by hitting 45 home runs with 140 RBI in 1960, easily leading the team in both categories. A five-time All-Star (twice with the Tigers), Colavito also appeared in the majors with the Indians, KC Athletics, White Sox, Dodgers, and Yankees. He died December 10 at the age of 91. Gary Sutherland played for the Tigers from 1974-1976, batting .251 with 11 home runs and 94 RBI in 320 games as an infielder, mainly at second base. Known for his prowess at turning double plays, he was acquired from Houston in a 3-player deal after the 1973 season and became the starting second baseman for the 1974 squad. After struggling defensively in 1975, he was diagnosed with diabetes after complaining of headaches and dizziness and adopted a custom diet in which he ate peanut butter, saltines, and raisins three times daily. Traded to Milwaukee in exchange for infielder Pedro Garcia midway through the 1976 season, Sutherland also appeared in the majors with the Phillies, Expos, Astros, Brewers, Padres, and Cardinals. He died December 16 at the age of 80. Charlie Maxwell played for the Tigers from 1955-1962, batting .268 with 133 home runs and 455 RBI in 853 games as an outfielder. An excellent defensive outfielder, he led the American League in fielding percentage as an outfielder in four of his seven full seasons with Detroit and was twice an All-Star, in 1956 and 1957. In 1959, Maxwell hit home runs in four consecutive at bats during a Sunday doubleheader, and hit 12 of his 31 home runs overall on Sundays, leading to the nickname “Sunday Charlie” - to go along with his nickname of “Paw Paw” Maxwell, derived from his hometown of Paw Paw, Michigan. Following his playing career, Maxwell returned to Paw Paw and opened a successful auto parts business. Maxwell also appeared in the majors with the Red Sox, Orioles, and White Sox. He died December 27 at the age of 97.

Making rules is usually the 1st thing any organized church wants to do and it is also the seeds of the beginning of the end for them as soon as they do so. It's only a matter how long it takes the edifice of rules to come crashing down in the face of whatever reality they inevitably deny. Granted it can take a long time though, and a church may be just flexible enough to reboot itself as needed without ever actually looking like it (e.g the RCC).

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

Those are things you can grow from and mature. I'm just surprised there never seemed to be much interest in Schwartz even.

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.

Yeah, John Nelson Darby. https://www.knowingjesusministries.co/articles/is-the-rapture-taught-in-the-bible/ This is just one site that talks about it. This is relatively new to me. I saw a post about it on a social media account I follow, centered around people like who grew up in the fundamentalist world but later sort of rejected that. Still Christian based but... not crazy. Then I started doing research on it.

we're connected but only within our bubble and on our terms. Think about sports bars. Even 15 years ago it wasn't uncommon for me to meet up with friends at a bar somewhere to watch a game on a big screen. Now we've all got big screens and we can text and post to social media, and meet up on sites like this one. Why would I need to go out and spend money and worry about drinking and driving?

I would pay Chuck $20M a year just to freestyle 2 hours a day. I love how Ernie is trying to move it along and Chuck just keep piling on JJ.

so something that was never taught for almost 2 thousand years is invented by a guy who publishes the first study reference bible, based on woman's thoughts after putting herself in a trance, and now you have a "left behind" cottage industry based on fear. Once again some in modern Christianity reduce it's benefits to being in the right place at the right time. In the Thesseolonians piece, Paul was talking about a christian reunion in general, not a precursor to a tribulation. It's the Second Coming...

He's also For Hire ! (R.I.P. Bob Urich, one of the nicest guys ever)

I wouldn't say invented - re-interpreted perhaps. There are multiple allusions in the NT to those still alive "at the last trumpet" being converted or taken up into immortal from - 1 Thess 4:17 being maybe the closest image to the evangelical trope.

English poet

I find it somewhat amusing that our usually quantitative fanbase here is throwing Spenser to the trash heap in favor of guys who didn't come close to his performance over the last two months of the season. He was 150pts OPS points better than Keith and 250pts better than Malloy. I understand (and share) the frustration that he hasn't been better than he is, but folks seem really ready to cut off their noses to spite their faces on this one. I hope the team isn't where there board is though I tend to think they are.

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.

"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.

Very nice win in Columbus. I'm intrigued by the new Joe Veleno usage. I wonder if Todd sees something in him or if Yzerman told him to give it a try. Joe has actually made some nice plays that have surprised me, he also still does some stupid stuff. But maybe they can drag a hockey player out of him after all?

now these are the red wings i remember.

Hypothetical is so mid. Theoretical got ris.

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

It's great to have Raymond back with all the punts this defense can force.

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

"stayed home"... hmm. We know what you're insinuating. I think the most likely answer is some of the machines flipped Harris votes to Trump in battleground states.