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This is just stupid. 😂

Attacking her personally is all they have... because at the end of the day, she is right. And they all know it.

don't agree with the moral calculus here. It's not Biden's fault that Trump is a moral midget. If Biden had a program in place that was in process and working, even if slowly, and that any reasonable person would have left in place, then it's not his fault for not planning on Trump's perfidy or that the voters would elect the moral midget. If you want someone to blame - blame Trump voters - THEY brought you this situation - it was their choices, not Biden's. This logic is sort of like an SoCal insurance company deciding to refuse fire claims by a merchant on the grounds he should have had a 1/2 off sale to move all his stock out of the store because he knew a fire in SoCal was always a possibility. You can't conflate someone doing the right thing at less than 100% effectiveness with someone doing the 100% the wrong thing. They are not the same. Or since this a is sports forum: In a down one basket ball game, how would you evaluate the guy that took a last shot and missed, to the guy that takes the in bound pass and hands the ball to the other team?

These are the same congregants who criticize "liberal" ministers who preach on the Beatitudes. To me the Sermon on the Mount is the basis of what should be Christianity. Now Christianity has become a political force, not what was ever intended by the guy they are supposed to be worshiping, at least according to what I learned in Sunday School. To be clear I'm not critiquing Christian faith, my beef is with those who don't practice what they preach.

Indeed. What does it say about his voters? That their panic about a 4th decimal place proportion of the population not living out conventional gender roles, or that a guy fixing their roof speaks Spanish, is so great that they throw away any consideration of law and orderly political process? So that's what they see in the mirror? What we have is a nation that has been telling itself false stories for so long they've become reality for enough people to elect a charlatan like Trump. Twice.

It's downright fascinating how people can constantly believe Trump is on their side only to find out he isn't on anyone's side but his own. Been going on for 50 yrs and people still fall for it.

Of course, this would ignore that Elon is steeped in Holocaust and World War II knowledge as is public record.

Almost all the executive actions seem to reinforce white supremacy. I assume Miller and co wrote them. To the extent he has cogent thoughts Trump can probably understand that it helps the grift continue because running a white supremacist government means the most violent militias in the US will support him should someone in government or the military actually follow the law at some point. Or, the militias threat of reprisal will cause people to resign, or take the easier course and follow orders. Plus the grift has gotten lucrative. Crypto is a better scam then loans, hotel rooms, and golf tournaments. It is hard for me to imagine having tens of millions of dollars and harming so many people for a few billion more. But, then I have at least a limited conscience.

poles is the gm who didnt take jalen carter and hasnt really addressed their oline outside of one first round pick (who has been "ok"), and a bunch of fifth and sixth rounders/free agent scrap heap guys. instead he took a punter in round 4 last year and a punt returner (since waived) in round 3 his first year. cant wait to see which kicker gets picked with one of their two second round selections this time around. and then traded for the corpse of keenan allen and sogned deandre swift to a big contract. i remain very unimpressed with anything he's done other than swindling the equally stupid carolina panthers into trading for bryce young. the idea that they can build a lions/eagles-esque oline in one offseason is laughable.

i only saw parts of the 3rd and overtime, but when elmer was on the ice he looked like he did that last time he was here: big, slow, long, and passive. like g2, i did see him use his reach to poke the puck away a few times but i did not notice him throwing his body around like i would have hoped. but its just one game and i did miss most of it. seider remains in beast mode. he's really gone back to being a physical menace which is good to see. unfortunately the team offense has disappeared again. seems like when kane isnt on a bender the team sort of falls apart. there's no one really outside of larkin/raymond/debrincat who is a capable offensive player for the second line. as kane goes, the team goes. and unlike last year, there is no ghost to score from defense. as has been noted here multiple times gustafson and tarasenko were awful awful signings. they have no replacement for walman/ghost from last year and its killed them other than the period with the new coach bump/kane resurgence. i suspect if they are lucky enough to make the playoffs they will be a very easy out. teams will hunt kane and raymond and brutalize the 3rd pair defense and the wings will be easily swept without big time puck luck.

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Donald has been talking for years about countries emptying their prisons and sending criminals to America. All with no proof, it was all fearmongering. But here he lets 1600 violent criminals out of prison and back on the streets. And I'm sure they've learned some new tricks in prison. MAGA really is a cult...

I read 44 books in 2024. Of these, 30 were non-fiction, 14 were fiction. Also of the 44, men wrote 30 of them, women wrote 14 of them. I read almost exclusively on Kindle these days and did a purge/donation of most of my print books a few years ago. So while I don't really have a physical library, I do keep track on a spreadsheet the title and author of each book I read and have done so since 2009. Some of my favorites from 2024, in no particular order: Non-Fiction Endurance - Alfred Lansing (classic about doomed Antarctic expedition a century ago; one of the few books I've ever re-read, which I do every decade or so) A Walk in the Park - Kevin Fedarko (Grand Canyon adventure) Destiny Disrupted - Tamin Ansary (history from an Islamic perspective) How The Word Is Passed - Clint Smith (essays on race/slavery by visiting various sites with historical or modern significance) To The Field Of Stars - Kevin Codd (on walking Spain's Camino de Santiago, which I did this September) Why We Love Baseball - Joe Posnanski (considers dozens of moments and personalities over time, some familiar, some not so familiar) The Teachers - Alexandra Robbins (an educator's perspective on the challenges and rewards of the profession) Revelation For Normal People - Robyn Whitaker (making sense of the final book of the New Testament) Fiction Normal People - Sally Rooney (about two Irish teens growing into adulthood together and apart, made into a BBC TV series available on Hulu) Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh (English aristocracy a century ago, made into a TV series in the '80s) Kindred - Octavia Butler (late 20th century black woman who time travels back and forth between the South of the early 1800s and today) A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles (Count returns to Russia around 1918, lives under house arrest in a hotel for the next quarter-century or so) Margo's Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe (fun; a single mom who was the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler; turns to OnlyFans to make a living)

Keep up Tiger, it's not egg anymore, it's 'the large reproductive cell'.

Laken Riley act passed. Even got a number of Democrats to vote for it.

Except that it won't. For one, it's 2025. Start a podcast. It also says she's a regular on sports talk radio. Also, you do know meteorologists don't just work in TV? I mean, it's not like she made racist remarks, insulted the disabled, cheated on her spouse with a porn star and tried to overthrow the government...that would be career ending, right?

Glad that my post led to a good screwball bank rant!

well let's be precise. There is always downside risk that deflation becomes self amplifying, so the value in a small level of inflation is to give the Fed some downside travel on their target without triggering deflation. That's the one side that the 2% target comes from. On the other side, inflation at any level where it is actively felt by consumers will also set off a bad chain reaction of overbuying ahead of price increases and increasing long term interest rates choking off investment across the economy. The question again is were is the sweet spot. At 3% inflation, money losses 25% of it's value in 10yrs - that's pretty easily felt. At 2% is 18% of it value. At 1.5% it's 14%. That's getting to where people don't notice it much - so again, 0-2% is the range the Fed targets. It's not magic, and the people who say the targets are arbitrary are either just poorly informed or have an agenda for a different policy - for instance - support of inflation as a way to reduce the relative national debt. If you support tariffs that are going to drive up prices, you should support the Fed still tightening enough to keep the rate of inflation within target.

Kerby Joseph and Melifonwu were 3rd round comp picks. (The Melifonwu pick came from the Rams via the Stafford trade)

You know Trump just loves the bible, really every verse. He couldn't possible name you his favorite. They are also so special, he wouldn't want to leave any out. Such a good, bible loving, religious man. Nobody loves bible more and knows bible better. He knows lots about the bible. So many really tremendous parts of the bible. It's just a tremendous bible, written by a really tremendous guy, Jesus. Bible is number one, Art of the Deal is number two. It's a close second because his book is also tremendous. So tremendous.

Lol....when I return after a couple of days away? My cat looks at me like he didn't even know I was gone. He sleeps 20 hours a day anyway...😺😺

No take backs. Your comment implied that she was a lonely single lady with no life. Thanks to your boy JD. You own the remark

Don’t forget he traded what amounted to a late first for Chase Claypool.

Given how much he is getting paid, he probably has more power than Poles and can choose his new GM next year.

a 64 year old having a net worth "estimated" at $1M is not living the high life. A modest paid off house can cover half of that.

Goff is your $53 million QB. You got to be able to trust him. They had what they wanted on that 3rd and 1 play. St Brown got matched up on the LB but slipped and fell so Goff had to hold on to the ball. Even if they didn't convert, they were going for it on 4th down anyways. When your down 17 with less than 10 minutes in the game, you can't run.

Definitely not a bum, did a great job here, but he choked in this game as badly as Goff. 14 carries for Gibbs is coaching malpractice and having Jamo throw a pass when you're 10 down was idiotic. Not to mention throwing on 3rd and short when Goff fumbled in the red zone early in the game when they were set to go up 14-3 when Gibbs was tearing up their defense. It was a poorly called game, almost as if his mind was elsewhere. Hmmm..

It was just too cumbersome for Trump to wade thru all 160 who were jailed. Come on, there are more important things like fleecing old people, poor people, brown people, defrauding small business, finding new ways to enrich himself and his family, drinking gallons and gallons of Diet Coke...

Living that Christian high life! Hard pass. Wolf in sheep’s clothing. She is an activist. She also lives in a sprawling mansion, look it up. Net Worth and Financial Contributions Mariann Edgar Budde’s estimated net worth of $1 million is derived from her salary as a bishop, her published works, and speaking engagements. However, her focus has consistently been on service rather than personal wealth. As a leader, she ensures that church resources are allocated towards community development, charitable initiatives, and supporting marginalized groups. https://worth.ng/mariann-edgar-budde-biography/

This is the case where these sorts of Christians, not only endorsing or voting for Donald Trump, embracing him causes them to lose all credibility. The guy is just an amoral person, someone who clearly lacks any sort of faith or spirit. I can't judge where his soul lies, that's above my pay grade, but just on his deeds and actions, that's what I see in how he comports himself. Really people shouldn't judge others for there faith, but the kinds of people you describe, as far as I'm concerned, have forfeited any sort of credibility or moral high ground on anything

Didn't see all the game either - about 2/3. Saw at least a few plays where he used his length to break up a rush, he carried the puck with a little success. Didn't get much of a feel for how he played on defense as I hadn't memorized his number and I always find the fox/bally/fanduel production style uses too many tight shots to get get any quick sense for whether all 5 people are where they should be on the ice. I was struck at how much the team as a whole seemed to be back in fall-back mode. Tarasenko in particular. There were multiple times he could have challenged a Flyer for a loose puck at the boards at half ice but just fell back instead. I just don't get that. Maybe you can tie him up and ruin the flow - even if he beats you to the puck and gets a pass off, you've hurried him and can finish your check and take him out of the flow of whatever rush is started. Has to be better than letting him just skate away and organize his offense. The last few year's Wing's teams have done this (well failed to!) more than any hockey team i've ever watched. To me it's the biggest reason they've been bad. They don't/won't compete.

and the criticism comes from people who wear their version of Christianity on their sleeve and cry when you go after them as if you are "anti religion" but don't think twice about their hypocrisy when they do this. I grew up with these people. I see it going on right now. It's their version of Christianity or the highway. The first problem they see here is a female bishop. For them they can't even get past that. The merging of religion and potlics that took off with Falwell is the main reason why the church as a whole is dying off. The leaders are too busy counting their money to look in the mirror.

LOL at people who identify as Christians criticizing a bishop for saying we should have mercy and compassion for people..... it exposes a lot. Even more accurate is to say it shines a light on what we already know.

the media has no idea how to cover corruption

He should go to Russia to stop it and just stay there.

I wonder if she is still a proponent of this?

Lol so MTU was right. Good talk.

Trumps been campaigning on pardoning J6ers for months and he thinks Biden opened the pandoras box for it 3 days ago Pretty hilar

Our mail was not delivered today. Two days in office and already government services hit the skids.

If you're referring to Ulbricht, also with evidence to suggest attempting a murder-for-hire scheme Not clear why this is something to be celebrated?

I read a book about the fall of blockbuster. They had no interest in actually running the business. All they cared about was growth and expansion. (Stock price). They left so much on the table. No interest in data analysis or inventory management. The author worked for a big competitor in the south and wound up working for a big franchisee. He had to manually hack into their systems and hire a college kid to convert the data to csv files so he could devise a strategy. He would share with the corporate offices and they didn’t care. You had all this data on who bought what and when and where… they didn’t care. It’s a quick and fun read. I might revisit if. Lots of slap your forehead moments about things that seemed obvious.

so when trump does terrible things repeatedly, your concern is not those things, but how the left reacts? why so concerned with a small, weak portion of the party that has no power?

Sort of like Sears could/should have been Amazon.

OK - thanks - I misread it - thought at the 4th tier they had to pay multiples of the overage.....so still about $8M per team just from the Dodgers. Phillies, Dodgers, Mets and Yankees all over $275M AAV but the penalties depend on how many years they have been over and by how much so the total tax isn't a straightforward % of this year's overages. At any rate, it's interesting that the luxury tax payments are getting to where they are not trivial to the receiving teams.

very much.

Hey look! Squirrel I never want to hear a conservative say they back the blue again because they lie

I started delivering food to people for a south side pantry here in Big Shoulders a little over a year and a half ago, and they liked me well enough to ask whether I wanted to join the board. I turned that down. I don't want to work in offices with meetings and strategies and making fundraising phone calls and stuff like that. I want to see the people, bring them food, exchange smiles and jokes and bon mots. That's the soul of volunteering. Let someone else do the administration part.