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You just need to go to the political forum on this site to see bigger snowflakes 😀

I see a range of people who voted for Trump, some more problematic than others. Sure it would be nice if all voters did research and had critical thinking skills. And understood how much the Constitution was going to and now is being trashed. But I do distinguish between the gleeful fascist element and the lazy people thinking the economy would be better under Drumpf. At least the latter might be capable of learning a hard lesson, whereas the former are too messed up to redeem. Better citizenship from all would be the goal, and I am trying to remain a small degree of hope that a really significant part of the population can return to decency and honor in their voting choices. Not welcoming with open arms, not as sympathetic as I could be, but not casting all Trump voters in with MAGA Trumpers.

The Epstein files have been released...

Yes yes yes yes. And I will admit to taking some glee in saying I told you so. The ideological purists who expunge anybody who doesn't pass a left wing purity test are a big reason why we are here. Would you want to join that tent? Would you listen to people who treat you that way?

It's actually a Freedom Phone. It's a $120 Android they sell for $500. It's a free speech and privacy focused phone. Basically it's a cheap Chinese Android that they put a bunch of right wing apps and a flag wallpaper on. It's also endorsed by none other than Candace Owen who likely gets some sort of kickback. Freedom Phone

The government does good things when they make my daughters asthma meds but to hell with everybody else’s kids.

In my opinion, if the parents did not immunize their child, and the child dies, then the parents murdered their child.

Absolutely, but it's also not 49% of the voting population or whatever Trump got. I would love to peel some folks off of that group rather than push them to dig into their 'dear leader' and add to that 25-30% that is true MAGA.

Right, people like that are no better than MAGAs who think any Republican who doesn't agree with everything Trump says or does is a Rino.

I'm leery of reaching out and anxiously befriending the leopard just long enough to allow him to eat my face, which, shame on me if that happens, right? I will have totally deserved that, won't I? I'd prefer to ignore them while they're out gallivanting about and then I'll fete them when they wander into the tent tail between their legs. You can't befriend people who honestly want nothing to do with your friendship.

If you're not watching The Pitt, you are missing what might end up being in the conversation for greatest medical drama of all time. It can be a little hard to follow and you will miss a quarter of what they say because of the thick medical jargon—closed captions is an absolute must—but there is no show you can name that breaks through with more verisimilitude and humanity than The Pitt.

You are underestimating the amount of people who completely tune politics out and vote for the party they've always voted for. The amount of people I've run into the last month who know I'm a federal employee but have no idea what's going on at work these days has opened my eye to this. I'm not talking about courting the racist uncle who wears the MAGA hat to his wife's funeral.

So, again, after nine years of Trumpers wishing nothing but the worst for liberals, it’s liberals who have the obligation to reach out to Trumpers, a group of people who take their emotional and social cue from a nihilist sociopath, in the mere hope that they will respond in a kindly and neighborly fashion? Liberals are the ones who are supposed to make peace with the leopards? That seems like a tall ask to me.

Why is it Democrats are the ones who have to accommodate Trumpers and Republicans did nothing to bring Democrats to their tent after 2020? Trump called Latinos murderers, rapists, poisoning the blood of Americans, accused them of eating dogs and cats, and promised to deport them and they started flocking to Trump. This woman believed Trump more than Harris. She believed the white man and not the black woman. She even acknowledged what a horrible person Trump was and still voted for him. What are Dems supposed to do with these people? They've been warning them for 8 years.

I was afraid this was real until I saw that it was from Bert

I like this idea. Especially if the states have Democratic Senators or Reps in adjoining districts. Hold Trump like rallies. States with statewide offices s up this year should schedule events in Red districts.

Female home plate ump in the Red Sox game, per the box score.

They are firing people all over government because they want to fire people all over government.

He's an 8th/9th man at best on a good/contending team. Nothing I said was a knock on Beasley, he has been great here.

Just blatant, unabashed corruption

I was in the same boat as Oblong and it got to the point where I just felt The Wire was too old for me to truly appreciate it. I figured I missed my chance. During Covid, I hunkered down and watched it and I learned it was worth being mentioned as one of the greatest.

We all know they are depending on Uncle Sam to take care of those problems. They will lean hard on American companies to use Intel if they ever get their stuff together. And they should because it does become a national defense issue.

I have no clue how trustworthy people are in the semi-conductor biz so could be. I can say that a counter-point would be that the company I worked for in oil industry services had contracts with all the majors, we had everyone's data, we never shared anything with anyone - there was an ethic - you just didn't do it. Of course, the business was not high profile enough anymore to have media types banging down the door trying to pry something loose either!

Mankowski is on a few cards. Basher that he was. I may have once had his autograph

Every single reversal should be treated as an admission of failure by DOGE. And the failures are piling up

The thing I like about Holland is that he isn't afraid to shoot the ball. The thing I dislike about Holland is he likes to shoot the ball...

Bring on Denver....

They're calling it a cramp. Get some fluids in him and we'll see.

They're exciting to watch. After last season, all I wanted was competitive games. Now, I want wins! 😅

Unless you watch the Pistons night in and night out, I am not sure you can really understand how valuable Beasley is. He hits so many big shots for us and then he has games like tonight where he just lights it up. We have to pay what it takes to keep him.

Boston played and traveled last night. Maybe some tired legs in the 4th.

This draft is set up pretty well for the Lions. It's pretty deep where they might need help. The defensive tackle group is really deep.

How soon before someone discovers his Grindr account?

Cant shoot better bench him.

Thompson is destroying the Celtics on defense.

I’m starting to think the hidden part of Project 2025 is to purposely shrink the population by either death, deportation, or expatriation.

woof

Super impressive talent. I hope he makes the cut and gets his card. Who knows, he may be in the mix for the whole thing on Sunday. As for pace of play, nothing will change until they modify Aimpoint and force those players to take less time lining up.

Boom boom boss man involved

I was asking myself if there has ever been a country anywhere in the world that put someone in charge of their health policy who has done as much cocaine and heroin in their lifetime as RFK Jr? It was rhetorically, of course. I know the answer.

comparing those two pics it's almost hard to believe it's the same person. There seem to be a lot of hacks out there with scalpels.

Unfortunately it’s not Javy Baez

Same crowd that was hair on fire in 2022 now feels like lecturing everyone about "temporary pain"

Today is the most underrated important day of the year for Season Ticket Holders: Seat Relocation Day! Will I sit next to criminally insane people again next year? Will Ford Field construct a Tiger Stadium style pole directly in front of the seats I choose? Most importantly, when we win the NFC Championship next year, how far of a run will it be to take down the goal posts?

He has definitely improved his effort on the defensive end. He's also getting more reps as a passer with Cade getting doubled and turning it over less in those situations. Those are important improvements for sure. That said, the largest improvements in Duren's defensive play have come from JB changing the defensive scheme to trap instead of drop, Ivey's injury, and Ausar moving into the starting lineup. It's no coincidence that he's look passable on defense since those three things have helped hide his deficiencies. I'm still very on the fence about an extension unless it's a really sweet deal. I just struggle with the concept of paying big money to a rim running Center who can't shoot and isn't a positive defender in this version NBA. I'm excited for the team to make the playoffs because I think we'll learn a lot about Duren. Stew is the perfect big man for the playoffs, so it'll be interesting to see what JB does.

This felt good. Would have done it sooner, but couldn’t remember my password.

Insane final yesterday in Mexico. Stats say that 20 year old South African phenom Aldrich Potgeiter (yep that’s his name) is the longest hitter on tour. He was in a playoff against 31 year old journeyman Brian Campbell, winless in 186 previous PGA tournaments, and officially the shortest driver on tour. Campbell slices a drive way OB that miraculously hits a tree and bounces back in play and then he sticks his 3rd to set up the winning birdie.

That's sweet. I remember watching Player, Nicklaus, Trevino, Palmer, etc. Great stuff back in the day. Bobby Jones was the best ever. I can't prove it of course. I read he had a club head speed of 135. That would have been with a hickory shaft.