1984Echoes

Conspiracy Theory: Putin poisoned Lukashenko with a radiation pill so when he dies he can move in and take over the country for an easy annexation: https://www.yahoo.com/news/rivals-putin-no-1-ally-180546290.html So who can move in faster once Lukashenko is dead? Democratic Byelorussian and Western forces, or Russian? My money is on the Russians, they're prepared for this, the west is not. Sorry Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Durham = Fake News. Mueller = 6 (guilty convictions) Durham = 0 6-0, Mueller wins.

Violent American MAGA Fascists can Go **** Themselves.

Somewhere in here I went wild with a .500 prediction for the season. But I also said I was going to stick with that come rain or shine and, at 18-21 so far, I'm very comfortable with that. So... we'll see... But I'm in a good spot.

It will if he gets promoted in September. (I believe that is still a league rule...)

Elon Musk. Promoter of Fascism.

Panthers win = we pick at #17 instead of at #18 with the Islanders pick...

Sure... But it was over 8.1% once-upon-a-time. And there are still multiple headwinds against inflation continuing to bring it down. Not as quickly as we would like... but the direction is absolutely in the right... direction.

SOFT... LANDING... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-inflation-just-hit-lowest-231501354.html

Who is Don Banjojo?

I proposed a year ago adding Ukraine immediately to NATO under one of 3 methods: 1) Admit Ukraine into NATO as soon as they are under control of all lands west of the Dnieper River - they've done this... but under normal requirements of controlling all lands within a countrie's borders this is not a viable option per NATO specs... However, my contention right from the beginning was that Ukraine is an EU-leaning, and ferocious anti-Russian country, starting in 2014. I know they have issues still trying to clean up all the old Soviet or Russian influenced (read: Russian owned businesses within Ukrainian borders...at least prior to Feb-2022...) corruption; but they are pointed only in one direction: West. The normal NATO process (ratification by all members, control of borders, military and economic and anti-corruption standards up to EU specs...), all but holds this as only a distant possibility. But I have more immediate objectives and sentiments. 2) Join a Confederation with Poland and Lithuania. This was an old Empire in the 16-18th centuries (called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth if memory serves) which also included Byelorussia. Krakow-Warsaw-Kiev-Minsk-Vilnius. Give up sovereignty temporarily of Ukraine and conjoin with Poland immediately. This is a bit out of the box. But it automatically adds all Ukrainian territory (still west of the Dnieper) into NATO. Now NATO troops can swarm into "Poland" ("state" of Ukraine) immediately and establish a no-fly zone. Ukraine is "automatically" in NATO. All lands East of the Dnieper River, including Crimea, can be recognized as "disputed" lands. However, that means NATO and Russia are now immediately at war. Problematic for a lot of people. Not me, but... the "State of Ukraine" and the Nation of Poland directly in conflict with Russia over Crimea and all other occupied lands would cause severe heartache for those worried about Russia escalating into nuclear war. Me...? Call their bluff and confront them face-to-face. Add 50-100K NATO troops into western Ukraine ("State" west of the Dnieper) and let the Polish and Ukrainians decide what their intentions are with regaining all Ukrainian territories East of the Dnieper up to Russian borders (but not beyond) and including Crimea. 3) Establish a NATO no fly zone west of the Dnieper. Not with Ukraine as a part of NATO, but as a humanitarian necessity. Frees up Ukrainian troops, stops Russia from bombing Kiev and other western Ukrainian cities, and gives NATO an excuse to shoot down Russian jets and missiles and drones, as needed, in order to protect Ukrainian cities and citizens from Russian terrorism. But that's just me.

The United Kingdom: Ukraine should be in NATO. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-european-power-nato-cannot-070000405.html

Could you explain please... Just how exactly is it that you are going to take away his athleticism, and his HEIGHT? Chain saw?

Who's the starter for the Colts' while Richardson learns?

Bridgewater is probably holding out for a starting spot, even if he's a (pardon the pun) bridge to another QB like Richardson just for example. Even though the Lions look playoff bound, I think we are a second choice "type" of team compared to a starting gig, if he can get one.

Add a loss in game 30 for a 24-6 record and I'll be fine with whatever they do...

Well, he's a 3-tech who has played 0... You know, semantics...

Oh, yeah, I messed that up... forgot the 0-tech versus 1-tech. Also... I gotta get away from confusing WR ("split-wide" nomenclature with the correct DL "wide-9"). I don't know why I did that... getting old and confused. One more point: a TE is not required for the wide-9, it's an extra player distance from the OT regardless of whether the player (TE) is actually there or not. Gives a speedy edge rusher a couple steps of momentum on the rush... Here's a good (short) article on the 0-5 + wide-9 techniques: https://www.thephinsider.com/2016/4/16/11443574/football-101-understanding-the-wide-nine-technique

I don't give a crap about the Penguins. I could care less if they are in or not in the playoffs. I care about the Wings (Islanders) pick. That's it. So the Penguins need to win. This is easy for me.

This is way, way over the head of a pig smuggler who is very low to the ground, you know, along with all of his pigs, in muck and shit and the like (here is an article on smuggling pig carcasses, for reference: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/driver-caught-thailand-smuggling-pig-carcasses-cambodia) ... Pigs just love their shit. Such is the life of a pig smuggler... wallowing in all sorts of grotesque shittery. I mean, I assume we all know this. You can Google it.

So we hope if we draft Wemby then, that he is more Lew Alcinder than Kristaps Porzingis...

So we are rooting for: The Wings to lose their last game (at Tampa: guarantees 9th draft spot or better, pre-lottery), The Caps to win their last game (at home vs. Devils: pushes Wings up to the 8th draft spot, pre-lottery, to finish the season), The Pens to win their last game (wait for it...), and The Islanders to lose their last game in regulation (pushes the NYI pick to #16 with the NYI's out of the playoffs... also, Calgary and Nashville wins get this pick to about its optimal, at #14). Sounds like a plan.

I'm thinking Putin's staying power is rapidly disintegrating... I don't want to say by the minute, but... yeah.

Still lots of time to apply Fetter magic... And different pitchers... Different pitchers just might help a wee little bit...

PS: I forgot, also... NT is called a 1-tech, directly over the Center. 3-tech means over either shoulder of the Guard 5-tech means outside shoulder of the OT 2-tech means directly in front of the OG 4-tech means directly over the OT. There's also a "split-wide" DE which means they are far enough away from the OT that he doesn't count as being aligned with the OT, not even on the outside shoulder.