romad1

thinking conceptually about that. Christian Nationalists who believe that their blood and soil are being invaded by the others are going to have a different perspective on the guy down the street who meets the description in their liturgy of "the invader". Also, I do think that a lot of very conservative Muslims come to this country and lose control of their kids and then become more liberalized by their kids as they realize the old grievances and prejudices don't matter so much in the grand scheme. But, that's only some.

well, the implication is that a large diaspora community like that in SE Michigan is the former not the latter. I mean the IIRC, the Arab Voice of Detroit broadcaster was a well-known Baathist with extensive ties to Sadaam Hussein. The Shia community is taking notes from the leadership of the church back home and so forth. I would hope for more of the latter melting pot where people dissolve into their American grievances and not the ones from back in the old country but some of those never go away.

The handwringy NYT looking for ways to make their readers more nervous.

tell me if you think will have any impact It seems like self-serving garbage.

Yoder?

Yeah, they used to send me all sorts of requests to participate in the GOP here. I haven't seen one in a while. Loudon County is the gold plated county next door to Fairfax county and happens to have several large Asian immigrant diasporas. They call Ashburn, Ashburndesh to kid them about all the South Asians. Fairfax wishes we had their very nice sports facilities.

Well, that is just wrong and she will correct that

This would be a driver of hesitation among the PLA leadership. They know they lack experience in complex operations. The last real war that China was in was 1979 invasion of Vietnam. They had a couple dustups with peacekeepers in Africa recently they did really poorly at. One thing the PRC knows though is that they have to fight a more complex war than the Russians are in Ukraine. They know they need to figure out joint warfare and dynamic targeting. They are investing in these things to a degree Russia wouldn't dream of through their pigheadedness.

I think China is definitely steeling for a fight. All the signs are there. They are whipping up hostility among the population toward foreigners. The Japanese did that prior to WWII. The PRC are losing their contacts with the outside world and that trend is not good for reasoning through conflict and crisis. They are a little intimidated by the US and its allies and that will have some sway over their generals but maybe not their leaders. For all our sins and flaws we are still a very powerful country. Whatever Tucker MF Carlson thinks about our armed forces being too woke to fight, he's both silly and wrong.

China is a heck of an opponent. The Russians are brutal fascist goofball Harkkonens with many, many enemies who are not afraid of their economic "might" after they have survived two+ winters without their natural gas.

Seven deadly sins.

How many phone calls have you private citizens had with Russian dictators? Bob Woodward Reveals Calls Between Trump and Putin (mediaite.com) is it 7?

He's clearing the worms out of the horse.

Also because the team feels like it as the leading edge of a talent cycle. They appear to have such a bright future. This is a 2006 feel not late talent cycle 1988 or 2016.

The "Hacks on Tap" podcast a week ago suggested it was time for the Harris campaign to pivot from biography to attack. I was walking past a telescreen in the cafeteria this morning and saw an ad that said flatly Trump means to be a dictator. Yeah, they pivoted.

We have had no breaks this series

We have had no breaks this series

oh that sucks

at this point we can set a record for most playoff innings without a run.

don't let the game get too big Sweeney

Cmon Jake...

almost got that one.

well, that was our good play to save our asses.