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So, eclectic lair?

the allies in 1814 and 1815 had to figure one of these out. At first they put Napoleon on an island easy to depart with 1000 of his hand picked men (not sure the exact number). He departed and came back to France and scared everyone again. Welp...don't make that mistake again. The solution is to find an island very geographically remote -- St Helena in the South Atlantic. So, possibly we could put him in Antarctica or Wake or Midway Islands. Maybe Bikini Atoll?

the perverse incentive structure of a losing team is somewhat at fault. Doing the needful to win a game isn't as important to the bottom line as doing the things that get you paid in terms of individual metrics.

The Spetznatz have a motorcycle gang in the area

Listening to BBC coverage while i'm here on vacation in central Europe, I noted a bit too much both-sides-ism from the anchors when they would ask the US-based reporters basic stuff. The US-based reporters would correct a lot of misguided stuff.

Its a really interesting comparison. It really does show that talent matters and the small ball tactical stuff is just ... chrome on the bumper. Atlanta won 101 games but was below water in 1-run games 17-25. That's interesting. Their blowout numbers (wins of 5+ runs) was 37-19. Detroit lost 119 and was above water in 1-run games 19-18. The blowout number was 7-40 UGH!

My frustration with them being in a bunch of extra inning losses is mainly because they had to fight their tails off to be in those games where being better in the first place would have avoided that outcome. The fact that Eric Haase can’t get a runner over and Javy Baez WON’T are just symptoms.

Team culture matters when players don't toss extra inning games away because with a runner on 2nd they refuse to hit the ball to the right side or go for the kill shot hit. This team has multiple losses just from that this season.

today could be like a two-fer

Yes he is!

I was thinking he would be eating the checkers pieces

so good!

Not Paul Ryan’s best moment

Boris is a Russian

he could have stepped up earlier

But for Dan Quayle

Yes here it is

BTW, i’ve been in a bunch of NATO cities this last week and i will say, NATO is solid and against Russia all the way. Actually it’s shocking. But genocide tends to focus the mind.

Biden has danced as carefully as necessary —and to hold an alliance together—to avoid general war. If Putin wants to escalate. Well.

and screw whataboutism in all its forms

I’m not gonna apologize for calling out the troll for what he is

When do the festive rituals begin today?

indicted war criminal doesn’t want to face the music

waking up to this on vacation in the GMT time zone.

So, Moscow Boris Epsteyn has been identified as co-conspirator #6.