buddha

why would anyone pay to watch this slop?

The knicks - without kat - beat the bulls by 40.

the great josh giddey had more turnovers than made baskets.

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

This is by far the biggest issue the league is facing.

 

well cade is actually hurt, unlike a lot of stars on other teams who just sit out certain games.

10 minutes ago, oblong said:

Isn’t there a fundamental issue that EO’s are not laws?  Regardless of the scope of their intent the law is the law and the constitution is the constitution. If the court were to agree that this anchor baby stuff going forward should be negated isn’t the place that’s done via an amendment or law and not an order?  I’m assuming there is something I am missing I guess 

that's the initial question the court will address.  if they stop the analysis there and rule that the government cannot amend the law in thia fashion, they are likely to get an 8-1 or 9-0 decision.

an amazing athlete.

Lord, grant me the confidence of Caris Lavert.

27 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

I don't disagree that Miller (via Trump) will continue to push further.  But what is in front of the court right now is not at the level you folks were mentioning, perhaps joking about before.  As for the administration refusing to answer a question about going further back, just shows he's not a completely incompetent lawyer as no lawyer should feed into "perhaps" statements.  I also would put more money on 9-0 than I would that SCOTUS holds up the EO.

lawyers answer "perhaps" questions all the time at oral argument.  especially at the supreme court.  i understand what youre saying, but this particular administration cannot - and should not - be trusted on this issue.  or any issue, really.

in fact, if the SG had argued ONLY that the EO should be applied as a way to end "birth tourism" then they might have had a better chance. but they didnt.  they went for the full "ark should be overturned" type analysis.

4 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Because if the Wings don’t make it this year I see no reason to think they’ll make it next year.  Doesn’t seem there is much being “built”. 

come on now, were building a team that contends for the final playoff spot every year!  who wouldnt want that kind of mediocrity?

54 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

With all that being said, the Wings could still be back in a playoff position  by the end of tonight if Detroit beats Philly, Columbus loses in regulation to Carolina, and Ottawa doesn’t beat Buffalo. 

why do you do this to yourself?

The sign outside LCA should read "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."

6 hours ago, ewsieg said:

Just an fyi, and note I don't side with Trump in regards to birthright citizenship, but this wouldn't affect Trumps kids, Rubio, anyones grandpa, etc.

• It would not be retroactive, only from the time the EO was signed.
• Going forward, U.S. Born children, born to parents that are not citizens or have legal status, would not be citizens.

I don't know the status of some of your Grandparents, but this likely would not have effected your parents.  This would not effect Marco (both parents were legal residents), it would not affect any of the Trump kids (father was US Citizen and even if he wasn't, mother was legal resident).  

To me, it's an unconstitutional solution to a legitimate problem, at least a legitimate problem when you refuse (which both sides have) to address over decades.  It almost feels like an extra safeguard to limit one of the benefits of coming here illegally should another president step in and again refuse to address the southern border.  

 

Maybe.

The government is seeking only prospective relief, meaning that the EO is looking to end birthright citizenship for a particular class of persons moving forward.  as you state.

However, when the SG was asked at oral argument whether the administration would seek to apply its order retroactively, the SG refused to say that it would not.  In other words, the government did not commit that it would not look to rescind the citizenship of US citizens who were naturalized under old laws.

As Justice Sotomayor noted, the US has done this before when it rescinded citizenship for american indians.  Given the cruel nature of this administration in regards to non-white immigrants, and the bipolar nature of donald trump, i dont think you can say with any certainty he would not look to deport as many brown people as his government agents could get their hands on.  

And if you disagree, why dont you ask stephen miller what he thinks.

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

Is that just 2 1/2 hours of Webber blaming other people for things he did?  

where's michael talley when you need him?

i'll be interested to see how teams guard wemby in the playoffs.  i suspect they'll just try to beat the **** out him.

i was there in january, once the leaves get on the trees and the flowers bloom, i suspect IU will be great.

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

It will cost more than one first. Probably two with heavy protection. 

OKC doesn't care one bit about Detroit.  With Boston and Indiana healthy next year Detroit might not even be the favorite in the East. Cleveland might add LeBron. Charlotte and Atlanta could tweak their rosters. 

We'll have to see how the summer shakes out. But the East should be a lot better next year 

detroit is in first place this year by a mile and theyre probably the 3rd or 4th favorite to come out of the east.  next year they will likely be lower unless they make a big move this summer.

boston and cleveland are the two favorites for sure.  detroit is probably behind thw knicms because people overrate the knicks.  same thing for philly.

38 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

I think LeVert has been so bad that Detroit would have to attach assets to move him.  

Duncan Robinson is the best candidate to get dumped this summer.  Makes $15.9 million next year but only $2 million is guaranteed.  Especially if they can replace his shooting in the draft or free agency.  

i'd be willing to be that new orleans would give up a lot for stew.  like...maybe another unprotected first?  

2 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

For what?  Jonas Jerebko's E-Sport team?

nyah.  yaxel can play.  big who can guard 2-3-4.  can shoot, pass, and is a willing teammate.  can take over a game when they need it.  he's been the best player in the tournament.  only downside is his age but the pistons are built to win in cade's prime, which is coming up.

morez johnson is another one they could take.  defensive forward like stewart.

hope its yaxel.

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

One can only imagine the upheaval.  My father is 97 and is a citizen by birth to an immigrant mother and father.   Several Trump children also fall into that category. 

depends what kind of opinion they write too.  if they make it broad, they might lose thomas, alito, kavanaugh, and maybe gorsuch.  if its just about the EO, maybe they only lose thomas and possibly alito, maybe kavanaugh?

the questioning was pretty favorable to the aclu, even from alito.

My liberal Michigan grad mother would have a heart attack if my daughter went to Bama.

3 minutes ago, romad1 said:

My Dad is a bama alum.  I'll pass along the strong review.  He went there in the 1940s after WWII with all the returning vets so he probably was dealing with bare minimums for housing. 

KU is 500 miles from home in northern VA so we are hoping that is as far as she wants to go.  We are also looking at Colorado State and Oregon for her program but probably only can tour one of those two. 

Bama has a very different vibe to it.  VERY southern.  much moreso than kentucky or even georgia.

at bama, our tour guides were all dressed in formal red dresses, pearls, and heels.  lots of blonde hair!  the sorority house tour was with another girl dressed in a formal dress and heels.  lots of yes sir and no sir.  my kid isnt white, so the environment would be a concern.

i thought the historical plaques for the brave alabama boys of 1860 defending the university were interesting.

athens is a lot more her speed than bama.  but bama is easier to get into than georgia and offers quite a bit of cash.  so does kentucky.  georgia not so much.  its hard to get into georgia OOS nowadays.

8 minutes ago, romad1 said:

We did Kentucky yesterday.  That dorm tour was best seen to date.  Also a lovely campus.  My one critique.  The coke zero was out in the cafeteria.  

I'll pass along any strong thoughts on dorms.  KU compared to Louisville is like comparing something from HGTV after a remodel to my barracks in 1987 in a 100 year old building in Baumholder, Germany. 

We just got back from georgia and alabama.  Alabama's dorms are amazing.  everything about that camous is brand new.  its massive.  we did a sorority house tour too.  it was...interesting.  Georgia wasnt as nice as i thought it would be and they didnt show us the dorms which likely means they suck.  

but she really liked georgia.  its georgia and kentucky for her right now.  maybe indiana too.

jokic, doncic, and wembanyama.  are the three best players in the league europeans?

Just now, romad1 said:

I'll be on the Bloomington campus of IU today for my daughter's campus tour.  I'll report back on hubris and whatnot.  I want to like today because they have a good program for her major. 

We were there in January for a tour.  its a very pretty campus.  We didnt do the dorm tour because we were on our way to Kentucky, so report back on that.  😉

On 3/31/2026 at 8:00 PM, romad1 said:

Trump is sayng he's actually going to go to the US Supreme Court tomorrow for this

 

That will be interesting.   You know an amendment is sort of a big deal.  It means that the popular will was to ratify that amendment.  Him saying things are just so does not countermand an amendment. 

it will be at least 7-2 against trump's EO.  the odds are better that its 9-0 than the order is upheld.  

who is larkin going to blame this year?