RatkoVarda

Biden had the political capital to either restore economy and bring the US back to full employment ASAP, with significant risk of inflation, or push through legislation and reform to protect democracy. He choose the economy and it was more successful than just about anyone could have imagined. One of the most consequential one term presidencies ever. Perfectly rational to think that if he modeled normal behavior and a normal presidency that people would be reminded what a vile perversion of power Trump's presidency was. The problem is the American people are stupid.

the MAGA cult and all the grifters will fall in line and embrace war, as long as Trump is degrading and demeaning the Other, that will be enough to sustain their black hearts it is the Trump-curious people - who voted for him on a lark or because he was an "outsider" or because he was entertaining or because he is a super successful business man or because he was going to cut the price of everything all at once - that he will lose a lot of support from.

Also Comrade Tulsi just testified before Congress that Iran was neither close to making a nuclear bomb or pursuing that. And this:

Greene is the test case. This Winter they could lock him up, will cost well over 200M

pitchers are always going to get injured, but it "feels" like they have an above average number of pitching prospects hurt right now. i think all of Hall, Schiefelbein, Massey, Swanson are injured, so 4 of your top 5 2024 picks (by $) are out. P Wilson has been horrible and injured. Jake Miller was surging, but he is injured. Blake Dickerson, injured. Wilmer Flores has ben injured for 3 years. Dylan Smith finally got healthy an jumped all the way to Detroit. maybe Mattison does the same? Ty Madden could return this year.

it does

DeSantis tried to fill the Florida labor gap with child labor, but his bill which would have eliminated those annoying lunch breaks for teens and would have allowed 14 year-olds to work the night shift failed in the Florida senate.

sounds like someone's fee-fees got hurt and now he's dropping a nuke to make himself feel better

interesting part of this, what is lesson for Scott Harris? His former co-workers (Team Zaidi) in the SF front office all got canned, and they would have never made a trade like this. Too risky. Posey is like DD, roll the dice and see what happens. The prospect cost was minimal; hard to believe Boston could not have gotten more.

very few elite players are signed only through their age 36 season like Devers; Soto goes to age 40 and Judge to age 39. maybe his body breaks down earlier? maybe DH saves him? but could very few lost years at the end of his contract.

thank you for this. reminds me of this:

this is all correct, except, the Trump administration does object, as they tore up the Biden policy that ICE should prioritize for removal people who have committed felonies and violent crimes. so instead of making us safer by getting rid of criminals, Trump is getting rid of people who do the jobs no American wants. good article here by PP, explaining why TEXAS legislature refuses to make employers use the FREE E-Verify system to check the validity of I9 documents. Answer: employers have stopped it cold, as they do not want to lose a quarter of the employees in healthcare aides, construction, roofing, restaurants and agriculture. NO REPUBLICAN WANTS A FUNCTIONING IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, AND EVERY STORY THAT FAILS TO MENTION THAT LACKS THE NECESSARY CONTEXT. “If you got serious about applying [E-Verify], you would create even worse problems” with labor shortages, said Bill Hammond, a GOP former state lawmaker who once led the Texas Association of Business. “Do you want to go to a restaurant and use paper plates because no one will wash dishes?” https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-e-verify-requirements-immigration

Bezos has instructed his paper to normalize the fascism, with the hope he will be on the inside when the gates slam shut to keep the unwashed masses away.

as usual, no one gets out of Boston alive, and the tear down of Devers has begun the trade return of Betts, Sale and Devers would embarrass even Al Avila

Just got back from a No Kings demonstration on Maple Avenue in Vienna, Va. About 300 people. Only flag was Stars and Stripes. Lots of honks of support. Let's see if the corporate media allows millions of Americans attending thousands of peaceful protests by normals to actually be a story. I suspect not.

could be there in ROund 2, but do not think Tigers bite, does not control the zone at all

Brewers trade Civale to CWS for A Vaughn, who has been so bad he was optioned down to AAA; 3rd pick of 2019 draft 1 spot after Bobby Witt and 2 spots before Riley Greene, was supposed to be a can't miss R/R bat at 1b; just like Tork but a year earlier. Civale is FA to be so will be moved by deadline.

the continued asymmetry is infuriating, but expected, and not going away. Trump calls them suckers and losers, cuts VA benefits, won't go to Normandy because of drizzle, deports interpreters to face certain death and torture, degrades the military that he sees as "his" property and .... crickets. Trump is held to no standard so he can never fail to meet a standard. Biden actually gets out of Afghanistan after Pompeo and Trump unleashed the Taliban on the country and a suicide bomber on marines and civilians, and we get fanciful stories from the media about how easy it is to have an orderly withdraw from an active warzone.

Noem should resign for saying she and the military and in Cali for regime change.

Trump does not want people who came to the country illegally to get citizenship, you need to apply through proper channels. Oh, btw if you did apply, Trump is throwing you out. It was never about following the rules or law and order. He wants the effing browns gone. (Nice self own Cubans!) The Biden administration announced in 2023 that it would grant parole to qualified migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who submitted to review by authorities rather than attempting to enter the country illegally. Applicants were required to have an American sponsor or US-based sponsor who’s lawfully present in the country and clear security vetting.

Wade Miley

8 game lead

again, Commissar Noem says the US government is in Cali to enact regime change through military force and people are arguing about the little kerfuffle. We have been programmed by the media to ignore the meteor about to kill us all, and instead focus on 2 monkeys fighting.

he could ask the average 9th grader to explain it to him

effing nazis https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-says-floridians-have-right-hit-protesters-cars-2084418