Kacie

By all means, define "mental health program". It's so sickening that this is the fall back, "mental health". Do tell as well, who is going to pay for all the "mental health programs"? A good friend of mine has a daughter who is schizophrenic. She sat in the psych ER for DAYS waiting for a bed to open up in a psych hospital. The parents are a physician and a CPA, so not a financial issue. The Trumprturds are treating mental health just like they are the LGBT community. They're acting like this is just all some new craze based on the lack of "god". When the reality is it's always been a thing. Just like the Republicans to call for a complicated vague solution and then vote against every program that would work to accomplish that.

Because Sandy Hook, Parkland, Buffalo and, and, and, weren't enough for them?

What leadership looks like. Systematically dismantling all the Republican talking points. In person, not on Twitter whining, not backing down, not being quiet, not allowing interruptions. Beautiful. Much, much more of this. I love how a few Supreme Court justices had their panties in a wad over some peaceful protesters at their homes, and boom, next day, congress acts. A few dozen kids get slaughtered, well... now isn't the time...

I get it now. Women just have to shoot their fetus with a gun and it's just the price of freedom and their Second Amendment rights. Am I "sighting" that correctly?

Unfortunately, as gruesome as it sounds, we need pictures, video, the injuries, the horror, the dead bodies of children, the gut wrenching wailing of the parents. It has to be shown non stop for days and days.

Credible news sources are dismissing it because it has been dismissed in the scientific community. Remember Hydroxychloroquine? The miracle cure, according to the Trumpturds. It was so great, Trump didn't take it when he got it. Oops. Then the sheep shifted to Ivermectin.

Admittedly, I don't know all the exact details of the bill, but I am fairly sure that there was no wording in the bill that specifically permitted third trimester abortions. My understanding is that it lifted the restrictions of current state laws that prohibited abortions at 6 weeks, etc, required ultrasounds, waiting periods, things like that. Again, virtually no one is in favor of third trimester abortions without the usual caveats. It's about going back to the previous status quo of Roe vs. Wade before fake Christians took over. Oblong is right. The rhetoric just keeps getting more extreme. Not even in favor of saving the mother's life, not in favor of exceptions for rape or incest, wanting to *save* ectopic pregnancies. Not interested in life at all.

You kind of made the point I was trying to make...In a nutshell, Roe vs Wade, legalized abortion basically without restrictions in the first trimester...banned them in the third trimester with the exception of the mother's or fetus being in a life threatening situation...the second trimester was more open to restrictions. So OF COURSE everyone is against third trimester abortions, because they don't happen. The Archie Deflector nuts have their cult believing there are tens of thousands of women 9 months pregnant lined up at abortion clinics waiting to abort their pregnancy. The reality is much different. Even for women whose lives are in danger face a nearly impossible task to try and end their pregnancy. It's outrageously expensive (10k or more) and requires an out of state trip and there are literally only a couple of physicians in the entire country who will risk their lives to perform them. Ireland legalized abortion after ONE woman in her second trimester died after doctors refused to induce labor when her fetus had already died. Late Term/partial birth abortions, CRT, open borders, etc...all non existent dog whistles that make the sheep salivate.

Fair enough, but laws are often based on medical facts...at least they used to be...That there are lawmakers actually attempting to criminalize ectopic pregnancies is so beyond preposterous, it's hard to even wrap my brain around. In the past, it wasn't even considered not to have exceptions for rape and incest or to save the life of the mother, not that's a common talking point. There aren't numbers or facts that will pacify the Archie Deflectors. They really don't even know what they're against or why, don't care if people die or if lives are destroyed, but it owns the libs.

Okay, then, Deflector Archie, please enlighten us all on your body armor expertise. Still waiting on intrinsic knowledge of abortion law. Since I know you're a stickler for facts, by all means please post where I said I was an expert on anything. You do the cult playbook really well, though.

Do you realize there was an armed security guard at the store who fired at the assailant, but the extensive body armor he had made it impenetrable? The security guard was murdered, as was an off duty police officer. So STFU about being armed being the answer. Maybe the elderly woman who was there to get groceries for the homeless was secretly a BLM supporter and he had to shoot her in self defense.

Oh, and here I thought you wanted my thoughts as an adjunct Histology and Embryology instructor. Stupid me. Since you're so against deflecting, by all means enlighten me on the laws.

So you're saying you have no idea what the law is? Thought so. Usually those that go on about "late term abortions" know absolutely nothing about it or that it isn't actually a thing. Kind of like CRT. But they brainwashed sheep hear something on Fox News and get all bent out of shape over something that doesn't actually exist.

Oddly enough, a guy who gunned down 10 people didn't feel like a threat to law enforcement and he was taken alive...wonder why that is?

Embryos aren't kids.

I think anyone should be able to terminate a pregnancy because they choose to for whatever reason, just as I did. You're saying let all children be born and let them suffer because the parents may not have the ability to provide care? You will offer to adopt and provide all the financial and emotional support needed, right? You're pro life but not willing to actually help children? Got it. You totally care about life as long as it doesn't inconvenience you or your pocketbook. How very Christian of you. Let me guess, you think ectopic pregnancies should be saved? LOL The same people trying to ban abortion are also against gun control. That is not false. Same people who don't give a shit about putting immigrant children in cages at the border. Same people who didn't care if old and fat people died from COVID. Same people who think rape is an opportunity that you should just relax and enjoy. Same people who don't care that women are dying from lack of pre natal care and post partum depression.

Then child support should start at conception? Government assistance should start at conception? If men are held responsible and it has a financial impact on others, abortion would suddenly become easily available. The same people who profess to be so concerned about the "unborn" couldn't give a rat's ass when the babies are born. Most who think adoption is the answer haven't adopted. Most who think it's wrong to terminate those with special needs aren't in favor of providing funds for life time education and care. Most are unconcerned that guns are slaughtering children more often than abortion. Most aren't in favor of paid parental leave, medicare for all, child care credits, free student lunches, student loan relief...all things that would likely reduce the incidence of needing to terminate a pregnancy. If only the baby killer crowd put the same amount of effort into pregnancy prevention as they did into stopping abortion. Why isn't Jesus preventing unwanted pregnancies and giving babies to those who are having trouble conceiving? Why isn't Jesus providing funds for those who can't afford babies? If you want to know when a zygote becomes an embryo, a fetus, a baby, read a science book. It's all in there. FWIW, the "Bible" says life begins at first breath. So it's settled.

I get the thought process, but unless they can get a relative can't miss generational talent like Connor Bedard, they need to keep Dylan and add around him. Not unlike what they did with Yzerman. Stevie didn't win his first Cup until he was 32 and they had added pieces around him like Fedorov, Larionov and Shanahan. Dylan is 25 and is a 30 goal scorer. I feel like Yzerman is on the right track with the guys we have in the pipeline and will add pieces and a coach who can maximize their talents.

None of the above.

Frustrating it took so long, but I guess better late than never. Really bummed we missed out on Gallant last year. Need a proven head coach, not a nostalgia choice.

I think with Shep, he doesn't have that depth perception or whatever to be able to tell how far a ball has been hit. So many times you just get the ho hum, fly ball to left field and often times you know it's gone before he does. He doesn't have that "crescendo" thing going on like DD does. Fly ball! Way Back!!! It's deeep!!! Don't love Gibby or Morris either. With Gibby's health, if working games helps his physical condition, it's all good. Some cringey moments for sure with him. One would think a time will come in the not too distant future when he's unable to continue because of it. Morris often has good analysis, but his ego/back in my day take gets in the way too often. CMo has improved but he needs better flow and has to get more of his own style instead of a Rod Allen clone.

Thank you! Now that the team has improved, it's time to upgrade the booth. Nobody can kill an exciting game quite like Matt Shepard. I'm worried the Tigers are going to have their March 26th moment with Mike Goldberg on the call situation.

Waiting for LordStanley to post Dan Dickerson calls...

What's a guy gotta do to get fired these days? Been a Detroit sports fan for a long time, and have never seen so many excuses and deflection of blame than has been afforded to Blashill. It's mind boggling to me. Don't know if it's because Yzerman is at the helm or fans have it in their mind that it's impossible to win without 10 Hall of Famers on the team or what. Tired of hearing how he doesn't have talent, blah blah blah. I'd like to think this is his last season, but I've thought that the last several seasons. It's been brutal to watch these past few months. It's not necessarily about winning every game, but the lack of competitiveness and motivation has been startling. It's concerning how it will effect the players long term.

Nope, not kidding. Again, very exciting, great game and all that. Have great memories of it all. It's just starting to get that Progressive commercial becoming your parents kind of thing. I can remember as all the endless talk of the '68 Tigers as a kid from the "old people". Cool at first, but after a while, you realize they're still talking about the good old days, because the current teams aren't so great. We've heard the same stories over and over, mostly from McCarty who doesn't seem to have a whole lot else going on. He's become a caricature, doing money making events with Claude Lemieux. Then having Mickey pretend to do the commentary because he missed it...just all kind of cringey. Not saying forget the whole thing happened, or not enjoy the memories, but I'm kind of ready for a new chapter.