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I don’t understand the concerns with TikTok. Yeah they have user data. Everyone has that. I think it’s about trying to end a communication channel for young people.

As good as she is to look at, a real throwback to movie stars of old, I could do without the Rene Russo scenes. No a knock on her at all. Loved her in Get Shorty and Tin Cup. But I don’t like movies about subject A that just have to throw in a love story, like another Russo movie, in the line of fire.

I know Larry managed after Bell got fired into 1999 and he was at Toledo for a long time after over a couple of stints. Good company man.

Regarding 2016… I believe that enough voters in the 3 swing seats sat out because they couldn’t vote for Hillary, didn’t want Trump, and figured she would win. If that election were held again a week later after knowing what happened I think it wakes people up. There won’t be any “I don’t want Trump to win but I’m not voting for the democrat” votes this time. That’s a mistake that won’t be made again.

Great post. In my world both jn person and on social media the only political talk is by a few older people still going on and on about the border and CRT and all of that. I think it’s just boredom on their part. They got nothing to do all day except browse their phones and watch Fox News and listen to their patriot radio. I bet if we had daytime soaps like before a lot of this would go away.

Yes. Watch that show on Prime about the Duggars and their church. Thy explain it well. The women have to also look gazingly at their men.

I just put it on again while I'm working. It's a German and French made movie but I love how they show the country. Sometimes it takes an outsider.

It's the worst one I have ever seen.

that's interesting. I like knowing things like that.

I think the Katie Britt talk needs to transition here.

I just watched a few minutes and wow... I wasn't prepared either. It was like Kristin Wiig on SNL. A hostage video.

Make sure you get a release of lien from the financial institution and keep that with the title. I made the mistake of not doing that back in 2015, I thought the title was good enough, and earlier this year I had to call the bank and wait for the letter to arrive (The electronic version wasn't good enough for the transaction in question). It slowed things down and was annoying.

Thats not in the Bible.

Beautiful. The arrogance of these folks makes it so satisfying

well we know why she got the job

What about others that make plays that a SS with a high FP% doesn't even get to? That is left out of FP% You can't make an error if you don't touch the ball. A SS or 2B with no range means they are fielding balls hit generally right at them. Those are hard to screw up. So they have a high FP%. A SS or 2B with better range still makes those same plays the first guy makes, but also gets to balls outside of the other guy's range. Of those extra chances, he will commit some errors. So his FP% is lower. But he's also converting more outs. The errors made are irrelevant in comparison because in both situations the player is on base. Would you trade less errors for less outs?

Yes. She's running for Senate in the largest state in the country. Who did she think was going to be paying for things? THis is the game she chose to play in. Don't whine because their billionaires spent more than your billionaires. Reminds me of the Right Stuff... "Our Germans are better than their Germans"

Calling it now... Rogan vs Swift 2028.

At a very high level.... I see mixing of philosphies as something akin to card counting in blackjack. The "system" works over the long haul and with consistent implementation of the strategy. Success is measured at the macro level, or over thousands of results. It's not going to help on one individual result. The system isn't broken because one player didn't pan out or even because you lost a 5 game playoff series....just like the card counting failed because you busted on hand that you were "supposed" to win. You measure an org's philosphy over a 5-7 year stretch, accepting that in some years you might have a bust.

Trump’s whole schtick is salesmanship. The silly tweets. The nicknames. He knew how to reach into what a segment of aggrieved people were feeling. He could speak the language they wanted to hear. Nobody else can do that. The folks in rural areas with the trump hats and buttons and car flags are doing it for Donald. Nobody else. the one person I think could pick up this idea and run with it is JD Vance.

They won’t have the same charisma. I think Ivanka is happy where she is with Jared and his Saudi money. The two sons are morons. No charm. Trump will fade fast if he loses. He is 8 years past his peak and the GOP is having to defend banning IVF and forcing middle school girls carrying babies conceived by rape to term.

He has no reason to accept that, as chasfh pointed out. His contract is guaranteed. He's getting $98 million the next 4 years and nobody in MLB can change that. There could be a present value/future value thing negotiated but that would involve a pay it all right now thing and I can't see the team doing that. They can cut him but they still owe him the money.

I went back to my sent items folder for that week. Looks like we went home on the 13th. I have an email to my boss on the 16th, a Monday, asking if we could get into the building b/c I wanted my docking station and I was able to "snag" a couple of monitors. Officially people were allowed 1, but you know...... I remember a few weeks later we were told to go get the office chairs if we wanted them and all of the desks had markings on them to indicate they were "deep cleaned", as if we would be back in a few weeks. Then in July we were told to clear out all of our personal belongings we had left. Now the building is being demolished.

I think there's room post Trump for the likes of Cheney/Kinzinger/Flake/Haley in the GOP. Trump has a hold on the party, as long as he is the top dog. If he loses in 2024 then that's it. He's done. He has the trials to contend it and the GOP can finally move on. The lackeys like Cruz and Graham know it's a fraud. Trump losing will ease the pressure. That's why Haley is smart to take the high road and be the option post Trump. A 2028 without Trump or Biden is a lot different than what we have today. I dont think Haley needs Donald Trump at all. She would beat Biden in my opinion head to head.