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The body isn't even cold yet, FFS....

That's RFK Jr.'s music right there lol

First point is that I don't actually believe you when you say you aren't looking at it from a political side.... the entire issue is political. Secondly, when you cast ballots for politicians who have a history of being hostile toward Title IX, it's very hard for me to take the histrionics and the claims of concern for female athletes seriously.... To be clear, I do think there are questions about how to navigate the issue of transgendered participation in sports and recognize that it isn't fully settled, but it's hard for me to look at any of this outside of this larger context. The GOP has historically had very tepid, if not hostile, views toward female athletes and accommodations for them, I'm not going to pretend otherwise because of this latest moral panic about trans athletes.

The price listed in the article ($5.99/12 eggs) was pretty similar to what I saw in Texas last week and what I saw at the grocery store yesterday at home.... Maybe there is some impact at the margins, but it's pretty clear that the bulk of the increase in egg prices is due to bird flu.

This was the post where you began engaging: If you aren't "looking at it from a political side", why did you engage in the first place?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-border-tom-homan-firm-federal-contracts-1235219657/ Swampy

Again, Title IX has historically been a subject of a lot of scorn and hostility from Republican politicians. There are probably members of Congress who would gladly do away with it entirely. The effects of which would lead to less opportunity for female athletes on college campuses nationwide. Do you believe that politicians that wish to significantly alter or even remove Title IX are "pro female athlete"?

It is not (source is cagefreelaws.com); given the state's political leanings (and educated from having lived there for 11 years), it would be shocking if it did. Illinois also does not have a cage free requirement and eggs are more expensive here than they were a few months ago as well. All of this is to say that the main driver of egg prices everywhere isn't cage free eggs - it's likely bird flu.

Egg prices are going up everywhere at the moment, not just in Michigan. They were very expensive in Texas last week.

People are just scared of stuff that they don't understand. It's not even exclusive to conservatives, honestly, but this is a prime example. My point here is that while there are questions that arise from transgender participation in sports, we are talking about an infinitesimal amount of cases (Sue ran the math above), and the people doing the crowing have generally been hostile to the idea of women's sports or equal protection for women athletes to date. There is very little reason to trust their motivations.

And I have pointed out that Republicans, historically, have been hostile to Title IX more generally... Title IX is the thing that guarantees that collegiate institutions must provide equal opportunity (ie. equal sports offerings) for female athletes on campus relative to men. Anything on this at all? Or are you (and Archie) just going to continue evading this point because it's inconvenient?

The biggest thing I see from the aftermath of the election is that Trump either doesn't understand or (more likely) doesn't care about *why* he most likely won... it's inflation. I don't think it's a coincidence that the topic has suddenly disappeared into the ether post-election. The focus on literally everything else since the election suggests he's going to overreach, which isn't uncommon among Presidents after they take office.

As expected, Archie doesn't address that many conservative politicians have a track record of attacking Title IX protections, which again, allows for equal access to sports teams for female athletes at the college level to compete. Without these protections, there would likely be less sports offerings for female athletes on college campuses nationwide. Which means less women playing sports at the collegiate sports nationwide. So, for me, on the subject of hypocrisy, it seems extremely hypocritical to talk about "protecting women athletes" while supporting a party with this history as it pertains to women's athletics

And to my point, it's especially inane when it comes from many of the same folks who would gladly end the protections (via Title IX) that ensure that men and women have equal access to sports at the collegiate level. That's a big reason why I cannot take conservative histrionics seriously on this.... there's a track record that GOP politicians (and their supporters) have on the subject of women's sports, and to say it's piss poor would be an understatement.

Trump is definitely not going to anything on the issues in which he's unpopular. Also, I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today lol

Something tells me that the same party that has frequently advocated for radically changing or even ending of Title IX may not be the most trustworthy advocate for women athletes

Rereading Vivek's screed, I find it wild that he apparently saw the movie "Whiplash" and thinks that JK Simmons was the good guy. Elon probably thinks that too given how he treats his employees

I'm going to be honest, I don't think the world's richest person has the interest of the average taxpaying Americans (including people like myself) at heart. I think he has his own interests at heart. And to the extent his blue ribbon commission recommends anything, his interests will guide his proposals. He doesn't care about any of us

Thanks for clarifying

Not sure why this makes a difference. Particularly given that the existence of his ethics investigation and legal issues were well documented and no doubt Trump personally was aware of them. So, was it a mistake?

Elon Musk clearly isn't a significant figure in Trump's orbit and only crazy liberals think he's the power behind the throne. Also, Trump's most signature accomplishment will be the thing headed up and branded by... Elon Musk. Some interesting logic going on here 🤔

I really like this deal, and within the context of Bregman, if they are as interested as reported, I don't know that it changes the state of play much with Keith sliding over to 1B. I'd be pretty concerned with life if I were Spencer Torkelson tho...

Agreed completely... I remember far too many of my classmates blowing them off when I was in undergrad

The companies I have worked for have generally had a technical track and a PM track, so it's not like you cannot advance at all. But the PM track tends to be the client facing one, and the client facing leadership positions tend to be the ones that can maximize earnings potential. All of this is to say that, at least in the civil consulting world, you want to be one of the employees that your firm feels comfortable putting in front of a client. And for better or worse, there are plenty of engineers who aren't equipped for that

Honestly a good question for Tigeraholic: did Trump do something wrong when he picked Gaetz to be his AG?