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I always find it interesting that the people that keep ****ing the chicken on the whole Hunter Biden (thin as as any evidence is) thing never say anything about the Trump kids profiteering off the last administration... including one of them who actually was a government employee. It just makes it easy to question whether these folks are actually concerned about good government or whether it is simply partisan politics (rhetorical)

This is a fair point and matches my experience...

I am agreeing with you, for what it's worth. Ewsieg is arguing the technicality which, OK, is correct. The evidence, compelling as it is, is still circumstantial. But that isn't gonna stop people from looking at the situation and assessing the improbability that Clarence Thomas has zero knowledge of the sorts of political activities that his wife engaged in. To say that would be hard to believe would be an understatement. Nothing will come of this, of course... Thomas isn't resigning nor will he recuse himself of any case that involves elections on account of this. But in my view, having a member ruling on cases of that nature given his proximity to someone who worked so hard to overturn the results of the last election, it hits at the credibility of the court and makes a mockery of it, frankly.

Random observation from the Blue Jay broadcast yesterday, but Buck Martinez and Joe Siddall waxing poetic about the Tiger/Jays rivalry and how it isn't what it used to be was interesting. I was too young to understand the significance, but there seems to a lot of sadness (at least on the Jays side) that the two teams don't play each other more

Theoretically, sure, maybe they never talk about this stuff at home. And legally there ain't enough there to prove it. But given all of the reporting that has been done on Ginni Thomas and her nuttery, the idea that she was communicating this stuff with the Trump Team is maybe the least surprising thing I've heard all week. And one would have to believe that if, in fact, her husband did not know, he may live under a rock or may simply be the most oblivious human on the planet. Again, not enough to prove in a court of law. He's not resigning, I get it. But I can't blame Chas or others from seeing the reporting on Ginni Thomas and coming to their own conclusions on this.

Small sample size and with the usual spring caveat, but Baddoo's ABs against left handed pitching may be the most encouraging thing to come out of spring training thus far.

Thread regarding the latest statements from the Russian government today... He really FUBAR'd this beyond belief.

He'll probably make it, but frankly, he's been outpitched during the spring by guys like Will Vest, Jason Foley and Miguel Diaz. If he doesn't perform, his days oughtta be numbered. Tigers have more depth now.

Game ovah

Probably feels good for Jeimer to get off the schneid

Beginning to think that Del Pozo may not be heading north to Detroit lol

Casey looks sharp

Victor Reyes finally rewarded for some of these good ABs

Every time the broadcast team talks about Reyes bulking up.... take a drink!

Except for Willi.... he's eternal lol

And that's fine, peace talks should be an aspiration in all of this. I just don't think the conditions exist as of right now for successful peace talks to actually happen, as it will require a level of trust that doesn't exist and will require the parties to sit down, negotiate in good faith, and be willing to make some sacrifices. None of those conditions are being met.... obviously there is a process ongoing, but at the end of the day, the Ukrainians don't trust the Russians, the Russians have shown little evidence of acting in good faith since the start of this conflict and the Russians haven't come down much from their initial demands (essentially capitulation). Would something that leads to less death and destruction be a good development? Obviously.... but one would have to weigh the odds of success (low) with the costs of failure (pretty high, considering the idea of breaching trust and roiling fellow NATO membership)

This is a big reason we differ. I would suggest that the Ukrainians, who themselves are engaged in peace talks with Russia as we speak, understand the lay of the land just fine.... probably better than we do given their proximity to the fighting, frankly. In general, I just think that a lot of this view that we just need to explain things better and the fighting might end comes from the position that we are a major player in this conflict when we really are not. Which makes sense because we all see things through an American lens.... but ultimately how this plays out is going to be contingent on the Russians and the Ukrainians. The uncertainty sucks, but it is what it is.

Bringing out the big guns for Bally Sports lol

Yet another "Biden is a disaster because I think Biden is a disaster" post from ol' Archie. Shocking. I would ask Archie what he would do differently from how the United States has responded to date, but I'm sure we'll get crickets as per usual.

Do you believe that recent estimates of Russian KIA from our Department of Defense (around 7k) are "propaganda numbers"? People who are experts in the field who have been pretty impartial in analyzing the conflict, such as Michael Kofman, seem to put some stock in these estimates. And if they are true, they are still pretty bad for Russia.

Oh sure, it could be more short term than anything.... Either way, it's pretty clear that doing business with Putin seems like a non-starter at this point. We'd have to cross that bridge when we get there with whatever would follow him in your the hypothetical case that he were overthrown.

He doesn't need to be replaced with a pro-Westerner to he a significant upgrade at this point

Even on the low end of 7k, NATOs estimate released yesterday paints a pretty grim picture.

I dont think you understand my point at all. We aren't "allowing" Ukraine to fight... they would be fighting regardless of whether we are providing support, whether moral or in weapons. So I do not see any upside whatsoever in giving them (and Poland and the Baltics) the middle finger because we feel inconvenienced by this conflict. What tools do you suggest exactly? And just because tools are offered doesn't mean they will be accepted.