Dude is a mess, but I would take 100 Fetterman's before any one of the R's in office right now.
Dude is a mess, but I would take 100 Fetterman's before any one of the R's in office right now.
Agreed. Of course, those are the ones I am most likely to respond to because they annoy me so much. Probably the point. Engagement trolling.
I think we are saying the same thing. I mean as long as you don't go crazy, some debt (mortgage, 1 car loan, etc) is good. By context I meant that. The meme is trying to imply all debt is bad. But debt helps people move up SES ladder if kept under control
But this doesn't say national debt. It says debt. So I am assuming it is adding up all individual debt into one big pile. It is trying to say we are all idiots for getting in so much more debt than before, but this is taken way out of context. In manageable amounts debt is good.
Debt allows us to invest in the future. Most large companies and start ups and major inventions would not exist w/o debt. You need loans to build the factory before you can begin making your widgets to start making money.
Debt is also good. It allows people to attain things that would normally be beyond their means. I bought a house for $350k on money I got from a bank. I am paying it off $2k a month. If I had to save that to pay in cash w/o debt, now 15 years later I still would not own a house.
Hopefully he gets a chance in the second preseason game. If he doesn't play preseason then why did they draft him? He won't play all regular season and so won't ever get a chance to prove himself.
Diamond is right. It started long before Trump. He is just the logical conclusion to the war on democracy they have been waging on Americans for the past 5 decades.
This season he has a 3.48 ERA over 119 innings (probably about half of those 33 starts). He had been quite good. (1.96 over the last month) however, he only had 3 wins on the season. So, mostly this stat is showing how he is a good pitcher on a bad team. He was not quite as good last year.
Most is way over stated. They can be carriers but rabies is really not that common of a disease.
Not a good way to go...
My sister's neighbor feeds raccoons. He had about 30 that shoe up on his porch every night. It really drives her nuts. They get really bold and come up to anyone looking for food.
Yea, maybe, but when 30 of them show up tomorrow looking for a donut they will wish he didn't give that one a donut.
Living in Chicago I can't remember ever having more than a one or two day stretch when the due point had been above 70. It has been just below or above 70 for over a month straight now. When I think a dew point of 65 is wonderful... You know there is a problem.
Liiike... What? Vote against it? He will do that... What else would you have him do. Rs control both houses. They don't include any Ds in discussion about the bill.it is a budget reconciliation bill so he can't even filibuster. So, what do you want then?
Ah, shoot, I forgot to refill my pill calendar. If only there was an AI to remind me!
Can I get the first one free so I can evaluate your skill level?
Well, if they smell flip then they should try hard to not run a second GOP candidate. His chance of winning is getting all the R votes and hope the others split the Ds. If they also split the Rs I don't see them winning.
I think the real message is let the people decide the candidate and don't have the DNC try to decide for them (like they tried to do with Cuomo) . Mamdani might be right for NY but would never win a purple district. That's fine. Let them find the candidate right for them.
The bulldog won 1nd place.
Agreed, but the GOP couldn't have picked much worse of a candidate, plus Trump's approval in the tank, so if the Ds are ever going to pick up a Texas senator this is the time.
I will... Although I live in Illinois so won't be voting for him, but I will at least be pulling for him,
Well, I would need to know more specifics, but sounds like a solid choice for Texas. Hopefully he talks about a good plan he had for fixing immigration and not just the D playbook of denying there is a problem. But if any D can win Texas he certainly seems like he can.
Maybe, but there is no actual evidence they were close to getting a nuke except what Bibi said and he ha been saying they are weeks from getting a nuke every 5 years for the past 20 years so not a reliable source. There was no good reason to bim Iran now.
I agree. I have turned my front yard into a bunch of grass free gardens, but my son plays soccer in the backyard. Kinda need grass for that. Being active is hard when you have no yard.
It's best when not all courses are the same. Some good for aggressive drivers, some for more accurate conservative play. It is good they aren't all the same THAT is what is boring.
It is very odd this quote is in there. Almost like and editor forced the author to put an opposing view and he tacked it on the end. The rest of the article is very anti-miasma and rfk. This quote doesn't fit the article. Seems an editorial decision.
It's interesting, but a little late isn't it? How do you this would play out if she wins lawsuit. Once the election is certified it is final. But, even if SCOTUS rules in her favor... What do we expect to happen?
I can agree with everything you said except the last part. If you think they can't let it go now what do you think they would be like if we executed their leaders? We would still be literally fighting that war.
I suppose. It is physically easier to beat someone not resisting, but mentally much harder to do. Very easy to justify to yourself you are right if they fight back... Very hard to justify if they are just standing there.
I never said they won't try to paint protestors as violent, but that means you have to try even harder to NOT be. That was what MLK and Gandhi preached. The more they yell and call them violent to more you know it is working and making them mad.
Yes, they did and it did work for a while, but after Selma when the videos all showed police beating non-resistant protesters opinion swung in their favor. Images if people just passively standing there getting beat is very powerful.
Yea, I get that. But if you are a Christian then it was a Jewish temple to the same God that would shortly become the Christian God. The point was to replace Judaism with a new religion around Christ. So, depends on your point of view as to whether he had authority or not.
Well, to me they are both made up stories so I still see it as it depends on which one you chose to believe.
It depends on how much of the story you believe. According to the Bible it's the same God and He changed things by having a Son. Jesus was a Jew meant to change the relationship between God and the Jews and so that would be His temple. If you are Jewish I guess you believe differently.
You mean the Jewish God? The God that Temple is for? If that God sent his Son down to earth I would think He had authority.
The Ds should have had this as a pillar of their campaign and policy platforms for 20yrs. Instead they hid in the sand and tried to ignore the issue because it was too favorable to the Rs. We helped bring this on by seeding the issue to the Rs.
Well, I suppose if he was referring to God, according to the Bible believers he kinda had authority over everything. Which actually makes this analogy a bit sticky and probably not the best.
Destructive protest is counter productive to the cause. It gives Miller and MAGA talking points and Memes. We need to tske the MLK and Gandhi non-violent resistance approach. Winning over public opinion of as many Americans as possible is the key. Violence and destruction wl hurt that cause.
I don't believe Joseph was the "dad" he was referring to.
Hmm... Soooo, what was the case?
Possible. I don't really know him. I was just going with the principal of charity. I didn't hear what came after so I didn't want to judge.
The video cut off pretty quickly after he said it. I would like to see the rest. It is entirely possible he laughs immediately after that sentence because it was a joke. To me it sounds like the beginning of a joking comment.
Me too. Bluesky is just so much less toxic.
Had he actually used his X account since being reinstated? Seems he mostly just uses his stupid platform.
Although do we really believe either one is brave enough to actually go through with it?
Meh... The goal of this season is to suck so bad we get a good pick and a franchise QB. Rodgers can accomplish that.
I would think so. 10 paces turn shoot. Seems at least once they fired at the same time.
Wow... Which do we want to win?
I think this is exactly why they did it. The initial attack did a lot of damage. The propaganda can do a lot more. And, there are many other methods besides trucks to sneak drones in. They can find another way to do it.
Here ya go... The Des Moines registrar... News is getting out thete
I will certainly not say they have never made mistakes (some really bad... Like gifting the nomination to Hillary) or there is isn't more that they could be doing now.
Oh, sure. I am not going to forgive them for their idiocy the last 30 years. Just that people saying "what are they doing?" is expecting too much from the party out of power with a fascist in office.
Again, where do you want them to publicize that they aren't? I can find MSNBC stories, NY Times stories. Pod save America, Meidastouch, etc. But they are only consumed by a small number of voters. They people you want to know these things don't consume news media so will never see it.
2/2 they tune in for other things and get political news on the side. You can't create that kind of coverage over night. To reach these voters takes time and effort. Maybe they aren't doing enough, but to say they aren't doing anything is disingenuous
I am not going to totally defend them... Some are very bad at this, but Rs took 30 yrs to get what they have. Low info voters by definition don't directly consume news so you have to trick them into the info. That doesn't happen over night. Most of Rogan's shoe is not political. 1/2
And do what? They have no power to stop anything. There have been hundreds of lawsuits which do nothing. What Do are you looking for?
I do agree, BTW, that Biden was too coy on his messaging. Needed to talk more about what he was doing as he was doing it, but I think that is because they were trying to hide his physical decline and how his speaking ability was not what it used to be.
Oh, and several will probably be in the Sunday shows tomorrow talking about this as well... So, what else?
Aaand... How would you like them to get this message out to people who don't consume news? I have seen them on MSNBC and heard interviews on podcasts. I can find you Bluesky posts and X tweets from dozens of Ds... So, what would YOU like them to do?
Actually they are probably at home doing town halls and talking to their voters. But these local speeches don't break through because the Ds don't have a Fox News of the left. What would you have them do? Where do you want them to talk that will reach you and everyone else?
What would you like them to do? I can find you a dozen videos or podcasts of Ds talking about this and similar issues. Just because you dot see it doesn't mean they aren't talking. Ds don't have the media reach the Rs took 30 yrs to build. Can't just snap fingers and make it appear on your phone.
2/2. There is also a knowledge divide. The more people pay attention to the news and get their news from media the more likely they were to vote Harris. The less informed the more likely a Trump voter. Ds need better messaging. Don't insult the low inform voter who was desperate to get a better life
If you mean the hard core MAGA who voted for him 3x and have his face tattooed on their ass... Call them whatever name you want. If it is the poor guy who has been screwed by the system and voted for him hoping for a better fate, well Ds need to find a better way to reach him. 1/2
Correct. Steven Miller is actually running the show. Trump is just there to grift and hide the real power behind the curtain.
Agreed. Some defense will eventually figure out how to slow it down... there is no stopping it. It is a short yardage play which almost by definition is going to have high % success. It is only 1 yard after all. Normal QB sneak has high success rate too.
So what do you want teams to do on short yardage situations? Only do fun plays? End of the day 3rd and 1 lends itself to very boring conservative plays because those are the ones that work. I formation up the middle is boring too, but that's how you get first down... So what are you looking for?
Yea, I am curious... What makes it dumb? End of the day it is just another form of QB sneak.
Can girls have 30 dolls if they're a gift from Qatar?
Well, it was Gabbard from 2018, so you can feel good that you still don't agree with current Gabbard, and as someone pointed out earlier you probably didn't agree with her then because she probably didn't believe this at the time either.
Niiice! I love it
In the umps defense by the time the bat makes contact the glove is clearly in between the ball and his eyes. He can't see the contact so it is an easy mistake... So, what's the point here?
Yea, I'm cool with that. The pope has no real power so he can go talk all he wants. We can get our country back.
🤷. I teach college to GenZ. It's part of the gig.
I wasn't saying scalia was joking, but the comment about him being a radical lefty was a joke.
Based on the laugh at the end... Morgan didn't understand what he just said
Well, scalia is known for being extremely conservative so I believe he assumed it was an obvious joke.
I am pretty sure it was a joke. Scalia was very much NOT a liberal.
You can agree with what he did, that's fine. I am torn on whether it was the right thing to do or not, but trying to distinguish between voting to advance the bill but not vote for it is silly.
A distinction without a difference. The bill still passed because he voted to advance it.
Of course not. Anyone who thought there was a realistic chance they were taking a QB in the first round was not paying attention. The draft class did not really have any franchise QBs and they were not going to reach for one again. They likely take a back up later and get a franchise guy next year.
This is why I made a point of saying "the way it is worded..." because I didn't know the actual details of the encounter, just the way it was written in the article. The article makes it sound like she didn't do things right. Thus, MAGA can defend FBI. Perception is more important than reality.
The problem is that how this is worded you can read it as she behaved wrongly. She "lied to federal agents" and so MAGA will see it as the FBI did the right thing. They didn't arrest her for doing judge stuff but for lying to them. Just gray area enough to give them cover with Trump voters.
Well, not really a surprise. There are, what 32 teams in those two conferences... So mathematically it makes sense... And they are the top teams. This is probably going to be the new normal.
Nope. They are riding with Rudolph and get their guy In 26.
I don't know, but maybe if you are morally awful that completely incompetent is better. Morally awful and good at it sounds like a really bad combination.
You could replace "college" in the sentence with a lot of things and be spot on.
2/2.you see a lot on news and tv of the kids at frat parties, spring break, etc... Having fun. But MOST of those students also work very hard during the week. Just because they party hard on break doesn't mean they only party. I teach college and most students are hard workers. Most...
I had a lot of fun in college, but wouldn't say it was a 4 year party. I also worked hard. But, I learned as much out of class in clubs, conferences, speakers, living on my own in a safe environment, etc. That it was a very valuable experience beyond just what I got in class. 1/2
Sort of. I had $96k in debt after grad school. I paid about $60k before my loan was forgiven with the PSLF program. But, I worked lower paying teaching job for 14 years to be eligible. I could have earned a lot more than that $30k difference in industry instead of a non-profit gig.
Eh, that's modern baseball. As long as he can make contact and knock it over the wall 25-30 times a year they will live with him chasing sliders 180 times a year
Why the state to state variability? Do women in ND and SD not change their name when they get married, but women in TX heavily do? That doesn't make a lot of sense.
Yea, exactly. That is why I said big if. But I was just disputing that Vance is worse. He is weak and can't hold the trump coalition together. There would be fighting and chaos.
It might be, but only if it is followed by more. If we let it sit it will be forgotten. It started the momentum, but someone will have to pick it up with something else or nothing will come if it.
If Trump were impeached and actually removed (big if) then it would massively disrupt everything. The GOP would dissolve into infighting and Elon is gone. They all don't like each other and stay together because of Trump's will. JD doesn't have that. Total chaos insues without trump.
BTW, I was agreeing with you that what he is doing is terrible. I was just conceding that is certain limited situations tariffs can do some temporary good.
I have seen instances where they work in limited, targeted fashion to combat unfair practices by other countries. For example when China flooded the market with cheep steel targeted tariffs worked to protect US steel. But not on the scale this Guy is doing them.
Revolutions are built on hope. It is not just a pithy line. It is reality. Action comes when hope shows it will be meaningful. just takes one person to start something. One leader talks for 24 hrs, sparks others and others and then who knows where it goes. Emotion is the spark that starts the fire.
I think we can safely say that at this point Booker is Dem leadership. Him, AOC, Bernie, Walz, Pritzker. The ones out getting stuff done and making noise.
