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So Americans "just won't do" those hotel/restaurant/agricultural jobs? Or those types of jobs shouldn't pay the minimum wage? What is it that made Trump back off on enforcement actions at those worksites?

There will definitely be an attempt. I see seats being liberated too. Maybe a trough or two as well.

Yesh. The intersting thing in this is, realistically there are 3 ways this can play out. The Iranian people seize this opportunity now that the mullahs are weakened and retake their country from them. The Iranians withstand this initial surge, either on their own or via help from Russia and China, Israel ends up significantly weakened and the whole ME ends up, somehow, even more volatile than it has been. Or, at the end of the day, the stalemate between Iran and Israel remains but Iran redoubles their efforts to get a nuke. Seriously high stake gambit Netanyahu took here. And absolutely no idea how it'll turn out. Really hoping it winds up the 1st option because the world get reset in a much better way if the Abraham Accords spread and Iran no longer is the key terror backer. But could easily see it going in a different direction. That the Iranians seem to be asking for the US to step back in and negotiate makes the "good" outcome seem at least plausible.

Yeah, but are they paying for water? That’s what I wanna know.

I'm really not looking at stats at all. And I am taking the supporting cast into account, that's why I have the most recent Super Bowl champion at #11 on my list. Mahomes just hasn't played at the highest level over the past two seasons. Allen, Jackson, and Burrow all got MVP hype last year. The QB of the 15-1 team got no MVP hype at all. That tells you where the national perception is at right now. Part of it is people recognizing that their defense and special teams was the primary engine to that record. And those parts of the team definitely gave him some leeway that the other top 3 QBs did not have, even accounting for his middling supporting cast. I hear you on the clutch factor. I just don't think you can weigh it so heavily that you ignore the QB's play for the other 58 minutes of a football game. If you were weighing playoff football heavier then Jackson might be #4 on the list, maybe even out of the top 4 entirely. But I'm just looking at their play on the whole over the entire season.

Exactly right. I texted a principal friend. Their response: "Yes we are paid by the pupil. The district sets our budget based on average and expected class size. Each Educator is expected to teach a minimum number of student hours per year and the salary is commensurate. This is an internal metric. Teachers do not keep track of these hours and most do not understand how it works... yada yada... If class sizes drop, teacher salaries drop." That is exactly the idea that some in this thread are positing.

If only 😆

And here we are arguing over a parade and protests. Yikes.

Can I blame the victim here?

NOT good humans or good capitalists.

Yeah ask the RB (can't recall the name ) who tore his ACL on a jet ski 2 summers ago. And if I remember right he wasn't even moving at the time?

Absolutely not.

The carrier you mentioned is Nimitz. Transited the Strait of Malacca, (Singapore), and into the Indian Ocean yesterday. That leaves G. Washington, which is docked in Yokosuka, Japan for the South China Sea if need be. Regarding the oil issue, while anything is possible for a couple days anyway, I can't see what's left of the IRCG having any significant impact on the Persian Gulf. They have been decimated, and they have no support in such an action. They have also failed miserably in past attempts to disrupt intl shipping.

Gotta keep the OL happy. Josh knows where his bread is buttered no pun intended

I think part of the reason that WR make so much more money is they can be great with an average offensive line whereas a RB needs a good offensive line. I honestly can only name one good RB in the past 40 years who did it with a poor offensive line, and that is Barry Sanders. I might be missing one but I know plenty of great receivers with poor lines and mediocre QBs.

Have been thinking about Brian today and reading about his life. Many don't know, he suffered from lifelong auditory hallucinations. He was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder. He suffered abuse at the hands of his father and later at the hands of his therapist, survived years of drug addiction and mental illness, and on-and-off estrangement from his former bandmates. Through all of it, he remained a singular genius. One need only read what OTHER musical geniuses (McCartney, Lennon, Dylan, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Roger Waters, Pete Townshend, Paul Simon, and on and on) have to say about him on his website to realize how truly brilliant he was. Pet Sounds was not only ahead of ITS time, it's probably also ahead of OUR time. It is surely one of the greatest -- if not THE greatest -- pop albums ever recorded. I'll always listen to songs like "In My Room" and "I Guess I just Wasn't Made for These Times" with great appreciation and wonderment and fondness in my heart for Brian. What an ear, what a mind, what a talent.

If thugs are going to attack you in numbers while you’re on the street in your car…… you have EVERY RIGHT to run those fvvvckers over n the name of self defense.

I’m sitting on a beach in the middle of the offseason. What does Ned want to talk about? 🤷🏼‍♂️

That I could get behind also, but ranking our OL would difficult because we have so many good ones.

google: "buffalo offered first round draft pick to steelers for AB" oh now it's "or another"? lol--the reasons were not football skill related, nice try. anyway, if McD and the Bills locker room could keep Diggs's behavioral deficiencies (almost) under control for 3-4 seasons, don't you think they could have gotten a solid year or 2 out of AB?

Mostly agree...if James was a true 3 down back with better blocking skills and the project-ability to be a 1500 yd rushing rb, then yes give him $15/yr on a 3 or extension. There are not 15-20 guys out there that can give you 18 tds in a season. But realistically he ranks around 5-7 in NFL Rb's. And based on current salaries, that puts him in the $10-12/yr range. That KC play (TD) did show an unbelievable level of heart. Obviously I'm very torn over this issue. I want him payed fairly based on his production. But not over-payed at the risk of losing that cap $ toward an actual capable pass rusher.

As talented as the guy is, I personally don’t like his attitude and body language. Reminds me a lot of cam newton or aaron Rodgers, very off putting.

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2025/06/bills-qb-josh-allen-had-rockstar-moment-at-wedding-hailee-steinfeld-says.html Now we know why we haven't seen much from the wedding - "No Cell Phones" An afterparty with a DJ, cigar bar, grilled cheese sandwiches and cookies with milk sounds like peak football wedding, though Snap you got there first.