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Stupid, unforced error. Backlash grows after Zelensky strips anti-corruption bodies of independence Laura Gozzi BBC News Charlotte Gallagher In Kyiv Ukraine's government is facing growing backlash after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law limiting the independence of two anti-corruption agencies. The contentious bill grants control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sap) to the prosecutor general, who is appointed by the president. Thousands demonstrated in Kyiv for a second night on Wednesday, many brandishing signs criticising the government. As protestors gathered, Zelensky acknowledged public anger and said he would submit a new bill to parliament in response to the criticism, although he offered no further details about what it would contain. Kyiv's Western allies expressed their displeasure at the law. A spokesman for European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said she had requested "explanations" from the Ukrainian government. Zelensky argued provisions needed to be taken as Nabu and Sap were letting criminal proceedings stagnate for years and insisted they had to be "cleansed from Russian influence". He signed the bill into law late on Tuesday after it received the backing of 263 MPs out of 324. Many Ukrainians outside parliament – the Rada - disagree with the decision. Critics say the law will severely undermine the Nabu and Sap's authority and effectiveness. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w19vxjr44o

Wasn’t Stars and the MCU enough? Must they F everything up?

The fuss is that the NFL Network, while far from great, just talks about NFL football. Less (but not no) nonsense, grandstanding politicizing goes on. Fewer (but not no) morons on the NFL network. No time spent on softball, little league, WNBA etc. that I just don't care about. Now- we don't know what espn will do with the NFL network content.

In. Scream it from the rooftops! Stick that chest out and let ‘em all know. IT’S OUR TIME!!!

Man; get the 53 on paper; line them up and lets play some football. 🎆🎆🎆

Another massive victory! EXCLUSIVE: I have just been informed that Kaiser Permanente plans to stop all gender surgeries, NATIONWIDE, on patients under the age of 19! This is according to an internal email sent by CEO Greg Adams, and will go into effect on August 29. "Since January, there has been significant focus by the federal government on gender-affirming care, specifically for patients under the age of 19. … “In response to these federal actions, many health systems and clinicians across the country have paused or discontinued providing gender-affirming care for adolescents. … “After significant deliberation and consultation with internal and external experts including our physicians, we’ve made the difficult decision to pause gender-affirming surgical treatment for patients under the age of 19 in our hospitals and surgical centers. This pause is effective August 29, 2025. All other gender-affirming care treatment remains available.” We are winning! Thank you, President Trump, and all of the fighters who created the awareness which made this possible. Now we must stop the rest of it. Children cannot consent to puberty blockers!

Not sure what the fuss is over regarding NFL network, it isn’t that great. Redzone is a Sunday only thing that really can’t get screwed up as it has one purpose.

7. more people on medicaid. more on the exchange *which I used myself). Less people with no insurance: less ER visits for spider bites and bee sting,, less train wrecks who watched a lump in their breqst grow cuz they knew they couldn't afford treatment. But it was farfrom perfect. The EHR and quality indicators are a mess. I wish they had gone for medicare for all. But then it would have been repealed. Why was McConnel lrubbing hid hands along with Cassidy who was a doc?

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Good question.

When they installed a few for one STH and his family, the seats were a royal blue.

Wisconsin County Democrat Staffer Made Death Threats to Rep. Tony Wied, His Office A staffer for the Democratic Party of Brown County, Wisconsin, made death threats against Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) and his office. {snip} On April 9, a member of Wied’s staff reported to Capitol Police threats made against the congressman and one of his legislative correspondents. According to the report, the man said the “Congressman should be given the death penalty” and the “Congressman deserves death as well as anyone who is involved in his office,” which was directed toward the legislative correspondent. The man making the threats to the staffer repeated this three times before the call was ended. On May 1, the man sent a threatening email to Wied’s office making disturbing allegations against the congressman. The email stated {snip} The man making the threats against Wied and his office appears to be Carl J. Hujet, an area representative for West Green Bay. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/23/exclusive-wisconsin-county-democrat-staffer-made-death-threats-to-rep-tony-wied-his-office/

Experience ... my guess only.

Almost approaching 30th year of Jerry Garcia's death. The 'Days Between'.... August 1st & August 9th, the 8 days between his birth & death... "We're like licorice. Not everyone likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really, really like licorice." ~Jerry Garcia NOT sure if I posted this. Franklin's tower, 5/9/77....BFLo Memorial Aud: Clicking on all cylinders that year... Even when Garcia screwed up lyrics. Every song is a new song! The story behind it: "As you probably know, Robert Hunter has a great of love of American History. The song is about events during the American revolution. 'Franklin' refers to Benjamin Franklin. The 'Bell' in the tower is the Liberty Bell. Casting large metal objects is a complicated process. Casting bells is additonally complicated by the fact that bells must be able to withstand the stress of ringing, and they must produce a good tone. The Liberty Bell was not only very large, but it needed to ring loudly and clearly enough to be heard around the world. This was pushing the limits of 18th century technology. As you probably know, Benjamin Franklin was not only a philosopher and statesman, he was an inventor. He was involved in the design of the Liberty Bell in the following way: Franklin postulated that a process which he called "dewing" could be used to improve the production process of large bells. Dewing basically involves exposing the freshly cast bell to large quantities of steam while the bell is still hot. The steam causes a rapid cooling, producing droplet of 'dew' on the bell. After the dew is formed, the bell is rolled between large cotton sheets. He described this process as "rolling away the dew". Unfortunately, Franklin's contempories had a very hard time understanding his technology. He showed them sample bells, asking him to simply look at the results without trying to understand the process. This was when he uttered the now famous quote, "if you get confused, listen to the music play." In the end, Franklin couldn't convince the foundry to use his dewing process. Instead they used an alternate process developed by a Frenchman named Simon Legree (who eventually turned out to be a British agent). Simon's process involved planting small ice crystals (seeds) into the metal while the bell was being cast. As we all know, the Liberty Bell didn't last very long. I believe it had one good ring, but you can't really tell because it was so long ago. Apparently the one time it was rung was during a storm. After ringing, the famous crack developed in the side of the bell and the wind blew through the crack. They tried ringing the bell again, but the only sound was of the wind blowing through the crack. Benjamin Franklin was understandably disgusted. When asked later about the incident, his only comment was "They planted ice, so they harvested wind." The ice refers to an alternate dewing process they used at the suggestion of a rival inventor (I'll spare you the details, but he turned out to be quite a Tory). The wind, of course, is the lack of sound from subseqent ringings." https://people.well.com/conf/deadsongs.vue/topics/77/Franklin-s-Tower-page01.html

It didn’t show any playoff games…….?

:: squints ::

Main takeaway from Beane's presser today is Cook is gone next year.

I think they should throw everyone off one week and have the other Scott Hansen do it. He could scream, “Why don't you take a seat!” for a big sack on third down.

I am actually rooting for Elam. I actually think this wasn’t the right situation for him, and I am not sure the coaches here properly developed him like they should have.

I remember the Jets one from Cortland.