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Lol…you claimed they had a lot of influence over the last 60 years..but judging by our society, we only seem to have moved radically to the Left… Can you name something major they have influenced in modern society?

The major one I want to see changed -- which has already been mentioned to some degree in this thread -- is defensive pass interference. It should result in a either a 15 yard penalty, or a spot foul if the penalty occurred less than 15 yards from the line of scrimmage, and an automatic 1st down. The idea that there should exist any possibility for, say, a 43 yard penalty is ridiculous. The fact that it has become an actual STRATEGY to heave an underthrown 50/50 ball and instruct the WR to run back toward the LOS through the defender, who has no realistic possibility of avoiding the WR, is ridiculous. Get this nonsense out of the game. 15 yards max, automatic 1st down. Simple. If they're REALLY concerned that defenders are just going to purposely tackle WRs to prevent long ball completions, then have there be an "incidental" PI that results in 15 yards (this would cover most instances of it) and an "intentional/blatant" PI that results in a full spot foul, just like it does now. This is a less-than-ideal option because it leaves too much room for referee judgement to decide the level of foul. But if that's the only counter-argument people have -- "The defender will just tackle the WR" -- then do it this way. It would still be better than what we have now.

Thread... TWITTER FILES - CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the most famous of the 18 US government agencies that comprise the Intelligence Community (IC) of the United States of America. Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the law strictly prohibits CIA employees or contractors from spying upon or running clandestine operations against American citizens on US soil. But now, a new Twitter Files investigation reveals that a member of the Board of Trustees of the CIA’s mission-driven venture capital firm and ostensibly “former” IC and CIA analysts were involved in a 2021-2022 effort to take over Twitter’s content management system. The effort also involved: — a long-time IC contractor and senior Department of Defense R&D official who spent years developing technologies to detect whistleblowers (“insider threats”) like Edward Snowden and Wikileaks’ leakers; — the proposed head of the DHS’ aborted Disinformation Governance Board, Nina Jankowicz, who aided US military and NATO “hybrid war” operations in Europe; — Jim Baker, who, as FBI General Counsel, helped start the Russiagate hoax, and, as Twitter’s Deputy General Counsel, urged Twitter executives to censor The New York Post story about Hunter Biden. x.com/shellenberger/… These existing or former IC employees, contractors, or intermediaries weren’t satisfied with simply controlling Twitter. They also wanted to use PayPal, Amazon Web Services, and GoDaddy in a totalizing effort to de-platform, de-monetize, and excommunicate from the Internet entirely those individuals that the IC et al. deems to be a threat. There is much that we still do not know about the effort. We do not know if officials within the CIA or any other IC organization ran the operation. It is possible that the only individuals involved in the effort were the ones we discovered. And none of the individuals involved responded to our request for information except for one. But thousands of pages of Twitter Files and documents contained therein paint a clear picture of an organized operation by existing or former IC employees and contractors, using well-established IC tradecraft, to take control of Twitter’s content moderation. Our investigation comes at a moment when governments and intelligence agencies around the world are stepping up their efforts to monitor and censor their citizens. It thus has large implications for policymakers and the public in Western nations that look to the US as a model for free speech and citizen control of the military.

McD The Defensive coach who’s defense repeatedly disappeared in the playoffs😔

But was Stefon Diggs there?

so, what he's the Texans problem now 

Pick a hoax ..any hoax...

Hoax.

The rule that took an hour to come up with was, wait for this: House members may not criticize the king. I'm not kidding either. Even though everything stated was factual. As McGovern continued through Trump’s legal woes, Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) grew impatient. “Take down his words,” she said. “Mr. Speaker, I demand that his words be taken down.” “The gentleman from Massachusetts will now be seated,” Carl ordered McGovern. The House then came to an abrupt pause as the House parliamentarian, staff and Carl figured out whether McGovern’s words broke any rules that would merit having them struck from the record. Clerks rifled through a transcript of McGovern’s remarks as members of the Rules Committee crowded around the Democratic and Republican work stations. McGovern, meanwhile, leaned back in his chair sporting a large smirk. Across the chamber, Houchin leaned forward in her chair and covered herself with a large white shawl. A little over an hour later, Carl returned to the rostrum. “The chair is prepared to rule,” he said, in a slow Southern drawl. He would be striking down McGovern’s words. The Democrat stared back at him with his hands in the air, then rolled his eyes at the decision. Carl cited the archaic House rule McGovern had referenced earlier that prohibits House members from criticizing the king. Carl argued that, per that rule, House members in the chamber can’t accuse a presidential nominee of engaging in illegal activities — even if that nominee has been legally charged. “This is warranted even though a candidate may not have officially obtained the party’s nomination once there’s no reasonable dispute that the candidate will receive the nomination,” Carl said. The Republican added that while the House rules allow for criticism of a candidate’s official positions, “it is a breach of order to refer to a candidate in terms [that are] personally offensive.” McGovern, thus, was blocked from speaking on the House floor for the rest of the day.

It's weird he isn't there, not a huge deal or a even a sign that he is a bad teammate But definitely weird, it's the first team practice and you were a pretty big trade piece. You gotta be there

Democratic Republic, but you Nazis love word games, right?

MVP, ya dig?

get rid of video review all together

I don’t know. Call me crazy, but a WR skipping his first practice with a new QB isn’t just a bad look, it’s a missed opportunity to develop timing with your QB and learn a new offense. Completely different than Mccaffrey who has worked 3 seasons with the same qb and offense.

Is banging your head against the divisional round and losing not a problem? I’d rather shoot for greatness and fail instead of settling for good enough.

nah, let them grab the jersey too. D-lineman has to beat that.

Great post, it’s about more than Stefan!

Diggs gotta Diggs

Daz is engaged and full of vim and vigor. I respect that on some level, but his takes often reflect the closed mindset of a pre-suffrage man about town. It’s just a different type of closed/mindedness.

This feels ridiculous to me, as they are a dynasty in part because of our screw-ups in the playoffs and part of that is McDermott's decision making. It becomes circular very fast.

Hahahahaha……..now it’s a republic lol lol I thought we were just trying to save Democracy

Getting rid of coin toss and home team can decide if want ball or defer.

Apples and cannonballs. He should be there. Young team, young quarterback, and if Diggs is on the field who he think he is and the fans want to back him as the game changer they sought to get over the top, he should be ingratiating himself to the entire city.

I don’t know if the rules were followed. You don’t know if the rules were followed. What I do know is that you’ve had multiple opportunities to declare the Dems are above reproach. You’ve offered you don’t trust them. We’re in the same boat, really. Now….. If there was a procedure violated, a complaint rendered and then the complaint was ignored, a second complaint should be lodged post haste. We have to have procedures else we have anarchy. Bold claims are just that, bold. It is likely the millionth time a bold claim was made in the halls of power. I don’t care.