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The players are realistic this year due to the lower cap and look forward to a major cap increase in the future.

One alternative is mutual assured destruction as the end of the world , so interdependence it is.

We helped make China a economic and military superpower . They are ruthless , no morals , no decency. The US and the world are dependent on there cheap exports. I don't see any way to stop them at this point without doing grave injury to our own economy. They are patient and methodical so I don't see beyond them taking Hong Kong . They will be content to keep growing stronger before taking Taiwan in the future.

That's why planning now to see if it is possible to stop China or would the cost be too high. WW 3 would be a cost too high of course. I'm thinking economic not military action by the world. Isolation , no foreign students to any other country or tourists. China surpassed the United States in annual gross crude oil imports in 2017, importing 8.4 million barrels per day (b/d) Together, five of China's leading crude petroleum suppliers (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Angola plus Brazil) generate well over half (59.3%) of overall Chinese crude oil imports for 2019. China's top 10 crude petroleum providers supply approximately four-fifths (79.3%) of its imported crude oil If the world could shut down all imports to China ? If a hypothetical plan won't work then Taiwan is gone. Then scale that back to at least make it not business as usual.

That's a very good point . The US and Allies have to plan now how to protect Taiwan at all costs. Hong Kong should be enough to convince everyone China will not stop there.

Fully guaranteed long term contracts in the NHL , the owners really screwed up .

That should be the priority for Josh Allen also

US says electoral changes in Hong Kong ‘assault on democracy’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned China’s approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, calling the move an “assault on democracy” and a “direct attack” on the autonomy promised for the territory when it was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/12/us-says-electoral-changes-in-hong-kong-an-assault-on-democracy

Now that Trump is gone the US has powerful Allies again to help deal with any enemy like China , Russia , Iran , N. Korea ... https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/asia/quad-us-india-japan-australia-intl-hnk/index.html What to watch as Indo-Pacific ‘Quad’ leaders meet for first time US president Joe Biden will meet fellow leaders from Japan, India, and Australia on Friday in first summit of its kind. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/11/what-to-watch-as-indo-pacific-quad-leaders-meet-for-first-time Pentagon and senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words 'don't reflect our values' In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a sexist segment in which he mocked women serving in the armed forces. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shared the same "revulsion" that many military leaders have expressed about the comments Carlson made. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/media/tucker-carlson-mocks-military-women/index.html

I still want D. Williams to stay , somehow just keep back loading deals till the higher caps kick in

So you're saying the police should have given him narcan instead of kneeling on his neck ? "During this attempt, at 20:19, Mr Chauvin pulled Mr Floyd away from the passenger side, causing him to fall to the ground, the report said. He lay there, face down, still in handcuffs. That's when witnesses started to film Mr Floyd, who appeared to be in a distressed state."

The SB showed how weak KC was at protecting Mahomes. That's why I want to re-sign D. Williams

States and local gov should use some of that stimulus money for much needed infrastructure repairs.

A bigger salary cap in future years from the TV contract is perfect timing for re-signing Allen and keeping other good players.

He's always been a LT

That's what partisan politicians do , does that surprise you ?

Maybe this President Trump is claiming that without his efforts, there would have been 2 million deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19. But that 2 million number is taken from a model that shows what would happen without any mitigation measures — that is, if citizens had continued their daily lives as usual, and governments did nothing. Experts said that wouldn’t have happened in real life. Trump implemented travel restrictions for some people traveling from China beginning Feb. 2 and for Europe on March 11. But experts say and reports show the restrictions don’t appear to have had much effect because they were put in place too late and had too many holes. https://khn.org/news/fact-check-president-trump-says-he-saved-2-million-lives-from-covid/

I wrote in John Kasich fwiw . Trump destroyed any chance at bipartisan cooperation for who knows how many years.

Yep what goes around comes around

U.S. attorney, FBI investigating Cuomo's handling of nursing home deaths “As we publicly said, DOJ has been looking into this for months. We have been cooperating with them and we will continue to," a senior advisor for the governor, Rich Azzopardi, said Wednesday night. Current and former law enforcement officials say investigators are in the very early stages of their probe and the possible investigative avenues could include false statements, any scheme to defraud the federal government of funds or any misuse of federal funds. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-attorney-fbi-investigating-cuomo-s-handling-nursing-home-n1258207

The Trump tax cuts also added to the National Debt at the time of full employment when it was not necessary . It passed by reconciliation along party lines. The CBO estimates that implementing the Act would add an estimated $2.289 trillion to the national debt over ten years,[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017#:~:text=The Senate passed the final,Trump on December 22%2C 2017.

The Miami Herald reports the Dolphins are "expected to show considerable interest" in free agent Kenny Golladay. 6'4" oh boy https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/football/nfl/player/2681/kenny-golladay

Instead of picking up the 5th year option for Tremaine Edmunds I would try a short term bridge contract . Not sure why he is not a OLB .

Covid: Brazil experts issue warning as hospitals 'close to collapse' More than 80% of intensive care unit beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil's 27 states, Fiocruz said. Experts warn that the highly contagious variant in Brazil may have knock-on effects in the region and beyond. "Brazil is a threat to humanity," Fiocruz epidemiologist Jesem Orellana told the AFP news agency. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56342303 Then there is the UK and S. Africa variant . The present vaccine just has to work against these