The Frankish Reich

The tweet literally says "with the buzz about migrants on flights, you may wonder how this is being done." The photo is deceptive since it is obvious how THAT particular individual got on a plane: he is a refugee, being resettled abroad from Chad. So I'm kinda not "wondering."

@B-Man, what is the "Post-Critical Examiner?" Do you know? Have you checked out who "publishes" (actually, who "posts" for) it? Is it in any way reliable? St. Bonaventure accepts 4 out of 5 applicants. I'd hate to see the 5th guy's scores.

Did you even read the caption? "A quick smile of a refugee departing from Chad. Copyright IOM 2019." Social media does make (some of us) stupider.

Here's a summary of what we know about the Senate compromise. Note the comment from Sen Lankford (R-OK), not exactly a bleeding heart: The proposal crafted by the Senate would toughen the asylum process with a goal of cutting the number of migrants who come to the southern border to make an asylum claim. Negotiators have worked on some policies intended to aid immigrants. The plan could include a pathway to citizenship for Afghans who came during the U.S. withdrawal from their country, along with work permits for migrants who enter the asylum system, according to two people familiar with the talks who were granted anonymity to discuss the private negotiations. But the package will mostly leave out broad immigration changes, like protections for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children, that have been foundational in previous Senate bills. "It will be by far the most conservative border security bill in four decades," said Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the lead GOP negotiator.

You have no idea what's in the bill. Neither do I. But Senate Dems and Repubs are now behind it, so yes, it is a compromise.

Yes, it would. You know who else it would be good for? The working man and woman who get to keep their jobs instead of being laid off! The federal deficit situation that you are now all worked up about, since soft landing = higher GDP = higher tax revenues! It's almost as if it would be good for everyone. Except Trump, of course, who is publicly hoping for a sooner and steeper recession.

I agree. Just kind of sliced it. Although I don't know why he doesn't correct a bit more toward the left post ...

Because some posters are nothing more than Twitter (umm, X) repost monkeys, I will read and quote the article for their benefit: “The cruelty is astounding,” Biden said. “[It’s] an affront to a woman’s dignity, being told by extreme politicians to wait to get sicker and sicker to the point where her life may be in danger before you can get the care you need. That cruel reality is a result of extreme Republicans who for years made it their mission to end the Roe v. Wade decision,” he claimed. Ooh, the senility!!

So ... 2027 it is. I will make my reservations for SoFi.

It's like a Harry Potter thing - you don't choose the wand; the wand chooses you. I never "chose" to be a Bills fan. I was born in Buffalo, my first in-person game was at the old Rockpile, and even though my family moved away from Buffalo when I was a kid (back when I couldn't even watch the Bills on TV unless it was Monday night football), and even though there was the two decade drought, I never really wavered. I was briefly seduced by other teams (Chargers when I lived in SD mainly), but these affairs were ill-advised ... The Bills chose me; they may not choose your kid. Or this may just be a teenage crush.

You and I agree on some things. Yeah, really. This has happened before, and in a worse way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Williams Soon after the foundation of the Crips, other leaders were either murdered or incarcerated and Williams became regarded as the de facto leader. In 1974, Raymond Washington was arrested for 2nd degree robbery and served two years in prison in Tracy. Raymond was soon murdered after his release from prison. On February 23, 1973, Curtis "Buddha" Morrow was shot to death in South Central following a petty argument. Mac Thomas was murdered under mysterious circumstances in the mid-1970s. Williams began to live an ironic double life in which he worked in a legal job as an anti-gang youth counselor in Compton[9] while also serving as the overboss for one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles. Williams would work as a counselor and study sociology at Compton College during working hours, then spend his free time participating in numerous violent attacks against the Bloods.

The expectation of lower rates is based on falling inflation numbers. So yes, the expectation of an improving inflationary environment will likely lead to interest rate cuts. Liquidity? How so?

I don't understand your point. In your full 57 year graph, you'll see: - a very substantial rise in the Reagan/Bush 41 years - a reduction in the Clinton years - a slight upward trend in the Bush 43 years - a big spike after the Great Recession, and a continued upward trend in the Obama years - a generally flat trend in the first 3 years of Trump, followed by a huge spike in 2020 (COVID recession) - a generally downward trend in the Biden years so far And from that we can glean ....???? That we should have elected Hillary because that would have brought about another Clinton improvement? That Trump does't make matters better or worse unless there's an extraneous shock? That tax cuts (Reagan) are bad?

Maybe we should get a bit more granular than those cherry-picked 5-year time periods (click to embiggen):

Actually I'm expecting a fake punting next year.

Sad but true. We never showed the ability to stop them, not even in the last 2 minutes when we knew they were handing off to Pacheco to run the clock out.

Diggs: no reason to project him as anything other than a very good (maybe not elite) receiver next year. Big contract, probably in the years in which salary exceeds production, but hardly a big problem (if he behaves himself) Von: a reasonable projection is that he will have some value, although way, way below his salary. My personal guess (I won't keep you waiting for the TFR Edition): he will be good, a semblance of his former greatness, but still a good player. Off he goes after 2024. Poyer/Hyde: I think Hyde is done. I think Poyer still has value although, actually probably roughly in line or even exceeding his salary ($5.5 million). I see no compelling reason to let him go. $2 million dead cap hit. Morse: had a healthy season. I kind of doubt that will happen again. $8.5 million salary, $3 million dead cap. Retirement would trigger the dead cap hit if I'm not mistaken. But who plays Center? Tre: I see no way he's back

I really don't like either of these teams. I like Mahomes (flame away); I just hope Allen can get him once or twice like Peyton with Brady. I'm all in for Detroit now.

I saw two spaces in your comments. I still do that a lot myself. Hard to unlearn IBM Selectric typewriter protocol.

He is (thankfully) what he was. A pretty marginal safety who works hard and is a good teammate. Not a guy you want to play if you don't have to.

^ I feel like a lot of us are two spaces guys. See what I mean here?

I'll check back in 20 minutes ... I don't want to make you multi-task while basking in the red light ... https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/red-light-therapy Men like Greenfield have started pointing lasers at their genitals, hoping to boost sex drive, testosterone, and fertility. While low-level laser therapy has not studied extensively on humans — a few animal studies suggest it can accelerate sperm production. One study in humans suggests it can increase testosterone levels and sexual satisfaction.

Not way off ... Ohio is in there, so no doubt some Detroiters also used the positive anymore. Let's just say it's a regional dialect, not necessarily considered wrong. At least not anymore.

Well, I think that characterization - comparing himself to Church sex abusers - isn't fair. But ... listen to it. It's incoherent. He seems to be mixing up two uses of "immunity." The talk of police has to do with "qualified immunity" -- a much-criticized legal doctrine that a cop accused of violating someone's constitutional rights will be immune UNLESS the Court has previously found that this type of conduct is, in fact, a constitutional violation. The idea of Presidential immunity would be a whole different thing. No one is arguing that unless a prior President was found to have broken the law by, say, fomenting an insurrection, a current ex-President is immune from prosecution. The second part of this clip makes sense - it is a policy argument. The first part, however, is a total mess, and actually implies that a President is free to do all sorts of unconstitutional things so long as a prior Supreme Court decision didn't find them unconstitutional.

Just picking up on a previous comment about the so-called "positive anymore." Positive anymore occurs in some varieties of North American English, especially in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, Baltimore and its suburbs, as well as Midland variety widely spoken in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri; its usage extends to Nevada, Utah and some other western U.S. states.[3] It also occurs in parts of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I'm guessing you're from one of these areas.