The Frankish Reich

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.

Catholic schools. Not exactly Andover.... I was being far too subtle for you here. Trump has bragged repeatedly about his genius-level uncle. This is in support of his claim that he himself is a "stable genius." So if Nikki's parents are smart that's a bad thing?

Sounds like her parents are smart. Good for them! Not exactly a silver spoon upbringing. That would apply to her lone remaining opponent. There's a genetic component to intelligence you know. Bodes well for her. Did you know that Trump's uncle was an MIT physicist?

I'm convinced! A shady internet quasi-medical "therapy" has bombed former Dilbert author's Facebook with ads for it's light therapy! And now North Carolina's leading biological scientist is on board too!!

This is stupid. Lenin "loved and praised at university campuses across the West?" Cite? I realize it was a long time ago when I studied (out of necessity in my program) under a lot of avowedly Marxist profs. Marx? Yeah, read him. Lenin? Never. Lenin is not considered a major thinker or someone who is worthy of praise by anyone I've ever come in contact with, not even those old or latter-day Marxists.

What was "handed to her?" She did well in school. Went to a state university - not some kind of child of privilege whose parents donated $10 million to get her into an Ivy. Got an accounting degree. Ran for state office. Won the nomination and then the general election to become - let's face it - a rather unorthodox background to become the governor of a southern state. Vote for her or against her, fine. But I can't see any basis for this comment.

Continually referring to Obama as if he's president, mixing up Haley and Pelosi, unable to recognize his ex-wife in a photo ...