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Second timeout burned because of the 12th man.

The only way that happens is if the GOP completely relinquishes the current cult of personality around Trump and gets back to governing. Governing requires effective policy, and the Republicans have knowledgeable and creative minds in the party. It's boring and not very flashy, but even a politician who believes in less government still needs to govern and serve the public good while in office. That would be good for the country, imo. I'm so tired of this dysfunctional partisanship... so, so tired of it.

This thread is full of the crazy kind of stupid that I remember PPP for. It's just the beginning of the Red Wave of Tears, too. If the Dems miraculously manage to hold the House, these tears will only get sweeter.

@Backintheday544 Are you a lawyer? If so, you're wasting your energy trying to explain the nuance of the law to people who don't know how to think like a lawyer. I'd assume almost anyone would be able to understand that the question of constitutionality is often not an easy one; if it was, then every judicial vote on the question would be unanimous and we wouldn't even need judicial review for it. It's a basic conclusion. Unfortunately, like someone said earlier, we have a dumb electorate... so even the basics can be hard to convey.

Right on, Tim. I didn't mean to sound patronizing; I was honestly just trying to help. You clearly have a good handle of the situation. It's just a shame that, for whatever reasons, he isn't getting what he needs while simultaneously bringing down the rest of the class that he has no choice but to be in. On a fundamental level, it's not fair for the rest of the class when his behavior ruins their learning environment. I feel the frustration you must have from having your hands tied behind your back because of the red tape.

I see both Peterman and Chef Jim beat me to the obvious answer: Correct me if I'm wrong, but you two seem to be on different sides of the spectrum and yet still came to the same rational conclusion. If so, that's very reassuring to me (look... it's 2022 and the bar for optimism is low atm lol). And to the specific point on the availability of various options, you also have to consider the overhead costs associated with collecting those zero-percent loan payments over years and years. It's far simpler and more cost-effective to slash student loan balances outright. At the same time, options are generally a good thing to have and certain situations might be better suited to the suggestions, a) and b), that were provided.

As someone who had debilitating clinical anxiety for much of my life (I'm a lot better now!), as well as going undiagnosed with both ADHD and autism until I was 30, I only ask that you try not to blame this child or take his acting-out personally. Instead, it seems more like it's his parents that are the real problem. If they are unwilling to take the necessary steps to address these issues (such as holding him accountable for genuine or otherwise inexcusably bad behavior) and prefer to avoid accountability by blaming everyone else but themselves for the child's woes, then there isn't much he can do on his own. Have you ever thought about asking him to have lunch with you one day? Not lunch detention, but a genuine invitation. You'd be best at figuring out the premise that is most likely to get him to agree (e.g., going over recent submissions, picking his brain on his favorite subject, asking him delicately about why he gets anxious sometimes, or even asking about his home life and how he is treated in general). You can give him a signed hall-pass with a date and time on it. That simple piece of paper symbolizes: (1) a future appointment he needs to keep, one that can help build self-discipline; (2) an invitation exclusive to him, giving him a sense of both independence and autonomy; and (3) it shows that you SEE him, and HEAR him... that you recognize his acting out from a place of love and concern, not from a place of harshness and scorn.

It took me a couple reads to understand what you were getting at, but I see now it was specifically about how the Biden forgiveness proposal would affect loans covered by other forgiveness programs (rather than how it would affect all loans period... which is what I thought you meant at first). In other words: Loan forgiveness that is part of income-based repayment programs works like this: if you make your monthly payment for the required number of years (e.g., 10 years for those in not-for-profit or government jobs), then your remaining loan balance is entirely forgiven. The amount forgiven may count as a taxable event in the year the forgiveness occurred; this tax liability can be spread out over 6 tax years. For example, consider a public school teacher with 10 years (aka 120 months) in one of these programs. After their 120th monthly payment (for a total of $30k in payments), the remaining $100k balance of their loans are forgiven. Depending on their circumstances, this forgiveness may be a tax liability and can be spread out over the next 6 years. Alternatively, suppose that same public school teacher also qualifies for $20k of relief from Biden's forgiveness program. In this case, the additional forgiveness doesn't change the amount of months required before your remaining balance is forgiven, nor does it lower your monthly payment. You still end up paying the same $30k over the same 120 months. The only thing the $20k in additional forgiveness will do is decrease the balance forgiven that you may owe taxes on (from $100k to $80k).

Imo, he should be classified as a Special Needs child and given appropriate assistance. While most children learn at the same rate in the same collective setting, some learn slower and others learn faster. The outliers shouldn't be pigeonholed into the cookie-cutter approach applied to those students within the 1st standard deviation from the mean. That same philosophy can apply to behavioral as well as intellectual special needs. When I went to school in western NY, those children with behavioral issues did receive special attention and were often separated from the rest of us. I'm a little surprised you're facing such an obstacle, even if you are teaching in Florida.

Surprising loss. The Jets did great at taking away the big play.

I think they saw the run on DBs and got antsy. I like the selection tho.

Let’s ******* GOOOOOO!!!

You must BILLIEVE!!!!

Nice stop on 3rd!

I’ll say it again…

Yessssssss!

If Edmunds had Taron Johnson’s instincts he’d be an All-Pro.

Williams, Dareus, Williams, Hughes.

Definitely lucky that no unnecessary roughness was called on that drive.

Josh Allen is a magician of a quarterback.

No that wasn’t pass interference.

Especially on a team with subpar physical toughness and grit.

Blocking is one of the most basic yet important things in football. Only one guy can have the ball at a time. If everyone on your offense can’t block at a high level, then the other skills at the skill positions don’t matter.

Brown getting destroyed. Allen starting to feel ghosts on the right side.

Don’t bring Walt into this.