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Any good film or true life story of La Cosa Nostra reveals that someone’s beak must always get wet in these transactions. In this case, it’s China.

I believe you are suggesting you will slap me Mupside the head? It occurred to me upon reflection that I’ll be 60 soon. That I referred to him as older says a lot about the state of denial I currently reside in. He’s prob later 60s, a geez, not like you and I. Maybe B-man range? Anywho, I never did get clarity from Billszy on what was so hard to believe about the story I was told. It’s almost like he’s a simpleton.

Are you speaking about Biden? He’s the very personification of why we have a border crisis to begin with. Likely, Mayorkas is as well. 50+ years of allowing sh!t to spiral to the point where people are scrambling across a deserted stretch of land trying to avoid horses and officers entrusted with trying to restore some sense of order to perpetual chaos.

What part of the story do you think was made up? Do you think he isn’t from Chicago? That he relocated to Florida due to violence and lack of political leadership specific to the issue of crime? That the wife of an associate was murdered while driving home? That there is an under-reporting of that particular type of crime? That he has a son living in a suburb of Chicago? That there was a BLM protest in a suburb of Chicago and they were concerned about vandalism, rioting, destruction of property or worse? That he and others felt compelled to defend his sons property? That he and others felt it necessary to be armed to protect the property and people who lived there? He seemed sincere, but it’s always possible a story is built on a foundation of lies.

I was in Florida last week, enjoying the blistering heat and humidity. I met a neighbor new to the development we were in—recent transplant from Chicago. Older guy, 60ish. He said the impetus for his move was the violence and lack of leadership in Chicago. He also told me the wife of a business associate was murdered by a sniper driving home from work, with very little reporting of the actual event. Anyway, his son lives in a burb, Naperville I believe he said, and they heard that BLM was coming to town. He said “We loaded up our weapons, went to my sons house and waited inside. We weren’t looking for trouble but if it came our way we were going to deal with it.”. The moral of the story is that when you’re looking to get a rise out of people, sometimes you’ll get exactly that.

@LeviF…a visit to mUpstate NY if you will. Glad you had a great trip but a tad early for fall colors!

Don’t sweat it Muptown Girl. There are good people there, having good dialogue and getting by like the rest of us. They simply want a different experience.

God Bless Wacka.

I think at some point our collective humanity kicks in and the crowd chants “Mercy” in unison. It’s what separates us from the animals, or in this case fish-mamals.

I asked another poster his perspective on this earlier. He indicated he would not have attended future games had the scenario been the wild Wild West it apparently had been game 1. I certainly can understand that perspective. I’d bet, however, that had the Wild Wild West scenario continued, attendance would have continued to be quite strong. People complain, one way or the other, but those fearful/concerned at this point likely were not attending regardless.

Serious question, had they not changed the rules to address the unmasked, would it have impacted your decision to attend future games? For what it’s worth, I’m not angry about the vax requirement, but feel EC could have made this call earlier. I’m also concerned about the time it will take to get into the stadium when we attend later this year.

If Rudy is an alcoholic, one must wonder if the trauma of leading NYC through the horrors of 9/11 have taken a toll. I’d assume there are lots of things he’s seen that as would be very difficult to forget.

https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/i-will-write-a-check-to-anyone-who-can-decipher-what-bidens-trying-to-say/ Theres something kind of cool about hearing Biden being mocked with an Australian accent.

If this one of those Olympics where the words greatest amateur athletes come together on the spirit of good will for friendly, but intense, competition? Or, is this the one where highly compensated professional athuletes train to compete with others highly trained professional athletes, sponsored by AT&T or We are Farmers? I really enjoyed the former, the latter bores me just a bit.

If the target is the health, safety and well-being of the people in this country, I’m unfortunately right over the target. If the target is to pretend things that contribute to the spread don’t, well then carry on. Glad you had a good time at the game. I’m off to Miami later this week to see that one.

That’s just plain nuts. The border issue is a symptom of a massive problem in this country. Millions of folks here, living in the shadows during the era of Covid. These folks will obviously be among the vax-hesitant crowd. Thousands of more entering across a porous border, unvaccinated and no requirement to be vaccinated once here. In theory, you count on the leadership of your country to anticipate issues that will arise from the policies set in place. To that end, the issue at the southern border represents a failure of leadership across the decades on something that was entirely predictable. It’s no surprise that we have this crisis ongoing at a time when a 50 year politician is in office, a guy who has been complicit in the clusterf$ck down south all along the way. But, those who voted for Joe voted for status quo and got status quo. Predictable as the rain. His handling of the border also adds fuel to the hesitant fire, as people wonder “Jeesh, you’re soft-squeezing my nuts to get vaccinated and don’t seem to give a ;:&& about your future citing bloc.”

To recap, when socially distanced and not speaking he’s masked up. Then he spots someone he knows, teeters over, gets inside the COVID danger zone, yanks the mask off his face, presumably to spray whomever he’s speaking to with old man spittle? What a clever boy, this Joe Biden.

@Beach Springsteen on Broadway in July. I showed an usher my card, he took a cursory glance at it and together, we saved a small piece of the world. I was also contact-traced coming back from Florida in February. I complied with mandatory testing 3 days before departure, was negative, submitted to the request for access to my phone, quarantined at home the requisite 4 days, tested by people in hazmat gear, received the all clear and got back to work. Interestingly, or perhaps ironically a fellow traveler on the same plane from Connecticut or NJ was free to roam about NY without test/tracing/quarantine/test/absolution from Gov Emeritus Cuomo. That was cool, and didn’t feel arbitrary. I guess the COVIDS was fussy about who it infects, scientifically speaking of course.

Stop being so 🤬ing reasonable. It’s off-putting. 🤣

How do those costs compare to the costs associated with other factors within the control of citizens, like, for example adult/childhood obesity? Tobacco use? Would you support decree on business +100 employees being held accountable for body mass management and general wellness programs? The company I work with offers a $180 credit for inputting data into a wellness questionnaire. It really wouldn’t take much to tweak it a bit to include certain expectations. Let’s start in January, allow 12 months for smoking cessation and/or weight loss programs to get rolling. At the end of 2022, terminate employees who don’t fit the bill. $14,000 fine for companies who don’t get sh&t done. We could also include mandatory vax for the seasonal flu.

That was happening before Biden ruled by decree, at least in NY. A large HVAC contractor in our part of NY has been dealing with that for months. I can’t say Walmart specifically, but certainly anecdotally it has occurred. I think you mischaracterizing the ‘why’ companies do that, the reality is that the management of these organizations have different philosophies for behaving in this fashion. Some likely are fatigued as you’ve indicated. Some may believe in the fundamental common sense of requiring vaccinations. For some it’s about money. For some, it’s a recognition that one way or the other, the government will eventually end up with another revenue grab, and that concerns just about every company in America. As for Biden “providing cover”, the tasty little part of threatening to destroy a business at $14k a clip for not doing the govt dirty work of mandatory compliance, and concerns of costs associated with defending their interests in litigation surely to follow is likely much more incentive to overstep traditional boundaries than anything else.

True, and It’s not just the enablement (or disagreement on subject matter if you prefer), it’s the notion of outrage that the discussion is even allowed to take place. #theintoleranceisreal

Agreed. We can’t have people just randomly offering commentary on a creepy old man with a documented history of rubbing up on folks and credible allegations of violent sexual assault against him. Next thing you know womenfolk will be wanting the right to vote, there will be a Russian spy in the White House and people will want trampolines indoors. We just can’t have it.

I’m not blaming anyone for anything playa. I’m simply acknowledging what everyone in America knows, that politicians and judges do what politicians and judges do. If it makes you happy to think you’ve uncovered the Holy Grail of insider information, I’m happy that you’re happy. Why the shot at Buffalo T? Seems unnecessary and sorta shallow.

Sure. Yeah. Of course. Definitely. The purity pledge. Liberals only. If only….