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Then why did you ask the question, silly? This was you 46 minutes ago:

duh, you're one of the tens of millions.

2016? Tens of millions at last count.

Everyone has their own truth Frank, and who is anyone to suggest they are wrong? We have to embrace that.

You see rage, @RoundyboutI think many people see President Izzy Mandelbaum.

Agreed. Trump went full Biden on him last time—interrupting and mocking him and JB couldn’t handle it. The guy famous for blurting out “Malarkey!” couldn’t handle the malarkey 4 years ago. Now he needs safe spaces, empty halls and mics that can be toggled on/off. Next will be subjects off the table—Israel, Palestine, the Russian incursion into Ukraine, his family business with China…

I don’t think that’s the “only” inference at all. It may be as you suggest—the likelihood that he could prove collusion because it occurred. There’s also the possibility that they felt strongly they would prevail, but that a jury might find in favor of CK regardless. Or, that prolonging the matter further would do irreparable harm to the brand, and that the cost of winning might prove to be too expensive during a very tumultuous time. Or, that they did not want to become involved in a trial that would reveal the inner workings of the league. Finally, let’s address that CK, on his quest for justice, also settled. One can infer the dialogue with his counsel included all of the elements as well—win, loss, settle. He chose to settle as well. On the larger point, what CK, HB and AR did are not the same thing.

The Kaepernick story has reached urban legend status. He had a contract with 9ers and opted out. According to the Broncos, he was offered a deal and passed. There are also rumors he turned down an offer to play with the Seahawks. Finally, he made in excess of $43,000,000 while in the NFL. All the persecuted should be so lucky.

You’re probably correct on the victims and families. I wasn’t attempting to speak for them, that’s not my place and I would not presume to do so. I’d understand just about any reaction from them, from wanting 5 minutes in a room with the murderer, to watching him strapped to a gurney to wanting to see life in prison. I don’t always understand how people can forgive, though the capacity of some people to forgive always impresses and amazes me. That said, there is a reason family members and friends are not allowed to sit in judgement of perpetrators. I was speaking societally, in the big picture. I doubt a criminal psychologist would spend 5 minutes with the guy, close his notebook and declare “Racism, nothing else to see here.”. Btw, in retrospect, “dumbing it down” was a poor choice of words for me to use. I was simply trying to suggest there likely is a lot more beneath the surface of this guy, beyond racism, and by exploring what that might be, perhaps more can be learned to prevent it from happening in the future.

The challenge with drawing a line in the sand over what one side does that the other does not, is that if you wait a hot sec, the other side will do what you complained about originally. That assumes, of course, that they weren't doing it to begin with, while complaining about it. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/12/democrats-in-debate-criticize-trump-over-china-tariffs-and-trade-war.html

@sherpa after he is banned:

It was a racist attack, of course. However, I'm not sure we extend any sort of justice to the victims by dumbing it down to "He was white and hated black people.". What sane person, however hateful, systematically plans and carries out atrocities like this? The root cause here was insanity. He didn't scratch someone's car with a key, didn't throw a rock through a window, he hunted people down and executed them. Completely off the rails, alternate reality insanity. I'm not a psychiatrist, but it occurs to me that there are two ways to address this situation. 1. Death penalty, end of story; 2. Work to figure out how this guy got so far detached from reality that he would act out in this way against mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers. I get the desire for the first option, I used to feel that way in situations like this. Or, really any situation involving murder. I think thought that option 2 is the right path, to gather information in an attempt to stop the next mass murder, or the one after that.

When considering Russia and hostile acts, it's interesting to note activity that has taken place during the Obama and Biden years. I wouldn't suggest they work together (though possible), but the Russian's sure seem to ramp up aggression while the Dems are in office. Hamas, too, come to think of it.

There was that, of course. Pretending it didn’t happen, or that it wasn’t an assault on democratic principles is just silly. Better to acknowledge it was ugly, political, and designed to divide.

Nothing screams “independent” like calling people “cowards” and “literally insane”. As for “unprecedented”, I’m not so sure. Disagreements have been resolved with duels, Presidents have been assassinated and survived assassination attempts, the country has seen students shot on college campuses, police officers politically targeted and JFK, Vietnam the mob and Lyndon Johnson come to mind. The country interred citizens in camps during WW2. The Red Scare (the first one) of McCarthyism. The fight for civil rights, desegregation and the murder of MLK. The notion that we witnessed the most secure election in history certainly implies that perhaps prior elections were not even-handed, fair or honest. The Democrat party and supporters have declared the 2016 election as illegitimate, stolen and a coup.

I noticed that the progressive author of this post has included the Ukrainian flag in his tag line. Imagine the great work he could do joining the fight to save Kyiv if instead of just standing with them symbolically from San Antonio, he actually stood with them physically. Btw, Melania's net worth is projected between $50m and 70m, independent of DJT. Not too shabby.

I have to say that the testimony about what Trump allegedly said, and how he allegedly fretted about it, sounds very unTrump like.

Are we counting the Pelosi family in "the wealthy", or pretending otherwise?

That article indicates one of the hottest days was recorded in 1936.

This is not unique to Engoron, this is politics. It happens just about every day. The assault on the reputation of Justices Cannon, Kavanaugh and Thomas come to mind, but there are many more. The logic goes if there’s nothing to see there, there’s nothing to worry about. It only seems to be a problem when the spotlight turns on “their guy”.

Melania released a statement, and then called a lid. Happens all the time. Daily, in fact. That said, dragging this kid into the festering boil that is American politics is a very bad idea, though on the other hand I’m told by some lefties that young people are calling the shots these days.

Applying the standards of today to the past is a fool’s errand, yet it doesn’t stop lots of people from doing so. It is interesting, however, that many of the same people fixated on society 100+ years ago doing so had no hesitation in casting a vote for a, say Hillary Clinton and her declaration that tens of millions of citizens were both deplorable and irredeemable simply because they disagreed with her vision for the country. It’s fair to wonder which side of justice those people would have fallen on back in the day.

#truth though it took you 55 words or so to say “You too”. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Also true!

After 7,543 disagreements on life, politics, hippy haircuts and lazy eyes, we have reached a topic we agree upon. This is a Friday I never shall forget.

Well, big picture, let’s be fair. There are only three options. Men live longer. Women live longer. Men and Women have exactly the same life expectancy. When we consider all the potential factors that can impact the numbers—lifestyle choices, genetics, evolution, environment, emotional health, and so much more, seems like this is the natural order of things. Oh, and as @muppy will likely attest, women can go on and on and on and on to the point where eternal silence seems like a pretty good deal. 😉 Yeesh. Decision making, emotional intelligence, societal norms and expectations for men v woman, and individual choices. Again, there are only three potential outcomes, and one doesn’t make much sense.