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    Democracy’s Fiery Ordeal: The War in Ukraine 🇺🇦

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    1 hour ago, ChiGoose said:

    Ukraine falling due to lack of Western support will make Putin think the West is weak. He miscalculated in launching the war in Ukraine but if he ends up winning it, it’ll reinforce his belief that the West is weak and Russia can regain its empire. At that point, it’s only a matter of time before he tests NATO. 
     

    I’d rather avoid that scenario all together. Sending money now prevents sending troops later.  
     

    As to China, the US has tariffs against Chinese steel, is stepping up export controls to hamper Chinese technological advances, stepping up US production of chips so we aren’t reliant on imports, banning TikTok to prevent CCP data collection, strengthening alliances and relationships with key Asian and Pacific countries like Japan, Australia, India, the Philippines and others to box in China. We probably have the most anti-China posture that we’ve had in decades. 
     

    Not to mention, a Russian defeat in Ukraine due to Western support might make China hesitate to invade Taiwan. 

     

    There is zero chance he tests NATO. 

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    Rd 5, Pick 168: Edge Javon Solomon, Troy

    in The Stadium Wall

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    3 hours ago, DapperCam said:

    I think it’s largely accepted that he dropped due to height/weight and quality of competition. Otherwise he is athletic and had the best production of any DE last year. His weight is the same as Von Miller, but he is pretty short.

     

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    Yup.  Just pointing out that he's Freeney's height (and as you said, Miller's weight).

    Biden creates an economic crisis--Unemployment, Inflation, risk of STAGLFATION increasing

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    2 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

    My contention is when you work with statistical models you can generate any result you'd like based on your assumptions and inputs.  As these job numbers are not a count but rather a number derived from a model, I contend they suffer from political bias.  I base my theory on some work experience applying statistical modeling and looking at historical trends where the BLS monthly job numbers correlated with statistical significance with other job market metrics then inexplicably diverged from almost all of them without explanation.  Something changed. 

    If in my past efforts had we encountered a sudden divergence in one key metric out of several key metrics that had for years followed a similar trend we would have performed a full assessment of the model, our assumptions, our input data and sources, assessed the possibly of exceptional or new circumstances, and identified the source of the divergence and taken action to address it.

     

    This.  If they were true numbers, they wouldn't be revised up or down months later.

    Rd 5, Pick 141: C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

    in The Stadium Wall

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    5 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

    His Power and nastiness would be a welcome addition from the C spot.   

     

    I'm rooting big time for him to win the spot as a rookie. I'd rather keep McGovern at Guard

     

    But I won't be surprised if they put Van at LG and move McGovern to C

     

    Of all the scenarios, I can't see them starting VPG at LG.  IMHO if he starts anywhere on the OL, it's center.

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    Rd 5, Pick 168: Edge Javon Solomon, Troy

    in The Stadium Wall

    Posted · Edited by Doc

    3 hours ago, DapperCam said:

    I think this pick is a great fit. He can replace Groot on 3rd and long and just pin his ears back.

     

    I’m not even sure why being short is a disadvantage for a pass rusher. I would think it would actually help the speed rush move and getting around the edge.

     

    He's the same height as Dwight Freeney, who said his height was an advantage.

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    Election Interference | Donald Trump + Stormy Daniels hush money case

    in Politics, Polls, and Pundits

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    6 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

    I keep hearing "a scheme to influence the election".  

     

    What I don't understand is what is the specific Federal law or FEC statute that under penalty of fines or imprisonment requires everyone to publicly disclose all information, or perhaps withhold information, in their possession that might in one way or another be judged by a court of law to impact an election in any way, shape, or form? 

     

    And on the flip side, are Dems OK with the 51 former intelligence officials being charged with election interference?

    Election Interference | Donald Trump + Stormy Daniels hush money case

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    9 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    The actual evidence at trial - I've been trying to follow the reporting of people who've actually been in the courtroom or overflow video room.

    So far, the prosecution case is pretty solid, but there's one big gap: no one has tied the hush money payment directly to Trump. Trump will still have the defense that he had deputized Michael Cohen to just take care of little things like this. A kind of, "Mike, I don't need to know everything that comes up, I trust your judgment to just take care of it."

    It seems that Cohen will be the only guy to actually testify that Trump himself o.k.'d (or dreamed up) the plan. And Cohen is a sleaze. So it'll all come down to that.

     

    5 hours ago, ChiGoose said:

    Maybe it’s the dementia that keeps him from understanding basic things 

     

    "Spillage."

    PRO-AMERICA | ANTI-TRUMP = VOTE BLUE

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    13 hours ago, BillStime said:

    Um, who voted for this?

     

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    Now that I've started responding to you again, can you tell me what that stupid meme actually means?

     

    11 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

    There are 100 ways to do it….Commies here will tell you it’s Christofascists that will destroy America lol lol per their definition of them, they built America.  
     

    No, this is much more likely.  
     

     

     

     

    Last step is getting them on the Courts.  

     

    AKA "fundamentally transform America."  Like I've been saying...

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    The Biden Boom: Biden's Economy Has the Best Growth Record Since 1969

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    13 hours ago, BillStime said:

    Wait, so Trump gets a pass for letting the virus hit the USA and destroy the economy and peoples lives... but Biden doesn't get a pass for having to clean up after Trump's incompetence?

     

    GTFOH

     

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    Doc, our resident "independent" - quick to once again clean up the mess on aisle 45.

     

    Why do MAGA people hate and lie to themselves all the time?

     

    You dunce.  The virus kept hitting the USA despite Biden allegedly correcting all the wrongs under Trump.  Hence all those deaths under him.  Why are you unable to understand this?

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