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Cool. He's fine with Florida's 6 week ban. And he's fine with ending Roe v. Wade. Somehow he acting like, "people on both sides wanted Roe v. Wade to end." No Donnie, wrong!!

Kuzma needs to be traded at the deadline next year. Deni and Corey can fill his production. Not sure what's going on with the Wizards on the defensive end. Although, end of the year performances should really be discounted.

Great. We are getting a Trump statement on abortion tomorrow AM (who knows if it is true). I fully trust he will "knock this out od the park"....LOL. "I am going to pretend that none of this is my fault, that overturning Roe v. Wade was so unpredictable....". Don't step in it Donnie!!!!!

I felt like this was pretty obvious. Same with Cody winning under bloodline rules and then something between Rock and Roman build up a feud...

Cody wins the belt. Rock and Roman will end the night with beef...

I know Kamala ran a quite uninspiring 2020 campaign. And it's hard to shake off that impression. But politicians also evolve and change over time. Here's a recent stump speech she gave in North Carolina. I get it, she is getting the "Hillary treatment" from the other side. Any little mistake, or public awkwardness gets amplified. This is a really good message that Biden and his campaign need to hit on.

My mind says UCONN... my heart will be rooting for Purdue with a UVA-like redemption.

He said it on Fox News, and said it "tears him up because it was, and is so divisive." On the one hand, there's only a certain set of the population following real closely. On the other hand, we have never had a candidate facing 4 felony trials, 91 indictments, that historians overwhelmingly agree was the worst President ever, who has said he'll be a dictator on day 1. I am sure whatever democratic elections led to that german guy gaining power were also so "divisive". He still has 6 or so months to change his mind.

The only match that matters. We get Bloodline Rules tomorrow. I can see rock costing Roman the belt tomorrow.... and becoming tribal chief.

People can believe what they want now. But the "we can't give urban voters power" was probably "wink, wink, nod, nod" racism in the 60s and 70s when this came up. And Southern Whites for sure understood what it meant. It should be called out for what it is now. Gee, wonder why "urban voters" don't feel their vote counts. And why some groups want to keep the argument alive. That others latch onto the argument...

One more point. Prior to 2000, everyone agreed that a non-popular vote President would be a major democracy issue and a Constitutional crisis. It was recognized as a flaw in our system. But, "that hasn't happened for 150 years" (or however long). It's now happened twice in 20 years. We nearly went popular vote with Nixon. House approved the amendment, but the Senate blocked it. Not sure why Obama and Biden and the Dems haven't raised this back up post 2000 and post 2016. Nixon was concerned with a third party. A third party is likely to screw Biden this year (RFK).

I am like tshile in that the arguments in this thread have gone back and forth and there's no argument that will persuade the pro-EC that popular vote is better (whatever underlying reason). Let me throw this argument out there: The President is the only Federal candidate on every single citizen's ballot. It's inherently un-democratic to weigh all of our ballots unequally due to whether the state you live in is a "battleground" state. I guarantee if (and when, it will be decades, but it's coming) we go through electoral cycles with national popular vote, the only rationale for going back to the electoral college is only MY PARTY DIDN'T WIN. Make no mistake. Under the current system only 6 states matter. Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan. That's it. It's pathetic that the 40+ other states and citizens aren't up in arms over this.

CNN:  Six months into the war in Gaza, Israel has no exit strategy and no real plan for the future It's not like Team America has been a good example of this in the past few decades either. More.... I am familiar with the recent hostage negotiations. Hamas wants complete withdrawal for the hostages. Israel wants a temporary ceasefire (I sure there are other issues). It's like watching our politicians try to negotiate.

Tldr; Both sides! My translation: I'm RFK Jr and so out of touch with the politics of today that I'm a useful idiot. What about "grand juries" does he not understand. Are grand juries politicized? "I haven't look at this that much because I've been enriching myself from the anti-vax movement." Little evindence of an insurrection? I guess if January 6 is a singular day of 8 hours and you ignore Trump's systemstic fomenting of the "they are stealing the election movement" that started on election night (and could argue months before), lasted for 2 nights and him and cronies working to replace electors.

Bump for Israel strikes against Iran...

Here is a news article: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/letitia-james-seeks-information-trump-bond-collateral-rcna146525 Another article says there will be a hearing on April 22. Who knew the guy guilty of fraud would try to post a fraudulent bond?

You have implied multiple times on this thread that the debunking of "mass beheaded babies", which was claimed by Israel sources is not true. You suggested I can go and confirm via open sources, other sources, etc. I did. I posted the source. This is a lie that has been used to justify brutality against Hamas. A lie repeated by Biden. I don't think you should just back out and say, "I am done talking about it." I am not saying this to defend terrorism -- death by a bullet or something worse is the same. But people in the past have used lies about brutality to get an emotional reaction during war. Now, I am done too. At the end of the day, we are still back to the question of "how do these sides come to peace?". With both Hamas and Bibi tryingnto be key to the peace talks, I don't think it is possible.

@TheGreatBuzz Yes. I was about to post it. 1) The company isn't licensed in New York Stste. 2) The AG questioned, and it appears the company doesn't have required cash on-hand reserves. The AG is giving another 10 day deadline....

@Skins24 @Renegade7 From the article: The whole point is that the beheaded babies are fake news. It's a lie. There is not a mass of dead babies.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/38-children-were-killed-20-orphaned-on-oct-7-the-state-did-not-pass-the-test-of-protecting-them/ 40 babies beheaded yet that doesn't jive with official statistics....

His bond has issues. Apparently the financial statements for the insurer weren't included. And they didn't get legal counsel approval from that company either....

Started out rocky, but mainly because I have a little bit of a "being a prick" streak in me and they have caused all sorts of trauma for her that I have had to deal with (that she still doesn't seem to deal with that well). My wife was raised by her grandparents, and her "mom" is actually her step-mom. She didn't really find out until maybe 20? So that explained all the favoratism her brother received (plus Asian culture things). My real MIL apparently was mental and killed herself -- which I have always thought "did she really?"... but my wife has no desire to dig up that far into her background... They weren't over here. I met her grandparents and aunts and uncles so many times while we were dating. It's one of the better things about asian culture vs. my own family (but it could just be my family things). So many family gatherings. Her father though was originally against our marriage. Quickly though, when I met them, he changed his mind. We helped sponser them and brought them over. They caused so many issues for us... or maybe me.... which I never get any credit for dealing with. A totalled car, which my wife insisted we give them the insurance money, business stuff that went bad, etc. Fortunately that is all in the past. My father and her father share the same birthyear. My mother and hers also share the same birth years. Both of my parents have passed away, so they have somewhat become "surrogate" parents, but not really. I didn't learn their language and they don't speak english well (ironic since they received citizenship under Trump). As time goes on, you see what is important in life (at least most people do...). Your own parents pass away. You see grandchildren. Even later in life, perspective changes. We see them about once every couple of months - and I insist we keep meeting that way. I am happy to see them at peace with the little bit of life they have - both are still healthy in their 70s. Their life isn't all that great from my standards, but that is also something I have to work on. Her grandmother lived to 98 and they helped care for her (aunts and uncles have health issues). We figure, when one of them passes, the other will go to her brother's house.

Nights like last night make folks say, "Why can't the kids be this consistent every night?". Granted, Lilliard wasn't playing...neither was Kuz. Is there something to playing Poole at PG that can grow/expand his game? Feels good to see the kid develop a bit.

The reason is that Biden has a higher ceiling. As in, there are generally speaking, more Biden voters (81M). But Trump has a very high floor. As in, his 74M voters are locked in. It's not likely a Biden voter will switch to Trump. But, he needs to depress Biden's ceiling. Trump wins by convincing Biden voters to stay home or vote for someone else. So if RFK convinces 10% of Democrats to votse for him, Biden and Trump are tied. One of RFKs major talking points is "Today, I am leaving the Democrat party". He is aiming his campaign at Biden voters. In fact, he recently said Biden is more dangerous than Trump. Because Biden is censoring mis-information. For Dems, this is Ralph Nader all over again. Does Gen X have to explain this politically to Gen Z? Presidential elections are imperfect. Do the Dems who didn't support Hillary regret it? 3 Supreme Court Justices later... they better. Same thing with the uncommitted movement from pro-Palestinians. I am slightly less worried about the pro-Pakestinians, but they need to start recognizing Biden has moved US policy, and even if it is small steps, it's in the right direction. Come July, if the pro-Palestinian voters are like, "Oh - still not enough", I will be more concerned with them.

... He also indicates that she needs to make a decision well before jeopardy attaches.