Vilandil Tasardur

I never really understand the point of firing a coach mid season. The season is done. There isn't anything to salvage. I don't believe one iota in any nonsense about development of moral or momentum. I'm convinced that 95% of mid season firings are cases where the best candidate is already doing the best possible job, and the team just isn't good. There's nothing gained from shaking things up.

I think *some* amount of this is sometimes forgivable. At least, I don't find it hard to imagine scenarios where a liberal runs on a platform of certain liberal policies, only to get into office and realize that instituting them isn't really possible without a massive liberal revolution that isn't going to happen, so they settle for some compromises. Like, we all know that if by some hail marry Bernie had actually been elected, he would have had to dramatically reign in his expectations or else go down as the most ineffective liberal in history. Liberal policies by nature are difficult to bring about, I think.

Yeah. I genuinely believe that any standard Democrats/Liberals that are anti-Biden "because he's old" are basically just drinking Russian cool aid without knowing. I'm 33. Biden has been as good if not better than Obama, and therefore the best president of my lifetime. I remember the Clinton years enough to know that he didn't really have anything to do with how good the economy was. I remember the first Obama term fondly, but the second was milk toast and borderline disastrous with the Garland gamble on Trump having no chance.

Yeah, I wouldn't advocate for that either. But I'd advocate the hell out of "tactically strike cartel members with the added bonus of no longer arming the arming the cartels since they are now the active enemy". Mexico doesn't need nation building. They need help cutting the cartels down. The real government is essentially a guerilla insurgence in their own country compared to the cartels who have major money and weapons. If those odds were evened they could probably make it work.

Yeah man, as a Mexican American, I'm torn as hell on this. Like, on the one hand, I'm sick to death of war. And I don't think I want any part of US "nation building" in my home country seeing how bad they are at it. On the other hand, I see how much money we spent in the middle east and genuinely wonder if Mexico could become Canada if they had some serious help getting on top of the cartels.

All of the following are true: I am very happy she is home I am very frustrated that she put our nation into this position I believe it is our government's job to work this hard to bring all US citizens in similar states home If it were me or my loved one, I would want them to move mountains to bring me home I am very frustrated by the fact that we had to release a serious criminal I am still happy that our leaders managed to bring a US citizen home

I'm convinced that the pitch is too big and the sub limit are the two biggest issues with the game. So much of the game is meaningless clock running with the ball either out of play or bouncing around in the midfield by players who are too tired to do anything. And I say this as someone who likes soccer. But the pacing ain't good.

For as easy as it is to say that all Democrats need to do is "run candidates people actually like", I still think they have a really tough challenge. It's obvious that to really enthuse the young vote you need to either (1) promise very progressive change policies or (2) need to be stopping fascism. Or both. But I haven't forgotten how badly Bernie performed in some key states that suggest that you'd lose a lot of centrist democrats if you run someone too extreme. I don't think it's easy to just find someone that will keep you competitive on the Midwest while jazzing up gen Z.

Cheers. Somehow, it never occured to me to try YouTube. Thanks!

Any free sources to watch election coverage this evening? I'm shocked NBC and CNN are paywalling me.

The key to trying to figure out how Trump and the GOP split or don't split lies, I think, in trying to understand what Trump actually wants. If you think Trump WANTS to be president again, then any talk of him running independent is outrageous. He'd never be able to fund the campaign without the GOP and they both know they'd just neuter the other along the way. If you think Trump just wants the GOP to lose if it can't be him, they he may be happy to neuter the GOP by running independent. Personally, I think what Trump wants is to run at all costs to ensure his candidacy so he can cry that any investigations are political attacks. He wants the protection, not the position. And if that's the case, then I think he's running no matter what (Republican or Independent). And IF that's true, then the GOP will obviously just do whatever he wants because with him on the ticket they have a chance, but with him as an independent they have none.

Historically I have always enjoyed paying attention to elections, but this forum addicted me to it in 2012 while I was stuck at work with nothing to do. Now? Election results are like telenovelas for me. Gotcha popcorn ready!

Y'all are crazy. Both things can be true: + The WR beat his man by several steps and was wide open + The QB under three the ball by at least 5 yards and it should have been intercepted. Number 2 doesn't render number 1 false folks.

This is powerful stuff. Thanks for sharing, even though we're random internet strangers. I'm glad you're well now and have love and support.

Update: sounds like she is safe and heading to my buddy. Seems like the plan was always to cut the parents out but loop her brother (my buddy) back in. What comes next I have no idea but at least she's safe. Thank you all for the kindness and for being a productive outlet for anxiety ❤️