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Today's Lounge reminder Mudlizard 3/14/2024 - 7:58 a.m.

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Speaking of criming, Arkansas's governor apparently learned from the best Native 4/16/2024 - 7:47 a.m.

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Tom Cotton suggests protestors would be thrown off bridge in his state Thunder 4/16/2024 - 6:57 a.m.

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Speaking of cheating us to beat us, how Florida Rs gained a super-majority Native 4/15/2024 - 11:50 p.m.

I don't want to hear or read any Republican complaining about 2020 again or so-called election... Thunder 4/16/2024 - 6:16 a.m.

So, Native's 2016 accusation is a confession? Just looking for consistency here. * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:36 a.m.

No...Republican accusations are the confessions. * Thunder 4/16/2024 - 6:37 a.m.

But Democrat accusations are A-OK? * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:48 a.m.

Let me know when the Democrat accusations rise to the level of violence that... Thunder 4/16/2024 - 6:54 a.m.

That's a dodge. Denying elections is either OK or it's not. * UFNY 4/16/2024 - 6:58 a.m.

I never denied the 2016 election, just pointed out that Trump had to cheat to win - and we know he Native 4/16/2024 - 7:23 a.m.

"Cheat to win" is a denial. UFNY 4/16/2024 - 7:28 a.m.

It is not, it is a reality based on evidence like ghost candidates - when you have evidence of Ds Native 4/16/2024 - 7:30 a.m.

Exactly… * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 7:29 a.m.

Here's a Sun Sentinel article - it's a crime but the GOP is blocking an election probe Native 4/15/2024 - 11:58 p.m.

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Miami Tech Exec Predicts Explosive Market for Artificial Intelligence-Generated Girlfriends Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 11:23 p.m.

Just one AI boyfriend would take several supercomputers to run. * UFNY 4/16/2024 - 6:38 a.m.

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They really are the party of Putin... UGADawginVA 4/15/2024 - 10:22 p.m.

How did I know Rs would double-cross Ukraine and Biden? Native 4/15/2024 - 10:36 p.m.

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Clarence Thomas missed a hearing today on quid pro quo gifting of government officials? I need the Native 4/15/2024 - 8:02 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/15/2024 - 8:09 p.m.

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RE: Clarence Thomas missed a hearing today on quid pro quo gifting of government officials? I need t iPhoneHobbes 4/16/2024 - 12:54 a.m.

Pretty please? * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:48 a.m.

RE: Clarence Thomas missed a hearing today on quid pro quo gifting of government officials? I need Beachmaster 4/16/2024 - 7:37 a.m.

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I think Donald Trump’s next lawyer is all lined up GatorCane 4/15/2024 - 7:15 p.m.

His free lawyer just lost a bid to dismiss the $148M judgment against him in Jawja. The best people * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 7:31 p.m.

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Trump fell asleep during his own trial. Why that’s bad news for Biden®️ iPhoneHobbes 4/15/2024 - 7:10 p.m.

RE: Trump fell asleep during his own trial. Why that’s bad news for Biden®️ Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 7:27 p.m.

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Its early, but 2024 murder rate is falling--why that's bad news for Biden®

Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 5:58 p.m.

Are you the NYT pitch bot? * UGADawginVA 4/15/2024 - 6:05 p.m.

He is a mere piker compared to the Pitchbot GatorCane 4/15/2024 - 7:04 p.m.

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But don't look back in anger, I heard her say. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 5:47 p.m.

Proof that information warfare works quite well. * trash 4/16/2024 - 7:43 a.m.

We see it here every damn day * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:48 a.m.

Nothing about Trump's administration looks good. * Thunder 4/15/2024 - 5:50 p.m.

Many people appear to disagree. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 6:07 p.m.

Only about half the nation * Peabody Hall 4/15/2024 - 8:05 p.m.

Tyrants have their admirers. * Thunder 4/15/2024 - 7:09 p.m.

And they vote! * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 7:17 p.m.

And try to stop others from voting. * Thunder 4/15/2024 - 7:49 p.m.

So one would thiink simply writing them off as "deplorable" would not be a good strategy. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 8:11 p.m.

If they don't want to be called deplorable, then they shouldn't support a tyrant like Trump. * Thunder 4/15/2024 - 9:06 p.m.

I think they embrace the term. I would, were it people I don't respect calling me that. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 9:12 p.m.

JFC, it's been seven years and you are still griping about the woman who was clearly cheated out of Native 4/15/2024 - 10:30 p.m.

My post had nothing at all to do with Hilary's (legit) loss. * UFNY 4/16/2024 - 6:34 a.m.

I'm pretty sure referencing 'Deplorable' and HRC is exactly that * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:31 a.m.

So, you are an election denier? * 10EC 4/15/2024 - 10:49 p.m.

She and many, many others. * UFNY 4/16/2024 - 6:36 a.m.

Just the latest evidence-free insult that is your MO * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:23 a.m.

You literally typed the words. * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 7:30 a.m.

DID NOT! * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:33 a.m.

Unlike Trump, she conceded Thunder 4/16/2024 - 3:47 a.m.

yep, but apparently Native didn't * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:29 a.m.

As usual, you miss the point and are consumed with nabbing me on something rather than addressing Native 4/16/2024 - 7:19 a.m.

I get it, I do. You don’t have to be questioned in the bubble. * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 7:31 a.m.

Not wasting my time on something destined for deletion but it's clear y'all don't want to discuss Native 4/16/2024 - 7:34 a.m.

Nice try, he won because he cheated and everyone knows it and Alvin Bragg is going to prove it Native 4/15/2024 - 11:14 p.m.

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What Leaving Abortion Up to the States Really Means Wayne 4/15/2024 - 4:29 p.m.

And honestly, from a political standpoint, I have no issue with that. I hate it, but if it comes 10EC 4/15/2024 - 4:39 p.m.

Y'all shoulda stayed out of women's bedrooms and doctor's offices, are you prepared Native 4/15/2024 - 6:38 p.m.

10s of thousands of live humans believe you are wrong. * 10EC 4/15/2024 - 9:46 p.m.

What about those who had miscarriages, but can't get treatment because of... Thunder 4/16/2024 - 3:53 a.m.

No argument that those laws were poorly written. * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:31 a.m.

Or maybe they were well written by the authors, they just didn't expect the backlash. Thunder 4/16/2024 - 6:35 a.m.

You realize those were very old laws on the books, right? * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:38 a.m.

Yes, written by old, dead men from the 1800s and forced birthers want modern women to live by * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:24 a.m.

10s of thousands more are going to show you how much we value our freedom and privacy Native 4/15/2024 - 10:30 p.m.

You will have you few pounds of flesh * 10EC 4/15/2024 - 10:48 p.m.

More like tons. A big price has to be paid for the untold damage and heartache that has been created * Native 4/15/2024 - 11:15 p.m.

Morbid in some eyes * 10EC 4/16/2024 - 6:30 a.m.

Morbid is an obsession with fetal cells over real women! * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:20 a.m.

RE: Y'all shoulda stayed out of women's bedrooms and doctor's offices, are you prepared Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 7:18 p.m.

Make mine a rolling pin - I just bought a new heavy-duty French one that will hurt you quick! * Native 4/15/2024 - 7:40 p.m.

I like my Wusthof Classic Extra Wide Cook's Knife. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 7:47 p.m.

Answer = Nothing when they get the idea they can pass a national ban. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 4:30 p.m.

exactly - this has always been the plan. But they should be trusted now to leave it with states? BBG 4/15/2024 - 5:08 p.m.

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If you were called as a juror in the Trump case today how would you answer the question about your GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:34 p.m.

No one who posts here could avoid either disqualification or cause a mistrial if an attorney wanted. Albert 4/16/2024 - 6:58 a.m.

I can see it now: Lounge goes viral; cable interviews all round; UFNY v Mud on a revived Crossfire! Mississippi Vol 4/16/2024 - 7:42 a.m.

Yep, but some of us are far more honest about it than others * Native 4/16/2024 - 7:21 a.m.

Never ask that question atlzamgator 4/15/2024 - 7:54 p.m.

Why did over half of them do it today? I am curious. Just to avoid it? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 8:46 p.m.

So a search of your "social media" would build a case for your bias though you are "without bias" Wayne 4/15/2024 - 4:55 p.m.

I am sure we both believe we can be unbiased. I believe we could each build a case due to social med GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 5:46 p.m.

I think I could be fair to the worthless lying sack of shit. * Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 5:13 p.m.

We'll give him a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging. * Dawgzilla 4/15/2024 - 5:17 p.m.

RE: We'll give him a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging. MiamiGator 4/15/2024 - 11:36 p.m.

It will be the best hanging. Many people are saying that. * Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 5:35 p.m.

I could be 100% fair and no social media issues either. * Inspector Vol 4/15/2024 - 4:17 p.m.

And both sides would want you tossed . 😂 * Mississippi Vol 4/16/2024 - 7:48 a.m.

I a including posts on the VS - so I am not sure I see you as unbiased. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 4:28 p.m.

It’s in my skill set to set my feeling aside and dissect the problem and make a decision. * Inspector Vol 4/15/2024 - 7:23 p.m.

Mine too but the social media presence gives the defendant grounds to question a verdict. GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 8:49 p.m.

So you agree with UFNY? * Inspector Vol 4/16/2024 - 7:09 a.m.

there's nobody that posts on this forum regularly that would be seated on that jury BBG 4/15/2024 - 5:09 p.m.

Well yeah, that and the fact we don't live in Manhattan. * Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 5:12 p.m.

I would absolutely be fair. And I don’t post anything on social media so no issue there * IntimiGator 4/15/2024 - 4:13 p.m.

Same * Mudlizard 4/15/2024 - 3:49 p.m.

There's no way anyone could be completely "fair" about this trial. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 3:37 p.m.

I believe I could... Dawgzilla 4/15/2024 - 5:15 p.m.

I could. I can’t claim not to have heard the nonsense on both sides but fair…yea. * Inspector Vol 4/15/2024 - 4:18 p.m.

Just my view, but I don't think anyone doesn't have an opinion on Trump, and that affects judgement. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 4:27 p.m.

True. I have confidence of being able to set that aside. It’s part of my work history. * Inspector Vol 4/15/2024 - 4:59 p.m.

So bottom line our justice system does not work? Does not work for Trump? Does not work for us? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:39 p.m.

We're not talking about "our justice system", we're talking about one trial. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 3:43 p.m.

Also please stay on topic and anser the quesion if the original post. How would you handle it? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:44 p.m.

I am on topic, and have answered. You can always choose not to respond. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 3:46 p.m.

What was your answer? Was it in code? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:47 p.m.

So you just have no faith in the verdict our justice system will render. Same thing. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:44 p.m.

Not the same thing at all. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 3:46 p.m.

I have no idea what you were trying to say. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:48 p.m.

I have faith that the trial will be a shitshow and that a reasonably fair verdict will be reached. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 3:50 p.m.

So the jurrors will be fair? You started with the concept they can't be fair. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:51 p.m.

Note the use of the word "competely" in the post you're referring to. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 4:06 p.m.

So are you saying you could not be completely fair and you would recuse yourself? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 4:10 p.m.

No one can be completely fair. "Completely" neither realistic nor necessary. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 4:17 p.m.

Your inability to answer a question is apparently gratifying for you. So you can be fair no need to GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 4:27 p.m.

Now you've lost me. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 4:28 p.m.

Answer yes or no please. it is a very simple concept. Would you recuse yourself? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 4:29 p.m.

No, I would not. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 4:35 p.m.

Thank you, now was that hard? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 5:48 p.m.

Terribly. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 5:50 p.m.

The basis of our justice system rests on a jury verdict. You believe this impossible here? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:42 p.m.

I never asked that question. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:38 p.m.

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I did not know it was appliance week in the House... UGADawginVA 4/15/2024 - 11:12 a.m.

They will get to it in two weeks. Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 11:46 a.m.

Having a brand new gas stove for the first time... They will pry it from my cold dead fingers 10EC 4/15/2024 - 1:46 p.m.

But how will our laundry be freed now? * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 11:39 a.m.

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On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field as first basmean for the Dodgers Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 10:35 a.m.

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I once again most note, the overlap between the start of Trump's 1st trial and tax day is beautiful * GatorCane 4/15/2024 - 8:37 a.m.

its Stormy Monday: happy First Day of Donald Trump’s First Criminal Trial to all who celebrate. Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 10:31 a.m.

Well that was a fun read lol. Love the Sununu part Mudlizard 4/15/2024 - 10:54 a.m.

I'd link to Jeff Tiedrich more often but the bad word filter keeps links from working Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 11:40 a.m.

I hope you read the HCR embed I posted below to GC - she called out that Sununu lie * Native 4/15/2024 - 11:11 a.m.

RE: its Stormy Monday: happy First Day of Donald Trump’s First Criminal Trial to all who celebrate. Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 10:38 a.m.

In terms of badly, Trump needs full Jesus defense Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 9:07 a.m.

Happy Accountability Day! * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 8:40 a.m.

I am genuinely curious if he'll behave in court GatorCane 4/15/2024 - 8:47 a.m.

I honestly think they have sedated him. He is also like many of us on Semaglutides. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:30 p.m.

I think they told him he can have a bucket of KFC tonight if he behaves and doesn't load his Depends * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 6:34 p.m.

RE: I am genuinely curious if he'll behave in court Hobbes 4/15/2024 - 9:11 a.m.

RE: I am genuinely curious if he'll behave in court Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:16 a.m.

Lock him up if he can't act like a normal human. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 8:56 a.m.

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Sometimes industries will step-up in the face of government harm and overreach Native 4/15/2024 - 7:33 a.m.

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More fun in progressive attempts to control markets. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 6:44 a.m. Edited by Author on 4/15/2024 - 6:44 a.m.

Edited by Author on 4/15/2024 - 6:44 a.m.

Just one quote from the article suffices: "Unintended consequences." What will they be should BurrGator 4/15/2024 - 11:47 a.m.

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I have three gift subscriptions to Radley Balko's "the Watch" Hobbes 4/14/2024 - 11:00 p.m.

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Mark Cuban is paying $288mm in taxes tomorrow and is proud to do so Native 4/14/2024 - 9:02 p.m.

"Pay what I owe", sez Mark Cuban. Tell that to the college graduates with loans * DW 4/14/2024 - 10:16 p.m.

Most student loan borrowers pay for years, often paying more in interest than principal Native 4/14/2024 - 11:26 p.m.

Not a smart decision on their part. How does one get in that position is beyond me DW 4/14/2024 - 11:48 p.m.

If you don’t understand what a loan is, how to read a loan document or comprehend DurangoGator 4/15/2024 - 8:33 p.m.

“I’m from the Government and I’m here to help”: Mississippi Vol 4/15/2024 - 8:25 a.m.

Fortunately for net taker states, the Federal government is there to help * GatorCane 4/15/2024 - 9:49 a.m.

Sadly, these failed states have been allowed to remain on the government teat for too long to be Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 5:28 p.m.

Much like government involvement in education: overpriced; poor results, and debt everywhere. * Mississippi Vol 4/15/2024 - 3:05 p.m.

And all this loan forgiveness will only encourage more irresponsible degrees and borrowing. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 7:37 a.m.

As well as irresponsible lending and encouragement from schools and guidance counselors to BurrGator 4/15/2024 - 11:50 a.m.

I don't know why this is so difficult for some to understand, when they take out the loans Native 4/15/2024 - 7:42 a.m.

It is rewarding irresponsibility tho. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 11:09 a.m.

Again, it's about the unknowability of the loan details when they take them out, and this is Native 4/15/2024 - 11:13 a.m.

You know the loan amount when you take it out. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 11:22 a.m.

Um, a couple of points on interest is a big deal to the bpain orrower but that was very excellent Native 4/15/2024 - 12:18 p.m.

And is, nevertheless, negligible in relation to the loan amount. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 12:21 p.m.

We've covered this numerous times, not the way it is calculated Native 4/15/2024 - 12:58 p.m.

And it's still signing up for a bad deal, which we'll have a LOT more of now! * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 1:02 p.m.

How about we improve the system so middle class kids have a way to get ahead? Native 4/15/2024 - 5:50 p.m.

I'd rather focus on poor kids than middle class kids. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 6:07 p.m.

We don't do either, and again, that kind of POV makes us unique among industrialized nations * Native 4/15/2024 - 6:33 p.m.

And they don't eff poor kids over with lousy K12 and then little help in college either. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 7:05 p.m.

Most public schools were doing fine until they were raided to prop up charter and private schools Native 4/15/2024 - 7:43 p.m.

No, they weren't. Not even a little bit. Clearly you've never been to an urban K12 school. * UFNY 4/15/2024 - 8:14 p.m.

So, invest in those schools - the solution has been to destroy highly performing suburban ones * Native 4/15/2024 - 8:57 p.m.

The two are unrelated. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 9:07 p.m.

Florida vouchers and charter schools have been around for 20 years - where is the improvement? Native 4/15/2024 - 10:34 p.m.

I went to a restaurant the other day and the food was mediocre. UFNY 4/16/2024 - 6:36 a.m.

If the Hillsdale Hustle is truly dead, I'd be surprised. And elated. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 11:43 p.m.

I don't know why this is so difficult for some to understand, attending college is a choice one make FLVOL 4/15/2024 - 10:01 a.m.

It is truly amazing some still haven't figured out the game is rigged, and not in their favor. Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:06 a.m.

Wow! Add that to Congress's own rather blatant insider trading and we know how some end up so rich * Native 4/15/2024 - 10:44 a.m.

Look at KY. They keep electing the poster child for it. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 10:48 a.m.

And I just got a push poll from my Congressman, used car salesman Vern Buchanan, asking if Native 4/15/2024 - 10:52 a.m.

Are you saying they sign a loan not knowing the terms? * DW 4/15/2024 - 7:48 a.m.

Yes, I'm telling you that's exactly how it works for most student borrowers and why the current Native 4/15/2024 - 8:18 a.m.

Meh. Everyone was going to pay them back as soon as the billionaire tax breaks trickled down to them * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:53 a.m.

Buying votes by debt forgiveness. Help our kids? Sure. Starts with the parents DW 4/15/2024 - 9:01 a.m.

Are you FN kidding me? My daughter is a highly paid professional. She can afford her student loans Native 4/15/2024 - 10:38 a.m.

On a 30-year mortgage you'll pay more interest than what the loan was. Can that be forgiven also? * DW 4/15/2024 - 11:46 a.m.

No, because again, they aren't the same thing but I will say they fixed a lot of the predatory Native 4/15/2024 - 12:16 p.m.

RE: No, because again, they aren't the same thing but I will say they fixed a lot of the predatory DW 4/15/2024 - 12:36 p.m.

it's not cancelled; they'll still pay it through their income tax. Everyone else will too * FLVOL 4/15/2024 - 10:03 a.m.

Have you filled out a FAFSA? * 10EC 4/15/2024 - 8:46 a.m.

Yed * FLVOL 4/15/2024 - 7:10 a.m.

How much did he make in 2023? * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 9:55 p.m.

He sold the Mavericks for $3B. In 2023 he would have had unrealized gains DurangoGator 4/15/2024 - 10:11 a.m.

Sold his majority interest in the Dallas Mavericks in 2023. Owned since 2000. Realized big cap gain. * JimG8R 4/14/2024 - 11:04 p.m.

Ah. What do ya think are the odds he used his accountants to minimize his tax bill? * Inspector Vol 4/15/2024 - 12:00 a.m.

I betcha Mark would be more productive allocating that sum, than government will be spending it. * Mississippi Vol 4/14/2024 - 10:14 p.m.

You’re right, he could buy 5 Supreme Courts Justices, that would be more productive than anything trash 4/14/2024 - 10:22 p.m.

RE: You’re right, he could buy 5 Supreme Courts Justices, that would be more productive than anythin Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:21 a.m.

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The real total eclipse was better than the pics I shot with my iPhone 15 Pro Max and DSLR: Mississippi Vol 4/14/2024 - 7:50 p.m.

It was so cloudy here, we only got glimpses. * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 10:26 p.m.

Yeah, middle Tennessee had low, heavy clouds, too, though a zoomer family member managed an Mississippi Vol 4/15/2024 - 7:50 a.m.

The coolest thing for me was the crickets. InvestiGator 4/14/2024 - 9:05 p.m.

From 2017 it was the excitement and the shadows. Very cool crescent shadows everywhere. * Mississippi Vol 4/14/2024 - 10:11 p.m.

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I’m old enough to remember when folks said Gov. Sununu represented the sensible, non-MAGA cult… GatorCane 4/14/2024 - 3:31 p.m.

HCR led off her current events post with this cowardice Native 4/15/2024 - 7:27 a.m.

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I didn't make it to Orlando for the Amendment 4 rally yesterday but I did hang out with my local Native 4/14/2024 - 3:22 p.m.

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US, France, Austria, Canada, UK condemn Iran iPhoneHobbes 4/13/2024 - 8:03 p.m.

Breaking headline on MSNBC: Biden tells Netanyahu to 'take the win' Native 4/14/2024 - 9:01 a.m.

He said we won't join in a counter-attack on Iran, which is the right call. Kind of a no-brainer. * Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 2:20 p.m.

Josh Marshall on TPM: Call it what it is, a tour de force of international crisis management Native 4/14/2024 - 3:01 p.m.

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Real war movie airing now. How this unfolds is of consequence. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 6:05 p.m.

The successful defense was greatly aided by Arab countries, both by passing along intel and by Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:49 a.m.

Israeli news telegram sites are hot tonight showing the Iron Dome in action. Iran is now pissed BelmontGator 4/14/2024 - 12:38 a.m.

That Iran tipped us off is a good sign. * Jean Voljean 4/13/2024 - 8:51 p.m.

Kudos to Biden 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 7:27 p.m.

Support Israel, F Netanyahu. * Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 11:59 a.m.

Bibi is corrupt AF. He has to go. The sooner the better. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 12:51 p.m.

That’s it in a nutshell. The widespread lie that opposing PM Netanyahu is somehow… GatorCane 4/14/2024 - 12:39 p.m.

The people now blaming Biden for Iran attacking Israel are the same ones who won’t let an aid bill trash 4/13/2024 - 7:09 p.m.

This should make it abundantly clear, even for those who refuse to accept it GatorCane 4/13/2024 - 10:12 p.m.

The R nominee had his fans chanting Genocide Joe at his rally last night so the Native 4/14/2024 - 8:29 a.m.

Israel is very small! An iron dome can`t cover an area as large as Ukraine. GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 11:13 a.m.

Developed by Israel with significant US funding. * Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 1:17 p.m.

Iron Dome is Israeli tech, not US tech. * BelmontGator 4/14/2024 - 12:37 p.m.

Ah did not know that. Do we supply the ammo? I knew UK was also involved a bit. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 1:59 p.m.

Though the Iron Dome is a great system, what we are really wanting to see in action is the Iron Beam * BelmontGator 4/14/2024 - 11:02 p.m.

The Tamir interceptor missiles it uses are made in Israel. though Raytheon supplies components. * Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 2:23 p.m.

I forget the Patriots are a part of not the entire Iron Dome. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 6:08 p.m.

It's only used against enemy aircraft, as Arrow 2 supplanted it as a long range missile interceptor * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 8:09 a.m.

Iron Dome isn't designed to cover a large area. It's part of layered, integrated air defense system * InstiGATOR South 4/14/2024 - 11:31 a.m.

If Ukraine thinks the technology can aid them, why not share it? If israel wants our help they Native 4/14/2024 - 2:24 p.m.

Call me cray but it looks like Israel needs every Tamir it can get its hands on right now. Also,... InstiGATOR South 4/14/2024 - 3:52 p.m.

Israel's refusal pre-dates their war with Hamas by a year-and-a-half Native 4/14/2024 - 8:03 p.m.

And you know this how? * InstiGATOR South 4/14/2024 - 9:16 p.m.

Because Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 and they have been asking for help all along Native 4/14/2024 - 11:24 p.m.

Ukraine has been asking for help from all nations. Please show me where Israel denied access.. InstiGATOR South 4/15/2024 - 7:05 a.m.

Le Monde, May 2023 - why Israel is refusing to aid Ukraine Native 4/15/2024 - 7:16 a.m.

Paywalled. * InstiGATOR South 4/15/2024 - 7:29 a.m.

Odd. None are paywalled when I click on those 3 links. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 9:14 a.m.

The headlines tell the story, it's why I gave you three of them * Native 4/15/2024 - 7:42 a.m.

From what I've read over the past few years, Israel has had to thread the needle with Russia... InstiGATOR South 4/15/2024 - 8:19 a.m.

It's like two degrees of Putin to get from Bibi to the R nominee to Vlad. * Native 4/15/2024 - 10:47 a.m.

RE: It's like two degrees of Putin to get from Bibi to the R nominee to Vlad. Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 5:31 p.m.

Agreed! * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 7:16 p.m.

Biden also said this was going to happen and it appears to be a limited show of force Native 4/13/2024 - 7:13 p.m.

No involvement by their warships or warplanes. Limited is accurate. A bout of chest thumping. * Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 7:01 a.m.

No reports of injuries directly related to the drone and missile barrage. Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 7:38 a.m.

Limited? Another wave has been launched and now over 150 drones and ballistic missles has been or BelmontGator 4/14/2024 - 12:41 a.m.

Link to story. Reuters link. Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 7:39 a.m.

Iran announces on X that operation “can be deemed concluded” iPhoneHobbes 4/13/2024 - 8:25 p.m.

Iran is the last country to condemn anyone for attacks on embassies. * Thunder 4/13/2024 - 9:12 p.m.

Pray for Israel * g8rdome 4/13/2024 - 6:40 p.m.

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How much is it worth to Rs to trash a state college? Apparently, more than $1mm Native 4/13/2024 - 3:55 p.m.

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It does not matter to me if he is found guilty or not guilty it will be AMAZING just GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 2:20 p.m.

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Bill Maher with his best take yet- Canada, a warning and how progressivism leads to Trump 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 1:59 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/13/2024 - 2:00 p.m.

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I get him and Jon (John?) Stewart confused. iPhoneHobbes 4/13/2024 - 6:48 p.m.

I'm not sure why I pay Max to air an aging, contrarian Islmaphobe lecture me once a week Native 4/14/2024 - 9:05 a.m.

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More media manipulation following the death of a Black man by police 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 12:30 p.m.

Two officers killed in Syracuse InvestiGator 4/15/2024 - 12:10 p.m.

Kidnap victim gunned down by deputies as she followed their commands. Teenage girl was Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 5:43 p.m.

But we're supposed to believe everything the police say, don't ya know? * Thunder 4/15/2024 - 5:49 p.m.

All she had to do was COMPLY! Oh, wait. * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 7:22 p.m.

That’s fair, but if you saw the actual video Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 1:23 p.m.

Thanks to the guv, Florida is basically a police state now with no citizen oversight Native 4/14/2024 - 8:34 a.m.

I did. Guns weren’t drawn until after refusal to keep windows down 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 1:44 p.m.

I think there were 5 officers, once shooting is initiated all officers on scene are going to VOLMAN 4/14/2024 - 1:36 p.m.

I object to the CONSTANT screaming of OPEN THE DOOR over and over again. Give GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 2:11 p.m.

And I object to the CONSTANT second-guessing and criticism of police 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 2:17 p.m.

These people were in a unmarked car. They were not in uniform. There were 5-6 of them. GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 2:23 p.m.

They identified themselves adequately 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 2:29 p.m.

It was their actions that made me second guess them. Like everyone else they are not above the law. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 4:06 p.m.

And exactly how did they break the law? * 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 4:41 p.m.

Come on, man. They swarmed a black kid’s car for the heinous crime of not wearing a seatbelt? Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 5:11 p.m.

Sure when I got pulled over for forgetting to put new stickers on it WAS JUST LIKE THAT! Not. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 6:03 p.m.

Come on, man back at you…. 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 5:53 p.m.

Because the “swarm” seems as if it came before the noncompliance. Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 8:55 p.m.

When police “swarm” you still have to comply 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 9:59 p.m.

You keep thinking I am justifying his actions. I am not. I am criticizing the cops’ methods. * Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 7:35 a.m.

The car he “just bought” had multiple side dents. I think this was the end of a chase. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 5:51 p.m.

Can you source that? * Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 8:54 p.m.

See :"I think" above. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 9:04 p.m.

Oh, so you made it up. Ok thanks. * Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 9:06 p.m.

See "turn everything into a pissing match" below. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 9:12 p.m.

That would be interesting to know. * Inspector Vol 4/13/2024 - 6:59 p.m.

They were coming at him from all angles. He had to be freaked out. GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 5:32 p.m.

Getting freaked out is no excuse for firing on police officers 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 6:22 p.m.

No, it seems like you don’t think police should be held accountable for Mudlizard 4/13/2024 - 8:58 p.m.

He shot first!! Are you forgetting that? 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 9:56 p.m.

As they say, more than one thing can be true. The escalation must be analyzed and improved upon. * Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 7:36 a.m.

Had they not gone in hot they wouldn't have had to defend themselves. Everyone lives. De-escalate! * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 6:39 p.m.

He escalated through noncompliance 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 6:50 p.m.

I driver has the right to be approached respectfully. We don’t live in a police state. * Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 7:38 a.m.

No! There is no such right. Why do you think there is? Please cite to the law * 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 8:09 a.m.

There are commonly accepted procedures for traffic stops. From what I saw, they didn’t follow Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 11:50 a.m.

Citizens do no have a “right” to a polite stop. Period 3rdWardGator 4/15/2024 - 2:27 p.m.

Think I’ll reserve judgment until all the facts are known. * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 8:05 a.m.

Remember when authority like the police received the benefit of doubt? 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 8:43 a.m.

I do. But they, like the fed govt, tv news have squandered some goodwill by supporting bad eggs. * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 9:02 a.m.

True, but some have taken those few bad eggs... 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 10:58 a.m.

I agree. There is room for improvement on both fronts. If people had to deal with society Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 2:06 p.m.

A few bad eggs? Check out last week's story on why the Goon Squad got 45 years! Police GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 11:19 a.m.

Yes, a very few in percentage. Do you think it's the majority? * 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 11:26 a.m.

I don't think a black man should have to figure that out during a stop. GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 11:34 a.m.

How about a white man? * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 2:09 p.m.

Sadly that goes without saying. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 2:17 p.m.

Could have just said “man”. * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 2:50 p.m.

NO Black men have MUCH more to fear from a traffic stop. Driving while Black is a thing. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 6:11 p.m.

Being afraid is no justification for opening fire on police. Not in this or any universe * 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 11:12 p.m.

Stand your Ground Laws - not in uniform so sure there is * GR82BaFLG8R 4/15/2024 - 3:55 p.m.

Stand your ground laws do not apply to law enforcement. 3rdWardGator 4/15/2024 - 9:00 p.m.

Yes, I know. We don’t that was this yet do we? You got all the facts? * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 6:53 p.m.

What I am saying is that whether it was or it was not a Black man would be justified in GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 7:18 p.m.

Wonder and guessing are fine, but we don’t know enough to assign guilt to anyone. * Inspector Vol 4/14/2024 - 9:49 p.m.

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DeSantis and the Florida legislature cruelty strikes again Thunder 4/13/2024 - 10:39 a.m. Edited by Author on 4/13/2024 - 10:43 a.m.

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But you know everything has to be left to the states now. Or is that just when taking away rights? * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 4:08 p.m.

My biggest fear about the Amendment 4: Manatee county has a new SOE Native 4/13/2024 - 4:01 p.m.

If only there was a federal agency that could establish regulations DurangoGator 4/13/2024 - 3:31 p.m.

If only the party of small government believed in...small government * Thunder 4/13/2024 - 4:19 p.m.

I would think that one set of regulations would be smaller government than many * DurangoGator 4/13/2024 - 4:49 p.m.

I would think that so-called compassionate conservatives would be...compassionate Thunder 4/13/2024 - 4:58 p.m.

But, but... allowing those with expertise to draft regs means getting some icky Chevron deference Beachmaster 4/14/2024 - 8:24 a.m.

Again with hyperbole. I have some knowledge in this area since DurangoGator 4/13/2024 - 5:19 p.m.

So small it fits in a uterus! * Native 4/13/2024 - 4:38 p.m.

But big enough to block the entrance to a voting booth. * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 5:03 p.m.

And Republicans believe 14 year old girls are old enough to be mothers, but not to vote. * Thunder 4/13/2024 - 5:07 p.m.

Old enough to deliver their rapist's pregnancy, but not to read a book about ghey penguins. * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 5:26 p.m.

Workers will die in the Florida heat and voters will get another reminder that this state DNGAF Native 4/13/2024 - 12:14 p.m.

The pro-life party, right? * Thunder 4/13/2024 - 12:16 p.m.

Pro life would be 20 Sandy Hook kindergarteners graduating from high school * Native 4/13/2024 - 4:13 p.m.

RE: The pro-life party, right? Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 1:55 p.m.

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About that NPR story Native 4/13/2024 - 10:05 a.m.

Just that very day, NPR had a long interview with Nancy Mace, Trump apologist. No opposing side. Phred 4/13/2024 - 11:18 a.m.

Yeah, the Russia stuff was a big tell, especially with TWO Rs basicalliy admitting some of their Native 4/13/2024 - 12:07 p.m.

Is it too late to stop the canonization? * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 11:14 a.m.

The piece was full of confirmation bias. He said it was so, thus it was true. Because: truthiness. * Phred 4/13/2024 - 11:51 a.m.

When I saw the hit piece was being pushed by a Bari Weiss website, I knew what it was going to be. * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 12:37 p.m.

Kevin Drum nailed it Native 4/13/2024 - 12:09 p.m.

But, but, but....REASON! * Phred 4/13/2024 - 2:36 p.m.

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Why is Grandpa stocking shevles at Publix? How the cost of living has changed Florida Native 4/13/2024 - 8:23 a.m.

I read this as a general inflationary tale of woe of how inflation affects those on a fixed income, Mississippi Vol 4/13/2024 - 9:56 a.m.

You rang for me? * Inspector Vol 4/13/2024 - 11:44 a.m.

Remind me sir, do you live in Florida? * 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 12:12 p.m.

No, I do not. * Inspector Vol 4/13/2024 - 3:07 p.m.

Wow. DeSantis is incredible. He can influence the economy in Tennessee too! * 3rdWardGator 4/14/2024 - 11:01 a.m.

Sad story but happening everywhere and likely only going to get much worse. * JimG8R 4/13/2024 - 9:53 a.m.

Yes, it is everywhere but it's worse here and it is impacting the people who can afford it the least Native 4/13/2024 - 9:56 a.m.

It is commonplace here, in an area that is quite affordable. * Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 11:16 a.m.

Inflation is a NATIONAL problem * 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 10:13 a.m.

It's all relative.... JimG8R 4/13/2024 - 10:10 a.m.

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UF professor Michael McDonald on how to beat voter suppression efforts by the GOP - I endorse this Native 4/13/2024 - 7:41 a.m.

The notion that states are registering non-citizens is as laughable as it gets, even for them. Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 12:09 p.m.

When I sent it to my millennial texting buddy this morning he replied that Dems should definintely Native 4/13/2024 - 3:51 p.m.

I endorse that also…or 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 10:09 a.m.

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Wow, this OJ story. And, FTR, we only have her word to go on but it's so believable + it trashes the Native 4/13/2024 - 7:29 a.m.

Speaking of pigs, did you see this? It appears the impossible actually did happen. Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 8:40 a.m.

Huh! Nope, I'd missed that Native 4/13/2024 - 8:45 a.m.

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Setting aside words & considering legislation they support and oppose, here is the GOP platform trash 4/12/2024 - 4:19 p.m.

TDS on Arizona's abortion law but it applies to everything the GOP is doing - What is wrong with you Native 4/13/2024 - 8:39 a.m.

LOL. Not even worth the bandwidth * DurangoGator 4/12/2024 - 7:51 p.m.

That is awesome. Thank you for the Friday Funny. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 4:45 p.m.

Feel free to pick a specific nit. * trash 4/12/2024 - 5:01 p.m.

Come on. UFNY 4/12/2024 - 6:05 p.m.

Here's the thing though, it's not hyperbole, it's what they are actually running on Native 4/13/2024 - 7:37 a.m.

It is, though. UFNY 4/13/2024 - 7:54 a.m.

It is the perhaps inevitable outcome. The GOPs guiding principles have become: 1) fealty to Trump trash 4/13/2024 - 8:43 a.m.

Nothing in politiccs is ever inevitable. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 11:45 a.m.

Here's a good example of authoritarianism we are seeing before our eyes Native 4/13/2024 - 9:26 a.m.

Here's the difference - Ds aren't doing that and Rs always accuse Ds of things they do Native 4/13/2024 - 8:01 a.m.

Point being, wildly partisan interpretations of basic platforms leads to hyperbole. On BOTH sides. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 11:46 a.m.

You can always present some evidence to back that assertion, otherwise it's just an Native 4/13/2024 - 12:06 p.m.

OK, "GOP wants to privatize all of K12 education". UFNY 4/13/2024 - 12:56 p.m.

You really think they wouldn't if they could? * Native 4/13/2024 - 3:42 p.m.

Do you really think Democrats wouldn't confiscate guns if they could? * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 3:50 p.m.

No, because many Dems are licensed gun owners, all we have ever asked for is commons sense safety * Native 4/13/2024 - 3:56 p.m.

Exactly my point. MAGA gonna MAGA, Hardcore D gonna hardcore D. Two sides of the same coin. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 5:52 p.m.

How can you possibly reach that conclusion? The truth is obviously the opposite * Native 4/13/2024 - 7:04 p.m.

The truth is that political true believers are all the same. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 8:18 p.m.

You are certainly entitled to that opinion but I think it's out-of-touch with reality and Native 4/13/2024 - 9:18 p.m.

Of course you do. You're a true believer. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 9:55 p.m.

I consider that a badge of honor from someone who apparently believes in nothing Native 4/14/2024 - 7:54 a.m.

On the contrary, I believe in principles independent of party. UFNY 4/14/2024 - 10:08 a.m.

Again, with the veiled insults - I think I have been one of the most consistent posters here, you Native 4/14/2024 - 2:21 p.m.

I don’t even know what you’re talking about. UFNY 4/14/2024 - 4:05 p.m.

Your insinuation is the only way to be principled is independent of party and I think that is Native 4/14/2024 - 7:04 p.m.

That is not an insinuation, it's a fact. UFNY 4/14/2024 - 7:22 p.m.

It is NOT a fact, it's your opinion but thanks for confirming my point * Native 4/15/2024 - 7:18 a.m.

It is, though. UFNY 4/15/2024 - 7:39 a.m.

Except that isn’t one of the claims, at least not here. * trash 4/13/2024 - 2:13 p.m.

It is a frequently-made claim here. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 2:36 p.m.

Watch what they do, not what they say! * Native 4/13/2024 - 3:43 p.m.

See "most hyperbolic interpretation" above. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 3:50 p.m.

I mean, all you have to do is watch how Florida has dismantled education. Then, there is Tennessee Native 4/13/2024 - 3:58 p.m.

Hey, listen to the conservative head of the Tennessee Firearms Association who opposes TN vouchers Native 4/13/2024 - 4:22 p.m.

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New granddaughter is here. Both are doing well. She makes #10. * Inspector Vol 4/12/2024 - 11:32 a.m. A HOF Post

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Thanks to all who responded. * Inspector Vol 4/12/2024 - 6:54 p.m.

RE: New granddaughter is here. Both are doing well. She makes #10. iPhoneHobbes 4/12/2024 - 1:57 p.m.

Excellent! I might have one before I'm dead but I wouldn't count on it. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 12:13 p.m.

Congrats! * Mudlizard 4/12/2024 - 12:09 p.m.

Wow... 10. Christmas must be a blast.... * 10EC 4/12/2024 - 11:43 a.m.

Maybe Hump could write a summary. * BurrGator 4/12/2024 - 2:34 p.m.

RE: Maybe Hump could write a summary. I miss that guy. Swamp Gas too! * DW 4/12/2024 - 6:04 p.m.

It is, and thanksgiving and birthdays and ball games etc lol. * Inspector Vol 4/12/2024 - 11:50 a.m.

Congratulations! * aubie in bham 4/12/2024 - 11:39 a.m.

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Politico: The R nominee and court packer is about to find out the political cost of a conservative Native 4/12/2024 - 8:01 a.m. Edited by Author on 4/12/2024 - 8:02 a.m.

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This time we REALLY got him!®️ iPhoneHobbes 4/12/2024 - 11:57 a.m.

SE Cupp is usually really good, but has become a little too preachy for me lately. * Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 8:28 a.m.

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House R bills with the Rules committee for next week. trash 4/11/2024 - 8:15 p.m.

I bet the Putin wing of the GQP is all tingly about this nonsense. Vacuous doesn't begin to describe Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 8:10 a.m.

As you know, HCR detailed the US failures with Ukraine once again Native 4/12/2024 - 8:32 a.m.

Mona Charen, of all people, with the money quote from that article. We have seen it in real time. Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 8:41 a.m.

As bad as Nixon was, he must be turning over in his grave at what today's Republicans are doing Thunder 4/13/2024 - 7:20 a.m.

He was a low rent fixer and crook, but I don't believe he was a traitor. Can't see him spewing Beachmaster 4/13/2024 - 8:15 a.m.

Nixon and Kissinger helped sabotage Paris Peace talks. * iPhoneHobbes 4/13/2024 - 6:50 p.m.

He is responsible for enabling that war criminal scumbag. Don't recall him spewing Kremlin agitprop * Beachmaster 4/15/2024 - 6:35 a.m.

I thought this column from Charlie Sykes was very good on the Ford Foundation denying Liz Cheney Native 4/13/2024 - 8:28 a.m.

She is another one, along with Jennifer Rubin, that caught on to the decline in their former party Native 4/12/2024 - 8:47 a.m.

RE: She is another one, along with Jennifer Rubin, that caught on to the decline in their former par Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 9:05 a.m.

I admittedly haven’t read the text of the bills… GatorCane 4/11/2024 - 9:30 p.m.

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NC R’s want to add yet more money to school voucher programs after wealthy families left out trash 4/11/2024 - 6:14 p.m.

RE: NC R’s want to add yet more money to school voucher programs after wealthy families left out Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 7:28 p.m.

They did this in Florida to include private schools and the private schools raised their tuition Native 4/11/2024 - 6:26 p.m.

So vouchers cause private schools to raise tuition..... UFNY 4/11/2024 - 6:40 p.m.

Once more, fed $’s pumped into TA to make up for the void that created by state funding cuts. trash 4/11/2024 - 7:50 p.m.

And, once again.... UFNY 4/12/2024 - 6:51 a.m.

It's what actually happened Native 4/11/2024 - 6:47 p.m.

And is what happened with colleges as well. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 7:16 p.m.

Not even remotely comparable * Native 4/11/2024 - 9:02 p.m.

It's literally the same. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 9:42 p.m.

Except you are in favor of school vouchers. * Jean Voljean 4/12/2024 - 5:11 p.m.

And your point is…..? * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 6:28 p.m.

… not hard to understand. * Jean Voljean 4/12/2024 - 6:41 p.m.

….but apparently unexplainable. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 8:54 p.m.

Except for the whole public vs. private thing which you continue to breeze right over Native 4/12/2024 - 7:50 a.m.

That's irrelevant to the point. UFNY 4/12/2024 - 12:14 p.m.

Except that taxpayers fund private college too and at 3-4x the rate MiamiGator 4/12/2024 - 7:52 a.m.

I know right - they are trying to make that happen in K-12 as well, to the student's detriment! * Native 4/12/2024 - 7:57 a.m.

Entirely 100% indisputably comparable and causal * MiamiGator 4/11/2024 - 9:10 p.m.

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Study: Greedflation responsible for more than half of last year’s inflation trash 4/11/2024 - 5:58 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/11/2024 - 5:59 p.m.

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Yeah but the cure for high prices is high prices IntimiGator 4/12/2024 - 12:11 p.m.

Kroger profit was up 35% from '22 to '23, Publix profits were up 49% for the same period. Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 8:19 a.m.

Publix profits from operations grew 1% DurangoGator 4/12/2024 - 8:46 a.m.

RE: Publix profits from operations grew 1% Wayne 4/12/2024 - 11:18 a.m.

Consumers still having loyalty to their favorite brands is allowing that.... same for higher prices. * 10EC 4/12/2024 - 11:29 a.m.

I have noticed some Publix®️ fatigue mostly over high prices. iPhoneHobbes 4/12/2024 - 12:09 p.m.

Publix has positioned themselves so that they are the most convenient option for most of us Mudlizard 4/12/2024 - 3:12 p.m.

Sprouts put a monkey wrench in that for me - they have very limited shelf stable supplies but their Native 4/13/2024 - 7:45 a.m.

I have actually been trying to compare brands within the stores themselves. 10EC 4/12/2024 - 12:51 p.m.

RE: I have actually been trying to compare brands within the stores themselves. Hobbes 4/13/2024 - 1:33 p.m.

uh huh!!!! ;) * aubie in bham 4/12/2024 - 11:55 a.m.

I’m busy but three points: 1 producers do not control the money supply 2. labor represented 73% Mississippi Vol 4/11/2024 - 7:25 p.m.

4. Partisans who don’t understand rudimentary economics 3rdWardGator 4/13/2024 - 12:13 p.m.

One wonders what M2 did during this timeframe . . . Wayne 4/12/2024 - 11:25 a.m.

Consumers have choices. I said here earlier, I find it incredible our volumes are slightly up. * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 6:37 p.m.

$3.59 for a 2 liter of Coke is absurd. That stuff costs pennies to produce. * DW 4/11/2024 - 8:12 p.m.

Transportation costs? Packaging costs? There used to be a coke employee here at one time I think. * Inspector Vol 4/11/2024 - 8:21 p.m.

yeah, that guy is a jackwagon * FLVOL 4/11/2024 - 11:29 p.m.

:) * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 9:41 p.m.

RE: Study: Greedflation responsible for more than half of last year’s inflation Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 6:23 p.m.

If you sell your house in a seller's market for the most you can get for it, is that "greed"? * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 6:08 p.m.

If I do it, it’s savvy. If you do it, it’s greed. * BurrGator 4/12/2024 - 8:11 a.m.

any interest in talking about the actual article? trash 4/11/2024 - 6:16 p.m.

Not a pivot, an attempt at defining terms. What transaction level crosses the line into "greed"? * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 6:25 p.m.

That is clear from the article. And even if it weren’t, your example is still miles away * trash 4/11/2024 - 7:55 p.m.

It's not at all clear, and I am interested in your viewpoint. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 8:40 p.m.

My viewpoint. Prices in general had been suppressed pre-COVID as evidenced by the long trash 4/12/2024 - 10:07 a.m.

RE: My viewpoint. Prices in general had been suppressed pre-COVID as evidenced by the long Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 2:25 p.m.

I really do love these posts. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 3:18 p.m.

The question was "at what point is it 'greed'". * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 12:12 p.m.

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I thought this Slate article was pertinent (also agrees with what I've been saying) that No Labels Native 4/11/2024 - 5:56 p.m.

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How annoying is MTG? Thunder 4/11/2024 - 4:16 p.m.

RE: How annoying is MTG? Beachmaster 4/12/2024 - 12:03 p.m.

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Definitely intrigued to watch The Sixth on Amazon Prime next month GatorCane 4/11/2024 - 2:15 p.m.

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Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand, Mona Charon, and Imagine Dragons walk into a bar:

iPhoneHobbes 4/11/2024 - 1:59 p.m.

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Why did some reporter ask Dawn Staley about trans athletes? (She is a Queen, BTW!) Native 4/11/2024 - 1:32 p.m.

And the NAIA has just banned transgender people from womens' athletics. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 2:04 p.m.

There weren't any in swimming nationals either the year before last. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 1:59 p.m.

Interesting that she was fine with it though…. * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 1:58 p.m.

Fine until the next Zach Eady decides he's female and faces SCe. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 2:10 p.m.

It’s funny, the moronic Lady Ballers was intended as a documentary when first conceived Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 2:37 p.m.

This is one topic on which I respectfully disagree with some of you guys. As I have said here before Mudlizard 4/12/2024 - 9:22 a.m.

I agree with Native it is not a choice. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/14/2024 - 12:50 p.m.

To be clear, the surgery is the part that’s the choice. * Mudlizard 4/14/2024 - 1:39 p.m.

Concur. * Hobbes 4/12/2024 - 10:39 p.m.

Where I think we disagree is you are calling it a choice with consequences. For anyone I know that Native 4/12/2024 - 9:48 a.m.

And I agree with everything you wrote. * 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 9:44 a.m.

Same * 10EC 4/12/2024 - 12:05 p.m.

RE: Same Mudlizard 4/12/2024 - 3:39 p.m.

I suggest bathing * 10EC 4/12/2024 - 6:46 p.m.

Again, everyone should watch 'Last Goal Wins' on HULU - there was an actual gender fluid player Native 4/11/2024 - 5:28 p.m.

"Hell yeah!" - Lia Thomas * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 2:45 p.m.

Who went through years of HRT and had to pass testosterone tests, far from a simple declaration * Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 3:31 p.m.

And went through puberty as a male and has the body of a male MiamiGator 4/11/2024 - 9:14 p.m.

The fact that Lia Thomas is the only example they ever come up with proves my point Native 4/11/2024 - 6:55 p.m.

I’ve come here with numerous examples that all get dismissed 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 8:48 a.m.

I'm sure the women who trained for years then lost to "her" find great solace in its unusuality. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 7:17 p.m.

Same for the women who felt unsafe in the changing room 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 8:51 a.m.

People lose athletic compeitions for all kinds of reasons, is it fair to all of Michael Phelps Native 4/11/2024 - 9:03 p.m.

Then why have women's sports? 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 3:13 p.m.

Great question * BurrGator 4/12/2024 - 5:50 p.m.

People deciding to be another gender is an unprecedented reason. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 9:44 p.m.

Again, it's extremely rare on a competitive level and there are far more important trans issues than Native 4/11/2024 - 10:43 p.m.

We can only influence our country. And there is no “trans genocide” 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 12:35 p.m.

I am concerned about all murders, trnas or otherwise. No one is worse than any other. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 6:21 a.m.

Amen. Let’s stop ranking human life in order of importance * 3rdWardGator 4/12/2024 - 12:32 p.m.

Yet you do it with pregnant women all of the time. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 2:15 p.m.

He has never, nor has anyone else. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 3:42 p.m.

That is exactly how it feels to me from the anti-abortion folks. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/13/2024 - 6:00 p.m.

I have yet to see you express that concern, certainly not nearly as much as you've wasted on Native 4/12/2024 - 7:37 a.m.

I just did. And we all have priorities, they differ from others'. None is worse than any other. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 7:41 a.m.

Huh, I think most people agree murder >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>getting beaten at swimming. * Native 4/12/2024 - 7:51 a.m.

And I have never said otherwise. * UFNY 4/12/2024 - 12:11 p.m.

And yet, you spend how many posts implying otherwise? * Native 4/13/2024 - 8:14 a.m.

See "priorities" above. * UFNY 4/13/2024 - 11:44 a.m.

“Years”…are you sure about that? 3rdWardGator 4/11/2024 - 5:02 p.m.

Yes - her therapy started in 2019 but she competed as a man in the interim * Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 5:16 p.m.

And also has and will always have an inherent physical advantage over all competitors. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 3:39 p.m.

whatever your opinion of the NCAA policy it cannot be looked at as a flippant decision Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 4:11 p.m.

It is a flippant decision. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 4:28 p.m.

You’re clever, you’ll figure it out * Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 5:17 p.m.

I doubt it. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 6:07 p.m.

She answered it like the boss she is * Native 4/11/2024 - 2:01 p.m.

You would be fine with it? * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 2:17 p.m.

I think y'all are all worked up over something that hardly ever happens and I have much bigger Native 4/11/2024 - 4:54 p.m.

That is a dodge …. * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 6:05 p.m.

No it's not, it's my honest opinion. If any athlete is good enough to make the team Native 4/11/2024 - 6:10 p.m.

Thanks for replying * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 6:13 p.m.

The current term is "pivot", apparently. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 6:09 p.m.

Politics above all. * Inspector Vol 4/11/2024 - 2:53 p.m.

I cannot understand why advocates for women's rights would tolerate transitioned men in 10EC 4/11/2024 - 4:17 p.m.

you can't? * FLVOL 4/11/2024 - 11:32 p.m.

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Interesting report in my FB on teachers leaving the profession in Florida Native 4/11/2024 - 12:33 p.m.

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Apparently Joe Scarborough announced Florida is in play on Morning Joe this AM Native 4/11/2024 - 9:57 a.m.

FWIW, I don't think you're nutty, I am just not as optimistic about the state as you are GatorCane 4/11/2024 - 10:00 a.m.

We won't change anything by giving up and staying home * Native 4/11/2024 - 11:25 a.m.

Also, even a remotely competitive FL Native 4/11/2024 - 11:47 a.m.

In play, maybe. Likely? Not so much IMO and in the opinion of his guests from what I heard. * Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 9:59 a.m.

Was one of the opinions Chris Matthews? I woke up just in time to see him on the air with Hobbe's Native 4/11/2024 - 11:30 a.m.

No it was early...just his initial panel discussion. I was getting ready for work Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 11:36 a.m.

Logically, it might take 20 years to fix the mess they have made here, but I can't ignore the Native 4/11/2024 - 11:41 a.m.

BTW, I hope you caught your girl Nicolle Wallace hold John Bolton's mustache to the fire yesterday Native 4/11/2024 - 11:35 a.m.

That was very good, and not unlike discussions we have right here on this board. * Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 11:40 a.m.

She is a master at her craft, Kristen Welker and some of their other on-air talent should learn from Native 4/11/2024 - 11:43 a.m.

Agree completely. * Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 11:51 a.m.

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I wonder is this new rule stops person to person sales

10EC 4/11/2024 - 9:45 a.m.

Requires the seller to have a license, of course the gov't will probably deny most applications. * VOLMAN 4/11/2024 - 9:55 a.m.

I wonder if I am "allowed" to give them to my children? * 10EC 4/11/2024 - 10:01 a.m.

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European study urges rethink of gender treatment UFNY 4/11/2024 - 7:46 a.m.

I think this article is out-of-touch with treatment in the US, it's insinuating things that don't Native 4/11/2024 - 12:31 p.m.

Not in my experience. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 12:38 p.m.

It does with the people I know, but I'm sure locating a good qualified therapist with experience in Native 4/11/2024 - 12:52 p.m.

Problem is, there are too many therapists who aren't "good, qualified".... UFNY 4/11/2024 - 12:59 p.m.

That's why recommendations from others experiencing the same are crucial * Native 4/11/2024 - 1:13 p.m.

And don't get done as thoroughly as they should. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 1:20 p.m.

Perhaps, but I still believe this should be between patients , family members and their doctors Native 4/11/2024 - 1:27 p.m.

Read a bit about this and pretty eye opening * ufblue 4/11/2024 - 11:54 a.m.

When feelings get ahead of the science, this happens. * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 12:06 p.m.

Indeed and more studies concluding the same will come, as will the lawsuits. ufblue 4/11/2024 - 12:22 p.m.

Funny you mention it, a DIFFERENT study from Netherlands goes further... 3rdWardGator 4/11/2024 - 10:52 a.m.

RE: Funny you mention it, a DIFFERENT study from Netherlands goes further... Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 11:21 a.m.

LOL CoachTony 4/12/2024 - 7:05 a.m.

Ok...that was funny * aubie in bham 4/11/2024 - 1:36 p.m.

I don't disagree. 3rdWardGator 4/11/2024 - 12:09 p.m.

I laughed * Native 4/11/2024 - 11:30 a.m.

RE: Funny you mention it, a DIFFERENT study from Netherlands goes further... Thunder 4/11/2024 - 11:25 a.m.

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Charlie’s back:

iPhoneHobbes 4/11/2024 - 4:19 a.m.

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The Atlantic on the protests in Israel Native 4/10/2024 - 9:09 p.m.

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I just got off the phone with my SIL who asked me if my daughter wanted another child Native 4/10/2024 - 4:44 p.m.

WaPo: Meet the chaser of nubile young women who wrote the Arizona abortion law - freebie read Native 4/11/2024 - 7:43 a.m.

RE: WaPo: Meet the chaser of nubile young women who wrote the Arizona abortion law - freebie read Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 8:21 a.m.

And in case you missed it, Arizona state senator Eva Burch, who recently revealed she needed a Native 4/10/2024 - 7:27 p.m.

I love her. I think many underestimate how many of her there are. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:37 p.m.

Hypocrisy, thy name is arizona GQP. Completely on brand for them. Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 9:15 a.m.

Every month every missed period our movement grows. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 4:59 p.m.

I had the perfect analogy - my husband and his siblings have an aunt that used to picket Native 4/10/2024 - 5:14 p.m.

^^^The same Aunt Mary we are pretty sure took ivermectin and ended up in the hospital Native 4/11/2024 - 8:11 a.m.

Say, how is that big stockpile of HCQ working out for FL? What an idiotic waste. * Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 8:23 a.m.

But Florida doesn't have enough Fish and Game officers, apparently only 3 per county now Native 4/11/2024 - 8:47 a.m.

The previous owner of the house next door to mine moved back to FL to take a job as a Fish& Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 9:07 a.m.

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The good that Trump can do . . . if "not wittingly" Wayne 4/10/2024 - 2:29 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/10/2024 - 8:19 p.m.

Edited by Author on 4/10/2024 - 8:19 p.m.

RE: The good that Trump can do . . . if "not wittingly" VOLMAN 4/11/2024 - 10:01 a.m.

Trump can’t do anything wittingly. iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 5:19 p.m.

RE: Trump can’t do anything wittingly. Wize Guy 4/10/2024 - 6:26 p.m.

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Getting back to the Kevin McCarthy vs. Matt Gaetz thing Native 4/10/2024 - 12:14 p.m.

I am not sure that is the win he thinks it is GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 2:15 p.m.

And Matt Gaetz is still in Congress and holds a lot of power. Apparently wants to replace the Native 4/10/2024 - 2:42 p.m.

I mean, this is actually a perfect encapsulation of today's MAGA party, which is the former R party BBG 4/10/2024 - 2:27 p.m.

I was thrilled to see the Goon Squad (yea tell me racism in Mississippi is better) get 45 years. GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 5:03 p.m.

I followed that story as well, some well-deserved accountability * Native 4/10/2024 - 6:28 p.m.

G will win in a landslide. He's BBG's representative. * CONSIGLIEREG8R 4/10/2024 - 2:42 p.m.

I keep hoping to run into him! * BBG 4/10/2024 - 2:46 p.m.

Do you really think he returns to the district often GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 3:55 p.m.

u calling me "regular"? Well I neevuah! * BBG 4/10/2024 - 4:17 p.m.

If you're having issues with that I highly recommend colonoscopy prep :) GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 5:19 p.m.

I wanna know the plan if you do see him… * 10EC 4/10/2024 - 4:29 p.m.

I would tell him in as polite way as possible that I think he's anti-American and not a serious BBG 4/10/2024 - 5:19 p.m.

Make sure to mention the Russians think he's one of their biggest supporters! * Native 4/10/2024 - 9:09 p.m.

You should tell him this is my daughter - I have guns and know how to use them. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:43 p.m.

I wouldn't want that guy to have any idea who my daughter is BBG 4/10/2024 - 8:38 p.m.

Prevention is worth a pound of cure. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:16 p.m.

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One more reason I'm hopeful on Florida and it does spring eternal - meet the new FL GOP Leader Native 4/10/2024 - 12:11 p.m.

Notes…one Was almost elected Governor, one was Chairman of his party, and one is the Peabody Hall 4/10/2024 - 2:33 p.m.

One was also found 'not guilty' of the crimes hanging over his head which likely let to his public Native 4/10/2024 - 2:36 p.m.

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BOTHSIDES! - Americans Don't Want a Dictatorship, but They're Creating One Anyway Wayne 4/10/2024 - 10:36 a.m.

It’s ironic to me that some of the loudest voices for a reduction in presidential powers here Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 10:58 a.m.

And also I'd object to "less concerned" . . . Wayne 4/10/2024 - 11:29 a.m.

It's only ironic if you beileve that one guy and a few cronies can topple US democracy. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 11:29 a.m.

You can probably cross a street blindfolded without getting hit. Jean Voljean 4/11/2024 - 9:00 a.m.

Not foolish at all, just a different viewpoint. UFNY 4/11/2024 - 9:38 a.m.

“can topple US democracy” seems to be a much higher bar than applied to past presidents. * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 12:00 p.m.

I don't know what that means in this context. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 12:30 p.m.

You don’t know what your own words mean? Alrighty! * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 12:44 p.m.

Why is it so hard for you to simply explain what you mean? UFNY 4/10/2024 - 12:49 p.m.

I used your own words to ask you to explain your own position. Toppling democracy was not a standard Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 2:40 p.m.

I'm still confused as to what your point is, but I'll bite. UFNY 4/10/2024 - 2:50 p.m.

I didn’t have to read the entire first sentence to see Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 2:57 p.m.

Lucy and the football comes to mind. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:23 p.m.

As does this UFNY 4/10/2024 - 8:19 p.m.

I'm not "making things up". UFNY 4/10/2024 - 3:05 p.m.

I’m sorry if my copy and paste of your own words caused you to Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 8:31 p.m.

"my copy and paste" clearly showing that you have no original thought on the matter. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 8:55 p.m.

Now now. * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 9:23 p.m.

Ah, so context does matter? * UFNY 4/11/2024 - 7:02 a.m.

It's uncanny how you can turn every attempted discussion with you into a pissing match. * Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 8:47 a.m.

Right..... UFNY 4/11/2024 - 9:37 a.m.

It’s ironic to me that some of the loudest voices for a reduction in presidential powers here Wayne 4/10/2024 - 11:12 a.m.

RE: It’s ironic to me that some of the loudest voices for a reduction in presidential powers here Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 12:04 p.m.

RE: It’s ironic to me that some of the loudest voices for a reduction in presidential powers here Wayne 4/10/2024 - 1:03 p.m.

I'd call that a move by a president that you don't agree with. Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 3:21 p.m.

I'd call that a move by a president that you don't agree with. Wayne 4/10/2024 - 3:27 p.m.

And yes, I understand why we disagree. * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 3:39 p.m.

RE: And yes, I understand why we disagree. Wayne 4/10/2024 - 3:45 p.m.

Who are you voting for in Nov if you don't mind me asking? 10EC 4/10/2024 - 3:49 p.m.

Who are you voting for in Nov if you don't mind me asking? Wayne 4/10/2024 - 3:52 p.m.

May I suggest Literally Anybody Else? Golden Gator 4/11/2024 - 2:43 p.m.

That’s not “bothsides” ing at least. Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 4:54 p.m.

I learned my lesson from 2016 * Thunder 4/11/2024 - 8:33 a.m.

RE: That’s not “bothsides” ing at least. Wayne 4/10/2024 - 5:04 p.m.

Unfortunately, that same job is not yet done. * Mudlizard 4/11/2024 - 8:49 a.m.

same. Very sad... * 10EC 4/10/2024 - 4:07 p.m.

I wasn’t saying I don’t necessarily find it problematic. Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 3:31 p.m.

It is the fact Trump and his supporters don’t even pretend the rule of law exists when applied to iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 11:19 a.m.

You know who was really, really happy about House Rs marching to the beat of his drum? Native 4/10/2024 - 4:46 p.m.

In a certain South Florida judge's case, maybe hoping to be rewarded with an Appellate or... Thunder 4/10/2024 - 1:43 p.m.

I tend to agree with Popehat's take on Aileen Cannon Hobbes 4/10/2024 - 3:32 p.m.

What is "rule of law". . . does the Constitution count as that? Wayne 4/10/2024 - 11:24 a.m.

Well if Congress would grow and set and not quaint its power away, and if SCOTUS would Hobbes 4/10/2024 - 3:07 p.m.

RE: Well if Congress would grow and set and not quaint its power away, and if SCOTUS would Wayne 4/10/2024 - 3:16 p.m.

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Hamas says it cannot identify the # of living hostages needed for current ceasefire proposal GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 9:41 a.m.

This is the fact Hamas has been hiding. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:28 a.m.

I'm not surprised at all, what do you think should be done to resolve this and stop the Native 4/10/2024 - 9:45 a.m.

I'm not sure anyone knows where all the remaining hostages are. Some are likely entombed in Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 10:11 a.m.

Putting an end to this is simple IMO GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 9:56 a.m.

Just curious.... JimG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:00 p.m.

Good answer. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 12:00 p.m.

💯 * 3rdWardGator 4/10/2024 - 11:52 a.m.

I don’t see how that is answering the question. Jean Voljean 4/10/2024 - 10:31 a.m.

Exactly * Native 4/10/2024 - 10:53 a.m.

This is honestly my problem with how this discussion is being framed GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 10:52 a.m.

The lack of pressure on Hamas to do more is disheartening to me. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 12:01 p.m.

Israel is a classically liberal US allied western style democracy.... JimG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:15 p.m.

The countries who gave Hamas all that money (inc Jordan) need to be brought on board. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:19 p.m.

Hamas financing is extremely convoluted and complicated..... JimG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:27 p.m.

Correct. They gain more from crypto and phony charities than formal funding. Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 7:56 a.m.

Crypto is mostly a money-laundering scheme, that's why I want nothing to do with it Native 4/11/2024 - 8:22 a.m.

I don't like that nothing backs it. Sorry, but what some rando says he'll pay for it doesn't cut it * Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 9:11 a.m.

Crypto is worth as much as Trumpian promises: in other words, less than nothing. * Thunder 4/11/2024 - 9:17 a.m.

I can get good Ole US Greenbacks with my bitcoin in the same amount of time GR82BaFLG8R 4/11/2024 - 12:16 p.m.

You're a healthcare professional!.... JimG8R 4/11/2024 - 12:47 p.m.

Criminals transact in all currencies. Go after the crime itself. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/11/2024 - 6:57 p.m.

Their crime is not possible without crypto. * JimG8R 4/11/2024 - 9:40 p.m.

I agree with you but I've always looked at her investment in it as a little legalized gambling Native 4/11/2024 - 1:34 p.m.

Same. * 3rdWardGator 4/10/2024 - 12:37 p.m.

How would you have us pressure them? We simply do not have any leverage there. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 12:08 p.m.

Egypt needs to do something. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 2:28 p.m.

Specifics, please. They have been facilitating talks, have allowed humanitarian aid trucks to Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 8:02 a.m.

Admit these are their Arab brothers and their allies and help in all ways. GR82BaFLG8R 4/11/2024 - 12:24 p.m.

Admit these are their Arab brothers and their allies and help in all ways. Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 1:23 p.m.

At work. No time to clarify but I know they rec Israel. I said work with those who don't. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/11/2024 - 2:10 p.m.

The main thing they could do and haven't is allow more Gazans entry as refugees Native 4/11/2024 - 8:12 a.m.

Jordan has been receiving Palestinian refugees since 1948, and has a sizeable refugee population, Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 8:36 a.m.

It's all very complicated with no easy solutions, for sure Native 4/11/2024 - 9:27 a.m.

Absolutely. I understand the frustrations and share many. Sloganeering and oversimplifying doesn't Beachmaster 4/11/2024 - 10:05 a.m.

FTR, I agree. I am hopeful that kind of diplomacy is occuring behind the scenes. * Native 4/10/2024 - 2:31 p.m.

I want the countries who gave them all the money to build those tunnels to turn up now. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 1:11 p.m.

That would be Iran and the payments from Qatar encouraged by Netanyahu. Qatar has played a Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 1:19 p.m.

So if there is no leverage, we encourage Israel to do nothing and let Hamas do what it wishes? GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 12:42 p.m.

Well, obviously, you work with whom you can. Which we are doing. How do you "pressure" a Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 1:23 p.m.

You pressure Hamas through their sponsors GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:54 p.m.

Strawman. See Thomas Friedman’s piece. * Jean Voljean 4/10/2024 - 4:32 p.m.

Is not a strawman, despite what Thomas Friedman says GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 5:21 p.m.

I care more about the hostages than Hamas does about a ceasefire. * Jean Voljean 4/10/2024 - 5:26 p.m.

WADR, that really is not an answer to my question GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 5:48 p.m.

Biden has pretty much risked his entire next term on standing by Israel, I think he has and Native 4/10/2024 - 12:16 p.m.

Respectfully, I disagree that our POTUS has stood by Israel! IMHO standing by Peabody Hall 4/10/2024 - 3:05 p.m.

We don't provide Hamas a damn thing. They don't need us for anything. How can we apply more Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 12:20 p.m.

Perhaps our "leverage" is to support our ally who was attacked by a terrorist organization? GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:16 p.m.

Are we not doing that? Has the flood of US made weapons stopped? * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 1:24 p.m.

So then what is your solution? Is it for Israel to not get the hostages back? GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:29 p.m.

How successful have those tactics been in freeing hostages? I won't bother with the straw man. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 1:45 p.m.

It isn't a strawman, it is a legitimate question GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:48 p.m.

Israel must KILL Hamas * Peabody Hall 4/10/2024 - 3:08 p.m.

Razing Gaza and killing tens of thousands is the best recruiter Hamas could hope for * Dawgspeare 4/10/2024 - 4:19 p.m.

Perhaps they are also learning what will happen if they repeat. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:26 p.m.

They do not want peace, they want Palestinians to hate Israel * Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 8:21 a.m.

So as an act of good faith, Israel should just give up on its citizens held hostage? * GatorCane 4/11/2024 - 10:07 a.m.

You persist in the notion that there are two options: doing nothing and relentless shelling * Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 2:40 p.m.

No, I persist in the notion that the return of the hostages actually matters GatorCane 4/11/2024 - 4:30 p.m.

Of course - making the obliteration of the place they are being held puzzling strategy Dawgspeare 4/11/2024 - 8:05 p.m.

Respectfullly, I am not sure we're going to agree on this issue GatorCane 4/12/2024 - 10:27 a.m.

2006 would like a word. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 8:34 p.m.

One reason I think this response has gone too far. That did not do it. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 9:21 p.m.

Any list of potential responses should have had “Obliterate Gaza” as the last item on it * Dawgspeare 4/10/2024 - 1:33 p.m.

For the umpteenth time, I am not condoning the way in which Israel has conducted this war GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:50 p.m.

Exactly. How many hostages has indiscriminate firing and bombing freed? * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 1:43 p.m.

For me 1 would be enough. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:27 p.m.

The answer is unknowable, but it would be zero if Hamas had not violated the ceasefire in place... GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 1:51 p.m.

What Hamas does or does not do is not the bar for a legitimate government * Dawgspeare 4/10/2024 - 4:20 p.m.

If only Israel were in a war with a legitimate government then everything would be peachey! * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 7:29 p.m.

Agreed, but a bar for a legitimate government is the value it places on its citizens lives IMO GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 5:49 p.m.

and as leveling Tehran was not the way to get our hostages back in the 70s Dawgspeare 4/10/2024 - 6:25 p.m.

They are terrorists. They are being hunted down and killed. The only problem for me is Native 4/10/2024 - 12:05 p.m.

I truly believe Israel has tried to hard to prevent collateral damages. The Palestinian people were Peabody Hall 4/10/2024 - 3:13 p.m.

I don't think the evidence supports that conclusion at all * Native 4/10/2024 - 4:47 p.m.

Correct.It's as wrong as it could possibly be. Where's Daddy. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 6:06 p.m.

I don't think anything like that will happen until Netanyahu is gone * Native 4/10/2024 - 11:59 a.m.

💯 * 3rdWardGator 4/10/2024 - 11:53 a.m.

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Great read from David Lurie on the misogyny in the R nominee's abortion statement Native 4/10/2024 - 8:48 a.m. Edited by Author on 4/10/2024 - 8:56 a.m.

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BTW, the media blew it on his statement yesterday as Maddow pain-stakingly outlined on Monday Native 4/10/2024 - 9:42 a.m.

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Billy Townsend on Florida immigration patterns and the Pinellas/Monroe/Miami-Dade canaries Native 4/10/2024 - 8:18 a.m.

Very interesting, and unusual, age differences in relocation patterns. Younger immigrants tend to Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 9:01 a.m.

Fun story, I know at least a half dozen Hillsborough County teachers who are no longer teaching Native 4/10/2024 - 8:56 a.m.

Pic and link violation 😎 iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 11:31 a.m.

I pointed you to Only Fans, do you need a roadmap as well? * Native 4/10/2024 - 11:49 a.m.

LOL. Yes. And a map and a mirror. And a flashlight. And both hands. * Hobbes 4/10/2024 - 1:17 p.m.

How sad for her. I guess it is why it is the oldest profession though. $$$ * 10EC 4/10/2024 - 9:55 a.m.

She is in control and doesn't do anything she doesn't want to or feels uncomfortable doing Native 4/10/2024 - 10:56 a.m.

Oh please... in your own words.. "she is making bank".... 10EC 4/10/2024 - 11:10 a.m.

RE: Oh please... in your own words.. "she is making bank".... CoachTony 4/10/2024 - 11:53 a.m.

I know a lot of former teachers that are in real estate, and most of them are really good at it Native 4/10/2024 - 12:01 p.m.

Agreed. * CoachTony 4/10/2024 - 12:01 p.m.

Oh please yourself, how dare you judge her, Florida treats teachers like shit and she got fed up Native 4/10/2024 - 11:40 a.m.

Like I said.. the worlds oldest profession b/c of the $$ * 10EC 4/10/2024 - 11:57 a.m.

Sex work is also a lot more honest than many other things she could be doing Native 4/10/2024 - 12:03 p.m.

Hey. We lawyers are sitting right here. Hobbes 4/11/2024 - 1:20 p.m.

You bastards, I couldn't find a single one willing to take my case, so I put on my big girl panties Native 4/11/2024 - 1:38 p.m.

How sad that men will pay for it. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:05 a.m.

No argument from me on that. * 10EC 4/10/2024 - 10:18 a.m.

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“Both siderism will kill us all” iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 7:47 a.m. Starred by 4 People

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And I'm happy to hold the knife! * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 10:55 a.m.

Thank you for sharing, a truly excellent read GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 9:17 a.m.

I hope you saw your GF MJF kick that Jim VanDoway guy's ass on the MoJo yesterday Native 4/10/2024 - 9:07 a.m.

That was excellent. I cannot understand how people can look at the words and acts of the presumptive Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 12:04 p.m.

Excellent read IMO * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 8:46 a.m.

Well at least you didn't do the veiled and not so veiled insulting of Wayne 4/10/2024 - 10:22 a.m.

big words, straight forward approach, I give this post a 10 :) * FLVOL 4/11/2024 - 11:47 p.m.

Excellent take * 3rdWardGator 4/10/2024 - 11:55 a.m.

I don’t do the veiled insult thing. If you think that I am veiling my insults then I do not succeed iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 11:30 a.m.

As for bball Wayne 4/10/2024 - 11:39 a.m.

I was not surprised that any one of our PG portalized but all three kind of surprised me Hobbes 4/10/2024 - 3:15 p.m.

I do my best. That judgmental crap bothers me as well. * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 10:33 a.m.

He's still my secret BF! * Native 4/10/2024 - 8:49 a.m.

Meh exactly. * Wayne 4/10/2024 - 8:30 a.m.

Truth. #BothSides! is one of the laziest, and assuredly the very dumbest, responses to the obvious Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 8:14 a.m.

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Smells like Republican dirty tricks Thunder 4/10/2024 - 7:15 a.m.

The Ohio Legislature voted to modify the periodthe last time this happened. Stupid law. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 7:52 a.m.

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Great Slate read on the AZ ban + Florida makes it clear Native 4/9/2024 - 8:37 p.m.

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More Appomattox day news: united Daughters of the Confederacy given at least one more year of tax iPhoneHobbes 4/9/2024 - 8:35 p.m.

This begs the question of why the party of law & order insists on paying homage to traitors... Thunder 4/10/2024 - 6:57 a.m.

RE: This begs the question of why the party of law & order insists on paying homage to traitors... iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 7:41 a.m.

Only if the Legislature approves of Younkin's meddling and stalling. They can reject his changes. * Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 9:13 p.m.

They don't have the votes. Requires 2/3 vote of both houses. What a wesel way out for Youngkin Hobbes 4/10/2024 - 6:44 a.m.

Weasel is on brand for him. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 10:32 a.m.

FIFY: Confederate Loser Day * GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 8:41 p.m.

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the former squeaker of the house says he's still be large and in charge except for one Rep Native 4/9/2024 - 8:18 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/9/2024 - 8:19 p.m.

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RE: the former squeaker of the house says he's still be large and in charge except for one Rep Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 8:21 p.m.

it’s easy to go low atlzamgator 4/9/2024 - 8:37 p.m.

It's not only easy but oligatory for standing up to bullies and authoritarians Native 4/10/2024 - 8:51 a.m.

Of course it’s fine if you believe that. My issue is solely about this board . * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 9:31 a.m.

It is one of the most effective tools in combating authoritarianism. Precisely why it is reviled. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 9:06 a.m.

Think of Jimmy Kimmel and his 'isn't it past your jail time' line Native 4/10/2024 - 9:12 a.m.

It is holding up a mirror which reflects the words and acts of the subject in a light they don't Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 11:07 a.m.

I mean, I just don't understand how mocking a former speaker's title Native 4/10/2024 - 11:41 a.m.

My apologies, I see others be themselves and think Native 4/9/2024 - 8:33 p.m.

Obviously a poor assumption, but I accept your apology! * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 6:24 a.m.

Most definitely! * Native 4/10/2024 - 8:15 a.m.

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I never knew this tidbit from the Civil War GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 7:32 p.m.

This one made me laugh GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 7:45 p.m.

RE: This one made me laugh Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 9:27 p.m.

That guy is alright ! Also, Native 4/9/2024 - 8:12 p.m.

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MTG.... Finally some honesty......

UGADawginVA 4/9/2024 - 6:37 p.m.

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One of my financial advisory clients - 78 year old widow wanted me to sell all her funds that had lurch 4/9/2024 - 6:05 p.m.

What's the old saying? "A fool and his (her) money are soon parted." I just hope ... All Hail Florida 4/9/2024 - 8:15 p.m.

RE: What's the old saying? "A fool and his (her) money are soon parted." I just hope ... Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 9:11 p.m.

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Tracks pretty well with when and why I stopped listening to NPR . . .

Wayne 4/9/2024 - 4:12 p.m.

Reasonable doubt is a different thing than exoneration.This piece seems to exonerate Trump on Russia Phred 4/10/2024 - 11:30 a.m.

"the rise of advocacy took off with Donald Trump" UFNY 4/9/2024 - 7:17 p.m.

More like the ETTD Syndrome. Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 8:23 p.m.

TDS applies to many on both sides. UFNY 4/10/2024 - 6:57 a.m.

And I'd say several of the failed "we got him" merely exposes some flaws in the system Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 7:05 a.m.

The delays in the various prosecutions are not inexplicable IMO GatorCane 4/10/2024 - 7:46 a.m.

Or weak charges, or incompetent prosecutures (hi, Fani!), or or or. UFNY 4/10/2024 - 7:29 a.m.

The incompetence in Georgia is on the judge and not Willis. The entire thing shoulde have been Native 4/10/2024 - 9:28 a.m.

And then there's Defense Counsel...I mean Judge Cannon Thunder 4/10/2024 - 9:51 a.m.

Twice reversed in this case alone, and repeatedly schooled by Smith. * Beachmaster 4/10/2024 - 10:23 a.m.

You say that like you’re not fully aware the actual basis for the Russia stuff. * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 8:47 a.m.

We're talking about NPR coverage. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 10:54 a.m.

What were you referring to with your “weak charges” claim then? * Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 11:08 a.m.

The NY stuff against Trump, primarily. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 11:28 a.m.

Read that earlier.Same. InvestiGator 4/9/2024 - 4:35 p.m.

Well stated Investi… I used to really injoy my interviews with NPR and that Peabody Hall 4/9/2024 - 11:33 p.m.

RE: Tracks pretty well with when and why I stopped listening to NPR . . . iPhoneHobbes 4/9/2024 - 4:29 p.m.

America could use a BBC type news format. I love BBC. * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 4:40 p.m.

RE: Tracks pretty well with when and why I stopped listening to NPR . . . Wayne 4/9/2024 - 4:31 p.m.

RE: Tracks pretty well with when and why I stopped listening to NPR . . . Wize Guy 4/9/2024 - 5:03 p.m.

Tracks pretty well with when and why I stopped listening to NPR . . . Wayne 4/9/2024 - 8:47 p.m.

Thanks for sharing that. I still listen when I commute 2-3 days a week. 10EC 4/9/2024 - 4:22 p.m.

Thanks for sharing that. I still listen when I commute 2-3 days a week. Wayne 4/9/2024 - 4:30 p.m.

RE: Thanks for sharing that. I still listen when I commute 2-3 days a week. aubie in bham 4/9/2024 - 8:51 p.m.

RE: Thanks for sharing that. I still listen when I commute 2-3 days a week. Wayne 4/9/2024 - 4:24 p.m.

Thanks. I do find Erickson partisan, but not a Trumper. He calls him out a lot. * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 4:38 p.m.

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One more sign of the decline of the US UFNY 4/9/2024 - 3:31 p.m.

Monopoly was designed to parody capitalism. iPhoneHobbes 4/10/2024 - 7:46 a.m.

And all this time I thought we were all in on the joke! * Native 4/10/2024 - 8:15 a.m.

I don’t see a problem with the game including a work together version. * Jean Voljean 4/9/2024 - 7:41 p.m.

You can do that with the old version. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 6:55 a.m.

But they've added cards, and alternative rules and stuff... Dawgzilla 4/10/2024 - 10:48 a.m.

I recently read a report that stated that China deliberately designed VOLMAN 4/9/2024 - 6:11 p.m.

RE: One more sign of the decline of the US InvestiGator 4/9/2024 - 4:15 p.m.

That's because Rich Uncle Pennybags is an old white guy. If his name was Joe, it would be okay * DW 4/9/2024 - 3:38 p.m.

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The increasingly authoritarian-curious Republican Party

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Good news y'all! GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 1:41 p.m.

Have you gotten your card yet? Hope you didn't miss them being passed out this morning. Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 3:15 p.m.

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Arizona SC just gave Arizona to Dems - rules the state can criminalize all abortions based on 1880s Native 4/9/2024 - 1:24 p.m.

Don’t worry, this guy has it all figured out for you ladies GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 8:04 p.m.

I agree it can help, but don't you think those who typically vote R, may still vote R Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 2:27 p.m.

In a state where abortion is on the ballot directly, that could be true GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 2:45 p.m.

I agree. Many Trump voters will vote for weed and reproductive rights. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:35 a.m.

Some will - I mean, I don't think either one is going to get the near the 60% for the referendums to Native 4/10/2024 - 11:48 a.m.

All good points. * Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 3:49 p.m.

Biden only lost by 3 or points here last time, and yes it's gotten more red but more and more Native 4/9/2024 - 3:07 p.m.

I hear ya, and you're obviously much closer to the politics in FL than I am GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 4:03 p.m.

Well, I never claimed Biden would win Florida, just that I think it's in play after a six months of Native 4/9/2024 - 5:39 p.m.

Also, even if he doesn't win, motivating Ds to get off their asses and forcing the other side Native 4/9/2024 - 7:05 p.m.

I’m not saying it’s not worth trying, I just don’t want the Biden campaign misallocating time/money * GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 10:48 p.m.

Here's the cool thing, while some Ds were bed wetting and demanding a new nominee Native 4/10/2024 - 8:17 a.m.

No, not for the people this matters to Native 4/9/2024 - 2:30 p.m.

Because some people find other issues more important. * UFNY 4/9/2024 - 2:50 p.m.

I have always considered it my first test. Not pro-choice I won't vote for you. 40+ years now. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:37 a.m.

Totally makes sense. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 10:53 a.m.

For what is most important to me it does and I am not alone. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 12:06 p.m.

No doubt. Most people vote their priorities, and those priorities vary. * UFNY 4/10/2024 - 12:30 p.m.

I don't know man, I think having an 1880 law suddenly imposed on your personal rights and choices Native 4/9/2024 - 3:32 p.m.

Maybe, maybe not. I know 5 closely who find other issues more important. UFNY 4/9/2024 - 3:34 p.m.

Name one that where the Trump party has better policy than Democrats. trash 4/9/2024 - 7:15 p.m.

RE: Name one that where the Trump party has better policy than Democrats. UFNY 4/9/2024 - 7:20 p.m.

So we both know that you can’t. trash 4/9/2024 - 7:24 p.m.

I just don’t know if everyone thinks like that. Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 2:36 p.m.

Time will tell but I think Native is more right than wrong. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:39 a.m.

I don't think you understand the affect this has had on young women, my daughter told me yesterday Native 4/9/2024 - 3:04 p.m.

Makes sense that they're adopting a 19th centruy law with respect to abortion GatorCane 4/9/2024 - 2:22 p.m.

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Florida is the best job market in the country!... JimG8R 4/9/2024 - 12:44 p.m.

Is this due to DeSantis and his policies? 10EC 4/9/2024 - 12:48 p.m.

Meh. No... JimG8R 4/9/2024 - 3:58 p.m.

We are losing our affordability edge very rapidly, in fact some are learning we're not that good a Native 4/9/2024 - 5:40 p.m.

Not sure how it couldn't be political and I agree it is good news for the state. It just seems at 10EC 4/9/2024 - 4:27 p.m.

Construction is booming due to the Inflation Reduction Act, which appears to be working as planned * Native 4/9/2024 - 1:25 p.m.

I thought everyone was fleeing though?? * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 1:43 p.m.

Young people are leaving back to only old people moving in. Boomers who sold homes in the cold. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/9/2024 - 2:16 p.m.

Old people are taking the best jobs in the market in Florida? * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 2:58 p.m.

No, we are experiencing a labor shortage which is only going to get worse. Much of it has to Native 4/9/2024 - 3:04 p.m.

So the hot job market in Florida is just low paying migrant jobs? * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 3:29 p.m.

Florida is notorious for low wages; my son, with a trade school degree, only got above $20/hour as Native 4/9/2024 - 3:33 p.m.

The joke for nurses in FL is you get paid in Sunshine. Pay there is awful for healthcare. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/10/2024 - 10:41 a.m.

Yes, and our legislature is doing everything they can to make it as unattractive as possible * Native 4/10/2024 - 11:50 a.m.

If Florida is paying such low wages, why is the hottest job market? * 10EC 4/9/2024 - 3:46 p.m.

It's a little more complicated than that - we have plenty of low paying jobs that can't be filled Native 4/9/2024 - 5:41 p.m.

We are so over-built that it is still needed, especially infrastructure * Native 4/9/2024 - 2:15 p.m.

I like that you appreciate consistency. * Inspector Vol 4/9/2024 - 1:57 p.m.

Depends on what who's in line for poltiical credit. * UFNY 4/9/2024 - 1:45 p.m.

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Any Eclipse tales? Traffic for day trippers was a bit of a struggle: Mississippi Vol 4/9/2024 - 11:35 a.m.

RE: Any Eclipse tales? Traffic for day trippers was a bit of a struggle: iPhoneHobbes 4/9/2024 - 6:39 p.m.

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I love it when favorite Lounge writers echo me - I'm gonna C&P because it came in my email Native 4/9/2024 - 10:38 a.m.

Dawg catches car. * iPhoneHobbes 4/9/2024 - 11:17 a.m.

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HCR on Mike Turner's Russia admission and related issues, like that video Native 4/9/2024 - 8:12 a.m.

We've seen the Kremlin's propaganda excreted in this forum. Their lies are an article of faith Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 8:25 a.m.

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Has anyone else been reading about this? A couple of good friends upset with Biden asked me to read Native 4/9/2024 - 7:58 a.m.

Yes, I have. Known to have an error rate of at least 10%, but used anyway. * Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 8:17 a.m.

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I have two thoughts on student loan forgiveness. MiamiGator 4/8/2024 - 11:16 p.m. Edited by Author on 4/8/2024 - 11:58 p.m.

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Meh yes and no.... JimG8R 4/9/2024 - 8:49 p.m.

Government gets zero role in making judgments MiamiGator 4/11/2024 - 12:02 a.m.

Yes indeed, and this wealthy nation should also be able to provide BBG 4/9/2024 - 4:01 p.m.

On this we completely agree. * trash 4/9/2024 - 10:02 a.m.

Agree.. yt 4/9/2024 - 9:51 a.m.

You make some good points Native 4/9/2024 - 7:23 a.m.

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Not getting enough attention re: an accomplishment by Biden. GhostGator 4/8/2024 - 9:30 p.m.

Intel, who has already been awarded $8.5B in grants and $11B in loans from CHIPS DurangoGator 4/9/2024 - 9:28 a.m.

It's been mentioned here but poo-poo'd by some * Native 4/8/2024 - 10:22 p.m.

I'll bet your average nonpolitical person doesn't know about that and many other things * GhostGator 4/8/2024 - 10:30 p.m.

You are correct, but the administration is touting all their economic accomplishments Native 4/8/2024 - 10:41 p.m.

It is a good idea from a National security standpoint. * 10EC 4/8/2024 - 10:37 p.m.

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The woman responsible for getting RFK, Jr. on the ballot in NY spills the beans on the plot Native 4/8/2024 - 8:06 p.m.

Uh, efn Elon - the Tweet is about how the plan is to throw the election to the House * Native 4/9/2024 - 8:24 a.m.

As if there was much doubt. * Beachmaster 4/8/2024 - 8:19 p.m.

I was about to post that...well, another article about it anyway. * Thunder 4/8/2024 - 8:08 p.m.

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So, Letita James can start confiscating his properties after all? Native 4/8/2024 - 7:59 p.m.

I think she gave him 10 days to find a bond that actually meets minimum requirements. * Beachmaster 4/9/2024 - 9:03 a.m.

There is a hearing on the 22nd, at which the judge will decide if the bond works or not. looks like trash 4/9/2024 - 10:06 a.m.

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On student loan relief. trash 4/8/2024 - 5:52 p.m. A HOF Post

A HOF Post

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Reckless relief is the problem.... 3rdWardGator 4/9/2024 - 11:21 a.m.

Meet Congressman Andrew Clyde Native 4/8/2024 - 7:52 p.m.

And this is before discussing how badly student loan programs have been administered trash 4/8/2024 - 10:20 p.m.

It's almost like people don't renegotiate loan terms ALL the time, I hope to refi my car loan if Native 4/9/2024 - 7:39 a.m.

I love that the fed jacks up college tuition by pumping free money into the system.... UFNY 4/8/2024 - 6:56 p.m.

Precisely what occurred. * VOLMAN 4/9/2024 - 6:16 p.m.

Which happened after states gutted funding for public universities. * trash 4/8/2024 - 10:15 p.m.

Which is their right to do, there's no guaranteed funding level. UFNY 4/9/2024 - 7:01 a.m.

It is their right to do, but it doesn’t change the fact that it is the biggest driver of tuition trash 4/9/2024 - 10:01 a.m.

We disagree. Cost cuts would lead more to tuition going lower overall. UFNY 4/9/2024 - 11:03 a.m.

Wait...what? Are you arguing for cost controls? If so, there's a New College in Sarasota that could Native 4/10/2024 - 9:29 a.m.

Right, but the dynamics of student loans have changed as a result which is why this action is needed Native 4/9/2024 - 7:40 a.m.

Evidence for that? * MiamiGator 4/8/2024 - 11:06 p.m.

Where to begin? trash 4/9/2024 - 9:59 a.m.

On the nosey. * Inspector Vol 4/8/2024 - 7:14 p.m.

Just popped up in my FB feed! * Native 4/8/2024 - 6:50 p.m.

What student loan ? Forty years ago I made enough money working over the summer to pay my tuition Hobbes 4/8/2024 - 6:46 p.m.

exactly * trash 4/8/2024 - 6:53 p.m.

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Calling your host a #badword#ing Fascist is a new social norm? Who knew? * GR82BaFLG8R 4/8/2024 - 3:56 p.m.

I called your post that. You aren't my host. 3rdWardGator 4/8/2024 - 4:07 p.m.

I did not advocate for you to be banned! I said you need an attitude adjustment. * GR82BaFLG8R 4/8/2024 - 4:22 p.m.

I didn't read it as you asking for him to be banned either. * Mudlizard 4/8/2024 - 4:33 p.m.

She asked a reasonable question. Your response was over-the-top rude. * Mudlizard 4/8/2024 - 4:12 p.m.

yes it was. * BBG 4/8/2024 - 4:27 p.m.

The thread below got me thinking about how much harm substance abuse could cause... GatorCane 4/8/2024 - 4:45 p.m.

So it's reasonable to suggest I be banned? lol. How civil. * 3rdWardGator 4/8/2024 - 4:14 p.m.

Not that she did, but yes, it is reasonable to suggest a poster be banned, except that no one has VikingGator 4/8/2024 - 5:22 p.m.

RE: Not that she did, but yes, it is reasonable to suggest a poster be banned, except that no one ha UFNY 4/8/2024 - 5:25 p.m.

Team guys might see it that way. I don't. I have good friends here I don't agree with politically. * VikingGator 4/8/2024 - 5:54 p.m.

All we can see is what's posted. UFNY 4/8/2024 - 5:58 p.m.

A lot of people have remarked as to the similarity between my baby picture and that of baby Jesus. VikingGator 4/8/2024 - 6:38 p.m.

I’ve heard of babies going from blonde to brunette as they age GatorCane 4/8/2024 - 7:07 p.m.

She asked me why I put up with certain things Mudlizard 4/8/2024 - 4:22 p.m.

Fair, but what's the alternative? 3rdWardGator 4/9/2024 - 11:12 a.m.

A few days or a week forced break often gets ones attention. * Mudlizard 4/9/2024 - 2:31 p.m.

Ah, so the inference allows for micro-bans and shorter periods for censorship 3rdWardGator 4/10/2024 - 5:22 a.m.

Censoring tone is often necessary here. And such moves have proven effective sometimes at Mudlizard 4/10/2024 - 5:46 a.m.

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Repent!!! The shadow is coming!

UGADawginVA 4/8/2024 - 12:31 p.m.

RE: Repent!!! The shadow is coming! Beachmaster 4/8/2024 - 7:14 p.m.

I was starting to come around to the GOP not largely being a MAGA Cult GatorCane 4/8/2024 - 4:22 p.m.

Come on GC you know you always thought they were a cult! * Peabody Hall 4/8/2024 - 5:46 p.m.

If MTG is going to be in Heaven I will pass. Clearly it is not my crowd. :) * GR82BaFLG8R 4/8/2024 - 3:52 p.m.

RE: Repent!!! The shadow is coming! iPhoneHobbes 4/8/2024 - 2:12 p.m.

That's nuts. UFNY 4/8/2024 - 12:34 p.m.

The internet is now about 20 years into revealing how stupid a people we are * lurch 4/8/2024 - 6:16 p.m.

I heard Chris Christie tried a few jumping jacks. * InstiGATOR South 4/8/2024 - 2:12 p.m.

I heard it was Truth Social stock crashing hard. * Beachmaster 4/8/2024 - 3:06 p.m.

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Pres. Biden throwing shade on the perfect day for doing so GatorCane 4/8/2024 - 12:23 p.m.

RE: Pres. Biden throwing shade on the perfect day for doing so Beachmaster 4/8/2024 - 1:25 p.m.

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