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If we don't trade Grant, does he move to SF and Bey to 6th man as Bagley starts at PF or... Does Stew go to the bench as 6th man and they try Bagley at Center?

I feel better now.

I haven't been paying attention but... Has he paired up with Seider at all?

Yeah but on the season as a whole he is... Not a -25 like Leddy Is a net positive +2 on the +/- (only Staal is better at +9, everyone else is worse). Not earth shattering... but like Sloth is saying (I'll summarize): there's just enough improvement there to notice...

It wasn't a transcript of the press meeting, unless I am misremembering... It was a transcript of the intelligence meeting reviewing the evidence, with redactions. Again, my memory is bad so even though I just listened to it yesterday I may be off on exactly what he said...

Russia wants Ukraine wiped off the map. Or as much as they can do successfully do that. Russia has no interest in a successful Ukrainian Democracy right next door. And Putin believes Ukraine should be a part of Russia, even if forcefully annexed. And while Russia is legitimately upset that NATO could be also parked at their doorstep (if Ukraine were ever successfully able to gain entry... which is not looking likely for at least the next 10 years btw...); Russia is using their "negotiating position" on NATO and NATO's refusal to change their modus operandi as an excuse to invade and kill Ukrainians. And their Democracy. The conflict is not tied to Ukrainians not wanting to roll over for Russia... but... yes, Ukrainians want nothing to do with Russia... that much is absolutely true.

As staffers kept dropping off copies of the Constitution of the United States, Trump kept flushing them down the toilet. Literally.

As staffers kept dropping off copies of the Constitution of the United States, Trump kept flushing them down the toilet. Literally.

Ditto. And move Josh Jackson while we're at it please...

Philadelphia Flyers, 15-23-8, 7-12-4 AWAY ESPN+ 2/12 12:00 PM Detroit Red Wings, 21-21-6, 14-9-3 HOME

An old team whose time has passed them by... That reminds me of...

The spin is that he's protecting sources and methods and the reporter knows it. He's not going to get the "evidence" that he wants because that particular information is still classified. It's not hard to pick up on this... And it still says nothing of the sort that we are "heading into Ukraine". What exactly did you think we should be getting out of this?

But we are NOT heading into Ukraine to fight. Where are you getting that BS? We're simply using every tool at our disposal ASIDE from actually going into Ukraine to SUPPORT them in their fight against Russian aggression. You have mischaracterized America's position. Why?

They're MAGA and they hate America.

He was going to sell them to Putin in exchange for a Trump Tower Moscow... And asylum in his new Russian domicile.

... asking for a friend.

Can we bomb a superyacht?

Things that are starting to work...? Bertuzzi on the 2nd line seems to have perked that line up... Looks like Blash made the right call on that. Tuzz is so dynamic that now Suter and Fabbri with him are starting to gel real nicely together. Is Lindstrom starting to grow a bit... getting better?

Jerry Ball. A favorite.

No... the Electoral Act is the hot issue right now since voting rights aren't going anywhere. You've remembered correctly. We may be seeing something soon on the Electoral Act if it's not back-burnered by other pending issues (Russia, China, another push on BBB, Supreme Court nominee, etc...).

He's just a tourist... right?

That is primarily in Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk provinces (southeast, Russia calls it the "Donbass"); which, Russia already has. I mean, it's also anywhere East of the Dnieper River... except... Since Putin stole Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk... even Russian speaking or Russian leaning Ukrainians (east of the Dnieper) are enraged at his moves and his current threats. You might get some saboteurs from the area... but the overwhelming attitude is intensely anti-Putin at the moment, even there. I mean, we'll see what happens when the tanks start rolling in...

Yeah... Go ahead and invade Mar-a-Lago... And find all of Trump's missing documents... Much preferred over an invasion of Ukraine and we'll even help you on that one...

But... But... But... The Supreme Court is NOT Partisan Hackery... Right?

I think it's fair to take a wait and see approach with all who remain after Tork & Greene... I'll just be my usual... Optimistic... Self.