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😄 Awesome post Lee!!! But... Seriously... He campaigned on it. He said it 1,000 times if he said it once: "I'm going to overturn Roe v Wade. I'm going to appoint Supremes who will overturn Roe v Wade." This was NOT a by-product of being pro-business. He targeted this specifically. And not to cater to MAGA or big business types... He campaigned on this specifically for the Evangelical vote. And he was going to keep his promise to them, which he did, by putting in Supremes to... wait for it: Specifically, overturn Roe v Wade. Evangelicals were very pleased with all his Supreme Justice selections and the result.

Killjoy.

BS. I'm calling BS on this. He specifically stated he was going to appoint Justices to overturn Roe v Wade. Amy Coney Barrett was appointed to protect big business? BS. She was SPECIFICALLY appointed to overturn Roe v Wade. You have a big fail here Lee...

Hungary is finally allowing Sweden to join NATO. They got (4) Gripen fighter jets in this deal (plus a long-term maintenance contract). "Good deal". https://www.yahoo.com/news/orban-agree-swedish-arms-deal-075140450.html Hungary to Allow Sweden Into NATO Following Jet Fighter Deal Marton Kasnyik and Niclas Rolander Fri, February 23, 2024

I was interested in spending big money on Yamamoto and Hader... But they actually have to be interested in signing with the Tigers. It takes two to tango. And if they weren't really interested in the Tigers... and maybe Harris was not interested in THEM...? Then... I am perfectly fine with all the Plan B guys that he picked up this offseason. I think Harris has been pretty close to perfect in finding guys that weren't stupid overspends, filled needs, have above-average capabilities... and have positioned this team to make a run at the playoffs. There will be future opportunities to spend big money on big-time players. Including... Our own.

Drafting a Kicker is not off the board. It's a 1-year deal. They've got the position covered. But if they find someone better or he gets beaten out in Training Camp by a draftee....

Ignoring what the actual cost would be just for a moment: If the cost were exactly the same: would you prefer Casey Mittlestadt or Filip Chytil? Just wondering what you guys think between these two (question is open to anyone and everyone)...

And pointedly love to butcher Israeli children.

TRUMP gets a BRIGHT NEW IDEA for his: 2024 REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM: "I PROMISE to put a CHASTITY BELT on EVERY WHITE FEMALE aged between 13 and 30. I will PERSONALLY place the CHASTITY BELT on EVERY WHITE FEMALE on her 13th birthday." "If you get married by an Evangelical Priest that I APPROVE, and PROMISE to PRODUCE 10 WHITE CHILDREN. I WILL PERSONALLY REMOVE YOUR CHASTITY BELT." Trump is just, you know, loving this. They're not kidding about implementing The Handmaid's Tale in America. Next on his platform will be to castrate or sterilize every 13 y.o. POC. Then he'll create the exact USA that he and his White Trash Bigoted followers actually want. Have we entered Trump's true Neo-Nazi Twilight Zone yet...? No? Well... almost there.

There are crazies in every single country. Yes, even ours. And some of those crazies have acceded to positions of power. Did you think this was some kind of startling news?

Sensible Palestinian Leadership (IMO): https://www.yahoo.com/news/palestinian-leaders-needed-gaza-war-151422334.html New Palestinian leaders needed after Gaza war: opposition figure Guillaume Lavallee Wed, February 21, 2024

A (former diplomat) diplomatic reader on WHY other Arab/ Muslim nations do NOT want anything to do with Palestinian refugees: https://www.yahoo.com/news/truly-people-without-land-refuge-100000604.html Arab States Are Giving Palestinians the Cold Shoulder. Here’s Why. Michael Hirsh Wed, February 21, 2024

I thought the 1950's were more black and white, good versus evil than gray or sepia... 😉

Bingo.

Yes, indiscriminate is not correct. But it's a good word to use in order to be outraged for invalid reasons...

I wonder why Hamas hasn't simply offered their unconditional surrender? Back in November when Israel had already shown how resolute they were? Hamas could have prevented nearly ALL this death & destruction by simply giving up. My question to anyone and everyone is: Why hasn't Hamas just given up and stopped all this bloodshed of their brethren? (A: Who they love so much.) (OR B: is it that they want to run another "Butcher Israeli's Mission" because they love doing that so much more than they love the lives of their brethren? Who they could actually give a **** about, btw.) The correct answer is B by the way. Sorry to hand out the cheat code so easily...

I've been arguing that for at least the past several pages. I think you didn't catch that. They are TWO different numbers. I look to the Health Ministry for Total Casualties. And the IDF for Hamas fighter deaths (estimated only). Because they are two different pieces of information. Both valid... with limitations. Taken together, they present a fuller, somewhat more accurate picture. It's all I've been arguing for the last few pages. I've NEVER said choose one or the other. They are mutually exclusive, but (I think I am saying this wrong. Each number "excludes" a piece of information... but the Hamas fighter killed by the IDF (estimated) is a PART of the Health Ministry's total Gazan deaths reported. So not mutually exclusive that way). In combination, (meaning the 13K as a sub-component of the Health Ministry's 29K), they are actually more accurate then as stand-alone numbers. Neither paints a complete picture by themselves, hence, the need to combine the two pieces of information. And in fact, my argument the past few pages was ALWAYS to COMBINE the two numbers for a fuller picture. I've never deviated from that.

Tawny-colored sawdust is a different (wait for it... color!!!) than bright white cocaine. They couldn't tell the difference?

Hmmm... All of Trump's PAC's are running out of money because... They're focused on paying all of his legal bills instead? Hmmm... I wonder why that is... https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-cash-crunch-just-030243699.html Donald Trump’s Cash Crunch Just Got Much, Much Worse Roger Sollenberger Tue, February 20, 2024

The IDF says approximately 13,000 dead Hamas terrorists in Israel's War against Hamas Terrorism: https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-denies-reports-hamas-leader-133316209.html Israel denies reports Hamas leader and brother have escaped to Egypt Jotam Confino Tue, February 20, 2024 "The IDF estimates that 18 of Hamas’s 24 battalions in Gaza have been destroyed, while 12,000 of the terror group’s members have been killed in Gaza and another 1,000 inside Israel in the first days after Oct 7."

MAGA Destruction of the Republican Party: https://www.yahoo.com/news/swing-state-republican-parties-chaos-202600880.html Swing state Republican parties are in chaos. That could matter in November. MONICA POTTS Tue, February 20, 2024

Even if it's Republican donors or small $ donors... Focusing on his legal bills means that for this upcoming election... They're bankrupting themselves. $450 mill for legal bills and judgements and... How much is left over to pay for Toxic Trump's Curious Attempt at Another 4 Years? Donors and anyone with serious Republican money are fleeing and running... NOT walking... for the exits.

Split! SPLIT! SPLIT!!!

One of Chris Jones or L'Jarius Sneed is going to get squeezed out in the Chiefs salary vice. Jones might be the more impactful but I think Sneed is a better fit for the Lions and won't cost as much. IMO. (I'm on Sneed's bandwagon. Sounds creepy, I know...)

Yes. He does.