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I prefer not to side with Tigerholic, but not sure if I can accept answers like "Well, he commuted most of them so that's a plus" or "i'm not going to lose sleep about these few" work for me when you want to congratulate Biden for this move. I'm on the fence with the Death Penalty. I listen to podcasts that work to overturn convictions and i'm confident innocent people have been put to death by the State. Even with that, the death penalty is not completely abhorrent to me and the biggest reason i've been against it for years now is that it costs too much to put someone to death. But back to Biden, if you are commuting these sentences because you don't believe the State should put someone to death, but you leave 3 out because, IMO, you're afraid of the political fallout, well, you never really had any scruples to begin with.

This issue for me isn't a 'hill to die on' so to speak, but obviously if you did go with a voucher system, part of a school accepting it could require certain state/federal requirements as well. Oblongs objection is one you hear from the teachers unions the most, 'how do you improve something by taking away money'. Well, that's part of the issue, they are not built to change and improvise quickly. When Chevy and Ford weren't selling cars, they decided to make more SUV's, not petition the US government to force people to buy cars. Our current education system is not producing for many reasons. For the places that offer some type of private alternative, the numbers aren't promising, but for the places that haven't had to deal with a private alternative taking away money from public schools, they aren't looking great either.

Happy Holidays all, I wish you all the best.

True to a point, but we can see the reverse in examples all across the country where inner city schools get more support than others and still didn't improve the quality of education. I don't know the details on the Ohio bill, but I've never had problems with public funds going to private schools to assist with education. I don't want public funds going to fund abortions, yet to me, it's still important for Planned Parenthood to get public fund for all the other benefits it provides. If a religious school agrees to spend the money it receives from the public on things that help the public (math, science, literature, etc) I'm good with that. If public schools don't want to lose that money, then they need to figure out an incentive to keep the student at the public school.

Why not 40 though? I understand those that don't want the death penalty, but if you truly don't believe in the death penalty and choose to commute those sentences, what makes you go...'oh, except for these three'. Do you believe in the Death Penalty or not? I don't get it.

My only pushback is that while you're absolutely right that nothing is safe, there are a lot of protections companies and individuals can do which can make it more difficult to steal from you. As you mention data mining, unfortunately many that do that don't even have to worry about doing anything illegal to get that info, it's offered up to them by willing participants.

I apologize if this was posted and I missed it. https://wcbm.com/national-headline/missing-gop-congresswoman-not-seen-for-six-months-finally-found-living-at-dementia-care-home/

Really enjoyed that episode.

Being in Network Security, I recommend to others and applaud those of you that limit what information you share. Also because I'm in Network Security, I share all my banking details with 3rd parties I deal with because heck, it's already out there anyway. (*note - the correct response is to limit info you give out)

Just stumbled upon this, I know there are a few here that enjoy some bluegrass.

Question is, will they fall in line initially or not until the effects of it are hurting folks in their community will they finally stand up.

True, but just in general, a SP with a contract ending at 34 isn’t always bad, in fact I’d say preferable.

If ownership doesn't want to spend, or mgmt doesn't think we should spend yet, I'd like to see a Maeda like contract for Walker Buehler.

Assuming we're in a pre-Pudge type situation and we need to overpay a bit to get someone here, Flaherty is probably my pick, especially with so many questions in the rotation still. He's still 29 as well, end of the contract may not be bad. That said, I'm with you, I'm not sure if we're in a position yet to commit. End of last year was fun, but I think if you step back you realize we still have so many 'what ifs' on this team, 1 or 2 long term free agents are not likely the answer. But it's not my money and the Ilitches have plenty of that, so let's go!

I don't see it happening, but I went looking for links as I haven't heard anything about Flaherty to Detroit being talked about. https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-jack-flaherty-reunion-predicted-to-happen-in-free-agency It's the only one I can find, but the numbers aren't horrible, especially considering what we're seeing now a days. That said, I have no faith Illitch will open his wallet for even this modest contract of 5/115.

Nope, it was just an anecdotal story that I was reminded of because you made a statement about how RFK (or the right, or trump or all of the above) would probably make a vaccine on the same level as a narcotic. The ironic part and the reason why I shared it is because back then, if you were anti-vax, you were likely a liberal voting hippy/mother earth person. I still contend that is correct but shouldn't have been misconstrued as all liberals are anti-vax.

Gentlemen, relax. I am not saying liberals were anti-vax before Covid, i'm saying that if you were anti-vax before Covid, 9/10 times you were voting blue. Back then not a ton of people were anti-vax so in no way am I comparing it to what we're seeing today. The Nazi population today is probably about as big as the anti-vax population 10 years ago. Unfortunately the anti-vax population has grown dramatically and while I think we'd disagree about the growth of the Nazi population, it's disgusting that however few of them there are, they have a platform because of Trump.

Oh, most definitely they were and are still very progressive liberals. "Big Pharma" was a legit concern for them, now Big Pharma is the only reason why they can go outside (with masks on of course). If you were anti-vax pre covid, 9/10 times you were voting blue. Times, they are a changin'.

Back when I worked and lived in Ann Arbor, I used to tease the liberal members of my team that if only vaccines were illegal, they would probably fight to get them. Back then they weren't 'natural' and mother earth could protect their kids. They talk of things like 'science' now and make fun of those that don't get every booster as soon as your next window opens up.

The HTS leader, blanking on his name right now, he seems to hate the previous Syrian ruling party more than he hates America. I guess that's a plus. We'll be cautious, but it'll be a mistake to not try and seize an opportunity if one arises. Russia right now is probably freaking out a bit, thus why the Assad Syrian flag was removed so quickly at their embassy in Moscow. That's not a bad thing either.... that said I don't have a lot of hope based on previous recent history.

You find one legitimate case, which spurs rumors of more, then you simply claim millions. Come on CM, you've seen this for years from MAGA, it shouldn't be this hard to figure out. 😉

Depends on what Jack White you're actually playing. Even the WRIF didn't support him much with the White Stripes. Glad to hear about WXRT too, if radio actually followed suit, it would give some uniqueness that could help out a station in every market.

Trump won't go along with Elon on this though, at least once someone reminds him it would be one less fly by when he does his military parades.

Being a right leaning anti-trumper, I'm happy with some of those voices out there stating the concerns I have that I don't think get much airplay in the media. That said, the Lincoln Project, while funny at times, is nothing but a troll. It probably does get under Trumps skin, so I guess I can take some comfort with that, but overall, does it really accomplish anything....not really. I wouldn't put them at Joe and Mika standards though, even though Morning Joe has enjoyed bringing those folks into the show. Joe and Mika just want a seat at the table and will say or do anything to ensure that access.