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I don't disagree at all, but the reaction by the pearl-clutching S.E.B. is out of proportion to what's going on in the video. So, I wouldn't trust the integrity of their own pro-Israel Gaza position, which is likely predicated on more than what's actually happening in Gaza, any more than I would certain protesters' pro-Palestine positions, for some of whom it is likely predicated on generalized ideological purity. I don't know where the lady they escorted out stands on it, I'm speaking in general.

the tweet appeared to be focused on the one hard-garbed lady who was apparently lodging the protest. That's what the two twitter accounts were getting in a snit about. Their math appears to be: One lone protester = "Netanyahu was not protested to this degree".

RFKJ is fully cooked, but he’s also following the boss’s orders.

They think all people have to do to get off drugs is pull themselves up by their bootstraps and get a goddamn job. These crackheads don’t need government money to get a little gumption. The new federal government guidance is going to be: it also wouldn’t hurt to give your life over to Jesus.

I think most people could see this definitely brewing during the Bush Jr. years. A lot of us could see it starting during the Reagan years. The irony is that today’s younger MAGAs, who call themselves Republicans and even “conservative” (as if), think of Reagan not as a icon of the party to be revered, but as an irrelevant relic of the past to be discarded, the way people during the Reagan years thought of FDR. To them, Reagan is not a hero—he’s the original RINO. Young MAGAs actually revere Nixon as Trump’s true predecessor.

“Don’t look over there, look over here!”

I learned this from yesterday’s Foul Territroy podcast. Maybe you did, too. In mentioning it, Scott Braun and AJ Peirzynski were praising him for his courage, or something like that, and saying “god bless him” for running. It turned my stomach. I’m half motivated to write and beseech them to keep the political stuff like this out of their pod.

I think it’s at least 50/50 she knew there were undercover officers on the removal list.

They’re not really going to dismantle it, are they? They’re simply going to ignore the court order and keep shoveling people into it, aren’t they? Isn’t that their jam?

You may have to find a way to metabolize your rage about this topic, because it’s not going to stop here, and it’s not going to get better as long as these jabronies are in charge. Otherwise, you may start to develop stress illnesses. I get that this is a topic that’s hard to be zen about, but you gotta try, especially since you’re at a tipping point age.

Pursuant to the map just above, I dug a bit into the Pew study on relgiious belief and found this interesting table below. In it, 28% of Christians believe in reincarnation. The entire idea of reincarnation is, at least implicitly, rejected by the Bible. And yet, this. It just goes to show that for a high percentage of people, their claim to being Christian is a cultural or political identity, and not a spiritual or religious identity. It also suggests that to them, their bible is merely a totem and not an actual guide, something to be wielded by too many of them as nothing more than a cudgel against their enemies. And that’s why this thread is in the Political Forum. 😉

The protester in the head garb who was escorted out of the room is a candidate for governor? Who is she?

The remainder of the season after the deadline date is, practically by definition, a small sample size.

I honestly have no idea what you're on about with the 5th catcher prospect thing, but the three players in the example you provided are helping us win now, this season, more than the three guys Harris did not pick up would have with their subsequent performances for their new teams.

Maybe those other teams held firm on certain non-starter prospects from the Tigers before caving on their asks in the waning minutes of the deadline period. I'm not inclined to look up individual trades, I'm just saying that's pretty likely. I'm happy with how Harris did at the deadline.

I don't understand the pearl-clutching response to one single protester at a random town hall, and though it exposes the rot and disease within the Democratic Party. Unless that woman is the chair of the DNC. Then you have my attention.

Didn't we call this one back in 2021?

And yet in all three cases, the player Harris did pick up is doing better to varying degrees than the player the article complained about his not getting instead. Plus, we ended up keeping our top prospects in the process, which we would not have had we traded for any of these three guys, let alone all of them. Sounds to me like Harris is winning. So, what is it you want here? Do you want Harris to pick up the best players in trade, guys who best fit our system, who will help us win games? Or do you want Harris to get his name in lights and win baseball news cycles by picking up the biggest and brightest names of the moment? You can answer "both" if you like, and that's a fair thing to want, although if you were to, I will pre-reply to you here that I myself care only about the first thing.

By definition, top tier free agents have agency. A lot of them didn't haven't wanted to come here, and some may still be prejudiced against the Tigers because of perception issues. Harris offered the most money to Bregman, and the guy still turned us down and went someplace else. When that happens, what're ya gonna do. But, also, if Harris thought we were not yet in the right position to blow our wad on a player asking for 10/500 or whatever top tier players command, or to liquidate the top of our system for proven veterans Dave Dombrowski-style, then I would agree with him on that. And yet, for all of Harris's perceived deficiencies, he has built a roster that has the best record in the American League. Speaking only for myself, I am happy with that.

I think Bobby has improved a lot over the past few years. I think his main problem was low volume and high speed when he first started. He's definitely fixed the volume problem, although he is still a fast talker. But he is definitely informative and a good communicator of his thoughts. He must be from a large family where he had to talk fast to say what he needed to before someone talked over him. That's pretty common. Or so I've heard ... 😏

Maeda had a bunch of decent to good starts all the way into June last year. Once it became clear in July he didn't have it anymore, he was pushed to the bullpen to fill in with garbage time, basically out of harm's way. He got one more month this year to see whether he could turn it around. he couldn't and got let go. That seems pretty reasonable to me. Shelby Miller went from July 1 to the end of last season with a 3.03 ERA, 3.67 FIP, only two blown saves, and a 24/6 K/BB ratio in his last 29+ innings. That doesn't sound ineffective to me. Brebbia started out good this year, first nine appearances with a 1.00 ERA, 9/5 K/BB ratio, 3.67 FIP, no blown saves. He got hurt and then was given his chances to turn it around. After a month when it became apparent he'd lost it, he was released. That seems pretty reasonable. In none of these cases does it seem to me that Harris irrationally kept running pitching out there hoping against hope he could save face on their signings while refusing to acknowledge they were failing. There must be some other guy you're thinking of that did that.

Mental health issues + guns = way more mass shootings than mental health issues - guns.

If Bobby were to become Benetti's main partner for the rest of Jason's tenure here, I would tune in to him a lot more.

No experience is actually a bonus, because they will not be tainted by precedent or qualms.