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tokamak

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  1. The league on ESPN has 10 in it as of right now. If we need to wait a couple more days that’s fine with me
  2. Do we still need more people? I have a non surly buddy that might be interested
  3. I can probably do 8 pm Sunday
  4. Read up on the school this happened at. It's run by people with a blatant political agenda. I'm sure they were looking for a reason to fire anyone not on board with the message they're trying to push.
  5. Think of the Roland Jones deal as drafting a 7th round RB without having to use an actual pick. They're just gonna bring in some bodies to compete for that #2/#3 spot.
  6. It would be a very smart move for TEA to retain the current superintendent. There is no rule saying that he must be replaced with a new person. That would go a long way toward reducing tension in the community, he is well liked, and his early returns have been good. He was hired in 2021, so not tainted by any of the previous corruption, infighting, unprofessionalism, failing results etc. That’s my fantasy land. In reality I expect them to hire the CEO of a religious charter school network who also happens to be a major Abbott donor. What’s Betsy DeVos up to these days?
  7. Bump. Going to be in San Juan for 4 nights in June. Probably staying somewhere in Condado. Looking for any and all recs. We like to hike, so I'm guessing El Yunque is a must. Good restaurants in SJ? Worth renting a car to get out of SJ for that short of a trip?
  8. I don't think anyone is very surprised. Honestly, HISD has had its fair share of fuckery over the last several years. What's frustrating is that at this point, the worst bad apples are gone from the board, results have actually improved at the high school that triggered the takeover in the first place, and people seem to like the new superintendent. What I'm feeling as an HISD parent, and what seems to be the general feeling, is not surprise but more like fear. Given what we know, I think the chances that Abbott/Morath appoint at least some managers that are political cronies, or people with an agenda other than supporting public school students, are very high. And it's going to happen just as things had actually started looking up a little for HISD. Right now we're just waiting and holding our breath. There's no timeline for the state to hand back control to elected trustees. If you look at the rules, the state can basically say "eh, hasn't improved enough" and keep kicking that can down the road forever. So in effect we have the school district being turned into a political plaything for state GOP leaders for an indefinite amount of time, with no accountability to people that live within HISD. Studies have shown that these state takeovers are a mixed bag in terms of results - sometimes they help, sometimes they don't. I find it ironic that the GOP's rallying cry regarding education right now is "parental choice!!", yet they're going to take control of HISD away from a diverse set of trustees elected by the people of Houston and hand it to a group of managers chosen by a political appointee in Austin.
  9. Those lavender warm up suits that KSU has are clean as fuck.
  10. RT will be highly interesting to mid tier programs after this run. It’s not like he’s getting screwed if we hire someone else. He can either stay on a a well paid assistant, or we helped him get another HC job.
  11. I just turned it on, and I immediately saw no-look passes, a Tshiebwe monster jam, and a wicked alley oop to end the half. So…you’re welcome?
  12. Think I read that Cooks only has one year left on his deal. I mostly agree with your assessment of him. He’s fine. Better than the shit we threw out there at WR2 last year. What I like about this move and the Gilmore move is that the Cowboys are setting themselves up to draft BPA at 26. That’s when they do best in the draft, versus trying to fill a need.
  13. The real win here is that it means now Jerry won’t be tempted to go out and sign a washed up OBJ for $11 trillion.
  14. tokamak

    USMNT 2023

    Man the Reynas really sound like pieces of work.
  15. I like that trade for Carolina, assuming you think Stroud/Young are the real deal.
  16. Am I the only one that it took a while to figure out who the fuck "Poly LB" was? (Lefau, I assume)
  17. Old post but I just saw this thread - I have the same problem with my eGo. I've got the dual blade version, had them sharpened by a lawnmower shop, still get random blades here and there. Annoying. I'd say I still like the mower overall, but if I were reviewing it, it'd be more like 3-stars instead of 5-stars.
  18. IMG has some maulers on the OL. There's several plays in Gibson's highlights where they've pushed the entire line of scrimmage 3 yards down field by the time he gets there.
  19. We're talking about the people who have happily politicized everything from surgical masks to K-12 education. They'll have no problem fucking around with the federal student loan program, or even inserting themselves in the hiring practices of private companies.
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