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Skipper

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  1. Yeah, not sure you survive losing 7 straight opportunities to advance to the 2nd round in a hockey market like Boston. His job probably on the line.
  2. This has pretty much always been the case for student protestors. Largely don't otherwise have a social life so they find each other and socialize over whatever flavor of the month they decide to protest or cause they take up. It's their version of a fraternity/sorority.
  3. That was about as intense of a game/atmosphere as I've seen in that building. Particularly with the ref fuckery the first 2 periods. Live playoff hockey is the best. Then capping it off with a big Mavs win was a nice touch. I'm struggling today.
  4. This is fucking hilarious. Wow. The views of a known disinformation artist are ok as long as I agree with his politics. All without any of the self reflection that you might possibly agree with some of his views because he's a fucking known disinformation artist.
  5. That is a fucking risky move. And feels like a bit of a panic move. Cassidy could either look like a genius or a moron after tonight. Remember when MN did this in game 2 last year and we ran them out of the building? Hintz hat trick I believe
  6. DEI policy at an encampment? You can't make this shit up.
  7. This is a good game. On a night where I should actually be getting some sleep after being so amped up after the Stars W last night.
  8. It would be interesting to see national polls on Israeli support from around the time the Jose Andres aid workers were killed to this week after this debacle. I think there was some real momentum after that incident that has pretty much completely been overrun by the news cycle coverage of the student protests. Columbia, not Gaza, is now the current face of this conflict in the U.S. The kids that actually do understand WTF they are protesting are too dumb to realize their actions are counterproductive.
  9. I'm not trying to be a dick at all. His politics on this issue are known.
  10. I mean, this is the national protest thread, and they absolutely deserved to be ridiculed for their idiocy. And they are doing WAY more harm for your cause than good. There is pretty much zero national coverage of the actual conflict or Israel's conduct. Instead, these idiots hijacking college campuses will inevitably lead the morning news for the 3rd day in a row.
  11. I think the first half of game 3 was the best I've seen this Stars team skate all year. They just weren't finishing at an elite level (and Thompson was making big saves) but other than that aspect, that is as good as it gets. Games 2 and 4 were very similar. The winning team was badly outplayed in the first period then turned it around in both. Game 1 was just weird in the sense that they got up so quick, won special teams and 'won' officiating. We were all so down (rightfully so) after the first 2 games that we tend to forget they were both kind of toss ups and Vegas just made one more play in each (we were slightly ahead on expected goals both games I believe). Game 4 was the first game we got some puck luck + special teams advantage on our side. To your point, we have yet to put it all together in a game. Hopefully that is tomorrow.
  12. This is really the only good thing coming from all of this. Giving future employers the opportunity to avoid mistakes.
  13. Unfortunately it was just a livestream. I was doing a search to see if anydrama was occurring today and came across it and got sucked in for a bit. Will look to see if any video later. To be clear, most of what I could hear was very tame but definitely not open to any discussion around the edges and the point about the IDF and APD was just WTF. The audio wasn't great so maybe I missed some context.
  14. I came across a livestream a couple of hours ago and it looked like a "pre-protest" or overall discussion was going on of some sort. Apparently led by 2 UT profs. All incredibly peaceful and non-disruptive (no tents!) so no issue there. A few items stood out in the 20 mins or so I was listening (until it wrapped). There were some jewish students listening in as well that raised their hand to engage and they were ignored. Someone in the crowd asked if she considered Hamas a terrorist organization and she said something like I'm not answering that and moved on. Then, the kicker, for some reason she noted that IDF forces trained the APD. First of all - is there any truth to that? Second, no wonder these kids show up angry. Zero dialogue or room for discussion of alternative viewpoints and then you tell the students "the enemy" is training the APD. For what purpose? To get them riled up? Disappointing for a UT prof but maybe not surprising. It then panned over to the Jewish students getting interviewed by media after this session where they expressed their concerns about some of the rhetoric (and, by the way, praising the UT administration for efforts to help make them feel safe which gets lost in all of this). One mentioned he had politely sat down next to this professor on campus to talk to her about some of these issues, but again, refusal to engage in any discussion. So much for the free exchange of ideas and all that.
  15. Yesterday was not Precrime. There was a rule. It was enforced. You are writing essays on whether or not that rule was "reasonable" and ignoring the reality which is whatever UT's interpretation of the rule was (including, Brisket's 10PM cut-off) it was getting broken. You are just arguing for the sake of arguing at this point enjoying your first amendment hypothetical and missing your days in ConLaw debating with the other fucking gunners.
  16. He's not going to lose that group under any circumstances, I agree, but he can't give up any percentage points either.
  17. He panders to an extreme minority position he gives Trump all the ammo in the world to win back moderates or at least keep them from voting.
  18. It's just fucking lawyers being lawyers. Getting everyone stuck in minutiae instead of focusing on the big picture or the reality of the situation because it suits their politics.
  19. JFC Brisket. This isn't a law school exam. If "the cops shouldn't have arrested them until 10PM" is the hill you are going to die on, fine. But we all know damn well their goal was to push past the line in the sand and get arrested yesterday whether that happened at 2PM or 10PM. There is exactly a zero percent chance they picked up their tent and went home at sundown.
  20. They aren't always. They are at the moment. 1/6 should be playing on a loop this cycle for a reminder of the chaos that "team" creates. Instead, the today show is leading off the news daily with this nonsense. 1/6 and Roe V. Wade is how you win a national election. Not fucking radical left Gaza protests holding campuses hostage.
  21. Of all things can we leave COVID nonsense out of this thread. JFC
  22. Ummm.... That's exactly what happened yesterday dude.
  23. If your position is Texas not allowing the South Mall to turn into a tent city is a "stupid rule" - I had to tell you that I'm confident you have an extreme minority position.
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