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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. If leaving the phone behind is not an option, I would at least turn the phone off. If you need to start filming for your protection or you’re separated from others , then turn it on.
  2. The other annoying part is that Santos had a $400k penalty to his victims. Unless he already paid (highly unlikely) the restitution penalty is also removed.
  3. It’s also safe to assume that Trump doesn’t believe that fraud crimes are real crimes. It’s just one side not doing their due diligence. Why should that be a crime?
  4. The president of 49% of the population.
  5. I hear you and agree that the father doesn't have to participate in an investigation but then he should also step down from any position at the school as well.
  6. Agree. Think about the facts: the govt gave Trump multiple opportunities to return the items he and his lawyers continually lied about not having them attempted to hide the boxes of documents complained about "home invasions" or raids when the feds showed up with a signed search warrant
  7. in fairness to Trump, the really super secret stuff were in the boxes behind the shower curtain. Not only was it well hidden, unless you were tall, you also had to move the other boxes to get to the shower. No one was going to crack this security system unless your name was James Bond.
  8. I give the dad/head coach the benefit of the doubt that he was unaware, but he should also be investigated to understand if he ever looked the other way because he didn't want to believe any allegation. And he should welcome the investigation. The idea of coaches/student athletes walking around with phones in a locker room is scary. Photos, videos, live streaming. Whether to protect again sexual or bullying reasons, I would think that phones/cameras shouldn't be allowed anywhere near where people are unclothed. Especially young people.
  9. There can be much more to this story than rich vs poor. From a quick glance at the end of 2024, Parkland had 56 patients on their transplant waiting list, and UT Southwestern had 224. but even that doesn't mean that UT Southwestern should be prioritized over Parkland. Transplant centers are not all considered equal to each other: volume, ability to handle more difficult cases, response times, etc. are taken into account. In 2024, Parkland performed 38 transplants and UT SW 205. I believe this can be taken into account because there is an assumption that UT SW has more capabilities than Parkland. Finally, I gather that the patient wait list is not simply first come-first serve. Time on the list is a factor but if UT SW has higher acuity cases, some of their patients could be prioritized over Parkland's. To be clear, from a quick search, Parkland transplant center seems to be highly regarded. I'm not slamming them. (If any of this info is wrong, I hope someone corrects me. I'm only an google/chatgpt expert.) EDIT: This story reminds me of the odd story out of Houston where the Memorial Hermann transplant doctor intentionally pushed some of his patients further down the transplant list, outside of the guidelines. I don't know if the why was ever fully understood by the public.
  10. It makes sense for an appeals court to not allow national guards in Chicago. If they allow it and kick it up to the Supreme Court to decide, that bell couldn’t be unrung. I guess the Supreme Court could order the WH to pull the troops out of Chicago but the damage is done.
  11. Bit of a hollow excuse when a 41 year old says that he said dumb things when he was 37. i don’t recall the exact politician but I remember when a congressman was outed as having an affair in his 50s and at the time he was in his 60s. He called it a youthful mistake. I might have the ages off some. Maybe the ages were 40s/50s instead. It was silly acting like a very grown adult wasn’t responsible for his actions.
  12. While against the title of the thread, here’s a notable, but non celebrity death. The last surviving member of the crew that first summited Mt Everest has died at 92. He never personally summited Everest in his career of 17 years but he was one of the small crew at the highest base camp for the first successful climb from Hillary and Norgay. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/kanchha-sherpa-last-surviving-member-of-history-making-mount-everest-trek-dies-at-92
  13. 100%. Its like the voter ID issue. It's not about stopping illegally cast ballots, which honesty is not opposed by most on the left. The Right wants to stop as much voting as possible by groups who both vote Democrat and are less likely to have valid IDs.
  14. Ugh, Dems are making similar mistakes in the Maine race against Susan Collins, assuming she runs again in '26. https://www.yahoo.com/news/article/janet-mills-joins-maine-senate-race-to-unseat-susan-collins-setting-up-a-high-stakes-generational-clash-in-the-democratic-primary-220241803.html The Dem primary is shaping up against the current Maine governor vs a more populist oyster fisherman/ex-military who has the endorsement of Bernie and other Dems. The biggest red flag of the governor is that she's 77 and would be 79 years old when taking the senate seat, the oldest freshman senator ever. The ex-military guy is much younger but previously labeled himself a communist on online posts and called cops bastards. While the left might like some of his comments, it doesn't help in the general election. Taking Collins' seat is a must for the Dems.
  15. There seems to be a growing belief from the religious right that women shouldn't be allowed to vote because their man (father and later husband) should vote/speak for the household. Women in other situations should be discounted as not mattering. I have zero understanding if this is an extreme fringe in the low, low single %ages or not. Then you also have a larger but overlapping opinion from some in the right that poor people shouldn't vote since they're "takers." And I'm defining poor from their definitions as someone who pays little to zero in federal income taxes. These opinions conveniently ignore FICA, sales, property or fees as taxes even the poor person may pay a higher overall tax/fee burden as a percent of their income/wealth.
  16. That would be an interesting trip to explore the St Joseph Island beach. Not quite as daunting as exploring all of Padre Island but definitely a trip that few have made.
  17. Zero idea of the context and background of the video, or even if it's real but it wouldn't shock me that that we're getting worse and worse teachers as the right pushes educated (left indoctrinated in their eyes) teachers out of the classroom. Then add fundamental religious or Andrew Tate opinions to the new teachers, which results in teachers in this video, whether its real or not.
  18. Venezuela has the large oil reserves in the world (about 20% higher than even Saudi Arabia.) Given Venezuela's political structure, I assume the reserves are entirely owned by the state. Venezuela would make a great US owned territory with the Trump Oil Company given the rights to extract the oil.
  19. GWB was effectively handed a balanced budget, at least close to it, and he decided to give everyone a tax cut. I don’t think we will ever get close to one again.
  20. If he doesn't receive a special Nobel Peace Prize, Trump is going to attack with carrier and air forces. Preferably against countries that can't do anything about it.
  21. Just remember that Mike Johnson is the Speaker and second in line for the Presidency because Matt Gaetz was upset that Kevin McCarthy was not stopping the underage sex investigation of Gaetz.
  22. sounds like a lucky bet, and I doubt that person's name rhymes with Derek Drump.
  23. Funny how the right stopped talking about the assassin being a leftist.
  24. The whole attitude of "break things, disrupt to achieve change" is great when the only one that can be hurt is you. When you're playing with jobs and lives of millions, it's not that easy. There is also a tendency of some high achievers to blame others for not being high achievers, as if its some personal flaw. I recently watched a Nick Saban video from the past where he criticized mediocrity, and slammed high achievers if they put up with mediocre people around them. Think about what the average person achieves (or doesn't achieve) and then realize that half of the public is below that level. It's great if we can continue to grow technology to improve efficiency but we also need to decide how are we assist people who will fall behind. The Ayn Rand crowd isn't ok with the homeless camping on sidewalks so whats the solution.
  25. I've been saying this for years. While I believe some truly feel very patriotic and emotional at these times, I can tell others use it for virtue signaling. I had one acquaintance who would use the anthem at game to effectively only identify who she thought was unpatriotic because they didn't remove their hat. And then she would yell at them and fume at them for the entire game. It was very odd. csb, but I've only seen one man intentionally not remove his hat during the anthem at games. I've probably shared it here. He served it the military and was badly injured in Afghanistan. I think he deserved the right to make the hat decision, and f anyone who judged him on it.
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