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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. That's the bad news. They got nothing to play for the rest of the weekend. Yes but we needed Cleveland and Detroit to lose tonight to increase our chances. Worry about the tomorrow’s Red Sox and Rangers showing up tomorrow. this was a huge opportunity to have both lose tonight. Odds are now that at least one of them lose 2 if not 3 this weekend.
  2. I probably saw the same clip. For others, the other board members, almost certainly GOP as well, were telling Walters that some suspended teachers had been cleared by investigators and the board only had to review the findings, recommendations and decide on releasing the suspension. Walters was adamant that he and he alone would decide when the board would review the cases because he was protecting the children. Obviously in his mind, the teachers were guilty of something because he believed it. When a board member complained, Walters' answer was that the board member was free to run for the position held by Walters. What an ass.
  3. Outside of live sports, I don't understand how local TV makes much money or attracts viewers. I understand the basics of the advertising market but ad buyers are becoming smarter about the local TV audience is not part of any desired demographic unless you're selling catheters or asbestos class action lawsuits. And live sports could leave broadcast TV relatively quickly. Netflix's annual income is closing in on $40B per year. Fox and CBS both pay a little north of $2B annually to the NFL. Netflix could take on that cost which would add subscribers + get the advertising dollars. And not share them with any local stations. I realize the NFL has a financial stake in ESPN but that can be worked around. (Or replace Netflix in those sentences with Amazon.)
  4. Trump says that gas averages $1.79 across the country. If you personally are not experiencing that then its because of Biden and the violence in Chicago that is raising gas prices in your town. and Jimmy Kimmel.
  5. I mainly hear people talk about how they love their doctor and their hospitals, if/when they're unfortunate enough to need them.
  6. The Right likes to talk about education indoctrination from the Left, but Walters saw the goal of public education as only to create the next generation of GOP voters. I get that every politicians wants to build their base with next generations but Walters actively rooted out any disagreement with MAGA from the classrooms.
  7. Given that we have 3+ years of Trump, I imagine he will eventually turn to selling off federal lands including national parks. Perhaps he will require some of the buyers to retain the land as a for-profit park, but even that would have a time limitation on it.
  8. CarMax reported large drops in sales, revenue and income. Car unit sales dropped 5.4% but sales revenue dropped even more at 7.2%. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/carmax-stock-plummets-after-missed-wall-streets-expectations.html https://investors.carmax.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2025/CarMax-Reports-Second-Quarter-Fiscal-Year-2026-Results/default.aspx I can't imagine most people are buying cars unless they have no choice.
  9. Since Walters is saying that he plans to resign, perhaps Friday from some reports, I have to assume there is some financial reason that's keeping him from resigning today. If I had an employee that told me that he was planning to resign, I would tell him that he had in fact just resigned. The exception being if someone said that they were planning to retire. The OK governor should request Walters resign/leave ASAP but then again even he just wants Walters gone.
  10. Scammers are getting better and better. If anyone calls or texts you unsolicited, don't interact with them. Call the company yourself and don't use a number that the potential scammer sent you. Call the bank yourself from the # on their website or on the back of your card. And definitely never give someone a code that is sent to you via text. You should only type that code into the official website or app. If you give that code to a scammer, the bank will take zero responsibility for any lost money because you 100% caused it. Because of AI voices, don't fall for a scam because the person on the phone sounds American or someone in your area. That means nothing now.
  11. Trump is ultimate short term thinker. He gives zero fucks about tomorrow. Take his recent grab for $100K for each H1B visa holder. Who cares if you start pushing some of the world's smartest people to other countries like China. That will be someone else's problem in 15 years. Instead he can brag about how he earned the govt $100B in fees, or whatever. And MAGA will refuse to acknowledge that Americans paid that fee (tax.) He will ruin as many markets for US farmers and companies like he did with soybeans in his first Admin.
  12. One of the biggest problems with people is when you generally disagree with those in your demographics. If you're a centrist-to-Left, or just disagree with Trump, and you happen to be an older white person, you pretty much have to avoid many who would seem to be in your orbit. I'm happy that I never made the move out to the traditional suburbs as I can only assume the conversations at parties.
  13. Walters accomplished the impossible: he made Oklahoma drop in education rankings. Of course he and his supporters will say the opposite. The only real question out there is whether the Oklahoma GOP-led govt will actually investigate Walters for wrong doings either illegal or just unethical.
  14. I’m sure Cardone has justification for paying his daughter. Feels like half of his online content is about telling you how to retain millions of your annual income via tax schemes. Advice for the common man. Only $999 for this weekends seminar.
  15. Yes vacant seats are left vacant for too long. If the GOP had a vacant Texas seat today, it would be a priority for Abbott to run a special election. Trust me, Harris County would be more than happy to shoulder the cost of running a special election for the 18th district. if a congressman is ill, they should be given a one-time transfer to another person for X months while they recover. Not indefinite and not repeatable but to deal with a reality that we sometimes need to prioritize our health. Also a state should not go longer than 3 months, if not 1, without running a special election for the remainder of a term of a deceased elected official. At least federal offices. finally I hate when we elect a relative (spouse or child) of a deceased elected official. I agree it’s legal but it feels like it’s a hereditary position.
  16. A coworker was telling me about his elderly dad being recently hit for $20k in a crypto scam. For many, this money represents years of working/saving/investing and it’s gone in a flash. It makes me want to cry for these people. For myself, I’m getting 5+ messages from Google every day about someone trying to reset my password. It really is google because the identical message is popping up in different google apps, like YouTube. As I decline each request, via the official apps, they keep telling me that my account is safe but I hate it. There’s nothing I can do. no to get CR, but I never understand why we don’t hear from our Presidents (both parties ) on the issue of Americans being scammed by foreigners. Why isn’t this a top country relations issue.
  17. Reminder that Houston’s 18th district has been disenfranchised for 6+ months now since Turner died. This is after it went vacant 4 months last year when SJL died. Yes, democrats are also to blame for continuing to elect old and/or sick people to office.
  18. Yeah, hard to believe that someone opposed to ICE would literally write “anti-ICE” on a casing. F ICE, or name the President of ICE leaders would be more likely. Nothing is impossible but unlikely. Even if Kash is posting a real photo, it doesn’t necessarily imply the shooter’s motivation.
  19. I watched a Grant Cardone youtube video where he discusses paying his 18 year old daughter a multiple 6 figure salary, and then she invests the money back into his real estate deals. He lets her spend a few thousand on fun stuff. If Grant's doing this, it's gotta be legit. And a reasonable defense when speaking to an IRS agent.
  20. CNBC reporting that the White House is looking to take an equity stake in a lithium mining company based in Canada. That stock price skyrocketed today. I don't think for a second that Trump knew or knows anything about this company. There has to be a person(s) who is making this decision that is behind the scenes but we're blind to how that is being decided. It is a bit concerning that Trump publicly meets with Elon a couple of days ago, and Elon has a very high interest in lithium mining. I also wonder who may have recently purchased shares of this stock in the past days/weeks before this announcement.
  21. Has there even been a less believed medical opinion than what we saw from Trump and RFK yesterday? The best support that they've received is from people that have decided to hold off their opinion while waiting for Trump to realize the studies and data.
  22. Yeah, they're 100% behind growing the US manufacturing base but they don't' want to be the ones shouldering the personal financial burden. I get it, I don't want to as well. Instead of "toughing it out", in Trump's words, they want a handout.
  23. Could you imagine anyone taking medical advice from Donald Trump. ”if you can’t tough it out while getting a fever during pregnancy, I guess you could use Tylenol at the risk of your kid being a dum dum.” (I slightly paraphrased it here. Slightly)
  24. The absolute worse course of action is to make a decision and then meekly reverse it a week later. This doesn't make everyone happy, it makes everyone mad.
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