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Snake Diggity

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  1. You leave the LA Sparks all time leading scorer out of this, motherfucker!
  2. Keller is owed ~$55M/3yrs, but projects to be worth quite a bit more than that. Walker is owed $40M/2yrs and would only probably get ~$25M/2yrs if he were a free agent. Houston would have to add quite a bit to that trade to make it work. But it looks like Houston might be about to acquire Mike Burrows for Jacob Melton and Anderson Brito so not sure how that will change their plans. Verlander and Burrows gives them a full rotation and would leave them enough money to add a backup C and save some powder for the trade deadline.
  3. Someone mentioned up thread that the reduction in teen pregnancy accounts for the majority of the decline (at least in the US), and I’ve wondered if the way it might reverse is if life expectancy and fertility range increase. If people start staying healthy well into their 80s on average, then you might see more people having more kids in their late 30s and into their 40s. My wife and I stopped at 2 because I felt like I was too old to have more; I didn’t want to be in my 60s with a kid in high school. If I felt like I could count on being healthy/active into my 80s and could count on not succumbing to major age related decline in my 50s and 60s, I would have had at least one more kid. I think there’s enough wealth/technology to mitigate almost all of the risks associated with population decline. Obviously at some point extinction becomes a concern but that’s a ways off. The next 20 years are going to be crucial as humanity has to navigate population decline, AI/robotics advancement, wealth inequality, and climate change. The most high ceiling/low floor time in human history.
  4. I think the typical Republican strategy/idea in this situation is to start a war with a country that has a lot of oil…
  5. I can’t believe this ridiculous bullshit. What the fuck.
  6. I went to see It’s A Wonderful Life at the Paramount last night, and the scene where the narrator says “like everyone else, he wept and cried on VE Day…” meaning people were crying tears of joy and relief en masse, made me think that if Trump dies in the next 5 years, it will be a similar sentiment around the civilized world. I have fireworks and expensive scotch I am holding back. I will take several days off from work to celebrate. I just really hope he doesn’t live long enough to fade away and to have his heinous acts blurred by the passage of time.
  7. If Talarico were going up against Cruz, I think he’d beat that margin. If Paxton wins the GOP primary and Talarico wins the Dem primary, I will expect a very very close race. I don’t think Talarico or Crockett has much of a chance to beat Cornyn. Dems should be rooting for Paxton to win the primary as much as the Republicans are rooting for Crockett.
  8. If the 10 point swing also applies to the senate, it would only be 52 D - 48 R.
  9. If the midterms shift 10 points vs 2024, the House ends up 230 D - 204 R. Bloodbath. I find that incredibly hard to believe, but if it did it would finally be a concrete sign that Trumpism is waning.
  10. Asheville was the only affiliate not owned by the Astros. Also, it is expected that the High A level will be eliminated as part of the next CBA. I hate it. MLB needs more affiliated teams, not less. More players on affiliated roster means a more popular sport.
  11. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/texas-turning-point-usa-greg-abbott-high-schools/ Can’t say I’m a fan of the governor threatening anyone who stands in the way of a sexist homophobic religious nut group showing up to indoctrinate high school kids.
  12. Add this to the long list of things Trump has done that would have certainly resulted in Obama’s removal from office or assasination had he done the same thing when he was in office.
  13. God I hope you’re right.
  14. I don’t think Talarico is a centrist. He’s probably aligned with Crockett on all policy views. The difference is Talarico won’t activate the racists and sexists on the other side to juice opposition turnout.
  15. Fair point, but clearing the way for a loser candidate just because “it’s her turn” vs clearing the way for a candidate because he’s the only one with a chance to win the general is a big difference. If Crockett gets in the primary and generates a lot of statewide attention that results in Talarico winning with a higher profile then great. But if Crockett either wins or forces Talarico to draw down his money chest to win, it’s bad.
  16. Allred dropped out of the senate race. Not sure if that’s because he’s getting out of Crockett’s way or if they’re doing the smart thing and clearing the field for Talarico.
  17. 100%. I wouldn’t give a runny fuck about Trump and would just be waiting him out if it weren’t for the fact that 75% of the people I know and love voted for him and 50%+ actively support him. It really really sucks to find out such a high percentage of people you care about are either retarded or evil or both.
  18. Well fuck me. But still, that’s how Dems should be mocking Trump.
  19. I hope someone better than Newsome is the next president, but this is the way to deal with Trump. Too bad nobody was doing this in 2015-2024.
  20. Me, if I were a reporter with White House press access: “Mr. President, sir, my question is, is Stephen Miller’s hand uncomfortable?” Trump: “Wha? Does he have a problem with his hand? I haven’t heard of a problem with his hand.” Me: “Well, sir, I’m sorry, I should have been more clear with my question. What I meant was, is Stephen Miller’s hand causing discomfort in your rectum? I mean, since he clearly has his entire arm all the way up your ass into your mouth so he can operate you like a ventriloquist dummy.”
  21. For fast food, they will reduce labor costs by probably half over the next few years as automation and agentic AI evolves. I dined inside a recently remodeled McDonalds in Lockhart last week and never interacted with a human being. Agentic AI will dramatically reduce admin staff over the next handle of years. They will also continue to be able to erode credentials for practicioners and can capture part of those savings.
  22. I’m in on GOOGL, although it was a much better buy earlier this year. But of the big 7 I think it has the most realistic chance of increasing in value. CVS could potentially be a good medium term play. Again, was a better buy earlier this year. I’m bearish on banks, crypto, META, and TSLA. It may not be this year but at some point in the next 2-5 years fast food (MCD) and healthcare service providers (maybe UNH, ELV) are going to see big margin increases. But most importantly, I don’t know shit about fuck.
  23. Nice. So the moves I’d like to see: RB: swap Baxter for a portal stud OL: swap Neto, Robertson and Stroh for 3 portal interior OL studs K: add a kicker DT: replace Hills with a depth option from the portal LB: replace Hill with a depth option from the portal DB: replace Muhammad with a portal stud 5 portal badasses (RB, 3 OL, DB) and 2 depth guys (DT, LB) should be too much to ask.
  24. Need portal studs at RB, OG, OT, C, LB, and CB, plus backfills for any unexpected losses from the projected 2 deep. If we don’t address the OL we are fucked. Otherwise we should have a better team next season.
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