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hornmpa96

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  1. 3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    I mean, that is just awful. Instead of best hitter hitting two we go worst hitter hitting two. So sick of that shit. And yes, I know it doesn’t matter all that much over the long run. 

    Instead of Tucker coming up in a 1 run game in the 9th - we get Nico - this is stupid baseball

  2. 5 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

    It was stupid to make this its own streaming service with all of the Discovery content coming aboard and it already having the WB affiliation with HBOMax.  People don't want 20 separate streaming services. They'd rather pay more for a more comprehensive package.

    Like a cable bundle?

  3. No CR - all this talk about inflation in food prices makes me wonder about the renewable fuel standards - food probably wouldn’t be as expensive if 33% of our corn harvest wasn’t used for fuel 

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  4. If I recall correctly, Silvio wasn’t originally intended to be a central character when they made the pilot. Steven Van Zandt auditioned for the part of Tony and Chase like him so much that they created the Silvio character for him.

    After the pilot, they realized that the character was great and needed to be a key part of Tony’s crew.

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  5. 3 minutes ago, Poe It Up said:

    Well, he certainly shouldn’t roll back Title 42. He also needs to figure out why his messaging seems to be encouraging illegal crossings. 

    Title 42 is interesting. If Title 42 wasn’t in force, it may allow for removal proceedings or criminal prosecution for illegal entry. Instead Title 42 results in being immediately returned to Mexico where the person can try and cross again.

    On the messaging front, I certainly don’t want to see a return to the Trump messaging of separating families, etc. However, I acknowledge that there is a middle ground here which could hopefully slow the surge.

  6. 39 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

    Lets start here.

    https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/25/politics/border-surge-immigration/index.html
     

    Immigration policy and execution of Biden’s policy at the border is a dumpster fire.  I am pro-immigration and think immigrants bring innumerable positives to the United States.  The free flow of trafficking victims across Mexico into the US is completely inhumane.

    I agree with you on this and the situation at the Border is terrible. What specific Biden admin policies do you think should be changed?

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  7. The crude oil export ban was silly when you allow for the export of refined products. The true beneficiaries of that policy were US refiners who could buy US produced crude at an artificial discount and then export gasoline/diesel to Asian/European markets. As someone mentioned above, allowing the export of US crude actually reduced worldwide pricing and brought Brent/WTI closer.

    For offshore leases, any new leasing activity wouldn’t result in production for many years. It takes years to explore and develop a greenfield development. Also it’s extremely expensive unless you can utilize existing infrastructure.

    Capital is available for drilling but capital discipline is here to stay. If the companies tried to grow significantly, their investors would revolt because they want to get paid (probably for the first time since the shale boom started). Also, there would be significant services cost inflation if growth started which would shrink margins significantly. 

  8. 16 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    It would be one of the funnier things to happen in American history if Ginni gave him Covid and it kills him.

    It would be even more amusing if he gave it to Alito.

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  9. 35 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    I think this is where the rubber meets the road.  I think everyone is going to have some pain if you want to put Russia down, which is what is needed.  Obviously, the thread of sanctions wasn't enough. He invaded anyway.  We are in a very different place today vs. a few days ago.  The sanctions now must be debilitating, otherwise, they are meaningless and sanctions will never act as a deterrent ever again.

    I agree and that’s what I hope happens, but I don’t think the powers-that-be will actually follow through.

  10. I think we are going to be disappointed in the sanctions levied. The US is already indicating that impacting energy exports is off the table and EU members are already positioning to protect any of their specific industries. Putin is betting the west doesn’t have the spine to make any real sanctions stick.

  11. The American Taliban

    Actually getting into the middle of decisions between a child, parents and doctors because of their religious beliefs.

    The Party of Limited Government strikes again and is actively working to harm children.

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