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  1. The assist part I am genuinely impressed with even if they were playing one of the dregs of the league that is actively trying to lose games. That means she is realizing that other players need to take shots that don’t shoot the worst percentage from the field in the league. Hopefully this wasn’t the league’s first mebound triple double.

    Also that player for the Sun that pulled her hair. If Reese had punched you, well, you would have deserved that. 

  2. 10 minutes ago, softlynow said:

     

    Y'all getting your hopes up. A cult leaders spell only lifts when they die, and only if they don't die a martyr.

    Il Duce would like a word with you. The Italians ran him right the heck on out of there when it became apparent he was a bumbling moron who was not a great cult leader.

  3. 14 hours ago, Derka said:

    im only gonna post this if everyone here promises to remember that angel reese is just as important to the wnba as cc:

     

    I came into work today and the first highlights I see were from this game. I mean sweet Baby Jesus those shots were just ridiculous.

    By the way this was Clark's 9th 30/5/5 game of her career. It took her 45 games to do this. The WNBA all-time leader is Taurasi. In 565 games SHE HAD TEN. Someone please tell me again why anyone should listen to anything these former players say when their records are being obliterated by a player they thought was not going to transition into being a star immediately?

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  4. 5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


    Good.
    What people need to realize is that we don’t win by Trump getting better. We with him getting worse. By him doing more and more indefensible, vile shit. Which he will, it’s his nature.
    More vile shit, and more vile shit, until his defenders lose critical mass. Then…we overwhelm them and defeat them. That’s the plan. Don’t know if it will work. But it’s the only way.

    It works. It'll work this time and it'll work the next time a country gets fooled by an old racist and obese grifter. You build support to send these people packing with days like today. 

  5. On 6/12/2025 at 7:02 AM, hookem2010 said:

    What the fuck is this idiot trying to say here?

    Well I read it twice and he is saying that the "good brown people" are being sent home. The CRIMINALS are now applying for these jobs. 

    Translation: Somebody in the regime told him that America can't run without these immigrants doing these jobs that no racist white person is going to do so now he's got to bring them back here. Yes he's a moron who is surrounded by other morons.

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  6. On 6/10/2025 at 1:37 AM, Pancho said:

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    These are the people I will actively enjoy watching beg for mercy once this regime fails. Make no mistake this maga circus will fail like all despots eventually do. The grifters and racists that say and support things like this should be Fed Ex’d to a Siberian penal colony for the rest of their life. More third world human beings and less of these cretins please.

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  7. On 6/8/2025 at 2:00 PM, Ghost of NMAS said:

    If you’re watching John Wick movies for realistic fighting you’re doing it wrong

    I go for the crazy fight scenes. It has delivered every single time. Love the franchise and hope they branch off and do many more of these movies. It’s just a really fun experience and that’s why people keep going to see them.

  8. It's the story of humanity. Long after we are all gone people will still be doing the same horrific things to each other. History shows this to be true. Demented people are going to keep being born and the process of being horrible to others will start all over again with generations of people well down the road.

    However, in your own life you have control over what is right in front of you. Be kind to those that you can and help those that need it. The rest of it is out of our hands. You do the best you can to leave your small corner of the world in a better place than when you showed up to it. 

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  9. 42 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    rubio just said we were not involved

    all of the cnn ex-milintel heads are saying no way it happened without us knowing so my first reaction is wrong

    Rubio is a liar. To be in this regime you have to lie. 

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  10. 36 minutes ago, Derka said:

    my oldest friend is a first generation american whose dad is from ethiopia and whose mom is eritrean. his dad eas our soccer coach growing up (‘85 Eagles holla). i even speak a little amharic. ethiopia is on my short list of countries i want to travel to. 

    I gotta tell you Derka I think this board is one of the most unique places on the internet. That is really freaking awesome to hear this. I mean of all the things I thought I'd read about on this board, well, this story would not have been one of them. I am thoroughly impressed that you can speak some Amharic. I am learning the language right now. Having to rewire my brain to learn Amharic has been fun. I can pick up accents really quickly so saying the words with an Ethiopian accent has helped me learn it. Fun language to be honest. 

    You're good people @Derka. Ask your friend if he has any places he thinks I should hit up in September. I am going for the entire month to Addis Ababa. Gonna rent a car and see the Blue Nile, the waterfall, the Great Rift Valley among other places. I'd love to hear some ideas to go see while I am there. Maybe you should see about heading over there too. 

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  11. 4 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    Totally agree on all points

    NYC and Israel have a pretty unique connection. Jews first arrived in New York City in the 17th Century. It’s the largest Jewish population in one place outside of Israel, the home of American Zionism, and I think someone could make a strong argument that there would not be a Jewish nation state called Israel in Palestine without the Jewish diaspora community in New York. 

    I come from Jews on my mom’s side of the family. I think it is time to stop listening to this group and let Israel sink or swim without us continually propping them up. Enough is enough. There is more than enough evidence over the last 80 years to show that the “Never Again” phrase apparently doesn’t apply to them committing atrocities against helpless civilians. Quit looking for sympathy if you are going to do the same things to others that were done to you.

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  12. I watched her yesterday against NY. She comes out and has a really good opening quarter. She even hit a 3 and was not doing her mebound thing and actually passing it back out. They still go into the half down 20 to the best team in the league. That’s to be expected. 3rd quarter they come out and get a couple or three quick baskets and the lead is down to 16. This moron decides to shoulder check one of the Liberty players to the floor right after a made basketball. They went from down 16 to down 35 in just a few minutes. Seems like that ridiculous flagrant may have poked the bear into caring about the game again. You just cannot depend on her to not do something dumb.

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  13. 1 hour ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    longer than that

    we started destabilizing central america in 1898

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    Well yes I am aware of Butler and the things he was a part of when he was active duty. Really interesting guy whose words should be heeded now more than ever. The destabilization that interests me is what took place after World War II, especially the role played by the CIA, as that was more of a direct influence on what is transpiring right now. 

  14. 54 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

    Contrast and compare:

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    All I can do is shake my head. Those employees deserve all the good luck they can possibly have. We treat the least of these so badly so often. 

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  15. 43 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

    You know what? I'd rather eat dinner with an "illegal" than a racist MAGA asshole.  One is only trying to survive. The other pledges fealty to a sociopathic narcissist felon who's doing everything he can to wreck this country. 


     

    The best thing I say to these people who are against the illegals in America is that they are here due to decisions made by the United States in the 60’s and 70’s. The unintended consequences are countries that never fully stabilized. We created hell for these people and then have the temerity to not let them seek work and a better life here. That is point blank what evil looks like. 

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  16. 1 hour ago, Thatguy said:

    Ever live in California? Probably not. It's weird how you folks think California is lawless. Guy has a loaded firearm in his car in Texas. Legal. California? Illegal. Cali has a 3 strikes law. California has all kinds of gang injunction rules that I've never seen here. There are so many things that point to you not knowing what you are talking about. Everyone has rights in California which makes it much easier to run afoul of the law. 

    It’s pointless to engage with someone who does not understand a word of what you are saying. You might as well be speaking Swahili right now.

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  17. 16 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

    That is true. Been awhile since we got some good ole fashion police brutality. As a former resident of Los Angeles, these police and military better bring their A game. LA knows a thing or two about rebelling. Trump is putting these guys' life in danger for no reason. People are going to be taking shots at them randomly at night just because they can. Standing on the corner at 3am in uniform is dangerous. 

    I don’t disagree with one bit of that. We are going to see lives taken away for no reason. None of this has to be happening, but this is what fascists do. Make a crisis happen where none exists and use brutal force putting down said crisis. It’s disgusting and everyone associated with it needs to be prosecuted when we get to the other side of this.

    LA I think is going to be wild. It’s a powder keg waiting to explode. TFG would love nothing more than to have that or NYC be the place he gets to mete out some fascist justice. Being a former LA guy you would have far more insight into what people there will do than I would. I’m just someone that has always loved SoCal. I would prefer just seeing peaceful protests, but that is not how this usually goes with a regime like this one that’s trying to emulate the strongman dictator of 20th century Europe.

  18. Just now, Thatguy said:

    I don't know man, the summer of 2020 was pretty crazy. 

    I spent that summer protesting and had some interesting things I was able to witness in-person in NYC and DC. The difference is the summer is going to see some violent encounters between cops and those protesting. TFG feels enabled right now to do whatever he wants to people he perceives as the enemy. Again this is looking a lot like Italy a century ago.

  19. This will be a summer unlike any in modern American history. We’ll all bear witness to the same abuses of power against our fellow citizens that we have seen in other places around the world. This still has more resemblance to Mussolini’s Italy in the 20’s than anything else. Thank God the people in charge of this three ring circus are complete morons instead of someone like Idi Amin or Stalin that’d just have everyone liquidated for protesting. 

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  20. On 6/7/2025 at 1:23 AM, Kennythetiger said:

    Definitely watch the first one. I enjoyed this one, but more of a buddy movie and a way to get to the third one. I thought the first one was outstanding. 

    I started it late last night. Honestly it’s kinda cool watching the 1st one after seeing the 2nd one. I saw some things already in the first one that I manage in my life that Affleck’s character does as well. I’m excited to watch more when I get home tonight from the beach. 

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