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Dbeasy

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  1. A post nuclear world makes the point I made even more correct. I’m not talking about military action to deny a country the atomic bomb. I’m talking about the comment made that America can simply always bully its way to whatever it wants with other countries and people.
  2. I think this point of view is one of the main defining points that separates Americans from each other. One group of Americans understands that the world is evolving and is part of a globally collected network of countries and peoples. Another group of Americans has an outdated and wrong-headed viewpoint that American is a dominant, controlling country able to impose its will on people all around the world. History has demonstrated over and over that dominant countries actually always end up behaving their way into destruction. One cannot control the minds and actions of 8 billion people. The way you get things done in a way that is sustainable over time is for those 8 billion people to want your leadership. The US for many years did just enough good things to maintain its existance and leadership. But a bully mindset and actions to match are an accelerating path to it's ultimate failure and destruction. That is a fact.
  3. This is an interesting and scary outlook on the U.S. debt and it's impact on interest rates and inflation. And just to be clear, the current Republican administration, and the Democrat administration before it, implemented and are implementing disastrous fiscal policies to address the issue effectively. We as citizens have got to get off team Red and team Blue and force our politicians to get on team America.
  4. Worst opinion in the history of the internet.
  5. I continue to be totally confused by the Homer emoji. Some posters use it negatively. Others use it positively. So whenever I see it, it means absolutely nothing to me. Whoever uses that emoji is completely wasting their time.
  6. If everyone would just put that idiot on ignore he’d just be talking to himself. I did it weeks ago and it’s the best thing I ever did.
  7. Holy shit. I heard Sark had to promise he would jump into a vat of nacho cheese to get his commitment.
  8. To be fair to Hammer, while he doesn't understand what he's talking about, there is a decent chance tariffs don't produce significant inflation over time. Why? Because it slows the economy and is a one time price adjustment. But the Fed just raised their inflation outlook for the year in their meeting. Why? It's complex, but basically it would be because we drop into a recession, thus the deficit gets even way way worse than it already is, and the excess money printing causes inflation. If our government were really serious about stopping inflation, they would have a spending bill that is more aggressive in it's spending constraints. But we've all seen how little Trump and the majority of Republicans care about that.
  9. This is correct. The documentary on OBL on Netflix was outstanding. They had most of the key people involved with getting Bin Laden on the program to comment on what happened. Because the CIA had been in charge of getting OBL (because Rummy told Bush it would take months to get people on the ground chasing OBL, so Bish said fuck it and told the CIA to go immediately), when they found him in Tora Bora there were only 4 US people there to get him, against over 1000 OBL soldiers. They tried to call in DoD, but because Rummy had a sandy vagina he he refused to help them to that point. It shows what a disaster Rummy was, but it also showed how Bush didn’t foresee that issue and nip it in the bud early. Huge mistake.
  10. I think it is safe to say that Iran will not target Trump himself with terrorist attacks. They realize Trump is their best weapon for damaging the United States.
  11. Let this be a lesson to you, OP. If your kids go on a cruise they will show up 30 years later on message boards using lame out of date terms like “lass”. Cruiser beware.
  12. What an asinine comment. Powell and the Fed have stated multiple times now that the economy is slowing, due to the policies of this administration, but can’t yet cut interest rates because of the Trump tariff uncertainty. Seriously wtf? What is wrong with you? Edit Add-On Wow. I’m still stunned at the ridiculousness of Hammer’s reference to Powell. It shows he doesn’t understand anything.
  13. I’ve learned that I’m going to feel anxious at times in June and July every year because of recruiting. It’s just the nature of the beast. They chase 40-50 players every year and are only gong to get 20-25. That guarantees 20-25 times per year when you’re going to be bummed. Embrace the Suck.
  14. CTJ has accomplished what few in history have ever done: united the entire Shaggy/Surly universe (except CTJ) in hoping that Livingstone has the greatest receiving season in Texas history. The trolling would continue for an eternity.
  15. As has been explained about 500 times on this site, inflation, and especially tariff inflation, and especially tariff inflation that is turned on and off like a light switch at the whims of an incompetent boob, will not show up in the economy for many many months and even year(s). This is basic economics 101 that apparently a significant chunk of this country doesn’t understand, just like they don’t understand that the most outrageous spending in history during Covid by the Trump administration started this entire inflation mess. And then Biden didn’t fix it, making it come down too slowly over time.
  16. We blew off the Mission impossible series after number 3 many years ago. Tonight we decided to watch 4. I just don’t get why these movies are so popular. It’s just the same fights, car crashes, stunts, blah blah blah in every one. Why do people eat these movies up?
  17. Ya I was surprised Duece Robinson wasn’t rumored at one point when he left USC.
  18. He goes after a lot of the best of the best targets at each position, makes a good enough impression to be in it with many of them, loses out on many because they are the cream of the crop and the competition is fierce, but gets a few, then circles back around with the next level really strong guys to close. It’s a solid approach.
  19. The U.S. lost its “spies on the ground capability” many many years ago. It was due primarily to our country’s inability to keep a secret (spies kept getting uncovered), too many traitors sharing information, the lack of trusted people who are educated in other cultures and can speak the language, and most importantly by far the need to shift massive amounts of budget funds into SigInt. I doubt the Country ever gets the capability back.
  20. I'm surprised by the size and length of the Duchene contract. He's still productive and a good player, and important locker room guy and great interview on the Ticket, but that's a big contract. Marchment just made too many penalties at important times. I did like his toughness. Had to get rid of somebody for contract space. Benn better not get much. He's done physically and a liability on the ice. Robertson was hugely disappointing, but maybe the injury was part of it. Players aren't getting Wyatt the puck enough. As said earlier, the Stars need more speed and toughness. Little Stanky gave them speed which helped a bit. Too bad he's gone, but I get it. He was getting abused on the ice. I'm befuddled by DeBoer's implosion. I remember during the season the Ticket accouncers asked Duchene about DeBoer and he said the guy just tells the players like it is without any emotion or getting personal. He hinted that he does ride the players pretty hard. Maybe that got old. Whoever they bring in better get more out of Rattanen. Besides that little Hall of Fame quality flurry he had in a short time during the play-offs, he's underwhelmed. Edit: heard yesterday’s Ticket segment with Bob Sturm on the Stars. Sturm nailed it. He said he felt Marchment would get traded. He also said Robertson would only get traded if the offer was good, because he’s young and a pretty big scorer whose full potential is still not clear.
  21. Just to add to that, the greatest vacation my family has ever done (Costa Rica) was a direct result of ideas and input I got from Shaggy/Surly. The knowledge is incredible. We just got back from Scotland and had a fantastic time. We picked up tips and ideas from folks on here that made the trip great and also helped us avoid a few disaster scenarios.
  22. I’m just thinking about Edwards. What a dice roll. With Texas’ success in getting RB’s drafted in the nfl, going with Texas is pretty much a guarantee of success, while picking A&M could end up like Larry Johnson or all the other failures they’ve had the last several years. Even if they are offering substantially more money, it seems like a poor decision that could really screw up his nfl plans. There is no way I would have done that. He would get enough money from Texas and he’d have much more corporate mil upside potential. And a higher chance of success. He’s making a bad decision.
  23. Which is why we won’t go on one for another ten years. Hahah.
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