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  1. I thought we didn't trust ESPN because their ratings were calculated using an AI based on old Tom Lemming rankings from the 90's?
  2. MacKenzie Gore is really good and I don't know why the Nats would trade him. There's a better chance he's pitching on the next good Nationals team. I think the only obvious weak spot that doesn't appear to have upside is at 2B. Maybe someone like Brendan Donovan can be obtained fairly cheaply, I guess Brandon Lowe even if I don't like his contract and I expect the Rays will ask for prospects we'll regret trading. I'm also okay with standing pat if our team health appears to be in a good place coming out of the ASB.
  3. I would be shocked if there isn't at least one 5 star receiver signed in the class, particularly later in the season once there's time for the budget to be a little more predictable.
  4. I hate to jump in here because a) Brian Fantana is a little irrational and b) I'm a far from educated about Mamdani's promises aside from some of the highlights. That said, I did listen to his 30 minute interview with Derek Thompson and one take away is his attitude of "let's try it. If we fail, let's try something else", that is a welcome change from someone high profile in the party. There's so much risk aversion amongst Democrats and that insecurity doesn't lend itself to campaigns in the 2020's, particularly with younger voters who've grown up in a world so connected that the notion of a private life is a quaint artifact. At least on the interview, his specific rent policy was a rent freeze on rent controlled apartments and appeared to be data driven.
  5. I just caught this yesterday, and yes, he was the best part. I love where they took the story and don’t begrudge tonal changes that might seem discordant, particularly from Boyle/Garland (who pretty much do something akin to this on every one of their collaborations).
  6. You guys are going to be pretty excited then because King is working on a sequel to Black House. In the interview he talks about how he feels like he’s channeling Straub’s voice. I think Hearts in Atlantis is a great companion piece with 11/22/63. They are both very much concerned with the national tragedies of the late ‘60’s and are, in my opinion, kind of the American spin on 100 Years of Solitude (in that magic or fantasy is used to examine more or less real events).
  7. Rookie centers are usually terrible and Williams is glass joe. Neither is a safe bet to be part of the next good Suns team.
  8. I'm really happy that Pena's having a good year after scuffling a bit, but he doesn't really fit the profile I'm looking for to extend unless it's really team friendly. If I'm Brown/Crane, I don't care about the money as much as I do about capturing those peak seasons before age related decline hits. That said, the Astros are doing a really piss poor job of locking up anyone before arbitration hits. I would have extended both, too, which is why I grimace when I look at Correa's stats and see a player aging fast.
  9. There's one in Austin, too. It's a restaurant that serves sushi, tacos, and hamburgers, so totally random menu with American prices. We had the beet tostada, the octopus, and several smoky mezcals, all were great. I didn't mention the Rosewood because that's kind of a no brainer, but the rooftop restaurant has better views than Quince and a better menu (both are full of gringos, as might be expected). So I didn't love this place because it was vegetarian (in Mexico? the home of delicious carnitas!??!?!?), but the rest of our group really liked Don Taco Tequila.
  10. It's funny, I had the same thought after the election and he was on one of podcasts describing the current state of the Democrats and he's just kind of humorless, and worse for a campaign, boring.
  11. Seconded @troph we just went over Mother’s Day to do a clay tile factory tour, among other things. Best breakfast was at Rustica, and best dinner was at Tostevere. Quince was very disappointing, basically it’s the Cheesecake Factory menu on a really nice patio. I’d probably get a drink there to check the box, then go eat somewhere else.
  12. I actually prefer it to be around. If it disappears you can expect a number of their posters will migrate their idiocy over here.
  13. The new market efficiency might be betting on continued Suns futility. Their future draft picks are going to become the most valuable in the NBA. Also, I listed to my first Bill Simmons podcast since Grantland days and I think Kevin Durant would have been far more valuable (to the Suns) 24 hours after the trade and once the finals were over due to the wide open East.
  14. Amen better be taking 1000 shots a day from 3 this off season.
  15. I don’t care for it, either. I’d use billionaire. Keep it simple.
  16. Not particularly novel, but I want Stone to shop that same deal around the league and take the best offer available before the draft.
  17. I, too, chortled at that one. If I might rebut on this, there's a number of efforts going on simultaneously all working towards this goal. I'd also suggest there's a majority on the council currently that are very pro-affordability, at least conceptually, and not in a "let's campaign on this and then overly serve NIMBY neighborhood groups." Bear in mind that the r/Austin crowd will accept nothing less than home values going down substantially (which would be potentially catastrophic for a number of reasons), the next best option is to have a mix of housing, including at prices affordable to the average family and/or rents that are affordable to those unable to afford a home. At least for Austin proper, the reduction in minimum lot sizes and the parking lot minimum requirements are both steps towards that goal, and currently the council (and mayor) is enjoying the credit they probably don't fully deserve for rent stabilization due to the enormous amount of multi-family rental units that have come on the market over the last couple of years. Council is also the process of reviewing future land use maps, a ton of other acronyms in regards to land use, and attempting to use Cap Metro property for the purpose of making available more central affordable housing (affordable is such a fuzzy word I'm not sure it's helpful to keep using it). Some of the most ardent opponents, btw, aren't silver haired, property rich District 9 homeowners, but working class renters concerned that their 25 unit apartment complex will be torn down for market rate apartments. In other words, it's all a little messier than "let's just create the right conditions for building more density." I'm not suggesting anyone start hanging a "Mission Accomplished" banner, but if you value these efforts I'm sure you'll find a friendly ear by reaching out to your CM and their staff.
  18. I also think it’s a good fit for a new eligibility environment in which players can transfer so easily. There’s going to be occasions in which a good first impression results in a second look if their first college pick doesn’t work out.
  19. I don't disagree with what I think you're saying (in effect, city taxes make up a relatively small percentage of the property tax burden between AISD, Travis County, and various special districts), but that's policy and I'm talking campaigns. Particularly central-west, I would have thought someone would want to run on a "your taxes are too high" platform, at least as a way to differentiate themselves in a primary and/or code themselves GOP friendly (perhaps the latter is why it would be considered ineffective). Somewhat adjacent to this, I got a wild hair up my ass a few months ago and started digging into Travis County's expenditures and there was a lot less fat than I would have imagined.
  20. I've been wondering why aspiring CM's haven't been trying a "lower taxes" platform. Maybe affordability is a code for it but lower taxes is clearer.
  21. Also apparently only has one staffer left, everyone else quit.
  22. I think you've mentioned that you're part Persian, I'm married into it--it's interesting listening to that side of the family alternate between "they need to get rid of Khamenei" to "that said, I don't know why we can't have the bomb."
  23. Look, at risk of beating a dead horse further on it, I'm a little surprised that the idea that Iran wasn't complying with the JCPOA is controversial or would require I name my source further in order to justify that I believe it to be true. To @RomaVicta point, I'm an OIF veteran and have a few connections in that community, including amongst those that have also worked or attended UT. One of those happens to be retired but is considered to be a subject matter expert on global intelligence matters, if not the middle east specifically. There isn't anything I've written that I would consider in the national interest to keep confidential and I'm also confident that my friend wouldn't share anything that would be considered a security risk if it were passed. That said, I offered it in the spirit of better understanding the conflict--if you don't want to believe it, that's okay. I'm not here for the collection of internet points, I just like the conversation even if I don't agree with someone. Just so we're not going completely off topic, these are the sources you're citing that are meant to corroborate the US and Iran were close to a deal? I don't see anything in your links that suggests that. That said, the War on the Rocks podcast from Tuesday does discuss this subject and one of the guests shares your position (the other disagrees). It's good, I'd recommend a listen, though if you're bored by munitions capacity you and just want information on "why does Israel attack now?" you can check out after the first five minutes.
  24. I'm not seeing anything online that's not using Trump as the source. What sources are you seeing and why do you trust them? Again, why do you presume this? I've been taking deep dives into anything Israel-Iran related over the last couple of days and nobody in the foreign policy establishment, many of whom would have an interest in promoting their credentials as an insider, are making a claim that they KNOW Iran was about to have enough enriched uranium for a bomb or that that DON'T KNOW. I'm really surprised that you would rely on this particular administration, however, to inform you about their intelligence on the matter. I'm not trying to "prove" it, nor was "proof" offered to me. Someone I trust relayed it to me and I'm confident that's not something about which he would speculate, and if that's insufficient for your skepticism then so be it.
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