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MonkeyDoughnut

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  1. 8 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

    Wow. Today I learned that tents = escalatory. Gee, I would have thought the riot police and arrests last week were the escalating factor. But no, turns out, it is Coleman.

     

    5 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

    It is pretty questionable whether "no tents" ever on a public forum is a reasonable restriction. More to the point, I've seen a photo of maybe 1 tent from last week. Enforcing the rule is removing the tent and maybe the person who put it up. Not kicking out everyone. I get that you don't like their speech. I get that you don't like these students. I don't get how you don't give a fuck about a pretty blatant and violent violation of civil rights. 

    The protesters encircled the tents and chained tables together to protect the encampment. They knew exactly what they were doing. Credit to them as it worked exactly as they hoped it would.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    It's not a slippery slope.  If the reasonable rule is "no overnight camping, including structures like tents," and overnight starts at 10:00 pm., then you tell the folks there that they're free to conduct their activities till 10, then they'll need to clear out.  And we're asking them to do it nicely.  Y'all can come back and do it all over again starting at 8:00 am tomorrow.

    If it hits 10, and they aren't clearing out, then tell them one final time, then clear them out.

    This shit isn't hard.  It's only hard if you want to go full-on fascist because you don't like their viewpoint.

    The tents are against the rule at all time unless pre-approved: https://secure4.compliancebridge.com/utexas/public/getdoc.php?file=8-1050

    In this case the tents are obviously being used to escalate the situation into more than a peaceful protest knowing they will get the police to show up to remove them.

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  3. 19 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:

     

    I dont think people understand the importance of IBRX’s news last week regarding treating lung cancer. With the trial results in 2nd line and 3rd line lung cancer and Anktiva being an approved drug in bladder cancer, a label expansion is not going to be nearly as difficult as a new set of trials (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3).  In fact, The FDA could fast track this treatment.  IBRX + 2.35 to $9.70.

    The talk of the long term response they see is also promising. Mentions of it having potential for being a vaccine like treatment as well because of it.

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  4. On 4/27/2024 at 3:18 AM, mchookem said:

    i've decided it's quite possible that i might hate this motherfucker more than Trump.

    and i really, really, really hate Trump. 

    I feel the same. If I could only pick one to lose their next election I'd pick Abbott.

  5. 14 hours ago, Harrison Stafford said:

    https://ir.immunitybio.com/news-releases/news-release-details/immunitybio-announces-positive-overall-survival-results-anktiva.

    So, this week, ImmunityBio (IBRX) got approval for their bladder cancer, drug, Anktiva  This will go up against Merck’s drug, Keytruda, but Anktiva will become the standard of care for the bladder cancer indication as their results were much better than Merck’s.  Today, IBRX announced that Anktiva in conjunction with Keytruda  could almost double the survival rate in the standard of care for patients with >lung cancer<.  Even the lung cancer patients getting Keytruda and seeing a benefit will eventually relapse.  Adding Anktiva to the equation causes the checkpoint inhibitor to resume function.  This may exist for several other checkpoint inhibitors and represents a rescue therapy for those with failing checkpoint inhibitor treatments and disease progression in a variety of solid tumors.  To that end, IBRX also has a study in phase 2 treating pancreatic cancer with Anktiva in combination with other drugs (now, that Anktiva is FDA approved, label expansion based on second and third line trials can allow other applications).  ImmunityBio has a meeting scheduled with the FDA in June to discuss the path to a registration filing of Anktiva plus Keytruda for people (previously getting only Keytruda) whose lung cancer did not respond to checkpoint therapy.  ImmunityBio also gets $100 million in nondilutive cash as an infusion with Anktiva’s approval bringing their cash on hand to approximately $240 million for the launch of Anktiva as a treatment for bladder cancer.  IBRX will need to build their distribution network from the ground floor as this is their first FDA approved drug, but that’s going to happen.  Keytruda sold almost $7 billion in the last quarter as a treatment for various cancers.  Do your own DD, but IBRX appears to have limited downside and enormous upside.  *Because of the passing of my mother-in-law, I hadn’t planned on visiting Surly today, but the lung cancer treatment with Anktiva is huge and if you’re invested in IBRX or are considering investing in IBRX, you needed to know whazzup.


     

     

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  6. 6 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

    Thank God Philly took the Toledo CB...I think he's a bust.

    Toledo coach has had 8 players drafted in last 7 years so I'd say his development is probably ok. 

  7. 1 minute ago, Macklemore said:

    Trade back Falcons. What horrible valuation. They are horrible up front on the D. Jared Verse would have been much better.

    Yeah, they talked earlier that no one really wanted to move up unless top 3

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  8. I will say I could see other airlines changing to have you "pre-pay" for 2 "free" bags like Southwest does so they don't have to pay out late bag fees since they were "free". Still amazing that other airlines haven't gone to Southwest's marketing gimmick regardng bags. People hate being nickle and dimed and hate paying for things they previously didn't have to.

  9. 1 hour ago, Wiler77 said:

    I get the refund for bags arriving late, no wifi if you paid for it, etc.  That's a service the airline failed due to some incompetence on their part.

    But refunding  tickets if you're late or flight is cancelled?  Surely there is some fine print around if it's due to airline being at fault. Bad weather delays and cancels flights all the time.  I don't see how this does anything other than raise prices to cover the inevitable refunds.  Maybe I'm missing something.

    I'm thinking it covers them and yes it likely will raise prices slightly. Biggest thing is it sets a "standard" that all airlines have to follow. I don't see if changing things too much though other than making process simplier and the same across airlines. On weather delays or cancellations, most people are still going to do what they currently do which is accept the delay or accept the alternative flight. I don't think many are going to be looking to refund their ticket to only have to purchase another same day ticket assuming they can find an empty seat somewhere else.  This just puts out there a plan that says you no longer have to hassle the airline to get your cash back when now the first 10 people you talk to say they can't do that but can offer flight credit.

     

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  10. 24 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

    Completely and pure speculation, but I could see the thinking and reasoning being an overreaction to the Harvard and Penn presidents who were fired--er, resigned-- due to their not stepping in and allowing things to get out of control. So maybe he's thinking about his job, which is kind of ironic, give that this overreaction the other direction is more likely to cost it than inaction (probably) was.

    Maybe he was probably thinking, "crap, I don't want to get paraded in front of congress and embarrased and what a pain in the butt, and who knows what happens if this thing gets out of control and goes all anti-semitic like it did in the Ivies, ugh. better safe than sorry, and I AM in Texas, after all..."

    Heavy is the head that wears the crown, I guess.

    Probably, but he's an idiot. Next week starts finals week and then a large chunk of the student population goes home. It wasn't out of control and odds of it spiraling out on it's own in a week were slim to none.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    I will keep this updated by posting my lowest 30 year loan YTD (not buying points) on a conventional loan.

    Right now I had someone in at 6.124%- no points on a standard 30 year conventional.  That's winning the year for the present.  Hopefully I bump this post before the end of the year- but I'm starting to worry I might not.  

    I'm rooting for you (and us), just don't see any context where that happens anytime soon.  I'm much more of the belief that we'll end 2026 thinking  6.124%  isn't bad.

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  12. We need to start with replacing DeBoer. Vegas got rid of him for exactly what we are seeing now. Come playoffs teams have figured out how to counter his system and his team "suddenly" goes into a scoring drought. It's like clock work.

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