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Whitewater Horn

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  1. My god, just how far will Evenepoel fall? Completely out of it unless some absolute disaster befalls Team JV. Edit - Never mind. He still has literally miles to climb with 14 minutes already elapsed behind the winner. That’s about as bad of a day you can have without a crash.
  2. Incredible. That has to be demoralizing to the other teams with GC and podium aspirations.
  3. Kuss for real this time
  4. Col du Tormalet, no biggie. Moderate effort.
  5. There goes Carthy off the back. Wish I had a radio feed to hear Vaughters for the lulz.
  6. That is a legit possibility. Real Death Star shit.
  7. Holy shit. I took a few minutes to do some work and it went from 1:45 to over 5 minutes. Yeah, that changes things and makes a Kuss GC more likely if they can keep Soler at bay.
  8. Curious to see if Remco and Quick Step are actually having a bad day or maybe saving up for a monster effort on the Tourmalet. We’ll see shortly…
  9. It’s possible, but I’ll agree with Evenepoel and see Kuss as an outside chance for the GC. That said, I’d like to see what would happen if Seppy strapped in and made an earnest effort at keeping the GC lead.
  10. Could have been an exciting finishing climb if the weather and resulting road conditions weren’t shite. It was cool to see cell phones to record official times once again in this Vuelta.
  11. Bama 27 Texas 16 388 yards
  12. They ‘sposed to be Big 12!
  13. GJ Kinne has his boys ready to play. Very promising for the Bobcats once they get to conference play. I would love it if they hold on to beat Rapelor in Waco.
  14. No progression, no fire, no fight, no leadership. Looks like the worst version of Ewers from last season. Disappointed to put it mildly.
  15. Hell yeah! 3 more points coming!
  16. I get that space is limited on mountaintop finishes, but they should have known that the finish was likely to be contested at high speed, or at least high speed for a climb. Another literal bang up job by the organizers. Shake it off, Remco.
  17. Good thing the race organizers have the unimpeachable data from the spectators personal phones to figure out the bonus points. So far the only thing that feels like a grand tour is seeing Roglic hit the deck early.
  18. Absolutely. What an inexcusable shit show.
  19. What could go wrong, indeed. Already the weather conditions, parcours, and even the damn starting ramp have proven treacherous, as we’ve seen multiple riders slide and have to recover. Fortunately no crashes yet. Hope everyone gets through it intact. Love a TTT, but glad this is a short one.
  20. One of the absolute favorite bands back in the days of my youth in the music scene of D/FW. The recordings could never match their live intensity.
  21. Combine this insanity with large “political rallies” around a cult of personality with ambitions of unlimited power and followers eager and willing to grant that power, and you see where this is headed.
  22. Yeah, that definitely sticks out like a sore thumb. I enjoy that it’s not in total alignment with my own opinions and values. I don’t have to be in complete agreement with someone to appreciate what they’re trying to convey, especially when it’s music, literature, or standup comedy. I want to be challenged and question my own bullshit often. It’s that kind of awkwardness and lack lyrical polish that keeps it in the realm of a good song and not a great song. The performance is earnest and the messages are relatable.
  23. These replies resonate with me. It’s nice to read replies consistent with my own experience and observations in the real world confirming I’m not alone. I’m also left of center (very much so by standards of being a white, male, veteran from Texas), but also in a state of continuously attempting to learn and evaluate the world around me. I always loved the lyric from Tom Sawyer, “no his mind is not for rent, by any god or government.” That, along with other literature and music, has reminded me to not buy in to any single philosophy for too long. Keep thinking, keep taking to people human to human, keep looking for common ground. Despite what we see in social media and all types of online forums with people proclaiming their supposed vehement tribal affiliations, the face to face interactions I have with family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors every day tell me that most of us actually live somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. There are a lot of people talking a big game about being “all in” for their tribe, but I know who they are behind closed doors and how hypocritical or not aligned their actions are with stated values of their proclaimed allegiance. That’s a lot rambling to say that I’m glad I’m not the only person who can take the politics of this song as the artist’s own commentary, and not as a prize for someone’s stupid partisan trophy case.
  24. Exactly. My frustration is certainly not with the artist, but rather with the co-opting of a powerful song by people determined to present it as applying exclusively to their specific party or other tribalist identity. I know we’re way past it, but I wish we could use songs like this to find common ground in the human experience instead of “this is proof that our side is right & righteous and the other side is wrong evil.” I guess I just I just foolishly cling to hope that I’ll live to see more people moving towards unity instead of division.
  25. That’s no surprise. I loved the song the first time I heard it a few days ago. It has an authenticity and frustration to which people from all walks of life can relate. I also knew right away that this song would be adopted by the political tribalists on both sides and adopted as anthems for their respective “teams.” I’ve already seen this on Twitter and took a peek at the comments on YouTube. I feel bad for the artist. It’s a good song and people couldn’t wait to ruin it by filtering through their own politics.
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