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Fastbreak

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  1. 15 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

     

    Democrats control the election infrastructure in most swing states and at least have enough power to stop any un-lower case "d" democratic legislation in all of them but Georgia. Democrats are going to have strong midterms in 2026.

    Elections are going to happen. The country may or may not be irreparably broken by 2028 but there will be an election.

    Think Tim Robinson GIF by NETFLIX

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  2. Previous coach that Giannis got fired was 31-12 with a solid 2 seed. Things have been pretty shit since then and now they are heading for the lottery with the chance they don’t get their pick.

    It’s why you don’t let players run the team.

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  3. Dumb question, but is the defense secretary usually someone that was a very high rank in the military at one point in their career.  Like a general or career military?  I’m not a military guy but I wonder how actual generals will feel taking orders from a tv show host.

    Trump draft executive order would set up board to oust generals en masse: Report

    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4987537-trump-draft-executive-order-would-set-up-board-to-oust-generals-report/

    Problem solved!
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  4. I don't believe facts or anything real controlled the outcome of this election.
    The things that seems to matter these days are people's perception of reality, their feelings and vibes, and messaging.  It isn't about policies or what actually happened in the past.  It is about what people feel happened in the past and people's vibes on a candidate. Maybe that has always been true to a certain extent, but today's propaganda tools have turned it up to 11.
    Elections these days are controlled by the billions in dark money unleashed by Citizens United and the use of that money to maximize the effectiveness of algorithms and AI to target voters to craft alternative realties and nudge voting blocks in various directions - to turn up at the polls or to suppress turnout.  There is a reason Elon purchased twitter.  It wasn't so he could turn a profit. It was to exert power within our democracy. 
    Hopefully, democrats aren't too far behind in being able to exert influence within all the information bubbles out there.  The fact that inflation was working so hard against Harris gives me some hope. The notion that Trump somehow is a generational con man and when he is gone MAGA will die, gives me a glimmer of hope. But when I look at how buffoonish Trump is, at how obviously corrupt he is, and how morally bankrupt MAGA is, and the fact Dems couldn't use all of that effectively to win, makes me think Dems might be too far behind to catch up.  

    There is no worse of a candidate that could be run. And he fucking won bigly. The reality is we are fucked for at least 50 years.
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  5. 4 minutes ago, wood said:

    How do we know who wrote it? Not doubting you. I wanna use this on another board.

    Homan joined the Heritage Foundation in February 2022 and became a contributor to its Project 2025, which proposes mass arrests, detentions and deportations of undocumented immigrants across the nation.

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  6. 5 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    Well, they already signed Van Fleet, who is generously listed at 6'0".  (I wouldn't have done that.)  That being considered, I wouldn't have draft a "SG" that is generously listed at 6'2".  With both of them being that small, you basically can't play them at the same time.  Also, a 6'2" SG isn't a thing.  If there is a good one out there, I could be missing it.

    Basically, the guy the took at #3 can't be on the floor at the same time as they guy they just signed to be the starting PG.  Oh, wait, they signed that undersized PG for 3 years and $130M.  Lulz.

    I know it was a weak draft but I would have taken anyone else but him.

    Stockton and Hornecek my man...

    Jerry with Jeff Horacek & John Stockton - FamousFix.com post

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