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MC Fresh Breath

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  1. Yes, but there would still be more protection overall in a vaccinated versus unvaccinated set of states, correct? Lots of travel between these three states as well. Just having the availability locally would mean a lot to many of us. I am of course angry and saddened that it even comes to this. But in an age of "they're doing nothing to fight them" it is nice to see some fight. Will the insurance companies refuse to pay for those that fall under the new CDC guidelines is another matter. Perhaps something gets worked out.
  2. Selfishly I'm a bit more relieved this morning. https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/03/vaccines-oregon-washington-california-cdc/
  3. Watched a bit of it on mute because all the 'he looks awful talk.' Looked the same to me. Only thing I noticed is he can't keep his eyes open very long when someone else is talking. I lean towards that just being his total narcissism. Someone else talking not worth his concentration. Butthead in charge of the military is also visually repulsive in his own way. That's enough of this mess for the week. Back to aws classes.
  4. The announcement will be we're invading Chicago.
  5. hahahah pancho made me look. this one cracked me up.
  6. Is the scuttlebutt in the room with us right now?
  7. I have had the cost and spending issue on my mind for a long time now. PBS specials back in the day on the original intent of the NCAA basically being to deny workman's comp to college athletes was part of the awakening. Then other things about how (at the time) college players weren't being paid while their coaches raked in millions. Was it Colbert or Stewart or maybe John Oliver who did a bit on the Final Four. Probably Oliver. Anyway it was enlightening as well at the time. I guess some of that is evening up with things now(?) But just on a basic level the millions for athletics while students go into great debt bothers me immensely. That and when I cut cable years ago led to me barely paying attention. I liked too many posters on surly to ever totally quit it, but the sports boards are my least visited boards. Tuned in yesterday though. The NFL has its own issues and all of that militarization and nationalism seems to be present in it and in MLB. Good lord the 'god bless america' thing in MLB. Ugh. And its all toys for billionaires who are the problem in this world. Have not watched an NBA game in forever so can't speak to it. But you're right, seeing it at the college level is something else. All of that said we are of course desperate for entertainment and things to discuss for fun. There is a built in camaraderie among sports fans. Perhaps even more so among alumni. The social aspect I sometimes absolutely miss. And the feats that these athletes perform at times are truly astounding to watch. There is also that dangerous cozy blanket of nostalgia always at play. For a few hours you try not to worry about the end of the world. And mute the damn commercials.
  8. Didn't Dick Cheney live for like a year and a half with no pulse?
  9. I don't get it, but carry on.
  10. I don't spend much time on the football board. Going to it and reading various threads reminds that the main purpose of a BBS is to quote someone and call them an idiot. I guess that happens in the CR every once in a while. Seems to be happen every page of any football thread. Some serious business.
  11. Sorry, a good chunk of reddit did. Guess that's my 'internet.' So many "this looks like congestive heart failure" comments.
  12. Vain old man tries to cover up a bruise on his hand. Internet declares death is imminent.
  13. Making the big assumption that things continue to operate as they have in the past (huge assumption) then yes, R's will continue to vote R. Fox News isn't going away. The Electoral College isn't going away. It will always be close and Americans aren't getting smarter.
  14. I quite seriously doubt Trump is doing anything beyond golf and mouthing off his usual bullshit. Him dying, while absolutely worth celebrating, will change very little of what's going on. Shit, how may slightly embarrassed conservatives say "I don't always like him as a person, but I agree with his policies?" Also Rick Wilson is a shitbird who has cashed in rather well figuring out how to make a buck as an anti-trump neocon. R voters love what's going on right now. That doesn't change with dead Trump. In fact, can already hear how 'in the name of Trump we do this horrible thing now.'
  15. I use archive.is to get around most paywalls. Here you go: https://archive.is/reyLf
  16. There's just much more gestapo-like activity this go round. ICE, seizing Washington, and sure flooding the zone. Part of those floods are all the investigations and detainment meant to intimidate. I believe every threat he utters at this point he intends to perform. Whether he gets to or not is another story.
  17. I hope you're right. You are correct in that I should not have said 'arrested next' in regards to the FBI as indeed Bolton wasn't arrested. "Investigates next with bullshit pretense" I suppose. I was conflating this with the arrested judges and detained reps and senators. Then there are the investigations against Letitia James and Adam Schiff. But of course there's more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/donald-trump-bolton-raid-patel-bondi-martin-pulte/ I try not to keep up daily for my own sanity because whenever I do tune back in I tend to lose it. So I certainly easily mix up which federal law enforcement agency is being used. Mea culpa. I don't share your positivity that this goes away, but again I do hope to be wrong.
  18. Look at that stupid fucking hat he is wearing! The Putin picture love. The idiocy with which he speaks. His lies just constantly spewing and lapped up, and NO press corps worth a damn. Look at "The Trump family has raked in an astonishing $3.4 billion over his two presidencies, new report claims" Fucking going to send troops into NYC and Chicago now. After the illegal occupation of DC Firing Generals he doesn't like. Wonder who the FBI arrests next? Sorry, back to Cracker Barrel.
  19. cracker barrel talk not going away.
  20. This. It’s only the start. Quite literally using the FBI now to go after enemies.
  21. I was surprised and saddened to learn he was still alive up till today. 89. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dobson
  22. Haven't seen a fight challenge since the austin 360 days. Besides the absolute stupidity of it, what are we gonna do now? Try to throw our walkers at each other?
  23. I don't care about the dude on my ignore list, but I am curious about this. We unarguably live in an authoritarian fascist state. People are being ripped off the street by a masked 'secret' police force and disappeared or sent to countries they were not from. People are detained in airports for having anything critical of the Authoritarian on their phones. Said authoritarian has taken over the police force of a city and directed a branch of the US military against that city's citizens. What part of being upset about the collapse is over the top to you?
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