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  1. https://www.theringer.com/2025/02/02/nba/luka-doncic-trade-los-angeles-lakers-explained?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us apologies if already posted
  2. non-tariff insurrection speculation scary but not tariffy trudeau talked to turnip last hour, 2nd call today, no details yet https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-trump-speak-trade-war-1.7448805
  3. https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/reagan-airport-crash-live-updates-white-house-military/?id=118247845 11 sets of remains were recovered on saturday 55 now positively identified 64 were on the rj salvage continues today
  4. holy shit yo - turnip - we'll join up - but every province gets to be a state - so 2 senators plus critters apportioned normally - yeah - write it up
  5. this pretty much sums it up cuban owes this town a public apology and a public excoriation of the adelsons
  6. confirming 2 adults 2 utes age of utes please number of days you want to ski
  7. outside of north texas and their respective fan bases no one cares about the mavs or rangers at least the stars get hate in minnesota the mavs had a rivalry with the rockets during the twin towers era the rangers and royals didn't like each other in the old AL west that's about it
  8. imma w/ multiple critical topics altitude = dehydration the best way to avoid altitude symptoms is to hydrate massively, like drink a gallon of water a day for a week before you leave then you can back down a little for the drive so you don't have to stop every 3 hours get referrals for gear rentals - and don't get wild on skis - there's street cred/prestige with long skis - and there's enjoying the time spent on 175's - GO SMALL on skis i don't do social so i don't know what FB marketplace looks like but ebay has 79841 results for "ski pants and bibs", you will also need jackets gloves, underwear (thermal body suits) and socks - don't scrimp - buy at REI or Sun & Ski in austin before you leave so you know the shit fits and you can cut out the tags and launder properly - buying used body suits for the underlayer is gross goggles are critical but extremely expensive - however if anyone in your party wears glasses you are going to want to ensure you have the make/model that will fit over your glasses and then call ahead to your equipment rental location to see if they have that make/model and if not you may want to spend the money and have that nailed down before you leave again you can check out goggles at rei or sun&ski on the subject of where to rent skis poles and boots..... something to consider is how compliant the younger component of your tribe will be with the idea of having to carry their boots and skis and poles for a long schlep to and from where you end up parking with a late arrival...... if i were going to ever attempt to ski again i would want to walk to the rental hut at the base of whatever mountain and have a pro set me up, walk outside with me, make sure everything is working, and then glide away.... zero hassle, instant gratification that's worth a $100 premium every day more later on itinerary
  9. but this wasn't a straight-up deal this was the adelsons GIVING AWAY a superstar they fucking don't care about north texas or mavs fans at all if you are going to GIVE AWAY LUKA FOR FREE then you send him east the adelsons are now on the mt.rushmore of ultimate sports owner demons with irsay, jones & modell
  10. i believe they didn't tell him or any of the parties to the deal the story would have broken - there is no way a player doesn't tell his camp or leak it themselves
  11. or why didn't the adelsons have any appreciation for the mav's history with the lakers? i mean, if they are going to simply give him away why didn't they just give him to the bulls, celtics, knicks, 76ers? the word conspiracy does not ring true to me as the description of what happened more like collusion
  12. i was reading to catch up to see if anyone posted this already conditioning? HA! SHOWTIME
  13. he's full of shit - he handed the lakers a superstar on a platter fuck the adelsons robert irsay & art modell are laughing from the grave
  14. no but mavs fans can boycott and force an eviction that leaves the name marks & history here and they can take their talents the fuck out of town on a rail tarred and feathered
  15. chamberlain 1 chamberlain 2 kareem this is the biggest deal dallas has ever done why didn't they get a 2nd pick? nico wtf? this is just a 1 for 1 with davis davis & kryie is a great pairing but okc spurs & rockets are all on your ass what are you going to do now?
  16. wilbon on live now so insane entire nba industry doesn't believe it have to go back 60 years to chamberlain trade doncic is only 26 in real time last night no one believed it
  17. which begs the question why these missions were not being run between 2 and 4 am when there is no pax metal in the way and why 100 or 200 vertical separation is even a thing much less 1000 for all other traffic everywhere else in the world
  18. no clue but all of the army statements say all 3 had flown route 4 "many times" we will find out what that means when the final report is negotiated then released the comms in the mh-60 box will also be key
  19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-european-union-1.7446400 With its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU? As tensions with U.S. grow, some commentators wonder about looking to Europe John Last · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 3:00 AM CST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure — and that has some commentators offering an unlikely — though not impossible — solution. What if Canada joined the European Union? Even before U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Canadians with "economic force" if they did not want to become a "51st state," Stanley Pignal, a columnist with The Economist, floated the idea of the country switching teams. "As it turns out," he wrote, "both Europe and Canada may be in the market for upgraded alliances." Pignal's column in early January was followed by a small flurry of online excitement: A former spokesperson for the Canadian Embassy in Paris endorsed the idea, as did one head of Britain's pro-EU movement. Even a former German foreign minister seemed to jump on board. "Joke, rant, real proposal? It's hard to tell," read one column in the Montreal daily La Presse. "[But] with an American president now outright hostile to Canada, a rapprochement with Europe would be far from senseless." But could it really happen? Is joining the EU possible? Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union opens membership to "any European state which respects and is committed to promoting human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities." What it doesn't do is define European. "What constitutes a European country is left to political decision-making," said Dimitrios Argyroulis, a researcher at the Institute of European studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. A country outside Europe has only tried to join once before. In 1987, Morocco was rejected on the basis that it was not a "European country." But Canada may be different. In his column, Pignal relies on the idea that Canadians are "honorary Europeans" on account of their "shared values" — something both governments have frequently highlighted. Canadians, they say, are generally likely to support gun control, oppose the death penalty and back a strong welfare state that regulates the free market — much like Europeans. Canadian political and legal institutions are also modelled on European precedents, and more than half of Canadians identify as European in ancestry. There could also be some perks for both sides to a closer union. As Pignal suggests, Canada could offer the EU access to vast reserves of strategic resources much rarer on the continent, like rare earth minerals and fossil fuels. Canada, meanwhile, might benefit from access to Europe's large and skilled labour market — and reduce its dependence on the U.S. and its volatile politics. "Ottawa must prepare for a world where Washington is less reliable," said Teona Lavrelashvili, a visiting fellow at the Martens Centre, an EU think-tank in Brussels. "Strengthening engagement with Europe … is not just strategic, but essential." Could it actually happen? So it's legally possible, and even has some upsides — but is it actually likely? Don't hold your breath. "It's not going to happen," said Steven Blockmans, a senior fellow at the Center for European Studies in Brussels. The European Union already has a long waiting list: 10 candidates, including some, like Bosnia-Herzegovina, that have been waiting for decades. "Think of the optics," said Maria Garcia, a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Bath in England. "If you've got very delayed candidacies … with these eastern countries that are actually in Europe, can you really open it up to countries outside it?" A recent survey from the Martens Centre found just 38 per cent of EU residents want more members — and more than 80 per cent said they should come from inside Europe. As Europe adds more members, it also gets harder to find agreement among them on who should be let in. Those decisions — along with policies on touchy subjects like security and immigration — are made by consensus. "They're having a hard time keeping it together as it is," said Ruben Zaiotti, director of the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence at Dalhousie University in Halifax. "So envisioning further expansion — beyond those already lined up — I don't see enough energy to achieve that goal, or even to start the process." More co-operation? More likely than full membership for Canada, Zaiotti said, is "an advanced form of co-operation." According to Michael Emerson, a former EU ambassador to Russia at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels, that could take the form of "a maximal deepening of the relationship on all accounts: political, economic, cultural and security." Or the EU could seek to create whole new alliances. "One could imagine a … loose multilateral grouping of the like-minded, without the U.S.," Emerson wrote in an email. "Then all democratic Europe, plus the rest of the non-U.S. OECD, might develop a collective diplomatic stance, asserting 'our' model of an enlightened West." The EU already has some capacity to establish this kind of relationship. Its concept of the "European neighbourhood" allowed it to enter into resource-sharing partnerships with Armenia and Tunisia that go beyond typical trade agreements. Some states, like Norway, are members of the European Economic Area, a free trade bloc, without being members of the EU. Others are full members but not part of the Schengen Agreement, which allows visa-free travel, or the Eurozone, which shares a currency and central bank. Canada already participates in Horizon Europe, an EU-funded research grant program worth more than $140 billion, alongside other non-European states like New Zealand. "It signals a new chapter in our relationship with the EU," said François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's science minister, when signing the agreement last year. EU President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, minced no words about the benefits for Europe. Canada is "the only country in the Western hemisphere with all the raw materials required for lithium batteries," she said — a key strategic resource as Europe shifts to green technology. "So I would say that this is a perfect match." In this way, at least, European leaders appear open to expanding the definition of Europe — creating "a European onion, instead of a European Union," as Blockmans puts it. "If there is any shift in EU thinking, it would likely be toward deepening [these] strategic partnerships rather than reimagining the EU as a geographically unlimited alliance," said Lavrelashvili. You don't pick your friends Of course, "it's still going to be very difficult for Canada … to separate themselves from America," Garcia said. Its biggest trading partner cannot be replaced overnight — nor would defending Canadian (or European) territory be easy without American support. "Europe is not a full substitute for the United States," Lavrelashvili said. That's if Canadians want a substitute. Robert Finbow, deputy director of the Jean Monnet Centre at Dalhousie, said Canada's provinces seldom agree on EU priorities like climate or agricultural policy — with some seemingly reluctant to challenge Trump in a trade dispute. Canadian businesses, meanwhile "have always relied on that ready [American] connection for profitability, and rarely taken alternate partners seriously enough," he said. There's also the risk that any move to deepen ties with Europe could provoke more American aggression. "It would increase their feeling that the EU is an antagonist and adversary, not an ally," said Argyroulis. "Just imagine the feeling of those people who are obsessed with border control to realize that they might share borders with the European Union." There's another problem, too. If Canada was looking to Europe to escape from Trump-style politics, it might be barking up the wrong tree. Later this month, there will be elections in Germany, a key EU member state, where the far-right, Elon Musk-endorsed Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been moving up in the polls. Germans are only joining voters in Italy, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands and France, who have granted Trump-style politicians public support or key power positions in government over the past few years. "Canada can no longer take its close ties with Europe for granted," said Lavrelashvili. All to say, Canadians and Europe may have some shared values — but in this new political era, Europe and Trump may share more values still.
  20. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-tariffs-reaction-trudeau-1.7448263 Addressing both Canadians and Americans on Saturday night, at one of the most fraught moments in the history of relations between Canada and the United States, Justin Trudeau reminded listeners of John F. Kennedy's words when the late American president addressed Parliament in May 1961. "Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies," the prime minister said, quoting Kennedy. Trudeau did not repeat the next sentence in Kennedy's remarks: "Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder." Perhaps that line would have seemed in this moment like a direct attack on the current American president. But Kennedy's sentiment may have been implied as Trudeau proceeded to recount all of the occasions on which Canadians and Americans have fought together and all of the moments in which Canadians have been there to assist their neighbour. Together, Trudeau said, Canada and the United States have built the most successful economic, military and security partnership the world has ever seen and a relationship that is the envy of the world. "Unfortunately, the actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together," Trudeau said as he announced how Canada will hit back at U.S. tariffs. After announcing Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the coming days will be ‘difficult for Canadians, and they’ll be difficult for Americans.’ Trudeau said Canada will levy a 25 per cent tariff on $155 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian goods. The depth and duration of the split remains to be seen. In the short term, it could be very difficult — not least for those whose jobs and livelihoods are now threatened. And at an anxious moment for the country, Trudeau seemed intent on both pulling Canadians together and preparing them for a significant struggle: "There are many ways for you to do your part," he said. But even if this rupture is somehow patched over relatively quickly, it's easy to imagine how this could leave the sort of lasting scars that change for the long-term the relationship between two nations that nature hath joined together. How did we get here? The United States has now commenced a trade war against its closest ally and trading partner. And there is much to consider about what comes next. But it's also worth reviewing how we got here. On Nov. 5, Americans chose Donald Trump to be their next president. Twenty days later, Trump announced, via a post to his own social-media platform, that he would apply a 25 per cent tariff to all products imported into the United States from Canada and Mexico — a response, he claimed, to the fact that people and illegal drugs were entering the United States from those two countries. At least in the case of Canada, this was an irrational justification. Seizures of fentanyl at America's northern border represented 0.08 per cent of all fentanyl seized by American officials in the last fiscal year. The number of people entering the United States through Canada has also been a fraction of the total number of people entering via Mexico. Regardless, preventing unwanted people and things from entering the United States is first and foremost the responsibility of the United States. If the U.S. believes it is justified in levying tariffs in this case, then Canadian officials would presumably have grounds to levy tariffs in response to the flow of illegal firearms that enter this country through the United States. Canadian officials were nonetheless obliged — both political and practically — to take Trump's stated concerns seriously. And so they did. New resources were marshalled and new commitments to cross-border co-operation were made. By the federal government's estimate, the total package of measures will cost $1.3 billion. But either it wasn't enough or it simply didn't matter. Paul Krugman, the Nobel-winning economist and commentator, suggested this week that the use of fentanyl to justify this trade war was akin to a previous American administration's claims of "weapons of mass destruction" as a pretext to launch an invasion of Iraq in 2003. "It's just a plausible-sounding reason for a president to do what he wanted to do for other reasons — George W. Bush wanted a splendid little war, Donald Trump just wants to impose tariffs and assert dominance," Krugman wrote. Why does Trump want to put tariffs on Canada? It can't be said that Trump is responding to some great desire on the part of Americans to get tough on Canadian-made products. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in January found just 37 per cent of Americans support a new tax on Canadian goods. Abacus Data similarly found that just 28 per cent of Americans think a 25 per cent tariff is a "good idea." The White House referred to the tariffs as "leverage" on Saturday. But it's unclear what more the United States wants. And whatever his stated concerns about fentanyl, Trump may more profoundly view tariffs as a way to raise revenue for a federal government that is already running a deficit of $1.8 trillion US, and as a method to force companies to manufacture products within the United States. "We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913," Trump said on Friday. "That's when we were a tariff country." At least as measured by GDP, it's hard to see how the United States was richer at the dawn of the 20th century. But returning to the world of 1913 would mean reversing nearly a century of increasing economic integration between Canada and the United States — integration that was formalized by a succession of free-trade deals, the most recent of which was negotiated, signed and celebrated by Trump himself just over six years ago. At the very least, Trump has seemingly now sent the message to Canadian leaders — and leaders in many other countries — that America is no longer to be regarded as a reliable ally or trading partner. He seems to believe America's economic power exists to be wielded against others, both foes and friends, with no concern for either America's international relationships or the welfare of citizens in other countries. What will this do to the Canadian psyche? Trudeau said he trusts the American people and doesn't believe they wake up wanting to pick a fight with Canada. And perhaps the president's continued focus on fentanyl offers a way out. Perhaps Canadian officials can continue to implement measures related to the border and then Trump can claim victory and everyone can go back to their corners. At least until the next tariff is threatened. But what of the Canadian political psyche? Canadians had largely overcome the fears of previous decades and grown comfortable with closer economic integration with the United States. Fears of American cultural influence had also receded. At least until now. Fans at an Ottawa Senators game on Saturday night booed the American national anthem. In addition to the $155 billion in counter-tariffs announced by Trudeau on Saturday night, Nova Scotia announced that highway tolls would be increased on American trucks and American alcohol would be pulled off the province's store shelves. British Columbia announced that the province would no longer sell alcohol from "red states" — that is, American states that voted for Trump last November. Trudeau spoke of preserving the relationship between Canada and the United States and "necessity" and "economics" may ultimately carry the day. But Trudeau also called on Canadians to "choose Canada" — in their day-to-day purchases and even in their choice of where to vacation. If nothing else, Trump's aggression may be a shot in the arm for Canadian patriotism. "Canada is home to bountiful resources, breathtaking beauty, and a proud people who've come from every corner of the globe to forge a nation with a unique identity worth embracing and celebrating," Trudeau said on Saturday night. Trudeau finished his prepared remarks with "Vive le Canada," a trademark rallying cry of former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Chrétien lived through some of the seminal moments in the making of modern Canada — the repatriation of the constitution, the Quebec referendums of 1980 and 1995 — and his last great political act as prime minister was refusing to go along with the American invasion of Iraq. For Canadians, going our own way may be newly back in fashion.
  21. eaves 1000 hours o'hara & lobach 500 hours each training run was for "evacuation of potus/cabinet mission" this was not training of "new" or "junior" pilots imho the mh-60 boxes will be the tell i remain of the opinion that the mh-60 was looking at the wrong jet either on approach to or departing runway 1 AND the tower due to overtasking did not ask the mh-60 if they had the rj re-route from 1 to 33 AND did the mh-60 have the rj traffic at 5 o'clock salvage ops for the rj not yet underway there is new data in this article https://www.wbaltv.com/article/recovery-efforts-american-airlines-plane-crash-dc/63632198
  22. we're going to levy tariffs on the lakers it's a cunning plan
  23. Army identifies helicopter pilot Capt. Rebecca Lobach among 67 killed in DC plane collision. Here are some of their stories David Williams Amanda Jackson Haley Britzky By Alaa Elassar, Samantha Waldenberg, Taylor Galgano, David Williams, Amanda Jackson, Jessica Coacci and Haley Britzky, CNN 17 minute read Updated 5:24 PM EST, Sat February 1, 2025 https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/us/dc-plane-crash-victims/index.html Female Black Hawk pilot ‘excelled in everything’ The female Black Hawk pilot who was co-piloting the aircraft when it collided with the passenger plane this week was a “driven and hardworking” officer who “was made for” Army aviation, those who knew her recalled to CNN on Saturday. The Army officially identified the pilot as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, one of the three-person crew inside the UH-60 Black Hawk. While the Army released the names of the other two soldiers on board the Black Hawk on Friday, Lobach’s name had been withheld at her family’s request. CNN previously reported Lobach was co-piloting the Black Hawk at the time of the collision on Wednesday evening. A statement released Saturday by the Lobach family called her a “bright star” who was “kind, generous, brilliant, funny, ambitious and strong.” “Rebecca was a warrior and would not hesitate to defend her country in battle. But she was as graceful as she was fierce: in addition to her duties as an Army aviator, Rebecca was honored to serve as a White House Military Social Aide, volunteering to support the President and First Lady in hosting countless White House events, including ceremonies awarding the Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” the family’s statement said. Capt. Bilal Kordab, an Army officer who recruited Lobach into the North Carolina National Guard while she was a student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, told CNN Lobach was “a driven and hardworking individual that absolutely worked her tail off” to accomplish what she did. “She was not handed anything. She was more than qualified for anything that she was able to accomplish,” Kordab said. “She excelled in everything,” including flight school. Lobach commissioned into the Army as an active-duty aviation officer from the ROTC program at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2019. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sabrina Bell, who now serves in Alaska but who previously served with Lobach in the same company at the 12th Aviation Battalion, told CNN Lobach was “head-over-heels motivated” from the moment she arrived at the unit. As an officer, Lobach had a unique ability to connect with not only her soldiers but the leaders above her, Bell said. “I can easily say she is one of the best leaders that I have ever had,” Bell said.
  24. north waxahachie was finished in the fall, which leaves this section in waco as the last rebuild between round rock and downtown dallas i haven't heard of any plans to expand 35west to 3 lanes between hillsboro and burleson southbound there will be multiple ways to get around any major backups northbound is going to be problematic - the diversion routes to get around major shutdowns in this section are going to be clogged with locals
  25. 2022 in the US: cancer: 608366 deaths ground transport ("cars"): 42514 general aviation "incidents": 100 deaths during those 100 incidents: 357
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