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How do you know it’s the tail wagging the dog and not the other way around? What makes you so sure here? It seems more likely to me that these people are feeding the masses what they want; they aren’t smart enough to manufacture and psychologically manipulate the demand.

Also David D the expert; I’d like to hear him say more than 3 words and then not defending his position on anything.

There was nothing "stirrer" about my posts, the guy just will never be able to get over that he doesn't like me and doesn't know how to use the ignore button, much like yourself.

Every accusation is a confession.

I listen to George Jones, Old Hank, David Allen Coe, and Johnny Cash almost exclusively. Sometimes I'll listen to new school music like REK. If I'm feeling outlandish and a bit absurd, I'll listen to some Willie.

nevermind, I see what you mean.

So essentially it's practical politics to harass this woman because they enhance their brand (to their constituents) and if they aren't doing this, it's political malpractice to their constituents. But they are all resigned to the fact that this woman will be the next Supreme and all of this is a formality, is what I'm hearing. Got it and thanks that helps. Like others have said, not sure this is even worth paying attention to or watching knowing all that.

Okay, got it. I think most people are scenario-based when thinking through use cases and applications of things (cause and effect). I agree that speaking in such extremes as Ted Cruz did isn't reasonable today. I can also see the faint possibility of a world far away where, if the benefits and gains are good enough, where there would exist a moral hazard to "transition genders" nominally for material gain because at the end of the day, people are people. Which is to say, selfish, brutish, wicked and prone to doing dastardly things. But to bring that up today as a realistic issue or problem is clearly not good faith; I think we all agree there.

But I think it is; at least based on that other thread where it was asked and answered and everyone went on record with saying it was unfair, including troph. I think it would actually be productive and beneficial to hear an argument for why it's not unfair and hear that position and that case. Maybe it's a persuasive argument, but I have my doubts as even the most liberal and emotionally-attached to this issue have (at times, begrudgingly) agreed it's unfair. Do you have such an argument to offer, since you said "not true" or are you just assuming there is disagreement?

She’s basically guaranteed to get in by virtue of the D majority right? This isn’t something that Manchin or Kyrsten would block, I assume. So the R’s hazing her are doing it because it’s expected of them from their constituents, not because it will have a material effect on outcomes. Do I have that right? Same reason Kavanaugh was a shoe in last time?

I take exception to your calling me out, as I was never anything but respectful and reasonable. The NCAA clearly needs to say or do something because as you said, everyone agrees there is inherent unfairness in the recent events. But as to what that action is; nobody can articulate a good solution and absolutely some stakeholders are going to end up feeling like they got the unfair, short end of the stick. It’s not a fun dilemma, but it is an interesting one in that regard (the complexity and what successful problem solving will have to look like). Smarter people than you and I are looking at it, I’m sure.

Paradox was the only club I can remember that was 18+ and it was a stupid dance club. I missed Lobo’s responses, thanks for the informative, inside fastball. Once Dirty 6th is no longer dirty, Austin will be completely a memory of what once was. That said, having it a little less dirty than it is today and reverting it back to the 90/00 level dirty would be ideal to all of us who went to UT but don’t want to live in Austin and would never willingly live in Austin again, but don’t want it to change either because we are irrational and gatekeepers of what is best for others from afar, which is of course what we experienced.

How did you find out you got lupus? Trying to understand how one gets to a diagnosis of these things as I'm assuming that minor pains get ignored and something big had to happen to get you into the doctor (or you may be one of those rare breeds who have an annual check up and did blood work and found it that way?).

Since this is CR, read an interesting article about how El Salvador's gimmicky bitcoin political gambit is failing. I'll try to find it and post if anyone cares or has followed the young president who was trying to differentiate a nothing-burger country in Central America to be a somebody. Can't blame him for making the big bet, but doesn't look like the populace is interested.

Bloomberg is giving a large spread (7-15k). I read 10k earlier today and that the Russian military is under 90% capacity now for the first time. Not great, Bob! meme must be how Putin feels lol.

The lame shot is at Newsom for sure, as well as Joe Biden and AoC. But also a multitude of right wing politicians (both sides) and even Boris (the universal "politician"). I think the comic is more a dig at how people in power/leadership will take a "do as I say, not as I do" approach to things and there is a double standard on expectations as politicians are narcissists and ego-driven who are above the law., more so than a focused dig at a specific race or politician. But, as we all know, you don't dissect gossamer.

The other thread that was locked had a rational discussion before it went off the rails, but what reasonable minds from all walks and spectrums landed on was, there are no easy or obvious answers and this is a difficult and sensitive issue and it sucks because no matter what you decide, somebody is going to be upset and it will be unfair to.

Where is the research and journey to a "cure" with this? Is the $200k medicine or whatever it is, the leading edge therapy we have? Any walks or 10k's or race for the cures? Which leads to a question: I know MS awareness week was last week and there are bike rides for that-- do you guys actively get involved in your own AI communities or events like that?

I read a reasonable estimate was 10,000 dead Ruskies.

So if you don't have good insurance, if you have an autoimmune disease, you are hosed? Also crazy to see 30% mortality rate before treatment. Most AI stuff I see is more limiting/debilitating versus deadly.

Remicade is an IV transfusion right? In the bold you highlight one of the concerns with Auto-Immune therapy: all the therapies seem to have extreme side-effects which are very hard on the body for those unlucky short straw drawers.

Come on George, relax, just because they look alike doesn't mean you are secretly in love with Jerry.

Thanks for sharing big dog. What was your diagnosis journey like? Any head-fakes and false-diagnosis due to symptoms seeming like something else and auto-immune issues being difficult to diagnose?

Idiopathic Auto-immune diseases have reared their heads in my social circle recently and I thought it might be beneficial and useful to have a place to discuss them here. One of the most mystifying things is they seem to be out of the current grasp of modern medical/science understanding when it comes to what causes them (hence, idiopathic) but also depending on the disease, how to successfully treat them. It is fascinating that this class of disease seems to be pretty prolific (could just be a confirmation bias/social bias because of my age and social group) but also not well understood. I'm super curious about MS as I have a friend whose wife just was diagnosed as well as a friend at work and also any more rare ones and hearing about how you came to diagnose and what you are doing to (hopefully successfully) treat. For my part, my doctor doesn't seem to have a definitive answer to what has caused my arthritis. I have drug my feet on taking the pharma approach (biologics, immuno-suppresent meds) but might be willing to in the next few months if other holistic therapy doesn't help (and it hasn't yet). I just don't want to risk joint destruction. I'll hang up and listen if anyone wants to share. I'll volunteer @Sbbruin to kick the conversation off and get the thread rolling because he's shared small tidbits in the past.