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One may begin to think the things he is doing has nothing to do with "All Americans".

This is something I hope Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and everyone else should fight against.

Then trump has the audacity to put his picture on Park passes and now passports.

If any American looks into all that had to happen in order to have National Parks. I think they would want to protect this incredible resource.

He wastes billions on a war he promised not to be engaged in.

U.S. national debt has surged to over $39 trillion, having grown by approximately $2.77 trillion in the past year alone.

And now he is out to destroy what has been in place since 1916 for all Americans.

They say that time heals all wounds ... and in come ways that's true. Different wounds heal differently. This one is going to take all the time it wants.

Dude, Lamar was drafted at #32. Not at pick #182. Teams passed on Lamar once. Every team passed on Green 5 times and some of them 6 times. I get it. Somehow in your world that's the same thing.

You bring up Tom Brady. You may as well bring up Brock Purdy too. Yes, there are exceptions to the rule that's why 6th round QB picks have a 5% to 6.38% chance of becoming a starter.

And allow me to explain what you claim is a "negative" which seems like a very clear loss of reality.

My assertion is that he is perfectly suited to run the RPO and can be used in schemes on a spot basis to keep opposing D's off balance. I also stated it is possible he could develop into a starting QB over time. Not likely but possible.

Do you have any clue how positive of a comment those things are for a 6th round pick at QB? Most 6th rounds QB's never contribute to any degree. With those statistical facts in mind do you have any clue how positive of a comment those things are for a 6th round pick at QB? t It appears that in Bull_Dawg land you don't.

Just because I'm not declaring him "the most athletic QB ever" or over inflating his odds of success is not negative. Actually I'm giving him a better odds of contributing to this offense than the stats would indicate he will.

I'm just not slobbering all over him which is what in some far off universe is your definition of being positive.

If an NFL GM drafts a QB in the 6th round and he becomes a solid cog in your offense by running the RPO in packages designed for him, you did a great job! You made a sixth round selection that became a sold contributor to your offense. That is a great return on your investment and a positive outcome. There's nothing "negative" about that.

right from the playbook that piggy seemed to know nothing about

Project 2025 proposes a massive overhaul of federal land management, aiming to pivot the Department of the Interior from conservation toward energy extraction. Key proposals include repealing the Antiquities Act to reduce national monument sizes, increasing oil/gas drilling in protected areas, and reversing the "30 by 30" land protection goal.Key Impacts on National Parks & Public LandsReduced Protections: The plan advocates for reversing national monument designations and shrinking boundaries to open lands to mining and drilling.Increased Drilling/Mining:
Project 2025 calls for expanding resource extraction in areas currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and near national parks.Repeal of Antiquities Act:
The plan suggests repealing the 1906 Act, which allows presidents to designate monuments.Personnel Changes:
It proposes replacing career staff with political appointees and restructuring the Department of the Interior to prioritize resource extraction over conservation.Wildlife Impact: .
It suggests weakening the Endangered Species Act and removing protections for species like grizzly bears and gray wolves.
Budgetary ContextAs of March 2024, the National Park Service proposed a budget of $3.57 billion for FY 2025. Project 2025, however, focuses on reducing federal footprint and increasing industry access, which contrasts with typical conservation-based park budgeting.

I cannot put into words how angry I am.

Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's environmental jewels.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the way for future lease sales within the refuge's 1.5 million-acre ( 631,309 hectare) coastal plain, an area that's considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich'in. The plan fulfills pledges made by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to reopen this portion of the refuge to possible development. Trump's bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, passed during the summer, called for at least four lease sales within the refuge over a 10-year period.

Burgum was joined in Washington, D.C., by Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state's congressional delegation for this and other lands-related announcements, including the department's decision to restore oil and gas leases in the refuge that had been canceled by the prior administration.

A federal judge in March said the Biden administration lacked authority to cancel the leases, which were held by a state corporation that was the major bidder in the first-ever lease sale for the refuge held at the end of Trump's first term.

Leaders in Indigenous Gwich'in communities near the refuge consider the coastal plain sacred, noting its importance to a caribou herd they rely upon, and they oppose drilling there. Leaders of Kaktovik, an Iñupiaq community within the refuge, support drilling and consider responsible oil development to be key to their region's economic well-being.

"It is encouraging to see decisionmakers in Washington advancing policies that respect our voice and support Kaktovik's long term success," Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. President Charles "CC" Lampe said in a statement.

A second lease sale in the refuge, held near the end of President Joe Biden's term, yielded no bidders but critics of the sale argued it was too restrictive in scope.

Meda DeWitt, Alaska senior manager with The Wilderness Society, said that with Thursday's announcement the administration "is placing corporate interests above the lives, cultures and spiritual responsibilities of the people whose survival depends on the Porcupine caribou herd, the freedom to live from this land and the health of the Arctic Refuge."

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/24/nx-s1-5584883/trump-alaska-wildlife-refuge-oil-gas-drilling

There is much more to the article at the link provided.

Different people have different priorities. The preservation of these wonderful gifts of nature God has blessed us with isn't very high on some people's priority list. Instead they wish to kill renewable energy and exploit our land handing it over to the uber wealthy oil companies.

Murica!

As of May 2026, the Trump administration is enacting significant changes to national parks, focusing on restructuring historical exhibits to emphasize American achievements, resulting in the removal of hundreds of displays regarding slavery and climate change. These actions, alongside a 25% reduction in staffing since 2025 and proposed 2027 budget cuts, are damaging to our National Parks.

https://ncph.org/history-at-work/trumps-attacks-on-national-parks-is-an-attack-on-public-history/

This is tragic for every American and for Our National Parks which has been an American treasure since 1916.

It makes me sick.

Millions and millions of people from all over the world come to Our Parks. We all have benefited from the foresight of Presidents like Teddy Roosevelt and other Presidents who have protected these magnificent displays of our county's beauty .

Now we have this corrupt criminal destroying what belongs to all of us.

Or teams just didn't see him as a scheme fit or already had backups they like in that role in place.

Teams passed on Lamar Jackson. Teams passed on Brady. Teams passing isn't the end all, be all on talent.

He's literally the most athletic QB ever. We'll see if he "bucks history." Your taking the negative view is no more valid than others considering the potential positives. It's not decided yet. The numbers don't include him.

I think Watson being QB1 while things are being installed makes sense. With Shedeur's quote on learning and teaching, I do wonder if he's more of a back yarder than an on his p's and q's type. Reactionary more than in command, and focused more on himself than knowing everyone else's assignments. Watson on the other hand has been around the block with multiple offenses. Watson is probably more likely to help get everyone else up to speed more quickly.

The historical situation is that players get drafted where they are ranked and according to what teams see their potential as. That didn't change in 2026.


And that's why I see him drafted where he was and what this FO saw him as. An RPO QB for special situations. Had they of seen more he would have been drafted higher. Surely you don't think every QB needy team passed on him five times and some six because they saw more than that do you?

As I said, it's "possible" he becomes more than that. But come on man. This wasn't some new "history breaking precedent" 6th round QB pick.

Most late round QBs are coming in behind established QBs who get most of the work and focus.

If a team invests in a 1st round QB, that QB is generally going to be the focus.

I think the outcomes are as much about situation as player ability. If Bledsoe hadn't gotten hurt, Brady might not have ever been a thing.

Green has interesting ability. Monken likes mobile QBs. The QBs in front of him aren't great. I don't think it's the typical historical situation that he's facing. I also see a path where he could get a small package to see the field early.

Unfortunately, I also see a potential path where he doesn't get much time this year, the Browns draft a QB early next year, and he never really gets a chance.

But, in the 6 round where most players aren't sticking around long, the high upside gamble on the most important position with an unsettled and uninspiring situation on the depth chart looks like good potential value.

I don't think anyone is ignoring the "numbers." Some people just don't give them undue weight as "history" isn't a 1 to 1 match for specific instances.

Edit: Plus, between Watson's health and Sanders' holding the ball, we'll probably need at least 3 QBs.

That all depends on how it was done, who did it, and what long term goals were set in order to do it.

For the sake of argument - let's say that the ultra wealthy are those in the top 0.1% of the USA. That means you have to have a minimum of about $62 million. Total assets - $25 trillion. 20% (your number) is $5 Trillion.

With $5 Trillion and just using AI as a tool.

- if you raised $5 trillion through a tax on the wealthiest 0.1%, that single injection of capital could theoretically fund the complete eradication of U.S. child poverty for nearly 28 years.

- The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates that bringing U.S. infrastructure (roads, bridges, water systems) into "good repair" would cost nearly $2.6 trillion over 10 years. Economic ROI: Every $1 billion in infrastructure investment is estimated to add $3 billion to the GDP over a decade

- If directed globally, $5 trillion could solve several worldwide crises for decades. Ending World Hunger: The United Nations estimates a global fix at roughly $60 billion per year. A $5 trillion fund could bankroll this mission for 83 years.

- Universal Clean Water: Providing clean water and sanitation globally would cost roughly $150 billion annually, meaning $5 trillion could sustain this for 33 years.

- Expanding the American education system to include the earliest years would cost a fraction of $5 trillion. Universal Pre-K: Implementing high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds is estimated to cost $351 billion over 10 years. Universal Childcare: A broader proposal to subsidise childcare for nearly all parents with children under 6 is estimated at $390 billion.

You could do an awful lot - 20% seems harsh. It's also impossible to implement - how do you tax unrealized gains? And - I've answered with the perspective of what you could do socially or to improve lives and infrastructure. That's important but as import - possibly even more importantly at this moment in time .... reduce the national debt !! It is unsustainable.

It stands to reason that those with a larger stake in the market are going to benefit more from a dollar standpoint.

If everybody was invested exactly the same, their percentage gain or loss would be the same for the year, month, or day, whichever unit of measure you would choose. I get that not everybody with a 401K is doing well. I don't know how you fix that. I just chalk it up to you have winners and losers in all phases of life. That isn't a reflection on any one individual, it's just the way the game goes.

Let me ask a question. If the ultra wealthy were stripped of 20% of their wealth, how much money do you think would actually get down to the people who are deemed in need?

First it is May 2.

There is no benefit to saying anything about the quarterbacks after the first 3 practices and everybody not even being there.

IMO unless DW shows in OTA's etc. that he is clearly more prepared, looks better, and everybody sees that he is the better quarterback what is the point?

He was decent in three games over the last five years. He has had two Achilles tears. There are no plans to keep him after this year as things stand today.

Playing Shedeur there is a chance that he can be better now that the players around him have been upgraded. He ended the season as the starter. It makes sense to see what he can do.

If things fall apart playing Shedeur then playing DW or Gabriel ensures their plans will be to go all out for a quarterback in the 2027 draft.

DW starting will probably not go over well with fans. I can hear the booing now.

Monken has a full plate handling the Browns quarterback situation.

I didn't put a value on him.

I stated I liked where they drafted him in the 6th.



"IMO he was worth taking where he was selected."

The finer details of rich or richer are worth pointing out - but I don't think it alters the conversation or my point. In some ways I think that is might be a distraction or deflection.

I have not commented on redistributing wealth. I have not offered a solution. I have not said being wealthy is a sin or bad. I have stated factually that the wealth gap between the haves and the have nots is wider than it has ever been and it continues to grow. And that isn't a wealth gap between the out of work and welfare state recipients and the guys that work hard and your average "successful" graduate having a great career - it's the wealth gap between most - nearly all (80-85%?) and the ultra wealthy. Essentially in response to you suggesting that everyone with a 401K is doing alright (getting richer) I think it is actually important to realize and focus on who overwhelmingly benefits from market moves. If you want to have a conversation about whether that's good or bad. Fair or unbalanced. Justified or whether the 'game' is rigged - I'll happily discuss. But that wasn't the point made or the conversation that I started.

Interesting update:

Just yesterday, Jerome Powell announced that he would not step down before his term expires.
He also noted that he'd be staying on as a ranking board member for the foreseeable future.


It would seem that there is at least one person in the 202 who is willing to honor the commitment he made to The American Public.

Imagine that: the FED Chair stood up for principle and tradition, and said "no" to unrelenting pressure from the Executive Branch. Moreover, he actually committed himself to continue serving the public's interest after his term expires.

Dude just raised a massive "One Gun Salute" ...and thrust it straight in 47's eye... in front of the entire U.S.
"I'm still here... and I'll still be around."

Guts.
Principle.
Integrity.


In case you missed it:
Jerome Powell is a Donald Trump appointment.

First, I said richer, not rich. Small difference in spelling, a large difference in connotation.

No doubt money grows money. I'll concede that point. Unless you put a cap on how much one can earn or how much one can have, I don't know of any way to avoid that. My feeling is it is simply envy/lust. If you took all the money away from the 100 richest people, how long do you think it would take before the next 100 would become the target? Until everybody is equally broke, there will always be a next target.

I think the DOJ should investigate Kimmell and see what he knew or did not know about the terrorist that attempted to assassinate the President. His not funny sick joke implied to me that he may have known that the attack was going to happen.

It's hard YTown. I lost both of my parents decades ago. None of this is about me. But I thought I would share my experience and what helped me deal with it. The thing that helped me most was coming to grips with the fact that a long, drawn out grieving process is not what they would want for me. That the best thing I could do to honor them would be to honor their wishes. In order to do that I needed to live my best life and do it in a manner that would be respectful to how they would want me to live. I think it made me a better man and human being overall.

But that takes time. It doesn't happen overnight and each persons timeline is different. I know that doesn't really help you now with this all being so raw and so fresh. But hopefully in time it will be of service to you.