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Color me skeptical but time will tell, and I hope I'm wrong about this new crew.

That's actually the one I have looking at.

https://www.mac.bid/search?aid=73801&lid=2129P

I could be wrong, but since the President has Pardon Power in the Constitution, I would think that such an attempt would be repealed by the Supreme Court.

I am seriously thinking of getting one .... just a small one. My best friend from middle school's wife used one for many years in an old job, and she said it was amazing.

I am also considering a small CNC. I guess I am going nuts. lol

If you have to ask...you can't afford it

Do you know how many times all of that has been challenged? Yet, we keep hearing the same things and NO PROOF!

Check with the Heritage Foundation, a Right Wing org. on how much voter fraud exists. Here's a hint, you won't like it.

Check with Brookings... They'll tell you the same story..... You won't like it.

There are valid sources out there that disprove all your assertions including court cases.

All you got is Trumps word,,,,, and we all know what that's worth.

I only have one question.... How much does it cost to get a Presidential Pardon these days?

A under rated movie was "Wrestling Earnest Hemingway."

Duvall and Richard Harris played two old men who became friends.

Duvall was a Cuban barber and Harris a retired navy guy both living in Florida.

Geesh

So it's okay to remove it from our history... Geez, does it make you uncomfortable?

Very sad.. Very.. I liked so many of his roles... The Godfather 1&2 was his best of course. But he was in so many... Perhaps his worse role was Jack Reacher and yet, he was still amazing in it.

I think for me, the best role he played was in Second Hand Lions.. I was surprised when that movie didn't do as well as others.

RIP Robert

Snap in place curtain rod holders
Specialized replacement bolt for my rear windshield wiper
Parts to fix my son's power windows
Fence post caps
Fence repair channels
Numerous magnet holders for specialized applications
Battery Adapters
Numerous replacement parts for restaurant applications
Bicycle water bottle holder
Spice shelf brackets
Shallow electrical box for a unique garage application
Stereo mounts adapters for older car stereos
Designer mouldings
Light switch covers
Bed frame grommets
Shelf brackets
LED strip lighting mounts
Drop ceiling adapters
RING doorbell mounting adapters
Burette Clips for my son's lab
Specialty picture hanger mounts
SharkBite tools
Folding door spacers
Flexible replacement box fan handles
Parts for my weed trimmer
Skeleton key for antique cabinet
Replacement parts for my solarium
Ridge vent clamps
Garage door replacement pulley
Decking spacers
Flag pole mounting grommet
Security camera mounts
Shop light mounts
Appliance legs
Barbell bushings
Drain plugs
Dozens of "parts" for equipment
Dozens of washers and spacers
Hundreds of decorative pieces
Dozens of hooks, hangers and brackets


That's just reading part of the way through my 3D file, and those are just things I personally designed. There is a WORLD of free designs ready to print here: https://www.thingiverse.com/


I have two printers and have been printing for about 15 years. One prints filament which I mostly use for TPU (flexable/ rubber-like filament). The other is a Stereolithography (SLA) printer. That technology uses a UV laser to cure liquid photosensitive resin into solid parts, layer-by-layer, with incredible precision.

Here's a recent design. I borrowed a buddy's cooler from his restaurant and saw that all his Igloo coolers have missing or broken closure tabs. These replacements are flexible. The one on the right is after a "aha moment". The bottom hole allows you to store the cooler with an air gap so mold and mildew doesn't grow inside. No more stinky coolers!






If you're thinking about buying one - you'll have a blast! There's definitely a learning curve to design. I started with rather simple designs and "learned my way" to some that are a little more advanced. But honestly, there is more than enough to keep you busy with free designs that already exist; and there's a great community of people that design "for the greater good" without seeking profit.

What could go wrong?? 😬

I basically recited that sentence to my wife before I checked in here... Her reaction was "well, why not; we've tried everything else".

All I've got to say is what I've said since the Myles era began.

1) Better make sure he has more talent and depth on the line if we're going to finish dying on the hill of "create pressure up front".
2) Find some damned "nasty" already. Myles is not nasty and no one else grabs the torch. Great defenses aren't all about stats. Historically great defenses have been mean and nasty.

Did I say nasty enough? If this dude can't find some he better be able to instill it.

First, before we go any further I would like to say I find the headline misleading. But after reviewing articles from both the left and right side of the media there was a political slant in every source I found on the topic. IMO this is a blanket bill that would monitor this president and every future president regardless of their political party of political leaning.......................

Rep Don Bacon signed onto a bill that would establish a congressional review process for pardons

A House GOP lawmaker has become the first member of his party to support a Democrat-led effort to limit presidential pardon power.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., signed on in support of legislation led by Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., to establish a congressional review process for presidential pardons.

It comes after President Donald Trump pardoned five ex-NFL players guilty of various charges including perjury, drug trafficking and counterfeiting.

"Across multiple administrations, we’ve seen legitimate questions raised about how this authority has been used at the same time, the ability of Congress to provide oversight has weakened," Bacon said in a statement. "Frankly, it is clear to me the pardon authority has been abused."

And while Bacon did not mention Trump directly, Olszewski made clear that the Republican commander in chief is the main impetus for his push for a new constitutional amendment.

"The announcement follows the Trump Administration’s decision earlier this week to pardon five former NFL players whose charges ranged from perjury to drug trafficking," said Olszewski's press release announcing Bacon's support on Monday.

"The pardons are part of what Olszewski describes as a disturbing pattern of abuses of the presidential pardon power benefiting the wealthy and well-connected."

The amendment, if adopted, would give Congress the right to initiate a review process for presidential pardons if called for by 20 House members and five senators.

The review process would end with a vote on whether to nullify the pardon, needing two-thirds' support in both the House and the Senate to succeed.

The president would then be barred from issuing that same pardon to the same recipient again.

Former President Joe Biden notably took heat from Republicans and even some Democrats when he issued preemptive pardons for his family members and other allies, including son Hunter Biden, shortly before leaving office.

Bacon, a moderate Republican and retired Air Force brigadier general, has already announced he is not seeking re-election in November.

He's one of several GOP lawmakers in Congress who have been willing to buck Trump on a variety of issues, including the separation of powers.

For instance, Bacon was one of a handful of House Republicans who voted with Democrats to terminate Trump's emergency declaration at the northern border, which the president had used to justify imposing tariffs on Canada without congressional approval.

Bacon told Fox News Digital at the time, "It is time for Congress to make its voice heard on tariffs."

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-joins-democrat-led-effort-limit-trumps-pardon-power

Such pardons have come under scrutiny from presidents of both parties from the past.................

For Bill Clinton it was Marc Rich. For George W. Bush it was Scooter Libby. Trump's first term saw a number of inflammatory pardons for close political allies and associates, including Michael Flynn, Roger Stone and Paul Manafort. Joe Biden, at the end of his term, pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of felony gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax charges.

It's certainly political but not strictly towards any one given political party. The issue is we have a bunch of septuagenarians and octogenarians running things in Washington D.C who have no clue on this topic or ideas on what to do about it.

If there were ever a good argument for term limits this would be a shining example of it.

I don't really see why this is directly a politics story (though I realized I was the one who posted it here).

Yes - I think Donald Trump will do a terrible job handling the AI revolution - because he will focus it all on "what is good for me at this very moment". However, I think that Democrats would also do this. The US stance in general seems to be "Well, this is going to be really bad, and so it is important we do it before China". I think that the developers at OpenAI and Grok and others are following the same calculation "This might be really bad, and so we need to do it first." -- Perplexity gets a little benefit for doing this **slightly** less bad than other companies.

But bunching this in with standard US vs. Them stories is not a good thing. We've seen the effect of this in other regimes like Climate Change - where there is real science going on, and then we politicized it so now we can't do anything --- but maybe this is fresh enough that we don't have to draw the same battle lines this time.

Short track is just Absolute Chaos on Ice with knives strapped to your feet. I've only been able to watch a couple of runs, but it's just absolutely insane. All of the little cones marking the track get knocked all over the place, you can't tell where the track is anymore, bodies are sliding into walls constantly..... it really is just a battle of attrition.

I have one. I don't use it for much lately because most of my life is taken up with farm stuff these days, but the original intent was to be able to rapidly make parts for things, or just to play around. My bro-in-law has a fairly high-end one and he makes gifts, xmas ornaments, and other things. I've watched a lot of videos from creators/makers where they use the printer to prototype things, or sometimes to just create parts (boxes, enclosures, fairings, covers, etc). Once the major farm projects are done here, though, I will be turning back toward setting up my wood & metal shops and the printer will be part of that, especially since you can print so much more than just plastic these days.

As far as I know, yes it is.

But that's great news if you read this board. Only the top candidates available were hired.

Or a fantastic negotiating tactic depending on your perspective.

Duvall had a way of capturing mannerisms and behavior that make us human.

An example is the way he reacted when Jake Spoon was hung.

I will always be a fan of his.

I can't think of anyone who has suggested that. By "taking a flyer" it would suggest using a later pick as in past the first round to see if they can be the answer. I would hope they don't use one of their first two picks on a QB. But beyond that I wouldn't have an issue with it.

What we have been discussing as far as I know has been spending a chunk of FA money on a QB who has been in the league for four years and has yet to earn a starting spot after having a chance to start by the team who drafted him. The suggested amount was 20 million a year. In FA and spending a huge chink of cash like that I think it would be better invested in a proven player. While it may not pay a starting G's entire salary it would pay a huge chunk of it. If you plan to sign depth players and nothing more than yet another huge question mark, I don't think spending that kind of cash in FA dollars make sense.

From what i’ve read about MR this is a good hire. Very smart with a lot of experience with different coaches and a diversity with his previous jobs.