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Gimme Shelter is probably my favourite Stones’ song

This has been a recurring thing for me all season. I pretty much gave up logging in on a game day. Same error message.

So, have they all had due process?



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-100-days-white-house-lawn-mugshots-immigrants/

Trump still all up in Biden’s ish when he wasn’t even involved. Typical Goper alternative facts.

Just an additional side note to supplement: Part of the root and etymology of "fan" has another meaning as well, not only of fanatic, but also being a "fancier"of sport, activity, etc. Not used as a replacementfor or alternative and differing meaning. But if you fancy something that is different than being fanatical about it. As used in speaking & writing, they went differing ways over time. Think DT's are fans in every sense of the words.

Player Drafted By Cleveland Browns Decides To Just Retire Instead

https://babylonbee.com/news/player-drafted-by-cleveland-browns-decides-to-just-retire-instead

P.S. Ouch!

He had a good 3 year stretch in Pittsburgh (21/22/23 (with Pickett) - before the wheels fell off. If he can get back to that, good signing.

I'm keeping up with it. Anyone who can't see that these tactics are geared towards trying to get people to quit aren't paying attention.

I don't know if it's comedic and hilarious or just tragic and sad. The same people and posters who went to Great length to explain the difference between a guilty lea and being found liable in a civil court of law when Trump was adjudicated to have raped someone now don't know the difference between a bond hearing and a court verdict.

what a dominant series

He’s a free agent

The only reason BeBe is still at war with Gaza right now is to hold on to his power. Elections have been cancelled since the beginning of the war. Something to look forward to in the US.

Ugh. inexcusable.

But, but, but …..Hillary’s personal emails?

Business Insider
Trump says if the US still has high tariffs a year from now, it would be a 'total victory'

Billionaires turn on Trump after tariffs shake stock marketScroll back up to restore default view.
Kelsey Vlamis
Fri, April 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM EDT 2 min read

- Trump considers high tariffs a "total victory" if they remain in place next year.
- He believes tariffs will encourage US production and reduce trade deficits with other countries.
- Despite claims of trade talks, China denies ongoing negotiations with the US.

President Donald Trump said if the US still has high tariffs on foreign imports a year from now, he would consider it a "total victory."

Trump made the comment in an interview with "Time" magazine published Friday about the first 100 days of his term, which he will reach on April 30. The interview took place at the White House on Tuesday.

During the interview, which was conducted by senior political correspondent Eric Cortellessa and editor in chief Sam Jacobs, "Time" asked the president if he'd consider it a victory if "high tariffs, whether it's 20% or 30% or 50%," were still in place in a year.

"Total victory," Trump replied, adding, "Because the country will be making a fortune."

Trump said that having zero tariffs "would be easy" but that it would not incentivize companies to produce their goods in the US.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump has said his sweeping tariff policy would encourage companies to build and invest in the US. The tariffs currently include a universal 10% tariff on most countries and a 145% tariff on China. Higher tariffs on other countries are currently under a 90-day pause that Trump announced earlier this month.

Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 tanked stock prices and financial markets around the world. Though there's been some recovery, markets have remained volatile as the uncertainty around tariffs continues.

Trump has said he wants to lower or eliminate US trade deficits with other countries and that he has been in talks with leaders around the world to strike deals on trade. He has also said Americans could feel "short-term" pain as a result of tariffs.

On Tuesday, the same day Trump gave the interview to Time, he told reporters at the White House that tariffs on China would "come down substantially," but not to zero.

Markets also reacted positively on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there was an "opportunity" for a big trade deal with China.

But Chinese officials on Thursday denied Trump's claim that China and the US were in talks on a trade deal.

Trump also told "Time" he has made 200 trade deals, though as of Friday none had been announced.

He declined to elaborate on the deals when asked, but said they would be finished "over the next three to four weeks."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-us-still-high-023405089.html

"Although it has dramatically ramped up its military production, it is essentially using all of that production within weeks of it rolling out on the factory floor," he said.

Russia has gone through its vast Soviet-era stockpiles of equipment at a staggering rate since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

In February, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that Russia had lost 14,000 main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and armored personnel carriers since the start of the full-scale invasion.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-dramatically-upped-military-production-093455066.html

Here’s what bothers the piss out of me that even smarter posters on this board don’t get. We spend BILLIONS in R&D, production, sustainment and CLS to counter the Russians. We could spend a FRACTION of what we currently spend on just giving money to Ukraine to hold out in their war.

We could do it from a disinterested, shrewd business perspective to say “This is for our advantage and nothing more” and still come out ahead. Why? Because of the above quote. Our near-peer adversary is imploding itself for the sake of ego…fighting against what it originally believed to be its far inferior neighbor. However, it’s getting its ass kicked.

How could that happen? Well, here’s the opportunity for all of us to get patriotic. Because our systems are FAR SUPERIOR TO THEIRS. What we’ve witnessed over the past three years is a far inferior team use our equipment and go toe to toe with “the best in the world” and kick their ass in the process.

To that end, much has been made about giving the Ukrainians F-16s. Ohhh the horror! Oh no! What if Russians get the plane! OMG!…..


Please….

The F-16 is entirely being produced exclusively for foreign partners now out of Greenville, SC (Bulgaria, Slovakia, Taiwan, Morocco, Jordan, Bulgaria again, Philippines, and Türkiye).

The bottom line is this…we have EVERY chance to both reduce our own defense budget from the TRILLION that this administration wants to increase it to (Gee…I wonder why????) to accommodate our ALLIES in Ukraine to combat our ADVERSARY in Russia and then focus on our pívot to countering China.

So let me rephrase…we have the chance to reduce our military budget, eliminate a near peer adversary, and then focus our military budget against our only remaining near peer adversary using the same amount OR LESS than we currently spend…OR…


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We could spend our time focusing on Zelenskyy and how he’s the problem because his country was invaded for no reason and he’s not giving immediate concessions. Does anyone understand how truly insane this sounds???

I swear…our biggest problem is just getting out of our own way, and getting out of the way of common sense.


Here for any rebuttals….

If you don’t want to rebut or debate and decide to put me on ignore, use hashtags, or “Houdini” yourself from the conversation, that’s on you…

Other than that, I have no pride. Call me out. Find flaws. Do whatever. This is a bigger deal than most realize.

I suppose that interesting could be a word used to describe the possibility of believing some concocted conspiracy theory that someone hatched in their own mind.

Which I'm not. I'm simply looking for a legitimate answer.

I expired my cookies, and it seems like it is (knock on wood) working right for me now.

Maybe,,,

It used to be “any publicity is good publicity”. Not with the MAGA machine. Just shows Trump and his supporters can’t handle the heat.

Well you know, we all need to hurt for awhile until Trump, “waits to see what happens”, then reacts to it. Which is usually, and unfortunately too late.