WhiteWonder

I went to Mets/Rays at Citi Field back on June 13th. Unfortunately it was pride night. On the bright side, the game was exciting, the Rays won, I hit the parlay I made on the game when Jeff McNeil singled in the bottom of the 9th, and they also had fireworks after which we stayed for. There was also a lesbian couple in front of me one was smoking hot and the other was a decent 6. I don't see that often. I only go to 1-2 games a year now. I have found that all the changes MLB made to speed up the game for TV viewership and people with adhd has taken away from the experience of being there live. You need a lot of hits and scoring to make it worth the price of tickets/commute/stadium beers. Mets/Rays in 2023 that I went to the game was over while I was finishing my second tall boy. If the weather is nice, I want to enjoy the game for 3-4 hours.

Aranda and Lowe made it as AL infield reserves. Not sure if injury replacements were already part of the selections or not but Bregman and Pena are on the IL so there is a chance Caminero makes it as a replacement but I think it's nuts he didn't make it in the first place.

To your first point, I will easily say that social media and 24/7 news is the reason you now know how politics actually is. You think it was not always like that because there was not always such a spotlight of scrutiny on these politicians. As outsiders, we were not nearly as privy to their every action. It's similar to how many of the athletes we all love didn't have to deal with the 24/7 scrutiny that say, Lebron has had to deal with. If you want to believe there was a 'good ole days" of politics in your lifetime, go ahead. I think it is much more an ignorance is bliss thing. idk who told you Obama was not a politician. I think he and big mike became celebs to an extent i've not seen before but he was certainly a politician. He may have been green but his entire life had been spent as an attorney and then senator. Maybe I shouldn't say he was polished at the time, since he was young, but he certainly was after a first term. How would he not be a lifelong politician? Is he known for something else?

no other 3rd party has ever thought/tried to capture seats in order to strengthen their position for presidency? no matter what the game plan is, I can only see this being different because of how influential Musk is and the $$$ that would likely be backing him/ the party.

Kevin Johnson. Not well enough known, imo.

I don't think he'd be running for office.

I understand, I'm just saying I doubt it would have been possible. Meaning I don't think they have the resources and I don't think they would have had a candidate with enough national appeal to stand a chance. Unless you wanted them to get a celebrity like Dwayne Johnson (I don't think thats what you meant).... Which i'm not even saying is a terrible idea... the 2 main issues with something like that would be 1. Trump has the celebrity businessman stigma and it would have just been copying that with a universally liked celebrity businessman. Maybe the anti typical politician movement is here to stay... not sure. 2. Celebs like Dwayne Johnson are going to run as democrats. I can't imagine anyone like that is going to waste their time running for an afterthought party, even if the ideals match up.

To be fair, there isn't much they or any other party can do. Our country is too deeply rooted in a 2 party system and donation dollars reign supreme. Many people show up and vote blindly based on what mommy and daddy taught them growing up. Other parties or candidates on the ballot are just there for optics. It would take something monumental to change course and have a seriously contending 3rd party. Perhaps the current state of politics combined with enough $$$ power from someone like Musk and his likely backers could see this happen, but I can only imagine the heads that will explode if we have a literal rich executives party (even though thats basically what top level politicians are anyway)

Great. I am relatively certain I can afford more than you but that’s beside the point … it’s not really anything to do with “acting like an adult”. Adults save money. Why were you at a flea market? Friends, family, neighbors lend each other shiit all the time. What does having your own family plan and your own insurance have to do with sharing streaming services? if you’re personally against people doing it, good for you? But you’re losing me at the crying about being a grown man and what you can afford

The reality is, these services can crack down on it if they really want but many of them don't care and would rather not turn people off. Netflix can afford to take that action because they are the best. I also HIGHLY doubt you have never shared anything without paying for your own. you're literally the 4th responder to a thread about a "not exactly legal" device, talking about being on piracy subreddits

Only a weak ass man would call himself a grown ass man on a message board. Yes, I do run a family cell plan where I pay $150/month for unlimited everything for 5 lines. Why would I be a dumb ass man and pay more for things I don't have to? No wonder you're a trash investor

? Why wouldn't you? Unless you have no friends. My Hulu, which is what I am paying for, goes out to certain people and most of them are sharing 1 app with me.

you linked a shopify site with an inflated price that is then discounted .... not too different from most Prime Day deals though. I don't know much about this super box but if it really is like a jailbroken firestick running Kodi, etc I remember trying a friends several years ago and not being impressed. I will stick to my Roku Stick and password sharing. I don't mind ads and I currently pay 99 cents per month for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Prime, YouTube TV with a sports package and Netflix. Since Netflix is the only one that really cares about password sharing, and even then the login I have for it has been working 75% of the time.

@Mookz @lambert58 @RaiderHaters Revenge @GuardBum @cmh6476 @Burt @dcb291 @Jim Mora @BlackClouds @bbascom @ZeroTolerance just to make sure everyone is around and aware for the AS Supp.

There are so many municipalities fireworks around me that we really don't get any streets or neighborhoods putting on any sort of legit fireworks shows. Might have a block party where someone has a dozen to fire off but if im in the mood i'll just go to one of the township shows or to a friends with a clear view of one.

the endless droning of leaf blowers? I really hope you are being sarcastic. Hell, I see more people raking up piles of leaves than even using leaf blowers of any kind. And I would list the distant sound of someone mowing their lawn as one of the classic signs or nostalgic sounds of spring/summer after dreary winter has ended.

Unburdened By What Has Been... (smiling Trump image)

obviously it's her image that keeps everyone watching.. is this a real question?

The difference between Obama and Trump is that Obama is a lifelong, polished politician. Trump was not even close to that in 2016. So really, what you felt about Obama was much more indicative of politics as a whole and the democratic party as a whole. I really don't even believe Trump would be a republican if any independent candidate actually had a chance to win in our pseudo democracy.

what world have you lived in your entire life? Politics is almost 100% about politicians looking out for themselves and their political future. It's not even really being bullied as much as it is "If I fall in line, this will benefit my career".

I have stopped myself from starting a few threads that were a little more specific than this one, but more or less with the same line of thinking. I don't consider myself to be any sort of liberal, especially the modern day liberal. Am I pro abortion? Yes. Am I pro gun control? Yeah, kind of. I won't expand on these stances unless someone wants me to. Am I an environmentalist? Yes Do I believe in global warming to the fear mongering extent? Nope. I am also anti illegal immigration, pro border control, pro deportation, and totally against funding other countries wars that they can't win so we can avoid taking a hard line stance. I can't stand liberals but that may just be that I can't stand TDS liberals or this current form of liberal. For example it boggles my mind how anyone can rationally argue for biological men in womens sports or how anyone can rationally argue that illegal immigrants deserve to be here. My aunt who I am very close with is probably the most liberal person in my immediate family. She's considered herself a proud liberal since the 70's. Unfortunately, like most liberals, I don't think she realizes that her party has devolved into a party that thrives on the oppression of minorities and really has nothing to stand on aside from manufacturing new social issues to remain relevant. Also she has become a classic TDS person. For example, whenever I speak to her she always finds a way to slip in how she has to be careful with her spending because of how bad her investments are doing, etc. I am fully aware she is trying to bait me into a conversation about Trump/ the economy because she knows I voted for him and she knows that many people who did pointed to how he would be better for their investments. However, she has continued this even as the market has more than recovered from the initial tariff led drops. She has MSNBC on almost 24/7... so yea.

He is definitely one of the guys I am considering pairing with Justin Fields if I go with a usual tactic of being the last to draft my QB. While he lost Evan Engram, I think it's reasonable to say the addition of Hunter and Liam Coen and Thomas entering year 2 are all big positives. Although, I would caution against saying Lawrence is way more talented. I honestly don't think Baker gets enough credit.

It was probably the first example, and I remember taking a stab on him that next season probably a little earlier than most would have. As for not seeing it happen since I would point to Breece Hall, who tore his ACL in late October 2022 and returned for the 2023 season to put up 1,500 yards and 9 scores. In late drafts I was having to pick him in the 6th round. Not exactly the same situation since Peterson was injured 2 months later and came back to have a historic season 2,300 yards and 13 scores. He was a freak though, so I think Hall's return in 2023 is somewhat comparable, especially in PPR formats.

The title read like something posted by Nobody. Not hot takes for the sake of not hot takes. As for Daniels, I owned him in every league last year as my QB1 as the 11th or 12 person to draft a starter. I would hope that Allen, Burrow and Jackson all go ahead of him. I would have him 4th with Hurts after... I don't see myself with any of those 5 in redraft this year.... The value then actually becomes Mahomes, imho. If Rice is healthy and no suspension, if Hollywood is healthy, one last season of Kelce and expected growth from Worthy and I think Mahomes will give back the best value relative to draft position this year. After Mahomes and Mayfield are selected, the guy I expect to take in a lot of leagues is Bo Nix. I won't reach for him but Mahomes and Nix are the two guys I will start to consider.

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