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He had his shot there yesterday from what I could tell from a distance in the stadium. He was a gunner on the first punt, and I believe a personal protector at one point as well.

I’m just a truth-seeker. So when should we expect those files to be released?

Now do the promises to release the Epstein files until about a month ago.

Windmills.

Yeah no. It's not really working. Manufacturing is down. Prices are up, though not as dramatically as some expected. And those tariff monies are paid by Americans. Because consumers are spooked and are not consuming as much. And, inventories were padded during the period in which Trump was flip-flopping on tariffs.

There were extenuating circumstances there.

It all depends. Context is important. If it’s like the divisional round loss to KC, which was a masterpiece by McD given the injuries, then yes. If our 1s get creamed by their 2s because Mahomes, Rice, etc. are out, then maybe it falls into the “disaster” category.

I actually agree with what you’re saying, for once. Here’s what I think is missing: small business. Home Depot can eat the costs, at least for awhile, until shareholders get antsy about P/E. But what about small business? Probably not so much. This consumer tax stupidity is going to hurt small business the most, which places like Home Depot and Amazon probably don’t mind because if they can hold out until the small businesses go under, they’ll gobble up market share and eventually raise prices.

He took out Baltimore last year and was a couple of pretty lousy calls away from taking down KC. I haven’t been the biggest McD proponent over the years, but he brings stability and a high degree of competence. I thought the Ty Dunne article might do him in, but it only made him better and stronger. It would have to be a disaster for him to get canned. (Disaster includes, for example, a broken relationship with 17.)

Lost the plot. Stop worrying about anything other than the economy and the Epstein files.

The "Jordan Poyer" route may be how this ends. Still with a bad attitude, though.

That's sort of the point. The economy is the topic. And, more specifically, the lack of focus on the issues of concern to Americans. Read the polling. Read even this board. The MAGA focus now is on gibberish and nonsense. Rooftop dancing, alligator-protected concentration camps, new investigations about old news, and arbitrary tariffs. None of that deals with the issues of principal concern to Americans, namely, the state of the working class economy and the Epstein files. (The Epstein files representing, of course, a touchstone for rich people getting one over on regular folks.) MAGA is doing exactly what Democrats did in ignoring inflation during the Biden administration, and this thread illustrates as much.

And the stuff Trump is doing is not helping the economy. There’s your problem. It is not improving and, for low wage earners, it’s getting worse. Meanwhile, there’s talk of this hoax and that hoax and detention camps and the YMCA dance. They have lost the plot.

He comes back with a rotten attitude. The vast majority of the Bills, in my dealings with them and from what I hear from people who deal with them regularly, are good, kind people who just want to earn a living and live a relatively quiet and decent life. I say “vast majority” because Ed Oliver and James Cook are on the team. Knowing what I know about Cook (nothing sinister about either one, more personality, selfishness, and stupidity-driven), I have a hard time believing this administration is going to break the bank to pay him. Maybe he gets a relatively short term, fair deal. But I will be surprised if he gets top of market from these guys.

That’s what MAGA has done. This hoax, that hoax, this alligator detention camp, that YMCA dance on top of the roof of the White House. All people really, really care about right now is the economy and those pesky Epstein files. That’s it. And MAGA has lost the plot. Comments welcome, or not. It would be nice if one of our resident conspiracy theorists could let me know if I’ve missed any hoaxes in particular that are relevant to what should be this lively discussion.

You’re getting there. Use the period and you’ll have it.

This is a little odd. I heard through the grapevine that McD nuked someone for some unauthorized outside activity (curfew-related) in the last couple of days. I assumed it was Cline (also assuming it’s true), but maybe it was part of the tipping point with Spector.

You’re not supposed to use an exclamation point after “hoax.” I’ll illustrate the proper usage of the term soon.

But would trump understand it? Probably not. He’d be talking about windmills and alternative facts and Biden appointees like Jay Powell.

Is that a shot at Trump? Because he’s headed that way. And even if his diction is better than Biden’s, he too has plenty of hints of dementia.

What’s easier to replace? Cook or 2/3 of the IOL that keeps the NFL MVP in one piece? I go with the IOL. That said, I think cook is probably worth $12m. I just don’t see how he gets it here with McGovern, Edwards, and Torrence all up soon. We can’t pay everyone, and cheap at RB might be the way to go. Maybe this ends in a Poyer type scenario where he gets a little bit of a raise and some incentives and then tests the market in the spring.

Please. Your interpretation of the subject verse is inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus. Save your gun gospel and prosperity gospel theories for someone else.

Initially you said it was inane, not insane. Just pick one. And save your prosperity/gun gospel theories for someone else. Like that chicken I mentioned earlier.

It's a reference to the Gospel of Matthew and Jesus's teaching of peace. Apparently that's what you define as inane.

What, no cartoons this morning?