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Desiring constructive improvement comes from love. Criticizing from hate is destructive.

I know way too many educated, logical people that believe everything on CNN. They dismissed all discussion about Biden before and post election.

Tough Names Freshmen 149 pounds Alejandro, Giovanni (Rider) #241 Antoniak, Tyler (Nebraska) #234 Block, Ryder (Iowa) #263 Cross, David (Missouri) #274 Fite, Logan (Duke) #258 Freking, Thomas (Iowa State) #263 Pierce, Connor (Penn State) #60 Ransom, Keith (Cleveland State) #286 Sadriddinov, Shermuhammad (Clarion) #277 Strick, Braxton (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) #152 Andrews, Cael (Kent State) #318 Carey, Brock (Davidson) #218 Herman, Brock (Ohio State) #48 Hicks, Odin (Little Rock) #273 Iwanicki, Rawson (Columbia) #145 It's too bad Hunter Hockensmith has aged out. A Hunter that makes hoes and axes? Watch out!

I run hot and cold, depending on what he criticizes.

Any foreign Slavic name is inherently tough. But is it 'ick' as in 'icky' or 'ich' as in 'ichy?' I don't know that reading an ichy or icky wrestler's name on the bracket comes across as tough enough to wet one's singlet in fear. Where is Furious (Fury for short)? Where is Tenacious (Tenac for short)?

Still going strong after escaping from New York and LA.

Good riddance to the biggest JROSS fan who cannot tell if he is a Krassenstein brother, Ronald Reagan or Joffrey Baratheon.

Tough Names Freshmen 141 pounds Ali, Ky-El (Morgan State) #285 Ayoub, Ismael (Nebraska) #258 Frothinger, Tanner (Nebraska) #265 Hughes, Cael (Oklahoma State) #97 Ice, Cam (Hofstra) #284 Jett, Kaden (Ohio) #76 LeGrand, Gunnar (Lindenwood) #288 Lemley, Sergio (Michigan) #7

Tough Names Freshmen 133 Crookham, Ryan (Lehigh) #4 Funakoshi, Yoshiya (Cal Baptist) #127 Funk, Garrett (Northern Iowa) #62 Hermes, Max (Rutgers) #90 Knox, Tyler (Stanford) #26 Porter, Gable (Virginia) #45

Nobody wants to see these tough freshman names on the 125-pound bracket. One might make a run in the NCAA wrestling bracket, but they all have a chance with the tough freshman names bracket. Spratley, Troy (Oklahoma State) #11 Kilkeary, Vincent (Ohio State) #46 Heethuis, Drew (Princeton) #48 Hohman, Troy (NC State) #53 Skinner, Bryce (Ohio) #171 Chambers, Gunner (George Mason) #239 Guerra, Troy (Buffalo) #187 Titus, Ethan (Rider) #188 Havens, Gunner (Kent State) #181 Dragovich, JB (George Mason) #125 Ljikovic, Enis (Davidson) #247 #IYKYK

A playlist originally inspired from wrestling and supplemented with baseball. https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/ba5b47f5b85c449c921a47df639e836esune?ref=dm_sh_atOKfrqpzteOfjKVbdpq8g0VG

Government overreach, like issuing tickets to meet quotas and raise funds undermines public trust and erodes our liberties. The notion that big government inherently improves lives is misguided. It often leads to inefficiency and encroachment on individual freedoms. We must remain vigilant against allowing the government to grow too large and intrusive. It's like a funny smell that creeps in unnoticed until it's overwhelming. Examples of government censorship and information monitoring, particularly during the 2020 election and the COVID-19 pandemic, are alarming. They violate free speech and transparency. The current discussion by the EU to block Tucker from traveling to interview Putin is unacceptable. Wasteful spending exacerbates these issues. Adding tens of thousands of IRS agents and spending millions on psychics for foreign threat insights are prime examples of bureaucratic bloat and misuse of taxpayer money. Frivolous projects, like constructing unnecessary golf courses on military bases, highlight government excess. The size of government directly impacts our freedoms and the efficient use of taxpayer dollars. We must advocate for a smaller, more accountable government prioritizing individual liberty and responsible spending. Are you following the daily loan forgiveness stories on Reddit? There was a recent one where a nurse's $500,000 loans were forgiven. It's a misuse of taxpayer funds and undermines personal responsibility. We need policies that empower individuals and promote accountability, not taxpayer-funded handouts. These questions must be answered before expanding the government or giving money to the government. Compared to what? At what cost? What is the hard evidence in support of this? How do we measure progress and success? Given our country's debts will hurt us all, we need a leader to cut this government down. The Pareto principle says the majority of citizens won't even notice other than more funds in their wallets and the freedom to live how they want.

Is China planning to invade the USA?

@Offthemat That FY from Eli Crane made my day and maybe my week brighter.

Is Russia planning to invade the USA?

The government should provide the greatest possible economic liberty and the least possible government regulation of social life, as its primary purpose is to protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens. You, me, and citizens should be free to make our own choices and live according to our values and preferences as long as we do not harm others or infringe upon other's rights. What is the fewest amount of regulations and funding required to do so? You can use that last statement to answer your questions. Drunk driving endangers others and should be regulated. Closed borders, police, military, etc., are all helpful to protect our rights and freedoms... clearly, government support deserves my taxes. In contrast, big government does to you and me what a nanny does to the children she rears; controls our personal choices for our own good. Censors what information we can read. Vomit. I get into a thinker's dilemma through an example like this. Nanny McGovernment bans your ability to eat fast food. This is an intrusion on your personal choice. Vomit. But regarding your choice of diet, your choice has indirect consequences on me, such as increased healthcare costs due to obesity-related illnesses. Given enough evidence behind regulation, my small government mind could get behind a fast-food tax or restrictions on marketing unhealthy food. Like all the 'sugar added' and 'seed oils' are secretly wrecking our health and inflating insurance costs. The least government regulation required to protect against rising health care costs (my security) is okay by me.

People actually want a big government and want it bigger yet.

Biden ordered a halt to border wall construction shortly after he took office and officially ended the “national emergency” that President Donald Trump declared to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump took roughly $6 billion from military funds under the national emergency he declared after Congress refused his demands for wall funding, leading to the longest government shutdown in history. The Supreme Court upheld a legal challenge to Trump’s action in a 5-4 vote in July 2019. By the end of Trump's administration, the U.S. had completed more than 450 miles (720 kilometers) of new wall construction along the 2,000-mile (3,145 kilometer) border. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212013736/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-decree-ends-emergency-that-trump-used-to-build-wall/2021/02/11/7b3180ce-6ca5-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html

Perhaps you could explain what is bad, and then I will see it.

I don't understand why so many pages are necessary. 1. Deport current illegal aliens. 2. Cap how many illegals can be in the country for asylum review. 3. Fund border patrol initiatives as needed to keep illegal immigration near zero and process asylum cases promptly. 4. Update amendment 14 to eliminate confusion; no birthright citizenship to illegal alien children born on US soil. Some complexity with a pathway to citizenship and worker visas.

When I was 17, still in high school, I had a gig at this equipment rental shop. One day, I had to fire up a customer's big ol' dually truck to move it around to the back of the shop. And guess what? Toby Keith's tunes were blasting! It was my first real introduction to his music. I went out and bought his greatest hits and have been a fan ever since!

Parts of it - https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/emergency_national_security_supplemental_bill_text.pdf Good and bad. Dead. Example Good $584,116,000 shall be for the hiring of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel $139,000,000 shall be for overtime costs for U.S. Border Patrol Training Example Bad The Secretary shall activate the border emergency authority if (i) during a period of 7 consecutive calendar days, there is an average of 5,000 or more aliens who are encountered each day; or (ii) on any 1 calendar day, a combined total of 8,500 or more aliens are encountered. Change the terms to something like 100 or more aliens encountered daily or 5,000 or more aliens encountered monthly.

Do dogs refuse to eat the crumbs off the floor? It's a terrible deal.

Caseload is the surface angle to underhandly pack the court like FDR tried before. A good justice will interpret the law as intended rather than today's political agenda. Folks like to believe that the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. It does not. This phrase excludes certain individuals from automatic citizenship, such as foreign diplomats and their families, who are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction. It excludes illegal immigrants, tourists, and their families, who owe allegiance to another country. https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/birthright-citizenship-fundamental-misunderstanding-the-14th-amendment If expanding the Supreme Court was about handling caseload with strict constitutional interpretation rather than biased ideology, nobody would care whether Biden or Trump picked the next justices. The left wants to pack the court now with left ideologists the way FDR wanted. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-fdr-lost-his-brief-war-on-the-supreme-court-2

Would expansion be appropriate in 2025… to handle the caseload? Some are calling for 27 total… https://time.com/5338689/supreme-court-packing/ Sort of depends on who is president.