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I've played for about 40+ years. Off and on. Playing more now than when the kids were at home. I did some home recordings that came out ok. But I am not that good, just like in wrestling. I love wrestling, but never made it to state. Almost did as a sophomore in HS, got Russian Flu as a Junior that took me out, and hyper-extended my elbow as a senior. As a result of the last, I was able to complete my Eagle Scout project and finished that all up. So some good came out of it. Both mishaps occurred in Dec or Jan Jan and States were Feb. Now I think I would have gone as a Senior for sure, and might have placed but even so, my wrestling career was not stellar. But I was a volunteer wrestling coach to HS's wherever I've lived for about 40 years. So there is something that really gets to me about wrestling. Same with guitar. I wish I was good, but I am not. But I now have the equipment I have wanted. Les Paul guitar, speaker cabinet and amplifier head. I have fun with it still. Learning new stuff keeps it all fresh. I am improving all the time but progress is not quick. I am a great fan of David Gilmour, who does not play fast (I cannot) but says so much with what he puts out there. Thanks for asking. mspart

Great movie, by the way. mspart

Regarding a), that is a distinct possibility losing that bad. Hence I am not for him running. And I agree he will drag them Rs down considerably. Regarding b), I think only the strongest Trump supporters (Trump or nothing. ) may sit out. That may be enough to skew the election. But I don't think so. I think they will get over it. I hope I am right. mspart

Well it is apparent the author does not want anyone to take the Twitter Files seriously. My question is how can you not? Blatant politiking going on there with a veneer of self righteousness that nothing was happening here.

How will he do that? He may run as an independent and therefore torch the R candidate a la Perot. But burning it all down, I think you credit him with way more power than he has, which is next to zero as attested to in the last election. mspart

It is my opinion that very few here in WA know about this. Current law stipulates that there will be a carbon tax on all energy. Oil refineries will pay this and pass the cost on to the consumer. Result is an estimated $0.47/gallon increase in cost for gas, $0.57 increase for Diesel. So not only will petrol prices go up but everything that is delivered by diesel will go up. Everything that is built by diesel will go up. Again, the only ones really paying for any tax increase are the little guys. Everyone else just passes their increased costs along. It will make WA uncompetitive in the US and global market place because our costs are higher than others. Our illustrious governor ran for President in 2020 and have any of you heard of him? Jay Inslee? His main focus was climate change. And no one gave him the time of day. Well not true. They gave him the time of day quite a bit more than they gave Kamala. Inslee at least hung in there for a few rounds. So inflation will be roughly 14% here in the Evergreen state immediately on 01 Jan. I'm guessing that is when it will hit the fan and people will wake up and become irate. And it will only apply to WA so it will be easy to lay blame on Inslee and the D legislature. I'm guessing there will be major fallout from this. Carbon tax credits and carbon taxing is just plain wrong. The extra money does not go to anything in particular that will assist in helping climate change. On the contrary, the monies are earmarked for things that have nothing to do with that, in my opinion. mspart

Like I said, I don't think Trump will be the nominee, and I don't think he will win if he is. Trump is damaged goods. He will not bring in the Independents who I think have had enough of the circus. Trump as a person was probably responsible for 50% of the circus, but the D's in Congress and the media fomented the other 50%. Media wants him to run for sure, money in their pockets. But I don't think anyone will take him seriously as a candidate again, enough to have him win. I think he ran last time as a joke that catapulted him to the WH. Even Jesse Ventura didn't run for re-election as it just wasn't fun anymore. mspart

What specifically is this 30 percenters you speak of? mspart

I was too young to appreciate the Allmans when they were doing their thing with Duane. What work of Duane's I've heard, I would have to say he went away much too young and had so much more to offer. He was a brilliant guitar player. His work is so melodic and fits into whatever anyone else is playing. So my appreciation has grown over time. What awesome gigs to have gone to. mspart

Ah Maxwell's equations! mspart

It's only real if someone is willing to give you cold hard cash for it. Curious why he was arrested a day or two before he was to testify before Congress. He should be Madoff's cell mate. They could glory in the great times they had. mspart

Melts dirt!! mspart

Mike, Your suspicions are noted. My suspicion is they knew they could play Biden hard. It was not difficult to see this with his inability to communicate clearly, his visible frailness, and with who he surrounded himself with, lightweight lefties. Trump had actual sanctions on Russia that makes the statement they supported Trump a head scratcher. That's what the trade was, to come to end the sanctions in exchange for Whelan and Reed. Trump was playing hardball. Biden released the sanctions on Russia as one of the first things he did in office. What you are saying is they liked Trump because he placed hard sanctions on them. Makes no sense. mspart

Maybe. With over 30 years of IRS audits, I don't hold much hope for that. But I think public opinion won't allow his candidacy to move forward to completion. mspart

A space that says it is the market place of ideas (free speech) and runs it like that has full protection of US law against lawsuits. When they start moderating content, that's when the US law no longer applies, Section 230 that is. Essentially you are correct. But if you believed Twitter and were erased because your content did not fit with their ideology, you would think that Twitter abridged your free speech rights. Twitter quit being a marketplace of ideas years ago. mspart

Did you read the article? Here is what it says. Former President Trump’s ex-national security adviser said the Russians appeared committed to releasing Paul Whelan and another imprisoned American to improve relations between Washington and Moscow following a meeting in October 2020. Robert O’Brien, former national security adviser under Trump, told The Hill that the Russians reneged on the deal that would have freed Whelan and Trevor Reed after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. “Once we lost the election, the Russians lost all interest” in talking with the Trump administration, O’Brien said. ...O’Brien said that he felt he secured a commitment from Russian National Security Adviser Nikolai Patrushev to release Whelan and Reed, a former U.S. Marine arrested in Russia about a half-year after Whelan, in exchange for scheduling summits between Washington and Moscow that the Kremlin sought. Patrushev had met with O’Brien in early October 2020 in Geneva, but O’Brien said there was no discussion of a prisoner swap or the release of Bout. Without getting into the details, there were further summit meetings the Russians wanted to have that would have required improvement in relations,” O’Brien said. “And my position was, if you want to improve relations with us, you cannot keep Whelan and Reed.” It doesn't sound like Trump was played. Trump was playing them and had them just about to release Whelan and Reed for no prisoner swap, just some meetings. Once Biden was elected, they only wanted to talk to Biden, why you wonder. Well they knew they could play Biden and make him look the fool, which they did. And they still have Whelan. mspart

Someone wrote somewhere that there is no containment issues. Yeah right. Radioactivity won't leak out but temperatures of the sun will. mspart

Nobody sounds like the Almans back when!! mspart

Back to the subject, I don't see a lot of excitement for Trump. I'm not excited about it. The D's should be overjoyed he is running. He's the foil they need. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/16/texas-republicans-donald-trump/ mspart

What he says. mspart

Where is the ad revenue in that? I'm sure there is some self serving uses for him but is it just possible that it will open up the site to more speech? We used to say something to the effect that I may not like what you say, but I will fight to keep your right to say it. Something like that. Is that what we see today? I don't think so. Twitter is a private company. They can regulate speech if they want like people have said here. But they also want to say they are a free marketplace of ideas which is protected by federal law. When they are no longer a free marketplace of ideas, that protection should likewise go away. mspart

My dad was in his thermodynamics class in college when nuclear energy was first happening. His teacher was distraught because that would mean steam would not long be in the equation. Well, he found out the heat from the fission reaction heated up the water and made steam and he was vindicated. Will fusion take the same path? Still use water to drive a turbine? Fusing two Hydrogen atoms together releases a heck of a lot of energy in the form of heat. It is carbon neutral but produces Helium. Will that be a new contaminate that we will have to mitigate? How to control the amount of heat produced will be the real turning point. In order to start off a fusion reaction, you have to introduce a lot of energy (hence the use of lasers), but once it gets going, how do you control it. Feed in a few hydrogen atoms at a time? They are pretty small and tough to meter out just so. I think this is a great advancement for us, but will it replace the energy source for trains, ships, and trucks? Certainly it can replace the sources of energy we use to make electricity, but electricity is not that efficient or effective for transportation of a truck or train. Unless we run electric in all the roads so we have endless driving, similar to trolleys and electric buses with the electric lines overhead. If we have Mr. Fusion, then that might just work. mspart

We've been here before. mspart

Steveson should finish his degree, but not necessarily wrestle for MN. He is with Pro Wrestling now and can make money and go to school. Or he could go to school and wrestle and get hurt and end up with no WWE career. I think he stays with WWE. But honestly, I don't see someone in wrestling aspiring to be in WWE. I just don't see it and yes I know about Angle. I was really surprised by Steveson's decision. I can see MMA, but WWE, I just don't understand the attraction. Money of course, but competition, not really. mspart

I'm happy to hear that Mike. The post was aimed at BB. mspart