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Yes, Putin likes the concept of peace after keeping Crimea and keeping large swaths of recently taken eastern Ukraine. After rebuilding his military, he can go back in and take the coast all the way west to Odessa. By then, he'll probably warm up to the concept of peace again. Rinse and repeat... all the way into Poland, and then some. As long as NATO isn't there to block the aggression (which, with US support, is a far stronger fighting force than what Russia has to offer.) It is my sincere hope everybody can see what is clearly happening right now. (see 'Imperialism" Western colonialism | Characteristics, European, in Africa, Examples, & Effects | Britannica)

The "leap to mspart hating Trans..." - I didn't make that leap. YOU MADE THAT LEAP. At no point did I say that. Read the post again. It's not hard, only 3 posts up. It's Lent, maybe choose to stop lying in your posts until Easter. It might do you some good.

By far, the vast majority of Americans want peace - it's always the better alternative. Unfortunately, it can't be settled in "24 hours". So much more complicated than that. Peace at the price of essentially handing much of Ukraine over to Russia? That's not something the vast majority of Americans support. Peace by demanding monetary value from our Ukraine ally before we provide defense against Russia? That's not something the vast majority of Americans support. By far, the vast majority of Americans want controlled and managed borders. For many decades, this has been an ongoing problem. Through both R and D administrations. The budget for the US Customs & Border Control is is over $9 Billion. And was under Biden, as well. This problem has not been ignored, nor has it been underfunded. It has proven to be difficult for decades. Illegal immigrants are known to be working in many places. Out in the open, and with little problems with the law. In Texas, they form the backbone for hard working jobs like landscaping and agriculture. In Florida golf courses they are employed on the grounds crew, maid services, food services, etc. Many, many more examples of how the US has become increasingly dependent on cheap illegal labor. It's an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure situation As much as we'd all like illegal immigrants out - we'd much rather focus on stopping them from coming in. Americans are smart that way. Common sense is never lost on us. Politicians and internet bozo's like to twist everything around. Give fake perspectives, false promises, and solutions that will never work. At the end of the day, the vast majority of us - by far - agree on most things. The solution lies in us all working together. That can only happen when we stop arguing amongst ourselves and start cooperating. It is the devil's work that shameless types try so hard to try to split us up. It truly is. And it is right in front of us everyday. We should all be wary of it.

A month is very brief, given how low you are on my priority list. As far as "all the experts" - you need to find new experts. Seriously. The votes cast were ~49/~48. When anyone says that the US citizens have spoken and it is overwhelming, they lie.

I dismiss your loser AI assessment. Particularly the 'loserthink' - it's a loser term, only used by losers. And here's a label for you - 'yousukloserbalz.' Trick that, loser. (And, yes, as long as that inappropriate adjective is used in your posted assessments - I will continue to use it, in turn. Or, perhaps, I'll devise and implement some type of 'loser' tariff.)

This thread is a fact mirage. Trying to make almost something out of almost nothing. And, yet, still nothing.

Did you bother to read my post that you responded to? It was a squeaker, not a landslide. Also, per my post, the final tally for the election was was ~49% vs ~48%. Also, per my post... NO - no he isn't representative of what the people want. NO - not at all. Now you don't know why we have elections? Grab a mirror - then take a look at who just talked itself into knots. I'll attach my post for you to read more carefully. Maybe read and learn this time rather than posting like a lunatic.

Couldn't agree more. "Investing" in crypto is flat out stupid. Better to visit a Vegas casino and "invest" - at least you'd have fun. NFL players are world class athletes and often notoriously dumb. "A fool and his money are soon parted." Bitcoin can be a useful financial tool for criminals if they are willing to take on the risk of using it illegally. For example, a foreigner who plays for the NFL wants to get paid in bitcoin. Anonymous transaction (mostly), no banks involved. That might be to skirt the income taxes of whatever country he is from. Potentially legally problematic. As far as law abiding US citizens go? Nobody with any financial sense should be investing in crypto. (And, yes, it can be a useful vehicle for making anonymous political donations in order to gain Presidential favor.)

"Loserthink" as a term to describe peoples' thinking habits. Hmmm. Except that it isn't about these people being 'losers', but about their flawed reasoning techniques. Silly AI models. Using "loserthink" as a term is the result of flawed reasoning. The connotation is just too harsh. Even "flawedthink" would be a considerable improvement. Perhaps "naivethink" or "learnmorethink."

OK. Keck gets the #2 seed regardless of the All Star match results. That didn't have any impact. Per the OP, should he have done the AS match? Meh - let either of them wrestle early season if they want. Or not. A win does get bias toward you with the fans, a loss turns the bias around. It's not really a big deal either way. Particularly when the match ends in regulation 1-1, and it has to go to SV.

@lu_alum You are the very model of efficiency. Well done.

I've given up sarcasm for Lent. So I'm not going your route. I do agree with you that there is an All Star bias. But what you're describing is an easier vs harder path that doesn't have much merit when all factors are considered.

You'll get exactly the final you've described. All Keck has to do is beat McEnelly. Problem solved. (Assuming, of course, both make it to semi's - as well as Starocci making it to finals. Which is likely, but nowhere near guaranteed.)

You make a post - that has the sole purpose of calling me a silly name. Nothing useful at all. Way to go, champ.

Maybe stick a sock in your trans care bullsh*** posts. You don't personally care about any trans kids at all. Or for any trans people at all for that matter. You are incapable of understanding and empathizing with anybody who's profile doesn't fit in your small mind. Let's get this out in the open - there are very few trans people in the US. Political BS has made it appear that trans people are a gigantic enemy. Nothing could be further from the truth. And, if you've noticed, the politicians have mostly stopped talking about trans entirely. If you want to keep going on like a puppet who was trained by a political stunt - then you should keep going.

You still have letter delivery in China. Don't pretend you don't. And you still have gun violence. Even in the blocks where well paid police have been quadrupled. China has zero answers. Just more BS.

It certainly was a doozy. Hopefully you learned a great deal from it.

Sounds like a great opportunity to thoughtfully reform and improve the USPS system to solve the existing problems. "Shut it down"? You sound just like one of those "Defund the Police" idiots who can't comprehend the concept of solving problems.

Arguably, he is running the government at least as much as Trump is. Thus the reason a lot of people reference Elon as "President Musk." The HUGE difference between Musk and Trump is that: Musk is actually doing things that he (and his team of tech misfits) invent, design, execute, and follow through on. Trump has no idea what he's doing. He takes his direction from the wealthy billionaire donors he's taking money from and signs on whatever line he's been told to like a trained monkey. He understands none of it. At his advanced age, his brain is mush. Greed is all that registers with him. He defers to wealthy donors - and President Musk is one of the wealthiest. He makes promises that he doesn't follow up on, and lies on a daily basis. He's a feeble grifter. Note that Putin (not Musk) is actually the wealthiest of his donors. We don't know exactly how much money is exchanged between them, or in what form is it is being transacted. It is done in the shadows. But what we do know is that Putin personally controls all of Russia's wealth - no Congress or Judicial system in Russia to provide oversight. It's all at Putin's disposal. And there's much more wealth there than Musk's 400b. It's no wonder Trump is little more than a puppet belonging to Putin, Musk, etc.