Weave
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5 hours ago, LTS said:
Yes. Taxes, responsibly used are not a bad thing. We're not one of those countries. Not even close and we should not pretend that we are.
Which, of course, is a very different message than the one you are trying to communicate re: freedom. It’s not government programs that inhibit our freedom at all.
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11 minutes ago, Hank said:
This can't end well...
If it’s not including high worth congressmen and senators its not targeting the right places.
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3 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
The BN had something about Vegas being interested in Alex Tuch.
Hope Adams does not bite on more picks and prospects. Our top 6 needs more vets, not less.
Tuck, Krebs, and Kulich for Eichel.
Git er done!
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6 minutes ago, JP51 said:
Very interested in peoples thoughts here... I am between toxic relationship and I despise this...
Honestly, if you treat it more like an entertainment source and less like a meaningful part of you, it doesn’t hurt at all.
It’s like the middle Star Wars trilogy is playing right now. At some point there will be a Rogue One and you can buy in then.
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30 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:
Is there a trade freeze during the “break”?
No
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2 hours ago, LTS said:
I completely recall it.
Social Security is a restriction of the freedom of where I invest my hard earned money. I fail to see it as anything else. I accept taxes have to exist as a means to support and operate a government. If those taxes are spent in meaningful ways I have no issue with that. Although I do believe the governments job is to be as small as possible and allow people to be people. When you take my money, you are restricting my freedom. My freedom to choose what I do with the money I earn. The government, if it operated as a business, would be bankrupt and shutdown. They'd have to "raise prices" and if people could opt-out of buying their product many would.
The SAFE act restricts access to ammunition, etc. It is an infringement on freedom. It may be put out there to help stop violence but it's all *****. People who want to commit violent acts will find a way to do so. When we allow government to be "our protectors" we absolve ourselves of the responsibility. As such, people stop paying attention to things that matter because they falsely assume the government will take care of it. However, as we see, the government sucks at that and it's all over the place.
The Democrats entire motif is to instill in the people that they need the government to as means to live their lives and so we'll take your money to build all of these social programs so people don't have to think for themselves. They can just assume the government will provide. My problem with FEMA fits in that bucket as well.
People need to be far more aware and accountable for their actions. We need to live in a socially responsible world. I get that we don't, but by placing the soc
As far as Republicans, they are morons too. Their playbook from a social perspective is based from the pure ignorance of religion, which is, in my opinion, an even worse creation than government.
Given all this, it’s weird that the people with the highest standards of living, happiness quotients (whatever that is), health, life expectancy, birth expectancy, etc all seem to come from countries that provide for their health care, retirement, protection, etc. The cultures with the greatest respect and accountability for their actions all seem to come from those countries as well.
My observations, anyway.
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18 hours ago, Weave said:
Correction, not shut down. Paused while it goes through the courts. And the administration is certainly making noise around ignoring the courts.
I read today that court enforcement would be the jurisdiction of the US Marshals….. who are under the executive branch and now headed up by a Trump loyalist.
Lots to be concerned about.
And today Trump has been found to be violating a court order to reinstate funding that was halted by his sweeping OMB executive order.
So, now it is game on. Will the Trump administration appeal? Will they just ignore? Will they ignore the appeal verdicts?
And will any Republicans stand up and do the right thing while this plays out?
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8 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
Seems like he was a leitmotif nonetheless.
Today I learned……
and I hate when that happens because ever time I learn something new, I lose something old to make room.
Thats my story, and I am sticking to it.
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31 minutes ago, kas23 said:
At the end of the 4-peat, I was numb. No crying.
At the end of the 2-peat I was numb. By the 4th I wasn’t even watching at the end.
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13 minutes ago, SwampD said:
I really want to laugh along, but for the life of me (somewhat literally), I can’t figure out what GMHD means.
GM Howdy Doody.
Somewhere in here is an image of Adams and Howdy Doody, and it becomes readily apparent why we’ve never seen both in the same room at the same time.
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46 minutes ago, Stoner said:
Terry can be cheap AND meddle. It also might be GMHD keeping his powder dry.
It took me until this post to realize GMHD refers to Howdy Doody.
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27 minutes ago, Stoner said:
Do I have this right? Not one commercial aviation accident in the US involving a fatality from Colgan Air in 2009 through the beginning of this year. And now FOUR in less than two weeks?
Seems so……… not random.
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1 hour ago, Thorner said:
We can only pray Adams gets a clean slate and a fair shot with a new owner, new coach, and new players
There isn’t a GM in hockey that could win with 5 yrs of this roster.
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This is apparently breaking news. I certainly hope it is inaccurate.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html
I’m speechless. This is second and third tier nation stuff. Goes against every business ethics class and training session I have ever taken.
I really, really hope I get embarrassed into taking this post down.
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11 minutes ago, Hank said:
I understand where you're coming from and share some of your concerns. I'm also concerned about the power grab.
I keep going back to the birthright citizenship, it was unconstitutional and was quickly shut down. Musk still going strong gives me doubt on whether he/Trump are violating the constitution. I think more likely than not probably, but the stark contrast between DOGE and B.C. gives me pause. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have told us many lies over the last decade so I'm skeptical of anything any of them say. It may turn out to be the constitutional crisis you think, I won't argue against it, I'm just not there yet.
Correction, not shut down. Paused while it goes through the courts. And the administration is certainly making noise around ignoring the courts.
I read today that court enforcement would be the jurisdiction of the US Marshals….. who are under the executive branch and now headed up by a Trump loyalist.
Lots to be concerned about.
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53 minutes ago, Hank said:
You know what I find interesting? People want to talk about how evil Musk is, what's his REAL motives, is what he's doing even legal. No one wants to talk about all the fraud, waste and a use he claims to have found. Why is that?
I am much more concerned about the executive branch power grab, honestly. Its the stuff of actual constitutional crisis.
Do it the way it was intended to be done, show actual evidence, and you’ve got my attention.
I will add, the way this is unfolding, locking out staff, going around dept personnel, firing the inspector generals, makes me very distrustful of what is happening, and therefore distrustful of the communications. Nothing about how this is being done provides me with the sense that there is benevolent intent.
The constitutional crisis potential far outweighs the stated intent of government efficiency.
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It mist be nice to have expectations so high.
Not really. Get a grip. It’s ***** entertainment.
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1 hour ago, Hank said:
Thank you for asking Weave. In general I like the idea of USAID being audited. Musk claims to have found much waste and abuse, possibly corruption. Obviously I can't know the truthfulness of his claims. I'm hoping the hearings on Wednesday will be broadcast on C-SPAN, I am interested in seeing them. I question if the way they are going about it is legal, my hunch is it is not but I have no idea. My opinion is that Musk is attempting to be transparent on what he's finding with the constantly updated website and the never ending tweets. YMMV on that. From what he claims to uncovered I see alot of things I personally don't want my tax dollars going to. Again, YMMV on that and I don't fault anyone for having different views than myself. These are interesting times. What Musk is doing is unprecedented and I find myself captivated by it. I'm very curious to see how it plays out. Will the ends justify the means? That may depend on which side of the political aisle you're on, but none the less it's interesting.
My feelings on the subject of the DOGE audits pretty much are framed by, if auditing is the true goal then why are programmers being employed instead of forensic accountants?
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@Hank your posts here seem to suggest you are in support of what DOGE is doing. I am curious to get your reaction re: how they are going about doing it, ie. using executive order to bypass processes that require Congressional direction and ignoring precedent that the Executive branch is required to implement the budget as set by Congress.
It is a helluva power grab for the executive branch that has a high danger potential.
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One ally that we haven’t pissed off apparently (yet).
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Still not making plans.
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45 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
Its different teams so its hard to used advanced stats to compared players between teams...but...
Jeff Skinner this year has better goals per 60, better goals per game, better shooting percentage, better plus-minus, Better Corsi%, better Fenwick%, better shots for-vs-shots against%, better goals expected%, better scoring chance %, better high danger chance %, better high danger shot percentage, has drawn more penalties and taken less penalties....than Dylan Cozens.
Oh, and he is doing that with the vast majority of his time being on a 3rd or 4th line, not playing with McDavid or Draisaitl. He's not getting much power play time (about 1/3 what Cozens gets), he's playing mostly with their bottom-of-the roster guys.
I wouldn't want him back, but the team got rid of Skinner and its probably better without him...now lets move on from a few other guys.
Ouch.
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11 minutes ago, Sabres73 said:
Which is it - the Sabres keep rushing young players into the lineup too quickly, or if he doesn't get the youngsters into the lineup now he's lacking a "sense of urgency"? It's hard to keep up with which way the wind is blowing today.
I think you may have mis-interpreted the post above you quite badly.
Now what?
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I don’t know. There is precedent with marijuana laws though.
I do mostly agree that as long as they don’t interfere……
I am reminded of sheriffs not enforcing laws they didn’t agree with, like gun laws and covid restrictions. No right wing fervor was noted over law and order then, so I’m not seeing where there should be fervor over this.