Ed
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Lifelong suffering Chicago Bears and Cubs fan. Chicago is a great place, which could be better if we cut taxes and spending.
How to win a war (in reverse), by @realDonaldTrump 4/5: "Open the fuckin' Strait." 3/30: "Open the Strait." 3/18: "Our allies must cooperate." 3/16: "Actually, we don't need any help." 3/12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet." 3/7: "We defeated Iran." 3/3: "We won."
🚨 NEW: The U.S., Iran and a group of mediators are discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire. Sources said the chances for a deal in the next 48 hours are slim. But this last-ditch effort is the only chance to prevent a dramatic war escalation. axios.com/2026/04/06/ira…
"The ability to articulate is the most dangerous thing you can possess." —Jordan B. Peterson
America’s hopes for its first high-speed rail line were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Nearly two decades later, that dream is yet to arrive. cbsn.ws/48jzMBx
Look at this video of NYC in 1975, see how peaceful it was? Look at how everybody seems to be enjoying their lives, and not contrast it to today. Our country has been ruined.
I know this will be wrongly perceived by some as racist and/or sexist, but, given who Dawn Staley is, I need no further information to determine that I’m on “Team Geno” here…
🚨NEW: Victor Davis Hanson: "Scott Adams was very astute. They treated him so terribly, too — the cancel culture ... he reinvented himself and he was very successful with his own platform. And he was very logical and analytical." @DailyCaller
🚨NEW: Stephen A. Smith: "Do I believe I would take Gavin Newsom out? Yes, I do. Do I believe I would go against Kamala and beat her? Yes, I do." "I think I’d beat MOST of the Democratic Party. Because there’s too much dancing — and I don’t dance." @DailyCaller
The Denial of Saint Peter, by Caravaggio, 1610
I agree with some of this directionally, but my God the refusal to acknowledge that Trump has worked assiduously to poison the alliance and heap all the blame on Europe is just water-carrying hackery. Saying "NATO will never be the same, and Western European weakness and acquiescence is the cause" is like writing a movie review when you missed the first half of the movie.
Geno Auriemma came far closer to a Woody Hayes moment Friday night than anyone should be comfortable with. It was a warning sign. And hopefully there are people in his life who will tell him the truth. Column for @YahooSports sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-b…
