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will be interesting to see what our 'textualist overlords' on the SCOTUS say about this.

It's shameful. This is the true weaponization of the FBI, and sadly, it's not a surprise, though it is kind of stunning at how debased Cornyn has become.

The music in The Bear is just so damn good

This sucks. Muleshoe NWR is a key wintering spot for sandhill cranes. It's important to preserve habitat.

“Charlie Sexton, Joe Strummer and Joe in our kitchen in the summer of ‘82 having a great time.” - Sharon Ely

I hear they freeze well.

I'm chafing at this mentum

Agreed.

He used to have a conscience. Not anymore

Why the spider? I didn’t like that

I don’t like the spider

Everyone rushes to see?

Kinda like a movie that no one rushes to see

Of course Trump is now claiming that the job numbers are rigged (after pushing a bonkers trade policy that has helped set this in motion).

Casar: "Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas history. And the two of them are working together on the most corrupt scheme I've ever seen. What they're trying to do is insulate Trump from any accountability for his crimes."

They actually bend the knee

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Rogue Snuffie rampages and runs roughshod over Republican officials

The billionaires already got theirs so the rest of us can continue to carry the burden

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"If Trump had demanded that these schools agree that 1+1=3 in order to have their funding restored, you can be sure that the schools would have done so, while adding a sub-clause noting that they have only the highest respect for the concept of mathematical truth."

There really is no floor

As a Twins fan, I can't say I am overly disappointed with these moves given the general disappointment in this team since last September.

and/or a Wichita Wind Surge player.

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Seems I’m in the minority thinking the Twins selling at the deadline is on balance a good thing. Losing some guys with team control not optimal but getting assets for guys who would be gone is good. Shedding some Correa $ likely good, too.

Actually seems like moving Correa was a real coup. That much $ for a WAR of 0 hurts.

dudes rock

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or they could be like my campus and have their international cultural event on Yom Kippur. But since that didn't involve Gaza, totally not anti-Semitic.