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the flood o' voter suppression efforts in multiple states has been predictable. unfortunate, what needs to happen to combat such limits on the franchise is old fashioned grassroot efforts to maximize voter turnout particular in battleground states. need increase voter turnout in spite o' the new laws. 2022 and 2024 will not be like 2020. republican election officials will not be on tv defending election integrity and the courts will defer to all but the most egregious new obstacles created by state legislatures. am concerned 2020 trump campaign defeats will have made far too many people complacent. republicans have finally recognized the impact o' automatic voter registration laws and they know expansions o' mail-in voting (pandemic related or otherwise) hurt their chances at retaining power. the gop is going old skool with overt efforts at voter suppression via state legislatures and they have a major news network helping them with their gaslighting efforts. democrats need to get serious if they do not wanna lose ground. SCOTUS will not protect them. anybody who thinks Justice Roberts is gonna side with Kagan or Sotomayor when it comes to state capacity to limit voting rights has not been paying attention to the relevant cases. all o' the so-called conservatives on the Court is gonna be antagonistic to just about any effort to place limits on state legislatures insofar as voting laws is concerned. need to accept such a reality and plan for how to deal with those laws. npr and psaki are correct 'bout the georgia law, but being right about fox news and gop lies don't change or invalidate the georgia law. HA! Good Fun!

your ordinary southern bigot is not big on subtlety, but give millions o' people +100 years o' practice and they can collective become adept at finding ways to broadcast their racism w/o it being overt enough to be worthy o' sanction. HA! Good Fun!

"so, what was it like to coach ray bourque?" again, 'cause fred were good natured it were hard for us to be sarcastic 'round him. however, on more than one occasion when fred would reminisce 'bout ye good olde days, we would throw in the above query. the bruins gm, hard as it may be to believe today, didn't want to draft ray bourque. fred kinda pushed for ray and then when things turned sour 'tween fred and harry sinden, fred made mistake o' reminding sinden 'bout how fred saved sinden from passing on bourque. that were the end o' fred's bruin tenure. go figure. HA! Good Fun!

he also coached the bruins. good record with boston, but fred and the boston gm did not agree on anything. gm fires fred and then makes himself coach for last fourteen games o' the season after fred had 'em 40/20/13. HA! Good Fun! ps am seeing shady sniped us. also, am seeing fred were listed as 5'11". sure. we knew fred when he were a bit older and there were gonna be some shrinkage, but we looked down at fred.

parents o' fred's daughter in-law live two doors down from us and they are nice too but they is also the most obtuse trumpers you are ever likely to meet. mrs. ___________ has/had cancer and her husband has chf, so we help 'em out in little ways such as taking their garbage cans to the curb on wednesday mornings and other little chores. the thing is, they refuse to get vaccinated. no point since the pandemic were never real. no surprise as they had a 12' wide banner attached to their fence facing the golf course to which their property backs. "trump 2020." the couple gets miffed when Gromnir and others, who has not yet been vaccinated, refuse invitations to spend face-to-face time with mrs. ____________. she is in her 80s for gawd's sake and again, she has had cancer recent enough that you never see her w/o her wig. you can't help people who won't help themselves. as an aside, have been obsessive checking for covid vaccination appointments in our area since april 1 when our age group became eligible. we got some health issues, so our doctor offered to get us vaccinated a while ago, but as am retired and not needing get w/i six feet o' people save extreme rare occasions, we decided to be patient and wait our turn, so to speak. more fool us. https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt have been refreshing every thirty minutes for thirty mile radius from our zip code since april 1, and each time we get a "limited supply available" notification for a site, by the time we try and actual make an appointment, the supply is actual 0. oh well. first world problems we s'pose. much o' the rest o' the world won't be vaccinated for a long time and Gromnir is complaining 'bout an extra week or two. HA! Good Fun! ps fred's nose, which were improbable, made obvious he were either a boxer or a hockey player during his younger years, and his accent made clear hockey were the anticipated culprit. serious though, most generous and friendly guy you were ever likely to meet.

fred creighton was a friend o' ours. him and his wife marleen were two o' the nicest people we knew. HA! Good Fun! ps added vid link

you joke, but more than a few courts have used such reasoning to explain the otherwise inexplicable. corporations are legal entities (not same as "people"), and such has become the basis for protecting corporate donations as political speech. more than a few observers who is ordinarily aggressive pro free speech, including Gromnir, were concerned 'bout dark money contributions getting out of hand if corporations were given new protections as well as being uncomfortable 'bout the unstable legal foundation 'pon which such cases relied. in the past, corporate speech had always been given less protection (in part to protect consumers, but also to keep mega corps in check,) but with fcc v. citizens united, we couldn't help but wonder why corporations were prevented from running for political office. the legal reasoning which allowed skamco business and it's affiliates to make anonymous campaign contributions (with no way to track who were perhaps contributing to the corporate political pacs including prohibited foreign money) should make it possible for disney or microsoft to hold office, which should be unthinkable. the dark money problems didn't start with fcc v. citizens untied, and other campaign fuunding issues wouldn't entire go away if citizens united were overturned, but 'cause o' that case, corporations are indeed treated as people. HA! Good Fun!

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the gaslighting is... predictable. however, keep in mind ms. powell is facing multiple lawsuits and it would appear the tucker carlson defense is her legal team's strategy. less 'bout a flip flop than it is 'bout trying to avoid the loss o' her life's savings. 'course such a strategy won't help in sidney's efforts to avoid being disbarred, which kinda shows just how worried she must be. her team is gonna argue before a court how her previous legal claims were straining credulity to such a degree no reasonable person would believe? will be lucky if she is only disbarred if such is the argument. HA! Good Fun!

that's disgusting... is what we would like to say, but looking at our keyboard am embarrassed by just how bad we let it get. ... perhaps more disturbing is the realization am willing to let our keyboard exist in its current sad state o' dusty disrepute and am only mild curious as to how much filth need accrue before we become motivated to do a proper cleaning. HA! Good Fun!

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its a direct quote. that is why we put in quotation marks. ... you aren't even trying. HA! Good Fun!

is it so hard to wait a couple more months before abandoning social distancing and common sense pandemic practices? if we had collectively been more conscientious back in march o' last year, we wouldn't have anywhere near +550k deaths. a handful o' months o' rigorous social distancing, and then a few more o' less stringent but still advisable practices, would likely see an end o' the US problems, but we can't seem to stop punching our selves in the face. HA! Good Fun!

in the US, the President is not supposed to be "running the show" regardless o' dp's conspiracy theories spawned from zerohedge or his own tortured imagination. the examples o' recent chief executives, as well as understandable misconceptions o' folks not familiar with the US federal system o' government, leads to foundational errors and am here to offer guidance where and when needed. ... am recognizing is doubtful dp thanks us for the corrections. edit: When the Capitol Riot Came Home: A small New Hampshire town has been upended since January 6. "I quoted him in a short article published by this magazine on January 6 saying that the break-in “was not going to solve a thing, and then to see the police get treated the way they were treated, it’s ridiculous.” Standing nearby, listening in on our little interview, was a woman in a Carhartt jacket whose voice made her sound like a human ashtray. She croaked that she did enjoy watching the break-in, to which Ellis cracked: “That’s because you’re from Massachusetts!” I asked Ellis if he regretted his decision to come to D.C. that day, pointing out that what was happening in the background was surely an act of domestic terrorism. He said he didn’t have any regrets, because “there’s a lot of Trump supporters that are awesome people, like me.” He wasn’t trying to be cute — it was clear that he wanted to stick up for Trump supporters writ large without being tarred as a rioter." am admitting we were kinda surprised at the extreme reactions to ellis, and then the equal extreme reactions to those who tweeted or commented. am not sure if is a social media thing or just 2021, but all too often it feels like many wanna be irate and/or indignant even when those same persons lament the loss o' more sober days. not every hill is one worth dying, regardless o' exclamations 'bout principle to justify the extremism. HA! Good Fun!

have never paid attention to notgorgon's entertainment preferences, so "not crap," is gonna shift a bit depending on what you believe to be crap or good. question: what is the best adam sandler movie? answers from boardies could be genuine and complete different. some persons will insist there has been no good adam sandler movies. some will mention happy gilmore or similar fare... perhaps the wedding singer gets a few votes? am admitting we thought both punch drunk love and uncut gems were good movies with excellent performances by adam sandler. ... we will note we recent saw kiss kiss, bang bang again and am always surprised by how much we like that movie. inexplicably reminds us o' marlowe (1969). HA! Good Fun!

exact proving our point about deflection and lying. your help is appreciated. HA! Good Fun!

this is just... stoopid. if trump challenged biden to a debate to prove he were innocent o' impending tax or business crimes o' which he is being accused, we would all recognize the naked ackjassery o' the suggestion. nevertheless, somehow putin is doing the svengali bit and a few o' you folks is buying the act. a debate don't somehow prove you is innocent o' anything, but putin, 'cause he is putin, wants to deflect and distract. am not disappointed in putin, but is curious anybody would fall for such utter transparent bs. putin would show up to a debate and lie. duh. what is the freaking point o' such a debate if is being presented as some kinda refutation o' the "killer" accusation? meanwhile putin would make up more fantastical bs such as the russians were selling during the 2020 election and far too many o' you jokers would get distracted... just as you did during the election. never underestimate a mark's capacity to be duped. HA! Good Fun!

@ShadySands sorcs are better at just about everything in owlcat's games. on the downside, even at lower levels there is a handful o' critter specific spells such as natural rhythm and greater magic fang we wish were on the sorc spell list... but probable wouldn't take anyway 'cause o' the conservation o' spell slots necessary for sorcs. barkskin is also nice for the druid who wants to tank up their leopard or just better defend their dog. am also gonna admit that with a 10 int, a human druid has an abundance o' skill points. can even take pickpocket background and need never worry 'bout having to take camellia with you just 'cause she has trickery and stealth. even so, chances are sorcs is still gonna be better. having to take three levels o' hunter means any other multi options is nixed, but even so, am betting sorcs end up being the more potent choice once combats start. am likely to go druid for our first serious test as posed to limited randomn world map encounters after hiring a merc. speaking of hiring mercs... does anybody know where hilor is in drezen? he is the pathfinder society guy from whom you get your mercenary recruits. have never bothered playing past drezen, so has never been an issue, but we took a quick spin 'round the city and didn't see him. HA! Good Fun!

am just gonna observe how trickster mythic path clear has the best spell list. as silly as they sound, a few o' 'em are highly efficacious. HA! Good Fun!

ginsburg was in her late 70s and were a cancer survivor... multiple bouts o' cancer. obama broaching the subject o' retirement was hardly terrible, and in retrospect am hopeful ginsburg had enough self awareness to realize her arrogance (all supreme court justices is arrogant, so am hardly doing the unthinkable and singling out the recently deceased) resulted in mitch mconnell and trump being able to cement a conservative majority. seriously, if you survive cancer diagnosis multiple times and make it to late 70s, every day is a gift, but you gotta know you have already cheated death to make it so far. gd is listening to his the talky radio again and believing that biden is looking for a way to add "radical" liberals to the Court. doubtful. biden has a fractured democrat party with no clear ideology. has gd been paying any attention whatsoever to recent senate votes? replacements, when and if they become available, is not gonna be from far end o' the spectrum, though as we has noted more than once, the liberal-conservative bit don't work so well for most Justices. also, am suspecting given how effective kagan has been at lobbying fellow members o' the Court in recent decisions, she may have some input and is doubtful she would recommend radical. oh, and if all the weird sources gd absorbs today is selling him and other independents on the threat o' the radical liberal agenda, imagine how loud will be such apocalyptic warnings when the midterms roll around as they inevitably do. no matter who biden might nominate there will be alt-right and far right wingnuts claiming such persons is radical... 'cause they made same stoopid accusations 'bout biden o' all people. biden is unlikely to provide republicans with any extra talking points. am suspecting that at least until after the midterms, genuine radical appointments for the Court is unlikely. breyer is 82. is somehow insensitive to point out that while breyer might survive the biden administration, he is unlikely to be mental or physical fit to maintain his role on the Court for the next administration? if not asking breyer now, then when? and for those persons who suggest that folks such as breyer and ginsburg have earned the right to decide when they is gonna retire am gonna point out we ain't talking 'bout a greeter at the local walmart. these are retirement choices which may affect hundred o' millions for many decades into the future. is not as if biden can force breyer to retire, but it would be f'ing irresponsible not to have the conversation if breyer is too obtuse to bring up the subject himself. HA! Good Fun! ps for perspective, am recalling merrick garland being described as radical by a few alt-right pundits, which in light o' garland's voluminous history o' opinions were a patent ridiculous accusation. 'course judge garland's position on second amendment issues mighta seemed radical to gd, but otherwise...

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not that we have a vote in the matter, but am gonna suggest the answer to your question is obvious: packs o' cybernetic enhanced robodogs. sometimes you need a crazy solution to combat a crazy problem. HA! Good Fun! ps don't blame us when the robodogs inevitable slip their programing leashes. can always blame on the engineers if things go awry.