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As has been widely speculated, this is all part of what happens when an empire goes into decline. America has run up quite a karmic debt that must inevitably be repaid. I do not recall that Hitler really blamed the capitalists, though. They were the backbone of his financial support.

Apparently the US military is working closely with the Ukrainian military to supply satellite information on Russian troop and military installation locations and war-gamed the whole current offensive with the UA so as to make the offensive as effective as possible with the least casualties and and equipment losses. Since the Russian media is acknowledging the advances and the reported Russian body count has risen sharply since the counter-offensive began, along with the Russian pulling troops out of other theatres of conflict, it is pretty safe to assume the Russians are losing ground quickly. However, the Russian strategy to throw ever more troops and resources into battle hoping that the adversary cannot kill them off as quickly as they are replaced is still their go-to.

This, exactly. The offensive line performance is not a bunch of solo performances, but a coordinated choreography which takes time to learn, and we have had two significant losses (DesJarlais and Couture) plus Neufeld's very obviously injured arm. Gray will likely move to right guard to give Paddy time to heal but all this will not be an instant panacea but a significant improvement after the first period or two. Sempre avanti!

At last! We can say something positive is happening with the Riders.

That appears to be on the way. Trump's lawyer(s) attested in writing to the DOJ last April that Trump had turned over all relevant documents and they were obviously wrong or lying. Either way, it is an indictable offence in the US to lie to federal officers. And a conviction would result in disbarment as well. Double trouble. No wonder no credible lawyer wants to take on Trump as a client.

And apparently Trump was in the habit of leaving behind secret documents when in foreign hotels, even in hotels in adversarial countries.

DeSantis is trying to out-Trump Trump.

Yesterday on CBC radio they played the interview of the current mayor of Calgary, Jyoti Gondek for her reaction to the Freeland=Grande Prairie incident. She related an incident when she attended an all-candidates debate when running for the mayor's office. Just prior to the debate, as she was waiting in the hallway, a man came up to her, put his face right into hers and said that he knew where she lived and that he would never allow her to become mayor. She was rattled but went into the debate and di well enough to win, but this man sat in the front row the whole time staring at her radiating anger and hatred at her. She has received threats since winning, and every morning before she goes out, she checks out front before opening the door, sets her alarm and makes sure every window is closed and locked before leaving. When the internet outage happened a couple of months ago, her alarm system did not work, so she stayed home. Apparently this sort of harassment is common for women in politics in Canada. Very sad, but it takes only small number of malicious idiots to create these sort of problems.

A fascinating but chilling look at the possibility that the Trump coup was much more widespread and organized than it first appeared: https://www.alternet.org/2022/08/donald-trump-conspiracy-even-bigger/

It would nice to have a proven receiver in case one of our import receivers go down hard, but a carnivorous nose tackle is more of a priority at the moment.

In the past 48 hours, there has been a report of Russian officers deserting their troops in the Kherson and Crimea regions. assassinations of Russian and pro-Russian officials in occupied areas and Putin has fired his supreme military commander. The Russians are also pulling troops and equipment out of places such as Syria and Kazakhstan. So, it appears that the Russians are back on their heels, and elite troops are deserting, but the fight is far from over.

Trump Demands To Be Declared President Nearly 2 Years After Election If anyone needed more evidence of Donald Trump’s mind-bending view of reality, on Monday he demanded to be declared president — nearly two years after the election he decisively lost. But he was also open to another option. In a “minimal” alternative “solution,” someone (probably not President Joe Biden) must “immediately” launch a do-over election, he said in a message on Truth Social. “Declare the rightful winner or — and this would be the minimal solution —declare the 2020 Election irreparably compromised and have a new Election, immediately!” Trump wrote. Conspiracist podcaster Alex Jones said he was ready to vote for Trump in such an election. When Trump “does something like this, it makes me love him even more,” Jones added. Constitutional expert and Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe quipped that if Trump is trying for an “insanity defense” against the various investigations against him, “it won’t work.” Trump continues to use “Hunter Biden’s laptop” as justification for his wild demands to completely upend a legitimate election. The former president has boosted unsubstantiated claims repeatedly accusing Biden and his son Hunter of corruption, after Hunter’s laptop ended in the hands of the FBI. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-declare-me-president-hunter-biden_n_630d29dce4b063d5e61dd319

Stupid people+greed= popular TV

Wouldn't bet on it.

Who can equally stupid things- ever watch "Honey boo-Boo"?

Most of them: EEWWW.

Hollywood has obviously run out of creativity.

I would be concerned that the increased prize money will spur people (stoopid people) to set up very risky scenarios to try to cash in.

And get an 8-figure retainer in advance.

The hate groups are known here in Canada but legitimized by those who benefit from their support.

Apparently the New York Jets' problems are not on the field but in team management. Idiots.

Over at Riderfans, there is a majority of posters who want Marino gone, or at least would be OK with that, but the Marino defenders are pretty much foaming at the mouth and citing Andrew Harris's suspension over the failed drug test as an example of how teams mollycoddle problematic players. Not sure how to equate the two, but there you have it.