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Gotta stuff them. But at least Fajardo got hammered again

AAAGH!

*sigh* At least we don't fumble the kick returns.

Can't return kicks well, at least we can stop 'em

One more two-three and out and all the air will be sucked out of the stadium.

Adams hesitated for a half-second and that was enough to stop him

#43 for the Riders should change his label to "Boobz"

YESSSS!!!!! Shut the fans up!!!

BEAUTIFUL!

WAY TO SHUT FAJARDO DOWN! That was a pressure INT.

Got a couple good licks on Fajardo so far

Missed the FG but its as good as a punt. Now to stuff Fajardo and the Riders again.

Bomber game plan is perfect!

Riders showing their smarts

We should prepare for a very tentative first quarter

Another sub-par kick return by Nelson,

SHOWTIME!!!!

And you are welcome to all of them. They have found homes in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Damn. That's nearly their average IQ.

Florida Faces Deadliest Phase Of COVID-19 Yet. As of mid-August, the state was averaging 244 deaths per day, up from just 23 a day in late June and eclipsing the previous peak of 227 during the summer of 2020. Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. A woman died of the virus, and as her family was planning the funeral, her mother was also struck down. An aunt took over arrangements for the double funeral, only to die of COVID-19 herself two weeks afterward. “That was one of the most devastating things ever,” said Bright, who also arranged the funeral last week of one of his closest friends. Wayne Bright, funeral director at Wilson Funeral Home, has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Florida is in the grip of its deadliest wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, a disaster driven by the highly contagious delta variant. While Florida’s vaccination rate is slightly higher than the national average, the Sunshine State has an outsize population of elderly people, who are especially vulnerable to the virus; a vibrant party scene; and a Republican governor who has taken a hard line against mask requirements, vaccine passports and business shutdowns. As of mid-August, the state was averaging 244 deaths per day, up from just 23 a day in late June and eclipsing the previous peak of 227 during the summer of 2020. (Because of both the way deaths are logged in Florida and lags in reporting, more recent figures on fatalities per day are incomplete.) Hospitals have had to rent refrigerated trucks to store more bodies. Funeral homes have been overwhelmed. MIAMI (AP)

Lemon-flavoured pancake....mmmmm

Given the nature of wrestling in this context, it would be very appropriate for the mods to change the title of this thread to "Rasslin'"

Why Satanists may be the last, best hope to save abortion rights in Texas. The "nontheistic" organization joins the fray with a last-ditch legal maneuver to save abortion rights in Texas As pro-choice and reproductive health groups are scrambling to make sense of Texas' new, near-total abortion ban that went into effect this week, it appears their efforts to skirt the law are getting an unexpected boost from one organization in particular: The Satanic Temple. The Supreme Court on Wednesday night allowed the state to implement a ban on the procedures after six weeks, before most women know they are pregnant, with no carve-outs for rape or incest. Until it is blocked or overturned, the law effectively nullifies the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision — which established abortion as a constitutional right — in Texas. Enter The Satanic Temple. The "nontheistic" organization, which is headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts, joined the legal fray this week by sending a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration demanding access to abortion pills for its members. The group has established an "abortion ritual," and is attempting to use the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (which was created to allow Native Americans access to peyote for religious rituals) to argue that its members should be allowed access to abortion drugs like Misoprostol and Mifepristone for religious purposes. "I am sure Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—who famously spends a good deal of his time composing press releases about Religious Liberty issues in other states—will be proud to see that Texas's robust Religious Liberty laws, which he so vociferously champions, will prevent future Abortion Rituals from being interrupted by superfluous government restrictions meant only to shame and harass those seeking an abortion," Satanic Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves told the San Antonio Current. "The battle for abortion rights is largely a battle of competing religious viewpoints, and our viewpoint that the nonviable fetus is part of the impregnated host is fortunately protected under Religious Liberty laws," he added. Why Satanists may be the last, best hope to save abortion rights in Texas | Salon.com (Can we say "irony") ?

15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff Members Die Of COVID In Just 10 Days A 30-year teaching veteran was one of 15 Miami-Dade County public school staff members who died of COVID-19 in just 10 days as Florida continues to reel amid the continuing, overwhelming toll of an unfettered pandemic. “It’s a tremendous loss,” said a school official, referring to the death of longtime teacher Abe Coleman, 55, earlier this week. “The number of lives that he impacted are countless. So many young men had the benefit of him intervening in their lives and pointing them in the right direction,” Marcus Bright, who works with a local education program 5000 Role Models of Excellence, told NBC-6 TV. Coleman taught at Holmes Elementary School in Miami’s Liberty City area, which is a primarily Black neighborhood with 42% of the population living below the poverty line. Local education officials haven’t released the identities of the other teachers or staff members. “The loss of any of our employees is one that is always profoundly felt as every member of this organization is considered a part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools family,” the district said in a statement. “We extend our hearts and prayers to the loved ones of those whose lives have recently been lost.” 15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff Members Die Of COVID In Just 10 Days | HuffPost DeSantis 'triples down' on fight to protect virus, $5,000 fines for schools that require vaccination For decades, Florida schools have required vaccinations. The Florida Department of Health currently lists vaccinations against at least seven different diseases that are required for both public schools, private schools, and even daycare facilities. Both students and teachers are required to be vaccinated against everything from polio and pertussis to chickenpox and hepatitis B. But Gov. Ron DeSantis has informed these same schools—along with every government agency and private business in the state—that they will be fined $5,000 it they ask for proof of vaccination against COVID-19. As WJXT in Jacksonville explains, DeSantis says he doesn't want a "biomedical security state" in which people are forced to produce proof of vaccination. To underscore this desire, Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed, and DeSantis signed, a bill saying that no business, school, or agency can "require patrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination." The maximum fine that bill allows is $5,000. Letters sent this week have made it clear that DeSantis intends to begin fining people the maximum amount immediately. Meanwhile, as WFLA reports, two children died in Florida from COVID-19 on Thursday—including a newborn who was just two weeks old. The director of a pediatric intensive care unit confirmed that children "do get severe conditions and we are seeing more and more of them in the ICU." DeSantis 'triples down' on fight to protect virus, $5,000 fines for schools that require vaccination - Alternet.org