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Most Independents and Democrats selected Choice #2. But among GOP respondents, most picked #1. And among Trump voters specifically, fully two-thirds chose the first, darker option. I think this is says a lot and frankly isn’t surprising. MAGAs and Republicans lean to authoritarian leaders. There are those among us who, either by personality or by socialization, choose to delegate their thinking and responsibility to others who they invest with power and who they are predisposed to obey. The Stanford experiments have shown that even "normal" people can be directed to think and believe like this,

Monarch Butterfly Population In Mexico Drops By More Than A Quarter The population of monarch butterflies that arrived in Mexico’s forests to hibernate this winter fell by 26 percent from the year before, the country’s Commission for National Protected Areas and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Thursday. Millions of orange and black monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico on a 2,000-mile (3,220-km) journey each year from Canada across North America. But the butterflies occupied only 2.1 hectares in December 2020, compared with 2.8 hectares the previous winter season, the conservationist group WWF said in a statement. Climate change had a “considerable impact” on the butterflies’ migration pattern, as well as the reduction in their milkweed breeding habitant in the United States, the WWF said. Mexico’s western state of Michoacan is home to the country’s largest monarch butterfly reserve, typically a major tourist attraction. Visitors to the reserve have plummeted during the pandemic, sanctuary officials said.

Unless its Texas.

Republicans roll out “tidal wave of voter suppression”: 253 restrictive bills in 43 states Republicans across the country responded to record voter turnout by unleashing a flurry of legislation aimed at restricting ballot access, citing concerns over unfounded allegations of rampant voter fraud that they themselves stoked for months. At least 253 bills with provisions restricting voting access have been introduced, pre-filed, or carried over in 43 states, mostly by Republicans, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, dwarfing the number of similar bills filed at this point in 2020. Many of these measures are in response to a "rash of baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities" that former President Trump and his Republican allies promoted for months without any evidence, the Brennan Center report said. "We are about to be hit with a tidal wave of voter suppression legislation by Republican legislatures throughout the country," warned Marc Elias, a prominent Democratic attorney and founder of the voting rights advocacy group Democracy Docket, who batted back many of the election lawsuits filed by Trump and his supporters. Elias said in an interview with Salon that he fears this could result in a historic "contraction of voting rights like we have not seen in recent memory." "Republicans are doing this because they think they can gain an electoral advantage from making it harder for Black, brown and young voters to participate in the process," he said, adding: "This is the reaction of a party that knows it can't compete for a majority of the votes. So it is acclimating itself to minority rule through a number of tactics. Gerrymandering is one piece of it. But certainly, voter suppression is a big piece of it" Republicans roll out “tidal wave of voter suppression”: 253 restrictive bills in 43 states | Salon.com

Another nail in the coffin of the petroleum industries and another reason to cancel Keystone pipeline.

Unless you are a Republican.

As an aside, about 25 years ago an Australian doctor, Sam Chachoua, lost his father to cancer. Chachoua was one of the youngest doctors to graduate from medical school, and at the top of his class. He decided to make the eradication of cancer the focus of his life and as a tribute to his father. He saw that the conventional "cut, burn and poison" treatments were limited decided to look for a better treatment process. He was aware that some cancers spontaneously go into remission and began to explore why. He came to the conclusion that a secondary viral infection attacked the cancers and eradicated them. When the secondary infection was treated, the cancers did not recur. As some of the secondary infections were difficult to treat, he decided to identify more benign viruses and use them to attack cancers. He also modified the secondary viruses to make them more effective and claimed to cure over 90% of stage 4 cancers, as well as well-advanced AIDS. He was not well-received in the US, and his story can be found at: Dr. Sam Chachoua | ENCOGNITIVE.COM Why have I posted this? The process of creating the COVID vaccine is almost exactly the one Dr. Chachoua created. The wheel is re-invented.

The COVID recovery outlook and CFL season are brighter prospects all the time.

This is a management ploy. I worked in a place where the manager voiced worker involvement in decisions but lower-level input was rejected again and again until the proposals got around to what management wanted all along. The amount of resentment and cynicism in line staff was staggering. On top of being saddled with policies and procedures that few really wanted, the process of "consultation" was an insult- if things didn't go well, the consultation would be blamed.

They have enough evidence on Trump to press charges of fraud and racketeering let alone all the crap he fomented on January 6th to put him behind bars for the rest of his misbegotten life. The only questions are if the Dems have the gonads to pursue him and also indict the GOPers who fanned the flames. If a planned, deliberate attempt to overthrow the legally elected government isn't enough of an incentive, I do not know what is.

Legghio looks to be able to drive low kicks ALA Bob Cameron- valuable in windy conditions and overall, an absolute steal for the Bombers. Only danger is that we might lose him to the NFL in a couple of years.

Home / Official reveals a right-wing militia plot to 'blow up the Capitol' Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman revealed disturbing details about multiple right-wing militias that participated in U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6. Not only were they contemplating harming lawmakers but, according to Pittman, intelligence indicates that there were also plans to "blow up" the U.S. Capitol amid the State of the Union. On Thursday, Feb. 25, Pittman delivered her testimony during a hearing with a House Appropriations subcommittee. "We know that members of the militia groups that were present on Jan. 6 have stated their desire that they want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible, with a direct nexus to the State of the Union," Pittman said during her testimony. She added, "Based on that information, we think it's prudent that Capitol Police maintain its enhanced security posture until we address those issues going forward." According to Pittman, the reports detailing potential threats to the Capitol have influenced the increased presence of law enforcement at the federal building. However, she also noted, "that existing intelligence has failed to highlight the fact that rioters who stormed the Capitol were not exclusively targeting politicians and officers, further stressing the need for heightened security in Washington D.C." Pittman told the committee, "They wanted to send a symbolic message to the nation as to who was in charge of that legislative process."

Oooopsie

Well, if it is going to be a watered-down season, they could sell near-beer.

What alternative would there be?

Obviously you are not a world-class athlete.

And then they wonder why they are so despised and low in the polls.

Does this have anything to do with Futurama? Probably.

Sadly, it is not most stupid thing he or his siblings have said.

George Clooney To Produce Docuseries On Athlete Sex Abuse Where Jim Jordan Coached Actor George Clooney is producing a docuseries about decades of reported sexual abuse of athletes at Ohio State University, where Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was once an assistant coach of the wrestling team. The series will be based on a Sports Illustrated article by writer Jon Wertheim last year addressing the allegations against the late Ohio State sports doctor Richard Strauss — and officials’ lack of response. The university said in its annual crime report in 2019 that Strauss committed at least 1,429 sexual assaults and 47 rapes during his 20-year tenure. Strauss was never charged and died by suicide in 2005. The docuseries can’t be welcome news for Jordan, who was the assistant coach of the wrestling team at Ohio State from 1987 to 1995. At least three athletes and a referee have alleged they discussed the abuse directly with Jordan, but that he took no action to stop it. Jordan has denied he was told of any abuse or knew of it. One of the victims in the Sports Illustrated story alleged Jordan knowingly ignored Strauss’ abuse. A one-time captain on Jordan’s team said in an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid last year that the scandal is only “going to get worse” for Jordan. George Clooney To Produce Docuseries On Athlete Sex Abuse Where Jim Jordan Coached | HuffPost Canada (huffingtonpost.ca)

'The end of the road': NBC's Pete Williams says grand jury will see Trump's taxes 'almost immediately' A Manhattan grand jury is expected to see former President Donald Trump's financial information "almost immediately" following the Supreme Court's refusal to halt the process. In an action taken Monday, the Supreme Court said that it would not interfere with a case against Trump that is being pursued by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. NBC justice correspondent Pete Williams told host Stephanie Ruhle that the grand jury would be able to see Trump's financial records "almost immediately." "This is it," Williams said. "This is the end of the road for the [former] president's lawyers to appeal here. The accountants for the president have always said they will abide by whatever the courts say. And this has all be set to go -- sort of in the starting blocks." "Vance agreed to hold off on any demands for these documents until the Supreme Court has handled this case," he added. "You can bet that that is already to go. All they have to do is turn the key. Those demands will go to the accountants. The accountants are ready to turn it over. So I suspect that this will be a matter of days." Williams pointed out that the work of the grand jury "seems to be growing" because new forensic accountants were recently brought on to the case. "The topics they're looking at seems to growing as well," the NBC correspondent said. "We know that it's expanded beyond the statements -- remember the genesis of all this. It was Michael Cohen's testimony before the Senate that the president wasn't truthful in stating his assets, that sometimes he would overstate them when he was trying to get loans and sometimes he would understate them when he was trying to avoid taxes." "And then the hush money payments," Williams continued. "But it's gone beyond that. It's gone beyond those payments. It's gone beyond that treatment. It's looking at a much broader look at the Trump Organization." 'The end of the road': NBC's Pete Williams says grand jury will see Trump's taxes 'almost immediately' - Alternet.org

They both involve pre, during and post-game drinking.