Guy Chamberlin

Pretty heavy s#!t for kindergarten art.

The most likely scenario is Trump spending a day behind bars for contempt of court, which will, of course, boost his fundraising. He will not go to prison for any of his trials, just as the fines he's been paying haven't come out of his own pocket. One of Trump's suspicions is probably accurate: the prosecutors will be content to prevent him from becoming President again, and will trade that for actual jail time.

Yeah, It's Always Sunny, South Park, and Curb Your Enthusiasm have found incredible success by intentionally poking what's PC, and their audiences cut across the political spectrum. That's cable. Network comedy hasn't fared as well, but it's not too bad, either. There was plenty of crap on during Jerry's golden era as well, and tons of lines network censors wouldn't let you cross. Comedy is struggling a bit on network TV and in feature films, but that's about studio economics, not woke content. And you're right ZRod, it would actually be refreshing if Seinfield had a joke that pushed the edge. I think young comedians and audiences gently mock Jerry for being from the "what's the deal with airline food?" school and perhaps he's not taking that well. That being said, Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and Chris Rock make a more convincing case about daring comedians getting doxxed.

Donald Trump remains the leading candidate to be the next President of the United States

While the freedom of the Ukrainian people should remain paramount, it is clear to all involved that the war is also a referendum on Vladimir Putin and Russian regional influence. Weakening Putin helps the cost/benefit ratio in multiple scenarios, if that's what you're keen to measure. Of course the weaker Putin/Russia gets, the less willing Zelensky is to compromise, and it's honestly hard to see this getting settled without figuring out a face-saving concession for Putin that will stop the death and economic toll for both countries.

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On the vast majority of issues, Tulsi Gabbard voted with Democrats and against Donald Trump. What are her conservative credentials again?

That's a thoughtful piece of on-the-ground reporting. Thanks.

Remember, the most important thing to consider in this deadly conflict is how U.S. college students are acting.

What was the term? I couldn't find it.

Yeah, not only did he not meltdown, he made it into the kind of joke his fans can appreciate. Say what you will about Trump, he is never fazed by his improv public performances and neither are his supporters.

I'm guessing 99.99% of people would say that Ms. Strawdog should not be able to kill her healthy baby mere days before natural birth. The reason you also reject blanket anti-abortion terms are the cases where the woman and her doctor understand that the mother's life is at risk, at which point you still attempt to deliver a live baby early and nobody calls it an abortion.

It's a fact that Margaret Sanger was a eugenicist, and that her birth control outreach to Black and underclass communities could be interpreted in the worst possible way. Planned Parenthood fully acknowledges this, honoring Sanger's efforts on behalf of women's health and denouncing her embrace of eugenics. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf

If the Husker defense goes all-in on bullrushing a fragile CU offensive line, Shaedur Sanders won't hurt you, and even a marginal improvement in Husker QB play makes a significant difference over last year. I like our chances.

What if you are about to give birth to a strawman?

"Lawd Jesus" Well one thing we know about Jesus is how much he loved to mock the weak.

No. Not at all. How do you pull that out the post? What's f#&%ing wrong with you?

If we can agree to use lower cap civil war -- partisan opposition intense enough to spur physical face-offs and violence for months or years -- I'd put it at a solid 22%. That's a reasonable number based on my hunch that scenarios like J6 and the Gaza protests could be made broader and nastier with the right players stoking the fires. Not so hard to imagine. The apathetic majority will still be able to watch this on TV and cluck about it on Facebook. I think it's pretty generous of me to give things a 78% chance of not escalating. Since 2015 I've been quite wrong about what could never happen in the United States. What we are considering status quo in 2024 is real boil-the-frog s#!t.

Why do you think I chose that example? Trying to make this easy for you, Arch.

My Dude, I have not said a civil war or a Civil War is likely, just that it's more plausible than it has been in my lifetime and deserves attention. I mean, I opened with a joke about drawing sabers and Ken Burns. Stop trying to conflate what I've gone to the trouble of qualifying. But seasoned observers even older than me agree the current partisan climate and continued fueling of Donald Trump's ascendency is unprecedented and dangerous. And everyone on Earth agrees you've been wrong about the things we shouldn't worry about. The Archy move is to say it doesn't rise to the level of Gettysburg, so relax! We could call it a civil war or just a wacky kerfuffle, but if you play out either a Trump victory or loss it's not too hard to see some ugly stretches ahead. Can you imagine college kids closing campuses across the nation and getting armed responses? Well you don't need much of an imagination to see that playing out on a larger scale if either side believes the other has upped the stakes in partisan revenge. Savvy observers have noted that THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT HAS PROMISED. Which part of scorched earth dictatorship don't you understand? Now if those are the ravings of an unhinged man who has lost most of his followers, and the bullwarks of democracy will step in and protect us, I'm willing to relax. Just saying there's plenty evidence to warrant legitimate concern, as many on this thread have outlined for you. If you want to do your part, I'm sure you will join hands with Liz Cheney to rescue the GOP from its worst impulses.

Why the f#&% would you think that? Where does this even come from? I went to the trouble of using simple words and concepts you might understand, and politely referred to the previous post that anticipated and answered your weirdass Archy deflection, including the bloodless civil war we're currently experiencing.. So answer the question: do you think there's a civil war scenario that might land somewhere between throwing daisies at each other (WTF?) and the deadliest war in U.S. history?

It's looks likely that we will enter Round Two of the NBA playoffs without Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, or Giannis Antentamkoumpo. Without Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Chris Paul or Joel Embid. God willing without James Harden or Russell Westbrook. I'm already used to not seeing Kawhi Leonard, Ja Morant, the Ball Brothers and Zion Williamson. Really feels like a changing of the guard and I'm cool with it. Some really exciting players having their playoff moments.

The guy who thinks a reference to civil war has to meet the standard of the bloodiest war in U.S. history or it doesn't count.

Are you sure there's not a scenario that might fall somewhere between "nothing to worry about" and Gettysburg bloodbath, General Robert E. Strawdog? But now that you mention it, QAnon Shaman was better at invading the U.S. Capitol than the Confederate Army.