schriznoeder

But, but, but the election was supposed to be over eight days ago. FRAUD!!!

Dang! This is a pretty fascinating illustration.

First off, what an amazing shot! Secondly, I totally agree about the practice rounds. Back in 2003, I served as a marshal at the US Open. And the best part was definitely getting to be on the course during the practice rounds. One day I was serving as a spotter near a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, when Bernhard Langer hits his tee shot into the bunker. As he's walking up to his ball, I start talking to him in German. Needless to say, he was a little shocked (and impressed). After carrying on a short conversation, he said "Sehen sie auf! ("Check this out!") and then dropped three more balls into the bunker. He then proceeded to hit all four balls using four different clubs to within a few yards of the hole, at which point I started yelling "Sehr gut! Sehr gut!" and gave him a standing ovation. To which he responded "Vielen Dank!" and took a bow and walked off to the green. It was the highlight of the week.

"Though the number of ballots is too small to affect the outcome of the election in any of these states they could — along with hundreds of others that arrived in these states in the days since the election — affect the margins of victory for Biden."

Unfortunately, Scottrade got bought out my TD Ameritrade in 2017. And when it did, I dropped my Scottrade account like a hot potato. Now I rely on a Mr. Emmanuel Nwude from Nigeria to make all of my stock trades.

It's not officially a cabinet position, but I like this plan. Although, I highly doubt Burr and the GOP would go for it.

Holy sh*t! I know not all of these ballots are for the presidential race, but given Biden is already up 4+ million in the national popular vote, it's not inconceivable that he could end up winning by 6-7 million*. *NOTE: Several other blue states (including NY, NJ, IL, and MD) have a fairly large percentage of outstanding ballots to be counted.

I still vividly remember watching Clint Watts testify about Russian election interference before the Senate Intelligence Committee back in March of 2017. I was so enamored by what he had to say, that I actually saved off the PDF of his opening statement. Here's an excerpt that plays right into the bold above... "Why did Soviet Active Measures fail during the Cold War but succeed for Russia today? Russia’s Active Measures today work far better than that of their Soviet forefathers. During the Cold War, the KGB had to infiltrate the West, recruit agents and promote communist parties and their propaganda while under watch by Western counterintelligence efforts. Should they be too aggressive, Soviet spies conducting Active Measures amongst U.S. domestic groups could potentially trigger armed conflict or would be detained and deported. Social media provides Russia’s new Active Measures access to U.S. audiences without setting foot in the country, and the Kremlin smartly uses these platforms in seven ways to win Western elections. First, Russia chooses close democratic contests where a slight nudge can usher in their preferred candidate or desired outcome. Second, Russia targets specific audiences inside electorates amenable to their messages and resulting influence – in particular alt-right audiences incensed over immigration, refugees and economic hardship. Third, Russia plans and implements their strategy long before an election allowing sufficient time for cultivating an amenable audience ripe for manipulation. Fourth, their early entry into electoral debates allows them to test many messages and then reinforce those messages that resonate and bring about a measurable, preferred shift in public opinion. Fifth, Russia brilliantly uses hacking to compromise adversaries and power their influence messaging – a tactic most countries would not take. Sixth, their employment of social media automation saturates their intended audience with narratives that drown out opposing viewpoints. Finally, Russia plays either side should the contest change – backing an individual candidate or party so long as they support a Kremlin policy position and then turning against the same party should their position shift against Russia. The implications of Russia’s new Active Measures model will be two fold. The first is what the world is witnessing today – a Russian challenge to democracies throughout the West. Russian influence surfaced in Eastern Europe elections and the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote before the U.S. Presidential election, helped bolster a losing far-right candidate recently in the Netherlands and right now works diligently to shape the upcoming 2017 elections in France and Germany. Over the horizon, Russia has provided any authoritarian dictator or predatory elite equipped with hackers and disrespectful of civil liberties a playbook to dismantle their enemies through information warfare. Fledgling democracies and countries rife with ethnic and social divisions will be particularly vulnerable to larger authoritarian regimes with the time, resources and patience to foment chaos in smaller republics."

He does totally looks like him! I can't believe I didn't notice that sooner.

If you haven't seen Fetterman before, he looks like he could turn Trump into a ham sandwich.

Olaf for the win

That's a scary thought. I definitely don't want to go down that path after the year we've had.

If Biden could pull off Georgia, that would be the icing on the cake. Plus, it would help make up for Texas not flipping blue like I predicted.

Entertaining thread...

I never thought OSU would end up being my second favorite team in the B1G.

This might be their best work yet...

The lengths to which the GOP will go to limit voting are mind-boggling.

I'm good with everything on that list except for the "reallocate Senate seats" part. Despite being somewhat archaic, I'm good with each state (plus DC, PR, and possibly even Guam, American Samoa, and US Virgin Islands) having two Senators each. Assuming the House increases/decreases its membership from each state appropriately to represent population shifts, I still think each state should have equal power in at least one branch of the government. And depending on the day, I might even be convinced to overturn the 17th Amendment an return Senate appointment to state legislatures.