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Boris's pro-Brexit blowout despite close polling is just like 2016 all over again. I can only assume that means Trump is again underrepresented in polls.

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Plo Koon > Obi Wan

As it should be

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/politics/mcconnell-impeachment-trial-acquittal/index.html

Do not fuck with McConnell. He's making sure there is a political reckoning for the Democrat party for impeachment.

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Why didn't you just use the rewind feature if you're playing the legacy collection

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I know I've asked a similar question before, but I'm finding myself enjoying prestige indie titles far more than AAA games recently.

But I don't necessarily want to hear what your personal favorites are. Rather, what are those critical darlings or legendary titles that contributed to this indie boom that everyone loves?

Examples: Cave Story, Super Meat Boy, Celeste.

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Make your current firm counter if you really believe the partner's "key people" bullshit

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Personally, I am for the death penalty for murder, rape, child molestation, and deleting emails.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Several reasons to oppose the death penalty:

1. Innocent people have been executed
2. Its more expensive than life in prison
3. Ultimately, its about who we are. Most people getting handed the death penalty are monsters, but that doesnt mean we have to make ourselves killers, too. Life in prison protects the public just as well.

The arguments for the death penalty are not rational. But neither is the human condition.

Knowing that bad people receive the same ultimate punishment for their crimes makes many people feel better. And it's up to those people (via their representatives) to collectively decide that the death penalty is right.

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Jakyl25 posted...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/us/death-penalty-family-plea-daniel-lewis-lee/index.html

I read this as Daniel Day-Lewis and was very upset thanks a lot jakyl

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We already have words to describe the common ideological thread of alt-righters: nativism and isolationism. Adding in temperament is kind of stupid and irrelevant.

But yes, in this sense, Trump is absolutely "alt-right" because he is openly nativist and campaigned as an isolationist (in both trade policy and militarily).

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It depends how you define alt-right. The Democrats (via the media) like to characterize any conservative younger than George W Bush as alt-right. Which they can successfully do because there is no alt-right platform because it's not a real ideology.

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neonreaper posted...

(Its a stadium filled with tens of thousands of people capable of filming the sideline, who cares)

Then I'm sure it's no big deal for them to release the footage

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

He was declining on the Pirates before going to the Astros, actually. The Cubs kind of broke him in 2015. Which is why I'd be worried if I were you, as the Astros do voodoo to fix pitchers.

Yeah I guess that's why Charlie Morton really fell off after leaving. You're right!

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

You are probably making a mistake tbh. I bet he regresses a lot.

He's been getting consistently better every season thus far

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Meow1000 posted...

9 years, $324 million for Cole to become a Yankee

They weren't kidding around on this guy

Holy shit!!!!!!

I can't wait to regret this in 5 years but at least we'll get some titles out of it

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Why is your username based on Mega Man and yet you haven't played the consensus GOAT Mega Man?

EDIT: I read your username as MMZero. Carry on.

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pyresword posted...

Are you trying to argue that this implies that there must be a crime in order for Congress to impeach, or are you only saying that this means that your average citizen would think that there has to be a crime?

The latter

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https://twitter.com/EricLilly7/status/1204186384837283840?s=19

God they are scum

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https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/nfl/2019/12/9/21003856/new-england-patriots-cincinnati-bengals-video-tape-investigation-spygate

Imagine needing to cheat to beat the Bengals

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pyresword posted...

Does the average voter think that the set of things an official can/should be impeached for is a subset of the things which one could be arrested for?

I think most voters will be looking for a crime. Or at least even the implication of a crime. The Dems drafted the articles to sound as bureaucratic as possible.

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Holy shit the Democrats are more inept than I could have ever imagined. The articles of impeachment they drafted are literally "abuse of power" and "obstruction of Congress"?!?!

First of all, neither of those are crimes to the average voter. I can't be arrested for "abusing power" or obstructing Congress.

Secondly, think about the optics on this one. Congress is one of the least popular institutions in this country. Your average voter is going to read the headline and wonder what the hell the big deal is. It all just SOUNDS like Trump was doing his job and Congress didn't like it, not that he was commiting extortion, bribery, etc.

I am just flabbergasted how out of touch these people are politically.

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Kit Fisto all day *splat*

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861764-report-stephen-strasburg-nationals-agree-to-7-year-245m-contract

This is a horrendous contract for Washington, but good for Strasburg I guess.

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Also

Individual Russian athletes untainted by the scandal will still be able to compete in competitions independently under a neutral flag.

Meh

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Topic title made it seem like this was just one random Russian athlete

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That's a wrap, folks. Thanks for reading. It was nice to see the sports bros intermingling with the music guys, the film snobs crossing paths with the politics nerds. Here's a quick summary of everything you need to know about the 2010s:

Sports
Best Professional Sports Team of the 2010s: The Golden State Warriors
Runners Up: New England Patriots, Miami Heat

Best College Sports Team of the 2010s: UConn Huskies Women's Basketball
Runner Up: Alabama Crimson Tide Football

Best Athlete of the 2010s: LeBron James
Runners Up: Serena Williams, Lionel Messi, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Tom Brady

Television
Best TV Show of the of the 2010s (Comedy): BoJack Horseman
Runners Up: Silicon Valley, Community, Eastbound & Down, Parks and Recreation

Best TV Show of the 2010s (Drama): Breaking Bad
Runners Up: Mad Men, Fargo, Game of Thrones

Best TV Episode of the 2010s: Twin Peaks: The Return - "Part 8"
Runners Up: Breaking Bad - "Face Off," Game of Thrones - "Blackwater," True Detective "Who Goes There," Atlanta - "Champagne Papi"

Movies

Best Filmmaker of the 2010s: Denis Villeneuve
Runners-Up: Martin Scorsese, Alfonso Cuarn, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino

Best Movie of the 2010s: Boyhood
Runners Up: Parasite, The Social Network, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Whiplash, The Irishman

Music

Best Musical of the 2010s: The Book of Mormon
Runner Up: Hamilton

Best Music Artist/Band of the 2010s: Kanye West
Runners Up: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Frank Ocean, James Murphy

Best song of the 2010s: "Ivy" - Frank Ocean
Runners Up: "Hotline Bling" - Drake, "Midnight City" - M83, "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk, "Maud Gone" - Car Seat Headrest, "Identikit" - Radiohead

Best Album of the 2010s: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
Runners Up: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty by Big Boi, Blond by Frank Ocean, Norman f***ing Rockwell by Lana Del Rey

Current Events

Most Important Website/App of the 2010s: Google Maps
Runners Up: Tinder, Amazon (Prime), Netflix, Twitter, Uber

Biggest Moment/Event of the 2010s: Donald Trump wins the 2016 presidential election
Runners Up: Brexit vote results, Death of Osama bin Laden, Tohuku earthquake/Fukushima nuclear disaster, Obergefell v. Hodges decision

Person of the 2010s: Mitch McConnell
Runners Up: Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Xi Jinping

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Red sox, in your opinion would you also automatically add a +2 to Trump in any of the state poll averages for 2020? One could argue that the environment is even more in favor of ostracizing Trump supporters now

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As long as he's not the next David Price!

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Jakyl25 posted...

The Bills have the same schedule except they got the Titans and Broncos, and the Pats got the Texans and Chiefs. That should be an advantage for Buffalo if you think theyre the better team.

They're a better team NOW

But yeah their schedule explains why their record is also inflated

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God the pats' schedule is ridiculously easy

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This is all the more reason the playoff byes need to end

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I absolutely think Buffalo is better than NE at this point. I suppose the Bills can still take the division too, right?

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Can someone quickly tell me what is the most likely scenario for the pats to lose their first-round bye?

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Lol brady

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https://www.si.com/.amp/mlb/2019/12/08/mlb-rumors-yankees-offer-gerrit-cole-record-deal

It begins

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Jakyl25 posted...

Not sure that Obama warrants an honorable mention on par with the rest of those.

He was president for seven-tenths of the decade and probably means more to the black community than any person since MLK. Can't negate his general cultural impact even if he didn't really accomplish much in terms of policy.

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@red_sox_777

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Person of the 2010s: Mitch McConnell
Runners Up: Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Xi Jinping

Much like Time Magazine's award of the same name, the person of the decade is not about who is the "greatest" man or woman of the last ten years. Instead, it's about power, global influence, and importance in shaping how the world looked in the 2010s. And, in an unexpected turn of events, that person happens to be the most important and powerful member of the United States Senate in history. That man is none other than "Cocaine" Mitch McConnell.

For those who may not keep up with current events, let me sum up the past decade for you. Barack Obama was a year into his first term. Promises of hope and change were still persisting, and it seemed like the US was poised for a big shift in policy. The politics guys can probably debate this endlessly, but for that first momentous policy initiative, Obama essentially chose an issue that would (in my opinion) neuter his presidency: health care reform. The Democrats had a supermajority going into 2010 and eventually passed their signature legislation in the form of Obamacare. But the reaction was swift. The "Tea Party" was formed, a grassroots Republican movement began, and the GOP took back Congress in the biggest House swing since 1948. And this is where McConnell comes in.

Although the GOP didn't take the Senate quite yet, the damage was done. McConnell immediately took a hardline approach as minority leader, doing whatever it took to stifle any further ambitions of Obama and the Dems. And when he became majority leader a few years later, this reached a whole new order of magnitude. Anything and everything had to go through him. This included the most Machiavellian move of our lifetime in blocking the appointment of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, which would have shifted the Court left for the first time in 40 years. All of this in a year that Trump was supposed to lose the election, opening the door for Hillary Clinton to appoint someone more liberal than Garland.

Mitch's gamble paid off in dividends. It got conservatives to hold their noses and vote for Trump, likely swinging the entire election in his favor. It allowed Trump to appoint his own justices and reshape the federal court system in McConnell's image. And now, as it appears that President Trump is going to be impeached, Mitch will make his final act of the decade ensuring a speedy acquittal.

Again, this is not to say that McConnell is a great person for how he wields his power. I am trying to illustrate just how consequential this one man's actions are. He effectively nullified a two-term presidency. He helped ensure the election of another. He fundamentally transformed the court system in the most powerful nation on earth. And, perhaps most importantly, he forever added to the partisan divide in both the legislative bodies themselves and amongst the general populace.

Many of us will look back on the 2010s as a time of political strife and animus more than anything else. Sports became politicized. The best of music, TV, and film reflected this tension. Our connection to mobile devices and apps allowed us all to stay abreast of current events in real time, with a constant bombardment of news at our fingertips. The most important events of the 2010s were shocking and sudden political changes. And the man who made politics top of mind and partisanship so raw and contentious was a previously unknown senator from Kentucky. For better or worse, Mitch McConnell was the most important figure of the 2010s, and I think the upcoming impeachment trial will be a fitting bow on his momentous decade.

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TheRock1525 posted...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot

This literally happened when my dad was 12, and he experienced it first hand because he went to the produce terminals down in Detroit with my grandpa. He literally watched tanks roll up and down the street.

But yeah relationships between cops and civilians are definitely at their worst right now.

It's pretty wild that hundreds of people used to die in race riots a year only 50 years ago. If one person was killed by the national guard now, we wouldn't hear the end of it.

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Porn

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Underleveled posted...

Maybe the best final three in this topic series so far.

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Can't you just be happy

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Good. The only reason they got him was to court Durant.

Knicks are so bad my god.

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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78223294?page=4#241

Links work fine for me on mobile

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Seginustemple posted...

Occupy Wall Street

Oh man I actually forgot about this--and my office was "occupied" at one point!

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xp1337 posted...

Precedent suggests Roberts is the tiebreaker as during the Johnson impeachment the Chief Justice broke two ties.

I assume that's because Johnson didn't have a VP though

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Xeybozn posted...

Really? Not knowing that Dukakis and Mondale are still alive is understandable, but I can't believe you of all people would forget about W.

W is beloved in Texas and is generally increasing favorability nationally (probably from staying out of politics). If there was a tight primary and he wanted to swing Texas, he absolutely could do that.

Literally no one cares about John Kerry.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Speaking of Biden, John Kerry endorsed him.

Doubt itll matter too much with anyone who wasnt already voting Biden, but Kerrys probably the biggest name to weigh in so far, right? Not sure which single endorsements would really impact things much besides Obama and Clinton (neither of whom is likely to do so before things are already wrapped up).

Today I learned that Michael Dukakis and Walter Mondale are still alive! I was going to say that Kerry has less political clout than any living former presidential candidate, but they killed that theory.

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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

California has a fair amount of these kind of polls mixed in with ones where Biden is leading so they're all 3 probably tied-ish.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primaries/democratic/california/

CA is proportional anyway, so it's not like it's that important of a state

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Jakyl25 posted...

I do also remember where I was when I heard the Obergefell decision and got really emotional

The death of Bin Laden is always doubly remembered by wrestling fans because The Rock tweeted about it before it was announced, and because it happened during a WWE PPV so they had John Cena come out and tell the crowd about it in a very awkward way to maintain a PG rating. (Osama Bin Laden has been compromised to a permanent end!)

Both of those were wild to be a part of in NY. The Village after Obergefell was a total bacchanalia, and I remember people flocking to the WTC spontaneously to celebrate after Bin Laden was killed (which I found grotesque, but it was still a unique moment).

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