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Last line of the press release "The World Games 2021 Birmingham marks the 40th anniversary, and 11th edition, of the international, multi-sport event." That, to me, references that they are moving up the 2022 men to 2021 now. They had previously announced that they were relocating the 2022...

It's a total disgrace, who is the said big donor? Someone with guts need to write a story about this in a real publication. Hijacking a niche sport for Olympic fame and stadium cash, sounds like a 60 minutes episode. I also agree with above comment that it shouldn't even be called lacrosse, more li...

Said person is also an IOC member and a very rich business guy with deep pockets who is also connected to NLL and Major League Soccer. Wanna bet there is a stadium connection to soccer - Birmingham Legion is USL second division pro soccer team - they play at UAB Stadium.

The fix is in. Say goodbye to the sport you all know and love......which this isn't.
But let's suck up to the IOC..........for the cash.

The weather in July in Birmingham AL is marvy, too.

George Mason in 1787 on impeachment during the Constitutional Convention - “Shall the man who has practiced corruption, and by that means procured his appointment in the first instance, be suffered to escape punishment by repeating his guilt?” That about says it. James Madison and Edmund Randolph su...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dossier ... d=67597270

'Dossier' author Chris Steele met Ivanka Trump years before Russia scandal, source says.

turns out the Pensacola shooter, a foreign national, acquired his gun legally without a background check. He first obtained a hunting license, which allows a non-immigrant on a non-immigrant visa to purchase a gun. You'd think after 9/11 and all of the other sh*t going on since then and now that SOM...

The Irishman
Scorsese's latest mob masterpiece but at 3+ hours good thing its on Netflix so you don't have to watch all at once except once.

The music soundtrack is as good, if not better than Goodfellas.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/nyre ... e=Homepage

A testament to the power of the human spirit over unimaginable horror.

Happy Holidays!

I'm not aware of ever having said here that I am an ACLU supporter. Are you listening in to my phone calls? :lol: :lol: :lol: .:lol:. ...we discussed this before, in our former lives. Deja Vu, all over again. Touche' Nice retort, sailor. And I agree with you that Bush 43 got a raw deal from CBS/Dan...

jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:03 am Back to back military base shooting. Pearl Harbor yesterday and Pensacola today. 5 transported to hospital.

Pensacola shooter reported to be a Saudi national who was in some kind of ongoing aviation training on the base.

I'm not aware of ever having said here that I am an ACLU supporter. Are you listening in to my phone calls?

This should make us all feel real safe https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/trumps-cell-phone-use-is-security-nightmare-waiting-to-happen-lawmakers-say/ Trump's use of an unsecured cell phone likely means that the Rooskies and Chinese (as well as many other bad actors and also allies) know mo...

The next time you want to beef about the media and journalism..........read this article from NJ.com on HS football and the ramifications of one loss on two people - the coach and his star quarterback. A compelling, emotional story told by one hell of a sportswriter, Matthew Stanmyre wand his quest ...

This is exactly the point former World Chess champion, Garry Kasparov makes. He has seen Soviet-style disinformation up close for his entire life in the Soviet Union and recently wrote an Op-Ed at CNN. He is also a vehemently anti-Putin. He is no wingnut. Here is a link to his appearance last night ...

Yep. OS should do a little basic civics research - The Government (either Congress or any Federal agency) can issue an administrative subpoena without seeking approval from a judge - both Republican and Democrats having been doing this for YEARS - I don't recall you objecting or expressing concern ...

https://stratcomcoe.org/how-social-media-companies-are-failing-combat-inauthentic-behaviour-online A comprehensive review/study of social media platforms by NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence just released It's a long piece but worth the time to read if, for nothing else, how little ...

“This will be the first draft Donald Trump can’t dodge,” Jimmy Kimmel said, referring to Thursday’s announcement that the House of Representatives would begin drafting impeachment articles against the president. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: “The only team that’s worked more closely than us is Donald Trum...

Watch the video of a 16YO migrant boy in CPB custody DIE from the flu - https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-the-cell-where-a-sick-16-year-old-boy-died-in-border-patrol-care Immigration/migration is a pernicious issue that needs to be addressed comprehensively but we Americans are BETTER than t...

Yep. The sitting President has, in fact, NEVER been voted out. Historically speaking, both previous impeachment proceedings conducted by the Senate resulted in acquittal of the Chief Executive.