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Clearly, there's conflicting information coming from Bannon. Steve Bannon: The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over

Cool.

Kinsler gave away a lot of his rights to sue when he signed his contract, any suspension grievances are dealt with through whatever he agreed to in the contract (likely an appeal to some MLB board, then likely to private arbitration, and then maybe to US district court). If Kinsler's suspension wasn't dictated by contract, he may have some standing to sue in non-right-to-work-states. He probably wouldn't have any constitutional grounds to sue on. The First Amendment only applies to the Government (Federal/State/local) and 'state' actors. Because, Major League Baseball is a private association, the First Amendment will not apply. (It should be noted, that contrary to law under the first amendment, businesses that enter interstate commerce are subject to the equal protection under the 14th amendment and Civil Rights Act of 1964--hence the controversy over Hobby Lobby and bakery-homophobes). That said, if Hernandez were to sue Kinsler for defamation, Kinsler would have a viable defense in asserting that what he said about Hernandez was, indeed, true. I bet this is what you're thinking.

If they can't appreciate the reason behind tearing them down, and only like the statutes because of their own nostalgia (which is legitimate, but in no way overrides what these statutes communicate to nonwhites (and frankly a lot of whites)--yeah, they are abating racism (less morally culpable than actual racists?) Why hold onto, and fight for, statutes that celebrate the deadliest war in our history largely over individual state's abilities to keep slavery legal. What history these statutes often depict is one of them being erected during a time just preceding the civil rights movement--there perhaps was not to champion what was best about the South, but perhaps rather to continue to assert the white race's moral authority (if not superiority) in the face of expanded rights for non-whites.

It's not as if there isn't other ways to express 'southern pride' than celebrating that time the South succeeded and fought against the United States. What is it about Confederate depictions that make them a better beacon of 'southern pride' than any other kind of depiction, if not it's relation to issues that were germane to civil war, namely slavery? If we need to remember that rebellion on a grand scale is awful part of our history, there's probably a better way than erecting statutes of generals that led that rebellion. It's like erecting statutes of those who flew the planes to remember 9-11. The last thing we need is more normalization of these disaffected whites. That their complaints of eroding privilege are somehow on par with real oppression felt by actual minorities. Or that what's good for the poor working Blacks, and Latinos isn't also good for the poor working White. Let's stop rationalizing this mob behavior and acknowledge it's a tribalism whose unifying feature is the (white male) race (which might be a legitimate definition of racism).

Just invade, will ya?

He went full alt-right internet troll in that press conference. I read somewhere today: "It's like he's President of the comment thread." True 'nuff.

Trump surprisingly decried the rallies in a tweet this morning. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/896420822780444672

Isn't Trump the very kind of candidate the Electoral College was designed to protect against? I see no reason to give more weight to less-densely populated states, as they still do not garner presidential campaign visits even with their out-sized effect.

Corrupt or not, the man is a joke. I cringe at reading this, although I should be desensitized to his idiocy by now.

First two-three seasons are worth checking out. On Netflix now. Good show, compelling story telling, but they didn't know where it was going and things got weird.

The Others on the show LOST. Sorry. I thought it would be an obvious joke, that people here would get.

God, I wish the Twins hadn't wasted (one, two?) option year(s). He looks over-matched, just lost at the plate. And his defense doesn't make up for bat (though he's a serviceable SS). That OPS is south of .600. Not to stir the pot too much, but this is the risk teams take when promoting prospects aggressively. Polanco could use a reset in AAA, but those options are now gone, even though he's still relatively young, and perfectly in-line with AAA aged competition. I worry he'll be a casualty of roster crunch at some point this season or next, and then find his way with another team. With Escobar and Andrianza on the roster, and Garver and Vargas in AAA, the team is at detriment, aside of from the numerous pitchers (which isn't attributable to one player). What should the Twins do to create more roster flexibility? Trade Escobar? Roll with fewer pitchers and put Gimenez in the bullpen? Risk Polanco on waivers (feels inevitable to me, if not this season the next)?

Alright, John Locke. Maybe if they had Jack, Kate, and Sawyer on their side!

Please get a rescue dog. I have a pitbull mix, who just turned 10, and she's a wonderful companion. I've known many pitbulls and none have lived up to their reputations. They are very emotionally intelligent and very loyal, so they will adopt their owners disposition. So if the owner is a bully/violent, the pit will be the same. I also have chihuahua mix. It took a while, but I adore him now. He's still annoying to strangers and any person he can see from the window. With dogs, you get what you give. If you don't have time to train them, and don't spend time developing a relationship, the outcome won't be great. In any case, don't expect results right away. It can take a dog anywhere between 3-5 and five years to be really obedient. It wasn't until my pit was 5 or 6 that I could let her off leash outside and her not yet, but since then, she'll walk along side me, jump in whatever car i tell her, and stay in whatever area I'm present. The chihuahua is so needy he never goes far. Dogs >>>>> People.

This is just fine, shouldn't cost much. The long term worthwhile assets would cost far too much given how unlikely a playoff run actually is.

I don't think much of the Sox' haul, at all.

OOTP18 is a great game. Too bad I already own it, otherwise I'd be entering the contest for sure.

Wow, that was a fast production cycle, as I believe Season 2 wasn't announced until well into the first season. (Part me fears this will end up like the second-going of True Detective). Also, the title of this thread is gaining renewed accuracy...

Another Beatles cover band thread?

Jack Morris literally just realized the Twins were losing.

Well, where should we look for our news on issues that stretch beyond our own direct knowledge? Whether it's radio, some internet forum, or some passaround pamphlet. It's all "media." It's all secondhand information, prone to the bias of others, and often delivered in for-profit models. If you ask us to look at the people around us, and what they have to say, well, I think we're all doing that (but I also hope we all realize how insular and limited-in-perspective our personal circles are, especially in late adulthood). And, it looks like you're new around here, so you'll just have to take my word for it, but the posters around here possess a healthy dose of cynicism, and we rarely step in line with each other (even when we agree). I don't think anyone here has 'faith' in the media or polling institutions. That said, I also tend to pay more heed to media sources that make their bread-and-butter on objectivity with a long track record to substantiate it. I'm not a sucker for reading the New York Times, Washington Post, or the Wall Street Journal. Nor am I fool for paying attention to the analysis previously-proven-sound institutions on a particular election, even if they were proven wrong in the short term. Sure these institutions can prove faulty over the long-haul, and when they do, we're going to readily abandon them. Heck, that's why I'm always interested in how such institutions collect date, and analyze it; I'm sure I'm not the only one, given this is a baseball forum. If, on the other, you're asking us to show more empathy to other Americans, and people of the world, and pay less attention to the TV and corporate crap, well, I'm right there with you, brother.

Looks like Justin Patton.

Just say on ESPN that the Jimmy Butler and Chi's pick is going to the Twolves for Lavine and the 7th pick, pending league approval. Edit: now seeing Dunn is included as well. Link.