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Tried to read through the thread, was obv aids

I do think NFL is in a tough spot here. Let's face it this isn't the NBA with more of a minority/cosmopolitan fan base and they can speak out about this stuff without hurting the bottom line too much.

It's hard to see where this goes but it feels like the Trumpers have the leverage here. Take 1 look at all the pickup truck ads during an NFL game and take a guess who the majority of the fan base is. It isn't fantasy football bros.

I could see them making the NFL bend to their will and once these clowns get a little bit of a win from being self-righteous pricks then who knows how emboldened they become.

These people have no lives at all. All they do is drink budweiser and watch TV. Wtf else are they gonna do on Sundays. Theyre all talk.

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09-27-2017 , 10:52 AM

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Assume n bombing fire guy keeps his jerb?

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09-27-2017 , 12:12 PM

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Looked like a choice of going through a wood chipper or fed to wild pigs. I'm not sure which one won.

Oh dear god, the state is literally going to install the worst Senator by a wide margin. Why does this state love insane people so much?

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09-27-2017 , 01:09 PM

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Namath12

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It's like you think they couldn't do worse than Jefferson Sessions and instead they do much much much worse. Dude just literally ignores higher court rulings he doesn't like.

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09-27-2017 , 02:27 PM

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It's pretty amazing when we're all sad the Trump backed candidate who was appointed by the impeached and disgraced former governor doesn't win.

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09-27-2017 , 03:10 PM

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It's pretty amazing when we're all sad the Trump backed candidate who was appointed by the impeached and disgraced former governor in exchange for burying his investigation doesn't win.

Not sure if you caught his ads, but he ran on the platform:
*I'm a reformer
*I constantly sued the Obama administration
*Roy Moore is "a little soft" on gun rights

On the bright side, this could be a good chance for the democrats to retake that senate seat.

Spoiler:

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09-27-2017 , 03:52 PM

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It's like Joe Arpaio goes to Washington

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09-27-2017 , 09:56 PM

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/o...jones-act.html

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After World War I, America was worried about German U-boats, which had sunk nearly 5,000 ships during the war. Congress enacted the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, a.k.a. the Jones Act, to ensure that the country maintained a shipbuilding industry and seafaring labor force. Section 27 of this law decreed that only American ships could carry goods and passengers from one United States port to another. In addition, every ship must be built, crewed and owned by American citizens.

Almost a century later, there are no U-boats lurking off the coast of Puerto Rico. The Jones Act has outlived its original intent, yet it is strangling the island’s economy.

Under the law, any foreign registry vessel that enters Puerto Rico must pay punitive tariffs, fees and taxes, which are passed on to the Puerto Rican consumer.

The foreign vessel has one other option: It can reroute to Jacksonville, Fla., where all the goods will be transferred to an American vessel, then shipped to Puerto Rico where — again — all the rerouting costs are passed through to the consumer.

Thanks to the law, the price of goods from the United States mainland is at least double that in neighboring islands, including the United States Virgin Islands, which are not covered by the Jones Act. Moreover, the cost of living in Puerto Rico is 13 percent higher than in 325 urban areas elsewhere in the United States, even though per capita income in Puerto Rico is about $18,000, close to half that of Mississippi, the poorest of all 50 states.

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A 2012 report by two University of Puerto Rico economists found that the Jones Act caused a $17 billion loss to the island’s economy from 1990 through 2010. Other studies have estimated the Jones Act’s damage to Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska to be $2.8 billion to $9.8 billion per year. According to all these reports, if the Jones Act did not exist, then neither would the public debt of Puerto Rico.

Three American territories are exempt from the Jones Act, including the United States Virgin Islands. Outright repeal of the law has already been backed by the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Manhattan Institute and several major publications. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that the Jones Act hurts the Puerto Rican economy, and two Republicans, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama, have submitted bills to repeal or suspend the law. (The shipbuilding industry supports the law.)

The U-boats are gone and a protectionist law has been exposed. The crony capitalism of the Jones Act does not “protect” anyone and it is choking the economy of Puerto Rico. If the United States has any interest in the hurricane-battered people of Puerto Rico, it needs to take the law off their necks — and now.

but ofc that'll never happen #MAGA

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09-28-2017 , 01:05 AM

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Damn, that's a really good post 72o. What a dumbass policy, hopefully this hurricane will have one positive and end up getting the Jones Act repealed.

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09-28-2017 , 01:20 AM

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Damn, that's a really good post 72o. What a dumbass policy, hopefully this hurricane will have one positive and end up getting the Jones Act repealed.

Here in the real world, Trump won't give Puerto Rico the same Jones Act waiver he gave to Texas and Florida and says the shipping industry doesn't want it repealed, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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09-28-2017 , 01:23 AM

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Here in the real world, Trump won't give Puerto Rico the same Jones Act waiver he gave to Texas and Florida and says the shipping industry doesn't want it repealed, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thanks for the link, I've been out of the loop the last few days and all I keep hearing about is the NFL protest stuff.

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09-28-2017 , 05:01 AM

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Alabama is a bad place to be.

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09-28-2017 , 05:07 AM

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Alabama is a bad place to be.

I left in the mid 90's and literally haven't been back since my parents retired to another state in '98 and all but one of my closest high school friends moved away before 2000.

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09-28-2017 , 03:17 PM

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https://twitter.com/noamscheiber/sta...58610382008321

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Noam Scheiber‏ @noamscheiber

Morning: Supreme Court agrees to hear case that would cripple public unions

Lunchtime: Gorsuch talks to group funded by same ppl funding case

All going down at the Trump International Hotel, no less

good stuff

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09-28-2017 , 03:20 PM

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Aren't SC justices expected to shy away from that sort of activity while they serve?

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09-28-2017 , 03:31 PM

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that is my understanding, yes

but seems like ppl can basically just do whatever they want these days if they're on the "right" team

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09-28-2017 , 04:18 PM

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case in point:

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...95333082140677

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Kyle Griffin‏ @kylegriffin1
Jared Kushner reportedly did not disclose his personal email account to the Senate Intel Committee.

_{_{_{but his emails...}}}

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09-28-2017 , 05:16 PM

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https://twitter.com/noamscheiber/sta...58610382008321

good stuff

marketplace of ideas! (at the president's hotel)

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09-29-2017 , 05:40 PM

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Pruitt out. Can't wait to see which turd Trump finds to replace him

Edit: meant Price. They're all the ****ing same anyways

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09-30-2017 , 09:02 AM

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Some stellar tweets about Puerto Rico this morning

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09-30-2017 , 09:58 AM

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ya it was only a matter of time before he went there. hes been victim blaming since the start. and now, no one is willing to work and help out. they just want it done for them. good thing the benevolent federal govt with trump at the head has sent in 10k federal workers.

otherwise those lazy pricans with their backwards infrastructure would never get anything done.