"Trump is lying to you but I can't openly tell you that because I don't want to desert the American people out of anger because, right now, y'all need me to keep telling you the truth about the Pandemic but I have to do it almost in a code so I don't get fired and let Trump appoint some crony to my position who will do nothing but lie to the nation."

Trump couldn't find an ID specialist with anywhere near the experience, stature, and gravitas of Dr. Fauci to parrot Trump's preferred talking points if he tried. And he knows it. Sure, he might be able to find somebody who has never done anything more important than run their own small private practice like those two ------- covid deniers from Cali a few months back but the scientific community would eviscerate them the first time they opened their mouths. So Fauci gets to be Trump's foil so long as he isn't overtly insulting when he contradicts him. You don't get to where Fauci is for as long as he's been there without having master level political instincts.

" I personally find this "Convenient" editing."

That image made its way to air because of the efforts of some low level production staffer who used the first image they came across. If Trump was in the image they found it was edited iwithout thinking through the implications but there are cropped images already in existence. I don't believe there was anything nefarious or deceptive happening here. There are other pictures of Maxwell and Epstein out there; you just have to make it to the second page of your Google search.

" 20 years of work at $50k per year and you only earn $1 million. $500 million to play a f'n for game for 10 years is disgusting and one of the many reasons we will fail as a nation. I love sports and Patrick has mad skills, but that number is beyond reasonable."

He only gets paid that much because of the amount of money fans put in the owners' pockets. That's on us. Or more accurately that's on the fans. I haven't followed pro sports in a significant way since I graduated high school.

He looks and acts like a cop. "I feel threatened!" He knows the language to justify any behavior.

"This is insane. "Her mother, a nurse, and a man identified in the report as her father, a physician's assistant,""

There's a not uncommon sentiment in nursing that they often know better than doctors what is best for a patient. This happens for a variety of reasons. One is anecdotal experienced interactions with doctors who are too busy to spend the time to know what is happening with a patient apart from what the patient's chart says and who under-appreciate input from nurses. A second is being aware of times when doctors just genuinely make a mistake. A third is doctors with a superiority complex and poor interpersonal skills who treat nurses like their experience and observations as worthless. Add this to your run of the mill inferiority complex that is envious of or doesn't respect the education and expertise of doctors and you get essential oil using, anti-vaxxer Karen nurses with degrees from Google University.

"That Judge's order will be overturned almost immediately."

My bet is that his attorneys will be able to delay an appeal ruling until after the election. Which is the whole point.

It's significantly higher than 17% but many just don't want to admit it.

" Don't forget the softcore porn aspect some of the gamer girls have, cameras aimed right at cleavage. I guess that's the entertainment category you mentioned :)"

My friend's girlfriend supplemented her income that way while she was in law school. She was pretty good at the games she played but I'm guessing a lot of her views had little to do with that.

"Watching people play video games??? If anyone ever catches me doing that please shoot me."

There's zero difference between watching people play a pro sport and watching people play video games at the professional level. You're watching people with years of experience and a high degree of skill do something at the top of their field. Stop being such a snob. It's not a good look.

#4 10 to 1 odds his racism wasn't contrasting with the point of view of most of his coworkers. He may have even developed that way of thinking at the fire department. That's how it worked with the guys I know.

"If someone doesn't want to believe me, then listen to Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's biggest proponents.
"If you can't admire Joe Biden as a person, you've got a problem. You need to do some self-evaluation, 'cause, what's not to like?" Graham says, calling Biden "as good a man as God ever created.""

I don't think that means the same thing you seem to believe it means. Lindsey Graham is talking about the guy who has championed Republican causes at various times throughout his career. I know you don't need me to list them.

"POTUS was at his golf club in Virginia and had put his phone down, the officials said."

It's incredible to me that this doesn't mean that somebody else nearby was holding it for him. Or that they didn't know the number of whoever he was with so they could call that person to tell him he had a call. That phone could tell stories.

"... he is the complete antithesis of all that is Trump"

You don't need to exaggerate to demonstrate that he is preferable to Trump, TR. Don't oversell.

On Youtube I used to get a lot of International Rescue Committee ads. That made sense; I made a donation once in my daughter's friend's name for the kid's birthday and my Youtube account and the email I used to make the donation are the same. Now it's Trump/Republican ads all the time. You watch a few Joe Rogan videos and Youtube thinks they know everything about you.

I'm gonna give Bill at least partial credit. The young people I see out here in Manhattan hanging out in crowds at bars and restaurants without masks are almost certainly not Trump supporters or Fox News watchers. Just your garden variety self centered a holes. And yeah, most of them are going to vote blue in November. That doesn't let Trump or Fox off the hook. This binary way we discuss issues around here can often do a disservice to us all.

"Now what is he supposed to do?"

His short little thumbs are going to get a workout with the Tweet storm he's going to subject us to this weekend.

killing = kissing?

"Because Trump, that's why."

That may explain it in a lot of places but here in Manhattan I'd give 100 to 1 odds that the overwhelming majority of people I see less than a block from my home not wearing masks hanging out outside bars and restaurants are not Trump supporters. And I'd give the same odds that most of them are transplants from other places.

When Trump supporters don't wear a mask they're making a political statement. When others don't wear a mask they're making an IDGAF about people other than myself statement. Granted, the political statement may also be one of callous selfishness but it's inspiration is political.

"If this actually happened"

You're suggesting she set herself on fire?

"Instead the state allowed anyone who wanted to to vote by mail in ballot this time around."

Too bad they didn't deliver mine until after the post office was closed on the date of the deadline. Day of election polling place is around the corner from me so I went in anyway. Was out in 5 minutes.

Signed.

Bummer. He's been my favorite for a while now, unless he's playing Nadal and then I have to flip a coin to decide who to root for. This was monumentally stupid and irresponsible, especially with the risk of ongoing lung problems even after recovery. This could have long term consequences for his career.

Disappointed to hear that he's been an outspoken antivaxxer.

LOD... dude... what happened to you?

"Why is it that the only people who think the police are non-brutal good guys looking to 'serve and protect' are people living in rural areas who have no contact with the reality in all urban areas, and get their information from FoxNews?"

That's an overstatement. Staten Island, Westchester, and Long Island are overrun with people who think that way. I'll grant that the NY metro area may be a unicorn in that respect; it's been a while since I spent any significant time in any other urban areas.

"I bet you enjoy seeing protesters roughed up by cops, don't you?"

You're talking about his spank bank material here.