Hoping ,to have more money than brains one day.
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Homa has been like that lately, of course all golfers have their days, how about McCarthy today....63
hard to miss from 131
How much does Trump make ? Heres the lowdown....good article
Trump Reveals $513 Million From Golf Clubs and Resorts
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-reveals-513-million-from-golf-clubs-and-resorts/ar-AA1oT7aT?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=b30ee0f84fe940268fb92da5a0e63321&ei=144
no cut 2 days left
Homa does that sometimes
Brazen robberies....The times they are a changing......again
bouncers should have guns and be allowed to protect their selves.Migrants are like Snakes, Shoot em.
strange how drivers minds change from "bumping is racing" to Dont touch me.....I dont think dillion was in control when his car hit Hamlin, that was Big a bounce off Joey sideways.
Trump security breach sparks another Secret Service investigation
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The Secret Service has made another concerning security mishap while protecting former President Donald Trump. During the former president's campaign rally in Asheville, North Carolina , on Wednesday afternoon, a female Secret Service agent allegedly left her position without telling the site agent - the individual in charge of security. The agent departed her post just minutes before Trump's motorcade arrived at the venue to breastfeed her child in a side room meant for agency work, RealClearPolitics first reported.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-security-breach-sparks-another-secret-service-investigation/ss-AA1oRzXj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=b30ee0f84fe940268fb92da5a0e63321&ei=42
funny they have never had a ruling like this before
A new dispatch from the Cautious Optimism Correspondent for Economic Affairs and Other Egghead Stuff.
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3 MIN READ - Media report: some California monthly power bills higher than rent… but it’s not California government's fault.
Yesterday’s Yahoo!/Benzinga story acknowledges California electricity rates are nearly the highest in the nation and that summer electricity bills are now eclipsing monthly rent payments for many Californians.
Yahoo: ”In recent years, many Californians have noticed a troubling trend: their electricity bills are climbing higher than ever, sometimes surpassing their rent. So, what’s causing this spike, and why are California’s electricity prices now among the highest in the nation, second only to Hawaii?”
”…Residents like Jessica Simpson Nehrer in Borrego Springs feel the squeeze in California. She shared with WSJ that her electricity bill soared to $1,873.90 in June, surpassing her $1,200 rent. Grocery store owner Rodger Gucwa, also in Borrego Springs, is struggling with monthly power bills nearly as high as his rent despite efforts to cut costs.”
But hold on, according to the article it’s not really about California’s green energy policies.
”California stands out with a 47.8% increase in electricity prices during this period, one of the highest in the country. The state's push to transition to green energy is often blamed, but a new report from S&P Global shows that this is only part of the story.”
It’s also Swiss-army-knife-boogeyman “climate change’s” fault.
”Over the past five years, electricity prices have soared across the U.S., particularly in California, as extreme weather fueled by climate change has increased energy demand. Record-high temperatures have kept many Americans indoors, cranking up their air conditioners, which only adds to the burden. Nationwide, average household electricity prices jumped 21.9% between 2018 and 2023, according to a recent report from S&P Global.”
The Economics Correspondent sees multiple holes in this story that CO readers have probably already identified.
1) According to the article itself, household electricity prices have “jumped 21.9% between 2018 and 2023.”
Sure, and according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve the Consumer Price Index (i.e. "inflation") has jumped 22.2% from the end of 2018 to end of 2023.
So national-average electricity prices haven't risen due to climate change, but entirely because of inflation. In fact the national average has slightly lagged inflation.
Doesn’t sound like a climate change is to blame for a nationwide spike that, when accounting for overall inflation, hasn't really happened.
2) Also recall the article mentioned California’s electricity prices have risen much faster… by 47.8%, or more than double the nationwide average.
Since climate change and global warming are supposed to be a “global” phenomena, one would think California and Hawaii wouldn’t be the only states experiencing higher rates due to a fever that we're told envelopes the entire planet.
3) And so long as we’re blaming climate change, a simple search on U.S. states with the highest and lowest electricity rates will help give us some perspective on how universal the problem is. According to saveonenergy.com, the ten states with the highest power rates in May of 2024 are:
Hawaii 44.14 ¢/kWh
California 34.31 ¢/kWh
Massachusetts 28.7 ¢/kWh
Rhode Island 28.09 ¢/kWh
Connecticut 26.76 ¢/kWh
Alaska 25.02 ¢/kWh
New York 23.6 ¢/kWh
New Hampshire 23.01 ¢/kWh
Vermont 22.3 ¢/kWh
Maine 20.48 ¢/kWh
And the tens states with the lowest power rates are:
Utah 11.01 ¢/kWh
Louisiana 11.49 ¢/kWh
Idaho 11.55 ¢/kWh
Oklahoma 11.7 ¢/kWh
Washington 12.16 ¢/kWh
Nebraska 12.22 ¢/kWh
Arkansas 12.27 ¢/kWh
Tennessee 12.46 ¢/kWh
Missouri 12.62 ¢/kWh
Wyoming 12.81 ¢/kWh
The correspondent would also like to add three particularly hot states—Arizona, Florida and Texas—whose rates are far lower than California’s:
Arizona 15.5 ¢/kWh
Florida 13.63 ¢/kWh
Texas 14.74 ¢/kWh
(link to Federal Reserve CPI chart and list of states by power rates available in the comments section)
Now if Yahoo's thesis is to be believed, California’s nosebleed power rates aren’t primarily California’s fault. Global warming is to blame along with the consequence of Americans everywhere cranking up their air conditioners to cope with rising temperatures.
Well according to the climate change theory, it’s not just California that’s supposed to get hotter. Florida and Texas are also very hot states (with a lot more humidity for the A/C to wring out) and Arizona is the hottest of them all. Yet all three states’ power rates per kWh are less than half California’s—far below half.
Meanwhile in what’s probably just a huge coincidence, nine of the ten most expensive states are blue/Democrat. In another huge coincidence, nine of the ten least expensive states are red/Republican.
Evidently climate change targets only Democratic states but skillfully bypasses Republican ones.
Verdict: Power rates in the country as a whole have simply kept place with inflation since 2018, and in red states power rates have risen slower than inflation. But feelgood green energy policies and regulations are heavily to blame not only for Californian’s sharply higher electricity rates/bills, but also those of blue states atop the price list.
The perfectly predictable outcome of consumer stress in heavily Democratic states, which green energy opponents warned of, was easy to see coming. And just as predictably the press has rushed in to paper the story over with damage control.
Hideki Matsuyama robbed in London airport after Olympics while headed to PGA Tour playoffs
Matsuyama's caddie and coach, who had their passports stolen, were forced back to Japan and will miss this weekend's tournament
Hideki Matsuyama robbed in London airport after Olympics while headed to PGA Tour playoffs
Matsuyama's caddie and coach, who had their passports stolen, were forced back to Japan and will miss this weekend's tournament
Hideki Matsuyama will be without his caddie and coach this weekend after the trio were robbed in a London airport.
The three were en route to the FedEx Cup Playoffs in Memphis, Tennessee, following the Olympics in Paris, but made a pit stop in London.
While there, Matsuyama had his wallet stolen, while both his caddie, Shota Hayoto, and coach, Mikihito Kuroyima, had their passports snatched.
Thus, his caddie and coach were forced to return to Japan, where they are having their passports and visas reissued.
"There’s a chance they’ll make it [to the tournament], but we have to go into it thinking it’s close to zero," Matsuyama said, per Golf Digest Japan.
The New York Post actually notes the earliest they could get to the U.S. is the week of the Tour Championship; Matsuyama would have to be within the Top 30 to play at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, and is currently ranked eighth.
Without his partners in crime, Matsuyama says "all the responsibility is on me."
"I’m looking forward to that for the first time in a while," he added.
Matsuyama will instead have Taiga Tabuchi on his bag for the foreseeable future.
"I want to pass on to [Tabuchi] what I’ve cultivated with Shota [Hayato] on the course," Matsuyama said.
The 2021 Masters champion took home the Olympic bronze medal behind American Scottie Scheffler's gold and Brit Tommy Fleetwood's silver. He won the Genesis Invitational earlier this year, which was his first victory since the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hideki-matsuyama-robbed-london-airport-after-olympics-while-headed-pga-tour-playoffs?intcmp=fb_fnc&intcmp=fb_fnc&fbclid=IwY2xjawEqjNJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHY8eTt7fZEWNB9ToMBfDlJkSHUNlQqDDIqFLAk1ukEbaTW3NVAJnwGnyGg_aem_4ReCtAfpUhwbZ2bVPAT6qw
why did Joey brake ck dillion when dillion had a run going and he had the fastest car, then denny came up the track to block him....lol ...the slow motion sequence shows it all....denny and joey are known for blocking
theres so many to name, Stenhouse comes to mind, I just dont see a penalty because its the last lap....theres an endless list of wrecks by drivers and no penaltys
happens every race, just not often on the last lap
the real issue is wrecks have happened like that since the beginning of Nascar
Richard Childress Racing
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Richard Childress Racing is very disappointed in NASCAR’s penalty against the No. 3 team. We do not agree with the decision that was made and plan to appeal.
Richard Childress Racing
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Richard Childress Racing is very disappointed in NASCAR’s penalty against the No. 3 team. We do not agree with the decision that was made and plan to appeal.
AP News:
"The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.
It’s part of the long, strange trail of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared on a flight that landed near El Paso, Texas in July.
That private plane flight was arranged by another drug capo who decided to turn himself in.
U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn himself in, but abducted Zambada before leaving Mexico and forced him onto the plane.
But rather than thanking the United States for nabbing Zambada — whose cartel has spread violence and terror across Mexico for decades — Mexican prosecutors are considering bringing treason charges against Guzmán or anyone else involved in the plot."
According to his campaign, Trump will hold a press conference at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Trump’s last press conference was last week, when he spent more than an hour talking with journalists at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, and he spoke with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X Spaces for roughly two hours on Monday.
A hot week is shaping up at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of three FedExCup Playoffs events.
Temperatures are expected to reach the high 90s F throughout the week at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, with heat indexes that could surpass 105 F.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected for Wednesday's pro-am day, which could soften the course for Wednesday's first round, with precipitation also possible on each competition day. Although Wednesday could see .75 inches of rainfall, the total precipitation across Thursday-Sunday is not expected to surpass .5 inches.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, 80% chance of rain, tapering off mid-day. High 86 F. Low 73 F. Winds E to NE, 4-8 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, 20% chance of rain. High 97 F. Low 74 F. Winds S to SW, 5-10 mph. Heat index 107 F.
Friday: Afternoon thunderstorms and hot, 30% chance of rain. High 96 F. Low 75 F. Winds SW, 10-15 mph. Heat index 106 F.
Saturday: Thunderstorms possible and hot, 40% chance of rain. High 92 F. Low 75 F. Winds N to NW, 6-12 mph.
Sunday: Morning thunderstorms possible, 30% chance of rain. High 88 F. Low 72 F. Winds NW, 6-12 mph.
Why are these people still serving....
One of the House Democratic Party's most senior members suffered a stroke on Sunday.
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the 85-year-old former House majority leader, reportedly experienced "mild" symptoms from the stroke.
A spokesperson for the congressman claimed the representative will be back at work as soon as next week.
“On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced a mild ischemic stroke and sought medical treatment," Margaret Mulkerrin, a spokeswoman said, according to The Hill.
"Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms. He expects to resume his normal schedule next week."
Mr. Hoyer’s wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team."
In late 2022, Hoyer stepped down from House Democratic leadership after serving in the role for over 20 years.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also stepped down at that time.
This isn't the only media emergency Hoyer has faced in recent years.
According to The Hill, in 2018 Hoyer was hospitalized over a bout of pneumococcal pneumonia.
Many took to social media following news of Hoyer's stroke to react.
What are the rules here? He's already on the ballot for November, what happens if he can't serve?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/just-in-top-house-democrat-suffers-stroke-after-previously-holding-leadership-spot-for-over-2-decades/ar-AA1oKGgl?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=5cea59c17f2049bea473b25fcb2e4a91&ei=11
Heritage Foundation sues DHS for documents that say 'Harris' and 'border czar'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/heritage-foundation-sues-dhs-for-documents-that-say-harris-and-border-czar/ar-AA1oK6pn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7c0edbc76eaa49a6985aa7ee1a3a97f2&ei=32
I hope they stay scared
small greens this week, another dart contest.
hey eli, could i scratch homa and take Burns.....
thanks BBQbob, Rai was Smoking
theres half a dozen guys that have 62's this year, you would think some of them might bear down a little this week....
done, Whos going to step up this week with big bucks on the line.......
awww sure ya do, lots of guys down the line are playing Great, a top 10'er dont have to win it and schef wont win 3 in a row ...er, maybe.....lol
UAW Files Labor Charges Against Trump And Musk Alleging Worker Threats
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/uaw-files-labor-charges-against-trump-and-musk-alleging-worker-threats/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEocudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHahtaqqFOKdu-3pHJxYtF5tiY6Y5t1XxSRTsUlE_DfqndIahGFdbncyVKg_aem_HR1nl5ZNDKU26dDQGYphmw
this is insane
Scheffler
Theegala
Cantley
Thomas
Rai
Fleetwood
T.Kim
Conners
C.Young
Homa
yep, hes done. That was my 3rd pick for him.
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90's all week at the St. Jude.