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Totally nonresponsive. My parents didn't have any as stupid as you come across.
The fact the rule of law no longer applies to all is a problem.
Many countries once used an electoral college. Only the USA still does:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_college
ReasearchThis, Thus far you have offered little but misinformation, low level sarcasm and insult, projection
and lies. It looks you are more a waste of space than much else. Oh, and if you make an assertion such as ..
"A conclusion the world is coming to is!
Governments should all be some type of Democratic Republic.
Similar to the United States."
you must include at least something to support it other than your opinion.
One other board rule is you must supply a link for all unoriginal work.
In that post you did neither of those two.
And now i see you have stooped to repeating content all
while ignoring earlier comment that it is not true. See
ReasearchThis, Not true from the very beginning. Your
"A conclusion the world is coming to is!
.Governments should all be some type of Democratic Republic.
.Similar to the United States."
is not true.
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B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
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Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
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ReasearchThis, We do know Putin would rather have Trump as president, than
he would Biden. That's what we know, beyond doubt, about what Putin thinks.
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The stock fraud complaint is interesting. This OT, while not. We know he is a malignant narcissist and we know all of this about him too.
Understanding the psychology of a fraudster
Tim Robinson, Partner, Forensic Services
09/01/2024
Two men looking at codes on screen
The world of fraud is a complex one, with fraudsters coming from diverse backgrounds and holding a range of motivations. Crowe’s recent research, the Annual Fraud Indicator 2023, which has been carried out in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime and Peters and Peters LLP, now suggests the UK loses £219 billion to fraud annually. To many, the sheer size of the problem will feel like we’re fighting an unwinnable battle. However, understanding the psychology of a fraudster can provide us with important insights which are invaluable if we are to fight back and reduce this monumental figure.
In this article we will explore the known motives, characteristics, and psychological mechanisms that drive individuals to engage in fraudulent behaviour. We’ll then discuss some key measures to help to prevent fraud.
The motives behind fraud
Fraudsters come in all shapes and sizes, and their motivations are as diverse as the schemes they concoct. The most common and obvious motive for fraud is the desire for financial gain. Fraudsters may be motivated by the prospect of easy money, whether it's through misappropriation of funds, embezzlement, identity theft, Ponzi schemes, or other means. The allure of life-changing financial gain can be a powerful incentive for individuals to engage in fraudulent activities. Conversely, some fraudsters turn to deception out of desperation. When facing mounting debts or financial difficulties, individuals may resort to fraud as a way to alleviate their financial woes. The fear of losing everything can push individuals to take drastic measures.
For some, the motive behind fraud is not purely financial but stems from a desire to boost their self-esteem and self-image. Fraudsters may engage in deceitful activities to appear successful, sophisticated, or influential to others. This psychological need for recognition and self-worth can be a powerful motivator.
Personal vendettas, grudges, or a desire for revenge can drive some individuals to commit fraud. These fraudsters may target specific individuals or organisations to exact revenge or settle personal scores. This motive can be particularly difficult to detect, as it may not always align with traditional financial motives.
Just as some individuals can be forced to dishonestly gain additional funds to pay off a gambling debt or substance addiction, others become addicted to fraudulent activities. The thrill of deceiving others, coupled with the rush of evading detection, can become an obsession for some fraudsters. This motive is rooted in the psychology of addiction and compulsion.
The characteristics of a fraudster
While fraudsters vary in their motives, they tend to share certain psychological and behavioural characteristics. Understanding these traits can help in identifying potential fraudsters and preventing their activities:
Many fraudsters rationalise their actions, believing that they have a valid reason or excuse for their fraudulent behaviour. This rationalisation helps them alleviate guilt and maintain their self-image as morally upright individuals. When perpetrating a fraud against a large corporation a fraudster often rationalises the fraud under the premise of ‘they can afford it’.
The most obvious trait is the ability to deceive convincingly. Fraudsters are skilled at concealing their true intentions and creating a facade of honesty and trustworthiness. However, fraudsters are also often opportunistic, seizing chances to commit fraud when they arise. They may be constantly on the lookout for weaknesses in systems, loopholes, or unsuspecting victims.
A key trait of a fraudster is their ability to manipulate others to achieve their goals. They can be charming, persuasive, and skilled at exploiting trust and emotions. Coupled with a lack of empathy, they can be known to harm others without remorse or understanding of the emotional and financial consequences their actions have on victims.
Fraudsters are often willing to take substantial risks to achieve their objectives. Their greed can often be the downfall as they may believe they can outsmart authorities or evade detection, even when the odds are against them.
The psychological mechanisms
Understanding the psychological mechanisms that underlie fraudulent behaviour is crucial for detecting and preventing fraud. These mechanisms shed light on the thought processes and decision-making of fraudsters.
The perceived anonymity of committing fraud can reduce inhibitions and lead individuals to engage in behaviour they would avoid in face-to-face situations. Online fraud, for example, provides a sense of detachment that makes it easier for individuals to commit deceptive acts.
Fraudsters frequently employ various cognitive mechanisms to justify their actions. They may convince themselves that they are victims of an unfair system or that their victims somehow deserve their fate. These justifications help maintain the fraudster's image as a moral person.
Detecting and preventing fraud
[...]
https://www.crowe.com/uk/insights/understanding-the-psychology-of-a-fraudster
How to prevent further political fraud by Trump? Beat him at the up-coming election. Don't vote for him.
Figured that. Length of access time for them is about
the only consideration after 2-3 posts by any of them.
Trump is lying about distancing himself from Heritage’s Project 2025 . Trump "distancing
himself from Heritage’s Project 2025" means he is involved it it hook line and sinker.
ReasearchThis, Not true from the very beginning. Your
"A conclusion the world is coming to is!
.Governments should all be some type of Democratic Republic.
.Similar to the United States."
is not true.
I don't understand why the media is giving Trump such a free ride. I understand Moonves's ..
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174356054 ..
back then but don't see how that could apply to the favoring of Trump today.
Guess it could only be for the same reason.
spartex, Seems to me you should be more concerned about reelecting the, as ranked by experts and not spoiled by bias, worst president America has ever had .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722335 .. than you should by electing the 14th ranked to a 2nd term.
I don't expect to ever understand the illogicality of you people's thinking.
spartex, Your recall is extra-selective. How about Trump's playing the danger down, and his disinfectant solution. How about the fact the first vaccine out was not a result of Warp Speed. And the fact Trump had very little to do with Warp Speed except giving the go-ahead.
"[...]Remember Warp Speed program; Regeneron antibiotic cocktail that saved lives... "
On the cocktail - Trump Overstates Status of COVID-19 Antibody Drugs
By Jessica McDonald Posted on October 8, 2020
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trump-overstates-status-of-covid-19-antibody-drugs/
How about all the Trump negligence outlined in the insert below:
Climate change is deadly. Exactly how deadly?
"Special Series - The Undercount: The invisible death toll from climate change"
[...]
Start drift --------------------
[Insert: Remember Trump cuts to major agencies caring for the health of American citizens. One unarguable
point arising from the information around that is that Trump has never cared for the care or welfare
of one American more than he has cared for his own political interests. See again:
Trump's cult is a death cult. At least, on the best evidence available, it is accurate, fair and just to say Trump's
cult, energized by Fox News, was a death cult. And it has cost both American families and the GOP big time.
Excerpt: The states with the highest COVID death rates in 2021:
1. Oklahoma 2. Alabama 3. W. Virginia 4. Arizona 5. Kentucky
6. Mississippi 7. Wyoming 8. Florida 9. Georgia 10. S. Carolina
Source: Johns Hopkins; U.S. Census; CDC
Trump carried 8 out of 10 of these states. None of them are blue states.
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.. and ..
Inside the Fall of the CDC
This article in full is very, very long.
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Leonardo Santamaria, special to ProPublica
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg Oct. 15, 2020, 1:12 p.m. EDT
[...]The week before, the CDC had published its investigation of an outbreak at an Arkansas church that had resulted in four deaths. The agency’s scientific journal recently had detailed a superspreader event in which 52 of the 61 singers at a 2½-hour choir practice developed COVID-19. Two died.
P - Butler, an infectious disease specialist with more than three decades of experience, seemed the ideal person to lead the effort. Trained as one of the CDC’s elite disease detectives, he’d helped the FBI investigate the anthrax attacks, and he’d led the distribution of vaccines during the H1N1 flu pandemic when demand far outstripped supply.
P - But days earlier, Butler and his team had suddenly found themselves on President Donald Trump’s front burner when the president began publicly agitating for churches to reopen. That Thursday, Trump had announced that the CDC would release safety guidelines for them “very soon.” He accused Democratic governors of disrespecting churches, and deemed houses of worship “essential services.”
P - Butler’s team rushed to finalize the guidance for churches, synagogues and mosques that Trump’s aides had shelved in April after battling the CDC over the language. In reviewing a raft of last-minute edits from the White House, Butler’s team rejected those that conflicted with CDC research, including a worrisome suggestion to delete a line that urged congregations to “consider suspending or at least decreasing” the use of choirs.
P - On Friday, Trump’s aides called the CDC repeatedly about the guidance, according to emails. “Why is it not up?” they demanded until it was posted on the CDC website that afternoon.
P - The next day, a furious call came from the office of the vice president: The White House suggestions were not optional. The CDC’s failure to use them was insubordinate, according to emails at the time.
P - Fifteen minutes later, one of Butler’s deputies had the agency’s text replaced with the White House version, the emails show. The danger of singing wasn’t mentioned.
P - Early that Sunday morning, as Americans across the country prepared excitedly to return to houses of worship, Butler, a churchgoer himself, poured his anguish and anger into an email to a few colleagues.
P - “I am very troubled on this Sunday morning that there will be people who will get sick and perhaps die because of what we were forced to do,” he wrote.
[...]
ProPublica obtained hundreds of emails and other internal government documents and interviewed more than 30 CDC employees, contractors and Trump administration officials who witnessed or were involved in key moments of the crisis. Although news organizations around the world have chronicled the CDC’s stumbles in real time, ProPublica’s reporting affords the most comprehensive inside look at the escalating tensions, paranoia and pained discussions that unfolded behind the walls of CDC’s Atlanta headquarters. And it sheds new light on the botched COVID-19 tests, the unprecedented political interference in public health policy, and the capitulations of some of the world’s top public health leaders.
[Insert: If the facts around this are not accepted as definitive proof that Trump and those close to him in his administration put Trump's personal political preferences in front of caring consideration for the public health then nothing could ever be printed to convince those who still believe Trump cares for the well being of American voters more than for his own political preferences.]
missing link inserted July 8 -- https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=171437785
.. also ..
The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=172346491
.. finally ..
Good man! Your comment on Trump cutting CDC during his term and overseas too reminded me that these two posts jigsaw into that long very, very long one. While on it it took all my focus and i didn't make the connection before reading yours just now. These two in post headed:
P - John Oliver gets it right again. Trump fucked up on three basic facets of virus fighting - preparation, communication and coordination. On the question, Bush and Obama were on the mark. Trump lowered the drawbridge, increasing the probability any deadly airborne virus could hit America hard:
P - How Trump let coronavirus take over America
[...]
2017-2020: Withdrew CDC staff from China
Between 2017 and 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of CDC staff in China — the presumed epicenter of the outbreak — from 47 to just 14, Reuters reported on March 25.
P - "We had a large operation of experts in China who were brought back during this administration, some of them months before the outbreak," a person who witnessed the withdrawal of U.S. personnel said. "You have to consider the possibility that our drawdown made this catastrophe more likely or more difficult to respond to."
2018: Ignored warnings from CDC
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P - Trump's "drain the swamp" means 'drain the expertise'. Excerpt from yours ..
"In May 2018, Trump ordered the NSC’s entire global health security unit shut down, calling for reassignment of Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer and dissolution of his team inside the agency. The month before, then-White House National Security Advisor John Bolton pressured Ziemer’s DHS counterpart, Tom Bossert, to resign along with his team. Neither the NSC nor DHS epidemic teams have been replaced. The global health section of the CDC was so drastically cut in 2018 that much of its staff was laid off and the number of countries it was working in was reduced from 49 to merely 10. Meanwhile, throughout 2018, the U.S. Agency for International Development and its director, Mark Green, came repeatedly under fire from both the White House and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. And though Congress has so far managed to block Trump administration plans to cut the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by 40 percent, the disease-fighting cadres have steadily eroded as retiring officers go unreplaced...."
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spartex. Trump 45th. Biden 14th. That ranking is on their respective performances as president.
"I'm done with this subject, as will let the people in power and those running against him duke it out on the playing field.
Ihub is just a side show of opinions."
Yes, much of media is. Just before you are done with it here how about a comment on the content of this post
spartex, B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722001
Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722043
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spartex, "Gosh." 14th vs 45th. There is no doubt Biden has outperformed Trump as president. It is unarguable.
spartex, B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722001
Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
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B402, 3 million more votes 2016, 7 million more vote 2020, yet you still say
"...Keep labeling folks, they could care less, they know where you stand and who you stand with"
Here's another post apparently you have no answer for
B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722001
Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
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A nitwit and a fraud 'til your dying day it seems like...
Dumb and LOLs with the AI stuff - oh, and am super-impressed by your being able to be club crawling to 3am and playing kissy face with NASCAR engineers - all without drinking. That would be beyond me for more than the reason i wouldn't do it without a beer. Yeah, been reading backwards again, don't tell janice. Good to read all is well.
ResearchThis, You are a fraud. You talk about research and you say totally baseless and immature things
" Something I have noticed! Democrats seem to refuse to believe anything that is true. Or to do any real research."
as that, yet you ignore good research and expert opinion when it is done. See again expert research results in the links below:
B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722001
Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
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B402, Experts presidential rank 14th vs 45th. Republicans moment of truth came when they capitulated to Trump.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174722001
Joe is the same guy who gained that rank of 14th. What the fuck is wrong with you people.
ReasearchThis, Trump 45th. Biden 14th. Would any rational and/or
reasonable voter choose 45th over 14th? The answer has to be NO.
"So you're saying Biden is a Cat! I guess your right Biden is a catastrophe " castsasstrophy " if you know what I mean."
14th vs 45th, yet you say Biden is a catastrophe. What is wrong with you.
Presidential experts rank all 45 U.S. Presidents from best to worst: Where did Biden and Trump place on the list?
Updated: Feb. 19, 2024, 2:14 p.m.|Published: Feb. 19, 2024, 2:02 p.m.
In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily.(AP Photo) AP
By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com
According to a recent survey .. http://www.brandonrottinghaus.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/108798321/presidential_greatness_white_paper_2024.pdf .. ranking “Presidental greatness” of the 45 Presidents of the United States, President Joe Biden emerged as the 14th-best President, while his anticipated 2024 presidential contender, former President Donald Trump, came in last place.
VIDEO
Known as the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey, the study was conducted by a group of leading experts specializing in the American presidency — including the current and recent members of the Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association .. https://www.apsanet.org/About/About-APSA .
The survey, which took place from November 15 to December 31, asked respondents to rate each president on a scale of 0-100 for their overall greatness, with 0=failure, 50=average, and 100=great. The ratings for each president were calculated and ranked them from highest average to lowest.
According to the report, President Abraham Lincoln is the greatest U.S. President of all time, with a 93.87% rating.
Significant changes in the 2024 ranking include Franklin Delano Roosevelt advancing to the second position from third place in 2023, while Dwight Eisenhower dropped to eighth from sixth.
At the lower end of the rankings, there’s relatively little change. Donald Trump occupies the lowest position with a rating of 10.92, followed by James Buchanan (16.71), Andrew Johnson (21.56), Franklin Pierce (24.6), William Henry Harrison (26.01), and Warren Harding (27.76).
According to The Hill .. https://thehill.com/homenews/4476288-presidential-experts-rank-biden-14th-among-presidents-in-survey-trump-comes-in-last/ , the survey also assessed the partisanship of the participants, suggesting that they generally didn’t affect the overall rankings of Presidents.
However, there emerged partisanship differenced in the evaluations of former President Obama and President Biden. On average, Democratic respondents positioned them at sixth and 13th place, whereas Republicans rated them at 15th and 30th place, respectively.
FULL LIST OF OVERALL PRESIDENTIAL GREATNESS RATINGS AND RANKINGS
1. Lincoln - 93.87%
FD Roosevelt - 90.83%
Washington - 90.32%
T Roosevelt - 78.58%
5. Jefferson - 77.53%
Truman - 75.34%
Obama - 73.8%
Eisenhower - 73.73%
LB Johnson - 72.86%
10. Kennedy - 68.37%
Madison - 67.16%
Clinton - 66.42%
J Adams - 62.66%
Biden - 62.66%
15. Wilson - 61.8%
Reagan - 61.62%
Grant - 60.93%
Monroe - 60.15%
GHW Bush - 58.54%
JQ Adams - 55.41%
Jackson - 54.7%
Carter - 54.26%
Taft - 51.67%
McKinley - 51.23%
25. Polk - 49.83%
Cleveland - 48.31%
Ford - 46.09%
Van Buren - 45.46%
Hayes - 41.15%
Garfield - 40.98%
Harrison - 40.64%
GW Bush - 40.43%
Arthur - 39.61%
Coolidge - 39.38%
35. Nixon - 36.41%
Hoover - 34.08%
Tyler - 32.99%
Taylor - 32.97%
Fillmore - 30.33%
Harding - 27.76%
Harrison - 26.01%
Pierce - 24.6%
Johnson - 21.56%
Buchanan - 16.71%
45. Trump - 10.92%
https://www.silive.com/news/2024/02/presidential-experts-rank-all-45-us-presidents-from-best-to-worst-where-did-biden-and-trump-place-on-the-list.html
14th vs 45th. Seriously. What is wrong with you people???
Surely this fact is being used in election material across the country. In speeches, addresses, and in print. And in memes. And in ads.
B402, I replied to yours without an iota of discourteous note, neither felt at my end, nor wrote to your end, to your grandfather. I simply reminded you that you had not dealt with the point i made about how some generally relatively alert old people had 'old people moments'. No idea if your grandfather ever had them, i wasn't thinking of him when i said that. My post was totally absent of rancor, dissension or aggression. Totally absent of any of that shit - yet you reply with:
"He was a WWii vet, saw every major landing from his LLC.....He had more integrity
than you could ever muster....So screw you and your old guy crap....
It wasn't easy, but he had to give up driving a few years before his death.......He made the right choice
People know what they've seen, so don't start any Orwellian crap that something isn't wrong....."
that vitriolic crap. I neither questioned in any way at all your grandfather's integrity, nor even considered to compare it with mine.
Why would you?
And i have no idea what you could be thinking with your out of the blue Orwell mention. Trump is sitting quiet. Democrats are in conflict. Plenty is obviously wrong in America. The whole fucking world knows it. And it's basically Trump's and his/your GOP's fault.
Now what the fuck really is your problem. Have long felt it's something to do with you having to prove you are a wise and all-seeing person, while we don't, in your mind, understand what's going on. I could be wrong, but that's what i've long felt about you.
Now, with that post of yours, all that pent up anger. i'm wondering even more about your personal problems now.
Video recommended: new power balance -- Israel ready for ‘all-out war’ in Lebanon
"Note the latest stolen Palestinian land is contiguous to another block close to the Jordan border. Look at the map again ..
"
The Israeli military says its Northern Command has approved operational plans for war with Lebanon.
Smoke billows from fires ignited by Israeli shelling on the forested areas of the southern Lebanese village
of Deir Mimas on June 15, 2024 [Rabih Daher/AFP]
Published On 19 Jun 202419 Jun 2024
Israel is ready for an “all-out war” in Lebanon and has plans approved for an offensive targeting Hezbollah, officials have said.
The claims from Israel’s foreign minister and military late on Tuesday followed Hezbollah’s release of threatening drone footage. The climbing tension conflicts with United States efforts to avert an escalation .. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/18/us-working-to-avert-greater-war-between-israel-and-hezbollah-biden-envoy .. amid months of low-level hostilities across the Israel-Lebanon border.
Keep reading
* US envoy meets with Israeli leaders as tensions with Hezbollah escalate
* Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions
* Does ceasefire in Gaza mean Israeli escalation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah?
* Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars
The nine-minute drone footage of the Israeli port city of Haifa filmed in daytime, showed civilian and military areas, including malls and residential quarters, in addition to a weapons manufacturing complex and missile defence batteries.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded vehemently in a post on X, calling out Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah for boasting about filming the ports of Haifa, which are operated by foreign companies from China and India.
Nasrallah boasts today about filming the ports of Haifa, operated by international companies from China and India, and threatens to attack them.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) June 18, 2024
We are very close to the moment of decision to change the rules against Hezbollah and Lebanon. In an all-out war, Hezbollah will be…
So you knew one alert old guy, yet you didn't say you knew one
who had mental lapses, yet was otherwise very mentally capable.
"All this isn't going away....." Of course it is going away, and Democrats
will decide in the end what is best for the country, in clear contrast to how
Republicans handled their excruciatingly corrupt Trump take-over.
Bottom line is that Biden has proved himself a far superior president than Trump was.
And that hasn't changed.
12yearplan, Yes we do know Mr. Pezeshkian would not be able to bring
super-quick radical change within a clique of ultra-conservative clerics. To link:
Iranian reformist wins presidency, seeks engagement with the West
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We also know the vote means that many Iranians are fed up with the anti-West attitude of those same hard-line clerics. We don't expect Pezeshkian to be able to quickly bring radical change, who could possibly expect that of him. Still it's damn good to see him gain the presidency rather than having just another hard-liner there.
Just as it would be super-good to have another Biden presidency in America rather than another term for a lying, felon, who in his first term proved beyond any doubt that he did not care nearly as much about ordinary American workers as Biden has proven he does.
See:
Trump SCRAMBLES as his campaign suffers FATAL blow
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"Project 2025: How Trump Win Would Imperil Worker Organizing Gains Under Biden's NLRB
"B402, H/t sortagreen -- Project 2025 poses threat to democracy
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ReasearchThis, We do know Putin would rather have Trump as president, than
he would Biden. That's what we know, beyond doubt, about what Putin thinks.
B402, I don't know if you know many people in their 80s, but i guarantee there are many who function very well in tough situations, and who also have what i call 'brain snaps'. Joe is a proven top president. A proven much better president than that the other guy, now also a convicted felon, who lied his way to the presidency before.
Older people sometimes have blank moments -- what is that person's name, first time i've ever forgotten it , damn -- which may not be at all any indication of their general mental acuity. You and all those piling so hard on Joe do not appear to understand the 'brain snaps' that so many otherwise top functioning elderly people do have.
Fact is Biden has long proven himself to be a much better president for America than 'twisted as a ski-slalom course' Trump could ever be.
Revenge could be lumped into 3. They're stupid, i guess. Just don't forget it, 'cuz
it apparently is also a top reason why so many vote against there own interest.
Revenge - a desire to punish those you blame for your own lack of satisfaction in life ..
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Why Spain vs. France is a battle for the soul of soccer
"RIP PELE!!"
Hope all is well. Son still playing...
VIDEO
Graham Hunter, Spain writer Jul 7, 2024, 07:00 PM
All links, two videos
Both of the past two explosive tournament matches between Spain and France have distinctly felt like a battle for the very soul of football was taking place. And it'll be no different when they meet in Munich on Tuesday night in the Euro 2024 .. https://www.espn.com.au/football/schedule/_/league/uefa.euro .. semifinals.
La Roja have reached the Allianz Arena having barged doors open and then stormed through with laughter, music, joie de vivre and the kind of "follow the band, there's going to be a party somewhere" spirit that makes them (with the noble exception of Germany) the only team at the tournament anywhere near as colourful, uplifting and worth watching, as the various fan marches have shown over these last few weeks.
France have played uninspired, joy-free, stingy and risk-averse stuff which, were you an alien who'd just arrived from a far-flung corner of the universe, would have you asking locals in Germany: "Tell me about this NFL you speak of ... or basketball, or rugby, or tennis or chess or anything except this excruciating soccer-thing I've been watching!"
If you're French, if you once suffered terrible sunburn on a Spanish holiday or, I suppose, if you stand to gain a couple of bucks by winning the office sweepstakes, then I can just about forgive you quietly crossing your fingers for Les Bleus to sneak this, in their current style, with a lucky shot deflected in off one of the floodlights. Otherwise anyone who takes joy in sport played with vivacity, daring, risk, ambition or, heaven help us, a smile of pleasure on the combatants' faces needs to be seriously rooting for Spain. If Luis de la Fuente's reigning Nations League champions can conquer the tournament, they would edge ahead of Germany as the tournament's all-time winners.
Let me explain the stark language I've used.
While France might well start this tie as slight favourites -- partly because of their extraordinarily competitive attitude and tournament results over the past 26 years, and partly because Spain are badly hurt by losing three starters in the previous round -- there's a gulf between how these two sides have performed in reaching the gateway to the final.
Spain are Euro 2024's joint-top scorers, with 11, while France haven't hit the net from anything other than a penalty or own goal, scoring just three times in their five matches. La Roja have won all five outings so far; France have two wins the three draws. Spain have had 102 attempts at goal with 35 on target; France's numbers are 89 and 21 respectively.
It raises the question: are tournaments only for winning and nothing else? No joy, no thrills, no adventure, no verve or sense of sweeping the opposition aside to bring win new admirers for the sport?"
Spain have been one of the best performers at Euro 2024 so far. Alex Caparros - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images
My point is that if Spain can shrug off the loss of Dani Carvajal, Robin Le Normand and Pedri -- horrible absences to deal with -- and somehow beat France despite having several important footballers who could barely walk because of cramp and tiredness in Stuttgart on Friday night, then it'll be an advert for the idea that you can win the big tournaments while playing with flair, attacking vivacity and commitment to entertainment.
It will say "you made a mistake" to some of the coaches and players who've been here in Germany, but departed without really "going for it." You should play on the front foot next time and play to win, not to sneak over the line.
Trends in football tend to settle and can be hard to break, but they're also better fed by inspiration and enjoyment than pragmatism and dull purgatory.
The sad thing to explain the grim way France are playing is that Didier Deschamps' players are clearly low on both physical and mental freshness after a long and draining season. He's a genuinely terrific coach blessed with absolutely divine players, but when they are flat-out exhausted, pragmatism rules.
After they eliminated Portugal on Friday in the quarterfinals on penalties, Deschamps, who's had an awesome career as a player and coach, answered a question about France's semifinal opponents by saying: "Spain are the best team at the tournament without question. I've seen a few of their matches, they're producing good stuff and you have to congratulate them."
Smashing words, yes, but caution, folks: they were an almost carbon-copy replica of what a France coach said last time these two nations met at a European Championships in 2012.
Back then, France were under the command of Laurent Blanc, Deschamps' 1998 World Cup-winning teammate. Prior to the quarterfinal tie, Blanc said of the reigning European and World Champions: "Anyone who likes football must like the way Spain play. Spain have created something special in the last four years. It's a pleasure, a gift to watch them play!"
Despite tossing those bouquets of flowers, he opted for thistles in his team selection. Dropping attacking, flair players such as Samir Nasri, Jeremy Menez and Hatem Ben Arfa, Blanc used a "double right-back" system to try and nullify La Roja's left-sided attack, chose defensive, stifling tactics and didn't attack properly until Xabi Alonso had scored twice so that Spain established a chokehold on the match and marched onwards to what would be a tournament win.
Then, like now, it was flair, fun, daring and attacking verve of Spain against the more percentage-oriented, "win however you can" conservative football. A battle for the sport's soul, if you don't mind the argument.
VIDEO - 2:03 - Leboeuf calls for Kylian Mbappe to be dropped
Frank Leboeuf says that if Kylian Mbappe is struggling with his mask, he should be dropped for the Euro 2024 semifinal vs. Spain.
Just as a note, I also mentioned the dramatic nature of the last time France and Spain met in a tournament. It was the 2021 UEFA Nations League final at San Siro in Milan; Les Bleus won thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé that should have been given offside, but wasn't, ultimately leading to the International Football Association Board recalibrating the law.
We reported it this way:
"For Mbappe's winning goal, he was clearly in an offside position when Theo Hernández tried a through-ball, but Spain defender Eric García played the striker onside by touching the ball when attempting to intercept the pass. Although the IFAB has insisted the law itself has not been changed, a new list of guidelines for a "deliberate play" has been issued. It means that a only a controlled play of the ball, such as a misplaced pass, will now reset the offside phase. As Garcia's attempt to stop Hernandez's pass was instinctive stretching, Mbappe's goal would now be ruled offside."
The last time Spain and France met, it had a truly seismic impact on football, and the same can be true this Tuesday. Tournament football can, if Spain win via their usual tactics, be shown in its best light. There can be inspiration and idealism to be drawn from in Munich.
Good luck to Deschamps' team making the best of their overplayed, exhausted troops and coping with Mbappé's evident pain of that nose injury, along with his generally low-energy performances. I'm not attacking them; rather, I'm pointing out what a disappointing summer this has been for a side that, in all honesty, should be thrilling and entertaining us were it not drained of energy and impetus.
Football needs the impish joy of Lamine Yamal to prosper; it needs the imperious, elegant, forward-striding of Fabián Ruiz to thrive; it needs the explosive thrills of Nico Williams to have his night and entertain not only all of us who'll be at this wonderful arena, but the hundreds of millions around the world who still want tournament football to be magical, memorable and magnificent.
During Euro 2024, at least, Spain are the team you're dependent on if you want nourishment, enjoyment and joyous creativity. So, with due respect to Les Bleus ... Viva Espana!
https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/40514860/spain-vs-france-euro-2024-battle-soul-soccer
Silly act. Big fall, Luis Rubiales.
Composed is the word which came on seeing his face there.
Oi oi oi.
A note on one of yours -- Clanton just wrapped his sophomore season at Florida State, and Sunday he became the first player since Billy Jo Patton in 1958 to record back-to-back top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR as an amateur. His summer to remember began at the U.S. Open, where he made the cut en route to a T41 finish in his first TOUR start, then he followed with a T10 result at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The 20-year-old went even better last week at the John Deere Classic, where he closed with a final-round 63 to finish T2 behind Davis Thompson. Now he heads to Keene Trace Golf Club with a unique distinction, as the first amateur in recent memory to headline a PGA TOUR field as the betting favorite.
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Oddsmakers at BetMGM believe Clanton is the first amateur to hold the distinction of pre-tournament betting favorite. He will look to follow in the footsteps of Nick Dunlap, who earlier this year became the first amateur to win on TOUR since 1991 when he captured The American Express. But Dunlap’s victory came as a +50000 pre-tournament longshot, not as the outright favorite.
https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/betting-dfs/2024/07/08/amateur-as-betting-favorite-luke-clanton-tops-isco-championship-field
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Midway through E4. They have just been fighting over Eindhoven. You guys said it all about both.
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The Pacific was tremendous too. Will just add, my admiration for all who fought. And for all who got back - Lucky .. or what.
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