And more importantly the opponent?

My office has received three in the last 2 days.

LOVE this stuff.

However, it can all be ruined in the blink of an eye.




Give me a Ritz. Give me a Club.

Do NOT come at me with a box of ****ing Triscuits.

Of course the legacy media also said all the Trump assassins were Trump fans. Gotta luv the integrity in the MSM

Date set for Miami (OH) visitor.

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AP Top 25 (12/16)
1. Tennessee (50) (10-0)
2. Auburn (12) (9-1)
3. Iowa State (9-1)
4. Kentucky (10-1)
5. Duke (8-2)
6. Alabama (8-2)
7. Florida (10-0)
8. Kansas (8-2)
9. Marquette (9-2)
10. Oregon (10-1)
11. Connecticut (8-3)
12. Texas A&M (9-2)
13. Gonzaga (7-3)
14. Oklahoma (10-0)
15. Houston (6-3)
16. Purdue (8-3)
17. Mississippi (9-1)
18. UCLA (9-1)
19. Cincinnati (8-1)
20. Michigan State (8-2)
21. Memphis (8-2)
23. San Diego State (7-2)
24. Michigan (8-2)
25. Clemson (9-2)

Others Receiving Votes
Mississippi State, Arkansas, Missouri, Baylor, Illinois, Drake, St. John's, Utah State, Pittsburgh, Maryland, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Creighton, North Carolina, Penn State, Indiana, Texas, St. Bonaventure

Dropped Out
Wisconsin (#20), Mississippi State (#25)

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Coaches Top 25 (12/16)
1. Tennessee (22) (10-0)
2. Auburn (9) (9-1)
3. Iowa State (9-1)
4. Kentucky (10-1)
5. Duke (8-2)
6. Florida (10-0)
7. Alabama (8-2)
8. Kansas (8-2)
9. Marquette (9-2)
10. Oregon (10-1)
11. Texas A&M (9-2)
12. Houston (6-3)
13. Connecticut (8-3)
14. Gonzaga (7-3)
15. Oklahoma (10-0)
16. Mississippi (9-1)
17. Purdue (8-3)
18. UCLA (9-1)
19. Michigan State (8-2)
20. Cincinnati (8-1)
21. Michigan (8-2)
22. Memphis (8-2)
23. San Diego State (7-2)
24. Dayton (9-2)
25. Mississippi State (9-1)

Others Receiving Votes
Clemson, Baylor, Illinois, St. John's, Drake, Utah State, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Missouri, North Carolina, West Virginia, Creighton, Texas Tech, Penn State

Dropped Out
Clemson (#16), Wisconsin (#22), Baylor (#25)

The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
That campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.
Mr. Siri has also filed a petition seeking to pause the distribution of 13 other vaccines; challenged, and in some cases quashed, Covid vaccine mandates around the country; sued federal agencies for the disclosure of records related to vaccine approvals; and subjected prominent vaccine scientists to grueling videotaped depositions.
Much of Mr. Siri’s work — including the polio petition filed in 2022 — has been on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network, a nonprofit whose founder is a close ally of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Siri also represented Mr. Kennedy during his presidential campaign.
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Mr. Kennedy, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for health secretary, has said that he does not want to take away access to any vaccines. But as he prepares for his confirmation hearing and plans a fresh health agenda, his continuing close partnership with Mr. Siri suggests that vaccine policy will be under sharp scrutiny. It is a chilling prospect to many public health leaders, especially those who recall the deadly toll of some vaccine-mediated diseases.
At the Trump transition headquarters in Florida, Mr. Siri has joined Mr. Kennedy in questioning and choosing candidates for top health positions, according to someone who observed the interactions but insisted on anonymity to disclose private conversations. They have asked candidates about their views of vaccines, the person said.
Mr. Kennedy has privately expressed interest in having Mr. Siri serve in the Health and Human Services Department’s top legal job, general counsel. However, Mr. Siri has suggested he may have more influence outside the administration. At his law firm, Siri & Glimstad, he oversees about 40 professionals working on vaccine cases and policy.
“Somebody on the outside needs to be petitioning them,” he said on a podcast in late November.
Either way, it’s clear that his voice will be heard at the highest levels.
“I love Aaron Siri,” Mr. Kennedy said in a clip played on a recent episode of a podcast hosted by Del Bigtree, who is Mr. Kennedy’s former campaign communications director and the founder of the Informed Consent Action Network, which describes itself as a “medical freedom” nonprofit. “There’s nobody who’s been a greater asset to the medical freedom movement than him.”

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Like Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Siri insists he does not want to take vaccines away from anyone who wants them. “You want to get the vaccine — it’s America, a free country.” he told Arizona legislators last year after laying out his concerns about the vaccines for polio and other illnesses.
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He did not mention the petitions he has lodged on behalf of ICAN with the Food and Drug Administration, asking regulators to withdraw or suspend approval of vaccines not only for polio, but also for hepatitis B.
Mr. Siri is also representing ICAN in petitioning the F.D.A. to “pause distribution” of 13 other vaccines, including combination products that cover tetanus, diphtheria, polio and hepatitis A, until their makers disclose details about aluminum, an ingredient researchers have associated with a small increase in asthma cases
Mr. Siri declined to be interviewed, but said all of his petitions were filed on behalf of clients. Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Mr. Kennedy, said Mr. Siri has been advising Mr. Kennedy but has not discussed his petitions with any of the health nominees. She added, “Mr. Kennedy has long said that he wants transparency in vaccines and to give people choice.”

Player of the Week
Serah Williams, Wisconsin
Junior – Forward – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Niagara Prep
• Registered a career-high 36 points in Wisconsin’s double-overtime win over Butler
• Tallied 14 rebounds, three blocks, three assists and a pair of steals
• Her 36 points ranked fifth among the Badgers’ single-game scoring list and were the most points since Jolene Anderson scored 42 during the 2007-08 season
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Serah Williams (Jan. 29, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers
Guard – Silver Spring, Md. – Life Center Academy
• Averaged 27.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals during Rutgers’ 2-0 week
• Chipped in 30 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals against Fairleigh Dickinson
• Added 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals versus Wagner
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Jillian Huerter (Feb. 5, 2024)

The question has hung over New York City politics for months: Would Donald J. Trump pardon Mayor Eric Adams if he was convicted on federal corruption charges?
On Monday, Mr. Trump said he would consider it.
Mr. Trump was asked at a wide-ranging news conference in Florida whether he would consider pardoning Mr. Adams, and he replied yes. The president-elect said that the mayor of New York had been treated “pretty unfairly” by federal prosecutors.
“Being upgraded in an airplane many years ago — I know probably everybody here has been upgraded,” Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Adams, a Democrat, was indicted on federal corruption charges in September and is expected to go on trial in April. The mayor is accused of receiving thousands of dollars’ worth of travel benefits from Turkish officials over several years, including flight upgrades on Turkish Airlines.
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Mr. Adams has found a political ally in Mr. Trump, a Republican who has defended Mr. Adams and said that both men were “persecuted” by federal prosecutors.
Mr. Adams has praised parts of Mr. Trump’s agenda and said that he hopes to work with him on cracking down on immigrants who are accused of crimes, raising alarm among many Democratic elected officials.
Mr. Adams, a former police officer who was once a registered Republican, recently opened the door to becoming a Republican again. Two of his advisers have been quietly trying to secure a ticket for Mr. Adams to attend Mr. Trump’s inauguration in Washington next month.
Mr. Trump said on Monday that he would need to review the details of the case. But Mr. Trump repeated his claim that he had predicted that Mr. Adams would be indicted after the mayor criticized the Biden administration over an influx of more than 200,000 migrants into the city.
Mr. Adams has similarly argued that he was targeted by federal prosecutors because of his public statements about the migrant crisis.

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In October, Mr. Trump and Mr. Adams attended a charity event in Manhattan where Mr. Trump expressed empathy for the mayor’s situation.
“I know what it’s like to be persecuted by the D.O.J. for speaking out against open borders,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the Justice Department. “We were persecuted, Eric. I was persecuted, and so are you, Eric.”
Mr. Trump said in an interview with Time magazine that one of his first acts as president would be to pardon people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault.

Penn State vs. Wyoming (12/15/2024)

125
Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) over John Braman (Wyoming) (TF 20-5 4:25)

133
Braeden Davis (Penn State) over Stockton O`brien (Wyoming) (TF 18-3 5:27)

141
Beau Bartlett (Penn State) over Cole Brooks (Wyoming) (Fall 0:47)

149
Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) (Fall 4:27)

157
Tyler Kasak (Penn State) over Jared Hill (Wyoming) (MD 16-3)

165
Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) (TF 15-0 3:17)

174
Levi Haines (Penn State) over Riley Davis (Wyoming) (Fall 2:25)

184
Carter Starocci (Penn State) over Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) (Fall 1:38)

197
Josh Barr (Penn State) over Brant Whitaker (Wyoming) (Fall 1:48)

285
Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) (TF 20-3 3:28)

Team Score:
Penn State 54
Wyoming 0

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday she has chosen Iowa Sen. Chris Cournoyer to be her lieutenant governor.
Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, has served in the Iowa Senate since 2018. She was elected to a second four-year term in 2022.




Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces state Sen. Chris Cournoyer as the next lieutenant governor.
ERIN MURPHY, The Gazette

She succeeds former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, who abruptly resigned in early September to take a job as the incoming president and chief executive officer of the Iowa Bankers Association. The association advocates for, provides resources to and lobbies on behalf of Iowa banks.
Gregg, in his resignation letter to Reynolds, said he was stepping down to focus more on his family.


Reynolds, a Republican, named Gregg as acting lieutenant governor to replace her in May 2017 when she succeeded former Gov. Terry Branstad after he was named U.S. ambassador to China by then-President Donald Trump. The two have since been elected to two terms in office, in 2018 and 2022.

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Under Iowa law, the governor has the power to appoint a new lieutenant governor to fill a vacancy and serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Reynolds and Gregg were reelected in 2022 to a four-year term that expires in January 2027.

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As lieutenant governor, Gregg led the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, the Feeding Iowans Task Force in 2020 and the Governor's FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. The working group focused on recommendations to reduce recidivism through successful offender re-entry.

Maybe Rivals for allowing those suffering from TDS to sit here and lie about him all day and night?!!!! We comin!!!! >

Maybe I missed it.

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Then I remembered, school just started back.

Looks like they are loosely indicating a school shooting in Winder, GA. About an hour north and east between Atlanta and Athens. More to follow....

Local hospital reporting students arriving with gun shot injuries.

Adam, Ross and I dive back into the portal to discuss Iowa's addition of Hank Brown, plus other names that have surfaced as targets for the Hawkeyes.

What Brown could be for Iowa, what the addition of the former Auburn quarterback means for Tim Lester, Langden Kitchen recruitment update, wide receivers Trayvon Rudolph and Jordan Dwyer, MBB needs to find a way to beat the good teams, check-in on WBB and all the turnovers, + more.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence on Monday, triggering the dissolution of parliament and rare early elections at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is faltering.
The parliamentary elections will take place on Feb. 23, seven months earlier than the standard schedule. The latest opinion polls suggest a rightward shift in the results — and a next chancellor who would cut welfare benefits, take a harder line on migration policy and lift restrictions on weapons use by Ukraine.


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Given the uncertain times, wider Europe is also looking for a leader, but experts question whether any German contender is up to the job.
As chancellor, Scholz is perhaps best known internationally for his declaration, after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, of a “turning point” in Germany’s attitude toward military power. He oversaw a 19 percent increase in defense spending, including a special fund of 100 billion euros, and a new willingness to send lethal aid to a country at war. Germany has been Ukraine’s second-biggest backer, behind the United States.


But on the whole, Scholz has been a cautious leader. He has been unable to establish anything near the stature of his predecessor, longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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“Merkel kept the consensus, but Putin broke it. And Scholz could not forge unity in his party or the public,” said James Bindenagel, a former U.S. ambassador to Germany and visiting distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund. “He did not successfully manage the country’s three critical dependencies: cheap Russian energy, Chinese markets and American security.”
Ultimately, Scholz’s position was imperiled by a fracturing of his governing coalition and fights over economic and financial policy. On Monday, he said hoped early elections would allow German citizens to “set the political course of our country.” This will be the fourth time in the past 50 years that Germany has held early elections. Scholz and his Cabinet will remain in office until parliament elects a new chancellor.


Scholz has been confirmed to lead his Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the upcoming campaign, giving him a shot at returning as leader of the next government. But polls put conservative candidate Friedrich Merz, who once headed the German arm of U.S. investor BlackRock, in prime position to become the fifth German chancellor since Reunification.
Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), are poised for the strongest finish, with 32 percent of the vote, according to the latest polls. The two parties, collectively known as the Union, dominated German governments throughout Merkel’s era — though Merz has pulled them further to the right.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is polling second, with 18 percent, and could win a record share of the vote at the federal level. But there is no meaningful chance of the party’s chancellor candidate, Alice Weidel, leading a government coalition, as other parties have ruled out working with the far right.


The most likely outcome appears to be a conservative-led Grand Coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with some potential for a coalition between the conservatives and Greens. The election could be followed by weeks or months of further uncertainty, as party leaders hammer out a deal.
Germany’s sputtering economy and Russia’s war in Ukraine are expected to dominate the unseasonal election campaign, as well as the next government’s agenda.
For years, the German economy was the powerhouse of the European Union. But competition from China, a weakening of demand for exports, the end of cheap energy from Russia and years of underinvestment have all contributed to stagnation. Big-name German companies have been announcing big cuts — including Volkswagen, which is contemplating its first domestic plant closures in the carmaker’s 87-year history.


The next government will be under pressure to spend, spend, spend — including on defense, infrastructure, schools, social welfare and manufacturing. But without a change to the constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which effectively forces the German government to keep a balanced budget, experts say there’s little room to maneuver.
Meanwhile, Germany is bracing for President-elect Donald Trump to make good on tariff threats — potentially touching off a trade war. Officials in Berlin say they have been pleasantly surprised by initial communication with the returning president. But Germany has been a frequent target of Trump. The German Economic Institute calculates that a U.S.-E.U. trade war could dent Germany’s GDP by $134 billion by the end of Trump’s time in office.
The war in Ukraine is also a focal point of the election. Both Scholz and Merz visited Kyiv this month to tout their support. Merz appears to be even more zealous on military contributions. While Scholz has argued that approving long-range Taurus missiles would risk further escalation, Merz told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week that restricting Ukraine’s weapons use was “akin to forcing your country to fight with one hand tied behind your back.”

One QB in the stable

That's with a "B"......to be followed many more times with other international business entrepreneurs....

Thinking with the ice storm probably should do a couple bucks maybe? Guess it depends if the Buffalo Wild Wings wrap stays warm enough and the ranch actually gets delivered this time.

Thoughts? Do you tip?

#1 In Book Censorship, #47 In SAT Scores

Queue the DeSantis apologist cult members.

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No doubt in my mind this was one of the best songs from the 80s

Watcha drinking?

I made a “Swedehattan”:

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2 shots Templeton Rye, capful of sweet vermouth, half-capful dry vermouth, 2 dashes bitters, 2 Swedish fish.