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I definitely think it was leaked to gain an edge in the november elections like you say, but it's not going to help the right. the right is on pace to make huge gains, and pushing this at this time is more likely to derail that to some degree. The left is currently beat down and despondent over how poorly Biden and Harris have done. There's infighting like crazy in the democratic party. And now you've just messed with the one issue that will instantly galvanize the left and bring them all back together. It's dumb. As both sides always do, the right is interpreting disgust and apathy towards the left as an endorsement to push policies far right, which (as normally happens to both sides) will help steady the ship for the left.

This applies to me as well. It was just a word. You weren't supposed to say it to black people, but a lot of white people would use it when black people weren't around, and most of the time there didn't really seem to be any hatred in it. I can vividly remember a story my grandfather told me when I was 7 or 8 years old about a black guy who was working on his car and stood up and hit the back of his head on the side view mirror so hard it cracked the mirror. My grandfather said something like "man that n- had a hard head!" and then went on to talking about something else. He didn't hate that guy, and he wasn't trying to disrespect him either, that was just a word he'd always used to talk about black people. I honestly can't say how old I was when I really figured out the true harm of the word. I know it was a gradual change from not really paying attention to the word, to being a little uncomfortable hearing it, to not wanting to be around people who used the word. What amazes me to this day is how many people are stupid enough to say it. I mean, if it's a white supremacist at a rally, sure, I expect to hear it. But the fact that there are any white people out there that think it's a good idea to say the word, and think that their world isn't going to fall apart if someone finds out about it is baffling to me. You hear things like "no, I used the soft A on the end". How about you use both of your brain cells at the same time and just shut your mouth?

instead of him/he or her/she, maybe it's like ghost/poltergeist???

If I had the qualifications for that job opening I'd apply just so I could sue them later.

That's cool, i learned it from my grandfather.

What a great soundbite.

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In a crazy plot twist, I've heard from several people that this is the wife and sons of the man who was shot in the truck in Lumberton last week.

College pitcher suspended, faces expulsion after vicious tackle on batter; additional suspensions handed down (msn.com)

just an fyi, if you ever need to fix a title of a thread you make, just hit edit on the first post in the topic and it'll let you fix it.

Texas man fatally shoots neighbor, continues yard work after disputes over dog, officials say (msn.com)

Mavs with a massive win with Luka still hurt last night. One of the more incredible performances I can remember, to be honest. They hit 22 triples (at a 47% rate) and only turned the ball over 3 times the entire game. It's not common to feel like the home team stole one at home, but that's what happened last night. Hoping Doncic is ready to come back before the next game.

Saw where they offered Dotson. Smart move to do so early, although I kinda think his ceiling might end up being a little higher than the cards.

not sure. he had a couple of good seasons at HJ and BC with special groups of players, but as the talent dried up at each of those schools, so did the wins.

whatever the current head coach at the time runs. I don't really know them to make hires based on the offense the coach likes to run, although that might have changed some after Dubois had so much success with the slot-T his first stint there.

yup, it's tough. and even tougher is any qb with prospects probably isn't going to stick around and play for a 4A school with a team that has been mostly bad to terrible since 2002 or so.

Professor who refused to use student’s pronouns wins $400K lawsuit with Ohio college (msn.com)

Carjacker beats up 72-year-old, takes car, only to die in crash, police say (fox8live.com)

Holmgren would be a mistake. Dude is 7 ft tall and weighs 89 lbs. He's going to get bodied down low, and he's not a good enough shooter to stay around the perimeter. I just don't see how he turns into anything more than a mediocre sub in the NBA.

I hear you. Lots of variables here. What if the passenger didn't have any money and wasn't going to purchase anything, but was just along for the ride? Would that change anything?

Diversity advocates mistakenly accuse black DJ of wearing blackface (msn.com)

seems to me if they can't arrest you for being on your way to buy drugs, they can't negate your right to self-defense. because you're not committing a crime, you're on your way to commit a crime. but who knows. I've seen a lot of stuff on social media about the possible shooter being some thug who's been involved in two other murders, but I can't verify that. If I were BPD I'd be setting up some interviews with some folks in the comment sections, though.

Sounds like some folks from Beaumont were just passing through on their way to Silsbee to buy drugs. I thought it was pretty funny how all of the Beaumont race baiters popped out of the woodworks to sarcastically talk about "get these thugs off the streets", thinking Lumberton's first murder in however long was white people. Then it turns out it was some hispanics from beaumont, and they all disappeared from the comments real quick.

Lumberton Police investigating homicide on Main Street | 12newsnow.com

Celina and Heritage had a wild final. Heritage scored with 3 minutes left to tie at at 3, took the lead in the first OT, then Celina tied it in the second OT at 4-4. Celina ended up winning the shootout.