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I don't know how good diGenova is as an attorney, but the day Bondi got axed, I flipped to Newsmax. And the hosts of whatever afternoon slot I turned on had him and his wife on as guests.

He was very harsh on Bondi, saying she didn't know federal law and was mishandling the conspiracy case in Florida. Interestingly, he said she should've had the Comey charges wrapped into the Florida conspiracy case and it was a mistake to handle Comey separately in Virginia. More interestingly, he said something to the effect that he had a role in organzing some aspect of the FL case, and he handed that work to Bondi gift wrapped and ready to use. And that she failed to use his work (he noted this with frustration).

This is off the top of my head from a news segment weeks ago, so I might be slightly misrepresenting what he said. It was, though, along these lines. But, if he did some prep work on the FL / Miami case and is already familiar with it, and he has a sense of where Bondi was failing to move it forward, I find the idea of him taking over a step in the right direction.

Of course, a couple of soundbites in a news segment is not enough to judge how he'll do. Given that nothing was happening before, however, I'm encouraged at this news.
Shallow buzzwords as Stout and others said. So shallow they can be manipulated to suit either side. If he meant something along the lines of the following, then we're not too far apart...

-Helping people in need

Welfare should be reduced, but if veterans (for one example) were prioritized over illegal immigrants, and handouts without incentives to improve ones lot were modified into work-for-welfare type programs with stricter accountability, helping people becomes more reasonable.

-Taxing billionaires

This is the most complex issue... Raising income tax always hits the middle and upper middle class hardest, never the billionaires, who don't generally take a straight income. To the extent anyone has to pay, billionaires should, too. A flat tax might help, and capital gains should be the same rate as income tax. Executive compensation (through stocks, etc) should always be taxed once immediately without deferments based on fair value of assets. Tariffs and sales taxes are a potentially interesting way of reducing personal income tax for the middle class while ensuring the economic activity of billionaires and corporations (who hide taxable profits offshore) gets accounted for.

-common sense immigration reform

Strict enforcement of existing laws and aggressive deportations is common sense. Common sense also dictates that handouts that incentivize migrants to come here and fraudulently claim refugee status should be eliminated. And NGOs and charities that work to promote immigration should be scrutinized and absolutely should not get a government penny.

-a return to normalcy

Getting rid of DEI and other pro-Marxist constructs would help return society to normalcy.

-environmental regulation and protection

Carbon capture is rubbish. But there is some importance in making sure industries handle contaminants / waste responsibly (to not give everyone in a given town cancer or pollute hunting and fishing lands).

-protecting public school funding

Any funding should be directed towards students and the classroom, not bloated bureaucracy and bizarre social programs (as has been happening not only in K-12, but in colleges as well).

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I always hated it when someone took my pen


3 years is plenty of opportunity to do the write thing.
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college sportsby SaveFarris
"Touchdown, Louisiana State University" is infinitely better.


I was going to go with a variation of "Touchdown, LSU!" as well.

The most epic version was that regrettably short-lived Spanish-speaking announcer, Jerez, around the Leonard Fournette years.

Leonard Fournette!
Toooooouuuuuchdown!!!!!!!
LLL
SSS
UUU!!!

He had style. Good example at beginning of this video:

re: Hegseth about to fire a speechwriter.

Posted by epbart on 4/16/26 at 7:22 pm to
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To be honest, i’m tired of the “playing around and having fun” and the idiotic social media posts from this Administration. enough of the trolling the public, antagonizing enemies and bullshite joking. Get serious, get down to business


The MSM will not under any circumstances report anything Trump does fairly or give him credit for anything. The level of trolling and attacks by Trump that you see is a sometimes effective response. It is better than just letting MSM frame every story against him.

If you're really a Republican (not a Democrat pretending you're a republican) who is genuinely tired, then you should be more tired of the MSM's BS narratives.
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Do your friends refer to you as Pretzel?


Duly noted that you can't refute what I'm saying, so are resorting to calling it over-complicated (it's rather simple, really) and name calling.

No worries.
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From the small time ive been here, and with my background, there is zero solutions provided. It's all complaints.


I'm being sincere when I say this:

1) Scientists / experts who study the brain estimate that the average person thinks anywhere from several thousand to tens of thousands of thoughts per day and a disproportionate number... something like 70%... are negative thoughts. Sadly, it should not be surprising to see complaints on a message board outweighing good posts. This is the case on nearly every board I've been on. Despite that, I find this board has several thoughtful posters (that I don't always agree with) who have interesting opinions and insights. To me, it's worth sifting past negative posts to find the good ones.

2) Taking you at face value / assuming you might be sincere, and not wanting to discourage you if you have positive contributions to make here, I clicked on your name to look at your post history. All 20 or 21 of your most recent posts that display are nothing but snide complaints, and you have not offered a single "solution" or even a semblance of an idea... everything is a variation of "meh... you wouldn't say that if it were Trump/Biden", always with the intention of supporting Democrats.

So, I assume "with your background" (whatever that means), you can appreciate that I find your complaining about complaining a bit ironic when it's all that I see you have done. No meaningful contributions or ideas-- and not even any humor or good trolling.

Food for thought.
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This is so wrong on so many levels. Good night, this place is full of fake republicans. MAGA isnt republican. Its freaking stupid is what it is


Empty platitude / virtue signal on your superior republicanness received.

Thanks for sharing.
And all of the things cited in that tweet are appropriate.

The Pope has a history of leftist statements, is ignoring crimes against civilians in Iran and around the border, just curiously met with an Obama henchmen, and has emerged from that meeting uttering weak and ineffectual platitudes. The Pope has a right to opinions, but his goal should always be towards preserving the sanctity of the Church and ensuring it is well positioned to serve its members in their efforts towards salvation. If Vance is reminding him of that, good. Because his statements suggest he is not focused on his job as steward of the Church.

Carney knows a lot about economics, but is a leftist WEF stooge working against the public good for his WEF buddies.

RFK Jr is not so much lecturing about scientific theories as he is lecturing about the ethical use of vaccines, and against big pharma pushing for their unethical use in their lust for profits. Do you want to argue that big pharma doesn't bury successful treatments if promoting such treatments hurt their bottom line and their lobbying power?

I explained Hegseth already.

Your tweet-- and you-- are 0 for 4.

Edit to add: I accidentally skipped the 5th point in the tweet: that Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs. This, too, is wrong on many levels. "Lectures" implies he's just talking about tariffs when he is, in fact, employing them against various countries (or deplying or imposing if you prefer). He's not just lecturing. Further, he is doing so in response to the long standing practice of other countries imposing them against the US. When other countries negotiate tariffs down, so does he.

So, you're 0 for 5 on making a relevant retort now.

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Bad look from the folks who want to keep things biblically pure.

Unforced errors.


Don't listen to stupid MSM stories and their faux outrage and indignation... as if these people even care about what the Bible says. Listen to the relevant portion of your speech itself. It's just over a minute and a half.



In the first 50 or so seconds he explicitly explains:

1) that this prayer was handed to him by the lead mission planner of "Sandy 1" (part of the A10 group that supported the recent daylight rescue op). Whether or not Hegseth even used a speechwriter, the explicit explanation of the source of the prayer completely eliminates the possibility of either Hegseth or a speechwriter ignorantly trying to incorporate actual scripture out of Ezekiel by just taking the fictionalized Pulp Fiction version. So your thread title is a complete miss.

2) that the Sandies play an important and dangerous role. And he pays them a lot of respect.

3) that this specific variation of the prayer is recited by Sandy 1 for all Sandy / A10 missions.

From the 0:50 to the 1:00 mark, he chuckles that they call it CSAR 25:17 and says "which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17."

From my perspective, an amused acknowledgement of what Sandy 1 calls the prayer to a quick aside that "he thinks" it "reflects" Ezekiel (allowing for an appropriate and sincere amount of uncertainty of the inspiration for the name) is very efficient word economy. He does not claim authority or that this is verbatim. And if you understand that the Pulp Fiction version of the Eziekel verse, which is in part inspired by some 70s movie, also does contain some of the actual Ezekiel verse... it is reasonable to say to say CSAR 25:17 "reflects" Eziekel. It does.

The only people who would be offended are those looking to make something out of nothing. He was efficient. Because others believe and are spreading this stupid MSM narrative (whether you really believe it or are just lazily making this thread without thinking), it feels regrettably necessary for me to over-explain this.

The fact that Hegseth goes on to invite the audience to join him in reciting the verbatim prayer as a show of respect for the Sandy / CSAR units-- and the verbatim prayer includes obviously modern words like "aviator" and "call sign" that are not biblical-- makes it all the more appropriate for Hegseth to quickly point to the biblical inspiration of the prayer and not to the Pulp Fiction part.

The only unforced error is your thread. Think before you post.


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How do "The Democrats" have literally any role in this potential process?

As he notes:

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only the vice president and a majority of the cabinet can invoke its provisions


While you are solidly correct on citing why it does not appear feasible for Congress to have a role, you so completely miss the plot... pun intended on plot... that you aren't seeing the big picture.

Hey Grok: Are there any anecdotes of members of congress saying they would attempt to invoke the 25th amendment against Trump after midterm elections?

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Yes, there is at least one clear anecdote from a sitting member of Congress explicitly linking plans to pursue (and potentially modify) the 25th Amendment process against President Trump to the outcome of the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections.In recent days (as of mid-April 2026), amid controversy over Trump’s public threats and statements regarding Iran, dozens of Democratic lawmakers have called for his removal via the 25th Amendment (which allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to discharge his duties, with Congress resolving any dispute) or impeachment.

thehill.com

However, most immediate calls focus on urging the Cabinet (led by VP JD Vance) to act now, or on proposals like Rep. Jamie Raskin’s bill for a new congressional commission to assess presidential capacity under the 25th Amendment.

theguardian.com

The specific tie to “after midterm elections” comes from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). In a public statement (widely circulated on video), she said Democrats would pursue changes to the 25th Amendment invocation process if they regain control of the House in the midterms—specifically, removing the requirement for the vice president’s sign-off and a Cabinet majority. She framed this as part of doing “whatever we can to get him out,” including impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment. She referenced a prior bill by Rep. Raskin aimed at altering the process “should we ever get control of the House back.”

This is the closest direct anecdote matching your query. Other Democrats have expressed similar strategic thinking around timing and electoral gains, though more often in the context of impeachment rather than the 25th Amendment itself. For instance:Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) stated that, as the minority party, pursuing impeachment now isn’t the best use of time and that Democrats should “get into the majority” (i.e., after potential midterm gains) before holding Trump accountable.

thehill.com

Party leaders (e.g., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries) have been vague on immediate 25th Amendment action, with reports noting reluctance to push major removal efforts before the midterms while keeping “all options on the table.” Some coverage frames intensified Democratic calls as previewing a more aggressive posture if they win majorities in November 2026.

foxnews.com

Historical note (Trump’s first term): After the 2018 midterms, Democrats who gained the House focused primarily on impeachment (which occurred in 2019), not the 25th Amendment. There were no prominent public statements from members at the time pledging to pursue 25th Amendment action specifically after those elections.

brookings.edu +1

In short, while current 25th Amendment calls are mostly framed as urgent/immediate, Rep. Jayapal’s comments provide a direct anecdote of a member signaling intent to pursue (and reform) the mechanism contingent on midterm success. Practical success remains highly unlikely without VP/Cabinet cooperation or a Democratic congressional majority, as the amendment’s thresholds are steep. No other members appear to have made equally explicit “after midterms” pledges in public statements.




I shouldn't have to spell it out, but you are intentionally narrow minded at times. I included the full reply from grok, but underlined a few relevant sentences.

You're correct that currently Dems have no role in invoking the 25th. You completely miss the point that some of the Dems want to change the law itself if they retake congress this fall so that they will have a role.

I didn't read the piece by Dersh. Based on the headline alone, if he mentioned the Dems, I suspect he is saying why that would be wrong if they try.
Aside from being nice to look at, she does come off as surprisingly likeable... but the thread title made my mind side track a bit to this old song:



... and in looking it up, I learned author of children books, Shel Silverstein, penned it, and also wrote Johnny Cash's Boy Named Sue... you learn something new everyday.
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Even if that were the case, still winning


Fair point... Why were you going on about sending out resumes yesterday and not having a job? The answer is right in front of you. Go all in, my man. You've got the gift.
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Hope my wife isn't mortified by her supposedly masculine husband hugging a pillow and tucking another between his knees


I prefer to sleep on my back, but my wife (a light sleeper) claims that I snore that way, and hits me or nudges me awake, which became irritating enough for me to learn to be a better side sleeper... I've actually been half awake sometimes when she hits me and I wasn't even really snoring (was more like heavy breathing), but that's another story.
I have a firm tempur-pedic as my main pillow my head rests on. By itself, the height isn't exactly right to keep me aligned when side sleeping. So, I experimented with putting folded towels and/or pillows of various thickness under my main pillow until I found what felt like the optimal height that would allow me to remain comfortably in position.

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Whichever arm I'm on top of sometimes goes numb as well.

How is your arm positioned? This rarely happens to me, and only is if my arm is pinned under my body. If you extend your arm out perpendicular in front of you (the way it would look if you were throwing an elbow strike) I would think that would resolve the issue.

As others have said, having extra pillows (or a body pillow) helps with this, too. A pillow between the knees helps keep the hips and back aligned. And hugging a pillow/pillows to your chest helps keep your arms and torso aligned and stable so that you don't roll forward on top of your arm.

There might be some ideal side sleeper pillow that's worth buying, but if you spend 10-20 minutes testing different configurations of lift under your current main pillow, between your knees, etc, you might find immediate relief.

re: Kidney Stone Help

Posted by epbart on 4/13/26 at 10:16 am to
Kidney stones might be comprised of several minerals and salts; calcium oxalate is the most common type, but there are others.

Not sure if there are tests and guidance for specific stone types, but aside from the generally good advice of hydrating better, I'd start supplementing vitamin K or eating more vitamin K rich food (K2 in particular, though I'm not sure if you'd be better off with the MK-4 or MK-7 forms of K2... you can google that). In short, K deficient people are somewhat more prone to developing stones, and consuming K helps your body place calcium in the right spots (bones & teeth vs soft tissue), thus lowering the amount of free calcium that might bind with oxalate... IIRC, people who take a lot of vitamin D without K sometimes develop issues with kidney stones.

There's no guarantee this would help your specific issue, but supplementing K2 is a logical first step (even if it's a shot in the dark) since calcium is often involved. If I were you, I would look into high quality brands and would look further into how high you can dose it in the short term.
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locked in ecosystem, romper room for kids playing in ipads in the corner and lots of snotty arse apple nerds walking around making you feel cheap for not buying a $4000 vr headset.

Jim at Radio Shack (Twin City Mall IFKYK) let us run wild; we rifled through bins of all kinds of doodads you could probably make a nuclear bomb with the shite they had at radio shack and he would let us sit in front of the TRS-80 for HOURS writing BASIC programs.


This is similar to my own thinking.

The Apple Store convinces you that anything you want to do in the outer world can be done with whatever extraneous peripherals that flow towards their core products: iPhone, iPad, MacBook, & iMac and their supporting infrastructure. It always points towards Apple and being part of the ecosystem.

Radio Shack was open-ended and outward facing. Gadgets, tools, electronics, and components you never imagined would captivate you and stimulate creative thoughts of what you might do with them when you left the store (ecosystem) and applied them to the outer world.

Radio Shack and the Apple Store are diametrically opposed philosophically with where they direct your attention.

I don't hate Apple... in hindsight, I sort of wish he'd succeeded to a greater degree and beat Bill Gates before that arse dominated the PC OS market, but that's a topic for another thread.

re: The “Pearanda rights”

Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 4:52 pm to
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I am doing even better than I was before.

I hope you’re able to move on, but something tells me you’ll have some other dumb thing to say that will make me laugh. I’ll be here for it.


That's great news.

You still don't seem to understand what low hanging fruit was referencing, but that's okay... water under the bridge. I'm beginning to like you, my stubborn little friend. And I really enjoyed your last post where you got in on the corny pear puns. Good job. That's the spirit! I can tell you're having a good time now.

This will be my last post in this thread, though, so feel free to get the last word.

re: The “Pearanda rights”

Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 4:13 pm to
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I don’t care if you think I’m gay because I am in the vast majority of heterosexual mean and women in the world who like soccer.


I don't actually think you're gay and I think soccer is cool; I just don't follow it.

I'm messing with you, and flipped the gay script on you since you brought it up... you did, you know. I assume anyone whose been here long enough recognizes that most people who joke that the Soccer Board is gay are in fact joking... Anyway... now that we've cleared that up, and you've gone out of your way to assure me that you and many other soccer fans are hetero (duly noted, thanks I guess), we can conclude this matter and move on. I mean, it's a little curious that after assuring me you're straight, you conclude your post with literal gay thoughts you just imagined that have nothing to do with me, but let's just look past that.

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but myself and the vast majority of people in this thread think it’s embarrassing and pathetic.

I don't think I've ever felt embarrassed for a poster clowning around and making jokes. Seems odd (not gay, just odd, don't worry)... Why would S-- and fr33... who was never even in this thread and doesn't post poems all that often-- have affected and troubled your soul as much as they did? Doesn't seem healthy. I hope you're okay after this.

re: The “Pearanda rights”

Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 11:17 am to
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Tbf fr33 poems make me want to yeet myself off the capitol building.


:lol:

I like fr33's work and I have encouraged him at times. I meant to reply to his poem last week and got distracted... Thanks for reminding me. :evil laugh:

re: The “Pearanda rights”

Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 11:11 am to
If you understood the entire sentence and the entire post you should have picked up on two things and neither of them had anything to do with S...

1st paragraph: if I wanted to be content to engage in low brow insults like you, I can do that, and I can beat you at that game... You're more gay than poetry, and you should retreat back to the Soccer Board.

2nd paragraph: I'm more explicitly pointing out that you seem not very intelligent. But I was trying to encourage you to be more thoughtful in the future.


I don't like to be mean on here, but if subtlety doesn't work and I have to explain this, you're kind of proving my point.

I look forward to your downvote as you struggle to find an edge and think of a comeback. And if you don't want to give me the satisfaction of a downvote now that I've anticipated your next move as your mind churns with impotent rage and confusion, I'm okay with that, too.

Be well.