Also a fun fact: the California State Assembly voted to dis-incorporate Vernon back in 2010. Even though the Speaker at the time, John Perez, was a labor guy it got shot down in the Senate because of union and corporate opposition. (It should be noted that under California campaign finance regulations, private…

It didn’t even occur to me that was the case, but it’s both true and sad. It was one of many reasons why people watched - and importantly, still tuned in even when it was apparent the Warriors would win - to see a long-suffering franchise lift the trophy. Also, the Warriors played exciting basketball with interesting…

It’s not just the NBA, it’s every pro sport outside the NFL: baseball needs the Yankees in the World Series; hockey needs a Canadian/Original Six/large-market Sun Belt team to reconnect with fans/expand to new ones; the NBA does best when it’s Lakers-Celtics, yada yada yada. It’s played out and based on an old…

It’s beautiful. I think the post-Stern NBA has shown that you can win without having an all-time great in your lineup (the only reason why the small market teams made title runs) or hailing from LA, Boston, or New York. Stern once said he’d love a Lakers-Lakers final and was so obviously in the tank for those markets…

I think it’s more the latter than the former. The cost of living and tax issues get written about a lot - and not just in sports, business as well - but they’re almost always overstated. There’s a reason the Spurs can get below-market rates but the Jazz have to overpay to keep Gordon Hayward. Memphis, Phoenix, the…

Nonsense! Chimpanzees have proven themselves quite capable of integrating with society.

Counterpoint: my cat, which is the opposite of all cats and is needy for attention and love all the time.

Yep, among all sorts of other horrifying things. Even if you teat autism “naturally” you’re still acting like it’s a condition to be cured and not a form of mental diversity. Those children of your friends are going to have very difficult childhoods if the parents keep acting like it’ll go away and/or refuse to put…

This is all very well-written and researched, but a couple of things:

Remember how credit card companies allow hate groups to raise money online through their merchant accounts? I do.

My God, all Leitch needed to do was throw shade at the Sixers and the DS comments section would collapse under the collective weight of all that thin skin.

The fact that the Stars and Bars design was never the flag of the CSA (although it was appropriated onto parts of later versions) but was a banner flown in battle makes it pretty damning.

Eh, it’s still a stupid promo. It trivializes ethnic pride and panders to the dumb “why don’t we have a white/straight/male heritage month/week/day?!” crowd without highlighting why that’s a pernicious belief. Plus, as a white person, fuck almost all those things they say represent us.

This was the all part of the promotion. Patting yourself on the back for condemning a dumb white pride event on the internet is the whitest fucking thing ever.

yeah, the Bay Area may have 7.5 million+ people and is one of the largest media markets in the country, but they’re not as intense as Boston!

I dunno about your advice Samer, old Boston white guys have some pretty bad memories involving snorted goods and stars for their beloved teams.

It’s no surprise Thomas had things to say about a member of the Bucs. He did reference their All-Pro free safety during his confirmation hearing.

and it’ll probably fail for the same reason why political campaigns that try to do the same usually falter: “vote for this guy who you think is an asshole so the guy you like can win later” is asking people to vote against their own interests. Likewise, telling a fanbase to vote for the shittiest possible AL/NL team…

The same reason why you don’t see widespread rat-fucking in open primary elections either. While individuals like Grant Brisbee of SB Nation will vote for terrible players from the league opposite their favorite team to be funny, people collectively won’t vote like that on a widespread scale. It’s a type of strategic…

They could, but so can their competition. The Dubs are very, very good but not invincible and had remarkable luck this postseason. I don’t think any of the teams they faced could’ve beaten them, but injuries to their opponents allowed them to wrap up almost every series quickly and stay fresh for the Finals (that it…