I think this particular tactic was actually made popular by US. Of course, they did it while POTUS was on a leisurely crawl waving to the crowds. Dictators had to up the ante because... well because they had to showcase their cruelty as well.

Unless the dealerships are getting paid in cash, this won’t work. Banks need to check legality of all export payments before clearing. Any sanctions applicable (at country, location, company or person level) would trigger a red flag and stop the payment. The sanctions database is updated daily at least. I work in…

(With proper attribution to Chris Wesserling of Around The NFL) Steve Smith is an idiot. Not just in this instance, he has been one forever. The bro and macho culture surrounding football has normailzed his agressive posturing to have him anointed as some sort of plain speaking football expert. However, he is just an…

I see it as like, this sociological experiment

This is the only logical explanation I have seen so far. 

The moment someone compared him to a Manning, and the better one (!), Giants had no real choice. They had to take him.

Your first thought is too mild. Seems like Hill punched his child in the chest and likely broke his arm too. This poor child would welcome the belt I think. Both his parents seem hellish.

Sorry, Browns get the first dibs these days.

Chiefs should definitely let him go but I can understand their waffling. They released HUnt and Browns signed him up. Now he is available to play after a suspension. Browns get a cheap key player with practically no downside. I imagine Dorsey has Hill already on his speed dial waiting for Chiefs to cut him.

I doubt that NFL (or even football) is making these players violent. Do you really think Hill/Hunt/Rice/Hardy would behave better if they were not in NFL or not playing football? If they were even more stressed by (relative) poverty, they would be more understanding, more gentle? I think not.

tucking in one’s shirt is such a big deal with men. Why?

Jalopnik also reached out for comment from Tesla but only received the same response as given to other publications

The problem is that Bird & Lime are not arranging proper stations for people leaving the scooters. Answer is definitely not legalizing theft of such scooters for ransom. The word ‘vigilantes’ in the title for once is accurate. People should force their city council to enforce proper docking procedures on the…

Are you sure? Their business model seems to be based on time honored ‘kidnap and ransom’ strategy.

Maybe not for percentage points, but Wilson had a lot of incentive to go for a fully guaranteed 3-4 years contract. If he got this money now, imagine what he could have done when completely free after 4 years. With his play level, ability to stay healthy, money available to QBs on franchise tag, he could have very…

It seems ingenious to suggest that players don’t want more more money, fully guaranteed contracts, more bargaining power and a stronger control in where they want to play. Do they want to risk much to achieve these? Maybe not, maybe not all of them. But that is exactly what this article is suggesting - players who…

But it would’ve an injustice only to Tottenham

I think it was Bill Barnwell. And what they did was remove the matches against division winners, which makes it even more interesting. Even after removing matches against the best team in their divisions, rest of the league had slightly worse record than JBD.

Nothing about Patriots getting 13 fewer rest days than any other team? Well, to be fair, nobody expects journalism on DS.

This guy deserves to be paid. No hint of trouble, always professional, no cribbing (even when he was getting killed because of a shitty O-line), didn’t add any fuel to the defense-offense controversy, always turns up ready, bails out his team again and again, spectacular in 4th quarter, spectacular rushing but great…