I’m not saying that he’s a cooperating witness, but he is demonstrating the behavior of a cooperating witness.

Juve is a contender. But they reportedly won’t have Pjanic or Benatia in the first leg. That is devastating if true — Pjanic especially.

Elway won SB50 with a statue of Peyton Manning in the backfield. So, maybe he made a few other wise executive decisions in his tenure.

All of us are to blame. From Hillary to the Jill Stein voter in Wisconsin. No more pointing fingers. It’s time to grab each other by the hand and pull ourselves out of this fucking mess.

Me also. When it hit me, I had the American Gods “Low Key = *spoiler” moment. For some reason, reading really fucks up my internal phonetics.

*entertainment cartels

Their salaries have nothing to do with their value to society, and everything to do with their value to their employer. It’s a very limited labor force. Paying for quality in the individual parts means the studio increases the likelihood of quality in the overall product. It doesn’t always pan out, but high priced…

You might as well be talking about Russian literature, because, like the first amendment, it has to do with words.

He looks like the weekday manager of a Kansas City strip club.

Hmmm, okay. I can get behind this and admit I’m wrong. I do think it would be interesting to litigate the “should/shall” issue, particularly when the player doesn’t want to pursue the issue. But I see your point.

There’s nothing in the CBA (that I am aware of) that prevents teams and individual players from agreeing to such a clause. The current CBA just prevents player discipline for not standing — not for breach of the player’s contract. Certainly, Kap wouldn’t have to agree to such a clause (and would be within his rights…

By that I mean to put it in his contract. I know Kap has publicly stated that he will stand for the anthem this year.

Agreed. Signing Kap would be a magic bullet for the locker room situation, and the on-field situation. Plus, it’s a one-year band-aid, and Watson’s back next year. Won’t happen, but it makes so much business sense.

I know. And, I think it’s stupid thing to require. BUT we’re talking about McNaire...who is stupid. If it’s in Kap’s contract, it puts his delicate mind at ease.

If he had an ounce of political or football savvy, he would bring him in today. Tell him that standing for the anthem is a condition of his employment, and encourage him to rally the team. He won’t do any of those things, but he could save the season today by doing that.

Next season, Mind Flayer infects El, who can now really FSU. Kali comes back and becomes the hero. Probably sacrificing herself to save El. The punk gang episode is suddenly necessary and important for the overall story. Kali’s redemption is compelling, and now the party has to save El, instead of the old construct.

I’m unaware of any competition bans for fan behavior. I know Juve, among other Italian clubs, were forced to play a number of matches in closed stadiums a few years back for racist fan behavior. Doesn’t seem to have fixed much.

It’s trickier with fascists, but yeah, Bomani Jones calls this the Bob Marley Paradigm. Basically, the idea is that the establishment adopts elements of the rebel into it’s identity and it neuters the rebellion of the sex appeal it needs for new recruits. Eventually, the message is lost and the establishment continues…

Look, I’m not saying the system should remain unchanged. Fundamental changes (starting with the parents) are absolutely necessary, but the sport gives great joy to a lot of young people. It seems rash to prohibit young women (the victims) from competing because of the actions of awful people. I think you’d be…

Isn’t that really a responsibility of parenting? Why take away something from young people that they love because of monsters? Why not just get rid of the monsters?