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re: Breaking: Helicopter carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in a crash

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 10:01 pm

[quote]a large-scale war on Israel would be impossible to avoid[/quote] It is impossible to avoid. It's inevitable -- reald your Bible...

re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 2:12 pm

[quote]sweep this Kari Lake off the political stage[/quote] Definitely a smart idea. She's the worst, maybe since Alabama tried to elevate Roy Moore...

re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 2:09 pm

Masters had little chance of beating Mark Kelly, a very popular incumbent who was regarded as a moderate Democrat. Masters never led in any poll....

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re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 2:06 pm

Sorry my bad. I conflated Ruben Gallego with Democrat Raul Grijalva's district which is along the US-Mexico border. Also Grijalva has a small area in metro Phoenix which he represents ...

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re: Tuesday starter predictions

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 1:57 pm

Jump in... I can make you happy...

re: Does Georgia winning on Tuesday mean anything to them?

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 1:50 pm

[quote]Does Georgia winning on Tuesday mean anything to them[/quote] Is this a serious question? It's perverse to think any competitive sports team would not try to win the game; esp in the case of college baseball's #1 conference whereby the likely entries into the NCAA tourney field are activ...

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re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 11:05 am

[quote]It just defies logic[/quote] Trump's unnatural appeal defies logic, but it is what it is. Kari Lake is just a nutjob; I fully believe many Arizonans would pull the lever for Trump, but choose the mainstream Gallegos, who's well liked, over a complete lunatic ...

re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 11:00 am

[quote]climate change in the top 8 major factors[/quote] If this forthcoming summer is as searingly hot as it's projected to be in Arizona, climate change will become a top factor. The summer climate in Phoenix and the adjacent Salt River Valley are all but illivable; among the hottest temps in the...

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re: RPI is 30, KPI is 21

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 10:44 am

Of course all this speculation would have been avoided if the Tigers held on Friday night in Alabama, but they didn't, and ... what's what, is what....

re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 10:40 am

Men don't like her that much either, in spite of her appearance ...

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re: New cbs poll: Trump up 5 in Arizona. Kari Lake losing by 13 points

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 10:38 am

Gallego is quite popular in Arizona and he's posturing for increased border security. His district is along the border, and he's got the ear of his constituents. By contrast, Kari Lake is recognized as a nutjob throughout Arizona....

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re: RPI is 30, KPI is 21

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 9:32 am

[quote]the committee could possibly leave them out[/quote] It's happened before, most infamously in 2011. Tigers were 36-20 and 13-17 SEC, and actually had a stronger resume having swept highly regarded Cal St Fullerton early in the season. The only advantage LSU demonstrates this year is actual...

re: Paul Skenes and Cy Young award

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 12:36 am

Paul Skenes was simply savage in Wrigley. How many 100+ mph pitches did he toss? Nary an offspeed fastball to be found in Skene's repertoire...

re: D1 Baseball yesterday still did not have LSU in the field of 64.

Posted by tarzana on 5/19/24 at 12:28 am

LSU will have to do work in the tourney. They won't get in if they mail it in early on Tuesday...

re: Houston CenterPoint bends truth

Posted by tarzana on 5/18/24 at 9:59 pm

[quote]the damage is extensive[/quote] Mercifully the tornado which barreled through Cypress on Thursday night mostly avoided populated areas, so the direct impact on human life and resulting casualties were minimal. However the destruction of infrastructure was profound-- it'll be weeks before tha...

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re: Georgia Pitching for Tuesday Game @ 9:30 am

Posted by tarzana on 5/18/24 at 9:37 pm

Absurd...

re: Another abnormally hot summer likely in Louisiana, says latest NOAA forecast

Posted by tarzana on 5/18/24 at 9:29 pm

[quote]how the hell do you [b]remember [/b] to breathe[/quote] Maybe because I actually use the cerebral cortex and higher levels of the brain for [b]critical thinking, [/b]and leave breathing as the autonomic function it was intended to be....

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re: Another abnormally hot summer likely in Louisiana, says latest NOAA forecast

Posted by tarzana on 5/18/24 at 6:31 pm

[quote]we only account for years back to 2009[/quote] That's all we need to account for, since the top 4 heat records have all occurred since 2009. With all the years prior to 2009 all substantially cooler (with the lone year of 1980 finishing in a statistical tie for 4th place with 2009)....

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