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re: Interesting driving and highway trivia

Posted by lostinbr on 6/13/25 at 2:30 pm

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Actually, on 3 digital interstates, if it’s even, it will connect back to the main interstate. If it’s odd, it will not connect back to the main interstate

I mean that’s basically saying the same thing.

Even is a loop or bypass. Odd is a spur.

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re: 'Ghost' students have become an issue, making up 50% of enrollment at some schools

Posted by lostinbr on 6/13/25 at 2:24 pm

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I will say that some students sign up for extra classes and choose sections with popular professors even though they do not need that class. Those sections typically fill up very quickly. They then sell their seat to another student and coordinate the drop and add with each other before payment is made.

Man, scalpers really are out of control these days. :lol:

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re: Florida sheriff tells it like it is. “Throw a brick and we will kill you graveyard dead”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:59 pm

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Do you really think even 1 single Trump admin deportee has not already been through the criminal court system and immigration court, infront of a judge with a public defender?
Many of them had due process during DJT1 and the Biden admin with valid deportion orders.

I have no idea, but that wasn’t the question. The question was why anyone accused of being here illegally deserved a legal proceeding at all.

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re: Florida sheriff tells it like it is. “Throw a brick and we will kill you graveyard dead”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:16 pm

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This has been argued multiple times.

How many US citizens have been deported?

People keep bringing up that that is the biggest concern.

I need to know how many American citizens have been deported.

I doubt it’s very many. I found this GAO report:

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Available data indicate ICE and CBP took enforcement actions against some U.S. citizens. For example, available ICE data indicate that ICE arrested 674, detained 121, and removed 70 potential U.S. citizens from fiscal year 2015 through the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 (March 2020).

I would imagine that is an insanely small percentage of total deportations. I’m not saying it’s likely.

I’m also not suggesting that every person accused of being here illegally should be entitled to a jury trial or anything of that nature. I’m responding to the question of why someone accused of being here illegally should be entitled to any legal proceedings.

I don’t have any sympathy for illegal immigrants. Deport them all. I’m simply saying that someone who is here legally should have an opportunity to prove it to someone other than ICE/CBP, if and when those mistakes happen.

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re: Florida sheriff tells it like it is. “Throw a brick and we will kill you graveyard dead”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:05 pm

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I am 57 lived in 3 different countries, visited over 10 others, never had a problem, so you are saying all the illegals are having clerical errors?

1. Nobody gives a shite about your travel history. I have no idea why you keep bringing it up. :lol:

2. No, I am clearly not saying “all illegals here are having clerical errors.” Not by a long shot, and it should be blatantly obvious unless your age is higher than your IQ. If that was your takeaway from my post, there’s clearly no point in discussing further. For your sake, I hope you’re just trolling.

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re: Florida sheriff tells it like it is. “Throw a brick and we will kill you graveyard dead”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 6:46 pm

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I am mostly on the road or out of the country, sorry if you don't understand that.

You are missing the entire point. Let me try again:

The fact that you carry your SS card and passport everywhere is completely irrelevant. The vast majority of people do not carry their SS card and passport everywhere they go. Which means the vast majority of United States citizens cannot prove their citizenship status immediately (e.g. without leaving police custody or being escorted home) if they are arrested away from their home.

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If I'm pulled over for a violation, I get due process. I get to have my day in court if I wish to contest the ticket. The officer can't immediately debit my bank account for the fine.
What if you are here illegally?

What if you’re here legally and get arrested because of a clerical error?

The problem with your logic is that being here illegally is the alleged crime in this scenario, and you’re jumping straight to a guilty verdict with no checks or balances. You are advocating for one federal government agency to be able to accuse and convict suspects (including those who are actually here legally) with absolutely no judicial oversight.

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re: Florida sheriff tells it like it is. “Throw a brick and we will kill you graveyard dead”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 6:31 pm

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Another idiot, I have my passport, DL, and SS card.

You carry your passport and SS card at all times? That’s… odd, but OK. The vast majority of people do not.

As has been explained, the purpose of a hearing is to ensure that you have a chance to prove your citizenship or immigration status before being deported. Even if you don’t think due process applies to non-citizens for whatever reason, it certainly applies to US citizens. If there’s a possibility that a person might be wrongfully deported, they deserve a chance to prove it.

I’m a little surprised this even has to be said, to be honest. Even murderers caught in the act by police are entitled to a trial.

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re: Jay’s quote “We’re not going to negotiate with terrorists”

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:47 am

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Generally does not happen in sports that hemorrhage millions of dollars like LSU Baseball. (Shortfall is going to around $3 million for this year.)

That shortfall doesn’t include any revenue for media/TV rights. Nobody outside of the AD actually knows whether LSU baseball makes or loses money because they don’t report media revenue by sport.

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re: What is this doom text I just received from CVS pharmacy about PBM's?

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:33 am

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Agree, but it highlights were the money is. Walgreen's focused on retail pharmacy and primary care. Reimbursements for pharmacies and healthcare are in the shitter.

But think about why that’s happening. Caremark (allegedly) reimburses CVS at a higher rate than independent/competitor pharmacies. Caremark can present those low reimbursement rates as a “take it or leave it” proposition to independent pharmacies because they know that any customer with Caremark can always just go to CVS instead. Then they can manipulate things further in their favor by also making sure CVS is stocking/selling the drugs on the formulary that give them the best sweetheart deals.

If you take away the advantage of owning the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain, it changes the dynamic dramatically. Now Caremark needs those other pharmacies under contract. Otherwise, customers can’t fill their prescriptions. If customers can’t fill prescriptions, Caremark becomes a big problem for the health insurance company.

On top of that, it becomes much harder for them to play games with the formulary because they can no longer directly control pharmacy inventory. If Caremark strikes a deal with a manufacturer to include a certain drug on the formulary (while excluding competing drugs) but the pharmacies aren’t stocking that drug, we’re back to the issue of customers being unable to fill prescriptions.

Caremark is the most egregious example but the other PBM’s are doing the same thing with mail-order and (to a lesser extent) retail pharmacies. Their ability to offer a “backup” source for folks to fill prescriptions allows them to play hardball with other providers.

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re: What is this doom text I just received from CVS pharmacy about PBM's?

Posted by lostinbr on 6/12/25 at 7:07 am

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The law requires them to either close all stores in podunk Arkansas and Louisiana, OR shutter their nationwide profit-generating PBM.

A couple of questions about this:

1. Does health insurance and/or the PBM business work similarly to other forms of insurance, where companies are licensed in individual states?

2. Does the LA (or Arkansas) law allow them to continue operating pharmacies of their PBM business isn’t operating in Louisiana/Arkansas?

If there’s truly no mechanism where CVS can continue to operate pharmacies in LA without leaving the PBM business everywhere, then yeah - I would agree there’s only one realistic outcome.

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re: What is this doom text I just received from CVS pharmacy about PBM's?

Posted by lostinbr on 6/11/25 at 8:44 pm

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So essentially CVS/Caremark will have to choose operate as Caremark the PBM or their retail CVS store if the law holds up in court. If forced to choose, they will pick Caremark.

Seems like a bold move for CVS. I understand Caremark is probably more profitable for them today, but what happens when a bunch of states pass similar laws and they no longer have the built-in advantage of owning the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain?

Meanwhile, everybody (non-PBM owned pharmacies, health insurance companies, drug manufacturers, the FTC, lawmakers, etc…) is scrutinizing the entire PBM business model right now. So what happens if/when further reforms and market disruptions happen? CVS is left with no retail pharmacy chain (which hurts their PBM business and eliminates a ton of revenue), a more competitive PBM marketplace, no spread pricing, and no drug rebates?

It seems like it would be wise for CVS to read the writing on the wall instead of sacrificing their original core business to prove a point. :dunno:

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re: BK said his initial, biggest mistake was not hiring a staff that had Louisiana/South ties

Posted by lostinbr on 6/11/25 at 6:20 pm

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He’s pandered to the south enough…and stop doing the fricking L hand gesture. STOP.

:rolleyes:

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re: Oregon becomes first state to end private equity and corporate control of doctor practices

Posted by lostinbr on 6/11/25 at 4:58 pm

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Especially when you’re already making record profits.

This is a little outside of the thread topic, but the constant references I see nowadays to “record profits” when talking about certain businesses/industries are silly.

It would be much more telling if a business isn’t recording record or near-record profits (in dollars, not margin) in 2025.

The economy grows every year naturally (US population increased 18% from 2000 to 2020). Inflation has been absurd the past few years on top of that. Companies should generate more revenue and therefore more profit each year. That’s without getting into the impacts of M&A / consolidation.

Saying [insert company] had a record $x billion in profit last year doesn’t really mean anything.

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re: This forum

Posted by lostinbr on 6/10/25 at 1:00 pm

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I pray that no new recruit or parents of a recruit ever read this shite. I am glad my son is getting away from your toxic crap. I pray I never have to look at this again.

While I agree that this place can go overboard at times, arguing with anonymous fans on a forum is probably not the example you should be setting for your kid. :lol:

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re: Regional and Super Regional NCAA Representative

Posted by lostinbr on 6/9/25 at 7:40 pm

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You really think Jay could tell the NCAA no we’re not playing right now and they’d just be like OK coach.

That’s not what he said, and I doubt that anyone believes this is what’s happening.

People are saying that the folks advising the NCAA rep (folks who are appointed by the host site i.e. LSU) are being extremely conservative about the potential for weather, and that this mentality ties back to Jay’s wishes via the AD. Jay doesn’t have to tell the NCAA rep “I don’t want to start” directly to influence the outcome.

I have no idea whether this is actually happening, but it seems weird to act like it’s crazy considering we’ve seen LSU consistently go with the most conservative approach possible during the regular season (when they do have control).

I don’t think it’s at all crazy to suggest that:
1. LSU’s approach during the regular season is a reflection of Jay Johnson’s wishes as head coach,
2. The same folks making the conservative decisions during the regular season are likely the ones advising the NCAA rep, and
3. Therefore, the advice that those folks give the NCAA rep during the tournament is also a reflection of Jay Johnson’s wishes as head coach.

None of that is mutually exclusive with the idea that the NCAA rep wanted a clear window. It comes down to how (and by whom) a “clear window” gets defined.

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re: Anderson or Eyanson vs Arky?

Posted by lostinbr on 6/9/25 at 11:24 am

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Teams have played late supers and early games in CWS.

You sound pretty confident. When was the last time this happened? Please share with the class.

Spoiler alert: For at least the past 10 years, Bracket 1 has played both games on day 1 of the CWS and Bracket 2 has played both games on day 2 of the CWS. You’re making shite up.

To whatever extent a team has played “late” in a super and played “early” in the CWS, it would have been due to weather delays in the super regional. LSU (and everyone playing on the right side of the bracket) will play on Saturday. Period.

Also, LSU has had the CWS dates on the official baseball schedule since they were announced - meaning since before we knew which day our super regional would start.

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