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Someone has probably already said this, but today's game was a mini-reflection of the entire season. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. But failed. Again. For me, the most noteworthy bit this year was the suicide of Rudy Johnson. Not sure if it has been definitely established, but I think CTE was at least partially the culprit. 45 is way too young, especially for bread and circuses. Been thinking about this off and on for a while now, and I've decided that I'm going to step back from football a bit. Still a fan, but I'm not going to devote a lot of time to it anymore. Too many other sports where the athletes don't cripple themselves, and worse. Been a Go-Bengals dude for almost 20 years now and it's been fun (for the most part.) Wishing everyone the best in the future. Good luck to all. P.S. Talked this over with my cousin, Gomer Rice, and he said: "Shazzam!"

Here ya go, Jamie. Co-incidentally, this article appeared this morning. I knew a few people who were associated with/went through the Highlander School and looked up to them. This'll help you keep the faith: Progressive Educator Myles Horton's Lessons for Fighting for Social Justice Today

Man, sometimes I wonder just how many people on this site actually played team sports. I imagine it's just about everybody, but reading through all the slippin' and slidin' comments--all the wannabe managerial shit--gives me pause. No self-respecting athlete/person is going to do anything less than to try to win the game, every game, even when things seems hopeless. What's best for the team? Not really for us to get agita about. We can always vote with our feet, withdraw our support. Just be a fan, enjoy the team for whatever it is worth. Life is too full of other real crises to forego taking happiness where you can. I'm hoping that the Bengals stomp the Cards today and I'll be really happy if they do.

This is another confirmation of the ineptitude of our foreign policy establishment. Back in the mid 90s, I was involved in organizing against what we then were calling NATO "out-of-area" deployments. And then, of course Clinton and the Balkans happened. 30 years later and nothing has really changed, except one might consider that our foreign policy "experts" are dumber and more callous than their forebears. Don't be a lackey for the failing empire! Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable.

About goddamn time... It's weak sauce unless it snowballs. And that's not likely to happen because the controlling folks of the Dem party are complicit in the genocide. Democrats in Congress are out of touch with constituents on Israeli Genocide

Big picture overview from former Ambassador Freeman: Ceding the Future to China

I get up at the crack of dawn, or before, most days. On Bengals' game days I'm usually pretty pumped and ready to go, even during the down years. This year hits differently for me. This morning I was up for 5 hours before it even dawned on me that the team plays today. The ghost of Paul Robinson has deserted me. (Yes, I know he's still alive; it's a metaphor.)

The System That Produced Dick Cheney Honors Dick Cheney This is widely known, but said well by Neuburger.

Caesar and Trump Nancy Pelosi made $130M in stock profits during Congress Career--a return of 16,920% Who is leading the Democratic Party? New poll reveals troubling answer Bernie Sanders crashes Schumer news conference, criticises Democratic Party leadership Facebook's fraud files -- 10% of gross ad revenue coming from fraudulent ads

I don't follow college football, but, if next year is a strong year for defensive players coming into the league, then make a trade or two now to stock up draft picks. And, if possible, make trades that free up some money for free agents. I think the coaches will have to do for the rest of the year and I wouldn't fire Golden without hearing his plan. He hasn't been here long enough to take all the blame. But I wonder if Taylor's time is up. Thank goodness for college hoops!

Follow up article by same author. Fucking Democrats never change. These are my peers. And as much as I have been around the party since the 80s, it's always the same old shit. Sell out the working class. And of course it goes back way longer than my active adulthood. Sometimes I wonder what the world would be like if Henry Wallace hadn't been fucked over. But nothing stirs the ancient Democratic establishment leader like the need to crush a promising progressive campaign for U.S. Senate so when Bernie Sanders’ supported war veteran Graham Platner started raising millions and getting called “The Maine Mamdani”, Schumer lept strollered into action and drafted 77-year-old Governor Janet Mills into the race. Coffee Break: Gerontocrats Bad Jacket Tactics Not Working in U.S. Senate Primary

Damn right I'm an "egghead"! Sometimes I'm arrogant, sometimes I'm compassionate, sometimes I'm humorous. It depends on the context. This is the more important consideration. Why would you think that "criticism" has any barb to it at all? I'm an egghead, MAGA are dumbasses, where the fuck does that leave you? Except as a sophist who just whines and complains all the time.

Also, I forgot. Stepanie Kelton's work is good on MMT, as is the whole MMT crowd. And although Michael Hudson is doing a lot of historical work in recent times (which I like), his other books on more modern issues is vital. I just reread Super-Imperialism again not too long ago and while some things have turned out differently since it's publication, it is still very good. Yesterday I read an article that led with a Harry Braverman quote: “ A class cannot exist in society without in some degree manifesting a consciousness of itself as a group with common problems, interests and prospects” – Harry Braverman That article was a little too ideological for me, but I was reminded that Braverman's book, "Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century", when paired with Baran and Sweezy's "Monopoly Capital: An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order" are very good breakdowns of some fundamentals from a socialist perspective.

Now for some actual economics! I'm glad to see you are reading/listening to Richard Murphy. One of the few Brits who has his shit together. Here's a bit I read this morning: Economic Myths: Homo Economicus Also, via the same site, from Wolf Richter: The Huge US Bond Market and the US Dollar Blow off the "Debasement Trade." And lastly, from Asia Times. I was acquaintances with a few of the people who run and write on the site back during the 80s. Interesting that some of them turned into bulletheads, while others are still radical. But the news is well-done here, and varied enough to get a real flavor of what people are thinking in Asia. I particulary liked this piece, because what the Cinese have accomplishe in the past few decades is among the most remarkable achievements in history. As you know, I spend a fair amount to time doing antebellum American political economy, and the resonance between that period and the accomplishments of the Chinese nation tickle me to no end. C'mon Nobel Committee, Zhu Rongji is 96, do the right thing.