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I personally think the "team" Trump assembled is as, or more responsible for his victory than Trump himself. In increasing order of importance, Tulsi,Gabbard, Jordan Peterson, RFK Jr, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan. Yes I place Rogan ahead of Elon because he has a huge and very politically/culturally diverse audience that listen to his podcast.

A few observations.

1. I believe The Rasmussen company was sold by its founder and namesake. Thus I'm not sure we can still count on it being as accurate as in the past

2. One proposed explanation for why Trump performed better in 2016 and 2020 than the polls predicted, was that people were embarrassed to admit they supported him. I suspect that is no longer the case. Only time will tell

Doubt Fauci has a license to practice medicine, as he hasnt seen patients in decades, if ever

This is just another step in the campaign to break down all societal constraints on human sexual behavior. Gay marriage was the 1st hurdle. Incest appears to be next. To follow will include challenges to laws against Pedophilia, Polygamy, and Beastiality.

I lived in California for a time. The state has unparalleled scenic beauty. Weather is great in some places, but not all. Best weather areas are most expensive. People tend to be very physically active, so if you have an activity you enjoy you likely can find lots of people to do it with. When I lived there, having moved from the deep South, I noticed an openness to new experience much greater than where I had come from. This psychological trait actually predicts pretty accurately a liberal political orientation. So the leftist politics are predictable based upon the temperament of the people who find their way there. I also noticed Californians tended to know a whole lot less about other parts of the country than most people from other states. They seemed to feel that California was the cultural center of the World, and to a degree they have a point. As I have been back a few times since i left, I have noticed a marked degradation ot the infrastructure. Its not as nice a place as it once was, and is declining rapidly. To a Southerner, the contempt for, and lack of religion exhibited by a large number of Californians was also a bit of a shock

The Soviet Premier at the time was Gorbachev. He realized that the his country could not keep pace with the US economically and hence, militarily. Thus, he was eager to negotiate arms reduction. The Left at the time fellated Gorbachev and his wife endlessly (figuratively regarding his wife), proclaiming he was so much more intelligent and sophisticated than Reagan, who they painted as a dunce

Trump initially had good instincts on COVID. He promoted treatment ( Plaquenil and Ivermectin), appointed a physician (name escapes me ) who was against lockdowns for all but the most vulnerable, and understood herd immunity. However the constant drumbeat and fear mongering of the Political Left, and media overwhelmed him. I wonder if any politician would have done what we now know was the correct thing.

A subtler point: many of my medical colleagues and I thought lockdowns were idiotic, as the mortality rate in countries where the virus appeared 1st were 1%. And that 1% was very old and unhealthy. meaning very few Life-Years lost for the population as a whole. Sad if its your relative, but NOT an existential crisis as it was labelled. Yet nearly all of the physicians in positions to influence policy touted the Democratic party line. Were they intimidated into compliance? Were they fearful of retribution? Or are physicians who tend toward policy making and political positions just way more likely to be ideological leftists than those of us who practice in the community???

1. Rick Beato,
2. Turkish Barber(Manur Onkan) a trip to Istanbul might be worth it
3. Lately police bodycam videos. Man some guys who get shot are just
idiots. And the cops usually put up with a lot more risk than I would.
4. Car detailing vids (Detail Geek) It's very satisfying when a filthy car gets a thorough
cleaning
5. Overgrown yard mowing (SB Mowing). Also very satisfying
6. Whatifalthist. The guy reads a ton of substantive books and does a great
job of analyzing.
7. Black Pigeon Speaks.

There is a maximum roster number. I believe its 115. So only a few extra players can be stashed. But expect the programs with large NIL budgets to be paying the "Non-Scholarship" players enough to equal a traditional athletic scholarship

Culturally, FSU and Clemson are good fits for the SEC. Would hate to see them in the B1G. I still like my conference to have a regional flavor to it. We have 2 schools that are marginal fits. UT and Mizzou. I think Oklahoma will fit in well with the SEC