Commissar SFLUFAN

I think we already have with this previous episode. The post-RotJ novels describe how the remnants of the Empire fled into the Unknown Regions where they began to reconstitute as the First Order. The New Republic pilot said that they're investigating things happening in the Outer Rim which could be indicative that overall effort.

@ the thread title!

Rahm Emanuel is a thoroughly detestable human being who deserves nothing less than crucifixion.

Ethiopia: Tigray people 'ready to die' as leader rejects call to surrender | World news | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM PM Abiy Ahmed had set 72-hour deadline for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face offensive on Mekelle

I honestly don't think any of us on this board is suffering from "normalcy bias" in the least or have any expectation that things will "revert to how they used to be" (nor should they because that is precisely how we got to this place to begin with). In fact, it's quite the opposite: this board is fully cognizant that the American system is fundamentally, irreversibly, and irreparably broken in all aspects: politically, economically, socially, and morally. We are way past the point of no return and this Pyrrhic victory represents merely an interregnum on the downward slope of conti

I really do like the idea of rotating hosts!

Aye, he is!

OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO @ Shinkle abstaining. What a freakin' coward.

One of my Georgetown MBA classmates passed away from the disease a couple of days ago - he lived in Belgrade, Serbia.

Yup - he's sailing through the confirmation process.

He's the guy in the blue shirt in the back of the room trying to see around the guy standing in front of him.

He's your standard, unremarkabke Nat Sec policy wonk.

We're still waiting for Wisconsin and Arizona.