Why did I do this? After watching for several months from 6000 miles away, I was offended by the fact that former federal prosecutors in Big Law weren't stepping forward to help. There was no shortage of defense attorneys for GITMO terrorists. But they stayed in their offices worried about how their corporate clients might react if they stepped forward to help the deplorables. It made me embarrassed for my former colleagues. And that made me mad. That's why.

How many remember the NBA Finals in the 1970s being broadcast on tape delay after the 11:00 pm local news? Today's NBA seems to want to take the game back to that level of unattractiveness.

"Violent felony conviction..." That's slicing the population pretty thin. How about they are in the country illegally and should go back to their home country and seek legal permission to come to the U.S.?

If you don't swim in order to conserve energy, then that policy should be in place regardless of how the team performs the first day. If the "nobody swims" order is negative reinforcement for poor results the first day, that is counter-productive. The original post led with the team having gone 0-2, and in response the coach told the parents no swimming -- the implication being it was punitive. I've been on so many of these trips as a parent I've lost count. My kids have played for coaches who were authoritarians and coaches who taught skills and to have joy for the game. I was a terrible college baseball player. The reason I went to practice every day knowing I had no future and little hope of playing in meaningful games was because I just enjoyed the mechanics of the sport -- whether practicing or in games. When you take that joy out of an 11 year old, that is usually permanent.

It was not Rec. Soccer dickwad. It was club soccer. You do pay attention to the success enjoyed by Hawaii travel baseball teams -- right? One benefit of being able to play 365 days a year. Same for soccer. The only "off-season" for club soccer is high school soccer from Dec. to Feb. in Hawaii.

I was the Sec. and later Board Chairman for the largest competitive soccer organization in Hawaii. We had 50 clubs, 300 teams, and 6000 kids. I worked with the Futbal in the Community program run by Chelsea FC. I know how successful youth coaches develop players. If it's not fun at 11, they'll quit by 13. Stats over 50 years show it.

At 11 you should still be teaching skills in baseball. You don’t know whether any of them will be players until they move to a full sized field. The “game” needs to be “fun” first. Winning will come.

I looked up this same pollster’s (Qantas) most recent survey in which they asked about the generic congressional ballot (June 4) In that poll Dems were overall 5 on the congressional ballot. Among non-college grads, the GOP was 6.2 … identical to Collins’ share in the Maine poll. Among college grads, Dems were 20. In the Maine poll, Platner is 11. Among those with a graduate degree, Dems were 24, Platner is 14. It’s one poll and this is not a one-to-one comparison but these numbers suggest that Platner is perhaps not making inroads with working class voters and might be losing support with college educated voters. Obviously it’s early & things can change but these numbers suggest that the entire premise of the Platner campaign — that he is uniquely positioned to win over working class voters because of he allegedly working class background — is not happening

He can start his first post with: "Remember me?"

Change teams. Negative reinforcement as motivation doesn't work with 11 year olds -- it only turns the event into a negative experience.

I guess the whole "Men In Women's Sports" isn't the problem we thought it was . The Connecticut Sun of the WNBA are 2-13.

Organize CFB like the English professional soccer system. Full promotion/relegation with a Top Division of 40. When the Top Division signs players out of lower division schools, it has to pay "Training Compensation" to the lower division school. Players get bought and sold between teams -- transferred -- with the Player having refusal privileges for the team he's being sent to. Four years of eligibility out of 5 years to play.

After the miraculous Knicks comeback win in Game 4, I put a little bet on Spurs in 7. Will they win in 7? Probably not. But with these prediction markets, after the Spurs win tonight I expect the value of my wager to increase and I will likely dump it and take a small win before Game 6 in NY. Can't do that in Sports Book.

What EVIDENCE did the jury in the Karmelo Anthony trial not hear? Convince me there was something missing that could have ended with a different result.

She's a party loyalist so I'm sure she would pull the lever for Platner. But she is EXACTLY why he's going to lose. Remember the negative label hung on Ted Cruz -- he reminded women of their ex-husband. Platner is going to remind women under 40 of the abuse ex-boyfriend who, in retrospect, they can't understand why they stuck with him as long as they did. His Bernie Bros anger resonates with them as mean and cruel.

The selfie from the Kik App is going to be THE IMAGE of the campaign.

Texas law may be different, but a lay witness who sees the episode in question can offer and opinion. I doubt the question and answer called for a "legal" conclusion on the legal defense of "self-defense" but as a factual matter the witnesses can testify as to whether they thought Anthony's acts were because he felt threatened. But the witness must have been a percipient witness to the event.

Platner's is on life support already. Watch the Dems begin to crush his hopes with new polling their are behind showing him slipping behind Collins in a "must win" state. As of today he's no up only 46-45. Sara Gideon should give him a call. open.substack.com/pub/shipwr…

The Dems didn't learn with Tim Walz that faux-masculinity won't get the job done. Independents are key to winning Maine, and they haven't been waiting for 24 years for the Dems to run a communist DSA party member in order to beat Susan Collins. Link in panel below.

This guy is a clown. Put no reliance on any comment he makes.