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The final 4 are set:

France vs Spain.

France have looked the best team of the competition. They are stacked with talent and play attractive football.
Spain have tons of talent and are highly organized but play a possession based (boring) style of football. It will be an interesting match up - I think both teams have about an equal amount of talent. France are more explosive but Spain may foil them and frustrate them ... an early goal for France would probably help make it a more exciting game.

England vs Argentina.

England played their best game vs Mexico then looked a little flat vs Norway and could be considered fortunate to have won. Argentina have played well and they have Messi - they have also been outrageously fortunate with the officiating and in all honesty deserved to lose to Egypt without the officiating benefitting them significantly. Expect a close game with momentum swinging one way then the other.

See - this to me needs to be put into context.

These are elected officials - in power and pushing an agenda that proposes and wants to rip up something fundamentally American, part of the constitution and in place for 114 years.

There's much noise about the Democratic Socialist Party on this board - it appears like it might be a rebranding of a non-influential group formerly calling themselves the Socialist Party. I see online something about the DSA having just surpasses 100,000 members ... whoop da freaking loop.

This is essentially a microcosm of so much of the politics today ... something big like Project 2025 is being enacted. We're in war with Iran that is killing the economy, has essentially made Iran more influential because they know how much they can hurt the USA/Trump/the world by closing the straits of Hurmuz. We have the DOJ being used to go openly after political opponents with evidence being manipulated to Grand Juries while 10,000 lawyers depart the DoJ (presumably/possibly/probably in part because of what they see). We have an administration trying to upend Birth Right Citizenship, another part of the constitution. We have a PoTUS shilling and making Billions because of his position while simultaneous actively undermining the principal of the separation of powers and checks and balances withing the 3 branches of Govt .......... And in response the narrative from the likes of Bannon, Trump and the very influential right wing media is deflection and distraction about a "movement" with about 100,000 members. We get a focus on Trans individuals that represent a tiny % of the population overall, and then if you look at the number of Trans "issues" where contentious event has happened - the numbers are absolutely minute. We get "condoms for Hamas" and Russian lies that get spammed and spread through fake SM accounts and picked up and embraced by MAGA.

And I don't see it changing any time soon.

Her song was very popular when the eclipse thing happened in April 2024. 75 Is very young to pass away!! RIP!

Kinda funny, and not in the same league, but the Guardians just drafted a 17 year old pitcher who is 6'4" and IIRC, 220#. At 17.

It won’t be in Cleveland, it’ll be about 2.5 hours south east of Cleveland.

He is NOT ALONE- 24 members of Congress are 80 or older. More than half are running for re-election. Humans have looked to their "Elders" for advise and guidance forever......however, lots of these old folks have no one running against them because they have POWER, and their state base doesn't want to lose power-- Founding Fathers didn't see this happening, a professional politician male and female who stayed until their dying breath.

Term limits, like the Presidency, show have been enacted 100 years ago. I'm 78 and won't happen in my life. I'd vote for it.

PS I'm a retired fighter pilot from USAF- Military doesn't want any pilot over 40---- line/combat pilots over 30?......why should our Congress be run by a huge percentage of people over 70---- just dumb in my book.

Third times a charm....

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/trump-aapl-nvda-tariffs-disclosures.html

LeBron James Realizes He Left Brand-New Stick Of Deodorant In Lakers Locker

https://theonion.com/lebron-james-realizes-he-left-brand-new-stick-of-deodorant-in-lakers-locker/

Doing the animations is amusing. It typically get things good / great on the first shot. But if you want to tweak something its almost impossible to get what you want.

One side already has already taken over the stats quo with Project 2025. What we're beginning to see now is the backlash.

I would love to see moderates take over control of both parties so some sense of compromise could be reached to move the nation forward. The question now is what does the word moderate even mean in politics anymore? Sadly as of now I think it will be a long time to come before that happens. I see every American having healthcare as a moderate position but many say it's not.

I know everyone doesn't share my opinion but it seems any time there is legislation proposed that would help every day Americans a negative stereotype gets attached to it.

Meanwhile The White House endorses a privately owned chain of gas station that nobody seems to know who owns them and nothing is said...........

“The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on Tuesday.

As you have shown trump buys stocks and then endorses products to boost their stock value to enrich himself. He buys stocks right before he rolls back sanctions on them to increase his wealth and those same people never say a word about it and even try to defend it.

And one of them is back posting in this forum again.

I’m betting the dems won’t dance on Mitch’s grave like MAGA did on RBG’s

We? I guess that’s that. There must be a bunch of MAGAts here with you. Can we get a head count?

When did you do that?

Also...

Judges deny request to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal

link

We don't want communists running these institutions. It's a good job King Trump will remove them. They should count themselves lucky if they are allowed to stay in the county5

What Donovan Mitchell's $273M contract extension means for Cavs future, LeBron pursuit - CBS Sports
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/donovan-mitchell-contract-extension-cavaliers-lebron-pusuit/
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $273 million contract extension on Tuesday that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season and a trade kicker that would ensure he remains at 35% of the cap if dealt.

It's a massive commitment from the Cavs, but one they felt they had to get done to remain a top contender in the East. Despite another disappointing postseason exit, this time getting swept in the Eastern Conference Finals by the eventual champion New York Knicks, the Cavaliers have shown no desire to want to blow things up. Mitchell made clear after that series that he wanted to be back in Cleveland, saying he had "unfinished business" with the Cavaliers, and one day into the official start of the league year, he made clear that he meant it by putting pen to paper on a massive new extension.

Mitchell's extension is the first domino to fall in what the Cavaliers hope is an offseason that finally pushes them over the top -- with LeBron James' return looming as the potential final piece to the puzzle. The last three Eastern Conference champions (two of whom won the Finals) did so a year after losing in the conference finals. Cleveland is hoping its patience is rewarded as the Celtics, Pacers and Knicks were to extend that streak to four in a row in 2026-27. There's still more work to do, but with Mitchell locked up the Cavs can start fully planning for the future.


What Mitchell's extension means for LeBron's possible return
The entire league is awaiting word of what LeBron James will do as he changes teams for a fourth time. The Sixers are in the hunt after trading for Jaylen Brown last week, and there are intriguing options in Golden State and Miami. But the expectation has been growing that LeBron will be coming home for a third and final stint in Cleveland.

So, what does the Mitchell signing mean for James' potential return? Financially, nothing.

Mitchell's new deal won't kick in until 2027-28 and has no impact on the Cavs' cap situation for the 2026-27 season. Should James Harden sign a new deal before LeBron's decision is announced, that would signal The King is going elsewhere, but Mitchell's new contract will have no bearing on James' ability to sign in Cleveland.

That said, Mitchell inking his extension now takes away any concern James may have had that his farewell season back home could be hijacked in any way by a contract dispute or potential trade saga involving Mitchell. Mitchell would've been able to become a free agent next summer, and had he not signed an extension, there could've been some real drama about the Cavs' future that would distract from LeBron's return.

Now the path is cleared for James to come to Cleveland without any concern that he wouldn't be the main topic of conversation or that this Cavs team will look different in late February than it does now due to a Mitchell trade.

-=SMH=- So tired of winning. . . .

Rough week, neh?

I really hate to see Myles Garrett gone. He is the best defensive player in the game by far. With that said his age does not line up anymore with Browns next window and trading him was the right move as much as it sucks to trade a future hall of famer.

Jared Verse is talented and will be a staple in the defense for years to come and was a very good return coupled with the picks. If the Browns use those picks to hot on a QB, then this will go down as a great trade for the Browns. Miss on the picks then Verse needs to be a future hall of famer himself, or the trade will be viewed as another Browns disappointment.

There are a couple households in my neighborhood that are explosives enthusiasts and ply their trade most major holidays.

There was a pretty good storm that came through during peak fireworks hours. I swear the moment the last raindrop hit the ground they were already lighting fuses again.

They must mean US, normal citizens who see no way out of our current nightmare. We are blessed with a Commander in Chief who "jokes"/ uses sarcasm when talking about the Medal of Honor-- he has no clue about honor, virtue, nobility...... we need to pray for him and our country- we were blessed with another MAINLY peaceful 4th of July. Lord help us to stop killing each other in Middle East. Pray for leaders who act "for the people" and the common good- thanks to all who serve our country in many different areas. Happy 4th July weekend to all- yes, including our President. Peace.

When it arrives, just start in on it at the correct dosage. Feel free to eat up the other stuff as well; some folks take in as much as 20g per day when doing a fast load saturation. If you're over 200 lbs, you could be taking 5-10 grams per day just fine, but I'm currently 240 lbs and still only do 5g, for now.

Then why O why is the republican led congress allowing it?

Can't wait to hear their excuse for this.