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And this comes from Project 2025's blueprint for executive impoundment power

I'm not the one claiming to have some inside track of how Stefanski conducted training camp and whether he called for accountability behind the scene. You may wish to re-read the thread.


I asked you, "And what is it you base that on?"

Monkin has no NFL HC'ing experience coming into the job either.

What I do know is that these are not kids. They are full grown men and will not tolerate being treated like they are in high school or college. That's why I don't even attempt to compare coaches I played under to the NFL. Too often we have seen great colleges coaches transfer that skill set over to the NFL and fail miserably.

The NFL is a different animal all together. It's not as simple as "Yeah when i played back in school".

The days of Ditka and Lombardi have long past. I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I just know that will no longer work in the NFL.

So yeah, we agree that being overly aggressive as a HC in the NFL won't work. But I believe the balance is far more nuanced than some would like to make it appear. And that outward appearances probably don't tell the whole story. None of us know the inner workings of a team nor what's going on in the background that we never see. That's why I don't speculate on such things.

Money money money money… money


I don’t think he has cared to this point, but now he’s playing for a contract. My hope is that his arm remains sore, he is limited in training camp and Monken sets him aside.

Let’s get ready for the season with Shedeur and see what happens.

Hegseth Says His Naturally High Testosterone Has Helped Him Apply Makeup

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday credited his “super-high testosterone level” with his ability to apply “military-grade makeup.”

“In order to be Secretary of War, I have to be Secretary of Warpaint,” he told reporters. “And my warpaint is by Estée Lauder.”

“Being blessed with off-the-charts testosterone has enabled me to perform with extreme lethality,” he said. “Make no mistake: I am lethal with an eyebrow pencil.”

In perhaps his boldest claim, Hegseth said that his makeup technique proved that he had the highest level of testosterone in the Trump administration, with the possible exception of Jeanine Pirro.

Kyle Shanahan injured in car accident: 49ers coach to begin training camp in limited role

Reports say Shanahan suffered a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand, a concussion and required more than 40 stitches to his face after the July 14 crash

The San Francisco 49ers have officially reported to training camp but will begin building the foundation for the 2026 campaign with their head coach limited. The team announced in a statement Saturday that Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Shanahan, 46, will still participate in team activities, but on a limited basis. Assistant head coach Chris Foerster and the team coordinators will handle the bulk of the head coach duties while Shanahan recuperates.

Here is the full official statement from the 49ers:

"San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week where he suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Coach Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp while he recovers. Coach Shanahan and the 49ers organization would like to sincerely thank all first responders involved for their efforts and care.

Assistant Head Coach Chris Foerster along with team coordinators will handle head coach responsibilities during this period."

The accident occurred July 14 when Shanahan collided with an SUV near his Northern California home, per ESPN. While the injuries weren't life-threatening, they were significant. ESPN reported that Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs and his hand, suffered a severe concussion and needed more than 40 stitches to his face.

Shanahan was taken by paramedics to a local hospital and released later that day. The other driver was not injured, according to Palo Alto Lt. Nicholas Martinez. He also told ESPN that drugs and alcohol were not involved, and both drivers cooperated with law enforcement.

Since the crash, Shanahan has been recovering at home and informed the coaching staff of the incident Tuesday. He has yet to be cleared by doctors for full coaching duties and won't be until his concussion symptoms subside.

Shanahan is entering his 10th season as the 49ers' head coach. Since being hired in 2017, he has become one of the league's top coaches, compiling an 82-67 (.550) regular-season record and a 9-5 playoff mark. Under his leadership, San Francisco has made two Super Bowl appearances and is coming off a 12-5 regular-season campaign in 2025 that ended with a divisional-round loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/kyle-shanahan-car-accident-injuries-49ers-training-camp/

Day 41 of McConnell still missing.....................

"But what about that ten days that one time?"

I'm not going to dig into the weeds on this topic as it applies to "my opinion". What I will do is point out the absurdity of it ever coming to fruition.

First it would take the vice president and a majority of a presidents own cabinet to initiate the 25th amendment. They are the only ones with the power to do so. They would have to do so by giving the speaker of the house a written document stating the president is unable to fulfill his duties. Everyone knows that isn't going to happen.

The president can then submit a counter document. We all know trump would not just leave without submitting that document at the very least. That in turn would give the the Vice President and the Cabinet 4 days to again submit a second document for removal.

Once that process is complete congress must then convene within 48 hours and resolve the dispute. To permanently remove the President and keep the Vice President in charge, a two-thirds supermajority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is required. We also know that would never happen.

Congress can "talk about" the 25th amendment all they want. The fact is it's nothing more than a political talking point because congress lacks the power to invoke the 25th amendment without the vice president and majority of the cabinet submitting in be enacted first.

Good riddance then. More of the same games he played before e when he left us. Thanks for the ring. LeBron is Frodo: He keeps disappearing. fan up, y'all.

You are correct. Easing limits on coal plants for emitting mercury and other toxins costs us all.

I prefer to view the glass half full.

However, there is a lot to come together in order to win.

A entire new coaching staff who has no experience with this roster.

A load of rookies who will need to be depended upon.

A quarterback battle that splits reps when the starter needs more reps.

The loss of a good DC and the best defender in the NFL.

A young receiver room who needs to develop chemistry with a single quarterback. A quarterback battle between two guys with very little recent success.

Tall task on the plate to win games.

Monken is the right guy because he is experienced but his first head coaching job in the NFL will be a challenge.

I wish I could be optimistic but there are so many question marks.

Whoever wins the QB battle will need to play at a high level right away or the season could go sour fast.

I have one of those Drivers Licenses that have the star on it. I had to show my Birth Certificate and some other items to Verify who I am.

The Birth Cert I showed had the stamp on it... It was an Original.


Did you know that that is not an acceptable form of ID for the Save Act?

I'm convinced that the Save Act is nothing more than a way to suppress the vote. I thought that was illegal!

If Sanders plays bad that alone may put the Browns in the top five draft picks next year. And that doesn't even account for the additional first round pick or the additional second round pick they got for Myles.

It's being reported that Judkins is officially a "full-go" for Training Camp.

Remembering back to the game where he went down with the knee/leg, this is absolutely phenomenal.

Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month

Published Fri, Jul 24 20262:09 AM EDT-Updated 5 Min Ago
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The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the Defense Casualty Analysis System.

The Pentagon’s casualty database showed seven of the 14 total deaths were classified as “hostile.” The New York Times reported the change in count earlier.

Three military officials told the Times that the four service members killed this past weekend — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — were struck from the list because their deaths came after President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire in April. All of the deaths listed on Thursday U.S. time on the website, which said it was updated as of Wednesday, occurred in March.

The Pentagon and the State Department did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment.

Yeah, that's me. I look pretty good for being almost 68 don't I? It's my conditioning cream.

You see, when you're not a homophobe things like your comment are easy to laugh at.

The people on this forum can relate.

Tate brothers' lawyer calls for Trump to block UK extradition request amid new charges

I believe that eventually you are correct. After all that is the goal and I don't look for them to stop until they achieve that goal. The "some are further out" part is the most likely scenario. That's most likely the best one can do at this point.

If only you had any idea what that meant Joe McCarthy.

Trump endorses MyPillow's Mike Lindell in race for Minnesota governor

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/trump-endorses-mypillow-mike-lindell-for-minnesota-governor/

This sounds more like something that belongs in the joke thread but it's actually true.

New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say

Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.

The new Air Force One, which President Trump flew on earlier this week to Turkey, lacks the same defensive countermeasures that were security features of the old model, including its advanced antimissile capabilities, according to multiple officials who have been briefed on how the jet was retrofitted.

Experts say the absence of those capabilities on the Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which was donated by Qatar, creates potential risk in using the jet abroad, a dynamic underscored by the abrupt decision on Wednesday for Mr. Trump to leave Turkey on the old Air Force One at the urging of the Secret Service.

The episode is intensifying the focus on Mr. Trump’s demands to rapidly retrofit the donated 747 to replace an aging fleet that had served as the official presidential planes.

Lawmakers have called on the administration to disclose whether the overhaul of the Qatari plane, which the Air Force oversaw in the course of the last year, provided sufficient security upgrades. The safety of the aircraft is critical not only for the president, but also for the large entourage of White House staff, Secret Service officials, journalists and guests who fly aboard.

Mr. Trump pushed for the new plane to be put into use as quickly as possible and frequently complained that the old presidential aircraft was not impressive enough to take on international trips.

On Thursday, the White House did not address specific questions about the new plane’s capabilities, but defended its safety.

“The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the president and his staff,” Steven Cheung, the communications director, said in a statement. “As the president has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal to address those threats.”

The Air Force has declined to discuss specifics around security systems on the retrofitted Qatari plane, which is being used as a “bridge” aircraft while two Boeing jets that will be part of the permanent presidential fleet are being finished.

But in a statement it made when it announced that the donated jet was ready to transport the president, it acknowledged that the temporary plane did not have all the equipment usually found on an Air Force One.

“No risk was taken in security, safety or mission communications,” the Air Force said in a statement on June 19. “But the collective team made trades on some of the less commonly used mission sets that Boeing must deliver to support the next 40 years.”

The Air Force would not say what it meant by “less commonly used mission sets.”

However, officials who have been briefed on the retrofitting of the Qatari jet, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe its security features, said it did not have the same counter-defensive capabilities of the previous model.

Two former Air Force officials, who had both been involved in the effort to replace the older Air Force One planes, said they were surprised to see Mr. Trump fly on the new jet overseas, where there are greater security risks. Turkey, where Mr. Trump attended a NATO summit, borders Iran, which the United States pummeled with renewed strikes this week.

The former officials were not involved with the retrofitting of the Qatari jet, but said the speed of the project meant there would not have been enough time to make all of the security modifications that are traditionally associated with a fully equipped presidential aircraft.

“Time didn’t permit all the normal Air Force One modifications, so some mix of security, communications and support is missing,” said Frank Kendall, the former Air Force secretary who was in charge of the department as it tried to push Boeing to accelerate its long-delayed contract to deliver two new Air Force One planes.

“With the Iran situation, this could be of concern,” Mr. Kendall said. “Frankly, I’m surprised to see this plane used outside the U.S.”

Andrew P. Hunter, the former Air Force assistant secretary who was in charge of the Air Force One program during the Biden administration, also said that a true retrofit of a 747 jet to prepare it to become Air Force One would require more than a year of work.

The day before Mr. Trump left for Turkey, Senate Democrats wrote to the Air Force asking questions about the modifications to the Qatari plane and questioning whether it had all the necessary security upgrades.

“Trump’s own statements — including his celebration of ‘a level of luxury that nobody’s ever seen before’ — make it clear that these decisions prioritized Trump’s personal comfort and tastes over U.S. national security,” they wrote in the letter sent by Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, and 12 other senators.

The older planes that served as Air Force One included a defensive system designed to defeat heat-seeking missiles. That capacity is also planned to be included in the new Boeing planes, according to three former Pentagon officials.

Different parts of the defensive systems are visible on the old Air Force One, under the wing of the plane and on its tail. They are not observable in photographs of the new Qatari plane, according to a third former Air Force official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the security protocols.

Missile defense systems on Air Force One have seen little use in the history of the aircraft, but have nevertheless been considered critical aspects of the plane’s security features.

The Pentagon published specifications for the Boeing aircraft now under construction that indicate the new jets will include a “self-defense system” and “mission communication system,” as these and other upgrades are needed “to enable the president to execute the duties of head of state, chief executive, and commander in chief.”

U.S. officials have said that Iran has been targeting Mr. Trump since he ordered the drone strike that killed Qassim Suleimani, in January 2020. During the 2024 campaign, the Secret Service increased protection for Mr. Trump, even before the attempt on his life in Butler, Pa., because of intelligence about Iran’s plotting against him.

Despite the resumption of intense U.S. strikes on Iran, American policymakers briefed on the current intelligence do not believe that Iran has a current plan to kill Mr. Trump during this period. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe intelligence assessments, said that Iran had a clear understanding of what kind of deep provocation any attempt on Mr. Trump’s life would be and the intensity of an American response.

Nevertheless, the Secret Service was concerned enough about Mr. Trump’s proximity to the country while in Ankara to force the president to swap planes on the way out of the country, as The New York Times first reported Wednesday.

In announcing the change, Mr. Trump offered a different story: He claimed that he was flying out on the old plane so the new jet could leave early and make stops at U.S. military bases to show it off to the troops because the aircraft is “magnificent.”

One former senior White House official involved in discussions about military aircraft used for presidential travel said that there were frequently points of tension between White House staff and the military advisers and Secret Service over travel plans when security questions emerged.

But when the military experts demanded changes, White House officials generally let them prevail, with “course of action” plans that mitigated potential threats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

And in response to the NYT exposing their incompetence.........................

DOJ subpoenas NYT journalists over Air Force One report

The Trump administration hit four New York Times journalists with subpoenas on Friday, after the outlet published a story outlining risks involving President Trump’s Qatar-gifted Air Force One plane that recently entered into service.

The Times reported that the refurbished jet lacked some of the advanced security measures of the older aircraft used to transport the president.

The reporters include Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt. They also wrote earlier this week that a security precaution forced Trump to depart to the NATO summit in Turkey on the old Air Force One, were called to testify next week before a federal grand jury in Manhattan “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” The switch-up also raised red flags around potential threats against the president from Iran after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on the Islamic Republic earlier this week.

The outlet noted that before publication, a senior FBI official contacted it requesting to halt the article for national security reasons but declined to provide details. The subpoenas were reportedly delivered to the journalists at their homes by federal agents.

The Times condemned the move, calling it an act of intimidation and an attack on press freedom.

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” Times attorney David McCraw said in a statement.

“Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public’s right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used,” he continued. “This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.”

Press advocates also denounced the Justice Department’s (DOJ) actions, saying the move threatens constitutionally protected speech under the First Amendment.

“The Justice Department’s decision to subpoena journalists at The New York Times should alarm every American because it threatens the public’s constitutional right to an independent press,” the National Press Club said in a statement, requesting that DOJ withdraw the subpoenas.

The nonprofit organization Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) called the controversy around the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 an “embarrassment” for the Trump administration.

“We’ve long said that when the government claims it needs to investigate journalists to protect national security, it really means its own reputational security,” FPF advocacy chief Seth Stern said in a statement.

“The administration’s embarrassment that it reportedly charged taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a flying bribe that still isn’t secure enough for hostile times does not supersede the need for a free and independent press,” Stern added.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/polit...-times-journalists-air-force-one-report/

At least they didn't try to claim the problem was created by accusing someone of cutting the wiring of the plane with a knife.

From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham’s long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump.

“Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it. From my point of view, he’s been a consequential president,” an emotional Graham said once authorities cleared the rioters and allowed senators to reclaim their chamber. “All I can say is count me out. Enough is enough.”

It wasn’t, of course.

Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died unexpectedly on Saturday night at age 71, realized that his party’s future was inextricably tied to Trump and quickly reverted back to being a staunch defender. The shift made what had once seemed like a final rupture into just another twist in the topsy-turvy relationship between the powerful senator and the president who came to dominate their party.

“Can we move forward without President Trump? The answer is no,” Graham said in May 2021, just four months after the Jan. 6 attack. “I’ve determined we can’t grow without him.”

Trump, who called Graham a “true American Patriot” in a social media post Sunday, appeared shocked by the lawmaker’s sudden passing.

“I just can’t believe it,” the president told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “He was like a member of the family.”

Graham often advised Trump on foreign affairs, particularly on matters pertaining to Israel, Ukraine and Iran. He was a frequent visitor at the White House.

“I said, ‘We’ll see you soon, come over anytime you want,’” Trump said about his last conversation with the senator.
Graham once said Trump’s candidacy was like ‘being shot in the head’

The senator and Trump first clashed while competing for the 2016 presidential nomination.

Graham described Trump as “unfit for office,” and was angered when Trump denigrated the military service of Graham’s close friend, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Trump suggested, “I like people that weren’t captured” when talking about McCain’s years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Trump got mad enough at Graham to release the senator’s personal cellphone number. That prompted a viral video in which the senator dramatically destroyed a series of flip phones. He smashed one with a meat cleaver and another with a golf club, then used lighter fluid, a blender and toaster oven to pulverize others before tossing one off the roof.

Graham eventually likened Trump’s winning the nomination to “being shot in the head” and said he refused to vote for Trump that November. But the pair later bonded over golf and what Graham described as a mutual and irreverent sense of humor.

Trump and Graham began so frequently hitting the links together that the senator started seeing it as something of a career builder, leaning heavily into the kind of over-the-top flattery Trump relishes. In 2017, Graham joked that Trump had beaten him “like a drum” on the course — even worse than in the presidential primary.

“Their true friendship could only be seen behind the curtain,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told ABC’s “This Week.” Scott said that relationship was forged as political adversaries but also strengthened by spending 100-plus hours golfing together.

During Trump’s first term, Graham helped advance Trump’s nominees to the Supreme Court, lent credibility to the White House’s legislative agenda and even at times became part of the president’s inner circle. He frequently said Trump was maturing in politics and growing on the job.

Graham’s political divergence with McCain, who died in 2018, was never more clear than in 2017, when McCain voted against a Trump-backed plan to overturn Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The effort had been co-sponsored by Graham.

A split that was short-lived, an alliance reignited

In his floor speech after the Capitol attack, Graham said “he’d never been so humiliated and embarrassed for the country.” But the break with Trump ended quickly.

Weeks later, Trump invited Graham for golf and dinner at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, reigniting their alliance. During Trump’s 2024 campaign, Graham was a frequent Trump surrogate on television, promoting U.S. military strength that he said would advance “America First” policies.

Graham never shed his more traditional Republican foreign policy views, including outspoken support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion. He was also a leading voice pushing the White House to more fully embrace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and take a harder line against Iran.

After the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February, Graham remained hawkish, staunchly defending the action and working to counter many in Trump’s “Make America Great Again” base who thought “America First” meant avoiding such military conflicts.

“To those who say Iran is stronger now than before, that is an insult to the American military and it is delusional thinking because the Iranian economy is in shambles,” Graham posted on social media June 19.

But Graham’s admiration for Trump went far beyond Iran. When Graham clinched the South Carolina Republican primary last month, he suggested the president was just short of a deity.

“I want to start with a bunch of thank yous. I want to thank the big guy, God. Trump comes later,” Graham laughed. “Mr. President, you’re not far behind God, but we’re gonna start with him.”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-gr...y-iran-abce65fdea00e13e34b8cb6380b4f8c9?

I wouldn't call 75 very young.

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.