I wouldn't do anything. I think we all realize that we are kinda playing with house money so far - we aren't going to be good enough to actually win anything, but we do have a decent young core. One more solid draft and a QB to mold its the plan
‘Man of the Century’: Republicans keep presenting Trump with made-up awards
The president has struggled to earn the kind of awards he desperately wants, but he’s managed to receive all kinds of fake honors.
While many Republican candidates are keeping Donald Trump at arm’s length, Iowa’s Joe Mitchell has moved in a far more obsequious direction, despite running in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts.
The 29-year-old former state representative, hoping to succeed Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s 2nd District, joined the president during a rally Thursday night and offered the kind of gushing praise Trump likes to hear. Mitchell said Trump has “kept this country more safe than any other president, ever,” before expressing outrage that Trump hasn’t been given a Nobel Peace Prize.
It was at that point when the Iowan decided to give the president a different honor — one he had made up.
Mitchell held up a framed certificate and said, “So what I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It’s called the ‘Man of the Century Award.’” The congressional hopeful went on to insist that Trump has “fought more for humanity and for America than any other president ever” and has become “the greatest president we’ve ever had.”
The president accepted the certificate, handed it to an aide and continued with his rally.
Time will tell whether locals in one of the nation’s true toss-up House races are impressed with such sycophancy, but the presentation got me thinking about the larger pattern: Trump has struggled to earn the kind of awards he desperately wants, but he has managed to receive all kinds of fake honors.
Earlier this year, for example, several coal industry executives and miners in hard hats presented Trump with a trophy that labeled him the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”
This was not an isolated incident. Shortly after Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020, the National Republican Senatorial Committee made up an honor for him called the Champion for Freedom Award.
More recently, after the president’s begging didn’t lead to a Nobel Peace Prize, soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, concocted its own peace prize in the hopes of making Trump feel better.
A month after Trump picked up a trophy from coal industry representatives, House Speaker Mike Johnson held an event in which he announced another made-up honor, called the America First Award. The Louisiana Republican then handed the president, the first recipient, with a giant eagle statue.
Let this be a lesson to those hoping to curry favor with the White House: If you haven’t already visited a store that makes trophies and prizes, you’re making a mistake.
Yes—all six coins shown are worth more than face value, assuming they’re genuine. Based on the wear visible, these are rough retail estimates: Coin Approximate value 1883 Indian Head penny $3–$6 1935 Buffalo nickel $1–$3 1906 Liberty “V” nickel $1–$3 1929 Standing Liberty quarter—date appears to be 1929 $12–$20 1942 Mercury dime $4–$7 1945 Walking Liberty half dollar $20–$30
The penny and nickels have collector value despite their wear. Discover Their Worth The dime, quarter, and half dollar are 90% silver, which accounts for much of their value. NGC
Estimated total: about $40–$70. A dealer’s purchase offer would generally be lower. Clear close-ups could help check mintmarks and varieties that might increase these estimates.
Don’t clean or polish them—it can reduce collector value.
I cant get the image to show up. Its eight old coins front and back.
"Hey grok, what is a 30 m dollar fine to a person worth 157 B compared to a guy making 100k a year?"
Thoughts >A $30 million fine is 0.0191% of a $157 billion net worth. If you apply that same tiny percentage to someone earning $100,000 a year, it works out to about $19.
I agree it looks small, but fines shouldn't be based on a persons net worth. What they did before to accumulate that worth doesn't matter.
I agree. It's sobering nonetheless; that's a lot of money. My comment was mostly based on the scale... enough money to change people's lives for generations is $19 to him.
But trump is aiding Russia be on the doorstep of our NATO allies.
We weren't at war with Russia before. We were helping Ukraine weaken one of our greatest enemies at a fraction of the cost it would be to go to war with them.
It was a wise, strategic way to weaken Russia. Now trump is aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine. Stop trying to defend that. It isn't attractive. And then people such as yourself call the other side communists.
I absolutely despise that this war happened. Ground invasion would be super costly in lives just due to the terrain alone. We’re all but wiped out on munitions somehow…. After most of the 40 trillion dollar deficit was spent on military. Funny how poorly mismanaged it is… I mean the MIC.
And the utter incompetence of this admin and it’s war chiefs is on the keystone cops level. Everything it does, is somehow the wrong thing, every time. We are getting drug by a third world regime. Embarrassing. It will take a drone heavy war or major losses to win this now. If the Iranians had started it, I would have been ready to nuke them before letting them do this to the world with oil. But we started it. BB suckered Trump into it. He’s an idiot. They were never goin g to have a nuke soon….. never. Now, I imagine they already have some access from Russia. Russia openly helps them kill our soldiers and helps attack us with drones while trump cups Putin’s nads lovingly for it.
Kegsbreath spoke out of turn. The day he said it I would have like to put B2A on him…. Stupid. This drunken imbecile is single handedly destroying our military. But I’m happy THEY are setting the renewed precedent of executing traitors by firing squad. I think many traitors will be uncovered in the next several years. I may have to renew my marksmanship cert.
Oh, there is one big thing that may happen even though none are pushing it…. There will be, inevitably, some form of wealth tax or redistribution. And I say about damn time. I don’t want their money, even though most billionaires have stolen or milked from the working class, used our government and laws to take advantage with their wealth. But I don’t think a single billionaire and damn sure trillionaires should exist at all. Financial success's should have a 100% tax cap. Nobody needs more than they can spend in a lifetime living an exceptional, yet ordinary life. And I’ve only recently became a believer in this watching big money kill our country in a coordinated effort.
Trump, Elon, and all the tech bros are perfect examples of this. I don’t mind them being wealthy beyond comprehension until I see the rest of us pay for their BS excess and god complexes. Think about it. Elon Bought Twitter, bought Trump’s second term, shut off Ukraines star shield intel, consults with PUTIN and other world leaders all the time. He’s trying to influence elections and results in order to bend the world to his vision. And is now helping the Ellison’s gank CNN. He is way too powerful for any single person.
You may think these are the same for everyone and he has a right…. To buy a presidency? To spread hate? Hell, if you got the bottom 60% to combine and spend 100% of their wealth, Elon could outspend them himself. Think about that. Think think about Elon being a commie.
I certainly won't dispute that with one exception. The only thing is, up until this year thus far, that deal in no way did anything to keep this team competitive.
Until this season watson only played in 19 games and looked terrible doing it. The only season the Browns were actually competitive since watson was signed was in 2023 when they signed Flacco off his couch with 11 wins.
The other three seasons were 7 wins in 2022, 3 wins in 2024 and 5 wins in 2025.
Country music legend John Anderson died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Smithville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the age of 71.
You seem to forget that President Trump had split terms. Lot's happened between the two terms.
I also wonder why if he is ticked that Canada doesn't want to be the 51st state, why with the partial tariff and not on everything?
Seriously, I can't believe I am even having this discussion with you.
Timing is everything, As I mentioned. Trump came into this second term saying he wanted to make Canada the 51st state. That started this mess. I am convinced that was his way of Bullying or at least attempting to bully canada into a deal that was more favorable to us.. That almost never works with a strong country like Canada.
You can deny it if you wish, but it's real and it's there for all to see. Except you I guess.
The bowl games are just that. A bowl game. Everyone knows these schools have no chance of winning a national title which is why they aren't in the tournament.
It accomplishes exactly what you described.......
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It gives a showcase to a small school that may have otherwise not had a chance to show it.
And it does so without promoting some absurd claim that these teams are worthy of competing for or are vying for a national championship.
On one hand with these bowl games nobody is trying to fool, convince or con anyone into thinking those teams have a shot to win a national championship. On the other hand they are.
Now before we go any further, I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else that I'm right and you're wrong. What is happening is we are looking at the exact same situation and coming to entirely different conclusions and are presenting our case to each other. It's never anything personal to me.
