Day: September 11, 2025

Honestly, this post should have fallen on 187, as it is about the death of a political player. Yesterday Charlie Kirk was assassinated. I want to start by saying that I see no place in public discourse for physical violence. That being said, the way this is being spun and ultimately the threats being made by our President are not helping matters. In fact, what is being done as a result of this or what is being suggested in the very least by those with power is nothing short of a gag rule on political discourse from the so-called left.

Trump argued that he would go-after groups that shout down right-wing speakers and compare them to Nazis. He argued that doing so is promoting violence against the right. In short he’s trying to stop what people say about the right because the comments are divisive and derisive. So… what about what is said about the left? What about the violence that is foisted on those groups. Pelosi’s husband gets beaten near death by someone who doesn’t like her politics and they sweep it under the rug with a giggle. A right-wing activist gets got and he gets the medal of freedom posthumously?

This is America.

We aren’t a serious country anymore. What we are is a country that is becoming increasingly polarized through the aid of technology and the isolation that it brings. We weren’t one America before Obama and since then there has been a rise of people trying to take us backwards to a moment where they lived in the comfort of faces that looked like theirs and the ‘other’ was still the ‘other’ and not part of a larger melting pot that, honestly, nobody ever seems to have wanted.

We cannot ignore the fact that we live in a country founded on these divisions and that we’ve relied on some version of the other and some version of the haves and have-nots to keep a relatively small group of people in power. We’ve long relied on these tricks and, again honestly, on the stupidity and the financial weakness of the masses to keep this whole thing going.

Now we are working to change the rules and reinforce keeping this shrinking group in power and doing so by tagging on those on the fringes of these rising minority groups who are looking to be seen and be accepted by a majority that is growing ever smaller and weaker. I wish I had time to say more….

First Waiver of the fantasy season! I’m already 0-1 in both leagues with draft scores that indicate 2 wins is the best I can hope for. That’s okay. I like being the underdog. I like it right up to the point that I win the ‘ship. I expect to be in contention for that honor in each of the leagues. If not for a ferocious fourth by Josh Allen, I would’ve been 1-0 in one league. Of course, I can wish all I want. Just win, baby. That is the thing I must do. Can I turn it around this week? I don’t know. I have the players in one of the leagues (which I failed to start and started the worst possible players).

This is a big week for both fantasy and real FB for me. On the fantasy front, I need to win, because losing would move me to 0-2 and in these leagues that is really tough to come back from. In the 8 person it should be easier as It looks like my team is considerably better. In the larger money league, I have almost no room to find better players. I’ve already hit the waiver wire to replace some scrubs (X. Leggette) but struck out. Hopefully there is a chance later in the season or the kid actually gets good.

In RL, the UNC Bears go to South Dakota against a very very strong running team. They need the win to show themselves they are legit. A win against a ranked team is a big step. Even a close loss will have them feeling like they can do this. I want the win. So does the High School team after losing to a team they are better than. A loss this week would crush their spirit moving forward. They don’t just need a win, but a blowout. They need to show who they are.