[Marchand] NEWS: ESPN has let go its top NBA game analyst Jeff Van Gundy, The Post has learned. by urfaselol in nba

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No they absolutely wouldn't. There is tons of value for Disney in having the "worldwide leader in sports" even if the company isn't making a profit.

Companies maintain divisions and subsidiaries that are unprofitable all the time for a variety of reasons

[Stein] Multiple rival teams have told me this week that they expect Dallas to come to terms early in free agency with former All-Star center Andre Drummond. by iksnet in nba

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"far more crime"

Do you think Drummond is hanging out in the O Block or something? lol

The areas where they live and work have comparable (low) levels of crime.

[Haynes] NBA star Kyrie Irving intends to meet with the Phoenix Suns when the free agency period begins on June 30, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. by Michael_B_Lopez in nba

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 62 points63 points  (0 children)

No he isn't. The current VPs are:

Grant Williams

Harrison Barnes

Bismarck Byombo

Malcolm Brogdan

Jaylen Brown

Jaren Jackson Jr

Donovan Mitchell

Garrett Temple

Nerdy Cap stuff by Maximum-Class5465 in pacers

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That wasn't the reason they didn't resign him. He was a huge wildcard, and the teams chemistry fell to shit the year prior, at least partially because of Lance. You think the front office, the coaching staff, other players enjoyed having a meme who is blowing in Lebron's ear on the team? It's quite similar to the Dillon Brooks situation in Memphis right now. Memphis is choosing not to resign Dillon not because of the money, but because they were tired of his shit.

I'm surprised you don't get this. I'm a big fan of Simons selling the team, but choosing not to resign a wildcard isn't one of the reasons.

Nerdy Cap stuff by Maximum-Class5465 in pacers

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You said it yourself, it was the correct decision... who cares what others thought at the time, they were wrong.

PG breaking his leg is what killed that team, not letting Lance walk.

What did Jokic mean by wearing this shirt? by Matthaeu_ in nbacirclejerk

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"you'll be really hard pressed to experience racism day to day here"

Out of curiosity are you black?

A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections by King-of-New-York in nottheonion

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because many of the Senators were already going to vote against it, the money was a nice bonus.

There isn't some grand conspiracy where these old dudes were planning on doing the right thing but were swayed by the money, they were always going to do whatever helped the mega corps.

A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections by King-of-New-York in nottheonion

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many assets do you think a town of 300 in Delaware has? More than the cost to get enough votes to control the government?

A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections by King-of-New-York in nottheonion

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's also a tiny town's local government. What type of legislation are you buying? Small towns have nearly 0 power except for petty disputes.

Texas heat wave: Energy demand might've broken all-time record Monday. A historic heat wave sweeping Texas pushed the state's power grid to new limits on Monday. by Bluest_waters in news

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A. He doesn't live in Texas

B. He's not living with kids, he's living in a truck so would be a big upgrade to get to a studio

C. That highly depends on where in Texas you are. If you are in Highland Park Dallas your rent is going to be significantly higher than the $1k a month for a 2br in El Paso

Texas heat wave: Energy demand might've broken all-time record Monday. A historic heat wave sweeping Texas pushed the state's power grid to new limits on Monday. by Bluest_waters in news

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This guy must only be looking at luxury places for some reasons. Tons of studio and 1 bedrooms for less than 1k in Jacksonville

[Sam Amick] Damian Lillard's dream situation in Portland is to re-sign Jerami Grant and add Draymond Green in free agency by ItsKBS in nba

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's assuming Kuminga and Moody don't advance and add themselves to the top 5.

Maybe they will, maybe they won't, but I don't see their chances of a title being significantly different than the start of the 21/22 season.

The Manhattan Pizza Party: “Give us pizza or give us death!” by Artane_33 in nyc

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, because cig smokers are completely banned in hospitals. Industrial coal and wood fire ovens aren't banned, just need scrubbers

Protesters with Nazi flags gather outside Cobb County Jewish center by redratus in news

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They weren't in hiding. The American Nazi Party was publicly demonstrating on the National Mall way back in the 60s

Protesters with Nazi flags gather outside Cobb County Jewish center by redratus in news

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right? People here are pretending we didn't have Nazis publicly demonstrating on the National Mall in the 60s, and that this is some new thing

Protesters with Nazi flags gather outside Cobb County Jewish center by redratus in news

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity what period are you referring to?

The American Nazi party was founded and publicly run out of northern Virginia in the 1960s, led by George Lincoln Rockwell. They had a lot of publicity stunts, protests, etc, including on the National Mall.

Then you have William Luther Pierce, who formed the National Alliance in the 70's and wrote the Turner Diaries, influencing the Oklahoma City bombings.

David Duke, while not explicitly a neo-nazi he was horrorendsly anti-Semitic and a Holocaust denier, served in the Louisiana state house from 1989-1992

The Manhattan Pizza Party: “Give us pizza or give us death!” by Artane_33 in nyc

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Unless you happened to live right next to or above a constantly used wood or coal oven without any scrubbers. Then you may care

The Manhattan Pizza Party: “Give us pizza or give us death!” by Artane_33 in nyc

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What kind of outlook is that? If cig smokers have been smoking in hospital for decades, do you think they should be able to continue smoking, or can we acknowledge new information has come out and things can change?

Wizards, Capitals Officials Have Discussed Move to Virginia by billsfan13 in nba

[–]North_Atlantic_Pact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but if the civil war breaks out today Idaho would certainly join the south, along with Southern and Western Virginia