Random thought about Kirk's killer

It hit me in the shower that he told his father that he did it because he had eliminated a fake MAGA anticipating that his father would praise him and be impressed.

MAGA family... kids drifted to Fuentes style MAGAworld and the son thinks this will gain the approval and respect of his father. But father is appalled because he is only Nazi-light...all the hatred and racism but doesn't want to admit he's a Nazi. So dad turns him in.

I've known a lot of Mormon kids who did crazy shit to try to win the respect and love of their cold fathers.

Curious if anyone else has drifted there.

Shut them up at the car repair...

Idiot manager of my father in law's preferred car repair brought up the asshat and what a tragedy it was.

I just said. "Well the shooter was apparently a fan of Fuentes, the neoNazi. You should probably be angry with Fuentes rolling people up about Kirk.'

That shut the Nazi sympathizer up.

Trey Hendrickson contract dispute...so simple solution

Signing bonus today: $55 million
This year salary: 5 million
Next year salary: 5 million Guaranteed as roster
$5 million as salary
bonus on March 1st to split the salary cap hit
Third year not guaranteed: 37.5 million

That's 3 years with essentially 70 million Guaranteed in the first two years

Total contract value 107.5 million. Averages 36.5 million a year.
Cap hit first year is essentially 21 million. Leaves the Bengals money to get a guard and handle injuries. You could make it more cap friendly by making bonus $53 million and $2 million this year.

Pretty simple.

No one got guaranteed money beyond age 31. Not even Watt.

Pixel 6a class action lawsuit question

Wondering if anyone here on DU knows if a class action lawsuit has started over the Pixel 6a battery problem and bait and switch solution?

Short version. Google Pixel 6a had a software update that basically made battery life so short and risk overheating to make it useless.

They offered money as a check or a slightly larger amount of you bought through the Google store. People that I know all seem to have been rejected for the cash and approved if the bought through the Google store.

I had three 6a in the family. Bought new phones through the carrier because they were cheaper than Google store and had all three claim rejected.

Seems this happened to other people on the web as well.

"Maxwell answered all questions asked" per ABC... let's predict what they were

1. Will you be willing to say that tRump did not rape little girls?
2. Will you say that under oath?
3. Will you immediately fly to a non extradition country and disappear after your pardon?
4. Do you understand that if you ever talk about what really happened, release any videos, etc that you will drink a polonium cocktail and all the money in your family will be taken and given to tRump?

Pretty much covers all they were going to ask.

Please add what you think the assistant AG asked her.

Epstein -- forget the recent stuff. I want to see the buried stuff from the plea bargain

The materials from before he got caught the first time will be ALL the pedophile rapists.

The more recent stuff is just the really stupid ones.

I have always thought that the hedge fund was a money laundering way to blackmail the rich and famous. Early use of the hedge fund managed by a guy with no real competency for that work screams blackmail to me.

I want the videos, financial records including the percentage cut Epstein got for the hedge fund, etc from the 'way back coverup.'

Oh the recent stuff...there had to be blackmail videos and photos. Financial receipts, etc.

But the really large dark list will be the one that got the prosecutor who gave a sweet plea deal to move up instead of down in power to a filthy rapist and sex trafficker.

Bitching about hotels

Why is it that corporate bookers ALWAYS put me in 'fancy' big name hotels with no refrigerator or microwave?

I would rather have a 'lesser' hotel with a way to keep a soda cold and reheat by leftovers from the restaurant.

Seriously, this hotel is literally more than double what I paid for a hotel one mile away that had breakfast included with a fridge for my caffeine fix and a microwave.

Not fiscally responsible with the department budget and not what I want. I wish they would always let me book for myself. I would get what I want and save the company hundreds of dollars on a 3 day stay.

Saw a basson post and thought..two fun songs by rocky bassoon

Shemar Stewart and guaranteed money for NFL rookies

First remember that 1/2 or more of all first round picks are basically busts or such underachievers compared to the draft slot and money paid them in the first four years of the contract. Sometimes it is play. Sometimes it is off the field stuff. The Bengals want to remove guaranteed money for off the field issues.

Based on what is being leaked by both sides -- here is what the Bengals are demanding in the contract with Shemar Stewart

They want to be able to void the guaranteed money in the rookie deal if he...
1) Violates the league drug policy (cocaine, etc.)
2) Violated the PED policy (steroids etc)
3) Violates the league conduct policy and is put on the commissioner exempt list (gets arrested for a felony, video of domestic violence are the most common reason players have ended up on that list)

Unclear if they want a more broad "morals clause" or "conduct detrimental to the team" based on conflicting leaks/insider info from both sides.

I think most fans would say that #1-3 should allow a club to get out from under the guaranteed money. If a player would rather do drugs, get caught taking steroids, or engage in felony behaviors, then perhaps their ought to be economic consequences.

What I am wondering, is why this draft pick? Why now? Besides the complete lack of production in college as red flag, what do they know that they want this language that they did not seek out for the many first round draft busts they have had along the offensive and defensive line in the last 15 years since they drafted Eric Zeitler? If they were this concerned why would you draft a player who only had 4.5 sacks total in college in the first round?

Would the Bengals be winning the PR battle if they just said -- we want #1-3 as part of standard rookie contract? The Bengals and other teams have included this kind of language for free agents.

The league went to a rookie salary cap because of how much money was being absolutely wasted on guys with no track record who washed out.

DU Jury question

What are you supposed to do if you think a post likely should be banned, but it doesn't break the rule it was flagged for?

The "doesn't anyone want to impress Jodie Foster anymore" doesn't attack it flame a member of the DU community; however, it is advocating violence.

Not sure if this is the correct forum. But would like feedback on what to do in the future.