I think the reality is that Julius might *not* be good enough to be the #2 option on a championship team. But neither are Jaden or Naz (currently...either could be in the future with another leap that shouldn't be priced in)

I think the main issue is that people grade on curves implicitly, which benefits players a bit down the pecking order (Jaden, Naz) and hurts others (Rudy, Julius).

Julius is expected to be the reliable #2 option on offense, and so when he doesn't deliver, it feels more brutal

I don't know if this is actually true in either 2009 or 2021, also. Biden significantly engaged with the institutional Left (labor, think tanks, progressive caucus) in his term and signature agendas.

These guys simply love groveling like little piggies at the feet of daddy Trump and we should never, ever let them forget it. They have to wear this one forever and we have to make it stick.

I only hope our nattering class of Democratic do-nothings discover their error when they are swept away by Americans who prefer a course of action and consequence, instead of discovering it at the point of a bullet fired by Trump’s lawless fascist goons.

I’m so proud of our seven foot tall French son. Tearing up with pride

Also, i have spoken to many folks in the cities this past week who have felt gaslit by national media. This is starting to change in the last few days and folks like @whstancil.bsky.social are helping with that.

Acting like he’s chasing clout by posting accurately and doing activism is fucked up

I have growing contempt for faux leftists more concerned with “owning” you than actually engaging with the reality that an American city is being occupied by fascist thugs.

This is the time for solidarity. Us in the twin cities get this. A lot of folks online really don’t.

It has been uncharacteristically warm in the cities since last week, hence all the videos of ICE officers falling—usually it stays below freezing so it was atypical to have so much melt and refreeze.

When it hits -6F, I’m interested to see how they fare compared to the average Minnesotan

Getting whiplash from your pro vs anti-Julius trade takes game to game lol

Never been more sure of a wolves loss in my life

To be fair this is how the GOP operates. I think centrists are engaged in wishful thinking that the Dem coalition would operate like the GOP and the GOP would have as much good faith as they do