A Bathroom Full of Secrets – Offseason Sunday Open Thread

I am still shaken over a couple of things about the indictment against Trump for keeping, stealing, and hiding intelligence documents on U.S. nukes and other countries’ military capabilities. Although “hiding” might be giving too much credit to Trump. Those confidential papers were kept in open boxes stacked around a bathroom, or sharing stage space with cover bands doing soundchecks. None of that bothers me; that carelessness, plus lying to government officials who obviously knew 45 had the records, is classic Trump.

What shook me is the open and calm discussion about an accused going through Presidential elections. The thinking goes: if Trump becomes a felon, and wins, he can just pardon himself. Easy peasy! You know what? [snickers] That scenario would be a sign of  [heh] a healthy democrac—

But seriously, this is the stuff of banana / Weimar republics. The narrative goes: oppressor jails opposition leaders—BUT, when crackdowns start to wear on influential folks, elections are called. In the Trump context it’s different, because elections occur at a constitutionally set date. But the effect is the same. Electing someone accused, or jailed, is democracy at its fullest. Not democracy at its best, but revealing the brute force of electioneering and propaganda. This is the XXIth Century: Influencers > Poli Sci majors.

NFL NEWS

-The investment arm of the 49ers bought the just relegated Leeds United fútbol club of Englen. The Niners had a stake in the club since 2018 but just became full owners after buying out bla bla bla. Leeds, of course, rose to the EPL under—

coach Marcelo Bielsa. Then Leeds fired Bielsa, so both Leeds and Yorks can get bent. In the meantime, I will remain in the delirious stupor over Bielsa being the new manager of the Uruguay national team. Last year, Pep Guardiola deemed Bielsa the best fútbol manager. What an endorsement—especially when Bielsa’s most famous nickname is El Loco.

 –Calvin Johnson attended Detroit Lions team activities last week, which is slightly more surprising than Abe Lincoln showing up to RNC headquarters. Megatron said he was helping 2^nd year Lions WR Jameson Williams, who missed 11 games in his rookie year for an ACL injury suffered in the college final.

-Turning to hardcore NFL news, I saw Tom Brady at today’s French Open final, rubbing elbows with Djokovic’s camp. Vibe:

-Noted NFL commentator Ted Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber, died yesterday at 81. Kaczynski was a mathematics PhD and the 1996 Hermit of the Year (source: Better Shacks & Hovels). Kaczynski notoriously picked the Broncos to win Owl L against the Carolina Panthers:

At every single level “socialization” is the conforming of thought and action to a set of rules that are presented as having a shared purpose. A fallacy lies at its heart: these are not common values, but discrete edicts set about by a few powerful, enforced by most, and geared to extinguish our natural abilities and ends. Von Miller and Aqib Talib do not abide by such artificial constraints, and Wade Phillips ensures that the former will continue to ignore them, while guiding Talib to overcome his occasional f*ckheadedness. Ironically, NFL “Playoff Rules” also nourish the Broncos’ secondary natural instincts, as those DBs get handsier than a pat down after rec time.

Kaczynski was infamous for sending letter bombs that killed three and wounded dozens.

In his post-terrorist career, at the Colorado Supermax, Kaczynski set aside anti-technology agitprop and became an accomplished bridge player–also teaching the game to Timothy McVeigh. A bond between both developed, despite the abysmal difference in children killed by each. Kaczynski cited the day of McVeigh’s execution as the second saddest day of his imprisonment. (The first being when the Tampa Bay Bucs fired Jon Gruden as head coach.) Ted Kaczynski is survived by his glee over Covid-19, his distaste for the 17-game NFL season, and a bunch of other recordings or writings yet to be published on account of topicality.

SPROTS TOMITE

All times Central

Grandes Ligas

As always, slur free.

Medias Rojas (Bello) @ Y*nk*s (Schmidt) – 6:00

TOP FLIGHT FUTBOL

Bolivia

Oriente Petrolero hosts Libertad Gran Mamoré – 6:30

Per Wiki P, Libertad Gran Mamoré is on its first season in the top of the Bolivian fútbol pyramid. Which is good! But was founded by brothers who wanted to own a Christian fútbol club.

Colombia

Boyacá Chicó hosts Millonarios – 6:30

Ecuador

Orense hosts Independiente del Valle – 6:00

Estados Unidos

Portland Timbers hosts FC Dallas – 9:00

Perú

Sport Huancayo hosts Universitario – 6:00

FINALLY,

I cannot see the U.S. giving Trump much electoral capital after Trump gave the intelligence community the finger, bigly, again. This time AS A CIVILIAN, a point the not-insane partisans will eventually consider. Yeah, I think that can happen. Failing that, money prevails, and Trump has already shafted plenty of business associates. Remember that when hope fades, because it even got Dan Snyder kicked out off Roger Goodells’s NFL.

Eventually, but still!