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NY Jets Discord 3 Round Mock

Hello,
We did a pre-FA mock draft in the Jets discord with 32 members GMing for the various teams. Some of the GMs provided explanations below on their thought process for the picks. Sheets link
1) Jacksonville (Gmoney): QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson #16
I pick Trevor because we needed a qb and Trevor is a generational talented qb
 
2) NY Jets (stackingdollars): QB Zach Wilson, BYU #1
Both Fields and Wilson have great qualities but I think Wilson has the edge. The biggest advantage Wilson has is his anticipation. I think he would fit very well in the LaFleur offense and can become a franchise QB with the Jets.
 
TRADE: Miami gives 1.03 (3), Carolina gives 1.08 (8), 3.09 (73), 2022 CAR 1st
3) Carolina (cantstopthis): QB Justin Fields, OSU #1
Justin Fields is a highly talented prospect with all the tools to become a franchise guy. In Carolina, he can sit behind Teddy B and work with elite skill position players to truly hone in the skills to allow him to reach his full potential. Moving ahead of Atlanta was important because it allowed me to secure one of the top QBs in the class. Moving a future first and a third this year felt like great value because I was able to snag a QB I believe has elite potential in the nfl, while maintaining seconds which I can use to build around Fields.
 
4) Atlanta (jorjor): T Penei Sewell, Oregon #58
A very good tackle who I think is bpa rn. I don’t feel good taking Lance this early so I took the best player at the pick.
 
5) Cincinnati (Sliz): T Rashawn Slater, Northwestern #70
This is the worst case for Cinci, and they'll be kicking themselves for a meaningless late season win over Houston. OT1 Sewell was off the board, as were the top 3 QBs that could fetch decent tradeback value. While Chase has been a common mock, I think a Higgins/Boyd duo is easily complimented without spending this much capital to address it. With no trade back partner, Slater (OT1 on some boards) is a nice consolation. Slater will slot in as an immediate starter at tackle with versatility to slot inside should CIN address the tackle spot opposite Jonah Williams in FA.
 
6) Philadelphia (Salty): WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU #1
The Eagles are light in the weapons department. They haven't have a reliable receiver in years, and the negatives of that have shown their face the past 2 years, with Carson Wentz and Jalen Hurts struggling at times to move the ball because of the lack of Receivers. Justin Fields was off the board at 6 and I feel like Wentz or Hurts paired with such a dominant prospect at Receiver could work wonders. Chase is a unique blend of size, speed, and talent at the WR position. He has solid size at 6 foot and a bit over 200 pounds, with sure hands and really good route running. His 2019 season at LSU was incredible and he produced one of the best WR seasons of all time at the collegiate level. I have no doubt with his abilities that he will immediately be able to put up good numbers and improve the offense and passing game, giving the eagles a much needed extra dimension to their offense.
 
TRADE: Detroit gives 1.07 (7), 3.25 (89), San Francisco gives 1.12 (12), 2.11 (43)
7) San Francisco (Anc): QB Trey Lance, NDSU #5
Kyle Shanahan is too good of a coach to keep languishing with a mediocre Jimmy G who is only okay when he can stay healthy. Trey Lance is a boom/bust prospect with a TON of upside and a big learning curve. In this scenario, he has the opportunity to either sit and learn with a capable bridge QB, OR if Shanahan chooses kick start his career in the best system in the league at empowering QBs to be successful. Lance joins a loaded team that, despite having some deficiencies in the IOL and a few pieces potentially leaving in FA on the defense, is ready to compete for the division right now and can afford moving down in round 2 to try and secure the future face of the franchise at QB. If he works out, the Niners get to have the type of athletic and dynamic QB under center that Shanahan has never had.
 
8) Miami (tolgzz): WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama #8
Bringing Tua a much needed weapon and ex teammate.
 
9) Denver (paxton): CB Caleb Farley, Virginia #3
At this position with no QBs in consideration, I chose to address Denver's most obvious need, CB. Farley has an almost impossible blend of physical traits. Size, speed, fluidity. Farley to me projects as a shutdown corner who plays on WR1s on the outside. In a division with Tyreek Hill, Henry Ruggs and Keenan Allen, he's a perfect fit. While Surtain was in consideration, I dont think he can match the traits and athleticism and will struggle against speedy receivers in the AFC West. Farley's ceiling is too high to pass on here.
 
10) Dallas (spencerw): CB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama #2
With a depleted DB core and 6 S/CBs entering FA, CB is the biggest need for the Dallas Cowboys. Going for Surtain, a corner whose best fit is an outside man-coverage CB is a huge upgrade and can be a day 1 starter on the outside for the Cowboys. Surtain's length and athleticism creates a lock-down potential that can be extremely helpful for a defense lacking talent across all three levels.
 
TRADE: NY Giants give 1.11 (11), New Orleans gives 1.28 (28), 2022 NOR 1st
11) New Orleans (Misery): LB Micah Parsons, Penn St #11
 
12) Detroit (Zingy): T Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech #77
Detroit sucks, OT is the second most valuable position in the NFL, Darrisaw will be a really really good tackle in the NFL and has experience playing in the scheme Goff has played in his entire career. One of the first building blocks that will actually be on this team when they get a real QB in a year or two. Okudah and Darrisaw might be the only 2 on the roster in 5 years.
 
13) LA Chargers (run1609): CB Jaycee Horn, South Carolina #1
The Chargers have a pressing need at CB with Michael Davis entering free agency (I expect him to be retained) and CHJ/Casey Heyward on the wrong side of 30. He profiles as a lockdown man CB who new HC Brandon Staley hopes can approximate the role Jalen Ramsey played for him across town with the Rams.
 
TRADE: Minnesota gives 1.14 (14), 3.27 (91), Arizona gives 1.16 (16), 3.16 (80), 2022 ARI 2nd
14) Arizona (Brodie): TE Kyle Pitts, Florida #84
 
TRADE: New England gives 1.15 (15), 3.33 (97), 7.15 (241), Tampa Bay gives 1.31 (31), 2.31 (63), 3.31 (95), 2022 TAM 2nd
15) Tampa Bay (rgoing): EDGE Gregory Rousseau, Miami #15
Tampa is a perfect spot for GR. He can learn behind JPP and Barrett for a year or so and get more refined as a pass rusher. Rousseau is someone who I believe can play all across the DLIne and won’t have any pressure to start right away. At only 20 years old and equipped with excellent measurables and a high motor, the sky is the limit for him.
 
16) Minnesota (beezus): EDGE Kwity Paye, Michigan #19
With darrisaw and horn coming off the board at 12 and 13, the Vikings sought a trade back knowing there would be suitors hungry for one of waddle/pitts. The cardinals called and offered 1.16 and a 2022 2nd for the pick. We countered, adding in a pick swap of 91 and 80. Arizona obliged and it was a done deal.
At 16, it came down to paye, AVT, and Christian barmore. After seeing a trade with the football team fall through, the Vikings took the toolsy edge rusher from Michigan. Kwity Paye has the athletic tools and the build to become an elite pass rusher. His ceiling combined with Minnesota’s pedigree of developing defensive talent is a recipe for success for the Vikings.
 
17) Las Vegas (jmah): IDL Christian Barmore, Alabama #58
I’ve only watched Christian Barmore in the national championship game, but he should really help the Raiders trash defense.
 
18) Miami (tolgzz): LB Zaven Collins, Tulsa #23
With this pick Dolphins bring in a LB they plan to start from day 1. Collins brings with him size and power combined with his athleticism. He can defend the run, play the pass in coverage and even be used to rush the QB. Collins fills a spot of need for Dolphins and hopefully turns into a stud LB for them for years to come
 
19) Washington (klondike): QB Mac Jones, Alabama #10
Good fit. Lots of talent and running plays out of the backfield. Smart player, good game manager. Ideal fit for both parties. He can sit behind Alex Smith for however long.
 
20) Chicago (Mayor): WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama #17
With the Bears offense being eternally awful, Allen Robinson looking like a goner more and more and rookie WRs more frequently making plays fresh out of college picking up Waddle will hopefully jump start this offense with whatever vet QB the bears roll with in 2021
 
21) Indianapolis (Viddstuff): T Sam Cosmi, Texas #52
While the colts are lacking all over at offense, Costanzo retiring really put them in a tough spot. I could have gone WR here, but the colts offense can get creative with their weapons, and it was too early to overdraft the QB on the board. Cosmi would fit in well on the blindside and protect whoever starts at QB for a long time.
 
22) Tennessee (botlane): EDGE Azeez Ojulari, Georgia #13
Azeez Ojulari is an attempt to fix one of the biggest voids in the Tennessee Titans defense, the pass rush. Ojulari has a great get-off, a mixture of speed, bend and power which makes his kit very powerful to take even the most agile lineman off of their game. A great athlete with tremendous upside, Ojulari's explosion off the line is marvelous, paired with a great jab/stab, he is able to create space with his length. If you don't jam him at the line and initiate contact, he's got a solid enough technique that pairs with his athleticism. Ojulari has the intangibles to be a great pass-rusher in this league and if he keeps developing, that's right where he's headed.
 
23) NY Jets (stackingdollars): WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota #0
Entering this off-season the Jets are in need of a WR. Bateman has tremendous route running ability and great hands. Pairing this pick with QB Zach Wilson will help give the Jets offense the spark they are looking for.
 
24) Pittsburgh (Fireblast): QB Kyle Trask, Florida #11
Although this might be a bit of a reach, Steelers desperately need a qb and neither big benor dwayne haskins is it. The plan here would be to sign a FA guy, let trask sit behind him for a year, and then he takes the reigns. Trask with the right devolopment can probably be at least a decent enough starter I'd guess, not near where ben was in his prime, but very qbs are that good.
 
25) Jacksonville (Gmoney): T Alex Leatherwood, Alabama #70
 
TRADE: Cleveland gives 1.26 (26), Green Bay gives 1.29 (29), 3.29 (93)
26) Green Bay (herb): CB Asante Samuel Jr, FSU #13
So my reasoning for picking Samuel is the packers need someone to pair up with Jaire Alexander, Samuel was the best choice available and he can really bring a much needed CB2 to Green Bay.
 
27) Baltimore (oman): EDGE Jayson Oweh, Penn St #28
Ravens have Judon and McPhee hitting the open market, thus opening some obvious holes. I was looking WR initially but given how the draft played out so far I liked the edge options more. I like his athletic ability in Winks scheme and he should be a good fit.
 
28) NY Giants (rubbersoul): WR Rondale Moore, Purdue #4
 
29) Cleveland (Huntington): EDGE Joe Tryon, Washington #9
Tryon is a tall, big, athletic edge who can play standing up or can be a traditional 4-3 DE. He can both drop back in coverage or rush the passer. He’s a 3-down player who can grow and complement Garrett. A very productive 2019 overshadowed by his opting out in 2020. Tryon is a high energy player with the size to defend the run though its an area he needs to improve. With Vernon both injured a free agent, Tryon will have a chance to start immediately.
 
30) Buffalo (AntRob): RB Najee Harris, Alabama #22
The Bills completely abandoned the run for large portions of last year and basically told Josh Allen to go win games by himself. The Bills need some juice in the backfield, I don't have confidence in Singletary or Moss being that guy for them, as evidenced by Daboll's playcalling.
Harris is the most well rounded back in this class and checks every box for me. What makes him valuable in addition to his frame and run + catch ability is his elusivity (wiggle...light, nimble feet) and his power. The blending of all these things together gives you a really upper class RB prospect that will finally be able to bring the Bills offense some multiplicity and balance in scheme.
 
31 New England (rgoing): LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame #6
The patriots fielded calls at the 15th spot, although there are questions surrounding the Quarterback position, New England ultimately felt a trade back with the Buccaneers was to the 31st pick was the best move.
New England does not draft for need in the first round, they draft for best available player. The Patriots drafted Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah out of the University of Notre Dame with the 31st pick. Although JOK is listed as a linebacker, New England isn't going to just utilize his talents there. JOK is the new breed of defender, his ability and versatility allows him to play different roles on defense the perfect type of player for the patriots.
 
TRADE: Kansas City gives 1.32 (32), Cincinnati gives 2.06 (38), 4.06 (110), 7.05 (231)
32) Cincinnati (Sliz): IOL Alijah Vera-Tucker
No matter what they do in FA, the value was too good to pass up here. With OL needy teams (MIA, NYJ) sitting ahead of the Bengals this trade up felt necessary to lock up a top guy. A 4th and a 7th (Bengals got a 7th back in the Dunlap trade) was a cheap price to pay to get there, while also picking up the 5th year option.
AVT projects as a solid OG that should be a consistent starter on an IOL that desperately needs a long-term piece. I feel AVT's an insanely safe pick to be productive, putting him a tier above the next group of guys each with their own question marks (medical or otherwise). Paired with Slater in rd 1 and a healthy Jonah Williams, CIN now has several young cornerstone pieces to protect and grow with Joe Burrow and open lanes for Mixon. AVT has positional versatility, allowing the Bengals the chance to let guys compete for multiple spots and see what lineup works the best. This is a make or break year for Taylor. This is a franchise that needs to protect the future in Joe Burrow. Double dipping at OL helps both those facets.
 
33) Jacksonville (Gmoney): S Trevon Moehrig, TCU #7
 
34) NY Jets (stackingdollars): IOL Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma #56
NYJ’s OL was a huge improvement from 2019 but it still needs work especially in the middle. Creed offers versatility and a long term option at center. Connor McGovern would be able to play OG as he has experience there, or Creed can play OG as he has taken some snaps there during the senior bowl. Creed has quick hands and good size and can bring stability on the OL for years to come.
 
35) Atlanta (jorjor): CB Tyson Campbell, Georgia #3
 
36) Miami (tolgzz): S Andre Cisco, Syracuse #7
 
TRADES: Philadelphia gives 2.05 (37), Denver gives 2.08 (40), 4.09 (115), 2022 DEN 6th
37) Denver (Paxton): WR Kadarius Toney, Florida #1
I was shocked Toney fell this low, and after having tried to trade up multiple times before, I was finally able to make it work. I felt I needed to jump the chiefs so some might say I overpaid, but hey. Toney was IMO BPA, his evasiveness is unmatched in this class and he is a willing contested catcher. Toney is a perfect fit alongside Jeudy, Sutton and Hamler and will provide the Broncos with a true "weapon". While WR isnt close to the broncos most pressing need, this pick makes the broncos offence a lethal force.
 
38) Kansas City (teutonic): G Jalen Mayfield, Michigan #73
I tried trading up for the falling JOK but had no takers on my trade offers and when it got to my pick I felt comfortable with enough options that I elected to trade back for an extra 4th and 7th. Mayfield is a big man who I think will slot into a guard position at the next level, he's extremely strong and fits a need on the OL.  
TRADES: Carolina gives 2.07 (39), 2022 CAR 5th, Chicago gives 2.20 (52), 3.20 (84), 2022 CHI 4th
39) Chicago (Mayor): IOL Wyatt Davis, Ohio St #52
 
40) Philadelphia (Salty): EDGE Joseph Ossai, Texas #46
I originally had pick 37, and was looking at Ossai as well as other players like Nick Bolton as a possible selection. However, the Broncos came to me with a nice offer that netted me a current 4th and a 2022 6th while only moving back 3 spots. I acquired the 40th pick and used that on Ossai.
Ossai is a great pass rusher who is also talented in the run game. He was moved around a good amount in college before settling as an EDGE for the Texas Longhorns. He is big and fast, and can be moved around the D line. The Eagles run a 4-3 defense which Ossai can excel in, and he also works very well in other defensive packages. Putting Ossai on this already promising D Line with names like Derek Barnett, Brandon Graham, Josh Sweat, and most importantly Fletcher Cox could put this line back at the peaks they experienced in 2017, when their defense could take over and destroy the opposing offense.
 
41) Detroit (Zingy): EDGE Jaelan Phillips, Miami #15
 
42) NY Giants (rubbersoul): LB Nick Bolton, Missouri #32
 
43) Detroit (Zingy): WR Terrace Marshall, LSU #6
 
44) Dallas (spencerw): IDL Daviyon Nixon, Iowa #54
I'm once again addressing the putrid Dallas defense that gave up almost 30 points a game last season. Nixon can line up at the 3-tech as a 4-3 DT under Dan Quinn and can make an immediate impact on the inside as a power gap rusher and can help with one of the worst rush defenses in the league (almost 160 rush yards/game). I was hoping to grab Bolton here, but Nixon is a solid IDL that can shore up a huge hole in the Dallas defense on day 1. The Cowboys now have 2 young defensives pieces to begin rebuilding/rejuvenating a declining side of the ball.
 
45) Jacksonville (Gmoney): TE Pat Freiermuth, Penn St #87
 
46) New England (rgoing): T Jackson Carman, Clemson #79
The Patriots picked Clemson standout Jackson Carman. The Patriots are unsure if he will stay at Tackle or move to guard, what they do know is that they received a powerful and athletic player standing at 6’5 330. Carman is best known for his superb run, although he was able to neutralize DROY Chase Young in the 2019 CFP Playoffs last season. Carman fits perfectly for the Patriots offense as they are known for their smash mouth football, and play-action passing.
 
47) LA Chargers (run1609): IOL Trey Smith, Tennessee #73
This pick is contingent upon his medicals checking out (blood clots in lungs, 2018). Frankly, I'm not positive as to what a Joe Lombardi offense will look like, but I do know that Smith has what it takes to succeed at the next level. Very powerful, consistenly wins in a phone booth but has the requisite athleticism for his size to win in space too.
 
48) Las Vegas (jmah): EDGE Carlos Basham Jr, Wake Forest #9
Carlos Basham Jr.: I've seen PFF tweet about this guy before so I think he might be good. Raiders D line is already looking much improved with Barmore at 17 and now "Boogie" Basham at 48.
 
49) Arizona (Brodie): IDL Marvin Wilson, FSU #21
 
50) Miami (tolgzz): RB Travis Etienne, Clemson #9
 
51) Washington (klondike): T Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame #74
WFT desperately needs tackle. He has shown great strides in advancing his game. Not the most physically gifted player, but he plays smart football.
 
TRADE: Carolina gives 2.20 (52), LA Rams gives 2.25 (57), 6.25 (210), 2022 LAR 5th
52) LA Rams (prime): LB Dylan Moses, Alabama #32
The Rams are projected to be bottom-5 in cap space in both 2021 and 2022 once the Stafford trade goes through according to OTC, and they don’t have a first-round choice until 2024. Even worse, they have six starters projected to be UFAs this year (Reynolds, Blythe, Floyd, Ebukam, Johnson, Hill), and four next year (Corbett, Kiser, Young, Fuller). As a result, landing a future starter with this pick was crucial. I was willing to move up a little because of how important it was to land a future starter here. Moses had a dominant 2018 season before missing 2019 with a knee injury and rebounding in 2020, and I think he fits well as a 3-4 ILB replacement to either Micah Kiser or Kenny Young in 2022.
 
53) Tennessee (botlane): EDGE Jaylen Twyman, Pitt #97
 
54) Indianapolis (Viddstuff): EDGE Patrick Jones II, Pitt #91
 
55) Pittsburgh (Fireblast): RB Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis #19
Although the steelers have some other needs, RB I felt was a major one. James connor isn't the answer, and I think gainwell although only really playing 1 season fully can provide versatility in the backfield, as not only did he have almost 1500 yards on the ground, with an average of over 6 yds per carry, he also had just over 600 yds receiving. Overall, I think he can be a solid RB for the steelers, assuming their offensive line holds.
 
56) Seattle (Kdelgado): IOL Landon Dickerson, Alabama #69
 
57) Carolina (cantstopthis): CB Greg Newsome II, Northwestern #2
After the Chiefs took Jalen Mayfield, I was left in an awkward spot. I didn't feel too strongly about any of the guys on the board at 2.39. Luckily, the Chicago Bears came calling and I was able to regain some of the assets that were lost in the trade up for Justin Fields. At 2.52, I had a few guys on my board I was comfortable with and decided to trade back 5 spots, taking a chance that at least one of my guys would be there. Luckily, Newsome was still on the board.
Greg Newsome II has been rising on boards everywhere, and rightfully so. He has good ball skills to combine with solid athleticism as well as a nice frame that will help him to succeed at the next level. He also has good awareness as well as good instincts to help him out. Newsome will fit right in with the Carolina Panthers, who were among the leaders with their usage of cover 3 and zone.
 
58) Baltimore (oman): IOL Ben Cleveland, Georgia #74
 
59) Cleveland (Huntington): S Richie Grant, UCF #27
Grant is tall, athletic, versatile player who can play both FS or SS and even nickel if necessary, though likely slots as aFS. A productive ball hawk, high motor player, and energetic tackler, the Senior Bowl star Grant has the makings to be a fan favorite in Cleveland for years to come.
 
60) New Orleans (Misery): WR Elijah Moore, Ole Miss #8
 
61) Buffalo (Antrob): IDL Levi Onwuzurike, Washington #95
One of the more glossed over storylines of the Bills 2020 season was their defensive regression. They lost a lot of talent in their front 7 to FA. This pick attempts to replenish the young talent in that area. Levi is quickly becoming a big riser in the draft as more people familiarize themselves w/ his 2019 film. He's a really talented defensive lineman who has the ability to develop into a potential every down force. He has a matured frame and plays with an explosiveness that jumps off on tape. In addition to his physical tools, he is also pretty advanced from a technical perspective as well, as he knows how to use his hands and understands the importance of filling space and occupying gaps. To me, in a relatively weak IDL class, he's one of the few prospects who could become something worth noting at the next level, mainly due to how well rounded he is. His natural athleticism, burst, quickness and get-off coupled with his technical refinements (hands, leverage, body control) give me confidence that he can effect the QB consistently in the passing game. Whereas his strength, quickness, instincts, length and leverage make me optimistic he can be good against the run in time as well.
 
62) Green Bay (herb): WR Amon-Ra St Brown, USC #8
 
TRADE: New England gives 2.31 (63), Philadelphia gives 3.06 (70), 4.09 (113), 2022 PHI 5th
63) Philadelphia (Salty): CB Eric Stokes, Georgia #27
I originally had the 70th overall pick in the draft, but I had not addressed one of the Eagles biggest needs yet in the draft; Cornerback. The Eagles have struggled with that position, and it has been a weak point of their defense the past few years. Greg Newsome II went a few picks before and I was getting worried that there wouldn't be a quality Corner available at my pick. Because of this fear, I traded up to pick 63. Admittedly, I overpaid. I gave up pick 70, the 4th round pick I got from the Broncos trade back, as well as a 2022 5th for pick 63, to the Patriots. This was an overpay, yet one with a reason, as it was used to secure a good Corner for the team.
Eric Stokes is a good Corner prospect who can be a day 1 starter who develops into a impact player for the Eagles. He is on the taller side at 6'1", and can play both man and zone well. He has some ball skill issues and you might see him not making some easy interceptions at the next level and can clean his technique up some, but hes a good prospect that is a bit of a steal at the end of the second round. With Stokes on the team the secondary will improve and might finally have some promise.
 
64) Kansas City (teutonic): LB Chazz Surratt, UNC #21
A converted QB, Surratt is another very toolsy player for the chiefs. I like the speed he plays with and he fits the mold of the 'modern' LB. He has a lot of work to do still but I think with the right coaching he can realize his potential.  
65) Jacksonville (Gmoney): CB Shaun Wade, Ohio St #24
 
66) NY Jets (stackingdollars): CB Elijah Moldin, Washington #3
Jets lack CB depth and arguably their best CB, Brian Poole, is a FA this year. Molden has great instincts, but is a little undersized, and can play ideally as a nickel CB. He thrives in zone coverage and is solid in run support. Molden can be a starter from day 1 and grow into the Saleh defensive system.
 
67) Houston (Kdelgado): T Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma St #73
 
68) Atlanta (jorjor): EDGE Quincy Roche, Miami #2
The falcons suck at edge and Quincy Roche is my favorite edge rusher available.
 
69) Cincinnati (Sliz): IDL Jay Tufele, USC #78
With Geno Atkins aging out a bit, and a potential cap casualty either this year or next, it was hard to pass on the top rated player on my board by a large margin (second time a USC player has slipped to my range). Tufele is a dominant player at the 3T with versatility to take snaps along the interior as needed. He offers value on all 3 downs, and gives a stud to slot in beside DJ Reader longterm. With the run on CBs and Edge players prior to our pick, Bengals take another pick to build the trenches.
 
70) New England (rgoing): IOL Quinn Meinerz, UW-Whitewater #77
Senior Bowl standout Quinn Meinerz gets selected, not many know about Wisconsin Whitewater since it is a D3 school. Meinerz impressed and dominated at the Senior Bowl, some scouts had him rising into the top 100 even the top 50 for best available players. Questions always rise when drafting a player at a lower level, I think the Senior Bowl eliminated any of those speculations for Mr. Meinerz. The Patriots love the value they have received with their pick!
 
71) Denver (paxton): LB Charles Snowden, Virginia #11
I was scared the patriots would pick him. Really good fit for their...ahem….organizational philosophy. Anyways, Maybe this is a bit of a reach, but it’s impossible for me to pass on Snowden. You can't teach his physical tools. A 6’7 defender who can play all over the front 7, paired with Vic Fangio? This is a bit of a risk, but its at a position of need for the Broncos and I believe his tools, ceiling and football IQ make it a risk worth taking.
 
72) Detroit (Zingy): S Jevon Holland, Oregon #8
 
73) Miami (tolgzz): WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma St #2
Miami selects WR Tylan Wallace to add yet another weapon for their QB they decided to stick with Tua. Tylan they feel slipped to their laps in this draft and believe he cant be a very solid weapon with good upside that has been overshadowed by an elite WR class.
 
74) Washington (klondike): CB Aaron Robinson, UCF #31
 
75) Dallas (spencerw): CB Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse #23
I go defense for the third time in as many picks, I was hoping for an OT (not big on Radnunz) but none really fell the way I wanted, this is the second CB drafted but I see Ifeatu excelling way more as a S in the next level, this fills another hole Day 1 IMO and cleans up the secondary.
 
TRADE: NY Giants give 3.12 (76), New England gives 3.31 (95), 4.15 (120)
76) New England (rgoing): WR D'Wayne Eskridge, W Michigan #1
Patriots selected speedy receiver D’Wayne Eskridge out Western Michigan University. There were many questions why the Patriots waited to take a receiver until the 76th pick in the draft, Eskridge was the reason why! The former track star runs a (4.3 – 4.4) 40yd, putting him up as one of the fastest WR in the draft. There were a bunch of questions about the low level competition in the MAC, but D’Wayne showed he can go up against some of the best at the Senior Bowl this year. The idea is that D’Wayne can come in and be a starter day 1 on special teams returning kicks as well as a slot receiver.
 
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78) LA Chargers (run1609): T Dillon Radunz, NDSU #73
Was ecstatic to see Radunz at this pick. Has been training with the recently-retired Joe Staley all year and it showed at the Senior Bowl last week, where he was named OL of the week by his peers. The Chargers have no long-term pieces at OT and a ROTY that needs protecting. Radunz fits the bill perfectly.
 
79) Minnesota (beezus): S Hamsah Nasirildeen, FSU #23
 
80) Minnesota (beezus): IOL Josh Myers, Ohio St #71
At the top of the third round, the Vikings had 4 players they were targeting: jay tufele, Jevon Holland, Dillon radunz, and hamsah nasirildeen. Three of the four were gone by the time our picks came around, three out of the four were gone (whoever took Dillon radunz is a stupid dumb idiot head). After taking nasirildeen at 79, it came down to Myers and walker little. The Vikings ultimately went with Myers at 80, shying away from Little’s injury history. Myers offers a strong run blocking profile coming out of the gate, but is admittedly a work in progress in the pass game. Regardless, an upgrade over Dakota “turnstyle” dozier was needed, and Myers should be a day one improvement.
 
81) Las Vegas (jmah): S Paris Ford, Pitt #12
I searched Paris Ford on YouTube and he has a highlight vid with almost a million views. That’s a steal in the 3rd round.
 
82) Miami (tolgzz): IDL Tyler Shelvin, LSU #72
The Pick is In. Dolphins select IDL Tyler Shelvin, LSU. Miami adds a true nose tackle in Shelvin adding to their DL to help stop against the run. With Miami's plan to rotate DL Shelvin will be in during running downs where the Dolphins lack run stoppers on the DL.
 
83) Washington (klondike): RB Demetric Felton, UCLA #10
 
84) Carolina (cantstopthis): T Walker Little, Stanford #72
Little is a high upside prospect who has the potential to be one of the better tackles in this draft. With great size and length, Little is able to eliminate defenders from the play. He also has solid athleticism and can play in multiple schemes. With the Panthers oline being up in the air right now, it was important to take a guy who could protect Fields blindside.
 
TRADE: Indianapolis gives 3.21 (85), Cleveland gives 3.28 (92), 6.27 (212)
85) Cleveland (Huntington): S Keith Taylor, Washington #27
Taylor is a tall cornerback who isn’t afraid to tackle ball carriers or receivers. A senior, he’s athletic and has experience playing both man and zone coverage. Can stay with most receivers but will get burnt by speedsters one on one. Lack of any collegiate interceptions is concerning, but his size and coverage skills will earn him a role in any NFL secondary.
 
86) Tennessee (botlane): IDL Tedarrell Slaton, Florida #56
 
87) NY Jets (stackingdollars): LB Cameron McGrone, Michigan #44
The Jets LB group has a few question marks. CJ Mosley has pretty much had 2 years off from football, Neville Hewitt is a free agent, and Blake Cashman can’t stay healthy. McGrone can be a three down LB adding some depth and becoming a starter.
 
88) Pittsburgh (Fireblast): IOL Deonte Brown, Alabama #65
An absolutely huge frame at 6'4 350lbs, I believe Brown can be a solid Guard in the nfl, his size means that he can be a force both in pass and run blocking, and I think overall he can be a big peice of that aging O-line, perhaps replacing one of their current guards within the next year or 2.
 
89) San Francisco (Anc): EDGE Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt #10
Niners get good value here as Odeyingbo falls to them at 89. With a number of players departing in FA or victims of potential cuts across the DL, SF targets a versatile player who lined up both as a 3T and on the EDGE productively. Odeyingbo has great length which he knows how to use to his advantage to control his opponents, and has a high ceiling as a pass rusher. He has a strong club move and uses his athleticism to quickly close out on QBs once he gets free. Needs work to refine his pass rush attack, as the most common reps involve him relying on his length and burst. Against the run he has a lot of work to do, especially on the interior where his subpar pad level can get him blown up too often. Does do a good job at setting the edge. Overall, Odeyingbo is something of a project which isn't the best fit for the Niner's timeline but we didn't want to pass on good value at a position group of need.
 
90) Cleveland (Huntington): WR Dyami Brown, UNC #2
Tall, vertical receiver who had a highly productive collegiate career. Athletic with a great burst, he can get down the field and go after deep balls. An energetic blocker and able ball carrier, he’s a potential 3 down WR if he works on his release and route tree. Can contribute immediately and has starting WR potential.
 
91) Arizona (Brodie): CB Shakur Brown, Michigan St #29
 
92) Indianapolis (Viddstuff): WR Marlon Williams, UCF #6
With questions surrounding TY Hilton’s return, I decided to take a WR who could fill in in case TY leaves. While not a traditional slot Wr, Williams provides skill over the middle as a big slot wr, and will be a good target for any QB. He should get snaps early as a rookie.
 
93) Cleveland (Huntington): LB Jabril Cox, LSU #19
Tall, agile LB with superb coverage skills. A natural 4-3 OLB who fits the Browns scheme very well. Has the ability to cover TE or RB and has tremendous range and motor. Needs to learn how to take on and disengage blocks, but has the makings of a 3 down OLB who can do it all.  
94) Buffalo (Antrob): T Spencer Brown, N Iowa #76
After having a really good season Daryl Williams is set to hit FA. I think the Bills should prioritize re-signing him, but even at his best I wouldn't view him as a long term solution at RT. Spencer Brown is an interesting prospect who's recently gotten more attention after having a really nice week at the Senior Bowl. Standing at 6'8" he offers unique length and size at the Tackle position. He also has good mobility and a light, nimble lower half in which he still has the opportunity to fill out to really solidify his anchor which is already pretty decent. He plays with the 'mean streak' that you always want to see out of your OL. And as a small school guy, dominated his competition which you always want to see, which he parlayed into solidifying himself as a guy in the Senior Bowl against legitimate rushers. The hope would be that he and Dion Dawkins can be the anchors on the Bills edges in regards to protecting Josh Allen and opening up running lanes for Najee Harris for the next decade.
 
95) NY Giants (rubbersoul): EDGE Hamilcar Rashed, Oregon St #9
 
96) Kansas City (teutonic): EDGE Payton Turner, Houston #98
Turner is another player with an ideal frame that is raw. He is a big edge player with some positional versatility that should be able to take over for Kpassgnon.  
97) Tampa Bay (EFS): IOL Aaron Banks, Notre Dame #69
At 6'6", 330 lbs, Aaron Banks is a dependable, well-rounded, G who also has some experience playing at T. He's a smart player who frequently reaches the second level and neutralizes oncoming defenders. In Tampa Bay, he'll serve as a backup to Ali Marpet and serve as a welcome depth piece.
 
98) LA Chargers (run1609): LB Baron Browning, Ohio St #5
 
99) New Orleans (Misery): CB Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina #24
 
100) Dallas (spencerw): TE Brevin Jordan, Miami #9
I went with a piece I think can be utilized anywhere on the field besides wideout, he lined up all over the place at miami and was used a lot in pass/run blocking and route running, I wanted to go OT at some point but the board never really fell the way I wanted to so I decided to go with a high utility weapon for them to use
 
101) Tennessee: WR Seth Williams, Auburn #18
 
102) LA Rams (prime): EDGE Joshua Kaindoh, FSU #13
Floyd and Ebukam are free agents in 2021, and given the Rams’ relatively poor standing with the salary cap, it may make sense to try to get edge rushers early in the draft. Kaindoh fits the athletic mold of Floyd, and he has the length to give tackles fits whilst he develops his pass-rush arsenal over the next couple seasons.
 
103) San Francisco (Anc): CB Paulson Adebo, Stanford #11
 
TRADE: LA Rams gives 3.39 (103), Minnesota gives 4.14 (119), 6.15 (201)
104) Minnesota (beezus): IDL Tommy Togiai, Ohio St #72
tommy togaia profiles as a player who can offer year one upside as a run defender at the three tech with potential to develop as a pass rusher. This past year he logged 24 pressures and three sacks for the Buckeyes, and could continue to grow as a pass rusher under the tutelage of MN’s exceptional defensive coaching
 
105) Baltimore (oman): WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis #10
 
106) Saints (misery): EDGE Rashad Weaver, Pitt #17
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Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration

February 04, 2021

Executive Order on Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration

Policy
Revocation, Rescission, and Reporting.
Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Allies
Steps to Improve the Efficacy, Integrity, Security, and Transparency of USRAP
Improving Performance
Climate Change and Migration
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A compilation of post-inauguration reactions from QAnon group chats

These are excerpts from a few private QAnon group chats that I observe. I originally posted these on the megathread. They're listed roughly in the order the comments were made, immediately following the inauguration ceremony and through the next day. I made significant effort to vet that these comments are not from trolls or bots. You can really see the narrative-building in action throughout these comments.
Pt. 1 (1/20 afternoon)
We’re are all the mass arrests? Oh my gosh I’ve wasted so much time in rabbit holes and nothing to show for it but making me look like a complete idiot. I am livid and sad today.
Aren't we supposed to have faith? I have a hard time believing that Sidney Powell and Gulliani have played their reputations on the line and General Flynn knows what comes next if they don't move. But remember, the military is in charge
Can’t believe all that never really listened or believed... pathetic behavior of so called patriots... giving up now means you never believed to begin with.. you hoped.
What if president Trump was part of it.... they tricked us
So I have listen to what was said and how this was a plan to take back our country and Trump would be our President and not Biden. So nothing has happened and Biden is President now. There was talk about the Military would take care of this and nothing is happening. I think that Q was BULLSHIT and hasn't been heard from for months. So we are ALL fucked and we will be labeled as traitors . Good luck with the Q BS
This is where we find the real patriots from the band wagon patriots. Faith. Have faith. hold the line
its not over until its over, waiting on the EBS, who is with me?
I refuse to believe that Trump would walk away and leave us with all these injustices. He knows of all their crimes. I’m sure there has to be some kind of military plan we don’t know about. I’m not gonna say hold the line but I am going to say pray.
Don't you all think this has been a way the ds kept Trump supporters and conservatives suppressed and away from standing up and worse to compile a list of all so called dissenters??
I have not lost hope.. I have followed a for more then 2 years.. will not lose faith.. even if arrests dont happen I will always have faith in the American Patriots in our country :flag_us::flag_us::purple_heart::purple_heart:
I never said I knew the layout for the day I only know the fight isn't over. DJT said the best is yet to come yesterday. I have faith. I am a true patriot. I will never run. I fear no evil.
I have one more ounce of hope. Mike pompeo came on to do his final address on national tv at exactly 1:21 yesterday.
I'm disappointed that codemonkeyz seems to have thrown in the towel and is working on "something" that he's going to try to sell, but i must be crazy....i still have faith! i've lost friendships, my own husband thinks i'm bonkers, so i'm dug in now. God wins, no matter what, so i'll continue to be kooky until it's the end
I have faith but now my husband has lost it threatening to live or just shoot his self
I'm willing to lay my life down for my children and grand children's freedom. But we've been lied to for so long. I can't be the only one answering texts right now from the ones who doubted us to begin with.
they are getting away arrest them now
People the military is in control now. It might take them a couple of months to get all the perps,but it's coming people, it's coming!!!
They are all in cars. Going to detention center?
Well this offically is my last day in the group i have followed this for over 3 years to be slapped in the face with the reality that i am crazy and this was all bullshit.
Look.. is Q a joke on us Patriots ? I think we are all Q.. a family of Q.. whether or not Q was created by Dems.. Q brought us Patriots all together.. helped us to find faith.. showed us we weren't alone.. gave us extended family.. if Dems created Q it backfired on them.. I for one am proud of my "family" :blush::flag_us::purple_heart:
I am not trying to be negative I still have the faith but as far as holding the line I don't know supposedly have Chinese military men sitting on the border of Canada and the United States and Mexico and the United States just waiting for buying to take office to infiltrate our country makes no sense to me I just never dreamed in a million years that all these people that we followed and believed would desert us the way they have no no nothing no communication what are we supposed to do let China come in and take a take over our country commonly in Harris's already said that we need to take our they need to take our children from us and re-educate them in camps why has FEMA set up camps
Really??? Being a Patriot and believing in Trump. But being lied to by Q, watching your election stolen, all 3 branches lost. They will undo everything we fought for and we can't stop them. So if I am PO'd with others we are allowed to vent and yell if we must.
This movie sucked. I want my money back. Im afraid to watch the credits
Just like a death, it will take time to recover. I knew our politics was LOST. I put so much hope in this Q stuff. Now it has let me down. Sorry if I feel hopeless unless we go to war
When things fall in place and happens like we were told.. how many that are calling it quits, bashing the information you were given... will be claiming that you knew it would happen all along? Can kind of understand how Jesus must of felt on the cross and just a very few were left there still believing....
Where's Q, E, Flynn, Juan O seven, Charlie Ward, Simon Parkes, Sydney Powell, Lynn Woods, Pompeo, Trump, Mike Lidell, Rudy? Anybody making statements on 4 years of playing dungeons and dragons???
Let's wait in 3 days and see what happens. Jesus rose again in three days.
This is how i feel. . . If Things were not to go as planned (trust the plan) Trump or Pompeo or Gen Flynn, or SOMEONE like them, would say to the MILLIONS of us "ok guys, stop the nonsense, it's over" BUT, they have not. They have continued to say, "it is not over" so I still have faith in the plan.
I was bothered by the fact that the video of DJ and Melania getting off the plane was shot blurry and from so far away. Also they were wearing masks which I thought was strange.
You guys have become like an AA group or something for me. My family won't speak to me, my friends now think I'm nuts. The media is calling us terrorists....Jesus, let's see some resolution before it gets irreparable.
My internet keeps glitching, and every time I get excited thinking its transitioning to the EBS
Pt.2 1/20 evening
I just dumped genhyten channel.... EBS. ... then... "remember something might go wrong".... then 45 min.... Ummmm.... ain't buying it.... something might go wrong.. yeah.. .I bet it does and no EBS coming.
What about the fact they swore in the fake joe Biden. I thought the other one with the bum chin would show up to get sworn in. I always figured this dumber joe was just to take a bullet.
Military took control once Biden went through the act of swearing in. Once the constitution was violated by participating and accepting a fraudulent election, the military took over the reigns without needing to do it with a coup.
I have nothing to watch on TV anymore. I can't watch the news. They lie. I cant watch sitcoms and movies because I know the lies and satanism of Hollywood. I can't watch Baseball because they support BLM and the false narrative. NO NFL period. Alot is changing for me.
Trump has said so many encouraging things just in the last couple of days, short of telling us exactly when he will be back.
Nothing Biden does to revoke any orders, to put any new laws in place... none of it will be legal. That’s why the military had their backs facing as he drove by. That’s why he didn’t have the presidential plane pick him up. They know it’s not legit.
Exactly! That inauguration was just sad...fake happy KH is the only one who looked like she was ready to party..
I have heard something about Trump being officially our president again March 4, because it takes 30-45 days I’ve heard this in a few places over the last month or two.
He had to step aside so the Military can take over. Otherwise, he would he accused of using the military to stage a coup
I found out with the oath, he actually didn't say it all. He skipped most of the oath and was sworn in at least 10 minutes before the inauguration was supposed to happen, meaning Trump was still president!!
wouldnt it be funny if we keep waiting for the next milestone and voila, its 2024 that would suck
I have to admit, I don’t understand what people mean when they say we are watching a movie.
I did not let my kids go to school today(even though its only virtual only since they are closed for covid) bc I just knew they were going to teach them about it today after yesterday in my daughters 2nd grade class they made her watch their acceptance speech. So they learned from me today. Its so horrible we are having to protect our kids from school!!
I can wait till jan 27th at 306 pm (second marker) can you. I have hope in all this .
So does the corporation dissolve at midnight?
Going down tomorrow to unregister to vote. Doesn't "F"ing matter anymore they've made that perfectly clear. Q was a psyop the whole time...
Hey all you left over Q nut jobs...where were all of these mass arrests at today? Where were the Marshals Service out making all these arrests of the Clinton’s and Obama and others? Where is the martial law that was supposed to have kicked in with the 20,000 National Guard troops at the inauguration? You delusional fucks have been preaching that shit for the last 6 months. So what happened??? Could it be that “Q” was actually wrong? Or could it be that you are all just bat shit crazy?
Okay, well, I'm guessing that you haven't figured out that the real "Q" isn't online. In fact, the real "Q" is Military Intelligence and is never online. I'm guessing you also haven't figured out that Social Media sites like this one are full of leftist shills posing as Trump supporters. Their task: to make us look as stupid and crazy as they can in order to discredit us so that we can be more easily demonized. It's a tactic straight out of the leftist handbook. Anyway, now you know.
I have a feeling this is not over yet. Something in my gut.... I'm holding onto the hopes that the military is going to let the new administration run amok until the March 4th real inauguration day.. How much more dirt will pile up on these guys when they think they got the keys to the kingdom..
Looks like everything is right on schedule. Insurrection act is in effect. Flynn is in charge. USA Inc dissolved. Hold on a little longer. March 4th will be our day. I hate promised dates as much as you do but this will all be over soon.
The wrinkled flags with the gold hair around them for the speech, was a farewell speech to the american corporation, we will be back was our signal to hang in there its almost over. Because when he comes up we will have our America without the corporation and he will be sworn in as the 19th president of America the country before it fell to the global corporation. The election fraud is significant and will be overturned. The PRE RECORDED INAUGURATION was aired at 7am in spain which is 1am in Washington D.C is district of colombia(NOT USA SOIL) in which the gates with the locks on the outside of the fence are a signal of no ones leaving. President Trump is still the president, hes just letting his best friends named the military handle this one. Best is yet to come, is we are getting our republic that we fought for in 1776 BACK. Not the globalist Corporation we needed because of debt. JUST HANG IN THERE AND BLOCK THE FUCKIN TROLLS. There was no flag flying because there is NO ACTING PRESIDENT, FEMA leaders are president and vice president while the swamp is drained.
I had to calm down.....x22 and the Marshall report made it clearer to me. Never doubted my President, but I didn’t understand the complexities.....I’m in awe of Donald Trump🇺🇸
Have faith in the Plan...look it up...the District of Columbia is a Sovereign State owned by the Vatican which is in the process of having it"s assets stripped. There will be a new capital of the US of A and Trump will be the Overlord or King...to be decided. Biden is just the President of the Corporation...hold the line and stick to the Plan...no violence :flag_gb::flag_gb:
Type in antifa. Com like on Google and it redirects you to the White House
Barbara only communist sympathizers are on fascistbook 🤡
Were at war people All you scum mfs who let that shit in our country fk u forever fk u i stand for the people whos sacrificed whos died from fighting the very thing u mfs let in fk u foever people like bon jovi garth brooks fk u come around me you fking socialist scum fk u u just steped on the very people whos sacrificed for our freedoms fk u We are not backing down its inly gonna get fking worse people died for me ill die for them
Pt. 3, 1/21
I just watched Simons video today. Its reassuring that they WERE planning on arresting all of them on inaguration, but very upsetting that they are threating the lives of hundreds, to maybe up to thousands of people just to not get arrested. I cant wait for the military to fix the problem, find a bomb maybe, get around their threat and kill these satanist, terrorist, pedophilic, group of people. The day i see them all get executed will be the best day of my life. They threaten america, they are going to die.
The democrats threatened the military so they wouldnt arrest them. Peoples lives are at stake. Thats why they arrent moving in to arrest them yet.
May have gotten a little drunk last night and stayed up until 3:30 a.m. seemed to be a popular idea though.... I am usually in bed by 8 or 9 p.m. but the day seemed to call for some " think in drink in " anyone else? The guy at the liquor store said that everyone seemed to be doing the same thing yesterday.....
Q has done more to put Biden in office than all the other leftist groups combined.
Not believing in Q or WWG1WGA is like the Catholic Church not wanting peasants to know how to read.
Anyone else notice the hunger games dresses all the women were wearing yesterday? Symbolism will be their downfall. I need to watch that movie again.
i just want the EBS to kick in, that is all i dont care when, but just kick in
I think right now we all have to keep this between us for a while longer. It will unfold soon enough. Think of it as a delicious secret.
Folks all I know is, this is the BESTEST GROUP I have ever been in bar none. I've been in groups from AOL,YAHOO, and others and the diversity of people and the comments makes for a tight knit group, which I love to come into and express my opinions and listen to yours. I love you all!!!:heart::heart::heart:
I bet those 50,000 people are feeling the impact of this military fake goverment. It’s such a HUGE ELABORATE plan that the job loss and the military family threats is all part of the storm. How long! How long will this go on! I’m asking genuine questions. Does Biden have that power LR. the military. It’s one or the other. Can’t be both!
Red 4,5,6 didn’t happen! Total BS. When someone tells you to Hold the Line, they’re saying STFU, stay home, and do what you’re told, or else! Sorry, I never bought the Q BS. 26 years military told me you never tell the enemy anything publicly, and disinformation, although smart, what Q and Dave told us was to give us false hope and demoralize us. Folks, if you watch Newsmax, OAN, and read Epoch Times you will be much more informed. You know why the conservative news isn’t talking about Q and X22? Because they would lose their fan base. Die hard conservatives who are hooked on Q and X22 don’t wanna hear negativity, but are now pissed they got played! Thank your CIA for that. Now use that anger and let ’s do stuff to take our country back!
I really don’t like not hearing from President Trump. The best part about COVID was seeing him talk every night. You know, in the beginning.
Can anyone tell me why the military is now breaking down equipment, fencing, and troops being transported out of DC? I ask because I thought they were supposed to be in charge now. My son's company is returning to Ft Andrews
What happen to Sydney Powell. She fell off the face of earth.
I'm guessing Sydney Powell is sitting quietly in the wings, seeing as she is a military lawyer
Gonna sign off today. I still have faith in The Plan. I did NOT see a defeated man step on or off of that plane. Hope that you all find some peace. Im going to eat some POPCORN!!!
I think inauguration was possible cgi. For some reason Jill B shoes were tan then a bit later they were teal and then a bit later they were tan again. Strange
I spent a good bit of time this morning adding a dislike to every Biden video I could find on yt
Everybody should (gently) troll FB group “the other 98%” Debunk all their propaganda post with facts that expose the fake news. Maybe we can wake up a few of the sleepers!
So yall say to fill tubs. We have grinder pumps. Without power the fill up what do we do then??
While everyone is listening to that Hunter video thumbs down all the white house vids there aren't many! Keep disliking them its easy we can do that from home we are in and out of these vids all day
So who saw the satanic ritual video floating about with Trump at the end saying he was part of the club but he got out. I thought nobody got out alive?
Soooo ok the military is drawing down in DC. So yes its over. So what lies you all selling today
I learned that following any of these X22, Simon Parks, Charlie wood etc .. they have good content that can make sense but why on earth would anything they are predicting come true? They are openly talking on platforms that anyone n everyone can access. Trump, MIlitary, Top notch strategy intel won’t be shared publicly in any way shape or form! They are good at decoding Q that’s it. The rest of their time lines are BS
What matters is that Biden is on House Arrest in the White House and is under investigation. Him, Pelosi, and all involved will fall. The swamp will be drained, hopefully..peacefully, otherwise the military will restore order. I however am full of rage I would love to unleash, but watching them get a taste of their own bullshit will be just as satisfying.
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Official /r/nba Power Rankings #0 - Tis the Season (12.21.2020)

27/30 rankers reporting this week. /NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section. Rankings were supposed to be completed prior to Today's games.
Edit: Ties do not happen often but somehow there was a 3 way tie at 5th.
# Team Δ Record Comment
1 Lakers 0-0 Talen Horton-Tucker (the 46th pick in last year's Draft who just turned 20 last month) balled out in the preseason, averaging 20.5 points on an effective field goal percentage of 61%. The Lakers are playing 13 of their first 14 games within the Western Conference, starting the season with a four-game homestand featuring marquee matchups on opening night and Christmas Day.
2 Bucks 0-0 Coming off of a dissapointing bubble preformace the Bucks were thrust into a high stakes offseason where they had to make the right moves in order to convince Giannis they were serious about winning champoinships. Jon Horst and the Bucks' FO set out to do just that, and went "all in" when they traded first round pick possible and our two best PGs for Jrue Holiday. Likely because of that overpay for Jrue, the team was able to secure Giannis' supermax extension despite the Bodgdan debacle and a quiet offseason in terms of other aquisitons. Overall, I think the team did a great job rounding out the roster with bodies considering the money we had left after the awful but nessecary (to get Giannis to resign) Connaughton contract. Bobby Portis and DJ Augusti should be great bench peices who can actually hang in the POs, and Jordan Nwora and Sam Merril both look suprisingly ready for real minutes despite being 2nd round rookies.
3 Clippers 0-0 After the disasters of the bubble, the Clippers are ready to mix some elements, and create some chemistry. Most people put a lot of the locker room blame on Trez (turned traitor) and blame Doc's rotations for the 3-1 loss (happened to LAC twice now). Unfortunately this just means a lot of pressure is placed on Ty Lue and Serge Ibaka. I don't think much was lost, but I do think a lot was gained this season.
4 Nuggets 0-0 After the shortest offseason of all time (thanks COVID?), we're jumping right back into another season of the NBA! The Nuggets return with a familiar starting five, plus a few new bench pieces to fill the shoes left behind by Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee. A few key items to watch during the early part of the season: Michael Porter Jr. is expected to be the starting small forward this season, and Nuggets fans have been dreaming about his potential for the last two years. Will he be able to exceed his fantastic bubble and playoff performances last season with another year of development under his belt? Point guard Monte Morris re-signed on a very team friendly contract this offseason to return as Jamal Murray's backup/occasional backcourt partner, AFTER the Nuggets had signed Euroleague stud Facu Campazzo as depth at the position. Watching coach Michael Malone juggle the 96 total guard minutes between Murray, Morris, Campazzo, Gary Harris, Will Barton, and PJ Dozier should be very interesting to see. What kind of difference has another (shortened) year of development made for the Nuggets young superstars Murray and Nikola Jokic? The Nuggets are expected to remain in the NBA's upper echelon of contenders after last year's Conference Finals appearance, and hopefully they're able to build off of that this season.
5 Celtics 0-0 Going into the start of the season, there are two nagging questions that will hopefully be answered. 1) Do the Celtics finally have a Tristian Thompson solution to their big man problem? 2) Can the Celtics bench provide at least borderline average help to the starters and not be a detriment to the team? The Celtics jump right into the fire to start the season with matchups against the Bucks and Nets, back-to-back games against the Pacers, a game against the Grizzlies, and another back-to-back series against the Pistons before the next powerrankings. With the Celtics limping into the regular season and a Rockets reporteinsider saying the Raptors and Celtics are now in the lead for a possible Harden trade centered around Jaylen Brown, it's bound to be an interesting start to the season one way or another.
5 Nets 0-0 The Nets surprised some people when KD came out looking like an elite version of himself and lead us to 2 wins in pre-season. The magnitude of his injury naturally had some fans wary of his return but it seems the long absence has helped him gain his mobility and mindset back. The team will be cautious with his minutes as injuries like these have many risks upon return but it is a great sign that he was able to create space for himself and get by his defenders. Kyrie looks like a great partner for him, his shot creation and playmaking is going to be crucial when defenses hone in on KD. Defensively, KD and our role players looked solid but they will need DJ and JA to really step up if they're going to guard big men like AD and Embiid in the postseason.
5 Heat 0-0 It's the most wonderful time of the pandemic year where nothing makes sense, and the Heat are returning after their surprise Finals trip after Bubble Ball. It was an amazing surprise that we got to the Finals, but I'm being tepid and not expecting the same this season. I'm hoping that we don't trade either Duncan Robinson or Tyler Herro for anyone before the seasons starts, since I'm expecting them to have more growth this season. With Goran Dragic and Jimmy Butler nearing/entering the twilight of their careers it'll be a welcomed reinforcement if they're able to pick up any slack that'll exist. The ceiling for the Heat this year is the Eastern Conference Finals with it being more likely we reach the Semi-Finals. I had similar expectations last year and we surpassed them, so I hope it's the same this time around.
8 Mavericks 0-0 The Mavs' top priority following their first playoff appearance in 4 years was to improve their defense, most notably on the wings, and the Mavs did just that. They flipped Seth Curry for Josh Richardson and the 36th pick (Tyler Bey), they added James Johnson via trade while also dumping two of their most negative players, and added Josh Green in the draft. If the Mavs can repeat their historic offensive production, the defense and offense could both be top 10, making them a likely top 5 seed in the West under this scenario. The health of Kristaps Porzingis, who is expected to miss time early in the season, and Dwight Powell, who recovered from a January Achilles tear, will be key swing factors for the Mavs this season.
9 76ers 0-0 Fresh off of one of the more embarrassing bubble showings, the Sixers have gotten a full makeover from top to bottom. Starting with newly hired HC Doc Rivers and PoBO Daryl Morey, this roster is more suited to the needs of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, while hopefully fixing issues that have plagued them since their first playoff run. With new complementary players like Danny Green, Seth Curry, and Dwight Howard along with (hopeful) breakout performances from Shake Milton and newly drafted rooking Tyrese Maxey, this team could be anywhere from a true contender to another middling 1st/2nd round exit. One thing remains the same; this team will only go as far as Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will take them.
10 Raptors 0-0 Decent preseason for the raptors, but a very lackluster offseason. The losses of Ibaka/Gasol aren’t terrible at face value, but taking into account who they’ve been replaced with it isn’t promising. Baynes can have big games, but has never been starter quality throughout his career. His habit of making a lot of fouls means our backup Center will likely get a lot of playing time, and this will most likely be Chris Boucher. Unfortunately he’s just too small to play center, and our other backup, Alex Len, isn’t a good option either. As a whole, this season should be fun to watch in terms of player development, with OG Anunoby hopefully improving further offensively, and a promising young rookie in Malachi Flynn.
11 Jazz 0-0 The Utah Jazz enter the 2020-21 season with the same core that saw them finish with the equal 4th best record in the Western Conference. A team that developed a reputation over the last 5 years for being defensive minded with scoring problems, flipped that last season maintaining the leagues #1 offensive rating post December 15. However they failed to defend at their lofty high standard. The re-acquisition of Derrick Favors was a move made to address the team's biggest weakness by offering a defensive presence when 2x DPOY Rudy Gobert goes to the bench. The league leading 3P% team should be up there again with Bogdanovic, Clarkson, Conley and Ingles back all efficient shooters from beyond the arc. Ultimately, the Jazz's ceiling for this season is largely dependent on Donovan Mitchell, the young all-star who played at a historic level against Denver looks set to make a leap to superstardom and will be a major factor in Utah's championship aspirations this season.
12 Trail Blazers 0-0 It hasn't had much attention, but Portland's off-season was everything Blazer fans hoped it would be. With the additions of Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr., they got more athletic, more shooting, and drastically imporved their defense; and they did it all without trading any of their young talent. The early returns haven't been great, but this crew hasn't been together long. Overall, the Blazer faithful should be excited about their prospects this year.
13 Warriors 0-0 Warriors did the best they could to put together a solid team with Klay going down for the season. Since Steph went down the Warriors have not fielded a line up with Wiggins, Steph and Draymond. Adding Wiseman and Looney to the mix and they look to be a playoff quality team.
14 Suns 0-0 The Phoenix Suns had a hell of an offesason; trading for CP3, signing Jae Crowder as well as other rotation pieces for dirt cheap. The roster now has versatility, shooting, and defense everywhere surrounding one of the best backcourts in the league. On paper this team could be competing for 4th seed in the West but we will have to wait and see if it all comes together as drawn up.
15 Rockets 0-0 The Rockets might just be the most unpredictable team this season. Lose James Harden, and without a clear leder, this team could be bottom 5 in the West. Keep James Harden, and with a supporting cast including Cousins, Wall, and Wood around him, this team could have all the pieces to be a contender. Nobody really knows what the future holds.
16 Pacers 0-0 There's excitement in the air as the Indiana Pacers take the court with a new coach in Nate Bjorkgren. The difference is offensive style from years past is already apparent, as the Pacers let it fly from 3-point range throughout the postseason. The biggest story for the Pacers in the early going is how quickly bubble star T.J. Warren can return from a foot injury, although he has already been cleared for practice this past week. Also, will Victor Oladipo get closer to his 2018 form? Will the defense regress without Dan Burke on the sidelines? How well will Turner and Sabonis play together this time?
17 Grizzlies 0-0 We will be better this season than last, but may still wind up further from the playoffs in a crowded West. (Yearly reminder that we should be in the East; Tennessee hasn't been in the American West since covered wagon times). Those who tune into our rare appearances on national tv will be treated to a high octane team bursting with young talent. Ja and JJJ are obviously the main attractions here, but also look for Brandon Clarke, one of the steals of last year's draft, to continue to emerge as a key piece of our young core. Rookie Desmond Bane is a shooter on a team that badly wants more spacing, so he could crack the rotation. If he does, he could put up enough points to be a sleeper for all-rookie honors.
18 Wizards 0-0 Soon, the Washington WIzards will begin their first season without John Wall on the roster since 2010. It will be a bittersweet moment for all Wizards fans, especially after patiently waiting 18 months for his return, but replacing him as the starting PG with Russell Westbrook was a deal that both sides reportedly wanted to get done. With the additions of Westbrook, Deni Avdija, and groaning noises Raul Neto, the Wizards managed to take one of the worst defensive teams of the past decade and make it even worse at that end of the floor, while adding even more offensive firepower. Regardless of the outcome, this team will be both extremely entertaining and extremely frustrating to watch, and I'm interested to see how Avdija, Rui Hachimura, and Troy Brown progress throughout the season. It will be a tough battle for the 7 or 8 seed in the East, but the Wizards are certainly in contention for one of those spots, and should finish with around 40-45 wins this year if all goes well.
19 Pelicans 0-0 The Pels aren't just set up for future success, they're set up for current success. Stan Van Gundy's entrance as the head coach of this young team is exactly what was needed in terms of intensity on the court. This team is filled with talent. The guys guys on this team all connect together like Voltron on the offensive end to create an absolutely unstoppable offense. The addition of Steven Adams fixes two glaring holes for this franchise, rebounding and interior defense, while also bringing much needed vocal leadership. The Pelicans are going to surprise a lot of people this season when they finish ahead of other teams that every has easily slotted ahead of them (looking at you Phoenix and Portland).
20 Hawks 0-0 For the first time in a long time, the playoffs are a reasonable expectation for the Atlanta Hawks. With the signings of Danilo Gallinari and Bogdan Bogdanovic, the offense has bolstered with some actual offensive talent around the Hawks core. The Hawks should be scoring a lot of points this season, but will also be giving up a lot of points. Sure, the additions of Clint Capela and Kris Dunn plus another year of development for De'Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish are going to make the defense much better than it was last year, but it's still going to be rough. There have been some very lofty expectations thrown around about the Hawks, including some people calling us a top-four team in the East. These expectations would maybe a tiny bit more reasonable if the Hawks had a full training camp and pre-season to allow this almost entirely new team to build some chemistry going into most of these players' first games in over nine months. I think the Hawks will struggle out of the gate as they learn to play together and be battling for the 7th-8th seed at the end of the year.
21 Magic 0-0 Around 90% of the team's minutes from last season are returning, and there's something to be said about roster chemistry and consistency. Not having Isaac this season is gonna hurt a ton but if preseason means anything, then Okeke and Anthony are gonna be huge surprises. The East has gotten stronger so the playoffs may be a longshot but there's always the play-in option. WeltHam picked up Bamba's option, so clearly they see something that most fans don't. But they're not done there, with both Fultz and Isaac's rookie extensions coming up.
22 Spurs 0-0 The Spurs brought back a lot of the same roster after a disappointing season, not making the playoffs. Key departures: Marco Belinelli, Bryn Forbes Retained: DeRozan, Poeltl, Eubanks. Drafted - Devin Vassell 11th, Tre Jones 41st. It will be interesting to see how the Spurs start the season. They ended in the bubble playing with the young guys, but start the season with Derrick White and Keldon Johnson both out. Hopefully both will be back soon, but those are two players expected to take on bigger roles this year. I hope that we see a lot of Derrick White, Devin Vassell, Keldon, and Lonnie sharing the court. I fear that too many of the units will have 2 of Lamarcus, Rudy, DeRozan, Trey Lyles, or Patty in them and it defeats the purpose of our all defense, young athletic core. I haven't touched on Dejounte, but I think he has shown little improvement since his rookie season. His handle is still too loose, he can't finish at the rim when it is contested, and he has an inconsistent jumper. Offensively he's below average. Defensively he does some of the highlight steals, but loses his man off ball and gets blown by far too often. Vassell looks like the real deal and flashes glimpses of Iguodala or Kawhi on the defensive end. His half court game is fairly polished, but he needs to work on finishing over size at the rim and he still picks up his dribble sometimes without knowing what he's going to do. I see a rough start to the year for the Spurs and likely us playing our vets too many minutes and our youth not enough, but I am optimistic about how this roster is built long term.
23 Kings 0-0 The Kings off-season gave fans yet another breath of hope, something exhaustingly familiar to the Cowbell Kingdom. Anchored first by the hiring of analytics guru Monty McNair to replace Vlade as the new GM, the Kings were able to sign Fox to a 5 year max deal - a big win considering Sacramento’s long history as a less desirable market. The Kings also landed the consensus steal of the draft, snagging combo guard Tyrese Haliburton with the 12th pick. But don’t expect the current roster to make it through the trade deadline. McNair made a slew of FA signings that expect to be shipped out to championship contenders in an effort collect more assets for the rebuild. All said, the Kings project toward the bottom of the always crowded West.
24 TWolves 0-0 The Timberwolves goals this season include making the post season for the second time in 15 years. They may have the offense to do it but they'll have to get better on defense and more familiar with each other on short notice to accomplish that goal.
25 Hornets 0-0 The LaMelo show begins! The new draft lottery odds handed a rare gift to Charlotte, and we capitalized. The Hornets enter the 2021 season with the same group of young players who impressed at times last season and the addition of a 19-year-old with undeniable star potential (and Gordon Hayward I guess?). I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited for a Hornets season. It’s all about player development this year, but the Hornets will be exciting to watch, and might win more games than expected.
26 Bulls 0-0 New coach, new GM, new lead executive, new rookie, new phone, who dis? The roster oddly has not done much. The new GM (Arturas Karnisovas) is using the wait and see approach. Bulls are banking on Wendell Carter Jr, Lauri Markkanen and Lavine to make a big jump this year or expect them to completely revamp.
27 Thunder 0-0 Oklahoma City's time of tanking looks to finally start for real this season. Most of the roster consists of rather... unknown... players. However, all the tools are there for the perfect tanking situation: the central star to build around (SGA), the cult/meme hero (Dort), the raw but high-ceiling prospects (Bazley, Poku), the flashy highlight generator (Maledon), and the locker room vets to hold it all together (Hill, Horford). This season should be surprisingly enjoyable to watch despite the inevitably horrific W-L record that might threaten to be the worst in the league. I would be shocked if OKC doesn't get into the top lottery drawing tier.
28 Pistons 0-0 The Pistons may end up being decent if Blake Griffin (and to a lesser extent Derrick Rose) stay healthy but I'll believe that when it happens. Hayes looks like he will have a lot of growing pains, they may have the worst center rotation in basketball, Jerami Grant looks like he is not ready for a bigger offensive role. After they traded Andre last season they looked, both by eye test and statistically, like peak process Sixers. Anything happens to Blake they will probably be back there again.
29 Cavaliers 0-0 The Cavaliers come off of a season in which they were dead last in defensive rating, and towards the bottom in offensive rating. The light of the preseason was Isaac Okoro's performance on both ends, and the Cavs desperately need that to carry over into live action if they want to start getting those ratings up.
30 Knicks 0-0 "If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating as possibility!" - Søren Kierkegaard, EtiheOr
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Here is a Market recap for today Tues, Oct 6, 2020. I know I say this a lot but today really was a crazy day!

PsychoMarket Recap - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Stocks traded mixed today as market participants digested a host of new developments around Pres. Trump’s health after his COVID diagnosis, Chairman Powell’s remarks, the prospect for additional fiscal stimulus, and the resurgence of the Virus in some hotspots.
The Nasdaq (QQQ) finished the day 1.78% down, the S&P 500 (SPY) finished the day 1.42%, and the Dow (DIA) finished the day 1.37% down.
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a virtual address at the National Association of Business Economics’ annual address to discuss the Fed’s outlook for the economy during this pandemic. In his address, Powell once again (for the hundredth time it seems) reiterated the need of further fiscal stimulus to support the pandemic-stricken economy and promote faster recovery. He said, “The recovery will be stronger and move faster if monetary policy and fiscal policy continue to work side by side to provide support to the economy until it is clearly out of the woods.”
Elsewhere, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed Powell’s comments. She said. “Chairman Powell’s warning could not be more clear: robust action is immediately needed to avert economic catastrophe from the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. It is long overdue for Republicans to join us in passing a bill that meets the needs of the American people.”
At the moment of writing this recap, Pres. Trump tweeted “Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith. I am rejecting their request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.” Immediately after this tweet, the markets turned sharply downwards and the VIX turned sharply upwards (VIX is an indicator of market participant’s risk sentiment). Pelosi responded by saying, “Trump is not willing to crush the virus” and that “he puts himself before the nation”
Trump departed Walter Reed National Military Medical Center yesterday and returned to the White House, just days after entering the hospital on Friday to be treated for Covid-19. White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Trump had “met or exceeded all standard hospital discharge criteria,” while conceding that he “may not be entirely out of the woods yet” in his recovery process.
Just four states in the US are reporting a decline in coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In Wisconsin, new cases are averaging at about 2,400 daily -- the third highest in the country behind Texas and California. That's up 15% from what the state was averaging in the previous week. At least 22 states are reporting more new cases than the previous week, with many across the Midwest and now increasingly in the Northeast.
Highlights
"All I need is within me now!" Tony Robbins
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What A Day: Good night And Get F*c%ed by Sarah Lazarus & Crooked Media (01/19/21)

"He watches every show." - Ainsley Earhardt, on Trump's indefatigable work ethic

All's Hell That Ends Hell

The White House fumigators are standing by, the going-away party invitations have been turned down, and the National Mall looks cool as hell: We’ve made it to Donald Trump’s last full day in office.
While many of us prepare to celebrate having survived the Trump era, Tuesday brought a stark reminder that too many Americans did not.
Between corrupt pardon requests, threats of extremist violence, and a numbingly horrific coronavirus milestone, Trump’s last day in office underlined the scale of the damage he inflicted and the work still ahead. Because so many people stayed in the fight to deny him a second term, that work can and will begin tomorrow. Thank you for sticking it out with us, and we’ll see you in the Biden era.

Look No Further Than The Crooked Media

On Wednesday, January 20th, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office and be sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States. We figured we'd take a look.
Come watch the Inauguration with your Crooked Media pals at 10am-12pm ET / 7am-9am PT! We'll have a livestream of the ceremony, along with our real-time reactions, hot takes, and unprofessional emotional outbursts, all in a very special Transfer of Power Hour group thread →

Under The Radar

Federal prosecutors have filed the first conspiracy charges in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, alleging that three members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group, coordinated in advance. Authorities alleged that Oath Keeper leader Thomas Edward Caldwell (a Navy veteran) helped organize a group that swelled to 30 or 40 people, recruiting Oath Keeper members and scouting for lodging at least five days before the insurrection. The participants both anticipated violence and continued to coordinate their actions after breaching the building. Members of several other militias and extremist groups have also been arrested, as has Capitol rioter Riley Williams, whose former partner told authorities that she had stolen a laptop or hard drive from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with the intention of selling it to Russian intelligence.

What Else?

Trump's lawyers moved to block congressional Democrats from obtaining his tax returns after he leaves office, providing some beautiful symmetry to this four-year nightmare.
On the Trump administration’s very last day, the State Department declared that the Chinese government’s actions against Uighur Muslims constitute genocide and crimes against humanity. Pack up the paperclips, turn off computers, call out a genocide—the usual departure checklist.
The communications director for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has resigned in the wake of the insurrection, and two Democratic lawmakers said they personally saw Boebert leading a pre-riot tour in a tunnel connected to the Capitol.
Los Angeles County’s coronavirus death rate is so devastating that officials have suspended environmental limits on the number of cremations allowed, to accommodate the backlog of bodies. Meanwhile, LA public health officials are thinking about closing malls.
Today in Normal Political Parties: The Michigan Republican Party wants to replace the GOP member of the Board of State Canvassers who voted to certify the election results, the GOP chair of the Gwinnett County, GA, elections board has called for the state legislature to impose new voting restrictions “so that we at least have a shot at winning,” and the chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party said western states are “paying attention” to Texas Republicans’ efforts to secede.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spread the conspiracy that the 2018 Parkland school shooting was a “false flag” and should be immediately expelled from Congress, which is too bad, since she seemed so qualified until now.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested upon his return to Moscow and will be detained for 30 days. Two days after his arrest, Navalny’s team released a report describing Putin’s secret $1.3 billion palace on the Black Sea.
Tiffany Trump got engaged just in time to squeak out a White House photo. Pour one out for Matt Gaetz.
Edwin Poots (a real British person) has warned of a jelly and gravy shortage (a real British crisis) in Northern Ireland, in the wake of a tea flood at the crumpet factory (this part’s made up).
Here it is, the complete list of Trump’s Twitter insults you’ve been asking for. Tag yourselves, we’re the 550-word Ted Cruz entry.
Ben Affleck’s life-size Ana De Armas cardboard cutout has been dumped in the trash following their breakup. (The breakup was between Affleck and De Armas, he was not dating the cardboard cutout.) (Unless that’s what caused the breakup...?) (We have launched an investigation.)

Be Smarter

Coronavirus-data scientist Rebekah Jones, whom Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has tried to silence for months, has surrendered to Florida police in response to a not-at-all-suspicious warrant for her arrest. Before turning herself in, Jones tweeted, “Censored by the state of Florida until further notice.” The DeSantis administration fired Jones in May after she accused state health officials of manipulating coronavirus data, after which she set up a competing coronavirus dashboard using publicly available data. Federal authorities raided her home in December, and last week, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement obtained a warrant for her arrest for illegal use of the state’s computer system. Jones tested positive for coronavirus after turning herself in. Trump may not have managed to jail his political opponents (there’s always Wednesday), but Ron DeSantis sure seems to have employed intimidation and prosecution against a scientist who tried to save lives with substantive criticism.

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Add Your Name to Demand Voting Rights Protections in Biden’s First 100 Days
It is imperative that President-elect Biden’s administration take ambitious action to protect the right to vote and to champion new federal protections for voting rights. Here are the ACLU’s key recommendations:
The Biden administration must take executive action to enforce federal voting rights laws. This includes designating special assistant U.S. attorneys for voting rights to investigate and enforce potential violations of federal voting rights laws and provide the critical federal oversight of local redistricting efforts to ensure such actions are not racially discriminatory.
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The incoming administration must also help advance legislation to protect voting rights. This includes the support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act which will help to restore many of the protections that were lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Additionally, baseline federal rules to reduce or eliminate needless barriers to voting are long overdue.
The ACLU is demanding the Biden administration take action on these issues and much more in the first 100 days. Are you with us? Add your name to make sure our voting rights are protected. Click here to make your voice heard.

Is That Hope I Feel?

Senate Democrats announced that their first order of business as the majority will be to introduce the For The People Act.
In other good Day One stuff: Joe Biden plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office.
Biden will nominate Dr. Rachel Levine as his assistant secretary of health, setting her up to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.
New York City will now recognize LGBTQ-owned companies as minority-owned businesses, making them eligible for billions in city contracts.

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Joaquim Campa on Twitter: "Animals interrupting wildlife photographers. A thread: 1. ⬜ Dan Dinu"
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Debunking Free Market Republican/Libertarian healthcare myths, an Intro to Healthcare economics, an overview of Health Policy, and presenting the Neoliberal solution to the Healthcare problem.

The field of healthcare economics was born with Kenneth Arrow's seminal paper, Uncertainty and Welfare Economics of Medical Care. In his paper, he finds that healthcare markets behave rather differently than that of other sectors, and theorized that free markets may not be the best answer to the healthcare problem. The purpose of this post is to further review the literature surrounding the economics of healthcare markets and summarize the merits of some common health policy.
Note: This post is not a critique of the American healthcare system. I understand that American healthcare is not a free market, but I'm not criticizing the American system. I'm highlighting the problems with the healthcare markets themselves.
Now before we get into the market failures that plague healthcare markets, it is first and foremost important to understand what a market failure is. A market failure occurs when there is an inefficient distribution of goods and services in the free market. In other words, it occurs when individuals acting in rational self-interest produce a less than optimal or economically inefficient outcome for the group. If you don't fully understand what a market failure is, I suggest you read through the article before you continue reading.

Part 1: Competition for Healthcare Services.

Or more specifically, the lack thereof. There is significant evidence that people don't shop around in healthcare, including those who are uninsured, so the mechanism of competition in healthcare is far weaker. This is largely due to an information asymmetry between patients and doctors. When you get sick, you may not know what the best treatment is. You rely on the advice of a physician, who has years of specialized training. And even with hindsight, you cannot reliably judge for yourself whether the treatment the physician offered you was the right one. Sometimes state-of-the-art medicine fails to improve a patient’s health. And given the natural restorative power of the human body, the wrong treatment can sometimes appear to work.
The fact that people don’t shop is especially obvious for emergency care, since a person cannot be expected to price shop in the throes of death, but it remains the case for non-emergency services as well. A study that looks at the rates at which people shop around for MRIs found that people typically get their M.R.I.s wherever their doctors advise. In fact, on the way to their M.R.I., patients drove by an average of six other places where the procedure could have been done more cheaply. Read this article for a more in-depth explanation of the study.
This leads me to my next point, regarding price transparency. It seems intuitive that ensuring that all prices are available would make it easier to shop, so more people would do so. After all, people can't shop around if they can't even see the prices to begin with! Unfortunately, transparent pricing doesn't seem to help either, largely because most people simply don't use them. This isn't because of any lack of encouragement or enthusiasm either. This study surveyed 2,996 non-elderly Americans and found that despite the vast majority strongly agreeing that shopping around is a great idea, only 13% of them actually sought out price info while only 3% actually compared prices before receiving care. For further reading, I suggest you look into these: [1] & [2].
These results aren't unique to the US either. A study on the effects of transparent pricing in Singapore found that there is no evidence of any marked decrease in prices in the years following the implementation of price transparency legislation. Even more interesting is that this research paper found that healthcare costs in Singapore actually increased when the government loosened regulations, because hospitals bought expensive new technology and focused on premium care while neglecting the lower levels for poorer citizens. This led to the government once again tightening its hold.
A German study looking at hospital selection found that it was physician referrals that had the greatest influence in a patient's choice, and pricing wasn't even in the list of factors. This is consistent with evidence from the US. For further reading on how physician behavior affects healthcare spending, read this: [1], [2], [3], and [4].
Now, will making people more responsible for their spending incentivize them to shop around more often? Well for one, evidence is clear that it does lead to a marked decrease in healthcare spending, but that's mainly because people cut back on spending entirely. Sometimes even for medically necessary services! However, a study looking at evidence from HDHPs found that while consumers do reduce their healthcare expenditure when more responsible for their money, cost-sharing does not seem to decrease prices. This conclusion is supported by further evidence.
All in all, it seems competition for healthcare services is a bit of a lost cause… Leading into the next section: Health insurance markets.

Part 2: Competition in Health Insurance Markets.

Like the market for healthcare services, health insurance is similarly uncompetitive. However, unlike the market for healthcare services, health insurance is not a lost cause and sufficient competition can not only be induced through regulation, but competition even seems to improve quality and cut costs.
In a free market, health insurance will play a much smaller role. Only those who are rich and/or healthy will be able to afford health insurance because insurance companies price premiums for the sick much higher that of the healthy, largely due to the greater risk involved. Unfortunately, since poverty is heavily correlated with bad health, it just so turns out that the poorest people will be paying the highest prices. Prices that they cannot afford. This is hardly ideal, it makes little sense to have a healthcare system that denies access to those who need it the most. Even when insurance companies have to charge the same premiums regardless of risk, they will find that insuring the healthy is far more profitable, and tend to actively reach out to the healthy while holding the sick in reserve. This is what we call “risk selection”. As David Cutler puts it in his books “The Quality Cure” (Seriously recommend reading this book if you’re interested in health econ. It's a great intro.):
This same dynamic explains why people find it hard to identify good insurance plans, even when they are in good health. Insurers do not reach out to people readily, like sellers of other goods. Rather, they wait in reserve, checking whether the person is profitable to insure before offering a policy. Their mentality is: don’t encourage people to sign up for insurance unless you know they are healthy. This makes it difficult to comparison shop.
Now let’s take a look at the evidence. We know people often misunderstand insurance, which leads them to pick suboptimal plans (Like in Medicare Part D). There is even evidence that this behavior is exploited by insurers to raise prices and offer less. For further reading, see here: [1], [2], and [3].
Fixing this is rather straightforward. We can prevent insurance companies from denying health insurance based on pre-existing conditions (or sicker people in general), limit the variance of premiums between healthy and sick, and prevent them from tossing aside the sick when they need the most care. This policy is implemented in many different nations, including the US (with the Affordable Care Act), but this alone isn’t enough to make competition in health insurance viable. The problem with preventing insurance from denying coverage and limiting variability is that while sicker people gain coverage, healthier people forgo it because they no longer see it as a good deal and can insure themselves easily when they do get sick. This leads to the risk pool getting ever sicker leading to increasing premiums until the market collapses as a whole! This is what we call Adverse selection (aka the Death Spiral). David Cutler has a pretty good paper over how Adverse Selection destroyed an insurance market in Massachusetts.
How do we fix this problem? Why yes, the individual mandate of course! The individual mandate ensures even the healthy have insurance, so that the market remains stable. The healthy subsidize some of the sick and benefit from usage of general healthcare services themselves! There is an abundance of evidence that the individual mandate helps by reducing insurance premiums like Effects of Eliminating IM penalty in California, Adverse selection and individual mandate, and many more: [1], [2], and [3].

Part 3: Moral Hazard and the Merits of Cost Sharing.

Moral Hazard is a market failure that occurs when one party in a transaction has the opportunity to assume additional risks that negatively affect the other party. In the case of healthcare, it would be the customer unnecessarily using healthcare services far more frequently (since the insurance company will pay for it), which increases costs for the insurance company, increases wait times due to a larger demand, and overall leads to wastage in healthcare usage. Insurance companies combat this through the use of cost sharing methods such as deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance, etc to ensure that people are responsible and discourage them from overusing healthcare.
I’d already touched on cost-sharing and its effects a little in Part 1, but this section intends to go more in depth into the topic. As I stated before, cost-sharing does lead to customers cutting back on healthcare usage, but sometimes it results in customers cutting back on healthcare that is actually necessary! So it's important to strike a good balance between the two, to minimize wastage and ensure customers get the healthcare they need.
Moral Hazard is a huge problem in most universal healthcare systems, and there is an ongoing debate within these nations regarding what should be done about it. To properly highlight the effects of cost sharing on moral hazard, take a look at this study, which is considered the gold standard for determining the effects of insurance reform on medical spending. I would provide more, but this is really all that's needed.
Note: The lack of cost sharing is actually one of the largest issues with Senator Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for all plan. He claims no co-pays or deductibles as if that’s a good thing, but it just so happens that it could lead to billions in waste every year, while driving up wait times all the same. If we apply the results from the RAND study cited above, it could lead to as much as a 30% increase in spending, which is rather ludicrous.

Part 4: Drugs and Price Controls

One of the most common questions people seem to have regarding healthcare is why price controls are advocated for by many, when they are usually seen as economically damaging elsewhere. Well, the answer to that question is that Price controls in healthcare work because market forces don’t. As I’ve stated before, most people don’t shop around, which gives healthcare providers significant market power to increase prices far beyond the market equilibrium and it doesn’t help that healthcare is both demand inelastic and not substitutable. All the price controls are doing is bringing prices down to the market equilibrium... in theory (some go further, resulting in negative effects like loss of innovation).
It just so happens that price controls and drugs in the United States are intricately linked, because the high prices of drugs are a direct result of Medicare’s abysmal price control policy. Many believe that drug costs are incredibly high in the USA, and they aren’t entirely wrong. However, it should be noted that we pay drug molecule costs that are similar to other advanced economies, such as Germany. So why exactly are the prices so high? As I stated before, it has to do with Medicare.
Currently, the Medicare price control policy is based on a drug’s ingredient cost, which makes absolutely no sense. The wack pricing scheme often leads to increased demand for drugs that happen to be less efficient, leading to higher usage of less efficient drugs, resulting in higher costs and expenditure. That said, this isn’t the only reason why drugs are expensive. Some others include:
As you can tell, there is significant room for improvement. There are three key ways in which we can massively reduce drug costs:
  1. Switch to an efficacy based price control system (like every other country lol), which would bring down the prices of the best drugs, leading to decreased demand (since people are now using less but better drugs).
  2. Streamline FDA approval processes to ensure entry into American markets is easier, remove allow insurers to deny coverage for drugs deemed inefficient, encourage physicians to prescribe generics, etc.
  3. Negotiate fair payment rates with other nations to ensure innovation thrives (DIFFICULT!!!)

Part 5: Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1 - What about Surgery Center of Oklahoma and other direct primary care facilities? They seem to have cut costs and the free market appears to be working there!
At first glance, DPC does appear to reduce prices. This study finds that DPCs have lower prices across the nation (although it should be noted that data regarding quality is lacking). This is largely due to the much lower overhead from dropping insurance and because regulations like MACRA and other quality and cost regulations don't apply. And while this is great for smaller items, such as lab work, routine check-ups, minor injuries, etc, it fails when someone actually needs medical treatment and is unable to get it because they either don't have insurance and/or the hospital doesn't participate in the cash model! Emergencies are a whole nother problem, because they aren't covered by most membership fees at all, which can be financially ruinous because surgeries may cost in the tens of thousands of dollars (lower than the cost in a non-DPC, but financially ruinous nonetheless). Therefore, it's actually recommended by some DPCs to buy insurance in addition to the monthly membership fees if you have a major health problem and/or afraid of emergencies, so it may not save very much money at all for those who aren't healthy or committed the heinous crime of having a pre-existing condition (as many as 100 million Americans)!
Lastly, is that the study I cited above, regarding lower costs, may not apply to its fullest extent in a truly free market, because they are a vertically-differentiated site of care that may or may not exist under free market conditions and the DPCs themselves benefit from insurance companies reducing prices through their bargaining power (See: Medicare Part D reduced drug prices by introducing drug coverage), so prices may rise in their absence. There is no guarantee that a free market would work! Even at this point, there is evidence that lack of regulation has actually become a bit of a problem in DPCs because there is evidence that stronger perverse incentives are present, which may further increase costs and wastage in the healthcare system! In addition, this study by the American College of Physicians notes that:
Retainer practices note that they are able to see their patients more often throughout the year. Once again, there is no evidence to suggest that this is always necessary or effective. With all of the “amenities” offered by these practices, it is important to do a cost–benefit analysis to understand the true effect of the “extras” in a practice. At this time, no research or data are available to indicate that many of these amenities in a practice yield better clinical outcomes. It is important to be aware of the potential for overutilization of physician time and medical services.
This shows that the data regarding service quality in DPCs are also very lacking. There is very little evidence to indicate that extra time and additional visits, one of the so-called major benefits of DPCs, actually improve health outcomes. There is rationale to believe that DPCs may also offer lower quality services because they may not participate in quality measurement programs and have no interoperability with other electronic health record systems. The lack of oversight and accountability can lead to certain doctors abusing their power and overload their practices with subscribing patients and compromise on quality of care. Since people don't price shop, competition won't be around to save you either.
Question 2 - But what about LASIK and Cosmetic Surgeries? Aren’t they proof that reducing insurance coverage and increasing competition helps? After all, Competition reduced their prices!
The problem with this claim is that it ignores the elasticity of demand of cosmetic surgery and other healthcare treatments. If someone charges too much for a cosmetic surgery, you can simply refrain from buying the surgeon's service because you don't need it to live. Can't exactly say the same for something like heart or brain surgery because you will die without it, so you will be forced to pay the price, regardless of how high. Healthcare providers take advantage of this to raise prices. It's not just life and death surgeries that are demand inelastic though. This study finds that most healthcare services in general are demand inelastic. This article explains it better.
Additionally, it should also be noted that unlike other healthcare services, people who seek out cosmetic surgery are usually much wealthier and better informed and the quality of the cosmetic surgery is very easy to assess, unlike other health services, all of which make it much easier to shop around. Move away from cosmetic surgery, and you can see the argument fall apart pretty quickly. Take a look at dental procedures for example. Like cosmetic surgery, they aren’t covered as much by insurance, yet dental costs have been rising just as quickly as other health services. For another example, take a look at veterinary care, which is seldom covered by insurance. Vet costs have also been rising rather quickly.
Question 3 - Isn’t there a lot of bad regulation in the USA that hurts healthcare?
The answer is yes, there most certainly is. However, while removing them would help, healthcare markets themselves are fundamentally flawed, and most major problems would persist. Even the ACA has some bad regulations within it that inhibit competition and counteract the effects of the good regulations, although that’s beyond the scope of this post. Next up, take CON Laws for example, I agree 100% that they need to go. There was actually a great post about it over on neoliberal. However, there is evidence that repealing CON Laws may help by introducing new competitors into the market, it is doubtful that they will improve quality without first addressing physician scarcity.
The next most common bad regulation I hear about is how the US prevents insurers from selling across state lines, and that preventing this from happening would result in lower costs due to competition. However, most evidence points to the fact that it would do very little. At most, it would reduce variance in healthcare premiums across the nation, but not the overall cost, so some may benefit, but some will definitely lose. Now to the evidence, the Affordable Care Act allows states to form agreements with each other and five states already allow insurers to sell across state lines. However, no insurer actually takes advantage of this as of now. As this study puts it:
According to many insurance experts, the primary barrier for an insurer looking to enter a new market is not the state’s regulations, it’s the cost of building up a provider network at discounted prices.
The massive cost of negotiating new networks deters insurers from expanding their plans beyond that of their state. Lastly, this study states that regulation is only one of many drivers of high cost of health insurance, so it is clear that the free market will not be able to adequately address the cost.

Part 6: The Neoliberal Solution

To recap, healthcare markets are unique. They are unlike any other markets due to them facing the worst market failures of any insurance industry and much more powerful information asymmetry, resulting in a sector that’s barely better than functional at its very best. However, there are many ways to tame the beast that is healthcare through a combination of various policies built on an abundance of research. From my perspective, the list of most important policies (assuming we want to keep a market-based system) would be in no specific order:
  1. Prevent health insurers from denying coverage based on health and limit variability of premiums based on health.
  2. Individual Mandate
  3. Implement an All-payer System
  4. Public option (or something like medicare/caid) in order to remove the sickest and poorest individuals from the private health insurance markets, which significantly reduces premiums.
  5. Proper price controls (I may make a separate post on this later)
  6. Necessitate a basic level of coverage private insurers must provide, such a cancer screening, etc
  7. Any regulations necessary to ensure competitive practices within health insurance markets (competition within insurance leads to better outcomes for lower prices).
Of course, there is a lot more to any healthcare system than the handful of policies I’ve described above, but this should be enough to justify the purposes of this post, which is to be introductory. I hope this information serves you well and keep an eye out for any future posts from me. Peace.
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