That leftists will always dismiss criticism/evidence of their errors when it is presented by non-leftists as right-wing balderdash, it came from the right wing which instantly means it cannot possibly be true. I have thought if they heard it from someone they knew without a shadow of doubt it was coming from a fellow leftist they would at least listen. That is why I post so many links from left wing sources who are trying to get leftists to wake the hell up and see their error. It has taken me a long time for me to understand the depth of the manipulation so that even fellow leftists are dismissed if they stray from the template. But I thought I’d try one more time with this post from Matt Taibbi, complete with a video showing the relentless campaign calling anyone who doubted the “Covid could not have come from a lab” propaganda is a nutcase conspiracy theorist. You watch the video, which seems to last forever, and you realize just how sophisticated is the propaganda we are fed daily on a number of subjects. This should be a real eye opener. Will it be?.


https://taibbi.substack.com/p/tk-mashup-the-lab-leak-conspiracy?r=5mz1Are o

They're just playing touch football for the game?

I'm out. Just put the game out of its misery.

This ain't real football.

AA with 7 assists and 1 TO
Ice with 6 assists and 1 TO
5 turnovers for MAM
8 total TOs for the other 9 guys
47% FG
6/7 on FT. (Missed the most important one)
32% 3 pt shooting
Both teams nearly even on assists, RB, steals, and TOs
Bench sucked except for Key, zero points

The Boones and MAM to leave at the end of the year?
Don't think MAM would be missed at all, not sure about the Boones.
For the playing time issues, actions and demeanor on and off the court, I really get the vibe that the Boones will be leaving at the end of the season.
Thoughts?

1. Texas​

The class: No. 5 nationally, right ahead of Penn State and right behind Ohio State; 28 signed with 10 early enrollees
What an offseason. Steve Sarkisian hopes he's fixed, or at least seriously upgraded, his offensive line, which was a season-long issue. The Longhorns need better talent and depth. Two five-star linemen — Devon Campbell, the No. 1 interior line prospect in the country, and Kelvin Banks, the No. 3 tackle — could make a quick impact, and the Longhorns also bolstered their depth, signing seven linemen. Campbell chose Texas over Oklahoma on Wednesday. Fifteen of the 28 signees were linemen (both front lines needed help) and Sarkisian picked his spots at running back and receiver. He even signed the country's No. 4 kicker prospect to replace Cameron Dicker and devoted a scholarship to the nation's No. 1 long snapper. The Longhorns really raided Ohio State this year, flipping top-10 cornerback prospect Terrance Brooks from the Buckeyes in the early signing period, then adding two potential starters via the transfer portal in QB Quinn Ewers and CB Ryan Watts.

2. Oklahoma​

The class: No. 8 nationally, right ahead of Michigan and right behind Notre Dame; 21 signed
The Sooners signed four players Wednesday, including their state's No. 1 prospect, CB Gentry Williams. It was a nice closing push for new coach Brent Venables, who lost pledged recruits after Lincoln Riley left for USC, including two who left after OU hired Venables from Clemson. And on top of that, OU has been all over the transfer portal, losing three key players to USC (QB Caleb Williams, WR Mario Williams and CB Latrell McCutchin) as well as QB Spencer Rattler and TE Austin Stogner to South Carolina. But OU added Central Florida QB Dillon Gabriel and DB Trey Morrison, a former starter at North Carolina, as well as a couple of offensive linemen from TCU and Cal, a TE from Missouri, an LB from Appalachian State, a DL from Hawaii and two other DBs from Wyoming and Louisville besides Morrison. The class doesn't have any five-stars, however. One of OU's decommitments, ATH Xavion Brice, signed with rival Texas in December because the Longhorns were OK with him playing receiver; OU wanted him as a DB.

3. Oklahoma State​

The class: No. 29 nationally, right ahead of Iowa and right behind Arkansas; 20 signed, including 14 three-stars
The story of Oklahoma State's class has been the story of Mike Gundy's recruiting history: shoot for the stars with targeted running backs and wide receivers, sign a half-dozen or so Texans and work the junior colleges. WR Talyn Shettron and RB CJ Brown, both early enrollees, were top-10 state prospects. Shettron is an intriguing 6-foot-3 target. Three of the top four recruits are from Oklahoma; in all, OSU signed nine Oklahomans and six Texans.

4. West Virginia​

The class: No. 35 nationally, right ahead of Baylor and right behind Maryland; 21 signed, including 19 three-stars
QB Jarrett Doege is returning, but signing Nicco Marchiol, a four-star lefty out of Arizona, could pay future dividends. He's 6-2 and 216 pounds and chose the Mountaineers over Michigan and Georgia. He is the No. 19 QB prospect in the country, was Arizona's Gatorade player of the year and threw for more than 8,000 career yards and 91 TDs. The top-rated signee is four-star CB Jacolby Spells, a top-30 prospect at his position. S Christion Stokes is a versatile athlete who put up big numbers as an RB and a DB and was a finalist this season for Michigan's Mr. Football high school award. And Oliver Straw will be the fourth active Big 12 punter from Australia; he's the No. 3 punter prospect in the class. Nine early enrollees are on campus.

5. Baylor​

The class: No. 36 nationally, right ahead of Purdue and right behind West Virginia; 21 signed
Maybe the Big 12 championship won't have an impact on recruiting until the 2023 class. The Bears signed only two four-star prospects this cycle — 6-2, 180-pound wide receiver Armani Winfield and edge rusher Kaian Roberts-Day — and the rest were three-stars. Winfield, the Bears' highest-rated prospect, actually was Steve Sarkisian's first commitment ever at Texas before he backed out of his pledge in late November. He was a 1,000-yard receiver with eight TDs his senior season. The Bears signed another 1,000-yard receiver as well, Rockwall-Heath's Jordan Neighbors, who scored 11 TDs. Roberts-Day (6-3, 240) played both RB and DL in high school and might also get a look at TE. More than half the class is either an offensive or a defensive lineman.

6. Iowa State​

The class: No. 39 nationally, right ahead of Boston College and right behind Utah; 22 players, including two four-stars
The Cyclones are replacing several key players, particularly at quarterback, linebacker, tight end and defensive line, and addressed just about everything in either recruiting or the transfer portal, with four new linebackers, five defensive linemen, two tight ends and two quarterbacks. Matt Campbell signed players from 11 states. The new TEs, Andrew Keller and Gabe Burkle, at least look the part at 6-6, 220 and 6-7, 240. Minnesota transfer M.J. Anderson and four-star signee Hunter Deyo could help the most on the defensive line. The Cyclones coveted in-state S Xavier Nwankpa, but the five-star signed with Iowa. But getting Deyo, who did pick Iowa State over the Hawkeyes, was a good recruiting win. WR Greg Gaines, the only other four-star who signed, is a 6-2, 185-pound speedster from Florida.

7. Texas Tech​

The class: No. 43 nationally, right ahead of Wisconsin and right behind Cincinnati; 18 players, including one four-star and 17 three-stars
Credit new head coach Joey McGuire, who was hired to replace Matt Wells in early November, for making quick work on the recruiting trails and in the transfer portal. The lone four-star of the class is Maurion Horn, who's classified as an athlete but will play running back. Seven of the nine highest-rated prospects are defensive players, while the portal was used to concentrate on offense — a quarterback from Virginia, a wide receiver from Minnesota and three offensive linemen — but also yielded Texas safety Tyler Owens. Promising defensive signees Landon Hullaby (a safety) and Ty Kana (a linebacker) are already on campus. The Red Raiders' 2021 class was No. 74.

8. TCU​

The class: No. 47 nationally, right ahead of Minnesota and right behind Colorado; 14 players, including three four-stars
Gary Patterson left at the end of October, but Sonny Dykes, who was hired about a month later, did a nice job with his patchwork class. The Horned Frogs signed nine players in December — only weeks after Dykes was hired, though 10 pledges backed out after Patterson's resignation, including four after Dykes' arrival. The class was No. 61 nationally at the time but improved 14 spots after signing five players Wednesday. Three players were plucked from rival Texas, including former Longhorns commitment Ronald Lewis, a three-star CB out of New Orleans who flipped Wednesday, and transfer TE Jared Wiley and LB Terrence Cooks. WR DJ Allen decommitted in November and visited Florida last weekend but ended up signing with the Horned Frogs after all Wednesday.

9. Kansas State​

The class: No. 61 nationally, right above Memphis and right behind Boise State; 17 players, all three-stars
The Wildcats made their biggest splash in the transfer portal, bringing in veteran Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez, Missouri safety Shawn Robinson and Maryland linebacker Branden Jennings. All should help immediately. Improving the defense was a top priority; four of the five transfers were on that side of the ball, and edge rusher Donovan Rieman and linebacker Tobi Osunsanmi could be good, as should junior college edge Vaai Seumalo. Also in this class is WR Sterling Lockett, a 5-10, 155-pounder who was the 11th-rated prospect in Kansas and is the younger brother of Seattle Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett. The biggest knock? No running backs, something that even head coach Chris Klieman acknowledged Wednesday.

10. Kansas​

The class: No. 119 nationally, right above Central Arkansas and right behind Nevada; seven players — all three-stars
The Jayhawks had more success raiding the Big Ten through the transfer portal than wooing high school recruits. Kansas' class is small, with all but one player from out of state. The portal, however, brought Nebraska RB Sevion Morrrison, Michigan State CB Kalon Gervin, Ohio State S Craig Young, Maryland edge rusher Lonnie Phelps and Minnesota RB Ky Thomas. Kaleb Purdy, the No. 71 safety prospect in the country, was the highest-rated high school signee. Also added were a pair of three-star offensive tackles (6-4, 250-pound Joe Baker and 6-7, 275-pound James Livingston) who are top-100 prospects at their positions.

Monster January jobs report.

Highest GDP in 40 years.

ISIS leadership nipped in the bud.

It's like we're favored by the Most High again! Well done, 'Merica!

Anybody not going?

'Not a B.S. guy': What kind of recruiter will Derek Mason be for Oklahoma State?​

Scott Wright
Oklahoman

STILLWATER — Jordan Watkins was preparing for basketball practice at Woodward High School in Decatur, Georgia, when Derek Mason showed up.

It was 2011 and Mason had just been promoted to defensive coordinator at Stanford when he made the cross-country trip to the Atlanta suburb to recruit Watkins.

“I could just see how excited he was to be there and meet me and introduce himself,” Watkins recalled. “It was one of those things where you could see and sense his passion and how much he loved what he was doing.“But it wasn’t just part of his recruiting pitch. One time when we went to the campus for a visit, even when you saw him around the other players who were already on the team, you still felt it.”

It’s been more than a decade since Watkins first met Mason, yet the former Stanford defensive lineman still talks about his coach with reverence.

And it all started with the foundation the two formed in that first meeting outside the basketball gym at Woodward High.

Mason, who on Jan. 26 was named the new defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, has been a successful recruiter at each of his previous stops, particularly at Stanford from 2010-13 and as the head coach at Vanderbilt from 2014-20.

Mason dives deep into the lives of the players he recruits. He learns about them. He gets to know their families. He shows them he cares about them as a person, not just a football player.

“I still sensed that after he left,” Watkins said. “We had a game in Arizona, and I guess he was just at home, or maybe he was out there recruiting. He knew where we were staying, so he stopped by.

“He was talking to parents. It’s not like he had anything to sell them on anymore. But he took the time out of his day to speak with my parents and I’m sure with others, too, which shows that it wasn’t just the recruiting pitch when he’s in your living room or at your school. He genuinely meant what he said.”

Relationships with parents can be a key piece of the recruiting puzzle, but Mason treats those interactions the same way he treats those with players — he shoots straight.

“He cuts to the chase,” said Allan George, who was recruited to Vanderbilt as a defensive back in 2017. “One thing he stressed while he was at Vanderbilt was getting to know the parents of the recruit, and he would always make a promise to them that they’d be getting a better product back than the one they gave him after four years.

“He harps on that and transforms young men into being something that’s not just a football player whenever the pads and the helmet are put down for the rest of your life.”

George, who is from Andalusia, Alabama, didn’t get approached by Vanderbilt until late in the recruiting process.

“I met Coach Mason for the first time on my official visit, and it was instantaneous,” George said. “He just electrified the room. He brings a lot of volume, not with how loud he speaks, but he carries himself in a way that you feel his presence in the room, whether he’s talking or not.

“He energized me on my official and he implemented a system within my head of how he knew things were gonna work once I got to Vanderbilt, and it just rolled from there to the point that I committed.”



More than anything, Mason’s up-front honesty, and his consistency in following through on those recruiting pitches, make him a strong recruiter.

“He knows what he’s doing in recruiting,” George said. “He knows how to get talent, but he recruits the person more than the player, and I feel like that’s something that a lot of people respect about him. It’s not really any B.S. or any coach talk.”

Randy Hart was the defensive line coach at Stanford during Mason’s three years as defensive coordinator, so Hart got to see Mason’s recruiting style in action with a variety of different personality types and life situations.

“Coach Mason’s not a B.S. guy,” Hart said. “He’s not out there and gonna promise the world and not be able to come through.

“He’s thorough in his recruiting, and he’s believable. Parents like him. He’s gonna tell them the way it is, and if that’s not what the kid’s looking for, he’s OK with it.”

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She doesn't task it serious, so why should we?

Time to stop torturing kids.

'Just go be you': How Kalib Boone sparked OSU to Bedlam win over OU with guidance from twin Keylan​

Jacob Unruh
Oklahoman

STILLWATER — Two days ago, Keylan Boone approached his twin brother, Kalib, like they have so many times in their lives with encouragement.

Lost mentally and physically the past month on the court, Kalib was almost at a breaking point after Oklahoma State’s loss at Kansas State.

He needed to hear from Keylan.

This time, it finally clicked.

“Just go be you,” Keylan said. “Regardless if you’re scoring or rebounding, just go be the KB that everybody knows.”

And that brought out the best in both twins when the Cowboys needed it most during a huge 64-55 victory over rival OU at Gallagher-Iba Arena in the first Bedlam matchup of the season, ending a four-game losing streak.

On a day the Cowboys dominated the interior with the Boones and Moussa Cisse, the twin duo from Tulsa Memorial High School combined for 22 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. They fulfilled — at least for one day — the vision OSU coach Mike Boynton had after he first started recruiting the twins when they were just 15 years old.

“For these kids, I thought by time they were juniors they’d be guys that we can count on and count on consistently,” Boynton said. “Haven’t got there yet, but I got all the faith in the world that with our staff and the character that they’ll keep making progress.”


OSU is back at .500 entering Tuesday’s game at TCU. The Cowboys also have four straight wins over their Bedlam rival, with the rematch in Norman three weeks away.

The Cowboys forced 11 second-half turnovers and held the Sooners to just 37.7% shooting. But OSU also thrived with its big men.

Combine the Boones with Cisse — who had 12 points, three rebounds and a block — and the Cowboys dominated from the inside.

OSU blocked eight shots and scored 34 points in the paint, just days after Kalib, Cisse, Tyreek Smith and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe scored two combined points in the loss at Kansas State.



“It was the major, major emphasis of the game,” Boynton said. “We can’t have games like we had the other day. They can’t get basically nothing out of that position from a production standpoint.

“And to their credit, they didn’t pout about that. They took it as a challenge. They were all very, very productive today.”

Especially the Boones.

Throughout the season, Keylan has been a spark for the Cowboys off the bench, either with his 3-point shooting or energy.

He was in the first half Saturday, scoring eight of his 10 points in the opening half while making two 3s.

Kalib, meanwhile, was still frustrated offensively. He had scored just 22 points in Big 12 play as his playing time dwindled. His post-up shots were wild against OU in the opening half. He went to the bench frustrated, even unaccepting of encouragement from Boynton.

But the message then was simple from the fifth-year coach: Do you believe you belong here in this moment right now?

Kalib hung tough.

He scored all of his 12 points in the second half, clicking with his smooth post-up moves against the combination of OU’s Tanner Groves and Ethan Chargois.

In a stretch of more than 5 minutes, Kalib scored all nine of OSU’s points, helping OSU maintain a lead it would not relent after Avery Anderson III made a go-ahead layup with 15:14 remaining.

With each play Kalib made, his energy improved. So did his teammates. They encouraged OSU coaches to continue running the offense through Kalib.

“He seemed to play with more joy today,” Boynton said.

And the Cowboys finally broke out of their skid.

So did Kalib Boone. It was perfectly timed.

“I was just so happy,” Kalib said. “I was happy for my guys. Bro, this is a game we don’t lose, plus it was ‘Remember the 10.’

“I never want to lose again like that kind of game in this jersey. Every time we play that, that just means everything oughta be turned up a notch.”

All Time Record most jobs ever created first yr prez--during pandemic too!!!!

Will they never wear suit and tie again I guess.

I thought it was Republicans that were winning/cheating at the gerrymandering sweepstakes.

Or
Establishment. Or sellout our country - take your pick

Graham, McConnel, Cornyn, et al- I'd say most on Congress/senate.

Oklahoma State football: Examining move of Joe Bob Clements to linebackers coach​

Scott Wright
Oklahoman

STILLWATER — In one of his first and most important moves as OSU’s defensive coordinator, Derek Mason has shifted Joe Bob Clements to linebackers coach, as first reported by PokesReport.com.

Clements had spent the previous nine seasons at OSU coaching defensive linemen, but with the hiring of Mason, the Cowboys’ defensive staff was left with a hole to fill.

The staff had two defensive line coaches in Clements and Greg Richmond, and two defensive backs coaches in Tim Duffie (cornerbacks) and Dan Hammerschmidt (safeties).

When Mason has coached a position, he has been a defensive backs coach as well.

So the move of Clements to linebackers made for the smoothest transition without further personnel changes, and it affords Mason the ability to oversee the defense without being tied to one specific position group.

During defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ four seasons at Oklahoma State, he oversaw linebacker coaching, but primarily left it in the hands of graduate assistants Shane Eachus and Koy McFarland, neither of whom remains with the program.

Cowboys offer Vanderbilt defensive lineman​

The Oklahoma State football program has yet to bring in any transfers, but the Cowboys have an inside track with someone who recently entered the NCAA transfer portal.

On Thursday morning, Vanderbilt senior defensive tackle Raashaan Wilkins Jr. entered the portal, and before the end of the day, he had an OSU offer.

The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Wilkins will be a super-senior in 2022. He was recruited to Vanderbilt out of junior college by Mason, who was the Commodores’ head coach at the time.


Originally from Chicago, Wilkins played at Monterey Peninsula College in California before transferring to Vanderbilt for the 2020 season.

He started all nine games at Vandy in 2020 — Mason’s last season as head coach — and started 10 of 12 games in 2021. Over the two seasons, he totaled 21 tackles, with two for loss, and a fumble recovery.

Defensive tackle has been a position in need of immediate assistance for OSU with the loss of starter Israel Antwine to the NFL and key backup Jayden Jernigan, who transferred to Missouri.

Russell Brand talks about military propaganda on the mainstream media. How does it feel to know you’ve been played for a fool?


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Klaus Scwhaab is a total Buffoon that has billions of nefarious money to do horrible things to the people. Gates money (much) is spent with the great reset and NWO. These total loser morons want to control us at all levels. And it sure looks like they are going to succeed - so far anyways

The second amendment doesn't grant us the right to bear arms; the second amendment
DENIES the government the right to INFRINGE
on our right to bear arms

JS

59-83 - KU won by 24 and this board is complaining about our coaches and team

To turn away from fighting the 2020
Steal and making it right. People give up and let it be ok and not fight to make 2020 right. Total coup- incumbent DJT wins in a massive landslide and the global left bought the election (Democrat's, China, Soros, big tech et al)then they proceed to invade the US with open borders and jets full of young military age illegals from the Middle East and elsewhere FLOWN DIRECTLY into our country in the middle of the night.

AND BC WE DID NOTHING to stop the prez election- they proceeded to steal the senate- all bc people won't stand. We have to be like Mitch McConnel and say- oh no- don't say anything". Hell this board is what- almost all "well they stole it but nothing we can do" ? Now they will steal the midterms - to think they will stop after they have gotten away with it is so far off. They've been cheating for decades- they won't stop. Yet we stand and accept it and watch our country fall