Mr. Wray, Remain close to DC. Your presence will be commanded. Repeatedly. In this Holiest of seasons, as you box up your mementos of oppression, may visions of the thousands of American J6 families you’ve destroyed dance through your head. Merry Christmas. Higgins out. pic.twitter.com/KjdsmqVGFs
[ESPN] Once the ball hit the court for the final Colorado State point, a San José State team that brought energy and togetherness all match scattered after a brief group hug. Coach Todd Kress sat on the bench gazing at his clipboard. Co-captain and setter Brooke Slusser, who is part of two lawsuits about the eligibility of a teammate she says is transgender, walked off the court and into the hallway.
"Our team played their hearts out today, the way they have done all season," Kress said in a statement. "This has been one of the most difficult seasons I've ever experienced and I know this is true as well for many of our players and the staff who have been supporting us all along. Maintaining our focus on the court and ensuring the overall safety and well-being of my players amid the external noise have been my priorities."
Five teams -- including four in the Mountain West -- canceled or forfeited games against the Spartans this season. None of the schools explicitly stated a reason, but players from Nevada -- one of the schools to forfeit -- held a rally Oct. 26 instead of playing their scheduled match against San José State to argue that transgender women should be excluded from women's sports.
The volleyball player has not spoken about her identity, and San José State has not commented on her identity because of federal privacy laws. ESPN is not naming the player. Brayden Blaire Fleming
"Our team prepared and was ready to play each match according to established Mountain West and NCAA rules of play," Kress' statement said. "We did not take away anyone's participation opportunities. Sadly, others who for years have played this same team without incident chose not to play us this season. To be clear, we did not celebrate a single win by forfeiture. Instead, we braced for the fallout. Each forfeiture announcement unleashed appalling, hateful messages individuals chose to send directly to our student-athletes, our coaching staff, and many associated with our program."
SJSU advanced to the conference championship game after Boise State forfeited the semifinal match. The Broncos also forfeited their two regular-season matches against the Spartans.
On Sept. 23, Slusser joined a lawsuit against the NCAA where she said her teammate was transgender and posed a safety threat to her teammates and opponents. Slusser, along with SJSU associate head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose and 10 other current and former Mountain West volleyball players, filed another lawsuit on Nov. 13, challenging the conference's transgender participation policy. The lawsuit also sought an emergency injunction to bar SJSU from competing in the Mountain West tournament with its full roster.
U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews ruled Monday that the player was allowed to play, and a federal appeals court upheld the decision the following day.
The first meeting of the season between the Rams and Spartans generated its own controversy. Batie-Smoose alleged in a Title IX complaint and lawsuit that the SJSU player said to be transgender colluded with a CSU player during their Oct. 3 match. The Mountain West investigated those claims and closed its investigation on Nov. 15 after finding insufficient evidence to corroborate her claims.
Batie-Smoose has not been on the bench since the Title IX report became public, but she sat stoically in the stands during Saturday's championship match. She declined an interview request with ESPN.
After the match ended, senior Alessia Buffagni walked into the stands to hug Batie-Smoose. Buffagni was visibly crying as Batie-Smoose looped an arm around Buffagni's shoulders. Other players greeted her as well.
There were two protesters outside Cox Pavilion on Friday, but none Saturday. In addition, there were no noticeable signs of hostility from the some 200 fans who attended the final.
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Instead of forfeiting the semis, Boise State should have fielded a "women's" team comprised solely of 6'5" men's basketball players under the "Trans for a Day" rule.
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Hopefully, this is over, but maybe my man plans to ruin pro beach volleyball as well.
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#2 not to mention the Coach's appalling and hateful treatment of biological females, who for decades worked for their own sports venues, for seeking wins by any means.
there were 20+ guests that were there for thanksgiving
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I wonder what his wife had to say about the incident.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
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I wonder how owners/builders of these multimillion $ mansions see fit to erect such costly monstrosities and yet somehow omit to spend a little extra $ to install automatic fire suppression systems.
#6
It would take a mil grade fire suppresion system to put one of these out.
The key to doing this is make sure your turkey is completely defrosted. No ice at all.Also, turn off the burner before you lower the turkey in. You can always relight it. The life you save may be your own.
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I’ve fried a ton of turkeys being from the south. Never had an issue, just too much peanut oil on my first try 30 years ago. It didn’t boil over but damn near did
🇦🇷 BREAKING: MILEI GIVES ARGENTINES THE POWER TO SHRED BUREAUCRACY
Argentines can now demand deregulations through a new government platform.
Manuel Adorni, Milei’s spokesperson, put it bluntly: “We’re handing the fight to the people—tell us what’s complicating your life, and… pic.twitter.com/O424WrVPoE
[FoxNews] President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated Florida sheriff Chad Chronister as administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
"For over 32 years, Sheriff Chad Chronister has served the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and received countless commendations and awards for keeping his community SAFE," Trump wrote in his announcement moments before he nominated Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray as FBI director.
"A proud graduate of the FBI National Academy's 260th Session, Chad is Co-Chairman of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force for Region IV Tampa Bay, Council Member of the Florida Attorney General’s Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, Chairman of the Criminal Justice Sub-Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Safety Coordinating Council, and Vice-Chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Schools Citizen Oversight Committee," he continued.
Trump said Chronister would work with Pam Bondi, his nominee for attorney general after Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew as nominee, to "secure the Border, stop the flow of Fentanyl, and other Illegal Drugs, across the Southern Border, and SAVE LIVES."
Sweep the Augean Stables
[FoxNews] President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally Kashyap "Kash" Patel, who has been a frequent and harsh critic of the FBI, to serve as the bureau's next director in the new administration.
Patel, 44, is an attorney with experience in national security, intelligence and counterterrorism and helped uncover the bureau's surveillance of the Trump campaign and first term. He has been a member of Trump’s transition team, advising the administration on other appointments.
Trump announced Patel’s appointment in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
"Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People," Trump's statement read. "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution."
The current FBI director, Christopher Wray, is currently serving a 10-year appointment which began in 2017. Wray will either need to be fired or resign in order for Patel to take the position.
Patel is widely seen as a staunch Trump loyalist who will implement Trump’s desired reforms within the agency. During the first Trump administration, he served as senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council and later as the chief of staff for acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, from 2020-2021.
Patel has been a fierce critic of bureaucracy and corruption. In 2023, Patel published a book called "Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy," which delved into "the major players and tactics within the permanent government bureaucracy," according to the book's description.
The attorney started his career as a public defender in Florida’s Miami-Dade County after attending the University of Richmond and earning a law degree from Pace University in New York and a certificate in international law from University College London Faculty of Laws.
In 2014, Patel became a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice National Security Division, a role in which he led prosecutions against members of Al-Qaeda, ISIS and other terror groups.
Patel has served in several roles in the federal government, including most recently as the chief of staff to the Department of Defense and Deputy Assistant to President Trump during Trump's first term. Prior to his Pentagon stint, Patel served as deputy director of National Intelligence and as deputy assistant to the president on the National Security Council.
Before joining the first Trump administration, Patel served as the national security advisor and senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), where he reported to Committee Chair Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. In that role, he helped to oversee the House probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and uncovered unlawful surveillance of the Trump campaign by the FBI and DOJ.
The FBI director position requires Senate confirmation. In an X post on Saturday night, Trump ally Mike Davis called Patel "unquestionably qualified."
#3
The real test will be can all these executives Trump is installing actually change the direction of the massive inertia of their bureaucracies. I keep getting a picture of the appointees sitting alone in a locked office and being fed bull$#it under the door by their keepers.
“Developed Countries should lead the way in fighting consumption”
The World Bank who just lost $40bn of sovereign Countries money - is now telling those same Countries they need to do more & spend more. What a SCAM. pic.twitter.com/UV2SaYYXMd
#2
The only thing that could make the World Bank worse would be to put Kamala in charge of it. Scaling up the corruption and stupidity of her campaign to that organization would be epic.
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There is a reason we are developed. So fuck off.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[ESPN] Once the ball hit the court for the final Colorado State point, a San José State team that brought energy and togetherness all match scattered after a brief group hug. Coach Todd Kress sat on the bench gazing at his clipboard. Co-captain and setter Brooke Slusser, who is part of two lawsuits about the eligibility of a teammate she says is 
