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LOL, here's the ABC link that ABC uses to label the story false. It pretty much conclusively shows that what Trump is saying about the flights is true: SAN DIEGO -- In his Super Tuesday victory speech, former President Donald Trump elevated false information that had gone viral on social media, claiming the Biden administration secretly flew hundreds of thousands of migrants into the United States. Many post sharing the claim referred to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates for immigration restrictions. It said the administration refused to list individual airports where people arrived under a Biden “parole” program that allows Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to stay in the U.S. for two years. U.S. Customs and Border Protection each month publishes the number of migrants admitted under the program by nationality. This information is available on its website and in press releases. It does not list arriving airports. Trump said during his speech, “Today it was announced that 325,000 people were flown in from parts unknown - migrants were flown in airplane, not going through borders ... It was unbelievable. I said that must be a mistake. They flew 325,000 migrants. Flew them in over the borders and into our country." But migrants are not being flown into the U.S. randomly. Under a Biden policy in effect since January 2023, up to 30,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela can enter the country monthly if they apply online with a financial sponsor and arrive at a specified airport, paying their own way. Biden exercised his “parole” authority, which, under a 1952 law, allows him to admit people “only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” Here's a closer look. CLAIM: The Biden administration has secretly flown more than 300,000 unvetted migrants into the country. THE FACTS: An article published on Monday by the Center for Immigration Studies examined a major example of how Biden has exercised his parole authority for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. Each month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection discloses how many people from these four countries were allowed to enter the country. On Jan. 26, the agency reported 327,000 were vetted and authorized for travel. There were more than 67,000 Cubans, 126,000 Haitians, 53,000 Nicaraguans and 81,000 Venezuelans. The Center for Immigration Studies article says CBP approved flights that brought 320,000 to the United States last year. The author, Todd Bensman, learned they came to 43 airports but the government refused to divulge which ones, citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act for law enforcement-sensitive information. Bensman said Wednesday that he doesn't consider the program secretive, but finds it “enigmatic" and lacking in transparency.” The migrants are not coming in from “parts unknown,” as Trump charged. CBP vets each one for eligibility and publishes the number of airport arrivals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Social media posts, including one by Elon Musk's, charge that the administration is doing this to bring in voters. But people admitted into the country under parole have no path to citizenship. They can obtain work permits for a limited time but voters must be U.S. citizens. Biden has exercised parole authority far more than any of his predecessors, which Trump calls “an outrageous abuse” that he will end if returned to the White House. Biden has granted entry — by land or air — to at least 1 million people using parole, not just the 327,000 who flew from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua or Venezuela though December. Angelo Fernández Hernández, a White House spokesperson, said Wednesday that reports of secretly flying people into the country were “categorically false” and that Cubans, Haitian, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans were “thoroughly screened.” The Trump campaign and Musk representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

Elon has brass balls:

Full disclosure: You can count me among the skeptics who think that whatever warming has occurred is not outside the realm of natural variation. Still, the more interesting question is what to do about it. Right now, the solutions all seem awfully, well, scammy. Biden's 1.2 trillion green con job is doing almost nothing to solve the problems. It's a transfer of wealth that amounts to about $4000 per citizen going to insiders, connected politicians and democrat donors. What are we getting for it? 1.2 trillion would buy enough nuclear power plants to make a real dent in carbon emissions. If it's a serious problem, make a serious solution. Don't just fund hundreds of Solydras. And you know when I'll believe that all those politicians flying in private jets to global warming conferences actually believe there is a problem. When they start insisting on making global warming conferences into zoom calls and start advocating for a 100% tax on jet fuel for private planes.

The seeding sucks and had we beat Tennessee and Kentucky to win the tournament it might be different. We are where we are and the truth is we haven't beat anybody of note on the national stage this year except for Bama at home. I'm happy we may have a shot at UConn. Win that one and all the talk goes away, and then UConn can go home and talk about their lousy seed. I can't get too worked up about Yale, but you have to respect anybody who is here and be ready to play. If we get by that one, it is very sobering to realize that San Diego State is rated higher in KenPom (21, just ahead of Kansas) than anybody we have beaten this year, outside of Bama. We better bring our A game or we'll be going home after that one.

Thread title...bad karma...ugg...bad juju...nooooooooooooo

Finally, some Kool-aid. Just sipping it for now.

Coach power rankings, lol. Makes sense if you have a throw-down wrestling match before the game and the winner gets 3 points. In that case, my money's on Sam Pittman, and they have the rankings all wrong. Otherwise, it's the kind of garbage you get when the football news is slow.

It's tough to drink the Kool-aid when nobody's making any.

Watching Japan is instructive. They are just a little further down debt cliff than we are. They are a good predictor of the future. https://rumble.com/v4jzy46-its-official-japan-is-in-stagflation-for-the-first-time-since-the-1970s.html

We are #4 in Kenpom and #5 in Net Rankings. That ain't supposed to happen to the #1 overall seed in the Sweet 16, assuming we both get there.

UConn is probably the worst 1 seed for us to draw. But it's not like Houston and Purdue are gonna be a cakewalk. It's time to quit complaining and take them one at a time. Let's stomp a mudhole in Yale and go from there. I like how this team is playing at crunch time.

Well, if it's any consolation, Yale and San Diego State are complaining about their s*** draw too.

San Diego State is a very tough 2nd round game too assuming we beat Yale. I hope we have a big chip on our shoulder. The selection morons did us no favors, but if we are as good as I think we are, we'll rise to the challenge.

Wow, 5 in the NET rankings, SEC tournament winner and a 4 seed. Oh well, we go in with a chip on our shoulder. That's ridiculous, but so be it.

CBM has really been something. He seemingly came out of nowhere and his stats looked to good to be true. Then he has delivered. He may be the best player on the team.

We should be a 2 seed now. Not saying we will be, just saying we should be.

Shooting 20% from the 3 point line and up by 8 at the half. I'll take it.

It would be great to be a 3 seed or better. That gives you a relatively easy path to the sweet 16. Once you get there, you can expect nothing but tough games anyway. We are up to 5 in the NET rankings. We should be a 2 seed with a win today, but we would at least be a lock for a 3 seed.

Wow, Iowa State up by 24 on Houston with 8 minutes left.

The line is out already. We are a 5.5 point favorite. Florida is very good, but if we want to go deep into the big dance, we are going to have to beat better teams than them. We just have to come out and hit our shots.

I don't care which one it is in the finals. Either will be tough, and we have some revenge motivation against Florida. And the tougher the game, the better prep for the big dance. Kudos to Miss State for knocking off Tennessee and giving us a tough fight.

This game seems like a step backwards. Last time we beat them by 40. 🙂

Denver Jones is on fire lately. He's hit 59% of his 3's in the last 6 games, and is up to 42% on the year. If that continues, it ups our ceiling quite a bit.

While it's an advantage for Tennessee, it's not the same kind of advantage they have in Knoxville. We can beat them. But first we have to get by South Carolina. (presumably) If I was a betting man, my money would be on us and Kentucky in the final. Well, I wrote the above and I thought I would just look up the Vegas odds. Several surprises to me: Still no respect for SC and we are the second favorite ahead of Kentucky even after they knocked off Tennessee in Knoxville. +175: Tennessee +240: Auburn +400: Kentucky +500: Alabama +1600: Florida +5000: South Carolina, Texas A&M, Mississippi State +10000 to +25000 All other teams