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Former sports columnist for Rochester D&C. Hockey dad, coach, runner, American. There is nothing a fishing pole, coffee and beer can't make better.

Rochester, New York
Joined June 2009
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For the MAGA shidiots in the back… some facts: No, Trump didn’t “get” Greenland. Denmark didn’t “give” us Greenland. We’re never going to “have” Greenland, much like how we don’t “have” Venezuela or “have” control over the Strait of Hormuz. He didn’t “solve inflation” and the war he started 8 months ago, that isn’t a war, isn’t “won”. Gas prices aren’t lower than they were when Biden left office and neither is diesel. We’re not the “hottest country” in the world. This isn’t the “Golden Age”. We aren’t “respected again”. We are a global laughing stock, and at this point most people in other countries just want to know if we’re ok. Affordability isn’t a “hoax”, data centers aren’t popular, vaccines and Tylenol don’t “cause” autism and the Epstein files, much like the creepy ass birthday card Trump sent his best friend Jeff, are very, very real. It’s still Lake Ontario, it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, and it’s still very fucking much, called AI. He doesn’t have a “healthcare plan”, you’re not getting your Doge check, your tariff check or your $5,000. The ballroom you’ll never see and the golf course you’ll never use aren’t “free”. The reflecting pool wasn’t “vandalized”, January 6th wasn’t “peaceful”, and the 2020 election wasn’t “stolen”. No one is changing your child’s gender at school, no one is eating your cats or your dogs, and no one is coming here from Africa or anywhere else for that matter, to steal your shitty minimum wage job. Mexico and Canada aren’t our enemies, and Russia and China are not our friends. Losing your Medicaid, your SNAP, and your healthcare plan isn’t “winning” and it sure as shit doesn’t “own the Libs”. The word “dumb” has always had a B in it, and the word “incumbent” has nothing to do with something you might have worn to your prom. Now, I know that facts are about as useful to you as a cousin-less dating pool, a sheep that’s not in the mood, and a book with no pictures, but that doesn’t make them any less true. You’re poorer, sicker and less safe than you were 2 years ago. Trump didn’t make America “great” again, he’s actively destroying it, while lining his own pockets, and the pockets of the Epstein class at the very same time. Now I know that he still hates who you hate, and maybe that really is enough, but the truth is that he lied to you about everything else. He lied about lowering prices, lied to you about no new foreign wars and lied about accountability for pedophiles. And I’m sure you stopped reading when you met the first word with more than two syllables, but in the event that you’re still here, all I want, all I ask, is that you sit this one out. If you’re not going to vote to stop him, then don’t vote at all. Stay home and brush your tooth. Let the grownups with still firing synapses handle this one. I think we can all agree that you’ve done more than enough.
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RETWEET if you stand with President Zelensky against Donald Trump!
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Peace never comes through weakness. Today, representatives of the U.S. Congress were in Kyiv – a bipartisan delegation – and I am grateful to them for visiting Ukraine at such a difficult time. They asked: what is needed to end the war? The answer must be strong. There must be sanctions under the Lindsey Graham bill, there must be support for Ukraine in protecting lives, and there must be pressure on Russia for its war. And today, there was a conversation between the leaders of America and Russia. A conversation that leads to something different. Recently, there was a European decision to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs. Since then, Russian strikes and the torment of people have only increased. This past week alone, there was a brutal Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky, aerial bombs were dropped on Kramatorsk – on ordinary city buses – and there have been constant attacks on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure and on the life-sustaining infrastructure in Dnipro, Kharkiv, Odesa, and our other cities. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds wounded. The Russians are compensating for their inability to achieve their objectives on the battlefield with this kind of terror. This year, Russia is weaker on the battlefield than at any other point in the war. That is why Putin is relying on terror. That is why he is relying on attempts to strike backroom deals to secure some form of pressure relief for Russia, in order to buy more time and more opportunities for war. Any easing of sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement with Russia is an obvious weakness. It plays into Russia’s hands – allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world. Ukraine is ready to take symmetrical de-escalatory steps, and the American team knows our position. Our strikes on Russian oil refineries and other oil facilities are a response to Russia’s years-long campaign of terror against Ukraine’s energy sector. Ukraine will not set Russian oil refineries on fire if Russia does not destroy our energy infrastructure. This is the kind of agreement we are proposing to America, and we believe the United States has enough power to achieve such a compromise. Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world. Russia will “repay” the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged. What is needed is real de-escalation with Russia on a reciprocal basis. We count on America’s fair support for our defense of life, for our defense of people in Ukraine – and on the United States having a correspondingly strong conversation with Russia. A strong one, not a weak one.
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Leo Roth retweeted
An American hero. Please retweet if you agree
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Leo Roth retweeted
Replying to @Matt_Bove
@Matt_Bove created this website of all the private lots around the stadium to help people coming back know where to park and what it costs/walk to the stadium etc. need to fill in more lots. Can you help me get this out to the people? 716tailgatemap.com
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Rest in peace Dolly ❤️
My favorite clip of Dolly.
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BREAKING: The Epstein Survivors just released a PSA telling the U.S. Senators to vote no on Todd Blanche as Attorney General.
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This man could buy anything but everyday he chooses..
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BREAKING: Gavin Newsom just issued a defiant response to Trump after he sent federal agents after Newsom and his family. Trump continues to weaponize government to go after his political opponents. Everyone needs to watch and share this video.
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This man is a hero in America, standing up against the fascist dictatorship of the free press as billionaires do the bidding of the administration to silence dissent. We all need to be like Scott Pelly and call out bullshit when we see it. #DemsUnited
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What Lindy accomplished this season will last a lot longer in our memories than some silly award.
Can someone make this make sense? Schopp is looking for answers on how the voters decided to go with Cooper over Ruff. #Sabres #NHL
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RETWEET if you support Scott Pelley after CBS News has just fired him.
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This season was something special. Memories were made at KeyBank Center and beyond that felt a little like magic, and brought our community together in old and new ways.  Buffalo proved itself the hockey town it’s always been. And now, the wagon rolls on. This thing of ours is forever, Buffalo. And a new era of Sabres hockey is just beginning.💙💛
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Winning in Montreal is so Hab-it forming. Now win Game 7 like it’s a road game!
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With four points (1+3) tonight, Rasmus Dahlin has joined Lindy Ruff (April 16, 1985 at Quebec; 1+3) as the only defensemen in franchise history to record four points in a single playoff game.
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Nailed it. +23 to -16.
An easy thing that has to change for #Sabres.. --- Alex Tuch Vs. Boston: 4-3-7.. plus-8 Vs. #Habs: 0-0-0.. minus-6 -- Tage Thompson Vs. BOS 2-5-7...plus-7 Vs. MON 2-2-4... minus-7 -- Peyton Krebs Vs. BOS: 2-4-6...plus-8 vs. MON 0-0-0..minus-3
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Good plan! 😂 And have your 1st line show up.
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Character win. Lindy with all the right moves - again.
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To: Benny Enjoy your first-ever cold one on us 🍻 Love: Admin
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