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Tom Brady is once again going to a Conference Championship game having beat Drew (I’m so Sorry) Brees in the game that counted. Next week he faces Aaron Rogers for the chance to go for Lucky Ring Seven

I remember when the Patriots had a QB like that and so does every single Brady hater who celebrated his replacement by Cam Newton who in fairness was gotten for a bargain price. The Pats got exactly what they paid for.

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One other interesting Tom Brady fact.

When Brady came to New England it has been more than a decade since any Boston team had won a Championship. You had to go back to the Celtics of Bird, the Bruins of Esposito and the Red Sox of Ruth to find them.

Once he got there within a decade every single team in the city had at least one title and and had gotten to at least the conference championship more than once.

Now that Brady is gone no Boston team made a conference championship and two didn’t even make the playoffs.

Meanwhile Tampa Bay’s Hockey Team won the Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay’s Baseball team went to the World Series and now their football team is off to the Conference Championship.

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.

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Four years ago when Donald Trump was being sworn in their were riots and arson.

At least 217 people were arrested in the melees, police said…

…In the violence, knots of activists in black clothes and masks threw rocks and bottles at officers wearing riot gear, who responded with volleys of tear gas and stun grenades as a helicopter hovered low overhead.

Oddly enough nobody was blacklisted nor were companies pressured to stop doing business with people associated with Hillary Clinton.

I remember when an incoming president wasn’t afraid of the people and when

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The New York Times is reporting that the New York Post no longer considers them or MSNBC or CNN or the Washington Post as reliable sources for stories.

Now while I think this is excellent advice and I would encourage such a decision from any source interested in fact, wouldn’t the story appearing in the Times be enough reason to doubt it?

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A while back I pointed out that this was going to be Obama’s third term and that the idea that Joe Biden was in any sense in charge was a joke.

As I look at the people this incoming administration is choosing for positions I have yet to see any names that are deeply associated with Joe Biden which is a tad odd when you consider he has been in Washington since 1972 but all are associated with Barack Obama.

Back when LBJ took over from JFK after his assassination he make it a point that the people he would be appointing to positions were Johnson men, not Kennedy men but then again I remember the days when there was no doubt that the sitting President was the man in charge, although in fairness that façade will be kept up until Jan 21 2022 comes around, because as of that date the usefulness of that idiot will disappear.

Here is the state of the table top baseball leagues I run. All leagues are 162 game seasons with one 3 game series scheduled per week

League one is the 2nd season of my Dynasty Baseball All Futility League (all teams lost 96 + games). Teams available for those interested are listed. If you click on the link for the various teams you get to their home page and can see their stats, leaders, injuries etc. Games are scheduled for Thursdays.

Teams AL Division A	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1970 Milwaukee Brewers	32	26	.544	—–	No
1970 Chicago White Sox	30	27	.526	1	No
2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays	24	33	.421	7	Yes
2003 Detroit Tigers	22	38	.367	10 1/2	No

Teams AL Division B	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1970 Kansas City Royals	34	23	.596	—–	No
2012 Minnesota Twins	32	25	.561	2	No
2008 Seattle Mariners	32	28	.522	3 1/2	Yes
1973 Texas Rangers	24	33	.421	10	No

Teams AL Division C	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
2009 Cleveland Indians	30	27	.526	—–	No
1957 Washington Senators	30	27	.526	—-	No
2019 Baltimore Orioles	26	31	.456	4	No
1967 Kansas City A’s	25	32	.439	5	No

Teams NL Division A	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1998 Montreal Expos	38	19	.667	—–	No
2009 Washington Nationals	29	28	.509	9	Yes
2001 Pittsburgh Pirates	30	30	.500	9 1/2	Yes
1998 Florida Marlins	27	30	.474	11	Yes

Teams NL Division B	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
2015 Atlanta Braves	28	29	.491	—–	No
2017 San Francisco Giants	27	33	.450	2 1/2	No
2012 Houston Astros	25	32	.439	3	Yes
2000 Philadelphia Phillies	23	31	.426	3 1/2	Yes

Teams NL Division C	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1993 New York Mets	32	22	.593	—–	No
1982 Cincinnati Reds	32	25	.561	1 1/2	No
1993 San Diego Padres	28	29	.491	5 1/2	Yes
1974 Chicago Cubs	28	29	.491	5 1/2	No

The SD Jones memorial .500 teams league is a league where all teams were no better than 2 games over .500 or no worse than 2 games under. Here are the current standings. Teams still available are listed. This is our initial season. Games are scheduled for Tuesdays.

Teams AL East	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1993 Boston	18	12	.600	—–	No
1967 Washington	14	16	.467	4	Yes
1973 New York (A)	13	17	.433	5	Yes
1957 Baltimore	13	20	.394	6 1/2	Yes

Teams AL Central	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
2010 Detroit	21	12	.636	—–	Yes
1975 Cleveland	16	14	.533	3 1/2	No
1973 Minnesota	14	19	.424	7	No
1998 Chicago (A)	12	18	.400	7 1/2	No

Teams AL West	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
2017 Kansas City	21	9	.700	—–	Yes
2010 Oakland	19	14	.576	3 1/2	No
2005 Toronto	11	19	.367	10	Yes
2018 Los Angeles (A)	11	19	.367	10	Yes

Teams NL East	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1967 Pittsburgh	24	12	.667	—–	No
2018 Washington	22	11	.667	1/2	No
1975 New York (N)	17	19	.472	7	Yes
1957 Philadelphia	14	16	.467	7	Yes

Teams NL Central	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1975 St. Louis	15	15	.500	—–	Yes
2000 Colorado	15	15	.500	—-	Yes
1996 Cincinnati	13	17	.433	2	Yes
1973 Houston	12	18	.422	3	Yes

Teams NL West	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1975 San Francisco	24	9	.727	—–	Yes
2007 Los Angeles (N)	14	16	.467	8 1/2	Yes
2012 Arizona	12	18	.400	10 1/2	Yes
1982 San Diego	10	20	.333	12 1/2	Yes

My 3rd league is our great teams league starting its 3rd season. Last season the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as world champs defeating the 2010 Texas Rangers 4 games to two. Can they three peat? And what team would YOU like to manage to try and stop them? We’ve just started so only a few games have been played so if you’re interested jump right in. Games are scheduled for Fridays.

Teams AL East	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1993 Toronto	2	1	.667	—–	Yes
1970 Baltimore	0	0	.000	1/2	Yes
1999 Boston	0	0	.000	1/2	No
1961 Yankess	1	2	.333	1	No

Teams AL Central	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1954 Cleveland	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
1974 Oakland	0	0	.000	—-	Yes
2006 Detroit	0	0	.000	—-	Yes
2010 Texas	0	0	.000	—-	Yes

Teams AL Other	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1924 Washington	0	0	.000	—–	No
1967 Minnesota	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
1977 Kansas City	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
2009 New York (A)	0	0	.000	—–	Yes

Teams NL East	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1975 Cincinnati	2	0	1.000	—–	Yes
1955 Brooklyn	0	0	.000	1	Yes
2019 Washington Nats	0	0	.-000	1	No
1998 Atlanta	0	2	.000	2	No

Teams NL Central	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1957 Milwaukee	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
1971 Pittsburgh	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
1985 St. Louis	0	0	.000	—–	No
2003 Cubs	0	0	.000	—–	Yes

Teams NL Other	Wins	Losses	PCT	GB	Available
1977 Philadelphia	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
2001 Arizona	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
2007 Colorado	0	0	.000	—–	Yes
2016 Chicago (N)	0	0	.000	—–	No

If you are interested in taking over the management of any of these teams contact me in comments.

I recently found myself re-listening to some of the big finish Doctor Who episodes I bought over the years before the BBC told me and the rest of the people who have actually cared about the series and the character over the last half decade what they could do with their fandom.

Apparently this strategy has not been all that productive when it came to the new “festive” special:

Whereas the Christmas Special used to get ratings in the 12 million, 13 million range, the latest “Festive Special” got… 4.69 million.

The absolute lowest of the rebooted Doctor Who.

The irony being that according to my oldest who actually watched it the episode was one best of the Jodie Whitaker series, in that it was better than the absolute worst episodes (like Fear Her and Oxygen) of the revived series but not as good as what could be considered a standard vanilla episode like The Curse of the Black Spot or even Thin Ice.

Of course the problem for these guys is that while the BBC is a government agency and can be a gravy train it is not the government itself and thus can’t force people to watch and without viewer the portion of the train offered eventually shrink’s to the point where it’s bad for the reputation of those involved, to wit:

The Mirror cited a Doctor Who source as saying: “It’s all very hush-hush but it is known on set that Jodie is leaving and they are gearing up for a regeneration. Her departure is top secret but at some point over the coming months the arrival of the 14th Doctor will need to be filmed.”

Unfortunately while some might cite this as good news the bad new is that they are keeping her for a 3rd series so as not to pretend that the first female doctor was not the abysmal failure that it was. As bad as that news is the worst news is in the next paragraph:

The report added that Whittaker’s co-stars Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole will also leave the show to make way for a refreshed alien-fighting team. Mandip Gill will remain, while British comedian John Bishop is joining the cast. Showrunner Chris Chibnall will also remain with the BBC Studios-produced series, the Mirror added.

This means that the re-writing of the series as uber woke (rather than just quietly woke as it has been since it came back) and the throwing out of canon to indulge Chibnall’s fanboy fantasy will continue.

While the critics where orgasmic at the changes I suspect people developing projects might think twice about hiring an actress that has killed an almost 60 year cash cow for their purposes. I’d feel sorry for Whittaker who is a passable actress who has done some good work in the past if she didn’t rub the wokeness in at the start

The real question will be having already chased away the paying customers who will want to come in for the series death? With Chibnall still the boss and the BBC having given in the woke mob once it’s certain said woke mob will demand an equally as woke if not more woke choice. Of course if the BCC figures the series can’t be saved they will like choose a white straight male who can be blamed for the cancellation.

Given the degree of wisdom we’ve seen from actors of late I’m sure a suitable sucker can be found then again if there is one thing these parasites know it’s self preservation.

With rioters crashing the Capitol just days into the new year, 2021 has got off to a rollicking start. So we probably should have predicted the release of the CIA’s “entire file” on UFOs. The Black Vault, a website devoted to the collection and publication of government records related to UFOs and paranormal phenomena run by John Greenewald, Jr., released the treasure trove of documents after twenty years of Freedom of Information Act requests filed with the CIA dating back to 1996 (when Greenewald was 15).

The records go back to the early 1950s, when officials grew concerned when “so many ‘flying saucers’” were being reported. An April 1976 memo, painted with redactions as it is, still reveals a moment where Assistant Deputy Director for Science & Technology is handed intelligence and, after a brief examination, says he would “personally look into the matter.” The description of the intelligence itself was redacted. Some report? Photographs? Can you request the retraction of redactions through the FOIA?

Several reports focus on UFO sightings across the globe, from a 1957 sighting in Iran, a 1965 document concerning Antarctic Flying Saucers,” a heavily redacted account of 1976 sighting in Morocco, and a 1977 report about “’Unusual’ Natural Phenomena” in the Soviet Republic of Karelia, a province of the Soviet Union adjacent to Finland, where a “huge star suddenly [flared] up in the dark sky” and sent “shafts of light to the earth,” before moving over the city of Petrozavodsk like a “medusa” and then toward nearby Lake Onega. A 1985 report about another Soviet incident 120 miles from Minsk, in present day Belarus, also describes a “large star” seen by an airline crew mid-flight that again sent lights to the earth, amid many other details.

The release follows less than a year after the US. Navy officially acknowledged three incidents, one in 2004 and two in 2015, in which its pilots encountered “unidentified aerial phenomena” that seemed to defy the known laws of physics.

On Thursday of this week, the Navy claimed its top secret briefing slides relating to the 2004 incident, if released as requested by a separate FOIA filing by UFO researcher Christian Lambright, would “cause exceptionally grave damage” to U.S. national security.

None of the recently released evidence provides confirmation of the existence of extraterrestrial visitors to Earth, but the year is still young. If 2021 hopes to outdo 2020, a light show over Devil’s Tower would probably do it.