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@Michael, @6666, @nawoo, @nudge, @Bluewolf Last reminder!

@nudge, @Bluewolf, @Michael, @nawoo Last reminder!

America is an unfair battleground democratically, due to their policy on voter freedom. Republicans in general, but Trumps republicans especially, tend to vote based on feeling. Not any policy or real issue. So they always turn out. A larger proportion of dems need to be stimulated by policy, and won't get up to vote if what they want isn't on the table. Funnily enough, the flag waving god fearing church on sunday types that infest the red states vote like it's their god given duty. I agree with the sentiment here that the first Trump victory was kiiiiiiiiiiind of acceptable, in that he platformed on being radically different to the established order and that he was going to change everything, and was crazy enough to do it. I didn't buy it, but people are dumb, so can be excused for the 1st mishap. But none of it happened. He didn't drain the swamp, he filled it with his own invasive creatures, then regularly had to fire them. It was 4 years of riots, garbage economics that crippled the US export industry, then a call to a fascist takeover at the 11th hour of the term, which every right wing talking head (Shapiro ect) now says 'no it wasn't a fascist takeover, because the takeover never happened!'. Like the police intervening and stopping the event somehow makes it a freebie and politically inconsequential.

Well, according to German media, that means FDP will leave the government (good) and probably new elections on the horizon, which is definetively less good, since the AFD fascists and BSW oddballs are on an up at the moment. Although, to be honest, that government coming to an end was foreseeable and inevitable in the end with FDP playing opposition within the administration continously.

They draw all rounds including semis.

Five profitable weeks out of seven, though we do owe quite a lot this week to @CaaC (John) who landed a 7/1 double to take himself off the bottom all the way up to third in the table. Haven't got time for a full write up this week but think the general level was high - even those who lost were not a million miles out. @Stan once again is unlucky.

Round of 16 will be drawn this ebening at 19.15 CET. Going to update the matches. Bremen Darmstadt Regensburg - Stuttgart Bielefeld - Freiburg Leipzig - Frankfurt Köln - Hertha BSC Bayern - Leverkusen Karlsruhe - Augsburg Wolfsburg - Hoffenheim