Der_Kommissar

Psychology Professor, Researcher in Judgment and Decision Making, Washington DC sports fan, falco fan

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@ChadwikoTWW Socceroos? Really? Sounds like a children’s clothing line.

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@CasualTrader6 @henryhankromano @SaveEastPo …and he ignores your point about the free market. This administration is likely the least free market orientated one we’ll ever have. Assuming they let us have another.

[Ohio Valley Conference @OVCSports]

For the first time, @SIUEBaseball has won the OVC Baseball ⚾ Regular Season Title. 🏆

#RollCougs | #OVCit

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@mikesmith09131 @brennanmcgovern @DCNuge @PeteHaileyNBCS No way will it be $55. You discredit other assumptions while asserting yours are true.

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@mikesmith09131 @brennanmcgovern @DCNuge @PeteHaileyNBCS So, if the poors don’t move fast enough, the rich are entitled to come in and take over? No way will the current mix of golfers be able to afford the new club. Thats the loss we are talking about.

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@Scott7news Hartman is toast…

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@Mentok28 @liftblog I want my $2!

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@TonyKorologos @JoePompliano And yet, it’s also brought many back to skiing and making it affordable to ski if you’re not living in a mountain town. “Ruining skiing” sounds a lot like “you don’t want me to ski” to many of us.

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@JPFinlayNBCS @DotByShedeur Feels real

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@EvanKeating15 @liftblog @nateinthewild @palisades @VailResorts You’re really mansplaining to @liftblog?

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@liftblog They have to at least hold the line. An increase after most of us did not get tue experience we hoped for this season would be tone deaf. I understand the need to support the industry in bad years, but show us we’re all in this together.

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@shermdaddy88 @cmclymer She kicks ass or she’s treated with
Respect under the rules of war

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@MrLerfondler01 @InsideSIUE Thanks, “fondles”. Your expert opinion is duly noted.

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Finally, a republican is willing to say this out loud.

[Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis]

A sycophant is more than just a "yes-man."

It refers to someone who acts excessively servile toward someone important in order to gain an advantage. They aren't just being nice, they are using excessive flattery, often insincerely, to get what they want, whether that's a promotion, social status or favor.

Some characteristics: The motive is self-interest. They aren't praising you because they like you; they're doing it because you have something they want. The behavior is over the top fawning, or constant agreement (including when you're wrong).

Common Synonyms: toady, flunky, bootlicker.

Some parallels for movie buffs:

Grima Wormtongue (the Stephen Miller of Lord of the Rings) is an advisor to King Theoden. He uses whispers and false flattery to control the King’s decisions, all while secretly serving Saruman. He is a classic example of a sycophant who uses his position to poison a leader's standing for his own benefit.

Dolores Umbridge (the Kristi Noem of Harry Potter) is an example of a bureaucratic sycophant. She is terrifyingly sweet while she is around those she considers her superiors and she sucks up to authority to gain the power she needs to bully those "beneath" her.

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@WFG_DEN @EWErickson Do you think Bovino gets to keep the coat? It would be useful for his future private militia.

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@mrbootheel0 @SIUEMBB Because?

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@ChadwikoTWW How pitiful, reducing ourselves to one hemisphere. It also says Russia and china can do whatever they want in the other.

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@john_keim What a horrible horrible season. Pull all the starters, but they’ll get hit by a comet on the bench anyway.

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@grantpaulsen I want them to win. I always want them to win.