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When Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said, “we’re fighting for our lives” and that “right now we need all hands on deck,” it was clear that they were doing all in their power to stay alive for the sixth seed, the automatic playoff spot and avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament.

“It would be great to pull together a GM call and have you join. Stress urgency, importance of all hands on deck?”

“Climate disasters are more frequent and extreme, the microplastics are even more embedded in our brains than we previously realized, we just laid off the federal workers who were taking care of Florida’s manatee refuge. I feel discouraged often these days and want to have a sweet treat on deck.”

What USC could still do, with the Big Ten’s last-place team on deck for its final home game, was win and all but ensure it’s in a field it should have easily made in the first place.

“We protect you, and we need all hands on deck to protect us.”