I thought the three volumes of FRIDAY were a very good example of art and words blending seamlessly to present a complex but coherent story, a storyline which surprised me more than once during my reading. It’s not the best that Brubaker has written, but it was a successful attempt at merging Encyclopedia Brown with Leave It To Chance and HP Lovecraft.
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There are several species of birds that get drunk of fermented fruits.
Typically it’s those birds that are in loveless marriages or have a crummy job.
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There are magazines for those topics. I think the issue is that as they tend to be very niche with low circulation. Cover prices tend to be quite high, as well as the subscription rates. Their websites may be heavily restricted where only subscribers can access articles and other features.
Yeah; when I was in college for my degree in architecture, we had to subscribe to Architectural Record, the bimonthly bible of that field. Back in the late 70s/early 80s the cover price was something like $5, which was outrageous compared to mags like People, Good Housekeeping, even Playboy. Niche publications aren’t going to get advertisers from the automotive, cigarette or alcohol industries to offset the costs of publication, so they typically have to charge a higher rate than mainstream publications.
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Guess which one of these statements is closer to the truth:
’m really skeptical on the climate change thing. It has gotten quite a bit warmer already, and the effects aren’t catastrophic. Maybe a few more natural disasters, but nothing we can’t handle. And if things get worse, we can always move to colder areas.
Meanwhile humans are growing stupider
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I saw one of these birds today, for the first time. The great egret is rare in the Netherlands but starting to be more common.
Yeah, the algorithm on Egret Facebook leans heavily toward the Netherlands as a popular destination.
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Don’t look for it Taylor… You may not like what you find!
What will he find out there Doctor?
His destiny
Planet of the Apes!!
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Supposed to be able to spot the Engineer (villian?) on the rooftop of the Luthorcorp building at or around the 1:30 mark of the trailer, yet I can’t see her.
There is someone on the roof at that point (beneath the R in the logo) in what looks like black or gray spandex, but not enough detail to confirm who that is exactly.
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Although their bladders vary greatly in size, all mammals larger than 7 pounds take roughly 21 seconds to urinate.
Unless you’re talking about an elephant with an enlarged prostate.
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Too many Americans treat the process of voting as something that you do on Election Day. In reality, the process of voting SHOULD involve researching the positions of all the candidate; not just what the television advertisements say, but the record of what those candidates have said and done previously, how (if they have prior political careers) they’ve voted previously on the issues that matter to you, what opinions they’ve expressed on those matters, what people whose opinion you respect have said regarding that candidate.
If most people had done even a minimal amount of research, they would know that most (if not all) of the claims that Trump, and the PACs that support him, have stated in TV and social media ads have no basis in reality. Instead, they’re waking up now to the fact that the proposed tariffs mean that WE are likely going to be paying higher prices for certain goods, and that his immigration policy means that costs will shoot up in everything from general construction to fruits and vegetables to child care/home health care to having your lawn mowed or snow shoveled.
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As a current United HealthCare customer, I understand this sentiment, as sad and pathetic as it sounds.
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To be honest, I don’t think Biden pardoning Hunter is that big a problem.
it’s a bad graphic for the Democratic Party, which wants to be seen as more ethical and supportive of “law” than their Republican counterparts. Frankly, the Dems need to wake the fuck up and start figuring out their priorities. And the Republicans who start pointing their fingers should look no further than Trump’s appointment of the new ambassador to France
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Hey, remember when Gerald Ford, whom Richard Nixon appointed as his new Vice President after VP Spiro Agnew was forced to resign due to a scandal, suddenly became president when Nixon resigned due to a different scandal, and then pardoned Nixon as one of his first official acts as president?!
Yeah, good times…
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Odd burst of cold the last few days. France, Germany and parts of the UK are freezing. In November. (Or were yesterday anyway)
Suburbs north and west of New York City got over 10 inches of snow Thursday/Friday; this after over a 1.5 months of drought. Thank God there’s no climate change, right?!
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Amanda and Steve Bowden face a growing storm when Max Cady (to be played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.
It would be great he plays Max with an Anton Chigurh haircut.
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If so, it’d be interesting to see if any of its regular readers noticed the change to the Onion running it as a parody.
Hopefully they won’t notice, and will continue to believe everything they read there. Small victories!!
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Matt Gaetz is a crazy appointment and there’s a chance it won’t get through the Senate apparently. We’ll see.
Which is why Trump’s strategy (according to CNN reports) is to do a “recess appointment” to bypass the Congressional approval process:
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Jay Z’s good friend Sean Combs can arrange the inauguration parties.
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I’d flip that.
No, I’d rather see Jay-Z as First Husband than Travis Kelce.
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Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
Beyonce, with Taylor Swift as her running mate.
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But people were hunted in our streets because of their nationality and that is a big fat fucking red line.
Gosh. You think?
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Before Tuesday the 5th, someone from the future should have traveled back in time…
Maybe they couldn’t because the world blew up in early 2025, before time travel was invented.
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My point exactly. Apparently, what the majority of people in the US want is to bully and demean and humiliate the weak. To exploit and to steal whatever you can. To laugh at human values and empathy.
That is what Trump showed them. That is what got people on his side.
I agree with you, Christian. Back in 2016 Trump made it okay to be insulting and abusive and threatening toward people who don’t agree with you or people whose sexual/racial/ethnic/religious background you do not like. Certain Americans, including those who erroneously felt that the Obama-era efforts to provide rights “others” meant fewer rights for them, embraced the “Us or Them” attitude that Trump promoted. And the Biden/Harris efforts to restore decency in this country after 2020 was, apparently, a huge failure.
In the end we, as a nation, will get what we deserve; and it won’t be pretty. I just hope our allies will forgive us somewhere down the road.
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If that’s a Kamala bird, it’s funny; but if it’s a Trump bird, it’s stupid!!!
See? USA politics explained in 15 words.
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End of daylight savings time. Now when I leave the office at 5pm. it will be night time. Don’t like it.
Do what I do: leave the office at 3:30
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That’s a Bingo!
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It’s a custom during Halloween here; I guess you Europeans haven’t caught on yet. We even have a little chant we sing as we do it:
Trick or Treat,
Suck your feet,
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Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79
Such sad news. I remember having a crush on her back in 1972 when she was a featured cast member in the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, then seeing her in a rerun episode of the original Star Trek series and crushing on her all over again. Great comedic actress, but she also handled drama well (such as in Close Encounters of the Third Kind).
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Marvel would never cast a prominent actor from one of their past projects in a high-profile role in a new movie.
Yeah, I mean, they would be crazy to do that. Oh, wait….
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Now there’s a stupid precedent to set – TV brand exclusive channels.
Samsung has something similar:
Samsung TV Plus
Offers exclusive, owned and operated (O&O) channels, including:
Absolute Reality by WE tv: A channel featuring real moments, stories, and drama
Ride or Drive: An auto-focused channel
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Flew home today from London to NYC and had the opportunity to watch three recent films.
First up was Shyamalan’s THE WATCHERS starring Dakota Fanning. I knew nothing about it going in but had some hopes in the first few minutes as it takes place in a forested area in the west of Ireland (the source of some great Celtic myths and folklore), but ultimately the film suffered from the director’s usual inability to develop characters that you care about.
The second film, Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR, was amazing and scary and should have been this year’s blockbuster hit. A fantastic cast led by Kirsten Dunst imagines what might have happened if Trump retook the White House after January 6, 2021. Shown from the POV of a mix of news reporters and photographers covering the war, the film has great cinematography and seamless SFX, superb writing and direction, and moments that brought a lump to my throat. Dunst and Garland deserve Oscar nominations for this one. I really don’t understand why this hasn’t been the blockbuster hit of 2024…but maybe I do understand…
The third film was the 3-hour HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA, CHAPTER 1 directed by Kevin Costner. I’m not saying this is a bad film; I’m saying this is only part of a film. At the risk of spoiling this for anyone planning to stream it, the film doesn’t come to a conclusion. Instead, after following the interlaced stories of various characters in various parts of the American West circa 1859-1861, the film just…ends. Not a single storyline is resolved, there’s no satisfactory climax or resolution of various plotlines, it all just ends with a whimper. Costner should have made this a television miniseries where he could tell the story over the course of 6 or 8 or 10 hourlong episodes; instead we have to wait for Chapter 2 (supposedly due later this year) to get some sort of resolution.
But, seriously, find CIVIL WAR on a streaming service (I believe it debuted on HBO MAX in September) and watch it.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Sean.
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I don’t know how they’d reconcile D-16 finding Megatronus’ corpse in TFOne with Megatronus being the main antagonist in Revenge of the Fallen
The Transformers MultiVerse, obviously. Why should Marvel have all the fun?
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Contractor must have gotten a good deal on red roof tiles when they were building that site.
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Ooh, a double-cassette player!!
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The original Youngblood miniseries ultimately sold 25 million copies globally. And the property has spanned 100 issues, counting top talents such as Robert Kirkman, Alan Moore and Mark Millar as contributors.
That reminds me: we’re still waiting for issue #2 of Mark Millar’s Youngblood: Bloodsport. Hey, Rob, any idea when those pages will be ready???
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A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance is a gift for any occasion
One of my favorite books of the past five years; I have the single issues, the two trades, and the oversize hardcover edition.
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I think I must have skipped the Dylan album that song appeared on.
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Which is a shame, this is the movie that typically I never do watch on streaming at home…
To be fair, it seems people aren’t watching it in the theater either.
Surely somebody must have made the MegaFlopolis joke already by this point?
No, we were waiting for you, Dave.
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It’s been a rough few weeks lately:
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The sheer size of some of these Cons is just too overwhelming for me as I get older. I do better with small art shows and local comics conventions where there isn’t a huge crowd or long lines to meet one of the guests.
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She was a consummate actor, giving her best in every role from comedy to drama to romance to the original Clash of the Titans. Long after her contemporaries were “retired” or not being offered any more roles, Dame Maggie could be seen in (almost) every Harry Potter film, in the two Best Marigold Hotel films, and her iconic performance in Downton Abbey. She will be missed.
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Maybe it’s time for Putin to release the “golden shower” video from that Moscow hotel room…
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In my lifetime there have been 9 mayors of New York City. I don’t remember the first guy (Robert Wagner); but of the remaining 8, the only ones I would vote for again are the late Ed Koch (“How’m’I doing?”) and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, because they are the only two who I feel really LOVED New York and loved taking care of their city.
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Now everyone is resigning or retiring from the Adams administration. Wow.
They all seem to be leaving before the handcuffs arrive.
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I just can’t conceptualize the absolute scumbaggery of ordering others to lockdown while actually organizing sex parties yourself. Truly the vilest of the vile.
I think he title of “vilest of the vile” should be reserved for people like Trump who told everybody that COVID was nothing to worry about and that we don’t need to wear masks or maintain social distancing, and who actively insulted and denigrated people at his rallies and other appearances who actually wore masks.
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Don’t worry, Lorcan;
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Who needs good writers and competent artists? Let’s give ’em new uniforms in order to create the illusion of change!!
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Umm, earplugs! Check (please dont forget this time…)
As someone who once attended two LOUD concerts on two consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden and suffered temporary hearing reduction as a result, I fully endorse the use of ear plugs to safeguard your ability to hear when you’re older.
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How bad is this, really?
It makes the Teamsters look like ungrateful assholes, IMO. Biden and Harris bailed out the Teamsters pension fund and have consistently supported unions, as opposed to Trump’s predilection to fire union members who threaten to strike.
The good news is, some local unions are throwing their support behind Harris in opposition to their national bosses.
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God, Morrissey is such a dick.
Wasn’t sure if I should go with “Heaven knows he’s miserable now” or “The bigmouth struck again”. Either way, yeah, he’s a dick.
Maybe Marr should team up with Perry Farrell and let Morrissey reach out to Dave Navarro.
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It’s nothing that Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis haven’t done before, but it’s still a shame that a once-great band cannot overcome their egos. Farrell and Navarro are both talented artists.
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Arjan Dirkse wrote:
Twitter right now is just 50 % Springfield cats getting ate by Haitians and 50 % Moo Deng.I’d like to send this message back in time by 25 years and ask people to guess what it might mean.
I’d like to sent this message back to my 25-years-younger self with an explanation of what it means, but my younger self would not, could not, possibly believe me.
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A crazy person with guns in America seeking to harm people.
Must be Monday.
Or Tuesday.
Or any day of the week.
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I KNEW there was something significant about this date!
Rest In Peace, Miqque Loveland.
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Aren’t racist stereotypes in an entertainment medium for kids just…wonderful?! “Velly solly”, indeed!
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Almost missed this one: Famous Amos cookies creator died
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If you don’t have the freedom to be inequal, or different, you have no freedom at all.
Equality in reference to the Declaration of Independence and the French motto does not mean everyone has equal personalities, equal ambitions, equal sexual orientations, equal salaries, etc. It means that everyone is entitled to equal rights in the eyes of the law and of society, regardless of how different you are. Equality is supposed to make it easier for people to be different without fear of punishment.
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This is an unduly patronising response that suggests I’m personally getting worked up about it, when my posts in this thread haven’t taken sides on the issue, and have been intended to ensure that the debate here remains civil and factual, and doesn’t become the slanging match that it has become on social media.
I’ve tried to characterise the current argument around it in a calm way that presents the two sides of the conversation without any heat to it, and I’ve been clear throughout that I’m not expert enough in the subject or familiar enough with the facts to be able to judge either way. I’ve just tried to describe the arguments that are being made on either side.
Ultimately I think it’s a bit silly for us to pretend there isn’t an issue around this at all when multiple competing female boxers are actively protesting about it in the ring – but I also think it’s a bit silly to pretend that anyone commenting on this knows for sure that these boxers are in the right or wrong category and are competing fairly or unfairly. We simply don’t have all the facts.
My posts have set out the aspects that are still unclear and need to be clarified if any conclusions are to be drawn, I haven’t claimed to be able to draw those conclusions myself – like I say, we don’t have the relevant facts.
The point around taking a test and making the result public was that it would clear the issue up to a great extent and put an end to a lot of the misinformation that’s swirling around. I don’t think it’s “weird and invasive and borderline eugenicsy” to make that point, (and I gather these swab tests were standard practice until recently among Olympic competitors for categorisation purposes, so not really suggesting anything outrageous or offensive).
Unfortunately I think your post demonstrates that it’s very hard to have these conversations in a calm civil way without someone getting overly worked up, making inaccurate assumptions and starting name-calling (like insinuating transphobia when the conversation really has nothing to do with transgender issues, or accusing me of falling into hysteria), which is the kind of atmosphere I’ve been trying to avoid all along.
I felt like we all knew each other well enough here to be able to have the conversation about the debate without adopting that kind of tone, but maybe not.
Dave, your well-written, thoughtful, and insightful response is appreciated, but in the end it doesn’t change the fact that you’re a poopyhead. Just sayin’…
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My feeling is, if one athlete’s advantage over another is due a genetic or other condition present at their birth, then that’s just the law of nature. It’s no different than Yao Ming’s height, or Michael Phelps’ long torso, or Serena Williams’ shoulder width. This isn’t a matter of competitive fairness or of the unfair advantage; competition, by it’s nature, will always have people who are better than other competitors. To single out Imane Khelif, who was literally “born this way”, is unfair and unsporting.
This “scandal” has as much merit as the one involving the sacrilegious Last Supper re-enactment during opening ceremonies. Nothing to see here folks; move along.
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Probably the best of the choices, IMO
Certainly the smart choice for the Democrats: this move keeps Mark Kelly in the Senate where the Dems can’t afford to lose a vote, and Walz is not person of color, Jewish, or gay. A cynical view, perhaps, but the party needs to focus on what is best for their brand in the long run (though my vote would have been for Pete Buttegieg).
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Irish-born boxer Amy Broadhurst, who beat Khelif last year, had this to say at that time:
Have a lot of people texting me over Imane Khelif. Personally I don’t think she has done anything to ‘cheat’. I thinks it’s the way she was born & that’s out of her control. The fact that she has been beating by 9 females before says it all.
I think the Italian boxer overreacted (in fact, she has since apologized to Imane for her decision).
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Juts found out that Amsterdam is the most expensive city in Europe for rent…that is just awful. Apartments go for 2.5K a month on average.
I know a few Millennials and Gen-Xers in Manhattan area who would KILL for a one-bedroom apartment costing $2,500 a month. One of them is my son.
From RentHop.com:
Average rent for one bedroom rentals for the zipcodes in or near Manhattan, New York, NY is $4,286 per month. Or in other words, $7 per sqft. Meanwhile, two bedroom apartments will cost you an average of $5,500 per month.
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How can a film starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Arianna Greenblat NOT be a success? Even Eli Roth couldn’t screw it up that badly….could he?!
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This presidential race has been focused on one incompetent candidate. Now that Biden has stepped down, the race will be focused on one incompetent candidate
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AOC to anonymous Democrat who said party resigned to Trump win: ‘Retire’
Comments made by unnamed senior Democrat after Trump shooting draw stinging rebuke from progressive
Proof that AOC has a bigger set of balls than her male Dem counterparts. AOC IN 2028!!!
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My earliest memory of Shelley Duvall was “Popeye”
She had an amazing run in 1980-81 with The Shining, Popeye, and Time Bandits, then…. what?
Rest in Peace, Olive Oyl.
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ick-factor
Who else thinks this should be the name of Simon Cowell’s next talent-competition show?
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Al Bundy could afford a house, a car and take care of his family with two kids on one salary as a shoe salesman…
Mike Brady was a staff architect, but he could afford a house, two cars, A LIVE-IN MAID/COOK, and take care of his wife and SIX kids.
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Another DSTLRY book that looks like it’ll be worth checking out.
I suppose if you’re the kind of person who would prefer to spend his hard-earned money on a quality product made by dedicated writers and artists, rather than the latest derivative drivel being shat out by Marvel and DC, then yeah, this is worth checking out.
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Guess what movie these comments are for:
E.T.?
Jaws?
Schindler’s List?
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Not that I think that will matter much with the hardcore Magats, but undecideds might react well to it. Or just lump him in with Trump for having a criminal son. Who knows.
The difference is, Biden only has one criminal offspring.
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Hey, remember when the Republicans voted to impeach Joe Biden for enabling bribery by allowing his son Hunter Biden to influence the domestic policy of a foreign nation and accept benefits from foreign nationals in exchange for favors? And remember when we found out that the FBI agent behind the allegations admitted that he lied and made the whole thing up? SO here’s my question:
WHY THE FUCK ISN’T THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, FROM THE LEAST MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, REMINDING THE VOTERS EVERY FUCKING DAY THAT THE REPUBLICANS CHEAT AND LIE AND WOULD KILL SOMEONE’S GRANDMOTHER IN ORDER TO WIN THE ELECTION?!
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Yeah, it’s only a “rigged justice system” when Trump is found guilty.
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I have done myself a disservice (ooh, there’s the title of my sex tape).
Are you okay there, Sean?
Fuck me this is funny (even better title!)
Never mind, I know the answer.
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It’s not just a NYC problem. I recently saw a report about Bozeman, Montana, which was “discovered” by rich Northern Californians around the time of COVID. All these millionaires flocked to this relatively small city, buying up existing ranches and houses and instantly creating a demand for housing that triggered a serious upswing in rental rates for locals, as well as a growing homeless population. Now the small restaurants, bars and shops that attracted the rich are having difficulty maintaining staff because the employees can no longer afford to live in town.
Home prices in Bozeman near $1Million
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Todd wrote:
So, is Rishi intentionally trying to tank his campaign or is he just an idiot?All together now…
(something)(something)TWO THINGS!!
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This won’t be the end of that, will it though? Can he appeal and appeal and appeal this infinitely?
Yes, that’s true. But from now on, instead of saying “former president Donald Trump”, newscasters can (and should) say “convicted felon Donald Trump”.
As far as the American system of justice is concerned: Trump is still allowed to run for president and, if elected, can sit in the White House for four more years; but as a convicted criminal he will not be allowed to vote in November.
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Wow, thats four characters in nerd culture, and all good portrayals.
Maybe James Gunn will give him a spot for a fifth.You’ve obviously forgotten his turn as the Executioner in Thor: Ragnarok.
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They seem particularly keen on the New Comics Thread for some reason.
Likely because that is always the first Topic in the first Forum of the Carrier. Bots are notoriously lazy.
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In DC’s new Jenny Sparks, Jenny is the Spirit of the 20th Century, resurrected for the 21st.
I wonder how Jenny Quantum feels about this.
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Astro City: Metrobook One
Oof, this was a disappointment.
I’m sorry to read that you’re not impressed with the series. I loved the book when it first debuted and thought it gave Busiek the opportunity to tell the Marvel/DC stories that he wouldn’t be able to tell at those companies. One thing that I’ve always loved about the series is that, for the most part, the stories aren’t about heroes fighting villains; in fact, quite often those battles are shown in one panel rather than dragged out over an entire issue or more. Instead, Astro City often focused on the impact on the average citizen of living in a city filled with superpowers (like the story you enjoyed about the newcomer who worries if he’s putting his kids in danger by moving to AC). I have a hard time imagining that the powers-that-be at the Big Two would encourage that type of story on an ongoing basis.
My all-time favorite comic book story EVER (and I’ve been reading them since 1967) is “The Nearness of You”, originally published as Astro City #1/2 (which was reprinted in the Metrobook #1, I believe). It’s the only time I read a comic book story that brought tears to my eyes and haunted me for days after. Without spoiling it here, the story provides one poignant and painful example of the human fallout from a battle of superpowers. I can’t imagine this story ever being published at the Big Two as part of an ongoing series.
Darn it, now I’m going to have to go back and read that story again!
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I could go for some T-Rex Nuggets right now….
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Happy International Workers Day, comrades!
Or, if you’re an American who still believes we are fighting The Cold War, HAPPY LOYALTY DAY!!
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