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Are billionaires exempt?

15.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CA Senate bill 944 (signed into law on July 19, 2010) requires all future governors to issue a proclamation proclaiming "Ronald Reagan Day." (DuckDuckGo it, you'll see)

The burning question: Why didn't California Dems repeal it after they gained total control of state politics?

15.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What he's saying is β€œEin Volk, ein Reich, ein FΓΌhrer” (or whatever it is in Afrikans).

It is also, as Rahm Emanuel is wont to say, "effing retarded." If he knew anything about history (or had merely seen "Gangs of New York") he'd know Irish and Scots were discriminated against.

15.02.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a sexist comment. I find that men (particularly politicians, academics and media people) say their sensibilities have been offended much more often than women.

12.02.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm giving Mr. Young a chance to show that he isn't-- like so many people who post online-- making stuff up.

Yes, this works very well for someone who checks facts and audits claims. I find exaggerations and misstatements all the time-- especially from folks who claim they can't tell you more.

12.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
MT @ the Movies

I loathe AI in all forms, but Orson Welles lied about what happened. Listen to Welles's radio version of Ambersons (the "Campbell Playhouse CBS Radio" broadcast of 10/29/39): it uses the same ending. This blog post recounts the evidence in exhaustive detail: mtatthemovies.blogspot.com/2010/06/

11.02.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What you claim you saw (if you won't provide evidence even when asked, you don't merit assumption of good faith) is sloppy/disingenuous. You have a social obligation to share.

If you're more concerned about your own well being, great. When I write "Profiles in Expedience", I'll cite you.

11.02.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Your reply is considerably more foolish. I have a legitimate interest in wanting to know who would do this (so I can avoid them in the future).

What's your explanation for pointing a finger and heading for the fainting couch?

11.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you going to tell us who the writer was? I'll assume that you're not making this up-- pretty charitable, since I don't know you.

But if you think this behavior is so heinous (I agree-- it is), shouldn't you provide a name so we can all can be forewarned in the future?

11.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't remember if you were around in 1993, but I know you were here in 2009/10. They use the same excuse every time.

11.02.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"You pig people didn't vote hard enough-- so our majority isn't large enough to (a) get 60 votes in the Senate and/or (b) override the dictator's veto. Go back to your shitholes and do better in two years!"

11.02.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brophy ignores the obvious: this country was founded on the principle that we do not have to follow unjust laws, nor obey tyrannical rulers. People like him used to remind their fellow colonists they were British citizens subject to the King's laws.

27.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You might want to remember that four of the seven House Dems who supported funding ICE pointed to 'reforms' added to the bill. They were, IIRC, funds for body cameras and more training.

If she isn't compelled to say what 'additional reforms' she supports, this is performance art.

26.01.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Poseidon did-- and that's more like what Weiss has done.

26.01.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Jackal | Bruce Willis Tests Out a High-Tech Weapon... on Jack Black
YouTube video by Universal Pictures The Jackal | Bruce Willis Tests Out a High-Tech Weapon... on Jack Black

The remake is a clown show with an incoherent script (and Richard Gere's Irish accent), but it does have the greatest scene in cinematic history: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PguB...

19.01.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. You're not angry. People who are angry don't have to say they are.

2. Since your advice ain't working, how about if we don't give YOU what you want?

15.01.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Him, Tom Friedman (myriad service people in other countries) and Chuck Boomer (Joe and Eileen Bailey.)

Also, Epstein BFF David Brooks once invented a salad bar at a chain restaurant.

21.12.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom Friedman did it better with Iraq.

20.12.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The movies have different strengths. Sim's version works hard at building a plausible backstory, and shows Scrooge's descent. The Scott version has Edward Woodward hammering at Scrooge with all the pungent language Dickens wrote for Ghost of Christmas Present-- but other versions censor.

20.12.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alastair Sim is wonderful, but he begins to fold as soon as Marley's Ghost lets out his first shriek. Scott is still negotiating with the spirits until he sees his name on the slab.

20.12.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure any objections can be overcome if the merged company simply gives Donald Trump 20% of its stock.

05.12.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hegseth or Buttigieg?

28.11.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What bothers me more is the writer's claim that she shouldn't be criticized, because she decided to play an enormously complex game and is winning. It's like Chuck Schumer insisting that folding is the key to starting a blue wave.

21.11.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which politicians has Baker slept with?

21.11.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Man Who Would be King of the Popes
YouTube video by Patrick Burns The Man Who Would be King of the Popes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2xW...

19.11.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeevun Sandher Christ is that dumb...

18.11.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gonna take a wild guess: The accompanying story was not nearly as nauseating as Jacob Bernstein's tongue-bath in the TIMES.

17.11.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A good rule of thumb: anyone who can define the parameters of "Hebephilia" and "Ephebophilia"-- and can also tell you the age of consent in many states-- is not someone you want babysitting your child.

13.11.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When I rewatched "Three Days of The Condor" after Redford died, two things made it unwatchable. Redford brutalizing Faye Dunaway sucked-- but when Redford tells Cliff Robertson he sent the details of the CIA's plot to the NYT, Pepsi flew out of my nose. Yeah, sure-- what good would that do?

13.11.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So you're quoting Jeb Bush-- and expecting to not be ratioed? Good luck with that.

12.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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