Ana de Castro

Screenshot of today's Spelling Bee puzzle showing the word "GNARLY", just like the hit song.

Spelling 🐝 is:

We mourn. We remember. We identify Nazi symbols for what they are. #RemembranceDay

The one. The only. The greatest. David Lynch showed us what cinema was and how to feel it. Rest in peace, coffee and cherry pie. I'll be crying in my weird dreams.

The message will come when the time is right, meu amigo, fret not and a happy happy happy happy x3 everything to you and your family

Like Adam Sandler once said, a happy, happy, happy, happy Hanukkah!

Moore: "Elections that decide the fate of millions are conducted in an atmosphere more suited to evictions on I’m a Celebrity …, in which contestants who are insufficiently amusing are removed from office. Saleability, not substance, is the issue."

The cartoon is simply a panel of darkness.

A stunning Washington Post editorial cartoon tonight, by Ann Telnaes, titled "Democracy Dies in Darkness."

So despite all these options some people just choose to wait until Nov 5? Like a sense of ceremony of some sort.

(Josh, friend, sorry for spamming your thread so rudely haha. You do know I'm very interested. The upcoming elections might be a main subject in my masters dissertation/related to the research topic)

And...I'm going to assume mail-in voting is a thing in all states (right?) but surely there have been people trying to undermine it (as a way of voting, not just getting rid of ballots)? I assume mail-in voting is more popular among Democrats than Republicans so there would be a reason?

The entire mail-in ballots system fascinates me. I've never seen a mail-in ballot in my life (in-person voting, electronic machine only). So on Nov 5 no one in WA goes to the queues to vote, right? You'll have voted by then. And then the ballots will be processed (or can they be processed before?)

That is genuinely so interesting!!

(curious Brazilian here) So in some states mail-in ballots are already being processed?

I am so glad he made it!

Donald Trump on Truth Social criticizing The Apprentice Trump-style. Sorry I won't transcribe his entire post but it's the same, words like FAKE and CLASSLESS and HUMAN SCUM etc etc.

Best 5-star review of The Apprentice

Swastika flags flown during Donald Trump boat parade in Florida A boat bearing Nazi symbols alongside Donald Trump flags was hosed down after trying to join a Trump event in Palm Beach County.

"The people on the boat with the swastika flags can be heard saying 'Sieg heil, heil Trump.'"

I just can't find the words to express my visceral fear of a second Trump administration.

Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response Report finds Elon Musk’s platform is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton.

New: Federal, state and local officials leading the Hurricane Helene relief efforts are facing vicious antisemitic online hate and real-world threats, fueled on Elon Musk's X, where anti-Jewish conspiracy posts are racking up tens of millions of views. Gift link: wapo.st/4eQKjFd

Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.

Breaking news: Donald Trump secretly sent coronavirus tests to Vladimir Putin during 2020 shortage, a new Bob Woodward book says.

Not the "saying your name multiple times" JD strategy in email form. Spooky.

Wall Street Journal screenshot: EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known. The donations were to groups with ties to former Trump aide Stephen Miller and to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's presidential bid.

Elon Musk quietly gave tens of millions of dollars to groups with ties to Trump aide Stephen Miller and supporters of Florida gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, per WSJ—the first time these donations have been reported. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Good teachers recognize good teachers

You could make a JD Vance version of Seeger's What Did You Learn In School Today?

Good question! Before season 4 started, The Hollywood Reporter mentioned James Caverly (Theo) as "likely to return". His last role was in Law & Order this year (but it's l&o, it was just one episode). So I hope there's at least one Theo scene this season. 4 episodes left, fingers crossed!

Not yet! According to iMDb, the finale will be released on October 29. 6/10 episodes so far. And that's a good plan :)

"Good".

Sending lots of love to all of you and STAY SAFE

John, I hope you and your family are safe ❤️

Absolutely, 100%, a brilliant man speaking the truth

Dame Maggie Smith in Gosford Park.

Dame Maggie Smith and Kelly Macdonald in Gosford Park.

Dame Maggie Smith in Gosford Park.

Full cast of Gosford Park (2001).

Outlets will mention Downton Abbey and Harry Potter in the headlines and leave Gosford Park (2001) for the last paragraph. I get it, obviously. But it's perhaps the closest a non-Agatha Christie story will get to Christie's brilliance. And Dame Maggie Smith is the heart of the film. Don't miss out.

One of the greatest. It was an honor to grow up with your work, ma'am. Gosford Park remains my favorite. British cinema will never be the same.