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Transgender Chicago man hospitalized after saving baby from drowning in Lake Michigan “I wasn’t going to let that baby die,” Lio Cundiff said.

This 30-year-old transgender man, who can’t swim, jumped into Lake Michigan after a wind gust blew a baby in a stroller into the freezing water.

He’s being called a hero. But now he has medical expenses, and people are donating to a fundraiser to support him.

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The kind of tech the left is excited about

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO

I wish the new Quantum Leap hadn’t been cancelled. It was exactly what we’ve been missing - a scifi series made on a relatively low budget that produced 20 episodes a year that told low stakes adventures & socially conscious stories. Hell, they even did a “trans woman should be in sports” episode!

Lines of academy cadets, one in command red seated but at attention while in a wheelchair.

I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."

That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.

My Scottish granny's name was Doris Jean, but from the time she was very young, everyone called her Flicka. Because she was everyone's friend.

Age verification?

The Doctor Snuggles theme song is still hard-coded into my brain.

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Everyone is posting non-English language bangers and yet I've yet to see anyone post one of the greatest things to ever happen to the internet, so I'm leaving it here. When was the last time you listened to this certified fucking banger?

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Every once in a while the internet becomes that truly silly delightful thing it once was. Like this.

JUST AN APPRECIATION POST: afaik he is fine.

Quinta Brunson: She's got the warmth and the comedy chops to fit right in with the muppets and hold her own in Improv.

Ron Funches: Similar Muppety vibe and comedy chops.

Kumail Nanjiani: He's in everything else right now and having a great time wherever he goes. Bring him in!

Lupita Nyong'o: Because screw everyone who is freaking out about her being Helen of Troy. Also she's delightful and was fantastic on Sesame Street. She is the new debutante that everyone is jealous of on Pigs in Wigs. Piggy loses this one.

Rachel House: Speaking of, I'd really love to see her have a chance to play with her character actress toolkit that's not in a Taika Waititi production (which she's great in, don't get me wrong, but let's celebrate how awesome she is).

Matt Berry or anyone else from WWDITS, really: Another one I don't even think I need to explain. I think Harvey Guillen would also be a good fit, for very different reasons, as I run down the WWDITS cast. Any of them would knock it out of the park. So would Taika Waititi.

Carol Kane: She's such a natural fit, they need her on the show, stat.

Neil Patrick Harris: Triple threat who can have a lot of cute sassy interplay with Uncle Deadly, especially if one of his goals is to out-diva Piggy in drag.

...They play Lord Frumpington of Barton on Fink on Pigs in Wigs, and unveil their dastardly plot to develop the country estate into a bacon farm. It ends in a sword duel with Piggy, who wins, of course

Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellan: Jim made a point of encouraging guest stars to play against type. In this episode, no matter which one you get, they're all prepared for a big Shakespearean scene at the end, and the guest wants to do a dance number, or unveil their new pop career....

... "Sorry about that, Mr. Radcliffe." Elijah is confused and corrects him. Scooter is also confused. The entire show is spent with nobody able to correctly identify the guest star or realizing there are actually two of them until they do a double act at the end.

Daniel Radcliffe and Elijah Wood: Scooter does his "15 minutes to curtain, Mr. Wood" bit. Daniel Radcliffe turns around and corrects him. Scooter is apologetic and Dan is gracious. Scooter leaves, and coming in the stage door is Elijah Wood...

...until duelling pianos with Rowlf, which gets increasingly heated until Al ditches the piano and busts out the accordion, leading into a medley of all the Muppet Hits in Polka style.

Weird Al: Do I even need to explain this one? Everyone is excited about Al doing one of his wacky fun parody songs and he keeps playing the musical numbers completely straight...

Basically anyone else who was in Schmigadoon. Keegan Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Kristen Chenoweth, Tituss Burgess, Patrick Page, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski, Jaime Camil... all of them would knock it out of the park.

A bunch of formers guest stars I'd really like to see them get back while they can - Bernadette Peters, Carol Burnett, Dolly Parton primarily.

I feel like Cyntha Erivo and Ariana Grande are too obvious, but Cynthia HAS been a muppet already.... and on Sesame Street.

Hannah Waddingham - Another one who can pull off the dual threat of comedy and a musical number that will knock it out of the park.

Zooey Deschanel - Have her doing a full-on Judy Garland-style musical number. Please.

Nat Faxon - He's so much of a chameleon he'd blend right in with the muppets, and one of the writers also writes for Loot, so knows what to do with him.

Abbi Jacobson - Comedienne in her own right, and she needs more on-camera roles over getting robbed of another season of League of Their Own.

Alan Cumming - Another Schmigadoon alum who would not only deliver a fab musical number, but would be great at the interstitial sketches whether he's playing a charmer or a rogue.

Dove Cameron - Schmigadoon proved she's got the range beyond Descendants for both character work and vocal chops, and she's already part of the Disney Family.

Jeremy Jordan - His voice acting roles prove that he's got range, chops, and humour, and he's got the voice of a freaking angel. And he could do some fantastic choreography. See also Aaron Tveit.