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[–] [email protected] 1 points 54 minutes ago

First of all, that photo is so silly looking that it looks like a parody of Hollywood blockbusters

Second, the first woman on the left is staring directly at the camera

[–] [email protected] 2 points 57 minutes ago

Should call it the Punchable Face Club, going by that photo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago)

There's not. I'm sorry, I've read every link put forth arguing exactly that, and all the "irregularities" are easily explained. There have been hand recounts that validated the results. He won; it's awful, but he won.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I don't normally comment on this kind of thing, but she aged in the last six years or so. She's younger than me but looks about 20 years older in that photo. Maybe it was all the chickens coming home to roost.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Email entitled "moderation" (the email subject includes the quotes around the word) from Bernie Sanders, sent Sunday:

What is “radical” is that we are spending close to one trillion a year on the military, and many billions in weaponry for an extremist Netanyahu government in Israel that has waged a horrific, illegal and immoral war against the people of Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Physical release...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where did you go, Arkansas?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Probably just fishing for a handout like they got the first time around. They would still vote him again.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Coppola self-funded Megalopolis to the tune of $120M. It has a 4.7 on IMDB. It earned about 10% of its total budget.

Every creative swing doesn't need to be successful, but you probably want to tighten up the script you've been working on for literally 40 years if you're going to invest that kind of money.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Is there ever a time when Hollywood isn't desperate these days? It's the first word that comes to mind to describe it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It does, and I have an automatic gas shutoff valve as well (it's gone off once before, which made for a pretty surprising morning shower).

But this is good advice for anyone who lives in a similar area. Don't put yourself in a position where you could lose everything because you were trying to save a few bucks a month.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I agree that if they're found to be here illegally, they should be given the choice of whether their American children should remain with them when they're deported.

I think this should only occur after they receive due process.

The way to avoid delays in judgment is not to do away with due process. That's trying to cure the disease (dysfunction) by treating the symptoms.

The way to solve it is by dramatically increasing the number of immigration judges to help reach resolutions quickly. Thousands more. That's a constructive change, not a destructive change. One is long-lasting; one only lasts as long as this administration. Both parties have failed at dramatically expanding the immigration courts like they should have, because this is a political issue they can campaign on.

But constructive changes are still the right way to improve the system.

 

From the Wall Street Journal. Select quotes, rearranged for maximum irony:

The average 401(k) balance was $131,700 at the end of 2024.

“What’s more important to me than having a few extra dollars in my retirement is that this country is set up for success,” Paris said.

The couple have lost $70,000 in retirement savings since January.

“He’s doing some hard work, some things that are very difficult for people to understand and difficult for people to accept,” Williams said, “but it’ll be to our long-term benefit.”

Meanwhile, the share of Americans who haven’t retired and are confident in their retirement prospects fell to 67% from 74% the prior year.

She said she takes solace in the fact that Trump is surrounded by a cabinet full of handpicked experts whose advice she thinks could help avoid further losses.

 

Opinionated summary:

  • Despite Republican assurances, Trump called the CHIPS Act “horrible” and pushed for its scrapping, creating chaos for an industry already struggling with uncertainty.
  • The Trump administration has already sabotaged the program by laying off key staff and considering changes to the projects, showing its disdain for U.S. industrial growth.
  • Industry leaders, who have already committed billions to U.S. chip production, are now left in limbo, thanks to Trump’s shortsighted, destructive rhetoric.
 

The judge threatened to sanction the IG lawyers if they didn't immediately rescind the request for an emergency hearing because she's so busy with other cases caused by Trump.

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