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  1. I have had very little time to look at it, but a bunch of movies have "Extras", that were from the DVDs/Blu-rays, and some of the newer stuff has extras that were not on the DVDs/Blu-rays.  Very nice.

    But it makes me wonder, since Disney stopped physical media sales of some properties (Simpsons supposedly), if they are doing the same here.  Just ditch their whole concept of the "the vault" and physical sales, and keep everything tied to Disney+ (probably raising the price in a year or two).

  2. 10 minutes ago, Chooky said:

    Rupert Murdoch meeting Barr in private just feels like there's some kind of spectacle that will be delivered. 

    Occam's Razor: Barr mediating between Trump and Fox News leadership.  That meeting happened as a bunch of Fox News folks were toning down their support, or even criticizing Trump, and Trump had began taking more public potshots at Fox News as a result.  Hell, that was around the time that Tucker wrote that op-ed.  And keep in mind that those Fox News hosts that had began criticizing Trump would not have done so without Rupert's permission.

  3. 11 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

    You know with all this Harvard embellishment talk it makes me think Fitlump might be a perfect addition to the administration.

    Department of Homeland Security is right up her alley, and the upper echelons seem to have a revolving door going on lately.

  4. Every time I see a bump to the Earl Campbell thread, I think something bad has happened to him, and every time this thread is bumped, I think Royal's been brought back to life.

    Wait, no, that's not right.

  5. 12 hours ago, suddenly shaggy said:

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/mulvaneys-omb-held-up-lethal-ukraine-aid-in-2017-for-fear-of-russian-reaction

    Just dropping this afternoon that Mulvaney froze the previous round of javelin anti-tank missiles because he didn't want to upset Russia. 

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/politics/mick-mulvaney-subpoena-court-fight/index.html

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    Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney no longer plans to sue in federal court over his House subpoena in the impeachment probe.

    Instead, his attorneys told a federal judge Tuesday morning he's planning to obey the White House and Justice Department's direction for him not to testify. 

    Mulvaney's move on Tuesday ends a maneuver in the courts that Mulvaney began Friday to reposition himself legally after he didn't show up for his subpoenaed testimony in the House. 

    On Friday, he tried to jump onto another former national security official's lawsuit, asking the court for guidance, which surprised and drew opposition from those around former national security adviser John Bolton, another major witness the House had sought to hear from. 

    The decision also highlights how Mulvaney's standing among Trump administration officials had been floundering, and how he could become one of the most significant targets of Democrats in the coming weeks after two witnesses told Congress they believe he was a key broker in Trump's political request from Ukraine.

     

  6. Good news if your kids are in Round Rock ISD?

    https://www.kxan.com/news/local/more-than-5000-rrisd-classrooms-to-receive-stop-the-bleed-trauma-kits/

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    Schools in the Round Rock Independent School District will receive thousands of new medical kits Friday to help faculty and staff better respond to trauma in the classroom.

    New “Stop the Bleed” kits will be distributed to over 5,000 classrooms in the district. Additionally, numerous RRISD staff members have participated in “Stop the Bleed” training. The district is set to begin an initiative to have all teachers take the training.

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    The bleeding control stations must be stored in easily accessible areas of the campus and security planning protocols must also include their use. Students in grade seven and higher will also receive training every year on how to use a bleeding control station.  

     

  7. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/remington-sandy-hook-supreme-court/index.html

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    The Supreme Court won't stop a lawsuit brought by Sandy Hook victims' families against Remington Arms Co., the manufacturer of the semi-automatic rifle that was used in the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school.

    The Court decided not to take up an appeal by Remington. That marks a blow to the gun industry: Depending on the outcome of the case, it could open the door to gun violence victims' families suing gun manufacturers for damages.

    Not sure what effect it will have, since Remington isn't responsible for letting the shooter buy/obtain the gun.

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  8. Big surprise.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/senior-trump-official-embellished-resume-had-face-fake-time-cover-n1080356

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    A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background — even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it — raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department.

    An NBC News investigation found that Mina Chang, the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stability Operations, has inflated her educational achievements — like claiming, falsely, to be a Harvard grad — and exaggerated the scope of her nonprofit's work.

    Whatever her qualifications, Chang had a key connection in the Trump administration. Brian Bulatao, a top figure in the State Department and longtime friend of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, attended a fundraiser for her nonprofit in Dallas and once donated $5,500 to her charity, according to a former colleague of Chang's.

    Chang, who assumed her post in April, also invented a role on a U.N. panel, claimed she had addressed both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and implied she had testified before Congress.

    She was being considered for an even bigger government job, one with a budget of more than $1 billion, until Congress started asking questions about her résumé.

    The gap between Chang's actual qualifications and her claims appears to be the latest example of lax vetting by the Trump administration, which has become known for its many job vacancies and appointments made without thorough screening.

    "It does seem that this administration has not been doing the same depth of vetting as previous administrations," said James Pfiffner, a George Mason University professor and expert on the executive branch who once worked in the government's Office of Personnel Management, which does vetting.

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  9. 52 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    I don't know if I see Haley accepting a VP role. First, you need Pence to agree to resign or step away from the 2020 ticket. While not his call on the 2020 ticket, but Trump would need Pence to walk away graciously. Spend more time with family type of statement/interview.

    Second, Haley is tough and I don't see her willing to take a public role to spew the POTUS' crap every day.

    2024 does seem like an opportune time for her to run for President, so she needs to get back into the game at some level. Unfortunately Trump doesn't like anyone standing alongside him that comes across as anything but as a sycophant.  that's not Nikki.

    She's playing a dicey game right now - on the one hand, you never know, Trump may think she can help him get re-elected.  She may think she can parlay that into winning the big prize in 2024.

    On the other, if Trump goes down hard as expected, and the GOP takes a serious hit across-the-board next year, anybody associated with/enabling him could be seen as toxic/tainted.  She might end up pulling a Mondale.

    She's still young enough to wait things out though.

  10. 56 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

     

    One might think Bolton is trolling the fuck out of Trump, and looking to make an appearance in front of a House committee or two.  No way Bolton makes those comments and thinks they won't make their way back to Trump.

  11. 1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

    I've had some issues with the app freezing and not loading a movie (somewhat expected)

    I really like the UI.  So far I'm excited

    Yeah, although I don't think you get a good sense of just how much content there is until you go into search. I'm not sure how they could improve that though.

    Also, pain in the ass to get profiles setup, as everything kept timing out.

  12. 12 minutes ago, yoladu said:

    The President of the United States is a piece of shit.

    He's what poor people think rich people act like, what guilty people think innocent people act like, what weak people think tough people act like.

    The fact is, if he was innocent and tough, the moment that the House announced the impeachment stuff, Trump would have said

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    He would have made available any and all documents requested.  He would have then told everybody around him, and those who had worked for him, to clear their calendars and get in line to go up on the Hill to testify.  Trump would have been first in line, and he would have made sure the cameras were following him every step of the way.   

    He would have hired a cracker jack team of lawyers, and he would have wrecked shop in the Senate.  The GOP would clean the fuck up in next year's elections after Trump and Co. actually proved it was a witch hunt.

    But nope, he's a whiny little pissant hiding behind twitter and the courts, and doing everything he can to keep everybody around him from testifying.  And he takes advice from a cousin-fucker.

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  13. 29 minutes ago, Pancho said:

     

    This might leave a pretty good mark.

    You know, Trump might try to fight this one out though, because it would distract from the public hearings starting this week.  Then again, Trump is notorious for getting pissed off and getting rid of people who force him to have to defend them.  He's only loyal so long as he thinks they help him/make him look good.

  14. 27 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

    Suburban moms are not just turning against the criminal enterprise formerly known as the Republican Party because of captain dipshit. 

    Guns, healthcare and the republican tax scam are doing that job. Women are smart enough to know that one of the reasons Cayden is carrying a bulletproof backpack to school is due to the GOP being beholden to the NRA and it’s ridiculous positions, and that republicans would take away healthcare from everyone but the rich if they could.

    Yep, toss in that many women take care of the checkbook and have their finger on the pulse of how things are going financially.

    And these little things serve to remind them of Republicans not giving a shit about their concerns.

    https://www.kxan.com/news/local/more-than-5000-rrisd-classrooms-to-receive-stop-the-bleed-trauma-kits/

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    Schools in the Round Rock Independent School District will receive thousands of new medical kits Friday to help faculty and staff better respond to trauma in the classroom.

    New “Stop the Bleed” kits will be distributed to over 5,000 classrooms in the district. Additionally, numerous RRISD staff members have participated in “Stop the Bleed” training. The district is set to begin an initiative to have all teachers take the training.

    They aren't doing that because little Johnny might get a splinter in his finger, and suburban moms know it.

  15. 49 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    She's trying to play both sides.  Stay on dotard's good side and also make a case for herself as a "rational" R.

     

    44 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

    It gives her a clear path to the 2024 nomination and being the first female president 

    shes much more electable than pence and will bring back suburban moms 

    She's only 47, she's definitely got her eyes on 2024 (or 2028 depending on how things play out).

  16. 1 hour ago, Tuco said:

    And that's unfortunate. I'm sure this chicky is a vile, little brainwashed bitch who gloats about separating brown kids from the families.  But, to do the little wink/nod bullshit that she must be fucking the boss if she got a good position is part of the crap women - all women - face in their professional life.  The fact that it is applied to someone who is likely despicable doesn't change the mechanics of obstacle.  If she is really fucking Rudy, that should be punishment enough.  

    I'd toss this in - if she has the family/work connections, she's going to be trusted by Rudy.   That is, she's not some random/unknown hire off the street.    Rudy doesn't seem like the type to hire people he can't trust for positions close to him.

    She might not even understand what is going on, and/or she might be willing to look the other way just to have this on her resume, whereas older and more established folks might raise a stink or have avoided the job.

  17. 46 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Yes, and you can’t tell me that the Russians aren’t slightly worried that their chance with trump could be coming to an end soon. They expected more assistance from him, and congress hasn’t allowed it. Russia is under the gun to make something happen or they could be facing a hostile president for the foreseeable future.

    If they know they will be facing a hostile president going forward in 2021, a solid play for them would be to completely turn on Trump now, and work to show his followers, and the world, how easily they were manipulated. And then top it off by claiming they are already working on getting their preferred Democratic candidate elected next year.   Make everybody doubt everything.   

  18. 9 hours ago, DigDug said:

    He is pathetically fragile

    And he feels cornered.  Fragile and cornered means his attacks are going to increase.  It’s all he knows how to do.    Guess his dad never provided an example to him of how an innocent person acts.   

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