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  1. I expect Trump will just distract the masses by making a big show over attacking poor/powerless immigrant communities. I am very worried about the Haitians in Springfield OH (despite their documented status) as well as Asian communities in the Seattle area (because I live in Seattle).
  2. This seems to be a pretty big game for a workday morning.
  3. I know he said it was a way to "relax" on a day off, but what a smart way to put peace talks into context. Also, it never ceases to amaze me how much better the World knows America than America knows the World.
  4. That seems about right. It was really jarring in Sports Night (1998-2000), but wasn't in The West Wing (1999+). Sports Night demonstrated how poorly the laugh track worked with more styles, like Sorkin. With Friends, you have that pause/react for laughter. But with Sorkin, the dialogue is quick and is meant to be somewhat realistic, with no one pausing to make a funny face in reaction to something clever.
  5. Also add for British panel shows: Would I Lie to You (with team captain, David Mitchell, Vicky's nerdy husband) QI Eight Out of Ten Cats (non-Countdown version) Non-Panel Shows: Geography Now (15 min to 1 hour episodes on every UN-recognized country....took several years to make) Casual Geographic - funny review of weird shit in the animal world Ze Frank (True Facts) - funny review of weird shit in the animal world MAJ (My Analog Journal) - DJ shows with eclectic offerings Every Frame a Painting - film analysis, videos usually under 10 minutes. Were only 14 episodes until recently when he restarted content. Cinefix - film analysis. Recently has gotten stale with "top 100" movie podcasts, but their top 10 lists from years past are excellent. "Top 10 Use of Color" is my favorite. Hiking channels: Kraig Adams, Herman Hoek for international. Outside & Stuff for any hiking in the PNW, although its quality is lower. B1M - construction industry videos Lindsay Nikole - paleontology - kind of annoying metal-nerd delivery, but she has a "History of Life" series that I really like.
  6. There is a combination of a few things for me: 1. So many choices for entertainment means that I get distracted. I don't have the attention span to pay attention to a lengthy setup. I am rewired for the instant gratification of social media and 10 minute youtube vidoes. I find this is true even for classic movies that I still kind of love. I find myself watching Kubrick movies in sections, because no way am I sitting down for three hours straight. 2. So many choices that I get spoiled. When it was three channels, you pretty much took the best of three shitty options. Now, if it's not great, I ain't watching. Probably a good thing. But I don't have the patience to sit through a rough first season, or rough pilot, of anything. 3. I'm old, so it's gotta be weird and pretty. I've watched every classic story line so many time, in so many forms, it just doesn't interest me, regardless of how well it's done. The shows I get into now tend to have interesting cinematography and weird storylines. Mr. Robot is a good example. Peacock has been surprisingly good with Poker Face, Miss Davis, and Hysteria. I'm sure The Bear is "better" than any of those three, when it comes to writing and acting, but I have very little interest in watching brothers argue in the back of the house of a restaurant. I couldn't get past the first two episodes.
  7. My stepdad had a myriad of health issues in his late 80s, including cancer and a hernia. The cancer was the bigger concern, but the hernia was more painful, but he was too frail for them to operate on him to fix it. The dude was in agony despite several different rounds of pain killers. I think the combo of the pain killers and pain kept him pretty delusional through this period, which may have been a blessing. Finally they gave him a Fentanyl patch, and it was miraculous. It blocked the pain and we got our dad back, for a couple of years at least until he passed. On the flip side, my cousin lost her 21 year old son to an OD, heroin likely laced with fentanyl.
  8. His dad thinks the ACA is communism, so fuck em. Next time I sweep the leg.
  9. There was some Christmas event in my building lobby yesterday, complete with carolers decked out in Dickins era costume. I had to repress my impulse to greet them with a scowling “hail Satan.” So fucking sick of 21st century Christianity.
  10. I like it. I wish the American voter did.
  11. I think as far as skill, her campaign was much that Biden's. But, she is neither white nor a man, so she did not get as many votes. It is an indictment of the American voter.
  12. If the Gaza issue was impactful, it was likely showing up in the (lack of) youth vote. But, yeah, it was always going to be a wedge issue that difficult to navigate.
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