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  1. My read on it was that the true revolutionary was that Regina Hall’s character was the one truly committed to the cause and was included as a counterpoint to Perdidia’s actions.
  2. It was a big swing, but I sort of dig that they were willing to make something not safe.
  3. Great list, although I appreciated 28 years later far more than you. It’s probably upthread but have you seen Strange Darling and/or remember its score?
  4. I'm sure this is rhetorical but let me respond anyway in case it advances the discussion--people aren't born Democrats and Republicans. It's a social construct, it's tribal, and in the wake of diminishing religiosity one might even say it's a spiritual doctrine. I'm guilty of this, too, Republicans have basically had a policy platform consisting of "let's be selfish assholes" my entire adulthood. I'm not interested in entirely abandoning virtue in the interest of winning elections, but if this board is at all representative, there continues to be this faith or belief that the best candidates show fidelity to Democratic core values and there's a lot of electoral evidence to the contrary. You've got people (sorry, picking on you) like @BrickHorn who make light of Republican voter ignorance and think the solution is that they need more information or better shaming, and perhaps that's correct on the margins, but it's been the default strategy for Democrats over the past 50 years and then Democrats are surprised when they lose elections. I feel like Jon Lovett on PSA brings this up a lot and uses trans rights as a good example--are they better protected now than they were four years ago? Whatever the intention was, it didn't work. You can use that same methodology for crypto, women's health, hell, now it's the very foundation of what is true and what is not. TL:DR, nothing matters if you don't win elections. Getting this back on target, nothing about the shutdown matters if it doesn't lead to an electoral victory (i.e., protecting a relatively small number of people from unaffordable insurance can't be the endgame).
  5. Look, I dig that shit, too, but I'm also a subscriber to The Atlantic and even read the articles in Playboy when I was still in the throes of adolescence. My point is that the Democrats have gotten tricked into thinking they can policy their way into an electoral majority. "If we pass the programs that people say they want, they will vote for more of it." Either that shit doesn't work or it requires a superior communication strategy to sell it and putting that together is more challenging than getting the program passed. Forget the ethics of it, the cold reality is that it's popular amongst a certain group of voters, some of whom poured money into the Trump campaign in a quid pro quo appeal for light (or no) regulation with the most transactional and corrupt President in our life time. A smart politician shouldn't be picking fights unless it's VERY intentional. You can't forever stand on principle on this if that loses elections. At least for me, I'm not interested in being the most noble person in an authoritarian state. Here's the transcript of an Ezra Klein interview that narrates how the crypto industry went from being unaffiliated to activated in favor of Trump. Joe Biden is president. Gary Gensler is his S.E.C. chair. Gensler is a huge crypto skeptic. He wants crypto regulated as securities, for the most part, which crypto people hate.
  6. The crypto industry support was crucial for funding the Trump campaign, along with aligning Musk into Trump’s orbit. I don’t know that Warren was entirely to blame here (I think @Bozo_Casanova is overlooking how unfriendly the Biden admin was coming off to the crypto industry, although that might also be attributed to Warren’s influence), but that’s the story.
  7. I'm still stewing on my thoughts, but what a rich experience. It's just so welcome to have a film chock full of ideas. I was trying to place PTA in the pantheon of filmmakers, and one thing I think he does better than anyone else consistently is endings. A lot of that is the ride leading up to it, but his super-power is wrapping it up.
  8. And I think that's @Bozo_Casanova's point--you can disregard the grouchy toddlers all you want, but that's not how you win elections outside of the friendly Massachusetts electorate. You think Newsom's twitter team is trying to reach college grads? That's pure trolling for the terminally online internet Gen Z boys. I appreciate Warren really trying to bring banks to heel, but the Democrats reliance on policy solutions to all problems is partially what led us here..
  9. Small correction in case someone read my post and immediately signed me up again for the Travis County Don Huffines Appreciation Society.
  10. Same, I’m certainly eager to hand the GOP more power but it’s preferable to this canard that it somehow protects minority rights from getting trampled. And it’s going to be worse going forward with successive administrations realizing how best to abuse the powers of the office.
  11. Jeter also takes the award for most number of herpes spread.
  12. Personally, didn’t particularly like that signing because we’re a bit overloaded with bigs.
  13. The Freese at 3b case is buoyed by a 2011 performance in which he was the best player in the world for three weeks. It’s easy to overlook because who gives a fuck about St. Louis.
  14. This was better highlighted in the comments, but Correa’s postseason numbers are MUCH better than Jeters.
  15. I've been practicing a cockney accent so at least they don't know I'm American. "Pommies frights, what the devil is this?!?!" and "Oi! Put on the footy!"
  16. Counterpoint-it’s not sustainable for the Democrats to require an Obama-esque statesman in order to win elections by sufficient margin that they can pass legislation. Turning out current Democrats is not enough. On another note, listened to Pod Save America on my morning run and they have mixed feelings on pegging the resistance around Obamacare subsidies and Medicaid cuts, as those have very noticeable harms that GOP congressional candidates should have to answer for, and that Dem representatives are either unlikely to save them or get credit if they do. Also listened to Steven Pinker on the Dax Shepard podcast (long run), and he would remind us that power is purely perceptional and consensus based. This is Trump’s brilliance, in that he understands that he needs to keep the circus going and probably delights in a shut-down because of all the attention it brings. The Dems should, too, as they’ve been almost totally unable to promote any message outside of safe spaces.
  17. Ezra Klein was on with Tim Miller at The Bulwark and they talked about this-two 2018 shut downs didn’t hurt the GOP electoral prospects in 2020 (they picked up seats) or in 2014 following the 2013 shut-down (again, picked up seats). It’s just not something voters appear to place a big priority on. Also, you’re giving the GOP way too much credit for strategic maneuvering over a long period of time. They basically got lucky that they found a master communicator who can speak stupid to a cohort of voters emboldened by social media algorithms that every one of their infantile thoughts is precious and equally valid as those from the better educated, and should be spread publicly on Facebook and Twitter.
  18. The problem with this strategy is the admin's disregard for previous commitments (which is why I think the deal has to be made in more legally binding way. How you do that I have zero clue). It's pretty clear that the money that is previously allocated by Congress but canceled by the executive is being spent at Trump's discretion.
  19. I'm still not convinced he wins his primary. He's the Christian version of Elizabeth Warren, which probably explains his support in these parts.
  20. No pics, but had Franklin today; got there at 12:15, maybe 20 minutes of waiting in line.
  21. You jest, but something does seem off about the chemistry. It could be as easy as too many new faces, but it’s another reason why I want a more seasoned manager.
  22. Reddit keeps feeding me CSR content and because I’m like a moth to a flame I keep clicking on them. It appears that the consensus is that you have to cleverly use the Edit hotel benefit, like the above, to get much value from it. Amex Plat, by comparison, looks a lot easier.
  23. @Wulaw Horn has stronger feelings about him than I do; I'm mostly interested in upgrading over a comfort hire. Dusty had gotten independent in ways that defied the needed mind meld between GM and field manager; Espada promised to be a team player and had been in the org for five years so had familiarity with personnel. I didn't mind giving him a shot but he's a caretaker and we're not good enough to get by with that anymore.
  24. I’m relying on what Bobby or Gerry wrote previously (or misremembering), but I believe it was said we were willing to match the NIL commitment back when he committed.
  25. Re: Bochy, I’ll add that dumping Espada and hiring Bochy is exactly the kind of splash off-season move that Crane appears to get excited about (and possibly overruling his GM):
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