wild_turkey
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The Trump Economy
It seems like maybe Harris wouldāve been better for the economy. Like perhaps, just maybe a guess here, but the American economy is naturally strong as long as we donāt elect a president who picks a trade war with every American ally. Iām not an economist though. Also, I look forward to $20 eggs.
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White Lotus - HBO
Well yeah, but he could be scoping out tourists from afar and using Chloe to lure in potential targets, whether she is part of his scheme or merely an unsuspecting pawn. Heās supposedly wealthy with a house overlooking the ocean and a huge boat and an attractive French girlfriend, yet he spends a lot of time hanging out at the resort and allowing random annoying Americans to mooch off of him. Something doesnāt add up. Maybe itās nothing. Not every character in the first 2 seasons was integral to the murder plot. Some of them are just there for drama.
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White Lotus - HBO
Did the Ratliff family end up on Gregās boat merely due to Saxon having an interest in Chloe, or is it possible that Greg is still swindling people and sees them as a potential target? You would think he is pretty well set with Tanyaās money, but maybe heās burned through a lot of it. The scene where Greg approached Timothy Ratliff at the bar made it look like he had an agenda, and I wonder if Chloe is helping him draw these people in.
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America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
It would be hard to argue with anything he said. We are traitors and assholes and we have a jester drunk on ketamine who is tasked with dismantling our country. Really weird to think back on US History classes and every 4th of July and family trips to Washington DC and the national anthem at countless sporting events and the immense national pride post 9/11 and how I feel each time I watch Band of Brothers, and now realize that I might be alive to watch it all crumble because 82 million ignorant misinformed selfish racist gullible dickheads voted for a fat man with a shitty spray tan and a comb over. Depressing doesnāt even begin to describe it.
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Tulum, Mexico
Well we did end up going for 4 nights last week and it was great. Donāt ask me about activities because we didnāt do shit. Stayed at Maāxanab, laid on the beach, read some books, ordered food service at the beach, slept on our beach bed, drank carajillos, drank rosĆ©, banged in the room a bunch, ate expensive dinners that were so tasty, and made sure our night caps had night caps. The weather was amazing and we lived like lazy kings. Would do again.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Meh. If he gets Luigiāed tomorrow Iāll drink 2 nice bottles of champagne.
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Severance (Apple TV)
I like Helly but itās very easy for me to root for the Mark and Gemma reunion as the eventual outcome. That was true prior to this episode, but now weāve been given so much depth to the Mark and Gemma relationship and seen their true happiness prior to their infertility heartbreak (that was likely entirely orchestrated by Lumon). Innie Mark and Helly donāt have that and possibly never will. For this show to have a happy ending (not saying it will, just saying as a viewer I would prefer that), we need Outie Mark to prevail, or the unsevered version of him. That version of Mark is loyal to Gemma and would view Helly as a work fling in a time of confusion and distress. He would probably wish for the best for her but abandon any romantic feelings. Iām hoping thereās a way for Innie Helly to be permanently awakened and Outie Helena to cease to exist. Then she can find her own happiness on the outside.
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Severance (Apple TV)
That seems like the most likely explanation. For starters, if Lumon was grooming Gemma and Mark for their sadistic plan, why would they risk Gemma being seriously injured and ruining the plan? Much easier to fake her death entirely without ever putting her in jeopardy. Secondly, her body was burned and Mark had her remains. The very nature of the body being burned raises serious doubt that it was ever her to begin with. I think even Mark realized this new possibility when he mentioned the remains.
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the academy's appeal to watch movies in theaters
Entertainment is more expensive than it used to be. Thatās not specific to movie theaters.
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Whatcha reading?
I think you would like I Cheerfully Refuse.
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White Lotus - HBO
āYou didnāt vote for Trump though, did you?ā I was dying during that scene, especially that Texas was catching strays.
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The 2025 Oscars
Any thoughts on the use of AI to enhance voices in Oscar nominations like The Brutalist and Emilia PĆ©rez? I personally think any use of AI to enhance an actorās performance should be major points against them, if not an all out disqualifier. When a guy like TimothĆ©e Chalamet works his ass off to deliver an incredible and authentic performance on his own, what message would it send to give the Oscar to Adrien Brody who had his voice enhanced with AI in post-production for authenticity?
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LBGTQ
He also wrote HB 2197 that defines life as beginning at fertilization, which if passed, will end IVF in Texas and possibly certain forms of contraception.
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Trumpās America
I guess Iām holding out hope that everything happening currently is like the final act of an action movie in which the protagonist (the United States and western democracy) has been captured and tortured by the madman villain plotting to destroy the world (Trump, MAGA, Putin, Elon, etc), and we are just waiting for the unlikely plot twist that allows goodness to prevail. God we really need that plot twist about now.
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Texas -- a failed state
Well, the MMR vaccine efficacy against measles is 97%, so if this shows up in schools, you could expect about 1 in 33 vaccinated kids to get measles. So the selfish and/or ignorant anti-vax crowd is hurting more than just their own family, and even some normal responsible people will suffer.
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Whatcha reading?
I really liked this one. Reminded me in some ways of The Dog Stars mixed with a little bit of Station Eleven.
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Fort Worth is exploding
NHM is going to be our elementary in 3 years. Hopefully.
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Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.)
Burn it all down please.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgd9v3r69qo
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Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.)
I like seeing BTC and TSLA going down together and thinking about Elonās net worth going down.
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White Lotus - HBO
+1 for Sex Education
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Mallorca and Ibiza
I think it depends a little bit on what your interests are, but for my tastes and travel style, it would be hard to visit Mallorca for less than 4 nights. We were there 5 nights and it couldāve easily been 7 nights. If you prefer a lot of sightseeing and historical stuff or museums, you might get bored after a few days. We just like to bum around and scope out small towns, beaches, look at the scenery as we drive from place to place, eat good food, etc. Kind of a slower pace without a big agenda, and Mallorca has plenty to explore in that way.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Since that injury 3 weeks ago, Iāve done very little running. A few treadmill runs and a couple of trail runs, nothing over 3.5 miles. Ankle was feeling decent but not great. I had a ski trip in which it did fine inside my boot, but unfortunately I also had an episode of shingles which affected sleep and my willingness to exercise for a while. I tried to switch my registration to the half marathon but it was too late to do that. I then decided to show up and run as far as I could until I sensed pain and then I would stop, really not expecting much at all. I like the spectacle and vibes of the race environment and I had already paid so I had nothing to lose. My expectations were so low that I drank 3 glasses of red wine last night because today was just a casual jog. Turns out, my ankle held up surprisingly well and my stamina from January was still mostly there. The half marathon turnoff came and I became perturbed at the idea of finishing a half and not even getting a medal, but instead a DNF, and I decided screw that, I would finish the full if I had to walk it. My other foot blistered up which never happens, but I think it was a shoe thing. I powered through and finished with a 4:11 time. Not my fastest but I surprised myself and Iām pretty proud of this one. Iāll rest up and hopefully try again in the fall.
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Running / Triathlon Thread
Mediocre but registration was non-refundable so my lame ass got out of bed and went to the starting line. It will probably be a short training run but Iāll cheer on some friends at least.
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Severance (Apple TV)
Iām hoping Milcheck will start to question his loyalties and eventually turn again Lumon and help the innies escape their captivity. I think possibly this episode could be the beginning of that.