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UpperWestside

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  1. America is the home of the mediocre white man. There's another Schumer just waiting to fill in admirably as the next mediocre white man up if called upon.
  2. I spent 8 and a half years there and he has a light accent, if that, for a New Yorker. I spent a lot of time out on Long Island where the actual New York accents are mostly at, and Jeffries sounds like Walter Kronkite in comparison.
  3. Gonna need to put that order in with the Stoops Penis Orchard. They have a monopoly on them.
  4. He sounds fairly normal to me in how he speaks in tone and cadence. Maybe I’m missing something.
  5. I was never particularly good at fighting. Probably more Jerry Cooney than Iron Mike Tyson. What I have always been good at is taking punches. I think it just goes back to always playing sports and getting the tar knocked out of me playing football. Punches never hurt. I say that to say that yes if you are in a situation that gets heated don’t give in and throw punches or pull out a weapon trying to go all John Wick on someone. Take your cue from John Lewis and show up and dare someone to violently attack you just by being there. I would love to see more of this from Democrats, but too many near the top of the pyramid are entrenched and just aren’t interested. I find it humorous that three of the Democrats willing to be vocal and not back down in AOC, Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett are all small in stature, but they each never stop pushing back against fascists. These are the people I want leading among a few others. Jeffries can kick rocks. Just a free healthcare and paycheck collecting fraud.
  6. I can’t wait to try and sell this one on my boss that when I ask for a day off that that means I’ll see you next year because Congress said so. 2025 is just one long day now. I am sure it will go over well getting the year off.
  7. If only South Korea’s leader would write a nice letter expressing how much he loves TFG like the benevolent 18 Time NBA ALL STAR and reigning Olympic Champion in the 100M in charge up north. All would be well.
  8. Udoh will get the snaps in the backfield, but Rigdon can get on the field early on ST. I don't really follow recruiting at all but looking through the list of guys that Dillingham signed, as well as the transfers, looks like a group that will be playing for a shot at another conference championship this coming season.
  9. John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and George Henare star in this film from New Zealand. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Lithgow playing a Kiwi that has an extremely dark side to him. His accent isn’t perfect, but he grasped it fairly well. Lithgow is an all-time favorite for me and this is him at his best. Some actors just do films at his age to make money, but you can tell he was enjoying playing this character. Kinda reminds me that I’d also never put a relative in a care facility. Rush and Henare are both very good, especially Rush as he deals with no longer being in charge as a judge.
  10. I have strayed from calling them Nazis because this movement comprised of the dumbest people imaginable resembled fascism more to me a few years back more than anything else. The fealty to Hirohito has a stark resemblance to how MAGA acts toward Dotard as well. The difference with our fascism and the one most referenced of Italy in the 20’s-early 40’s is we have a gigantic capacity for industry as to where Italy’s industrial output was meager straight through. That doesn’t even get into all the other host of issues Mussolini had with the king, church etc. It’s all just so ridiculous that historians and authors decades from now will no doubt just devote entire books to the stupidity of it all.
  11. Ruffalo was very over the top, but that was the point I think. Pattinson was stellar in his role though and his character went through a complete arc emotionally. He makes this worth watching. I never saw him in any of the Twilight movies. He’s been fun to watch in the movies I have seen him in. The guy can act. Also the aliens were cool. Would’ve enjoyed seeing more of them.
  12. It’s incredible to see others picking up the slack for our government. There are always going to be people in this world willing to go to bat against tyranny and oppression that value the lives of others more than their own. Those are people I have unwavering respect for. The guerrilas in The Philippines cared more about others than themselves during the Japanese occupation. The underground resistance in Europe cared more about others than themselves during the German occupation. If we want Americans we can look at Harriet Tubman, Julian Bond, John Lewis, all of the Freedom Riders and Dr. King. The one thing these people all share in common is that they cared more about others than themselves. When a society loses that characteristic they have lost their moral compass. That is the point we are at right now. I am not trying to sound the alarm because that went off long ago, but rather to bring a little perspective to the type of person you might want to emulate as we all go forward. You do the good you are capable of for others while you can.
  13. Albert Burneko is one of my favorite Defector writers. Doesn’t matter if it’s this article or the sports posts. Guy is talented at what he does.
  14. At a certain point it just has to be realized that this is who Russia is. How many times have we had people just on this site trying to remind us that this is who that country is. Hundreds of years of being ruled by strongmen (and women) has made them EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE. This is not to mean every individual Russian goes along with how they are as a society and country. I have a friend that is an American citizen now, but she grew up in Russia. She does not really identify with any of these normalized Russian values of hate and degradation. This is who Russia is and I applaud Europe for finally at least taking a stand politically. Now they'll likely have to back that up with military force at some point because dictators like Putin only understand power through a show of force. That is something I hope does not happen, but Europe has had so many wars in its history that you can just not rule out anything with so many different cultures and countries having to agree on what to do here.
  15. He'll have to fight whatever is left of Bill Snyder's family for it.
  16. And not one of those cowards said a thing. Just roast them. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
  17. I find this fascinating that people are still getting reeled into an obvious scam and think this will end in any other way than a very small few making off with the money of the 99 percent of morons who didn’t want to admit they were being scammed. Kinda fun to watch in an odd sort of way.
  18. Few Americans from that time are more deserving. Truly a horror show of a human being.
  19. Lancaster was some good memories for me. They have had Coach Doug aka “Coach Snoop” for almost two decades. Years ago I volunteered as a basketball coach and the first year I went to Lancaster to scout Hutch because they were a district opponent for us. Hutch got roasted as I recollect, but they were tough. I would also posit most of the women from Hutch would wipe the floor with Perkins.
  20. Oh about tree-fiddy.
  21. Hard to believe this happened 60 years ago today. Civil Rights icon John Lewis was beaten and suffered a fractured skull while trying to cross a bridge named after one of the traitors that fought against America in the Civil War. He later became a congressman in Georgia for 34 years until his death in the summer of 2020. That day changed so much about America. That African-Americans were willing to be beaten to show how horrific life was in the Jim Crow south speaks to the incredible courage they showed that day in Alabama. This picture says more than any words I can say about where the country was at and also what kind of man John Lewis was.
  22. I haven't had a drink in more than five years now so kick rocks. You deserve what is transpiring. I never liked bourbon anyhow when I did drink.
  23. He’s one of the few non-Lakers I would watch when I had time before he was traded. He plays the game with the joy a kid has for it. Kinda like Magic back in the Showtime days except he can shoot. The NBA has very, very few guys in any given generation that can carry a team to a title. Steph has been one, LeBron was that guy when he was younger and so was Dirk at the height of his powers among others. If Wemby stays relatively healthy he is one as well. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out Doncic is one of those guys after the run last season. Nico is still an all-time on the moron GM list for this trade. Unless he was explicitly told to trade Luka or lose his job by that oompa loompa Dumont he should never get a job in the NBA ever again.
  24. I don’t think he watches anyone play.
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