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Hank Kingsley

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  1. I won't pretend I can speak for the diaspora, but a lot of Iranians outside of Iran are good with Israel's attacks at the moment. Not sure that eliminating military officials will get it done...it's the mullahs that run the country. They are so desperate for regime change that any action is good action. I'm not holding my breath this works out.
  2. For fuck's sake.
  3. I mean, look at how he says "Well they are being moved out because it could be a dangerous place, we'll see what happens." He's clearly acting like he has a "secret" he doesn't want to spoil. He absolutely approved it.
  4. What? He knew this was coming. From last night: ssstwitter.com_1749775444986.mp4
  5. Thanks. I know they won't do it, but the DNC should get together and encourage candidates to announce if they already intend on running. It'd be a clear signal to Americans that the Party understands we are in an emergency situation. I won't pretend it will solve something, but at least it's strategic and possibly slow this full and uncontested assault from Trump and his cronies.
  6. Who gives a shit. It will distract him. And it gives Dems a loud voice that gets attention. Right now it's just dozens of dipshits saying the same thing over and over again that isn't gaining any traction.
  7. I can't find the post to give the poster credit, but in one of these threads someone mentioned that a candidate should announce they are running for President. I actually think this is a very good idea and maybe one of the few good things the Democratic Party can do right now. Fuck the norms. If there are people truly planning on running in 2028, whether it's AOC, Pete, Pritzker, literally anyone...announce it ASAP. We have to show this country that there is a possible change in 2028. That there's some hope for the future. That there's an option for these dumbass Trump voters that are quietly unhappy about what's going on. Create actual opposition to Trump within the Party. They'll get tons of media attention.
  8. Anyone that's been an extremely well known public figure for years will be worthless. Even Obama. His presidency was effectively lifetimes ago. Swisher and Galloway are intelligent people, but fall into the same traps as everyone else. No one from the past will save us. This is completely new territory, we live in a world overloaded with information that becomes meaningless very quickly, nothing will stick. Trump is the last God in American politics for the foreseeable future. We have to do the work. It will take the many, not an individual. I'm not sure how we do it. Maybe worth a new thread.
  9. The midterms are too far away. Trump and his cronies are moving at a lightning pace to fully take over this country. Schumer and Jeffries cannot be the faces of the Party right now. Two bozos that are deeply embedded in the old rules and decorum of American politics. If they actually care about this country they would cede their power and allow some fresh faces to do the work needed to fight the Trump administration. People who will challenge Trump like there's nothing to lose. That said, I don't see Dems being able to move the needle enough. This will be on us. The people have to do the dirty work to fight off authoritarianism.
  10. There's so much misinformation/disinformation online, we've all probably made the mistake of posting something that wasn't true. The blaring alarm here is that most Trumpers never acknowledge it or apologize for it. If I got duped and posted something false, I would immediately own up to the mistake if called out. People on the right rarely do. None of this is actually about the truth to them. I'm more disheartened by the actions of regular people than the traitors running the country.
  11. The Padilla situation is a good test for the party. So far Dem politicians are just tweeting their disgust on social media. Are they gonna just talk or do something?
  12. Video: ssstwitter.com_1749754248410.mp4
  13. Senator Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. "Hands off!," Padilla can be heard yelling. ssstwitter.com_1749752853505.mp4
  14. Take a bow, JJ Spaun. What a round. Bogey free.
  15. LIBS HAVE BEEN SEEDING CLOUDZ!!!!
  16. Just looked up that tweet. It's from July 31, 2024.
  17. They'll probably be lightning fast for the rest of the tournament in a few hours.
  18. Conditions are good at the moment, so it's funny hearing the commentators in this Aberg/Hideki/Scott grouping keep saying "that ball's gone" but they end up holding on the green.
  19. Austinites can summon robotaxis to burn to the ground at protests starting as early as June 22nd?
  20. I love how the Trump administration does something Ana doesn't like and he directs his anger at us.
  21. Season 2, Episode 18 - "NY or LA" Great season finale. A new company buys the network and jeopardizes the future of the show. Larry contemplates going to ABC and moving to NY, which infuriates the staff and crew. Fed up with everything, he decides to quit on air and moves to Montana. Howard Stern and Chris Farley guest star.
  22. Just watched Season 2, Episode 17 where Hank has a nervous breakdown as his Look Around Cafe is about to have its grand opening. Burt Reynolds guest stars in this episode and it reminded me of a story that Peter Tolan, one of the main writers/directors of The Larry Sanders Show, told about Burt in an interview years ago. Tolan said Burt came to work on The Larry Sanders Show in a really bad mood, just pissy the entire day of shooting. At one point, Burt starts trashing a set piece and storms off into his trailer. All of the crew were stunned and like "WTF?", but also too intimidated to confront him. Some low level associate produce was willing to go to Burt's trailer and knocked on his door. He went into the trailer and Burt was sitting in a chair in the dark with his head in his hands. The first thing he said was, "I was the #1 box office movie star from 1972 to 1976." Tolan said it was fitting because a big theme of The Larry Sanders show is how cruel and tough it is to work in Hollywood.
  23. A lot of truth to this. On the English side of my family, I have relatives that are very working class; my cousin is a hairdresser, her husband a black cab driver (his dad was a black cab driver, his uncle is Alan Ford, the actor that played Brick Top in Snatch, haha awesome). My cousin and her family left London for the cheaper deserts of Spain probably 25 years ago. Her husband always bitched about all the immigrants/crime in the UK, kind of a Trumper before it was cool. Love the guy, but I think they were just sick of barely getting by in London.
  24. Interesting, thanks for sharing. In the ability for many to self-reflect is a huge problem. And this supports my completely unresearched cuckoo theory that having/not having an inner monologue might be the simplest answer for why people feel so disconnected from each other.
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